1930 May - To Dragma

48 To DRAGMA

Thi "Beta Kappa Key Winners

Harriet Pratt (Tail) Georgia Bopp (Beta Phi)
Elizabeth Ebeling (Tau) Helen Dodd (Nu Omicron)
Mary Bossidy (Nu) Daisy Tucker (Nu Omicron)
Constance Handy (Delta) VVerdna Isbell (Alpha Sigma)
Ruth Lowe (Delta) Dorothy Allen (Beta Theta)
Adele Gist (Lambda) Ethel Malloch (Beta Theta)
Evelyn Van Horn (Lambda) Edith Sharp (Nu)

to me that this achievement gives us an added incentive to work toward
the goal of a higher standard of scholarship. It is the sincere desire
of every member that our fraternity be well developed in all of its
ramifications.

I am very proud of the members whose names appear above, and
I know the entire fraternity joins me in congratulating them upon their
scholastic success. The following are winners of other honors and honor
societies:

Werdna Isbell also has the distinction of making the highest grades
of any student during the spring quarter at University of Oregon.

Omicron Nu, national home economics honorary fraternity, pledged
Jean Green and Miriam Combs, both of Beta Phi.

Kappa Delta Pi claims Agnes E . Geary and Eleanor Geissenhainor,
both of Epsilon Alpha.

Wythle Fitzpatrick (Alpha Rho), and Eleanor Geissenhainor (Epsi-
lon Alpha), have the honor of being members of Phi Kappa Phi.

Beta Chi Phi chose Agnes Geary and Elizabeth Markle, both of
Epsilon Alpha, and Sigma Pi Sigma also chose Elizabeth Markle.

Geneva Woodward (Chi Delta) and Zella Mae Spencer (Eta) claim
distinction of being members of Sigma Epsilon Sigma, national honorary
scholastic fraternity for freshman women.

Elizabeth Durand (Eta) attained journalistic fame by being pledged
to Theta Sigma Phi. Those recognized for their artistic talents are
Jessie Richmond (Eta) who became member of Delta Phi Delta and
Marion Tufts (Eta) who joined Sigma Lambda. Thesis honors went
to Phillipa Patey (Eta) and Alpha Kappa Delta, honorary sociology,
chose Gwendolyn Dowding (Eta).

Mortar Board pledged Mary Virginia Wells (Chi Delta), Harriet
Pratt, and Elizabeth Ebeling, both of Tau.

No doubt there are many omissions as the only source of informa-
tion I have is material given me by the chapter scholarship officers.

I wish to point out some of the outstanding figures and facts in the
accompanying chart as I see them. First let me say that the report
is incomplete, thirteen chapters failing to turn in the necessary data
probably because such is not available.

M A Y , 1930 49

DISTRICTS, HERE'S HOW YOU STAND!

Atlantic—three out of eight chapters sent no report.

Southern—three out of seven chapters sent no report.

Ohio Valley—reported 100 per cent.

Great Lakes—reported 100 per cent.

Mid-Western—four out of six chapters sent no report.

Pacific—two out of six chapters sent no report.

Let me thank those who labored long and hard to gather these figures.
Perhaps seeing them in the whole may compensate for the time con-
sumed!

This piece of work is by no means infallible, and I shall be only
too glad to correct any errors. Perhaps the greatest difficulty I en-
counter is the lack of standardization. Sometimes the statistics may
lead one astray. This may be true in large universities where there is
only a slight fraction's difference in the rating of one organization with
another. In the smaller colleges it is difficult to compare and many
times the difference is so slight it scarcely seems fair to discriminate.

I had hoped to secure a record from each chapter for the purpose
of comparing with the rating in 1927-1928 and to begin to keep an
annual record for this purpose, but it may be that this program can
be worked out in the years to follow. Upon the basis of the scanty
material quoted:

Five chapters gained over 1927-1928.
Five chapters lost in scholastic standing since 1927-1928.
Eight remained the same or the change was too slight to be counted.
In nineteen chapters I was unable to make comparison either because
no reports were available or because thev were not in existence in 1927-
1928.

Heartiest congratulations to Nu Omicron which was first on the cam-
pus at Vanderbilt University and to Pi Delta and Epsilon Alpha which
ranked second at their respective colleges, and to Omicron and Beta
Theta which rated third place. It seems promising that two of the
newer chapters have made such excellent scholastic improvement—
Pi Delta from third to second and Beta Theta from eleventh to third.
Not so encouraging are the reports of Pi, Delta, and Theta which ranked
lowest.

Inadequate as these statistics and analysis are they may be of some
value in showing us our strong and weak points and serve as a guide
for concentrated effort in the furthering of one of the high principles of
Alpha Omicron Pi.

It is my earnest desire and request that every chapter scholarship
officer send a complete report to me for the next year's compilation.
Please do not fail to do so, for without the cooperation of every chapter
fry report can be neither complete or of much comparative value. I
could be of help to chapters with low standings if all of you would send
il r your methods of raising your scholarship standards as well as your
chapter reports. Let's make the next scholarship report 100 per cent
Perfect in attendance.

^Alpha Omicron *Pl Scholarship 1928-1929 W

Number Average Comparative rank Average rank Average Gain or loss
of scholastic of A 0 n among all organizations rank over 1<>2 7-19»
(fraternity and non-
women's rank of women's fraternities non-fraternity)
frater- women's fraternity
nities fraternities women

Atlantic District No data available because of University regulations 2.60 Same
Nu 4 2.60 4th 2.60 No data practically the sua j
Delta No rept.
Gamma No rept No data +3rd to 2nd I
Epsilon 22 1.322 1.244 No data 1.S4 not in existeiffl
Chi highest 1.622
Psi lowest 1.042
Pi Delta No rept.
Epsilon Alpha 4 2.90 2nd No data
4 1.79 2nd among nationals 1.62
1.88
national
10 4th among all
in all

Southern District 83.5 highest 85 6/14 No data No data —dropped from 5tk
Pi lowest 82 3/20
No data
Omicron No rept 11th 82 3/20 1.387 No data practically the SM*
Kappa 12 86.62 highest 88.7
lowest 84.6 No data
Nu Omicron 6 1.760 1.808 +3rd to l s l f l
78.89 3rd 87.9 No data practically the s»tt
Tau Delta... 6 1st 1.871

78.81

Kappa Omicron No rept
Alpha Pi No rept

Ohio Valley District 10 27.94 10th 23.30 all university 23.21 same
Theta 34 3.535 13th 3.586 23.09 No data + gain .162 frofflll
Iota semester 1 9 2 $ H
general women 1.7517 when in 23rd place
Beta Phi 17 1.6803 14th 1.5452 3.547 3.074 -from 9th to 14*J T
Omega 16 2.557 8th 1.455 cannot c a g j ^ H
Beta Theta 13 1.5744 3rd 1.6381 men and women No data st;aftriostmicsllihj p^Uc^e ^ c
Theta Eta not given 3.3654
2nd semester not in exi a
16 3.88 all women 1927-28 t
1.7131 c
2.860 o

No data w
3.58
b
Great Lakes District 21st 1.4508 No data No data _ 6th and m
Rho 22 1.588 in 1 9 2 7 - H H
Tau 17th 1.297 all students
(with 10 2nd semester 20th 1.177 No data - U H h placei*
or more 1.590
members) 7th 79.61 No data StU
75.52 78.27
26 1.344 7th 1.674 19th place 'J
school average same
E t a 32 1.601 78.12 1.04
29th 1.312
Omicron P i . . . . 78.88 No data -
No data
Mid Western District No rept.

Zeta
Phi No rept no statistic*"*
Nu Kappa... 15 1.701 No data 1927-28

Alpha Phi No rept 79.17 79.38 n o report in 1 * 4
No rept
Xi
11
Chi Delta

Pacific District 1.376 No data
Sigma 1.897

Lambda 10 1.775 7th 1.711 university 2.6585 '^htadvan*^
In group —2 1.552 8th pla£*
24 2.6142
2.5093 all women no report in | f »
highest +5 1.825
Upsilon lowest —4
5th scale is +4 to - 4 all university
Alpha Sigma.. 19 49.504 group +3 2.5258 46.989 same

Kappa Theta. No rept. all women
Alpha Rho. . . No rept. 2.6296
43.966

all women
48.582

MAY, 1930 51

2

II • m

Pi De'.ta's house is fashioned of red brick in true colonial spirit.

()

Welcome to Pi Delta's J£ome

M A R G A R E T D . M C G A R V E Y , Pi Delta

T H E Alpha O's at College Park are submitting their ideas of a
beautiful chapter house for your criticism. Our girls are extremely
proud of their accomplishment, and we now feel that Alpha Omi-
cron Pi is the most desirous sorority on our campus in every way.

• We had about thirty-four active girls, but only eighteen were living
at the house, for a good number were able to commute from Washing-
ton. Regardless, we realized that we should have a new house, and our
chapter built it independently—we have received no other aid but what
our Washington alumna;, families, or friends wished to give us.

We obtained the ground last year, and all summer we watched what
was happening to our "lot"—then when school opened we viewed the
bricklayers with as much patience as we could, but regardless of how
much we watched the building of it, we just had to live as we could.

Finally the winter passed, and
the house blazed forth in all its

Both are necessary to
Build the Harmonious

Chapter Home

Talent JMoney

52 To DRAGMAI

glory. The girls moved their belongings up College Avenue, one Saturday
afternoon, after a week of pink, blue, lavender, green, white, and cream
paint and gallons of turpentine. Then we had to choose the downstairs
furniture. Well, the alumnae gave us a grand piano, the Mothers' Club
gave us all the drapes, livingroom rugs, and sofas, and we received from
other friends a grandfather's clock, andirons, lamps, chairs, and vari-
ous decorations. We had our house-warming on March 23, and we felt
that all the praise and compliments we received on the house were very
well-founded. It is a beautiful home, and its best point is that it is so
spacious. It has twelve study rooms, two bathrooms, a pressing room,
a chapter room, a smoking room for our "dates" at dances, and of
course, a large dormitory on the third floor. Here is also a bath,
cedar closet, and sick room. Our chaperon's suite is to the right of
the entrance, and Mrs. Sheldon is in love with it.

The house is appraised at $54,000 and is situated on a lot 150 feet by
180 feet, so you see it is the largest fraternity house on the campus.

It is entirely colonial style as you see and is surrounded by boxwoods
and evergreens, and is backed by junipers. The large colonial lantern
suspended over the entrance is twenty inches in diameter and thirty
inches high, containing a shower of eight bulbs. The house faces north,
and the northeast side has a port-cochere backed by three French win-
dows of the sunparlor.

We feel that we have built in our chapter house everything that we

—

•
•

The colonial staircase is the first thing one notices upon entering. The rug*
are champagne color with the drapes matching them.

MAY, 1930 53

The oak paneling of the dining room carries out the colonial idea in the wall
finish.

will ever need. We have been aided in financing it by Professor C. E .
Temple, and we feel very indebted to him for our success.

We must have thirty girls living in the house to finance it on our
budget plan. So far as we can count at this time, we think we can do
it, but, of course, we cannot tell what will happen over the summer. We
would love to have some of our sisters for fellow students next year to
help us out.

The girls are mighty proud of their achievement and hope that the
other Alpha O's are as vain about it as we are. We have lived in it for
two months, and it spells "home" to us in every sense of the word. We
now feel that next rushing season will be the most successful we have
ever had, for the new girls will make up their minds so much more readily
with the project of occupying College Park's most beautiful fraternity
house.

youth is the spirit of To Dragma

(Continued from page 43)

doesn't turn out as we had expected, or the pressman won't use the
right amount of ink.

"But it's worth it. In ten years I may agree with Mary Ellen Chase
--just now I'm having the experience!"

WILMA SMITH LELAND

54 To DRAGMA

*We (§hare birthday Qreetings

•

Im

T o DRAGMA has received some birthday greetings, and we thought
you'd be interested in reading them. We are adding a few letters ot
comment that we picked at random from those sent to us. We have
never given you a chance to hear what others think of our magazine-
So here they are:

DEAR EDITOR: .

" I N my active days it was one of my greatest pleasures to consu

both editors and business managers of fraternity and sorority magazM

MAY, 1930 55

on all the manifold details that go to magazine making. Having been
in my time one of the editors of the sort, I can remember still so vividly
my difficulties, my blunders, and my perplexities. Being equipped by
sad experiences with the knowledge and understanding of the same per-
plexities that others after me were going through, it always was a de-
light to gather with them and discuss the questions and troubles that
were before them.

"Alpha Omicron Pi had the same questions before her at one time
that all have had, troubles that the later generations of the sorority do
not even know existed. I remember with keen pleasure my first ac-
quaintance with any of the membership of the sorority when I visited
the chapter at the University of Nebraska. I remember that the group
quickly impressed me as being composed of young women of serious in-
tent to a somewhat greater degree than I was accustomed to meeting in
chapter houses. At that early time, for it was a long while ago, I dis-
cussed with them, among other things, To DRAGMA, and answered ques-
tions which were troubling them to the best of my ability. I enjoyed
the meeting exceedingly, I recall, and in the years following for a con-
siderable period was in close contact with many of the leaders of the
sorority, and I have to say that I cannot recall any time when any sort
of differences came up to mar our pleasant association.

"So, it is only a pleasant reflection today that on the twenty-fifth an-
niversary of the birth of To DRAGMA, she is again one of our family cir-
cle. She comes back to us grown-up, matured, and in a well earned place
among the leading sorority magazines of the country. I feel that I can,
in all respects, congratulate Alpha Omicron Pi and her daughter, To

PRAGMA."

GEORGE BANTA

"My Baird tells me that it took Alpha Omicron Pi only eight years
to establish To DRAGMA, and that that event fell upon the Greek world
before 'undergrads' who lately pinned on the jacqueminot rose were born.
Well, twenty-five years in any kind of publishing enterprise is but a
short time; for those who can 'arrive' within that period, the title of
successful is deserved: on the other hand, for those who can survive a
quarter century of continuous service, the title of exceptional is apt
indeed.

" I congratulate To DRAGMA on its twenty-five years of service. I
congratulate it most heartily upon its anniversary edition, but chiefly
for having as its editor at the turning point one, who with her husband,
my good friend, stands for the very highest standards in the publishing
field.

"May To DRAGMA continue to shine till the sun itself grows cold."

CHARLES W. GERSTENBERG

Chairman, Inter fraternity Conference

"Alpha Omicron Pi should feel a justifiable pride in To DRAGMA
'9H its twenty-fifth anniversary.

56 To DRAGMA I
I
"The issues I have had the pleasure of seeing have been brightly re-
flective of accomplishment, development, and constructive plans for the V
future, three important phases of any organization, and I would think
any Alpha Omicron Pi a bit strange if she did not find in the pages
of her magazine, adequate expression of the graceful and dynamic spirit
that characterizes your sorority.

"I am looking forward to receiving a copy of the twenty-fifth anni-
versary number and take delight in offering my hearty congratulations
and good wishes on your arrival at this silver stepping stone to the
great things of the future, so surely deserved by the attainments of the
past."

PAUL D . PADDOCK

Editorial Representative,
Popular Mechanics Magazine

"Next to subscription checks, kind words are the pabulum upon
which fraternity editors thrive. May I say a few kind words about the
To DRAGMA under your editorship?

"The format of your magazine is attractive and the editorial con-
tent is alluring.

"I consider the To DRAGMA one of the three best sorority (heaven
strike me dead if I ever call you 'women's fraternities'!) magazines that
come to my desk.

"May your typewriter ribbon never grow dim!"

C E C I L J . W I L K I N S O N , Editor

The Phi Gamma Delta

"For some time I have been wanting to write you of the many re-
markable improvements in To DRAGMA since you took over the editor-
ship.

"Typographically, you have made it second to none among the sor-
ority magazines, and the new type of feature article you have instituted
gives each issue an air of professionalism.

"I think that both you and Alpha Omicron Pi are entitled to hearty
congratulations."

C H E S T E R W . C L E V E L A N D , Editor

The Magazine of Sigma Chi

"Sorority magazines in general cannot be said to measure up to the
sororities they represent when we consider beauty, liveliness, coloring,
and general human (and 'heart') interest. Probably To DRAGMA ot
Alpha Omicron Pi comes as near to our general ideal of a sorority maga-
zine as any of them. Real journalistic ability is shown in its make-up-
One is especially taken with its unusual typographical effects, enough
modernistic to give the magazine that up-to-date air which is so dear to
the hearts of the ladies."

C A R L S T E P H E N S , Editor

Illinois Alumni News

MAY, 1930 57

"It has been a pleasure this year to receive To DRAGMA of Alpha
Omicron Pi, because I number it among the most attractive sorority
publications that reach my exchange desk. I am sure your magazine
must be a source of great pride to the members of your sorority, present-
ing as it does such well-edited material; such artistically handled head-
ings and illustrations; such live news stories; and such original and stimu-
lating features. You are proving very clearly that a sorority magazine
can be made stimulating and interesting both to your members and to
those who read it without benefit of membership."

GEORGE STARR L A S H E R , Editor

The Rattle of Theta Chi

"I am so sorry to be so late in answering your two notes, but it takes
this lazy afternoon in the Shalimar garden in Kashmir to provide the
first chance for getting at correspondence.

"Shortly after your second note came, a letter from Mother brought
the October To DRAGMA. I certainly was surprised to see the large,
live, interesting volume that the paper had grown into, for I had not
seen a copy since 1914 or 1915, I think! I was interested too to see
what you had done with the article, and to find how ably you had col-
lected pictures for it. And all sorts of congratulations to you on the
development of the magazine!

I "Sometime, somewhere, when there is time and opportunity which
there doesn't seem to be now, I hope that I may be able to give you
a real article for it!

"With kindest greetings meanwhile, I am,"

L I L L I A N SCHOEDLER, Alpha

V "I just wanted to tell you how much we all liked the last To DRAGMA.
It seems to me that it is one of the best and most interesting ones we
have had."

MARY VIRGINIA WELLS

Chapter Editor, Chi Delta Chapter

"To DRAGMA gets better and better as time goes on! The last one
was lovely."

M U R I E L T U R N E R M C K I N N E Y , Examining Officer

"Please let me take this opportunity to tell you how splendid I
think your work is. I want—and I am sure that all the girls join me—
to congratulate you upon the successful manner in which you are editing
Lo DRAGMA. The last issue was perfectly beautiful!"

LORRAINE JONES, NU

"I wish you could have walked into the last meeting of the San
Francisco alumna? chapter and heard all the nice things said about the
ast number of T o DRAGMA. Everyone was so enthusiastic that it made
s all feel so good to know that it was our fraternity magazine they
Were discussing.

58 To DRAGMA

"We all then decided that you must know and I was asked to write
and tell you how very much we appreciate the splendid work and all
the valuable time you have given to the magazine to make it so very
enjoyable.

"Let me assure you that every member of the San Francisco alum-
nae chapter is looking forward to the next issue of To DRAGMA and send
our thanks and best wishes for your continued success as editor."

FRANCES CORLETT HOWARD

San Francisco Alumna Chapter

"Having just finished reading the January number of To DRAGMA,
I cannot resist offering my most sincere congratulation to its editor.
The perfection of its tout ensemble could not be excelled, I am sure.
It is a pleasure to leaf it over and note the clearness of its print, the
fine illustrations and the artistic arrangement of the subject matter.
With especial interest did I read the article by 'Mary Drummond Who
Likes Sweden.' I shall think of her this summer while there."

MARTHA WARD CUMMINGS

Chaperon at Tau Chapter

" I have often wanted to write you of the excellency of the maga-
zine, and now take the opportunity. You make us thrill with pride."

ISABELLE H. STEWART

Past Business Manager

" I must take this opportunity to congratulate you on the January
issue of To DRAGMA. Alpha Phi as a group wish to tell you what a
wonderful issue it was. We more than enjoyed the articles and cuts.

"Dean Herrick, dean of women, and Elizabeth Gardiner, president
of Pi Beta Phi, said that it was one of the best fraternity magazines which
they had seen this year."

MARY O ' L E A R Y , President

Alpha Phi Chapter

Do you Want a Jfistory?

Are you one of those girls who says so often, "Where is our history?^
Why haven't we a history?" Have rushees asked you for a copy of "our
history, and have you felt annoyed at having to say that we have no exten-
sive history of our fraternity?

Do you realize that you may be to blame? Or rather your chapter
historian may be one of those who is causing a delay right now in the
preparation of our history? Mrs. Perry says that any number of chapters
have ignored the requests which she and the Assistant Historian have sent
for chapter histories and pictures of charter members and of houses, pas*
and present.

Have you failed? Be loyal and see that the information is mailed at
once to 9 St. Luke's Place, New York City—Mrs. George Perry I

MAY, 1930 59

Cfair 'pushing Qomes Cjfrom
Correct Understanding

By B E A T R I C E H E R R O N BROWN, Alpha Chi Omega

Chairman College Panhellenic Committee, N.P.C.

IT IS interesting, as we look back over the years, to note that the
first intersorority conference was called to talk over the question
of rushing and pledging. Although much has been accomplished
since then by the abolishment of pre-matriculation pledging, by the
establishment of a definite pledge day, and by the steady growth of the
short, open rushing plan, we still find some uncertainty on the part
of the college girls, a persistent desire now and then to experiment, and
a certain amount of misinterpretation and misunderstanding.

Early in the twentieth century the conference of fraternity women
favored a late pledge day and even urged the adoption of deferred
rushing. Within a few years this plan seemed so doubtful in its values
that a thorough investigation and study of the system was authorized.
The outcome of that study was so definite that the National Panhellenic
Congress officially went on record as favoring "the short open rushing
season and an early pledge day," the policy which has since been re-
affirmed by successive Congress boards. This system when properly
carried out promotes simplicity of rules and tends to eliminate petty,
binding regulations which cause confusion, dishonesty, annoyance, and
loss of respect for local and national Panhellenic. Along with this plan
the greatest need is for stability—for a stability that will build tradition
and public sentiment to checkmate the so-called "rushing evil."

One of the requisites of fair rushing is a complete understanding of
the eight short regulations of the Interfraternity Compact. Active mem-
bers and alumnee members need to review these and to clarify their un-
derstanding of some clauses. What is the interpretation of the "expired"
pledge, the "broken" pledge, and the "transferring" pledge? If our
vocabulary is purely used and if our mathematics is accurate, we shall
have no difficulty. As an example let us take a girl who was pledged on
September 15, 1929. She is a pledge to the fraternity of her choice until
September 15, 1930, in the eyes of the Panhellenic world. If she fails to
Qualify for initiation within that time, her pledge normally expires on
September 15, 1930, and she again becomes eligible to pledge any frater-
nity. However, if for any reason either she herself or the fraternity of

6 0 To DRAGMA v

her choice severs the pledgeship, it becomes a "broken" pledge; the girl
then does not become eligible for pledging again until one calendar year
from the date on which her pledge was broken. The same interpretation
of pledgeship is placed on the girl who may choose a different campus at
the end of a semester. Her pledge holds good for one calendar year no
matter on what campus she may be (unless, of course, it was "broken")
whether or not there is a chapter of that fraternity on the second cam-
pus and whether or not she affiliates herself with it. The responsibility
is dual: it is the sorority's duty to know whether a girl is eligible and
it is the girl's duty to be honorable in her binding obligation.

Let us seek in our methods and in our interpretations to conform to
the letter and to the spirit of the relationships into which each one of our
fraternities has entered. May the word "Panhellenic" come to be syn-
onymous with integrity, honor, and harmony!

Upsilon Qirls <Jlre Talented ^Cusicians

By BARBARA T R A S K C L A R K , Upsilon

WH E N E V E R music is mentioned on the University of Wash-
ington campus, you hear the names of two girls of Upsilon—
Mary Genevieve "Scott ('30), and Elizabeth Reeves ('31). That
all Alpha 0 may rejoice with us in their abilities, I want to tell you of
all the things they are doing.

Mary Genevieve is one of the founders and vice president of the
Ladies' Musical Auxiliary of this city (Seattle) and is to play in a re-
cital to be given soon by Mu Phi Epsilon, honorary musical organiza-
tion on the campus. She will play the first piano in the first suite of
Arensky. We are only surprised that she wasn't asked to play both
pianos, for we feel confident that she could do it if it were necessary.
During the winter she conducted a private class in music appreciation,
and has several times played over the radio. The last two times were
to advertise the annual concert series of the Women's Federation. Re-
cently, too, she has given an illustrated lecture on folk music in one of
the city grade schools. She is a versatile young lady.

If Mary Genevieve's instrument is slightly too large to be carried
around comfortably, Elizabeth goes almost as far, for she plays a cello
—and plays it so well that she is to give a recital all by herself next
month, assisted only by a tenor vocalist. She is a member of Mu PM
Epsilon, the Ladies' Musical Club, and the Musical Arts Society, a
woman's professional organization. She plays in a cello quartet, and is
cellist in the Musical Art Trio. (This latter has no connection witfl
the Musical Arts Society.) Do you wonder we're proud of her, too

October Issue to He ^Alumnae dumber

The October To DRAGMA will be dedicated to alumna?, their work,
their travels, their laurels, and chapter organization. Watch for it-

MAY, 1930 61

v4^mall Hut Exquisite ^Volume

Boo k binder

Heing a T^eview of the "golden zAsse"

Written by ^Mary Sllen Qiase

C O I N C I D E N T with the publication of this anniversary issue in
which we reminisce of years gone by comes a book, a small but
exquisite volume bound in blue and white and stamped in gold,
from Henry Holt and Company. Coincident, too, is the fact that its
author is a former editor of To DRAGMA. Yes, The Golden Asse and
Other Essays is from the pen of Mary Ellen Chase (Gamma).

The book arrived yesterday morning, and last night we read several
of the essays together. Mary Ellen Chase's books lend themselves to
being read aloud, for her writing is very beautiful, her words rich with
color, and the sensation they create upon being said aloud is exactly
[he impression one might have upon experiencing or in reality encounter-
gln the action or scene which she describes.

Such essays are not often written in these days. In them Miss
*~hase calls up her childhood in that lovely country side in Maine. They
ear delightful, filled as they are with the finest humor and so be-
sprinkled and interwoven with her profound knowledge of literature.

Reading them reminded us of our first meeting with Charles Lamb.
v»e are many years older, 'tis true, but we had the same warm, com-
ortable feeling that one always feels upon meeting him who can say

nat one has long wished to put into words. You, too, will recall
^Periences of your youth as you read these lovely bits of reminiscence.

62 To DRAGMA

The Qrand ^ H b ^ 'President
Qoes on Jfer ^ophomore Tour

Dormitories at Florida State College for Administration Building, Florida State
W omen
College for Women

By E L I Z A B E T H HEYWOOD W Y M A N , Grand President 1

BR E V I T Y must be the keynote of this second visiting log, or the Editor will
have no space for other matters. I t might all be summed up in the word
food; delicious food f o r the body f r o m Maine to Colorado and through the South

back again; a continuous feast for the eyes, and by that I do not mean scenery

alone; and food for thought, much of i t !

However, i t is not fair to dismiss the visits quite so briefly, so I w i l l merely

touch on points that stand out as vital and of general interest and trust all the

hostess chapters and individuals to realize the gratitude which I feel for their tL

unfailing hospitality and thoughtfulness to me as a guest and my appreciation oi a

the entertainment they so lavishly provided for the hours when work was for-

gotten. First, then, was an overnight stop at Boston for an unofficial call upon

Delta. Delta is in a peculiar situation, one of four nationals in Jackson Colleg

which draws its student body largely from the surrounding country, with n 0

house and little opportunity f o r companionship. Y e t Delta has given the fra-

ternity most loyal members w h o are doing splendid things in the world. I t h*5

much to live up to and a difficult problem under present conditions, but one tn

has been met successfully i n other city colleges. ,e

Of the trip to Maine vivid pictures remain: of Boston Common at dawn;

sunrise glow just striking the gold dome of the capitol and turning it an ether

p i n k ; of pure white snow, such as the suburbanite sees only briefly; of

firs; of a log laden sledge emerging f r o m the woods; of icebound rivers a

finally of a lovely college t o w n , peacefully remote. Gamma has beauty of s

roundings and an opportunity to concentrate on college affairs, so it is no wo ^

that some of our best k n o w n members are on its roll. Its problems have .t 0 r
w i t h its remoteness. I t rarely receives visitors; its members rarely visit o

chapters, so i t is difficult for them to realize the tie that binds them to ^ ft h o U0

of others far away, as I did when I received there the long list of autograph5

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those present at the Founders' Day banquet of Los Angeles chapter. A n d i t i n -
cluded a member of Gamma chapter! Gamma is to have district convention this
year and we hope many members w i l l seek them in their northern outpost for they
are w o r t h knowing. So are their alumna? friends of Bangor chapter, especially
if you can sit w i t h them before an open fire as I d i d and get them to tell you
of the old days. Some of them belonged first to a local, then to the triad which
petitioned Alpha Omicron Pi and finally to our o w n fraternity. Y o u w i l l all anti-
cipate the time when our fraternity history w i l l tell us the whole tale. The only
regret of the visit was that the f a i t h f u l and beloved adviser of Gamma chapter
was and still is seriously i l l . We all wish her a speedy recovery and restoration
to the service of her children, her church and her fraternity which for some years
she has given f a i t h f u l l y and enthusiastically.

A month has gone by and the long trip begins w i t h first a stop at Rochester
to install the new alumna chapter, then a brief halt between trains at Chicago to
greet old friends, among them Melita Skillen, a past Grand Secretary, another night
and the arrival at Omaha. Omaha has a live alumna? chapter interested i n Zeta
chapter and i n national affairs. One of its members is planning a unique program
for alumna meetings, a course of study in the history of the fraternity and in its
constitution. A t the beautiful banquet which closed the day's visit the news of
Colorado as the probable next site for convention w i t h Zeta as hostess chapter
was received w i t h enthusiasm. I t was a cheering prelude to the visit to Zeta, one
of our old and well established chapters. Zeta is happy in its new home between
two sister fraternities, and is striving loyally to keep up its traditions. I n this
it is effectively assisted by the Lincoln Alumnae chapter and a strongly organized
Mothers' Club. The latter has helped materially in furnishing the house and the
former has worked indefatigably in building the house and managing its finances.
The active chapter is especially appreciative of the help of all of its alumna?, a
condition which makes for healthy chapter relations. Its gratitude toward Viola
Gray f o r some time treasurer of the corporation is particularly keen, and i t I
am sure has made more tolerable the long illness f r o m which we are happy to
say she is gradually emerging. As f o r the Lincoln Alumnae, their efforts are chiefly
directed toward active chapter interests but now that the burden of house building
and financing is lessened they are looking f o r a suitable philanthropic work. They
have many interesting members and in the intervals between conferences they
kept the Grand President f r o m feeling the weight of her responsibilities too heavily.
A memorable occasion was the visit to the new capitol and an introduction to the
Governor. Nebraska has reason to be proud of its state building w i t h its beautiful
mosaics, its native woods, its Florentine leather furnishings, its murals and sculp-
tures, a w o r t h y object of pilgrimage f o r its citizens. Another occasion was more
frivolous, and well planned to l i f t the cares of office f r o m middle aged shoulders!
L The next impression is of a plain, lightly dusted with snow and w i t h shrubs
frost covered. The moon was still shining brightly but the rising sun had cast
a pink tinge on the clouds and the glorious snow covered Rockies to the west,
a memorable sight prolonged until the train pulled into Denver. I n the after-
noon out to Boulder and Chi Delta's beautiful house. I t is a splendid venture and
one which was necessary to the chapter's growth. We admire the courage which
undertook it w i t h so few alumna? to furnish a sure backing, and we confidently
J^'pect a continuance of the progress which has been made by the chapter during
l t s Jhort existence. The chapter has especially to thank its indomitable president
£f the last t w o years f o r the time and thought and labor she has put into the
building of the house and its chaperon f o r her loyalty during the trying time
*hen the old house was outgrown and the new home not yet a reality. Denver
Alumna? had a double duty to perform in arranging a meeting f o r discussion of its
° w n affairs and in taking its part in general plans for the National Panhellenic
Congress, and though its members are few, i t left nothing to be desired in its
Arrangements for our pleasure. A n d how good i t is to say " o u r " since the plural
Slgnifies the presence of our inimitable and incorrigible and able Panhellenic Dete-
nte and our peppy and clever Editor. Denver is hampered in its cooperation w i t h

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even this distance may prove no handicap to western enterprise. The chapter has
contributed to Chi Delta's house furnishings and w i l l undoubtedly find interest
increasing and the distance growing shorter as time goes on. Before we leave the
Rockies let me say that the house at Boulder w i l l be open for summer school and no
more delightful spot could be chosen for summer work. Let me say, too, that
it was a great pleasure to meet the delegates f r o m other fraternities at the Pan-
hellenic Congress and that I am hoping that the future will bring further acquaint-
ance. The Editor has already t o l d you of progress that has been made and the
next congress bids fair to be most interesting.

Kansas City brought the great pleasure of a reunion with our first Alpha
Omicron P i pledge and m y former Barnard classmate and a splendidly attended
alumna? chapter meeting and tea at her house. They too are considering the
best f o r m f o r a philanthropic work now that Phi's financial needs are less pressing.
I t was a pleasure here, as ever, to find the younger graduates present. A close
connection is kept w i t h Phi chapter through the two members of the Advisory
Committee who are also members of the Kansas City chapter. Membership and
more especially leadership in a large state university is a heavy responsibility, since
relations between university officers and students is necessarily less close and intimate
than in the smaller colleges. Consequently a chapter like Phi has an important
work to do, to guard its membership against criticism, to increase the moral sturdiness
of each individual through the strength of the whole body, and to make a
conscious contribution to the university. Such a task is not easy, but in its newly
rebuilt house which is convenient of location and plan its members are closely
associated and comfortable, and conditions are favorable f o r building and main-
taining the high standards of chapter morale essential to its stability in a large
university community.

Tulsa is one of the newest of our chapters and while it is nearer X i than to
any other active chapter and X i chapter members in the majority, several of
their fine workers are f r o m other chapters and are all striving harmoniously for
Xi's interests. Although they have only about eleven members, they have pledged
$750 to the active chapter and have already paid a considerable part of it. A
goodly sum was earned by getting together a class for contract bridge lessons,
a method of raising money, I believe, not hitherto reported. They have also
carried on philanthropic work by giving clothing to a poor family at Christmas
and donating lamps to a nurses' room in a children's hospital and plan to do still
more. Oklahoma City is about the same size, has undertaken to make the same
contribution of $750 to X i chapter finances w i t h i n about a year's time and has
made similar progress. They too have used all their ingenuity in raising money
and they too have loyal workers f r o m other chapters who are making their homes
in Oklahoma City. They have been able to keep in close touch w i t h the active
chapter through the Advisory Committee. N o two alumna; chapters have worked
more loyally to advance the interests of their fraternity and no t w o have accom-

University Hall, University of Nebraska

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plished more in comparison w i t h their size. X i after several moves and considerable
uncertainty as to the best means of solving its house problem has at last achieved
its ultimate goal, a house of its o w n . Its members are justly proud of their pos-
session. Under an able president, the University of Oklahoma is extending and
improving its campus and X i chapter w i t h adequate quarters is in a position to
continue its growth of the past year and take its honorable place among the
older groups on the campus.

I f the large university brings responsibility for firm chapter standards the city
university presents other problems. College spirit is apt to be weak, chapter
solidarity difficult to achieve and college politics are apt to thrive to the detriment
of college welfare. These are the conditions which N u Kappa is obliged to face,
though i t Was difficult to realize that there could be any problems in such a
beautiful city as Dallas in which spring was visible in a prodigality of red bud, f o r -
sythia, jonquils and other blossoms, nor was i t easy to proffer criticism in such an
atmosphere of personal and chapter hospitality and friendliness. Nevertheless there
is a problem which N u Kappa and other city chapters must meet. The answer
seems to lie in a definite plan for getting together regularly, preferably for i n -
formal meals, and in a definite object, f o r instance improvement in college social
and political conditions or a philanthropic project or both. N u Kappa has a room
in a private house f o r its meetings and sometime may achieve an apartment of
its own where i t can carry on its chapter life more freely. Dallas Alumna; are i n -
terested and active in local philanthropic work and in support of the national fund.
They are contributing much to the social and intellectual life of the city, and some
of their members have played a prominent part in the development of the Little
Theater movement. I t was my good fortune to attend a performance in its most
attractive new building which has become the chief center of dramatic interest in the
city. The Dallas Little Theater w o n the Belasco cup three times in succession in
the contest for one act plays and we hope they may be represented in the coming
contest for three act original plays in M a y .

New Orleans, city of flowers and romance, was cold and mist shrouded on
my arrival, but azaleas bloomed and birds sang before the visit was over. P i
chapter has much the same problems as N u Kappa, scattered interests and little
opportunity for college companionship. They have recently acquired a new room
and enjoy Sunday night suppers together. The high spot of the year is the spring
house party at Bay Saint Louis where all the chapter members eat together and
play together and discover the joys of congenial group life. Speaking of the Bay,
I too ran away f o r a clay's vacation there w i t h one of our past Grand Presidents,
Katrina MacDonald, and her delightful family, a most beautiful day of flowers and
sunshine, of sparkling blue water and congenial members of Alpha Omicron Pi,
not to mention small boys and a perfect three months old baby. New Orleans
Alumna; chapter, like Pi, is one of the oldest groups and it has a strong sense
of its obligation to perform a useful service. I t s philanthropic work has been
highly developed and strongly established. Three separate clinics have been
equipped and are being maintained by the chapter as memorials to deceased mem-
bers. Maintenance means the keeping in order of the equipment furnished each
clinic; painting, renovating and renewing when necessary. Volunteers f r o m the
chapter also take care of the clerical work of each unit. The work is done under
the Child Welfare Bureau which runs the clinics and a substantial sum is saved
[*w organization by the contributions of money and labor.

Memphis is an old southern t o w n grown into a business city, but retaining its
traditions and its social standards. Gardens and homes and a culture long estab-
lished, w i t h a church life to give stability and aspiration make it a very pleasant
Place to be. Kappa Omicron has never had a large chapter, nor is Southwestern
a large university, but its situation is ideal on the edge of the city w i t h an ex-
tensive woodsy park as a perpetual f r o n t dooryard. The lodges which are built on
college ground and which are required to conform in style and material w i t h college
buildings are most attractive and at the same time not too heavy a burden finan-
cially for the chapters which occupy them. Consequently they are thoroughly
enjoyed. I n fact since conditions are so pleasant in Southwestern and fraternity

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members are so largely in the m a j o r i t y the temptation is to put fraternity affairs
and interests first, and Kappa Omicron's problem is to avoid absorption in group
life to the detriment of college loyalties. W i t h the realization of the power for
good in their hands i f they w o r k together f o r a common cause, Southwestern fra-
ternities can and, I believe, w i l l become a strong constructive force in their college
world. Memphis alumnae were responsible f o r the existence of the college chapter,
and they are strong in numbers and in their interest in the actives. I n addition
they are enthusiastically interested in their new philanthropic work, maintaining
a library for children in the City Hospital. A book case has been donated and
already many books have been received. A specially designed book plate is put
in the books and each week a member of the chapter reports at the hospital to
take in the old books and issue new ones, and also to tell stories to the convalescent
children. The w o r k is done under the Hospital Social Service department and is
filling a need not hitherto met. I t is a most interesting departure since such a
service is rendered in but few places, it can be carried on at little expense or can
be extended indefinitely, it requires personal service f o r its success, and i t gives
to children a pleasure that w i l l remain with them long after they have left the
hospital. I t is well w o r t h the careful consideration of any alumnae chapter which
has not yet established a local w o r k or could profitably extend i t to include this
feature.

Nashville, the Athens of Tennessee, is keenly interested in education, and while
Yanderbilt has not yet whole-heartedly accepted its women students, i t has good
reason to respect their ability. We understand that of the four students who are
candidates for the Founders Medal for highest scholarship two are women, and we
are proud to say, members of Alpha Omicron P i . The averages of all four are over
96 per cent, and only the final examinations w i l l settle the question of supremacy.
Nu Omicron in general has maintained a high record in scholarship, i n fact it won
the scholarship cup last year and still held the highest place the first semester
of this year. Residence i n N u Omicron's house f o r a few days quite upsets the
fallacy indulged in by some chapters that "dating" and high scholarship do not
go together. The chapter, too, has a well organized philanthropic work. Each week
certain girls are assigned to go to Woody Barton, a settlement house, to help the
children w i t h quilting, knitting, fancy work and art work. Both children and
girls enjoy the lessons, and the children are quick to notice and comment on the
fact that they all "wear the same kind of p i n . " N u Omicron's chief problem is
housing as no settled policy has been established between the fraternity groups.
Some have houses and others merely lodges or meeting places. Moreover the number
of girls f r o m out of the city fluctuates greatly. Nashville Alumna? chapter members
have become infected w i t h the interest in a hospital library as a philanthropic work
since they have been feeling the need of something admitting of more personal
service than their present project. The Yanderbilt Hospital authorities are anxious
to establish such a library, and in fact, have several hundred volumes as a nucleus.
They have offered t w o small rooms, well located, f o r the purpose, and the chapter
has accepted the idea w i t h enthusiasm. B y this w r i t i n g no doubt the work has
begun. The chapter is finding luncheon meetings popular, w i t h five girls as hostesses
each time, and is welcoming at least one member of the active chapter as representa-
tive each meeting. This, by the way, is becoming a more general practice among
alumnae chapters situated near an active chapter and is proving most helpful.

They tell me there are three Tennessees, and Knoxville represents the eastern
mountain section, incidentally a most beautiful region. Whether i t is the influence
of hardy Scotch ancestry, or the sturdiness born of mountain environment, or just
chance and hard w o r k , Omicron is another chapter to be commended for its scholar-
ship. For some years they have maintained a high percentage of initiations. Nor
are they superstitious since thirteen girls were initiated during m y visit, on April
Fool's day too. I t was a rarely impressive service and banquet. Knoxville Alumna
could arrange no meeting while I was there but they were f u l l y represented at the
banquet and actively interested in Omicron's affairs. I t was a pleasure to renew
old acquaintance and memories of the convention of 1923 at Whittle Springs.

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to coincide with the City Panhellenic luncheon. I t was a splendid affair with
over four hundred women present. Our own Rochelle Gachet ( P i ) , had arranged
the simple but effective pageant in which Mother Panhellenic stood ready to re-
ceive the tribute of each fraternity's flowers which she arranged together in a silver
bowl as a selected choir sang the fraternity song. The speaker of the day was
Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, well known through her magazine contributions. The
visit to Birmingham has been long anticipated on account of this luncheon and
the meeting w i t h Rochelle who knows so much of fraternity organization and also
because i t meant a visit w i t h the dearly beloved superintendent of the District.
Tau Delta is fortunate in having not only their alumna adviser but also Mrs.
Baskervill to follow their welfare and rejoice in their success. None of the f r a -
ternities at Birmingham Southern have luxurious quarters. Each has a room in one
of a series of houses on the edge of the campus. There is promise in the near
future of a modern Woman's Building, planned to include apartments for all the
fraternities. As i t is, a picnic lunch is served each Monday noon preceding the
chapter meeting, a custom that promotes good fellowship and prepares the way
for a harmonious meeting. T a u Delta as an encouragement to activities has made
a chart, listing names of members and indicating participation by a red star and
leadership by a gold star. The scholastic average of each member is listed separately.
A regular schedule is arranged for members to assist i n the Community House Day
Nursery, and this constitutes the chapter's philanthropic work. Birmingham Alum-
nae chapter has many fraternity members to draw f r o m since about eighty reside
in the city. They are actively interested in the City Panhellenic and are planning
especially to interest the younger members in carrying their Alpha Omicron Pi
support directly from the active into the city chapter. Birmingham will always
mean to me mountains and pines and dogwood as well as personal friendships for
a Sunday afternoon picnic took us to the top of Shade's mountain where we could
feast our eyes on the beauty of the woods and the valley below as well as enjoy
more mundane satisfactions.

Florida—cherokee roses and wistaria and not an orange to be seen! B u t that
is another story in which the Mediterranean f r u i t fly plays an ignoble part. Our
first chapter i n Florida, Alpha Pi, is proving to have true pioneer qualities. W i t h
only one alumna member in Tallahassee to give them advice, and the nearest mem-
bers otherwise at least ISO miles distant, Alpha Pi has bought a house and is
building up an excellent chapter w i t h a reputation f o r fine character. As
a philanthropic w o r k they have offered their assistance to the county welfare associa-
tion and are planning to make dresses under its guidance. They have also con-
tributed clerical w o r k to the same agency.

A few hours stop at Durham on the way north proved most interesting. Duke
University, when completed, w i l l be a magnificent institution w i t h the new campus
developed in an English style of architecture for the use of the men students and
the old campus already extended to include many new buildings of the original col-
onial type, dedicated to the use of the women students. The student body w i l l be
largely increased i n the next few years and the three faculty wives who are Alpha
Omicron Pi members w i l l witness an interesting metamorphosis.

Thirteen seems t o be a predominating number this year. Kappa chapter is
the thirteenth and last active chapter on this official visiting list, and I arrived in
time to help celebrate its twenty-seventh anniversary on April 13. There was a
lovely cake w i t h twenty-seven candles and other delicious food prepared by the
pledges i n Kappa's attractive house. Kappa is one of our most compact chapters.
Randolph-Macon develops an intense loyalty among its students, and Kappa chapter
has the same tradition. College scholarship standards are high, and Kappa is setting
a like precedent. The average scholarship grade f o r all members last semester
(seniors, juniors and sophomores, since pledges are not included) was 91 and a
fraction, a record difficult to match. For a comparatively small city Lynchburg
has a large number of Kappa alumnae w i t h a distinct interest in the chapter. Col-
lege relations are generally harmonious and the chapter has the benefit of a house
without the financial burden usually attached to such ownership. Under such

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U3UE?

Unending

By VIVIAN E L L I S HOWARD, Beta Phi
A hushed and holy twilight stillness
Lay on the heart so nearly broke,
A gracious calmness seemed to soothe it,
But, secretly, within itself it spoke:

"Heart, this is more than you can bear!
Life cannot ask you to endure
These heartbreaks that no soul coidd dare!
There is a bound o'er which we cannot fare."

The evening hush was softly broken seemed to come:
As if by small birds winging home;
And words as quiet as dreams unspoken
From the shadows and blackness of pain

"Heart, Life asks so much of everyone—
Yet, Life is kind: for God still gives to some
An enduring and brave spirit—a courageous heart—
And—another thing to overcome!"

Slfin (§oul

A N N ANDERSON S A L E , Kappa

Oh—the winds are awake,
And a bluebird sings
And how can I be still?
My soul is off there a-laughing at me,
Tip-toe on the top of a hill.
He's a dear little e l f ,
This soid of mine,
He's the best I ever have had,
And he calls in a queer little, luring voice
For me to come on and be glad;
To follow the path of his tiny heels
As they've touched with the lightest of treads
The first peeping shoots of inqiusitive seeds
And bruised them to all shades of reds—
But how can I follow that calling sprite?
The spring is so young—/ won't go,
I'll crouch a while longer by old winter's hearth;
But that elf of a soul will not have it so,
For the zvinds are awake,
And a bluebird sings,

And I know I must up and follow myself—
But why is my soul so teasing in
1 must out and pursue that evasive spring?

young elf I Verse
—Randolph-Macon

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Our "To 'Dragma" Qrows Up

IN M A Y , 1915, upon the occasion of a report by the business manager of To
DRAGMA, Isabelle Henderson (Stewart) prefaced her financial statement w i t h the
following:

" I do not believe that M a r y Chase of Gamma chapter, when she thought out
and designed the attractive cover of this issue, knew that she was making a birthday
dress for a child of ten winters. To DRAGMA celebrated in January, her tenth
birthday!

"You will pardon the feminine gender—for, to the editor and contributors who
have so ably molded and shaped her formative character, and the business managers
who have striven to pay the bills for food, education, and wardrobe—why To
DRAGMA is simply throbbing and pulsating w i t h l i f e ! "

Fifteen years have swept past since Isabelle voiced the feeling that every editor
has had of the magazine. Our To DRAGMA is no longer a little girl w i t h pig
tails and mother hubbards; she has achieved womanhood. Her development has
been that of a human being, certainly, for she started out life causing those who
had inspired her much worry, work, and financial burden, the desire of all,
the care of a few. She passed through those baby years, a healthy child, yet some-
times undernourished by contributors and often too poor financially to make a
quarterly appearance. Then came youth, and she began to thrive. Her contributors
were generous—they had caught the spirit of the editors engendered during those
younger years of trial and education. She began to have fewer financial worries.
Adolescence found her recording the letters of knitting collegians, the names of army
brothers and sweethearts, articles from the front, for the World War had quickened
her pulse and made her patriotic. Then came the post-war days, and she came
upon a firm financial footing through a life subscription plan. W i t h her money
problems less crucial, she began to show f o r t h more decorations in the f o r m of
numerous pictures.

Each year as she becomes more affluent, we like to picture her in the f u t u r e ;
we like to think of her appearing in public a bit oftener—we like to think of
her gaining a bit more weight, and adding features which she cannot afford now.
We sit and dream of the day when the editor need not think of the cost of her
Upkeep.

Yes, T o DRAGMA does have life, for behind her pages are the dozens of the
People who make her possible. Those who supply her allowance are no longer
so personally prominent, for like any individuals or groups entering upon an auto-
matic or compulsory system, they are known now chiefly as the initiates or the
alumnae in groups rather than as M a r y Jones or Susan Smith. But the contributors
0 1 content w i l l always be individuals. They are the group who make this editorial
Same such a delightful one, for to the editor they have become close friends,
though i t may never be her privilege to meet them. They are the beings who
keep life alive in the magazine.

I t is a joy to be the editor on this t w e n t y - f i f t h birthday of T o DRAGMA.
May all of you enjoy this issue as much as your editor has enjoyed its prepara-
tion. She hopes it is a fitting climax for these twenty-five years of development.

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Hon cDoyage and 'Welcome £eniors

TW E N T Y - F I V E years ago friends and sorority sisters were bidding a "bon
voyage" to the seniors. There was the same tense feeling and tight throats
on that June day, 1905, as there is today f o r people do not alter w i t h time. But
how different a w o r l d confronted the black gowned graduate of 'OS. We wonder
how many seniors there were who looked f o r w a r d to positions as chemists, doctors,
business women, social workers. N o t many, we warrant. We suspect that the
greater share of the seniors of 1905 intended to do one of f o u r things—teach,
work f o r a higher degree, stay at home, or contract matrimony. The list is short,
isn't i t ? A n d i f they did any one of these four things, except the graduate work
we wonder how long their sorority contacts lasted. N o doubt their college friend-
ships continued, but we suspect their sorority interest waned somewhat.

For twenty-five years ago there was no alumnae organization to tie together
the years as an undergraduate and as a graduate. Then if one wandered far from
New Y o r k , New Orleans, Knoxville, Lynchburg, or Lincoln, one found no friendly
college chapter near. New Y o r k boasted the only alumnae group.

H o w different it is today! One week y o u cast your last vote in an active
chapter meeting, you travel across the continent, east or west, n o r t h or south, and
the next week you are at home among strangers, f o r you are voting in an alumnae
meeting. There is no question of the possibility of keeping up your sorority
interest and contact. Y o u may do so wherever you are. Y o u are a member, auto-
matically, of your nearest alumnae chapter.

We welcome you, seniors. We want you to enjoy life now as much as you
did as college students. Y o u have broadened your store of knowledge and ex-
perience; you have widened your circle of friends during those years, but in the
latter, y o u have been limited to your campus and the classes of your college.
Now y o u have no l i m i t — y o u w i l l find friends among the classes of thirty-three
years, f r o m schools wherever we have chapters. Again, we bid you welcome and
extend our hospitality to you!

Itycky (^Mountain Vacation, Contention ipji

TH E Executive Committee has just announced that our 1931 convention w i l l
be held at Troutdale-in-the-Pines, a spacious and comfortable summer resort
hotel nestled i n the mountains up Bear Creek Canyon, just out of Denver,
Colorado. The dates are June 21 to June 28. The Union Pacific Railroad will
serve as our official transportation.

I f you've been wanting to take a trip into Colorado's playland, wait until
next summer; then join the ranks of "conventionites." Y o u ' l l be very close to
all the points of interest in Colorado; Colorado Springs is but a few hours
away, the Garden of the Gods, Buffalo Bill's grave on Lookout Mountain, Pikes
Peak, M o u n t Manitou, Boulder—they are all within reach of Evergreen, our con-
vention headquarters.

Begin to make your plans now. We'll have such a good time on the "special'
train, or you w i l l enjoy the trip by motor. The Colorado highways are splendid,
and the mountain roads are wide, winding ribbons of hard white gravel. _ I

Troutdale-in-the-Pines has a trout stream and a tiny lake at its feet; towering,
pine clad mountains tuck i t in on all sides. The accommodations are the best for
all for those who like sports or for those who prefer to play bridge on the wide,
glazed porches.

But all this is of the surroundings of our next convention. We haven't men-
tioned the good times you'll have with sorority sisters f r o m far and near, of Chi
Delta's hospitality, of the generosities of Denver alumnae, of the joy of meeting
our Founders, of the gaiety of Stunt night, of the beauty of candle-lighting, o t
the loveliness of the banquet. Need we urge a former "convention-goer" morer
We think n o t ! A n d once you've joined that group, you'll know just where
you'll spend a week of your vacation every other year.

zAlpha O's

When I 'irginia
Grone (Alpha Sig-
ma '32J, dolls up
in the dainty cos-
tume of the Hol-
lander, the Am-
stcrdamer tirill be-
lieve she is his own
daughter dancing
in the Interna-
tional pageant
scheduled for to-
night in the Ger-
linger Building.
—Eugene
Guard.

'"What <ylre Words Compared to 'Pictures?"

Ruth C a s s i t y
i Phi), was a Rus-
sian sola dancer in
7 a II S i g m a ' s
spring dance re-
cital. Tau Sigma
ii the only society
for dancers at the
University of Kan-

sas.

Charming Elizabeth Doolcy IXi), who
has been dancing with the famous
Marco Fanchon and Company has
recently gone into the movies. She
has been dancing in ballets. We
will name the pictures in which she
may be seen, later.

Elisabeth Stout (Alpha Rho), is
president of the Y.W.C.A. at
Oregon Agricultural College, a
member of Kappa Kappa Alpha,
honorary art sorority, and man-
ager of the Annual Women's
Stunt Show.

The World J^poks at ^Alpha 0'

One of the gorgeous tii l i t ,
trees bordering ' Hello Lane
a pathway on the University
of Oregon campus. Bobbie
Reid (Alpha Sigma), is seen
in the foreground.—Eugene

Guard.

Mary Ellen Chase (Gamma), has
been awarded $2,500 for her
2.500 word short story in the
recent Pictorial Review short
story contest. The story is en-
titled "Salesmanship."

Irene Griggs (Alpha Rho), has
been chosen as one of the two
most representative juniors at
Oregon Agricultural College. She UNDERWOOD AND UNDERWOOD

is vice president of the junior Carroll Hewitt (Kappa Omicron),
class, society editor of the college represented the state of Arkansas
daily, co-chairman of the Pep as "Miss Arkansas" at the re-
committee and president of Pan- cent international beauty pageant
hellenic. in Miami.

The World J^ooks at ^Alpha O's

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Paula S. Vogelsang (Kappa Mary B. Broughton (Kappa
tSO), u editor tn chief of the 30), is Max Queen at Ran
Helianthus' at Randolph dolph-Macon Uomans Col
Macon. She is a real campus lege this year, and is one of
leader. the most popular girls there.

f

One of the twelve University of Another of the twelve Wiscon-
Wisconsin "co-eds" selected by a sin beauties is the attractive Lu
Madison nezvspaper as representa- cille Hall (Eta), says the Madi
tives of the feminine pulchritude
son Capitol Times.

at the university is Elizabeth
Mathewson (Eta), Wausaukec,
Wis.—Milwaukee Sentinel

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zSllpha 0 'Prominent at 'Panhellenic J^uncheon

HI G H L A N D P A R K Country Club was the scene of the second annual lunch-
eon which City Panhellenic sponsored Saturday when approximately 500 fra-
ternity women from Birmingham and throughout Alabama attended this interesting
event. The outstanding feature of the program was the address by Mrs. Emily
Newell Blair, of Joplin, Mo., nationally known writer and politician.

The ballroom at the clubhouse was converted into a large dining room, dec-
orated with bowls and baskets of early spring blossoms. At regular intervals
upon the tables were noted bowls holding jonquils, tulips, roses, and iris.

Many interesting visitors were seated at the speakers' table, which was placed
in the center of the room. Among them Miss Elizabeth Wyman (Alpha), of
Ridge Park, N . J . , national president of Alpha Omicron P i ; Mrs. Hazel Mauck,
of the University of Alabama, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Miss Thelma Chisholm,
Kappa Delta; Miss Helen Swisher, national president of Theta Upsilon; Miss
Frances Youngblood, Beta Phi Alpha; Mrs. Kenneth Penhallegon, Pi Beta Phi;
Miss Ernestine Gordon, Delta Delta Delta; Miss Catherine Byrum, Chi Omega;
Mrs. W. D. Smith, Jr., Zeta Tau Alpha; Mrs. Craig Blakey, Alpha Gamma Delta;
Miss Evelyn Hix, Alpha Delta Zeta; Miss Mae Chapman, Phi M u ; Miss French
Haynes, Alpha Delta Theta; Miss Mary Walter Smyer, Alpha Chi Omega, and
Miss Ethel M . Wilson.

Mrs. Blair, a charming figure in a smart brown silk ensemble with yellow
figured blouse and brown straw hat, proved to be a delightful speaker. Her
subject was "The New Freedom of Women," and as one who has found this new
freedom for women a great boon to personal success her remarks were most ap-
propriate. She believes the modern woman will not be satisfied to make a "cult
of house-keeping" nor with just rearing two children, when she considers the mani-
fold tasks and the large family with which her grandmother filled her life. She
believes woman will take a new place in this industrial civilization that is here.

Miss Mary Walter Smyer, president of City Panhellenic, presided. She was a
smart figure in a black suit with black straw and corsage roses and valley lilies.

At the conclusion of Mrs. Blair's address representatives from each sorority
took part in the pageant, which was an interesting part of the program. Miss
Rochelle Rodd Gachet ( P i ) , directed the following girls in this number: Alpha
Chi Omega, Zemma Singleton; Alpha Delta Pi, Eloise Bass; Alpha Gamma Delta,
Katherine Ivy; Alpha Omicron Pi, Charlotte Matthews (Tau Delta); Alpha Delta
Theta, Lonnell Smith; Beta Phi Alpha, Sylvia Sisson; Chi Omega, Jackie Hutche-
son; Delta Delta Delta, Mrs. Virginia Price Deason; Delta Zeta, Frances Mosley;
Kappa Kappa Gamma, Mrs. James Lewis; Kappa Delta, Edna Earle Emith;
Pi Beta Phi, Kathleen Scott; Phi Mu, Olivia Prescott; Theta Upsilon, Rhona
Meriwether; Zeta T a u Alpha, Alice Mae Perry; "Mother Panhellenic," Mrs. Cecil
Hackney.

A chorus of fraternity women was directed by Mrs. Walter Heasty and the

rnusic by Gillespie Melody Makers added much to the pleasure of the guests.

—Birmingham News

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^Miss Jfamilton (§cores Success With Violin

" P E R S O N A L I T Y of charm and a
stage presence of agreeable character

were two of the items at the recital
given last evening by Katherine Hamil-
ton (Rho), violinist, at Kimball hall,
that stood f o r t h and made the concert
both pleasant and interesting.

Miss Hamilton played a program of
selections that diverged f r o m the usual
path as regards familiarity, and some of
her pieces included works by Chicago
composers.

There was the "Piece Romantique,"
by Levy, and an "Impromptu," by
Butler, which were listed in the latter
part of the program, and she chose the
"Chaconne," by Vivaldi, arranged for
modern concert performance by Charlier,
for her opening number. This is a long,
serious piece in the classic variation
form, and i t had some modern melodic
and harmonic enhancements that lifted
the work out of its somewhat archaic
style.

Miss Hamilton played the number
w i t h good technical rendition, w i t h intelligent tone changes and in musical style,
and followed it w i t h a colorful interpretation of the first two sections of the con-
certo in B minor, by dAmbrosia. This rather long and, at times, solemn work,
contains some technical problems which the recitalist negotiated w i t h ease, and
here, particularly in the second movement, we heard a broad tone and warmth
of expression.

The audience was appreciative, and Pauline Manchester, one of Chicago's
talented younger pianists, played the accompaniments sympathetically and with
evident pianistic and musical efficiency.

Both young musicians have engaging stage personalities and thus add a decora-
tive effect to their public appearances.—By Maurice Rosenfeld for the Chicago Daily
News.

Qhi Delta Wins £ong Cfest Qup

AL P H A O M I C R O N P I sang their way to first place in the sorority division,
while Delta Tau Delta took first in the fraternity division at the second
annual Song-Fest of the University of Colorado before an audience of 2,000 people
in Macky Auditorium last Tuesday evening.

President Norlin made the awards to the winners in the form of certificates
for the loving cups which are en route here f r o m the east. The Co-Op Drug com-
pany is presenting Alpha Omicron Pi with a large loving cup. Delta Tau will
receive a loving cup f r o m the Dug-out cleaners, and Paddocks on the H i l l is pr*"
senting the Alpha Chi Omegas w i t h a loving cup f o r second. Somers Sunken
Garden presented the Chi Omegas w i t h a box of candy for third place. The Palace
studio will take an eight by ten gold-phototone picture of the Sigma Alpha Epsilo11
group, which won second in the men's division, and a large box of Peter's crispettes
went to the Sigma Nus.

Great enthusiasm for the" event was shown by the loud applause that greeted
President N o r l i n when he asked if the students enjoyed the song-fest.—Colorado
Silver and Gold.

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Chi Delta winners in the all-university songfest included (from left to right):
Frances Raynolds, Harriettc Burke, Ruth Thompson, Christine Gustafson, Ruth
Stewart, Elisabeth I.amont, Hesper Tucker, Winifred Ralph, Mary Orr, Hasel
Lee, Genera Woodward, Mildred Paine, Ruth Costello, and Trieva Nuttall. This

picture will appear in the "Coloradoan," the yearbook.

zSllpha 0 on Athletic 'Board

TE N co-eds were named yesterday to fill appointive positions on the board
of the Women's Athletic association by Karen Daniels, newly elected presi-
dent of the board.

Because Elizabeth Phillips became scholastically ineligible following her election
to the board last quarter as track head, Elizabeth A n n Couper was appointed to the
position.

Other co-eds named to the board are R u t h M c M a h o n , publicity; M a r j o r i e
Jensen, archery; Volborg Ravn, social chairman; Helen Slocum, senior representa-
tive; Dorothy Davies, cabin head; Gweneth Hedlund, Gopher representative; Ruth
Wilson ( T a u ) , gotf head and Dorothea Nylin, inter-class council.

The biggest undertaking of the board this quarter w i l l be the annual field day
and spring banquet to be held M a y 22 in the afternoon and evening respectively.

—Minnesota Daily

T^ho ffirls Jfave 'Big Jobs in Qampus £how

TH E musical comedy which is given each spring by the Women's Athletic As-
sociation and the Men's Union of Northwestern University gives us a chance to
to show our home talent. "Whoa There," this year's show, was a decided success,
as everyone will tell you. A good share of the success was due to four Alpha
O's. The finances were handled by Peggy Parker, who proved herself to be a
v'ery efficient business manager. Margaret D o r r had the difficult job of having
charge of tickets. She proved herself to be just as capable as she has on many
other occasions. I t is quite a j o b to keep the tickets straight for a show that runs
four nights, but Margaret didn't seem to have any difficulties. "Marge" Biondi
took charge of all the candy sales, and all indications point to the fact that she
had a rushing business. Gretchen Baarsch's "Rainbarrel Full of Tears" won the
co-ed's" prize song contest. I t was the only song in the show which was written
D v a woman. So, you see, we feel a "sisterly" pride in the overwhelming success
°f "Whoa There."—By Gretchen Baarsch.

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Sbeling l^eigns as (§ea's Qoddess

E L I Z A B E T H E B L I N G (Tau), president of
Theta Sigma Phi, national journalistic sor-
ority and Senior in the College of Science,

Literature and the Arts, was yesterday named

toastmistress for the eighth annual Matrix ban-

quet to be given Friday evening at the Nicollet

Hotel. Miss Ebeling w i l l direct the discus-

sions for the banquet.

Appearing in the role of the white goddess

of the sea, Miss Ebeling w i l l enter the sacred

banquet halls in a mother-of-pearl chariot

drawn by six dolphins. Pearls and phos-

phorescent stars w i l l hang heavy upon the god-

dess robed i n white.

Until the completion of the banquet, the

guests w i l l not see the toastmistress. Just be-

fore the discussion begins, the toastmistress

w i l l be brought into the sacred circle. A n oath

of secrecy w i l l be administered to all the guests

as the first thing that the toastmistress w i l l do.

Betty Ebeling, a Senior, has been Symbolized as Amphitrite, the nereid of
very prominent on the Minnesota the foam, Miss Ebeling w i l l guide the guests
into the sea-weed city submerged beneath the
campus.

waves.

Every member of Theta Sigma Phi w i l l be a hostess at the banquet and will

impersonate other goddesses of the waves. A l l authority is to be vested in the

toastmistress. I t is to be w i t h i n her power to cut discussions short, or to en-

courage guests to express their opinion, Miss Frances Armstrong, general arrange-

ments chairman, said.

The banquet this year is the eighth annual one given at the University, and

it is patterned after the Gridiron banquets given annually in Washington, D.C.

The custom has been encouraged in every Theta Sigma Phi chapter, although the

Minnesota chapter was the first to initiate the custom.—Minnesota Daily

Indiana Qives £tate J^uncheon

SP R I N G flowers in pastel shades, growing f r o m plaques of moss were used a?
centerpieces at the tables f o r the annual state luncheon 0/ Alpha Omicron Pi>
women's national fraternity, held in the Travertine room of the Lincoln today.

Candles in the pastel shades were used to light the tables. Favors were small
black leather memorandum books, w i t h the sorority letters in gold across one
corner.

The state dance w i l l be held in the Travertine room. Chick Myers and
his orchestra w i l l play. Favors w i l l be black leather letter holders, w i t h the
sorority letters in gold.

Mrs. C. C. Trueblood, president of the Indianapolis Alumna? Association,
presided at the luncheon today. At the speakers' table w i t h her were Mrs. Willia"1
S. Thomson, president of the Chicago alumna? and a member of Alpha chapter,
who was honor guest; Miss Dorothy Ellen Barr, president of the DePauw chap-
ter; Miss Naomi Nash, president of the Indiana University chapter ; Miss Ruth
McClurg, president of the Butler chapter; Miss Pauline Clark, president of the
Cincinnati chapter; Miss Alda Jane Woodward, president of the Ft. Wayne chap-
ter; Mrs. W . H . Neal, superintendent of the Ohio Valley district, Bloomington;
Miss Mary Gertrude Manley, district superintendent, Indianapolis; Mrs. Ray Har-
ris, treasurer of the Indianapolis alumna; Mrs. Wayland Bailey, corresponding

MAY, 1930 75

secretary of the local alumna?; Mrs. James Obear, chairman of the program com-
mittee and Mrs. Charles Pickett, chairman of invitations.

Mrs. Trueblood extended greetings. Miss Martha McQuilken, Theta chapter,
sang "The Rose Song." Miss M a r y Frances Marxen and Miss Martha Stone, ac-
companied by Miss Mildred Frazee, Beta Phi chapter, also sang. Miss Thelma
Wise, Beta Theta chapter, gave a violin solo; M r s . O. M . Jones, accompanied by
Mrs. James L . Wagner, Indianapolis, sang.

Mrs, Thomson spoke on "Alpha Omicron Pi." Mrs. Trueblood presented a
scholarship award to Mildred Frazee, president of the Freshman class, Beta Phi
chapter. Miss M a r y Joe Enochs and Miss M a r y Christina Carney were presented
honor pins f r o m Theta chapter. The activities cup f o r pledges was presented to
Miss Genevieve Gruenwald, Theta chapter. Beta Phi chapter from Bloomington
received the scholarship cup f r o m Indianapolis alumna?.

Committees in charge were: Invitations, M r s . Pickett, assisted by M r s . Ray
Harris, Mrs. Clarence Scholl and Miss Gladys Hawickhorst; luncheon, Mrs. Bailey
assisted by M r s . Clem Price and Miss Ethel M a l l o c h ; favors and decorations,
Mrs. Russell Hippensteel, assisted by M r s . Lester Smith and M r s . Conway Yockey;
program, Mrs. Obear, assisted by Miss Geraldine Kindig, Mrs. Wagner, Miss Manley
and Miss Katherine Davis; dance, M r s . Frances Shera, assisted by Mrs. H . L . Floyd,
Mrs. Frank Cox and Miss Ruth Lindenborg.

Patrons and patronesses f o r the dance w i l l be M r s . Thomson, M r . and M r s .
0. M . Jones, D r . and M r s . Russell Hippensteel, M r . and M r s . Charles G. Pickett,
Dr. and Mrs. Trueblood and M r . and M r s . H i r a m Johnston.—Indianapolis Times

Theta Sta 'Presents Pledges at Cformal

TH E T A E T A of Alpha Omicron
Pi held its pledge formal at the
Hyde Park Country Club Friday •

evening. The occasion was in honor

of the first pledge class of Theta Eta,

having been installed on the campus

of the University of Cincinnati as

the thirty-ninth chapter of Alpha

Omicron Pi in July, 1929. \
The nine pledges were introduced

by Mrs. Carl W. Rich, alumna of

Omega chapter at M i a m i University

and adviser for Theta Eta chapter.

The pledges stepped through a huge

red rose, flower of the sorority, above

which was hung a large electrically

lighted reproduction of the sorority

pin.

Members of the pledge class par- 1
ticipating were Virginia Hall, Cath-
erine Liles, Margaret Humphries, These Theta Eta pledges are a fine addition to
Ruth Harmtt TvTirinrip Philin Fran ^> P -o u r hah From left to right, standing,
cha ter

^ u i n ttargitt, M a r j o n e r n m o , * r a n - Behymer,a r e D o r o t h y Marjorie Philio. Center,
ces M o m s , Alice Diehl, Viola Viola
Margaret Humphries, Ruth Hargitt,

Momich, and Dorothy Behymer. Momich. Front row, Catherine Liles.

Acting as hostesses for the evening were Miss Pauline Clark, President of Theta

Eta chapter, Misses Ruby Doench, Virginia Nolloth, Sadie Taylor, Edith Krumme,

Virginia Bruce, Mariemae Forbus, Marjorie Hollenberg, Aimee Heher, Catherine

Johnson, Vera Hesterberg, Evelyn Kester, Nell Fitzsimmons, Dorothy Dorsey and

Mrs. Edwin Tiemeyer.

Acting as chaperons for the dance were M r . and M r s . George E. Davis, D r .

and Mrs. Arnold Ganzel, Miss Antoinette Jackson, M r . and Mrs. Carl Rich and

Dr. and Mrs. E. A . Price.—Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.

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Vhi Cfreshman Jfonored at (Convocation

U R I E L V O L K E R (Phi), was one of ISO
undergraduates selected at the recent

Honors Convocation at the University of Kan-
sas as honor student for 1930. The honor is
a big one when one considers that the selection
was made from a student body of 4,500.

Muriel is a freshman in the School of
Fine Arts, and her piano instructor tells us that
Phi can well be proud of her, for she is des-
tined to do much with her music. I t was in-
deed an honor for Muriel to be chosen, for
only two Freshmen in her school received the
place, and of the two Muriel made the higher
grades.

In this little honor student, Phi has both

a talented pianist and a scholar, for Muriel

found herself at the end of the semester with

twelve hours of "A" and three of " B . " Be-

cause of these fine grades the Chancellor wrote

Muriel Volkcr (Phi), was se- a letter to her parents filled with praises for
lected ts an honor student at her work.
Honors Coni'ocation at the Uni-
Now, just a bit about Muriel herself. She
versity of Kansas. is a golden-haired, blue-eyed lassie with a

sunny disposition—a veritable Goldilocks. This summer she intends to teach

music, and is already organizing a class. She has also taught other summers, so

she is quite experienced.—By Leah Mae Kimmel

Cfirst Teacher ^presents U. <§.' in Sngland

ISS E . L O U I S E N O Y E S (Rho '11), head of the English department in the
L Santa Barbara high school, has been selected by the Santa Barbara branch of
the English Speaking union to go to Europe this summer to make a study of
English schools and English social conditions, it was announced yesterday by Robert
Hunter, president of the organization.
Miss Noyes will be the first American teacher sent from the United States
to Great Britain under this auspices, though the members of the English Speaking
union in England sent a teacher to this country last year for a stay of several
months. T h e idea was suggested by Walter Hines Page, when he was ambassador
to Great Britain, and the fund raised last year in England to send a British
teacher to this country was called the Walter Hines Page Foundation.

The local union has raised a fund for paying the expenses of Miss Noyes on
her tour of Europe. The fund was contributed by Major and Mrs. Max Fleiscn-
mann, Mr. and Mrs. Hobart C . Chatfield-Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. William P. Nelson,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Isham, Mrs. Oakleigh Thome and George Owen Knapp.

President Hunter stated that Miss Noyes will be the guest of members of tne
English Speaking union in their homes in Great Britain while she is on her visit
to that country, and that she will be afforded every facility to visit the schools
and study school methods there, also to visit art galleries, museums, and any other
institutions in which she may be interested.

The theory of this exchange of teachers between the two countries is to famiua»-
ize them with the methods aud customs prevailing in the country they visit, in tn
hope that on their return to their native city they can become an influence u»
furthering the friendship between the two countries by their work among fel'0
teachers and students in their home cities.—Santa Barbara Morning Press.

MAY, 1930 77

Chi Delta <§econd in Scholarship

T ^ E L T A D E L T A D E L T A , with an average of 80.69, leads the sororities for the
U winter quarter in scholastic averages and Acacia still leads the fraternities with
an average of 80.71, according to figures released late yesterday from the registrar's
office.

For five years Acacia has led the list of fraternities with the one exception of
the Spring Quarter of 1927-28 when Sigma Rho, now Theta X i , surpassed them
by a fraction of a point.

The average grades for last quarter are approximately the same as those of
Winter Quarter of 1929. No fraternity was below the required mark of seventy-
three.

Following is the list of averages of sororities:

Delta Delta Delta 80.69
Alpha Omicron Pi 80.56
Alpha Phi 80.42
Delta Zeta 79.63
Kappa Kappa Gamma 79.50
Alpha Delta Pi 79.15

Kappa Alpha Theta 78.97
Pi Beta Phi 78.43
Chi Omega 78.39

Alpha Chi Omega 77.83
Delta Gamma 77.47

—Colorado Silver and Gold.

Tau Qirl (joes to 'Dental ^Meeting

O U R faculty members of the College of Dentistry returned early this week
from Toronto, where they were in attendance at the annual meeting of the
American Association of Dental Schools. Delegates from all the dental colleges
in the United States and Canada attended the session.

A paper on Orthodontia was presented before the association by Dean W.
F. Lasby and one on "Tumors of the Mouth and Jaws" by Dr. C. W. Waldron.
Dr. C . A. Griffith and Miss lone Jackson ( T a u ) , instructor in dental hygiene,
Were the other two faculty members who made the trip to Toronto.

Appointment of a committee of five deans to undertake a study of curricula
of dental schools was made at the session.

The object of the investigation will be to find what service the dentist is
called on to perform for the public and then to fit him for this service.

A visit to a number of the most modern dental colleges in the East was made
by Dean Lasby and Dr. Griffith.—Minnesota Daily.

Spsilon zAlpha Qirl 'Represents Venn ^tate

at Detroit

RE P R E S E N T I N G the college home economics department, Elizabeth Mellor
• ('30), and Margaret V. Hower ('30), will go to the Merril-Palmer Nursery
school in Detroit, Michigan, early second semester.

Miss Mellor and Miss Hower will join with students from other colleges in
studying the development of children. They will do both teaching and observa-
tion work and will accompany visiting nurses, teachers, and social workers about
the city.

Both women are members of Omicron N u , honorary home economics frater-
nity, and-Miss Mellor is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi.—Penn State Collegian

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Il l M i

P« a« Easter House Party in Mississippi

By ADA MOTT, Sophie Newcomb College

A reporter from Pi chapter really has comus Ball, a carnival festival, the
to be on the alert to keep up with all 'maids of which are selected because of
the activities in which AOITs take part, their popularity and worth in the dormi-
and especially at this time of the year. tories. Betty Johnston ('30), played one
Since our last letter so many things have of the leading roles in the opera, "Dido
happened that I'm afraid I'm going to and Aeneas."
leave out something.
Among the notables in Newcomb's
We were all so happy to have Eliza- athletic world you will find Marcelle
beth Heywood Wyman with us for a Leverich ('31), and Marietta Griffin
while in March, and we shall never for- ('33), captains of the Junior and Fresh-
get her visit to us. It always means man baseball teams respectively.
so much to know a member of Execu-
tive Committee and especially one of Ways of making money are always of
the Founders. We now realize more interest, so we want to tell about the
than ever just how big and wonderful Put-Put Golf Tournament that the
an organization we are a part of, and alumna? have been sponsoring. Each fra-
also the traditions and standards we ternity and alumna? chapter was repre-
must strive to maintain. Gladys Ann sented by a team of six, and individuals
Renshaw entertained the faculty at tea were allowed to play also. Kappa Al-
in honor of Miss Wyman. The actives pha Theta won the loving cup given
also entertained Miss Wyman at tea and to the team making the best score.
invited representatives from the other
fraternities on the campus to meet her. Newcomb doesn't have' mid-year
pledging, but we are proud to introduce
Election time is always an exciting our two new "promisees," Edwina Scott,
time, and although only a few selections Ripley, Tennessee, and Anna Gray.
have been made to fill offices for next
year, we are proud to announce that we The pledges entertained the actives
already have two major officers. Janie with the loveliest of breakfasts at the
Price ('31), was elected president of Courtyard Kitchen, down in French
the dormitories and Ada Mott ('32), town; and as if that wasn't enough, they
vice president of the College of L a w . gave us a pretty linoleum for the room.
Ada is the first co-ed to hold a major
office in the College of L a w . All thoughts and plans are centered
on the Easter houseparty "across the
We are happy to tell, too, that Janie lake" at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. We
Price ('31), and Elizabeth Jones ('32), always have the best times imaginable,
were chosen to be maids in the New- as can well be judged from the length
of time before and after Easter the topic
monopolizes our conversation.

Nu Girls Win Elections to Honorary Societies
By MARGARET H . WILSON, New York University

Nu has first of all a pleasant April sult of second semester rushing. They
shower of pledgees to present as the re- are—to mention their names and not

MAY, 1930 79

their virtues—Elizabeth Batho, Doro- our deserving "brothers" in the college.
thy Dunhaupt, Elizabeth Flocke, Vir- Just as we predicted, Ada Munroe
ginia Forbes, Mary Green, Norma Hill,
Iris Jakobbs, Wanda McCandless, Ruth and Helen Wilkenson have been carry-
McGrath, Marguerite Remaily, Dorothy ing off all the honors in the recent class
Roth, Anne Welsheimer, Elsa Wolf. The and intersorority swimming meets. T o
best part about this imposing list is that Ada we extend our congratulations on
we are absolutely certain that each and having been elected to Eclectic, the
every one of them will carry on the Washington Square College honorary so-
Alpha O tradition to distinction. ciety for junior girls who have demon-
strated their ability in scholarship, and
We've been stealing ideas for rushing in outstanding service in extracurricular
from some of our sister chapters, and activities. Ada is becoming so popular
probably the best of the season's parties that we wish she would learn not to
was our cabaret. Gay waitresses, a blush so, when she has to appear at the
miniature orchestra, sparkling lights, Day Org. assemblies in order to receive
and bright costumes gave quite the ap- her honors. Although we do admit that
propriate atmosphere, and the merry on T a p Day the blush was most be-
faces of the girls were evidence of its coming.
success.
Edith Sharp ('30), was one of the
Nu's spring formal is to be held at the nine Senior girls recently elected to Phi
Ritz-Carlton Hotel on April 11. We are Beta Kappa. I t has not been the policy
quite disappointed not to be able to tell of the Washington Square College chap-
you about it. But it is one day too late ter to elect Juniors to its membership,
for this letter. so that Senior year election counts for
a double honor. Of Edith we know
Two other chapter affairs are promis- that she is one of those rare people
ing merry days for us. The intersorority who can combine a fine and distinctive
spring dance is to be held at Briarcliff scholarship with personality and an alert
on May 29. Of course that means a and healthy interest in things extracur-
treat. And then we have planned to ricular.
have open house next week for some of

Omicron Entertains Grand President with Many Affairs

By K A T H E R Y N E PENNYBACKER, University of Tennessee

Spring and initiation have come to tiation, the "Freshmen" entertained the
Omicron hand in hand, and they were "old girls" with a dinner at the Andrew
ushered in by a visit from Elizabeth Johnson. It was lovely. The table was
Wyman. We were so happy to have our decorated with "jack" roses, and the
Grand President with us, especially at place-cards for the old girls were cor-
this time, for it is the first time that sages of these roses. The Grand Presi-
a President has helped in initiation at dent was guest-of-honor at a tea given
Omicron. by the Kappa Delta sorority that after-
noon, so we were rushed from one
We initiated thirteen pledges on the lovely affair into another.
first day in April. At the banquet at
the Andrew Johnson Hotel following the We have been so busy with initiation
initiation service, we were very much we have had a dreadful time trying to
Surprised to learn that we were giving crowd in practices for the tennis tour-
a birthday party for Miss Wyman. nament. This is the last of the inter-
sorority sports, and we have great hopes.
On the Sunday night preceding ini-

Kappa Leads Sororities in Scholarship

By PAULA VOGELSANG, Randolph-Macon Woman's College

The last two months have been very that Mary Broughton ('30), would be
exciting for us. First, there were the the May Queen this year, and that Sara
May Day elections. On the night of Anderson ('30), would be her Maid of
February 14 it was announced, in a Honor. Naturally we are very proud
clever stunt, to all the college world of this unusual honor, and also of the

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fact that the May Court will include the second quarter, it was found that
four more AOH's. They are: Annie AOII was still in the lead, with an aver-
Boisseau ('32), Edwina Coulborn (!13), age of 91 for the whole chapter. And
Eleanor Powell ('30), and Paula Vogel- we are spending a great deal of time
sang ('30). now talking about and planning for our
Grand President's visit. We hope to"
Elections seem to be the order of the have a buffet supper down at the house
day just now. Kitty Coulbourn ('32), in her honor on the night of April 13—
was elected vice president of the our local Founders' Day. We are also
Y . W . C . A . , and Virginia Boggess ('32), planning a "coffee," to present Miss
was elected treasurer. And last night Wyman to the members of our local
we had an impromptu celebration in Panhellenic organization, and perhaps,
honor of the news that Lida Stokes, one even a "goat" show for lighter enter-
of our pledges, is to be president of the tainment.
Sophomore class next year, and that Jane
Hardin ('32), is to be vice president of Time is passing all too quickly. Never
the Junior class. Virginia Boggess did we realize this more strongly than
('32), who was the only Sophomore rep- when our last fraternity meeting waSi
resentative on the judiciary committee turned over to the election of officers,
this year, will be the only Junior repre- for the year 1930-1931. Rebecca Wright
sentative next year. One thing more— of Mobile was elected president of the
somewhat on a different order—Harriet chapter, and Adele Hope, also of Mo-
Pope and Paula Vogelsang were elected bile, was elected vice president. Although
recently to the national honorary social we couldn't possibly be leaving the chap-
science fraternity, Pi Gamma Mu. ter in better hands, it certainly did make
ten of us feel very strange to realize
But we haven't spent all our time that in a very short time we would be
thinking and talking about elections. We turning over our work, our places, t©
must have been spending some of it others, and leaving our little home down
very wisely, because when the Panhel- in the "Pines" for the wide, wide world.
lenic scholarship cup returns came in for

Zeta Girls Win Many Spring Honors

By I R E N E DAWSON, University of Nebraska

Zeta has had the unusual opportunity However, Zeta hasn't spent all her
of entertaining and knowing our Grand time in entertaining. She has worked.
President, Elizabeth Heywood Wyman. Meisja Lakeman ('31), was elected presi-
Her visit was delightful for us. She dent of the Home Economics Board.
made us understand and see so much Katherine Williams ('31), was chosen
more clearly, the real meaning of Alpha vice president of the A.W.S. Board.
O, besides making us love her. The ac- Charlotte Frerichs ('31), Mildred Wright
tives and alumna? together gave a formal ('30), and Katherine Williams ('3l)»'
tea in her honor, there was a get-to- were pledged to Pi Lambda Theta, the
gether buffet supper for actives, alumna? Teacher's College honorary fraternity.
and pledges and a special form initiation Julia Simanek ('32), made the Sopho-
for Dorothy Waite. These things, with more girls' basketball team. Five Alpha
the alumna?'s share, took up the greater O's were chosen to be in the Kosmet
part of the three days she spent with Club spring show, "The Sob Sister.'
us. Zeta feels fortunate in having had Doris Hosman ('30), plays the character
these three days. lead. Virginia Case ('31), has the part
of a sob sister. Harriet Nesladek ('32)»
Another visitor of whom Zeta feels Faye Williams ('30), and Irene Dawson
proud is Margaret Proctor Smith. She ('31), are dancing in the chorus of eight
is well known for her work in China,
and for her voice. Since she is a cousin Faye-g i r I s Williams ('30), played th, e l.eadA
of Jenny and Elsie Ford Piper, we were in the last University Players produc-
privileged to have her for dinner and to tion, " R . U . R . " It was an odd play and
talk to us. Everyone of us was "thrilled a difficult piece of work, but it was done
to the depths" at her charm and great splendidly. Faye also was among the
insight into universal life.

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four girls running for "Prom Girl" and vice president, Irma Mattingly ('31);
missed being chosen by a very small recording secretary, Elizabeth Evans
margin. ('31); corresponding secretary, Virginia
Case ('31); assistant corresponding secre-
The thing of great interest to the tary, Lucile Hendricks ('33); treasurer,
pledges has been, of course, initiation. Madeline Wostaupal ('32); doorkeeper,
When would it be? They tried every Donalda Perkins ('33); study plan of-
possible way of discovering the date, ficer, Sylva Kotouc ('33), Panhellenic
but when they were pulled out of bed delegate (Senior) Irma Mattingly ('31);
at four o'clock in the morning, March Panhellenic delegate (Junior) Julia Sima-
29, they were sufficiently surprised. Nine nek ('32); chapter editor, Jean Marie
were given pins—Irene Brooks ('33), Ohler, ('31); alumna? notes editor, Bon-
Luree Combs ('30), Lucile Hendricks nie Hess Drake; and historian, Madge
('33), Doris Heumann ('32), Elizabeth Cheney ('31), assisted by Harriet Nes-
Hobbs ('33), Gwendolyn Howland ('33), ladek ('32).
Sylva Kotouc ('33), and Ruth Anne
Rhamey ('33). Our advisory committee is composed
of: alumna adviser, Mrs. Alfred Beck-
On Monday, March 31, new officers man; second member, Mrs. Edith L a n -
were elected. The results are as fol- sing; and third member, Elsie Ford Piper.
lows: president, Irene Dawson ('31);

Sigma Gives Party at an Orphanage

By JOSEPHINE E S T E R L Y , University of California

The past semester has been a very mester was the children's party given at
busy one for Sigma chapter. Our mid- an orphan home. Martha Quayle ('30),
season rush party was a huge success, was in charge of the arrangements; we
due to the efforts of our housemother entertained about ninety boys and girls.
and the decorations chairman, Grace There was a peanut hunt, a fish pond,
Reiser ('32). The table decorations for musical chairs, and a bean guessing con-
the dinner were scenes made of sand, test, in which the boys took particular
palm trees, and Hula girls. delight. One little fellow looked at the
bottle of beans, and after much thought
The benefit bridge party, sponsored said solemnly, "One millyun." The
by the Mothers' Club was an attempt hidden ability of the Alpha O's showed
to raise money to pay for the furniture itself in kite flying, baseball, and jump
of our new house. The prospect of soon rope. After all the games had been
being without chairs was imminent; our played, and the prizes awarded, we had
mothers realized its seriousness, and made the proverbial ice cream, cookies, and
about five hundred dollars. suckers. Aside from giving the children
a good time and having a good time
We are very proud to have had two ourselves, the party showed us that all
of our girls, Doris Finger ('31), and orphans are not what they seem to be
Harriet Ballard ('31), elected to Pry- in fiction. Their home was well regu-
tanean, women's activity honor society. lated and comfortable, and best of all,
Doris has just been chosen house presi- the children seemed happy.
dent for the coming year.

The outstanding event of the past se-

Theta Presents Scholarship Pin and Activity Cup

By MARGARET GAMBLE, DePanw University

One of the most interesting things and Mary Carney, for the honor pin,
which has happened to us of late was that we gave each of them a pin with
the result of the State Luncheon, March the rubied "A," which signifies superior
29, at Indianapolis. True to Theta's scholarship, attitude, and service. The
tradition, the presentations of the honor activity cup was presented to the most
pin and the activity cup were paramount active pledge, Genevieve Gruenewald.
features on the program. This year we Then, of course, that night we went to
had such a hard time deciding between the State Dance and had a wonderful
two of our freshmen, Mary Jo Enochs time. The record for the acquiring of

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fraternity pins was broken by Theta Martha McQuilkin, our blues singer,
that week-end. Pep Gamble put on broadcast from station WFBM in In-
Jimmy Clemens' Phi Delta Theta pin, dianapolis recently. Martha has brought
Genevieve Gruenewald, the Lambda Chi fame to herself and to Theta with her
pin of Dwight Neal, and Mary Alexan- voice and personality.
der, the Alpha Tau Omega pin of Jim-
my Erwin. In the annual choosing of officers
for A.W.S., Anne Morrison was elected
We held initiation March 16 for four- vice president. Anne has also been
teen: Mary Alexander, Ruth Batten, elected to the council for Student Un-
Lora Bohley, De Alba Brodhecker, Mary ions. Too, Peg Martin is the vice presi-
Carney, Frances Corey, Mary Jo Enochs, dent of the Sophomore class.
Genevieve Gruenewald, Margaret Mar-
tin, Elizabeth Nelson, Meredith Rice, Mu Phi Epsilon has asked Ruth Bat-
Betty Thayer, Margaret Vannice, and ten to membership. This honor is un-
Anna Kathryn Walker. On April 9 we usual in that this is Ruth's first year
gave a tea for the new initiates and at DePauw.
gave them their pins.
Ruth Meyer is a member of the De-
We are indeed fortunate to have two Pauw Little Symphony and has been
girls in the annual DePauw May Day asked to belong to the Education Club.
play, "The Youngest." Martha Mc-
Quilkin and Betty Swindler both have April 11, the Mothers' Club arranged
leads! Alice Winslow is in charge of a benefit bridge which was held at the
the properties. chapter house.

Mary O'Rear had an important part Adeline Kriege is a cabinet member of
in "Craig's Wife," a Duzer Du presenta- Y.W.C.A. Adeline is also the accom-
tion. panist of the DePauw choir, which re-
cently went to Chicago to broadcast
Several of our girls are in the chorus and to sing at Saint John's Cathedral
of the "Mikado," a musical production and in chapel at the University of: CChhi-
given by Music School. Among them cago.
are Lora Bohley, Virginia Luckette, and
Ruth Meyer. Both the Latin Club and Sodialit"
Latina have asked Ruth Young ttl
bership.

Delta Bemoans Second Semester Rushing Rule

By W I N N I F R E D P . CHASE, Jackson College

Delta has just elected new officers, and Justina Klebsattel; and alumna? advisers,
the Senior class feels that the fraternity Lydia Glidden and Margaret Rourke as
is in capable hands for the rather hard assistant.
year to follow. They are: president,
Ruth Libbey, who was the leading lady The next year may not be an easy one
in the last play, "Holiday." She is our in comparison with the other years be-
delegate to the Panhellenic Council, is cause Panhellenic has just voted that
a member of the Fabian Society, and there shall be second semester rushing
is the play critic; vice president, Wini- and pledging. We were not in favor of
fred Blackmere, who is captain of the this, and we all groaned aloud when
Sophomore volley ball team, and the the letter from Theta Eta was read
manager of the fall golf tournament; aloud to us. We are afraid we shall
recording secretary, Marjorie Winslow, feel the same way next year.
who is captain of the tennis team and a
member of the varsity hockey team; We have become very philanthropic
corresponding secretary, Beth Ringer; We have adopted a three-year-old Italian
treasurer, Adele Clark, who is on the child whom Portia Russel ("29), recom-
varsity basketball and hockey teams; mended. Her teeth are lacking in some
assistant treasurer, Evelyn Thomas, who essential constituent, and oranges seem
was the fall tennis champion; editor to to supply it, so we buy oranges and
To DRAGMA, Margaret Beattie; historian, then more oranges. We take turns tak-
Jean Lamb, who is in the orchestra and ing her to the dentist. We are quite
is on the volleyball team; doorkeeper. new at the roles of mothers but expect
we shall know all about children after
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will be inherited every year until she posite. Now spring is coming to our
is grown up. We think it is fun hav- lovely campus we wish sometimes that
ing part ownership in a baby. we were starting all over again. A stu-
dent said to me, " I hate to sound sen-
Margaret Rourke has been elected timental, but I always feel a bit sad
toast mistress for the Senior banquet when I walk across the campus by the
which is to be held April 23. chapel at sunset and know that this is
the last spring I shall be here." Most of
Our spring formal is to be April 26, us know that same sadness. There is
at the Bellevue Country Club in Melrose. so much to look forward to, but we
This is the first time we have been able are leaving the environment in which
to have it "off Hill." Prudence Mac- we have lived for four years, our friends
Kissock is chairman of the committee will scatter, soon everything will be
in charge of it. strange. There is one great bond that
will always hold us to Jackson, Delta
We hear the remark from all sides, chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi.
"Won't I be glad when school closes."
The Seniors, however, feel just the op-

Gamma Gives Tea for Patronesses

By ISABELLA B . L Y O N , University of Maine

Dorothy Marie Scott has been elected Roney, our president, had a wonderful
our new president. We are lucky to box for her birthday and invited us in.
have her for she is capable, dependable
and in addition possesses tact and diplo- The formal initiation banquet took
macy. place at the Bangor House on Thurs-
day, April 3, and on Friday of that week,
We of Gamma are very happy to an- we gave a formal dance at the Country
nounce the pledging and initiating of Club.
nine new members, and as it has been
whispered the nine of '33. They are: On the afternoon of April 12 the ac-
Caroline Averill, Elizabeth Barrows, tives gave a tea for the patronesses and
Evelyn Gleason, Elizabeth Hillicker, the alumnae. This event which usually
Margaret Humphreys, Jean Kennedy, comes earlier in the year was postponed
Lucile Nason, Violet Peterson, and Grace until now in order that the alumnaa
Quarrington. Although Panhellenic might meet the new girls.
limited us to one party, rushing was
very delightful. The party was sup- A great sorrow to Gamma comes with
plemented by feeds, bridge at the Chalet, the resignation of Helen Danforth West,
snow-shoeing and everything else. our alumna adviser. A prolonged illness
is the cause. Beulah Osgood, as in-
Then came pledging with an informal structor in the home economics de-
supper at Balentine. Or rather, Jeanette partment, has been elected to fill her
place.

Epsilon Wins Intramural Basketball Cup

By E L I Z A B E T H I R I S H , Cornell University

Elections for next year's officers are for having 800 points to her credit. Re-
over, and Caroline Dawdy ('30), presi- cently also Catherine was elected to
dent of W.S.G.A. this year, has con- Omicron Nu, honorary home economics
ducted her last mass meeting. May next society.
year's president do it as graciously and
as efficiently as Caroline has. Epsilon But that is not all that happened at
Was very fortunate in the results of the that meeting, for AOII received a cup
elections, for Frances Meisse ('31), was for the championship in intramural bas-
elected president of the Women's Ath- ketball in which all the sororities and
letic Association and Catherine Blewer dormitories participate. The cup has
('31), chairman of activities. Both were been given for five preceding years, and
elected to Mortar Board at the same Epsilon has won it three. Last year
meeting and Frances received her " C " we lost by a defeat in the last game so
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year. Those who are responsible for in the sorority bridge tournament held
the honor are: Caroline Dawdy ('30), this spring. So far they have defeated
Mary Barvian ('31), Mary Flannery all their worthy opponents. The train-
('31), Frances Meisse ('31), Vesta Ro- ing that they have received at the house
gers ('31), Olive Worden ("31), and M a r - has served them in good stead.
tha Arthur ('32).
M o l l y Wilson ('31), has been elected
Recently we pledged two new girls, to the Thumbtack Club which consists
Karin Peterson ('33), of New York City, of those who have submitted approved
and Madeline Munson ('33), of Port sketches. M a n y of the members of the
Chester. We are all well pleased with club are of the faculty of the university,
them and proud of them. K a r i n has and i t is quite an honor for an under-
started right in by taking a major part graduate to be elected. But then we
in the Freshman women's play. always expect M o l l y to do unusual
things.
Among other activities Caroline
Dawdy and Frances Meisse played on Soon after finals in February Eliza-
the varsity basketball team. Frances beth T u l l y ('31), left for home because
was chairman of the Spinster's Hop, a of illness. We miss her a great deal, but
party given by the Women's Athletic she promises to be back in September so
Association, and Elizabeth Irish ('30), we must be satisfied until then.
is chairman of the Senior party for the
Freshmen. After spring recess we w i l l have our
hands f u l l w i t h our spring formal dance
Elizabeth Lynahan ('30), and Ruth the Friday after we get back and a
Smith ('30), are representing Epsilon faculty tea the following Sunday.

Rho Members Are Found in Every Campus Activity

By G R E T C H E N BAARSCH, Northwestern University

The M a r c h issue of T o DRAOMA didn't basketball team. Margaret Dorr is on
turn out to be the Anniversary number, the Sophomore water polo team, and
so this chapter just extends its congratu- Mabel Blair is on the upperclassman
lations to T o DRAGMA f r o m the last issue team. Mabel has also been chosen man-
to this one. ager of the Junior water polo team.

A long time ago when the second se- Margaret D o r r was the Alpha O who
mester began we had rushing, and pledg- received the scholarship cup. Her first
ed Barbara Beimfohr, Evanston, Illinois, year's marks were higher than those of
and Dorothy Leflang, Omaha, Nebraska. any other Rho Freshman. And while
"Dot," however, was not with us long, we're on the subject of scholarship, I
for in March she was married to Sum- noticed in today's paper the official
ner Bates of La Grange, Illinois. scholastic rankings of fraternities. What
a pleasure it is to note that we have
On March 22 at one o'clock in the climbed f r o m a low place to eleventh
morning we had initiation for the fol- high! It's a long way yet to first, but
lowing girls. They're your sisters now, we're in hopes of getting closer to it
too, and, oh, how proud you'd be of each semester.
them, if you could just know them all.
They are Janet Anderson, Barbara The annual Chicago Panhellenic As-
Beimfohr, Mabel Blair, Grace Burchard, sociation luncheon was held at the Medi-
Felicity Clarkson, Mabel Harper, Grace nah Athletic Club on March 22. (That
Hummelgaard, Mary Alice Mclnerney, was a busy week-end f o r us, because
Edith Morgan, Avis Mortell, and Sylvia fraternity "exams" were written on the
Phillips. " D o t " Blair came up for the twenty-third.) Helen H a w k Carlisle
initiation, and it must have been thrilling ( R h o ) , musician, was one of the twenty-
for her to see her sister become her five honored guests. A n d we sang two
"sister." of our songs at the luncheon. One was
our own Rho song which Helen wrote.
Ann Teuscher is still active in ath- We were there almost 100 per cent
letics. What would that gym do with- strong.
out her? She is on the W.A.A. com-
mittee for nominations, and she and I f any of you were i n or around
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went to hear " K a y " Hamilton (Rho western took an interesting straw vote
'28), in her debut at Kimball Hall. as to whether or not the co-eds wanted
We were very proud of her decided smoking rooms in their houses. " K a y "
success, and we're really not the least Blair was a member of the special elec-
bit egotistical when we said that she tion board which supervised balloting.
plays beautifully. Is i t necessary to state the result of the
voting ?
Vivien Bork, who is our most active
member over in the School of Speech, Not because of lack of other things to
entered the dramatic poetry contest, and do, but because of interest in our nation's
stayed in until the final eliminations. welfare, we even get mixed up in poli-
We hardly see " V i v " at the house, for tics! Myra Crowder and Betty Hastings
she is continually going to rehearsals and are members of the Republican Club.
on tours or something like that, and
then she is house president, too. " V i v " Is there anything we've neglected? No,
was a member of the cast of "Cock not even our romances. Hazel Wilbar's
Robin" which was such a success on engagement to Richard Thorpe was an-
this campus. One performance of the nounced last Monday at fraternity din-
play was given under the auspices of ner. Dick, a member of Delta Upsilon,
the Chicago alumnae association of Alpha attended school here last year.
Omicron Pi, of which our own Alice
Thomson is president. (She really comes And right at the moment, i f you should
f r o m Alpha, but she's ours now.) ask a Rho girl, she'll either first groan
or sigh before she answers you. Sounds
And once again the team of Margarets bad, doesn't it? We're practicing for
Dorr and Goble appears. They are our Circus stunt! I ' d like to be able to
new members of Ro K u Va, honorary tell you whether or not we have sur-
society for women. vived eliminations, but I have just re-
turned from the try-outs. Gretchen
Shi-Ai sponsored an intersorority Baarsch has charge of the stunt, and
bridge tournament again this spring. Barbara Beimfohr is planning our float.
"Kay" Blair was in charge of the af- The Circus is M a y 2 and 3. Betty Has-
fair. I n the first round our team com- tings is at the head of the auto show
posed of "Marge" Biondi and Norma which is one of the biggest attractions.
Coe defeated Alpha Chi Omega. Then, Grace Hummelgaard has been selected
in the second round, our team of Dee to serve on the Circus Side Show Com-
Vogel and "Marge" Biondi lost to Zeta mittee.
Tau Alpha.
Rita Biondi came up to see us while
No one could have existed around here she was home for spring vacation f r o m
during the month of March without Alma College, where she is teaching.
hearing about the W.A.A. Men's Union I t was so nice to see her, and we hope
annual musical comedy. Peggy Parker she comes up again soon.
was business manager, Margaret D o r r
was ticket manager, and "Marge" Biondi We're working day and night (almost)
had charge of the candy sales. Gretchen making money, but only to spend it
Baarsch's song won the contest which again. We sold tickets to the Flower
Was open to all Northwestern co-eds. Show at the Sherman Hotel, and are
soon to have either a theatre benefit or
I suppose it's because spring is here, subscription dance.
but anyway everyone is talking about
caps and gowns, announcements, alumnse Among the new pledges of Calethia
committees, and so f o r t h . Peggy Parker Literary Society are Sylvia Phillips,
has been chosen as a member of the Grace Hummelgaard, Barbara Beimfohr,
advisory council of the Northwestern and Gretchen Baarsch.
University Foundation. In speaking of
the newly elected members, the Daily I'm not a fortune teller or a prophet,
Northwestern says, "They are chosen but in forecasting the remaining two
because they are the outstanding mem- months of school, I feel safe in saying
bers of their class, they are active in stu- that no Rho girl w i l l find time heavy
dent affairs and are well acquainted on her hands. Graduation w i l l be sad
among their classmates. Each w i l l be this year. I t generally is because of the
named a life member of the foundation." quality of the Seniors. This June we'll
lose not only quality but also quantity.
A few weeks ago the Daily North- There are fourteen AOITs who are to
graduate!

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Lambda Girls Take Part in Dance Drama

By GRETA L O U I S E R E E D , Stanford University

Since the middle of last quarter our we have given a tea for the new women
days have been very full. Participation at Stanford this quarter. There were
in college activities, social engagements, comparatively few to be invited, but we
philanthropic work, finals, good-byes, va- enjoyed meeting and entertaining these
cation, and then the hurry and scurry few. Also our Freshmen gave a rather
of the beginning of the quarter. novel bridge party for the girls in the
house exclusively. It started at 1:30
Beth Pinkston, Harriet Day, Dorothy A.M. and lasted until 7 :00, during which
Kimbcrlin, Gladys Crofoot, and Lucile time, food was served every half-hour
Morgan executed very beautiful dances and stunts given by the different classes.
in the annual Dance Drama. They com-
posed their own original dances and For our philanthropic work, Lambda
made the costumes, both of which were contributed 100 per cent to the Bulgarian
very effective. Beth Pinkston ('31), was Student's Relief Fund. We also are
recently initiated into Theta Sigma Phi, sending two quarts of milk every day
of which Ruth Patterson is secretary. to a poverty-stricken family in Palo
Adele Gist is also outstanding because Alto. Even this contribution should
she has been chosen as women's chair- help this mother and her children a
man for "Labor Day" at the Stanford great deal.
Convalescent Home. Under her direc-
tion, all the girls in the University, in- During finals, Mrs. Herrington diverted
cluding "our house," will turn out to our minds with a delightful tea. After
work on May 1. Jane Nikirk ('32), the tension was all over, we left for
has advanced to first rank among "try- our various vacations. Three girls left
outees" for the Stanford Quad. She school at the end of the quarter: Doro-
is working very hard, and we all think thy Quinn ('28), Evelyn Van Horn
she is due for the coveted position on the ('25), and Janette Durfey ('30). Elec-
staff, where Adele Gist is now women's tions were held at this time, and we have
manager. started off this quarter well under our
new president, Antoinette Schulte, and
Amid all these activities, we've the other officers. Marion Littlefield
squeezed in some very enjoyable social transferred from Sigma, and is living in
affairs. We entertained at a lovely din- Palo Alto with her mother because Uni-
ner to which many of us invited our versity regulations forbid affiliation until
best friends among the faculty. Also next year.

Tau Combines Activities zvith Social Life

By IRMA O . FREDRICKS, University of Minnesota

With the arrival of spring and the Tentative plans have been made for
refreshing atmosphere which accompanies a benefit bridge to be given May 17 by
it, Tau has planned activities which suit the active chapter for the purpose of
such a mood. Josephine Smith, our raising funds for the furnishing of our
social chairman, has made plans for our new house. Beatrice Anderson is in
annual spring formal which will be charge of the bridge. In March a tea
given May 29. We shall choose either was given by the Mothers' Club at Zins-
the Minnetonka Country Club or Old master's tea rooms with profitable re-
Orchards. Both these places are sur- turns.
rounded by grounds covered with apple
trees which are always in bloom at the In March Margaret Baldwin, Marjorie
time of our formal. Our pledges have Jensen, Helen Richardson, Dorothy Ver-
planned a formal dance which is to be rell, and Catherine Cosgrove were initi-
given at the Glenwood Chalet April 25. ated into the active chapter. Preceding
Mary Woodring is in charge of the af- the ceremony a formal dinner was given
fair. Everyone is anticipating an eve- in honor of the new initiates at the
ning filled with fun. Silver Latch tea room. We also an-
nounce the pledging of Elizabeth Voelker

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of Alexandria, Minnesota; Winifred ciety, which sponsors Matrix banquet.
Williams of Duluth, Minnesota; and At the district convention which is to
Ruth Scofield and Mary Woodring of
Minneapolis, Minnesota. be held during the middle of June, we
shall be represented by Harriet Spen-
This year we are represented at the cer, our new chapter president, and
annual Matrix banquet by Harriet Pratt, Dorothy Good.
Dorothy Good, Elizabeth (Betty) Ebe-
ling, Margaret Ebeling, Grace Scofield, Ruth Wilson ('32), made the girl's
Helen Strand, and Josephine Smith. varsity basketball team. Ruth is also
Betty is to be toastmistress for the oc- a member of the W.A.A. board. She is
casion since she is president of Theta attending the Athletic Conference of
Sigma Phi, the national journalistic so- American College Women held at Ann
Arbor, Michigan, April 24-25.

Chi Member Wins Latin Scholarship

By DORIS B U R L E I G H , Syracuse University

We have seven new members at Chi. Day to Syracuse University campus, and
They are Barbara Estey, Lois Haskins, this year finds Mary Youdan in the
Helen Henry, Ruth Hammond, Hazel May Queen's Court and Margaret San-
Jordan, Anna Killeen, and Margaret der taking part in the pageant.
Sander. Initiation was held on Satur-
day, March 15, and was followed by a Pinckney Estes Glantzberg surprised
banquet at the Hotel Onondaga. Four us with a visit on Monday, March 31.
girls from Epsilon chapter were present It was a very short visit, but we en-
and they, together with the alumnae re- joyed her company a great deal.
union, helped to make the banquet a
greater success. Anne Spaulding was Again spring has brought around the
toastmistress, introducing the toasts annual election of officers, and we have
which were under the title of "The Good as our new president, Phoebe Goodwin.
Ship Chi." A davenport table and table The other officers are: vice president,
lamp were the gifts of the pledges to Betty Brown; recording secretary, Betty
the house, and we like their choice. Spaulding; corresponding secretary, Lu-
cille DeWitt; assistant corresponding sec-
As a result of one young man's fancy, retary, Barbara Estey; treasurer, Helen
it has been announced that our alumna Downing; doorkeeper, Margaret Sander;
adviser, Alice Foote, will be married to Senior Panhellenic delegate, Mary Jones;
Dr. Charles Gwynn on June 10, at the Junior Panhellenic delegate, Helen Betch-
sorority house. We can scarcely wait ley; study plan officer, Norma Palmer;
for that date to come, and yet we have historian, Lois Haskins; editor to To
no regrets about her leaving becau£e DRAGMA, Ruth Williams Cherepeau;
she will be back with us in the fall. alumna adviser, Alice Foote; social and
Three other members of Chi chapter activity chairman, Edwina Jones; schol-
are soon to wear the band of gold. arship officer, Hazel Jordan; house man-
They are Edna Faust, Katherine Brown, ager, Ruth Boltwood.
both of whom are to be graduated
from college into matrimony in June, Lastly, we are very proud to announce
and Marian Rogers, another spring that Louise Dickerson has been elected
bride. to Phi Beta Kappa and has also re-
ceived a scholarship to continue her
Spring brings the traditional Women's studies in Latin at Syracuse University
for next year.

Upsilon Has Tzvo Initiations

By BARBARA T R A S K C L A R K , University of Washington

We were simply floored the other day Mr. White is attending the University
by the announcement of the marriage, of Southern California. "Teed" had re-
on March 25, of Eleanore Tiedeman cently driven to Los Angeles, taking
(Ex. '30), to Sherman Avery White of Rosemary Killian with her, but we had
San Diego, California. The wedding no inkling that she was not coming back.
was performed in Los Angeles, where Mr. White is a member of Delta Chi.

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Marian "Sparky"' Elder is to guide the are wearing new Alpha O pins. On
destinies of Upsilon through the year January 26 we initiated Marion Cy^
1930-31 as our president. We are ter- sewski, Marion Lea, Dorothy Reid, Sal-
ribly proud of "Sparky," for she makes lie Sue White, Frances Maxson, and Jean
marvelous grades and is very active on Gilbreath, all of the class of '33. Martha
the campus. She is assistant chairman Beeuwkes, Marjorie Beeuwkes, Ilo Carey
of the concert committee of the Women's and Lucille Moore ('32), and Beryl Dee
Federation, secretary of the University Glasgow and Vivian Gray ('31).
Standards committee, and has been on
the Y.W.C.A. council. She does more Ruth Holten and Charlotte Nelson
work on the campus than anyone else (both ' 3 1 ) , were initiated on March 9.
in the house, and manages t o keep a
sunny disposition and even temper with We are still hoping, praying, and
it all. working f o r a new house. The alumna;
are going to meet w i t h us in a week
T w o girls who are very dear to us to discuss finances, and we hope that
are to be married soon. Roberta M u d - something definite will come of it. A t
gett ('29), w i l l become the bride of present the only room in the house that
Lawrence Karrer, a Theta Chi, on June really looks like anything is that of
14, and Irene Baker, also of the class Martha and Marjorie Beeuwkes, who
of "2Q, has set the date for her wedding have fixed their bower so that it re-
with Ted Carlson for just exactly two sembles my conception of the Blue
weeks later. M r . Karrer is putting in all Grotto at Capri.
his spare time on the building of a small
launch in which he and Roberta w i l l Rosemary Killian is working in San
vagabond around Puget Sound on their Francisco.
honeymoon.
Helen Lea is "going great guns," bring-
Our formal dinner dance was held on ing honors f o r the house. She was
February 7 at the Sand Point Country chairman in charge of arrangements for
Club, and was charming with the valen- the Junior prom, and is now assistant
tine motive carried out throughout. Of chairman of Junior Girls' Vodvil. In
course it rained that night, but i t her spare time she is playing in politics,
wouldn't have seemed like the Alpha O for elections for Associated Student posi-
formal i f i t had been clear. Rain on the tions are almost upon us.
night of our formal is a tradition on
this campus. We have several actresses in the house
this year. Marion Cysewski and Sallie
We were happy to welcome Mary Sue White both had parts in "The I n -
Hilke ('31), to the fold after her four spector General," Associated Students'
months' trip around the rim of the play, and Sallie Sue also had a part in
United States. She returned in Janu- " W i f e of Jonak." Marjorie Beeuwkes
ary. worked on the stage crew for these pro-
ductions, and is now stage manager.
Ruth Holten and Charlotte Nelson Dottie Reid is dancing in the Junior
have been pledged to Gamma Alpha Chi, Girls' V o d v i l chorus, as is Sallie Sue.
national advertising honorary. As only Dottie is a member of the Women's Fed-
eight pledges were taken, we are very eration players, and she, Sallie Sue,
proud to count two of them among our Marion and Marjorie are all probation-
girls. ary members of Washington Players.

On March 8 the chapter entertained Kathryn Farr sings in the Women s
with a bridge party of ten tables in hon-
or of our housemother, Mrs. Warren Ensemble.
Brier. The decoration and refreshments Several of our girls are working for
were all done in green and yellow.
the Women's Federation concerts. Ellen
Phyllis M a y o (Ex. ' 3 2 ) , pledge, is Mudgett is in charge of the thirty-some-
studying at California Christian College odd ushers, I l o Carey is assistant chair-
in Los Angeles. man of the radio program committee,
"Sparky" Elder is assistant chairman of
We have had two initiations this the entire concert committee. a n d
quarter, and as a result, fourteen girls Frances Maxson is on the ticket com-
mittee.

MAY, 1930

Nu Kappa Pledges Are Initiated by Grand President

By MACY SPURLOCK, Acting Editor, Southern Methodist University

We sincerely enjoyed Miss Wyman's Duffield Smith on February 1 came as
visit to our chapter last month and were a surprise to the whole chapter. Duf-
so glad that she was able to be present field was a former S.M.U. student and
at our spring initiation. At the ini- an A T f i pledge. Lillian Cox, Winona
tiation banquet, she gave a most inter- Bringhurst and Eugenia Hodge enter-
esting talk on the founding of Alpha tained with a miscellaneous shower. The
Omicron Pi. The chapter entertained young couple are at home 1433 Douglas
for her at a tea at the home of Mrs. Street, Dallas.
Edward Surgeon (Numa Ablowich), to
which representatives of the other so- On March 30 we entertained with a
rorities were invited. A theatre party luncheon at the Athletic Club for sev-
and an opera party were also given in eral prospective rushees.
her honor.
Elizabeth MacQuiston, who with her
Our new initiates are: Frances Trasper, parents moved from Dallas to San A n -
Pauline Graham, Madeline Coquet, and tonio after her graduation in January,
Grace Devereaux. These girls feel quite was in Dallas visiting friends and rel-
honored because the Grand President atives a short while ago. "Bibs" was
gave them their pins at initiation. our former rush captain.

Gladys Cassle's marriage to George Eva Fulcher graduated in January
and is at home in Naples, Tex.

Beta Phi Wins State Scholarship Cup

By VIRGINIA T R A X L E R , Indiana University

Beta Phi held initiation for thirteen "The Old Soak," which is being pre-
girls this year. They were: Bernice sented by the University Players. Rose
An_'lin. Wilma Jane Borland, Mary Ruth Ellis was initiated into W . A . A . She
Eades, Rose Ellis, Mildred Frazee, Ber- is on the woman's basketball team.
nice Greenawalt, Helen Halley Hogan,
Mary Emma James, Mary Frances Beta Phi just held election of officers.
Marxson, Annabel O'Connor, Martha Virginia Gentry is our new president, and
Stone, Elizabeth Westerfield, and Clar Edythe Mallory is vice president; Eliza-
Wilson. Afterward, a formal banquet beth Westerfield is treasurer, and Rozella
was given in their honor. M a n y of the Smith is secretary. Edythe M a l l o r y and
alumna? also attended. Annabel O'Connor are next year's rush
captains.
Soon after this was our state luncheon
and dance. We were awarded the schol- Howarda Clarke and Virginia Gentry
arship cup for three Indiana chapters. were chosen to represent A O I I in the
Also, Mildred Frazee was awarded the beauty section, sponsored yearly by the
Beta Phi scholarship pin. She had an Arbutus, Indiana's yearbook. Virginia
•A- average. Mildred also was elected was also elected co-ed sponsor f o r the
secretary of Y.W.C.A., and was chosen R.O.T.C. This is her third semester as
for Freshman Mortar Board. a sponsor.

Everyone was so surprised when one Everyone is at present talking about
M our pledges, D o r o t h y Caughlan, an- the prom, which is only t w o weeks off.
nounced her marriage to Charles Abrams, Wondering what they will wear, and if
an A T f i . They were married at the they will have good food at the pre-
beginning of the second semester, and prom dinners. The following week-end
kept i t a secret f o r over a month. A t is our spring rush dance. I t is an old
present they are living in Gary. Be- tradition for the freshmen to decorate
sides Dottie's marriage, we have two the house and lawn for this occasion.
new pins, Jewel Oliver has M y r o n H i p - They are already planning to make this
Skind's Sigma Pi pin, and Martha Stone year's the best ever. Esther Schrom is
has John Abbott's Delta T a u pin f r o m chairman for this dance.
Washington and Lee University.
Beta Phi wishes to announce the
Virginia Traxler is in another play, pledging of Florence Schumacher ('33),
of Batesville.

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Eta Has Twenty Girls at Matrix Banquet

By C E C I L W H I T E , University of Wisconsin

What w i t h mid-semester examinations, Minneapolis to look out f o r us while she
initiation, and getting our housemother is away.
off to Europe, March was indeed a busy
month for Eta chapter. Eta chapter is proud of her six new
members who were initiated March 22.
Glee Durand ('30), president of Theta They are: Josephine Dettman ('33),
Sigma Phi honorary journalism sorority, Manitowoc, Wis.; Gladys Inman ('32),
presided at Matrix Table banquet, March Janesville, Wis.; Dorothy Wilkins ('33),
12, and twenty of our girls turned out Lake Forest, 111.; Elizabeth Hopkins
to hear Joan Lowell, who was the guest ('32), Pittsburgh, Pa.; Alice Hardy ('33),
of honor and speaker for the evening. Spencer, Idaho; and Ellen Dhein ('33),
Chilton, Wis.
On March 14, we gave an afternoon
bridge in honor of Mrs. Fishburn, our Election of officers was held and our
chaperon, who sailed A p r i l 19 for three new president is Irma Corlies ('31),
months in Europe. We shall miss her, f r o m East Orange, New Jersey. Mary
but are happy to have Mrs. Smith of Rennebohm is our new alumna adviser.

Nil Omicron Does Interesting Work at Social Center

By FRANCES W E I S E , Vanderbilt University

This year N u Omicron has been doing That afternoon she interviewed the of-
very interesting philanthropic work at
the Woodie Barton Social Center, here ficers, both old and new. Wednesday
in Nashville. Every Friday afternoon
four or five girls go out to the settlement night we had a buffet supper at the house
house and take charge of the various
classes. M a r i o n H i l l and Katherine which both actives and alumns at-
Dudney • teach an art class regularly
every Friday afternoon. The other girls tended. After supper Margaret Chappell
have charge of the children who are
quilting, or weaving rugs, or making was initiated, and then followed a meet-
pajamas. The children range from eight
to twelve or thirteen years, and are dis- ing. Miss W y m a n talked to us in a most
tributed in classes according to their
ages. The class time just flies, and be- interesting and inspiring way about the
fore we realize i t , the bell rings, and
we put up the work and go t o see the founding of the fraternity, its purpose,
program. Each girls' club gets up a
play or entertainment of some sort for and its present activities. Thursday
Friday afternoon, and they are very
good. Miss Wyman conferred w i t h the Dean

Our Freshmen have had a very busy of Women, and afterward we had lunch
social season since each sorority has en-
tertained the Freshmen of the other at one of the country clubs. Miss
sororities on the campus. The usual ar-
rangement is to invite two representa- Wyman visited Woodie Barton Social
tives f r o m among the Freshmen of each
sorority; and bridge parties, informal Center Friday afternoon and saw the
teas, and house dances have been in
order. N u Omicron's Freshmen gave a girls teaching the various classes. From
theatre party and invited two Freshmen
f r o m the other five sororities. four to six Friday afternoon the active

How long we looked forward to her chapter entertained with a tea for Miss
visit, and how delighted we were when
Miss W y m a n arrived. She got t o Nash- Wyman at the house, to which faculty
ville on Wednesday morning, March 26.
members, officers of the other sororities,

alumna:, and mothers were invited. Sat-

urday, Miss Wyman attended the regu-

lar monthly meeting of the alumnre, and

conferred with their officers. Everyone

enjoyed Miss Wyman's visit so much,

and we all wish we could have kept her

w i t h us longer. Even though her stay

w i t h us was so short, we all feel that

we have gained a friend, and through

Miss W y m a n come into closer contact

w i t h the fraternity as a whole. .

Our Extension Officer, an alumna o»

N u Omicron, Nell Fain Lawrence, was in

Nashville on a visit to her parents while

Miss Wyman was here. We all enjoyed

seeing Nell again very much, and were

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so glad she could be here at the same as hostess to the Senior class, is a cus-
time as Miss W y m a n . Indeed, we felt tom at Vanderbilt. I t is always a very
very impressed to have two Grand Of- nice affair, but is about the last chance
ficers present at our parties. for the Juniors and Seniors to get t o -
gether. Likewise, in our chapter i t is the
I t is getting along toward the end of custom and our great pleasure to enter-
the year, and our thoughts become sad tain our Seniors. We make quite an oc-
as we think of the girls who w i l l gradu- casion of it.
ate and leave us. Of course, we w i l l see
them when the actives and alumnae meet Margaret Whiteman, one of our
together. We have so many graduating Freshmen, has made Co-Editors, a
—twelve to be exact. The Junior-Senior Freshman and Sophomore literary club.
li uncheon, at which the Junior class acts

Psi Pledges Entertain Campus Pledges at Tea

By VIRGINIA D E R R , University of Pennsylvania

Psi chapter recently elected its officers The Freshmen have been all that we
for next year, and everybody is pleased could desire. They have entered into
with the results and predicts a most suc- campus and fraternity activities with
cessful year under Ruth Bogaty as an enthusiasm which is truly inspiring.
president. The other officers are: vice True to Psi chapter tradition the Drama-
president, Dorothy Masterson; recording tic Club is one of the favorite activities,
secretary, Betty Stiles; corresponding and we announce with pride that Isa-
secretary, Virginia Derr; and treasurer, bella Hunter has received a part in the
Bertha Rossiter. Bertha has been treas- spring production, "Icebound." Alma
urer this year, and we give her a lot of Scholz, another Freshman, has won
credit for the fact that we have had more awards and prizes in everything she has
money in our treasury than during any undertaken. There were prizes offered
preceding year in the memory of the for a certain poster, and Alma was the
active chapter. We have a feeling that only University girl to win one. A week
no financial misfortune can befall us or so later there was an announcement
while Bertha is managing the books. that a Punch Bowl key would be
awarded to the girl who had the most
Our dance to which we have been illustrations accepted in the Girls' Issue.
looking forward f o r the last month, will Alma said one day, " I think I ' l l t r y a
be held on A p r i l 12. I t w i l l be held in few." " A f e w " meant eleven, but just
Philadelphia's new Drake Hotel with the same we were not a bit surprised
Lou Chapman's celebrated orchestra fur- when the Punch Bowl came out, to find
nishing the music. nine of the eleven cuts in the magazine,
and Alma sporting the coveted key.
The pledges were initiated on Febru-
ary 22, and we gave a delightful lunch- We are certainly glad to see Mildred
eon f o r them after the ceremony. Taylor back at school after her recu-
peration from serious injuries in an au-
Last spring we thought it would be a tomobile accident. She is busy making
good idea to serve luncheon at the house, up examinations now, but as soon as we
so that we might have a real get-to- learn the good marks she is making in
gether at noon. The Freshmen were them, we will perform the initiation cere-
placed in charge. There were several mony which she missed.
drawbacks to this plan, so this year
we have improved upon i t greatly. We The Freshmen gave a tea f o r the
have engaged a cook who prepares Freshmen of other fraternities, and we
daily luncheons and dinner on Monday were glad to see their enthusiasm re-
night before meeting. Needless to say warded by a large attendance.
the meals have been more varied, and
more time and care has been spent in We wish to announce the marriage of
preparation of them. Altogether it is a Lilias Montgomery to John Lord on
most successful arrangement. February 19.

We gave a parents' tea one Sunday, Psi chapter extends sympathy to the
and i t proved so enjoyable that we are family of M r . Jacob Herbst who died
planning to repeat i t in the near future. March 25.

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Phi Busy in Musical Activities
By L E A H M A E K I M M E L , University of Kansas

Since our last letter the past months for at the All-University Honors Con-
have indeed been busy ones for Phi, and vocation she was chosen as Freshman
with commencement time drawing nearer honor student from the School of Fine
the days are flying. Arts. Muriel intends to major in piano.

Of course, the most important event Jessie K i n m a n , a member of Quack
was the visit of our Grand President, club, had a part in the recent W.A.A.
Elizabeth Heywood Wyman, who spent water carnival, " I n the Caverns of the
four busy days w i t h us. We all en- Sea."
joyed her visit so much. Phi enter-
tained with a banquet in her honor. The We also had three girls on the women's
sorority exchange dinner, given every glee club t r i p , Jessie K i n m a n , Emma
year, was also held while Miss Wyman Leigh Evans, and Doris Dugger. Emma
was here. Leigh, our accordionist, was a specialty
soloist f o r the club. She is going to
On March 16, we held initiation, f o l - leave us next month f o r chautauqua
lowed by a banquet. Our new actives work, for besides playing the accordion
are Muriel Volker, Roberta Works, Emma Leigh is a singer and pianist.
Dorothy Woodward, Juanita Morse, However, she promises to return to Phi
Belva Roesler, Marjorie Linsdale, M a r y next year.
House, Theresa Jedlicka, and Ellen
Davis. The chapter was quite surprised re^
cently when Dorothy Attwood ('31)*
The spring semester also brought Phi eloped to Independence, M o . , and came
these four new pledges, Irene Hanson, home with a new husband. We wish her
Preston, Faire Voran, Pretty Prairie, much happiness, but i t w i l l be hard to
Frances Dowell, Wellsford, and Wilma lose her, for she is one of our outstand-
Taut, Kansas City, M o . However, we ing pianists.
lost two of our girls, Patricia Drew
('33), San Diego, Calif., was unable to Plans are underway, now, for our an-
return this semester after a long siege nual Cho-Cho-San spring formal which
in the hospital, while Ruth Cassity ('33), w i l l be given M a y 16. This is one of
was called home at mid-semester. our best parties, so we are all wishing
for a moonlight night and good weather.
Helen Cleveland and Helen McMor-
ran, pianists, presented their Senior re- Just two more months and Phi will
cital in March, and judging from the lose these actives through graduation:
number of baskets of flowers they re- Florence Longenecker, Justine Toler,
ceived, others in the audience enjoyed Helen McMorran, Ruth Geisler, Helen
their playing as much as their sorority Cleveland, Glenna Myers, M a r y Lee
sisters did. Robbins, Jessie K i n m a n , Leah Mae
Kimmel, and Mary O'Neil. Although
When Tau Sigma, a campus dancing this large group is leaving, Phi still has
sorority, gave its annual recital recently, many fine girls left to carry on the high
Ruth Cassity was chosen f o r solo work. ideals of Alpha Omicron Pi for next
She was quite charming in her Russian year, and we know that our new presi-
costume. dent, Frances Thompson, w i l l be an able
leader for the chapter. We look forward
Phi is so proud of Muriel Volker, a to many activities.
Freshman and one of the new actives,

Omegc Girl Is Honored by Phi Beta Kappa
By L U R A B E L L E DAVIDSON, Miami University

Springtime seems to bring activity i n - College diningroom. I t is to be a din-
stead of lethargy to our chapter. Our ner dance. Just now Elizabeth is wor-
social chairman, Elizabeth McConnaughy ried about the weather; she hopes to
('32), has been busily making arrange- be able t o have a balmy, ^m o o n l 1
ments for our spring formal which will night for the occasion, but somehow tn
be on M a y 17 in the beautiful Oxford weather man got his order all mixe

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and the outcome is d o u b t f u l . Eliza- Alice Brown ('31), Mary Murray ('33),
beth can get i t , though, i f anybody can, and Katherine Pearce ('32). Katherine
; so we are not worried about that part was also recently initiated into Eta Sigma
of our annual party. Phi, Latin honorary.

Marie Jo Crutcher ('30), was recently The Miami Panhellenic committee for
elected to Phi Beta Kappa. This event the making of next year's rushing rules
did not surprise us a great deal, since includes Helen Albright ('30).
she has a habit of making honoraries,
two of which are a French society and Margaret Barr ('32), Jane Cryder
an educational organization. She is ('32), Elizabeth McConnaughy ('32), and
majoring in mathematics. Lurabelle Davidson ('32), were chosen
to participate in the annual Indoor Meet
M a r y T r o u t ('30), was selected to go sponsored by the W.A.A. to demonstrate
to Chicago with two other music stu- gymnastic exercises, marching, and t u m -
dents to spend a week at the National bling.
Music Convention there.
We have two new pledges, Treva
Four of our members were elected to Chambers ('33), Findley, Ohio, and
the Liberal Arts Club, an English honor- Anna Dradney ('33), Ancon, Panama
ary. They are Dorothy Jackson ('30), Canal Zone.

Omicron Pi Seniors Are Entertained in Detroit

By B E T T Y HEMENGER, University of Michigan

Omicron Pi has had a great deal hap- The Junior girls' play has become a
pening to her lucky sisters recently, and part of our "Michigan memories" now,
whenever something interesting comes to and i t was a huge success. I've t o l d you
us, we want our sisters "wherever met" before that it is traditionally presented
to share the news w i t h us. We've just to the Seniors on the opening night.
initiated six more splendid girls, and it A t 6:30 the Seniors met in caps and
appears as though we're trying to mo- gowns at the banquet at the Women's
nopolize Ohio this time. There are M i l - League and had a gay time singing
'dred Andrews from Warren, Adele their last year's J. P. songs. Afterwards
Ewing and Jean Mitchell, both from they filed two by t w o out of the build-
Cleveland, and Frances Hines from A k - ing and marched across the "Diagonal"
yron; then we have Priscilla Anderson of campus; then wound their way past
from Bay City and Ruth Kimberly of the Lawyers' Club and the "White
Detroit. Pro week was extremely suc- House" to the tune of their own hilari-
cessful this year, revealing the fine ous singing. Traffic on State Street
sportsmanship of our six pledges. On the was held up as the snake dance pro-
Sunday following initiation ceremonies, ceeded the length of the street, and then
3 banquet in honor of our new sisters wound back toward the theatre en-
was given in a private diningroom of trance of our League. Eight grave old
:the new Women's League Building. AOII Seniors tried to uphold their dig-
• N o w because this is the last chance n i t y in the audience, but as the curtain
to hear f r o m our Seniors, as actives, we rose, and we saw ten A O I I Juniors ready
will give them the floor! They insist to perform for us, our mortar-boards
Upon telling you first about the enjoy- went off, and we became the excited
able entertainment given them by the little girls that were really masked by
Detroit "alums." On Saturday, A p r i l 5, those formal gowns. Well, we were
the Seniors were invited to Detroit for proud of our sisters.
a bridge luncheon at the new Y.W.C.A.
Two of our Betty's moved into an
Ummmm's" accompanied the delicious apartment this semester, and they en-
food, and "Oh's" resounded f r o m one tertained the Seniors and Juniors at an
end of the tables to the other as each attractive tea in their cozy new rooms.
Senior noticed a prettily wrapped pack- You know, apartments for t w o are
age at her place. Yes, there was a rather dainty and small, so we went in
iPft for every girl. Well, it was a great relays of five and six. B u t if their
little party and the Seniors surely ap- rooms are small, at least their food
preciated it—everyone told me so. wasn't scarce. I don't believe I've ever