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S i g m u N E Kapp :TRIANGLE I 9 3 6 Official Publication of Sigma Kappa 'Board C 0 N T E N T S Come to Colorado for Convention-Here's How ... .. 83 of Colorado Recipe for Convention Sounds Good-Come and Test It. ...... ..... .... .. .... ......... ... 86 We Want Your Men .. ... ...... -. ..... ..... 88 e ditors These Outstanding College Members to be Delegates at Troutdale ........ ...... ... ... .. ... ....... 92 A Sigma on the Inside .... .. Elizabeth Be~kett Bousfield 98 Editor-in-Chief Our Founder, Miss Coburn, Plans a Museum for Skow- hegan, Me ... ..... ... .. .. ... .. ... ..... .. 99 FRANCES WARREN BAKER Should "Hell Week" Be Cut? .. ... ... Catharine Hawley 100 (Mrs. James Stannard Baker) Order Your Brave Maroorz Now ................ .... 101 40 Sunset Avenue Edithe Herbst Runs One of the First Scientific Nursery Amherst, Mass. Schools in South . ......... Irma Rayburn Vaudoit 102 Mexico, Land of Strong Contrasts, Is a Good Neighbor to College Editor Know ........ .. ...... Ruth Dickey Lingle 103 California Conference Was a Good One .............. ERDENE GAGE . Ruth Norton Donnelly 105 177 Arnold Avenue Texas Centennial Celebrations .... ........ ........ Edgewood, R.I. .............. ...... Hettie Lee Bryant Winsett 106 109 Attend the Fourth Annual Northwest Regional Confer- ence .. ........... .. ........... Henrietta Bmce 107 Alumne:e Editor A School Beside the Sea ......... harzcis Leslie Wigmore 108 RuTH NoRTON D oNNELLY A Sigma Kappa Contributes to Federal Arts Project ..... ............. ..... ...... ..... Rossie Moody 109 (Mrs. Bernard D onnelly) Genealogical Hints .. .. ...... Winifred Lovering Holman 111 2150 Third Street Send Names of Prospects to These Rushing Chairmen ... 117 Napa, Calif. Editorials . ........................ ... 118 Hazel Jax Leads Houston Panhellenic . ...... ...... 119 Alumne:e Club Editor Cited for Interest . ... .... .. ... .. .. .. .. 120 Milestones . .. .. .. .......... .. ....... .. 124 EDNA MONCH PARKER With Sigmas Everywhere ... .. ... .. .. .. 127 (Mrs. Robert ] . Parker) 131 960 Bay Street, Apt. 6 i~ft1:~:s :: ~ :: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ... 132 San Francisco, California With Our Alumna= Clubs . .... .. .. .. .. ... .. 134 With Our Alumna= Chapters .. .. .. .. .. ..... 135 Ex~hange Editor With Our College Chapters .... ..... ... .... 141 Directory ..... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .. 155 MARIAN SE CHEVERELL HEMINGWAY (Mrs. J. Rene Hemingway) 873 Cherry Winnetka, Ill. SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE is published in ¥arch, June, October, an~ J?e cember at 4SO Ahnaip street Menasha, W1s., by George Banta Pubhshmg Philanthropy Editor Compa~y. official publisher; for Sigma Kappa Sorority. NELLIE B . MANSFIELD Entered as second-class matter October IS, 1910, at the post office at Menasha Wis. under the act of March 13, 1879. Acceptance for mailing 56 Hillside Avenue at speciai rates of postage provided f!'r in section 1103, act. of Octo~er Everett, Mass. 3, 1917, authorized July 31, 1918. Pnce $2.00 per annum. Smgle cop1es SO cents. Life subscnpt10n $1S.OO. Exe~utive Secretary Chapters, College and .tllumnee must send manuscript in time to reach their respective editors before the first of November, February, May, and RUTH E. LITCHEN September. 1630 Alabama All communications regarding subscriptions should be sent to Miss Litchea Lawrence, Kan. at 4SO Ahnaip street, Menasha, Wis., or !630 Alabama, Lawrence, Kan. Long's Peak and Chasm Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park Sigtna Kappa Triangle Vol 30 Edited by FRANCES WARREN BAKER No.2 Come to Colorado for Convention-Here's How! 1 THE CRY is "Westward HO!" this fertile fields of Iowa, across the Mississippi summer to the Forty-Ninth lnterna· and Missouri River to Omaha, then on tiona! Convention of the Sigma Kappa through the State of Nebraska. This is the Sorority, which will be held from August natural thoroughfare which was followed by 31 to September 3 at Troutdale-in-the-Pines, the Buffalo, the Indian, Fur-traders, explor Evergreen, Colo. ers, Mormons and the gold seekers of '49. Come to the land of the Rockies and join Entering Colorado at Julesburg, the line turns with us in making this convention the most south to Denver "Queen City of the Plains." 1 helpful, the most inspiring and constructive The schedule follows: · we have yet held! You will not want to miss Lv. Chicago ....... 11:59 p.m., Sat., Aug. 29 .C.&N.W. I the rich experiences and delightful lingering (Sleepers open for occupancy 9:30 p.m.) Ar. Omaha, Neb ... .4:00p.m., Sun., Aug. 30.C.&N.W. 1 memories which will come to you through Lv. Omaha, Neb .... 4:25p.m., Sun., Aug. 30 . .. .. U.P. your attendance at the Convention and a trip Ar. Denver, Colo .•. 7:00a.m., Mon., Aug. 31. .. .. U.P. to Colorado. All routes in the east will con· Upon arrival at Denver breakfast will ~e · verge at Chicago, Illinois, where the caravan taken at the Station dining room. Party w1ll will form and take the Overland Route to then leave in special automobiles via Bear · Denver. Creek Canyon and arrive Troutdale, our For your convenience, we are again show headquarters, shortly before 10:00 a.m. ing the Official routes and fares from princi- (Auto fare-$3.00 round trip) 1 pal points: Members from Illinois, Indiana, Wiscon For accommodation of officers, delegates sin, New York, New England and other 1 and members, it has been decided that the Eastern and Southern States will join the Chicago and North Western-Union Pacific party at Chicago. Those from Iowa, N_e . R.R. lines will serve to the best advantage, braska, Minnesota and North Dakota w1ll and we have accordingly made arrangements join at Omaha. I to utilize their service. From Chicago "The Members from Missouri, Kansas, and sur· Mountain Bluebird" a splendid train, will rounding territory, may travel together direct carry special "Air-Conditioned" sleeping cars as follows: for our Party, to Denver. Our train will carry Lv. St. Louis ...... 9:10 a.m.,Sun., Aug. 30 .. Wabash ~n observation-lounge car, dining cars and Lv. Kansas City .... 5:30p.m., Sun., Aug. 30 . .... U .P. Lv. Lawrence, Kan .. 6:21p.m., Sun., Aug. 30 . .... U.P. I every convenience to make us comfortable. Ar. Denver, Colo . .. 7:30 a.m.,Mon., Aug. 31. .. U.P. The Overland Route is the most historic 'Our trai n leaves from the Chicago & North Western 'and picturesque route. We pass through the Terminal, Chicago. I Pacific Coast members may leave on sched Round-Trip Railway Fares ules shown below. The entire western group Approximate lowest round trip first class from points shown will trave~ from Chey fares from prominent stations are shown be enne to Denver on the same tram. low. Except as indicated, these fares are Lv. Seattle, Wash ... 4:20p.m., Sat., Aug. 29 ..... U.P. good for 16 days from date of sale. Consult Lv. Eugene, Ore . .. 4:25p.m., Sat., Aug. 29 ..... S.P. your local Ticket Agent for other fares bear Lv. Portland, Ore ... 9:35p.m., Sat., Aug. 29 .. .. U.P. Lv. Spokane, Wash .. 9:45p.m., Sat., Aug. 29 ..... U.P. ing longer return limits. Be sure your ticket Lv. San Francisco .. 8:00p.m., Sat., Aug. 29 ... S.P. Lv. Berkeley, Calif.. 8:57p.m., Sat., Aug. 29 . .. .. S.P. is routed from Chicago via the Chicago & Lv. Los Angeles .... 8:00p.m., Sat., Aug. 29 ..... U.P. North Western Ry. to Council Bluffs, thence Ar. Denver, Colo ... 10:30 a.m., Mon., Aug. 31 .... U.P. Union Pacific R.R. to Denver. Tickets may Members will be met at Station by special be routed on the return via the same or via cars proceeding at once to Troutdale, ai:riy any authorized route. Members desiring to ing there before lunch. Our. host~sses. will visit Colorado Springs may do so without meet all trains-so look for g1rls w1th S1gma additional charge, by having Colorado Kappa pins. Springs made destination of ticket at time Convention-Monday, August 31, to of purchase. Thursday, September 3, Inclusive Ann Arbor, Mich. $45.35 Milwaukee, Wis. 36.40 Boston, Mass ... .. 82.75 Minneapolis. Minn. 31.00 Buffalo, N .Y.... 57.75 Nashville, Tenn. 42 .00 Some may need to leave Thursday evening. Berkeley, Calif. .. 57 .50* New York, N.Y .. 75.10 The others, immediately after breakfast at Chicago, Ill. .. .. 34 .20 Omaha, Neb. ... 19.60 Cincinnati, Ohio .. 45.60 Portland, Me ... .. 89.30 Troutdale Friday, September 4, will again Cleveland, Ohio .. 49.55 Portland, Ore ... 57 .50• Columbia, S.C. .. 61.95 Pittsburgh, Pa. .. 55.30 board our special cars returning to Den Columbus. Ohio .. 48.30 Philadelphia, Pa. 71.05 ver, the mile-high Capital of Colorado, world Detroit, Mich ... .. 46.50 Rochester, N.Y ... 60.70 Durham, N.C. .. 64.35 San Francisco, famous convention and tourist center. Lo Hartford, Conn. 77.10 Calif. ..... .. .. 57 .50• Indianapolis, Ind .. 41.20 Seattle, Wash. .. 62.50• cated close to the eastern foothills of the Jacksonville, Fla ... 62.35 Spokane, Wash . 53.30* Rockies, it is the gateway to the National Kansas City, Mo .. 19.60 Syracuse, N .Y .. 64.30 Knoxville, Tenn. 50.20 Tallahassee, Fla ... 56.95 Parks. Here, the day is left open to do as we Lansing, Mich. 44.15 Tulsa, Okla ...... 26.50 Lincoln, Neb. .. 16.85 St. Louis, Mo .... 30.10 please. One point of interest will be Iota's Los Angeles, Calif. 57.50* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 45.05 attractive chapter lodge. Lynchburg, Va. 63 .20 Washington, D .C. 68.95 Memphis, Tenn ... 35.85 How to Come Home * Summer Tourist, October 31 limit. All types of round-trip summer tourist The above fares were in effect during the tickets to Colorado permit diverse routings; 1935 season. 1936 fares are not, as yet, avail that is to say one railroad may be used on able, but it is expected, they will be approxi the going trip to the destination, and an mately the same as in 1935. entirely different railroad used on the return trip. The Burlington Route might be used Hotel Rates from Denver to Chicago returning.