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Kappa Alpha Theta L. Pearle Green, Editor Volume 36 November, 1921 Number 1 CONTENTS The Panhellenic creed . Lake Placid . Martha Cline Huffman Another fable of a Theta alumna . Installations . June Sanders, French exchange scholar . Lelia Mason District conventions . Mary Yost, Dean of Women, Stanford university . . . Charlotte Walker Stone Chaperon conditions in our chapter houses . Hope Davis Mecklin Vocations . Pandora’s box — 1921 version . Pandora of 1921 Feminine figures in families of college presidents . Our newest chapter . In memoriam . Another Theta to China . Put it on paper ! . What Theta meant to a bride . Mary Yost . Delta Chi Zeta . Hildred Dean Thetas at Lake Geneva . Florence Hoover New York and catalogue advertisements . Chapter news . Directory . 2 3 4 5 9 10 22 23 25 27 31 32 33 35 36 39 40 41 43 44 45 102 Entered as second-class matter October 18, 1909, at the postoffice at Menasha. Wisconsin, under the Act of Congress of March 3. 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103. Act of October 3, 1917, authorized July 31, 1918. The Kappa Alpha Theta is published the fifth of November, January, March, May, at 450-454 Ahnaip st. Menasha, Wisconsin, by George Banta, official printer and publisher to the fraternity. Price 25 cents per copy. $1.00 per year. All manuscripts should be addressed to the Editor, L. Pearle Green, 15 East ar. Ithaca. N. Y. Material intended for publication must reach the Editor by the first day of the months of October, December, February, April.

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THE PANHELLENIC CREED ®E, the fraternity undergraduate members, stand for good scholarship, for the guarding of good health, for whole-hearted cooperation with our college’s ideals for student life, for the maintenance of fine social stand¬ ards, and for the serving, to the best of our ability, of our college community. Good college citizenship as a preparation for good citizenship in the larger world of alumnae days, is the ideal that shall guide our chapter activities. ®E, the fraternity alumnae members, stand for an active, sympathetic interest in the life of our undergraduate sisters, for loyal support of the ideals of our Alma Mater, for the encouragement of high scholarship, for the maintenance of healthful physical conditions in chapter house and dormitory, and for using our influence to further the best standards for the education of the young women of America. Loyal service to chapter, college, and community is the ideal that shall guide our fraternity activities. ®E, the fraternity officers,' stand for loyal and earnest work for the realization of these fraternity standards. Cooperation for the maintenance of fraternity life in harmony with its best possibilities is the ideal that shall guide our fraternity activities. ®E, the fraternity women of America, stand for prepara¬ tion for service through the character building inspired in the close contact and deep friendship of fraternity life. To us fraternity life is not the enjoyment of special privileges but an opportunity to prepare for wide and wise human service.

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KAPPA ALPHA THETA I Volume 36 NOVEMBER, 1921 Number 1 t=— ^JE]EF~~-: -IS1— . ■-][=—■ ■ ■ IBf-" -i't.-EH LAKE PLACID June 24-28, 1922 We were tired and hot, but the moment we caught our first glimpse of the view from the top of Cobble Hill we forgot our discomfort and each other, in the wonder of it. Marjorie and Pearle and I started out early in the morning for a “walk” up this famous landmark, but the walk speedily became a climb, and Marjorie had on her best new shoes! The shoes took her to the summit, albeit they could never again be described as “new,” and their reduced state was speedily forgotten in the contempla¬ tion of the noble sweep of hill and forest, lake and plain. We settled ourselves on a boulder on the very summit, and there had the most inspired communion of all the time at our Council meeting. The broad future, the inevitable development of Kappa Alpha Theta were never so clear to us as when symbolized by that glorious panorama. I am glad that Sunday comes so early in the convention program, for a climb up Cobble is a most suitable Sunday jaunt, and there could be nothing more like a pilgrimage to the shrine of Breadth of View. All the little selfish localisms, the tenaciously held prejudices, will be quietly de¬ posited on the rock beside the heap of mistaken ideas I left there this summer. I know that the 1922 convention of Kappa Alpha Theta will be the very best one we have ever had, and the view from Cobble Hill, will be one of the finest things about it, both really and figuratively. During the days of Council meeting, Mr Dewey, the president of the Lake Placid Club, took us on a tour of the Club ’s properties and activities. It is the most complete institution of the sort I ever saw. There really is no sort of good time which cannot be had there. Somewhere on the thousand acres of lake and moun¬ tain and stream and field you will find the very thing you want to do. And the equipment for the convention proper is ideal. The sessions will be held in the dearest little outdoor theater, weather

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4 Kappa Alpha Theta permitting, and there is all sorts of room for loafing and playing together in the big clubhouse. For the first time in the history of Theta conventions there is all the room we need, and Thetas may bring along their families, and find plentiful accommodation in Club cottages. There is playground equipment and a supervisor for children, so the youngsters may have a good time, too. The meals are wonderful, and the tri-daily bulletins on the menus, are interesting in the matter they announce and their simplified spell¬ ing manner of so doing. I am overflowing with enthusiasm at the entire prospect, from the unique Five Nations Council Fires planned for the first night to the banquet arrangements, on the last. It will be a great gathering of Thetas and you must not miss it ! Martha Cline Huffman ANOTHER FABLE OF A THETA ALUMNA Once upon a time there was a Young Woman who went to college and joined a national fraternity. Throughout her four years she was an eager student, ranking always among the first three in her class, and was ever an enthusiastic active member of the fraternity. In due time this Active Member was graduated with honors from her college, was married, and lived in a large city where she became a member of an alumnae chapter. Mrs Alumna kept up her interest in her college chapter, went back for Commencement, and left a small check for the chapter. It was not acknowledged. One fall she recommended a very promising girl who was entering college. She went up for initiation and found not her young friend among the initiates. She and her husband were touring and visited town on a time. A fraternity picnic was to be held at a tea house several miles out in the country and she was notified by the secretary. But an Eager One came to the hotel and especially invited her to go as her guest. Mrs Alumna on the appointed day took her car and gathered up this Eager One and some of her friends and drove to the picnic place. The others came by street car. Mrs Alumna paid for her own cup of tea, while the Eager One saw not, being engaged in conversation with one at her other elbow. On leaving town Mrs Alumna sent a violin record up to the house, and to this day has never heard from it. Is Mrs Alumna still interested in her college chapter?

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1 llr=l 1 11=1 ' ll=L- p 1 '1=1 ‘ % 1 INSTALLATIONS - » r— ii - 1 1 — ii - - - - , r— ii - , i — ■■ - , J BETA IOTA— UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO The dates for this event were April 21-24. The installing officers were — Miss Betty Newsom, Grand president, Mrs J. T. Haviland, Grand vice-president, Miss L. Pearle Green, Grand secretary, and Mrs Hal Lebrecht, District president. The program ran thus — Thursday evening, pledge services; Friday afternoon and evening, initiations; Saturday morning and afternoon, District convention; Saturday noon, installation and installation luncheon, Saturday night, reception of Beta Iota chapter to university and town friends ; Sunday, chapter meeting and chapter officers’ conference with national and district offi- . cers ; Sunday afternoon, formal tea for the new chapter and its guests given by Panhellenic at the Pi Beta Phi house. This program takes no account of the delightful hospitality enjoyed by the visitors in various chapter houses between scheduled events, of the wonderful flowers that came with greet¬ ings from other groups, or of the constant thoughtful courtesy of everybody. Surely no fraternity was ever more heartily wel¬ comed by its rivals-to-be than was Theta at the University of Colorado. The tactful, generous, helpful service of all alumna; Thetas, the constant enthusiasm and will to do every task shown by Beta Gamma chapter, combined to complete a situation most satisfactory and delightful. With the cooperation of Beta Gamma and Denver alumnae, as well as the support of Thetas scattered over the whole state of Colorado, the success of the new chapter is assured. The one thing that marred the event was the steam shovel which prevented the carrying out of the installation luncheon program, an interference with plans that was regretted by every one unless it be the victims of that program, one of whom was heard to remark that she felt like going out and presenting her wonderful corsage of sweet peas to the shovel, since it had gotten her out of making a speech. This luncheon was attended by 93 Thetas representing the following chapters Alpha, 1 ; Gamma, 1 ; Delta, 1 ; Zeta, 1 ; Eta,

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6 Kappa Alpha Theta 1 ; Iota, 1 ; Kappa, 9 ; Mu, 4 ; Pi, 1 ; Rho, 6 ; Tau, 1 ; Phi, 1 ; Alpha Gamma, 1 ; Alpha Eta, 1 ; Alpha Mu, 2 ; Alpha Rho, 1 ; Alpha Sigma, 1 ; Alpha Upsilon, 4 ; Beta Gamma, 21 ; and Beta Iota, 34. The charter members of Beta Iota are: — Alumnae, Elizabeth Thompson, Isabel Scott Young; postgraduates, Eva M. Baum; seniors, Margaret Virginia Smith, Bertha May Parsell, Ella Lilli- bridge, Helen A. Hurlburt, Helen Bean, Mildred A. Young, Anna E. Putcamp, Frances Simpson, Lillian E. Benson, Irene Sweet; juniors, Myra Campbell, Helen S. Simpson, Hazel Irene Lawler, Hazel H. Mayer, Helen Hayes, Mildred E. Bean, Merry Ruth Noggles, Marian F. Mayer; sophomores, Martha L. Hansen, Lucile Seagley, Mabel E. Perry, Genevieve DeArmond, Lois P. Nance, Agnes Louise Loving, Elizabeth R. Woodward; freshmen, Edith Marsh, Margaret Loebnitz, Elizabeth B. Hum, Helen Stewart, Barbara Burrage ; special, Helen Garvin. Three girls eligible as charter members could not be present for installation, but were initiated shortly afterward: Ruth Kirkendall and Frances S. Donehue, alumnae, who could not get * leaves of absence from their jobs at that date, and Emily Johnson, freshman, who was ill with tonsilitis. Two members of Delta Chi Zeta who had not yet qualified for fraternity initiation under the Colorado rules, were pledged to Theta at time of installation. They are, Flora Margaret Forsythe and Virginia D. Corlett. The installation, April 21-24, of Beta Iota chapter at the Uni¬ versity of Colorado, was an event of great importance to Theta in Colorado. For those of you who perhaps have not been told, there are in Colorado two fine and growing state institutions, the Agri¬ cultural college at Fort Collins, and the University of Boulder. For four years there has been at Fort Collins a flourishing chapter of Theta. In Denver was reorganized recently an alumnae chap¬ ter, as into that city had gravitated a small group of women from widely scattered colleges. The alumnae chapter could reasonably expect a certain steady maintenance and even growth from gradu¬ ates of the Agricultural college, but both chapters felt we were not including all the good material possible. The situation was unbalanced by not having a college chapter at the university. This university for several years past has been receiving a greatly increasing supply of new students, among whom were young women of the best Theta type. The women’s fraternities already long-established there found they could not possibly use

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Installations 7 all this splendid material. And not only was the college growing in number of student body but also it was assured an ever increas¬ ing development by certain factors which may be briefly outlined : The last legislature levied a new mill tax for schools insuring all state institutions an increased and a definite income. The Medical school has this last year secured from the Rockefeller Foundation, a half million dollar donation which is to be increased to one million by Colorado subscriptions. A Liberal arts building has just been completed ; a four hundred thousand dollar gym¬ nasium is to be built this year; and next year will see a large Woman’s building. The Music department also is carrying out plans for a large extension. Altogether it seems the most favor¬ able time for Kappa Alpha Theta to establish herself and to add a third and most important link to the Colorado chain. We recognized that in the applying group we had a foundation for building a chapter of the best Theta type. In their management of the functions attending their instal¬ lation and the District convention which followed, we of the Denver alumnae thought we saw in them evidences of unusual maturity. We encountered also, an atmosphere of most genuine and unaffected cordiality, in which the new group was well sus¬ tained by the chapter from Fort Collins which had come to Boulder for the ceremonies. At the close of the college year, and in spite of the added expenses of its installation, our new chapter on closing its books, found itself with about four hundred dollars to spend on furniture. This sum they used very wisely, and with the help of certain alumnee, were ready to throw open a most attractive house for the rushing season. It was their first experience in rushing against the national groups, but they stepped out bravely and without a doubt rushed the best of the new girls and against the strongest of the nationals. There was some grief as was to be expected, but we are all very proud of the freshman nucleus of the new Theta chapter. Beta Iota was fortunate in having for rushing captain Mildred Schwinn, a Kansas Theta who is affiliating this year. Her ex¬ perience and indefatigable energy were invaluable to the new girls, as was also the presence and enthusiasm of the alumnae from Boulder and Denver who could be there. Four of the fine group of pledges are sisters of Thetas. We feel they are already well grounded in Theta loyalty and ideals. Altogether the new chapter is starting under most auspicious circumstances. We want you to know of it, and solicit your constant and enthusiastic support. Denver alumnee

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BETA KAPPA— DRAKE UNIVERSITY The younger of the “ Theta Twins of 1921 * ’ was installed at Drake university the last week-end in April. Thursday evening, April 28 saw the pledging of forty-three undergraduates and alumna?, followed by a song-fest, at the home of Mr and Mrs D. H. Buxton, Lochcroft. Installation was in charge of Miss L. Pcarle Green, Grand secretary, Mrs J. T. Haviland, Grand vice-presi¬ dent, Miss Eva Hall, national cataloger, and Miss Genevieve Forbes, District president. Friday afternoon eight alumnae and three seniors were initiated at the home of Miss Bonnie Marshall, Iowa state chair¬ man. A buffet supper served by the Des Moines alumnae chapter followed. Twenty-eight undergraduates eligible for initiation, were initiated at the same place that evening. Saturday morning Miss Forbes presided at District conven¬ tion, also held at the Marshall residence. Immediately afterward Miss Green formally installed Beta Kappa chapter. The unique feature of installation was — three other nationals installed the same week-end, Chi Omega, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Delta Gamma. From four to six o’clock on Saturday April 30, a joint tea was held at the Cotillion ballroom. The national and district installing officers of these four fraternities, with Mrs Mary Carpenter Craig, Dean of women at Drake university, and the presidents of the four new Drake chapters made up the receiving line. Saturday evening installation banquet was held in the Vene¬ tian room at the Hotel Savery with Miss Forbes presiding as toastmistress. Tables seating eight were arranged for one hundred including national officers, representatives of college chapters, Des Moines alumnae, and the new chapter. Each table was most attractive with a Maypole and streamers of black and gold radiating to six inch dolls dressed as pansies, the head band bearing the letters Beta Kappa. The lighting was entirely by candles, and a spotlight thrown on the coat-of-arms suspended from the left balcony was a striking feature. The program included Theta Founders by Mrs Haviland, Welcome by Mrs Kathryn Coville Woodburn for the Des Moines alumnae, Response by Miss Marion Brown for Beta Kappa chapter, Service by Miss Hall, and Theta-grams presented by Miss Marshall. The event ended with the Theta loving-cup service. Sunday afternoon, May 1, the first chapter meeting of Beta Kappa was held at the home of Mrs Beatrice Buxton Swanson. A tea for the Beta Chi Upsilon alumnae followed.

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June Sanders, French scholar 0 Other guests at installation were a delegation from Alpha Rho, including the Misses Lanard, Jacobson, Thompson, Banks, Nelson, Dunlap, Collins, Knowles, Ryan and Allen; Misses Patt and Nelcer of Creston ; Mrs Taylor of Pomeroy ; Misses Richards, Mosier, True, Whetling and Keith of Tau; Misses Stroch and Double of Psi; Miss Fera of Delta; and Miss Logan of Alpha Iota. Charter members of Beta Kappa. Alumnae : Marie Buxton Bruner (Mrs H. A.), Marcella Moody Knudsen (Mrs Gifford), Beatrice Buxton Swanson (Mrs Fred), Gladys Bradford Rosson (Mrs Hugh), Bess Richards, Lela Carson, and Carol Conklin. Faculty member : Louise Wickersham. Post-graduates: De Ette Gracey and Florence Kern Engberg (Mrs Russell). Seniors: Marion Green, Marjorie Gillam, and Marjorie Smith. Juniors: Marcella Allen, Junita Baumann, Margaret Lee Casady (Mrs Wier), Cora Leech Bunz (Mrs H. P.), Theodora Hafner, Alice Keister, Marie Rockwell, Winifred Willett, and Ethel Myers. Sophomores: Inez Richards, Norma Moore, Adah Shawver, Marye Hutchins, Vivian Willett, Dorothy Brown, Marion Brown, Georgia McCelland, Anna Crane. Freshmen: Hazel Shaw, Mabel Burnett, Ruth Lawson, Mildred Ryan, Mildred Carson, Eloise Shearer, Ruth Kimmel, Frances Sears, and Laura Veatch. Pledges: Martha Pike, Leona Fitzgerald, and Maurine Bredimus. JUNE SANDERS, FRENCH EXCHANGE SCHOLAR In the art center of Paris, surrounded by museums and theaters, June Sanders, Alpha Sigma, is enjoying and benefiting from the honor of being one of twenty girls from the United States who were chosen to receive the return scholarship offered by the French government. June was a music major while here and by expressing a preference for a school where she could continue her piano, she was placed in Lycee Victor Duruy which is in the neighborhood of much of the artistic life of Paris. June plans to spend Christmas vacation with a French girl who has for two years previous attended the State college of Washington on a United States scholarship. Also Alpha Sigma’s war orphan, Perrier Odette, does not live far from Paris, so the personal touch will be added to our relations with little Perrier. Before sailing June spent nearly two weeks in New York, Boston, and Washington, D. C. She sailed September 17, on a French boat. Lelia Mason

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DISTRICT V District V held convention at Boulder, Colorado, April 23, in connection with the installation of Beta Iota chapter at the University of Colorado. It was the district’s first convention in five years, and in that time district boundaries had changed so much that it was like a different district, almost. Combining convention with installation had its advantages. It brought together many Thetas from all over the country, in this way resembling a national convention. It gave the members assembled in convention an opportunity to meet and know the Grand officers, all the Grand council but Mrs Huffman being present because of the installation. Following two days of installation festivities and social get togethers, convention convened at nine o’clock Saturday morning, Mrs Lebrecht presiding. After a formal opening service, Eliza¬ beth Hall, Alpha Mu, was appointed recording secretary and committees announced on credentials, finance, and magazine story. Mrs Lebrecht opened the discussion of chapter efficiency, outlining in brief the requisites of a model chapter. Suggestions from the discussion follow. Appointment of the chapter presi¬ dent and an alumna as an efficiency committee, they to keep in close touch with chapter officers, recommending their removal if incompetent or negligent. Officers responsible for reports should be penalized or removed from office if reports are not in on time. Efficiency of corresponding secretary and editor are very im¬ portant. A deputy for each of these officers is required in order that other girls may become familiar with the routine. Deputies should be chosen with the idea of their succeeding to the office, or getting such an insight into fraternity business as to fit them for other important chapter offices. The chapter president should keep a handbook outlining the duties of every officer, and should follow up the work of each officer. Officers of the chapter should not be burdened with too many outside activi¬ ties, chapters should not become top-heavy. A problem in many

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District conventions 11 chapters today is the tendency to select the popular girl already overloaded, instead of the capable girl with time on her hands, for chapter office. At noon the convention adjourned to attend the installation luncheon at the Hotel Boulderado. The afternoon session opened with the Loving-cup service. Miss Green, Grand secretary, spoke of efficiency from the national office viewpoint, developing in detail many points suggested during the morning’s discussion. Miss Newsom, Grand president, discussed alumnae advisery boards and the division of the work of such boards, each member being the head of a sub-committee dealing with one of the follow¬ ing problems — chapter policy, finance and chapter house manage¬ ment, scholarship, social activities, alumnae relations. Miss Newsom gave very valuable suggestions for better scholarship : chapters should take note of the Statute on discipline for members whose scholarship is below standard; stringent measures should be taken by chapters if necessary to keep Theta scholarship at a satisfactory level; each chapter must feel its responsibility and the freshmen aren ’t the only ones to be disciplined along scholastic lines. Mrs Haviland, Grand vice-president, talked on extension. She reviewed the petitions and groups now under investigation and spoke particularly of those whose petitions for charters may be presented to the fraternity for action during the coming year. Mrs Lebrecht, District president, led a discussion on rushing. Many good points were brought out. Kansas girls should be given preference in Kansas, Mississippi girls in Mississippi, and so on. Four year girls are certainly the most desirable. The size of chapters must be limited in order to get best results. The social graces and personality of rushees are given too much attention, we must look further into the future. Rushees should be told about scholastic requirements, expenses of membership, and what Theta demands of her members. Parents should be given* much of this information too. An open discussion followed on methods of rushing and on rushing rules in the different colleges represented. No uniform rushing schemes or rules are possible because of vastly different conditions in different colleges. Chap¬ ters must play the game fairly and squarely, always cooperating with the college authorities and maintaining a good inter- fraternity spirit on the campus. The Census taker reported the attendance as — Kappa, 1; Rho, 3 ; Alpha Mu, 1 ; Alpha Upsilon, 3 ; Beta Gamma, 21 ; Beta

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12 Kappa Alpha Theta Iota, 34 ; Denver alumnse, 10 ; Lincoln alumnae, 1 ; Boulder alumnae club, 3 ; visitors from outside the District, 13 ; total, 90. Convention adjourned with singing at five o’clock. Jessie Burnette , Alpha Upsilon DISTRICT VII Prelude Convention! through the whirl of spring sports and activities, the nightmare of examinations, and the throes of Commencement week, the thought kept burning in on our consciousness. * 4 Next week is convention — Alpha Beta is hostess!” We were afraid, yet thrilled to death over the prospect. To be sure committees appointed weeks before took charge of the machinery of prepara¬ tion — housing, meals, reception, entertainment, and other details. When the necessary number of girls had signed up to come, we had another thrill — and then came the house party ! Bobby Roberts and her Theta mother collected all the stray Alpha Betas they could find between Commencement and con¬ vention and took them to their country home for a rest. Con¬ vention was approaching ! “In the Beginning . . .” From Friday, June 17, until Sunday, June 19, Swarthmore college was a retreat for Thetas only. Freshmen met all trains on Friday and escorted the guests to college. Early in the morning members of the registration committee took their places at tables in the front parlors, where guests signed their names and chap¬ ters, paid their money and received kite-shaped tags marked with their names, chapters, and room numbers. Every one was giving every one else the grip or the whistle, and Alpha Beta freshmen were busy escorting newcomers to their rooms. Daylight saving had gone into effect about that time, and the consequent juggling of train schedules resulted in bewildered •delegates trying to make convention all day long. Among Those Present Mrs Haviland, Grand vice-president, was an early arrival, and pretty soon she and Ann Miller, District president, bloomed forth with huge bouquets of sweet peas, from “convention.” We were proud to have Mrs Joseph Swain, wife of ex-president Swain of Swarthmore, with us on several occasions. Mrs Swain is from Beta chapter.

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District conventions 13 The register showed the following chapter representation: Beta, 1 ; Eta, 2 ; Tau, 1 ; Alpha Beta, 50 ; Alpha Delta, 4 ; Alpha Epsilon, 1; Alpha Eta, 2; Alpha Kappa, 16; Alpha Mu, 1; Beta Beta, 1 ; Beta Eta, 22; total 101. Official delegates were: Alpha Beta, Elsa Palmer; Alpha Delta, Sarah Thompson ; Alpha Kappa, Estelle Rode ; Beta Beta, Eliza Eldridge ; Beta Eta, Mildred Martin ; New York alumnae, Grace Comminsky ; Philadelphia alumnae, Eleanor Stabler Clarke ; Baltimore alumnae, Hilda Malone ; Boston alumnae, Mi’s Helen Taft; Washington alumnae, Louise Marbut; Providence alumnae, unrepresented. Getting Together Convention met for the first time at luncheon, where the pidce de resistance was chicken salad. (Alpha Beta gasped and then tried to act as if this were a common dish at college.) After luncheon came the first business session, when the dele¬ gates from the college and alumnae chapters submitted their reports. Then there was a general scattering over the campus to see the grounds, to go swimming, or to play games in the gym. There was an exciting relay race in the pool. Although it’s hard to recognize any one in that garb, looking as peeled as bananas, yet every one could spot Mrs Haviland and Miss Miller swimming away like fish. As Others Saw Us Friday night was stunt night. Each college chapter (except Randolph-Macon and Goucher excused on account of small num¬ bers present) put on a stunt. Penn gave a clever juyenile skit. Adelphi recited a screaming jingle illustrated with shadowy silhouettes cast on a sheet. Swarthmore gave a musical comedy in miniature, showing the rushing of a freshman. It was written by Eleanor Stabler Clarke and Sarah Stabler, the leading role being taken by the latter. Topics of the Day A business meeting in Somerville parlors occupied all Satur¬ day morning. A brief outline of the more important questions discussed follows. Initiating a girl late in the college year, the decision being that initiation should be held over until fall. The pledge period as one of probation. Alumnae advisery boards versus the single adviser for a college chapter. Whether or not juniors should fill the major chapter offices, thus being guided by the more experi-

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District conventions 15 enced seniors. Alumnae cooperation. Scholarship, and methods of improving it — methods suggested were roll call in chapter meetings to ascertain the status of members ’ work; if work is consistently poor the right to vote suspended, or date and other privileges withheld. Other questions brought up included finance and housing, the latter best solved by the formation of a corporation and the selling of shares. The giving of dances, bazaars, or any benefit affair to raise money for the fraternity was distinctly discouraged. The moot question of high school fraternities was brought up. Preferential bidding was explained and given general approba¬ tion. After luncheon Alpha Beta demonstrated a Model chapter meeting. Then convention enjoyed motoring to points of interest in Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania, and Farimount Park. Features and Fun The banquet! Everyone at one huge flower-bedecked table, in her prettiest dress, chattering of chapter doings, fraternity policy, and national convention next summer. In the midst of it all appeared the feature — Sally Stabler dressed up like a South¬ ern pickaninny who hopped around the table regaling every one with all kinds of Darky melodies played on her uke. Then all adjourned to Collection hall, where Cornelia Stabler gave a reading, Within the law. It was a perfect June night with big clouds streaking across a golden moon, so afterward convention gathered on the front steps of the building and sang and sang, all the Theta songs they knew. The Last Day On Sunday morning after every one was up and had had hot coffee, we took pictures on the front campus and then strolled to Crum Woods for a picnic breakfast. Again we sang and sang, each chapter by itself and all together. The guests left soon after dinner with every one enthusiastic about the idea of a District convention and anxious to meet again at Grand convention in 1922. Frances Wills , Alpha Beta

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DISTRICT IX CONVENTION

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District conventions 17 DISTRICT IX Alpha Lambda feels that she is more than fortunate to have had the District convention at her chapter house in Seattle. When an opportunity is offered for the girls from different chapters to get together and compare notes, it generates enthusiasm and is a wonderful tiling. At the business meetings delegates from Oregon, Montana, Idaho, and Washington were present to talk about the problems with which every chapter has to deal. Chapter organization was discussed thoroughly and each delegate was asked to tell of the methods of management in use in her chapter. From this discussion each one was able to take back to her chapter some suggestions for change and improve¬ ment. House building and methods of raising funds for such pur¬ poses occupied a large part of the discussion. There are only two chapters in the district who own their houses as yet, so there was great interest in ways to finance a chapter house building or buy¬ ing project. One of the most valuable talks was given by Mrs Myra Pielow Fowler, who tried to give the girls a clearer view of the impor¬ tance of alumnae contact with the college chapter. She took up the attitude of alumnae toward rushing, chapter finance, and the consideration shown by undergraduates for alumnae, and made the college girls understand more clearly how valuable is the advice of their older sisters and how great is their desire to help. The delegates agreed that the problem of alumnae contact has been causing friction in their chapters and that they would do what they could to bring the alumnae into closer cooperation with the college members. Rushing and pledge training were of extreme interest, be¬ cause of the nearness of such activities. Various methods of rushing were discussed, some successful and some failures; but all agreed on one point — namely that rushing should be simple and natural and that an endeavor should be made to locate every rushee in the fraternity where she will be happiest and where she can give her best and receive the best help. Mrs Bemis, District president, took up several topics, among them the new catalogue, the national convention, and the efficiency report. The efficiency report was met with interest but also with shame in some particulars, for there were many low grades within the district. That Beta Theta, the newest chapter in the district, came out at the very top in the fraternity examination, was suffi-

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18 Kappa Alpha Theta cient in itself to make the other chapters resolve to try harder in the future. Mrs Dodge, Service board chairman, helped a great deal by giving a detailed account of the work done by that board. The subject was hazy in many minds and the girls were very glad to have the plans explained so interestingly. As to social events: a delightful dinner and dance was given for convention at the home of June Gilmore, where the delegates and guests became better acquainted with Alpha Lambda and all had a chance to meet on a more informal basis than at business sessions. The next day there was a luncheon at the Womens University club, followed by a tea at the delightful home of Mrs. McWhinnie. This is the first convention that District IX has held. Its success has been so evident that there is no doubt but that its repetition is assured. Joan Sprague, Alpha Lambda DISTRICT VI District VI convention was held in Berkeley, California, Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1. The delegates arrived Friday morning at Omega's house, where autumn leaves and gorgeous multi-colored dahlias formed the setting for a true California welcome to the visitors. Business sessions were held at the chapter house Friday after¬ noon and evening and Saturday morning. They were well at¬ tended by Omega members and by alumnae from many chapters who are living in the vicinity of San Francisco. The recitation of the Preamble and the reading of the Moral Code opened the first session. The delegates responded to the roll call as follows : Omicron, University of Southern California, Myrna Ebert ; Phi, Stanford university, Margaret Howard ; Omega, University of California, Elizabeth Urmston ; Beta Delta, University of Arizona, Katherine Tait; Los Angeles alumnae, Jane Spalding; San Francisco alumnae, Mrs. George H. P. Scribner; San Diego Theta club, Frances Clark. Delegates were called upon to give reports for their respective chapters from the fall of 1920 to the present time. College chap¬ ter reports covered such subjects as house management, senior control, scholarship, rushing, honors in college activities, and news of alumnae. Alumnae delegates presented encouraging reports on the increase in the membership of their chapters, on

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District conventions 19 their cooperation with the nearest college chapter, and on their different forms of charity work. Mrs Scribner told of the success of the Theta Center, started by the San Francisco alumnae chapter in the summer of 1920 under the leadership of Mrs Bertha Fisher Robinson, Alpha. This house serves as a meeting place for the San Francisco Alumnae chapter and as a home for Thetas coming from other colleges to the University of California, and for alunmae Thetas holding positions in the region of San Francisco. In the absence of Bernice Tompkins, State chairman, a report was given by Edith Jordan Gardiner, who explained the purpose of that office and the extent of the work carried on by Miss Tompkins. The remainder of the sessions was taken up with general discussions of special reports introduced by delegates. Since it does not lie within the power of a District convention to legislate, these reports served merely to set forth problems and conditions existing in the chapters, some of them peculiar to the individual chapters and some of them national in their scope. In the dis¬ cussions, old and new arguments were advanced, and this inter¬ change of ideas gave the delegates many helpful suggestions to carry back to their chapters. In a few instances, the sentiments of the convention were embodied in resolutions making recom¬ mendations to the Grand council. Omicron’s delegate presented a special report on Pledges and affiliates. The report and the discussion were characterized by broad-mindedness, sympathy, and a desire to live up to the true Theta spirit in every way. Omicron gave some valuable sugges¬ tions for training pledges. Omega reported that the Theta Center in Berkeley had been a great aid in solving for her the problem of housing affiliates. An interesting description of initiation service in all its details was given by Phi ’s delegate, and comparison wjj:h those of other chapters, in which were pointed out minor differences in presenta¬ tion. Omega’s delegate dealt with the subject of Panhellenic and reported that the local organization was considering drastic changes in its rushing rules, which have proved less effective each year. The other college delegates recommended strongly the adoption of the preferential system of bidding, which is in use in their universities and in many others, but warned that this system is not a panacea for all rushing ills. An account of rushing methods in Arizona was given by the Beta Delta delegate, and the various rules governing rushing and

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20 Kappa Alpha Theta bidding were compared with those of the other chapters repre¬ sented. Scholarship and scholarships was the substance of the report by Jane Spalding, Los Angeles alumnae delegate. She outlined the history of Theta scholarships and explained the procedure to be followed in securing one. Her report on the success of the scholarship fund and the plans of the committee for future work caused a feeling of great satisfaction to those attending the con¬ vention. The San Francisco alumnae delegate introduced the question of The Journal. In the discussion that followed the point was emphasized that each Theta should assist the editor of her chapter in obtaining material for the Journal in order that the contribu¬ tions may be of high standard. In the short time left in the last session, the meeting was thrown open to extemporaneous discussions. The delegates com¬ pared the different plans of house-management in their chapters. In some cases the house mother has complete charge of managing the house; in others a senior has entire control; and again in others, the responsibility is divided between the house mother and the chapter, with perhaps an alumna adviser. The methods of freshman control as practised by her own chapter were described by each of the delegates. In Arizona and Stanford the university requires that freshmen live in dormitories during their first year at college. The merits of this system were pointed out by the delegates from these colleges. The other delegates naturally favored the custom of having fresh¬ men live in chapter houses. The discussion showed in what way the fraternity and the freshmen profit by the dormitory system and in what way they lose. The status of freshmen in the college community as well as in the fraternity was discussed also. Marion Bogle Sproul, Omega, explained briefly Omega’s plan of house ownership. Secrecy or non-secrecy in fraternities? was the topic of a short talk by Leslie Wilde Ganyard, Omega alumna, who urged all Thetas to give careful thought to this question because of the growing opposition in this country to secret organizations. The last matter to be brought before the convention was alumnae cooperation with college chapters and the extent to which alumnae should give advice, especially in rushing matters. The sentiment of the convention was that a solution to this should be left to the common sense and tact of the alumnae themselves. The session closed with the singing of the Theta prayer by a member of Omega.

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District conventions 21 So far only the business sessions have been described, but it will be remembered that the social features of a convention are just as valuable and pleasant as the business meetings. Although some delegates arrived in Berkeley in time to at¬ tend classes in the morning at the university, the first real gath¬ ering of Thetas occurred at Theta Center on Friday, where San Francisco alumnae welcomed the delegates and proudly showed their home. Here over a buffet luncheon Thetas from North, South, East and West greeted one another and became acquainted. The chatter was stilled several times when Omega raised her voices to sing lustily the California songs. By the time the first session opened at the chapter house the delegates were feeling quite at home in Berkeley. Friday evening Omega entertained the delegates at a banquet at the chapter house. The formality of speeches was dispensed with, and in its place was offered a varied program of musical numbers, humorous recitations, skits and tableaux, all presented by Theta talent. Gray-haired Thetas joined in the fun with the freshmen, and the hearty laughter seemed to bind them all in closer Theta union. Saturday at the conclusion of the morning session, the official delegates were guests at a small luncheon given by the officers of the San Francisco alumnae and Omega at the Faculty club, which is situated in the picturesque Faculty glade at the uni¬ versity. The wives of some of the faculty members who are most active in fraternity matters were invited to meet the delegates. Over the luncheon table there followed an interesting exchange of ideas on such subjects as the fraternity in relation to the faculty, to other organizations, and to non-fraternity students. After the luncheon it had been planned to make with the delegates an automobile tour of Oakland, Berkeley and Piedmont, and then to take the visitors to Stanford university for the week¬ end. Much to the disappointment of every one, the.se plans had to be abandoned, as the delegates felt obliged to return to their chapters as soon as possible. It was with sincere regret that Berkeley Thetas saw their guests take their departure Saturday afternoon. Every one felt that the convention had been a great success. Every Theta car¬ ried home new ideas and helpful suggestions, as well as the happy thought that those two days had not only bound the chapters in the district closer together in understanding and friendship, but had strengthened their union with the fraternity as a whole. Elsa M. Schilling, San Francisco alumnae

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MARY YOST, DEAN OF WOMEN, STANFORD UNIVERSITY I read one day last August “Miss Mary Yost has been ap¬ pointed Dean of Women at Leland Stanford Jr. university. * ’ Then followed data concerning her college degrees, her work at Wellesley, Vassar, and on the college examination board. It was a scholarly record to be proud of that was printed in that little newspaper item, but it wasn’t one to warm the hearts of those Stanford girls, and I wished then that there was someone to tell them what a lucky lot of girls they are to have such an utterly human, sympathetic, merry, little big sister to guide them. Fortunate too is the university whose Dean has that rare com¬ bination of lovable charm and scholarly attainment, and whose standard of womanhood is uncompromisingly high. As I read the aforesaid item I thought of the day back in 1913 when the Eta girls told me they had pledged a girl “here on a Fellowship from Vassar, working for her Doctor’s degree.” Now I had always thought of someone working for a Doctor’s degree as a serious minded personage so I was totally unprepared for the little slip of a brown-eyed girl they introduced as Mary Yost. She had brown crinkly hair and little crinkles of fun lurked in the corners of her eyes. Such a fund of good stories she had, told in her inimitable Virginia accent. [Mary was such a good comrade she was always sought for all the little “bats” that girls are prone to, but she was such a hard worker that when word was passed “Mary is coming,” the “bat” became a real occasion.] ' I think I have never known anyone whose quick wit and agile¬ mindedness was so kindly, so entirely without sting or sarcasm, nor have I known such drollery without frivolity. Her fine influence in the chapter was a wholly unconscious one. Everyone wanted to be with Mary, and Mary had no time for things not worth while. Her standards were high and every girl wanted to live up to them. She combined scholarly concentration and achievement with a love of fun and such a human understanding of her fellows! She is a true gentlewoman of the old southern sort, so simple and sincere that her very presence punctures a sham like a toy balloon. Hers is one of the names Eta chapter has placed upon the Hoyt Post Memorial Cup of Honor, whose motto is Semper Fidelis, indicative of the character of those who receive this highest honor it is in the power of Eta to bestow. And so, Mary Yost, Semper Fidelis, we of Eta salute you, and wish you every joy in the new work that is yours. Charlotte Walker Stone

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CHAPERON CONDITIONS IN OUR CHAPTER HOUSES A Study “You know, we all know, how important a good chaperon is to a chapter. She may be a real house mother or she may be a figure-head, the two favors that count most in determining which position is hers being her own personality and the respect ac¬ corded her by the chapter.” So began the note sent out last March to all our chapters who live in houses; with it went two set of questionnaires to be answered one by the house manager and one by the chaperon. Similar questionnaires were sent to the District presidents that they might throw light on the study from a more outside and comparative viewpoint. Last March Kappa Alpha Theta had thirty chapters living in houses, one of whom failed to reply in any way. At the request of our editor I am here trying to summarize for you the answers received from the other twenty-nine chapters. At the outset it is interesting to remark that eight of our chapters are blessed with exceptionally fine chaperons, whose influence is reflected most decidedly in the refined atmosphere of the houses and in the unity and happiness of these chapters. In twelve chapter houses last year the chaperons were adequate and in nine they were unsuccessful. The qualities needed in a chaperon are many; women so gifted and willing to act as chaperons are few, so that the problem of helping all our chapters to secure them is serious. Salaries, too, are low; the most that any of our chapters pay is $50.00 a month, $25.00 being more nearly the average, and a few chapters paying nothing at all. It is right, of course, that the salaries should vary with the services rendered. For instance in thirteen of our chapters the chaperons are in full charge of the house and in sixteen they have few or no such responsibilities. Three District presidents remark that where the chaperons are in charge the houses are run more economically and the rela¬ tions between chaperon and chapter are closer. Although there are some decided exceptions to this among our chapters, the present study docs lead me to say that in questions of doubt I favor having the chaperon responsible for the house-management, never for the house work. In more than half of our chapters the chaperons have nothing to say regarding the enforcement of house rules, but it was in¬ teresting to note in their answers to the questionnaires that sev¬ eral felt a need and a desire to do something in that direction.

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24 Kappa Alpha Theta Many said that they did try to help indirectly by speaking to the house president when rules were being broken often, but 1 think that, after that method has failed, the chaperons should be empowered to deal directly with any flagrant offender, even to the extent, though here acting with the House board, of penalizing the girl by the curtailing of date privileges or by some other method approved by the chapter. The social responsibilities of the chaperon vary greatly. When chapters treat their chaperons as they would their mothers, introduce their callers to them as a matter of course, give teas in their honor in the fall, suggest to the town girls or alumnae that they occasionally entertain the chaperons socially in their homes, sit out dances with their men friends with the chaperon, and show many such thoughtful attentions, relations are always most happy and the chaperons able to be of the greatest help to the girls. The respect felt by the girls for their chaperon is naturally much influenced by the attitude of the faculty circle toward them. In many colleges the chaperons are treated and respected quite as members of the faculty and in such surroundings the right type of chaperon nearly always can be secured. In some others where they are tolerated only and can only be rescued from obscurity and insignificance by their own particularly strong personalities, the securing of good chaperons becomes more diffi¬ cult. In a few places, two only where we have chapters, they seem to be regarded as akin to the janitors; how can we hope to have women of refinement and influence stay on in such condi¬ tions, even if we are able to secure them temporarily? There is a very definite work cut out for Kappa Alpha Theta through her chapters and alumnae and through her influence in National Pan- hellenic for an improvement of this last named condition wher¬ ever it exists. The principal recommendation, then, that I would make as a result of this study of chaperon conditions in our chapter houses, is that we as individual chapters and as a national fraternity work for the greater comfort, influence and happiness of our own chaperons and for the greater social recognition and usefulness of the fraternity house chaperon in general. Hope Davis Mechlin WANTED The national archive file of the Kappa Alpha Tiieta lacks the issue for March 1915. Any one having a copy of this issue she would be willing to contribute to the archives will be conferring a favor if she will send it to Miss Bernice Tompkins, 395 N. 3rd st. San Jose, Cal.

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VOCATIONS INTERESTED IN INFORMATION? Have you a desire to become a lawyer? Are you studying law just for the joy of it and wondering if it would be of practical value if you ever have to earn a living? Are you interested in vocational fields for women ? If any of these questions interest you, send sixty cents to the Bureau of vocational information, 2 West 43d street, New York city, for Bulletin Number 3 — Women in the law , an analysis of training, practice and salaried positions. This is not an advertisement but a sincere attempt to introduce the interested to a fine research study of the facts— a study whose value to the would-be lawyer, to the woman who enjoys the study of law, to the family of the girl with “legal ambitions,” is both timely and great. To quote from the Introduction: “The purpose in making this study has been to present for young women making educa¬ tional and vocational plans, a picture of the vocational opportuni¬ ties and requirements of the law, and of the present situation of women in the profession, with information in regard to the related training and such other considerations as need to be taken into account in choosing the law as a career.” A questionnaire sent some eight hundred women lawyers, a study of the courses in over one hundred law schools, and confer¬ ences with men and women lawyers from different sections of the country gave the source material for the study. As Miss Dorothy Straus says in her Foreword — the study was made because of appreciation of “the extent to which lawyers all over the world are today at the very center of all movements, radical and conservative alike, and the consequent necessity of presenting to women wTho desire to share in those movements, from the viewpoint of their specific problems, all the facts avail¬ able concerning this vocation.” Now and then some town sits up and takes notice of a story concerning the fabulous salary earned by a home-town girl who adventured off to a big city and became foreign buyer for some

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26 Kappa Alpha Theta great store. It reads like a romance, and it may be a romance by that time though the months and years of hard work that preceded this distinction were far from romance. Foreign buyer is only one of a score of fine positions, demand¬ ing education, training, and administrative ability, attracting ambitious young women to department store service. Time was when all such positions were filled by “ promotions within the force” and the way to an executive position was via the appren¬ ticeship road which often began with a job as cash girl. Today there are three schools in the country of a graduate character (where a year of study may give the college graduate an A.M. degree) devoted to preparation of store executives. These are — the Prince school in Boston, affiliated with Simmons college and Harvard’s graduate school of education ; the Research bureau for retail training in Carnegie institute of technology, Pittsburgh ; and the Training school for teachers of retail selling of New York university, New York city. Among the many uni¬ versities where the economic and related departments are giving courses helpful to the would-be salesman, are fifteen where this fraternity has chapters. If you want to know all about the opportunities in this field, which is a source of service in every city and town throughout the world, you can well start your investigations with the fifth study in occupations made by the Bureau of vocational informa¬ tion. The author and title — Positions of responsibility in depart¬ ment stores and other retail selling organizations by Mary H. Tolman. The price — 60 cents, postpaid. The address — the same as given in the second paragraph of this article. The book’s bibliography will serve as a guide to extensive study of the sub¬ ject, too. In his Foreword to the investigation Samuel W. Reyburn, president of Lord & Taylor, New York city, says: “To the college woman who has the broad and sympathetic interest in people so useful in selling merchandise and in leading others as an executive, and who wishes to succeed in business, the retail store now offers an unusually promising future. Competition is keen and the work hard ; but for those who succeed, the reward of pleasant and useful contact with the many co-workers and the public, and the financial remuneration, are attractive.” Even if you aren’t intending to go into business, this study will interest you, since it deals with the organization and adminis¬ tration of a business with which every woman comes into contact daily, and the proper conduct of which affects the welfare of a goodly share of the population in every community.

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PANDORA’S BOX— 1921 VERSION As recorded by the Ancients: Pandora — The first woman, made of clay by Hephaestus at the command of Zeus, to avenge the theft of fire by Prometheus. Aphrodite endowed her with great beauty, Hermes with cunning, and each of the gods bestowed on her some fatal gift for the punishment of men. She became the wife of Epimetheus, bring¬ ing with her a box, which Zeus (according to one myth) gave her, containing all kinds of blessings; curiosity tempted her to open it, and they all flew out, but HOPE REMAINED AT THE BOTTOM. Pandora of our 1921 story is but a prototype of this ancient lady of fame in that she opened the box of New York Theta alumnae — and the contents of that box was as a great surprise and the chief theme of this modern version. Curiosity, so we are told, prompted Pandora of mythical lore, and has ever since been one of the sources of much unfair criti¬ cism of her sex — the unexhausted material for all those inspired by humor or caricature. Now Pandora, of the twentieth century has been tempted by what Benjamin Kidd calls the newest science — Publicity. Why keep all these Theta treasures under cover? why not lift the lid right here in New York? — and she did ! History repeated itself, as to blessings, how they did fly about but with each and every one came a little spirit of hope for all the Theta fledglings still sheltered by chapter house and college ! Hope was not left as a last resource or confined to a back seat. Maybe you will agree that was partly due to the fact that it was a Theta box, and with a kite as a crest, this is really the only explanation — and also accounts for the fact that the released powers are not a fatal gift for the punishment of men but for their advancement. Pandora introduces as they came fluttering forth : Margaret McKee Glasgow First, a beautiful bird with a gift of the languages of all birds. For years this treasure has flitted about throughout its native land, but this past season has been confined to a gilded cage in this big city. One cannot feel the usual pangs of regret for its captivity, not even when birdie tells you in unmusical English that she sometimes feels a faint mal de mer from her elevated position in the Hippodrome.

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28 Kappa Alpha Theta Margaret McKee of Omicron at the University of Southern California is the human bird who has thrilled New York audiences by her delightful numbers. Since she was twelve she has ap¬ peared before the public as a whistler and has made of this gift an individual art. Born in California, she has been in great demand on the Coast at Easter Sunrise services and at club gatherings, appear¬ ing with leading artists in the musical world. For a season she entertained the guests of the Ambassador hotels. It was while filling one of these engagements that a friend of Charles Dilling¬ ham heard Margaret at a lawn party and wired the news to New York. It was not possible to consider an engagement at that time as a tour of Canada had been booked. Margaret McKee Glasgow (for she is a married lady with a most adaptable husband who arranges to accompany her en- tour as vacations) is her own manager — and has always been her own manager. If one is at all familiar with the booking of en¬ gagements this is not only unique for one so young, but proves that the artistic tempermcnt in rare cases is capable of the keenest business ability as well. The Panhellenic spring meeting — a luncheon at the Hotel Astor attended by 450 college women — had the pleasure of hear¬ ing this Theta prize and the added pleasure of seeing her as well, for it needs no optical illusion at one of her appearances. A delightful combination of art, charm and personal beauty is Margaret McKee. November Photoplay in its illustrations of college beauties includes Margaret McKee. Ruth Ovington Grimwood, a Theta of the former Barnard chapter, collaborated with the editor, Mr Quirk, in his search for beauty in the colleges. Iva Lowther Peters With apologies to “Birds of a feather flock together” Pan¬ dora’s second find was of an entirely different feather, in the highbrow class of Ph.Ds. Iva Lowther Peters, A.B. Syracuse, A.M. Columbia, Ph.D. Clark, Associate professor of economics and sociology at Goucher college, also resident vocational adviser. Dr Peters is a specialist in social theory. Her field of in¬ vestigation for several years has been that of taboo survivals in modern institutional life. On her general subject, woman and the institutional taboo, she has published a number of magazine articles, among them A questionnaire study of the effects of social

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Pandora’s box 29 restrictions on the American girl, in the Pedagogical seminary, December 1916. Of another of her early studies President G. Stanley Hall of Clark university wrote : “I wonder if you realize what an extremely good and original thing you have done here, and just as we were coming to despair of girls at this age. You have made an original contribution of great interest and value.” Dr. Arthur Calhoun, author of the History of the American family, said of the study The social taboo in education: ‘‘It is one of the most illuminating things that I have encountered in the course of university work.” To Taboo and genetics, published by Moffat, Yard & Co. in the early part of this year, Dr Peters contributed part II, The institutional sex taboo. Part I is the work of Dr M. M. Knight, assistant professor of history, Barnard college : part III of Dr Phyllis Blanchard, psychologist at Bellevue hospital. The book has met with a cordial reception by the reviewers. Katherine Anthony, writing in The nation, March 16, said: ‘ ‘ A book like Taboo and genetics appears like a clean and clarify¬ ing Gulf stream cleaving the turgid waters. The authors have combined three studies of the foundation of the family, writing from the respective standpoints of biology, sociology, and psy¬ chology. It should be widely and studiously read by women. . . . The sociologist contributes some interesting pages to the witch, her origin and her nature. ... At the opposite pole from the persecution of the witch was the worship of the Virgin Mother, who became the legitimate patroness of the medieval Lady and of her nineteenth century successor, the Model Woman. The characteristics of the Model Woman must approximate those of the Holy Virgin as closely as possible. Her calling must be the high art of motherhood. She must be the incarnation of the maternal spirit of woman, but her purity must be unsullied by any trace of erotic passion. The natural result of this teaching is the double standard, which brings in its train prostitution, venereal disease, and frigid wifehood. In the face of these facts, the brave words of the author deserve to be echoed: ‘If it be true that the only solution for the double standard whose evils show most plainly here is a new single standard, which has not yet been found, then it is high time that we find what the standard is to be, for the sake of the future. ’ ’ ’ The Dial for July says: “Taboo and genetics is knowledge that every human being should have.” In the Psycho-analytic review Dr Lind writes: “Dr Peters has shown impressively that in our present society marriage and motherhood are subject to

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30 Kappa Alpha Theta economic penalties and hence are being very generally refused by the very type of individual who would improve the race.” Dr Jenks takes the same viewpoint in the July number of the American journal of sociology and commends the book for use in university classes. Dr Peters has in preparation a continuation of her studies in the field of social ideals. She will attempt to show in her next book that outgrown ideals making for maladaptation are one of the causes which have thrown woman adrift in recent years, leaving her ill-fitted for the vocations and at the same time dis¬ contented within the ancient boundaries of her life. The book will be ready in 1922. Dr Peters has a war record covering much of the time America participated. She prepared a survey of community organization and feeding for the women ’s committee, Council of national de¬ fense. A part of this study is now issued by the Department of agriculture. After the armistice and during the period the wel¬ fare work of the army and navy was being taken over by what is now the Educational and recreational division, she was a super¬ visor of women’s work in the largest district outside of the Metro¬ politan district. She continued her work in vocational guidance with the Bureau of municipal research and vocational guidance committee of the Henry street settlement, New York, until taking up work at Goucher college, where in addition to her duties as professor of social science she is the resident vocational adviser. She is all this and yet a dear — with a gracious manner for those unequal to such flights of knowledge. You ought to know her — the next best is to read her — I have. Anne Seward Pandora of 1921 hastily turning pages of the New York Times over her morning cup of coffee came to a dead halt and clipped find number three for the Journal. Anne Seward, you know, is of Alpha Zeta, Barnard. Isn’t it thrilling to have a real live banker. 4 4 In the wake of many society women going into business comes the announcement that Miss Anne Leddell Seward, daugh¬ ter of George W. Seward, for many years United States Ambas¬ sador to China, and a grandniece of William H. Seward, who was Secretary of State in the Lincoln Cabinet, has taken charge of a new bureau established in Paris by the Park Union foreign banking corporation of 56 Wall street.

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Feminine factors 31 Miss Seward has a background of technical and financial training. During the war she was associated with William Hard¬ ing and Fred I. Kent, vice-president of the Bankers trust co. in the work of the Federal Reserve board, as head of the Research department, division of foreign exchange. The bureau of which Miss Seward is in eharge is at 1 Rue Taitbout, Paris, and she will look after all matters relating to letters of credit and foreign exchange. Pandora of 1921 FEMININE FACTORS IN FAMILIES OF COLLEGE PRESIDENTS In the September 1921 issue of the Alpha Phi Quarterly there is an interesting article on The Panhellenic family. We quot$ the introduction and the paragraphs concerning members of Kappa Alpha Theta, space limits forbidding the reprinting of the article in full. “The Panhellenic family is important not only in its active chapters, the debutantes, but in its matrons and family settings and it is interesting to note some of the wives and daughters who share in the honors and tribulations which come to some of America’s foremost college and university presidents. . . . “ Kappa Alpha Theta seems to have presidentially cornered the southwest as the daughter of President Boyd of New Mexico became a Theta at Oklahoma when her father was president there. At Texas, Theta initiated not only the president’s daugh¬ ter, but the governor’s first born. “An Indiana Theta has been leading lady at Idaho and now at Kansas where her husband, Dr Earnest Lindley, is chancellor ; another Indiana Theta is Mrs Joseph Swain, whose husband recently resigned his long presidency at Swarthmore; Mrs L. H. Murlin, a De Pauw Theta, is popular at Boston where President Murlin’s guest and niece is an Alpha Phi. “Chancellor Hickman of De Pauw had two Alpha Phi daugh¬ ters; he was followed by two Theta fathers, Dr John and Dr Gobin, the latter has a loyal Theta wife. . . . “The daughters of Stanford’s early presidents, David Starr Jordan and Dr Banner were Kappa Alpha Thetas. . . And here are some additions to the Thetas who belong in such a group. It is interesting to note that President Boyd’s successor at the University of Oklahoma, President Brookes, has three Theta daughters; while the new president, Dr Eskridge, of Oklahoma’s

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32 Kappa Alpha Theta other state college, at Stillwater, has a daughter pledged to Theta this fall. Both the wife and older daughter of Acting President Smith of Cornell are Stanford Thetas. The daughter of Chancellor Hall of Washington university, St. Louis, the younger daughter of President Dabney, recently retired from the University of Cincinnati, and the daughter of President Campbell of the Uni¬ versity of Oregon, were all charter members of the Theta chapters in those colleges. The new president of Swarthmore, Dr Aydelott, has a Theta sister; while another Pennsylvania college, Allegheny, acquired a new president a year ago, Dr Hickson, whose wife is a De Pauw Theta. President Clarke of the University of Nevada has a Theta wife from Cornell, who is at present a member of the fraternity’s national office staff, being alumnae state chairman for the states of Nevada and Wyoming. Two nieces of President Holland of Washington state college have been members of Theta’s chapter in that institution while members of his household there, while he has sisters and other direct connections who were initiated into the Indiana university chapter of Theta. Can anybody add further to this list ? OUR NEWEST CHAPTER On September 24, the Grand council granted a charter to the alumnae residing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the establishment of Milwaukee alumnae chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta. The charter members are: Gladys Buchner Nelson, Anne M. Williams, Adelaide Paine, Alice Turner, Helen Cumming, Cath¬ erine Brown Morton, Catharine Graham McCaffrey, F. Leotta Van Vliet, all of Psi; Amarvnthia Smith Luhman, Helen Alder Creager, Louise M. Alder, all of Kappa ; Carolyn Healy Gregg, Alpha Tau; Minnie Hodges Hurley, Lambda; Frieda R. Rey¬ nolds, Helen Pyle Dallas, Lucie Harmon, all of Eta; Harriet Fyffe Richardson, Phi. Ten other alumnae residents in Milwau¬ kee are expected to join upon their return to the city for the winter. This new chapter has already entered into active social serv¬ ice, working under the direction of Mary Austin Jacobs, Psi, who with her husband, Mr H. H. Jacobs, conducts the University settlement in Milwaukee. Welcome Milwaukee alumnae chapter!

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3n mpmnriam Marcia Doan, Alpha Beta Marcia Doan was killed in an automobile accident on the morning of July 24, while driving her car from Indianapolis to Richmond, Indiana, to attend the yearly conference of the Young Friends. Graduating from Swarthmore in 1917, Marcia spent a year at home in Indianapolis and then entered the employment of the Western union telegraph company in Chicago. In this work she rose steadily until 1919 when she became employment mana¬ ger of women and educational supervisor of the Western union schools for women. In May 1920 she resigned this position, to turn her attention to her first interest, literature, and became editor of The Quaker , a fortnightly journal published by the Society of Friends. The following tributes are taken from that magazine, which 'Alpha Beta sent with a note saying: — “Alpha Beta so loved and admired Marcia, and also depended upon her so many times, that we can hardly realize the truth of the tragedy. We feel that there are very few, if any, who have proved better the true ideals of Theta. ’ y “The grief we feel at her loss is the measure of our apprecia¬ tion of her life and character, and our purpose here is to pay tribute to the excellence of her Maker’s workmanship and our gratitude for the granting of her services and influence to the world, rather than to cavil because the Giver has recalled his gift so soon. “Marcia Doan was one of our rare young Friends in the promise of her influence and gifts of leadership. Her type is so rare we do not see how she can be spared. . . . “All who worked with Marcia Doan, or were associated with her in other ways, felt the charm and inspiration of her character. She was a fine example of educated womanhood. Swarthmore college may indeed be proud to have had such a representative of its culture, as it was doubtless glad to have such a fine person¬ ality upon which to put the stamp of its influence. The existence of such a character is worth more than volumes of argument to justify the faith of the American people in the higher education for women. . . . * * Marcia Doan was America ’s finest type of woman. From her childhood she was possessed of great versatility, unbounded phy-

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34 Kappa Alpha Theta sical and mental energy and incessant ingenuity. These, coupled with her innate idealism, served to make her a great force for progress in whatever line she chose to work. Hers was a radiant and ingratiating personality which made friends everywhere; her sincerity and clarity of vision and purpose kept those friends followers always. She was interested in art, and in science, and in books; she was concerned with ethical and industrial reform and religious thought; she busied herself in Chicago with work in girls’ and boys’ classes at Hull House and the Commons. Her vision — her great aspiration — grew to be a refined Quakerism, broadened to embrace ideals in common with those outside the Society, thus satisfying her motivating desire for unity of all men in a common good.” Mary Jane Walker, Chi (Mrs Ethelbert A. Hungerford) It is with deepest regret that the class of 1908 of Chi chapter announces the death of Mary Walker Hungerford who died on Easter Sunday, March 27. Mary’s career at Syracuse university was one of success in every way. She graduated with a cum laude, was a member of the senior honorary society Eta Pi Upsilon and was active in all social affairs. In November 1908 she was united in marriage with Ethelbert A. Hungerford, Syracuse, 1907, a member of Zeta Psi. Mr. Hungerford was connected with the Y. M. C. A. and they lived in Dallas, Texas, the first two years after their marriage. Recently however his appointments have been in the east and they were living at Harmon-on-Hudson where she was stricken with pneumonia and after an illness of two weeks passed away. She is survived by her husband and three children, two boys and a girl. The class of 1908 was peculiarly bound together during col¬ lege days and all through these thirteen years since graduation has kept in close touch by means of Round Robin letters and frequent reunions. In September 1918 the circle was broken by the death of Edith Willard Ackerman (Mrs. S. Frank Daw¬ son) who also died of pneumonia. Now again we are called upon to mourn the loss of another of our beloved sisters whose sunny disposition and fascinating personality shall never be forgotten. Members of the class of 1908, Chi

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Another Theta to China 35 Minna Anger Steinert Alpha Omega actives and alumnae deeply mourn the loss of Minna Anger Steinert ’20, who died very suddenly on August 20. Winifred Watson Alpha Theta was shocked to hear of the death of Winifred Watson ’19, who had been an enthusiastic undergraduate member and a helpful alumnae adviser. Lucie Howe Frazer Lucie Howe Frazer (Mrs. Edwin H.) Beta ’79, died in New York city, September 2. Carrie Slocumb Beta announces with sorrow the death of Carrie Slocumb '89, in July at her home in Bloomington. Effie Moore Lida Mason Hodge All Lambda Thetas were greatly saddened to hear of the death of Miss Effie Moore ’76 and of Mrs S. D. Hodge (Lida Mason) ’75. Mrs Hodge was one of the founders of our chapter and we active Lambdas remember her as a very dear old lady who, on those few occasions when she was able to be with us, endeared us to her by her charm and enthusiasm. Miss Moore who has taught in Burlington high school for many years was one of Lambda’s most helpful alumnae and we miss her very much indeed. ANOTHER THETA TO CHINA! We take the following interesting story from a clipping sent us, whose source we are unable to identify. But we know its news is authentic for Miss Philputt has written that “Katherine Rawles, one of the finest of Beta chapter's members has left for China." Three years spent in the Orient will be the interesting .ex¬ perience of Miss Katharine R. Rawles T7, daughter of Dean and Mrs. W. A. Rawles (of Indiana university). Miss Rawles will sail from Vancouver, Canada, on August 11, on the steamer Empress Japan, for Nanking, China. Arriving in Shanghai August 30, she will visit with friends awhile before continuing to Nanking. Here she will assume duties as director of physical education in the Gingling college for women.

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36 Kappa Alpha Theta Gingling college was founded in 1907, first as a branch of the Nanking college for men. It was the second institution of its kind fostering higher education for women of China. Today it has an enrollment of 100 girls. A knowledge of English is a prerequisite in the school. . . . Few persons have had the preparatory training and experience that Miss Rawles has had for her particular profession. Receiv- ing her A.B. from Indiana university in 1917, she attended Sar¬ gent school of physical education at Cambridge, Mass. The following summer she spent at the Vassar Training camp for nurses at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. In 1919 Miss Rawles was con¬ nected with the Barnes hospital of Washington university, St. Louis, Mo. During the next year she completed a two-year gradu¬ ate course in the department of physical education, Central branch Y. W. C. A. New York city. The past year she has been director of physical education for women in Baker university, Baldwin, Kan. PUT IT ON PAPER! Friends, Thetas, fellow-women, lend us your attention, your interest, your cooperation. Honestly, girls, we NEED YOUR HELP ! Listen, let me tell you all about it. Do you remember there was an article in one of the Journals last year telling about that Theta history somebody is going to write some day, and explaining the present effort the Service board is making to gather data so that when the somebody ap¬ pears she will find some material to work with? Perhaps you did not see the article, but anyway it was there, and it asked for volunteers to assist us in gathering that data. We received ONE answer ! You see, the idea is this. We don’t know who will be the person to write the history when finally it comes to be written. But whoever she is, she can’t make a book out of thin air; she’ll have to have facts, and stories, and anecdotes, and pictures, and old letters, and human interest, and local color, and loads of other interesting things from which to compile that book. And we are trying to gather such things and put them in one place so that by and by some talented Theta can use them to satisfying effect. If you stop to think a minute, you’ll understand why it’s important much of this gathering should be done NOW. The Thetas who know of the fraternity’s earliest days will not be with us a great many years, and we should get their stories and

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Put it on paper 37 their recollections on paper before it is too late. This fact is proportionately true of all the earlier chapters, and of all the days that have passed. But do you know, it is really a very difficult thing to get this material we want. You’d be surprised to know how hard we have worked, and how many letters we have written, and how few results we’ve achieved. Many of our letters aren’t even answered, would you believe that? We hear of some Theta who knows an interesting story about something that happened in an early day, and we write her to ask if she will put it on paper for us, and — she doesn’t. Can anybody tell us the reason, or suggest any way we can improve our method, so we can get re¬ sults? We’re open to suggestion. We need help particularly from Indiana and Ohio Thetas, alumnae of Alpha and Beta chapters, or Thetas who live in or near Grecncastle and Indianapolis. We wish some of them would write us and offer to spend some time and effort helping us to collect material from Greencastle and thereabout. We’d like as correspondent a charter member of every Theta chapter, par¬ ticularly the early ones, of course, but all the others as well. Or if we can’t have a charter member, we’d like some other member who has time and the will to help us gather information. When I say correspondent, I mean someone who’ll correspond — and keep on corresponding. We’d like to learn all you know and all you can keep on finding out about your chapter, its early days, its later days, its now. That’s a big order, to be sure, but there must be one member of each chapter who is sufficiently interested in it to give her time and thought and effort over a period of time long enough for us to learn from her the things we want to know. Two years ago the histories of all the chapters were asked for. Every chapter did its part and sent an account of its founding. All those accounts we have, and they are carefully filed and indexed and catalogued for future use. But even at that, we haven’t all we want from the chapters. You may think our appetites unduly voracious, but really, you know, it takes more than bare facts to make a history. Some of the accounts from the chapters are full and good, some are only dry facts. But in regard to every one, we want more, and more, and more. We want old photographs. We want old letters (or copies of each), and all the interesting anecdotes we can gather from everywhere. Do you, Theta who’s reading this, know any such anecdote or interesting happening about Theta or any member of Theta?

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38 Ka/ppa Alpha Theta Put it on paper. Write it now and let us have it. You don't have to be “literary " ; you don't have to have “style." All that will be supplied by the somebody some day who's going to write this history eventually. What we want here and now is just a letter from you telling us something INTERESTING about your chapter, or about some Theta you know, or about something that happened once somewhere in Theta. Just by way of example, here's an excerpt from a little article by Pearl Grandy of Lambda chapter. I 'm not going to quote the whole, but enough to let you see the sort of thing we are looking for. Nearly every Theta has stored in her memory something which would be equally interesting and worthy of a place in the history. PUT IT ON PAPER. “The First Phi Beta Kappa Women “Every Theta is justly proud of the fact she is a member of the first national Greek-letter organization for women. An¬ other fact we have reason to take pride in is that the first women to be initiated into Phi Beta Kappa are Thetas. Conservative Vermont took the lead in granting Phi Beta Kappa to women, and Lambda numbers among her alumnae Mrs Lida Mason Hodge '75 and Mi's Ellen Hamilton Woodruff '75, the first two women to win keys at Vermont. And the story of the winning of the keys is a most interesting one. “In 1871 the trustees of the University of Vermont voted to admit women to all courses in the academic and scientific de¬ partments. The next year, 1872, two women entered Vermont. Miss Lida Mason entered the freshman class at the beginning of the winter term, and for the remainder of that year was the only woman in the college. She was regarded by the conservative friends of the college and by the townspeople as somewhat of a monstrosity. Even the young men in her class confessed to having imagined she would be a very large, bold person, and were surprised when she proved to be a rather slight, self-possessed and modest young woman. For some time she was conscious, whenever in a public place, of awed whisperings “There's the girl who is going to college here." That fall Miss Ellen E. Hamilton entered the sophomore class, and the two girls com¬ pleted their course together. . . ." I 'll not quote the rest, but you can see what a good story it is. There must be many such. The chairman of the history com-

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What Theta meant 39 mittee is Mrs. Robert Burgunder, 149 E. 57th, Seattle, Wash. Write her. And tell other Thetas to do the same. Estelle Riddle Dodge, Chairman Service hoard WHAT THETA MEANT TO A BRIDE I wonder how many June-bride Thetas left their own home towns this year to enter a new town, a new city, or entirely new surroundings? No matter how much the dearly beloved man may have prepared for her coming and no matter how cordial and interested his friends may be in her advent, there is a little trepidation, and not a little disquietude in the thought, “Now I just mustn’t get lonely!” I came as a bride to one of the smaller towns in the North¬ west, a busy little Main Street, and was predisposed to like the place, in fact, made up my mind I would like it — even if I didn9t like it — decided to forget that it was a small town, and that the Village Virus might encompass me too. And then I heard of another Theta in town, a dear, generous, wonderful girl from a near-by chapter, who had been doing gov¬ ernment work when I was in college, and whom every one loved for her chapter help and interest. She was almost as glad to sec me as I to see her, as we constituted the Theta quota in the town. It was she who offered us wonderful hospitality until we were settled, loaned us silver until our wedding gifts were sent from home. In true Theta spirit she made me welcome and I knew I had made one really worth while “tie” in the new town. She means a great deal to me and if you all can realize the depth of gratefulness I felt for Theta companionship you’ll all get very busy and call on that new bride or that new Theta in your town very, very soon. Alpha Lambda Alumna The Drama , a monthly review of the allied arts of the theater, spon¬ sored by the Drama league of America, announces that it will publish Blanch Merritt Baker ’& play for boys, The messenger of the devolution , and give it a place in The Drama yearbook. Her Mask of youth , a one-act spring morality play in verse, has also been listed by The Drama for publi¬ cation soon. Mrs Baker is a graduate of Syracuse university where she was an active member of Chi chapter. During the Balkan wars she was in Turkey, and during the World War served overseas in the French Foyers.

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MARY YOST Through a fortunate chance Mary Yost took a room at Mrs Woodbridge’s where I had been living since the year previous. As Mrs Woodbridge was a Theta patroness and therefore had a weather eye for rushing possibilities it was not many minutes after we had seen Mary, brown suited and brown eyed, that she and I went into enthusiastic conference about her. She was one of those discoveries that fill one with enthusiasm from the first. There was no need to wait for further acquaintance or recom¬ mendation for her charm of manner was, one knew instinctively, as genuine as her quick smile. She was delighted with life and living and the attentions of the rushing season pleased and ex¬ cited her as though she were the most inexperienced of freshmen instead of a successful teacher from Vassar. Her outspoken naivete endeared her immediately. On one occasion the chapter sent her a spray of roses with the card “From Eta of K A Q.” The roses brought her quick ad¬ miration but the card puzzled. “Eta!” she said in a wondering tone and then turning to me for help — “Is that the girl who sat next me at dinner last night?” (Forgive me, Mary!) Her combination of ingenuousness with sound judgment is as rare as it is charming. She possesses to an unusual degree that happy faculty of getting at the gist of things and reaching her conclusions with clear-sighted sureness. Her clear sightedness led to an analysis of her own psychology which is amusing and also characteristic of Mary. The normal Mary is full of vitality. I think of her always with her eyes gleaming and sparkling with the fun of things. But as with most people there were off days when the sense of humor disap¬ peared. On such occasions the red dress came to light. It was a bright red dress, a warm red dress, a thoroughly red red dress ! It was bought and planned for the express purpose of scaring Mary back on the right and happy track. And it did ! There were not many times she had to wear it in Michigan and I ’m hoping the need for it in California will be even less. But if I were a student at Stanford with occasion to interview the dean on important personal matters, I think if I saw the red dress I would disappear until it did.

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DELTA CHI ZETA Two years ago October 20, 1919, Delta Chi Zeta came into existence. It was born in the attic of the house which now bears a door plate reading, Kappa Alpha Theta. We realized that the first thing to do was to gain the recognition of the faculty and admission into the college Panhellenic. We tried to keep silent, but soon there were gasps of astonishment and ridicule heard on the campus. We were admonished that Theta was hard to get, but w6 were optimistic and insisted that some group would get a charter some day, so why not ours? About this time we heard of another small group that was also planning to petition Theta. We already had designs on some of these girls, so we held council. We needed the girls, and they needed a house and organization; consequently we joined forces and nailed up the letters, Delta Chi Zeta. We were admitted into college Panhellenic in November, and began hunting Theta support. Prominent women in Boulder Mrs Campbell, Mrs Eastman, and Mrs Reynolds were patronesses besides the Boulder Thetas, Mrs Sybil Stewart Sterling, Mrs Agnes Lee Hadley, and Mrs Ella Russ Light. We sought the interest of Denver alumna? and Beta Gamma at Ft. Collins. During the spring we were visited by Mrs Lebrecht and Miss Newsom. We will never cease wondering why, but both of them encouraged us and praised the university. By June we had the support of Beta Gamma and the enthusiastic aid of Denver alum¬ nae. It was quite a hopeful group that broke up in June 1920, but then we were very, very young and unwise. The following rush week we were aided by the Denver alumnae, and pledged thirteen girls, each girl pledging on the hope of Theta and her willingness to work for it. November 23 came our first big advance. It was the night of our first quarter dance, and that afternoon we received word that we had district con¬ sent. Needless to say, the dance was a joyful affair. There was a decided change in the attitude of students toward us. We were regarded as sane human beings again, instead of demented fanat¬ ics who were chasing a will o’ the wisp. People stopped laughing and began to consider the possibilities of a Theta chapter at Colorado. Now was the task of getting the petitions ready. They were written and rewritten ; honors were counted and recounted until at last in February we received word to send them out. You Thetas who are members of long established chapters are for-

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42 Kappa Alpha Theta tunate, but you have missed one big thrill. We went through a very agony of waiting. We resembled the yokel who has bet all his savings on a redace, only this was on a kite. Telephone mes¬ sages to Denver, telegrams and letters to all our friends wher¬ ever there was a Theta chapter kept us weary and broke. By March 10 we were absolutely discouraged. The house was like a mortuary. Whenever we met each other there was always one question, “any news?” and always one answer, “no!” Ask any Beta Iota girl if she's Irish, and she'll answer yes, because March 17 a telegram came. It did not say much but it was shouted from the housetops. “Your charter granted. Wel¬ come into Kappa Alpha Theta. L. Pearle Green.” Could any¬ thing be more wonderful? We thought not. We posted it in the living-room, and each one went to adore. Pledging, initiation, and a district convention all heaped themselves upon us from April 21 to 24. We had representatives from every chapter in District V besides Miss Newsom, Mrs Haviland, Miss Green, and Mrs Lebrecht. It was a gala week for the University of Colorado. The officers were dined and teaed; the visiting delegates were dated and danced; and the poor new Thetas were too dazed to care for food. It all seemed like some glorious dream. There were so many new faces, so many letters and telegrams, so many flowers and gifts. Really it resembled a wedding, only it was thirty-six weddings all in one. April 24 we were left alone with our new kites and all our new knowledge. We have had much amusement trying to be dignified, and although Theta is rapidly becoming known on our campus, frankly we poor charter members are still a little overcome and dazed by the change of our little local into Kappa Alpha Theta. Hildred Bean On Tuesday afternoon, April 26, the members of the Grand council were entertained in Denver by the Denver alumnae, at the home of Mrs James Owen. Representatives of each fraternity in the Denver Pan- hellenic were asked, and we were proud to present to them, Miss Green, Mrs Haviland and Mrs Lebrecht.

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THETAS AT LAKE GENEVA Convention was not this summer but a little one came about at one of the loveliest spots on earth, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, during the Y. W. C. A. student conference there in August. The very first day of the conference found so many kites flying about the grounds that it was the most natural thing in the world for a desire to find itself in the heart of each owner that we might all get together. We knew then that we would have a chance to talk over, each one and each chapter, the things nearest and dearest to the hearts of us all. Thus, one evening we paused in the midst of lectures, classes, and parties, to get together for a picnic supper up on Round Top. There Dr Blake, Alpha Delta ; Grace Nash Runnels, Alpha Theta ; Agnes Hall, Marion Conover, and Ima Winchell, Psi; Frances Greenough, Betty Brown, and Alice May Bovard, Tau; Jeanette Benedict and Betty Lockridge, Alpha; Janet Woodbum and Elizabeth Johnston, Beta; Maiy Payne and Florence Hoover, Gamma; Margaret Newton, Eta; and Helen Cant, Upsilon; roasted their weiners, and incidentally their fingers, in true Theta love. But it was not the food, or the fire, or the mosquitoes that linger in our memory, now that the happy time is passed. It is the fellowship and inspiration that came out of that little party. We sat around the campfire, told about ourselves, and our chapters, rejoiced together that sixteen Thetas had found their way to such a conference as the one at Lake Geneva, and that similar groups of Thetas had gotten together for just such parties at summer conferences the country over. Then, as the sun was losing itself behind the hill, and the lake in the distance was turning a shimmering silver, we formed a Theta chain around the dying fire, and sang Theta songs. We went away with our hearts filled with the joy of youth and college life, and a desire that every Theta in the world might have been there with us to enjoy that happy hour. Florence Hoover Mrs Sailor, alumnae chairman for China has printed a Directory of Thetas in China, correct to May 1921. The leaflet shows 27 Thetas residing in that far off land, the 27 representing 21 different college chapters. If they could all get together it would be almost a national convention.

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Thetas in New York A ttention ! W eekly Luncheons Hotel Woodstock W ednesdays 12:30 to matinee time Place it on your calendar for every trip to New York CATALOGUE A BRAND NEW ONE Will go to press when 1,000 prepaid subscriptions in Send your subscription, one dollar to EVA R. HALL 327 W. SYCAMORE ST. Sycamore, Ill. Publication date will be . September,. 1922 IF 1. You send in your order promptly 2. You send your correct address too do it t,od;a]y

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No letters received from Omicron Alpha Eta Phi Alpha Pi Psi ALPHA— DE PAUW UNIVERSITY June 14, Alpha en¬ tertained all her alumna? who returned for Commencement, at a picnic on our beautiful lawn. Mar- garetta Stevenson, Edith Watson, Mar¬ garet Pearson, Gene¬ vieve D a g g y, and Katherine Roth- berger were gradu¬ ated. Honors received at the close of the year : Dorothy Ritter elected to Phi Beta Kappa in her junior year; Jeanette Benedict elected president of Wom¬ en's self-government association; Elizabeth Best made Mortar board; Mary Ives elected secretary of Y. W. C. A.; Elizabeth Lockridge appointed to Y. W. C. A. cabinet ; Christine Newhard invited to become a member of the University choir; Elizabeth Best is coed editor of The Be Pauw, the campus newspaper; Per- sis White and Elizabeth Lockridge made Toynbee, a national sociological fraternity. We are glad to have Ruth Ralston and Freda Arthur with us again. The rushing rules adopted by Panhellenic this year seem the most successful we have ever used. September 28 we pledged Cornelia Allen, Greencastle; Myrtle Ashburn, Pocomoke City, Maryland ; Grace Scripps Beebee, Rushville, Illinois ; Rachel Ben- i

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46 Kappa Alpha Theta ton, Indianapolis; Louise Carpenter, Noblesville; Davida Gard¬ ner and Esther Alice Green, Attica; Caroline Gauld and Mary Iliff, Crawfordsville ; Helen Gillis, Terre Haute -r Virginia Graves, Los Angeles, California; Dorothy Kirkpatrick, New Richmond; Sara Miller, Winchester; Elizabeth Webster, Danville, Illinois; Josephine Wilson, La Fayette. April 22, we initiated Katherine Rothenberger, Syracuse and on September 26 Christine Newhard, Bluffton. 1 October 1921 Ailleen Trimile ’ 21 Margaret Pearson is teaching in Petersburg. ’21 Genevieve Baggy is teaching in Paoli. *23 Marjorie Binford and Persis White are attending Indiana university. *23 Mary Ives is entering WeUesley college. ’ 24 Dorothy Hardigg is in Washington, D. C. attending George Wash¬ ington university. ’ 24 Lucy Sickler is attending Purdue university. Sept. 20 we entertained Margaret Streaker, Upsilon. *24 Catherine Swintz has announced her engagement to Francis Fulk, A T A, University of Pennsylvania. ’17 Married, Marjorie Green to Halstead Selby, <£ T A, DePauw, June 2. Born, to Mr and Mrs James Arthur (Ann Avery) a daughter, Mary Ann, April 29. Born to Mr and Mrs James Bittles (Mary Gainey), a son, James Junior. ’17 Born to Mr and Mrs Omer Peveler (Esther Campbell), a daughter, Phyllis, Aug. 8. ’17 Born to Mr and Mrs H. C. Sheperd (Lois von Behren), a son, Howard Junior, June 16. *18 Married, Lois Shouse to Russel Fish, A 0, DePauw. Address: 506 Sutherland av. Indianapolis, Ind. Mrs Kenneth Hogate (Anna Shields) spent the week-end of Sept. 24 at the house; while *20 Elizabeth Hiff was a guest at formal pledge, Sept. 28. BETA— INDIANA UNIVERSITY Indiana opened with the largest and peppiest freshman class in the history of the institution. Even the change in freshman and sophomore classes, by segregating the girls and the men, has not seemed to subdue their enthusiasm. This change is only an experiment — but watch our scholarship go up while it lasts! September 20, after a week of formal rushing we pledged nine girls: Josephine Cowgill, Terre Haute; Helen Clark, Sey¬ mour; Genevieve Burger, Goodland; Eilleen Mahoney, Alex¬ andria; Katherine Rice, Detroit, Mich.; Helen Thomas, Bloom¬ ington ; Ruth Williamson, Bluffton ; Mary Frances Wertz, Evans¬ ville.

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Chapter news 47 Persis White and Marjorie Binford are affiliates from Alpha. Initiation for Louise Humpston, Lucianna Swank, Alice Jen- nett and Audrey Wertz, pledges from last year, was held October 1. Since the four college chapters in Indiana are so near one another they plan to send a representative to the main initiation of each chapter. The representatives will have a meeting before initiation where mutual problems and policies will be discussed. All four chapters are in the throes of paying for their new houses but financial questions will not be the only ones considered. Gamma will be the first to initiate, October 8. Beta holds her share of campus honors. Janet Woodbum, vice-president of W. S. G. A. also is a cabinet member and under¬ graduate field representative of Y. W. C. A., president of the History club and member of Mortar board. Elizabeth Johnson is the new president of W. A. A. and a member of the Arbutus staff, also a pledge to Theta Sigma Phi. Harriet Rawles is president of Mortar board, vice-president of the Outing club, cabinet member of Y. W. C. A., board member of W. A. A. and instructor in swimming. Julia Hepburn has been elected presi¬ dent of the Outing club. Katherine Wyatt has been pledged to Theta Sigma Phi and is on the social committee of S. G. A. In the spring elections of Phi Beta Kappa Glenna Taber and Esther Jackson were elected. From October 26 to 29 Miss L. Pearle Green and Mrs Havi- land will be in Indianapolis attending National Panhellenic and immediately after Mrs Haviland will visit our chapter. 28 September 1921 Marjorie Binford Graduating Class 1921 — Their Whereabouts : Martha Wylie is in the Robert Long hospital, Indianapolis, in training for social service work. Glenna Taber has moved to California. Address: 2630 LaSalle av. Los An¬ geles. Esther Jackson is teaching near Marion. Lucille White is employed with the extension division of Indiana university at Indianapolis. Anne Johnston is teaching Spanish and French in the high school, Laramie, Wyo. Helen Gilbert is teaching in the Logansport high school. Julia Fennell is bacteriologist in the biological laboratories of Swan-Myers Co. Indianapolis. Address: 2607 Ashland av. Caroline McMath received her B.S. degree in June and is continuing her medical work at Indiana university school of medicine in Indianapolis. Mary Louise Bliss is living in Los Angeles, Cal. *79 Mrs E. H. Frazer (Lucile Howe) died early in Sept, in her home on Long Island. She had lived previously for many years in Atlanta, Ga. *89 Carrie Slocumb died in July at her home in Bloomington. *19 Elizabeth Trook visited Beta in Sept. ex-*23 Thelma Newkirk has moved to Los Angeles, Cal. to join her sister, Etidorphia, ex-,22.

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48 Kappa Alpha Theta ex- '24 Rachel Stuart is attending the University of Colorado. ex- '23 Lola Noble and Vajen Hitz are in the University of Wisconsin this year while Sara Alice O'Neal is attending Northwestern. ex '-21 Louise Ashbaucher Louden and Hope Stein Neiswanger visited Beta at the time of the Franklin-Indiana football game. ex- '22 Fanny Heller is employed on the Daily Democrat at Decatur, Ind. ex- '23 Bernice Brady is employed in Marion, Ind. '13 Louise Alexander was married in June to Samuel Walz. '13 Born, to Mr and Mrs Elmer Goss (Ella Osborne) a daughter, Sept. 9. '19 Opal Corr was married Aug. 15 to Edgar O'Harrow, 4> K Purdue. Address: Fourth st. Bloomington, Ind. ex- '21 Vona Wasmuth was married June 9 to William Schacht. Ad¬ dress : Huntington, Ind. '17 Mrs Samuel Hepburn (Luella Smith) is living in Los Altos, Cal. '19 Josephine Piercy is studying in Columbia university. Address: Fumald hall, Columbia university, New York city. '05 Dr Mary Swindler, associate professor of archeology at Bryn Mawr, has returned from a three months' trip to Greece, where she has been gathering material for the completion of her book on Painting down to modern times . '01 Alta Brunt Sembower (Mrs C. J.) and her husband have returned from Columbus, Ohio, to Bloomington. Dr Sembower is Dean of men. '12 Hilda Springer was married July 3 to Erwin C. Robbins. Address: Akron, Ohio. '13 Katherine Rawles sailed in August for Nanking, China, where she will have charge of physical education in Gingling college. Josephine Hatch is a senior at Simmon's college, Boston. GAMMA— BUTLER COLLEGE The opening of college finds Gamma in jubilant spirits be¬ cause of her new home built during the summer, and because of a most successful rush season. She is happy to announce the pledging of nineteen fine girls : Dorothea Reisener, Ruth Frohm, Irene Seuel, Dorothy Wright, Pauline Holmes, Lois Wishard, Mary Evelyn Riley, Mildred Brosnan, Mary Patia Carver, Mar¬ jorie Spencer, Annasie Gardner, Elizabeth Bertermann, Betty Brubaker, Helen Sparr, and Ruth McKenzie, all of Indianapolis ; Kathryn and Elsie Reider of Seymour; Velma Gentry of Ander¬ son; and Martha Merritt of Frankfort. With one of the largest chapters we have ever had, we are anticipating the accomplishment of great things in college and fraternity life. Our new chapter house, which we all worked hard to obtain, and the generous and untiring assistance with which our alumnae are backing us, are sources of inspiration to carry out great ideals. Initiation will be held October 8, when we are looking forward to having with us Miss Philputt, District president, and a representative from each college in the state.

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Chapter news 49 We are also looking forward to the time of the National Pan- hellenic congress in Indianapolis, at which time Mrs Haviland and Miss Green will be with us. Butler is beginning a new era in her history with Dr Aley as president. The college is going forward by leaps and bounds and we hope the future of Gamma chapter is just as bright. We are taking a stand for every girl out for college activities, the highest possible scholarship, and a loyal and sincere support of college and fraternity life. 27 September 1921 Florence Hoover Katherine Turman is teaching in Paris, Ill. Ruth Beveridge is back at Smith. Margaret Lee Brown is attending Drake university. ’20 Born to Mr and Mrs Max Baker (Louise Stewart) a son. Mrs Eliza Tarkington Brigham is our new chaperon. ’20 Lois Blount and Herman Sheedy, A T A, were married Sept. 1. ’20 The marriage of Mary Richmann and Claude Sumner took place in August. Ilene Riley is at Swarthmore this year. Gladys Iler and Dorothy Wilson are attending Ohio State. ’22 Gladys Walmsley was married to William Russel Koehler, A T A, Sept. 3. ’21 The marriage of Frieda Steinmann to Harold Robinson took place in June. DELTA— UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS We are most happy to announce the pledging of ten lovely girls, four of whom are residents of Champaign. Formal dinner, the big party of our rush season, was Saturday night, September 24. The following Monday afternoon we pledged Margaret Bas¬ sett, Erma Edmiston, Helen Prettyman and Donna Thompson, all of Chicago: Eunice Cunningham, Dorothy Dobbins, Mollie Griffin and Nevada Murray, all of Champaign; Ruth Franklin, Spring Valley, and Helen Herrick, Farmer City. Our town alumnae and patronesses were most generous in entertaining our rushees. Mrs Mattis and her daughters enter¬ tained with a tea. Both Mrs Blanche Busey and Mrs Nell Ramey gave lovely dinner parties. Charlotte Ward, Mrs David Kinley, and Mrs T. A. Clark entertained at teas. Their parties were a great help and we greatly appreciated them. Through the kindness of Mrs Meyers and the continued effort of the alumnae and college girls, the mortgage has been lifted from our chapter house. We also recently contracted for the purchase of a lot, 52' x 125', directly south of and adjoining our house.

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50 Kappa Alpha Theta We plan to have the ground cleared and landscaped until an addition to the house is made. Illinois’ big Stadium home-coming will be November 11-12. The game, Saturday afternoon, is with Chicago and the Coed carnival will take place that evening as usual. We are very anxious that all our alumnae come back and we will insure a good time and lots of excitement. Ruth Fruland, Harriet Fera, ,Addie Amesbary, Dorothy Talbot and Josephine Burt, our seniors of last year, are missed greatly. Mary Copley is back doing practice teaching in our university high school. 2 October 1921 Margaret Cobb * 22 Announcement of the engagement of Margaret McQuiston to Chauncey L. Bennett, A T Captain in University military department, was made at formal dinner Sept. 24. They are to be married Oct. 20 at Paxton, Ill. *18 Dorothy Warren and Walter Ritter, Z were married Sept. 7 at Watseba, Ill. *17 Mr and Mrs G. C. Tauton (Cecela Ward) announce the birth of twins, Richard Ward and William Dodds. Mr and Mrs Carl Lenz (Dorothy Gibson) announce the birth of a daugh¬ ter, Dorothy Marie, Sept 15. ETA— UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN According to a- greement, we were back in the Theta house, September 18. In spite of missing our last year’s sen¬ iors so sorely, we gossiped and made plans gaily, and on Monday initiated a campaign of paint¬ ing and calcimining our bedrooms. It behooved us to freshen their appearance when we saw the renova¬ tions of our house manager, Elizabeth Burris, downstairs. The attractiveness of the dining-room was greatly enhanced by the bright, new, figured wall paper and brown curtains (we thank Mrs J. J. Walser for the latter). Too, the chairs there had been re-painted, and floors everywhere were shining and spotless.

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Chapter news 51 Tennie Vaden is attending college in Sherman, Texas, and Doloff Brayton and Vesta Farmer were unable to permanently return on account of their health, though Vesta is visiting us for a few days. Margaret Newton has entered nurses’ training school. Esther Ross is back again. We have no new affiliates. There are many attractive newcomers on the campus, and our alumnae sent splendid recommendations. Our resident alumnae were most gracious about loaning rugs, linen, and china for rush¬ ing. Mrs A. M. Higheley made some popular pink drapes and dresser scarfs for one bedroom. At our traveling dinner that room was Japan in order that the rushees might appreciate the pretty curtains as well as Japanese lanterns. As for parties, a luncheon picnic on the river bank was a great success, also the Sunday morning Dutch breakfast with games around the fire afterwards. For one dinner party Beulah Brown and Jean Wallace gave a darling stunt, a cabaret style dance. On Wednesday, September 28, rushing was forbidden. That evening Alice MacDonald gave a beautiful surprise party and announced her engagement to Russell J. McLauchlin, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, ex- ’15. We attended the opening of Women’s league that evening. October 2 is pledge day. 1 October 1921 Frances Swain The following alumnae were here during rushing: Cornelia Clark New- hall, Helen Judson Klingman, Grace Ohlmacher Moore, Marjorie Avery, Dorothy Barber, Marion Spaulding, Beulah Brown, Charlotte Sands, Mar¬ garet Rhines, Jean Wallace, Vesta Farmer, Laura Martin, Constance Winchell, Marian Peterson, Julia Peterson, Gladys Vedder, Gay Wilgus, Margaret Atkinson. ’21 Grace Ohlmacher was married to Paul Moore ’ 22 (Michigan) July 2 at the Theta house. ’21 Mabel Wilson was married to Elbert Lewis ’16 (Law) July 15. ’19 Margaret Atkinson is teaching at Scott high, Toledo. ’20 Laura Martin has returned from Panama and accepted an adver¬ tising managership with Cunningham’s drug store, Detroit. ’21 Charlotte Sands is teaching fourth grade in Detroit. ’21 Margaret Colcord is teaching in Clairton, Pa. ’12 Gladys Vedder is assistant in the University of Michigan. ’20 Edna Ann Schiear was married to Harold Steward, Sept. 10. ’16 Esther Cook was married to E. Ray Johnson, A T, Sept. 10. ’10 Dorothy Brown is back studying for her Ph.D. ’21 Mary Kirkpatrick is teaching in San Angelo, Texas. Born to Frances Gibson Carney (Mrs R. J.) Pi, a son, John Richard. Born to Dorothy Newell Heath (Mrs P.) a daughter. Dorothy Marquis was married to Percy S. Johnson, Sept. 24. Born to Mr and Mrs B. T. Reutenik (Elsie Weitz) a daughter.

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52 Kappa Alpha Theta IOTA— CORNELL UNIVERSITY Iota isv now full swing in the midst of a hard rushing season, with 22 ac¬ tives and 3 pledges striving to make this coming pledge day as successful as last year. Rushing be¬ gan September 27 and will last until October 15. We are handicapped this year by losing Ferdinanda Legare ’22 and Marguerite Schiller ’23. Ferdie de¬ serted us to join the ranks of the married, while Marge left us to be home a year before taking the fatal step. However, Marge is helping us out for a week with rushing, and May Thropp ’20 is back completing her law course. It is with sincere regret that we record the loss of Mrs Lillian Marsh Tanner ’93 as our chaperon. Mrs Vosbury, mother-in-law of Margaret Connor T2, who is succeeding her, has already won her way into our hearts. The house is now entirely settled. Our alumnae have been untiring in their efforts to help us, and during the summer bought a divan for the wicker room. Mrs L. P. Smith gave us a rug for the bathroom. Kay Duddy sent us some candle sticks for the mantle in the living-room. We hope to welcome back a large number of Theta alumnae October 20, date set for the inaugura¬ tion of Cornell’s new president, Livingston Farrand. 3 October 1921 Evelyn E. Folks ’22 Elizabeth Royce has a position in Macy's department stoTe in New York city. ’21 Elizabeth Keiper has a stenographic position in San Francisco. ’21 Katherine Duddy is working in the Chase National bank, New York city. ’21 Carol Curtis is spending the winter in California. ’20 Silence Rowlee has a fellowship in botany at Cornell university. ’22 Married, Aug. 6, Ferdinanda Legar6 and William B. Backer, $K2. Address: 801 Riverside Drive, New York city. ’20 Married, Helen Rider and Holbrook Working, Sept. 15. Address: 2164 Knapp st. St. Paul, Minn.

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Chapter news 53 ’19 Married, Fanny Rane and Lowell Fitz Randolph, r A, Sept. 13. Ad¬ dress: 113 Edy st. Ithaca, N. Y. *16 Married, Elsie Church and Kerr Atkinson, Aug. 18. They are spending three months in England before going to housekeeping in New York city. ’19 Born, to Gladys Gilky Calkins, a daughter, Fay Louise, Sept. 4. *18 Born, to Mr and Mrs C. C. Woodburn (Kathryn Coville) a second son, Sept. 26. Married, Reba Beard and Dr George Grover Suarr, June 28, at Har¬ risburg, Ya. KAPPA — KANSAS UNIVERSITY Twenty-six members met at the chapter house, the evening of September 8, ready to begin another college year, and, with the old ambitious enthusiusm, make every preparation for rush week, beginning September 12. A tea, Sunday, introduced the new girls, while the parties that followed were the usual dinners, theater parties, and so forth. Very interesting features of the week arose as we followed the new rush rules. There was a striking lack of hurrying motor cars ; an astonishing long line of rushees present¬ ing themselves at the door, little date cards in hand; sorrowful partings of the fraternity members and these guests, upon the curbstone forming the limits of the Theta premises; slumber parties and spreads for the first three nights. Limited to ten cents per favor, and forbidden the use of many flowers, much original handwork was called upon to produce clever results, such as, cunning powder-puffs edged in black and gold satin, and bearing in the center of each a black and gold, hand-painted pansy ; or, small black and gold enameled flower-pots, to hold chocolate ice cream and a perky yellow marigold. By the end of the week, we had added fourteen attractive girls to our pledge list : Josephine and Helen Ryan, and Rachel Long. Kansas City, Missouri; Helen May Marce, Los Angeles, Cali¬ fornia ; Lucy Lindley, from Indiana ; and, from Kansas, Eliza¬ beth Meade, Ft. Scott ; Elizabeth Moore, Holton ; Dorothy Dillo- way, Baxter Springs; Kathryn Miller, Wathena; Margaret Drake, Salina; Louise Kessler, Atchison; Roxanna Plumb, Emporia ; Maria Brown and Laura Rankin, Lawrence. Before rushing, we were happy to initiate Helen Scott, Walanga, Oklahoma, and Wilhemina Guffler, Emporia, both of whom made their grades last semester. Also, we are glad to announce the return of Wilma Miller ’23, and Josephine Russel ’22, after a year’s absence. Pauline Skaer, Beta Zeta, is affiliat¬ ing with us soon.

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54 Kappa Alpha Theta As proof of the fine material in the freshman class, we have Laura Rankin, Helen Marce, Elizabeth Meade and Lucy Lindley all active in Y. W. C. A. work, taking parts in a pageant, a financial drive and a play. 27 September 1921 Harriet C. Patterson Alumnae who were back to help us rush are as follows: Emma Mae Rummel Krumbaugh (Mrs Jack), Theo Thompson, Dorothy Powell, Margaret Hodder Davis (Mrs Don), Dorothy Miller, Katherine Keizer Tanner (Mrs Ed), Oreta Moore, Eloise McNutt, Jessie Wyatt, Laura Jackman, Mildred Law, Edna Rising, Frances Fengel, Johanna Gleed, Marjorie Smith, Helen Bloom, Janet Atkinson, Gladys Long, Mary Welcome, Alfaretta Bierer, Ruth Saunders, Naomi Simpson, and Helen Janes Harris (Mrs Fred). Ruth Saunders has just announced her engagement to Devere Allen, 2 A E, from Kansas City, Kan. Also Marjorie Smith put on the B 0 n pin of Victor Tomlinson, a Theta brother. Laura Jackman and Lucy Challis have just returned from spending the summer abroad. >20 Mary Wood announces her marriage to Isil Young, of Junction City. Address: Abilene, Kan. >23 Dorothy Gage announces her marriage to Howard Eylo, of Los Angeles. *20 Dorothy Riddle announces her marriage to William Burkholder, of Anthony, Kan. — to be at home there. ’18 lima Wilhemi Nesbit (Mrs Chas.) announces the birth of a son, Charles Rudolph, the second week of Sept. >21 Mildred Law is now technician in the laboratories of Dr. Meninger, Topeka, Kan. >21 Jean Philips is in social service work in Kansas City, Mo. *21 Frances Fengel is attending graduate art school at Washington university, St. Louis, Mo. LAMBDA — UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT Enrollment showed that Vermont has the largest entering class in her history, consequently, our rushing trials have been in¬ creased. Opening of college found our chapter much smaller than it has been in years, only seventeen, since six were unable to re¬ turn this year — Doris Thompson ’22, Bertha Williams ’22, Mary Wyman ’22, Mary Bliss ’23, Phyllis Hill ’23, and Josephine Howe ’24. Rushing is just beginning after a Big Sister week and we are looking forward to six strenuous weeks with calling four days a week and three parties, plans for which have been under way all summer. Commencement was most successful. Many Lambda alumnae were back. Helen Stiles ’21 gave the class day essay and was elected permanent vice-president of her class. Ruth Hubbell ’21 and Helen Stiles ’21 were elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Doris

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Chapter news 55 Thompson ’22 and Merle Smalley ’22 were elected to Akraia, the senior women ’s honorary society. The unveiling of the new statute of Ira Allen, the founder of the University of Vermont was one of the features of Commence¬ ment. Every one is agreed that the statute is a very beautiful addition to our campus. During Commencement week, Pi Alpha Alpha, a local fra¬ ternity, was installed as Alpha Iota chapter of Alpha Chi Omega. A new local fraternity, Phi Delta Zeta, has been founded. Louise Winter has returned to college as a special. Octo¬ ber 1, Nina Ryder ’24 was initiated after which the chapter had supper at the Blue Triangle cafeteria. The college has purchased a new women’s dormitory, Redstone. The garage is being remodeled into a dining hall and it is planned to make Redstone the center of all the women’s activities on the hill. 1 October 1921 Eleanor Hutton ’19 Mildred Chapin has taken a position as dietitian at the University of Vermont. Married, ’21 Ruth Harrington to Benjamin Lane; ’ 22 Marion Chatter- ton to Roy Paige; ’20 Ursula Kimball to Hovey Jordan; ’19 Dorothy Law¬ rence to Dr David Bosworth; ’17 Helen Chapin to Hardy Merrill. ’21 Helen Stiles is teaching in Waterbury, Vt. ’21 Leone Mitchell is teaching in Hardwick, Vt. Doris Thompson ’ 22 , Mary Bliss ’ 23 , and Josephine Howe ’24 are teach¬ ing in Chelsea, Vt. *14 Mr and Mrs William Bergman (Beatrice Moore) have moved to Bloomfield, N. J. ’16 Mr and Mrs Frank B. Tuckerman (Ruth Adams) and daughter have moved from Middletown, Conn, to St. Johnsbury, Vt. *16 Gladys Fauley has a teaching position in Englewood, N. J. ’16 Mr and Mrs C. M. Pike (Ruth Grandy) and son have bought a farm in Stowe, Vt. and have taken possession. ’17 Ruby Howe is at 37 E. 62nd st. New York city. ’18 Floy Camp is teaching in Williamstown, Vt. ’16 Mrs T. L. Hills (Helen Rutter) has moved to 190 Barclay av. Grand Rapids, Mich. She spent the summer in Burlington. *21 Ruth Ball is teaching at the University of Vermont and working for her Master’s degree in the zoology department. ’20 Hazel Field is teaching in Jeffersonville, Vt. ’20 Natalie Noyes is at home in Hyde Park. ’20 Mary Bishop is teaching in Miss Hebb’s school for girls, Wilming¬ ton, Del. She received her Master’s degree in June from Bryn Mawr. ’14 Mrs Robert Merrill (Nina Shepardson) has moved to Schenectady, N. Y. ’20 Nellie Swasey is director of the Blue Triangle cafeteria in Bur¬ lington. ’78 Annie T. Barker is teaching in Burlington high school.

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56 Kappa Alpha Theta MU— ALLEGHENY COLLEGE There are many new and interesting things to write about but first of all comes the Alumnae banquet. It was held at the Hotel Oak¬ land on Conneaut Lake, June 15. Helen Adams ’16 presided as toast- mistress. Twenty- one of our alumnae, and three guests from other chapters, together with the college chapter made it a great success. Theta seniors last year were: Marguerite Blass, Margaret Cleveland, Elizabeth Turner, Inez Brumbaugh, Helen Andrews, Mary Hilderbrand and Gladys Tuck. Kappa Alpha Theta camp at Vanburen Point was open for two weeks this summer and many of the college chapter as well as alumna) enjoyed the swimming and jolly good times. We are again in the midst of rushing season but this year there has been a little variation. The first week was Y. W. C. A. week and no fraternity pins were worn or regular rushing allowed. There is a fine freshman class and Mu hopes to report a fine pledge list after October 15, designated as Pledge-day. There are several changes in our faculty. Professor Doty and Professor Rousso are new instructors in the romance language department and Professor Goodfellow in English and literature. A new course in Italian has been added to our curriculum and promises to be popular. Many of our girls hold prominent offices this year. Martha Schall is president of the Women’s senate, president of the Pan- hellenic association and president of the Twentieth century club ; Martha Brown and Ruth Tuck are on the Campus staff; Mary Henderson is on the Y. W. C. A. cabinet and Marie Charlton is town member of the Y. W. C. A. cabinet. 30 September 1921 Maria Avery Alumnae and guests who attended the annual banquet, June 15, were: Mary Sansom Jones (Mrs 0. C.), Olevia Widdowson Boyd (Mrs Nelson H.), Rebecca Cooper, Dorcas Hall, Harriet Dunn, Susan Jenkins, Doris Gamble, Elizabeth Carew, Helen Miller Showers (Mrs D. C.), Sarita Fielder, Marion

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Chapter news 57 Sackett Bates (Mrs Walter I.), Helen Adams, Laura Canady Hixon (Mrs F. W.) of Alpha, Eva Dickson Gibson (Mrs John), Ella Mai Wilson of Alpha Eta, Katharine Morrow, Adelaide Singley Yost (Mrs Robert L.j, Florence Grauel Miller' (Mrs Frank P.), Josephine Bates Webb (Mrs Curtis L.), Katherine Adams McCune (Mrs W. H.), Helen McCulloch of Epsilon, Gertrude Stuntz, Dorothy McKinney, Rachel Cleveland Phillips (Mrs Norman E.). ex- *23 Married, Sept. 7, Ruth Marjorie Young and Dallas Malone Stephens '20, 4> A 6. ex- *21 Married, Sept. 15, Dorothy McKinney and Charles Stokes. ’21 Gladys Tuck is engaged to Earl Clark ’21, A T A. She is teach¬ ing in Glide, Ore. ’21 Helen Andrews is teaching in Wheeling, W. Ya. * Born, Sept. 24, to Mr and Mrs George Allen (Ruth Brumbaugh) a daughter, Ruth. *20 Dorcas Hall will attend Chicago training school this coming year, from where she expects to go to South America. J21 Marguerite Blass and Margaret Cleveland are teaching in Erie, Pa. ’21 Inez Brumbaugh is teaching in Titusville, Pa. ’21 Mary Hilderbrand is a librarian in Youngstown, Ohio. RHO— UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Here we are, starting another new year and fair burstin’ with pride in ourselves. Of course, last spring nobody thought that they could come back. But this fall so many dropped in to surprise us that we were in mortal terror lest there could be no freshmen. But there are eleven of them, true Thetas all! Sarah Smeaton and Grace Bailey, Omaha; De Maris Stout, Oneil ; Marguerite Quinn, Aurora ; Louise Schweser, David City ; Muriel Smith, Oakland, Iowa ; Jeanette Pickens, Kearney ; Edna Boorman, Fremont; Marjorie Bell, Ruth Carpenter, and Sarah Towne, all of Lincoln. The Thetas all over the state gave numerous rushing parties this summer. And then there was the very strenuous ‘'closed rushing” during registration. We gave a Colonial dinner, a Butterfly breakfast, a dance, and two very small informal parties. Saturday afternoon, we pinned our black and gold on the new

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58 Kappa Alpha Theta pledges. By that time we were wrecks, but very happy. Besides our last year girls, we have with us again Betty Riddell, Aileen Mitten, Mildred Smith, Latta Watson, and Emma Cross from the year before. Also, we have two affiliates : Louise Herron from Vanderbilt, who is doing postgraduate work in history, and Mary Whetling from Northwestern. We are the proud possessors of a new baby-grand piano, and a squushy davenport, that are being paid for on ye installment plan. With our house thus dressed up, we are planning to enter¬ tain a little more. We hope to have “Mother's day” soon, and later perhaps, some teas and card parties, as well as the usual dances. All in all, we are hoping, and really expecting to have an ex¬ ceptionally happy and successful year. 29 September 1921 Frances Burt *18 Married, Mary Helen Allensworth and Dr H. Flansburg. Married, Katherine Cline and Donald W. Miller, A July 13. At home after Oct. 1, Lincoln, Neb. ’20 Married, Alice Temple and J ohn G. Nordgren, K 2. Married, Margaret Farrens and George Neal. They are living in Montana. ’21 Married, Martha Garrett and Carol Sherman. Born, to Mr and Mrs C. Collins (Katherine Kohl) a daughter, Jeanne Marie. Louise Bailey Weeks from New York visited the house during rush week. ’21 Alyne O’Loughlin has been visiting the house. *08 Born, to Mr and Mrs Simon Casady, jr. (Margaret Wheeler) a son, Timothy. Helen Day Coon (Mrs Sheldon) is living on a fruit ranch neaT Valley Center, Cal. SIGMA— UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Since the last letter Sigma has had a very enjoyable house- party which began May 21 and lasted into June. It was held at Keswick Lake, Simcoe. There are many pleasant memories of this house-party but two events stand out especially, the senior's party and the fraternity examination which was not as pleasant as it might have been. College opened last week and we are casting our eyes about for recruits among the freshies. Rushing begins October 20. Invitation day will be November 8 and Pledge day November 14. Besides the usual dance, tea-parties and luncheons, we are planning a novel dinner party with games between the courses.

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Chapter news 59 We have been fortunate in being able to secure the same room that we had last year. The chapter is giving a miscellaneous shower for the room at Adelaide Macdonald's and we hope that many useful as well as ornamental articles will be donated. 5 October 1921 Helen Sinclair \ ,18 Elsinore Macpherson is lecturing in history at the University of Saskatchewan. *18 Marion Squair is teaching at Tumberside collegiate, Toronto. ’20 Mary Reid is lecturing in English at the University of Wisconsin. ’21 Elizabeth Maclennan is doing postgraduate work at Oxford. ’21 Jenny Lane is doing research work at the University of Toronto. ’21 Mrs William Willan (Helen Shafner) whose marriage took place in June, is living in Traill, B. C. TAU— NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Among the good times with which last year ended were the annual junior-senior breakfast, held at the Indian Hill country club the night after our informal dance, and later on, a joyous house-party at Delevan Lake, Wisconsin. Especially after these festivities do we miss our last year's seniors; Katherine True, Dorothy Carney, Mary Clayton, Helen Coleman, Frances Larson, Ina Smith, Dorothy Knight, Marion North, Mercedes Mehl, and Frances Keith. A number of underclass girls have not come back; Rosalind Jenks, Pauline Griner, Rhea Mays, Marjorie Baker now at the University of Illinois, Elizabeth Trent at the University of Oklahamo, and Mary Wettling who has gone to the University of Nebraska. With the help of our faithful alumnae who came to the colors so generously, we have completed a most successful rush. Septem¬ ber 25, we pledged Madeline Brandt, Helen Bryant, Josephine Carswell, Margaret Hemingway, Julia Hurd, Esther Lewis, Irma Neil, Katherine Nelson, Eloise Rowan, Gertrude Schuchardt, Lenore Slack, Alberta Smith, Phyllis Tenney, Ethel Underwood, and Virginia Weil. Miss Eva R. Hall was with us a part of the rushing time. We are very glad to welcome two affiliates: Clarice Ritter from Illinois, and Sarah Alice O'Neill from Indiana. We greet Louise Ellwood also, who has come back to graduate after spend¬ ing two years at Barnard and Michigan, Charlotte Schuchardt of '23 who has been a member of the Chicago Grand opera ballet, and Kitty Craig '22, who has been attending the University of Southern California.

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60 Kappa Alpha Theta Helen Weirick and Mary Goodwin, two active girls, spent a large part of the summer in Europe, visiting parts of England, Belgium, France, Switzerland, and Italy. Two of us, Alice May Bovard, and Elizabeth Brown, attended the Y. W. C. A. student conference at Lake Geneva, Wis. during August. 29 September 1921 Mary II. Goodwin ’21 Ina Smith was married Aug. G to V. A. Johnston jr. ’22 Lillian Jonas announced her engagement to Delmar Warren at cozy on May 20. ’21 Dorothy Knight announced her engagement at cozy, April 15, to Bayard Johnson, A T A, University of Illinois *21. ’21 Mary Clayton announced her engagement on Sept. 23, to Hugh Ross Adams jr. 4> K Northwestern ’21. % ’21 Dorothy Knight and Mary Clayton are teaching in their home towns this year. ’21 Mercedes Mehl is teaching in a girls’ school, Principia, St. Louis. ’19 Phoebe Harkness is back at Northwestern taking her Master’s de¬ gree in history. ’21 Marion North is in newspaper work in Rockford. ’21 Helen Coleman is taking a secretarial course. ’21 Frances Keith has been very critically ill during the summer. ’21 Frances Larson is working in the statistician department of the People’s gas company of Chicago. ’21 Louise Barrett Edwards (Mrs N. W.) is mother of a second daugh¬ ter who was born in August. ’21 Katherine True is finishing her pre-medical work at the university. ’21 Dorothy Carney has been working with the News-Index , the chief newspaper of Evanston. ’18 Jean Haskins was married Sept. 4 to Arthur Colwell, B 0 II. Ad¬ dress: 3809 N. Keeler av. Chicago. ’22 A daughter, Harriet, was born to Mr and Mrs H. B. Lipphardt (Dartliea Ravenscroft) on Sept. 23. ’19 Alice Knight was married, June 25, to William F. Stevens jr. ’00 Grace Haven Holmes of Cincinnati visited alumnte meeting here in Evanston. Mrs J. F. Oates recently returned from a summer spent in Europe. Mrs Charles Spofford returned during the summer after a year abroad. ’17 The marriage of Millicent Turnock to Harold Boyle ’19, A T A, took place Aug. 12. ’17 Edna Johnson Girton, who has been living in Paris, is expected homo some time this fall to visit her family. ’17 Nonna Cullen Stemm is now residing in London. ’18 Born to Mr and Mrs R. M. Prouty (Frances Keith) a son. ’20 The Bennett twins, Frances and Fredrica, spent the summer in Estes Park. ’20 Mary Elizabeth Torrance is working toward her Master’s degree at the University of Illinois. Sept. 10 occurred the wedding of Faith Williams to Earl Vandagriff, $ A 0, student pastor of University of Southern California.

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Chapter news 61 Sally Wheelock has returned to her former position as teacher in Kenilworth. Mrs Mark Cresap has returned to her home in Kenilworth after spend¬ ing the last few months in Europe. UPSILON— UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Last spring was full of interesting events for us. In May initiation was held for Dominica Faricy. We enjoyed entertain¬ ing several other women's fraternities. A tea in honor of the Minnesota chapter of Chi Omega, recently installed ; a spread for Kappa Kappa Gamma and Alpha Gamma Delta when we were particularly enthusiastic over their clever songs. Our spring formal was June 7 at the Lafayette club on Lake Minnetonka. We ended our college year most happily with a house-party on Lake Chisago. Only those pledges whose averages are above ‘ ‘ C ' ' in all studies may be initiated, according to the new Panhellenic ruling. For this reason we intend to lighten the duties of our freshmen as much as possible. An ingenious plan has been devised whereby every active member will do the same amount of “work” as her little sister pledge. Theta has gained a fair share of honors in campus activities. Bergliot Nissen and Hester McLean were among the ten women chosen for Mortar board; Bergliot is also in charge of the Women's self government association book store, while Hester is publicity manager of the W. S. G. A. Margaret Streaker was elected Social chairman of the Y. W. C. A. Catherine Coffman is secretary of the Player's dramatic club, Margaret Jackson was chosen secretary, and Helen Jackson treasurer of the Stu¬ dent's Catholic association. Since college did not open until September 28, we spent most of September preparing for rushing parties, which will be given for two weeks, beginning October 3. Among the parties are: “Main Street,” “Vogue,” “College,” and “Fairy tale” lunch¬ eons ; ‘ ‘ Black Cat, ' ' and ‘ ‘ Country Club ' ' teas. 27 September 1921 Helen Jackson 9 21 Catherine Mumford, Alpha Mu, spent several days with Jane Sedg¬ wick, while on her way to Olivia, Minn, where she is teaching this year. '18 Born, Jane Barbara, daughter, to Mr and Mrs C. B. Laird (Sidney French). Address: 705 Riverview st. Des Moines, Iowa. Ingred Regnier is librarian in the high school at Olivia, Minn. ’20 Betty Forsell is to be married to Ray Lockwood Oct. 7.

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62 Kappa Alpha Theta ’22 May Earl is attending Sweet Briar college. Margaret Mumford, our District president, has been promoted from the rank of instructor to assistant professor in the nutrition department of the university. Born, last spring, to Mrs Pierce Atwater (Althea Heitsmith) a son, Pierce Atwater. Married, Frances Mix to Alden Buttrick, Oct. 1. Married, Olive O’Neil to Burke Ward, Aug. 24. Blanche Higginbotham spent the summer in New York city. CHI— SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Great was our surprise when we re¬ turned to find our house beautifully painted and redeco- rated throughout. Everything was per¬ fect from the new draperies in the liv¬ ing-room to the re¬ modeled den. The curtains and lamp shade presented by the seniors, as well as the dishes given by the freshmen, added much to the attractive¬ ness of the house. With the five dollars earned by each girl this summer we hope to make even more improvements. Among late spring honors were the following: Theresa Hansch ’21, Phi Kappa Phi ; Ruth Brown ’22, Pi Lambda Theta ; Elise Beygrau ’22, Eta Pi Upsilon, senior women's honorary society, editor-in-chief of Daily Orange , president of English club; Katharine Wells '23, sophomore athletic cup for having all round athletic record ; Alice Brevoort '24, freshmen tennis cham¬ pion. Fall election included : Dorothy Robertson '22, executive committee of English club; Marion Dexter '23, treasurer of Women's league; Beryl Lewis '23, junior advisory board. Panhellenic has revised the rushing rules so that now we have one week of rushing instead of three days. The bidding is at 7 p. m. Our gracious alumnae did much to bring us success. They entertained rushees at a progressive dinner, a picnic, teas and luncheons. September 20, we pledged fifteen girls ; sophomores, Grace and Helen Fielding, New York city;. Mattie Hubbs, Pulaski ; Elizabeth Little, Syracuse ; freshmen : Helen Chamber-

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Chapter news 63 lin, Marjory Ehle, Katherine Gabrielson, Angeline Haight, Syra¬ cuse; Emily Davis, Holden, West Virginia; Mary Fitzpatrick, Doris Stillman, Ruth Cranell, Olean ; Mary Hill, New York city; Anna Joyce, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Mary Yard, Erie, Pennsylvania. We gave an informal dance for the freshmen, October 1. On the same day the upperclassmen were entertained by the alumnae chapter at the home of Lola Lowther. 1 October 1921 Katharine Wells *09 Born to Mr and Mrs Frank L. Baker (Blanch Merritt) a son. *05 Mary Cook Cole is teaching at Auburn, N. Y. ’21 Berdella Krueger is working in the university library in Schenec¬ tady, N. Y. J21 Mary Everett is doing secretarial work in Ithaca, N. Y. *21 Beatrice Hunt is taking a special course in the Syracuse business school. ’21 Esther Stark is teaching at Stony Point, N. Y. ’21 Hazel Stokes is teaching at Phoenix, N. Y. Dorothy Dimmick Harrison and Millicent Cowee were back for rushing. Eunice Congdon Bates and Gladys Jacobsen visited the chapter during rushing week. *16 Announcement has been received of the engagement of Ruth Jones to Harold Kimber, 2 A E. Marriages: ’22 Pearl Fitch to C. Stafford Myers, B «f> 2, Sept. 14. ,18 Gladys Lewis to Nelson Hall, Sept. 14. '23 Elsbeth Golder to Thomas Shephard, T. ’21 Dorothy Cox to Maurice Lowe, $ r A, June 15. ’23 Grace Blanchard to Donald Barnes, 2 ^ E, Sept. 10. ’21 Married, July 14, Norma Lewis and Dr. Lawrence D. Greene, E K, Albany Medical. Address: Garfield, N. Y. OMEGA— UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA They came; they saw; we conquered — but only after two strenuous weeks of dinners, dances, teas, and picnics. And now Omega has ten pledges. Aphra West and Elizabeth Boyd, San Rafael; Elise Wagner, Stockton; Elizabeth Howard, Oakland; Mildred Wright, sister of Dorothy Wright ’22, and Mary-Luise McCone, sister of Margaret McCone ’22, and Elizabeth Gayley, all Berkeley; Gertrude Martin ’24, Burlingame; Persis Miller ’23, San Jose; and Eleanor Booth ’23, Los Angeles. A special initiation was held September 15 for Eleanor Booth, Evelyn McLaughlin, Helen Carr, and Gertrude Martin, all of whom have been in college a year. Beatrice Ward ’23 was elected to Istyc, the journalistic honor society, and Elizabeth Bullitt ’22 to Alpha Pi Zeta, the political science honor society.

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64 Kappa Alpha Theta The whole university is enthusiatie over the proposed Stadium which will seat 70,000 persons. Several Thetas are taking part in a drive for funds that is being made on the campus. We have had two informal dances, one given by the seniors and another by the sophomores and freshmen. Now every one is looking forward to the reception and formal which will be Octo¬ ber 7. General improvements were made in the house during the summer. The rooms were retinted, the woodwork oiled, and new white curtains made for the upstairs rooms. Omega was fourth in scholarship for last semester and now every one is trying hard to raise our standing to first place. We are looking forward to the District VI convention which will be held here for two days beginning September 30. An alumnae advisery board has been formed to take charge of the relation of the chapter with the university, the relation of the chapter with the national fraternity, and matters which are purely chapter business. 1 October 1921 Adrienne Leonard >21 Elizabeth Terry will leave shortly to travel in the east. ’21 Marion Schell has gone east to study dramatics. >20 Katherine Towle has a position in the Credentials office at the University of California. ’IS Ruth Kroll was married in August to Mr John Bradbume Mac- kinlay of Santa Barbara. >18 Anna Doyle was married to Mr Walter Hettman. >16 Ruth Edinger was married to Mr William Greenlaw. >16 Dorothy Reynolds Breck has returned from the east and is living in Oakland. ’15 Katherine De Motte Green is living at 1418 Scenic av. Berkeley. >12 Muriel Burnham Monroe has a daughter, Ruth Agnes, born May 10. >19 Elizabeth Burnham Hill has a daughter, born July 17. ’18 Eleanor Burnham Brewer has a daughter, born Feb. 11. >15 Elizabeth Page Gorrill has a daughter, born Mar. 31. ’15 Dorothy Reiber Jorolemon has a son, born July 4. ’15 Katherine De Motte Green has a son, born Mar. 20. >13 Marguerite Parr Taylor has a daughter, born in June. ’ll Eleanor Baldwin Jamson has a daughter, born Jan. 12. ’16 Sepha Pischel Evers has a son, born in J an. >11 Mary Lindley Sale has twins, a boy and a girl, born in July. ’ll Ruth Slack Zook has bought a home in San Rafael. a 3 Lilian Van Dyke is taking a librarian course in Los Angeles. Helen Geary Hubbard ’19, Margaret House Judd ’18, and Helen Goodal Van Dyke *16, were recent visitors in Berkeley from the south. >14 Hermine Henze is expected in Berkeley soon from Detroit for an indefinite stay. Gertrude and Katherine Bangs have recently left for Europe to join Irene Bangs Barton '07.

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Chapter news 65 ALPHA BETA— SWARTHMORE COLLEGE Alpha Beta is a small chapter, but this is more of an advantage than otherwise, for last year we found a small number meant added strength and unity. Three Thetas graduated last June, Edith Evans, Miriam Jenkins, and Frances Wills. Several fresh¬ men did not return. Isabelle Moeller ’24 transferred to Western Reserve with the expectation of returning to Swarthmore next year, and Lydia Phillips ’24 went to the University of Washing¬ ton. The chapter now is — Marjorie Fell, Elsa Palmer, Elizabeth Sellers, Ruth Washburn, and Winnie Weihenmayer, seniors; Katharine Pflauin and Anna Roberts, juniors; Anna Bancroft, Eleanor Conrow, Dorothy Evans, Esther Hicks, and Mary Walters, sophomores. In the college there are many changes. Frank Aydelotte from Massachusetts institute of technology is the new president. Ethel Brewster, former Latin professor, is Dean of women. Ray¬ mond Walters, former registrar of Lehigh university is Dean of men. The campus has new driveways and a very good looking iron and stone fence around the athletic field. Phi Kappa Psi’s new lodge, the first fraternity house on the campus, will be com¬ pleted shortly; several other fraternities hope to build in the near future. Alpha Beta started the year with a house-party at Ocean City for five days before college opened. Unfortunately only about a dozen were able to be there, among them Louise Finnegan ’22, Alpha Eta. Every one certainly had a splendid time, riding, swimming, and sailing. It was a fitting ending for a summer which began with District convention at Swarthmore, a very pleasant substitute for Grand convention. We strongly recom¬ mend District conventions to all of you. We initiated Margaret Young ’24 at the home of Dorothy Young Odgen 19, May 11. The freshman class contains much good material and although we are allowed no rushing, and are not permitted to send out our invitations (which will be by the preferential system) until Christmas, Theta like every other fraternity, is getting to know the class as a whole, not merely paying attention to those who have been recommended through relatives or friends. 29 September 1921 Anna Roberts

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6 C Kappa Alpha Theta ’21 Josephine Wildman is teaching at Langhorn Friends school, Pa. '10 Born, to Mr and Mrs F. H. Griffin (Priscilla Goodwin) a son, Frank Hastings jr. Aug. 26. ’21 Miriam Jenkins has announced her engagement to Wayland Elsbree ’21 of Preston Hollow, N. Y. She is teaching at Claymont high school, Del. ’92 Ellen Pyle was married to Thaddeus S. Groff of London Grove, Pa. where they will live. ’21 Mary Hull has announced her engagement to Chester Osier, Haver- ford, now a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. Mary spent the month of July work¬ ing in a New York settlement house. ’21 Marguerite Coles has announced her engagement to Sherman McAllister ’21 of Denver, Col. ’21 Frances Wills is membership secretary in the Central Y. W. C. A. of Pittsburg. ’23 Mary Hoke was married to Perry Lesh of Indianapolis Sept. 3. Address: 4105 Guilford av. Indianapolis. ’13 Constance Ball has gone to Japan for five years as a Y. W. C. A. secretary. '18 Elizabeth Andrews was married to Barton Jenks of Rutherford, N. J. Address: 66 Freeland av. ’ 97 Grace Brosius Biddle (Mrs C. M.) has moved to Laurel av. Mount Vernon, N. Y. ’20 Cornelia Stabler has announced her engagement to Clifford Gil- lam '20. ALPHA GAMMA— OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Rushing at Ohio state started June 13. Thus the Columbus Thetas were active during the summer with individual rushing and various parties. The list of our parties is picnic, slumber- party, fudge party, corn roast, garden party, and finally a progressive dinner. We are glad to announce that all parties and individual rushing only came to $120.00. We are proud to announce the pledging, September 24, of Dorothy Frohock, Katharine Hicks, Elizabeth Harrison, Helen Whitehill, Marcella Rchl, Ruth Smith, Eleanor Smith, Mary Southard, Gladys Roland of Columbus ; and Dorothy Hunter of Lima. After pledge services the chapter entertained the new members with a banquet at the Maramor. Mariam Cherry, presi¬ dent, called upon members of each class, who responded with impromptu speeches. An unusual feeling of friendship and con¬ geniality prevailed throughout the banquet and made a most successful party. We have a wide-awake class of freshmen who are anxiously awaiting all opportunities for entering into college activities. October 13, we will initiate Clara Marshall, Lillian Zinn, Adrianne Smith, Anita Landacre, Ruth Bumgartner, Gladys

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Chapter news 67 Roland, all Columbus; Helen Follet, New York; and Alice Cook, Dayton. October 23 the pin of Marjorie Dean, who died last year, will be presented to the new initiate who was most active in all lines of work throughout her freshman year. Clara Marshall has been selected by the chapter to wear the pin. This pin should be a great inspiration to all freshmen. 4 October 1921 Dorothy Fenton ’21 Ann Louise Gale and Lawrence M. Benedict r A, were married J une 14. They will live in Chicago. Grace Tredway and Spencer Davies, 4> r A, were married Sept. 20. Jennie Becker and Bobert H. Shaw, r A, were married Sept. 29. Ad- dress: Mechanicsburg, Ohio. 21 Florence Whitacre and Francis H. Fassett are to be married Oct. 15. „®rtba Smith “d Frank Swartz, r A, are to be married Oct. 8. 1® Phyllis Whitehill is teaching in Columbus this winter. ’22 Married, early in the summer, Julia Newkirk and Fred B. Gardner. The engagement of Ella Louise Jones to Dick Keys of Cincinnati, Ohio, has been announced. T iTh™ °f Helen Patton, now living in Los Angeles, Cal. to Jacob W. McCnlhs of Honolulu was announced at a small tea given by the parents of the bride-elect Sept. 3. The wedding will take place the coming schoaUf" Yale^ AleXa“der has been awarded a scholarship in the graduate The following group of Thetas spent the summer months traveling in p3e®f( ^,and Mrs B°yJ as conductors of their party: Julia and w “n n ’ n,7 reSldl“g “ Pittsburg; Adrian, Marjorie, and Hertha Smith, Mary Eeynolds, and Margaret Welch. ALPHA DELTA— GOUCHER COLLEGE With the opening of college September 30 we gather to mourn the loss of our six splendid seniors, Clara Davis, Elizabeth Major, Janice Loker, Ann Wilson, Helen Hayden, and Gertrude lurk. But we are rejoicing over two affiliates, Marie Puchner « fr°m Alplla Psi’ and Aurelia Worsham, junior from Alpha Lambda; also Janet Smith, a sophomore pledge of Alpha Psi whom we will repledge. We are also lucky to have three Theta sisters in the freshman class. This freshman class is the largest in the history of the college. Rushing begins October 7 and lasts ten days. We are proud to report these honors. Eloise Dunbracco elected president of the junior class; Mary Beaton Gibbs ’22 president of one of the residence halls. Ann Simpson ’23 is chairman of the advisory committee for the freshmen. Hope Nelson Hardy is president of Agora, the dramatics club, she was chairman of the Junior Garden Party to the seniors last May.

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68 Kappa Alpha Theta We share a five-room apartment with Delta Gamma, using it for chapter meetings and social gatherings. Both chapters have been working on curtains and pillows to get the rooms ready for rushing. Goucher has acquired four-hundred-and-twenty-one acres of beautiful woodland a short distance out of Baltimore, so the dream of a campus seems about to be realized. A drive for six million dollars for a greater Goucher is under way. 1 October 1921 Marcia Bracken Thom Bom to Rev and Mrs J. Luther Neff (Helen Frisch) a son, Robert Luther, Mar. 31. >21 Marion Hinds was married Sept. 14 to Charles McCormack. >19 Lila Stout was married July 31 to John Woolford. ’18 Katherine Watson has announced her engagement to Mr Van Eff. >16 Mary Hoffman Curtin has a son. ’21 Elizabeth Major will be married Oct. 14 to Lieut Clifton Denny U. S. N. ’21 Ann Wilson was abroad during the summer. >21 Gertrude Turk has announced her engagement to Frank Roberts. ’21 Jean Merriken has announced her engagement to Stanley Harrison. >16 Helen Harrison has announced her engagement to Prof Norman Brown of Johns Hopkins. Hope Nelson has announced her Marriage to Ensign Harlo Hardy July 1, 1920. Born to Mr and Mrs Charles Boyd (Lois Hill) a daughter. ALPHA THETA— UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Rush week started off with great excitement and high hopes. It is all over and our new pledges exceed all expectations. They are: Evelyn Barnwell, Gilmer ; Maelan McGill, Beaumont; Ruth Cox and Opal Marshall, Temple ; Anna Love, Jacksonville ; Stella Slade and Sue King, Dallas ; Matty Lee Straus, Wichita Falls ; Selwin Sage, Galveston; Mary Virginia Hoss, Marshall; Eloise Baker, Coleman; May Belle Taylor, Como, Mississippi; Lilian Provine, Greenville ; Clara Currie and Mary Hall, Amarillo ; Sarah Galliger, Waco ; Emily Wicher, Austin. During rush week we entertained at the Country Club with a tea, and twice at the chapter house with luncheons. Mrs Pat M. Neff and daughter Hallie Maud entertained with tea at the Governor’s Mansion. Mrs Ewell Nall gave a lovely tea for us at her home. We are very fortunate in having with us this year two affiliates; Thelma Estes, Omicron, and Mary Tom Osborne, Beta Beta. We feel that Beta Beta, and Omicron have lost two valuable girls, and that their loss is our gain.

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Chapter news 69 Louise Cline, and May Bell Brownlee have re-entered the university after a year ’s absence. 30 September 1921 *19 Lola Bell Anderson and Sliino Collem 4> r A, were married in June. *19 Frances Hicks and Weims Craig, A T fi, were married in June. ’19 Marceilite Hall and Mr H. Brown were married in Sept. Born to Mr and Mrs Marian Gooding (Agnes Smith) a daughter, Mary Anne Gooding. Mrs F. B. Kiley (Myrtle Garrett) spent the summer in Baileys, and Kstes Park, Colo. Doris Connerly, a member of the law firm of Baker Botts, Parker and Garwood, has returned from her vacation in California. Gladys Ritchie has spent the past two summers in Camp Dixie in the mountains of northern Georgia. Mrs George Howard (Garland Bonner) was in Mexico during the sum¬ mer. While there she was joined by Fanny and Annie Lewis Preston on a number of excursions around Mexico City. Born to Mr and Mrs Parks Johnson (Louise Johnson) a daughter, in August. . Dr Linda Coleman Simpson, who has been with her husband, Dr Keith Simpson, in Germany for the past year, visited in Houston during the sum¬ mer and is now stationed at Brooks Field, San Antonio. ’21 Annie Beth Lockett will make her debut this winter and will be a new member of Houston alumnae. She spent the summer in Colorado. Ruth Horn has gone to Mexico City to reside with her father who has been made superintendent of the English schools there. Maidel Baker is secretary to Reverend Clinton S. Quinn, bishop coadju¬ tor of the diocese of Texas of the Episcopal church. Bernadine Field and Ruth Johnson spent their summer vacations in New York, where Bernadine took work in Columbia university. ALPHA IOTA— WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An informal dance at Janet Nutting’s closed a very successful rushing season. We proudly pledged Naomie Brown, Anne Han¬ cock, Alice Henderson, Anne Kinnard, Marie Reid, Madeline Scott, and Mary Dell Woods, at the home of Isabel Runk, our rush captain. We celebrated our conquests by a supper which was attended by many of the alumna;. Six seniors graduated last June, Catharine Cushing, vice- president of the senior class, Louise McClelland, Ethel Mohr- stadt, Lucille Pearson, Anne Studt, and Gertrude Walther. Alpha Iota received a stunning blow this fall when she heard that her room rent had been increased alarmingly during the summer. Fortunately our alumna1 gave ‘us a new proof of their never failing interest in the chapter, by coming to our rescue with a generous donation.

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Kappa, Alpha Theta vU During the summer, the Room committee engineered a series of weekly Bridges, which held the chapter and alumn® together, and proved both amusing and profitable. We are proud to announce that the senior class has elected Mary Dougherty vice-president, and Isabel Runk secretary. A new swimming pool is the gift of Mrs Newton Wilson to the university, in memory of her husband. The building is being erected just north of Frances Gym, and we expect to be swimming bravely by the first of January. Because of increased enrollment, the mass-meeting on Ma¬ triculation day had to be held on the main campus. No building is now large enough to accommodate the student body. 3 October 1921 Marjorie Macdonald Lucile Wulfing is doing Field service with the Red Cross. Ruth Zacker is teaching at Soldare high school. Helen Buell, Psi, is assisting in the French department. Beatrice Turner has returned to Wisconsin university. Frances Fengel, Kappa, is attending Art school here. Emma Petring, Mary Lewis, and Creshaw Waller have just returned from a summer abroad. Winona Petring Outten has a son. Born, to Emma Theuner Dee, a daughter. Married, Edith Rowe and Raymond Nolte. >21 Catherine Cushing has announced her engagement to Theodore Gupton, OS- , T o-i Born to Mr and Mrs W. W. Horner, David Alan, fourth son, June 21. ’17 Born to Alice Johann Maack (Mrs Al) a daughter. ’19 Lucy Taylor was in St. Louis for a short visit on her way to Cornell. ALPHA KAPPA— ADELPHI COLLEGE The opening of college finds Alpha Kappa back at work, with the loss of only two members, Mabel Brown and Margaret Wait. Of course we miss all our summer sports, but it's good to be at Adelphi again, it’s good to see all our Theta sisters once more. There is always an exhilarating influence in the return to college, but it seems that this inspiration was never more strongly mani¬ fested than in our first three fraternity meetings. That noble, wonderful Theta spirit and that enlivening, ambitious Theta attitude were present in every Theta heart, and we look forward with ever-increasing confidence to another happy Theta year. Our Panhellenic has decided on new methods of bidding this season. We still have tiie period of armistice in which only na¬ tural friendships are to be fostered, no pins are to be worn, and all rushing is forbidden, but it is two weeks longer than last year

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Chapter news 71 continuing until the last of October. Then rushing really begins with our regular parties for freshmen. The new element is the adoption of preferential bidding. Adelphi has welcomed one of the largest freshman classes in all her history. A large group of Adelphi girls went to Silver Bay convention last summer, among whom was our Theta dele¬ gate, Margaret Wait. Our chapter was also well represented at District convention to which we sent twenty-two, including both actives and alumnae. The girls not only had a most enjoyable week-end, but brought back much information and inspiration to the chapter. 3 October 1921 Doris Purrington ’23 Mabel Brown is taking a secretarial course at Mrs Young ’s school in Brooklyn. 1 24 Margaret Wait is studying at the school of musical art in New York city. ’20 Olive Books announced her engagement to Frank Kiendl, Z N, Aug. 25. Born to Mr and Mrs Henry Eggers jr. (Hazel Healy) Sept. 14, a son. ALPHA LAMBDA— UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Senior Breakfast June 18 was a fit¬ ting climax to a most successful year. The chapter house was decorated as an old fashioned garden and the girls in colored organdies made the setting es¬ pecially beautiful. Those graduating were : Louise Cor¬ bin, Jean Campbell, Maiy Anderson, Margaret Lesser, Cathrvn Cochran, Phoebe Ector, Irene Bruce, Maryhelen Whitlock, Vivian Kellam and Mable Hall. Mrs Chase, our house mother, pre¬ sented them with boxes of Theta stationery which were placed on the table beside purple and gold corsages. The girls looked forward to the end of the breakfast with keen interest wondering if any one would run around the table. Cathryn Cochran was the only one who satisfied their curiosity, for she announced her engagement to Ross McGowan *21, Sigma Chi. Though these

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72 Kappa Alpha Theta girls are away we hope they will keep in touch with us not only for their owrn pleasure but to help us keep the fine standard the^ maintained. Rushing has been progressing splendidly and now that college is opening our efforts are becoming more concentrated. Theta camp at Port Townsend was one of our most important rushing features. We can never show enough appreciation to Mr and Mrs Bailey, who gave us the camp and enabled us to have such distinctive parties. . After the session at camp came District convention, held m Seattle September 9 and 10. It afforded a chance to become acquainted with other chapters and to obtain their opinions on subjects of common interest. 24 September 1921 Joan Sprague Osceola House was married to Willard Herron, $ r A, June 4. Vivian Kellam was married to Otis Richardson, A T, in June. Helen Bolster was married to Ralph Leaman Aug. 26. Jessie Lewis was married to Frederick Hamilton, A T, June 10, in Wash ington, D. C. n . Laurentine Meissner married Burton Strock of Denver, Lolo. Gladys Easterbrooks was married to Capt. J osepli L. Collins July 15, m Coblenz, Germany. They are on their way to the United States and will go to West Point where Captain Collins will be an instructor. A daughter was born to Florence Burkheimer Edmonds (Mrs H.) m * Helen Suttoff and Sarah Anderson, Upsilon, returned about a month ago from a trip to Alaska. Elizabeth Drummond is head of the English department at Benson poly¬ technic school, Portland, Ore. Robin McKinley Phipps (Mrs Claude) came from China, where her hus- band is stationed in work for the Standard oil company, to spend the sum- mer with her parents in Spokane. Vera McIntosh Bemis (Mrs C. A.), District president, has moved to Spokane where her husband is with the Federal reserve bank. Address: Apt. 302, W. 1403— 4th av. Hazel Blake Moore (Mrs Chester) is teaching English at the North Central high school, Spokane. Margaret Johnson is librarian at Taft, Cal. ALPHA MU— UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI Alpha Mu has a successful rush to add to those of past years, and fourteen pledges whom we are confident will make us even more proud than we are now. It must be admitted that when other fraternity girls would say, “It’s a shame the Thetas haven’t a new house yet,” we felt a little shaky but we didn’t tell each other. But after our first afternoon party our spirits just soared upward.

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Chapter news 73 Hushing lasted four clays, from Tuesday until five o’clock on Saturday when bids were sent out. Each woman’s fraternity was limited to five parties. Among our cleverest were two eve¬ ning ones, the cabaret, and the Pullman dinner. Our pledges are : Genevieve Aull, sister of Madeline, La Mar ; Mary Louise Angle, Clinton; Ruth Bertrand and Leah Spratt, St. Joseph; Marain Clinton, St. Louis; Grace Duysing, Marjorie Furgason, Mary Miller, Frances Ragland and Corrine Swisher all from Kansas City; Maud Dziatzko and Ethel Larkin, Webster Groves; Mary Worrell, sister of Dorothy Worrell, and Hazel Me¬ in tire, Mexico. We are glad to have three affiliates in the house. They are Emily Chesney, Alpha Delta; Elizabeth Taylor, Beta Beta; and Sally Love Banks, Alpha Phi. Two Alpha Mus returned to college this fall, Feme Bewver as a senior and Helen Haydon as a junior. September 17, we entertained with a tea in honor of our new chaperon, Mrs H. A. Longan from Kansas City. Gamma Phi Beta installed a chapter here this fall, making ten national women’s fraternities on our campus. There is still room for others. Feme Bewyer has been elected president of Zeta Sigma, an honorary inter-women’s fraternity. Frank Robertson was elected to Theta Sigma Phi, honorary journalistic fraternity; she was also elected president of district Captains which entitles her to sit on Women’s Student government council. That makes four Thetas on the council of seventeen members. 30 September 1921 Frank Robertson Married, M7 Mary E. Reese to Dr Herbert L. Mantz. Married, Olive Koken to Wilfred Yackey. Born, to Hazel Evans Hogan (Mrs R. E.) on July 15, a son. The following alumna? were back for rushing: Harriet Bell, Adele Sennott, Madeline Aull, Laura Owens, Garnet Ingles Lewis, Mary Lansing, Ellen Peters, Mildred Owens, Caroline Collins, Dot Jones, Ernestine Parks, Constance Adamson, Winifred Limerick Toel, Christine Spencer, Katherine Cole, Hedwig Aullepp, Ruth Harris, Jean Frances Bassett, Irma Bewyer, and Susanna Dickson. Winifred Limerick Toll (Mrs Court) is living in St. Louis. Address: 718 Limit av.

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74 Kappa Alpha Theta ALPHA NU— UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA Dr C. H. Clapp, from Montana school of mines, lias assumed his duties as the new president of our university. The student body numbers 1,080. Mrs Harriet R. Sedman, new Dean of women, was entertained at dinner at the Theta house the first day of college, so that the girls might become acquainted with her before regular classes began. Plans for five new buildings have been completed and the ground is being broken for the forestry and library buildings. Besides these, by the end of the year there will be a new gym¬ nasium, and two residence halls, one for women and one for men. Fifteen girls live at the chapter house this fall. They are Agnes Boyd, Vivian Bruneau, Marjorie Bullock, Anne Cliff, Frances Conrad, Lillian Goff, Helen FitzGibbons, Margaret Johnston, Margaret Longeway, Emily Maclay, Mary X. and Jo¬ anne McCarthy, Erie McLaren, Muriel Perkins and Virginia Yegen. Nine girls from last year’s chapter were unable to return. Margaret Harker is attending the University of Minnesota. Harriet and Florence Armitage and Alice Davenport are teach¬ ing, while Harriet Wilson and Mildred Uehlinger are doing secre¬ tarial work. Mary Laux, Helen Little and Edna Belknap gradu¬ ated. Panhellenic has decided on two weeks’ rushing with a week of silence preceding. Bidding by the preferential system will be October 15. Fifty dollars is allowed each fraternity for rushing and three date books will be given out. In place of the usual house-party before registration Theta entertained 30 rushees at a dance. All but one fraternity eliminated house-parties this year. 30 September 1921 Vivian L. Bruneau ’22 Violet Thisted is spending two weeks at the Theta house to help during rushing. >20 Carrie Maclay has charge of the department of correspondence work at the university. 9 21 Helen Little from Seattle, Wash, is visiting at the chapter house during the first week. ’20 Married, Virginia McAuliffe and William M. Walterskirchen. Ad¬ dress: 16 Arundel st. Suite 5, Boston, Mass. *21 Married, Grace Walker and Arnold Hayes. *20 Married, Hazel Backus and Arthur Fitch York. Address: Wood- stock Ap*ts. Tacoma, Wash. ’22 Married, Beatrice Gore Renwick and Carl Berry. Helen Cothron has announced her engagement to Roy Hansen, the wed¬ ding is Oct. 11.

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Chapter news 75 ALPHA XI— UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Alpha Xi is very fortunate in having Mrs Frances Boyer as its house¬ mother once more. Mrs Boyer was Theta house-mother from ’15 to ’17 and shall always be most kindly remembered by all who know her. Since 1919 Mrs Boyer has been pre¬ ceptress and official chaperon at the Martha Washington in Portland and also has spent considerable time at her old home in Waterbury, "Vermont. We are very happy to welcome Mrs Boyer back on the Oregon campus and feel that her personality and chaperonage will be a great inspiration to all Thetas. A sunny June 20 found fifty-four Thetas assembled about the annual breakfast table. After a meal made doubly pleasant by the association with alumnae, toasts were given, each class having as its symbol an appropriate flower. The alumnae were repre¬ sented by Mrs Norma Hendricks Starr, whose symbol was the Everlasting. The toasts were followed rapidly by forty-five pounds of candy sent by Thetas engaged or married within the year. Among interesting combinations during the breakfast was Hazel Raders’ description of Theta Center at Berkeley. The alumnae present: Genevieve Shaver, Mrs Barrett, Hazel Rader, Ruth Fraley Furnish, Lucille Evans Diteman, Mildred Graham, Mrs Fitch, Theo King Emmett and Norma Hendricks Starr. That Grand convention had to be postponed was a disappoint¬ ment, but there was compensation when a District Convention was scheduled. This first convention of district IX was wel¬ comed as an opportunity to get into closer touch with neighboring chapters. Annamay Bronaugh represented Alpha Xi and Gene¬ vieve Shaver, Portland alumnae. Marion Linn, Eugene, also attended. May 14 the University of California glee club was entertained at the chapter house with a dinner dance. The glee club, of twenty members, was traveling in three large touring cars to fill concert engagements in the coast cities. The dance lasted

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76 Kappa Alpha Theta until time for the concert, when fifteen of the girls went to the theater as guests. A few days later the house received a large box of candy and a letter of thanks from the members of the glee club. Our pledges are: Eleanor Eakin, Astoria; Mary Harris, Georgianna Gerlinger, Mary Gill, Martha Shull, Ruth Sensenich, Jeanne Gay, all of Portland; Florence Buck, Eugene; Mary Hardy, San Diego; Rebecca Irland, Pasadena and Genevieve Phelps, Pendleton. We take pleasure in announcing two affiliates, Gloria Collins, Alpha Lambda and Elizabeth Garrett, Beta Epsilon. Hilma Honkanen and Doris Sengstacken have returned to college after an absence of two terms and Hope MacKenzie and Helen Stoppenbach after an absence of one year. Imogene Letcher was elected junior woman on the Student council, which office is being held by Marian Linn during I mo- gene's absence of a term. Imogene Letcher and Valiere Coffey plan to return to college for the winter term. Lenore Cram was pledged Theta Sigma Phi. Margaret Beatie was pledged Phi Theta Kappa, woman's honorary commerce fraternity. At April Frolic, a Spring festivity, the cup was awarded to Theta for producing the best stunt. Married, Iva McMillan and Dwight Wilson of Portland. >16 Katherine Watson Avison spent several weeks in Eugene this summer. >15 Edythe Rogers Baker lives in Aberdeen, Md. >21 Born, to Mr and Mrs Charles Dundorc (Paula Linn), a son. >21 Tlieo King married to Ray Emmett, April 2. Address: 624 Base Line, Hillsboro, Ore. >16 Charlie R. Fenton is taking a six months ’ leave of absence from the University of Oregon, where she is alumni secretary. Miss Fenton will study at Munson ’s school for private secretaries in San Francisco, and live at the Theta Center in Berkeley. >17 Born, to Mr and Mrs Eldon Furnish (Ruth Fraley), a son in Aug. >12 Lucia Campbell Henderson spent the summer visiting in Eugene and in Vancouver, B. C. ’12 Merlo McKelvev has resigned her position as instructor in the high school at Astoria, Ore. and will remain at homo in Portland this year. >19 Ruth Montgomery spent the summer in Minneapolis visiting with relatives. She is assistant in the Education department at the University of Oregon. >16 Margaret Montague Payne has moved to Hillegas av. Oakland, Cal. >15 Hazel V. Rader is assistant head of the physical training depart¬ ment for girls in the Technical high school at Oakland, Cal. She lives at the Theta Center. >17 Born, to Mr and Mrs Alex Bowen (Ruth Roche) a daughter. >06 Bom, to Dr and Mrs John F. Bovard (Camille Carroll) a son, Free¬ man Carroll, July 18.

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Chapter news 77 ’16 Helen Frances Driver married Capt. Samuel Gibson Stewart, U. S. Cavalry, Aug. 15 in the Little Church Around the Corner, New York city. Captain and Mrs Stewart will be stationed at the University of Illinois, where he is an instructor in the R. O. T. C. ’21 Mildred Garland is teaching in the high school at Astoria, Ore. *21 Eve Hutchinson is teaching in the high school at Baker, Ore. *21 Anne Grace Pallett is teaching mathematics in the high school in Eugene, Ore. '21 Beatrice Irene Wetherbee married to Harold I. Donnelly, June 30. Address: 35 East 4th st. Media, Pa. ’14 Bom, to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon H. Vawter (Aletha Emmerick) a son, Vernon H. jr. May 21. *16 Genevieve Shaver spent the summer in Eugene as office assistant for Dr John Bovard, Dean of the school of physical education. Miss Shaver is teaching at Jefferson high school in Portland this winter. ’06 Norma Hendricks Starr spent the summer visiting in Eugene. Mrs Starr is living at 509 W. 31st st. Kansas City, Mo. '21 Vera Temple married to Henry Clay Judd, K 2, Oregon. They will live in Portland. J12 Aline Thompson announced her engagement to William C. Kiltz jr. K 2, Oregon. ’22 Margaret Thompson anounced her engagement to Robert Turner Holland jr. of Bend, Ore. ’20 Evelyn Tregilgas announced her engagement to James F. Adamson of Salt Lake City, Utah. ’20 Anne Dawson Van Gundia spent the summer on the coast visiting relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs Melville Eastham (Jessie Chase) have adopted a son, Rich¬ ard, aged 16 months. Louise Manning is teaching at Medford, Ore. Mr and Mrs Elmer Moller (Frances Oberteuffer) announce the birth of a daughter in Sept. Address : Edgemoor Orchard, Hood River, Ore. OF OKLAHOMA Our four days of rushing came to a successful close with fifteen pledges: five sisters : Mildred Francisco, Enid; Eleanor Drennan and Lenore Barnes, Oklahoma City; Ro¬ selle Burnett, Nor¬ man ; Elizabeth Broach, Tulsa; and Jurhee Galloway and Olive Robertson, Oklahoma City; Aachia ALPHA OMICRON — UNIVERSITY

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78 Kappa Alpha Theta Burnett and Dorothy Taylor, Sapulpa; Dorothy Thompson, Tulsa ; Willa Faya Corbin, Chickasha ; Mozelle Downing, Caddo ; Ruth Green, Kiowa, Kansas ; Mary Mee, Sterling, Illinois ; Eliza¬ beth Johnson, Corpus Christi, Texas. Initiation was September 21 for Margaret Moore, Purcell; Pauline Garner, Long Beach, California ; Louise Finch, El Reno ; Louise Harden and Ruby Ingram, Helen Hayes a transferred pledge from Beta Beta, Oklahoma City. Elizabeth Trent, Tau, is with us. We have as our house mother Mrs Frances E. Todd-Wheeler of Oklahoma City, who was the hostess at Fort Sill during the war. Grades for the Panhellenic scholarship cup have not been averaged yet, but we have high hopes of winning this year as last. Jeanette True, out of school last year ill, has returned. 28 September 1921 Helen Carr Edwina Bradley has announced her engagement to Paul Million. During the summer Grace Williams spent a week at the Theta Center in Berkeley. Born, to Mr and Mrs Robert P. Ledbetter (Adeline Moore) a son, Robert P. jr. Married, Helen Wooley and Marvin B. Armstrong. Address: 2921 Classen Blvd. Oklahoma City, Okla. Corinne Breeding left for Russia in August, where she will spend sev¬ eral years with the Y. W. C. A. Address : Antonient st. No. 1, Riga, Latvia. Care of Y. W. C. A. Georgia Shutt is studying voice in New York. Virginia Tolbert, who has spent the last three years in New York with the Brooklyn hospital, has returned to her home in Hobart, Okla. Alva Jarbeau is spending the winter in the west. Address: 509 Rock st. Apt. 208, Centralia, Wash. Lucia Loomis Ferguson (Mrs Walter) visited Adelaide Loomis Parker (Mrs G. B.) in Cleveland, Ohio, during the summer. Mrs. Parker moved to Cleveland last spring when her husband became editor of the Cleveland Press. Married, April 30, Ruth Williams and Richard Lee Huntington, 2 X. Address: Burkburnett, Tex. Born, to Mr and Mrs H. Lee Minton (Harriet Patrick) a daughter, Cossett Lee. New address : 412 W. 29th st. Oklahoma City, Okla. Born, to Mr and Mrs O. K. Wentzel (Frances Broach) a daughter, Mary Elizabeth. Born, to Mr and Mrs W. J. Armstrong (Minnie Lee Burrus) a son, James Lee. Born, to Mr and Mrs C. J. Hobson (Mabel Thacker) a son. Pauline Carr is teaching in Augusta, Kan. Carrie Goodrich Coots (Mrs Earl S.) and Margaret Goodrich Henson (Mrs Albert Neal) have moved to Norman. Ina Johnson Kidd (Mrs Phil) is living in Chickasha, Okla. Edna Bessent is teaching in Chickasha, Okla. Helen Brooks is teaching in Jenks, Okla.

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Chapter news 79 Marian Brooks Cralle (Mrs. W. O.) is living in Miami, Okla. where her husband is president of the state school of mines. Dorothy Prouty is teaching in Ponca City, Okla. Ella Mansfield, who spent the summer abroad, has returned and is teaching mathematics in the university. Lucile Taylor will return to the United States some time in Nov. from a trip abroad. Froma Johnson has opened an art and gift shop in Norman. ALPHA RHO— UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA The university opened September 19 with an increased enrollment. Our chapter started the year with 17 actives. Miss Flora Keith, of Sioux Falls, our house mother of last year, is with us again. She is indeed an inspiration to us. Our District president, Miss Margaret Mumford, visited us the first week of college. She gave us many valuable ideas and we were glad to have her with us. She possesses a charming personality and seemed to make herself at home immediately, so we felt she were one of us. We have given our reception to the new girls and are working on our other rush parties. 29 September 1921 Crystal Crain Marie Leavitt, Florence and Zora Nelson are teaching in the Mitchell public schools this year. Alice Burke and Claude Whitlaw, 2 A E, were married Sept. 8. Martha Williams and Carleton Delbridge, 2 A E, were married July 27. Alice Knowles is attending the University of Wisconsin. Crystal Crain announces her engagement to Frank Cooley, 2 A E. ’21 Louise Ryan is teaching in Bridgewater. >20 Mr and Mrs Herbert Crissman (Beth Meadows) announce the ar¬ rival of a daughter, Georgine. Hazel Jacobson is at her home in Sioux Falls. Janet Floe is teaching at Esmond, S. D. >16 New address of Edna Fitzgerald: 2714 Ingersoll st. Des Moines, Iowa.

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80 Kappa Alpha Theta ALPHA SIGMA— STATE COLLEGE OF WASHINGTON A thousand freshmen, a wonderful football team, and lots of college spirit ought to send the State college of Washington up a few rounds on the ladder of success. A new grandstand seating 5,000 people was built last summer on one side of our natural amphitheater stadium. Miss Mirium Gerlach has come to take the position of Dean of women vacated by Rhoda M. White. Alpha Sigma stood fourth on the scholarship list last semester, with only one Greek-letter fraternity above us. Owing to con¬ gested housing conditions Panhellenic voted a six days’ rush beginning with registration. We pledged Gladys Evans, Lilian Lane, Lucille Whitehead, Betty Lachore, Zena Rothrock, Spo¬ kane; Lucille Hurd, Yakima; Elvera Swanson, Portland; Doro¬ thy May Anderson, Colville ; Helen Broughton, Dayton. Gladys Evans is the daughter of Grace Barker Evans of Upsilon chapter. Frances Huntington and Dorothy Connelly graduated in June. Before graduation Frances was elected to Phi Kappa Phi. Irene Kulzer was pledged to Phi Mu Epsilon and Dora Williams initiated into Delta Sigma Rho. Cecile Whitfield was initiated into Mask and Dagger, dramatic club. June Sanders is attending the Lycee Victory Duruy in Paris on a return French scholarship. Madeliene Power was elected to Gamma Tau, senior women’s honorary fraternity. Florence Weed, chapter president, and Eloise Brandt were our representatives at District convention. 30 September 1921 Lelia Mason Mrs. Will N. Reilly (Etta Loffta) has moved to Spokane. Address: 604 N. Augusta av. >21 Frances Huntington is teaching domestic science in the grade schools of Springfield, Mass. >21 Dorothy Connelly is teaching in the high school of Oakesdale. Margaret Barry is attending Wellesley on the honor group. Maymo McDonald is with the P. E. department of the University of Arizona. ’22 Dora Williams is teaching at the Normal in Ellensburg. ’23 Ethel Rogell is helping to manage the Rogell shop in Spokane. ’23 Gertrude Bryan announces her engagement to Paul Hill, K 2. > 24 Juanita Bryson announces her engagement to Richard Jones 4> A 0. ’23 Meta Carstens is teaching in Odessa. ’22 Isabel Bennett was married to Robert Nelson, B 0 II, Sept. 23. ’22 Eloise Brandt announces her engagement to Arthur Goulard, K 2- ’22 Georgeanne Gifford is attending the University of Indiana. ’23 Elvera Swanson announces her engagement to Glen Cronk, B 0 n. Born, to Norma Heathman Collins (Mrs C. A.) a daughter, Apr. 23. Born, to Marie Heathman Zimmerman (Mrs E. L.) a son, July 5.

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Chapter news 81 Born to Ida Green Martini (Mrs Leon) a son, Sept. 28. Mrs Newton J. Buren (Lorena Ferris) has moved to Tacoma. New Address of Margaret Brislawn is Sprague, Wash. New address of Mrs Earle McCaskey is Olympia, Wash. Mrs Dora L. Lewis is teaching home economics in the Chevey normal school. ALPHA TAU — UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI Wasn't it good to sec every one again after the summer vaca¬ tion? Alpha Tau held her annual camp in September this year instead of in June, and it proved a splendid change. The week down at Idlewild, on the White river gave an opportunity to plan for the coming year. The one formal rush party that Panhellenic allows us is October 7. We will take the “rushees" on our customary tour abroad, dining as we go. The various courses in Spain, Paris, Japan and Iceland will be enlivened by castanets, cabaret, be¬ witching French maids, gay kimonos, and dazzling ice-walls. At last we will all meet in Thetaland to sit 4 ‘ in the firelight 's ruddy glow" and sing Theta songs that thrill us as well as the freshmen. We will be unusually fortunate in having with us for this party Betty Newson and Mrs Overturf who will help to make Thetaland more beautiful and impressive. Pledging is October 18. Rushing rules have been varied a little. No fraternity girl may wear her pin during the first week of rushing, and dates with freshmen may not be made for more than two days ahead. As a result of this last rule, popular fresh¬ men must rise before 6 a. m. to answer the telephone. Of last year's senior class Edith Murdock, Henrietta Brady, Adele Fischer and Ethel Atkins graduated from the College of liberal arts. Dorothy Dysart, Agnes James, and Alfarata Myers will receive their B.A. degrees at the close of the first semester. We are glad to welcome Miss Simrall as our new Dean of » women. Her well-known interest in women's fraternities, to¬ gether with the general raising of standards in scholarship prom¬ ises well for Theta. 1 October 1921 Mary Charlotte Stevens Mary Corre received a fellowship to the school of social research, New York city. Address: 7 Gramercy Park West. Nina Porter has returned from Boston, where she took a secretarial courso at Simmons. Katherine Dabney is head of the Girl Scouts in New York city. Ruth and Edith Murdock spent the month of August with Iphigene Bett- man at Lake Placid. Mrs L. A. Tucker (Mildred Carpenter) is living in Detroit. Address: 2559 W. Grand blvd. Dunedin Court.

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82 Kappa Alpha Theta Marion Murdock will be married to Edward Armstrong Boalt, II K A, Oct. 5. Tunis Dickerson, who taught in the Connecticut State college last year, will be at home this winter. Florence Stewart was married to Ralph Kreimer, B 0 II, Sept. 28. Marguerite Reid has announced her engagement to William Myers, HE. ‘ _ Born to Mr and Mrs Morton Shepard (Mary Cellarius) a daughter, Mary Ann, June 1. ALPHA UPSILON— WASHBURN COLLEGE What Ho ! A new year for Alpha Up- silon. We’re full of enthusiasm. Rush week is just behind us. The time was shortened to five days. We have pledged fifteen very fine rushees — every¬ body says so, and we can’t help believing it ourselves. They are : Constance Reed, Bernice Hemus, Topeka; Lila Hughes, Sabetha; Carolyn Bass, El Dorado — little sisters; Miriam Wood, Eureka; Laura Focht, Oklahoma City ; Mildred Branine, Newton ; Meryl Dewey, Chanute; Alice Cromwell, Wichita; Betty Frost, Isabel Smith, Louise Smith, Lorraine Reed, Margaret Peterson, Helen Lindell, Topeka. There are eight girls in the chapter house, 1601 Mulvane street. Mrs J. P. Root is with us again as house mother. We are very happy to say that our dream of a home of our own is about to come true. We have plans drawn for a colonial house, and the alumme are conducting an extensive campaign for funds. We expect to start building very soon on our lots across from the campus. A $50,000 gift for a new girls’ dormitory was made last spring to Washburn college by O. T. Benton, now deceased, a graduate of the college. The building will be started this winter. 1 October 1921 Lilian Hughes >21 Jessie Burnette has announced her engagement to Morton Bailey, 2 A E, of Kansas City, Mo.

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Chapter news 83 ’21 Margaret Seaton has announced her engagement to Ted Blevins, K 2. She is teaching mathematics in the Beloit high school. J21 Lyda Suydam is working in her father's insurance office in Leavenworth. '21 Eunice Geiger is teaching in the Oswego high school. '21 Katherine Ewing is teaching in Homestead, Florida. '19 Catherine Crinkling was married to Glenn Hussey, A ©, Sept. 17. They are living in Topeka. '19 Esther Jenson was married to Charles Connors, 2 X, Oct. 1. They will live in Topeka. '17 Helen Guild was married to Samuel Bierer, July 28. '20 Alice Morehouse will be married to Tom Wakeling of Los Angeles, Cal. in Oct. Born in August to Mr and Mrs John Ripley (Dorothy Wahle) a daugh¬ ter, Jean Lou. '20 Telline Evans of Iola visited the chapter during rush week. Teresa Tucker, who is teaching in Sabetha, and Marian Price, who is teaching in Burlingame came to Topeka Oct. 1 for the Washburn-K. U. football game. Winifred Wiggam, Psi, was in Topeka for rushing. Louise Davis and Iris Langhart are taking a nurses' training course in Washington university, St. Louis. Betty Bonebrake is attending a kindergarten school in Boston. Josephine Gillmore is enrolled in the College of Emporia. ALPHA PHI— NEWCOMB COLLEGE Although Newcomb has a hundred and ninety freshmen en¬ rolled, we can merely view them from afar. Rushing supposedly has been elminated from Newcomb by the return to sophomore pledging and any form of systematized rushing is tabooed. We are, however, busy planning and furnishing our room as we are allowed off-campus fraternity rooms for the first time since our removal from old Newcomb. We regret very much that Sally Love Banks ’23 and Eliza¬ beth Jane Harvey ’23 are no longer with us and of course we miss our last year’s seniors, Christine Johnson and Nellie Pier- pont, to whom the chapter gave a surprise dinner downtown during graduation week. One new feature of the final exercises last year was a New- comb-Tulane alumni banquet in which undergraduates were al¬ lowed to participate. Mildred Christian and the Theta quartette represented Theta in the stunts. October 1, at Hutton Lauraus, our room not yet being ready for use, we initiated Mary Kitchen, Nellie Britton, Katherine Talmage, Alma Bell Harrell, Myrtis Alford and Maude Ellis. All our pledges are now initiated, except one who didn’t return to college this fall.

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84 Kappa Alpha Theta Up to this time the fraternity question at Newcomb has been in more or less of an upheaval, but now it seems to be settled temporarily and we are looking forward to a successful and pleasant year. 3 October 1921 Frances Gomey Thelma Barkdull will be married this month to Arthur Jules Delauney of Pittsburg. ’20 Marion Brown has announced her engagement to Dr Shirley Lyons, K 2. *19 Yvonne Duval is working with the Shipping board in Washington, D. C. The alumna) and college chapters enjoyed joint meetings every two weeks during the summer, meeting at members ’ homes. ALPHA CHI— PURDUE UNIVERSITY By graduation last June Alpha Chi lost five girls — L u c i 1 e Smith, Anno Young, Thelma Beall, Agnes Ayres and Frances Smith. Frances com¬ pleted her course in three years and then made us justly proud by winning a scholar¬ ship to Bryn Mawr in psychology. April 29 we gave our annual spring dinner dance at the Country club. The following day ended the week’s festivities with a tea in honor of our guests at which were presented dainty organdie corsages. Following the close of college both undergraduate and alumnae opened summer camp on an island in the Tippicanoe, an event long looked forward to and as long remembered. After a particularly successful rush we pledged eleven girls of whom we are very proud and for whom we worked hard, They are: Elizabeth McMath and Charlotte Uhl, Indianapolis; Joyce Paulsel, Noblesville ; Nina Huffman, New Castle; Mary Louise Lesh, Blufton ; Edith Henninger, Chicago ; Mary Paulding, Mid¬ dleton, Connecticut; Marcia Kenyon, Harriet Findley and Helen Price, West Lafayette; Houdruma Jones, Lafayette, who was at He Pauw last year. Lucy Sickler, Alpha, will be affiliated soon. 28 September 1921 Mary Louise Taylor

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Chapter news 85 *21 Lucile Smith is teaching in Frankfort, Ind. *21 Anne Young is doing dietetic work in the City hospital, Indiana¬ polis. ’20 Eleanor Rietz is teaching at Roanoke, Ind. ’20 Catherine Overly is teaching at Huntington, Ind. *20 Juliet Matthews is assistant in the Home economics department, Purdue. Edith Gamble has resumed her position in the Home economics department. *19 Gretchen Mueller is instructor of Home economics in St. Mary’s of the Woods, Terre Haute. Kathleen Brady was married to Ernest Kohl of the Biology department June 23. The marriage of Gail Bone and Samuel Thornton will take place Oct. 4. They will leave immediately for their home in Savannah, Ga. ’23 Helen Vickery is teaching in Evansville. *23 Lillian Stevens is teaching in Lebanon. '23 Pauline Caplinger is teaching in Wallace, Ind. ’24 Miriam Wright is teaching in Franklin. ’22 Marie Mueller is teaching in Indianapolis. ALPHA PSI— LAWRENCE COLLEGE After ten days of hard rushing Alpha Psi is ready to settle down to real schol¬ astic work. We are proud and happy to announce the pledg¬ ing of Catheryn Corbett, Appleton ; Mild r e d Bjoin, Stoughton ; M a r- garet Beilis, Gertrude Luebchow, and Dorothea Wells, Wausau; Katheryn Sawyer, Racine; Esther O’Harra, Macomb, Illinois; Betty Cheverton, Lombard, Illinois; Geneva Favar, Viroqua ; and Helen McCormick, New Auburn. We feel that our good fortune in rushing was due greatly to the efforts of Miss Mumford, our District president, who spent four days with Alpha Psi. She was the leader in all of our fun at the rushing parties and the freshman girls got to know her very well. We must also mention the untiring and unselfish assistance of our alumnae. We again moved into new chapter rooms; they consist of a living-room, dining-room and kitchenette, all newly decorated.

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86 Kappa Alpha Theta We have added to our furnishings a mahogany wing chair and a breakfast set in blue and ivory. We are sorry to lose some of our girls, yet we are proud that Evelyn Hougen will represent Alpha Psi at Wellesley and Marie Puchner and Janet Smith at Goucher. We are expecting Amanda Amundson back the second semester. 27 September 1921 Maurine Barnes Helen Larrabee was married to Dr C. B. Hattleberg, June 20, at Chippewa Falls. They will live in Chicago where Dr Hattleberg is on the staff of St. Luke’s hospital. Dorothy Gregory is teaching in the Appleton schools. Anne Hawes is teaching commerce at Bushey’s business college. Gertrude Detgen was a guest of Ruth Hoeper Marston during rushing. Katheryn Nelson spent the past two weeks with Alpha Psi. Marita Aldrich is doing pharmaceutical work at Onalaska. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs G. Galpin (Anne Stroud). Margaret and Gertrude Erb are studying music at Chicago. Mabel Cass is teaching at Antigo, and Helen Ritchie at Berlin. Betty Helmer is living in Bovill, Idaho. ALPHA OMEGA— UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Despite many changes we are looking forward to the new college year with a great amount of interest. Due to lack of funds the university has been forced to dispense with several important departments. For this reason, four of our girls have gone to other institutions. Margaret Hickson has gone to the Library school, Anne Clark has gone to Teacher's training school, and Edith McLeod and Agnes Allison have gone to Carnegie Tech. However, we are very pleased to have with us again, Eleanor Steele who was at the University of Wisconsin and Dorothy Sattley who was at Wellesley, last year. A large number of freshman girls has registered, but since second semester rushing has just been established at Pitt we are not yet selecting likely fraternity material. During the first two weeks of college no fraternity pins are to be worn, and all fraternity women are to assist all new girls to get initiated into university ways. We worked hard to secure second semester rushing and so with a great deal of satisfaction we see all things indicating it a success. Our seniors are — Isabelle Anderson, Irene Horner, Elizabeth Elkins, Eleanor Steele, and Beatrice Koenig; our juniors, Hazel Hippie, Mary Chapman, Olivia Koenig, Dorothy Sattley, Eliza¬ beth Dutney, Grace Love, Viola Welsh, Dorothy Linhart, Eleanor McCormick, and Adeline Anger; our sophomores, Annastein

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Chapter news 87 Steele, and Florence Dutney. We have one pledge — Cora De¬ bray. Rhoda Koenig, Olivia Klingelhofer, Alena Horner, and Lena Ebeling graduated last June. 28 September 1921 Adeline Anger 'll Dale Findley married to Benson Dunham. '20 Augusta Burdorf married Charles Corbett, A T A. '20 Mary Stokes is teaching at Peabody high school and living at the house. '23 Dorothy Steele is attending Pennsylvania state college. *15 Helen Frost Dice (Mrs Howard) announces the birth of a son. *19 Margaret McClenahan is teaching gymnasium at Pitt. ’21 Alena Horner is attending a commercial school. *21 Rhoda Koenig is teaching at the Knoxville high school. BETA BETA— RANDOLPH-MACON WOMEN’S COLLEGE Beta Beta held ini¬ tiation September 25 for three sophomores : Dorothy Atkinson, La Grange, Georgia; Frances Glascock, Greensboro, North Carolina; and Helen W il liams, Elizabeth City, North Carolina. We lost two pledges, Helen Hays, who is at the University of Oklahoma, and Eva McNutt, who is at the University of Kansas. Our chapter is further depleted by the loss of Betty Taylor ’23, who is at the University of Missouri, and by the transfer of Margaret Hart to the University of Arkansas. Helen Scham- berger after a year at Vanderbilt is again a member of our chapter. Frances Williams ’21 is house president of East hall and a member of Presidents' council. Emily Bott '23, was recently elected to the Student committee as one of the seven representa¬ tives from her class. Eliza Eldridge '21 is a member of the 1921-22 Y. W. C. A. cabinet. Agnes Bennett '23 is on the board of editors of the Sun Dial, the college weekly. Maxie Stone '23 won the sophomore scholarship last June. Two concerts will be given in Lynchburg October 8 and No¬ vember 5, respectively; Anna Case will have the first engage¬ ment and Martinelli the second.

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88 Kappa Alpha Theta Our chapter house was broken into this summer and several articles of furniture stolen, among them our Victrola. We hope to replace this loss soon, as a Victrola is a very essential piece of furniture. 29 September 1921 Sarah MacDonald '23 Sarah Farmer is studying at Columbia. *20 Eunice Wilson is teaching in the Lynchburg schools. ’20 Dorothy Holland is teaching in the primary department of the Danville, Va. public school. *21 Maude Torrents is teaching in the Lynchburg high school. ’21 Mary Wyatt is teaching in the high school of Clarkesville, Tenn. '23 Virginia Castleman is teaching mathematics in the high school of Bismarck, Mo. '20 Virginia Ivey is studying Domestic science at Columbia. '15 Nannie W. Ames is teaching English in the Brandy Station, Va. high school. Born to Mr and Mrs J. C. Gose (Henrietta Peery), a son. Address: Burks Garden, Va. *17 Born to Mr and Mrs Charles Edwin Lewis (Catherine Sharpley) July 10 a daughter, Catherine Gibb Shaw Lewis. Address: 118 Park av. Lockport, N. Y. BETA GAMMA— COLORADO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE College opened with a 20% increase in enrollment. Beta Gamma is waiting anxiously for pledging October 18. Rushing is limited to one day for each fraternity, as we have returned to our old plan. Initiation was September 27 for Katharine Kimball, Denver; Bertha Palmer, Greeley; and Grace Henderson, Rocky Ford. Alumnae present were Genevieve Smith, Frances Reynolds, Le- land McMurray Nesbit, Phebe Akin, Ruth Platt Stitt, Margaret Galbraith, and Helen MacLaughlin. The entire chapter was at the installation of Beta Iota at Boulder last May, and afterwards at our own chapter house enjoyed a short visit from Grand vice-president, Marjorie Benton Ilaviland, Grand secretary, L. Pearle Green, and District presi¬ dent, Mrs Hal Lebrecht. Y. W. C. A. has decided to raise money for the coming year by selling apples, peanuts, pop-corn, candy and “ hot-dog' ’ sand¬ wiches at football games. Two girls from each fraternity serve as sales force at each game. The Woman’s self-government association passed a new ruling which allows freshmen and sophomores no mid-week dates, juniors one mid-week, and seniors as many as they wish. However, Beta

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Chapter news 89 Gamma is not affected by this as she has her own rule of last year forbidding mid-weeks to any one. Margaret House was elected president of the Woman’s self government association and pledged Gamma Omega, honorary scientific fraternity. Helen MacLaughlin ’23, is working in the seed laboratory of the college and living at the chapter house. An unusual event in the history of this college was the win¬ ning of Sophomore-freshmen field day by the freshmen Septem¬ ber 23. Judging from the results of that “ scrap” we have a real freshman class. 1 October 1921 Katharine Kimball *24 Bertha Palmer announces her engagement to William B. Jackson of Denver university. *22 Katharine Kimball announces her engagement to Francis Mc- Crackin, 2 N. *23 Ruth Platt anil Carl Stitt, 2 A E, were married in Denver, June 15. *20 Gertrude Lawver and Irving Shaeffer, 2 A E, were married June 22. Margaret Ross was married Sept. 15 to Roy Portner. *22 Eleanor Armstrong is back in college. ’23 Marjorie Platt, Frances Reynolds, Florence Lillis and Edna Wat¬ son visited the chapter house during the week ending Oct. 2. ’21 Gladys Dunlap is teaching at Castle Rock, Colo. ’21 Florence McClave is teaching at Telluride, Colo. *23 Florence Lillis is teaching at Hudson, Colo. ’23 Edna Watson is teaching at Tu Siding, Wyo. ’22 Zebuline Murray, is teaching in Denver. ’22 Ruth Watts is teaching at Swink, Colo. *22 Mabel Harris is teaching at Peyton, Colo. BETA DELTA— UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA The most important news is the list of honors conferred upon our seniors last spring. Bertha Renaud, Jean Slavens, and Mil¬ dred Kelly made Phi Kappa Phi, Bertha also winning the Free¬ man medal, the highest honor that can be conferred upon a girl in the university. Bertha and Jean Slavens are this year teach¬ ing in the Tucson high school; Mildred Kelly is teaching in Clifton, and Hildregarde Hamilton is studying art in France. The university opened with an enrollment of 986, an increase of 124 over last year. Additional features on the campus are the new observatory, boys’ dormitory and the new football field, the largest in the southwest. Concerning activities, Catherine Tait is vice-president of the Women’s self government association; Kathryn Crawford is sec¬ retary of the Student body. Katherine Tait acted as our dele¬ gate to District convention held at Berkeley, September 30. June

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90 Kappa Alpha Theta Slavens acts as head of the literary and exchange department of the Wildcat, our college paper. Rushing is now in full sway. We have given one party, a vaudeville, a la Orpheum circuit. We have one more date, to be used as a swimming and garden party. Helen Casey and Margaret Tait are to be initiated October 3. 28 September 1921 Casette Graham Mrs Z. P. Lee, Delta, is spending the winter in Tucson. >23 Ruth Burtis is attending the University of Illinois. Dorothy Brownfield is attending the University of Washington, Seattle. Effie Davey and Wilson Wood, 2 N, were married June 15. Ellen Boulton and Prugh Herndon were married June 29. Bernice Baldwin and Neal J. Dikeman were married Aug. 7. Genevieve Cope and Perry Casey, 2 N, were married Sept. 10. A baby boy, Richard Warren, was born to Mr and Mrs Daly, Aug. 16. Mr and Mrs James Maffeo (Mary McDermott) announce the birth of a daughter, Katherine Louise. Mr and Mrs Ernest Renaud (Esther Wright) announce the birth of Esther Louise, May 13. BETA EPSILON— OREGON STATE COLLEGE College opened September 16 with eighteen of our last year ’s twenty-three girls back and ready for work. The two weeks of open rush¬ ing is not over yet, but we have had our two scheduled dates — one a theater party at Corvallis ’ new theat¬ er, and the other a formal dinner at the chapter house. During the summer the girls in Portland entertained at a delightful tea and also at a luncheon at the Portland hotel. Our chapter house has been recalcimined and the floors and woodwork have been painted. We are also the happy possessors of a new set of dining-room chairs, and new curtains for our downstairs rooms. We are sorry to lose our Dean of women, Mary Fawcett, Delta, who is now Mrs H. C. Campbell of Portland. She has been an inspiring friend, and a true helper. We know we will

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Chapter news 91 miss her, but we are glad to welcome Miss Mary Rolfe of Illinois as our new Dean. Alma Scharpf has been elected to Forum, the honorary senior society, and also to Omicron Nu, she is secretary of the student body for this year, also vice-president of the Manager’s co¬ operative association. At the close of last year she received the Waldo prize for the third time. This prize is offered to one woman in each class for scholarship, character, and womanhood. Edith Anderson is secretary of the junior class. Pauline Dick is treasurer of Citation committee, a sophomore society. Eleanor Woodward is treasurer of the Physical education club and custodian for the Athletic association. 30 September 1921 Adelaide Richardson ’19 Lula May was married to Esmond Brandt, K 2. Address: Cor¬ vallis, Ore. *23 Helen Meserve was married to Glenn Fisher, 2 X. Address: Haynes, Ore. *24 Maude McCoy was married to Elvin Lantis. Address: 300 Main st. Pendleton, Ore. *23 Susan Rosenstock was married to Lloyd Miller, $ A 0. Address: 204 Belldnore apts. Manila, Philippine Islands. *21 Grace Crandall has announced her engagement to Flavius West, A 8. ’22 Janet Dawson and Harry Pinkerton, 2 A E, have announced their engagement. *22 Ruth Schultz has announced her engagement to Whitney Gill, 4> A 8. *23 Bernice Bright has announced her engagement to Richard Slater, K 2. Born, to Mr and Mrs Leighton Steele (Daphne Gulliford) a daughter, Geraldine. Born, to Mr and Mrs Jack Grafton (Barbara Nisley) a daughter, Barbara Jane. Born, to Mr and Mrs Warren Booth (Carolyn Dick) a son, Warren jr. Born, to Mr and Mrs Fitz- James Ramsdall, a son. BETA ZETA— OKLAHOMA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE Eight of Beta Zeta’s active members graduated in June: Bula Jacobs, Gladys Hobbs, Opal Skaer, Faye Boyd, Mary Ann Black, Lizabel Black, Miriam Rapp, and Florence Ivraemer. The rest of us feel their loss keenly and are just beginning to realize what a responsibility it is to be “ older members.” Fifteen of us registered this fall, but Mabel Foster was forced to leave college on account of a nervous breakdown. Pauline

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92 Kappa Alpha Theta Skaer is going to the University of Kansas. Catherine lkard and Eunice Savage are teaching this year. Frances Luke, Bernice Loomis, Thyra Weesner and Bernice Edwards also were unable to return. September 13 we held initiation for Ethel Means ’22, Weatherford ; Ger¬ trude Holt ’24, Still¬ water; Bennie Mae Fraley ’24, Ard¬ more; Beatrice Hall ’24, Mangum; Ada Harrell ’24, Calvin. We can only take ten pledges this year, so we have taken but eight this fall. We are mighty proud of our new pledges: Mary Olive Eskridge '23, daughter of the col¬ lege’s new president; Marjorie White, ’23, Sulphur; Louise Ray ’24, Lucille Grady ’25, Stillwater ; Ruth Kelly ’25, sister of Ar- line, Arcadia ; Gladys Foster ’25, sister of Mabel, and Louise Burke ’25, Oklahoma City; Elizabeth McDowell ’25, Blackwell. Mary Ann Black ’21, Lizabel Black ’21, and Mabel Foster ’22 were elected to Omicron Nu, honorary Home economics fra¬ ternity, and Sylva Mayor ’15, was elected as an alumna member. During the summer, Alpha Delta petitioning Alpha Delta Pi, received its charter and was installed just before college opened, increasing the number of national women’s fraternities to five. We have a lovely house mother this year, Mrs Walker from Clinton, Kentucky. 27 September 1921 Irene Kezer ’16 Born, to Mr and Mrs J. W. Evans (Nell Rockey) a son, in June. ^6 Born, to Mr and Mrs H. S. Lewis (Dorothy Sexaur) a son, H. Stanley jr. April 13. Married, Margaret Unser and Perry Johnston Power, May 7. '15 Born, to Mr and Mrs J. Clay Woodson (Eula Tice) a daughter, Muriel Frances, April 7. '17 Married, Kathleen Carlyle and J. Calvin Kinzer May 23. At home, Versailles, Ky. ’21 Mary Ann Black announced her engagement to Warren Baily, Ben, April 27. ’20 Married, Bernice Baldwin and Neal Dykelan, Aug. 8. ’21 Married, Bula Jacobs and George Hall, Sept. 3. ’20 Married, Myrtie Baldwin and Martin McMillan, K 2, Sept. 2. '21 Married, Gladys Hobbs and Waldo Markland, July 15.

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Chapter news 93 Bula Jacobs Hall, Kate Adams Weaver, Irene Mahoney, Thyra Wees- ner were back for initiation and rushing. Mamie Russell, Sylva Mayor, Hesper Odor, Myrtie Baldwin McMillan, were hero for commencement. ’15 Mamie Russell visited us for a few days this fall. She was look¬ ing up her credits in preparation for entering the University of Chicago. ’21 Mary Ann Black is teaching home economics at Putnam City. Address: 1436 W. 42d st. Oklahoma City, Okla. *21 Lizabel Black is teaching home economics at Supply, Okla. ’21 Gladys Hobbs Markland is teaching at Avant, Okla. ’21 Florence Kraemer is teaching music at Carmen, Okla. ’21 Miriam Rapp is teaching home economics at Watonga, Okla. ’17 Alma Keys is head of home economics department in the junior high school at Ardmore, Okla. ’21 Opal Skaer is teaching home economics at Tulsa. ’17 Sept. 30 Katherine Neerman announced her marriage to Andrew J. Orth, Ben, for Oct. 17. There are eight alumnae in Stillwater now: Ruth Hill Wilber, Mar¬ guerite Kraemer Edson, Helen Kyger Moore, Daisy McCool, Katherine Neerman, Edith Buffington, Betha Buffington McBride, Goldia Jones Bishop. BETA ETA— UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA This semester finds General Leonard Wood new provost at Pennsylvania. Dr Penniman will act for him, however, during his absence in the Philippines. Beta Eta has moved into new rooms and is preparing them for the three-week rushing season between Thanksgiving and Christmas. She is very sorry to lose Edith Hayes, who returns to Vanderbilt this fall. Practically every other member is back and busy with campus activities. Marguerite Evans is Y. W. C. A. president and Betty Humphreys vice-president, while Ruth Hazlett, Dorothy Elcome, and Anne Brown are cabinet members. Dorothy Elcome is treasurer of the Women's undergraduate association and Anne Brown treasurer of the junior class. Doro¬ thy Elcome is also president of Debating club and Helen Ziegler its secretary. Ardis Voegelin, Marion Masland and Marguerite Evans are charter members of Mortar Board which was installed at Penn last spring. Ardis Voegelin and Beatrice Long made Pi Lambda Theta; Dorothy Elcome, Sphinx and Key; and Anne Brown and Helen Ziegler, Quill and Bauble. Lehrma Clows received Sopho¬ more honors. Marion Masland played Miranda in the Tempest , the Philo- mathean production last season, and had a leading part in the May Day play. Dorothy Elcome and Ardis Voegelin were on the May Day committee. Betty Humphreys, Dorothy Elcome and

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94 Kappa Alpha Theta Anne Brown were delegates to the Eaglesmere Y. W. C. A. con¬ ference. Six Thetas were counselors at the University camp at Green Lane, Pennsylvania, Marguerite Evans being head-coun¬ selor. Alice Shoemaker, pledge, whom we had hoped to initiate this semester, has gone to Columbia. We are hoping to have her back some day, however, and make her a “real” Theta. Almost every member attended District convention, and could not but wonder if that were only a District convention what a Grand convention must be. We caught the true Theta spirit in all that was done during those three wonderful days. 24 September 1921 Helen Ziegler '18 Mae Harveson has been appointed teacher of science at Frank- ford high school. ’19 Dorothy Noe has been appointed teacher of English at the Phila¬ delphia high school for girls. *19 Jean Shoe McCall (Mrs R.) has a little daughter, Jean Shoe McCall. She will leave the east the last of Sept, for San Pedro, Cal. where her husband is stationed. *19 Hilda Dickeson Montaigne (Mrs Gerald) has a little son, Gerald Montaigne jr. *20 Marion Blood and Frances Snyder attended summer school at Pennsylvania. BETA THETA— UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Another college year has opened with a larger enroll¬ ment than we have known before. Fif¬ teen girls were back, full of enthusiasm over our house, which was remod¬ eled this summer under the supervi¬ sion of Mrs Grice, our alumna adviser. Rushing activities began September 19 with a tea for all freshman girls. Each fraternity drew three dates and pledge- day was September 29. We are proud of our new pledges: Ethel Povey, sister of Ada, Hailey; Emeline Gilman, sister of Caroline, Boise; Florence Stone, Twin Falls; Freda Howard, American Falls; Marie Hogenson, Burley; Gladys Perry, Mos¬ cow; and Grace Jacobson, Spokane, Washington.

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Chapter news 95 The Elizabeth Kidder Lindley Scholarship cup was awarded us for the second time. One year more will entitle us to perma¬ nent possession. We are pleased to have Vivian Kellam Richardson, Alpha Lambda, near us. Georgie Oylear is president of Women's league. Bethel Col¬ lins is secretary of the Associated students. Gladys Beach and Georgie Oylear were elected members of senior honorary society, Mortar Board. 1 October 1921 Aleta Greene ’22 Georgie Oylear announced her engagement to Paul Rowell, $r A, Sept. 22. *21 Alice Edgecomb was married to Dennis Brown, 2 X, this summer. ’21 Ernestine Brown is studying at the library school of the Univer¬ sity of Illinois. COLORADO Honors began ar¬ riving soon after we were granted our charter. Eva Baum became a Sigma Xi, honorary scientific ; Margaret Smith was pledged to Iota Sigma Pi, national chemical society for women. Helen Hayes, Bertha Parsell, and Margaret Smith made Kappa Delta Pi, honorary educational. Two girls made the class honoraries, Louise Loving making Hesperia, junior honorary, and Hildred Bean, Mortar Board. May 23 we held initiation for Frances Donohue and Ruth Kirkendall, alumnae of Delta Chi Zeta, and for Emily Johnston of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Commencement was June 6 and with it came added honors. Mildred Young made Phi Beta Kappa, and Lillian Benson and Margaret Smith graduated cum laude. With the aid of these scholastic honors we were able to get the scholarship cup with an average of 80.64% for the year. ’21 Lillian White is teaching in Georgia. BETA IOTA— UNIVERSITY OF

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96 Kappa Alpha Theta In May the engagement of Louise Loving to Kenneth Noble, Alpha Tau Omega, was announced. During the summer two underclassmen were married: Lucile Seagley to John Withers, Kappa Sigma; and on September 11, Helen Stewart to Mortimer L. Lippman in Denver. Our house and rushing have been the main concern of every Theta this summer. Luckily our house was redecorated just be¬ fore rush week, and new furniture was purchased. We have new single beds, an overstuffed davenport and chair, and new linen. Joyce Broady Clark (Mrs John D.) gave us new grey rugs for the living-room and hall, also a Windsor chair. A hahogany table and cover were the gifts of Mrs Willa Spier Modesitte and Mrs Nellie Riedsel Pool. In fact without alumnae we would have had a sorry time during our first rush week. The latest addition to the house is a black kitten who proudly wears a gold ribbon and answers to the name KAT. Rush week was September 20 to 26. Every one was watching us closely and we can say that our pledges are worthy of Theta. We pledged four sisters: Constance Barbour, Weelington, Kan¬ sas; Florence Van Brimer, Pueblo; Katherine Hollingsworth, Columbus, Ohio ; and Florence Thompson, Holyoke. We have one transferred pledge, Rachael Stuart from Indiana university. Ihe other pledges are Mildred and Dorothy Platt and Emma Lott of Denver; Virginia Antrim, Cairo, Illinois; Mary Tinglev, Pueblo; and Obera Hester, Boulder. 27 September 1921 Hildred Bean >21 Helen Hurlburt, our lawyer last year, is working for the Sante Fe railroad at Alberquerque, N. M. *21 Mildred Young is teaching art in Los Angeles. ’ 21 Anne Putcamp is teaching at Principia, a junior college at St. Louis, Mo. There are four other Thetas teaching there. ’21 Bertha Parsell and Margaret Smith are taking M.A. work here at Boulder. *23 Louise Loving is teaching at La Salle, Colo, and Hazel Lawler at Fowler. *21 Helen Bean is doing advertising work in Boulder. *21 Ella Lillibridge is teaching at Ossining-on-the-Hudson, a school for girls. *21 Lillian Benson is teaching at Haxton, Colo. *20 Elizabeth Thompson, our alumnae secretary, is teaching at Crow¬ ley, Colo.

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Chapter news 97 BETA KAPPA— DRAKE UNIVERSITY April 13, the baby organization of the campus, the Girl's athletic association, being in need of funds, gave an original musi¬ cal comedy. Frances Sears was stage manager, Mary Hutchins served as business manager with Ruth Reese as her assistant. Almost every Theta-to-be took some active part. April 28-May 2 was installation for Beta Kappa. May 7 Drake university celebrated Founders’ Day with a banquet at the Hotel Fort Des Moines for which Beta Kappa reserved plates for every member. The appearance on the campus of the Quax, Drake annual, June 1, announced the election of Marion Greene, as one of the three representative Drake girls. June 4, the college chapter gave a breakfast for its seniors, Marion Greene, Marjorie Gillam and Marjorie Smith. The last edition of the Belpliic , Drake's weekly paper, an¬ nounced Kappa Alpha Theta first in scholarship for two quarters. July 3, Colonel Pike, father of our Martha, was buried with military honors in the Gold Star cemetery. Colonel Pike was killed September 16, 1918, at Vandieres. Zeta Phi Eta, oratorical, was installed May 29 with the follow¬ ing Thetas initiated : Ethel Myers, Archon ; Marion Brown, vice- archon; Anna Crane, secretary; and De Ette Gracey. September 16 Don Shaw sent Beta Kappa a ransom for Alice Keister. September 19 we initiated Margaret Medbury Blackburn of Mapleton, Martha Pike, Maurine Bredimus, and Leona Fitz¬ gerald. September 20 we pledged Edythe Bottorf, Hedric ; Ern¬ estine Sutton, Madison, South Dakota; Margaret Laurence, St. Louis; Josephine Jenney, Margaret Mather, Lucille and Frances McKee, and Louise Knotts, daughter of Nellie Smith Knotts, of Des Moines. Margaret Lee Brown of Gamma is now attending Drake university. 26 September 1921 Ruth Reese *23 Mary Hutchins is engaged to Harold Sears, 2 X, brother of our Frances. >23 Vivian Willett married Karl Kubec, Oct. 5. Address: Ayreshire Apts. ’23 Ethel Myers is engaged to Carl Donnell. ’ 24 Frances Sears will attend National Park seminary this year while her parents are abroad. We expect her with us again next year. >19 Lela Carson is teaching English in Perry, la. ’21 Marjorie Gillan is doing Lyceum work in the Middle West. ’21 Marjorie Smith is teaching violin in Centerville.

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98 Kappa Alpha Theta EPSILON NEWS Sarah J. Anderson has announced October 6 as the date of her wedding; the groom-to-be is Mr Tracey Bartholomew of Cleve¬ land, Ohio. Grace Hunter spent the summer studying at Columbia. Kathryn McCurdy is teaching in Wooster, Ohio, this year. BOSTON ALUMNA The season opened with a meeting with Mrs Bradley in Arlington. Officers were elected and meeting places discussed. The December meeting has been planned especially for the convenience of every member, a tea and basket lunch from 4 to 7 :30 p. m. at the Twentieth century club. New members this year are — Mrs Doland, Lambda, living in Allston ; Mrs Roger Wolcott, Chi, 12 Bates rd. Watertown; Nan Drummond, Alpha Lambda, Irene Peers, Eta, and Marjorie Merrill, Alpha Eta, students at the Prince school. A number of Thetas had luncheon with the Grand vice-presi¬ dent, Mrs Haviland, at the Woman's city club, September 29. 1 October 1921 Marian V. Gregg CLEVELAND ALUMNA The first meeting, September 24, was at the home of Mrs J. M. Michael, with Mrs Oliver Craig and Lucy Warren acting as assisting hostesses. Thirty-five were present. Active membership is now fifty, due to the untiring efforts of our officers. Luncheon meetings being so successful last year the same plan will be followed again, three members acting as hostesses for each meeting. Our main work will be for the Scholarship fund — the chapter being divided into four groups, each competing for the honor of the largest contribution. In order to bring together the husbands and friends of mem¬ bers, plans are under way for numerous parties and dances during the winter. The first will be a Harvest dance early in October at the Nela camp of the National lamp works. We welcome five new members: Mrs Mary Bishop Thoburn, Mu; Mrs Murry Irwin, Upsilon; Marian Buttweiler, Gamma; Isabelle Moeller, Alpha Beta ; and Ethel Lindohl, Psi. 30 September 1921 Meta Ebeling

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Chapter news 99 EVANSTON ALUMNiE The first meeting was held September 21 with Ruth Marshall as hostess. Although many were present the visiting committee has planned an active campaign to enroll every available alumna. We are busy working toward a building fund for Tau’s prospective chapter house, all Tau alumnae being subject to canvass by Evanston alumnae. For two weeks attention was centered on rushing. The alum¬ nae chapter gladly giving of its time, and opening its homes for social functions to help Tau’s rush. Our June meeting was a luncheon at the North Shore hotel in honor of the seniors of Tau. The seniors were urged to join alumnae chapters and take an active interest in alumnae fraternity activities. 27 September 1921 Helen Brown Hobart HOUSTON ALUMNiE The installation of the Houston alumnae as an alumnae chapter came so nearly at the beginning of the summer season that it marked the close of regular meetings. Hutton Laurans, Alpha Phi, District president conducted the installation at the home of Mrs Myrtle Garrett Kiley. The ceremonies were followed by a buffet supper and an informal social hour. Mrs Sallie Wynne Reynaud is making an efficient and en¬ thusiastic president and under her guidance a definite program of work will be undertaken along with the social meetings which are held monthly. Responding to an invitation from the Uni¬ versity club of Houston, Thetas join in a weekly luncheon at the club Saturdays at noon. 26 September 1921 Myrtle Garrett Kiley NEW YORK ALUMNA The first regular meeting will be November 5. As planned by the city Panhellenic all alumnae chapters will meet the first Saturday of the month. Our meetings will be at Students Hall, Barnard college. Don’t overlook the notice of our weekly luncheons and be sure you will find many Thetas there to welcome you. 2 October 1921 Anastasia Harding Coady PORTLAND ALUMNiE September 20, twenty-five attended the first meeting of the year at the Public library. Hereafter we will meet at a hotel

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100 Kappa Alpha Theta for luncheon, followed by a short business session, dates and place to be decided later. Our chief aims this winter are to concentrate on the Scholar¬ ship fund and to contribute to the Public welfare bureau by sewing for the Baby home. Our president attended the District convention in Seattle and will report at our next meeting. 24 September 1921 Eva Allen Bean PROVIDENCE ALUMNA ’03 Permanent address of Mabel Moulton Chapman (Mrs Wilbur C.) Pennsylvania Hotel, New York City. ’03 Irene T. Seabury is motoring to California where she is to stay at the Hotel Maryland, Pasadena, until next June. ’08 New address of Audrey Lake Paine (Mrs Sidney S.) 4 Warwick rd. Andover, Mass. ’09 Agnes Jonas has announced her engagement to Telfer Currier Cooper of New Jersey. ’09 Bom to Josephine Sackett Johannson (Mrs Karl W.) on May 25, 1921, a daughter, Josephine Sackett Johannson. ’12 Born to Barbara Littlefield Tanner (Mrs Kenneth J.) on May 16, 1921, a son, Willard Brooks Tanner, 2nd. ’12 The degree of Master of arts was awarded to Beatrice Kohlberg at the last Commencement at Brown university. ’12 Margaret P. Stevens sailed for Burma August 12 for work under the Womens’ American Baptist foreign mission society, probably at Bassein. Address: c/o Mr Phinney, Ran¬ goon, Burma. ’13 Hazel Fowler sailed August 17 for France to study for the greater part of this year at the University of Grenoble. Ad¬ dress: Foyer de L’Etudiante, University de Grenoble, Grenoble, Isere, France. SAN FRANCISCO ALUMNA Among Thetas living at Theta Center are Charlie Fenton of Portland, Oregon, and Virginia Weills, Beta, whose home is in Boston. The following members of the chapter have been married: Iva McMillan to J. Dwight Wilson of Portland, Oregon, Septem¬ ber 1 ; Anna H. Doyle to Walter Hettman of San Francisco in April ; Ruth Edinger to William Greenlaw of Sacramento, Cali¬ fornia, September 22.

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Chapter news 101 Barbara Burke has been traveling in Europe since May. Bernice Tompkins is visiting in Oregon. Leslie Wilde Ganyard is Executive secretary of the National league for woman’s service in San Francisco. Edith Slack is in the office of the San Francisco J ournal . Among the visitors at Theta Center during the summer ses¬ sion of the University of California were Vesta Irene Johnson, Mu; Josephine Whitehead, Psi; Margaret Howard, Phi; Fay Armstrong, Beta Epsilon ; and Clotilde Patton, Alpha Lambda. Other recent visitors at Theta Center are Claire Carter Wells, Beta Epsilon; Maud Philips, Eta; Mary Howard Estille and Josephine Hubbard, Beta Delta; Alice Farmborough Bradshaw, Beta; Virginia Woffin, Alexa Rhea and Lee Wolfin, Alpha Theta; Margaret Hall, Upsilon; Norma Hendricks Starr, Alpha Xi; and Areta Covey, Delta. During the summer Thetas around San Francisco were enter¬ tained by the San Francisco alumnae chapter on three occasions : at a Sunday evening supper at Theta Center ; at a tea at the home of Mrs Frank Hart, one of the members ; and at a picnic in the John Hinkel Park in Berkeley. Elsa M. Schilling SPOKANE ALUMNiE The chapter began its active season with a luncheon at the Crescent tea room, September 10. The following officers, elected last spring, were installed : Mrs Arthur Hooker, Alpha Sigma, president; Mrs Lewis A. Lewis, Alpha Sigma, vice-president; Mrs Frederick Stevens, Rho, recording secretary ; Mrs. W. J. Sanders, Alpha Lambda, corresponding secretary and editor; Mrs R. L. Price, Alpha Sigma, archivist. Mrs M. L. Kuykendall, Alpha Sigma, was elected treasurer to fill the place made vacant by the resignation of Mrs W. D. Rounsavell, Alpha Gamma. The plan was retained of having groups of hostesses, with a definite time and place for meetings, as outlined in the yearbook. The chapter is fortunate in having a large number of associate members from surrounding towns, who sometimes come many miles to attend meetings. Robin McKinley Phipps of China, and Margaret Johnson of Taft, California, were guests at a recent meeting, while Mrs C. A. Bemis, District president is a welcome new member of our chapter. 26 September 1921 Mabel T). Sanders

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DIRECTORY GRAND COUNCIL Office Name ADDRESS Grand President . Grand vice-president . Grand secretary 6* editor . Grand treasurer . Betty Newsom . Marjorie Benton Havi- land (Mrs. J. T.) - L. Pearle Green . Martha Cline Huffman (Mrs. Y. B.) . 254 Greendale av. Clifton, Cincin¬ nati, 0. 203 Midland av. Wayne, Pa. 15 East av. Ithaca, N. Y. Broken Bow, Neb. COMMITTEES Service board — Chairman . Vice-chairman . Secretary . . . Scholarship fund — Chairman . Corresponding secretary . Financial secretary . Alumna secretary , Deputy . Mrs. C. C. Dodge - Mrs. John K. Bush. . . Mrs. C. C. Curtis . Maud Philips . Jane Spalding . Ray Hanna . Bernice Tompkins. . . . Mrs. J. M. Mecklin. . . EvaR. Hall . 833 Henry Bldg., Seattle, wasn. 133 Dorffel dr. Seattle, Wash. 1122-20th st. N. Seattle, Wash. 1856$ W. 24th st. Los Angeles, Cal. 134 N. Gates st. Los Angeles, Cal. Manual arts H. S. 395 N. 3d st. San Jose, Cal. 5 Webster Terrace, Hanover, N. H. 327 W. Sycamore st. Sycamore, 111. NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONGRESS Chairman . Delegate for KaPPa Alpha Theta. . . . Mrs. Ethel H. Weston, Sigma Kappa . L. Pearle Green . Temiskaming, P. Q. Can. 15 East av. Ithaca, N. Y. COLLEGE CHAPTERS DISTRICT I Chapter Cor. Secy. Address District President . Alpha— 1870 De Pauw university . Beta — , 1870 Indiana state university. . . . Gamma — 1874 Butler College . Alpha Eta — 1904 Vanderbilt university . Alpha Chi — 1915 Purdue university . Grace Philputt . Anna Marie McDer- mond . Winifred Smith . Mary G. Payne . Nancy Castner . Jean E. Waterbun - 924 E. 3d st. Bloomington, Ind. Theta house, Greencastle, Ind. Theta house, Bloomington, Ind. 303 Downey av. Indianapolis, Ind. 2301 Llliston pi. Nashville, Tenn. 172 Littleton st. W. La Fayette, Ind DISTRICT II District president . Delta — 1875 University of Illinois . Tau— 1887 Northwestern university. . . Alpha Iota — 1906 Washington university . Beta Kappa— 1921 Drake university . Genevieve Forbes . Harriet Copley . Edna F. Rowen . Harriet Logan . Alice Keister . 722 Sherman av. Evanston, in. 901 S. Wright st. Champaign, Ill. Willard Hall, Evanston, Ill. 6170 Pershing av. St. Louis, Mo. 3203 Center st. Des Moines, la. DISTRICT III District president . 1879 University of Michigan. . . . Mu— 1881 Allegheny college . Alpha Gamma— 1892 Ohio state university . Alpha Tau — . , 1913 University of Cincinnati. . Alpha Omega— _ , . 1915 University of Pittsburgh. . Mrs. Eugenie Rounsa' veil Overturf . Margaret Newton. . . . Georgiana Lane . Elizabeth Wilcox .... Helen E. Hoffman . . Elinor McCormick . . . 289 W. 7th av. Columbus, Ohio. 1027 Forest av. Ann Arbor, Mich. Hulings hall, Meadville, Pa. 759 Bryden rd. Columbus, Ohio. 417 Warren av. Clifton, Cincin¬ nati, O. East McKeesport, Pa.

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DISTRICT IV Chapter Cor. Secy. Address District president . Helen Wright 1000 Onondaga st. Syracuse, N. Y. 118 Triphammer rd. Ithaca, N. Y. 368 College st. Burlington, Vt. 10 South dr. Toronto, Ontario, Can. 306 Walnut pi. Syracuse, N. Y. Iota — 1881 Cornell university . Mildred M. Rnrlr Lambda — 1881 University of Vermont . Sigma — 1887 Toronto university . Gunhild Myhrberg. . . . Elizabeth Walton Chi — 1889 Syracuse university . Beryl Lewi* . DISTRICT V District president . Kappa — Mrs. Hal Lebrecht 104 W. 54th st. Kansas City, Mo. 1881 University of Kansas . Rho — Anita J. Humphrey. . . 1 1 16 Indiana st. Lawrence, Kan. 1887 University of Nebraska. . . . Alpha Mu — Mary Temple . 1548 R st. Lincoln, Neb. 1909 University of Missouri. . . , . Alpha Upsilon — Margaret Harris . 1304 Bass av. Columbia, Mo. 1914 Washburn college . Beta Gamma — Margaret Connors. . . . 1112 Western av. Topeka, Kan. 1917 Colorado agricultural college Beta Iota- Helen E. Jones . 504 Remington st. Ft. Collins, Colo. 1921 Universitv of Colorado . Hazel Mayer . 1131 University av. Boulder, Colo. DISTRICT VI District president . Omicron — Mrs. F. L. Kleeberger. Ridge rd. & Highland, Berkeley, Cal. 1887 University of Southern Cali¬ fornia . Cassifita Smith 1019 N. Rampart blvd. Los Ange¬ les, Cal. Phi — 1889 Stanford university . Gladys Gilchrist Stanford University, Cal. Omega — 1890 University of California. . . . Beta Delta — Margaret J. McCone. . 2604 Woolsey av. Berkeley, Cal. 1917 University of Arizona . Kathryn Crawford .... 105 Olive rd. Tucson, Ariz. DISTRICT VII District president . Alpha Beta — Anne Lippincott Miller Riverton, N. J. 1891 Swarthmore college . Elizabeth Sellers . Ogden av. Swarthmore, Pa. Alpha Delta — 1896 Goucher college . Ann Simpson Goucher college, Baltimore, Md. Alpha Kappa — 1907 Adelphi college . Lillian M Waite 391 Ocean av. Brooklyn, N. Y. Beta Beta — 1916 Randolph-Macon Woman’s college . Maxie Stone Box 176 R.-M. W. C. Lynchburg, Va. Beta Eta — 1919 University of Pennsylvania Ruth E. Hazlett . 3309 Walnut st. Philadelphia, Pa. DISTRICT VIII District president . Alpha Theta- Hutton Laurans . 7901 Oak st. New Orleans, La. 1904 University of Texas . Alpha Omicron — Margaret Tone . 2503 Whitis av. Austin, Tex. 1909 University of Oklahoma. . . . Alpha Phi — Jeannette Barnes . Theta house, Norman, Okla. 1914 Newcomb college . Elizabeth Sellers . 1239 Washington av. New Orleans, Beta Zeta — La. 1919 Okla. A. &M . Margaret Henson . Theta house, Stillwater, Okla.

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DISTRICT IX District president . Alpha Lambda — 1908 University of Washington . . Alpha Nu — 1909 Montana state university . . . Alpha Xi — 1909 Oregon state university. . . . Alpha Sigma — 1913 Washington state college. . . . Beta Epsilon — 1917 Oregon agricultural college. . Beta Theta — 1920 University of Idaho . Vera McIntosh Bemis (Mrs. C. A.) . June Gilmore. Muriel J. Perkins. Lorna Coolidge. . . Helen M. Jones. . Hazel Martin - - Gladys M. Beach. Apt. 302, W. 1403-4th av. Spokane, Wash. 4710 University blvd. Seattle, Wash. 333 University av. Missoula, Mont. 1213 Hilyard st. Eugene, Ore. Star Route Extension, Pullman, Wash. 242 7th st. N. Corvallis, Ore. 503 University av. Moscow, Tdaho. DISTRICT X District president . Margaret K. Mumford Dept, of Agric. Univ. of Minn. Uni¬ versity Farm, St. Paul, Minn. Upsilon — 1889 University of Minnesota. . . Vivian Drenckhahn. . . 314 10th av. S. E. Minneapolis, Minn. Psi — 1890 University of Wisconsin. . . . Mary V. Roach . 823 Irving pi. Madison, Wis. Alpha Pi-r- 1911 University of North Dakota Grace Hutchinson .... 2124 University av. Grand Forks, N. D. Alpha Rho — 1912 University of South Dakota . Alpha Psi — 1915 Lawrence college . Mildred Allan . 20 Willow st. Vermilion, S. D. Margaret Nicholson. . . 504 John st. Appleton, Wis. ALUMNA CHAPTERS Baltimoff imn . Hilda Malone . Boston l o | *5 ...ti . . Mrs. E. L. Voss . Burlington isos . Irene A. Barrett . Ch\MPAIGN-Upwanta, 1920 . Mrs. Willard Goodman Jessie Farr . £uj£AGO 1 896 Tt-r . Cincinnati 1013 , . . T . , . Marjory Nichols . ClEVFT A*rn 1903 . Mrs. P. E. Hawkins. . Mrs. H. W. McCloslay Gayle Isensee . Columbus 1897 . Dfvvfr 1920 Des Moines 1920 . Mrs. J. C. Brooks. . . . Mrs. J. E. Hancock. . . Mrs. Donald Nichols. . Mrs. F. D. Murphy. . . Elizabeth Horner . Detroit 1913 . Evanston 1910 . . . Houston 1921 . iNDIANAPor.TS 1897 , T , . Kansas City 1905. . . Mary McClure . LlNCOTN 1909 . Ruth Farnham . Los A^of.t.f.s 1901 . Mrs. R. R. Moss . MADTSOV 1912 . Mrs. O. C. Fox . Milwaukee 1921 . Mrs. Geo. B. Luhman. Mrs. W. M. Howland. Mrs. Earl Gafford .... Mrs. Walter Ferguson. Mrs. T. W. Metcalfe.. Lucy Lippincott . Nfw Ort.f.ans 1920 . New York 189 . Norman-Oklahoma City 1916 - Omaha 1910 . PffTT.Anr.T.PH fA 1898 . Pittsburgh 1902 . Mrs. B. W. Rowlands. Mrs. P. R. Whiteside. . Martha Watt . Portland 1911 . Providence 1912 . St Louis 1909 . . Ruth Jorndt . San Francisco 1909. . . Hazel Rader . Seattle 1908 . Mrs. F. L. Sylliaasen. . Mrs. W. J. Sanders - Mrs. F. H. Leech . Spokane 1913 . Syracuse 1903 . Tacoma 1915 . Mrs. A. H. Barnhisel . . Mrs. Dwight Ream. . . Alice McMaster . Topeka 1909 . Toronto 1911 . Twin Cities 1895 . Mrs. H. C. Gentner. . . Louis Marbut . Washtnoton 1918 . 3309 Elgin av. Walbrook, Md. 1572 Mass. av. Cambridge, Mass. 4 Mansfield av. Burlington, Vt. R. R. No. 1, Champaign, 111. 1806 Wesley av. Evanston, Ill. Parkside Rldg. Jefferson av. Clifton, Cincinnati, O. 18 Groveland Club, Cleveland, O. 167 S. 17th st. Columbus, Ohio. 247 E. Alameda av. Denver, Colo. 120 Glenview dr. Des Moines, la. 353 Piper blvd. Detroit, Mich. 803 Simpson st. Evanston, Ill. Mendelsohn Apts. Houston, Tex. 2146 Broadway, Indianapolis, Ind. 3005 Forest av. Kansas City, Mo. 1727 S. 22d st. Lincoln, Neb. 4555 Russell av. Los Angeles, Cal. 2018 Madison st. Madison, Wis. 529 Stovell av. Milwaukee, Wis. 5201 Pitt st. New Orleans, La. 123 Waverly pi. New York, N. Y. 1506 W. 39th st. Oklahoma City, Okla. Apt. 23 Glen Orla, 51st & Capital, Omaha Neb. Riverton, N. J. 1121 Princeton av. Thornburg, Pittsburgh, Pa. R. F. I). 2, Hillsdale, Ore. 2144 Broad st. Providence, R. I. 5540 Cates av. St. Louis, Mo. 2425 College av. Berkeley, Cal. 1020-2d av. N. Seattle, Wash. S. 1303 Sheridan st. Spokane, Wash. 305 Westmoreland av. Syracuse, N. Y. Tacoma bldg. Tacoma, Wash. 1 1 1 1 Morris av. Topeka, Kan. 228 Poplar Plains rd. Toronto, On¬ tario, Can. 919 W. 25th st. Minneapolis, Minn. Apt. 104-3220-17th st.N.W.Wash- ington, D. C.

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ALUMN/E BOARD Alumna Secretary: Mrs. J. M. Mecklin, 5 Webster Terrace, Hanover, N. H. State Chairman Alabama . Irma Unruh . Arizona . Mrs. L. W. Klene . Arkansas . California . Bernice Tompkins . Colorado . Connecticut . Delaware . See Maryland. District Columbia .... Florida . See Georgia. Georgia . Idaho . Illinois . Lucile Crissey . Indiana . Iowa . Bonnie Marshall Kansas . Kentucky . Louisiana . Maine . See New Hampshire. Maryland . Leila Stout . Massachusetts . Mrs. Charles Taft . Michigan . Mrs. A. M. Highley . . . Minnesota . Mrs. Robert M. Thompson . Mississippi . See Alabama. Missouri . Mrs. W. W. Horner. . . Montana . Mrs. H. L. Sadler. . Nebraska . Mrs. F. M. Deweese. .... Nevada . Mrs. W. E. Clark.. New Hampshire . Ethel J. Humphrey . New Jersey . Helen R. Biddle . New Mexico . Mrs. L. S. Peters . New York . Mrs. J. L. H. Fuller . North Carolina . Jeanie Gary . North Dakota . Mrs. A. M. Lommen . Ohio . Mrs. Martin Haney. . . Oklahoma . Mrs. E. T. Bynum Oregon . Mrs. D. A. Hathaway Pennsylvania . Mrs. B. D. Dunham Rhode Island . Mrs. R. B. Snow . South Carolina . Mrs. Hughes Mayo. . . , South Dakota . Helen Beede . Tennessee . Stella Scott Vaughn. . . Texas . Mrs. H. G. Henne. . Utah . Mrs. Roy M. Cross. . Vermont . Irene A. Barrett . Virginia . Nannie W. Ames. . . . Washington . West Virginia . Mrs. E. A. White . Mrs. J. R. Romine . Wisconsin . Hester Harper . Wyoming . See Nevada Foreign lands . Mrs. C. L. Larson . China . Mrs. Horace Sailor. . . Canada . Helen Walton . Address Dauphin Way, Mobile. Elgin. Malvern. 395 N. 3d st. San Jose. 1034 Ogden st. Denver. Apt. 12, 749 Ponce de Leon av. At¬ lanta. Moscow. 162 N. Lombard av. Oak Park. 129 Downey av. Indianapolis. 1210 8th st. Des Moines. 1118 Van Buren st. Topeka. 1608 Beechwood av. Louisville. 7911 St. Charles av. New Orleans. Severn apts. Cathedral st. Baltimore. 264 Brookline av. Boston. 1135 Michigan av. Ann Arbor. 3749 Lyndale av. S. Minneapolis. 5842 Julian av. St. Louis. 501 Blaine st. Missoula. 2602 Everett av. Lincoln. President’s House, Univ. of Nevada, Reno. Box 2, Pike. 307 Highway, Riverton. St. Joseph’s Sanatorium, Albu¬ querque. 16 Bailey av. Yonkers. Henderson. Box 437, Grand Forks. 75 McNaughton st. Akron. 1219 N. Chartel st. Oklahoma City. 300 E. 46th st. Portland. 7229 Hermitage st. Pittsburgh. 78 Maynard st. Pawtucket. 2 Orange st. Charleston. Langford. 2212 Highland av. Nashville. P. O. Box 120, New Braunfels. Bransford Apt. Salt Lake City. 4 Mansfield av. Burlington. Pungoteaque. 4312 N. 37th st. Tacoma. 224 E. Main st. Clarksburg. 777 Harris st. Appleton. % B. & A. Mining Co. Gillham, Ark. Box 753, Shanghai, China. 10 South Drive, Toronto, Ont.

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alumna: chapter meetings Every chapter extends a cordial invitation to all Thetas to attend its meetings. BOSTON ALUMN-ffi, second Thursday each month. For time and place call Elaine Jones, 9 Concord av. Cambridge. BURLINGTON ALUMNA, monthly as near 15th as possible. For time and place call secretary, Irene Barrett. CINCINNATI ALUMNA, monthly. For time and place call Mary Louise Rutter. Phone: Avon 607-Y. CLEVELAND ALUMNJE, second Saturday each month at 12:30. For place call Mrs P. E. Hawkins, 18 Groveland club. COLUMBUS ALUMNA, first Saturday of each month. For place and time call Mrs H. W. McCloslay, 167 S. 17th st. DENVER ALUMNA, first Saturday each month homes of members, also luncheons 12:30 third Saturday at Daniels and Fishers tea room. For place of regular meetings call Gayle Isensee, 247 E. Alameda av. EVANSTON ALUMNA, third Wednesday each month. For place and hour phone Mrs Donald Nichols, 2517 Hartzell st. Phone: Evanston 79L HARRISBURG ALUMNA: CLUB, first Saturday each month, lor place call Helen McFarland, 2101 Bellevue rd. Phone: 1722. LOS ANGELES ALUMNA, third Saturday. For place and hour call Mrs Samuel Ayres, jr. 1252 Sweetzer st. Los Angeles. Phone: 578-866 or Helen Abrams, 197 S. Los Robles, Pasadena. Phone: Fair Oaks 3646. MADISON ALUMNA, monthly, alternate Saturday and Wednesday. For place and time call Mrs O. C. Fox, 2018 Madison st. NEW ORLEANS ALUMNA, first Tuesday each month. For place and time call Mrs W. N. Howland, 5201 Pitt st. NEW YORK ALUMNA, first Saturday at Students Hall, Barnard college. Weekly luncheons at Hotel Woodstock, Wednesdays 12:30. OKLAHOMA CITY ALUMNA, monthly. For place and time call Mrs Walter Ferguson, 1506 W. 39th st. PITTSBURGH ALUMNA, last Saturday each month, 2:30 P. M. at Alpha Omega chapter house, 409 Neville st. PORTLAND ALUMNA, monthly. For time and place call Genevieve Shaver, Serene Court. Phone: East 8356. PROVIDENCE ALUMNA, third Friday each month. For time and place call Martha W. Watts, 2144 Broad st. Phone: Broad 1213. SPOKANE ALUMNA3, second Saturday each month, Crescent tea room, 1 P. M. For details call Mrs Arthur Hooker. Phone: Glen 1043. ST LOUIS ALUMNA:, first Wednesday each month. For hour and place call Mrs John M. Cook, 5812 Cates av. Phone: Cabany 4198-W.

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w Scholarship Fund Undergraduate Thetas, ATTENTION ! Do You Wish To Apply for a Loan? WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW Maximum loan — $500. Security required — two endorsements from financially responsible members of your chapter. Interest — 4% annually. Loan payable two years after graduation. HOW TO APPLY Allow from four to six weeks for negotiations. Send applications to Jane Spalding, 134 N. Gates st. Los Angeles, Cal. State — chapter, year in college, date of graduation, whether wholly or partly dependent on own efforts, health, scholarship, and reasons for asking loan. Los Angeles Alumnae Maud Philips.. Ray Hanna . Jane Spalding. . . . .Custodian . Chairman . Financial Secretary Corresponding Secretary Make all checks payable to Los Angeles Alumnce of KAPPA ALPHA THETA and send to Financial Secretary

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BAIRD’S MANUAL —OF— AMERICAN COLLEGE FRATERNITIES NINTH (1920) EDITION NOW READY This Book is replete with information of interest to all members of College Fraternities. It contains Histories of each of the Men’s General Fraternities, the Women’s General Fraternities, the Men’s Local Fraternities, Women’s Local Fraternities, Professional Fra¬ ternities, Honorary Fraternities and Miscellaneous Greek Letter Fraternities; a directory of Colleges and Chapters, Statistical Tables of great interest, a complete Bibliography of Fraternity publications and information concerning Chapter House ownership. In short, the Ninth Edition is a complete Cyclopedia of Fraternity infor¬ mation, containing 900 pages of printed matter. It is strongly bound in buckram and the price is $4.00 per copy, postage prepaid. Send in your orders through this publication KAPPA ALPHA THETA PUBLICATIONS Kappa Alpha Theta: official magazine, published in November, January, March and May. One dollar per year. Life subscription, $9. Kappa Alpha Theta Catalogue, 1Q15: Price 25 cents. Address: Grand secretary. Song-book, 1918. Price 75 cents. Address: Mrs A. M. Lommeti, Box 437, Grand Forks, N. D. Membership certificates: Address Grand treasurer, Broken Bow, Neb. Bimonthly bulletin of the Grand council: issued in September, December, February and April. Free to officers and chapters. To other Thetas on prepayment of postage, 25 cents a year. Address Grand secretary.

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BALFOUR BLUE BOOK 1921 Sorority Jewelry^ Eefemice ,or KaM» Alpha Theta A postal will bring it to you, together with Illustrated Badge Price List and Stationery Samples. <listf;LwiPPa/lph^^h,eta BadF®s are manufactured and distributed under official supervision THROUGH L. G. BALFOUR COMPANY ATTLEBORO, MASS. Sole Official Jeweler to Kappa Alpha Theta BADGES JEWELRY STATIONERY