1919 November - To Dragma

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We shall ask for special articles from Sigma and Lambda as their
system is working so well and they have had several years of experi-
ence.

The above mentioned articles are to be separate and in addition to
the chapter letter. Anyone in the chapter can write the above article
but the chapter editor is held responsible. See that the picture of
your house (or building where your room is situated) is sent to the
Editor at once.

The Constitutions
are now ready for distribution and will be

sent to all alumnae members upon request. Notify Mrs. A. J. Hen-
nings, 2714 Central Street, Evanston, Illinois.

Fines.
Already there have been several announcements of the fines

for late correspondence, but it is better to repeat than to have a girl
write to the officers that she did not know there was such a thing. The
dates for all letters are given in the calendar. As to magazine method
of dealing with the fines: on the day after date stated as time due,
the Editor will send a postal to that chapter and also notify the
Grand Treasurer. The names of late chapter editors will appear in
the following issue and it will be noted i f the Editor has received
the money before that issue went to press.

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ACTIVE CHAPTER LETTERS

PI—H. SOPHIE NEWCOMB COLLEGE

Newcomb doesn't even open f o r another week yet—freshman registration
taking place next Monday—so there is really no new news f r o m P i Chapter.
But so many nice things have happened since our last letter was written that
it seems a shame no one has ever heard about them. For instance, the house
party at Bay St. Louis was perfectly thrilling. The entire chapter, with two
exceptions, emigrated across the lake, and there followed a never-to-be-forgotten
week-end. We sailed and swam and rode d u r i n g the day, and at night toasted
marshmallows by a blazing bonfire on the beach, with a b i g yellow moon rising
over the bay. When we came home, the next excitement came in the f o r m of
two initiations: first, I r m a Sompayrac's, one Sunday afternoon, and a few
weeks later, M a r j o r i e Goodwine's. M a r j o r i e had to leave college early, as she
was one of two Newcomb delegates to the Y . W . C. A . Convention at Blue
Ridge, and wanted to be a f u l l fledged A 0 I I before she l e f t . T h i s was ac-
complished only at the last minute through the united efforts of the entire
chapter; these went singly and in groups to interview the hard-hearted faculty
who finally succumbed.

Then came our banquet which took place at the Southern Yacht Club, just
before Commencement. Everybody agreed that the evening was perfect, the
pledges gave an inimitable stunt, and the toasts, with Evelyn as toast-mistress,
were all that one could wish. We were so glad to have w i t h us Wista Braley
Ogle, Tennessee, '17; by a fortunate chance she has been i n New Orleans f o r
the past few months, and, taking her as a sample, our Omicron sisters must
be perfectly charming. Commencement week was crowded, of course; the class
play, in which Evelyn and Louise participated, was a marvel of scenic effects,
and Class Day, with the same two industrious seniors t a k i n g part, was much
applauded. After Commencement, several fortunate A O l i s went to Conven-
tion and brought back enthusiastic accounts of their doings, and of how we
were awarded the Jessie Wallace Hughan Cup. T h i n k of that!

The coming session offers many possibilities; some changes have already
taken place at Newcomb. D r . Dixon has resigned and a permanent president
has yet to be elected. The enrollment is larger than ever before, places had
to be found f o r eighty students outside of the dormitory. Panhellenic conditions
are still unsettled, and, although fraternities seem to be fixtures at Newcomb,
no one knows just what to expect in the way of new rushing rules. A l l of us
w i l l be very busy, f o r in addition to other things, A 0 I I is head of local Pan-
hellenic this year. We had hoped that Anna Many would be back in time to
preside, but as her return is still a matter of uncertain conjecture, we have
appointed Magda Chalaron, ' i 8 , as temporary chairman.

Pi sends best wishes to all other chapters f o r a successful year.
L U C Y R E N A U D , Chapter Editor.

NU—NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

Henrietta Neuhaus, 20 Margaret Lynch, '20
Margaret Wardell, '20 Margaret S w i f t , '21
Elizabeth D u n f o r d , '20 Helen Van Riper, '21
V i r g i n i a Mollenhauer, '20 Catharine Sommer, '21
Elsie McCracken, '20 Clara Lehing, '21

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On entering the chapter room this fall we were greatly surprised to find
the room in a very bad state of disorder, due to the installation of a sprinkler

system in the school. Consequently, i t may be five or six weeks before we can
get straightened out, as a metal ceiling still has to be put i n . These conditions
make us rather late in starting our teas f o r rushing new members.

A t the end of the term last year, we gave a luncheon to our six graduates

at the Hotel Pennsylvania, where we all enjoyed a very nice afternoon. Last
year was very strenuous f o r us all and none of our chapter d i d very well in
scholarship as only one of our number received honors. M r s . S w i f t , one of
our girls, has been in charge of the commissary department i n a "Cheer U p

Club" for wounded soldiers.

C A T H A R I N E SOMMER, '20, Chapter Editor.

This letter reached the Editor five days late, after a special request had been sent
for it and yet it was poorly written, both sides of the paper were used, and it does
not do justice to such a fine chapter. Please realize that the other chapters and ex-
changes read your letters and judge your chapter accordingly.

OMICRON—UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

The only unchanged thing about "The H i l l " this year is the familiar breath-
taking climb with which the four hundred freshmen are just getting acquainted.
The ancient vine-covered buildings are being rapidly replaced by a magnificent,
modern structure and the sound of the giant steam shovels mingles with lec-
tures on "The British Poets." As a culmination o f a long-dreamed of desire
we have our new $75,000 athletic field and presiding over the destinies of more
than eight hundred students is Dr. H . A . Morgan, our recently installed head.

Upon the faces of the students, too, there seems to be a different expression,
a more serious one perhaps, f o r most of the upperclassmen are returned sol-
diers, many w i t h two gold chevrons. Our football captain, Lowe, is an ace
having both the Croix de Guerre and the Distinguished Service Cross among
his souvenirs and there are others also cited for their bravery.

So we are plunging into a brief rushing season of six weeks with a fine
determination and inspiration. Julia Rather came back most unexpectedly
and received a welcome second only to that o f Sergeant Y o r k . She has been
mistaken f o r a freshman a dozen times already. Vivian Logue brought her
little sister to college this f a l l and we were hoping that Josephine Johnson
and Melba Braley would be here too, but Wista ( M r s . A . \ V . Ogle) has taken
Melba to New Orleans to keep her company while " A l f " is busy with his
Marine Corps duties, and Josephine is working in Nashville. While Elizabeth
McDonald isn't registered f o r this term, anybody who wants her can always
find the missing lady by whistling outside the fraternity room and we're hoping
that the second term w i l l find her really and truly with us.

As a crowning stroke we wish that we could tell you the new Alpha O's
whom Omicron hopes to add at the end of rushing season but all we can say
now is, "Next time we'll be mighty glad to introduce them."

L U C Y S. M O R G A N , '21, Chapter Editor.

KAPPA—RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN'S C O L L E G E

Kappa is mighty fortunate i n having all her seven pledges return this f a l l .
We had to have initiation the first Saturday night and though i t was mighty
hard to get i t up so quickly, everything went off beautifully. We had our "goat
n i g h t " that evening, entertaining the seven in various ways f r o m eight to nine-
thirty. The initiation service at twelve was very impressive and well rendered.

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We wound up the day—or rather began the morning—with song and feasting.
The banquet table and living-room were artistically decorated i n red, the
flowers used being dahlias and roses. We were delighted to have V i r g i n i a
Allen, '16, Elizabeth Bryan Williams, '13, and Bessie Masten, '13, present at
the service. I t is so grand to have Bessie Masten, K '13, here w i t h us this year
on the faculty.

Although we miss our eight seniors of last year m i g h t i l y , we have a fine
chapter of twenty members. We are just broken-hearted, however, because one
of our most enthusiastic members, D o l l y Paxton, is leaving us to study dramatic
art in Pittsburgh.

Our chapter president, Annie Moore, is president of the college Athletic
Association this year and Evelyn Allen is president of the Student Body. Our
girls take active part in the Y . W . C. A., two of them being chairmen of com-
mittees ; and although seniors are exempt f r o m " g y m " our three on the senior
basketball team intend to keep up their activities i n that field.

Last Sunday night while entertaining our friends at the house, we were
given a surprise and treat. This was a visit f r o m lone Mathis Adams, K '07.
She and her husband are visiting his people i n L y n c h b u r g .

College is overflowing this year. There are about sixty girls who were
obliged to room off campus. We are delighted over the attractive set of new
girls and are hoping that Kappa w i l l "become acquainted"—the only means of
rushing in this new system—with a goodly number.

Kappa has two new little sisters this year, Louise Wilcox and Robert Ethel
Smith.

Kappa is proud of her three '19 girls who are continuing their studies this
year and of the others, too, who are teaching and staring at home.

We are so proud of our new members and optimistic about the f u t u r e that
the best I know to wish you all is that you may be as happy as we.

E L I Z A B E T H B U I T E R F I E L D , '20, Chapter Editor.

ZETA—UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

The beginning of this college year found Zeta established in a new home.
Our house is quite large, and w i t h a great deal of new f u r n i t u r e i n i t , we think,
it is very pretty and homelike.

Also we have a splendid new chaperon, M r s . H e r r i n g t o n , who takes as much
personal interest in us a l l , as i f we were each her own daughter. We gave
an i n f o r m a l tea in her honor the second week of college to which the chaperon
f r o m each sorority and two members were invited.

A f t e r three days of rushing, we pledged twenty w o n d e r f u l girls. Each one
has already shown great ability, and much interest in college and its activities.
They demonstrated their ability d u r i n g the b i g Salvation A r m y drive held
here last month on the campus.

A fine victrola was offered as a prize to the sorority t u r n i n g i n the most
subscription money, and to the j o y of all, we won the victrola. They have
started their college careers i n the right way by attending and taking part
at Vespers, held each Tuesday evening of the week.

Last semester scholarship list has just been published and Alpha 0 placed
sixth among the thirteen sororities. We are all striving to place ourselves at the
top of the list this semester.

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The University of Nebraska has its great annual home-coming celebration
on November 15, when Kansas plays here, at football. We are hoping to have
a visit f r o m the Kansas girls at that time as the f l u prevented their coming last
year.

W I N I F R E D C L A R K , '22, Chapter Editor.

SIGMA—UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Freshmen

V i r g i n i a Bookes Margaret Laid law
Corinne Connell Dorothy Potter
Jean Davis Eleanor Propfe
Alyce Gay Eleanor Richards
Leanor Gray Ruth Stovall
Marion Ish Sarah Thompson
Mona Kewin Katherine Williams
Lorene Kinney Margaret Williams
Zoe King

Juniors New Members
Eleanor Peyton Sophomores
Carraelita Heffernan
Mildred Cook
Jeanette Fishburn
Gladys Van Der Naillen

A great deal of interest has been shown in committee work f o r class dances,
Pelican and Treble Clef ticket sales. Those serving were Verda Bowman, '22,
Claire Crum, '22, Martha Gallagher, '22, Claire Georgeson, '22, Myrtle Glenn,
'22, Loie Francis, '22, and Ruth Jackson, '22. Dramatics have had their usual
place, f o r Marion Black, '20, and Myrtle Glenn, '22, are to have part in The
Mask and Dagger plays and Treble Clef opera, respectively.

The house has been crowded this semester as there has been a local street
car strike and the resulting riots. I t is hoped that conditions w i l l right them-
selves so that those who live at home w i l l be able to use the trains or electrics.

Many of our girls have visited at Lambda Chapter and have been able to be
better acquainted with our sisters there. We have had visitors from Kappa,
Lambda, Upsilon, and Zeta. One of the most interesting events of the semester
was a short visit and talk at the Greek Theater by President Wilson. T o use
his own words, he spoke "as college man to college man." The theater was
packed and the road to i t lined by students in u n i f o r m standing at attention.

This letter seems like a diary but since we are interested to hear a l l about
the other chapters we hope they w i l l be interested in the l i f e at this university.

M Y R T L E G L E N N , '22, Chapter Editor.

THETA—DE PAUW UNIVERSITY

Pledges

Ruby Stafford Mildred Betz
Pailine Kelsey Barbara Beeson
Louise Hanck Betty Britton
Janice Brown Betty Meibe
Ruth Creager Ethel Van Cleave
Golda Larkin Elizabeth Morrison
Berenice Cannaday Agnes Sargent
Margaret Betz

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The year has started gloriously f o r Theta. Our rush was very, very success-
f u l and our pledges are certainly a wonderful group of girls. They are girls who
can really "do things." For instance, everyone of them is trying out f o r the
Women's Athletic Association and they are in Y . W . One g i r l is i n the uni-
versity orchestra. Such fine interest of the new members with equal ability
among the upperclassmen is what w i l l make our members a credit to the
university and the fraternity.

MARGARET L . WOOD, '22, Chapter Editor.

DELTA—JACKSON COLLEGE

riijlfii mfi

Class '22, initiated June, 1919 Eleanor Richardson
Eunice Bassemir Dorothy Rourke
Gladys Bryant Mildred Sprowl
Rosalie Cobb Helen Neal (initiated October 6th,

Ruth Earle 1919)
Gladys Harrington .Margaret Neal (initiated October 6th,
Mary Heald
1919)
Barbara Peterson

College opened late this year, hence no letter f r o m Delta in the September
issue. But we are back f u l l strength now, with a summer's worth of real pep
to "carry on."

Since our last letter thirteen new Alpha O's have been born. To t r y out a
new system of rushing last year we decided to have f r i e n d l y intercourse with
all the new students up to May, when a week of systematic rushing began.
D u r i n g the eight months between October and May we had grown to know
the girls very well and had decided on the thirteen we wanted. Rejoice with
us, sisters in Alpha 0 that thirteen bids were answered in the affirmative.
Tufts-Jackson faculty is well represented in giving four of our illustrious
thirteen. Shortly before leaving college for the summer we spent one afternoon
and evening carrying through the beautiful service that joins us all in our
wonderful sisterhood, thereby adding twelve new names to our chapter roll.
The Neal twins, Peggy and Nimmie, remained pledges until this f a l l .

June brought much sorrow and gladness to A l p h a 0—sorrow because we
were losing six w o n d e r f u l girls, gladness because Lorna Taska and Ethel
Richardson won the coveted * B K honors. Five of our seniors graduated with
cum laude honors.

The thrills of last year when one of our sophomores, K . Naylor, changed
her name to Mrs. Tyler, were renewed last night when K . herself showed up
for fraternity meeting and later discovered a surprise shower of miscellaneous
what-nots f o r "that stucco bungalow" that she and Spike w i l l have next month.

Another one our f a m i l y , M i l l a Sullivan, has l e f t us f o r this year. Rumor
has it that Mac isn't wearing his Delta Upsilon pin now !

Rushing comes early this year—two weeks of systematic rushing that w i l l
end with the Thanksgiving recess. Jackson has a wonderful freshman class
this year and we are already having little thoughts all our own about future
Alpha O's.

Marion has told us so much about Convention that we all wish we might
have gone. She is revolutionizing everything—a brand new suggestion every
minute, always something she learned at Convention. I would love to write

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about the hundred and one other things that are going on here but I ' l l leave a
few f o r next time. Delta sends her best to everyone.

A t the first meeting of the senior council, composed of all resident Jackson
seniors, and in whose hands the self-government of Jackson College has been
vested f o r the past year, Martha Walker, '20, was elected first president. I t was
voted to allow the other classes representation i n the council, and two representa-
tives f r o m each class w i l l later be elected. By this method a more democratic
f o r m o f government w i l l be possible and greater understanding and harmony
w i l l be obtained.

E D N A J . W A R D W E L L , '21,

Chapter Editor.

GAMMA—UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
Doesn't i t seem just great to come back and see the old chums even i f several
of the girls are not returning?
This year there were so many new girls coming to the university that i t
was necessary f o r the college to provide a new house, which would accommo-
date sixteen girls. As you know, Gamma has never had a chapter house and
there seemed a very small chance o f securing one. Someone conceived the
bright idea of asking the proper authorities to allow the fifteen Alpha O
girls to live in the new house instead of the sixteen freshman girls who were
registered there. We certainly were surprised when the answer came back—
affirmative. Although i t isn't just like a chapter house we are all l i v i n g
together and becoming f a r more united than ever before. The girls fraternities
have never had chapter houses at Maine. We have taken the first step toward
establishing them and we feel mighty happy about i t .
As a matron we have the finest young woman. Besides being superintendent
of the house she is instructor in physical training f o r girls. By next spring,
I haven't a doubt we girls w i l l all be turning out f o r basketball, tennis, etc.
Not only is Miss Philipps most efficient in the line of athletics but her three
years spent at Emerson College have made her quite d e l i g h t f u l as an enter-
tainer. We feel very fortunate in having w i t h us one so congenial and talented.
Last Monday evening we had our first meeting of the year. Several of the
alumme were up f r o m Bangor. "Peanut" Snow, our delegate to Indiana, told
us all about the wonderful time that she had at the Convention and about the
w o n d e r f u l girls she met. She was so enthusiastic about the A l p h a O girls that
the rest o f us were prouder than ever to be among the ranks.
A few days ago, Gamma received invitations to Gladys Reed's wedding and
reception. I n '17 Gladys was president of Gamma Chapter and a more delight-
f u l , jollier g i r l never held that solemn, dignified office. I t may be safely
assumed that every g i r l of the chapter w i l l attend the wedding of one of the
most popular girls that ever graduated f r o m the University o f Maine.

P A U L I N E E. M I L L E R , '21, Chapter Editor.

EPSILON—CORNELL UNIVERSITY

No letter.

RHO—NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

We are back on the campus again and my how good it seems to get back
to college and old f r i e n d s ! Northwestern opened September 25 with an un-

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usually large enrollment. The campus is just teeming with life and new
activities.

Most of us were here f o r "rushing" which began September 19. A new
system of bidding through a lawyer has f o r the first time been used this year
at Northwestern. Bids f r o m various sororities were sent to an appointed
lawyer. Each rushee also sent preference slips expressing her three choices.
The acceptances were also handled through the lawyer. The new system proved
most satisfactory although very strenuous as no opportunity was given to speak
personally with a girl.

Rho has been unusually fortunate in obtaining the f o l l o w i n g pledges: Jean
Beddoes, Marion MacKay, W i n i f r e d Wilson, Grace Degan, Nina English, Alice
O'Leary, Esther McCellan, Linton King, Helen Hawk.

Rushing was made very attractive and interesting not only to the "rushees"
but also to the active girls. The alumna- chapter of Chicago not only assisted
at every party but entertained both actives and "rushees" at a cabaret party
entitled "The Purple Parasol." Rho was very glad to have the assistance of
Kathleen Calpitts of Epsilon Chapter and Vera Alderson of Eta Chapter during
rushing.

The outlook f o r Rho of A 0 I I is very rosy this year for b i g places i n
college activities. Dorothy Dalton has succeeded Miette Brugnot as literary
representative of A 0 I I . Dorothy is associate editor of the Syllabus of 1921
and is also editor of the "humor" column o f the Northivestern Daily. A s
yet no class elections have been held but Rho expects to be well represented.

Cupid has been playing his part this summer. Although not formally an-
nounced, a 2 A E pin has broken the news to us. Phoebe Wilson, '20, says i t
belongs to Robert Meers, '17.

Rho extends hearty greetings to the other chapters and best wishes f o r a
happy and successful college year.

M Y R T L E S W A N S O N , '20,

Chapter Editor.

L A M B D A — L E L A N D STANFORD, JR., U N I V E R S I T Y

Our college year here has opened in an auspicious and g r a t i f y i n g manner.
Greeting, as we are, the returned heroes, the old men and new men, and the
"500" women, Stanford finds itself w i t h more students than ever before and
in a better position to provide f o r them. The first assembly of the year, at
which Herbert Hoover, a Stanford graduate, first gave out his views upon the
League of Nations, more than proved the necessity f o r the Memorial Assembly
H a l l which Stanford is to erect i n honor of her dead.

Our chapter is doing its part in this opening of college activities. We have
purchased, w i t h the help of our alumna?, some new f u r n i t u r e f o r the house and
are planning to buy more. Our rushing seems to be progressing nicely so far,
though no pledging has been done.

Last June, on the evening of June 12, we had our senior banquet, and many
of the alumnfe returned f o r i t . Our house president who presided at the last
banquet, Miss Ruth Chandler of Los Angeles, was generally conceded to be the
"biggest" woman on the campus. She was president of Organized Women, a
member of Conference and of the Women's Athletic Association Board, of
Women's Council, captain of the varsity swimming team, and an all around
good athlete. She is at Wellesley this year.

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We were more than glad to find ourselves second i n scholarship among the
sororities on the campus this year, and intend to keep up the good record.

Last Wednesday we were very much pleased by a visit f r o m Miss Laura
H u r d , who is District Superintendent of this division. She comes f r o m M u
Chapter, at Seattle, Washington. Miss Edith Meers, formerly at Northwest-
ern University, is w i t h us now, and is taking an advanced course here.

We are charmed w i t h the d e l i g h t f u l weather, i t is so typically Californian.
The air is balmy and warm, and we are still wearing summer clothes.

FLORENCE V . H O C K I N G , '22,

Chapter Editor.

IOTA—UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Isn't i t just great to get back and to. see everyone, and doesn't this lovely
f a l l weather fill you w i t h a new zest and desire to get out and do something
big—really worth while f o r your dear old Alpha 0 ? I ' m afraid there won't be
a great deal of interest to report f r o m Iota this time. You see, we have been
back about a week and activities, morning, noon, and night, may be summed up
in one word—rushing. Registration started last Monday (September 22) and
f r o m all appearances i t w i l l not be completed f o r a week. This is going to be
a record year in the university, as registration of 7,000 is expected and 700 l e f t
Sunday because they could not be accommodated in the dormitories.

Iota has been mighty busy since returning, cleaning house, looking up girls,
and securing rooms f o r them. Right here, we want to thank our alumna; and
the sisters in other chapters, who have recommended girls to us. I t has been
a great help and we certainly appreciate any assistance.

We had a house parly over the last week-end f o r rushees and prospects f o r
splendid girls are very favorable. There seems to be a steady increase in the
number of girls enrolled annually at Illinois.

Attention, all ye loyal I l l i n a : ! Home-coming is November 1, and Iota
expects an avalanche of her alumna?! O f course, it's going to be crowded and
you may have to sleep three in a bed and stand "three deep" in f r o n t of the
dressers but who minds a little thing like that when i t means getting back to
the dear university, as well as meeting our new pledges and heaps of people
you haven't seen f o r a long time. Come back f o r Home-coming! Iota wel-
comes every one of you.

Here's best wishes to all our sisters f o r a successful year in Alpha Omicron
Pi.

L E I L A SHEPPARD, '20,

Chapter Editor.

ETA—UNIVERSITY O F WISCONSIN

Such a hustling, bustling bunch of A 0 LTs you never saw as we have here
at E t a this week. We have just returned and are spending every second scrub-
bing up our chapter home, washing and ironing, and getting ready for rushing.

We are i n the same house and are crowded to the f u l l with sixteen girls l i v i n g
here. One of the sixteen is a Rho g i r l who is going to take postgraduate work
here. The rest of us are "old ones" and two of our younger girls were forced
by lack of bedroom space to live outside the house. They w i l l come over f o r
meals, however, and so we w i l l be always in real A O I I union.

Rushing at Wisconsin is very strenuous and intensive and is to last f o r four
days next week. A t the end of that time a central committee w i l l operate the

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written b i d system and the rest w i l l do itself. We certainly mean to use rush-

ing to b r i n g the finest girls ever into our f r a t e r n i t y . Our events are to be a

tea, an Indian picnic, a Mandarin breakfast, and a dinner dance. We are

bafiling the high cost of rushing ( H . C. R . ) by making many of our own favors

instead of buying them. Some unusually practical genius in the f o r m of

painting and designing has led us to believe that Dennison w i t h his wide

reputation w i l l find his deadliest rivals right here in Eta Chapter.

Our enrollment is predicted to exceed that in past years. When the W i s -

consinites get as numerous as expected we pity the rest of your colleges when

you bump up against Wisconsin in athletics and other intercollegiate affairs.

Of course we w i l l love you in A 0 LT but we must yell " f o r our side."

Just think ! Thirteen of us here i n the house are seniors and w i l l be running

around all year w r i t i n g those preponderant literary (or otherwise) efforts

known as theses and deemed as necessary and vital by the "powers that be."

W i t h our week of rushing over Eta is proud to say that she has nine new

pledges—fine girls needless to say. The three freshman pledges are Marion

Whitcombe, Mildred Johnson, and Elisbeth Rinder, all town girls who have

made names f o r themselves in high school. We have one sister, George Louise

Sehon, a junior with a high scholastic record, and three other juniors, Dorothy

Dietz, who spent her first two years at Rockford College and who promises to

be strong i n varsity activities; K a t h r y n Baird f r o m O x f o r d College, a strong

g i r l with lots of "push"; and Marguerite Heins whose two years at Wisconsin

have shown her to be an expert in dancing, piano playing, and swimming.

Then, of course we have some sophomores, Edna Jane Gale, a graduate of the

Columbia School of Expression i n Chicago, and f o r the past two summers a

Chautauqua entertainer, and Beulah Zimmerman who won her " O " in athletics

at Oberlin and who is interested in going out for athletics offered at Wisconsin.

Eta considers herself very fortunate and knows that her sister chapters would

agree w i t h her could they see the new pledges. She wishes them all equal good

fortune.

M A R I O N R O T H , Chapter Editor.

TAU—UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

College does not open here until October I . The writer of this scanty letter
is very busy at work on the new magazine which has been started at Minnesota.
I t w i l l take the place of the Minnesota Magazine and is called The Foolscap.

The freshmen are pouring in by the hundreds. There are not enough rooms
f o r the entering class of girls and many have been forced to seek schools
elsewhere. I t is expected that the registration (including the extension people)
w i l l be twenty thousand this year. Rushing w i l l start on October I , and pledge
day w i l l be the nineteenth.

L l L A K L I N E , '20, Chapter Editor.

CHI—SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

I am going to begin at the beginning and tell you the things that have
happened since we came back to Syracuse. I can't say since college opened
because that is not the beginning. As usual, we came back a week early, partly
to get our house cleaned and partly to start rushing. We have no rushing rules
whatever, and no real pledge day, but all the fraternities t r y to have some
pledges by matriculation day. We pin our ribbons on them and are very
happy to claim them, as they appear at chapel the next morning. We have

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eight fine pledges already: M a r j o r i e Townsend, '22, R u t h Walker, '21, Leonilda
Durieux, '23, Ruth Young, '23, Doris Knapp, '23, Dorothy Barry, '23, Pauline
Dennison, '23, Ruth Lutz, '23. We have had four parties and two afternoon
teas. Pledging service took place Thursday, September 18. M i l d r e d Ostander,
'22, is also added to our recent members.

We are very proud of our scholarship this year. I n the first place, Gertrude
H a l l carried off the highest honors of the university. Her average was 94, I
think. We also came w i t h i n three-tenths percent of being awarded the univer-
sity scholarship cup, which is given annually. Kappa Kappa Gamma had an
average of 82,3, while A O U had the average of 82. However, not a single
Chi girl failed in any subject.

The only attempt we have made in the dramatic line was in a burlesque
musical comedy called The Vamp. I t was to be given up, because of lack of
voices, when i t was discovered that all our pledges could sing. They with Edna
Williams, '21, as the " V a m p " made i t a success.

Before I close, I must mention that nine of us attended the summer school
sessions. Martha Bodine, Epsilon, '11, was here also, and we enjoyed every
minute. Chi sends her love to a l l .

M A R I O N K N A P P , '21,

Chapter Editor.

UPSILON—UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

We are so proud to introduce to you our fifteen pledges. Over Helen
Arkley's wildly beating heart—I know!!—our cheery little red ribbon was
pinned immediately after registration, because Helen is a j u n i o r . The other
girls accepted our bids, of course, after a week of f o r m a l and i n f o r m a l and
wonderful and bewildering rushing. (The writer is but a sophomore,
and is a w f u l l y overcome after having emerged f r o m this, her first ex-
perience, of having been an active factor in that hectic institution—rushing.)
The fourteen brand newest pledges are Edna Robinson, Bernice St. John,
Florence de Rosa, Beatrice Ober, Elizabeth Rupe, Marian Janek, Josephine
Kerns, Madge Case, Lois White, Marie M u r f i n , Margaret Grant, Kathleen
Campbell, Dorothy Redmon, and Virginia Wilson. You are going to hear o f
these girls often d u r i n g the next four years, because each one is b r i m f u l o f
enthusiasm and spirit, genuine, sweet Alpha O spirit.

On the last day of college last June, Margaret Caughey and Lucille Ran-
thun were initiated. Margaret, by the way, is a cheerful young cripple,
because she tried to climb straight up a mountain, instead of f o l l o w i n g the path.
Margie was brought down on a stretcher, with a broken leg. We are anxiously
awaiting her return to our midst.

Delnes Neil, Anna Ruth Henry, Francis and Alice Debbie, and Pearl
Thompson are also wearing bright new A O I I pins.

I t is with a feeling of mingled pride and regret that we realize that Helen
Kohler, Anne Seeley, Dorothy Hudson, and Louise Benton have passed f r o m
our active to our alumnae chapter, each w i t h a "sheepskin" tucked away among
her treasures. Probably the alumnse editor is telling you that Anne is wearing
a huge diamond on the correct finger. We congratulate Curtis Gilbert, a Delta
Upsilon. We are all basking in the reflected glory of Anne's election to Tolo
Club, an honorary woman's society of tremendous importance on the campus.
Membership is a prodigious honor.

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Activities are not yet well under way on the campus, but everyone is
expecting a remarkable year in every way. Registration has positively exceeded
all expectations, and so many of the classes seem to be utterly without a place
to put themselves. So many overseas men have returned, and are meeting here
i n college the fellows that they had last seen entering upon their high school
careers. This is undoubtedly the cause of our overcrowded'state. But we are
glad, glad to have them back.

I must tell you about our house. Last year, one day, someone discovered
that the Sigma Kappa's coveted our beloved old colonial home. Then they
bought i t . So a committee hied itself out and purchased a home f o r us and all
f u t u r e sisters of ours. The house is spacious and imposing, and its particularly
w i n n i n g feature is its location opposite the campus, the complete and sole
mistress of the entire length of the block between Nineteenth and Twentieth.
But, break, heart! The Alpha Sigma Phi's have a lease upon this house, and
may legally keep it until 1920. They hold us, u n w i l l i n g victims, to the terms
o f the lease. I do not speak i n disparagement o f the Alpha Sigs, but we do
think they would have been nice, i f they had given us our house this year.

A s i t is, we are contenting ourselves in our temporary home on University
Boulevard. The avenue has just been teeming w i t h vivacious sorority and
obstreperous fraternity life during the past week.

We are coming to the realization, however, that assignments continue, and
that some serious attention to our education would not be amiss.

Upsilon sends heartiest wishes f o r a happy year.

MARGUERITE SCHOFIELD, '22,

Chapter Editor.

NU KAPPA—SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY

Southern Methodist University does not open until October 29, due to some
radical changes in its administration. Because of this delay, i t is impossible to
secure any real news regarding our college activities or the whereabouts of our
recent graduates. We are using this time to good advantage in the "busiest
rushing" season we have ever experienced, but having only plans, surmises, and
expectations, we have decided to include all this i n f o r m a t i o n i n the letter of
December 20.

The Y . W . C. A . in Dallas has just put on a b i g pageant and three of our
Alpha O's had principal parts. Bernice Pendleton had charge of 200 girls f r o m
Southern Methodist University who took part and they did splendidly. Every-
one has been so busy that few other meetings, except f o r the chapter, have been
attended.

The alumna; have done w o n d e r f u l l y as to assistance in rushing, with a result
that we have seven fine girls. We have two dandy little sisters who are equally
popular w i t h other fraternities. Our j u n i o r pledge, Annie Dee Corrigan,
knew Bernice P. in Chicago last summer and we are mighty proud that she
turned a favorable eye to see, when she entered S. M . U .

Classes have just started and things are so unsettled that there is little to
write about.

BERNIC E PENDLETON, Chapter Editor.

Where is that chapter roll? There has not been a letter from you for two issues.
Nu Kappa take notice.

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BETA PHI—INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Active Members

This chapter roll should have appeared i n May, IOIQ, issue.

Emma McClain, '20 Irene Ryan, '21

Mildred Begcman, '20 Mildred Douglass, '21
Helen Duncan, '20 Helen Devitt, '22
M y r a Esarry, '20 Ethel Heitman, '22
Vallie Messner, '21 Ruth Carnes, '22
Madeline Snoddy, '21 Ethel Bender, '22
Mary Fletcher, '21 Isabelle Weybright, '22
Edith H u n t i n g t o n , '21 Louise Rogers, '22
Elizabeth Miller, '21 M a r y H a l l , '22

Pledges

Madge Oliver Nelle Covalt
Helen Snoddy Alda Woodward
Mabel Schmalzried Ethel Davis
Margaret Wight Marjorie Weybright
Roselle Stoner Mabel Cline

We have just finished with rush, and are just getting a good start in our
university work. Rush, f o r us, was a splendid success. We have a new house
this f a l l , that is, new to us, one of the principal attractions being a large sleep-
ing porch on the second floor, all enambeled white. We admire the effect
of the beds w i t h their white spreads, but we can't appreciate the way the
windows stick since they have been painted. Rather unhandy when a sudden
rain storm comes up d u r i n g the n i g h t .

For rush we had a tea, a drive, a garden party, and dinner dance. Three
of our alumna? came back to help us, Vivian Day, '19, Mary Esarry and Vedah
Covalt, '16, one of our charter members. Vedah brought her sister with her,
who is one of our pledges. We have ten pledges, and we have received many
congratulations on our ten lovely girls. Several of our girls who have been
working in Washington have returned to college this year.

One of our girls, Faye Bryan, '18, was married at her home in Muncie last
August. Mary Duncan, '20, was married at her home in Bedford, September I I .

Saturday w i l l be the first football game of the season, with Wabash College.
The game is to be played here, and the I . U . band is to make its first appearance
of the year at this game. Everyone is looking f o r w a r d to this opening game
with much enthusiasm, and hoping for victory, of course.

This year the university has opened a new dormitory f o r girls. I t is
known as Residence H a l l . I t was not large enough to accommodate enough
girls, so the house we Alpha O's occupied last year is now being used as the
Indiana University annex. The enrollment this year has exceeded by at least
400 the enrollment of last year.

The men of the university are having an exciting time tonight. The excite-
ment consists of the upperclassmen's abusing the freshmen, namely, cutting
their hair in a unique, i f not artistic, manner. While sitting here i n my room,
I can hear the howls of the boys in all parts of the campus.

Since it is almost time f o r "lights-out," I ' l l close, hoping that you all get
started soon i n school activities, and that you all have as pleasant an outlook
for the year as Beta P h i .

H E L E N D E V I T T , '22, Chapter Editor.

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ALPHA PHI—MONTANA STATE COLLEGE

Leila L i n field, '20 Florence Aitken, '22
Helen Rose, '20 Evelyn Border, '22
Genevieve H a l l , '20 Xoneeta Noble, '22
Minnie Ellen Marquis, '20 Dorothy Noble, '22
M a r y C u r l , '21 Mildred Forrest, '22
Mayme Egan, '21 Mary Stranahan, '22

Henrietta Moebus, '21 Dorothy A n n H o l l a n d , '22
Helen T r i p p , '21 Gladys Matthews, '22
L i l l i a n Drummond, '21 Ethel Young, '22
Charlotte Cooley, '22 M a r l y n Judd, '22

Isn't i t "a grand and glorious feeling" to be back at college again and greet
our chapter sisters and other friends? Alpha Phi has been at work now about
two weeks. I t hasn't been a bit hard to start studying this f a l l because we
have had crisp, clear autumn days, chilly enough in the mornings to wake one
up f o r an eight o'clock and warm enough during the rest of the day to keep
one comfortable both physically and mentally.

We are rushing. We do not enjoy i t . I wonder i f any chapter does? I t
appears to be a necessary evil, however, a time o f trouble and worry which
constitutes the price we have to pay lor the splendid new members we are
always fortunate enough to secure. Our rushing lasts f o r two weeks, each f r a -
ternity being allowed two parties during this time. More than two "rushees"
constitutes a party. I n d i v i d u a l rushing has no restrictions. We are having
our second party tonight. I t is to be au i n f o r m a l one, the evening's amusement
being dancing.

Alpha Phi had a most interesting meeting Monday night. A f t e r our ritual
our president, Leila Linfield, and Mary Curl and Helen Rose told us all about
the w o n d e r f u l days of Convention, with the result that all the rest o f us
made a firm resolve that some day, somehow, we too, would attend an Alpha
0 Convention.

The November letter always has a resume of summer activities, does i t not?
W e l l , Alpha Phi's activities were rather one-sided this year, because we were kept
busy canning f r u i t and vegetables and picking out wedding presents.

Each of the girls l i v i n g at home canned f r u i t or made pickles f o r winter
use in the house. By w o r k i n g in pairs and groups we had real f u n in doing
so and our girls are quite comfortably provided for now.

Can any other chapter equal the record of Alpha Phi f o r weddings during
the summer? We have had six of them. A l l were simple, whether at home
or at the church.

Lynnie Chattin married Fred Bullock, a grain expert in Minneapolis; Marcy
Angel-Ross's husband is a rancher near Kalispell, Montana; Mary Milligan is
now Mrs. Lloyd Voorhees; and Mary Kretlow has changed her name to
Carlson; Alice McCone-Farris has established her home in Billings, Montana;
Leah H a r t m a n is very happy as M r s . Batch on a ranch near Mitchell, Montana.

Leah was married in Bozeman, and all the Alpha O's in town were there.
I t was a simple church wedding with a delicious breakfast afterward. We even
sang "O A l p h a O, Oh A l p h a O, since we all love but thee" after the breakfast.
Blanche Border caught the bride's bouquet, as was quite appropriate since she
has a Sigma Chi pin and a diamond also. We all had a very lovely time.

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In the next chapter letter I shall be able to tell you all about our new
girls, and also about the things we Alpha O's are doing this year.

Hoping all the chapters will have a profitable and happy college year,
M I N N I E - E L L E N MARQUIS, '20, Chapter Editor.

NU OMICRON—VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Well, here we are again waiting for college to start next Monday and
although we haven't seen everybody again we feel the same old enthusiasm for
the college as football has started with a whizz and a bang for Vanderbilt. I
just read in the evening paper that " i f Heis had a Tech tornado, Dan must
undoubtedly have a Vandy Gale." So you see how our football season is going
to go.

But to come down to A 0 I I news. Last spring we planned a house for this
fall. We talked and planned and worked for a house and everything seemed
to be developing nicely when suddenly everything took a sudden rise and our
house naturally took a drop. Finally, however, Mrs. Overall consented to make
her house the A 0 I I house and so all went well.

The Overall family is rather prominent in A 0 I I circles this fall. Katrina
is our fall bride and a mighty fine one she is, too. She's going to be married
at West End Church with all the frills and furbelows in the shape of maids and
matrons of honor, bridesmaids, and she even went so far as to get a bride-
groom. The worst of it is she is going to live at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi,
and we are going to miss her active assistance as one of our charter members.

Last week we had a house party at Jefferson Sulphur Springs. Freshmen,
alumnae, and all that, you know. We went through the usual stunts and after
lunch one day we decided to go swimming in the river. Some of the girls had
not brought swimming suits so they got boats and paddled along. Suddenly
a wild scream rent the air, followed quickly by a peculiar sound and the poor
unfortunates found themselves sitting in a boat which rested on the bottom of
the river instead of moving gracefully on the top. A swimming stroke, a
helping hand, another rocked boat, and five more girls in the river completed
the tragedy.

(Don't be alarmed, friends, the river was only waist deep.) However,
we finished beautifully with hot bootleg (borrowed from the hotel) and candy.

So let's close with a toast:
"Here's to A 0 H,
Drink 'er down, drink 'er down"
Etc., ad infinitum.

Will Nu Kappa please take care of Douglas and Marion Legg whom we
lost to them? Please don't let them do anything rash.

Five Nu Omicron girls went to Convention and certainly had a big time.
None better on earth. We enjoyed meeting every one, officers, and girls, and
renewing old acquaintances. I'm not going to say how much good that trip
did us all, for everybody else will say that for me. A l l I want to say is that
we at Vanderbilt are living for spiking day to be over, for Mrs. McCausland's
visit to come, and for the next Convention.

FLORENCE TYLER, '21, Chapter Editor.

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PSI—UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

The girls of Psi have been an exceedingly busy crowd these last two weeks.
With hopeless scanning of rosters to find classes at the hours one wants them,
with painting walls, making curtains, hanging pictures, and haranguing one's
sister about her ideas on interior decoration, this young group is about ready
to enroll en masse in the nearest private sanitarium.

I f you were within a radius of a mile or two of our campus, you'd be sure
to know that the Alpha O's have a house, full and entire, and are in complete
and unchallenged possession thereof. We are all determined to show our
practical and artistic talents with the result that so far the house is in an un-
finished state; but even thus, it gives promise of fairly dazzling all the coeds
and freshmen of Pennsylvania.

Last night the Philadelphia Alumna; Chapter held forth in the new house
and to judge from the timid peep of an undergrad they seemed to be having a
brisk meeting and to be pleasingly refreshed with ice cream and sundry good
eats.

We are all glad to be together again, but we miss the girls who left us in
June very much. Ruth Cotton, however, has a position right on campus and
Mary Glowacki is promising us a visit in the near future. The writer of this
letter is living an exciting dual existence of coed and busy A O I I half the
week, and demure wife and housekeeper the other half, enjoying the reputation
of being one of the exceedingly few young matrons at college. We are very
glad to welcome into our group Patricia Hart from Phi Chapter, Kansas, a
senior in the Medical School.

Psi's news consists chiefly of thrilling plans for the coming college year,
but by the next letter we hope to have much of definite interest to tell you.

We extend to all our Alpha sisters our heartiest good wishes for a busy,
happy, and successful college year.

C. L A R U E CROSSON, '21, Chapter Editor.

PHI—UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

True to the precepts of the University of Kansas we have been frantically
rushing for the past week. Teas, motor parties, and dances have been diverting
us all from our classes which, of course, we should regret more than we do.
Our pledges are: Maude Carr, Osawatomie; Zada Shipley and Reba White,
Neodesha; Helen Darby, Washington; Inez Ward, Sharon Springs; and Ruth
Davis, Nowata, Oklahoma.

Our house was repainted and redecorated during the summer and we feel
very nice and new just at present. With the aid of our alumnae we have a
new grand piano, also.

Theta, we are delighted to meet Mary Bicknell, who is associated with the
Zoology Department here. We are trying to keep her away from that blue orgy
of homesickness and she likes K. U. fine, although she fears that climbing the
" H i l l " will make her thinner! Clare Dietrick, fiance, of Helen Jenks, who
has been studying at the Conservatory of Paris, sends us a new A O I I song
which we pronounce the cleverest we have heard lately. This summer two of
our girls announced their engagemnts and one of our pledges surprised us the
other night with a new ring.

We hate to lose our girls but all things have compensations—the lucky man
always presents the house with five pounds of chocolates. Blanche is to be

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married soon at the house. Don't you envy us? Just think! A marriage all
our very own. Here's hoping for a wonderful 1919-20 for Alpha Omicron Pi.

MABEL JACQUELINE GILMORE, '22, Chapter Editor.

This letter received on time and in splendid style. The Editor congratulates Phi
on her selection of the chapter editor.

OMEGA—MIAMI UNIVERSITY

Registration is over, pledging is over, classes have begun, and things are
beginning to be settled again at Miami.

The girls of Omega rented a cottage from August 26 to September 5 on the
Miami river at Franklin chautauqua, not far from Dayton, Ohio. I t was
just like living in a real sorority house—something which all Omega girls have
longed in vain to do—only we had absolutely nothing to do but have a good
time. Leafy Corrington Hilker, A 0 II, Miami, '15, was our chaperon and
everyone had the best time imaginable. The week-end beginning August 30
was reserved for rushees. There was swimming, canoeing, chicken dinners,
dancing, and plenty of men, and they all declared that they had had a won-
derful time.

Since registration was to begin on September 16 most of us returned to
Oxford on September 13 in order that we might have our rooms fixed up for
rushing. On Sunday night, September 14, we had a party at Sylvia Voorhees,
where we sang Alpha O songs, and later served ice cream. Monday night we
took the freshmen to the picture show, then to Mary Anderson's for water-
melon. On Tuesday we helped part of the freshmen to register and that eve-
ning came our most enjoyable rush party. We rented a hay wagon and about
twenty-five of us "piled" on. We rode about two miles, then stopped at a farm-
house for fried chicken dinner. Everyone who could play a uke, mandolin, or
guitar took her instrument along, and almost everyone of our freshmen is
musical. Wednesday we helped the rest of the freshmen to register and
registered ourselves. By night everyone was so tired that it was unanimously
voted not to go anywhere, so we made fudge in one of the girls' rooms. Classes
began on Thursday.

We have seven pledges, and they are the dearest girls. I wish every Alpha
O might know them, I'm sure you would all love them as much as we do.
I t is so nice to have Alpha O to work for, and each of us put all of our energy
into rushing and we are mighty proud of the results. Ermina Smith, one of
the Iota girls, is to be married this fall and live in Cincinnati, so her sister
Donna came to Miami and is now one of our pledges. The others are Vesta
Magee, Piqua, Ohio; Katherine Rogers, Conneaut, Ohio; Margaret Westfall,
Ashtabula, Ohio; Marguerite Wagner, Defiance, Ohio; Adie Louise Winston,
Sturgis, Kentucky; and Helen Sides, Dayton, Ohio. They have already
learned the whistle, and Peg Westfall has made up several clever Alpha O
songs. She's the tennis champion of Ashtabula, too.

We are looking forward to a visit from Betty Hiestand sometime this week.
She is bringing another Alpha O with her. She was the first Alpha 0 who
came to visit us, and we will all be very glad to have her with us again.

When the final grades for last June were averaged, they found that Alpha
0 stands above all the other organizations at Miami.

GRACE W I L L I S , '21, Chapter Editor.

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ALUMNiE CHAPTER LETTERS

I f all alumna* would take an interest in this department of the magazine
by sending in the news to the chapter editor, it would make the letters more
complete. Jot down on a postal any item of interest and send it to the chapter
editor. No letters from Lincoln, New Orleans, Knoxville, Philadelphia, chapters.

NEW YORK ALUMNA

Gradually one by one the various members are appearing in town after
their vacation seasons have finished. This is always the busy time of year in
New York for the professional women, and as many of our members are in the
professions, we do not hold our first meeting until late in October. Each year
our personnel changes and already we have either met or heard of several
sisters who will join our ranks. "The more the merrier." I f you are in this
city, phone to Eva Marty, 601 West 127th Street.

SAN FRANCISCO ALUMNiE

We are very sorry that we were not heard from in the last letter bat mis-
takes will happen and this was one of the unavoidable ones. Our secretary
was honeymooning so of course her secretarial duties were given to one of the
other girls, and she did not know that this letter was one of her tasks.

Last May, we entertained the seniors of Lambda and Sigma chapters at a
tea at the St. Francis, one of San Francisco's largest hotels. A large number
of the alumna, both active and associate were present. We had delicious
refreshments and all enjoyed ourselves immensely. As usual, our summer
meetings have been small as most of us hare been on our vacations.

Margaret Weeks Ball and her small daughter have been visiting her folks
in Berkeley. They are returning soon to Peoria, Illinois, where they have been
living for the last few years. Alice F. '15, also dropped in very unexpectedly
from her home in Tacoma but they stayed altogether too short a time.

Evelyn Morrill Woodland has returned to these parts to reside.
Greetings to all A O I I .

CLAIRE MARGILL, ex-'i5, Secretary.

PROVIDENCE ALUMNiE

You ask us to write you a letter,
To let you know how we are,
To tell you the news of our chapter
Of Beta girls near and far.

We girls see each other but seldom
At meetings held now and then,
From all the ends of Rhode Island
We come whenever we can.

Helen i f there's a maid in the kitchen,
Lill i f the're no speeches to make,
Tat, i f the trains are running,
And Alice for old times' sake,

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Muriel i f she's not home in Maine,
Louella i f she's not out of town,
Maude i f the babies are husky,
And Jennie i f she has a new gown.

Our interests are varied and many,
In war work we've all done our bit.
At home and in war drives, at Red Cross,
To say nothing of what we all knit.

Whether worker or teacher or mother, President.
We lay our work by with a sigh,
And bringing our interests together
Forget ourselves in old A 0 II.

JENNIE M. PRESCOTT, '15, Chapter

BOSTON ALUMN2E

On Saturday, September 27, we held our first fall meeting in Start House,
at the college. There was quite a little business to complete, but it did not
take us long because we had the Convention report waiting for us. Etta Mac-
Phie, '13, who was our representative, was present and well supplied with in-
formation and evidence. She gave us a minute account of every moment and
showed us lots of pictures of the college and the girls who were fortunate
enough to go. I n spite of that, we asked lots of questions after she had
finished. Convention is the most interesting thing in the world to those of us
who have never had the opportunity to attend one. Judging by Mrs. MacPhie
and Marion Phillips, '20, it must be a wonderful inspiration and revelation of
fraternity spirit.

Florence Walker Cannell, '04, our new president fulfilled all our expecta-
tions. With her gracious manner and under her leadership, we all trust that
the chapter will interest all A O IPs near Boston enough to have large and
enthusiastic meetings. This year the hostesses of each meeting are to be
represented by classes. At this meeting, in spite of the fact that college had
hardly opened and the dormitories were minus the usual kitchen equipment,
Alice Spear, '12, and Ruth Penniman, '13, furnished us a very delicious repast
at tea time. I t was fine to have Bertha Bray, '04, "Brownie" Keating, '97, Louise
Bellows Norcross, '99, Blanche Hooper, '04, Monica Pipe, '01, Mildred Simpson,
'17, Marjorie Dean, '17, Marion Davis, '14, return. There were about twenty-
five present.

The fraternity meeting was preceded by a meeting of the Tufts College
Alumnce Association. Discussion has been started in favor of two things that
the college needs: a new, big dormitory, and a woman trustee. The freshman
class this year is not as large as in the last two years, but the dormitories are
filled, and the need of another large building is keenly felt. One such as
De Pauw has would be ideal, from the description, i f someone would only offer
it.

Our long-time enemy, H . C. L., almost scored a victory over us. For some
time now, we have found it difficult to make our assessment for the "eats" at
our meetings cover expenses. Annette MacKnight, '14, made a find that we
think will solve the problem. I t is a tea-room operated by Simmons girls,
centrally located at Harvard Square, Cambridge, and i f it is as good as i t

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sounds, it must be very good indeed. We shall know by the time the next
letter is due, for our next meeting is to be held there. A l l Alpha O's welcome
the last Saturday of each month.

Fraternally,
H . MARION JAMESON, '17, Alumna Assistant Editor.

LOS ANGELES ALUMN2E

This is the sixth year that the writer has been a member of the Los Angeles
Alumnse Chapter, and I am sure others will agree with me that this has been
the most successful year of all. Perhaps there are two reasons for this. First,
the girls are getting better acquainted, even those from different chapters. They
feel more at home and attend the meetings more regularly. We average between
fifteen and twenty at every meeting. Second, much credit is due to the execu-
tive ability of our past president, Florence Alvarez, Sigma, '13. Florence with
her tact, enthusiasm, and practical new ideas has stimulated interest and made
the meetings most businesslike. Handicapped by the epidemic of the "flu," we
really didn't get into full swing until February of this year. About half the
girls were sick with the "flu." Ella Cates Brown, Lambda, '12, lost her hus-
band. Our sympathy goes out to her and we are hoping that we can count
on her return to our meetings before long. Dr. Jess McKenna, Zeta, '11, was
pressed into service during the epidemic and did much good until she herself
was taken sick. The Los Angeles Alumnae Chapter feels very important right
now for we have as a regular member, Mrs. Perry. She is living in Los
Angeles and we are hoping that it will become her permanent home. Last
April, we gave a luncheon for her at the Mary Louise Tea Shop. Twenty-five
girls attended and it was the event of the year.

Although we can't help but entertain suspicions in regard to the romantic
affairs of certain unattached girls of our number, yet we have no engagements
to announce. Helen Grainger, Zeta, ' n , who has been living in Glendale this
last winter was married to Mr. Lovejoy in August. They are planning to make
Burbank, California, their home.

Jess Correll McKenna, Zeta, '11, is our president for the coming year and
we are all certain that this year is going to be just as interesting as the past
year.

EVA DICKOVER FERGUSON, Lambda, '08, Chapter Editor.

LINCOLN ALUMNA

No letter.

CHICAGO ALUMNffi

I didn't expect to write this letter but I'm delighted to get the chance of a
word with you all. The chapter and its regular representative would both be
too modest to write as glowingly as I can because I'm doing it unofficially.

Chicago "alums" have been such real, live wires all summer that the unit
getting together in the fall almost forgot there had been any vacation interrup-
tion of meetings. Besides, the girls who were fortunate enough to attend Con-
vention just passed on to the rest of us so much of the spirit of the meetings
that somehow we feel more live and energetic and ready for a good year than
"alums" are usually supposed to feel.

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We tried a brand new plan this fall and discovered that we weren't far from
college days and active sympathies after all. You see we're just like a grown-
up sister to Rho Chapter and we took a hand in the rushing this fall, not only
by attending a few parties and lending weighty dignity to the various occa-
sions, but by actually giving one party and having a merry good time at all
the others we could possibly get to. Rho says ours was a "dandy" party and
surely everybody seemed to agree and enjoy refreshments and program at
"The Sign of the Purple Parasol." Let the title suggest all it will and add the
facts that we served "Alpha Delight, Omicron PlufT, Pi Freeze, Northwestern
Fluff, and Coed Special" and that we revived some almost forgotten stunts
and introduced some original features, and you may be sure we ourselves
had the best sort of time. We wish we could afford such a time frequently.
And we didn't forget Rho after she pledged her nine splendid girls. We turned
out in good force to the pledging luncheon.

As to our own chapter and its individual affairs I can only say I'm sure
it's going to be another good year. There's just the finest sort of spirit in
the whole group, and we like each other so well that we enjoy getting together,
and we love Alpha 0 more than ever and are going to put our best effort
into her.

This is a shockingly informal letter, but as I said before, it's unofficial and I
may not again have a chance to write an unofficial one. And do let me take
advantage of the chance to add one thing more. I'm the only Epsilonian in the
chapter, the great majority are Rho's, and so wonderfully sisterly and dear are
the girls to me that I can almost forget, and sometimes do quite, that we
weren't all Epsilon or Rho together. They're part of the best cream of Alpha
0, and one can't be a stranger among them for long.

M I L I T A H . SKILLEX, Epsilon, ' n .

INDIANAPOLIS ALUMN2E

It is more real fun to say "dear sisters" this time than ever before. You see
we really know so many more of you than we did and you will know better
the situations at Greencastle—one of the little joys of Convention that does not
pass is a week's time.

June was a full month for us. Wherever two of us met was an informal
meeting to discuss Convention plans. The various proud mothers were so con-
cerned about their babies' pictures. Some of us "poor working girls" were
just a little relieved that rain prevented a group picture. We never did look
right to a kodak. Much strategy was employed against our "bosses," large
and small, so that we could get to Convention. I n the midst of this, June 21,
we saw Ruth Ritchie married to O. Marion Jones. We heard that she said a
church wedding was a great strain, but her sisters, who saw how exquisitely
beautiful she was as she stood with that handsome man before the palms and
the cathedral candles, were very proud of her.

All members were at Convention for part of the time. We shall talk of that
wonderful gathering all winter and of course can do better alumnae work after
such an experience. The Monday after Convention closed, the chapter and all
who could plan to stay, attended an extra meeting which was the jolliest picnic
at Lucy Allen's home. We were delighted to welcome some new members from
our Miami Chapter.

At the time of eur September meeting our new president, Bernice Mitchell,
was in the hospital recovering from an operation for appendicitis. She is

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nearly well now and we are anxious to have her back with us. This humble
secretary was riding over Valley Forge that day. Strange to say, we almost
had an A 0 I I meeting at St. David's Church—two from Theta and one from
Beta—small but enthusiastic.

We are planning to have a dinner party the last of October so that all the
A 0 I I teachers who come to convention may come. We have a large number
of teachers. Florence Jones is teaching in the Technical High School here
and Mrs. Curtis Richards and Mrs. Chalmer Day have joined our group. Some
of the girls were so fortunate as to talk to Elizabeth Harrison while she was
in Indianapolis and they report that she is a charming sister.

A X X E W H I T E , ' I 8 , Chapter Editor.

NEW ORLEANS ALUMN-ffi

No letter.

MINNEAPOLIS ALUMN2E

Again comes the summons to let you know we are here, ready for our
winter service in Alpha 0. I've heard interesting rumors of Americanization
work for alumna; chapters from several of our wanderers returning from Wash-
ington, D. C. I wish we could know more about it, and just how much we
can do that will help. Most of us in this chapter are pretty well tied down in
various professions, but we are anxious to be of real service and I certainly can
vouch for my chapter.

Our summer meetings have been joint affairs including all the alumnae and
active chapter members who were in town. I t was an inspiration to have the
active girls meet with us and I hope they feel that they know their alumnae
a little better for those summer meetings.

Dot Murphy entertained us delightfully at her home for the first meeting
in July, where we heard from Mary Dee of Convention. Both Mary Dee and
Margaret Boothroyd helped to heighten our enthusiasm to the point where we
all set about making new plans for smooth sailing this year.

Inez Downing Jayne invited us to her home at Cedar Lake in August. Most
of us played in the deliciously cool water of Cedar until we had quite forgotten
it was one of our few sultry days of the season and how we did make the
good things disappear when it came time for picnic dinner. You can imagine
perhaps, what appetites develop after a swim in a Minnesota lake when I tell
you that each of us welcomed two and three servings of wonderful baked beans
besides all the other good things.

Margaret Laarud's pretty home was our September meeting place where we
talked "bazaar" and "rushing" long after we were supposed to.

During the summer we have met at the "house" and at Beatrice Northey's
home to prepare salable things for the bazaar which we hope to give about
December I , i f not a little earlier.

Rushing is taking some of our thought and all the time some of us can spare
right now. We are attempting to relieve the hands and minds of the active
chapter of a luncheon or two for freshmen and new students. Pledge day
comes the fifteenth of October. There are so many freshmen girls entering our
overcrowded university, among them splendid fraternity material.

We are rejoicing over the return of "Trude" Falkenhagen to our city after
a year overseas. She is doing real Americanization work in our Northeast
Neighborhood House, supervising the instruction in home economics courses

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offered the settlement people. The settlement house where she lives and works
is a beautiful new one, all spic and span clean, cozy, and artistically planned.
You would all be delighted with the "Day Nursery," with it little white beds,
big play room and sun-room. Twenty-five to fifty babies are cared for every
day while the mothers go into the city to work.

Brown leaves are scurrying over the ground, and gold ones still cling to the
parent branches of the woods. Drab-coated little Junco birds, our feathered
winter neighbors, are here. Winter is so near, let's make it full of promise for
Alpha O. We wish you all every happy success that can come to fraternity
women.

EDITH GOLDSWORTHY, '16, President,
for MARGARET WOOD, Chapter Editor.

BANGOR ALUMN2E

Nineteen of us, all Gammas, are looking forward to a happy year together.
Some of the sisters may like to know who we are: Marguerite Beach, '20,
Frances Webber Burke, '06, Edith Bussell, '02, Cleora Carr, '03, Mary Cousins,
'14, Ruth Crosby, '19, Autense Hincks, Marion Jordan, '14, Aileene Hobart
Libby, '14, Edith Jordan Lord, Alice Fransworth Phillips, '08, Madeline Robin-
son, '15, Doris Savage, '17, Edith Folsom Sawyer, '12, Ida Bean Snyden, Celia
Coffin Thompson, Pauline Mansur, '19, Doris Currier Treat, '16, Mildred
Prentis Wright, '11. We meet once a month at the different homes. The busi-
ness session is followed by a paper or book review by one of the girls after
which the afternoon is spent socially.

The program committee meets during the summer and makes out our calen-
dar for the year.

The active girls at Maine have a house at last and now we alumnae are so
eager to do something nice for i t ! Just what it will be you shall know later.
Last year we worked for the Seacoast Missions, but this year I fear we will
be really selfish and spend most of our time for the active chapter.

We were delighted to have present at the September meeting several associate
members: Helen Danforth, '17, Elizabeth Bright, '17, Ella Wheeler, '19, Mona
MacWilliams, '18. A very interesting convention report from Zella Colvin, '16,
was read. From all reports Theta must have given you fortunate ones a
grand time.

Bangor Alumnae wishes all Alpha 0 a most happy year.

DORIS CURRIER TREAT, '16, President.

PORTLAND ALUMN2E
Dear Sisters:

Portland Alumnae Chapter sends her heartiest greetings to all her sister
chapters and hopes that each and every one will have a most happy and suc-
cessful year.

We have had a really enjoyable summer, as we had several get-together
meetings and got a chance to see each other and talk our good times over, and
just last Saturday we had our first real meeting of the fall. Our president,
Caroline Paige, invited us to meet at her home and we had the best representa-
tion ever. I t surely was fine to see so many there. Our chapter is growing
too, for some Alpha O's have just recently moved to Portland, and they were

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really loyal and came to our first meeting. Caroline has just returned from a
wonderful trip east and she told us all about it and we all have volunteered to
be her maid on her next journey. Of course, the babies were not neglected and
took their usual part of the conversation. There are some of us Old Maids
that are getting some valuable information about how to raise a family accord-
ing to the best improved methods. As the meeting was at Caroline's we had
really superb eats.

I want to say just a few words about our alumna; chapter. Portland
Alumnae Chapter surely is a representative chapter. There are so many active
chapters represented in our chapter that it seems to reflect on all around Alpha
O spirit. I t brings home to us just what our sorority should mean to us. Just
think, we have representatives from Maine to Washington. Now, who can
say that we do not represent the whole United States? I t surely gives us a
warm fraternal feeling when we stop and think that we are all sisters and are
all united by one bond of love.

We surely hope that more A 0 IPs will soon move to Portland, or Van-
couver (please do not neglect Vancouver). Our chapter will assure them
a most hearty welcome.

MARGERY MILLER, '18, Chapter Editor.

PUGET SOUND ALUMN2E

Our greatest interest at present is the question of a chapter house for Upsilon
Chapter. The house is owned by Upsilon of Alpha Omicron Pi, Inc., the
stockholders being alumna; of Upsilon Chapter and such other alumnae as care
to join in ownership, and that means everyone in the Puget Sound Alumna;
Chapter. The ownership was assumed last June and the active chapter will
pay a certain rental per month as soon as they move into it. This will not be
until next year as there is a lease on the house which only expires next summer.
It is a wonderful house on the edge of the campus facing on three streets, has
an ideal first floor arrangement for dancing and other parties, a large sun
parlor with its own fireplace, twelve bedrooms and special accommodations
for alumnae, and two large sleeping porches that run the full length of the
house and look off toward Mt. Rainier and the whole range of the Cascades, with
Lake Washington, thirty-five miles long in the foreground. Let me not forget
to mention a complete suite of rooms in the basement for servants. And the
house but a stone's throw from the gymnasium—you know what that means.
In looking forward to living in their new house the girls behaved like multiple
brides (with no grooms, alas!) about to step into a new little instalment
bungalow.

I almost forgot to whisper in your ear that it is almost time for our annual
birthday present to Upsilon, but I shall not say what it is for fear you will tell.

MILDRED W. LORING, Upsilon, '12, President.

K N O X V I L L E ALUMN-rE

No letter.

LYNCHBURG ALUMN.95

It would hardly be possible, to say nothing of the fitness thereof, to write of
the doings of the Lynchburg Alumnae since our last meeting which was held
with Laura Yates in June. We've been scattered to the four winds, as it

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were, each pursuing her own ideal of summer-time fun and frolic and you can
easily imagine the chatter there will be at our meeting tomorrow before we
settle down to work for the winter. Evelyn Allen, Kappa's representative at
Convention, will be with us to tell about the wonderful happenings at Green-
castle ; then we have other reports to hear, and matters to discuss and decide
upon. We have so much in mind for the future that it is hard for us to tell
you what we've been doing these past three months.

We are all glad to have Bessie Masten, K, '13, to work with us this winter.
She has come back to her Alma Mater as assistant to Dr. Peake in political
science. Lizzie Webber Payne, K, '12, and her son Gordon, Jr., leave tomorrow
for a visit to Lizzie's parent in Texarkana. Frances Allen has added to her
accomplishments and is now organist at Westminister Church. Virginia Allen
has resumed her position in the Lynchburg High School, and the rest of us
still have our jobs as housekeepers.

Our best wishes to all our sisters everywhere and a promise that our next
letter will be more interesting.

ELIZABETH BRYAN W I L L I A M S , '15, Chapter Editor.

WASHINGTON ALUMNA

With the opening of the fall college session and the demobilization of many
of the Government departments occupied with war work, a large part of our
chapter has left town, and we now number only nine. This remnant, however,
is still very much in evidence and is constantly hoping that more Alpha O's
will find Washington attractive enough to want to join us here.

Somehow, we are always running into interesting things and interesting
folks here in the national capital. Pershing's recent visit, and the parade of his
magnificent First Division was an event in our lives that we'll never forget.
Then the Czecho-Slovak Legion passed through, some weeks ago, on its way
home from Siberia, and only last week we had a peep at Cardinal Mercier.

We are now looking forward with much pleasure to a visit from two
of our own celebrities, Mrs. McClausland and Mrs. MacPhie, who will attend the
National Panhellenic and Editors' Conference here on October 16-18. Mean-
while, the Washington Alumnas are wishing for all Alpha O's that these ex-
hilarating fall days will bring new energy to work for our fraternity and to
carry out the plans she has on foot.

REBECCA B . LAMAR, ' I 6 , Chapter Editor.

P H I L A D E L P H I A ALUMN-ffi

No letter.

DALLAS ALUMNA

Owing to the fact that the majority of our members were away on their
summer trips, and had not returned by the third Monday in September, the
Dallas Alumnae was unable to hold its regular monthly meeting. However,
we are aH back in Dallas, now except Martha Smith, '19, who has gone to New
York with her mother to visit her sister, Mrs. J. B . Hubbell.

Mrs. Bentley, our president, has called a meeting for Monday, September 29th,
and we are all looking forward to it. Both Mrs. Bentley and Margaret
Vaughan, '17, attended Convention and we expect to hear all about it in detail.

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Our president is planning some social service work for the alumna? this
winter, which I know we shall enjoy. I will be able to tell you more about
it in my next letter.

We intend to devote all of our own time to Nu Kappa Chapter for the
next two weeks, as rushing season opens September 25 and closes October 6.
We are all enthusiastic over "prospects" and want to do all we can to make
October 6 a successful pledge day for Nu Kappa. I am sure that it will be.

I am glad to be able to tell you of two births. To Mr. and Mrs. Franklin
Zeek, Jr. (Louise Wadsworth, '18), a little girl, Catherine Zeek, and to Mr.
and Mrs. J. B . Hubbell (Lucinda Smith, '17), a son.

MAUDE M. RASBURY, '19, Chapter Editor.

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ALUMNAE NOTES

PI

Mrs. Thomas Carter (Alice Sandige, grad.) lives at 1706 Grand Ave., Nash-
ville, Tenn.

Mary Summer, '17, is in New York, on the staff of the Northwestern field of
the Y. W. C. A.

NU

Bertha Rembaugh, '04, is candidate for judge in the 10th district, New York
City, on the Republican ticket.

Madeline Z. Doty, '02, the magazine writer, was married August 9 to Roger
Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin, who is a Harvard graduate, was formerly head of the
department of sociology at Washington University. He is now in the Middle
West studying the labor situation.

OMICRON

Lynn McNutt is teaching at Lynnville, Elizabeth Kennedy at Greenville,
Mary Bryant at Lewiston.

MARRIAGES

Grace Ware to Dr. Quincey of West Virginia.
Elizabeth Faulkner, '16, to Prof. Joseph Jennings.

KAPPA

Annie Kate Gilbert, '13, is on the staff of the Northwestern field of the
Y. M . C. A. in New York City.

To Mr. and Mrs. Craddock BIRTHS on August 24th, a son,
Tulane.
(Nan Atkinson, '13)

ZETA

No notes.

SIGMA For the

Helen Henry, '03, is feeling much better after her summer's rest.
present, mail addressed in care of Eva Marty will reach her.

Gladys Goeggel has left California to be gone several months.

ENGAGEMENTS

Olive Cutter, '11, to Capt. William Francis Cowle.
Bernice Helm, '22, to W. E. Cathcart.
Marion Mattheur, '20, to Warren Norton, '17.
Marjorie Selwood, '20, to Harold McGowan.

MARRIAGES

Dorothy K. Clarke, '14, was married to Frederick C. Mills .in August.
Professor Mills is to be a member of the Columbia University faculty.

Kathryn Hubbard, '17, and Lewis Switzer were married and will live in
Portland, Ore.

Evelyn Homage, '15, to Benjamin H . Drake.
Dorothy Pomeroy, '22, to Harry Gertridge.

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THETA

BIRTHS

To Dr. and Mrs. Paul Dodd (Esther Morris, '18), a son, Morris Axtel Dodd,
born September 9th, 1919.

BETA

No notes.

DELTA

GENERAL

William S. Maulsby, Tufts, '12 (Mrs. Maulsby is our own dear Jane
Rextrow, '10) has been appointed head of the department of journalism at the
University of Iowa. He was formerly assistant city editor of the Springfield,
(Mass.) Republican, Jane has been writing book reviews for the same paper.

On September 13th, Monica Pipe entertained at her home a number of friends
in honor of Katherine Stebbins Stevens and her daughter, Monica.

Octavia Chapin, '13, is teaching this year at Keene, N . H .
Madeline Perkins, '18, has a position with the United Drug Company,
Boston, as chemist.
Inga Little, '19, is back at the college as secretary to Dr. Andrews, head
of the history department.
Ruth Robinson, '19, is in Boston, studying at the School for Social Workers.
Martha Neal, '19, is head of the English department at the Chelmsford High
School.
Lorna Tasker, '19, is teaching in the English department of the Topsfield
High School.
Kathleyne Snow, '19, is at the Tufts Medical School this year.
Mrs. George Angell (Margaret Durkee, '18), who was married this June
and went to Washington to live and was made the alumna: secretary, has moved
to Cleveland, Ohio, where Mr. Angell has a very fine position.

ENGAGEMENTS

Inga Little, '19, to Howard Alston Bouve, Harvard Medical School.

MARRIAGES

Marion Hall, '16, and Chandler Colby were married October 8th. They are
to live at Marion, Ohio.

Announcements have been received of the marriage of Ethel Sturtevant, '07,
to Paul Bruce Findley.

Margaret Fessenden, '15, and William Henderson (Tufts, '15) are married
and are living in New London, Conn.

Catherine Naylor, ex-'2i, and Maurice Tyler were married last June.
Emily Eveleth, '14, was married to Vernon Snyder July 28th.

GAMMA

GENERAL

Emily M. Barlett, '12, is teaching at Leland Stanford University, Palo Alto,
Cal.

Estelle Beaupre is teaching in Augusta, Me.
Irene Cousins, '11, has accepted a position to teach in Maiden, Mass.
Mona McWillims, '18, is teaching in a private school in New York.
Polly Mansur, '19, is teaching English in Bangor high school.

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MARRIAGES

Margaret Holyoke, '15, to Harold Adams October 14th.
Gladys Reed, '18, to Neal Merrill October 8th.
Imogene Wormwood, '14, to Everett Ingalls in June.

BIRTHS

Aileene Hobart Libby, '14, has a new Alpha 0, Marion Jordan Libby, born
in August. The baby is named for Marion Jordan, '14.

Helen Worcester Cleaves, '12, has a son.

DEATHS

Clare Weld Durgin, '11, lost her father this month after a long illness.
Gamma sends her love and sympathy.

DORIS TREAT, President.

EPSILON

GENERAL

Ethel Cornell, '14, has accepted a position in Boston in line with her
psychological work.

Viola Dengler, '16, is in the adjustment department of the National Cloak
and Suit Company of New York.

Kathleen Colpitts, ex-'16, expects to come east this fall with the Redpath
Chautauqua Players.

Mary Albertson, '17, is with Ruth Cleaves in Washington, D. C, acting as
assistant in the management of a large cafeteria.

Helen LaForge Eldridge, ex-'io, has just returned from a trip through the
Canadian Rockies and Lake Louise, where she and Mr. Eldridge spent their
vacation.

Deborah Hitchcock, ex-'2i, is now living in New York. She is entering
Smith this fall.

Gladys Combs, '16, has accepted a position as assistant to the publicity
manager of the National Organization of Public Health Nursing in New York.

MARRIAGES

Jean Sheffer, ex-'19, was married last June to Thomas Luther, Jr. They
are living for the present at Saratoga Springs.

CLARE GRAEFFE, Assistant Editor.

RHO

GENERAL

Coila Anderson Hanson, '14, is living in Kokomo, Ind., where her husband
is with the Haynes Auto Company.

Avaline Kindig Scifres, '11, is settled permanently in Lebanon, Ind.
Ruby Rapp, '14, is at Chicago University working for her Master's degree.
Edith Meers, '14, has accepted a position as librarian at Leland Stanford
University.
Stella Deuringer, '15, is at present doing Y. W. C. A. work in Detroit, Mich.
Helen Slaten is taking a postgraduate course at Wisconsin University.
Margaret Ariess, '19, is teaching at Knoxville, 111.
Alice Kolb, '17, is teaching at Senn High School, Chicago.
Vera Riebel, '13, is teaching at Lindblom High School in Chicago.
Helen Ralston, ex-'i9, has returned to take up her college work.
Esther Vincent, '15, is taking postgraduate work in music.

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Carolyn Piper Dorr, '07, has moved to New York.
Jane Kennedy, '18, has returned to college.
Velma Stone, '19, is teaching English at Prophetstown, 111.

ENGAGEMENTS

Phoebe Wilson, '20, is engaged to Charles A. Meers, an A O I I brother.
"Bub" is a member of 2 A E fraternity.

Mabel McConnell, '18, is engaged to Robert Willis of Des Moines, Iowa.
Dorothy Maltby, '18, is engaged to Philip Danielson of Evanston. The
wedding will take place in the fall.
Miette Brugnot, '19, has announced her engagement to John Denell. Miette
sails for France this month, to be gone a year.
Doris Wheeler, ex-'17, is engaged to Gilbert W. Bach. The wedding will
take place in the spring.
Eunice Marthens, '19, is engaged to Ellis H . Gemmill, a member of Phi
Delta Theta Fraternity.

MARRIAGES

Dorothy Wade, '17, was married September 18. She will reside in Minne-
apolis.

Arie Kenner was married June 14th, to William R. Harris. They are living
in Macomb, 111.

Edna Mclnness, '16, was recently married to Mr. William L. Mould. They
live in Lakewood, Ohio.

BIRTHS

Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Vandevert (Harriet Dolson, ex-'i6) announce the birth
of a son, John Clinton, Jr., on July 8th.

Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Trask (Edna Betts, '13) have a daughter born Sep-
tember 8th.

DORIS WHEELER, ex-'17, Alumna Assistant Editor.

LAMBDA

Miss Oraa Rettareth, '20, has announced her engagement to Fred Greene, '19,
Delta Tau Delta.

Mrs. Neil Petree, '18, announced her marriage to Neil Petree, '18, Delta
Tau Delta, on May 23rd, 1919. Mrs. Petree was formerly Miss Vera Thomas of
San Jose.

IOTA

GENERAL

This fall finds many of Iota's alumnae in schoolrooms throughout our good
state. Marie Stejskal, '19, is teaching at Marseilles, and Beatrice Levy, '19,
is at Carlinville.

Helen Brauns, '19, is happy in having a position at Wheaton, which is only
five minutes from West Chicago, making it convenient for her to go home each
evening.

Elaine Buhrman, '17, has taken a position at Bement this year.
Bertha Stein, '18, returned to Lovington and found the faculty almost
entirely new. Until the music teacher arrives, Bertha will direct the music,
telling the pupils to "sing softly here" and "remember the short notes there"
and frequently warbling a refrain to serve as illustration.
Frances Trost, '13, has gone to Streator to teach history.

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Aileen Hunter, '19, has a position at Onarga. Before going to take up
her teaching, Aileen and her parents moved from Champaign to Decatur.

Hazel Stephens, '19, teaches sewing at the Rantoul Township High School,
and i f serious preparation during the summer be an indication, she will surely
be a fine little teacher.

Marion Kenny, '19, has plenty to keep her busy for she has a course i n
"Clothing" in the Champaign High School in addition to her classes in sewing
in the departmental schools here.

Frances Fowler, '19, teaches history in the Champaign High School. She is
so happy to be able to live near the chapter-house and take her meals there.

Ethel Brooks, '16, is deep in work and expects to like (Jhrisman very well.
Dorothy Dunn, '19, finds her English classes at Leroy more interesting than
she ever imagined they could be.
Maybell Dallenbach, '17, teaches English at Pekin and is delighted with her
work, the fine new building, and the people. Incidentally, she has a room in
the same apartment as the teacher who taught Anna her Latin conjugations
and declensions.
Almost as many alumnae are teaching in widely scattered states. Mable
Jackson, '15, returned to her work at the Normal in Los Angeles. The Cali-
fornia climate seems to be fine for Jack. At least, we local alumna? who saw
her when she chanced to drive through Champaign agreed that she is looking
exceedingly well.
Nina Grotevant, '18, surprised us by writing from Pasadena where she had
gone to teach in Huntington Hall, a school for girls. She is planning to see
Mable Jackson soon.
Across the continent from our California teachers is Dorothy Iwig who has
a position in Martha Washington College, at Abingdon, Va.
Avis Coultas, '14, is teaching at Cleveland, Ohio.
Nellie, '16, and Martha Hedgcock, '18, are teaching in Minnesota.
Florence Moss, '17, is "head of the Latin department" in the high school at
her home in Charles City, Iowa. She is glad to be able to teach and yet be
near her mother.

Isabelle McKinnel, '17, is again teaching at Elko, Nev.
Nila Edmundson, '19, is teaching at El Reno, Okla., the home of her sister.
Mate Giddings, '17, is in the faculty of the household science department at
Iowa State, Ames, Iowa. Not all of us are teachers, however. Some are con-
tinuing their studies, while still others have business occupations. Velda Bames-
berger, '18, is working for her Doctor's Degree and assisting in the Education
College of the university.
Minnie Phillips, '17, is continuing her studies at Chicago University. She
recently attended the American Dietetics Convention.
Edith Davis, '19, is at New Haven, Conn. At the time of her writing, she
was spending most of her time preparing food for eight babies whose diet she
was caring for. I fear her favorite of the eight was a fuzzy-headed little
black un.
Mary Bruner Tehon, '13, is as ambitious as ever, so is taking advanced work
in the university and keeping house in an apartment at 905 California Ave.,
Urbana. Mr. Tehon is a member of the university faculty.
Ethel Watts, ex-'15, has a position with the Detroit Edison Company at their
Ypsilanti branch. She writes that they have bought a new home and her
address will be 109 Ferris St.

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Elsie Noel, '19, was visiting at the chapter house during rushing.
Marie Lc Sauliner, ex-'20, is again living at Red Bud, 111., and would like
letters from the girls.
Grace D. Finfrock, ex-'i6, and her family enjoyed a vacation spent in Ohio.
Maurine Mavity Vinecore, ex-'i6, sent such a fine long letter from her home
at Rutland, 111. I t told of prospective rushees, of her little son, Murrel, and
of their plans to come to visit the chapter soon.
Leola Goodman Scales, '14, has located in Indianapolis, but has not suc-
ceeded in finding a permanent residence. Address her in care of W. H . Scales,
200 Meridian Life Building, c|o W. E. Russ. She writes that she is busy
taking care of Elizabeth Ann, who is three, and Miriam who is just one year
old. She is hoping to meet with the alumnae chapter there.

Etta Lantz Triplett, '13, wrote an interesting letter about her little Margaret
Mabel who has big blue eyes and light hair, and baby Morris who has dark
hair and brown eyes. They are building a home in a pretty spot facing the
campus.

Gladys StalTell, '17, returned from a vacation at Walloon Lake, Mich., and
resumed her work in the Registrar's office.

Katherine Buenger, '15, had a pleasant trip, motoring from St. Louis to the
Methodist Centenary at Columbus, and thence to Lake Geneva where she
chanced to meet several Alpha O's from various chapters, including Ada
Paisley, '11, of Iota. Ada spent two weeks there.

Mary Wills Scholl, '15, entertained many guests during the summer and
feels qualified to act as director of sight-seeing expeditions in and near Denver.

Marie Rutenber Leslie, '15, is visiting her parents in Champaign and will
soon move to Farmer City, 111. Rev. William Leslie has been given a charge
there.

Iotas everywhere will be happy to know that Mate Giddings has been named
District Superintendent for our district, and that Velda Bamesberger was
made a member of the committee working on the subject of vocational training.

Mary Caldwell, '17, expects to go south with her mother for a short stay.
Both active and alumme Iotas are hoping to have her back in Champaign soon.

Margaret Gorham Ebert, ex-'n, and family enjoyed a visit in Michigan this
summer.

Atha Wood Fowler, ex-'l7, and little Beth accompanied Atha's mother and
sister on a trip to Kansas this summer.

Louise Clark Blood, 'bg, and her two children visited at the home of her
parents in Momence, 111.

Ruth Percival, '18, is engrossed in her work at the Red Cross headquarters
at Urbana.

Nellie Janes, ex-'18, has returned to take up her studies at the university
after an absence of two years.

A N N A HOFFERT KIRK, '15, Alumna Assistant Editor.

TAU

GENERAL

Ruth Buckley, T, and Margaret Mitchell, Z, are back from Washington,
D. C. Margaret is doing work in the University Hospital again, and Ruth is in
government work still.

Ruth Herberger Muckian, formerly of Rho, is an instructor in the McPhail
School of Music and Dramatics. She is making a splendid success of her
work and we hope she will be here for years!

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Alma Boehm, '19, is teaching at Winthrop, Minn.
Lillian PIoff, '19, is on the high school faculty of Arlington, Minn.
Lucile Ziegelmaier, '19, is at the head of the English department of the
Mound High School.
Mildred Hagen is teaching in Crookston, Minn.
Margaret Kendall, '19, is working in the university library and right here
where we can see her often.
Margaret Wood is expected in town daily. We aren't sure what she is going
to do when she gets here, but we are all looking for a position for her.
Mary Lou Watson, '18, was called home to Hoopeston, 111., when her elder
sister was killed in an automobile accident. Mary Lou has taken up the care
of the motherless babies.
June Uriner is on the faculty of the Intermountain Academy at Weiser,
Idaho. The academy offers junior college work.
Mrs. Arthur C. Pulling, who has also been in Washington, D. C, is back
at her former Minneapolis address.
Florence Brande, '17, is in New York City in publicity work for the
Y. W. C. A.
Mrs. Fred Bullock from Montana and Alpha Phi Chapter is another wel-
comed addition to our alumna; chapter.
Helen Turner has been here for the early part of the "rushing" season.
She returns to Fargo, N . D., tomorrow.
Alumna; chapter meetings are to be held the first Saturday of every month
this year instead of the last Saturday as before. The November 1st meeting
is to be held at the home of Edith Goldsworthy, 103 West 52nd Street, Tele-
phone N . W. Colfax 4628. Won't all of you who are to be in the city come?
Please call the above number i f you are in the city at all. We shall be glad
to know of any Alpha O sister who may be in Minneapolis for even a few
hours.

Gertrude Falkenhagen, '17, is doing supervising work in the department of
home economics at the Northeast Neighborhood House.

Dr. Cecil Moriarty, '15, is at one of the baby clinics in Minneapolis.

ENGAGEMENTS

Last June Helen Turner announced her engagement to Mr. Charles Dawson
of Fargo, N . D.

Borghilde Erling's engagement to Mr. Edward Brunsdale of Mayville, N . D.,
was announced last week.

MARRIAGES

Jennie Marie Schober was married on August 20th, 1919, to Mr. Harold
Roenisch and is at home in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The wedding of Doris Downing Lohff and Edward A. Schlampp took place
on July 1st, 1919. Their home is at 1625 Girard Ave. N .

Dorothy Wade was married to Mr. Forrest Voeks on September 20th and is
living in the city at 1701 3rd Ave. S.

BIRTHS

Leota Kirlin Eaton has a baby daughter born September 15th, 1919.

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CHI

GENERAL

Polly Emmerling Stage, '13, is living now in Brooklyn.
Ruth Guthrie Woodruff, ex-'17, is near our active chapter again, since her
husband has been made city forester in Utica, N . Y.
"Tweed" Adams, '13, is teaching in Hornell, N . Y.
Ethel Harris Dewey, '14, is at home in Ripley, N . Y . ; Leta McClear Totman,
'17, in Cincinnatus.
Elizabeth French, '15, is a charter member and active worker in the "Quota
Club," the recently organized business women's club of Syracuse.
Ruth Plarvey, '19, teaches in the Lakewood High School; and Mary Adams,
'19, and Irene Becker, '19, are at Hilton, N . Y.
Two of our '18's, Edith Rauch and Bertha Muckey, are at home this year.
Lillian Battenfeld, '18, has returned to Albion; and Ethel Farrington, '18, is
teaching near her at Barker, N . Y.

MARRIAGES

Edith Ressiguie, '15, is now Mrs. Glen Blanchard. She is at home in Ham-
burg, N . Y.

Those who wondered why Laura Moore, '19, was not applying for a posi-
tion last spring had the mystery solved by her marriage, September 27th, to
Herbert Gerow, 6 A, '20.

FRANCES CARTER, ' I 8 , Alumna Editor.

UPSILON

GENERAL

Some of our girls are teaching this year. Among them are: Anne Seeley,
'19, who is teaching at Foster, and Ruth Gay, '14.

Marguerite Uhler, ex-'17, is teaching in a private school at the Highlands.
Ellen Jolliffe, '18, is teaching French at Monroe, Wash. Mildred Jeans, '18,
is also one of our many teachers.

A good many of our girls are busy in the business world, too. And among
these are 1 Helen Kohler, '19, with the Bankers' Life Insurance Company;
Una Weaver, ex-'i8, at the recorder's office of the University of Washington;
Ada Kraus, '16, secretary at the Lakeview Sanitarium in Tacoma, Wash.;
Beryl Diel, '13, editor of the Pacific Naval Monthly, Bremerton, Wash.; Har-
riet Seeley, '18, at Seattle Public Library.

Then, too, some of the girls are doing graduate work: Ruth Lusby, '17, at
Columbia University; Anita Pettibone, '14, at Mrs. Prince's School of Business,
Boston, Mass.

Jessie Jolliffe, ex-'17, is training at the Minor Hospital, Seattle, Wash.

MARRIAGES

Hope Moore, ex-'18, to Mr. L. G. Koltz.
Pearl Lipscombe, ex-'18, to Mr. E. W. Parsons.
Jacqueline Wood to Ensign Roland Krause.

NU KAPPA

Louise Zeek is living in University Place. Mr. Zeek is head of French
department.

Lucinda Smith Hubbell is back in Dallas. Mr. Hubbell is with the English
department.

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BETA PHI

Pauline Cox, '19, is teaching history and English in the high school at
Mace, Ind.

Mary Esarey, '19, is teaching at West Lebanon, Ind.
Vivian Day, '19, has accepted a position with a real estate company at
Anderson, Ind.
Lieutenant and Mrs. H . G . Thomas (Lura Halleck, '18) are living in Wash-
ington, D. C. They will remain there until Lieutenant Thomas has recovered
from injuries received while he was overseas.
Beatrice Coombs, '19, is teaching English in the high school at Covington,
Ind.

MARRIAGES

The marriage of Mary Viola Duncan, ex-'20, to William Spaine Armstrong
occurred September n t h .

BEATRICE COOMBS, '19, Alumnce Editor.

ETA

(No notes)

ALPHA PHI

GENERAL

The following girls are teaching at various points in Montana this year:
Etta Norcutt, '19, at Kalispell; Blanche Border, '18, at Glendive; Etta Haynes,
'19, at East Helena; Azalea Linfield, '19, at Conrad; and Ruby Hodgkiss, '18,
at Butte.

MARRIAGES

Lynnie Chattin, '19, and Fred Bullock were married August 12th at Big
Timber, Mont.

Mary Millegan, ex-'20, and Lloyd Vorhees were married September 2nd at
Eureka, Mont.

Lea Hartman and Otto Batch were married in Bozeman, Mont., on August

16th.

Mary Kretlow, '17, and Thorwald A. Carlson were married at Salt Lake
City on August 9th.

Alice McCone, '18, and Mark Farris were married August 14th at Glendive,
Mont.

Marcy Angell, ex-'19, and Thos. A. Ross were married September 12th at
Kalispell, Mont.

NU OMICRON RUTH DAWSON.

Mary D. Houston and Mary John Overall were our alumna; representatives

at Convention. Although Mary John is a Nu Omicron alumna, she is not a

college alumna, for she will this year be a senior at Goucher. Mary D. will be

in Nashville this winter. On her trip this summer she met many dear Alpha

O sisters in New Orleans and Dallas. Her already high opinion of Pi and Nu

Kappa vaulted still higher after meeting their girls. We rejoice with the

whole fraternity that Pi is saved for us. Marion Huddleton is to be at home

in Fulton, Ky., this year. Marian and Douglass Legg are attending the Uni-

versity of Texas at Austin. lone Blair Goodpasture is very ill with typhoid

fever. Billie Shelton is our only teacher this year. She is planning to be back

with us at the university.

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There are several changes in addresses: Mrs. Lurton Goodpasture, Gallatin,
Tenn.

Alice Colsher, Winchester, Tenn.
Mrs. Walter Rogers (Mary Harrell), Jacksonville, Fla.
Mrs. Ray Douglass (Ellenna Webb, '18), Huntington, Tenn.

MARRIAGES

Katrina Overall, 'l8, to Carl C. McDonald, K A, of Bay St. Louis, Miss. We
are all grieved at the thought of losing Katrina from our midst but are happy
because she is.

Ellenna Webb was married in May to Dr. Douglass. Dr. Douglass was a
member of the British Expeditionary Force and possesses the Croix de Guerre.

PSI

(No notes)

PHI

(No notes)

OMEGA

GENERAL

Helen Scott, '17, is Y. W. C. A. secretary at the University of Illinois. She
gives an enthusiastic report of Iota Chapter.

Martha Anderson, '19, is teaching at Inwood, I n d . ; Emily Nash, '17, at
Kokomo, Ind.; Mildred Rothaar, '19, at Williamsburg, Ohio; Josephine
Andrews, '16, at Geneva, Ohio; Marie Andrews, '18, at Conneaut, Ohio; Esther
Henderson, '18, at Piqua, Ohio; and Beryl Zemer, '12, at M t Vernon, Ohio.

Julia Rogers is in library work in Rockford, 111.
Alvira Lehrer is taking physical training at Sargent.
Marjory Kercheval has accepted a position as private secretary in Pittsburgh,
Pa.

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SMILES

(The Editor is taking a great privilege in introducing this page. I t is not
meant to be a deposit of crude jokes, but a reprint of an occasional bit of
humor. Contributions from the subscribers are solicited.)

L I T T L E BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAGE, in Indianapolis Star
Satidday before last Mr. Smit the butcher gave me and Puds Simkins
and Leroy Shuster, 10 cents apeese for sticking i.ooo avertizements under
doors and told us to come back last Satidday and he would give us some more
to stick under, and last Satidday we started to wawk erround and Puds Simkins
sed, Hay, fellers, we awtent to stick them under for 10 cents apeese to-day.
io cents is a hecks of a salary for people with ixperience and look at all the
ixperience we had last Satidday. Let's strike for more and all yer half to do
to make more money is just striks fer it, that all enybudy does, on account
of the high cost of living, sed Leroy Shuster. I sed, lets tell Mr. Smit i f he
don't give us least 15 cents apeese to-day he can get sumbudy elts to stick them
under for him.
And wen we got to the grocery store, Mr. Smit sed, Well, boys back on the
job brite and early, I see and us three fellers looked at each other and Puds
sed, 10 cents apeese aint enuff eny more on account of the cost of high living—
We want at least 15 cents, we had a consultation and want at least 15 cents,
sed Leroy Shuster. 10 cents was all rite wile we was learning, but we got
ixperience now, I sed.
Well, more labor troubles, sed Mr. Smit, the fact is boys, I bin having a
little dispute with high cost of living myself and I decided that I cud only
pay 8 cents apeese after this, i f you don't want to do it for that, I know some
boys that will for 5, wot do you sey?
Wich us 3 had another consultation and decided to do it for 8.

Ye children who have children dear
And likewise ye with none,

I f you would keep them safe abroad
Pray keep them safe at home
Quoted—Mother Goose.

GOT T H E BLAME
"Ah, me!" sighed the successful man who was revisiting the old village
school, "how time does fly. Thirty years ago I sat in this very front seat,
and it seems to me as i f it were but yesterday. I f I am not very much mis-
taken, you'll find my initials carved on the desk."
"They're there, right enough," said the present occupant of the seat. " I
got whipped for doing it just because my initials happened to be the same
as yours."—Answers.

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EXCHANGES

Alpha Omicron Pi acknowledges receipt of The Lyre, The Eleusis, The
Triangle, The Lamp, Alpha Gamma Delia Quarterly, The Garnet and White.

TEACH WOMAN HOW TO SPEND
From Survey, July, 1919

With aid of Benjamin R. Andrews of Teachers' College, Lucy H . Gittel,
director of Home Economics Bureau of Association of Improvement in Condi-
tion of the Poor, and other experienced workers, established last year nineteen
budget clubs for the study of household costs. The results of these are ck.
scribed by Velma Phillips, graduate student of Teachers' College, in a bulletin
of that institution and this bulletin can be secured by sending to the college.

TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS
From Scribner's, October, 1919
Part of the article "The Progress of the World," is devoted to the condi-
tions in the schools. I t points out that there should be a consolidation of
rural schools and an adoption of deliberate policy on the part of state govern-
ments for the maintenance of rural life. A sharp distinction should be made
between professional teachers of character with experience and proved success
and those of the casual kind. The former should be well paid and restored to
the position of honor and influence in the community that belonged to school
teachers of earlier days. The school teachers are principal citizens.

ANNA HOWARD SHAW

From Survey, July 12, 1919
The pattern of Anna Shaw's life was designed in all its hardness by men.
She was an emigrant from England at the age of six; a child of the Michigan
wilderness at nine; at thirteen helped to chop down tills; at eighteen she
often walked eight miles to teach school for four dollars a week; at twenty a
lone woman in theological seminary among one hundred and fifty men; often
in later years suffered from exhaustion and hunger; first woman ordained
by Methodist church; doctor in slums of Boston; lecturer on temperance and
suffrage; president of National Woman's Suffrage Association for eleven years.
Anna Howard Shaw died July 3rd, 1919.

Mrs. Charles J. Smith of Lexington, Kentucky, is the first woman to be
honored with the presidency of the University of Kentucky Alumnte Associa-
tion.

ALPHA CHI OMEGA
T H E WORK OF T H E CHICAGO CONVENTION

By MYRA I I . JONES—The Lyre, July, 1919

One of the most gratifying points brought out by the reports was the growth
of the fraternity special funds and of the national treasury. The Reserve
Fund has passed the $10,000 mark, the Scholarship Fund, begun in 1915, now
totals nearly $4,000, and The Lyre Reserve Fund shows an accumulation of

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about $7,ooo, the combined resources represented by the three funds now
exceeding $20,000. When it is recalled that in 1910 The Lyre had but $100
in its savings account and the other funds had not come into existence, the
financial progress revealed by the figures just given is realized.

A need of the fraternity which has been felt by national officers and chap-
ters alike was met at this convention by the establishment of the central office
of Secretary-Editor at a salary which will enable her to give her entire time
to fraternity business.

The terms of the Scholarship Fund have been made more liberal by lowering
the interest rate from 5 to 3 per cent, and by giving girls who take advantage
of the fund an option of two methods of payment: (1) in f u l l within two
years after leaving college, with interest at 3 per cent; (2) in monthly in-
stallments of $10 without interest, beginning three months after graduation and
continuing until the entire debt is cancelled. I t was also provided that when
the fund has reached $10,000, one-half is to be set aside as an endowment
fund, the interest only to be used, and the other half to be kept in circulation as
at present.

Alpha Chi Omega has strengthened her representation in the Panhellenic
world by a provision authorizing the appointment of a long-term National
Panhellenic Congress Delegate, thus separating the offices of National Inspector
and N . P. C. Delegate. This provision will obviate the present disadvantage
of changing the N . P. C. Delegate whenever a new inspector is elected. As
familiarity with National Panhellenic Congress procedure, which can be
gained caly by frequent attendance at its sessions, is an essential qualification
of a competent delegate, the wisdom of this provision will be recognized. The
National Inspector is authorized to attend sessions of the Congress, in order
that she may be better fitted to meet local Panhellenics during her visits.

At the 1919 convention the work and the place of the alumna are seen to
have assumed new importance and significance. Miss Zimmerman's report
shows that the alumna;, for the first time in the history of the fraternity, are
well organized and that they have accomplished much during the past four
years, both in war work and in service for the fraternity. That they are now
ready for further service was shown in the alumna; meeting at which all dele-
gates expressed their desire for some form of national altruistic work to be
adopted by the fraternity. This feeling crystallized during convention in the
authorization of a committee to investigate possibilities for some form of
national altruistic service to be undertaken by the alumna;, and to make a
report in the fall. The plans of such a committee necessarily will have to be
carefully laid, and not hastily nor superficially, since the form of service to
be finally adopted should fill a permanent not a temporary need of the country,
and its appeal should be as compelling in the future as at the moment of
adoption.

In developing plans for this new work, however, the fraternity has no inten-
tion of abandoning the orphans from its two French districts. Through the
vivid words of Mrs. Graff, chairman of the French orphan committee, the need
of continuing our support of these orphans was shown to be as great now as
during the war. The convention recognized the continued responsibility of the
fraternity for these orphans whom it has supported during the past two years, by
voting to continue and to increase largely its support during another two years,
when the French government will doubtless be able to take over the responsi-
bility. During this period the plans for the permanent service to be under-

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taken will be in a more or less formative stage, but after two years will have
so developed that the entire altruistic effort of the fraternity may be concen-
trated in one permanent form of service.

In recognition of the great debt of gratitude which the fraternity owes to
its members who responded to the call for overseas service, the convention voted
to present to each overseas worker an appropriate gift, the selection of which
has been left in charge of a committee. A bronze tablet bearing the names of
our many overseas workers will be placed in the archive room of the Alpha
Memorial House.

The convention very fittingly completed the gift made to the artists' colony
at Peterboro, New Hampshire, by voting $1,000 for a permanent endowment
of Star Studio, for the maintenance and upkeep of the studio. Alpha Chi
Omegas will be interested to know that Elthea Snyder, Gamma, has been chosen
to occupy one of the studios at the Colony this summer. Miss Snyder is the
second member of our fraternity to be given this honor, Miss Armstrong writing
the history in Star Studio three years ago.

A new edition of the catalogue of the fraternity was authorized and will
appear during the coming winter. As the previous edition has been exhausted
for some time the new catalogue will be eagerly welcomed.

In the report on the history it was announced that the present edition
would be exhausted within two years. The convention authorized the writing of
a new edition, with Miss Armstrong as author, to be ready at the exhaustion of
the present edition.

A change in the requirements for new alumnae organizations was made by
providing for twenty instead of twelve names on petitions for alumna' chapters,
and ten instead of six names for alumna; clubs. Dues for alumna; clubs were
placed on the per capita basis, fifty cents being due annually from clubs for
each member, instead of $3.00, the uniform amount of dues from all clubs
previously. Thus the national obligations of clubs will be proportioned accord-
ing to their numbers and strength.

An action of chief interest to active chapters is the appointment of two new
firms as novelty jewelefs, the Burr Patterson Company, which is authorized to
make novelty jewelry; and L. G. Balfour Company, which has been given the
privilege of selling novelty jewelry and stationery. The J. F. Newman Com-
pany was retained as sole official jeweler for the badge and pledge pin for the
next two years, with the understanding that the company fulfil certain definite
conditions to be prescribed by a committee.

A committee was appointed to select designs for uniform china for use
in chapter houses, the use of such china to be optional.

No movement projected by the convention aroused more discussion than
the plan for the Alpha Memorial Home to be erected at Greencastle, Indiana,
as a memorial to our founders. The house is to be built by Alpha Chapter for
use as a chapter home, but in addition there are to be several features of interest
to every member of the fraternity. In the basement of the house a fireproof
room will be constructed for the storing of the fraternity archives. For this
purpose the fraternity voted $500, or as much more as may be needed, to be
paid in two yearly installments. The need of a permanent and safe home
for the archives has been recognized for some time, and the convention felt
that it was most fitting for Alpha, the mother chapter, to have them in custody.

There is also to be an alumna; room or rooms in which any alumna;, without
regard to chapter, will be made welcome. This room is to be furnished by the

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members of Alpha Chi Omega as a gift to Mrs. Loud as an expression of
affection and in appreciation of her remarkable service to the fraternity, and
will be designated the Alta Allen Loud room.

Keen regret was expressed by all visitors that so many members of the
Council must be relieved from national service: Mrs. Loud, who is just com-
pleting eleven years of service as National President; Miss Armstrong, for
nine years editor of The Lyre; Miss Zimmerman, who in her seven years on the
Council has filled two positions, serving three years as National Treasurer,
and four years as Alumnae Vice-president; Mrs. Fall, who has given the fra-
ternity four years of service as National Inspector; and Mrs. Steiner, who
completes four years as Extension Vice-president.

The nominating committee presented the following slate for the coming
term, which was adopted by the convention:

National President, Mrs. Elizabeth Dunn Prins, Iota; Alumna: Vice-presi-
dent, Myra H . Jones, Lambda; Extension Vice-president, Mrs. Myrna Van-
Zandt Bennett, Phi; Secretary-Editor, Mary-Emma Griffith, Lambda; National
Treasurer, Mrs. Gretchen O. Starr, Rho; National Inspector, Gretchen L .
Gooch, Iota. Of these newly elected officers, three have seen service on the
National Council and are familiar with its methods and policies; and two
have had national experience as province presidents.

DEMOCRACY AND T H E FRATERNITY GIRL

From Eleusis of Chi Omega

To make the world safe for democracy! The nation has gathered up its
great strength, precious blood has been shed, and lives have been laid upon
the altar of sacrifice to make the world safe for democracy.

But the coming of peace must mean not only that democracy is safe, but
that democracy is furthered. We may not return to our old pleasant paths;
we must turn our faces toward new ways. We are the torch-bearers for those
who shall come after us.

That there will be changes in our colleges is certain. What these changes
will be, no one can foretell; but the colleges must become greater instruments
of and for democratic growth than ever before. As our men come back to the
college life, they will leave upon it the impress of the change the world struggle
has made in them. The college girl must ask herself what part she is to play
in the new scheme of things.

There are two charges that have been filed against the fraternity girl that,
if she is to keep her place in college life, she must meet and prove false and
unworthy. The first is that the fraternity girl feels herself superior to those
other girls who do not belong. Feeling superior and being superior are two
quite different things. I t sometimes takes many years and much experience to
realize that fact, but the fraternity girl must realize it now. We like to feel
superior, it gives us such a comfortable feeling. But to be superior, that is
hard work! We hesitate about attempting it, and resort to camouflage to
acquire privilege without working for it. Now, the feeling of superiority is a
harmless enough thing when it stands by itself; it is when it becomes solidified
into social structure that it becomes dangerous. Any class, any organization,
whose chief result seems to be a feeling of superiority is bound eventually to
have a hard time in a growing democracy. Fraternities must face this charge.
It is of no use to deny i t ; one cannot argue with a feeling. Nothing but acts

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which accord with the ideas fundamental to a democracy will prove that fra-
ternities have their place in the future growth of our colleges.

The second charge is that of indifference to the affairs of the college itself.
Every democracy or democratic institution must assume that all its members
are loyal to its tenets. Its success, its onward progress, depends upon the
loyalty of the individuals.

Indifference does not make for efficiency. People may become like cogs in a
machine which because of the sureness of results, is called efficient. Efficiency
in a democracy cannot mean that. I t must mean coordination, a functioning
together of those who are willing to assume responsibility. The functioning
together is not an end in itself, but a means to a greater end; and the clearer
the end in view, the closer the vision, the more efficient should be the conscious,
willing cofunctioning of the members of a democracy.

How will the fraternity girl function in the development of the great uni-
versities and colleges of democracy? That her life brings her special privileges
there is no doubt. But special privilege brings with it greater opportunity for
development and greater responsibility. Will the fraternity girl because of
these greater opportunities for enriching her personal life, bring greater richness
to the life of the whole?

These issues are not for the fraternity girl alone. They come back to each
one of us. We have all these long months worked side by side for our country's
need; we have glimpsed the vision without which the people perish. The
ideals of democracy must be brought into our intimate daily life i f they are
not to remain mere sentiments, but are to become an integral part of our
character.

Can the fraternities do this? Not by word, but by deed must they prove
these charges false. Fraternities must show that they are not a class apart,
but are indeed an integral part of the growth and development of our colleges.
I f they cannot do this, they are destined to disappear from college life as
special privilege without the accompanying responsibility everywhere disappears
before the triumphant onward march of the soul of democracy.

GERTRUDE M. TRACE, NU Alpha.

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