THE ANCHOR

1927

Alpha Sigma Tau

announces the installation of

Eta

Chapter

at Kent State College

Kent, Ohio

April 30

Nineteen-twenty-seven

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Voi.II, Io. IJ.

FouNDED A. D. 1925

Published twice yearly by members of the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority.

June, 1927

CONTENTS

Price $ .75

Zeta Chapter- Photographs ___________________________________ 4

Our Second ational Convention---- - --------------------- ~ --- 5 Refl ecti ons of an " Old Girl"---------------------------------- 7 Letter from The Memorial Committee _________ ______________ __ _ 9 California the Beau tif u I_ __________________ _____ __ _____ ______ _ ll

A Page of ''Snap~'----- ---------- ------------- - - ------------13 Zeta Chapter Letter __________________________________________ 14 Iota Chapter __ _________ _____ ___ __ ___ __ ______________ _____ ___ 18 P oem-"Winter"-Opa l Carr (Iota) ______ __ _________ __ ____ ___ 19 Sigma Chapter Letter_ ---------------------------------------20 Poem-"Friendship"-Elizabeth Spotts (Zeta ) _________ _________ 22 In Memoriam- 0. Cragin (Sigma) _______________ ______________ 23 Kappa Chapter Letter_ ___ ________ _____ ___ ______ ___ _________ __ 24

Theta Chapter Letter ----------------------------------------26 Lambda Chapter Letter_ _____________________________________ 27 Poem-"Song"- "Kitty" Noble (Lambda) ______________________ 28

otes About Alpha Chapter Girl s __ __ ______________ __ __________ 30 Poem-"Strange Lands"-Opal Carr (Iota) _____ _____ __________ 30 History of Eta Chapter_ ______________________________________ 31 Poem-"The Four Winds"-Venetta Schmid (Lambda) __________ 33 Detroit Alumnae Chapter Letter_ __________ _____ _______________ 34 Grand Rapids Alumnae Letter_ _______________________________ 35 Personal Analysis for Guidance-Tried in J. H. S. ______ __ _______ 36 More Snapshots _____________________________________________ 42 The Foot-Path to Peace-Henry VanDyke _______________________ 43 Normal College Union _______________________________________ 4-t. Directory of Alpha Sigma Tau ______________________________ _ _45 Notice to Subscribers ________ ------------------ ______________ 4 7

ZETA

TH E A NC H OR

Our Second National Convention

A. All S. Sisters T. Together!

C - Contact with sister chapters. 0-0pportunity to stud y all needs. N -National spirit g rowth. V-Vision. E - Encouragement. N - obl e effort. T - Tasks to be done. I - In spiration unlimited. 0 - 0ld fri endships renewed. N - ew fri endships to make.

What?-Conventi on. When ?-November 18-19. Wher e ?- Cleveland, Ohio. Who?-All loyal A. S. T .'s. How?-We'll tell you-

The Second Na ti onal Conventi on of the Alpha Sigma Tau Fra ternity will be held at the Winton Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio, November 18-1 9. Two delegates from each active chapter and one delegate from each alu mnae chapter plus the ational Coun cil officers will have reserva­ti ons a l the hotel. Others attending the convention mu st be sure to send in reserva tions to Miss Ca rrie Washburne, 381 W. Grand Boul evard, Detroit, Mich., by ov. ] 5. A committee consisting of three acti ve mem bers and three alumn ae members will make arrangements fur your acco mmodati on.

The first session of the Second a tional Convention will open at 10:30, Nov. 18, 1927. Chapter ;_Jrobl ems will be di scussed. A ll dele­ga tes should come to the convention with a definite kn owledge of her chapter's needs, hopes, a nd ambitions, plus much enthu siasm . This session will provide an opportunity for th e expression of the ideas of the members in regard to the devel opment of the fra ternity. The remainder of the convention will be devoted to the adopti on of the necessar y measures for putting into effect these ambitions. Our aim will be the development of a strong National spirit.

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Actives. Elect, then in stru ct two delegates who will vote on ques­tions discussed at Convention. Also send as many chapter member as you can !

Alumnae. We will need your loyal help, yo ur encouragement and advice. Come! The Na tional Council is hoping that grea t numbers of Alumnae will respond-that our dream of a wonderful convention will come true !

National Cou.nciL. Much work to be done! Every one must be presen . to make the Convention a success!

Program Winton Hotel, Cleveland , Ohio, ovember 18, 1927

General Meeting ~--------------------------------- 10 :30 o'cl ock

Lun cheon ----------------------------- ----------- 1:00 o'clock Special Meetings ---------------------------------- 2:30 o'clock Tea------------------------- - ---- --- - - ---- --- --- 4 :30 oclock

Banquet ----------------------------------------- 6 :30 o'clock Entertainment --------------------------- - -------- 8 :30 o'clock

November 19, 1927

General Meeting ----------------------------------10:30 o'clock Lun cheon---------------- ------------------------ 1:00 o'clock Election of Officers _________ ________________________ 2 :30 o' clock

TnE ANcHOR

Reflections of an "Old Girl" A number of very good reasons have made m y contact with my

Alma Mater and my associates of AI pha Chapter very sketchy for many year s though my interest in all things pertaining to our sorority has never declined. It has been a source of regret to me that I co uld not do " my bit."

Therefore, it was my great pleasure, this winter, to be able after the lapse of twenty years to attend some of the annual sorority fun c­tions, including initiation ceremonies, alumnae reunion and formal winter party.

In these twen ty years, I along wi th my generation, have passed from girlhood into-what shall I ca ll it?-late maturity? So from being an active parti cipant in sorority life, I became a looker-on-a priv­il eged one, to be sure, but still - a looker-on.

Being of a contemplative turn of mind- we "get that way" at our age-l began comparing present times-customs, peoples, manners, styles-with our times of year ago .

As Alpha Chapter members, we of that ancient age, were extremel y fortunate in having the beautiful friendship of our sorority mother, Mrs. Lyman, of our beloved Miss Olton, and of our equall y beloved Miss P earce. eedl ess to say, the greatest a nd most lamentable change that I encountered was the great void left by the passing of Mrs. Ly­man .

Ano ther disappoin tment to the writer was the absence of Miss P ea rce. Her r etirement from active parti cipation in Alpha Sigma Tau is a loss that the girls of today do not quite realize. For to her did w«:> go, man y a time in our troubl es, to receive such wi se and practical advice that always clarified the situation .

And now last, but not least, I come to Miss Orton. T o find in her the same lova bl e a nd helpf ul spirit, the same charm of manner, the . ame wise interest in all her girl s as she had yea rs a~o-that helped to reco mpense me for the so rrowful and regrettabl e changes.

As I sat on the sidelines and wa tched the girl s of today doing the things th e girl s of our da y used to do , pictures of us as we were pas ed before my inner vi ion, memory pictures. How queer we would look to the girl s of this day! With our long, full skirts, man y- flounced and sta rched petticoa ts, our elbow ~l eeves, our enormou s pompadours, our stiffl y boned fi gures, straight-fronts and all that! Compare that picture with that of the present day maidens. What a co ntrast! And yet we "old girl s" look back t o those days with wistful eyes, and ou r memories record many happy and jolly times. of carefree youth , of sorority, and of co ll e:?;e life which, if the truth were told , we woul d call the best time of life.

The girls of that day just escaped beinq; of what the modern writers call "the late Victorian A~e," and our daily lives were hedcred about by some of the customs of that m·uch-ridicul ed era. We still had use

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for chaperones, and f <:mnd them not much of a hardship. We very demurely waited for invitations from the male sex, but- and here modernity stepped in-we were independent enough to believe in the right of a maid to extend an invitation to a youth if he had shown a preference for her society by entertaining her in the past.

For the writer to attempt to compare the manner~ vf the girl s of our day, to those of the damsels of the present time, it would be an 8lbsurdity. I can truly say that the co urtesy and kindness of the sorority girl s of today could not have been surpassed.

In our national magazine, I have been much impressed with the importance of the activities of our sisters, in and out of co llege. Tho we were so few, we also had our so urces of pride . Our Grace Erb­now national president-was a many-sided coll ege girl. Most of the time we had to co nsult the college bull etin board to discover where we could find her. You see, Grace was, either president, vice-president, business manager or trustee of each and every coll ege activity on the campus, and an able official she always was, as all the sorority kn ows. As for her honors out of coll ege, space is too limited to mention them.

Our Abbie Howard was fittin gly named Abbie E. She received so many E's that we were unabl e to keep co unt, so we just counted the G pluses.

These two of our "old girls" menti oned are just two out of many of our time who reflected cr edit on our name as a sorority. We had many more girl s who have made their lives count in whatever paths they have chosen.

But the change, most significan t of all i s our progress-not in ideas nor in scholarship-but in expansion. Years ago, nationalization wa~ a dream, a hope, but a dim hope. We reckoned not on the dauntless spirit of our sorority mother, Mrs. Lyman, whose perseverance thru the yea rs made our dream a reality.

The first step toward nationalization, taken with that ob jec t in view, occurred during the years of m y active membership, at the time when Miss Norton rearranged and re-wrote our ritual , after the plan of the ritual of a nati onal so rority. She was aided by the six girl who composed the entire active membership of AI pha Sigma Tau. Thi s was in the autumn of the year 1903. At the same time Miss P ea rce took us in ha nd in her capable way and perfected us in parliamentary procedure. M rs. Lyma n was too · frail , then, to be as active as she wished.

So with our strong, able, and actively intere ted patronesse , our re­vivifi ed organiza ti on began its upward climb toward the ideals in which we believed, and I am gra tifi ed to note that we are still stri ing tu a tta in them, for upward strife spell s pro~ress . Just a l ono· as ' e keep

ur ideals, the high ideals of Alpha igma Tau ju t as l ong as , e trive for them, ju ' t o long will our sororit li e and fl ou rish .

ELLE HE LEY f ATHER ' . ·o L

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Greetings :

To All Members of Alpha Sigma Tau Fraternity

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As you all know by this time, Mother Lyman, our beloved patron­ess and founder, passed away on June 29, 1926. Our fir st ational Convention at Detroit in November, 1926, passed a resolution to the effect that some suitable Memorial should be created sacred to her memory and the ideals for whi ch she stood. We are of the opinion that you will all agree that this is the right and proper thing to do .

The Committee in charge of this Memorial have been in conference for some time with our National Officers and are agreed that thi s Memo­rial would no doubt meet the approval of the majority of our mem­bers if it took the form of a scholarship to be known as the " Effie E. Lyman Memorial Scholarship," the income from which would be pay­able to the girl who excelled in all around ability.

As this is to be your gift we want your opinion as to what sort of a scholarship you will establish. Three suggestions from the Com­mittee are on the enclosed card . Will you please check which you prefer and return it with your pledge to the Memorial Chairman .

At one time your Committee was of the opinion that a Memorial Sorority House might be a worthy project but the great expense in­volved and the upkeep that would be necessary to maintain it has made it necessary for us to abandon that idea.

In order that this Memorial be effective the sum of Twenty-Five Hundred ($2500.00 ) Dollars will be needed. With our splendid active chapters and our loyal Alumnae this amount should be speedily raised. We do not wish to make this a burden on any one; rather we con ider it a privi lege and a j9y to have a share in thus keeping alive the memory of one whom to know was to love.

The fund that we hope to procure by our individual gifts will be set aside until the required amount is obtained, then a permanent trust fund will be created that will provide for and accomplish the object that we have in mind . Of course, there are minor detail s in connec­ti on with this undertaking that wi ll have to be arranged for and de­cided upon by your Committee. You ma y rest assured that these mat­ters will be cared for as speedily as possibl e.

The principal part of our work now is the raising of the fund s that shall make this undertaking possible.

When sending your pledge will you pl ease make your checks pay­able to Margaret Ash Evans ?

Thanking you in advance for the splendid co-operation we kn ow we will have from you, we are,

Fraternally yours, The Memorial Committee, Marga ret Ash Evans, Chairman Ola Hiller Helen Gifford McFee

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A number of pledges for the " Effie E. Lyman lemorial Scholarship Fund" have been received. We appreciate your prompt attention and we earnestly hope that all of the members of the fraternity will share in this great drive.

Severa l questions have been asked about the fund and we felt that an open letter in the " Anchor" might help.

First of all , the scholarship will be es tablished at Ypsilanti, the home of our Alpha Chapter.

Your vo te on the pl edge cards will determine whether it shall be open (a ) to any girl in the Coll ege; (b ) onl y A. S. T. girl s; (c) any girl in the Mathematic Department.

No definite time has been set for securing the fund s for this scholar­ship but we hope to have it completed by May, 1928.

Your pl edge may be paid in full and sent in with your card or it may be paid in installments just as you choose. The thing we want most of all is your card telling us the amount you will give so that we can have something very definite to report at our second Nationa l Convention.

With best wishes and high hopes for the success of our drive, we are, FraternaJl y yours,

THE MEMORIAL CoMMITTEE,

Margaret Ash Evans, Chairman .

Pledge l. Shall the scholarship be open to any girl in the Coll ege? ______ _ 2. Shall the scholarship be open to onl y A. S. T. girl s? ___ _____ __ _

3. Sha ll the scholarship be open to any A. S. T. girl in the Mathematic Department ? __ ___ _____ _ _

The amount of my pl edge will be ______ ___ __ ___ ____ ___ ______ _

arne - -- - - ----- - ------------------------ - -- - - - -- ------- - ­Address - -- ---- -- - - - - -- -------- - ------------- -- ---------- -

Return to Margaret Ash Evans, 44.33 Ashland Ave.,

orwood, Ohio.

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California, the Beautiful At times it seems as though everyone must be in California or a t

least have been here at some time, but I know ma ny who have always been in the East and perha ps not too many of you will have seen the things I'd like to write about. It i;m' t difficult to think of things to tell you aboul ; the difficulty lies in choosing the few which may be most interes ting.

We left Ann Arbor in August, traveling via Santa Fe on a delight· ful tr ip across the continent. On the second day we sped over level Kansas prairi es with ranch buildings farther and farther apart as we neared the Colorado border. We crossed the mountains of Co lorado in the darkn ess; we went over the continental divide at Ratoo n Pass about midnight. I thought Ne w Mexico the most interesting of all the states crossed-ori ental, colorful , picturesque. We reveled in the array of thing to be glimpsed from our window-forests of low pines a nd fi rs, deser ts spo tted with sage, canyons, mesas, a nd occasiona ll y India n villages, mining town s, and a few large cities.

Our train usuall y made half hour stops twice a day. When we stopped a t noon in Albuquerque we tried to see everything in the mu seum which contains an ex tensive collection of Mexican and India n relics. The whole process of Navaj o rug weaving was being demon­strated by the Indians and attracted a grea t dea l of attention .

The Sa n Bernardino Mountains separate the desert from the more fer til e region to th e southwest in which the cities of San Bern a rdin o, Pasadena, a nd Los Ange les, and thousands of sma ll towns are located. In the cities we find offi ce buildin ~s of limit height-one hundred fifty feet, and stores on Seventh Street and on Broadway of Los Angeles where one may bu y cl othes as beautiful and as expensive as in the shops on Fifth Avenu e, ew York. Scattered all over the cities and country are open markets with no doors, or at most, iron gates that can be pull ed together and locked at night. There are two large

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markets in Los Angeles where one may buy direct! y from the producer, very often Japanese gardeners.

The towns h~re are unusually attractive because flowers and shrubs grow so readily that there is no excuse for a lack of growing things. One or two seasons are enough to make your landscape design re­semble a six or seven years' gr owth in Michigan. A group of gera­niums near our hack door is higher than my head and is covered with blooms. This is the season for wisteria; the many lavender cov­ered pergolas are too beautiful for words. I never saw such beautiful roses as bloom here at all seasons; the climbers often reach the roof and sometimes cover the whole side of a bungalow roof.

When we look up and away from the fl owers we can see on clear days the San Gabriel Mountains off to the north , dim lavender outlines, or clearly defined, depending on the atmosphere. Many of the higher peaks have been snow-covered much of the time this winter; the sun shining on the snow makes it look like shimmering white sa tin. Several times we have taken long rides among the hill s, but so far, we have not gont: to any of the high peaks. In the Malibu Mountains we have a cabin which hangs perilously above a ravine and overlooks a blue, artificial lake far below. One night last fall we stayed at the cabin until the moon came up- a huge orange hall riding above the black peaks. I am hoping that next summer I may spend several days up there where I may enjoy the mountains to my hea rt's content.

On Easter a grea t many sunrise services were held in the mountains and in the huge football fi elds. We arose at three o'clock to go to the Colosseum where. with about thirty th ousand others, . we waited for the sun rise. The Philharmonic Orchestra which was present played two numbers which entirely justified the orchestra's name and were alone more than a reward for going. After the services we walked through the sunken gardens of Exposition Park where as many as fifty varieties of roses were in bloom. The velvety yell ow buds made me think longingly of Alpha Sigma Tau initiations.

I suppose you won't he sa ti fi ed unless I say something of H oll y­wood. If your idea of that mu ch talked of ci ty are similar to many which I have hea rd you will be surprised to learn that it is onl y a part of Los Angeles. It has very beautiful buildings and homes; some of the latter have a good start at climbing the H oll ywood Mountains. Bever! y Hill s, which is the new residential section of Lo Angeles, i even more beautiful because it is built almost entirely among the hill a nd ca nyons. We often see companies out taking picture hut it is next to impossible to visit a studi o. The movie people may he seen down town in the stores or on the stree t, where they appear a ordi­nary, well-dre ed people.

California i beautiful, different, intere ting; I'm glad we came. A I write thi a mocking bird is in~ino-; he i- about them st ambi­tiou p r on I know of for he sing all night long as ' ell. If any of yo u ar wond ring where to go for a acation put alifornia on )· ur li L. -FRA 1 Hr Ir

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Left to right:-Kitty Noble-Mother's Day with Iota- Iota pals-Mary Donohue-/ ota beauty-Helen Behme-Rea, though we think it might be a Goddess-Grace Rutherford, Iota-An Alpha car-L. Hulton. Iota , "Three Little MaiJds"-"Dot"-lota Mothers , Eta-"waiting.'·

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Zeta Chapter Letter Our rushing season opened ovember eighth. Our Coffee Chat

gave us the initial opportunity as a g roup to become freely and better acquainted with our guests. It was a fri endly littl e get-together and all . the girl s enjoyed it immensely.

The Rose Tea on ovember tenth was one of the most delightful events in the fall. We went in rose gowns to J oe's Rose Room. Tho flower that is always at Alpha Sigma Tau partie furni shed the silent symbolism that some of our guests were to know about later. The soft harmony in the setting and the whole atmosphere of the occasion places it with beauty and charm among the most striking and impres· sive of the memories that return to us.

Everyone enjoyed the " Home-made Feed" on Nov. 12. All the girls received tempting boxes from home. What an assortment of goodies ! What surprises ! What a novelty. Mother at home helped us that time.

The P op Party was something different. It was in .a cia s by itself. During the fifteen minutes between study hours and bed-time signal , the girl s rushed in and sped away from the pop bar in one of the girl s' rooms. The new fri ends of Zeta were delighted with appropri­ate music and dancing. They were given a bottle of pop and some pretzels and hurried back to dreams of their future sisters. " P op in­P op out," read the invitations.

The big social event of the rushing season was a progressive dinner on November 20th. After a matinee party at the Garden Theatre we went to another part of the city and were served fruit cocktail at the home of our patroness. A trolley trip took us to the next course and a dance at the home of one of our advisors in Flemington. The des ert course was served in our sorority rooms. The delightful day ended with a goo d-night to all Zeta 's new fri ends.

THE A NUAL BA QUET

We all looked forward for months in anticipation of April 23! And why shouldn ' t we at the th ought of meeting girl s of whom we have become sorority sisters? Many whom we were used to meeting on the campus were here, and it seemed good to greet them again-if onl y for a short time.

The annual banquet was held at the Masonic Temple. The pro­g ram for the occasion deserve worthy mention. The covers wer morher-of.pearl; in the center was the AI pha Sigma Ta u Crest· and at the bottom was the date of the banquet. They were tied with si lk ord in our emerald and gold. Toa t and mu ic mad up an int rest­

ing program. Mis l' rn Ammon, Instru ctor in M u i , and D ctor Dalla W. Arm trong, President of Central tate, and Mr. rm trong. w re gu l of honor.

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STUDE T ACHIEVEME TS

Many of the Zeta Chapter girls have been given distin ctive recog­nition by the college this year. One of the greatest honors come to J osephine Paul and Pearl Moore. They have been cho en for com­mencement speakers by the faculty. The basis of the choice wa · sch.olarship.

The foll owing girl s have been recognized by various college organ­izations : Len ore Sharp-Editor and Chief of Praeco (The College Annual );

Member of ormal Times Staff. Blanche Swope-Assistant Editor of Praeco; Glee Club; President of

Y. W. C. A. ; Composer of Class Song. Josep hine Paul-Orchestra; Glee Club; Art Club. P ea rl Moore-Art Club . Kathl een Hendri cks-Secretary of Glee Club ; Dramatic Club ; Lead -

ing Role in Senior Class Play. Margaret Mortimer-Dramatic Club ; Glee Club. Edith Morri on- Dramatic Club; Glee Club; Art Club. Helen hearer-Art Club; Glee Club. Ali ce Hesser-Glee Club; President of Price Literary Society. Priscilla Heath- Art Club; Praeco Staff. Gwenievere Knapp-Art Club ; Gl ee Club; Cheer Leader. Mi ldred Plummer-Vice President of Seni or Class; I. K. U. Rep re-

sentative to ational Conference. Doroth y Bastian-Vice President of Y. W. C. A. Cabinet. Kathl ee n Spengler-President of Y. W. C. A. Cabinet. Cera I dine Con way-Secretary of Juni or Class. Martha Mai tland- ormal Times Staff; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet (Pianist). Agnes Kelley-Glee Club. Adeline Eichl er- Glee Club. F lorence Reed--One of th e leading roles 111 Juni or Cla s Play; Gl ee

Club . Dorothy Killen-Treasurer of Glee Club . Esther ·Smith-Glee Club.

ZETA CHAPTER MEMBERS Mrs. R. Stewart MacDo ugali _______________________________________ Patrone s Mrs. Carrol R. AIL ________________ ______ ______ __________ __ Honorary l\1ember Mi J essie Scott Himes ________________ ______________________ Facult y Advisor

1st Semester 2nd Semest r Helen Shearer_ ________ __ -------- President ____ __ ___________ __ Josephine Paul Blanche Swope _________________ Vice PresidenL _____________ Ma rgaret Mortimer lona Potter- -------- - --- -------- Secretary ------~-- -- --------Luc ill e Taylor Kathl een Hendri cks ______ ____ Co rresponding Sec'y ____ ________ __ Roberta Seltzer Edith Morrison ___ ___ ___________ _ Treasurer _______ __ ____ ____ Martha Mai tland Josephine PauL __________ ____ _ Lit erary Editor_ ______________ l\tlildred Plummer Helen Thornton __________ -------- Custodian ________________ Geraldine Co nway

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INTER SORORITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Helen Shearer

Josephine Paul Helen Shea rer Margaret Mortimer Blanche Swope Edith Morrison Priscilla Heath Martha Maitland l one P otter RosaLee Hinkley Lucil e Taylor

Berni ce Hammer

ACTIVE MEMBERS

Roberta Seltzer Ali ce Hesser Geraldine Conway Agnes Kelley Adeline Eichler Gwenievere Knapp Florence Reed Margaret Breth Margaret Gradwell Dorothy Bastian Lenore Sharp

PLEDGE MEMBERS

ZETA CHAPTER ROLL

Mrs. Carrol R. All, Flemington, Pa. Edith Barefoot, Alum Bank. Pa. Dorothy Bastian, 829 4th St., Williamsport, Pa. Marjory Bastian , 829 4th St., Williamsport, Pa. Beas, Geraldine, 133 Baron Ave., Johnstown, Pa. Elizabeth Bowser, 305 Burrows St., St. College, Pa. Margaret Bracken, 2804 Versailles Ave., McKeesport, Pa. Veronica Bradley, Leisenring No. 1, Pa. Margaret Breth, 224 Cathedral Ave., Cresson, Pa. Grace Brooks Ross (Mrs. W. A.) Smethport, Pa. Helen Buffington, Johnstown, R. D. No. 7, Pa. Mercedes Burns, 317 Chestnut St., Gallitzin , Pa. Margaret Carpenter, Sharon, Pa. Geraldine Conway, Kylertown, Pa. Thelma Cullen. Williamsburg. Pa. Lydia Custer, 515 Pine St., Johnstown, Pa. R ita Dale, Vintondale, Pa.

Edith Morrison

Elizabeth Spotts Elva Green Mildred Plummer Doroth y Killen Pearl Moore Ethel Hartsock Helen Thornton Mary Raymond Esther Smith Kathl een Hendricks

Kathl een Spengl er

Martha Dice Mattchett (Mrs. R. H .) 1909 4th St., Newberry, Pa. Mary Dietrick, 208 W. Seventh Ave., S. Williamsport , Pa. Helen Dittman, 1558 Scott St. , Williamsport , Pa. Gertrude Dolan Parker (Mrs. T. R.), Eldred, Pa. Laura Dolan , Eldred, Pa. Marguerite Donlin , Meshoppen, Pa. Mabel Doyle, 134 Juniper St., Lockport, N. Y. Grace Dunn, Durant City, Pa. Elea nor Dunn Burden (Mrs. A. E.), St. Marys, Pa. Adeline Eichler, 18 Clarion St. , J ohnstown , Pa. Margaret Farwell Madeline Fiedler, Northampton. Pa. Edna Fitzsimmons, Woodlawn, Pa. Elsie G e ey, 331 Crawford Ave., Altoona, Pa. Anne Gingery. Logan Ave., Tyrone, Pa. Gwendolyn Glise, 2037 Broad Ave., Altoona, P a. 1argaret Gradwell. 164 Jack on St. , Conemaugh Pa.

Elva Green, Utahvill e, Pa . Mae Green Mechtl ev (Mr . I. ), Coalport. Pa .. Box 333. T~vd i a Gro , 123 Woodlawn Ave .. Glen ide Pa. Virginia Harni h, Wingate, P a.

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Rosa Lee Hinkley, Sheffield, Pa . Gertrude Harper, 2037 Broad Ave., Altoona , Pa. Ethel Hartsock, 16 S. 4th St. , Clearfield , Pa. Priscilla Heath, Sandy Ridge, Pa. Kathl een Hendrick , South Avis, Pa. Alice Hesser, 7th Ave., Williamsport, Pa. Mary Hile, Plea ant Gap, Pa. Elsie Hill , 256 Orchard St., Westfi eld , . J. J es ie Scott Himes, 130 E. 5th St., Oswego, N. Y. Hetti e Holman. 707 Seventh Ave., Juniata, P a. J ea n Ingham, LaPorte, Pa. Agnes Kelly. Snow Shoe, Pa. Sara Kift, 200 Stover St., J ersey Shore, Pa. Doro thy Kill en, 521 Second St. , Cresson, Pa. Charlotte Knapp, 47 N. ewberry St., York, Pa. Guinevere Knapo. llO Jackso n St. , Warren, Pa.

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Al ice Kun es Miller (Mrs. Donald C.), 613 E. Waton Ave., Altoona, Pa. Anna Mae Landis, 419 E. Walton Ave., Altoona, Pa. Margaret Larkin , 1417 24th Ave., Altoona , Pa. Iva Livingston , 521 Wash ington Ave., J ersey Shore, Pa. Eleanor Littl e hirey (Mrs. Hilmer ), 154 W. 3rd St. , Williamsport. Charlton Locke Barnes (Mrs. Edward) , 420 Keeney St. , Evanston, Ill. Geraldine Lockhart , Amityville, Long Island , N. Y. Bern ice Lo rd , Empori um, Pa. Ma rtha Ma itland, ll4 Conewango Ave., Warren, Pa. Estell a McClintock Cummings (Mrs. Guy), 224 Susq. Ave., Lock Haven, Pa. Mrs. R. . MacDougall, 124 N. Fairview St. , Lock Haven, Pa. Grace 1cKinney, 407 7th Ave .. Juni ata, Pa. Elea nor McMacken, Sheffi eld , Pa. Ali ce Martin Skell ey (Mrs. Ernest ), 572 Co rrine St. , Johnstown, Pa. Margaret Marsh W il son (Mrs. Clarence), 218 Garfiefd St., Johnstown, Pa. Alma Mill er. 1510 3rd Ave .. Altoona. Pa. Margaret .fi ll er, 500 Antho~y St., Williamsoort, Pa . P earl L. Moore, 211 7 Linn St. . Newberry, Pa. Margaret 1ortimer, 109 Julia St., Johnsonburg, Pa. Ed ith Mo rri so n. 341 Hastings St., Williamsport, Pa. Mary Moweer, Wat on town , Pa. Mary Nason, Julian, Pa. Zelma Newco mer Wolfe (Mrs. Donald ) . Mae Olso n Pirtl e (Mrs. W. H. ), Williamson, W. Va. Helen Parsons, . Fairview St., Lock Haven, Pa. J ean nette Patterso n, 709 Ma in St., Portage, Pa. Ed ith Paul , 106 Lincoln St., J ohnstown, Pa. Jo ep h.ine Paul , 106 Lincoln St., Johnstown , Pa. Amy Peters. 608 Second St.. Clea rfi eld , Pa. Ma rga ret Pfarr, 207 Broad St., Johnstown, Pa. Mildred Plummer. Summerhill , Pa. l one Potter , 527 High St., J ohnso nburg, P a. Mary Raymond , 55 E. Linn St., Bellefonte, Pa. J ea nette Rhodes, 401 Seventh Ave., Altoona, Pa. Velma Ridge, Ma nasq uan , J . Evelyn Ro s, Karthus. Pa. Dorothy Rupert, E. lOth St., Tyrone. Pa. Florence Reed. 208 Crescent Park. Warren, Pa. Pauline Schaffner. P ennsylva nia Ave., Clearfield , Pa. Roberta Seltzer, Hend erson St. , Lock Haven, Pa. Lenore Sharp, 4th St. , Lock Haven, Pa. Helen Shearer, Kylertown, Pa.

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Esther Smith, 35 W. Main St. , Lock Haven, Pa. Elizabeth Sommers, Blair Co. Hospital, Hollidaysburg, Pa. Elizabeth Spotts, 51 Eldred St., Williamsport, Pa. Charlotte Stere, Mt. Union, Pa. Ruth Stewart , Chatsworth Ave. , School, Larchmont, . Y. F1orence Strayer, 542 Wood St. J ohnstow n, Pa. Blanche Swope, Walnut St., Lock Haven, Pa. Lucil e Taylor, 137 Sharman Ave., Ridgway, Pa . Helen Thornton, Watso ntown , Pa. Geraldine Tietbohl, Allenwood, Pa. Ruth Ward , Public Schools, Coatsville, Pa. Isabel Wat so n, 144 W. 2nd Ave., Williamsport. Pa . . Madeline Weakl and , 1928 13th Ave., Altoona, P a. Alice Weisen, Publi c Schools, Ambridge, Pa. Eliza beth Williams, 536 Nichols St. , Fleming, P a. Teresa Youtz, 801 Walnut St. , Lebanon, Pa.

Iota Chapter We are busy ge tting ready for summer school which begins June l.

Several of the girls are staying for the Summer Term, and we plan to keep our house open during June and July.

Our pledges gave a party for us at the Gymnasium immediatel y after Christmas vacation. They invited two pledges from each of the seven other sororities on this campu s. The favors were small ukeleles.

We had two of the beauty queens of the -campus this year. Each year six beauty queens are chosen from the girls on the campus for the Kansas State Teachers College Annual. A full page is given to each of these pictures. We were certainly proud to find that two Alpha Sigma Tau girls had been chosen. They were Miss Katherine Staadt, Postville, Iowa, and Mrs. Louise McConnaughey-Gardner, Quincey, Kansas.

Miss ora Franz, an AI pha Sigma Tau girl, represented the Kansas State Teachers College in the Woman's Oratorical Contest this year. She was al so elected t o Kappa Delta Pi , a ational Scholarship Fra­ternity, which selects its members from only a small percent of any graduating class. We al so had three honor students last semester, their grades averaging in the highest ten per cent. The honor students were Mis Geneva orri s, Miss Katherine Staadt, and Mrs. Louise McCo n­naughey-Gardner.

We had our formal at the Country Club April 9. Ten of our alumni were back for this party. The favor - were green lea ther bill folds with the Greek letters Alpha Sigma Tau engraved in gold.

Our hou e mother, Miss May Alice ell er , an Instru ctor in the Latin Department of the Kansas State Teacher College, i going abroad Lhi ummer. he i to leave Emporia May 25. Our pons r , !Jis ­L na Brandom and Mis Carmille Holley are to be ' ith u- this sum­m r.

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We held our election some time ago. The new offi cer are a follows : Miss Geneva Norris _________ __ _____ __ __ President Miss Thelma Sanders ______________ Vi ce President Miss Katherine Staadt_ ______ _ Recording Secretary Miss Bernice Grubb ______ Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Louise Gardner_ __________________ Treasurer Mi s Opal Carr_ ___ _______ ________ ____ Historian Miss Helen CampbelL ______ __ _______ __ Custodian

We have six senior girl s this year and ten that are taking th eir Lif'! Certificate . We are expecting fourteen girl s to he back next Septem­ber all read y to go to work on Ru sh Week. We ttr planning to have initiation services May 28, a t 5 p. m. for the eight pledges that we now have. Then immediately foll owing the Initiation have our Initia tion dinner.

The fir st Sunday in May we invited our Mothers to come spend the week end at th e Alpha Sigma Tau H ouse. Fourteen Mothers were here. We certainly njoyed having them so mu ch, and they enj oyed meeting the other Mothers and the girl s. They gave us fourteen dollars and asked us to buy a ship for our fir eplace mantel. We have decided that we shall have them visit us each year.

Our spo nso rs gave us a beautiful silver tea set with Alpha Sigma Tau letters engraved. Ieedless to say that we appreciated it very m uch, for we have been wanting one for so long.

We wish for every Chapter of AI pha Sigma Tau a pleasa nt ummer vaca tion a nd a successful yea r for 1927-1928.

Fraternally yours,

WI TER

Snowd rops fall upon the lawn , The hare trees bend and shiver.

MYRLIE FEN ER,

The ice from the far northern lands, Has covered the wide, wide river.

The squirrels have ga thered all their food , The bea rs are now fa t sleeping, We never hea r the buzz of bees, Nor the wee birds peeping.

Old Winter gray and co ld is here, The holidays he's bringing. But when he silentl y steal s away The whole world will he singing.

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Sigma Chapter Letter Here we are again with eight new members. Our rushing, pledging,

and initiating is all over and the following girl s survived all of it: Mary Benzinger , Edna Clark, Arlene Dobmeier , Marion Miller, Angeline Rice, Evel yn Slocum, El eanor Erickson, and Ethel Knowldon .

At Buffalo ormal we have rather an unusual system of rushing . It is governed, of course, by Pan-Hellenic and each sorority has three parties, the date of which is set by Pan-Hellenic. All bids are given out on a certain day and all replies must be in on a certain day. Up till now, the cost of our parties has been opti onal but next year, it iii going to be limited and each sorority is going to have the last party on the same day. It is a Pan-Hellenic rule that no girl may be rushed to a third party unless she has a "C" average. Also any member of a sorority who fail s one or more subjects must resign from any offi ce that she is holding at the time and she may not be elected to an office until the next semester and her grades are all passing.

This year our rushing was very successful. Our first party was a tea at the Hotel Lenox. The second was a breakfast at the Athletic Club, followed by a theatre party, and the third was a dinner. At the last party each rushee was given a shoulder bouquet. The pledge party was held at the home of our president, Josephine Choate, and our pledges gave a delightful party for us, later. The new girl s were pledged four weeks, then were given a final examination on Thursday, had Black Friday initiation on April first at one of the girl s' homes and had formal initiation at the Woman's Town Club. After the initia­tion the alumni chapter joined us at a banquet in honor of the initiates and the foil owing program was g iven after the dinner:

Welcome to Initiates _____ __ ____ __ ___ Josephine Choate Response _________ __ ________________ _ Evelyn Slocum Violin Solo ____ _____ _________ __ __ __ Arlene Dobmeier Piano Solo ____________________________ Janice Laing Vocal Solo ___ ______ __ _____________ ___ Edna M. Hurd Piano Solo ____________ ________ ________ _ Edna Clark

Our pledges did some unusua l work this yea r. Each girl wrote several themes and stories, a pledge song, made a pillow cover and best of all, kept a notebook so that she has all the information that was given in the weekly classes that were held for them . They also started a new traditi on for the chapter by keeping a pledge scrap book that was ex treme! y interesting .

We a re extremely proud of Sigma chap ter this year for we ha e succeeded in having 100 per cent of the girl s participating in extra­curricular activities:

Dramatic Club- Ol ga Cragin. Gle Club-Blanche Bellinger, Ethel Knowldon, 1a Hamm nd. Orch lra- J a nice Laing, rl ne Dobmeier.

rt Kraft Klub- Mary Benzi ng r, Ev l n lo um .

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Y. W. C. A.-Audrey Stewart, Mi ldred Spitzig, Doris Huggins, Eleanor Erickson , Angeline Rice, Edna Clark, Marion Mill er, Mary Mulroy.

Junior Glee Club- Ruth Holden. Central Council-] osephine Choate, Arlene Dobmeier, Mae

Hammond. Phi Upsilon Omicron (honorary home making) - J osephine Choate. Christmas Play-Audrey Stewart, Mae Hammond. Stunt Night-Janice Laing, Blanche Bellinger, Mae Hammond , in

the winning stunt ; Arl ene Dobmeier, Eleanor Erickson, honorab le men­tion stunt ; Evelyn Sl ocum, Mary Benzinger, other stunts.

School Play-Mary Mulroy. Record (school magazine)-Josephine Choate, Arlene Dobmeier. Elms (school year book) -Audrey Stewart, Mildred Spitzig, Mil-

dred Sharick. Senior Committees- Doris Huggins, Josephine Choate, Jan ice Laing. Basket Ball- Arl ene Dobmeier, Blanche Bellinger, Marion Mi ll er. Bulletin Board Committee- Mary Benzinger, Evelyn Slocum. Beside all these things outside of the sorority, we have done just

loads of things in the chapter, too. We are granting this year an Alpha Sigma Tau scholarship to some

girl who needs financial aid . This girl 's name wi ll be withheld from the student body. She must have a " C" average and be a non-so rority girl. We feel that this is the biggest thing that Sigma chapter has done this yea r.

Mrs. Robert Wilson (Leah Hartland ), who left school to be mar-ried in 1925, has a darling baby girl , named Lynette. We call her the so rority baby and all of the girls just love her.

Janice Dixon has left Buffalo Normal and is attending Rochester No rmal. She recently moved there. We certainl y mi ss her, too.

We had a n examination on the Constitution and other sorority matter before pledging and the lowest mark was 92 per cent.

Did you know that J osephine Choate wrote words to a school song that were accepted and that this song is now the most popular and best liked school so ng that we have? She a lso wrote the words for the Senior song.

We have had many successful sal es this year-a candy sale, a novelty gift sale at Christmas, a cake and cookie sale and our annual rose sal e was on May 3, cl eared $35.

We are now preparing for the Pan-Hellenic Sing that is to be held . We are working very ha r·d for first place this year. Every spring we have a Pan-Hellenic Day. First a competitive sorority sing, then supper together and stunts by each sorority.

We have held joint meetings with the alumni chapter this year and have man y goo d times together. At the last meeting we discovered that Adeline Thiele is now Mrs. Frances Healy, Veronica Metzger is al so married and that no less than fi ve others are engaged.

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Election will be held at the end of May thi s yeat, one week pre­vious to our annual house party that no active member misses unless it is absolutely necessary. The following girl s are in offi ce now: President, Josephine Choate; Vice President, Blanche Bellinger; Re­cording Secretary, Mildred Sharick; Corresponding Secretary, Janice Laing; Treasurer, Doris Huggins ; Historian, Mae Hammond ; Custo­dian, Audrey Stewart; Pan-Hellenic Representative-Janice Laing Blanche Bellinger, J. Choa te.

Complete list of members and addresses :

FACULTY Miss Luella Chapman ______________________________ H otel Lenox . Buffalo, . Y. Miss Edna Hurd _________________________________ Hi ghland Ave., Buffalo, . Y.

STUDE TS Home Address School Address

Blanche Bellinger, 527 E. 1onroe t. , Littl e Falls, N. Y. 384 Colvin Pkwy., Buffalo, . Y.

Edna Clark, Eldred , Pa . _______________ ___ ______ ___ _____ 4Q9 Jersey St. , Buffalo Ethel Knowldon, 733 Gard en Ave., Olean , . Y. ______ _432 Delava n Ave., Buffalo Mildred Spitzig, 2819 River Road, La Salle, N. Y._2819 River Road. La Sale, . Y. Angeline Rice, Burt, . Y. ____________ ______ __ ____ __ ____ 385 J ersey t., Bu'falo Marion Miller, Chaffee, . Y. _________ ___ ______ __ _____ 169 Mariner S t. , Buffalo Mary Benzinger, 491 Dow ning t. , Bu~a lo. 1• Y. __ ____ __ _ 169 Mariner t., Buffalo Arl ene Dobineir, 28 Crossman Ave., Buffalo, . Y. _____ 169 Mariner St., Buffalo Jani ce Laing, 69 Fairchild Ave., BuTalo. N. Y. ________ 169 Mariner St., Buffalo Ruth Holden, 35 Hughes Ave. , Buffalo, N. Y. ___________ 169 Mar iner t. , Buffalo Mary Mulroy, 39 Hill side Ave., Buffalo, . Y. __ ______ __ _ 169 Mariner t. , Buffalo Josephine Choate, 797 Ashland Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. ___ ___ 169 Mariner St., Buffalo Mildred Shanick, 844 Delaware Ave., Bu ffa lo, N. Y. ______ 169 lariner St., Buffa! Doris Huggins, 1431 Hertel Ave., Buffalo, . Y. _________ 169 Mariner St., Buffalo Audrey Stewart , 195 North Park Ave., Buffalo, . Y. __ _ 169 Ma riner St., Bu'falo Evelyn Slocum, 35 Carlyle Ave., Buffa lo. . Y. _______ 169 Mariner St., Buffalo Olga Cragin, 21 Emerson Pl. , Bu'falo, N. Y. __________ 169 Mariner St., Buffalo El ea nor Erickson , 181 Minn esota Ave., Buffalo, . Y. ___ l69 Mar iner St. . Buffalo Mae Hammond, 209 Cres twood Ave., Bu~alo, Y. ____ _ 169 Mar iner <::.t. , Buffalo

FRIE DSHIP

0 love! y words! 0 words of cheer! Soothing sorrows deep and so re; Expressed b y loving fri ends so dear Upon that barren, darkened shore.

Kind hearts, tru e fri ends are bound together By ropes not seen b y human eye, By ties that dea th can never seve r, Unl es we know the reason why.

In yea r to come we will remember So rority life in all its <d ory; The bl eak cold day of white December Will bring to u the plea ing tor y.

ELIZABETH POTT , ( Z ta)

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ln jfflemoriam Catherine Becker was initiated into the Sigma

Chapter in 1925 when it was still known as Tau Phi. She was one of the fir st members to be initi­ated as a member of Alpha Sigma Tau . She was

a conscientious worker and loved the sorority and was always loyal. Although she was taken from us on Apri l 27, 1927, we still feel that she is one of us.

~o <ltatberine Behold! A garden sweet and fair, All fill ed with flowers, white and rare!

Li lies and roses and violets blue,

Each inging her praises and goodness true.

E nthroned am ong the stately flower ,

Diffusing perfume thru heavenl y bowers­

Catherine, our sister , so young, with out guil e, Blooms in the radiance of their sweet smile.

So brief- the years of work and play!

Too nea r- th e joys of commencement day!

Grieving, we sisters mu st cheri sh the time

When we shall see her in that heavenl y clime.

In spite of our gri ef, too deep for tears,

As we turn our hearts toward the living yea rs,

Mid heavenly choirs rings our Catherine's voice,

With her, in the Lord , let us ever rejoice. 0. CRAGIN, (Sigma)

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Kappa Chapter Letter Kappa Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau held their initiation ceremony

February 12 at two o'clock in McGuffy Auditorium. Four girls be­came members at this time. They were the Misses Amelia Pensyl, Isabel Finkbine, Dorothy Tullis and Isabelle Schocke. The regular initiation banquet in honor of the new initiates was given at 9 :30 in the Tallawanda Tea Rooms. The sorority colors were used very attractively for decorations about the room, and were al so carried out very effectively in the table decorations. The new initiates re­ceived bar pins and rose buds were given as favors to the guests. Alumnae who returned for the affair were the Misses Augusta Foster. Ruthanna Must, Frances Early, Clara Ross and Mrs. Roy Wolfe of Kappa Chapter. Mrs. Howard Evans of Alpha Chapter was present and gave an interesting account of what AI pha Sigma Tau has been doing. Honorary members and patronesses present were Mrs. W. H. Shideler, Mrs. Richard Mosbaugh, Miss Minnie Nobles, Miss Susan Brown, and Miss Anna Conway.

Mrs. W. H. Shideler, honorary member of Alpha Sigma Tau, enter­tained with a party at her home January 20, after the Miami-Ohio U. basketball game. The evening was spent sociall y. Miss Susan Brown of the faculty, who has returned to us after a year's leave of absence, told of her travels, which was very interesting to all. Those enter­tained were Miss Susan Brown, Miss Minnie Nobles, Mrs. Richard Mosbaugh, honorary members and patronesses, and active members and pledges including the Misses Jane Schaeffer, Marie Norman, Isa­bel Finkbine, Isabelle Schocke, Mabel Klein, Amelia Pensyl, Jessie McDill , Dorothy Tullis and Annabel Winemiller. The foll owing guests were invited: The Misses Dorothy Block, Minerva Clephane, Lucill e Schultz and Mi ldred Keeley. Dainty refreshments were served by the hostess.

One of our best parties was our spring " hay ride." After jolting al ong for about three miles midst the blare of horns and song, we arrived at an old school house, where we had a grand feed-ham , buns, co ffee, pickles and you kno.w the rest!

WHO IS SHE?

"Ah, there's a very worthwhile girl, That girl across the street ; She's popular on the campus, She's a girl I'd like to meet."

Thu - poke a coll ege fellow To hi littl e co-ed fri end; He aid, ' he' fin e in athletic , Ha go d g rade without end."

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Who is this popular littl e maid, The girl that we just saw? And the girl made answer in this way, "She's an Alpha Sigma Tau."

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IsABELLE ScHOCKE ( Kappa)

OUR OFFICERS President ____________________ -------- __________________________ Jane Shaffer Trea urer ______ _____________ ------------------------------- ___ Marie orman Secretary --- ----------------- -- --------------------- ---- - -----1 es ie McDill

ACTIVITIES OF OUR GIRLS ] ANE SHAFFER

"M" Associa tion ; Soccer 1, 2, 3, 4; Var it y 1, 2, 3; Baseball 1, 2, 3; Vol ley Ball 3; Pierran .

MARI E NoRMA

Track 1, 2; Alethenai 1, 2, 3, 4; W. A. A. 2, 3, 4; Phi Gama Phi 2, 3, 4; Vice President 3; Class Basketball 2, 3, 4; Var ity 3, 4; Class Baseba ll 2, 3, 4; Volley Ball 2, 3, 4; "M" Association 3, 4; Classical Club 1, 3, 4; Secretary 4; Representative to Student Forum 4; Athletic Board 4; Kappa Delt a Pi.

MABEL KLE I

Cia s Hockey Team '26; Class Baseball Team '26; Varsity Basketball '26, '27; "M" Association; Class Basketball '27; Y. W. C. A.

A NABEL W I NEMILLER

Y. W. C. A.; Big Sister. I s ABELLE ScHOCKE

Y. W. C. A.; Honor Roll '26. I SABEL Fl ' KBINE

Honor Roll '27; Hoc key Team '27; Hepburn-Bishop Indoor Meet '27. ] ESS IE McDILL

Represe ntative Student Forum '27; "Miam i Chest Drive" '27; Freshman Com· mi ssion '26. News has been received of the death of Marion J ohnston of Lima,

Ohio, a member of Kappa Chapter. Invitati ons have gone out for the wedding of Clara Ross, a member

of Kappa Chapter, and Mr. Cla rence Thompson, on June 9th .

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Theta Chapter Letter In retrospect the past year seems to be one of strenuou:s acuvny

in building our active membership from a half dozen gi rl s to a list of twenty-seven members and six pl edges. Most of the social activity of the year was concerned with rushing and entertaining gro ups of pledges. In October several rushing parties were held and an enjoy· able bridge party was given at Webster Hall. In ovember nine girl.;; were pledged and of these, seven were initiated at the home of Kathryn Rogers in the earl y part of January . Immedia tely it was decided to rush a dozen more girl s and ru bing parties were held for thi s purpose. The new pledges were girl s outstanding for their activities .a nd high scholarship in co ll ege and we were very proud to have them for our pledges. They were entertained at a bridge tea at the home of Anna­belle Payson on a Sunday afternoon and at a splash party at the Women's City Club which was as hilarious an affair as a g roup of girls could enj oy.

At the mock initia tion the member were en tertained for hours by the antics of the pledges, who were impressed with their own state of degradation and unimportance at this affair and were dutiful and humbl e pledges until their formal initiation on May 6, which was a n affair of pleasure and enj oyment for all concerned. After th e~ initiation, as has been said, we were a group of 27 active members , confident of our ability and strength in any endeavor we might under · take and with man y plans for the immediate future. A dance is antici­pated and plans for a house party this summer are in the process of making.

Meanwhile Alpha Sigma Tau girl s have been active in many ways in affairs at the college. An id ea of the personnel of Theta Cha pter may be gained by a slight review of their activities. Dorothy McClure, who was president of the Soph I Class of ' 26, is n ow vice president of the Union. Dorothy Fleming, who was vice president of the Fresh­man II Class of '26, is now secretary of the Union. Marion Ha ll is social chairman of the Soph I class. Edna McKinl ey is treasurer of the Union, while Helen Kenyo n is social chairman . Mary Mandrea is Editor-in-Chief and Louise Gilbert is Literary Editor of the coll ege paper. J a ne Thomas, Edna McKinl ey, Audrey Hanna, Dorothy fc. Clure, Eloise Martin , Mary Ma ndrea are in the pl ay to be given at schoo l this month called "A Man Among Women." Meryl Bubel ha been grea tly honored by having her teaching plan sent to Colum­bia niver ity from here hecau e of thei r high merit a nd origina l it).

If a hi <Yh a type of coll ege girl s as these ca n he pro ured for lpha igma Ta u in the coming erne ters we will be happ and er pr ud

of Theta Chap ter.

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THETA CHAPTER

Patroness and Faculty Advis::>r_ _________________________ Dr. Gertha Willi am Alumnae Advi or ___ ___ _________________________________ M i Edith L. Mansell Literary Edi tor_ ______ __ ____ ___ ___ _____________________________ Louise Gil bert

Ei leen Wood Katherine Rodgers Ruth Campbell Annabelle Paysen 1argaret Markey

Helen Sei ler Ethel O'Mai ly Marian Bousinger Helen Graves

Marian Hall Bett y Fri edel

2952 Lothrop, Detroit, Michiga n

ACTIVE MEM BERS

Romelda Kurm Romelda Wurm Helen Rente Eloise Ma rtin Helen Burke

(Alpha .Chapter ) Vi rgini a Smith Audrey Hanna Mary Mandrea

PLEDGES

H elen Lawton Joanna Van Ryn

Loui se Gi lbert Edna 1IcKinl ey Dorothy McClure Edna Mae McKee Dorot hy Fleming Helen Jacka J ane Thomas Helen Kenyo n Loui s Brown Meryl Bubal

Julia Warn Olive Johnston

Lambda Chapter Letter Everyone en joyed our rushing parties. An informa l dinner wa

th e fir st given at " The Coffee Shop," snug and nea t as it suggests. During dinner an old , gray-bearded harpist played some familiar melo­di ts, Rhea Webb sang several ca tchy tunes and Miss Monroe read an amusing story of Margare t Manfield's "The Late Colonel 's Daugh ters." Ven tta Schmid delighted us by a toe dance. We went into rap tures over "Pickwick," which we saw at the Walnut Theatre. It is a three-act comedy by Cosmo Hamilton, based on Dickens' " Pi ckwick Papers." Charm was given to it indeed by the use of expressions id entical with those of Dickens. I shall never forget Sam Weller, who told the judge he had spelt hi s last name but twi ce in his life and then always with a " We." Miss Monroe invited us to her charming apart­ment after the thea tre. At the games Lena Hutton won all sorts of honors. As a token of our acknowledgement of her ability we gave her a small bouquet of imitation flowers.

At the luncheo n given to our new members we were all consumed with curiosity to kn ow what the substance of certain littl e package was. Mable Schreiber started the others by removing the paper from her package. Very soon every new member was balancin g from a wee chain a silver compact engraved with the initial s A. S. T. Miss Monroe found a lovely bunch of rose buds and sweet peas at her place a;;

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hostess. We were delighted when Mrs. Kirby, our patroness and guest, won fir st prize at bridge. She received a bouquet similar to Miss Mon­roe's . Kitty Noble, a new member, won the " booby" prize. We were all delighted and even envious. You see it turned out to be a clever vegetable bouquet of peas, beans, carrots and beets.

We are extremely happy to introduce to you our new members, Venetta Schmid, Katherine Noble, Mable Schreiber, Isabel Schindel, Lena Hutton, and Grace Rutherford. Of our older members taken in during the fall , I wish especiall y to mention two. Annette Hagenbuch seems not to be satisfied with one or two offices. Besides being presi· d.ent of the Commercial Teachers' Training Group, a member of Stu­dent Council and Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the A. S. T ., she, together with Mary Breen, has become a member of the H onorary Sorority of Teachers College, Temple University . Not to be outdone by her room-mate, " Dot" Linder is corresponding secretary of the A. S. T., a member of the Honorary Health Education Sorority and of the Student Council in that department. The other day she took an unexpected trip to her own home city, Washington, D. C. A Health Education Convention was being held there and " Dot" had been chosen as a delegate from Temple.

Mrs. Doyle, wishing perhaps to rid the room above her of a noisy person, put me in charge of a newl y opened " Dorm." It is a joke to see the facial expressions of the parents and gentlemen friends when they meet the " matron ." If they were aware of my being also a mem­ber of the Dorm Student Council they might be somewhat relieved. As literary editor I send the best wishes of every member of my sorority. Signing off from

STATION A. S. T., Philadelphia, Pa ., ALICE CARLSON

SONG

Tune: " Little White H ouse" Just a sorority, In our university, But it's one we all love so well; For its work shall be known, And how its girl s have grown To be those that shall be worthy Of help and of praise; For we' ll all try to r aise The standards of our dear T . U ., And throughout our life Through ease and trife, We give all , A. . T . to you.

KITTY' ' OBLE ( Lambda)

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ADVISOR

Miss . Elizabeth Monroe . 16th St., Philadelphia, Pa. (Temporary address).

Stewartstown, Pa. (Permanent address). PATRONESS

Mrs. Ethel H. Kirby 6413 W. Chester Road , Milbourne, Upper Darby, Pa.

ACTIVE MEMBERS 1. Mary Breen

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1934 . Park Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. (Temporary address). 1020 Douglass St., Read ing, Pa. (Permanent address).

2. Helen Behme 1908 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, Pa. (Temporary address) . 2 S. Ri chards Ave., Ventnor, N. ]. (Permanent address) .

3. Alice Carl son 1812 . Park Ave., Philadelphia , Pa. (Temporary address).

ew Hope, Pa . (P ermanent address) . 4. Mary R. Donohoe

112 . 18th St., Philadelphia, Pa . (Temporary address). 16 ewport St., Ashley, Pa. (P ermanent address) .

5. Annette Hagenbuch 1813 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. (Temporary address) . 115 E. Seventh St., Berwick, Pa. (P erman ent address) .

6. Dorothy E. Linder 1813 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. (Temporary address). 304 Fourth St., S. E., Washington, D. C. (Permanent address).

7. Alice E. Detweiler 103 S. Third St., Perkasie, Pa. (P ermanent address).

8. Katherine Noble 1802 . Park Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. (Temporary address). Federal sburg, Md. (P ermanent address) .

9. Venetta chmid 154 Wayne Ave., Collingdale, Pa. (Perman ent address).

10. ara E. MacNeal 1422 Shunk St., Philadelph ia, Pa. (Permanent address).

11. Grace Rutherford 2024 . Park Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. (Temporary address). 27 Grove St., Scottdale, Pa . (P erman ent addre s).

12. Mabel L. Shreiber 1812 N. Park Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. (Temporary address). 742 Willow St., Lebanon, Pa. (P ermanent address) .

13. Isa bel chind el 6605 . 13th St., Philadelphia, Pa. (Perman·ent address).

14. Lena Hutton 1925 N. Park Ave., Philadelphia , Pa. (Temporary address). 204 E. Second Ave., DuBois, Pa. (Permanent address).

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Notes about Alpha Chapter Girls Gwendolin Clancy has been elected to the Women's League Cabinet.

This is quite an honor both to Gwendolin and to Alpha Sigma Tau. Marian Gardner has recently been elected to the Kappa Delta Pi

honor fraternity. We are very glad to have an Alpha Sigma Tau girl honored so highly.

Mrs. Lee . Dawson is in the hospital near her home in St. Louis where she is recovering from a broken leg. AI pha chapter has missed her presence and he! p in our work this spring and hope to have her back with us soon.

Janet Cook was married to Gai l C. Beehl er of Owosso last April. She is now keeping hou se in Owosso .

Jeanette Butenschoen was recentl y married to Dr. Harding and is spending her honeymoon in Europe. At present they are living in Vienna where Dr. Harding is studying.

Miss Ella Wil son, a fa culty member, is leaving June 16 on a trip to Europe where she plans to spend the summer.

Alpha chapter wel comes Eleanor Meston back to our campus next year. Eleanor is to come here as criti c teacher in the first g rade of the training department of the College.

Clara Laird, who is one of our June graduates, gave a very successful piano recital during the first week of June.

The national sororities of the ormal campus gave a sport party June 4. This is the first A. E. S . dance that has been attempted, and it proved quite successful.

Spring Initiation was held June 2 at Miss orton's home. Three girls were given the pin. We are very proud of our new member s and are sure that they will prove to be true Alpha Sigma Taus. After initiation Miss orton served a lunch. We welcome the new girls and hope that the sorority will mean as mu ch to them as it has to us.

Tonight I long for a song of love, For a land that's strange to me. For a land far away Where there's always da y And also the song of the dove.

The dove tell s me of the fl owers fair , Of the bea uty that call - to the bee, Of the many there who forge t all their ca r Oh! Come, sail away with me.

Into thi land of love we will fl oa t, O'er hill and valley, and meado w, Ti ll at last we will di app ar,

, with th un , do the shadow.

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History of Eta Chapter In December, 1925, a sorority, Gamma Sigma Phi, was organized

at Kent State College, Kent, Ohio, with eight charter members: Thelma Young, President ; Elizabeth Beynon, Vice-president ; Jane Mason, Corresponding Secretary; Violet Thornquist, Reco rding Secretary. Agnes Black, Treasurer ; and Evelyn Williams, Sargent-at­a rms. Other charter members are Hel en Crooks, and Martha Well -Mi s Anne Maud Shamel, Head of the Music Department, acted as our Faculty Advisor for the year, and our first pl edges were El ea nor O'Mall ey, Mary Dickson, Esther Farrelley, Anne Chalk, and Virginia Smith.

The establi hment of Gamma Sigma Phi brought the total number of sororities up to seven on Kent State Campus. In March a banquet was held at the F ranklin Hotel after our five pl edges had been given the forma l initiati on service of Gamma Sigma Phi . I n earl y April the fo ll owing girl s were pledged: Florence Keyser, Florence Gunder­so n, Melva Moore, Bernice Warner, Helen Seidel, Veron Gordon, and Marvel Holmes. In the earl y part of June a banquet was held in honor of the seven new members and Miss Shamel, who was leaving u to take up a position in Cleveland. In the latter part of May Agne O'Horo, Ruby Dort and Eileen Huelsman were pledged, and held over during the summer vacation.

When the fall term of the school year 1926-7 opened, the Gamma Sigs had three pledges and ten active members with Helen Crooks as P resident, J ane Maso n, Vice-president, Mary Dickson, Treasurer, Agnes Black, Corresponding Secretary and Florence Keyser, Recording Secretary, Helen Seidel, He len Crooks and Evel yn Williams being representati ves to Pan-hell eni c.

At thi s time the problem of securing a new faculty advisor to take the pl ace of Miss Ann e Maud Shamel, confronted the Gamma Sigs.

We were more than fortunate when Miss Laura Hill of the Training School accepted the invita tion of the girl s and became faculty advisor for the Gamma Sigma Phi Sorority. The following Tuesday evening it was decided that the following meetings would be held in the apart­ment of Miss Hill a t the Franklin Terrace.

During the foll owing weeks it was announced with glad hearts that Dean and Mrs. Manchester and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Donaghy would erve as patrons and patronesses.

At a ovember meeting Miss Hill , Eil een Huelsman a nd Ruby Dort were forma ll y initiated into Gamma Sigma Phi .

The following eight girl s took the pledge oath on ovember twenty eighth: Mary Cook, Geraldine High, Mildred Nihou sen, Franc6 Owens, Helen Orcutt, Sara P eople , Dorothy Shaffer, and Muriel White.

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The parlors of Moulton Hall were the scenes of a delightful tea given Sunday afternoon, December fifth by Helen Crooks and Jane Mason, in honor of the new patronesses and faculty advisor. At this time the pledges were given an opportunity to become acquainted with the patronesses.

On Saturday evening December eleventh, a Founder's Day Banquet was held at the Franklin Hotel in honor of Miss Hill , and our patrons and patronesses, with Dean Blanche A. Verder as guest. The banquet commemorated the first birthday of the sorority; the idea of which was carried out very effectively by a "Good Luck" program.

On Friday evening, January twenty-first, our pledges gave a "Cootie" pa rty in honor of the "Actives." January twenty-eighth, the pledges were informall y initiated at Beckwith ' Cabin and it is true that everyone enjoyed herself but the pl edges. We closed the week-end with a " Dutch Treat" at the Green Gables Tea Room, on Saturday evening and formall y initiated our pledges on February first.

February seventeenth we gave a Bohemian Rush Party. It was very colorful , indeed, and everyone loved her "Charleston Doll " favor.

The Panhellenic Formal was on March fifth. The Case Glee Club and its string orchestra were the big fea tures of the affair. On March twenty-fourth Hel en Louser and Lavern Lane took the Gamma Sigma Phi pledge oath.

Tuesday, March twenty-ninth, we received the news that was to change and add so much to our history, for our petition had been accepted by the Alpha Sigma Tau Fraternity. The heart of every Gamma Sigma Phi girl worked doubl y for the next few days.

On April fifth Mrs. Donaghy, one of our patronesses, gave a bridge party in our honor which was very clever, indeed, as is our adorable patroness.

Friday evening, April twenty-ninth, we had a grand ole' feed in one of the suites at Moulton Hall to welcome home the alumnae who returned to become Alpha Sigma Tau sisters with us. Saturday we had luncheon with Dean Verder and in the afternoon became sisters to Alpha Sigma Tau .

The Franklin Hotel that evening was the scene of a ve ry lovely banquet in honor of Dr. Williams of Detroit, and Miss Edith Man ell , our guests. Sunday morning we a ttended the loca l Methodist Episcopal Church in a body.

Monday, May twenty-third , we had installa tion of offi cers. They are: Mary Cook, President ; Sara Peoples, Vice-pre ident ; Mildred i­hou en, Reco rding Secretary; Ruby Dort, Corresponding ecr tary. and Muriel White, Trea urer. The remaining offi cers are to be elected in the fall.

aturda y, May twenty-eighth, Mis Hill , our facult ad i or, and M r . Man he t r , one of our patr ne ses, gav a lun heon-bridg at th "Motor Inn." aturday wa our ' Formal pring truggle."

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Agnes Black, 440 Maplewood Ave., Struthers, 0. Mary Cook, 1440 Robinwood Ave., Lakewood, 0 . Helen Crooks, 125 Perkin swood Blvd., Warren , 0 Mary Dickson, 58 Center St. , Struthers, 0 Ruby Dort, 133 N. F ron t St. , CuyaJ1oga Fall s, 0. E ileen Heulsman, 899 Clarence Rd. , Cleveland Heights, 0. Geraldine High, 1081 Cornell St. , Barberton, 0. Florence Keyser, 277 Park Ave., Youngstown, 0. Mildred ihousen, 472 N. Front St., Cuyahoga Fall s, 0. Helen Orcutt, R. F . D. No. 3, Amherst, 0 . Francis Owens, S. Main St., Hubbard, 0. Sara Peoples, 424 Vine Co urt, iles, 0 . Dorothy Shaffer, Coit svill e Rd ., Youngstown , 0. Helen Seidel, R. R. No. 9, Diamond, 0. Muriel White, 8 athan St. , Ashtabula , 0 . Evelyn Williams, 400 Maplewood Ave., Struthers, 0 . Marvel Holmes, 169 E. Market St., Alliance, 0. Veronne Gordon, R. R. , Kent, 0. Helen Lauser, McDonald , Ohio.

ALUMNAE Thelma Young, 182 Sexton St. , Struthers, 0. Ma rtha Well s, 72 Mo rri so n Ave., Struthers, 0 . Eleanor O'Mall ey, 52 Grandview Ave., Struth ers, 0. E lizabeth Beynon , Broadway. Girard, 0 . Violet Thornqui st, 628 Elm St. , Youngstown, 0. Esther Farrell y, 33 Stewart St. , Hubbard , 0.

THE FOUR WINDS

In winter, when the winds I hear, I know the clouds will disappear, For it's the wind that sweeps the sky And piles the snow in ridges high.

In spring, when stirs the wind, I know That soon the birds will sing; For it's the wind that bids them wake And into pretty mel odies break.

In summer, when the soft wind bl ows, Soon pink, I know, will be the rose; For it 's the wind that to her speaks And brings the color to her cheeks.

In autumn, when the wind is up, I know the acorn 's from its cup; For it 's the wind that takes it out, And plants a tree somewhere about.

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VENETTA ScHMID ( Lambda}

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Detroit Alumnae Chapter Letter Again the Detroit Alumnae Chapter sends greetings to all Alpha

Sigma Tau sisters. It is our wish that in all the chapters there has been the same jolly spirit of friendship and goo d-will that we have enjoyed here.

The gayest of our parties was in December at the home of Mrs. Bess Burns Ru ss. It was a real Christmas party- even to the Christ­mas tree. The members of the Theta Chapter were our guests, the pledging of several new girls being performed at that time.

In January Mrs. Lillian Gifford Bennaway entertained us at an aftern oon bridge party. Because everyone enj oyed the party, it was decided to play bridge at all the meetings and not plan any other entertainment. Lillian has an adorable little daughter , Mildred, who, we are all sure, will be an Alpha Sigma Tau girl some day.

The next month found us at the home of Mrs. ickolas, the host­esses being her daughter, Mrs. Carrie ickolas Sloan, Edith Mansell, and Lena Ward. Again a delightful evening was spent, due to the hostesses.

In March, Meryl Seaver was hostess at an afternoon party at the Hotel Seward. We were very happy at this meeting to have as our guest Miss orton from Ypsilanti , the Grand Patroness of Alpha Sigma Tau. Another honored guest was Dr. Gurtha Williams, faculty adviser of the Theta Chapter. Jeanette Butenschoen from Flint, an AI pha girl , was also present. ·

The next gathering was at the home of Mrs. Doris Gorsuch Field. At this meeting the memorial for Mrs. Lyman was discussed. It was decided that the chapter as a whole would give something to the scholar­ship fund. The girl s in the Detroit Alumnae Chapter are from the Beta, AI pha and Gamma Chapters. It is the feeling of all that we owe a debt to the many efforts of Mrs. Lyman in working up the so rority to the nati onalizing point. In appreciation of her sin cerity and affec­ti on we are desirous of contributing to the scholarship fund established in her memory.

There are still two more meetings to be held. Mrs. lilo Clark ewman has invited us to her home for the May meeting. The last

one will be with Mrs. Del os Hay. At this meeting we hope to organize for next year so a to start our meetings promptly in September.

At that time we will also make the nece ary arrangements for the ationa l Convention . Our be t wishes will go \ ith our del ga te to

the co nventi on. We feel that it i from the onventi on that \ e cret ur trength as a national oraanization.

ARRIE W ASHB R E

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Grand Rapids Alumnae Letter The December meeting of the Alumnae of Grand Rapids was held

at the home of Emma French Quigley. We had a most delightful luncheon a t which the trend of conversa tion seemed to be p lan for the Christmas holidays. We played a fe w hands of bridge and " li tened in" on Emma's new radio.

Our next meeting was in March, this time at the Women's City Club, with luncheon and bridge again the order of th e day. Spring fl ower decorated the table.

In May Lillian Griffin arranged our meeting, which was held at Oakwood Man or. We had a delicious dinner and a good visit but this time we dispensed with the proverbial bridge a almost everyone at this time of year is so very busy .

We anticipate an unu suall y good time at our June meeting. Hazel Exelby Babcock has asked us to come to the beach at Grand Haven for a picnic. Hazel ' s hu sband is superintendent of schools in that city.

Gayle Prescott Ell ett, whose husband is principal of the East Grand Rapids High School, has a fin e new baby boy, born in March.

Lillian Griffin p lans to teach music again thi s summer at orth­western .

Mary Harding and Theodora Quick are going to spend the summer in the Colorado mountain s.

Ina Crane has a leave of absence from the Grand Rapids schools 10r next yea r and wi ll tudy Art in Chicago.

KAPPA

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Personal Analysis for Guidance Tried in·J. H. S. Published Article on an Original Study Made and Written by Eleanor Sharp, Member of Alpha Sigma Tau (Zeta Chapter ) Central State Normal College, Lock Haven, Pa.

Suggested by a section of the work in Junior High School Guidance, a personal analysis questionnaire was administered to pupil s of the Junior High School by Lenore Sharp, in the attempt to discover just how much dependabl e information can be secured from students by direct questioning. Her results were embodied in a term thesis, which is of such character that ormal Times is using it in full.

Perhaps the best feature of her report, according to Prof. Sullivan, is the cautiousness with which she has drawn her conclusions, her evident care not to be drawn into too-sweeping statements. All of her deductions have apparentl y been arrived at with the exercise of insight controll ed b y judgment.

That nearly half of the enrollment in our Junior High School hope and plarl at this time to go on to education beyond the Senior High School ; that ninety per cent. of them are mentall y pointed toward high school, that general social environment has done perhaps more than anything else in establishing Junior High School students educational ideals, but that definite information about occupations plays little part in predispositions or pre-indispositions. These are just a few of the conclusions drawn with little guess-work, based fairl y solidl y on actual fi gures, by the investigator.

We use here the report practicall y in full , believing it to be an o riginal contribution to the literature of guidance, little of which is available. The subheadings throughout the articl e have been added ; the rest is unchanged.

NATURE oF Q u Es TIONNAIRE

The self-anal ysis form used in the J . H. S. of our trammg school is a sort of combination of both the questionnaire and the self -analysi:; methods. There are four sections. The fir st deal s with facts about the child- name, grade, age, birthplace, parents' names and birthplaces, occupation of father, number in famil y, occupation of brothers and sister s, amount of sleep, and state of health. The second is headed -"Self Estimate." A list of qualities such as honesty, dependability, courtesy, carefuln ess, pleasing fa cial expressions, originality, sociabil ­ity, energy, persistence, and thrift are given. The pupils are asked to rate themselves on each item using the words "excellent, good, fair and poo r," as their scale. I believe that thi section of the test is the wea kest pot in it. Many of the pupils did not understand ' hat the were to do, and the maj ority of the pupil s rated them elve a ex ell nt and o-ood. It wa amu sing to note that, acco rdin g- to their ' n timate o f themselve , the re are many more ex ll ent girl s than ex 11 nt bo s.

The third -ec tion deal with the pres nt a ti it of the pupil. Que -

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tions are asked concerning the pupil 's favorite kinds of recrea ti on, hi s hobby, the organizations to which he belongs, the kind of picture he likes best, the names of the books and magazines he like best. The question s of this section also aim to seek out the schoo l activity whi ch the pupil most enj oys. He is al so asked to name the subj ect easiest for him and the subj ect most difficult for him. A mere general que tion is asked concerning the type of work which interests the pupil. Three pairs of terms of opposite meaning are listed :

Outside work-Inside work . Dealing with people-Dealing with things. Skill ed manual work- Work largely mental. The pupi l is asked to check one fr om each g roup . This selection of

type of work most desired may be used as a basis for voca tional selection .

Section four questions the pupil on his future plans- educati onal and vocational. He is asked hi s choice of a voca ti on and hi s reason for such a choice. He is also questioned on hi s knowledge of the duties of tha t vocati on and his experiences, if a ny, in it. The questionnaire al so trys to ascertain whether or not the pupil has had an y guidance of any ort, whether from teachers, fri ends, or parents.

I have tried to tabulate the results of thi s questionnaire which wa-.; fill ed out by the pupi ls of the seventh , ei~hth , and ninth grades. Most attenti on has been paid to section four: Future plans.

P UPILS H ERE W ANT HIGHER EDUCATION

Out of a total of fifty-nine cases examined, fifty-three pupil s are planning to compl ete 1. H. S. ; of that same fifty-nine, forty-six intend to gradu a te from Senior High School ; twenty-four of those graduating from Senior H igh School intend to go to coll ege. I have used the word co ll ege ver y broadl y here, making it in clude the college proper. normal schools, business schools, technical schools and hospitals. Of that twenty-four, twelve intend to attend coll eges, six normal schools, two business schools, one a technical school, and th ree training hos­pital s. That leaves a total of six pupils who are planning to compl ete ] . H . S. only. So, just a trifle more than one-tenth of the cases ex­amined are going to leave school soon, just as soon as they reach the required age I imi t, p robabl y.

The r elation between the occupations of the parents and the educa­tional p lans of the pupil s is an interesting one. I was able to use onl y forty-nine of the cases examined becau se ten of the pupil s failed to give their father's occupati ons. The occupa ti ons were divided among fi ve occupational groups : E leven laborers, seven semi-skill ed, eighteen ski lled, eight farmers and fi ve commercial.

INFL UENCED BY pARENTS' C ALLING

In order to show the true relati onship of each group to another , I am giving the account of future edu cati onal plans in percentage r a ther

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than in numbers. Children of parents classed as laborers ranked as follows :

18 per cent. do not intend to complete J. H . S. course; 9 per cent. plan to complete the J. H. S. course;

55 per cent. plan to graduate from S. H. S. ; 18 per cent. expect to do college work.

Children of parents of the semi-skilled laborers classification how a slightly different division . Twenty-nine per cent. plan to complete the J . H. S . work; 57 per cent. plan to go to a S. H. S ., and 14 per cent. say that they are goi ng to graduate from co ll eges. In our Train­ing School , children of skill ed laborers rank higher in college and S. H. S . aspirations. Eleven per cent. of them are planning to leave J. H. S. before reaching ninth grade. Eleven per cent. intend to com­plete the J. H . S., 45 p·er cent. a S. H. S., and 33 per cent. plan to go to college. Children of farm ers rank as follows: 13 per cent. plan to g raduate from a J. H . S., 50 per cent. plan to go to coll ege. Children of parents whose occupations are of commercial type stand highest in college plans. Twenty per cent. of them inten d to graduate from a S. H. S. and eighty per cent. plan to go to college.

" CoMMERCIAL" PARENTS GivE HIGHEST IDEAL

Totalling the percentage of each g roup of those planning to go to a S. H . S. and those planning to go to college we find the following re­sults : 73 per cent. of the children whose parents rank as laborer s intend to go beyond J. H. S.; 7l per cent. of those classed as semi­skilled and 78 per cent. of those class.ed as skill ed pla n to go either to S. H . S. or college . Eighty-seven per cent. of the farmers' children and 100 per cent. of those classified as commercial plan to go beyond the J. H . S.

The total percentages of those who will go, at least, no farther than the ninth grade are as follows; Children of laborers, 27 per cent. ; children of semi-skilled laborers, 29 per cent.; children of skill ed laborers, 22 per cent. ; children of farmers, 13 per cent.; and children of those in the commercial classification, none.

From these fi gures one can see, even in so small a group as ours, some influence of the parents' occupation on the child's educational plans. Children of parents whose occupations come under the three clivi ions of laborers' rank just about the same in ed ucational aspira­tions. Children of fanners are rather high, 87 per cent. of them in­tending to go beyond J. H . S. Children of paren ts in the commercial type sta nd highest among our group with 100 per en t. of them ex­pecting to attend either S. H. S . or coll ege.

A I menti oned before, the number of cases tested is rather mall t permit one to draw ve ry definite co nclusions, but one ca n a that, whil e none of the percentage in our ho l are xtr mel low, th re i a t ndency fo r children of parent of high r o upation t desir rnor ducalion. Thi ma y be true possibl b cau. e of th parents'

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desire to forward their children and because of the lack of an economic situation demanding the children's aid.

EED ED UCATIONAL, NoT VocATIONAL, G u iDANC E H ERE

But comparing the percentage of those planning to go to S. H. S. and college with the percentage of those who plan t o leave at the cl ose of the ninth grade, at least, one sees tha t in our Training School there seems to be a g rea ter demand for edu cational guidance than for strictl y vocationa l guidan ce. That does not mean that we have no need for vocational guidance, a t all. There are a t least 30 per cent. pla n­ning to go to work soon. They should have had vocationa l guida nce long ago, in order to be making use of it now. Those pupil s who a re planning to go to S. H. S. and college need it, too, along with their educational guidance.

LITTLE VocATIO NAL K NowLEDGE

Some other factor s of the test also show a need of both educational and vocational knowledge and direction. One phase of the test call s for the selection of the type of work one would like to do and another asks for the occupati on one would like best to foll ow. Comparison of the answers given t o each of these questions by each pupil shows that thirty-nine of them chose a vocation consistent with the type of work they were interested in. Twenty pupil s, practical ly one-third of them, chose vocations far out of harmony with the type of work they chose. Such a situation indicates that the pupil s either do not know much about the vocations they said they like best or they have not been thinking very seriously about a vocati on and made just a sna p choice when the question confronted them.

Another secti on of the test asks the pupil to give two or three im­portant duties of the occupation which they have chosen. Of the fifty­nine cases, thirty-five of them know something reall y important about their vocation, and twenty-four either gave no answer or had the wrong idea about their vocation. That mean s that about two-fifths of the pupils tested did not even kn ow two or three of the duties of the vocation they sa y interests them. H ow can they know then, if the work is suited to their ability or if it would interest them. They have chosen an occupation under the influence of a brother's, sister's, or father's occupati on or of the occupati ons of the vicinity. Vocational guidance along the line of occupati onal kn owledge is needed to ch ange such a situation .

AM USING SIDELIGHTS SHOW G UIDANC E EED

Among the fifty-nine cases there were six in stances of the lack of knowledge of where training for a certain vocation may be secured. Some of the other pupils did not have clear ideas of where they should look for training but these six are rather outstanding in their errors. For example, one child who said she wished to be a stenographer , said she intended to go to Normal School after S . H . S. One of the

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boys who said he wanted to be a milk man said that he was going to State Coll ege. If that boy has the ability to do college work his apparent interest in dairying might be turned to the more scientifi c and professional sides of dairying; but as his choice now stands there is indicated a mix-up in his ideas.

This phase of the test disclosed the need for educational guidance among our pupils. This guidance should aim to help the pupil s in selection of the right courses in Junior and Senior High, but it should al so direct them to the proper place for training after graduation.

TEAC H ERS H AVE H ELPED LITTLE

The questionnaire a lso tried to ascertain whether or not the pupil s have had guidance of any sort, as from fri ends, parents, or teachers. Twenty-six of the pupil s ques ti oned were given information and direc­tion by their fri ends; thirty-six had talked over their future vocations with their parents. Just twelve of the pupil s had eve r talked with their teachers about a voca tion. Even when we consider the largest number, we see that just about three-fifth s of the pupil s have had an y guidance of any sort and that was not of the professional so rt.

Thirty-one per cent. aid that they had had no guidance of any sort and several of the pupils, by their answers, indica ted an absence of guide. As an example of the mistakes pupil s make we have a ] . H. S. student wanting to be a nurse, yet not intending to compl ete the work of the S. H S. Another example is that of one of the boys wh o says he would like to be an electric engineer but does not intend to go to college.

T ENDE cY To FoLLow ELDER's TRADE

The influence of the occupations of the different members of the famil y on the occupational choice of the child is an interes ting one to study. Because of a lack of intimate knowledge of the children's families that effect is hard t o see in every child 's choice. But, as fa r as I- know at l east fi ve of the child ren who chose teaching as their vocation have brothers or sisters who are teachers. They are pl anning to go to the same colleges, too. Five of the boys' answers showed that they were going to take Up either their fa thers' VOCation Or a VO· ca ti on rela ted to that of their fathers. For exampl e, one of the boys wants to he an engineer. His father is in the same vocation. Another boy's father is a bricklaye r. His son is not choo ing the same vocation but one in lin e with it- that of a carpenter. At lea t two of the g irl s are choosing voca ti ons like those of their ister s. There was just on t> in stance of the parents choosing the child 's voca tion for him ; that was not definite for the fa ther a nd mother had each cho en a different voca ti on.

FAVORITE B o oKs OT CHOOL' CHoi E

I have not tabul a ted the re ult obtained from cti n Ill-pres nt ac tt vtll a nd ha bit . In aen ra l I found that th childr n ga\ a ' their fa v rit kind of pia o r r rea ti on- that of out -doo r ga m s a nd r ad-

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ing. Very few of them belong to a ny outside organizations. Their read~ng lists contain the average type of b ooks that girl s and boys of this age read-stories of the West, of the Indian s, of Boy Sco ut , and of Girl Scouts, of boys and girl s their own age. Very few of the books which they are required to read in schoo l appear on th eir li t of favorite books.

Naturally, when one is exa mining a test of this kind and wondering whether or not to give it, one tries to see what u e one co uld make of it and to see how one could use th e information obtained.

The information obtained from the first secti on he! ps the guidan ce Counsellor to understand and appreciate the home si tuation of the pupils. Information of that sort is useful and needed in meeting al· most every problem of guidance.

The section on present activities and interests is a useful one for information on what the chil d does in his leisure time. This informa · tion coud be made the basis of many ex tra-curri cular activiti es . Clubs, with their members all interested in the same subj ect may be organized. P erhaps an explanation of why a pupil is low in a subj ec t will be found in this secti on of the questionnaire. And, as he is asked what part of the subj ect is especiall y ha rd for him , the teacher of that subj ect kn ows where to put her special work.

Th e fourth section on future plans give the counsell or a basis for both his educa tional and voca ti onal guidan ce. I have tried to how, in a few ways, how some of the data secured may be interpreted and applied to the schoo l or individual situation.

The qu estionnaire also may reveal existing needs which had not been known befo re. I think it will especiall y reveal a need of guidance in a school where there has been no organized guidance ca rried on . In this school where guidan ce has been carried on, one might use the questionnaire as a check on the resu lts of the guidan ce .

As a general summary one may say that this or any personal-anal ys i ~ questionnaire is a good means of learning something about the children 's home situ a ti ons, what they like to do now and what th ey would like to do· when they become men a nd women. It is just a means for th e co unsellor al ways to have on hand personal data about each pupil so th at he may know with what sort of a child he has to work.

We have received an in vitation to a " Pian oforte Recitar' by Mar­garet Evans-small daughter of Margaret A h Evan -a pupil a t the Ci ncinna ti Conservatory of Music. Marga ret is the yo ungest child to give a whole program at the conservatory. We are all very proud of her.

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Left to right :- Eta's mop brigade-Quartet- Iota's House moth er and sponsor- An Eta girl- unday afternoon with Iota-A lice Carl on­Four in th e Park- l sa.belle in circle-A wheel. deli uhted to Jumi h a background fo r an Eta maid- Four room-mates- A / pha , eight of 'em-

Eta, three of 'em-V en etta ch mid .

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The Foot .. Path to Peace

,... ..... ~ 0 be glad of life because it gives you

the chance to love and to work and to

play and to look up at the stars ctJ to be

satis~ed with your possessions but not

content with yourself until you have

made the best of them ctJ to despise

nothing in the world except falsehood

and meanness, and to fear nothing ex-

cept cowardice ctJ to be governed by your

admirations rather than by your disgusts

ctJ to covet nothing that is your neigh­

bor's except his kindness of heart and gentle­

ness of manners ctJ to think seldom of your

enemies, often of your friends, and every

day of Christ; and to spend as much time

as you can, with body and with spirit, in

God's out-of-doors, ctJ these are little guide­

posts on the footpaths to peace.

HENRY VAN DYKE

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Normal College Union

M. S. N. C. Ypsilanti, Michigan

A UNION IS PROPOSED

About three years ago a group of students of the Michigan State Normal College were in the president's office discussing social mat­ters. The president sugge ted the possibility of a Union building which wou ld be the center of the social life of the campus. The idea was like a spark in dry grass and flashed up into a flame of enthu iasm. The project was put before the Student Council and approved . It was discussed by the faculty and approved . Groups of alumni in Detroit, Flint, Saginaw, Port Huron, Jackson, Lansing and many other places considered the matter and approved, and the project was launched. The undergraduates and the fa culty took hold of the mat­ter with eager enthusiasm and toge ther have pledged nearly a quarter of the sum necessary to build the Union. The Board of Directors of the Alumni Association now ask the alumni and the friends of educa­tion to co-operate in the enterprise.

THE GREATEST NEED

The greatest need on the college campus today is better opportunity for social contacts and a fuller and richer social life. This includes the opportunity to meet people in a congenial environment and the opportunity to acquire social training. Human beings are ocial beings. Lodges, fraternities, luncheon clubs, whist clubs, athletic association , Y. M. C. A.'s and Y. W. C. A.'s are organized because human beings like to ge t together. ·There is no time in life when th e social instincts ar so keen as during the years when young men and women are in coll ege. It is coming to be widely recognized that the social environ­ment of coll eges has an important bearing on thei r value as educati onal institutions.

By the same token, young people have a right t o social training. A girl ha a just claim to opportunities that will enable her to develop into a gracious womanhood and a young man has a claim to a chance that will enabl e him to be at ease in the most enlightened society. To those young men and youno- women who are to become teachers ocial opportunities are essential. For them the claim is double : that of their ow n personalities and of the per analities of thei r future pupil .

With the purpo e of suppl ying thi s element in our ormal College life, of providing a center for alumni and visitor and of o-ordinating the re ource of the College, it is proposed to erect upon the campus a bu ilding to be u ed a a co ll ege ocial cen ter and to b kn ' n as th e orma l Col leg nion. uch a building as would be appropri t for the purpose wil l o t 00,000. tud nts and facult have already pl edgr cl , 120,0 0. The re remains to be secured the -um of · 80, 00.

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DIRECTORY OF ALPHA SIGMA TA

ATIONAL COUNCIL Chief Patroness_ __ _____ _________ ____ ________ __ ____ ______ MI SS ADA A. ORTON

510 Pear.! St. , Ypsilanti , Mich. President and A . E. S. R epresentative _____ _______ 1Rs. GRA CE isAB EL EnB-RrTCHJ E

1206 Lake Drive, Grand Rapids, Mich. Vice President and Organizer ___ _____ ___ ________ ______ _ MISS EDITH L. MA N ELL

168 Glendale Ave., Highland Park, Mich. Corresponding S ecretary - - -- - ------- -- - - - ---- -------MRs. M AR CA ll E ~ AsH-EVANS

4433 Ashland Ave., orwood, Ohio R ecordin g S ecretary ______ __ ______________ __ ____ _ MRs. DoROTI-IY Mmnr-Yo NC

Elmdale, Kansas Treasurer ---- ---- -- --- - ------------ -------------- ----MR . CAnni E WAS H BUR E

381 W. Grand Blvd ., Detroit, Mich. Editqr " Th e An chor"- ------ -- - - - ------------------- 1ns. Lou rsE GLAD E-BOHLEN

933 Turner Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. Busin ess Mcmager " The A nchor" __ __ ________________ ___ Mrss WA NDA CRAWFO llD

112 P errin St. , Ypsilanti , Mich.

OFFICERS OF ASSOCIA TIO OF EDUCA TIO AL SORORITIE Chairman S igma Sigma Sigma _______________________ _ MISS MAB EL LEE WALTON

Woodstock, Va. ecretary AI pha S igma Alpha __________ _____ ________ ___ Mi s MI N IE SHOC KLEY

704 Church St. , Alva , Okla. Treasurer Pi Kappa Sigma __ __ __ ______ ______________ MR . ]AME C. McFARLA ND

1238 . Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. Director Local Panhellenic Delt.a Sigma Epsilon ________ ________ Mn s. OnLEY SEE

48 Wildwood Ave., Piedmont, Calif. Representative for Tau S igma U psilon ___ _______ _____ ___ _ MI SS FLORENC E EcKERT

1001 Pearl St., Ypsilanti , Mich. R epresentative for Alpha Sigma Tau ______ ___________ __ MRs. GnA CE EnB-RITCHJ E

1206 Lake Drive, Grand Rapids, Mich.

ACTIVE CHAPTERS AND SECRET ARIES Alpha _______ __________________ _______ _______ ______ _____ Mi ss SA RAH P oLLOC K

602 Pearl St., Y psilani i, Mich. Theta ____________________ ________________ __ ____ __ __________ __ Lo UI E G 1 LBE RT

2952 Lathrop Ave., Detroit, Mich. Iota ___ _____ _______ _______ _____ ___________ . ________ ___ ___ MISS M YHTLE FE 'NE ll

K. S. T. Coll ege, Emporia, Kansas Kappa ___ _____ _____ ______ ___ ___ ___ ___ __ ______ ____ ______ _______ ] ESSJE ~1cDILL

324 W. Church St. , Oxford , Ohio Sigma ____________ _ ---- - - - ___ __ _ ----_------------ -- ___ __ ______ MAE I-lA M M ON D

209 Crestwood Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. Zeta ___ ___ ______________ __ ___ ___ ___ ____ ________ Mns. R. Sn :wAnT MA cDo CALL

L. H. S. Normal School , Lock Haven, Pa. Lambda ____________ ___ ___ ___ ___ __ ___________ _____ __________ __ ALICE CARLSON

1812 N. Park Ave., Philadelphia , Pa . Eta_________________________ ___ ______ _______________ ___ _________ 1IA RY CooK

Kent State College, Kent, Ohio Detroit AlLtmn.ae __________ __ __ ______ __________ _______ 1rss CARRI E WASHB RNE

381 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit , Mich. Grand Rapids Alum.n.ae _____ _______ __________ ___________________ LoTTJE SEETH

Grand Rapids, Mich. Milwaukee Alumnae ___________________ ______________ MRs. GRA 'T 1. HI KAMP

962 4-1st St. , Milwaukee, Wis. Sigma Alumnae ______________________ __________ _______ Mr s LonNA C. RoBERTS

281 Emslie St., Buffalo, N. Y.

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