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Alpha Mu Chapter at the University coming committee will be at the Tiger smooth terrain makes walking easy and of Missouri, Columbia, will be the host on Thursday to assist the delegates delightful. to our Thirty-sixth National Conven­ when they arrive. They will direct The annual subscription banquet tion on Friday and Saturday, April 10 those who arrive on Thursday after­ will be held on Friday night in the and 11, 1964. Professor Anna S. Ben­ noon to the informal reception in the new Memorial Student Union. Follow­ jamin, Adviser of Alpha Mu Chapter, Archaeological Cast Room on the ing the banquet the convention visi­ and Scott M. Vorbeck and Ronald B. campus. tors will enjoy an informal social hour. Hehn, co-chairmen of the Local Com­ The business session on Friday morn­ The meeting on Saturday morning will mittee, are counting the days until they ing will be held in the Convention be held in the new Arts and Science will have an opportunity to welcome Room of the Tiger Hotel and delegates Building. the delegates. They are so anxious to should be prepared to give a chapter extend proverbial Missouri hospitality Please make your reservations with report at this session. Each chapter is to their visitors that they have planned the Tiger Hotel and return the reser­ entitled to two voting delegates but a tea on Thursday afternoon for those vation slip for the banquet as soon as visitors are most welcome and each who arrive early. possible. April 10 is not very far in chapter is urged to send as many mem­ the future. The Tiger Hotel, named in honor bers to the meeting as possible. Chap­ of Missouri's football team, will be the ter advisers are especially welcome and PETITIONS official headquarters for the conven­ we hope that as many as are able will tion. Since it is located only a short be present. Petitions for charters to found chap­ block from the main entrance to the ters of Eta Sigma Phi have been re­ campus of the University, it will be On Friday afternoon there will be ceived from the following institutions, convenient. Reservations should be a tour of the campus and the new listed in the order in which they were made by delegates directly with the Medical Center. This will be made on received. Local chapters should inform hotel and cards have been mailed to foot, since this is the easiest way to their delegates to the National Con­ each chapter to use for this. A wel- enjoy the beauty of the campus. The vention of their approval or disap- r j

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rjfentafiiie ^P/iog/tam proval of these petitions in order that the delegates may be able to vote in Thirty-sixth National Convention accord with the wishes of the chapter. Classics Club, Seton Hill College, To Be Held at Columbia, Missouri, April 10 and 11, 1964, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. This peti­ Upon the Invitation of Alpha Mu Chapter, tion is presented by a well-organized University of Missouri Club in a fully accredited college for young women. The offerings of the Friday, April 10, 1964 Department of Classics are excellent 8:00- 9:00 A.M. Registration, Tiger Hotel and give the student a wide choice of courses. 9:00 A.M. First General Session, Ballroom, Tiger Hotel Business Meeting The Classical Club, College of Saint Minutes of the Thirty-fifth National Convention Teresa, Winona, Minnesota. This Club was organized in 1925 and adopted its Roll Call of Chapters and Chapter Reports present constitution in 1926. It has Report of Megas Chrysophylax enjoyed interesting and useful pro­ Repont of Chairman of the Board of Trustees grams during the years. The College, Report of the Executive Secretary founded in 1907, has an enrollment of Reports of Standing Committees Report of Committee on Expansion and Reactivation 12:00 Noon Lunch IMPORTANT NOTICE 2:00 P.M. Tour of Campus of the Unversity of Missouri Orders for membership certifi­ cates which are desired before the 6:00 P.M. Subscription Banquet, Memorial Student Union end of the present academic year Address of Welcome: Ronald B. Hehn, Alpha Mu Chapter, should reach the National Office Master of Ceremonies by April 24. Because of the heavy Response: Megas Prytanis Michael W. Brinkman load of work at the end of the Following the banquet there will be a social hour at the Memorial school year Balfour is unable to Student Union (Committees will meet following this) give the usual service. Orders which reach the National Office Saturday, April 11, 1964 after April 24 will be mailed dur­ 8:30 A.M. Second General Session, Auditorium, Arts and Science Building, ing the summer or at the begin­ University of Missouri Campus ning of the new academic year. Business Meeting (Concluded) All initiates not yet reported to the National Office should be re­ Election and Installation of new officers ported at once. 1:00 P.M. Adjournment of Thirty-sixth National Convention

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Photography courtesy of the University of Missouri Photography courtesy of the University of Missouri Memorial Student Union, University of Missouri Fine Arts Building, University of Missouri NUNTIUS 19 over one thousand students, of which of the United States and cut from stone dents who gave their lives in World about one hundred are enrolled in quarries on his estate at Monticello. War II. Among the new dormitories Classics. The chapter would be able Today this stands near the north en­ on the campus is Johnston Hall, a res- to have some joint meetings with trance of Jesse Hall. dence for women, named in honor of Gamma Lambda Chapter at St. Mary's Visitors to the convention will enter Professor Eva Johnston, a Professor of College in the same city. the campus through the main gates of Latin and one of the great women of the University in the past. Also on the Classics Club, Carroll College, Wau­ the West or "Red" Campus on which campus is the Missouri School of Re­ kesha, Wisconsin. This Club was or­ is inscribed the great seal of the Uni­ ligion, which provides religious in­ ganized November 13, 1962, and has a versity which contains the words Salus struction for the students. membership of eight people. The Col­ Populi from the motto of the State of lege, founded in 1846, has an enroll­ Missouri Salus Populi Suprema Lex In the late 1950's a new Medical ment of 950. There are twenty-five Esto. Through these gates lies Francis Center was constructed in Columbia at enrolled in the Department of Classics. Quadrangle and the red brick buildings a cost of $14 million. The University The Department offers a full range of tell the visitor the origin of the desig­ also includes the School of Mines and courses in both Greek and Latin. nation "Red" Campus. The six stately Metallurgy at Rolla, a branch in a Ionic columns in the center of the Students Classics Club, College of suburb of St. Louis, and the recently Quadrangle, all that remain of the acquired University of Kansas City. The Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachu­ University's first building, Academic setts. The Club, named Ereuna, was Hall, after a disastrous fire in 1892, COLUMBIA recently founded and its eleven mem­ have stood through the years as a sym­ Columbia is situated in approxi­ bers have signed the petition. The bol of the University and have been College, founded in 1843, has an en­ mately the center of the State of Mis­ the source of many traditions and much souri, half-way between St. Louis and rollment of 1800 students. The De­ folklore and they always recall many partment of Classics has a faculty of Kansas City, on the gently rolling fond memories to alumni of the Uni­ plains. The town was incorporated in fourteen who teach the 660 students versity, among whom your editor is enrolled in the Department. About 1826, four years after the building of very proud to be numbered. Beyond the first brick house in the area, and 500 of these study Latin and 220 are the columns is Jesse Hall, the admin­ in courses in Greek. became the county seat of the recently istration building, where members of organized Boone County, named in Classics Club, Dickinson College, the Department of Classics have al­ honor of the pioneer Daniel Boone. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The Club, ways had their offices including Dean This new town was considered a suit­ Walter Miller, who was a symbol of formed in 1961, has a membership of able location for the new university classical culture on the campus for so twenty-seven. The College, founded in since it was away from the enticements many years. To the left of the gateway 1773, is coeducational and has an en­ of the large cities and the young stu­ is the School of Journalism, the world's rollment Of about 1150. There are sixty dents would find it easier to live a first school of journalism, founded by students enrolled in the Department, good life here. No railroad ever passed Walter Williams in 1908. which offers a very large program in through the town but branch lines Latin and some courses in Greek. Mr. The East Campus originally con­ Peter Frese, President of the Classics tained the buildings of the College of Club, was a visitor at the National Agriculture, a Land-Grand college, Convention in Baltimore and was in­ ETA SIGMA PHI MEDALS which has always been located on the strumental in forming the petition, same campus with the rest of the Uni­ All chapters are encouraged to which has been under consideration for versity. This is still referred to as the award Eta Sigma Phi medals in several years. "Ag" Campus, although it is more fre­ local high schools. Three medals are available from the Executive UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI quently called the "White" Campus Secretary: The University of Missouri, founded because of the buildings which are in 1839, is the oldest state university constructed from native white lime­ No. 1—Fourth Year Latin west of the Mississippi and in the stone. Award (silver, P/2") $3.75 Louisiana Purchase. In recognition of The two campuses are joined by a No. 2—Alternate Fourth Year 3 the University's contribution to public street on which the main Library faces. Latin Award (silver, /4") higher education in the Louisiana Pur­ A beautiful tower was constructed at $1.25 the entrance of the "White" Campus chase the heirs of Thomas Jefferson No. 3—Second Year Latin presented to the University of Missouri in 1926 as a memorial to the alumni 3 Award (bronze, / ") $1-25. in 1885 the original marker from the and students who died in World 4 grave of Jefferson, who was instrumen­ War I. Today it is the center of the Please allow three weeks for de­ tal in the Purchase, a granite head­ Memorial Student Union, the south livery. stone designed by the third president wing of which is a memorial to stu­ 20 NUNTIUS

Sontag, Shirley June Stewart, Alice Lee NUNTIUS Vogel, Scott R. Vorbeck; Associate members: Ronald B. Hehn, Nancy VOL. 38 MARCH, 1964 No. 3 Ann Lowe, Jean Grace Porter, Gloria Frances Saltz; Honoris causa: Dr. Anna Published four times during the academic year: November 15, January 15, March 15, and S. Benjamin, Dr. W. A. Brent, Eliza­ May 15. Sent without charge to all active members of Eta Sigma Phi, for each year in which dues are paid. Price to others: $1.00 per year. All communications regarding publication or beth L. Courtney, Dr. J. A. O. Larsen, business should be addressed to The Editor: H. R. Butts, Birmingham-Southern College, Bir­Dr. Paul C. Plass, Dr. Robert P. Son- mingham 4, Alabama. kowsky, Dr. Gladys D. Weinberg, Dr. Official Publication of Eta Sigma Phi, National Honorary Classical Fraternity, Founded in Saul S. Weinberg. 1914, Nationalized in 1924, Incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois, June 20, 1927. Alpha Omicron: Elliott Bush, David Published By Vulcan Printing & Lithographing, Birmingham. Alabama Glidden, Helen Loehr, Susan Michel, OFFICERS Maryann Pepin, Elisabeth Selden. MICHAEL W. BRINKMAN—Indiana State College National President SAREL FUCHS—College of Notre Dame of Maryland National Vice-president Alpha Pi: Martin Cronlund, Jr., EVE PARRISH—University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee .National Secretary Richard Esser, Thomas O'Reilly, WILLIAM H. MARSHNER—Gettysburg College National Treasurer Stephen F. Blank, James P. Bricker, BOARD OF TRUSTEES A. Dwight Castro, Pamela W. Caswell, Professor Graydon W. Regenos (1964) Suzanne E. Hilliard, Raymond C. Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, CHAIRMAN Hittinger, William H. Marshner, Professor Gertrude Ewing (1966) Ralph Monahan, Frederick E. Persiko, Indiana State College, Terre Haute, Indiana David M. Rhodes, John C. Sawyer, Professor William C. Korfmacher (1964) Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri Carole L. Smith. Professor Paul R. Murphy (1965) Ohio University, Athens, Ohio Alpha Chi: Susan K. Blackford, Professor Norman T. Pratt, Jr. (1965) Robert L. Connor, Michael P. Dulli- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana gan, Sudie Eustis, Donald C. Frazier, HONORARY PRESIDENT Robert S. Friedman, Gail Elaine Professor Gertrude Smith University of Chicago, Chicago 37, Illinois Fuhrer, Warren George Hullingherst, Gregory W. Kahn, Jerome E. Lahman, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Joan Barry Matthews, Walter J. Phil- Professor H. R. Butts Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham 4, Alabama bin, Jr., Michael Howard Pope, Peter Strom Selikoff, Robert M. Shofstahl, Camilla Anne Simpson, Thomas J. connected it with major railroads to Highway 63. It will be the only city Tooke, Steven Ungerman, Victor J. the north and south of the town. In on U. S. Interstate 70 between St. Weinstein, David L. Wolkin, John Wyrick, III. 1851 Christian College was established Louis and Kansas City. A branch of here as the first women's college west the Wabash Railroad from Centralia Alpha Psi: A. Paull Hubbard, Jr., of the Mississippi, and its present Cam­ connects the city with the main line of Bruce Mounts, John Stanley Steffick. pus Community Program knits together the Railroad, and there was a time Beta Alpha: Steve Kmetyk, Harry academic and extracurricular activties when no student could feel that his Naasz, Larry Ooten, Patricia Van in an unusual way for the four hun­ education was complete until he had Orney, David L. Sigsbee, Pat Vanorny. dred women in its two-year curricu­ "enjoyed" a ride on this public con­ lum. Stephens College is a World-fa­ veyance. (Some of the above informa­ Beta Zeta: Kathleen Beckman, Ron mous college for women, originally tion was taken from the Columbia Blaesing, Thomas John Ernst, Eliza­ beth Folger, Mary Forrest, Rudolph founded as an Academy in 1833, whose Chamber of Commerce's COLUMBIA Geter, Max Grefig, Daniel C. Hurley, 1700 students may choose between an FALL 1963.) Jr., Virginia Hutmacher, Christopher Associate in Arts degree in its two-year G. Kinsella, Gary A. Kirwin, Alvin G. program or a Bachelor of Fine Arts Klein, Sandra Lee, Mary Page Mc- NEW INITIATES degree in music, theater arts, fashion Kean, Dorothy Carol Redington, Robert Schnable. design, and dance. Its new James M. 1963-64 Wood Learning Center has been the (Continued from last issue) Beta Theta: George B. Cartledge, source of much interest among edu­ John Garnett Davis, Hugh Milton cators. The Chamber of Commerce of Alpha Epsilon: Edward G. Bowden, Davis, Jr., Donald W. Houpe, William C. Robert Clemensen, Peter J. D'ale- Donald Humphreys, John N. Mc- Columbia advertises that "Education is sandre, Phillip R. Hogan, Richard J. Daniel, Thomas Robb McDaniel, our Business." The city has a perma­ Klein, David M. Reed, Donald L. William E. Moore, Gordon Dalton nent population of about 40,000 and Shotola, James P. Stevenson, George Schreck, Robert N. Welch. a student population which is fast ap­ P. Tabet. Beta Iota: James Leslie Blackburn, proaching 20,000. Modern highways Alpha Mu: Mary Ann Akers, Mrs. Shirley Jeanne Blanchard, Joyce Adean make the city readily accessible today. Hubert E. Books, Joan English, Brumbaugh, Thelma Jean Budd, Jackie It is located on U. S. Highway 40 run­ Michael E. Fisher, Charles L. Hunze, Lee Carter, Sara Scotty Dunn, Stephen ning east-west and north-south U. S. Helen Gladys Murrill, Charles Akosa Lynn Fisher, Betty Linker Funkerburk, Ogejofo, M. Patricia Ruth, Lois Jean Ivan Creel Harrah, Missie Even NUNTIUS 21

Hodges, Nell Short Hoyle, Ralph Gamma Kappa: John R. Beale, Jane Delta Delta: Karen Blackert, Julia Henry Husband, Jr., Edward Harrell A. Buehrer, Susan Ann Foust, Joan Breeze, Anna Burko, Judith Kales, Laugbridge, Alice Gibson McNeill, Johnson, Gerald H. Juergens, Allen Wendy Kaywood, Ian R. McDonald, Rebecca Amorelle Michaels, Larry Ed­ Eugene Keil, Barbra A. Mertz, Marsha James Moscovitch, Gordon Nagel, win Mull, Margareg Ann Neal, Judith R. Mucklo, Dorothy D. Schmidt, Linda Robert L. Pounder, Paul Scott. Ellen Parker, Sandra Elizabeth Parker, K. Thielmeyer, Judith Wyszynski, Carol Elizabeth Porter, Diane Barker Donna Crichley, Ronald Flickinger, Delta Epsilon: William Blair, Eliza­ Rodekurt, Judy Kaye Snyder, George Mrs. Sherrie Martin, Dorothy Muetzel, beth Bradford, Beth Brannon, Jean Forworth Teague, Florence Elizabeth Calvin Mutti, Alicia Uber, Barbara Brown, Corinne Fox, Joyce Glover, Wisman. Welty. Anne Hemphill, Charles Kennedy, Mary McDowell, Ronnie McFarland Beta Mu: Phillip Clement Lawson, Gamma Lambda: Charles W. Sarah Mansell, Stella Neighbors, Sylvia Nancy Louise McCosky, Jennifer Lou Biesanz, David C. Kotewa, Richard G. Rody, Bennie Lou Satterwhite, Cebry Sefton, James Edward Taylor. Kukowski, David Joseph Putrich, Stainton, Anna Ware, Betty Wicker, Robert S. Rivers, Thomas J. Scheuring, Newton Wilson, Caroline Toler. Beta Xi: Sister M. Bernardo, O. P., William H. Staudenmaier, Frank W. Antoinette Brazouski, Jean Ferguson, Tushner. Delta Zeta: Lauri E. Cunningham, Carol Kanapa, Mary Magrady. Bradford Gesler, Edmund M. Kashoki, Gamma Xi: Claude H. Hope. B. Robert McCaw, Roger E. McGrath, Beta Rho: Barbara G. Buckman, Howard G. Nelson, James P. Pray, Victoria J. Ekvall, Ellen G. Gay, Ripple Gamma Omicron: Andrew Adams, John H. Redmond, Basil P. Regan, Erskine Gilbert, Carolyn Sue Martin, Mary Ellen Armstrong, Sharon Avery, Diann Marie Miller, Linda Dean Ken Biejawa, Janet Blackstone, Caro­ James J. Sasso, Jr., John P. Wilkins; Montague, Margaret K. Pauley, lyn Easdaie, Kai Hamilton, Anthony Honoris causa: Professor John E. Frances Gay Williams. Perzigian. Rexine, Professor Robert L. Murray, Jr. Gamma Rho: Arlene Arends, Richard Beta Upsilon: John Galbraith Dun­ Vander Borgh, Mary Folkert, Patricia can, Charles Otis Lloyd, II, Vickie Gleichmann, Alfred Grams, Earl S. Gift to Endowment Fund Massey, Leah Ann Phillips. Johnson, Jr., Daniel Ogden, Paul Swets, Lynne VandeBunte, Sandra Members of Beta Alpha Chapter at Beta Chi: Charles Joseph Lancelotta, VanderKooi, Margaret J. Wasserman. the State University of South Dakota Carroll Stephen Rankin. presented their Adviser, Professor Grace Gamma Tau: Jimmy Buchanan, L. Beede, with a check for $15.00 for Beta Psi: Suzanne Burns, James Barbara Davis, Delores Dew, Mattie her favorite "charity" at the Saturnalia Collier, Ruth Davis, Roger Hart, Clif­ Pearl Jones, Fara Lee, Thomas Lee, party. Professor Beede very graciously ford William Hull, Tsutomu Kawazoe, Sandra Moak, Joyce Parten, Jacqueline and loyally decided without any hesi­ Martha Lock wood, Pamela Millard, Richey, Roy Scales, Kenneth Sheppard, tation that this meant the Endowment Lynn Morrow, Myra Cowan, Pamelia Frances Tabb. Fund of Eta Sigma Phi and we are Packer, James Shehon, Suzanne Smith, most grateful to her and the members Patricia Starck, Donna Taylor, Vance Gamma Upsilon: Robert J. Caswell, of Beta Alpha Chapter. Thompson, William Wilson. Jerry W. Chapman, Chad D. Emrick, Toni Hardy, Troy G. Jarvis, Karl D. Gamma Alpha: Michael Brinkman, Johnson, James A. McLeod, Susan Darlene Hammond, Judy Jarmon. Reed, Marianne Schultz, Mary Ann Veirs. AMONG Gamma Beta: Sharon R. Barta, Gamma Phi: Lynette M. Bulche, David Drumond, Roseann M. Fusco, John J. Cafaro, Catherine Cohen, John THE Barbara L. Hocking, Kathleen A. Ivey, A. Corry, John T. Fellerath, Paul J. Margretta E. Lee. Griffith, Anita L. Pisano, John E. Sigel. CHAPTERS Gamma Gamma: Victoria Conlin, Delta Alpha: Ann Andrews, Peyton Patricia Ingraham, Thomas Klapezyn- Gresham, Sara Jo Griffin, Barbara ski, James Lepkowski, Michael Schulte. Hilsewick, Margaret Phillips, Mary PI Leigh Taylor, Sara Ellen Treadway, Birmingham-Southern College Gamma Delta: Moshe J. Bernstein. Jean Ulffers, Cathy Yarnall. Interest continues to be very good Gamma Eta: Thomas J. Aye, Phyllis Delta Beta: James J. Fitzgerald, among the members of Pi Chapter. Dianne Edelen, Etta Sue Pinckard; Edward L. Kruse, Michael J. Lacey, Miss Lucy Robertson, an alumna of Richard L. Maziarz, John F. Mellody, Honoris causa: Irving Ward-Steinman. the College who is Head of the Lan­ Michael Monin, Thomas J. Myszka, Gamma Theta: Anderson Aubrey Joseph Quinn, Kenneth Sroka, Norman guages Department in one of the large Clark, Sharon Parthenia Duncan, Syd­ P. Szymanski, Paul Thielman, Patrick city schools of Birmingham, told the ney Hancock, Diane McManis, Janet Welch, Ronald Zappone; Honoris members of Pi Chapter about her ex­ Ruth Willis; Honoria causa: Ruth F. causa: Reverend William L. Reilly, periences at the American Academy in Longacre, George W. Redding. S. J. Rome at the January meeting. Mr. Butts gave an illustrated talk on col­ Gamma Iota: Dean Robert Davis, Delta Gamma: Peggy Gorman, Mary umns at the February meeting at the Michael David Farmer, Val Edward Kay Holland, Nancy Justice, Nancy request of Damon Nolin, Hyparchos Harris, Keneth Robert Schild, Robert Klosky, Carmel La Belle, Elizabeth of the chapter and program chairman. Allen Smith, Melville Willis Wash­ McAndrews, Mary Jane Ferrett, Ann The chapter is planning to send a dele­ burn. 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LAMBDA BETA ALPHA University of Mississippi State University of South Dakota Professor Evelyn Lee Way, Adviser On a beautiful Christmas card which of Lambda Chapter, says that the showed a drawing of her "Happy chapter will award a Latin medal for House" retreat in the Rockies Professor the best student in second-year Latin Grace L. Beede, Adviser of Beta Alpha in the high school in Oxford. Chapter, gave an enthusiastic account of the chapter's Saturnalia, which was PSI held on December 12. "Five Greek Vanderbilt University members and friends in native costume spiced the toga-clad scene, and after Prytanis Carter Philips of Psi Chap­ V spectacular Greek dances they taught ter reports that "On Monday night, the group two less strenuous circle and February 17, Psi Chapter held a pro­ •i line dances—fun and memorable for gram to which all the students of Greek •si j and Latin at Vanderbilt were invited. The above photograph of the offi­ all." About thirty of us met to hear a pro­ cers of Alpha Epsilon Chapter was taken at a fall meeting of the chapter gram presented by Professor Francis L. BETA OMICRON ixiewton, our Adviser, and Jane Poston, at the home of Dr. Maurer. The offi­ our Hyparchos. Jane, who lived last cers are, left to right, Grammateus Don Mount Mary College summer in Gubbio, Italy, with the Shotola, Hyparchos Ted Muendel, Pry­ Volume IX of ANGELIA, December Experiment in International Living, tanis Ken Kucharz, and Chrysophylax 1963, was edited by Beta Omicron showed slides that she made during her Philip Hogan. The refreshments at the Chapter. ANGELIA is the publication trip, particularly of the ancient Roman meetings included the cake, shown be­ of the Wisconsin chapters of Eta Sigma theatre in Gubbio. The theatre there low, which was baked by an alumnus Phi. This was a beautiful edition with is one of the best-preserved of the early of the chapter in the form of our owl. a drawing from a Greek vase on the theatres, and extensive restoration has r^- cover. In addition to news items from taken place. Using the slides as a basis Beta Omicron, Beta Sigma at Mar­ of his remarks, Dr. Newton spoke to us on Roman drama, the physical thea­ quette University, and Gamma Gamma tre, and its place in Italian social life. at the University of Wisconsin-Mil­ After the meeting, we held a social waukee the magazine printed the essay hour. Everyone seemed to enjoy the of Sandra Mueller of Beta Omicron evening very much. At that time I dis­ which won an award in the Eta Sigma tributed the January issue of NUN­ Phi Contests last year, a beautiful TIUS. All of us were interested in translation of Catullus III by Jolie Sie- Maureen McGratty's essay on Horace's bold of Beta Omicron, Silent Night in Roman odes, particularly our freshmen German, Latin and Greek, and the pa­ guests, since they studied Horace last pers from the symposium which was semester." reported by Gamma Gamma Chapter in the last issue of NUNTIUS. We •VL- extend our congratulations upon the ALPHA EPSILON attractive issue of ANGELIA. Lehigh University ALPHA PI Gettysburg College Grammateus Donald L. Shotola of DELTA BETA Alpha Epsilon Chapter writes that Alpha Pi Chapter had an interesting Canisius College "We held an executive meeting several series of meetings during the fall, ac­ days ago to plan the activities for the cording to the report of Grammateus Prytanis David M. Lee of Delta Beta remainder of the year. The main event Carole Smith. Twelve new members Chapter says that the problem which is to be the celebration of our thirty- were initiated in October and following his chapter has is not that it has been fifth anniversary. We will have a din­ the banquet Dr. John Glenn, the chap­ inactive but rather that it has been ner at an appropriate Italian restaurant ter Adviser, showed slides which he too active. Among its activities he re­ and a program of speakers including, made on his recent trip to Italy and ports that "Last semester Delta Beta we hope, some of the founders of our Greece. At the November meeting Mr. Chapter sponsored a film "Greek chapter. Dr. Maurer, our Adviser, has Norman Annis of the Department of Sculpture" which highlighted the mas­ arranged to have a noted lecturer ap­ Art at the College spoke on "Greek terpieces of Greek and Roman sculp­ pear in one of the coming months. We Sculpture." The December meeting ture. The chapter also sponsored ironed out details for awarding supe­ was held at the home of Mrs. Ruth several lectures. One was given by rior Latin students of the local high Pavlontos, a member of the faculty of John Mellody, a member of the chap­ schools. The officers are very enthu­ the Department of Classics, and took ter. Last summer John spent several siastic about attending the national the form of a Saturnalian feast. Many weeks doing archaeological work along convention at the University of Mis­ members and advisers attended in cos­ Hadrian's wall in Great Britain. In souri. Three of us have decided to tume. Megas Chrysophylax William his lecture John related to his fellow drive to Columbia and are now mak­ H. Marshner, the Prytanis, read his members the techniques, tools and ing arrangements for the 1900 mile dissertation in Greek on the value of methods used in such work. The chap­ round-trip." Eta Sigma Phi at Gettysburg College. ter also had two other lectures, both NUNTIUS 23 slide lectures on Greece and Rome. February 15. Fourteen schools were I.H.M., Adviser of Delta Gamma Chap­ The semester was concluded with a represented by about thirty contestants. ter, seated with the winners. Anne Christmas party." Sister St. Mary, I.H.M., President of Ransome, president of the Classics Marywood College, presented the Forum, is standing at the left of the DELTA GAMMA awards. The Rafferty Memorial Troph­ picture beside the teachers of the win­ ies were awarded to the winning ners, and at the right Sister Anne Marywood College schools and the contestants who won Francis, Chairman of the Department Delta Gamma Chapter and the Clas­ these for their schools were awarded sics Forum of Marywood College spon­ Eta Sigma Phi medals. The photo­ of Classics, is standing beside Prytanis sored its annual Vergilian Contest on graph below shows Sister M. Josephine, Bette McAndrew of Delta Gamma Chapter, who sent the national office the information concerning the Con­ test and clippings from the local pa­ pers (photograph is by courtesy of THE CATHOLIC LIGHT) which gave excellent coverage to the contest. We extend our congratulations to Delta Gamma Chapter on the success of the Contest and also on the publicity which it gained for the study of Latin.

DELTA DELTA University of Alberta Grammateus Judith Kales writes the national office that Delta Delta Chap­ ter is planning to initiate new members in March. James M. Moscovich is the Prytanis of the chapter now and Anna Burko is Hyparchos. Six members of the chapter took part in the Eta Sigma Phi Contests.

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CURRENTLY ACTIVE CHAPTERS Beta: Northwestern University Beta Alpha: State University of Gamma Zeta: Albion College Evanston, Illinois South Dakota, Vermillion Albion, Michigan Gamma: Ohio University Beta Delta: University of Tennessee Gamma Eta: Louisiana College Athens Knoxville Pineville Epsilon: State University of Iowa Beta Zeta: Saint Louis University Gamma Theta: Georgetown College Iowa City St. Louis, Missouri Georgetown, Kentucky Zeta: Denison University Beta Theta: Hampden-Sydney College Gamma Iota: Wabash College Granville, Ohio Hampden-Sydney, Virginia Crawfordsville, Indiana Theta: Indiana University Beta lota: Wake Forest College Gamma Kappa: Heidelberg College Bloomington. Winston-Salem, North Carolina Tiffin, Ohio Lambda: University of Mississippi Beta Kappa: College of Notre Dame Gamma Lambda: St. Mary's College University of Maryland, Baltimore Winona, Minnesota Pi: Birmingham-Southern College Beta Lambda: Marymount College Gamma Mu: Westminster College Birmingham, Alabama Salina, Kansas New Wilmington, Pennsylvania Tau: University of Kentucky Beta Mu: Butler University Gamma Nu: Montclair State College Lexington Indianapolis, Indiana Upper Montclair, New Jersey Upsilon: Mississippi State College Beta Nu: Mary Washington College Gamma Xi: Howard University for Women, Columbus Fredericksburg, Virginia Washington, D. C. Psi: Vanderbilt University Beta Xi: Rosary College Gamma Omicron: Monmouth Nashville, Tennessee River Forest, Illinois College, Monmouth, Illinois Omega: The College of William and Beta Omicron: Mount Mary College Gamma Rho: Hope College Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia Milwaukee, Wisconsin Holland, Michigan Alpha Delta: Agnes Scott College Beta Rho: Duke University Gamma Sigma: University of Texas Decatur, Georgia Durham, North Carolina Austin Alpha Epsilon: Lehigh University Beta Sigma: Marguette University Gamma Tau: Mississippi College Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Milwaukee, Wisconsin Clinton Alpha Mu: University of Missouri Beta Tau: Georgetown University Gamma Upsilon: Austin College Columbia Washington, D. C. Sherman, Texas Alpha Omicron: Lawrence College Beta Upsilon: Marshall University Gamma Phi: Le Moyne College Appleton, Wisconsin Huntington, West Virginia Syracuse, New York Alpha Pi: Gettysburg College Beta Chi: Loyola College Gamma Chi: Lindenwood College Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Baltimore, Maryland St. Charles, Missouri

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Alpha Tau: Ohio State University Beta Omega: Ball State Teachers Delta Alpha: Randolph-Macon Columbus College, Muncie, Indiana Woman's College Lynchburg, Virginia Alpha Upsilon: The College of Gamma Alpha: Indiana State Wooster, Wooster, Ohio College, Terre Haute Delta Beta: Canisius College Buffalo, New York Alpha Phi: Millsaps College Gamma Beta: Bowling Green State Jackson, Mississippi University, Bowling Green, Ohio Delta Gamma: Marywood College Scranton, Pennsylvania Alpha Chi: Tulane University Gamma Gamma: University of Wis­ New Orleans, Louisiana consin—Milwaukee Delta Delta: University of Alberta Milwaukee, Wisconsin Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Alpha Psi: Washington and Jef­ ferson College Gamma Delta: Yeshiva University Delta Epsilon: Belhaven College Washington, Pennsylvania New York, New York Jackson, Mississippi

Alpha Omega: Louisiana State Gamma Epsilon: University of Delta Zeta: Colgate University University, Baton Rouge Wisconsin, Madison Hamilton, New York