THE ANCHOR---

December 1943

Vol. XIX No. 2

CONTENTS Page

The Foot-Path to Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Former National Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

T he New National Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Report of the Scholarship Awards Committee 5

My Experience As a Curtiss-Wright Cadette 6

Work and Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Collegiate Chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Alumn re Chapters 16

Personals 19

Directory 20

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The Foot-Path to Peace

TO BE glad oi life because it gives you the chance to

love and to work and to play and to look up at the

stars; to be satisfied with your possessions but not con­

tent with yourself until you have made the be t of them:

to despise nothing in the world except falsehood and mean­

ness, and to fear nothing except cowardice ; to be governed

by your admirations rather than by your clisgu ts; to

covet nothing that is your neighbor 's except his kindness

of heart and gentleness of manners; to think seldom of

your enemies, often of your friends, and every clay of

Christ; and to spend as much time as you can, with body

and with spirit, in God's ou t-of-doors; these are little

guideposts on the foot-paths to peace.

HE RY vAN DYKE

THE ANCHOR OF ALPHA SIGMA TAU

Former National Treasurer

GWENDOLYN GLISE RIDDERHOF was elected national treas­urer of Alpha Sigma T au at the Cleveland convention in ugust 1934. She held this position un til she resigned in August 1943.

Mrs. Ridderhof became a member of Alpha Sigma Tau in 1922 when she joined Zeta Chapter at the State Teachers College in Lock Haven, Penn­sylvania.

After teaching a few years she moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan with her parents. She was married in 1928 and lived in Detroit where she became an active member of the Detroit alumnce chapter.

Her fi rst work for the national organization was in the spring of 1934 when she was ap­poin ted to erve on the national alumnce com­mittee. Because of this offi ce she was a dele­gate at the Cleveland convention.

Mrs. Ridde rhof was elected to b::> th national offices because of her in terest in the sorority and her conscientious attitude toward her work. There is a lot of detailed work con­nected with the treasurer's office, and Mr . R idderhof performed each task perfectly fro m GWENDOLYN GLISE the recording of every pledge fee to the com- RIDDERHOF plicated convention expenses. The audi tors of the national record · have always bad an extra good word to say about her each year .

Although Mrs. Ridderhof enjoyed her work as treasurer, she is happy now to have more time to devote to her home and communi ty interests. She is active in the P .T.A. of the neighborhood school where her eight­year-old daughter Gretchen is a pupil. She also is busy with church activi­ties and local defense projects. Her real hobby though is her lovely home to which she has devoted much time and energy. Mrs. Ridderhof's hu band holds his doctor 's degree in chemical engineering from Brown University and is employed by a large Detroit firm .

I n appreciation fo r the ten years of unselfish service which Mrs. R idder­hof has given to the sorori ty the members of Alpha Sigma Tau extend to her sincere grati tude and the best of wishes to her and her fami ly.

CARRIE w. S TAEHLE

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The New National Treasurer

W HE Mrs. Gwendolyn Ridderhof resigned from her position as National Treasurer this spring, the National Council was faced with the problem of finding a capable and worthy successor for

this important officer. It was a great thrill for those of us who know Mar­garet M. Macdonald to hear that she was the unanimous choice of the Board. There can be no doubt of the wisdom of their selection for in ex-

perience, loyalty and personality she is emi­nently well suited to this work.

In reality Margaret, with her petite figure and keen blue eyes, needs no introduction to hundreds of Alpha Sigma Taus since, by means of her national and chapter contacts she i well known by many sorority members in all districts.

Her Alpha Sigma Tau background has been rich with a diversity of experience and activi­ties. During her college years she served as secretary and later as president of Tau Phi , a local soror ity. While Margaret was president the Tau Phi members worked toward nation­alization. The grand climax of her term oc­curred on June 6, 19 2 5 when Tau Phi was

MARGARET MACDONALD installed as the Sigma Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau- the second national sorority at Buffalo

State Teachers College. As an active member of the Buffalo alumnre chapter Margaret has always been noted as an efficient chairman and officer. She administered with ability and understanding first as treasurer, 192 6-2 7 and 1929-30 ; later as president, 1930-31 and 1931-32.

Nationally, her record is equally impressive. In 1931 she was chairman of the Fourth National Convention held at Denver, Colorado. This was a particularly unique assignment since all preliminary arrangements had to be made by " remote control" halfway across the continent. In 1934 at the Fifth National Convention, in Cleveland, she was appointed chairman of the Effie E. Lyman Scholarship Loan Fund, and for the past nine years has competently managed the Fund so that it is now functioning with maximum advantage to sorority members. At the two Eastern District Meetings, 193 7 and 1940, she has acted as district treasurer . In the summer of 1942, at the National Board Meeting in Detroit, Margaret was chosen to be pecial defense chairman for Alpha Sigma Tau.

Considering all of this sorority activity you might well wonder if Mar­garet has time for any other organizations or hobbies. She is an eiahth grade history teacher at School 19 in Buffalo, and although her po ition entails much responsibility and work, " Marty" efficiently budget her time to provide opportunity for several relaxing and creative avocation . Her talents as an interior decorator are revealed in the charm and ta te with which she has remodeled and decorated her home on Richmond Avenue. Here he ha been ho tess for many delightful alumnre and colleaiate

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parties. She is very clever with a needle, too, and her hand-knitted suits have long been the object of the despairing envy of the other Buffalo alumnre girls. The source of greatest pleasure to all of us, however, is her hobby of color photography with her 16 mm. movie camera. The meeting night on which we can view her reels is always a greatly anticipated date on the Buffalo alumnre calendar. Among the artistic views we most enjoy are those from the St. Louis Convention, the Lock Haven District Meeting, her 1941 trip to Florida, and her summer home in northern Ontario. F ish­ing, contract bridge, good books,- and kittens (!) are among her other interests. She has been president of the Business and Professional Women 's Club at St. J ohn's Episcopal Church, as well as teaching church school there fo r many years.

As Margaret begins a new phase of her Alpha Sigma Tau endeavors, we extend our best wishes fo r stimulating and enjoyable accomplishment to this dynamic new member of the National Council.

BEVERLY Y. BoLLAR D

Report of the Scholarship Awards Committee. 1942-1943

MRs. ]. F. MAISCH, Chai1'man

Chapter No. of Highest Individual Average Chapter Average Memb en in Each Chaptei' Chi . . . . . . . . . . . 1.869 23 Janet Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . 1.000 T heta . . . . . . . . . 2.040 19 *Sofee Ananowicz . . . . . . . . . 1.333 Omicron ..... . . 2.077 44 Eileen Godsey . . ....... . . 1.000 Pi ............ 2.198 38 *Betty Randall . .. . ....... 1.219 Alpha ... .... .. 2.21 0 14 J une Tooley . .... . ... .. . 1.516 Delta ......... 2.226 27 *Margaret McCafferty .. . . 1.000 Upsilon ... . ... . 2.288 35 Allie Phelps ...... . .. .... 1.096 Zeta .. . ... . ... 2.293 21 Maxine Hoffman . . . . .. .. 1.712 Zeta Tau ...... 2.301 36 *Anna Lee Beanton .. ..... 1.059 Beta .......... 2.366 29 Marge Anderson ........ . 1.133 Phi ........ . .. 2.376 18 Virginia Burck .... . .. . . . 1.514 Rho .......... 2.380 6 *Marion Bethel .. . .. . ..... 1.41 2 Sigma ... . . .... 2.412 24 Georgetta Herl .......... 1.500 Iota . ...... . .. 2.563 21 Mary Caroline Weir .. .... 1.469 Lambda . .. . 'econd semester report

missing.

T he plan used for averaging the grades gives 1.000 as a perfect score. * T he above averages that are starred are based on one semester of work

only, either because they were in college fo r one seme ter only or were a member of the sorority for only one semester. T he other grades are based on a full year's work.

J anet Wilson of Chi Chapter and Eil een Godsey of Omicron Chapter had perfect scores for the enti re year 's work and are both eligible for the

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scholarship ring. This is the second consecutive year that Janet has had a perfect score.

Margaret MoCafferty has a perfect score fo r one seme ter s work. Chi Chapter having the highest average of all the chapters will be

awarded the Scholarship Cup. This is the third year in succe sion the Chi Chapter has received the highest rating and that one of its members has been awarded the ring.

My Experience as a Curtiss-Wright Cadette

0 NE ICY cold morning la t February I plunged from a world of Sociology lectures, term theme , and ten o'clock cia ses into an atmosphere of mathematical equations, rivet guns, and P-38 . I en­

rolled in a ten-month course as a Curtiss-Wright Cadette at the University of Texas and although this involved only the change from one campus to another it was an arrival at an entirely new phase of life as well. I wasn't sure at first that I had done the right thing in changing my interest entirely and entering a new and unfamilia r field. It wasn 't easy- the work was harder and more exacting than I had found it in college, and eight hours of class a clay was quite a struggle for one who had complained over the usuallS or 16 a week. But after ten months I have come to the conclu ion that any woman who puts her mind to it can learn and enjoy aeronautical engineering work.

The courses in our schedule have been arranged so that we have had lectures on aircraft design and production and have followed these up by laboratory and shop work in which we have seen the application of the e theories. To give an example of this system , we may lay out a part on the drafting board, later produce it in the shop, and still later investigate its strength in the testing laboratory. This natural sequence of proces es gives us an interest and broader outlook on the work we are doing. Though our main activity is the drawing of blueprints, we have clone enough riveting, casting and welding to learn the point of view of the man in the shop as well. In my opinion one advantage of this program over my regular college career is that all the courses tie in together--each complements the other instead of being scattered over a wide range of subjects.

I do not feel that professional courses of this type will ever take the place of college, but I do believe that they are of a definite and separate value. Where it cannot, perhaps, provide the general background and culture of a college degree, this course has given me the confidence and assurance that I have a profession- tha t there is one job I can do well . It 's a aood feeling.

EDITOR. NoTE: The first train ing program will end December 1-, and a new pro"ram wi ll begin early in J anuary, 19-l.J. If anyone is interested in further information about the cour es offered , write to Elizabeth Watkins or to the Curti -'v right Corporation, Cadette Training Department, 1100 Main treet , Buffalo , New York .

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And so to any of you Alpha Sigs who are wacky about plan es and would like aeronautical engineering, here is your chance in a lifetime.

E LIZABETH W ATKINS

Curtiss-Vhiglzt Cadette The Univ ersity of T exas Austin, T exas

Work and Love

CARVED in the heavy oaken door of the Roycroft Inn , East Aurora, New York, are these immortal words of the lamented Elbert Hub­bard: "The love you liberate in your work is the love you keep. "

T o do great work one must fall in love with his task. Cellini , the gold­smith , pouring his whole soul in to his creations, achieved masterpieces, and the love he thus liberated brought him the praise of kings. You've seen the designer of a piece of machinery pat it with pride, as he might pat the head of a son. It is part of him . He has built his personality into it. T hat 's why it is such a fine machine.

Luther Burbank's devotion to an ideal brought him the thrill of new plant creations. Henry Irving, p racticing for more than thir teen years to perfect his acting of Macbeth, a part he loved, fo und that love returning in the applause of his audience.

Work that is done in a spirit of love glows with a mystic quali ty no one can explain . And the worker feels as did Robert Louis Stevenson, who said, '' I know what happiness is, fo r I have clone good work."

H ELEN GEER, Z eta '29

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Top: Pi girl . Second row : Sue Alewine, Upsilon rush co-captain; Else Maye, Theta , on a camping trip; Glenna lement, Upsi lon rush co-captain. Third row: Theta hapter. Bottom ro< •: Joyce Capron, pre ident Phi chapter; Left to right- Rose Kellner, Marge Robin on Bettilou Roth of Alpha Chapter; Virginia Charlton, Bluefield lumnre hapter , oon to be local dire tor of irl Scouts in Belleville, ' ew Jersey.

· COLLEGIATE CHAPTER S· ALPHA CHAPTER

The Alpha Chapt~r started this school year with a rush of activities. Two of our new members, Vera Kocis and Kay Bates, returned with diamonds. We began with a very successful open-house tea on Sunday, October 24, at the home of Miss Meston, one of our patronesses. This tea, which was the beginning of our r:ushing activities, drew such an overflow of guests that the Meston abode could hardly ac­commodate them . The general chairman was Alma Dalmer.

Further plans for rushing included an open-house on Monday evening, Novem­ber 1, which was also held at the Meston home. The entertainment consisted mainly of the singing of the sorority songs and a few games.

·Friday, November 5, was the date set for our informal party. The theme · of th is affair was an old-fashioned "Daisy Bell ' party named after that famous song "Daisy, Daisy, Give Me Your Answer Do," which everyone was singing back in the " Gay Nineties" when "pa" was courting " rna." True to the fad of that particular age, square dancing was the highlight of the evening. Bettilou Roth was general chairman. Sorority songs were also sung.

On Saturday, November 6, we cele­brated Founders' Day in true traditional style with the ceremonial candle-lighting service. The general chairman was Mary Hemingway who, along with the commit­tee, planned a lovely dessert for our re­turning alumnre.

Plans for our formal dinner which will be held Saturday, November 13 , are well on their way . Rose Kellner is the general chairman.

DoRRIS D ENNINGER

DELTA CHAPTER

The members and pledges of Delta Chapter are contributing their share in the war effort by boosting morale-builder projects on the campus of IS~C and by participating in community war organiza­tions.

Every two weeks when the college newspaper and a special news letter is

.sent out to over 800 former Indiana stu­dents now in the service, the Taus faith­fu lly spend their free periods in the office of Mr. Paul A. Boyts, Assistant Dean of Men, in charge of college mail to the serv ice men, formin g "assembly lines" to prepare the papers for mailing.

"I certainly appreciate this help ," said Mr. Boyts. " Without it , due to YA cur­tailments, much of this work could not be done. Each time approximately 100 hours of work are required , and the Taus have done a splendid job in keeping the mai l moving."

To aid in continuing this project which keeps boys all over the world in touch with Indiana and with each other, our chapter has donated . 22 .50 to the mailing fund .

In addition to spending our time profitably on campus, we have also vol­unteered our services in community war organizations as volunteer workers for the ration board , nurses' aides, Red Cross knitters, air raid messengers, U.S.O. host­esses, life savers, and Red Cross Workers. And of course all the girls and our spon­sor, Mrs. Gasslander, are buying war stamps and bonds regularly.

Already this year, we have initiated eight of last year's pledges and have pledged two new girls, Ruth Miller and Mar Jeanne Williamson. Before initia­tion, the pledges worked hard and fin­ished the service flag fo r the school as compensation for the black marks ac­quired last spring.

For Founders' Day the girls will wear white to school all day and Friday eve­ning a form al dessert bridge will be held in the Activities Cottage. We are all looking forward to this as the first formal party of the year.

An interesting meeting was held in Mrs. Gasslander's home on a Thursday evening when Miss Ethel L. Farrell , De­partment of English, told us about hand and their relation to the different stages of our lives. Her motto is, "Fill your hands up full so that you may be able to go out into the world and give."

The freshman class is full of promising young Taus, and we are doing our best to let them know we like them.

BARBARA V. OODS

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ZETA CHAPTER

The Zeta Chapter started the year off by holding their first meeting at Price Park. Here the girls enjoyed a delicious picnic supper and wienie roast and later sat around and ang songs.

October has really been a busy month for us. We had a Work-Party in order to fin ish the cleaning and redecorating of our rooms. We have had an archway cut from our living room into the kitchen and many hours were pent in painting the walls and furniture. The color scheme i green and cream aand all of the girls are proud and happy that their efforts have made uch an improvement. We also painted our other rooms and added new curtains and some new furniture.

Also in October we held a Hallowe'en party to which we invited the other sororities on campus. The evening's ac­tivities included an exciting scavenger hunt.

All of the girls are looking forward to the Founders' Day Banquet which is to be held November 3 in Williamsport.

We are proud to announce that three of our gi rls have been chosen to appear in Who's Who Among Students in American Univ ersities and C alleges. They are Ruth Brungard, Maxine Hoffman , and Marion McPhee. J ean Drye has been asked to join Kappa Delta Pi. Our so­rority president, Ruth Brungard , is also president of that organization. Another member of our sorority, June Cochrane, is recording secretary of the Student Co­operative Council. Emily Day Smart is president of the Junior Class and Jean Drye is president of the Women's Ath­letic Association.

This year the girls have been helping to roll bandages in cooperation with the Red Cross here in town every Tuesday night.

We have pledged one upper-clas man this fall, Ruth Rollin.

The following Zeta are active this year: Ruth Brungard, June Cochrane, Jeanne C. Dickey, Jean Drye, Jeannette Earon, Maxine Hoffman, Ida McDowell , Marion McPhee, Emily D. Smart, Lenore Tidlow, Louise Wagner, Gladys Go s, and Edwinna Davis.

Since starting this year off with such a bang we are determined to make this an interesting as well as a beneficial year.

JuNE CocHRANE

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THETA CHAPTER

The Theta house party took place at Lois Kerr' cottage when the pledges really "got it' ' with no half-way measure. The first stop on the long road of in­formal initiation was the cemetery at the bleak and dreary midnight ho!lr and, trangely enough, there seemed to be

other things in that cemetery besides a lot of tombstones. Things dressed in long white robes that moved.

When the pledges came tearing back to tell the actives about it (in a li.,.htly disconnected way), the members were quite surpri ed . In fact , most everybody was. All but the active ' mother who had an extra batch of sheets to do up in the next week's wash! A formal dinner and initiation at Huck's Redford Inn patched everything up and banished the midnight jitters among the pledges. Caro­line Clayton and Lois Kerr made all the arrangements for it.

The owners of the shiny new Alpha Sigma Tau pins are Barbara Jameson, Bette Keppen , Alice Kowalski Kingsley, Betty Reck, Shirley Reed , Genevieve Repeta, Jeanne Steven , Norma Usrey, and Bette Ann Utley.

The election results of the sorority are in , too. Aulga Maye will hand the presi­dent's gavel over to her sister Elsey whose right hand man for the coming year will be Vi Severson.

Sybil Houk will be poring over the account books. The recording secretary's job will be filled by Bette Keppen; Jeanne Steven will do the corresponding; Genevieve Repeta the editini( and Betty Reck the pledge mothering. Other officers include Kay Graham and Caroline Clay­ton, historians; and Norma Usrey, Wayne University Council Representative.

Several of the girls were married dur­ing the summer. On June 25, Marguerite Bernard became Mrs. J. Westphal. Lois Kerr was married to Frank Moynes of the University of Michigan on July 3. Lois and Alice Kowalski Kingsley both transferred this semester to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois where they are living with their husbands.

In August, Irene Kaske, Genevieve Repeta, Elsey Maye, Aulga Maye, \ ickie Sulatycki and Bette Ann tley went on a camping trip for a period of two week and returned to school a chocolate brown.

September brought school again and nu­merous war activitie for the Alpha ias. Elsey Maye helped with the Bond Drive; Betty Reck worked industrious! with the

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War Chest Drive as she was chairman for Wayne University; Genevieve R epeta is working with the Senior Board on various war activities; orma Usrey helps plan entertainment for the Army stationed here at Wayne. The Intersoror­ity Council has assigned each sorority to furnish current issues of magazines for the Army boys stationed a t Wayne so that they will be receiving the latest lit-erature. ·

In September, Genevieve Repeta was a fina list in an all -city contest conducted by one of the local stores to select a typical college girl.

Rushing took place during October. The first party was a formal tea held at the Horace Dodge Chapel where we enter­tained 45 girls. Mrs. Perrine, First Dis­trict President and National Song Chai r­man , poured . The second party was an informal Hallowe'en party a t the Sorority House. Pledging was held November 7. On ovember 20, we participated in a school carnival. We had a booth and the money that was raised is to be used on a student center at Wayne. Shirley Reed was the chairman of the Wintermart Com­mittee. Well , I guess that about winds everything up to the minute.

GENEVIEVE R EPETA

IOTA CHAPTER

"School days are here again" was the theme of the Iota actives as they arrived at the ir chapter house for another year of college life. Although Kansas State Teachers College is practically a girls chool now, it doesn 't seem to daunt the

pep and enthusiasm of every student. The rush parties with "southern hos­

pitality" as the theme were highly suc­cessfu l. They were "Hoopskirt Holiday"; "Aunt J emima's Kitchen Kapers," and "Piccaninnie Frolic." The week wa cli­maxed with the traditional yellow rose preferential dinner.

We are proud of our six new pledges and know that they will make superior actives. They are Roberta Whisler , Galva; Genevieve Melville, Sylvia; Virginia Griffith , Emporia; D orothy Price, Seneca; Lois Barber , St. J ohn ; and Arlene Has­louer, Abeline.

Because the war bond drive was so successful on our campus last spring, the students of K.S .T .C. are undertaking something much bigger this yea r. Instead of restricting bond and stamp buying to the campus, it will include the whole

Lyon county . Each organization wi ll be represented with a girl running for queen of the dri ve. Our president, Melva Lee J ames, is the one for whom all of the Iotas are campaigning. We arc hoping that this drive will hit a new high a nd that Melva Lee will be the bond queen .

H ot sandwiches and baked beans were the main attraction at the annual barbe­cue held at Wilson park on October 17. The I ota girls and their dates were pres­ent. The pledges enterta ined with a fo llies skit and the even ing was climaxed by group singing.

Many of the I ota girls are erving as Junior U.S .O. hostesses and are helping to entertain the five hundred air cadets who are training on the campus.

The actives and pledges were enter­ta ined October 21, by the alumnre at a picnic held at Wilson Park.

War or no war, engagements and mar­riages will take place. On September 4, Elva Lee J ames, one of the I ota twins, was married to M/ Sgt. C. W. Wayman . The ceremony took place at Riverside, California. Frances Ireland, '43, an­nounced her engagement September 18, to Av/ 6 B. W. Becker of San Antonio, Texas.

K .S.T.C. is now one of the many col­leges who have air corps cadets on thei r campus. The I ota Chapter has been hold­ing frequent open-houses for the differ­ent squadron . It helps the girls and cadets to get better acquainted and also adds to the social life.

Many of the girls of I ota have been elected to offices and societies . Melva Lee J ames, our president, holds the office of president of Xi Phi, honorary leadership fraternity; K athryn Gould was elected vice-president of the sophomore class; Genevieve Melville is the president of the History and Government Club; Vir­ginia Griffith and Genevieve Melville are the new members of the Alphethenian Literary Society and M elva Lee J ame and Kathryn Gou ld a re members of the Alice Freeman P almer Literary Society.

Our Founders' Day dinner was espe­cially lovely this year. It was given in the chapter house and carried out in the traditional emerald and gold color scheme. There was a short program consisting of a vocal solo by Louise Huxman, and a talk on the history of Alpha igma T au by Mrs. R oy Smith , an alumna. After the program an impressive candle Jicrhting service was held.

K ,ITHRYN Gou LD

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OMICRON CHAPTER

Omicron Chapter is very fortunate this year in that twenty-five members re­turned to school this fall. The actives wbo returned are: Wanda Shelton, Sybil · Keesee, Mary Privette, Ann Eaton , Jo Ryan, Katherine Blanton, Ann Rose Pearman, Gypsie Ball, Elsie Brenaman, Lois Perry, Carrie Terrie, Lucy Gottuso, Betty McArdle, Ilene Lilly, Hildred House, Mary Jane Perry, Peggy Yoak, Jean Yoak, Doris Lee Meadows, Anita Smith , Janet Koch, Nancy Anne Staley , Siddartha Staley, Augusta Norris, and Juanita Bruce.

Last spring- at araduation the Omicron Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau orority and members won three honors. The chapter won the Women's Athletic Association cup for first place in intramural sports. Ilene Lilly was presented the mathematics a ward and Eileen Godsey Richardson was chosen as the most outstanding senior.

A special election for officers was held September 15, 1943. Betty McArdle was elected treasurer to fill the vacancy left by Genevieve Harvey. Ann Eaton re­placed Nancy Anne Staley as chaplain, and Ilene Lilly replaced Siddarlha Staley as editor. Committee chairmen were also appointed.

One meeting of the month has been set aside for a social. The first social Sep­tember 23 , 1943 proved a great success. All actives, several alumnre and patron­esses enjoyed games during the evening, and refreshments were served by Bula McNeil, alumna.

An initiation was held for Peggy Y oak, Jean Y oak, and Doris Lee Meadows in the regular meeting place on October 6, 19-l3. Following the initiation both old and new members, several alumnre and patronesses were served a lovely dessert at the home of Mrs. Hawey Wells, one of our patronesses.

On October 8, 19-l3, Omicron Chapter entertained its patronesses With a social. Games were played and prizes given to winners. All the patronesses, Mrs. Hawey Wells, Mrs. Smith Bradley, Mrs. Paul Bibbee, Mrs. Ralph Klingensmith, Mrs. Donzie Lilly, Mrs. Horace McNeer and Mrs. John McGraw were present.

On Monday, October 11, 1943, rushing season began. The first informal rush party was held in the Little Theater of the gymnasium that night. The theme "Be Your Age" was carried out to its fullest extent. All actives and rushees were dressed as children with short dre es

and big bow ribbons. Everyone carried dolls or stuffed animals and entered them in a "Mo t Beautiful Toy" contest. The girls enjoyed tot's games and were served Pepsi-cola's, peanut butter sandwiches, and graham crackers and candy, at the end of the party.

"Down on the farm.. was the theme for the second informal rush party held October 1 , 1943 in the club room of Holroyd Hall. A jolly farm-life atmos­phere prevailed throughout the evening. The girls were dressed as farmers and were served an honest-to-goodness coun­try meal of baked beans, corn bread, pickles, onions, aand buttermilk or coffee. The rushees were given toy farm animals.

Formerly, Omicron Chapter gave its formal rush party consisting of a show in Princeton, We t Virginia, or Bluefield, West Virginia, followed by a dinner. This year the dinner wa given in the Methodist church in Athens, West Vir­ginia, and was served by the women of that church. Between cour es the Yellow Rose talk was beautifully given by Ann Eaton. After the dinner everyone enjoyed a show in Bluefield, West Virginia. Several alumnre and patronesses were pre ent for the party.

Plans have been made for the Pan­hellenic acceptance dance to be given October 30, 1943. The theme is to be "Hallowe'en ." It has been voted through Panhellenic that girls will not wear cor­sages this year due to the war situation.

ILENE LILLY, '-1-l

PI CHAPTER

Yes, it's rush week a11:ain at good old Harris Teachers College and Pi Chapter certainly has been busy preparing for it. With everyone in a gay and happy mood after a grand vacation , it seemed only fitting for the first party to be built around the theme of a circus. Miniature merry-go-rounds made of colored card­board and soda straws made "cute" little invitations for the rushees. As the rush­ees arrived at the "Big Tent," they were given name tags which were in the form of animals. After spending some time at the fish pond , fortune teller , and photo"­raphers the rushees were entertained with a program in keeping with the spirit of the circus. A magicians act was the first feature of the program and it was fol­lowed by a lion tamer's act, a dancing duet and a eries of songs by the "Mor­phine Sister ." Refreshment were erved and each ru bee received a stuffed animal

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as a favor. As a conclusion for the party, sorority songs were sung.

For the second rush party we chose a formal tea. The theme decided upon wa "Life Goes to Harris." The invitations were made to resemble the cover of Life magazine and a picture of some of the actives covered the outside. Yell ow chrysanthemums trimmed with green ribbon were given to the rushees as they arrived . This time the name tags were in the form of small covers of Life. The program planned for entertainment was a Fashion Show. Actives modeled clothes representing different phases of life in the sorority from Freshmen to Sen iors. Duets were sung throughout the show by two of our girls. Tea was then served and favorite sorority songs were sun" as the rushees prepared to leave. And thus ended a delightful week that shall never be for­gotten.

Now after all of the excitement of rush week is past, we are very happy to welcom€ into our sorority our new and very sweet pledges: Betty Alles, Avalon Borgwald, Betty Lou Howald. Alta Nehring, aand Ann Schoene. And so in honor of our pledges, and in welcoming them we took them to a show, after a delicious supper at Marie Wolfslau 's home.

We are now planning and looking for­ward to our Founders' Day celebration.

R U TH STAHL, '45

RHO CHAPTER

Alpha Sigma Tau held first rush dates this year and began their activities with an informal coke party held at the home of Mary Frances Kemp, our vice-president, on Tuesday afternoon , October 7.

Two nights later Betty Haggard , presi­dent, entertained with a semi-formal sup­per. When the rushees entered the room they found corsages of white asters and tuberoses by their place cards.

Following the supper, rushees and members attended a dessert party given by the sponsors, Miss Irene Scrivenor and Dr. Mildred McCracken at their home. The evening was spent playing Rummy.

Friday morning at seven o'clock , Alpha Sigma T aus were hostesses at a breakfast held in the college cafeteria.

Girls who pledged are: Pat Green , Doro­thy McLeod , Anna Belle Nelson, Kath­ryn Phillips, and Jane Roundtree.

On October 19, a formal pin service for the new pledges was held at the home of Betty Haggard. Seasonal flowers were used

about the room and an emerald and gold color scheme prevailed . The five pledges received the Greek letter pledge pins at the candlelight ervice.

The members and pledges of Rho chap­ter collected $63.26 for the Army and Navy Mothers' Club on Navy Day, Oc­tober 27. Navy Day tags were sold to raise money to establish a service men 's club in Durant.

SIGMA CHAPTER

Have you ever gone to a Swedish Smorgasbord? Sigma Chapter began its r ush season with a grand start when we returned to "State" to find such a huge group of Freshman girls to take part in our Smorgasbord.

Invitations were sent to the girls be­neath the aprons of gay Swedish girl cut-outs, aand forty were transported to the Kenmore Y on October 20 for the gala event. Suspenders were presented as favors , their colorful embroidery took the form of moss green Greek letters on the crossbar.

As plans for the future took shape we couldn't help but ponder over the glorious five days we spent at the cottage in Han­ford Bay. Ten of us shared in sun, water, food , and fun in celebrating commence­ment last June. Amusements at Sunset Bay and a wiener roast climaxed the holiday preceding a busy summer.

With eleven verv eager and active members we look toward a busy year. Thoughts have been centered about o­vember 6, when we celebrated Founders' Day with a delicious dinner meeting. The dinner was served at Tuyn's. Miss Francis Hepinstall , librarian on the campus, was our guest speaker. Irene Maxson aand Marjorie Paintner were initiated and so­rority songs were sung by a quartet com­posed of: Alice Perew, Mildred Sharick, Dorothy Barclay, and Jean Perner. We were delighted to have so many of our alumnre with us.

BETTY BINDER, '4~

ZETA TAU

With the opening of our fall semester we came back full of enthusiasm and ready for another year of work and play. Several coke get-togethers began our year's activities and we had a delightful time being together again and discussing our various summer experiences. We de­cided to meet every other Thursday night for a short time of fun and frolic.

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We were very successful in our fall rushing, receiving three new pledges: Jerry Titmouse, Margie Lee Culley, and Vivian Edmunds. Margaret Thomas, Lucie Mc­Kenry, Mary Ellen Hoge, and Dorothy Gelston were also initiated. We are all so happy to have these girls as our sisters.

The long anticipated week-end of Founders' Day and the Cotillion Club dance was quite a success. Many alumnre came back to be with us at our Founders' Day banquet. The usual candle-lighting service was very effective. An intermi ion party was lots of fun during Cotillion and Carolyn Bobbitt, Lucie McKenry, Frances Rainey, ancy Langhorne, Jerry Titmouse, Lucille Jones, Sally Robertson and Louise Andrews were all Cotillion goa ts.

The annual circus is always a big time at S.T .C. Jane Ford wa circus queen which thrilled us all and many other Zeta Tau girls took part in the various stunts. Tellina fortunes, pitching pennies, eating hot do"'S and popcorn and drinking cokes really made one feel in the at­mosphere of a real circus.

Sally Robertson has become a member of Beta Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, national honor society in education, and Lucie McKenry was elected ~ecretary of the Choral Club.

This year all of us Zeta Tau girls are participating in va rious war activities such as rolling bandages, attending the weekly U.S.O. dances and serving as host ­esses at the Recreation Center. This doe3 a lot towards boosting ou r morale as well a5 the soldiers.

Our social calendar is well-planned and packed with 5well entertainment for the months to come. We're off to a good start and we're expecting to have an outstand­ing and 5uccessful year.

ANNA LEE BLANTON

UPSILON CHAPTER

Greetings to all Alpha Tau5 from those of u5 who hail from Upsilon Chapter at State Teacher5 in Conway, Arkansa5.

Seems as though time isn't Ion"' at all, at least not for u5. Even summer vacation failed to part us for very long, what with our convention at the Lafayette Hotel in Little Rock on the week end of July 27, which consisted of a luncheon , a dance and , of course, plenty of feminine "bull" sessions. Numerou5 visits back to 5ummer school shortened those three month5 5o that before we knew it twenty-one old members were 5ounding a loud and en-

thu5ia5tic "present" to fall term roll call. Without prelude, we became involved

in all campus activitie5. Alpha Sigma Tau boa t5 one or more member in every outstanding campu5 organization, with important office5 in everal. They are: Marie Atwater, president ATC Players, chairman Student Interest Committee; Glenna Clement, treasurer junior cia 5; Fruanna Fraser, president sophomore clas5; Sue Stalcup, pre ident Debate Club; and Helen Gay Marsh, president Home Economic5 club.

Two of our girl5, Aileen Rodgers and M ary Toland , found their line of duty in the colle"'e orche5tra as pianist and vocal i t.

Out of seven pledge5 to Alpha hi, na­tional honorary chota tic fraternity, three, Marie Atwater, Margarette Compton, and Helen tephenson, were Alpha Taus. Also concerning scholastic rating, we came out second highest in Ia t year's sorority-fra­ternity grade point averages.

Since this i5 a rush season, it is well to note that we aren ' t merely conjuring up visions of the best Freshman girls on the campu 5winging green and gold anchors, we're actually working toward realization of sucH day dreams.

Con idering our beginning of the year's accomplishments, we feel that such ac­tivities as leadership, dramatic5, sports, social5 and scholarship are a part of our sorority, which makes Alpha Sigma Tau a known part in campu affairs.

ERLEEN B EASLEY, '~5

CHI CHAPTER

The Chi Chapter of Shepherd College ha won the scholar5hip cup for the third consecutive year. Therefore, the cup wi ll become our property and remain perma­nently with our chapter. The cup goes yearly to the collegiate chapter making the highest average.

We were also happy to learn that a former member, Janet Wilson of Moore­fie ld, West Virginia, received the highest individual award a"'ain. She ha5 won it for the past two year5 and wa given a · scholar5hip ring by the national organiza­tion the fir5t time. J anet graduated from Shepherd College in June, 19~3 and wa very active in all her school work. he is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, national honorary fraternity, and i5 li5ted in Who's Who Among Students in American ni­versities.

Due to the present conditions Chi Chap­ter i5 not very large thi year. Only ix

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old members returned but we set to work as usual and did not let the situation dampen our spirits and ambitions. Some new officers were installed to fill the places of those who did not return . Our new president is Nancy Millar, a senior , from Petersburg, West Vi rginia . We are glad to report that already we've had ribbon pledging for four new girls and our pros­pects are bright for next semester.

On October 19, the Alpha Sigs held a Hallowe'en costume party for all the women on the campus including t he wives of the faculty members. The group was entertained by games, dancing, and ghost stories after which seasonable refreshments were served.

Chi chapter extends to all her sisters best wishes and success in the year's work.

MARGARET KENDIG

PHI CHAPTER

H ere we are again down here basking in the glorious sunny south , but still hav­ing cold shivers up and down our spine from the north winds that have arisen in the past week.

This year, as before, the Panhellenic Club ruled that the three sororities draw dates for their teas. Alpha Sig drew Tues­day, October 5. Our tradit ional Blue Book Tea was held at the home of one of our patronesses, Mrs. G. W. Bond . The house was beautifu lly decorated with R ose of Montana, and the very lovely punch bowl, which was presided over by Miss Margaret Lowe, our sponsor, was attractively ar­ranged with autumn leaves and various fruits. Refreshments were carried out in the sorority colors. One of our patrones­ses was unable to attend , but we were honored by the presence of a former president, Mrs. Nelda Burris.

The following Friday night we had our fi nal party. Konnie Kitter's Kozy Kitchen - south end- was transformed from a cafeteria into a Campus Cabaret , crowded with the " men" of Alpha Sig and their respective dates. The decorative colors predominant were green and gold . The

tables were arranged so as to form a circle in which the couples danced and a floor show was given. The master- or mi tress- of cerem onies fo r the evening was Marjo Simm ons, and the outstanding act on the program was a ballet on skates. This remarkable feat was per­formed by the "Flannel Flapper." The bartendering for this gala night club party was capably handled by the one and only, Miss Margaret Lowe.

The rushees who attended and who were later pledged are as follows: Aug hey Gau­tier, Charlotte F rieler, Peggy Dunlap, J ean Nunnery, Katherine Simmons, Kathryn M ilhollin , J ewel Seybold , . Pearl Drum­wright , Merlyn Glover, Nelda Tynes, Wanda Boyle , Hilda P ittman , Willie Mae King, Alice Wood , Bettye De Boer, Grace Benton, Virginia Langston, and Shirley Burns.

At our last meeting each member and pledge was given a box of Christmas cards to sell in order to increase the chap­ter 's treasury. This was done last year, but was not as successful as hoped. This year we plan to do our stuff!

Thursday night , October 21, our ribbon pledging was held in the Social room. D uring the month of November we plan to have pin pledging. In fact, as soon as we secure the pins, we shall usher into our midst eighteen new members.

Alpha Sigma Tau was highly honored Wednesday night , October 27. Our brother fratern ity, Sigma Tau Gamma, held a dance fo r us in the girls' gymnasium .

The early part of this month we gals received a pleasant surprise when our president of last year, Marguerite Hutchin­son, married Angie Antonelli, a private in the Army. They met last year here on the campus. H e is strictly a northerner hailing from Boston , Massachu etts, and she is strictly a southerner, hailing from Kentwood, Louisiana. No matter, though ! We are all crlad to see them get it.

And that brings us saying "So long for a while, Alpha Sigs."

MARJO SnvrMo , '-16

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand , as in what direction we are going. T o reach the port , we must sail so metimes with the wind, and sometimes against it ; but we must sail , and not drift , nor lie at anchor.

H ELEN GEER , Zeta '2 9

• ALUMNAE CHAPTERS •

BECKLEY ALUMNJE

The Beckley alumnre chapter purchased a twenty-five dollar bond during the sum­mer.

The first meeting of the year was at the home of Ida Pitotti in Glen White, West Vircrinia. The following officers were elected: Ida Pitotti , president ; Dessie Sarrett, secretary and treasurer; Margaret Moses, historian and editor; and Ruth Summers, chaplain.

The next meeting will be a Covered­Dish Dinner at the home of Ferne Phipps in Beckley.

MARGARET MOSES

BLUEFIELD ALUMNJE

To all Alpha Sigma Taus we say "Hello." Another year has begun and the Bluefield alumnre are working toward a successful year.

The summer vacation took our girls to different parts of the country, while others remained at home. Elizabeth Morgan had an interesting and colorful experience working at Virginia Beach , while Beryl Woodruff Lambert worked for the gov­ernment in Port Clinton , Ohio .

Virginia Bailey's journeys took her from West Virginia to the Canadian border. Hazel Tuggle Mingo spent the summer at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and Dorothea Lindsey found points of interest in Ten­nessee.

Imogene Miller and Henrietta Mahood performed the duties of counselors at Camp Houston , Kimball, West Virginia.

In this warring world a country is st rengthened by people who see the need of doing their part at home for those in the armed forces. Thelma Bailey is doing her part and more. Although Thelma has three brothers in service, she finds time to show kindness to others serving our country. Along with her duties as a teach­er, she spends much of her time at the Red Cross and the Service Men's Club.

The marriage of Phyllis Lilly to Ken­neth Hinton on September 5, 19~3 is of interest to all our sorority si ters. Phyllis is the alumnre representative for Omicron chapter.

On eptember ll the Bluefield alumnre

met at the home of Rebecca Perry. Bula McNeill was elected president to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Beryl Woodruff Lambert.

In October the alumnre convened at the home of Thelma Bailey in Bluefield . Bula McNeill was installed as president.

An initiation was given for Gladys Effler, Imogene Miller, Billie Marie Tan­ner, Janet Calfee and Eileen Godsey Richards. These five girls will mean much to our alumnre group.

Virginia Charlton presented, in an in­teresting manner, excerpts from the book, The Prophet by Kahil Gibran .

HENRIETTA MAHOOD, Omicron '39

BUFFALO ALUMNJE

Preceding our fall program, a " baby party" was held on a delightful summer day in August at Ronnie Wilkin 's new home. Swings, chairs and rugs were pro­vided under the trees in the garden. There the children played, and to make it a party, there were ice cream cups and cookies. This proved real entertainment for the sorority sisters-especially the little fellow who insisted on feeding ice cream to a "littler" boy who didn 't like ice cream!

Our baby gifts were presented, and instead of the spoons which we could no longer obtain, this year's gifts were war savings stamps. We believe our "small fry" will appreciate these in the future.

Tea was served in the house during the afternoon for the mothers. All agreed that this custom of getting acquainted with the children of former classmates is one of our most cherished, and does much to knit the sorority closer together.

Our new president, Lucille Steen, is en­deavoring to make our monthly meetings memorable occasions, realizing that all members are very busy and that trans­portation is not easy.

Those present at Fredie Brodie s in September and Jeanette Adam ' in Octo­ber say she succeded very well in her program ; which con isted of a delicious supper- provided with the help of 2 ration point from each one attending; a eriou and well planned di cu. ion of

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our business; and games of an educational or entertaining nature.

·The latter was under the direction of our program chairman Lucille McGlynn , and she has done a real morale-building work , which in these times helps us all .

Our project for the year is to continue baking cookies for the Uni ted Service Organization. This is a needed work and one which we can do along with raising families, teaching and war work .

Under the able chairmanshi p of Evelyn Grampp, we are raising money fo r the treasury by se)ling chances on a' $2 5 war bond , to be presented at our Founders' Day banquet. It seemed more appropriate this year to help the war effort as well as ourselves, instead of having a bridge party as in former years.

Now we are looking forward to our Founders' Day dinner on November 6. We are fortunate in having as our speaker Miss Frances Heppenstall who is li brarian at Buffalo State Teachers College. M iss Heppenstall is well known and in demand for her dramatic book surveys.

Until our next issue, a happy Christ mas season to all our sororitv Sisters and let us hope that before another year we will have a " peace" for which to be thankful.

GILBERTA MoRRAN

CLEVELAND ALUMNJE

Cleveland alumnre are next door to being inactive due to transportation diffi­culties. However, we are still trying to meet downtown once a month fo r dinner and in that way keep in touch with each other.

In September we met at the new China Restaurant and had eight girls present. We learned that Helen Wich has accepted a part t ime teaching job at a school near her home. In October our WAC, J ane Buck, was home on furl ough so we had a special dinner meeting in the Bronze Room of the H otel Cleveland . J ane is still stationed at Daytona Beach and en­joys her work immensely. By the way, she is a First Officer now.

Catherine Bozarth , our regular historian and editor, has a new baby boy, horn October 1, 1943. H e's a red head and his name is William Frederick.

R UTH MERRI CK

DENVER-GREELEY ALUMNJE

The Denver-Greeley alumnre chapter held its first meeting of the year at the home of Edna Parsons. This was a lunch-

eon meeting and Edna served a "super" luncheon. The colors of Alpha Sigma Tau were carried out in the I unch and even the cheese was colored green. Edna even made hot rolls and pumpkin pie for us !

During the meeting plans were made and discus ed for the year. The Central Office Bulletin was read and we especially liked the verse at the beginning of t he bulletin .

The October meeting was our annual T eachers Convention Luncheon. This year it was held at t he Cosomopoli tan Hotel and we really had a great t ime. It was grand to meet so many of the girls who are teaching out of Denver and are not able to attend our regular meetings. We spent the entire t ime just ta lking and fi nding out about the girls we haven't seen or heard of for a long time.

Our November meeting wi ll be held at the home of Marianne Lamberty and we are looking fo rward to having a lovely time. We always do at Marianne's.

We all extend our sympathy to Betty Briggs Lavander whose husband , Fi rst Lieutenant Leonard Lavander, has been reported missing in the European T heatre of War. One report says that he was killed in action but we are all holding on to the belief that he is a prisoner and will return home safely or that Betty wi ll soon hear some good news.

Many of our girls are working at the U.S.O. and several others have given to the blood bank.

J u AN ITA E M ERICK KEITH

FLINT ALUMNJE

An even dozen attended the first two meetings of t he year. The first was a busi­ness meeting presided over by the new president , Hazel Schultz, in Harriet Pfeif­fer's new home; and the second , a cooper­ative dinner at Louella Clapp's.

Among the northern Michigan vaca­tioners last summer were Louise Tobey, Louella Clapp, Crystal Hearn , and J anet Beehler. Grace Abbey and Eloise Howes were fortunate enough to go on Great Lake cru ises.

Pauline Dempsey had two weeks with her husband at Camp Barkley, Texas. (He had just returned from the South Pacific area. ) Hazel Schultz experienced her fi rst t rain ride in twenty- five years when she went East on the Empire Sta te Express. And Lucille Gale attended the Republican Conference at Mackinac I land for a story for the Fenlon paper.

L UCILLE G ALE

18 THE ANCHOR

PHILADELPHIA ALUMNJE

Our president, Rebecca Brown, gra­ciously opened the season's activities with a delightful dinner meeting for the execu­tive committee at which time the new officers learned of their duties and dis­cussed problems concerning the year's work.

At our fir t regular meeting on Sep­tember 18, many of us saw each other for the fi rst time since the picnic last June. We met at the home of Betty Maisch, who served us a delicious dessert.

The few officers who were unable to attend the last meeting in the spring were installed. Committees were announced and our projects for the year were discussed. There will he the traditional activities which include the Founders' Day banquet Christmas party, Birthday luncheon , and picnic. It was agreed to hold most of the meetings in the center of the city because of transportation difficulties.

Our most important consideration this year is aid to the Lambda chapter. While E linore DeCou and Mabel Shreiber are the representatives for the collegiate chap­ter , each member of the alumnre plans to a...-sist the girls of Lambda in every pos­sible way.

The Towne House on Walnut Street was the scene of the October meeting at which we entertained the collegiate chap­ter. A large number attended and enjoyed an excellent luncheon. The place cards, flags of the allied nations, were most at­tractive.

Mildred Day, our social service com­mittee chairman, distributed aprons, needle holders , bibs, and bandages to be made for Temple University Hospital.

We were so busy having a good time and playing pencil and paper games that it was late afternoon before we realized it. The entire meeting was exceedingly well planned by the hostesses: Lois O'Dell , Ruth Atherton , and Gertrude Berg.

AGNES W. DELLA-CJOPPA, Lambda '35

ST. LOUIS ALUMNJE

The business meeting of our chapter are held regularly every two weeks at members' homes, and are very well at­tended. Refreshments are served after the meetings and interesting discussions are held to finish out the evening.

In June we held our election of officers and our new president, Mrs. Maxine Lev­ens Graftage, and her orps of officers were install d by the retiring president,

Alice Boa! Vit, in an impressive ceremony, Ten girls were initiated into our chap­

ter and we were very happy to have them join us. They were Margaret Bougner, Margaret Brune, Carolyn Conner, Jane Edmonds, Helen Gummersheimer, Flor­ence Knake, Evelyn Luecking, Marcella Fubesing, Jeanette Ulrich, and Ruth Ziegenmeier.

Several of our married gi rls have left the city to be with their husband who are in the armed forces, and those who have remained here have gone back to teaching.

We are sti ll knitting for the Red Cross and doing other work to help the war effort.

Our only social activities these past month have been showers for our brides and a Bar B Q held Saturday October 16, 19-13 at Meridith Hinshaw's home in the country .

Our plans for the coming hol iday sea­on have not been completed as yet, but

we will not be rationed in our enjoyment of our efforts toward making others happy even if some of our own private desires are not fu lfilled .

DoROTHEA S. ScHMIDT

Barbecue-a la 1943 Some day we'll look back (soon we

hope ) and marvel at the restrictions that made our barbecue so much fun. We planned a barbecue for the 16th of Octo­ber because Meredith had a nice new barbecue pit and from memories of the past , we could almost smell the nostalgic aroma of roa ling ribs doused unsparingly with spicy barbecue sauce.

omeone mentioned "points" and we had to agree that every girl would have to bring her own spare ribs, since no one person could spend that many points at once . A side dish of potato salad could be managed by a few of the gi rls-and Meredith offered to have dessert and coffee (and rat ioning's off!).

Then-"How can we get there," was the query, since the nearest street car wasn't even in the neiahborhood. And gasoline had ju t been cut to two gallons per coupon. But the memory drove us on -and we did manage to pack eighteen gi rls in a couple of car , as well as a not exactly tiny box of dishes, and a shower gift for our newest bride, J erre Rub .

It turned out that ribs were carce a ga oline, o most of the girl brought wiener or pork chop ! Of course there· nothino- wrong with barbecued chops or dogs. They sniffed as good as th rest.

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We ate by candlelight at three delightfully arranged tables set with paper plates and anybody's cutlery. Meredith served long loaves of French bread with melted butter between the slices, and delicious coffee, five kinds of potato salad , pickles and relishes, and all the man-size slices of lemon meringue pie we could hold. After licking our fingers and reluctantly apply­ing the paper napkins, we adjourned to the living · room for the climax of the evening, when we yei led " Surprise! " at J erre with all our might.

MAXINE GRAFLAGE

WILLIAMSPORT ALUMNJE

The initial meeting of the Williamsport alumnre chapter was held in the form of a business meeting and " Gab Fest" at the home of Mrs. Robert D . Smink (Blan che Swope), president. Committees were ap­pointed for the year and plans were made for members to attend surgical dressings classes. Arrangements are being made for a Founders' Day Banquet when the col­legiate chapter of the Lock Haven State Teachers' College will be the guests of the alumnre .

R u TH C. BARRETT, Zeta '39

• PERSONALS •

MARRIAGES

Pi

Margaret Brune, '·B , to Petty Officer Second Class , Milton E. Hammel, U. S. Coast Guard Reserve, June 5, 1943 .

J ane Edmonds, '-+3 , to George Penhale, June 16, 19-+3 .

Florence Renn, '35 , to Kenneth Herman , June 19, 1943 .

Lois Hoynck , '3 5, to Pfc. Clifford Jag­gers, August 7, 19-+3 .

Ruth Ziegenmeyer, '43, to Lt. Glen W . Lewis, September 4, 19-+3 .

Sigma Ruth Gup, '3 7, to Robert Marchak, April

18, 1943 . Eunice Tepas, '-+ 2, to Carl Pundt, July

3 , 19-+3 . Jean R obinson , '41 , to 0 . J. Hinz, August

1943 .

Phi Marguerite A. Hutchinson , '-+3 , to Pvt.

Angelo Antonelli , October 9, 1943 .

Z eta Pauline Barrows, '38, to Martin Dietrich ,

July 10, 19-+3 .

Theta Marguerite Bernard to J. Westphal, June

25, 1943 . Lois Kerr to Frank M aynes, Jul y 3,

1943 .

Omicron Phyllis Lilly to Kenneth Hinton , Septem­

ber 5, 19-+3.

BIRTHS

Sigma. To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ripple (Clare

Prozeller, '33) a son , Michael Paul, on May 7, 1943 .

To Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wass (Ruth Manter, '3 6) a son , in May 19-+3.

To Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Babcock (Edith Manter, '3 7) a son , Thomas Edward in May, 19-+3 .

To Mr. and Mrs. Alison Mitchell (Mar­garet Harrington ) a son , in June, 19-+3 .

To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mayer (Lillian Zdarsky, '30 ) a daughter , Lillian Marie, on September 28, 1943.

To Mr. and Mrs. Abe Bozarth (Catherine Brink), a son , William Frederick , Octo­ber 1, 1943 .

• DIRECTORY •

ATIONAL COUNCIL President .. .. .. ...... ............. . ........... .... . Mrs. Haswell Staehle (Alpha)

481 Torrence Rd ., Columbus 2, Ohio Vice-Presidents in Charge of Organizing:

Mrs. Austin Perrine, 610 Blaine, Detroit 2, Mich .................... (Alpha) Mrs. Frank antais, 1147 Washington Rd., Indiana, Pa ... . ......... (Delta) Miss Ruth Priebe, 5306 Winona St. , St. Louis 9, ~o ............. . .... (Pi) Mrs. E. C. Phipps, 118 Wildwood Ave., Beckley, W.Va ........... (Omicron )

A. E. S. R epresentative .. . .. ......... .. .............. .. Miss Edith L . Mansell (Beta) 161 Highland Ave., Highland Park , Mich.

Secretary .. ... .. ..... ..... ... ........................ Miss Dorothy Stadler (Eta) 642 E. 115th St., Cleveland, Ohio

Treasurer .... . . .. . .. ......................... Miss Margaret Macdonald (Sigma) 673 Richmond Ave., Buffalo 13, N.Y.

Editor . .... .. . .... ..... ...................... . .... Mrs. Justin G. Doyle (Theta) 314 Walnut St., Peekskill , N .Y.

Chaplain and Historian ................. . .......... . . Miss Ellen Smith (Zeta Tau ) Peter Bent Hotel , Huntington Ave. , Boston , Mass.

STANDING COMMITTEES Awards Committ ee .................................. Mrs. John Mai ch (Lambda)

146 Wharton Rd ., Glenside, Pa. Examinations ..... . .................................. Mrs. Harry Wilcox (Zeta)

1025 Vaughn , Ann Arbor, Mich . Scholarship Loan Fund . .. ........ . .. .... .. ... . . ... . Mrs. J . Waldo Hinshaw (Iota )

27 Hardith Hill, St. Louis, Mo. Life M embers hip .......... . ... ... . . .. ... .. .. . .. . ..... Mrs. Fred R. Griffith (Iota)

1520 Market St., Emporia, Kan . Music . . .... . .. . ..... .... . . .. ..... .. .. ....... . ..... Mrs. Austin Perrine (Alpha)

Lee Crest, Apt. 303, 610 Blaine, Detroit 2, Mich. Program .. . ... . ................... . ...... . . . ......... Mrs. E. F . Peterson (Iota)

R.F.D. 1, Crawfordsville, Ind .

SPECIAL COMMITTEES News Agency . ... ..... . ....... ............. .. . .... .... Miss Dorothy Risch (Zeta)

Davidsville, Pa . Courtesy ... .. ... . .. .... ....... ... ...... .. ... .. . ..... Miss Dorothy Stadler (Eta)

642 E. 115th St. , Cleveland, Ohio D efense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. Mrs. Russell Fraser (Beta)

1459~ Ardmore, Detroit 27, Mich .

ASSOCIATION OF ED CATION SORORITIES Chairman .. ............ . . . .. .. .......... Mrs. Robert S. Hill, Delta Sigma Epsilon

816 Columbus St., Rapid City, S.D. S ecretary ............... . .............. Miss Carrie E. Walter, Theta Sigma Upsilon

210 Sagamore Rd ., Brookline Delaware Co ., Pa. Treantrer .... . . .. ........ . . .... .. . .... . .. Miss Edith Mansell, Alpha igma Tau

161 Highland Ave. , Highland Park, Mich . Director of Local Panhellenics .................. Mrs. Fred Sharp, Alpha Sigma Alpha

1405 Hardy Ave. , Independence, Mo. Chairman of Publicity . ..... . ....... . .......... . Mrs. C. P . 1 eidig, Pi Kappa iama

1503 First 1 ational Bank Bldg. Cincinnati, Ohio Chairman of lntersorority R elationships .. Miss Mabel Lee Walton igma igma igma

P . 0 . Drawer 108, Clermont, Fla.

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AFFILIATED PANHELLENICS Members

National Panhellenic Congress Professional Panhellenic Association Association of Education Sororities

Council M embers .

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Chai·rman .... ........ ........ Mabel Lee Walton, Association of Education Sororities Secretary ..................... Gertrude Evans, Professional Pan hellenic Association Chairman of Publicity Committee . : . .. ... ......... . .. ..... . . ................ .

· · · · . ...... ... . .. . ... Mrs. E. Granville Crabtree National Pan hellenic Congress National Panhellenic Congress '

Mrs. Irving F. Brown, 91 Burnett St., Maplewood, N.J. Miss L. Pearle Green, 13 East Ave. , Ithaca, N.Y.

. . Mrs. E. Granville Crabtree, 85 Dean Rd., Brookline, Mass. Assoczatzon of Education Sororities:

Miss Mabel Lee Walton , P.O. Box 108, Clermont, Fla. Mrs. C. P . Neidig, 1503 First Nat!. Bank Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio

. Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, 1405 Hardy Ave. , Independence, Mo. Pro fesszonal Panhellenic Association:

Miss Gertrude Evans, c/ o Mrs. C. M. Sale, 3741 P1,1rdue, Dallas, Tex. Mtss Ruth Ensor, 14 Old Short Hills Rd. , Millburn, N.J. Mrs. Ruth Moorhead Hildebrand, 4501 Cathedral Ave. N.W., Washington, D .C.

COLLEGIATE CHAPTERS ALPHA (1899)-Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Mich.

President- Mary Hemingway, 20 S. Normal, Ypsilanti, Mich. Corresponding Secr-etary- Alma Dalmer, King Residence Hall , Yp; ilanti , Mich . Editor-Dorris Denninger, King Residence Hall , Ypslh.nti, Mich. Advisers-Mrs. R. B. Bates, 20 S. Normal, Ypsilanti, Mich.; Miss Doris Milliman,

1116 Grant St., Ypsilanti, Mich. Alumnre Representative- Mrs. Otto Small, Pontiac, Mich., R.R . 3.

BETA (1905-191 7; 1940)- Central State Teachers' College, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. President-Irene Butkowski , Lucy Sloan Hall, Mt. Pleasant , Mich. Corresponding Secretary-Mary Lee Doerr, S.T.C. , Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Editor-Anne Gidilewich, S.T.C., Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Adviser- Miss Shirley Hansen, Sloan Hall , Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Alumnre Representative-Mrs. Leo J. Gaffney, 222 E. Eldridge Ave., Flint, Mich.

GAMMA (1900-1913) - State Normal School, M ilwaukee, Wis. Alumnre Representative- Mrs. R . P. Hammond, 2016 Underwood Ave., Wauwa­

tosa, Wis.

DELTA (1916)-State Teachers' College, Indiana, Pa. President- Frances Miller, Clark Hall , S.T.C., Indiana, Pa. Corresponding Secretary-Maxine Porter, 453 Oak St., Indiana, Pa. Editor-Barbara Woods, 426 N. 9th St., Indiana, Pa. Adviser-Mrs. Alma Gasslander, S.T.C., Indiana, Pa. Alumnre Representatives-Miss Betty Weaver, 1235 4th Ave., Ford City, Pa.; Mrs.

Harold Bee, 133 N. 6th St., Indiana, Pa.

EPSILON (1919-1923; reorganized as Lambda 1926)-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. Alumnre Representative-See Lambda Chapter.

ZETA (1921) - Lock Haven State Teachers' Coliege, Lock Haven , Pa. President- Ruth Brungard , 75 King Ave. , Lock Haven, Pa. Corresponding Secretary- Marian MacPhee, S.T.C., Lock Haven, Pa . Editor- June Cochrane, State Teachers' College, Lock Haven , Pa. Adviser- Dr. Edna Bottorf, S.T.C., Lock Haven , Pa. Alumnre Representatives-Iva Mae Van Scoyo~, S.T.C., Bloomsburg, Pa. ; Mrs.

Dale Allen, 123 Summit, Lock Haven , Pa.

ETA (1927-1939)-Kent State University, Kent , Ohio . Alumnre Representative-Miss Ruth Merrick, 1431 Rosewood Ave., Lakewood,

Ohio.

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THETA (1923)-Wayne University, Detroit, Mich. President-Elsey Maye, 26 California, Highland Park, Mich . Corresponding Secretary- Jeanne Steven , 14581 Tacoma, Detroit, Mich. Editor- Genevieve Repeta, 263-+ Medbury, Detroit, Mich. Adviser- Dr. Gertha Williams, 17673 Manderson Dr., Detroit, Mich . Alumnre Representatives-Mrs. Evelyn Kitsul , 1510-+ Manor Detroit , Mich.; Aulga

Maye, 2737 Halleck, Detroit, Mich.

IoTA (1923)-Kansas State Teachers' College, Emporia, Kan. President- Melva Lee J ames, 1006 Constitution Ave., Emporia, Kan. Corresponding Secretary- Virginia Zajic, 1006 Con titution Ave. , Emporia, Kan . Editor-Katherine Gould, 1006 Constitution Ave., Emporia, Kan . Adviser- Miss Helen R . Garman, 105 W. 12th St. , Emporia, Kan. Alumnre Representative-Mrs. Roy Smith , 205 Cottonwood, Emporia, Kan .

KAPPA (192-t-1929)-Miami University, Oxford , Ohio Alumnre Representative-! abel Finkbine, R .R . 3, Oxford, Ohio

LAMBDA (1926)-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. President- Doris Kaufman , 5516 N . 6th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Corresponding Secretary-Editor-Alumnre Representativ Elinore De Cou, 219 7th Ave ., Haddon Heights, 1 .J.;

Mabel Schreiber, 37 W. Winona Ave., Norwood, Pa. Adviser-

Nu (1928-1933)-Colorado Stale College of Ed ucation, Greeley, Colo. Alumnre Representative-Mrs. Ruth Ewer, 11-+5 Clayton, Denver, Colo.

Xr (1929-1933)-Western Stale Teachers' College, Gunnison, Colo. Alumnre Representative-Grace Quinby, 1301 Monroe St., Commerce, Tex.

OMICRON (1930)-Concord State Teachers' College, Athen5, W.Va . President- Wanda Shelton, 512 Straley Ave ., Princeton, W.Va. CoTTesponding Secretary- Hildred H ouse, Girls' Hall , Athens, W.Va. Editor- Ilene Lilly, Box 950 (New Hall ) Girls' Hall , Athen , W.Va. Adviser- Mrs. Robert L. Carroll , Athens, W.Va. Alumnre Representatives-Mrs. Kenneth Hinton, Athens, V.Va .; Mrs. Meade Mc­

Neill , Athens, W.Va.

Pr (1930)-Harris Teachers' College, St. Louis, Mo. President- Delphine Straube, -+-+53 Holly, St. Louis, Mo. Corresponding Secretary- Helen Rounds, 2816 Arlington, t. Louis, Mo. Editor- Ruth Stahl, 5500 Grace, St. Louis, Mo. Adviser- Miss Edith Glatfelter, -+7 20 N. 20th St., St. Lou is, Mo. Alumnre Representatives-June McCarthy, -+602 W. W. Florissant, St. Louis 15,

Mo.; Margaret Miller, 2920 Miami St., St. Louis, Mo.

RHo (1932)-Southeastern Teachers' College, Durant, Okla. President- Betty Haggard , 1312 N. 6th Ave., Durant, Okla. Corresponding Secretary- Mouzay J ames, 1802 \\ . Cedar St. , Durant, Okla. Editor-Frances Hunt, 719 N. 2nd St. , Durant , Okla. Advisers- Miss Irene Scrivener, 912 W. Elm, Durant, Okla .; Miss Mildred

McCracken, 912 W. Elm , Durant, Okla. Alumnre Representative-Mrs. N. E. Wright , 203 Sage Ave., Poteav, Okla .

SrCMA (1925)-State Teachers' College, Buffalo, N.Y. President- J ean Perner, 26 1orma PI. , Buffalo, N.Y. Corresponding Secretary- Irene Zielinski, 375 Olmstead, Depew, N.Y. Editor- Betty Jane Binder, 322 Purdy St., Buffalo, 1 .Y. Advisers- Dr. Margaret S. Quayle, 805 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, :'-l .Y. ; 1\Iiss 1ary

L. Cockefair, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, .. Y. Alumnre Representative-Beverly Bollard , 323 Bird Ave. , Buffalo 13, 1'\.Y.

ZETA TAu (1935)-State Teacher' College, Farmville, \'a. President- Jean Arington , .T.C., Farmville, \'a. Corre. ponding Secretary- Elizabeth McLean, .T .C., Farnwille, \ 'a.

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Editor-Anna Lee Blanton, S.T.C., Farmville, Va. Adviser-Miss Virginia Bedford, S.T.C., Farmville, Va. Alumnre Representative--Mrs. Le Noir Coleman, 243 Sargeant St., Hartford , Conn.

UPSILON (1935)-State Teachers' College, Conway, Ark. President-Charlie Marie Bowles, S.T.C. , Conway, Ark. Corresponding Secretary- Helen Stephenson, S.T.C. , Conway, Ark. Editor-Erleen Beasley, S.T.C., Conway, Ark. Adviser-Dr. Ada Jane Harvey, 730 Donaghey, Conway, Ark. Alumnre Repr·esentative- Dorothy Drace, Marion, Ark .

PHI (1940)-Southeastern Louisiana College, Hammond, La. President-Joyce Capron, S.L.C., Hammond, La. Corresponding Secretary-Bernita Augustine, S.L.C., Hammond , La. Editor-Marjorie Simmons, S.L.C., Hammond, La. Adviser-Miss Margaret Lowe, S.L.C., Hammond, La. Alumnre Representative--

CHI (1940)-Shepherd State Teachers' College, Shepherdstown, W.Va. President- Nancy Millar, S.T.C. , Shepherdstown, W.Va. Corresponding Secretary- Margaret Hollis, Martinsburg, W.Va. Editor-Margaret Kendig, R.R. 2, Martinsburg, W.Va. Adviser-Miss Sara Helen Cree, S.T.C., Shepherdstown, W.Va. Alumnre Representative-Catherine Butts, Bolivar, W.Va.

ALUMNJE CHAPTERS BECKLEY

President- Ida Pitotti , Glen White, W.Va. Editor- Mrs. Margaret Moses, Box 803, Oak Hill, W .Va .

BLUEFIELD President- Mrs. Meade McNeill , Athens, W.Va. Editor- Henrietta Mahood, 116 Cedar St., Bluefield, W.Va.

BUFFALO President- Mrs. J oseph Steen, 83 Woodcrest Blvd., Kenmore, N.Y. Editor-Mrs. Gilberta Moran , 138 Wilton Pkwy., Kenmore, N.Y.

CLEVELAND President- Mrs. Geo. Lunham, 9629 Selk Ave. , Cleveland , Ohio Acting Editor- Ruth Merrick, H31 Rosewood Ave., Lakewood , Ohio

DENVER President- Mrs. Ruth M . Ewer, 11+5 Clayton St., Denver 6, Colo. Editor- Marianne Lamberty, 14+0 Monroe, Denver, Colo.

DETROIT President- Aulga Maye, 26 California, Highland Park , Mich. Editor-Mrs. Irene Petty, 135 17 Moran, Detroit, Mich.

EMPORIA President- Mrs. Roy Smith , 205 Cottonwood, Emporia, Kan . Editor-Marie Bogue, 931 Oak, Emporia , Kan.

FLINT President-Mrs. William Schultz, 2001 Iroquois, Flint 4, Mich. Editor-Lucille Gale, 12357 Fenton Rd., Fenton, Mich.

JOHNSTOWN President- Dorothy Risch, Davidsville, Pa. Editor-Mrs. Helen Geer, 519 Wood St. , Johnstown , Pa.

LANSING President-Mrs. Robert Kimmich, 119 W. Grand River Ave., Lansing, Mich . Editor- Mrs. Gilbert Miles, 700 Vernon, Lansing, Mich.

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Mr. PLEASANT President- Mrs. George Wheeler, R.R . 6, Mt. Pleasant, Mich .

Sr. LoUis President- Mrs. F . B. Graftage, 6126a Lalita, St. Loui , Mo. Editor- Mrs. R. Schmidt, 4250 J ohn, St. Louis, Mo.

PHILADELPHIA

WAR

President-Mrs. James Rooks, 615 E . 15th St., Chester, Pa. Editor-Mrs. Hector della Cioppa, 433 Avondale Ave., H addonfield, .J.

President- Margaret Marton, Box 142, Berwind, W.Va . Editor- Lottie Boyd, Berwind, W.Va.

WELCH President- Mrs. Lena Caporossi , Welch, W.Va. Editor- Mrs. Helen B. Decker, Welch, W.Va.

WICHITA

President- Mrs. Helen H aney White, 216 N. Grove, Wichita 7, Kan . Editor-Mrs. Caroline Dawson, 624 N. Summit, Arkansas City, Kan .

WrLLIAMSPORT

President- Mrs. Robert Smink, 941 High St. , Williamsport, Pa. Editor- Mrs. Ruth C. Barrett, 532 W. 3rd St., Williamsport, Pa.

YouNGSTO W N President-Mrs. Keith McGowan, 2368 Midlothiam, Youngstown , Ohio

DISTRICTS A TD PRESIDE1 TS First District: (central ) Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio , Wisconsin.

President- Mrs. Austin Perrine, 610 Blaine, Detroit 2, Mich. Second District: (eastern ) ew York , Pennsylvania, New J ersey, Maine, New Hamp­

shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. President- Mrs. Frank Nantais, 1139 Grant St., Indiana, Pa.

Third District: (western ) All states west of the Mississippi River. President- Miss Ruth Priebe, 5306 Winona St. , St. Louis, Mo.

Fourth District: (southern ) Virginia , West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland , Delaware, Tennessee, orth Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina.

President- Mrs. E. C. Phipps, 118 Wildwood Ave., Beckley, W.Va .

CENTRAL OFFICE 481 Torrence Rd. , Columbus 2, Ohio