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NATIONAL COUNCIL Preside nt- Mrs. S .. Carl Robinson ( Pi ), 9437 Tal­

bot Dr., St. Louts 23, Mo. Vice Presidents in Charge of Organi<ing :-Mrs.

Joseph Steen ( Sigm::1 ) , 136 Doncaster Rd ., K en­r~orc . N.Y. ; Mrs. L.]. Maht>r ( Pi ), 104 Vernon Ct., Peo~ia , Ill: ; Mrs. ]. Waldo Hinshaw ( Iota ) , 27 H ardtth Hill Ct., St. Louis, Mo. ; Mis J a net R. Calfee (Omicron ) . 87 Pr 'nceton Rd. , Blue­fi eld, W. Va.: Mrs. H nrold Wenzel ( psilon ) , 838~ Northwest 34th St. , Oklahoma City.

;lf.P .C. Represen ta tive- - M rs. H aswell E. Staehle (Alpha), 481 Torrence Road. Columbus 2. Ohio

S ecretary- Miss Dorothy Stadl er (Eta ) , 642 E. 11 5th St. , Cleveland, Ohio

Treasurer- Miss Margare t Macdonald (Sigma ) 673 Richmond :\ ve., Buffalo 22. N. Y. '

Editor- Mr s. Pam· F. Schippers ( Pi ), 5300 Suth­erland 1\vt: ., St. Lnuis 9. Mo.

Busi.ness Manager- Miss Elizabe th Wil son ( Pi ), I 008 Kuhs Pl., St . Louis I 7, Mo.

Chaplain and Historian- Miss Elinore De Cou (Lambda ) , 2 19 7th Ave., H addon H eight, N . ].

NATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN .·ll umnae- Miss Eli zabe th Wilson ( Pi ) . 1008 Kuhs

Pl., St. Leu is I 7. Mo. Awards-Mr s. ]. E. Ga ughan ( Psi) , 6815 Eleven

Mile Rd ., Centerline, Mich . Courtesy- Miss D orothy Stadler (Eta ) , 642 E.

II 5th St .. Cleveland, Ohio Endowment- Mrs. Meade McNeill (Om'cron ) ,

Athens, W. Va. Examinations- Mrs. R. V. Fox (Alpha Alpha ),

610 West Centen ni al Ave., Muncie, Ind. Life M embership- Mrs . Leo ]. Gaffn ey ( Beta ),

R .F.D . 3, Holly. Mich . Jvf emorial L oan Fund- Mrs. Emmet C. Phipps

(Omicron ) , 803 Broad St., Mt. H ope, W. V a. Music- Mrs . E. C. Twork (Alpha ) , Alpena Sta te

Forest Hdts. , Alpena, Mich ., R . o. 2 News Agency- Mi s Genevieve R epeta (Theta ),

2634 Mcdbury, D etroit 11 , Mich . Pledge-Mi ss Beverly Bollard (Sigma), 323 BirJ

Ave., fluffalo 13, N. Y. Pmgram- M rs . Charle Clarke (Theta ) , 91 0

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H a rvard Rd ., D etroit 24, Mich. S ocial Service-Mrs. Alfred J andt (Eta ) , 8~ I

H elmsdale Ave., Cleve land Hghts., Oh ;o

NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE hairman - Mr s. E. Granvi ll e Crabtree ( Kappa K~ ppa Gamma ) , 85 Dean Rd. , Brookline. M a .

ec ret a·ry- Mrs. :\ . C. Purki s (Alpha Phi ) , A<l> Offi ce, 3 17 H oward t. , Rm. 2 14, Evanston Ill.

Tt easurer- M n. E. Tiel mith (D elta Gam~1a ), We tern avings Fund Bldg., Phil adelphia 7, Pa .

College Panhellenics Co mmittee-Mrs . H arry I I. Power (Alpha Chi Omega ) , 2600 Woo lridge Dr. , Austin 21. T ex.

COLLEGIATE CHAPTER (1950-5 1 0 ffi ce rs)

Alpha ( 1899 )-i\lichigan . tate Xormal College, Ypsilanti, Mich.

Presiden t- M argaret H offma n, 329 K ing H all, Ypsilanti, Mich .

Adviser- Mrs . R . B. Bates, 20 S. No rmal, Ypsi­lanti, M; r h .

Alumnae R eprese ntatives-Mr . John R iehl, 1678 McBrady t. , Port H uron, Mi ch. ; Mrs. H . E. tae hle, 481 Torrence R d., Colum bus, O hi o.

Beta ( 1905-1917; 1940 )-Centr:.tl i\lichiga n Col­lege of Education, i\lt . Pleasant, Mich.

Pres iden t- Ma ry Jo Woodruff. 206 Barnard Ha ll , Mt. Plea~nnt, M ich.

Adv iser- Mrs. Mary Garvin, 50 I So. College, Mt. Pleasa nt, Mich.

Alumnae R epresentatives-Miss Natalie H ag­lund, 502 Elm St., Ann Arbor, Mich .; Mrs. R . D . Frail er, 1459 1 Ardmore, D etroit 2 7, Mich.

GamMla ( 1900-1913 )-State Xonnal School Mil-waukee, \Vis. '

lumnae Represe nta tive-Mrs. Grant Hinkamp, 403 1 . D owner Ave., Milwau kee, Wis.

D elta ( 1916 )-State T eachers College Indiana Pa. ' . '

President- Patr icia Bea l, H2 John utton H all, I ndiana, Pa.

Adviser- Mrs. Alma Ga slander, .T.C ., I ndi­ana, Pa.; Miss Arvell a T errell , 52 outh 9th St. , I ndiana, Pa.

Alumnae R epre entative- Mr . Fra nces C lark . 221 Gilliland P l. , Pitt burgh 2, Pa. '

Eps1lon ( 1919-1923; reorganized as Lambda, 1926 )-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.

Alumnae R epresenta tive-See Lambda Chapter. Zeta ( 1921-1948; 1949)-Lock Haven State

Teachers College, Lock Haven, Pa. P res!dent- I;ois Gri~m, Flemington, Pa. Advt er- Mtss Lyd ta Gross, 20 So. F3irv'ew.

L oc k H aven . Pa., Dr. Edna Bot torf, 215 E. Walnut, Lock H aven , Pa .

Alumnae R epr<'sentative-Mrs. Franklin ~!c­Tl vaine, R .F.D . I, Du nnstown Lock H aven Pa. ' '

Eta ( 1927-1930 )-Kent State University Kent, Oh:o '

Al umnae R epresen ta tivr-Mrs. Albert \V ick 13820 Shaw Ave., E as t Cleveland, Ohio . '

Theta . (1923 )-Wayne University, D etroit. i\lich . Pres•dent- Ellenjane K. Gohlke 1 5~5 3 Pierscn

D etroit 23, Mi ch. ' ' Advi er- Mi Milenka H ere, College of X urs-

mg, Wayne ni,·er· itv, D etroit _, ).f ich . Alumnae Representa tives- Miss L illian chmidt

5 106 Harvard R ei ., D etroit -~. 1i h .; ~[i; H elen Tra kos, 6+ 0 .-\ ppoline De rbcro M ic h . · · '

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NOVEMBER, 1950 VOL. XXVI, NO. l

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Our Penla nd Project ... .... .. ............... ......... .. ... .. .. ... .... ... ....... ... ..... .. .................. 3 A Quick Trip to Europe..... ............. .. ...... ... ........ .. .......... ........... ........ .............. 4 This i M y F athcr\ World .. .......... .... ... .. ..... ..................................... ...... .... ..... 5 Pine M ountain Scttlnnen t Schoo l. ... .. ........ .. ...... .... ..... ...... ... ........ .... ...... ........ 6 H ow Good a Leader Am I? .. ............ .. ...... ...... ....... .. .. ....... .. ......................... .. 7 Alpha Ga mma Rcd.di r Day Winner.... .. ...... .... .... ..... .. ..... ........ .. .. ............ ...... 8 Unofficia l Ambassadors .................................................................. ................ 9 Lois Wam hoff .... .......... ... ............. ... ...... ................ .. ... ... .... ..... .. .. ..... ... ....... .. .... 10 Miss Michigan .... ...... ...... ....... ........ ... .. ....................... ... .. .. .. .. ... ...... ............. .. .. 12 Calendar Girl . .. .. .. .. . . . .. .. .. . . . .. .. . . . . . . .. . ... .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. . . . .. . .. . .. . ... .. .. .. . . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 13 Which Plane Are You T aking? .... .... .. .. ....... ..... ..... .. ..... .. ............. .. ................. 14 Adult Education ......... .......... ....................... ..... .. ........... ....... ........................ .. 15 Four Seasons in Europe .. ............... .. .. ... ...... .... .... ............ .. ......... ... .. .... .............. 17 Why Sorority? ... ..... ......... .... ........ ......... ...... .... .. .... ............... .. .. ......................... 18 Collegiate Cha pters ... ..... .. ...... ...... ....... ........... ... ......... ... .. .. ................. .............. 19 Alu mnae Chapters ........... .. ..... ....... .. ... ........... .. .... ...... .......................... ..... ...... 29 Persona ls .... ....... ........ ....... ..... ....... .. ............................. ...... ... ; .. ....... ........ .......... 37 Scholarship R eport .... ....... .. .......... .... .. .......... ......... ... ............ .. ......... .. .......... .... 38 Directory .. ..... .................. .. ... ....... ... ....................... .. .. .. ...... ... ... .... ... .. .. ........ ... . . -tO

Cover-Winners of the Waltz Contest, Sigma's Silver Anniversary Dance.

Entered as second class matter November 25, 193i, a t the post office a t St. Paul, M inn., under the Act of August 24, 1912. " Acceptance for mailing a t the special ra te of poHao;e provided for in Section 34.40, P .L. and R ., 1948 edition. paragrap h d , Act of Februa ry 28. 1925: 39, ·. . ode 283 was authorized O ctober 10, 1949. " THE ANCHOR of Alpha Sigma T au is published during the mo~ths of November , J an uary , April. and Jul y a t 2642 ' niversity Ave.. t. Paul 4, ~l inn. ub,cri p­tion price, $3.00 per year. Editorial Office: Mrs. Parry Schippers, 5300a Sutherland, t. Loui 9. M'>

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National Council meeting, St. Louis. August 22-25, the Central Office, 7603 Forsythe. Clayton 5. Missouri. Left foreground Miss Elizabeth Wilson Mrs . Joseph Steen, Miss Margaret Macdonald. Mrs. L. J, Maher, Mrs. S. Carl Robinson. Mrs. Parry F. Schippers. Mrs. Haswell E. Staehle. Mrs. J,

Waldo Hinshaw, Miss Beverly Bollard, Mrs. Harold Wenzel.

Bv DoROTHY MARTIN BRODHEAD

Lansing Alumnae

MISS LUCY MORGAN

t. No doubt it was the 50th Anniversary of Alpha Sigma T au which prompted the Lan­sing Alumnae Chapter to enlarge their social service program las t spring-or else it was the fact that two sorority sisters who once taught with Miss Lucy Morgan a t Penland, N. C ., served as the incentive to bring "Miss Lucy" to our city. But, whichever it was, it origi­nally began with the simple idea of raising extra money for the AST room in the excep­tionally fine Penland School of H andicraft.

However, it developed into an exten ive project which sent out dynamic little Miss Morgan upon a sp.eak_ing tour up and down Michigan, and even into Ohio, Illinois, and Missouri- many thanks for the fine coopera­tion from Centra l Office and all others who entered into the spirit of the "Benefit for Pen­land" project so wholeheartedly.

The following was Miss Lucy's schedule fo r her speaking tour which was a rranged so capably by our cha irman, Mrs. A. T . Wilson :

Apri l 14: Art Institute, Detroit - D etroit Handweaver's Guild

Apri.l 15: Old Alger Home, Grosse Pointe­D etroit AST Chapters

April 16: Art Institute, F lint- A T ea

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April 19-21 : Ohio Stat Univ rsity, Colum­bus- Extension Department

April 23: St. Louis, M o.- Silv r T a, Wash­ington Un iversity

Apri l 25: Sexton High School, Lansing­Ben fit T ea, AST

April 26: McCloud Studio, Lansing- B ne­fit T ea, AST

April 26: Michigan State: College, Lansing­Allied Arts Department

April 27: Michigan State College, Wayne­Extension Department

April 28: Michigan State Colleg , Flint­Extension Department

April 29: District Luncheon, Lansing, AST Alumnae

April April M ay

30: Hi llsdale, Michigan 31: St. Jo eph, Michigan 4: Englewood Weaver's Guild- Chi­

cago, Ill. May 10: Commissioner of Education's O f­

fice, Wa hington, D. C.

Everyone loved our "Miss Lucy," who is a very charming, petite person with a great fores ight and deep purpose to serve humanity. We are indeed very proud of her and the fine school which she has helped e tabli h.

Penland School of H andicraft is gaining world-wide r cognition - and so is "Mi Lucy," for she was cho en as one of the top three authorities on handicrafts in the United States, when a branch of U. S. Service invited her to erve a one of three judge in picking the winners in the World-Wide Craft Con­tes t which was held in the Pentagon Build­ing, Wa hington, D . C . Last M ay he re­ceived an urgent invitation to meet with a group in th Commissioner of Education' Office, Washington, D . C. , to di cu arts and handicrafts in our chool and college .

The school has been pon oring handicraft tours through th Scandinavian countrie and also tudent-teacher exchanae plan a well a e tablishing a cholar hip.

It seems to the L ansing Alumnae that Pen­land School of H andicraft ha, inde d, much to offer anyone-and i certain! a mo t worthwhile project worthy of Alpha igma

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T au's support. There is a lovely room in the new Lily Loom H ouse, ca lled the Alpha Sig­ma T au R oom- but it is practically barren!

This fall, Miss Lucy informed us that hereafter, people residing in the AST room will no longer have to sleep on cots; that he used our benefit contribution to purchase twin beds. Whe reupon we immediately voted to send bedspreads and draperie for the room .

But this doesn' t begin to furni h the room. Now, loya l AST' - can' t orne of you get your heads together and come up with a dresser, de k, ch airs, rug--even a mirror or pictures, etc.? O r better yet drop Miss Lucy a line asking fo r ugge tions and color chemc etc. Let's get together and make

thi Alpha Sigma T au R oom of Penland a lovely and bea utiful a the pl endid orority for which it is named !

B Y L cv M o RGAN

;t. W E sai led on the Queen M ary April 2, and a rrived back in New York June 2 after vi it­ing France, H olland, Denmark, Sweden, Finl and and Norway, Scotland and England. M ost of the time was spent in the Sca ndina­vian countrie and Finland. Our friend Mr . Emmy Sommer helped to plan our itinerary through the Scandinavian countries, and was actually with us for much of our experience in her na tive D enmark. In the Arts and Industries Museum of Copenhagen we saw a special exhibition of contemporary crafts­weaving, ceramics, metal work, and jewelry. We visited with Mrs. Sommer, Gerda H en­ning's school and studio. She was ch arming a nd gracious, and her weavings superb! She was giving a four- yea r weaving course, and beginning with 1950 it i to be a five-year course. H er students were doing weave of from two to sixteen h arness, and doing their own designs, in tapestry, fl ossa, rya, Finn weave, damask, etc. Beside the usual type of loom they were using a hand J acquard and a draw-boy loom. Miss H enning took us into her inner sanctum and showed u her own weavings, mostly church weaving in all silk damask in scarlet and in gold ; and table dama ks, some in white and some a rich golden yellow, woven on a semi-bleached lin­en warp. We a ll wanted to stay right there r~ nd take tha t fi ve-year course ! •

V·.,l c wa lked mi les a nd miles through Fred­r ri cksborg Cas tle vvhich Mrs. Sommer says i "Over dooed. " The walls of the tremendous ba llroom were covered with ta pe tries, many of them from the Gobelin Art Gallery- orne origina l and som restora tions. It was a thrill to sec M rs. Sommer' initia l on some of the e tha t she had worked on in the Goberlm Art C allery.

All the tore in Copenhagen were like art ga ll rics, e pecially the Ilium Bolighus. T he pla nning and working together of the arti ts, the craftsmen and the fac toric. was in evi­dence everywhere.

Now Sweden. Stockholm th beauti ful ; the Venice of the orth, with its wa ter ways, it many spires, and its natural beau ty is u n­spoiled. J oha nna Brunsson' ·chool is where M r. Worst got much of h is earl y weaving information ; Folk dancing a t Skan en on M ay D ay in traditiona l na tive costume ; evera l days in the Province of D elarna

where more traditional crafts arc practiced than any other part of Sweden. Stayed at R attvik on beautiful Lake Siljan . V i ited M ora where our bobbin winders a re made. Visited T al!bery where H enry Chall i ~ive . Visited Sa terglantan chool a t In jon which is verv similar to Penland. Several of their stude~ts have been to Penland, and vice versa. We went to Leksand and met the J ob family and their work. Some of it i pictured in D ec­orative Arts of S weden . The two and a half hour trip from Stockholm to H e! inki wa like ·ailing on a fairy sea. The days were warm and unny. T here were i land almost a ll our waking hours. As we landed a t H e!- . sinki we sea rched the faces on hore a nd ·oon found those of Esko Sarii and V eikko Aj an­ko who had been with us in connection with the American F riend · Service Committee workcam p the ummer b fore. T heir crreet-. " W II c I" h . " mg, e orne . wa ear temng and, a rm . V eikko had been married on! thre week and hi generou bride loaned h im to u f r five of the eigh t da . of ou r tay. E ko ldt the next morn ing to plan for work amp- in Lapland, but we thought that . he and \ eikko

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BY EMILY ScoTT, Psi '50

"l:. THIS is one of the loveliest seasons of the year. It is a peaceful time, a time for a lot of living things to go to sleep, a time when nothing seems to want to disturb the world. The land is a riot of color and the air feels brisk and sharp. A letter which I read, writ­ten by a boy about to be shipped overseas, expresses so beautifully these thoughts that I would like to share a part of it with you. H e writes, " . .. a solitary couple stroll down the street for a Sunday afternoon walk and are oblivious to anything like a war or a navy, or any form of regula tion by man. Only the real things, things made by God confront the two. They are not fully aware that before them this afternoon is something they have because men are dying to keep it so. This thing I pray for, and it makes me sick be­cause I cannot stay and enjoy each day like it. Just a few hours this afternoon the world is at peace . .. . It is a day that God has created to give me hope, to make me strive

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must have worked on plans for our trip for the entire eight months since we had seen them, so much did they crowd into those eight wonderfu l days and nights. The very first day we visited H elsinki's K asitoopisto, handicraft school for teachers, and met Maria Halva, a craft supervisor. We were so im­pressed with the school tha t we asked Miss Halva if she thought Finland would be inter­ested in a teacher-student exchange with Penland. She contacted the Director General of the Boa rd of Schools who was not only interested, but enthusiastic, and now we have worked out definite olans for such an ex­change, beginning with the fall of 1950.

Spent two days a t H ameenlinna, two hours north of H elsinki, visited Kotiteollisuusopisto -weaving school, one of the best we visited on the entire trip.

We saw dancing in traditional native cos­tumes the night before we left, in our honor.

Norway and its fjords! Unspeakable grandeur. I must go back there, for we had too little time there. Mrs. Case's friend Miss Ruth Blegen was our guide-took us to see

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to do better day after day so that I may stop on Sunday to be humble b fore the ser nity H e has reatcd. Soon I may be gone from this small , insigniliicant spot on earth to one of evere action, but this spot remains to m the most important, the most conscqu ntial place in the world. I must go ba k . .. a nd enjoy its beauty and magnifican e ... now I ca n ge t more from it, more inspiration, more bel ief that only God can make a thing like this ... "

Truly it is a time to make us stand in awe a t the magnificant power of our Creator and to make us fall humble a t His feet in prai e and thanksgiving for a world so indescribably beautiful as ours. This afternoon, just go alone to a solitary hill top or a quiet valley and think about God a nd the beautie of nature. I am sure you will feel quite lose to Him,- so put your hand in His and lift your face to say, "Thank You, God, for everything."

Sta tens Kvindelige lndu trie Skole. In all these Scandinavian and Finnish schools they were using hand J acquard and draw-boy looms, as well as the looms such as we u e. At this school they also did beauti ful needle work in a great variety of technique , e\ ing tailoring, vegetable dyei ng.

The greatest experience in Norway to me was the train trip from O slo to Bergen. W e left spring in O slo, climbed rapidly through white birches and evergreens, then nothing but evergreens, finally ju t snow fi eld , glacier, skiiers. M ountain torrent fed b snow a nd ice, the water a pecial i e green of its own; roaring water fa lls-down the mountain on the other side toward Bergen dashing around cliffs along fjord . A might experience. W e fell into bed at Bergen esthetically exhau ted, piritually ele ated .

There is much, much more that I want to tell you, but you will have to come to Pen­land for the re t of it.

It is worth a trip to Penland ju t to ee all of Bob H elmle's colored picture of our trip. After seeing them you will r a ll think you took that trip with u .

_A~ha Si9ma Jau _}.Je~j Support ~ne mountain Settlement School

D EAR FRIENDs oF PINE MouNTAIN:

The taking of this year's school census has been an experience which our teaching staff will lo,ng remember. School was dismissed for the day to enable us to visit the homes in this area.

Two of our teachers started out early for the Breaks of Laurel, two others made their way down Greasy Creek to Big Laurel and R ockhouse, while the fifth proceeded on foot up Steel Trap Branch to Little Laurel cove~­ing territory which even a jeep could not travel. It was my part to drive the Pine Mountain jeep the length of our two most inaccessible creeks. H ere were found some twenty children not attending school a t all whom we must somehow find a way to reach next year.

All of us had to go up into remote hollows to find the more isolated homes. These moun­tain hollows and creeks are deceiving. No one would believe that so many children could be living here.

It was encouraging to find that the homes of former Pine Mountain students were a t­tractive and the children well cared for, tha t although these families often had limited means, they were able to make better use of what they had.

We returned la te in the day tired but with a renewed determination that the work a t the Pine Mountain Settlement School must go forward for we found many things that must still be done. T here were many children not enrolled in school a t all because their homes are so far removed from the roads (although our school has enrolled a total of 216 pupils this year it should have been 250 ) . We must help both the children and their parents to apprecia te more fully the educational oppor­tunities now offered a t Pine M ountain. In

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Pine Mountain, H arlan County, K entucky

Mother and baby cared for in present hospital.

this way the School may now exert a stronger influence on the total life of the horne. As one of our teachers remarked, "These people need help, but a special kind . We must work with them for improvements in agriculture, home making, nutrition, health and sanita­tion."

H ealth .. . to maintain the only medical service now available to this area. In 191 3, when the Pine Mountain Settlement School was still a dream, the first person engaged to work was the trained nurse. The medical · service has continued through the years and will continue to have an important part in our pre ent community prograrn.- BURTON B. RoGER , Director and Principal.

flow (food a J!eader _Am .J? Bv Jov THOMAS

Courtesy of The A glaia of Phi Mu '

t IN A GROUP such as a sorority a great many of the members have an opportunity at some time or other to lead a discussion or head a com mittee. One of the chief aims of Phi Mu is to help develop leadership qualities which are potential in almost every one of our mem­bers.

Being a leader is not a task to be taken lightly and we, as leaders of our pledges as well as the other actives, must be constantly at work to become the very be t of leaders and to set an example worth following.

On the Ohio State campus, there are sev­eral groups which sponsor some kind of a leadership training program each year. The fo llowing check list is one which I feel can be most helpful, not only to the officers of a chapter but to the girls who have smaller groups to lead and other offices on the cam­pus. I gave these different points in a discus­sion group during our recent District V con­vention and had several girls tell me how much they would like a more complete list. I am sure you can see the value of such a per­sonal check list in any training period of our chapter (but we have to be honest! ).

I. PERSONAL Q UALITIES Since as leader we are in the campus eye,

people around us are constantly aware of our actions. We need to check ourselves on the impre ion we are creating- consciously or unconsciously-on others.

1. I know the importance of physical energy. (I get enough re t to maintain it.)

2. I can relax. I do not give the impres­sion of being always "in high ."

3. I try to check my way of speaking, walking, and acting so that I never appear snobbish or thoughtless.

4. I remember that my personal appear­ance plays a part in my impression on others.

5. I see to it that my voice is distinct and "sounds interested."

6. I know that the campus a t large i likely to judge the group I represent by my actions and attitudes.

7. I try to overcome the tendency to be­come "brittle" when I'm tired.

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8. I don't ge t conceited when recognition is given me because of my office.

II. GROUP R ELATIONS How an we build a "team spirit"? Here

are a few pointers that may help. 1. I call people in the group by name. 2. I try to learn something about th m

and th ir interests. 3. The members of my group feel we

attack problems together. 4. I don' t try to sell the group on my own

ideas all the time. 5. Our own members know when they do

a good job. (I tell them! ) 6. They know what we're aiming at. (Our

goals are as clear to them as to me.) 7. I draw all members of the group into

active participation in the program. 8. I say "we," not "I."

III. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION The leader often has an administrative post

in the organization. What can she do to make things "click"? 1. I am old on my job! I fee l it has a lot

to contribut to the campu (or chap­ter) .

2. I can be depended on to carry through on a job to the last detail.

3. I keep appointments. 4. I can plan and organize my own time

effectively so that I get thing done. 5. I'm willing to give up a course of action

that's a favorite of mine if another i sugges ted tha t the group think is better.

6. I delegate re ponsibility to other peo­ple and ee to it that they carry through.

7. I am willing to tand by a decision and carry it out energetically once it has been made.

IV. Co DUCT oF MEETING What techniques are valuable to the leader

of a meeting? When I conduct a meeting do the members feel we are getting things done and also enjoy it?

1. I know enough about parliamentary pro edure to keep meetina aoing smoothly.

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i. ALPHA GAMMA walked away with double honors in the annual R eddie Day festivitie a t H enderson State T eachers College capturing first place in two women's competitive events. Alpha Gamma was permanently presented with a bronze plaque by winning the women' singing conte t for the third consecutive yea r. M ean':Vhile Alpha Gamma was a! o awarded the plaque for the best women's skit and will keep it until the 1951 R eddie Day.

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2. When I conduct a meeting the group laughs occasionally-and at the right place !

3. There are no "dead pot " in the room. Everyone i a lert to the di scussion and many are taking part.

4. I fi gure out the acoustics (if it is a large room ) a nd am sure that I can be heard.

5. I give member of the group the feeling tha t what they ay is valuable and h lpful.

6. I try to keep th group "on the track" during discu ion .

7. I avoid a llowing any member to do too

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One of the out tanding features of the R eddie D ay Program was the " tapping" of pledges for Heart and K ey, H ender on's student service club. Mi s Royce Wright, Alpha Gamm a and H eart and K ey pre ident, conducted the installation ceremony. Among those in tailed were four Alpha Gammas: Norma J ean L angley, M ary Ann Lowe, Pat y M cPherson Hope, and Bobby N elson .

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much of the talking- even me ! 8. If some member gets heated, I um ­

marize her comment in a calm manner a nd answer her myself.

9. I sen e when to bring the discu ion to a clo e.

10. I clio h the thinking of the group, ummarizing, reviewing the plan of ac­

tion agreed u pon.

Thi check li t would b valuable to orne back to throughout our career a a-roup I ad­er whether we ar on a ollege campu r leading a hureh or PTA ommitt e m eet­ing. Phi Mu can and should train f!Ood leader .

EouCATION CoMMITTEE oF THE NATIONAL PANHELLENrc CoNFERENCE

Bernice Gate, Ruth Ware Grieg, Mary B. M erritt

;\. THE colleges and universities of the United States extend each year a welcome to students from all parts of the world. Mr. J. Benjamin Schmoker in the 1949 issue of "The Unoffi­cial . Ambassadors," published · by the Com­mittee on Friendly R elations Among Foreign Students, makes pertinent suggestions for an improved community program for these stu­dents.

"The Unofficial Ambassadors" for 1949 reports an increase this year of over 3,000 in the number of students from other lands in residence in colleges and universities in the United States. There are 24,000 guest stu­dents from 101 countries and island groups. If tha t frequently quoted sentence from the Preamble to the Constitution of UNESCO has any validity, what happens to these guests is very much our concern and responsi­bility. The preamble reads: "Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men tha t the defense of peace must be constructed."

"At the same time we cannot be true to our own experience and our own knowledge with­out sta ting these facts : 1. Currency restric­tions and the shortage of the American dollar interfere with the best selective proce ses. New nations needing our help at this partic­ular moment are the very ones hindered in the sending of their students. 2. There are students now in residence in actual want. There are students who face returning with­out having completed their educa tional re­quirements. The colleges are carrying the financial burden, but they cannot do so indefinitely. We do not believe that the defenses of peace can be assumed and carried by private means alone. We do believe that our people should encourage our government to place high priority on the program of stu­dent exchange. It is a basic investment in understanding and good will. 3. Education for such international amity is a two-way process. We have much to learn from our guests. We need to create a condition of mutual respec t and mutual humility. 4. Edu­cation for peace is not the concern of the classroom and the lecture hall alone. Our

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aim has been for a total edu a tional xp ri­ence. For the for ign student this m ans tha t way must b found to share the rugh r intellectual, social a nd r ligious values inh r­ent in our society.

"From the port of entry the student goes to the college campus. The plann d personal touch goes with him. Our larger colleges ~nd universities have offi ially designated Foreign Student Counselor . These counselors in turn work ·with other members of the faculty, cam­pus leaders and students so that it becomes possible for the guest student to a nticipa te and realize personal contact upon his arrival in the college community. In other colleg centers the Committee has 'associates,' men and w~men of the community who can be called upon for such personal service as may be necessary. Furthermore, in this econd area of our service, the Committee, largely becau e of its personal contacts, is able to con­tinue a relationship that encourages the gue t student to share rus experiences and express his desires and needs. On the basis of uch information, the Committee, in turn, ugge t a campus program designed to achieve better results. We are able to serve as a clearing hou e of experiences . where good program building on one college campu · can be hared and adapted to ano ther.

"A ontinuous opmwn urvey . keep us aware of the experience of foreign tudent throughout the country. Through our inqui ry students indica te that their ad ju tment and experiences on the campus are generally quite sa ti factory. This cannot be aid of rela tion­ship to the communi ty. In spit of orne out­standing example of community ho pitality the majority of student expre s a keen de ire to know American home better and di ap­pointment a t Jack of opportuni ty for tru .

" It is significant to know tha t a grea t man of our guest students are on the graduate level. For the most part the are enrolled in highly sc ientific' and technical cou rse . In the classroom and the labora tor the get the 'know-how.' They need m'ore than the lec tur

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Lois W amhoff in her classroom at the Gard e nville SchooL St. Louis.

t A WELL DESERVED honor was bestowed on University. Lois Wamhoff, St. Louis alumna. She was R ecently Loi wa presented with a hun­selected to represent the St. Loui teachers dred dollar cholarship to an Audubon nature in the Sunday rotogravure section of the St . camp. The award wa presented by Roger Louis Post-Dispatch. Two whole pages were T. Peterson, an ornithologist of Wa hington, given over to pictures of her home, her class- D. C. , under the au pice of the St. Louis room, and her evening class at Washington Audubon Society.

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room approach. The more must come from the community.

"The foreign students need to ee wheels go around, and have the personal relation­ship with business and professional people that will allow talking shop. Civic clubs, par­ticularly Rotary and Y's Men, have projects directed to this need . Some well-known Inter­national House coopera ting with Interna­tional Rotary, have planned tours during va­cation periods with bu ine s place and fac­tories open to tudents. Again, to be effective, uch response from the community mu t be

int grated with the college program of the stud nt.

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"Finall y, if the be t re ults are to be achieved, we must find the ways to continue relationship a fter the student returns to his home. The program of UNESCO provides mean and method of educational and cul­tural tie . Personal friend hip find their own way aero national boundaries. Mutual un­der tandinCY develops into tru t. Our own tudent will go to the far corner of the

world under the pro i ion of the Fulbright Act. W e urge American profes ional oci tie to include gue t tudents in their f lim hip and to do o a t an arl date in order that profe ional tie ran er e to con erv inter­national ood ' ill and onfiden .

Joan Luchenbill.

Chi Chapter. Marjorie Shirley

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t WE were all very proud of ou r Joan Lu k­

enbill who reigned as queen of M rc r

County during August 24, 25, and 26. J oan

is the daughter of M r. and Mrs. Adrian Lu k­

enbill of New Boston, Il linois. She gradu at d

from New Bos ton High hool, and is now

a junior majoring in P.E. at We tern Illinois

State College. The contest wa bas d pri­

marily on personality.

t ON Tuesday, M ay 23, in the orority room in Knutti H all, the members of Alpha Sigma T au Sorority voted M arjorie Shirley Ger­rardstown, West Virginia, as the outstanding Alpha Sigma T au for the ear 1949-1950.

Miss Shirley gradu a ted in June with a Bachelor of Art degree in H om Economic . She is a! o in "Who's Who Among Student in American College and U niversities ' K appa Delta Pi, a na tional honorary fra ter­nity in education, the International R ela tion Club, the Young Women's Chri tian A ocia­tion, in which she er ed a chaplain, and the College Council in which he erved a the junior cia s representa ti e. In the H ome Economics Club he erved a e retary in 1947-1948 ; vice pre ident, 1948-1949 · and president, 1949-1 950. She ' a chaplain of Alpha Sigma T au in 1947-1 948. he erv d as recording secretar for the local ororit. Alpha Chi Alpha from 1948-1 950.

Beautiful, eighteen-year-old Bette Lou Pittman, Beta Chapter, Miss Michigan of 1950, was crowned in August. Entered as "Miss Shiawassee," she won over five other contestants, all shorter than her five feet , seven i nches. Bette Lou will use the $500 education scohlarship to further her major in speech and drama and the $300 dramatics scholarship, the Patricia

Stevens Award, will help her continue her dramatic studies.

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Pat Atkins. sophomore from Magnolia, was chosen "Most Beautiful Coed" on the Arkan­sas State Teachers campus for 1950-51. She is this college's entry into the national contest for "Miss 1951 Esquire Calendar Girl." She is one of the top twelve in the nation. Finals have not yet been announced. The judges are Bing Crosby, Kay Kyser, Milton Berle . Eddie

Cantor. Horace Heidt. Fred Waring, Rudy Vallee and Ralph Edwards.

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Courtesy of The Angelos of Kappa D elta

BY H ELEN Bu NTING BRowN

;l;. THE woods are full these days of authors whose manuscripts admonish us to lose our fears, gain confidence in ourselves in this or that manner and face life with courage. This type of writing will continue to appear as long as life continues to increase in tempo, for a certain amount of peace and confidence can be gained by the calming reitera tion of cer­tain basic truths that we say we believe but fail to make a part of ourselves by putting into practice.

Perhaps it is a little unfa ir to so label the e fe w paragraphs that one expects a discussion of some sort of air line schedule when we intend to deal not with fl ying machines of any sort, but with the plane defined by Mr. Web­ster thus: "Level ; ta te of development or existence." For the moment, let us divide all of life into three planes-intellectual, social, and spiritual. Which planes are we, collect­ively and individually, developing to the greatest degree? In that development are we finding peace, calmness, poise, and con­fidence?

Certainly m an's .intellectual plane has reached the highest level of development in history. His amazing ability to visualize the almost impossible and make it actual is an indication of that . The extent to which mass education has grown should also indicate a rise in the intellectual plane. How wonderful it must be to achieve a goal in intellectual endeavors! How stimulating to have fash­ioned a hydrogen bomb or advanced an Ein­stein theory! But if we " take this plane," are we sure to find peace and confidence? ·

There is the social plane which has reached, with the intellectual plane, a high level of development. Society has become compli­cated with its business, political, domestic, recreational, et cetera ad infinitum pressures buffeting us into anything but peace and harmony.

It is with the development of the third plane- the spiritual- that we mu t concern ourselves most actively and aggressively.

Last June one of m y college roommate Hilda Gardner H arden Gamma, and I went back to that mall Virginia college a t th foot

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of the Blue Ridge Mountains for our twenty­fi fth class reunion. We were as igned by the alumnae secretary to a dormitory room who e occupants did not stay for commencement. By a strange coincidence that room was the one we had occupied together in college days. Late in the night when the campus finally became quiet, pictures of life at Hollin that I had not thought of in years flooded my memory. Most vivid was a memory of four undergraduates sprawling on those two bed in one of the never-ending bull sessions about Life (always with a capital "L" ). One opho­more contributed that she could not believe that "Life" was anything but good and we solemnly agreed that life was good, happy, a sort of Pollyanna arrangement. This wa occurring in the opulent twenties, a time a little like the pre ent. Money was easy. Few students had any great financial d ifficul ty staying in school. We had just won a great war- one to "end all wars"-and life was to be free from stres and strain from then on. But, each of these girls, in a few short years, was faced with bringing up a family in the most devastating financial depression in our country's history; the bewildering experience of facing separation from beloved ones by the seemingly final hand of death ; and meeting a condition in which we were powerless to do anything but send our on and husbands to kill or be killed. Ye , my generation wa forced to face these terrific m ajor crise with­out m an's spiritual plane being on the high level with life's other plane .

U ntil man bring the level of his piritual development higher than that of his intellec­tual and social plane , there i no hope of peace on earth nor peace in individual minds. How can this be brought about, for it i a complete rever al of many modern trend ? How can love, hone ty humility elfle ne become ommon attribute of all human nature? It is erv imple-let it begin in me! If I am to face life' emergen ie calmly and unafraid I mu t find omethinrr piritual that I can have faith in. If I put m • fa ith in financial ecurit thi can b ' ep t away in

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_Adult f:ducalion Bv MARY WALLACE, Muncie Alumnae

t WHAT line of adult education are you as a mother following in preparation for your interests and activities after your children no longer need your immediate attention? All too often we suddenly awaken to the fact that Johnny or Mary has seemingly grown up ov~rnight and either they're off to college, or a JOb or to make a home of their own. Quite abruptly we mothers find ourselves no longer rushed and busied by the demands of a lively household where practically all activity of any importance has needed a mother's inter­est and aid. It is inde<;:d a shocking let-down in some cases and if that mother has not thought about it and planned or followed some creative interest of her own liking, she is quite likely to find herself floundering like the proverbial fish out of water. She is liter­a lly lost in her own household and often finds herself becoming self-centered, disagreeable and fault-finding. H er aches and pains are grea tly magnified and she may become a very unpleasant person.

Oppor tunities for interesting hobbies, avocations or part-time participation in com­munity affairs are varied and numerous. If one does not have any training in some field, such organization as YWCA or AAUW offer courses in many types of interesting proj­ec ts. Every community clamors for teen-age

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twinkling of an eye, leaving desola tion and despair. If I pu t a ll of my faith in a person, a much-loved husband, a precious child or dearly loved parent, or even a warm friend, when tha t person is separated from me by death I will become one of those who wail , "Why did God let this happen to me?"

If we " take the spiritual plane" i.e., try to bring the things of the spirit into as sharp

• focus as those of the other two areas of life, we shall find both the intellectual and social sides of our lives remarkably affected . What sort of intellectual life can we expect in our country if the writer in the D ecember issue of a popular magazine was right in his esti­mate (I pray he is not ) that nine out of ten students in colleges and universities cheat ? What kind of society can we expect when a salesman lies about his product and when faced with it after the contract is closed,

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sponsors, Girl Scouts I aders and perhaps day-nursery helpers. You can also help th boys in s outing by being a den-moth r. There is great need for your servi es in your community during the summer months. 4-H club work offers· a variety of activities and a wonderful opportunity to help train the fu­ture hom makers and mother of America. So much for that type of activity dealing with other people.

If you chose to work mort" or less alon but still follow a creative u rge, you may write for periodicals, weave, sketch or paint or you may want to sew or knit for a small profit. If you have trained for a prof ssion, you may find it very well to revive your interest in it.

Then for the sake of everyone a nd esp -cially our very own selves, we hould d, fi­nitely plan to follow som creative a tivity that we enjoy after our child ren are grown. Through our sorority association , w ha e the opportunity of keeping alert and by r ead­ing and hearing of th interests of other Alpha Sigma T aus, find orne reative urge we may satisfy to make our elves a more interesting and worth-wh ile per on . By doing so, we are helping to make the world a better place in which to live.

;t re.adily admits the lie with, "But ou ha en't a thing I said in writing, have you ?"

We must put the things of the pirit for -most in our lives. As w.e develop piritual quali ties our individual ten ion fade into nothingne . Civilization it elf depend upon the degree to which mankind ucceed in thi same endeavour. M ay we learn to pra in all humility with Peter M arshall:

Our Father give us the faith to believe that it is possible for us to live victoriously even in I he midst of dangerous opportunity that e call crisis. H elp us to see that there is some­thing b.ett er than patient endurance or keeping a stiff uppe1· lip, and that w histling in the dark is not really bravery.

T 1·usting in Thee, may l e ha e the fa ith that goes singing in the rain, kno 1in u that all things work together for uood to th m that love Thee. Th rough Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

;t. MRs. J. R . G uARD (M ary St. Clair King) was sponsor for D el ta Chapter at its start in 1916. She was teacher of piano and organ in the Music D epartment of the State T eachers College until 1938. At that time she married Mr. J. R . Guard, who had lost his wife four years before. She has mothered Mr. Guard's three children ever since. The girls of D elta called the children Alpha, Sigma and T au. The oldest daughter is a senior in Grove City, Pa . College. Dorothy will continue a t Sta te T eachers College at Indiana, Pa., and Jim is a senior in High School.

Mrs. Guard is a Patroness and Alumnae member of A.S.T. She was a National Vice President a t one time.

On September 2, 1950, Mr. and Mrs. J. R . Guard announced the engagement of their daughter Dorothy to Robert Paul Jordan of Indiana, Pa . Miss Guard is a member of Delta Chapter and Mr. Jordan is a member of Eta Chapter, Phi Sigma Pi.

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Dorothy Mae Guard, Delta

Francis Allen WillS, recent

winner in a Disabled War

Veteran's Contest. There

were 1279 entrants. Francis

won first place in beauty for

the boys (98 'l'o ), a blue rib­

bon and a trophy in the Ba­

by Coronation Court. He is

the son of Pauline Wills, Den-

ver Alumnae.

tn Bv MARIANNE LAMBERTY, Denver Alumnae

Marianne Lamberty, Denver Alumnae

;\; M v return from Europe this summer after two years of working in Germany and traveling all over western Europe brought to an end the most exciting experience of my life.

Paris in the spring is just as beautiful as the ongwriters picture it. The Eiffel Tower in the moonlight is a never-to-be-forgotten sight and the Easter Parade along the Champs D'Elysees is most exciting. Hours spent in the Louvre with the great masters pass all too quickly.

From Paris to Holland and the acres and acres of colorful tulip beds! A riot of color spreads from the fields into the yards and streets of the quaint Dutch villages while ancient customs and costumes mingle with modern progress and conveniences.

Spring retreats gracefully for summer's advent in the beautiful Bavarian country of Germany. Farmers walk beside their ox­drawn carts along the narrow roads between

fields of waving grain . Th landscape is dotted with the picturesque red-roof d villag s surrounding the hur h ste pi s. From the high country th fl ocks of she p and herds of ca ttle are driv n to summ r grazing lands high in the Bavarian Alps.

In the autumn Italy b ckons. The vin -yards are purple with the grapes which will soon be on the tables all over the world. In Venice the gondoliers sing happily as your gondola drifts along the Grand Canal to St. M ark's Square in this most nchanting ity. Visits to the great cathedrals a nd ancient catacombs a nd a per onal audienc with Pope Pius XII impresses one with the great religious history of the city. Further south the skies refl ect the beautiful blue of the M editerranean and the harbors of aples and Genoa are fill ed with ship flying the flags of nations of the world. Acros the Bay of Naples the Isle of Capri nestles peacefully in the brilliant sunlight. The pastel-colored villas scattered over the hillsides and the small boys diving for lira as the boat sails into the harbor add to the charm of the

' island.

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What better place to be in wintertime than Switzerland? It's time for fun and from all over the world come tourists to en­joy the winter sports with the Swiss. The trip from the St. Moritz railroad station to the hotel is made, wrapped in fur robes, by winter taxi-a vivid colored hor e-drawn sleigh complete with sleighbell . Along the streets huge ice statu es welcome vi itors to the cafes and shops. From the window of the hotel room the ki slopes dotted with color invite both beginner and expert. Be­hind the hotel on the huge ice rink European figure skating champion are practicing fo r the Olympic games.

Yet in spite of all the glamour and ex­citement of the Continent, I'm glad I'm an American! It is a privilege I value even more now than I did two year ago.

BY CHRISTINE G AULDIN, Psi '50

;.\; WHY join a sorority? This question is repeatedly asked sorority girls by friends, relatives.

How can we answer them? What can we say to these people who honestly do not know the companionship, security, and feeling of being wanted that go with sorority life ? How can we explain the thrill we ex­perienced on that rush week end when we dashed, bid in hand, up the steps of our sorority house and into the arms of our loudly cheering sisters-to-be? Could they ever understand how deeply touched .we were a t initiation, and how the ideals that were so new to us then have become so much a part of our lives-a part that makes us a little bit richer, a little bit better, and a little bit more the women that our Creator intended that we be?

F R E S H

ALPH.A

The warm feeling tha t floods the room each time we sing our Sorority Hymn is omething that words cannot explain. There

is something in our orority life, something in being "like-minded, compassionate, loving as sisters" that must be experienced rather than explained.

Sorority life is, in a sense, like being a member of a family. It furnishes us with an indescribable something, a most valuable something that makes life worth living. Life without love and friendship is worthless; life with love and friendship is rich and beautiful. The wonderful thing about friendship is that the more of it that we give, the more comes back to us. The wonderful thing about sorority is tha t there ar~ so many oppor­tunities for giving.

Left to right: Kathleen Raleigh. Aheila Stefanac. and "bewildered freshman" Margaret Rice.

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;t. ALPHA CHAPTER opened the school term by holding a combination wiener roast and business meeting in the Hollow on Monday night, September 25, at 5: 00 p.m. Eighteen gjrls were present to join in the fun. After supper we participated in a rousing singing fest, led by Gretchen Gaffield. The officers for this semester are Margaret Hoffman, president ; H arriet Gilmore, vice president ; Fay Mitchell, corresponding secretary ; Gloria Wedge, recording secretary ; M argaret M eyer, treasurer ; J anice Doll, chaplain ; Sally Masters, custodian; and Joanne Benedict, editor.

On Saturday, O ctober 14, we had our first event of the rushing season in M cK enny H all. Our open house was a big success, and we are looking forward to bigger and better successes in our work this semester. We are m aking many plans for this season which include buying a sign for our social events, and planning a celebration for Founders' D ay on November 4.

On Saturday, O ctober 7, we were pleasantly surprised to have six Alpha Sigs pay us a visit on their way to their Illinois State T eachers College football game with Wayne University. These girls were from Macomb, Illinois. We participated in an informal discussion of the purposes of Alpha Sigma Tau, and everyone left with a feeling of happiness, knowing they could see their sisters from all over the United States.­JoANNE BENEDICT.

t Two outstanding beauties of Beta Chapter will ride on floats other than the sorority float in Central' s Homecoming Parade on October 14. They are Bette Lou Pittman, who is "Miss Michigan of 1950" and J eanne Gleason, who is a member of the Home­coming Queen's Court.

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After winning the state crown, "Miss Michigan of 1950," Bette Lou went to Atlantic City where she took part in the Miss America Pageant on September 2.

Initia ted into Alpha Sigma T au in April, 1950, Bette Lou is very active in the chapter - and, this year, a very busy girl, for a lmost every weekend she is being honored by another college or organization. In Central's Homecoming parade Bette Lou wil l ride in a car bearing the banner, "Alpha Sigma Tau is proud of Miss Michigan."

J eanne, a ta ll blu -eyed beauty, wa al o initia ted into the sorori ty last Apri l. She' a busy co d too, being a member of th College Booster Club as well as Alpha Sigma T au. J eanne is an excellent tap-dan er, who performs in many campus shows.

Right now we are giving every par minute to the de ign and constru tion of the sorority float to be in the homecoming

Jeanne Gleason

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parade. W e're hoping to earn one of the six pnzes for the most beautiful and funniest floats.

We are beginning plans for a rummage sale to be held on November 4.- MARY K. TAYLOR.

t "A ROSE is a rose is a rose." Probably inspired by Gertrude Stein, con­

temporary American writer, and the Alpha Sigma Tau sorority flower, the Taus cap­tured the Kiwanis club trophy with their prize-winning float m the homecoming parade Saturday,

Pat Beal, Tau pre ident, accepted the cup from a Kiwanis representative at the M emorial fi eld judges' stand. The award was displayed at the sorority tea following the Indiana-Edinboro game.

Cardboard boxes, crepe paper and foliage composed materials used for the float. Ruth Ann Oakford headed the decoration com­mittee for the parade entry.

The cup is a permanent possession of the sorority.

t THE Zeta Chapter has been busy looking over the new group of freshmen which Lock Haven has received this year. We are vying with the other sororities to pick out choice pledges for this fall's initiation.

The forthcoming Dayroom T ea and Con­vocation for the parents will give us a chance to display our lovely new tea service. Several years ago, money was designated to buy the college an appropriate gift. Our opportunity finally came this fa ll when the Student Co-opera tive Council informed us of their desire to split the cost of uch an article. The publicity and good will we have spread throughout the college by this means has been quite gratifying and furthermore, our gift is practical as well as beautiful.

Plan are being made for a rummage ale for the early part of November a a means of making orne extra ca h . AI o arrange­ments are being made for our annual Found r' Day banquet at which time we hope to ell bracelet which we made for the alumnae.

Mrs. Steen, our district president, expects to be with us the 6th and 7th of November. - PATRICIA FLEMING.

t . THE first event on our calendar of activities thi seme ter was the formal · initiation of three new members into Theta Chapter. Formal initia tion wa held thi year a t the Hotel Sta tler on September 13, and our new member are M arlowe Franko, M ary Pett, and Margaret Rice.

The girls of Theta Chapter are big si ters to entering fre hmen little sisters this semes­ter. The role of a big sister is to acquaint the little ister with Wayne University and offer assi tance whenever she t an. The little sisters were feted a t a Big and Little Sister Coke Hour ponsored by our Association of Women Students.

Playing big isters to freshmen girls this emester wasn' t the only "aid" offered by

Theta. On fre hman registration day, the Alpha Sigs set up a fre hman informa tion booth to direct bewildered, wandering fre h­men.

Mr . Marion B. Lucky ha been welcomed into Theta Chapter a t pa troness and will have been presented with her patrone pin when this issue comes out.

Twice-a-year rushing was continued at W ayne University thi emes ter, and we had our fir t rush party O ctober 9. Our second party, "A Trip Around the World," wa held on October 17.

Thi fa ll, Theta Chapter ha welcomed into it group Mi s Milenka H ere a faculty adviser.

On Saturday October 7, we were hostess to five girls from Alpha Epsilon Chapter a t W estern Illinois and their advi er, Miss Stull whom we invited to D etroit to ee their team play against our W ayne T artars. After the game, they were gu e t a t a party with D elta Sigma Pi fra ternity a t the home of Theta' Lena Milza.-MARGARET RICE.

t DuE to the marriage of Moll Pit her ( he' now Molly Ma Into h ), and her ub­equent graduation Lambda had an el tion

in the pring for a n pr id nt. ew

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officers and old include : President, Ruth Egerter; vice president, Connie Bruno ; secretary, Mary Minars ; treasurer, Margie Mayo ; historian-editor, Jeanette Zorzi.

Celebrating the close of a hectic semester, .Lambda Chapter held a picnic at the "Cloisters" on June 12.

During the summer we kept in touch with each other and managed to lay plans for another picnic which was held on September 9. (The Lambdas dearly love to eat! ) At this picnic we did some serious thinking about Fall rushing, but laid no definite plans.

On September 14 we entertained Mr . Field, one of our patronesses at dinner, to bid her farewell. Mrs. Field is moving back to Michigan, and we presented her with a candle snuffer in the shape of a Liberty Bell - a memento of the " City of Brotherly Love." We will really miss Mrs. Field and hope she will soon come back to · visit us.

This year T emple's Panhellenic Council formulated new plans for Fall rushing. We had two small rush parties, to which every­one was invited, and one large rush party.

Our main them this year was " 1950- Aipha Sigma Tau's Year of Exploration." Our first small party on 0 tob r 12, v ry ap­propriately, was on a Columbus Day motif, with decorations on a sailing s hem . 0 tober 16, our sc ond sma ll party had a Ponce de Leon th me. And, to top it a ll off, October 24 we held our larg rush party in th form of a progressive dinn r, from Afri a to J apan to the Antarc tic, via oth r interes ting place . H ard work and co­operation made every party a huge su cess. H ere's hoping for orne wondcrf ul pi dges !

A one of our project for the y ar we are dressing a doll to be chanced off at a bazaar given by the T emple University H o pita! Auxiliary. Affectionately termed "Lambda Pie" by our adviser, M rs. Barnes, she as y~t has no official name, but her wardrobe IS

growing. Late t items include a red and white cheer leading outfit, a teal olue strap­less evening gown, and a red and white triped play suit. November 3 she will be

pre ented to the Auxiliary a t a tea, which the sorority wi ll a ttend in a body.­J EANETTE R. ZoRZI.

Rho members a nd rushees at informa l party.

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~ FRIDAY, O cTOBER THE THIRTEENTH, found the Pis at one of our famou and frequent Pajama Parties. What fun! We did every­thing from telling Ghost Stories to giving one girl a toni . At the "Witching Hour" we enjoyed a luscious lunch of " just baked" ham, slaw, macaroni and cheese and hot cocoa. W e heard the clock trike three be­fore everyone was se ttled in her blanket. All this was in honor of our sweet new

, pledge, Myra Schnieder, whom we're sure won' t forget her fi rst Pajama par ty with the Pi . (We were very happy to have with u also, D olores Albrecht, one of our favorite Alums.)

In two weeks we' re off to a H allowe'en Wiener R oast a t Mrs. Carol Brown's. Yes, she's one of our active , but Gregg changed her name this summer. We were happy to welcome back to H arri and Alpha, Clemi Wiener ; nice to have her around again .

Last, but not leas t, we're making plans for a Christmas party fo r our Alums who gave us so much help a t our rush pa rties this term.-RosALIE WoNES.

~ R Ho CHAPTER started off their series of rush parties on Saturday, September 30, with a tea held in the home of M rs. Ollie J ames .. The alumnae members had charge of this affair.

The Indian theme was carried out a t the informal party which was held a t the Durant Coun try Club on Sa turday evening.

The fi nal party wa a breakfas t a t the home of M r . Sam Sullivan.

Bid hou e was held Sunday afternoon . Those accep ting the colors of Alpha Sigma Tau were: Ina M ae Winter, Bet ty M ercer, Peggy Clark, Eva J ane Girard, Evelyn M oore a nd Geneva H ammer.

5£'/ma j 5£/ver _AnniverJary ~ O NE of the most beautiful and impres ive event on Sigma's calendar wa the Silver Anniver ary lu ncheon, which took p lace a t the Buffa lo Athletic Club on June 3, 1950.

M argaret M acdonald acted as toast­mi tres . I talian salt dip made uitable favors. A beautiful cake, decora ted in gold a nd emera ld, adorned the head ta ble. Upon the cake were three candles representing the

Sigmas at Alpha Sigma Tau dance, Buffalo State Teachers College.

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founders, the present and the future of the sorority.

~iss Edna Hurd spoke on early ex­penences of the chapter. Under the direction of Lucile Steen; Catherine Smith, Lois Anne Dryer, Veronica Wilkins, and Catherine Crocuston presented a skit "Reminiscences of Twenty-five Years Ago." The status of the collegiate chapter was discussed by J ean Johnson.

The program concluded with a memorial service for Sigma members who have passed on. This was conducted by Marion Holds­worth, Chapter President.

Plans are now under way for the dessert­bridge par.ty and Founder's Day.

Flapper days are here again! R etrogres­sion! Yes ! This is how Sigma collegiates in­terested non-Greeks in sorority. The theme of our Rush Party was centered on the 25th birthday of Alpha Sigma T au at Buffalo Sta te. Invita tions in the .form of a 1925 model car were sent ·to 75 all-around girls, and 50 a ttended the party, held at the Col­lege Club.

Attic trunks were raided as Sigma girls hunted in search of "flapper" costumes to really take the rushees back to the "roaring twenties," and more than one dress had the odor of moth balls. The entertainment in­cluded an old time movie accompanied by the tear-jerking notes of "H earts and Flow­ers," however, the real hit of the evening came when two sorority girls danced the Charleston and the Big Apple.

With a successful Rush Party behind us we of Sigma are looking forward to a wonder­fu l group of Pledges for the coming year.

SIGMA's year here at Buffalo State has had a wonderful start. Our annual informal dance, Tau D reamtime, held O ctober 29, proved to be a colossal success. The dance floor of "State's" new Student Union looked like Time's Square on New Year's Eve as couples waltzed, polkaed, and jitter-bugged in time to the music of "The Club Band­stand." Old Vienna lived again for a few short minutes as competing couples waltzed to the Blue Danube in the main attraction of the dance, Tau's "Waltz Contest." The win­ning couple was crowned Emperor and Em­press of the Waltz at the stroke of midnight under a huge shimmering yellow crescent moon and the girl was presented with a

Original members of Sigma Chapter.

beautiful arm bouquet of yellow chrysan­themums tied with a green bow, carrying out our sorority colors. Sigma girls will remem­ber Tau D ream time 1950 as a great success both financially and socially, and they feel certain that it ha in itiated a good year on campus.- PATRICIA H ART.

Zta Jau _A.nlicipalej ;\; ONcE again the Zeta Tau doors have been opened with great anticipation for the coming year. We already are bu y making big plans for '50-'51 ses ion.

Fall rushing has just been completed and I'm quite proud to say that we pledged orne lovely girls. They are Margie H all, Kitty H amlet, H elen Castra and Frances Thomas.

We had our first party of the year, and it was wonderful to get together again and chat over our ummer e capade . Our ir­ginia Beach trip was one of our main topi That was truly an exciting week.- WI TO JoHN SON.

Upji/on 1 5adie JJawhinj

:J)alj :J)ance ;\; PLANS are in progre kins Day D ance which the entire student body.

for the Sadie H a\v­we will pon or for

K atherine Greer and Pat Atkin are tar­ring in "Smilin' Through," a romantic com­edy, to be presented November 2 and 3.

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K a therine rs also a candidate for Scroll queen.

Nine Royal Rooters are back. K atsy H art was elected vice president of this organiza­tion.

K atherine Greer, Betty Sullivan, and Fon­ta Brittenum are on the Dormitory Advisory Council.

Plans are being completed for H omecom­ing. The H alloween Ca rnival is another event for this fall.

Rushing has been deferred until second semeste'r.

J oan Mullins is a cheerleader. H elen Greer is vice president of the Student Chri tia n Associa tion.

Doris Scott and J eanette V enerable were both married this summer. We gave them a surprise party.

Betty Murphy comes to us from H ender­son Sta te T eachers College.

M artha Smith and Zelda R amsey, pledges held over from the summer, will be initia ted O ctober 14.

Mrs. Harold B. Wenzel, District President, will inspect this chapter in October. We are planning a banquet in her honor for O c­tober 16.- FONTA BRITTENUM.

t ALPHA SIG MA T Au at Southeastern Loui i­ana College has been quite busy since Sep­tember when the fall seme ter opened. W e elected Billie June Sumrall of Houma, Louisiana orori ty beauty. Another charm­ing member, June Smith of Bogalusa, Louisi­ana, was cho en Sweetheart of Alpha Omega, which is one of the fra terni ties on the cam­pus. June will be in the homecoming court thi yea r. Billie was also elected ecretary of the junior clas .

At present we are in the midst of rush week. Our tea was held O ctober 9 in the home of Mrs. J ohn Purser, our patroness. Enclosed is a snapshot of ou r member and orne guests who were present. For our rush

party we are using the theme of "H obo Expres ." From all reports this promises to be a great ge t-together.

We have enjoyed having Mrs. H . B. W en­zel, our national in pector, visit us today. She gave us many helpful uggestions.­DoROTHY PIERCE.

Phi's Rush Tea

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Miss Sara Cree. Advisor of Chi Chapter.

;\; CHI CHAPTER started off the fall term with its first regular business meeting on Tuesday, September 19, in the sorority room in Knutti Hall.

Patty Walters was chosen to represent Chi Chapter in the intramural sports program. Volley ball games will be conducted during the month of O ctober .

On October 3, we held a reception from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p .m. in the R ecreation Room of Snyder Science Hall . Approxi­mately one hundred and twenty-five fresh­men, transfer students, members of the facul­ty, and members of Chi Chapter were pres­ent.

Faculty members who were present were: Miss Sara H elen Cree, our advisor, Dr.

Carey V. Stabler, dean and registrar at Shepherd College, Dr. Ruth Scarborough, patroness, Dr. Vera Moulton, Mrs. Alice Bicknell, women's counselor, Miss Louise Huffaker, Mr. and Mrs. R ay Harris, Mrs. Hazel Newman, Miss Etta Williams, Miss Ruth Conrad, and Miss Florence Shaw.

The Recreation Room was decorated with autumn flowers.

The table was centered with an arrange­ment of yellow roses and fern in a silver bowl.

Miss M ary Ellen Wareham, our president, pre idcd a t the punch bowL- CLARA RoB­ERTS.

;\; WE Psi found much that was new and different in our dear old Lincoln House when we returned to campus this fall. First, there was the new porch furniture which our seniors left as a constant reminder of our many happy days when they were with us.

Then there was the shining gold cup which we won for writing the best song for the Panhellenic Council of our school. Each sorority submitted one original song which was presented by its members at a joint meet­ing of all the sororities on our campus and a group of faculty members who acted as judges. Our winning song, written by Eliza­beth J amerson and Sarah Strader, will be used as the song of the Panhellenic Council of our college and will be entered in a sim­ilar contest on a national scale.

Among other things that are new in our house this year are several pieces of furni­ture, purchased by the sorority last spring. Last, but not least, is our new house mother, Mrs. Williams, whose many talents and de­lightful personality have already made her an important part of our group.

Everyone is excitedly making plans for our rush party which will have a carnival theme this year. With all the wonderful ideas for entertainment and the enthusiasm being shown by our members, it cannot help but be a success.

All of the sororities on our campus are, for the first time, on a quota limitation sys­tem, under which we can have only a cer­tain number of members from each clas , but we have great hopes of receiving a won­derful group of girl .

We are sure that our senior will never forget the delightful de sert bridge party gi -en them by our spon or Mis Frank and Dr. Latimer.

The wet weather tha t forced u to ha e our senior picnic in the hou e did not dampen our spirits, and an afternoon of ga e ty and companionship wa brought to a clo e b the presenta tion of gifts to the eniors after supper.

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The elections last spring found many of our girls in offices of various organizations on campus. Among these we have two presi­dents, Dolly Dedrick who heads the Strat­ford Dramatics Club, and Emily Scott who is president of the Westminister Fellowship, a religious organization.-CHRISTINE GAUL­DIN.

Omelja 6 Jrida'1 the Jhirleenlh

;t. THE college year has really started off for the Omega Chapter with a BANG! Sixteen members have reported for active sorority. Two girls, Dot Stewart and M eredith Ol­son are back with . us after being away for sometime. We're mighty glad to have them !

Homecoming was our first thought when we came back to school. W e campaigned for our candidate, Dorothy Sveen (a cute chick with scads of personality ) at a spe­cial convocation and at a dance.

At convocation, Ruby Schuler and Mered­ith Olson handed out tiny candy bars with banners saying "Here's a favor for you, Why not a favor for Dot?"

Our dance was a little different from the average. We featured "Broom dances." It really went over big.

What's this-Alpha Taus in jeans and sweat shirts? Ye p! We h auled rocks for our hillside insignia. After measuring and paint­ing and burning for a couple of day , we ac­complished it. It looks mighty sharp, too.

Well, homecoming soon rolled around with all its gaiety. Our float was in the form of a birthday cake with the opposing team baked in the cake and a beaver on the top­eating it.

The Alumnae Breakfa t wa held in the Gold Room of the Clarence Parker H otel on the Saturday of Homecoming.

After the last smoke of the bonfire had died away and Homecoming had ended, we initia ted a new co-advisor with Miss R eishus. H er name? Miss Virginia Williams of the commerce department-and a swell advisor she is, too!

"Friday the Thirteenth" wa this quarter' theme for our Rush T ea. While tea wa being served, Elaine Mo tad played incidental mu ic. Miss R eishu poured.

Wh n the rushee arrived, they re eived y llow ro c and ute !itt! china "pixes."

The theme was carried out in the center­piece of tiny black ladders and black 13's set in a spray of ferns. When each girl arrived, she received a black 13 with her name printed upon it.

The informal party was brought to a close with parlor games played good-naturedly b rushees, actives and advisors.-DoLORE HAUGAN.

_A~ha _A~ha Swef~ )tJ Jreajur'1

;t. DuRING our spring quarter we had two chili suppers. We found this to be a good way to add to our treasury even though it also meant a lot of work for :all of us.

It i our custom to have a dance during the spring quarter but in order to save money thi year we gave an informal date party in the Community Room of the YWCA. Not only did we save money but we made a nice profit. It proved to be lot of fun dancing, playing card , and eating the well planned refreshments.

We held our Mother' D ay Breakfast, April 30, 1950, at the Robert's Hotel. A very fine program was presented and yellow rose were given as favors.

At a recent meeting a letter from Ingebord Hugo was read . Ingebord, or better known to us a " Inky" became an active member of our orority Ia t pring. She was one of our students from Norway. Not only wa he active in the "Penland School" but ·\\'e

now have an AST in Norway. We have a our new sponsor thi year,

Mi s Evelyn Luecking, an AST from t. Loui who i now teaching a t the Burri Laboratory School here.

Some of our fall activitie include selling Christmas cards and pon oring a dance with the K appa Sigma K appa fra ternity No­vember 11. We are al o ending away for "shellcraft" so that we rna make earring etc. to sell.

W e elec ted Barbara Sue Cline a our "Topsy Turvy Doll' repre entative. Vote, are 1c each and ea h oror·it puts up a cansJida te.

W e elect d to r ign a ur Hom ming Queen Nanc Steffl er. Our Hom coming i

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Left to right: Torch singer, Barbara Eagleburger; bartender. Marie Bingham; can-can chorus, Rose Ann Crooks, Pat Gaylor, Myrtle Kimber, Alyes Bracken, and Virginia Presley.

O ctober 21 , and we are busy working on our float of which our theme is "Ball State Put 'Em on Ice."- BARBARA SuE CLINE.

_A~ha (jamma at Jake fiami/ton ·

;t THE members of Alpha Gamma Chapter spent the weekend of August 19-20 on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Plan for the weekend were made in advance by Bab Mazzia and Clara Ellen Cole. The group met in Hot Springs Saturday, after­nOOI,l and motored from there to Birchwood Bay on Lake Hamilton. A del icious barbecue supper was served to the girls and their dates, who came over for the evening, by Mrs. P. G . Horton, one of the chapter's patron­esses, at her lovely summer home. After the upper, dancing and movies were enjoyed

bv all. - · Sunday -morning the girls went into Hot Springs to attend church and then returned to the lake for their lunch. After lunch many plans were made for the following school

year. La ter that ' afternoon the girl bade each other goodbye and left on their home­ward journey after a wonderful weekend at Lake H amilton.- NORMA J EAN FRANKS.

;t ALPHA DELTA CHAPTER of Alpha Sigma T au opened its rush ea on at Southwest Missouri Sta te College with a we tern motif. Actives, rushee , alumnae, and guest of the SMS sorority gathered in the Ozark Room of the Colonial Hotel in Springfield, Mi -souri, Sept. 18, 1950, for an evening of mu ic fun, and refreshments.

Actives, dressed in can-can co tume of emera ld and gold, orority colors, provided a program for ru hee including kit and dances.

Entertainment wa furni hed b the can­can chorus, who e members were: Ro e nn Crooks, M yrt Kimber AI ce Bra ken Vir­ginja Presley, and Pat Gaylor. The melo­drama, "Little Nell " wa a\ o pre en ted b · : Dorinda Theuer Aly e Bra ken Wilma Wise, Pa t Gaylor, and Mt _ Don ebrino-.

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sorority sponsor. Torch singer, Barbara Eagle­burger, furnished familiar dance-hall ballads throughout the evening.

"Our Tau Heaven" was the theme used for the second rush party given by the Alpha Sigma Tau. The party was held at the home of A~T Barbara Eagleburger. The house was decorated with silver stars, pink clouds, and blue lights.

Entertainment for the evening followed the heaven theme with the story "The Lit­tlest Angel" given by Dorinda Theuer, a song, "Stars Are the Windows of H eaven" by Barbara Eagleburger and group singing. Mrs. Eugene J. Schwartz, sorority patroness, gave a talk on "What Is a Sorority," and Myrt Kimber, president, gave a talk on Al­pha Sigma Tau's history.

Refreshments also carried out the heaven theme. Angel food cake, and punch were served. Silver angels were given as favors.­VIRGINIA PRESLEY.

dinner in Canada, our number was almost lessened by one, due to one girl's lack of identification. However, we made it to the football game in time to see Western beat Wayne, 21-20.

After the game the girls gave us a party at one of their homes, and we spent the night at several of the girls' houses. We left bright and early Sunday morning for the long drive home.

When we entered chool this fall , we came back to a newly decorated house. W e now have bunk beds in several of the rooms, new clo et , newly painted walls and ceilings and even newly painted floors. We are all very proud of it and hope to take good care of it. Sixteen girls are now living at the house and we are having lots of fun .

This has been a very busy year so far, but we have had time for three informal get­togethers with fre hman girls.

The big event i homecoming. It takes place October 21. Our float this year is going to be a large bowl with girls repre­

/J/) I J7 /) J7 l l j senting Western's defeats in the bowl. Then _fi-lpha C.pji{on ij C.n er aine boxes of ingredients repre enting W estern's

1 C'"JI future game . Our logan is "Let' bake a b'J J hela victory cake." For house decorations we h ave

t FRIDAY, OcTOBER 6, five girls along with our sponsor Miss Stull journeyed to D etroit for the football game and a visit with the A~T girls in D etroit.

Arriving in D etroit Saturday about 12: 30 having spent the night at Humington, Indi­ana, we were met by the Theta Girls who showed us around their campus and D e-troit.

chosen the theme, "We've got Northern on the !ide." We are using a sliding board and stuffed football suit . Our open-house tea is also getting tarted, and we hope that it will be the best we've had. Our biggest homecoming thrill was when w~ found out that our president, Wanda Smith, had re­ceived the honor of being first a ttendant to the Homecoming Queen. W e are all very proud of Wanda and c~m hardly wait for the

Upon our return to D etroit after having big day to arrive.-MARY Lou SIEGRIST.

t t t ( CONTIN U ED FROM P AGE 13)

Last year Pa t was Homecoming queen, Hallowe'en Maid, and this year she is a candidate for Scroll beauty.

Before entering college she was " Miss Che­haw Park" at Albany, Georgia, "Miss State Parks," "Miss Gum Spirits of Turpentine" a t Valdosta, Georgia, the South Sponsor for the All-Star football game in Atlanta,

Georgia, and Peanut Bowl Queen . Pat, a speech m ajor, i a member of Alpha

Psi Omega, Women's Athletic As ocia tion, and Student Christian A sociation. She erve the sorority as social chairman .

She has appeared in 'Smilin ' Through," "Othello," and "Stardust."

Pat i engaged to Len Burton of M agnolia. - FONTA BRITTEN M.

__A.fumnae

;\;. THE Beckley Alumnae held its first meet­ing of the new yea r in the home of the presi­dent, Mrs. E. C. Phipps of Mt. Hope.

All the girls were glad to get together again after being separated for the summer months. It is nice seeing each other again and ex­changing vacation news and views.

W e a re very sorry to have lost our last yea r's president, Mrs. Bernard Evans Dick­enson (Janet Koch ) who has moved to Charleston. And V elma Johnson also will be missing from our group. She was married this summer to H arold H edrick of Beckley, and h as gone to Washington, D. C ., to live.

We are very glad to welcome Mrs. Lu­cille V ento b4ck with us again after so m any years away. She has accepted a teach­ing position near O ak Hill and plans to be one of our regula r members again.

Our group is formulating a plan whereby we may be able to assist some worthy AST to stay in school or else help some deserv­ing local girl attend coll eg~ and become an AST .

Mrs. E . C . Phipps was a D elegate repre­senting the Fayette County CTA in a meet­ing a t J ackson's Mill on O ctober 7-8.- J ESSIE WoRLEY.

;\;. THE Bluefield Alumnae Chapter met with the Omicron Collegia te Chapter for a " paint­ing party" in March. The "would-be artists" spent the afternoon putting their masterpieces on paper. Miss Laura Ann Sarvay, art in­structor a t Concord College, acted as judge. The first prize went to a collegia te girl , whose painting entitled , "H eavenly Bliss," fea tured an engaged girl standing on the

clouds. H er model for the painting was one of the Alumna who has just recen tly become engaged.

Lucille Litz W althall (Mrs. R ob rt ) was injured in a car accident while on her way to sorority meeting in February. She is much improved and is able to be out now.

The members of the Bluefield Alumnae Chapter met in M ay at the home of Mrs. H arry Cooke (Ina Ring), M ounta in View Avenue, Bluefield, for the purpose of elect­ing offi cers for the coming year .

The following officers were elected : Mrs. William Richardson (Ellen Godsey), presi­dent ; M rs. H arry Cooke (Ina Ring), vice president ; Miss Norma Cregger, record ing secretary; Mrs. H arold Looney (Clara Belle H onaker) , corresponding secretary ; M iss Vir­ginia Fallis, historian ; Miss Thelma Wilson, chaplain ; Miss Alice Christopher, ed itor.

In June, members enjoyed a dinner party at Pete's Grill .

In July, we met a t Ward's D rive I nn and had a hamburger supper. T hen we journeyed to Athens to visit D r. and M rs. M eade M c­Neil on their Silver W edding Anniversary.

In August, the group had a picnic a t M rs. Preston H amilton's (H~nrietta M ahood ) and we had as our guests, girls who were enter­ing Concord and M arshall Colleges in Sep­tember.

At our first regular meeting in September we met a t Norma Cregger's home with Alice Christopher as co-hostess. J anet Calfee, pres­ident of the Fourth District, in tailed the of­ficers, and many plans were made for the future.

Ou r O ctober meeting will be a joint m eet­ing with the Princeton girls in Princeton.

We have been a ked to join the C it Pan­hellenic, and Mrs. Preston H amil ton will serve as the standing repre enta tive. Each month one person will volunteer to attend the meetings with her.- ALicE CHRISTOPHER.

Pi Chapter Received the Scholarship Cup for the Year 1949-50

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-.t OFFICERS were elected at the April meet­ing. Our election took place at Wren's Nest when we had entertained the M arshall seniors with a luncheon. The new officers were in­stalled at the M ay meeting at the home of Elizabeth R ouse.

May gave us another bride ! Iva Lou Han­na, one of our girls who is teaching in the St. Albans High School, became the bride of Mr. William Barth of Charle ton, W. V a. Iva Lou i learning to cook now at her apartment, 501 Central Avenue, Charleston.

September brought the girl back together again after vacation time. A covered dish luncheon on September 23 at the home of Ruth Pride in St. Albans started the new season. Year books were di tributed and plans for the year were considered. Even a plan for a white elephant sale at our Oc­tober meeting was discussed. The three new members: Mrs. Evans Dickinson (Janet Koch ), Miss Dorcas H aught, and Mrs. Pearl Will (Doris Johnson ) were present ; their ideas added much to the occasion.-RUTH PRIDE.

-.t IN April when Cleveland Panhellenic held its annual Bridge Luncheon, Alpha Sigma Tau walked off with two door prizes, and Dorothy Stadler won the second prize which was a twenty-five dollar gift certificate.

Our September meeting was held at Dorothy Stadler's home, our newly elected president.

As usual we are working on ways to in­crease our treasury. Beside selling greeting cards and our bake sale we are all going to earn three dollars. We must earn it in orne way. Some girls are planning luncheons, bridge parties, etc.

We are planning to have a few Monday night meetings this winter, hoping to get some more people out.

M arian Erickson is planning our Found­er ·, Day Luncheon a t Hickory Grill.

Edythe M cLellan and Catherine Bozarth arc AST r presentative to City Panhellenic this year. Ti kets are ready for th Thank -giving Dance. Thi i alway a highlight in th · Holiday So ial Sea on.- HELEN WicK.

;t MARIANNE LAMBERTY, who just returned home from a two year stay in Europe, wa unanimously elected president at our M ay meeting. She will also erve as Pan-Hellenic alternate.

We welcomed Peggy Yuchem at this meet­ing, too. She i very bu y with an executive po ition in the County Superintendent's of­fice.

Elizabeth 0 borne wa the hostess at the September m eeting. Miss Pat Whittaker, the active Greeley president, was our guest at this meeting. We were very happy to see her.

All the alumnae had busy summers but the mo t exciting event were the wonderful trip

. M argaret Cudmore and her family took. They visited Wa hington, Oregon, and California. They were gone five weeks. Also the lovely marriage of Patricia Ewer, Ruth Ewer's daughter to Arthur Milman on Sep­tember 9.

Plan were made for the Founders' Day Luncheon. It will be held on O ctober 28 a t D . and F.' T ea R oom.

The D enver City Panhellenic Scholarship and Fashion Show luncheon will be held in the Silver Glade a t the Co mopolitan Hotel on Saturday, November 18.

A new needlework guild chairman, Elsa John on, was appointed by the president.­PAULINE WILLS.

f:mporia j (./ab Je6f -.t THE Emporia alum tarted the year with a gab fest a t the orority house in September. Each wa full of idea and plans to be utilized in the en uing year. Betty Ro e, the pre ident, named the tanding committee . Ida Wayman, Ester Griffith, and Ethel Part­ridge, a ho te se , erved an array of de­licious home-made cookie .

It was decided to continue our project of elling Chri tma card , wrappinrr paper

all-occasion card , etc ., a our money mak­ing project.

Wear having a clo e relation hip with the collegia te chapter. Several rrirl help d at the house durinrr ru h week and oth rs pour d at th Faculty Tea, whi h the c 1-legia te had in tob r. Eth 1 B k

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ulted with th collegiate girls when they purchased their new furnishings. Betty Rose a~d Elva Lee. Wayman are working espe­Cially close w1th the collegiate chapter as alumnae representative and treasurer re-pectively. '

We are all planning on this being a big year for the Emporia Chapter of Alpha Sigma T au.- ELVA LEE WAYMAN .

;'I; BEGINNING the year, H azel Schultz Lu­cille MaWhinney, and Eloise Howe~ at­t~nded the Panhellenic tea for girls plan­nmg to ent~r college this fall. They met many plannmg to attend Michigan State Normal Colleges and Central Michigan T eachers' College.

The first m eeting was a cooperative din­ner a t Gretchen Gaffney's in Holly. After a ll the troubles and complications of the Blandings, Gretchen 's home has just about reached completion. That evening, every­one was glad to welcome the return of M yrl (McKellar ) Pike.

During the summer when Barbara K ellar, now in Phoenix, vi ited in Flint a group wa rounded up for a picnic.

Luella Clapp, with her husband, attend­ed the International Lions Convention in Chicago. Crystal H earn had an opportunity to see the Aquatennial in Minneapolis. Pauline D empsey supervised a totlot in Flush­ing. Eloise Howes h ad a week's taste of col­lege life when she took courses at Wooster College in Ohio during the Youth Fellow­ship Conference of the Presbyterian Church. She expects to do counselor work.

Among those vacationing in northern Michigan were Lucille M aWhinney, Gretch­e n Gaffney, Luella Clapp, and Shirley Green.

Shirley Palmer became Mrs. L(W Gauthier. Among those a ttending summer school were Shirley, Gladys Smith, University of Michi­gan; Alice Rabin, Boston University. As a side trip, Alice visited T anglewood, an art center.

In October, H azel Schultz and her hus­bandband spent a week end in New York City, seeing the Michigan-Army game.

The Chapter is fortunate in having again this year Shirley Green for president- L u ­CILLE MAWHINNEY.

_)Junlintjlon j J.nlerejl tn

Cducalion

;\:. THE Huntington, W. V a., a lumnae opened its fall · ason Septemb r 28 with a buffet supper at the YWCA. J noise Pratt was chairman and ellie Maud Dail y, co­cha irman, of th committee on arrangem nts. Others assi ting were Fr da Willis, Betty Gail Richardson and President Clara Closterma n. Members of the Alpha B ta Chapter of M ar­shall College were gues ts.

Earlier in September the Huntington lum­nae were hostess to a large group of incoming freshman women at M arshall Coli ge. The new students were guests a t a barbecu , a lso a t the YWCA.

The October meeting will be a t the home of Clara Clo terman and will be devot d to the subject of education. Mrs. Nan T emple D avis, a past president of the West Virginia Classroom Teachers Associa tion, will be guest speaker. The committee in charge al o includes Eva Miller and Madge Skeen.

In November the sorority will observe Founders' D ay, joining the Alpha Beta Chap­ter for this important occasion . The D ecem­ber meeting will be a t the home of Dorothy Buzek and will be devoted to a discus ion of Christmas mu ic and a song recital by Betty J ane Grimm, member of the faculty of Flori­da State University. Betty J ane, who cored a big succe s in her fir t Times Hall voice recital in New York last January, is a mem­ber of the Huntington Alumnae Chapter.

The February meeting will be a t the home of Lib Brown and the program will con i t of a cosmetics demon tration by a leading Huntington co metic peciali t. In March member of the Huntington Alumnae will join their sisters of the Charle ton W. a ., Chapter for a joint dinner meeting a t the Wren 's Nest in St. Alban . D ai Gill tte, who has recently moved into a beautifu l new home, will be ho te to the Huntington alumnae in April when the program will be devoted to spring fa hion and in Ma the annual luncheon honoring graduate of the Alpha Beta Chapter wi ll b held.- DoROTHY BuzEK.

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t Now that vacations have become a thing of the past- we began this fall with a round­up at the home of our president, Gertrude Kimmick. Interesting ]ides of Penland were shown by our hostess, who, with her husband, visited Miss Lucy Morgan during the sum­mer. After Gertrude's description of our AST Room- the whole group decided we better send down something to help furnish it. Our rummage sale scheduled for O ct. 24 will help finance this project.

Our efficient Mable Wilson has been elected president of the Lansing branch of the Na­tional Women's Farm and Garden associa­tion this year.

Our sympathy goes to Willow Cameron and Margaret Craddock ; both lost their hus­bands this past summer.- DoROTHY M . BRODHEAD.

t THE Muncie Alumnae Chapter began its fall activities in September with a potluck supper at the home of Mrs. Roger Notting­ham. The eighteen alums present were an enthusiastic group as they ate, sat in business session, and then listened to a mutual ex­change of travelogs of the various members present. The Ways and M eans Committee presented two ideas for replenishing the treas­ury, both of which were adopted. Each mem­ber is to put her talent ( ) to work- be it cooking, typing, baby-sitting, or what. She is to sell the product of her talent to someone, deduct her expenses in producing the prod­uct, and place her "net gain" in the sorority treasury. The second idea adopted by the group consi ts in the a signment to the chap­ter of a Penn ylvania Dutch chest fill ed with samples of pottery (lots of emerald and gold ), such as flower container , planters, demitas e cups and aucers. Orde rs are taken for the items desired and a se t percentage accrues to the sorority treasury.

We a re e pecially h appy to have a sociated with our group two . new advi er of the ollegia te group. Mis H len Sornson As o­ia te Prof sor of Education, will erv in that

capacity a will Mis Evelyn Lue king, A -

sistant Profes or of Elementary Education in our Laboratory School. We feel very fortu­nate to have Mi Luecking who comes to u from Pi Chapter, St. Louis. She says he will remain a Pi, but is glad to be adopted by us too.

Again this year we followed the tradition of joining with the collegiate in a "Snack Stop" between the football game and the evening activitie a t homecoming in O ctober. M embers like the informal come and go of this meeting.

Although we groaned a little at having inspec tion, Mr . Maher, our district pre i­dent, is uch a charming per on that her vi it on campus this fall was one of the highlights. The alum entertained in her honor at a luncheon at the home of Mrs. Louis Nelson.

Ye , we of the Muncie Alumnae Chapter a t thi mid-centu ry point, are looking forward to happy time together in ervice for Alpha Sigma T au.- ETHEL HIMELICK.

t DESPITE talk of weddings, trips to far­away places, and the amazing "Whiz Kids" who brought the a tional League pennant to Philadelphia after thirty-five year , the Phila­delphia alumnae have been making plans for a busy year.

The first fall get-together was purely un­offi cial the occasion being the marriage of our president, Eleanor H eydrick, to James M cK eeman on September ixteenth. Who could ask for a more delightful way to begin our new year? Best wi hes to Eleanor and Jim for their future h appine s.

The regular eptember meeting was held at the lovely new home of Polly Souder in the form of a de ert meeting. We " ere delighted to ha e Irene Han on with us, for he and her minister-hu band have been lo­

ca ted for orne time near Blaine, W ashing­ton. We are glad that the will be once more in thi vi inity.

V\ e experienced icariou pleasure in hear­ing of Irene' trip ea t, Claire J enkin ' tour of New England and the Ga pe Penin ula, Dori Boe ' jaunt to Florida and Emil R eed ,• trip to Colorado and W oming. Poll oud r tra clcd to Bo ton, the familie of Mildr d D a Maraar t R eed Ruth Kina, and

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thy Fahy spent plea ant vacation weeks at New Jersey resorts. Betty Scheerbaum and Jean Gilbert visited H elen Doerrfuss a t the University of M exico. Sara J ane App re­sumed her gradua te study a t Pennsylvania State College .

Philadelphia alumnae are looking forward to the ammal Founders' D ay Banquet to b held November eighteenth a t McCallister's R estaurant, famous for its snapper soup and other delicacies.

Santa Claus is expected to be one of the guests at the Christmas party at M argaret R eed's home in December.

In addition to the business and social meet­ings, we are also planning some interesting programs to be held later in the yea r.-EMILY L. REE DY.

nu!Jburfjh (/oej Jnto Jifjh t OuR group is growing and we are very much encouraged with the interest stimu­la ted by our reactivation.

In September we had our luncheon meet­ing at Stauffer's priva te dining room. We meet there the last Saturday of the month and h ave lunch together. Then a brief busi­ness meeting.

O ctober is the only month that we have planned anything special. We are going to have a supper meeting at M axene Wright's home. At that time we will initia te new mem­bers, and celebrate Alpha Sigma T au's birth­day with a birthday cake.

At the meeting a t the K appa Alpha house in O c,tober we were officially introduced as associa te rn'embers of Pittsburgh Panhellenic. Along with the valuable associa tion of rep­resentatives from twenty-nine other sororities, we are sure our group will derive benefits and learn ma ny things.-M AxENE S. WRIGHT.

/echmond-Peler!Jburfj j nano Jej!Jon!J

;t;. O uR members were scattered but on Sat­urday, September 9, we had a Dutch Treat Luncheon at Miller & Rhoads T ea Room to hear what each h ad been doing and to com-

plete our plans for th y ar. M em bers of the sorority who fini shed Longwood and M adison Colleges w re gu sts for th lun h­eon .

Lucy R obinson and h r husband had .a most enjoyable trip to Californ ia and M xJ­co during th summ r.

Our O ctob r m eting was held a t th home of Na ncy H enry in Disputanta. Y arbooks for 1950-51 were distributed and we all agreed they are beautiful , thanks to Ada Bivin' husband, R alph, who prin ted them for us. An interes ting se ries of programs has been arranged for the year. W are making plans now for our annu al Founders' D ay Ban­quet which will be held a t the O ak Leaf I nn on Friday, November 3. Also in November we are planning a plastic party to be held at the home of H elen Sour . Proceeds from this will be used for local social service. W e are also selling R eynolds Ch ristmas Wrap and Christmas cards and la ter in the year plan to have a white elephant sa le to raise money for philanth ropic work. And, of course, we always look forward to our Christmas party which will be held in .the home of " Pit" Chewning thi year.

At the September meeting, our social erv­ice chairman, Judy King, uggested. that we give piano lessons to a 12-year-old g1rl at the M ethodist Orphanage in Petersburg .. I t was decided that this would be a fine proJect. At the O ctober meeting Judy reported that she had been with the little girl when she had her first les on and that she seemed most happy and pleased . For many years she had wanted to take piano lessons bu t the money wa n't available.

As last year, we will aga in send a silver a h tray, engraved with A~T, to the girl at Long­wood and M adison Colleges who had the highest scholastic average Ia t year.

We were very happy to have Nancy H enry and Buelah O wen, both member of P i Chapter a t M adi on College join u till year. If there are any other Alpha Sigma T aus located in or near Richmond or Peter -burg we would be delighted to have ou join u fo r ou meetings the firs t T ue da each month. Our president, Mr . W . L . (V irginia) D aniel, can be reached a t 641 2 M onument Avenue, Richmond or phone 84-4216.­M ARGARET CHEWN ING.

Charley Ann Isom, Phi, received the scholarship ring with a periect average for the year.

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Lenore Seibel, President Roanoke Alumnae

;\; WHEN seven Alpha Sigma Taus in Roa­noke had lunch together one Saturday in September, a dream wa in the making. For several years a ttempts had been made to establish an alumnae chapter in Roanoke, but this year the girl were even more de­termined.

Nine girls met on October 9, a t the home of J ean Arington Wood in Salem and made plans for a new alumnae chapter. The fol­lowing officers were elected for the year:

Lenore Seibel (Psi), President Nancy Morrison (Psi ), V ice President Mattie J ett Peterson (Psi ), Corresponding

and R ecording S ecretary Rachel Ammen (Zeta Tau ), Treasurer Charlotte Greeley (Zeta Tau ), Chaplain .Polly Ross Tatum (Psi ), Historian Mary Ann Boone (Psi ) , Editor On October 25, thirteen Alpha Sigma

Tau took their pledg before Mrs. S. Carl Robin on, National President. With the of­ficer listed above, the following are charter member : Thelma Yo t Lehman (Zeta Tau ), Mary R uth Montgomery McClung (Omi­cron), Sallie Page Ob n hain (Zeta Tau ), Nancy Rob ron (Zeta T au ) J ean Arinu­ton Wood (Zeta Tau ), and Sylvia Yot

(Zeta Tau). One other member, Polly Ma­hood Swope (Omicron) , is a transfer from Bluefield Alumnae.

After a most inspiring service, the Alpha Sigma Taus in Roanoke are ready for a promi ing year.-MARY ANN BooNE.

Shephar~lown j :l'Jr. f?uth

Scarboroutjh t THE Shepherd town Alumnae Chapter tarted it 1950-1951 meetings with a meet­

ing of the officer and committee chairmen the Ia t of July to make plan for the com­ing yea r. Everyone wa enthu ia tic about her work and di cu sed method of getting more alumnae to attend .

On September 14, we went to the home of Mi Mabel Chapman, pre ident, Sharpsburg, M aryland, for our first regular monthly meeting. At thi time tenta tive plans were made for the Founder ' Day Banquet.

The October meeting wa at the home of Mi Betty J ane Ridenour, H agerstown, M aryland. Final plans were made for the Founder' Day Banquet to be held Novem­ber 9, 1950, at the Shepherdstown M ethodi t Church, with members of Chi Chapter join­ing with us.

We were a! o informed about the annual Homecoming at Shepherd College, O ctober 21 , 1950, at which time an Alpha Sig of -Chi Cha pter wiJI be crowned as the First Home­coming Queen .

We were very delighted to have with us one of our patrone ses, Dr. Ruth Scarbor­ough, who told u of her experiences, and places of interes t he saw while a ttending Oxford University and touring Europe thi ummer.- GENEVIEVE PITZER.

St. Joui1 Cnlerlain1 lhe

Y/aliona/ C ouncil t D ES PITE the fact that man of our mem­ber were vacationing about th cour~try thi ummer we had quite a full oronty pro­

gram. We continued our meetinu e ery oth r Frida evening and took o er om of th enterta ininu for th National oun il m et­ing. orne of th alum pr par d and rv d

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a buffet upper for the National Council one evening and on another evening we "hosted" the visiting dignitaries at a barbecue.

With the beginning of school the girls really have gotten into high gear. We had a cook-out breakfast (our first) at Forest Park to which all alums were invited. The atmosphere was rather drippy and damp but the spirit was sunshiny and for some breakfast lasted until one p .m.

Rush season at Harris T eachers College, home of Pi Chapter, was the end of Septem­ber and the alums did all they could to help · the actives. We had a joint meeting with the actives at the home of Miss Kohl, the col­legiate sponsor, before the season started . For each rush party the alums supplied the place, (home of our alums) , bought, pre­pared, and served the food and furnish ed transportation for the rushees. We all feel we know the actives much better since work­ing with them.

We are planning a card party a t Famous Barr Co. on October 21 , for which we are using Penland finger tip towels a prizes, and after that, we have our wonderful Founders' Day Banquet - BARBARA HEMM.

;\; OuR year's work is always highlighted at our annual Mother' s Day T ea. This past May we met at the home of Mrs. Amoth Monk (Edith House ) at Tazewell, Virginia, with Mrs. Barnes Mustard (Nellie Cassell ) a co-hostess.

It is always so enchanting to have our mothers with us at that one meeting. We never have a definitely planned program ; it's always more enjoyable to just chat and let our mothers visit with each other. We had a lovely impromptu musical program by Mrs. Edward Rinehart (Virginia Linkous) playing the piano as no one but Virginia can play. Edith Monk also sang two ong ac­companied by Virginia.

Each mother was presented with a "Moth­er's Day" Ideals book and a dainty linen handkerchief by the chapter.

The meeting was held on Sept. 9, at the home of Margaret Martin, Berwind, W. Va. Final plans were made concerning the year' activities and budget. Margaret was gra­ciously assisted by young Misses Rebecca and

Nan y Mustard , daught rs of N IIi Mustard . Our s ond m eting was h ld tob r 14

at the home of Mrs. Amoth Monk in Taz -well. We were all disappoint d tha t B ula McNeil couldn't b with us. M e ting with her was a pleasure anti ipated by all. Th serious illness of her mother pr vented h r visit. We'd plann d on pr s nting B ul a and M eade with a sterling silver candy dish and spoon, a bela t d ann iversary gift ; h w­ever, since he wasn't th re, w just op n d it and showed it to th oth r guests. Pl ans were made for our group to meet with the Blu field Alumnae when th y enterta in Mrs. Carl Robinson, National Pre ident.

On Nov. 8, we will me t with Ruth Burke at the home of h er sister, Mrs. Earl Elli War. We plan on giving Clara a Stork Shower at that time. She may not be an AST by " name" but she's a true AST at " heart" and to u , she' our "adopted AST sister."

Congra tulations to M argaret M artin who received her M aster' D egree in Education and Guidance from M arshall College, Hunt­ington, W. V a., in Augu t, 1950.- MARY J A E H owARD.

t THIS year we have been having an in­tere ting and entertaining program at each meeting. Our program cha irman, M . T . Thomson, has r a lly been pas ing out the new ideas. At our M ay meeting each mem­ber brough t a ma ll wrapped aift to b u ed as a bingo prize. The prize were cho en by the winner after much pinching and picking.

Our officers for this year are a folio\ : M eda R ay Sewell , pre ident ; M argaret Bow­ers, vice pre iden t · M arie Garber, recording secretary; H arriett Sterne, trea urer; Do roth Gates, corresponding ecretar ; Bett Lipp , historian ; Martha Baker, editor: Doroth Driver, chaplain · and Charlotte D ougla N .P.C. repre entative.

The g-irls who could not lea e the ity during the summer month met at the R a­leigh Hotel in W ashington D . C .. for a at­urday afternoon get-together.

At the September meeting we had a hankie shower for J ea n Trotter \ ho i mO\ inu to T ennessee.

Several of our girl were married during the year. One. Norma Hoke H artle ' · i now

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with her husband at Yale where he is fin ­ishing school.

We have several new members and have learned of several other Sigma Tau's who have just moved to our area.- MARTHA BAKER.

UAchila j _A.mbiliouj Protjram .t. THE Wichita Alumnae h ave planned the activities for the coming year. The fir t meet­ing of each year will be held after an after­noon tea. The program as planned will cover handcraft, aluminum etching, textile painting, copper foi l work, figurine painting.

ALPHA SIGMA TAU OFFICIAL JEWELRY

REGULATION BADGE No. 1-P1ain-10K . .............. $ 5.00

14K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.50 No. 3-Crown Set Pearl. . . . . . . . . . 20.00

ADVISER'S PIN No. 4-Crown Set Pearl. Four Imi-

tation Emer.alds . . . . . . . . 20.00 Crown Set Pearl. Four Gen-

uine Emeralds . . . . . . . . . 25.00 No. S-Mother's Pin, Plain . . . . . . . 5.50 No. 6-Pledge Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25 Recognition Pin-

No. 7-10 Karat Gold. Green Enamel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.50

No. 8-Miniature Coat-of-arms, Gold filled . . . . . . . 1.25

Miniature Coat-of-arms, Silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00

All badges must be ordered on spe­cial official order blanks supplied to e.ach Chapter, the blanks to be signed by the Chapter Treasurer and Chapter Adviser.

GUARD PINS Single Double

Medium Letter Letter Plain . . . . . . . . ......... $2.25 $ 3.50 Crown Set Pearl. . . . . . . . 6.50 11.50

COAT-OF-ARMS GUARD PIN Miniature, Yellow Gold .. 2.75 20':/. Feder.al Excise Tax must be added to all prices quoted above-plus Stale Sales or Use Taxes wherever they are in efiect.

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Also, we planned to send articles, to the Pine Mountain School for Christmas. Our Found­ers' Day Dinner will be during the week of the T eachers Convention and we hope to have some visitor . The officer for thi year are a follows: President, M adolyn Noller ; Vice President, Margaret Kingman ; Secre­tary, Aline Ru sell ; Trea urer, H elen Norton ; Hi toria n, Mary Leroux ; Chaplain, Beverly M cQuinn ; Editor, Betty Frownfelter ; Pan­hellenic representative, H elen Pfanschmidt.

Our Alumnae chap ter here in Wichita is growing each year and through our many social activities and meetings, we are making new friend who have the arne purpose and intere t .- BETTY FROWNFELTER.

t .

No. 6

No. 4

Theta Lena Beckma n to John Sokolosky, July 1,

1950 Barbara Stoke to Werner L eitc;r, August 12

1950

Lambda Eleanor H eydrick, '43 to J ames M cK eeman,

September 16, 1950 Esther Michener '.'iO to Willi am Bentley,

June, 1950 !folly Pitcher '50 to Cha rles Mcintosh, Apri l,

1950 Ruth Stockman '50 to D onald Young, Au­

gust 26, 1950 M a rg·aret Woodland '50 to J o. eph Simer,

October 14, 1950 Margaret Miller '49 to Thomas LeC', No­

vember 18, 1950

Omicron Frances Graves to Craig Thorner, Jun C' 22.

19.'10 TrnogC'ne Miller '43 to H a rold Browning,

August 26, 1930 Doris Wagner '49 to Clarence Shrade r. April

2. 1950

Rho Royce Choate to H a rry D ea n Butcher, O cto­

ber 3, 1950

Psi Ruth Burke '45 to . R obert Dodson, N ovem­

ber 5, 1950

A/j;ha Alpha El t'a nor Gene Hunt '+6 to J ohn C. Baker,

Jul y 2, J 950 Joan ne Thees '+8 to John And rew Chaddock,

September 2, 1950 Marga rC't Zeigler '45 to Willia m F. H es ,

1950 Angae L ou Smith '+.'i to R aymond C. D avi s,

July 29, 1950

A/j;ha B Pia NC'llie M a ude Smith to J ohn D. D a iley, Jr.,

on December 30, 1949

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Eta To Mr. an d Mrs. La ughbau ( Ellen Sau 111 )

a son, L add D . L aughbau II, Dec. 11 , 1949 I ota T o Mr. and Mrs. Orville White (H elen

H a n y) a son, Roger Wayne, March 15. 1950

Lambda T o Mr. and Mrs. Richard Butler (Lila Todd ,

'4 1) a da ughter, November, 1949 T o Rev. and Mrs. Arthur H anson (I ren

Wunderli ch ), a daughter, Elizabeth To Mr. and Mr . Eugene H arri (Alice K 1-

er, '41 ), a on, Brian To Mr. and Mrs. J oseph Knapp (Ru th Fa­

beck '43 ), a daughter, Ruth Ellen, Febru­a ry 4, 1950

T o Mr. and Mrs. Robert O'Dell (L oi. Schweikart, '40 ), a on, Allen R obert. M ay 26, 1950

To Mr. and Mrs. C larence O gle (Carolyn Wuchter), a son. George Edgar, ovem­bcr 13, 1949.

0 micron T o Mr. and 1r . Spencer L. H owa rd ( [a ry

J ane Peery, '44 ) a son, R andy C lark , o­vember 7, J 949

To Mr. and Mr . M . J. Villani ( ild r cl Hundley, '44 ) a daughter, Barbara ue

To Mr. a nd Mrs. William Aker (D oroth a Lind ey, '40 ) a on. William R ., Jr.. Febru-ary 23. 1950 _

To Mr. and frs. J ame 0. Crawford (- nn Ro e PC'a rman, '+4 ) , a on , Richard '\Ii­chael, M ay ", 1950

Pi T o Mr. a nd Mr ·. L ouis Thoma · ( iro·inia

M orrisst'y '32 ) a daughter, M ary \ irginia . J anuar 24, 1950

To Mr. and Mrs. Nelson B arc ( irainia H erron '35 ) a son, Paul L oui . F ebruary 27, 1950

T o Mr. and Mr . . Phil Ever tt (Jani c \\'1 u . . r'nann '%) a on, teven J on. July 8. l -o

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Alpha Beta To Mr. and Mrs. John A. Pratt (Jenoise

Kimes) a son, John Aubra Pratt, Jr., No­vember 8, 1949

To Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Clark (H elene Hin­erman ) a son, Charles Curtis, January 15, 1950

To Mr. and Mrs. Leon Oxley (Mildred K err ) a son, Leon K err Oxley, O ctober 26, 1950

No. IN CHAPTER CHAPTER C HAPTER AvERAGE

Pi 14 1.949

Alpha G amma 31 1.977

L ambd a 10 2.080

Ze ta 19 2.097

Psi 58 2. 143

Alpha Alpha 46 2. 168

Beta 24 2.180

Upsi lon 32 2.187

Theta 15 2.202

Alpha Epsilon 52 2.223

Phi 35 2.264

Omicron 36 2.299

Alpha Delt a 32 2.360

Zeta Tau 33 - .391

Iota 29 2.391

D elta 28 2.485

i\1/ uncie Alumnae To Mrs. Forres t Mayer, Faculty Ad~i er in

the loss of her mother To Mr. and Mrs. Jame Murry (Dorothy

Ayres ), in the loss of one of their twins­Charle Roy-at the age of six week

To Mr. and Mr . Clarence Feeley (Leona Ballinger ), in the lo of th ir on, Robert a t the age of . ix months

1 o Nancy Bruguglia on the dea th of her mother

GIRL WITH HIGHEST I NDIVIDUAL AvERAGE AVERAGE

Patricia Seib 1.129

Jo Ann Carrigan 1. 000

Molly P itcher 1.380

Loi s Grimm 1.235

Dorothy Rowe 1.143

Eliza beth Cochran 1.048

Beverly W a ngberg 1.266

C lara N a tion 1.055

Suzanne Kamm 1.687

June Lorena J ohn on 1.29+

Charley Ann Isom 1.000

Eleanor Palmer 1.091

Alyce Bracken 1. 384

Emma M ae P ittard 1.257

M a n · . Duncan 1.352

Corrin e Car on 1.000

OUR NEWS AGENCY

::!Jelroil, DEAR ALPHA SIG:

Every Alpha Sigma Tau should be familiar with the News Agency and the fact that every magazine subscription she sends in means a commission for her own chapter.

Out of 27 collegiate chapters only three chapters sent in magazine subscrip · tions.

Out of 24 alumnae chapters only eleven chapters sent in magazine sub­scriptions.

National pays all postage and incidental expenses so that the commission that your chapter will receive is clear profit . Remember, also, that the com­mission on renewals is usually the same as on a new subscription. If you get a notice of expiration or special offer from the publisher, send it to me with your check.

When you send in a subscription order blank, be sure it contains the name of your chapter so that I can properly keep track of the commission and give your chapter the full credit.

Many of the magazines which have been restricted so long because of paper shortage are being released and Christmas is a wonderful time to build up. a subscription list. Please feel free to send any inquiries you have to me and try to get Christmas Gift Orders in early.

Fraternally yours,

2634 Medbury Detroit ll , Michi;:Jan

~~SPECIAL

Genevieve Repeta, Chairman 1\.lpha Sigma Tau News Agency

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*(One Address Only)

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( Co N TI NUE D F ROM Cov ER II )

Iota ( 1923) -Kansas Sta te Teach ers College, Emporia , Kan.

Pres ident- Martha M adole, 1006 Con titution. Emporia, K ans.

Adviser- Mrs. R oy D urham, 1005 Constitution, Emporia, K an.; Miss Alice M cD on nell , 11 05 Merchant, Emporia, K an.

Alumnae R epresentative-M rs. Be tty R ose, 803 Grove, Emporia, K an.

Kappa ( 1924-1 929 ) -Miami University, Oxford, O hio

Alumnae R epresenta tive- Mrs. R . M . R ei nert, 136 M ave rn Ave., H amilton, Ohio

Lambda ( 1926)-Temple U n iversity, P hi la delphia, Pa.

Pre ident- R utn Egerter, Box 94, Temple niv., Phil adelphia, Pa.

Advise r- Mrs. J ames Barnes, 8121 Cedar Rd ., Elkins Park, Philadelphia, Pa.

Alumn ae R ep resenta tives-Miss Bet t y Scheer­baum, 56 H arding Ave., O aklyn, . J .; Mis~ Mabel Sch re iber, 5 11 Ches tn ut St. , Leba non, Pa .

~ u ( 1928-1 940; 1948 ) - Colorado State College of Edu cation, Greeley, Colo.

Presi dent- Pa tr icia Whittaker, 1901 13th Ave., Greeley , Colo.

Advi se rs- Mrs. D on H a n rna, M rs. J ames Nar­din, Greeley, Colo.

Alu mnae R epresentatives - M rs. Bruce Ewer, 1145 Clayton, D enver, Colo.; Mrs. William Baab, 1119 19th St., Greeley, Colo.

Xi ( 1929-1933 )- Western Sta te Teachers C ol­lege, Gunnison, C olo.

Alumnae R epresenta tive- Miss Grace Q uinby, 129 EIC"venth Ave., H avre, M ont.

Omicron ( 1930)-Concord College, Athens, W . Va.

P resident 8lc<1nor Palmn, Box 830, Bludic ld, W.Va.

Adviser- Miss M ae H unter, Athens, W. V a. .\l umnac R Ppresenta tivcs- M iss I mogene Miller,

90 1 Rockbridgr, Bludield, W. Va.: M rs. Pres­ton H am ilton , 452 nion St ., Bl ue fi eld , W. V<J.

Pi ( 1930) - H a rris Teachers College, St. Lou is, M o.

Presi dent- H arr iet Rus ell, 43 19 Lee Ave. , St. Louis 15, Mo.

Adviser- M iss Ju lia K . Mu rray, 3506 H aw­thorne, St . Louis, Mo.

Alumnae R epresentat ives- Miss J une M cCarthy, 4602 W . W. Florri ssa nt, St. Louis 15, M o. ; M rs. W m. Vit, 39 14 M cDonald , St. L ouis 16, Mo.

Rho ( 1932-1948; 1949 )-Southeastern State Col­lege, Duran t, O kla.

P res ident- Gloria Azza re ll o, Box 85, College Sta ., D ura nt, O kla.

Adviser- M iss I rene Scrivener, S.S.C., D urant, Okla .

Alumnae R epresenta tive- M rs. William Swaf­ford , Yea ger, Okla. , Miss M ary Mci ntosh , 81 9Y2 E. M iami, M cAlester, Okla.

S igma ( 1925 )-State T eachers College, Buffalo N. Y.

Pre ident- Cora l Stroke, 88 H arding R d ., Buf­fa lo 20, . Y.

Advisers- Mrs. H a rold Peterson, 230 Knowlton Ave., K enmore, N . Y.; Mrs . Lillian McK en­neth, 1300 Elmwo~d Ave ., Buffa lo 22, N . Y.

Alumn ae R epresent t1w - R uth Och , 3 19 Park­side ve., ll uffa lo, N . Y.

Zeta Tau ( 1935 )-Longwood College, Farmville Va.

Presiden t- Emma M ae Pittard, Box 6, L ong­wood College, Farmville, Va.

Adviser- Miss Virgima Bedford, L .C ., Farm-ville, V a. .

Alumnae R epre enta tives- M r . R . W. Bailey, McR ae St., Bon Air, V a ., M rs. A. S. V aughan, Tr., 2407 Wedgewood Ave., Richmond , Va.

U psilon ( 1935 )- Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, Ark.

P residen t- K a tsy H art, Box 284, S.T.C., Con­way, Ark.

dviser- D r. Ada J anr H arvey, 730 D onaghey, Conway, Ark.

Alum nae R epre en tative - M r. W . J . D eane, 1657 Linden Ave., Memph is, T enn .: Mrs. R uth H ood Whit ley, 3401 W . Cap itol !l.vr:., Lit t le R ock, Ark.

Phi ( 1940 ) -Southeastern L ouisia na College, H am­mond, L,.

Prrs ident- Brth Foster, Box 697, College Sta., H a mmond, La .

Advisers- Miss M argaret Lowe , S.L. C ., H am­mond, L a.; Mis Marjorie M i';Je r, 6 12 W . Charles St., H ammond, La.

:\ lumnae R epre enta tivr- Mr . R oy chmid1. S.T .. ... H ;·mmo nrl . L<~.

C hi ( 1940-1948; 1950 )-Shepherd College, Shep-herdstown, W. V a . 4

President- Ma ry Ellen W areham, Box 466, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, W . V a.

Adviser- Mis Sara H elen Cree, Shepherds town, W.Va.

Alumnae R epresentative- Mrs. R oscoe P ayne, 109 E. Congress St., C harles T own, W . Va .

Psi ( 1944 ) -Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va. P res ident- Ra m na Coo ter, Box 165, Mad i on

College, H arri onburg, Va. Advisers- Miss H elen M . F rank, Madison Col­

ll'ge, H arrisonburg, Va .; D r. Mary L at im r, '~77 E . M arke t, H arrisonburg, Va. ,

.\ lumna c- R cpresr ntati ve - Mi s Lenon· Se ibel, R t. 1, Box 185 , R oanoke, V a.; M.i R uth T hompson, Box 106, R t. I, Broa dwa y, Va .

Omega ( 1945 )-Minot S ta te T each ers Colle ~te , M inot, N. D .

Pre ident- Mi s Doro th y ver n, Box 184 , M.S .­T .C: .. Minot, N . D .

Advisc rs- Mi Louise R e ish u . 709 W. Central Ave. , Minot, N. D.· Miss Virginia Will iams.

A:umnac R r presen ta tive- M rs . W. Skow10nek. Min ot, 1 . D .

Alpha Alpha ( 1945 )- Ball S tate Teach ers Col­lege, :\1uncie, Ind .

President- Joanne Tuerff , Lucina H all, Mun­cie, I nd.

Advisers-M i H elen Sornson, 200 River ide D r., M unci e, bd. ; Miss Evelyn L uecking, 701 Weber D r., Muncie , I nd .

Alumnae R epre entative-Mr . R . B. Cross, 206 N . M ar tin, Muncie, I nd.

.\lpha Beta ( 1946 )-l\Ia rshall College, Hunting­ton, \ V. V a.

President- K a th erine Midkiff, 2206 8th Ave. H unt ington, W. V a.

Adviser-M rs. X avier Burdette, H odges H all , M arshall College, H unting ton, W. V a.

Alumnae R epre entatives- Mr . J ohn D . D a iley, J r. , 835 9th ve., Huntington, W . a.: Mr .

pencer A. Gill ett r, 396 Fore t R d. , H un ting­ton, W . a .

Alpha Gamma ( 1946 )- H ender on tate Teach­ers College, Arkadelphia, rk.

Pre-ident- M artha H r len R u ell H .. T. rkadelphia . .-\ rk.

d iser- _ l i s , m,· J ra n rern H . . T . rkadelphia, , rk .'

:\l umn, e R r prl' ent a ti\'t' - [ r-. arnh Von Horn , 1\rkadd phia, Ark.

Alpha Delta (1948)-Southwestern Missouri State Cpllege, Springfield, Mo.

President- Martha Kimber, 1017 N. Campbell, Springfield, Mo.

Adviser- Mrs. Don Sebring, 1234 E. Minota, Springfield, Mo.

Alumnae R epresen tative-Miss Shirley Wilks, 1116 W. Grand, Springfield, Mo.

Alpha Epsilon (1948)-Western Illinois State Col­lege, Maromb. Ill.

President- Wanda Smith, 308 W. Ada m , M a­comb, Ill.

:\dviser-Dr. H arrie t C. Stull, 430 W. Ada ms, Macomb, Ill.

Alumnae R epresentative-Mrs. Opal Pruitt, Tiskilwa, Ill.

ALUMNAE CHAPTERS

Becklev. West Virginia President- Mrs. Emmett Phipps, 803 Broad St. ,

Mt. Hope, W. Va . Bluefield, Wt>st Virginia

President- Mrs. Wm. Ri chardson, Rt. 1, Box 62, Bluefi eld , W. Va.

Buffalo, New York Presiden t- Mrs. Harvey Holdsworth, 21 Barry

Pl., Buffalo 13, N . Y. Charleston, West Virginia

President-Mrs. Aldred P. Wallace, 524 5th St., St. Albans, W. Va .

Cleveland, Ohio President- Mi ss Doroth y Stadler, 642 E . !1 5th

St., Clevela nd, Ohio. Denver. Colorado

Presi dent- Miss Ma rianne L amberty, 1280 Al­bion, D enver, Colo.

Detroit I , Michig:m President- Mrs. Edward Skarr, 13641 D exter,

Detroit 6, Mi ch. Detroit II, Michigan

President- Mrs. K. H . Nye, 1891 3 Woodside, D etroit 24, Mich .

Emporh , Kans:ts President- Mrs. Mark R ose, 621 W. 6th St.,

Emporia , K an. Flint, Michigan

President- Mrs. F . 0 . Green, 2118 Pierce, Flint 3, Mich.

Greeley, Colorado President- Mrs. Theodore Smith 1305 15th

Ave., Greeley, Colo. Huntington, West Virginia

President- Miss Clare Clo Ierman, 1025 9 th , Huntington, W. Va.

Lansing. Michig:tn Pres ident- M r. R obert Kimmich, 119 W.

Grand River Ave., La n ing, Mich. l\linot, North Dakota

Presi dent- Mi s Florence Peterson, Pioneer H all , STC, Minot, D .

Muncie, lndmna President- Mrs. J. Carl Humphrey, 100I V\1 .

Washington St., Muncie, Ind . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

President- Mrs. J ames M cK eema n, 4807 Gar­den St., Philadelphia 3 7, Pa.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania President- Mrs. L ee Wright, 1530 Willi ams­

burg Place, Pittsburgh 21, Pa. Princeton, West Virginia

P re ident- Mrs. W. R . Mingo, P .O. Box 511, Princeton, W. Va .

Richmond, Virginia Prcsid nt- Mrs. W. L. Daniel, 6412 Monument

Ave. , Ri hmond , Va. Roanoke, Virginia

President- Miss L nore Seibe l, Rt. I, Box 185, Roa noke, V a.

Shepherdstown, West Virginia President- Mi ss Mabel Chapman, Sharp burg,

Md . St. Louis, Missouri

President- Mrs. Harry K"uper, 9038 Pallardy Lane, St. Louis, Mo.

War, West Virginia Pres ident- Miss Edith Elliott, Canebrak , W.

Va. Washington, District of Columbia

Presiden t- Mrs. M eda Ray Sewell , 17 36 Queen~ La ne, Arlington, V a .

Wichita, Kansas President- Mrs. Ray oil e r, 618 Parkwood ,

Wichita, Kan . Williamsport, Pennsylvania

PrC'~ id ent-Mrs. John Tietbohl , 427 H as tings St., S. Williamsport, Pa .

ALUMNAE CLUBS

Chicago, Illinois Pres ident- Mrs. L . ]. Cashman, 263 1 E tes Ave.,

Chicago 23, 111. Durant, Oklahoma

President- Mary C laude Park, 72-1- I\ . 4th r.. Durant, Okla.

Little Rock, Arkansas Pres ident- Mrs. K enneth Francis, 1616

Pierce, Little Rock, Ark . Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

President- Mrs. George Wh ee ler, R .F.D . 6, :\1ft . pl,.. ,. sant. Mi rh .

New York, N. Y. President- Miss Anita Barr, H enry Hud on ,

Hotel, 353 W. 57th St., New York 19, I\ . Y. Norfolk-Portsmouth , Virginia

President- Mr . R eggi e Scott, 113~ R ock­bridge St. , Norfolk , Va .

Pine Bluff, Arkansas President- Mrs. Wm. A. ~lcEntire, R t. 3, Box

106, Pine Bluff, Va. Welch, West Virginia

President- Mrs. Lena Caporos i, Welch, W . Va . Youngstown, Ohio

President- Mrs . K eith M cGowan, 2368 Mid­lothian, Youngstown, Ohio .

DISTRICTS A D PRESIDENT Central District: Mich., Ill. , Ind ., Ohio, ·wis.

President- Mrs. L. ]. M aher. I 04 ernon Court, Peoria, Ill.

Eastern District: N. Y., Penn. , N . J ., :\[e., ~- H. , Vt., 1\ifass., Conn., and R . I. President- Mrs . J oseph teen, I ~6 Donca te r

Rd ., K enmore, N. Y. Northwestern District: Missouri, Kansas, Colorado,

Utah, Nevada, and all other states north of these and west of the Mi issippi River .

P res ident- Mr . J . Waldo Hin haw, 27 Hardith Hill C t ., St. Louis, Mo.

Southern District: Va., W. a., Ky. :\[d ., Dela ., T enn. , N. C., 1\[is ., Ia., Ga., Fla. , and . . Pn·sident- Miss J a net Calfee, 87 Princeton R d .

Bluefi eld, W . V a. Southwestern District: , rkansas, Oklahoma ,

Louisiana . Texas, New :vlexico, Arizona , and California.

President- Mrs. H a rold B. Wenzel, 838 0 orth­wes t 34th St ., Oklahoma Cit , Okl ~