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CHARLOTTE ROBERTSON WHITE (Mrs. L. A.) ^p Executive Secretary ^1 Gamma Phi Beta Central Office 55 East Washington Street Chicago, IHinois m M THE CRESCENT is 15 December 1, published September February 15 and May 1 by George Banta Publishing Company, Official Printer, 450-454 Ahnaip Street, Menasha, Wis. Entered as second-class matter October 1, 1910, at the post office at Menasha, Wis., under the act of March S, 1S79. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103 of the Act of October 3, 1917, paragraph 4, secticm 429, P. L. and R., author ized July IS, 1918. M a ^ Subscription price $1.50 year, payable in advance. Forty Cents ($.40) a copy. Address all material for publication to the Editor. Member of Fraternity Magasines Associated. All matters pertaining to na tional advertising should be directed to Fraternity Magazines As sociated, 1618 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, Illinois, or 52 Vander ^ bilt Avenue, New York City. ^ INCOMING CHAIRMEN 4iTop, left to right: Mrs. Harold Hartman, Chairman of Literary Exercises and Examination; Mrs. George E. Dickson, Jr.. Camp Chairman. Center: Mrs. Athol B. Gorrill, Rushing Chairman. Bottom, left to riyht: Mrs. Walter P. Shiel, Chairman of Ritual; Mrs. Hans Wulf, Chairman of Scholarship. THE CRESCENT Miss Lindsey Barbee, Editor-in-chief, 930 Humboldt St., Denver, Colo. Mrs. Roy Pinkerton, Associate Editor, Box 341, Route 1, Ventura, Calif. Mrs. R. Gilman Smith, Associate Editor, R.F.D. if 4, Danbury, Conn. Mrs. L. A. White, Associate Editor, Room 1124, 55 E. Washington st., Chicago

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MRS. GEORGE E. DICKINSON, JR. Since her marriage two years ago to she has Camp Chairman George Dickinson, Jr., given up her professional work and is devoting Irmengarde Patten Dickinson, Lamb her energy to her home, the Orthopedic da '29, brings to the job of International Hospital and Gamma Phi, with her avo Chairman an of Camp understanding cations of sailing and skiing coming in drawn from a camping comprehensive for their share. of As a camper her variety experience. She promises to be an aggressive and self in both and Fire private Camp intelligent chairman. Girls' she in new and camps, perpetrated Elaine Gorham, Lambda imaginative ways most of the devilment common to girls' camps, so that later when she rturned as counselor, assistant MRS. HAROLD HARTMAN director, and director she knew what the National Panhellenic Delegate and girls wanted and were up to before they Chairman of Literary Exercises did themselves. She has been a leader in and Examinations private camps that cater to the rich and Schmitz Hartman who suc organizational camps which do much Emmy for the underprivileged. She has done ceeds Lillian W. Thompson as Na tional Panhellenic will also active camp work in cities and small Delegate,

� fill the office of Chairman of towns. She knows programs and she Literary knows people. After her college work in Exercises and Examinations. her capacity of professional worker for In 1915, Emmy graduated from the Camp Fire Girls, she demonstrated her University of Washington, Cum Laude, and ability to enlist the help of volunteers, Phi Beta Kappa, Mu Phi Epsilon, of the Music De- train them, and organize them for ac assistant to the Dean tivity. She has had experience in raising partm.ent. Because of her beauty and as her and her money for community activities. charm as well ability 72 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

musical talent, she was highly recog MRS. HANS WULF nized both by members of her sorority Chairman of Scholarship and by students and faculty on the Helen Harlan Wulf is a member of campus. Epsilon and a of Emmy's charm of personality lies chapter graduate Northwestern chiefly in her sincere friendliness and University. Following an active high school career in her interest in other people and in their Freeport, Illinois, she attended Dana Hall in ideas. While her mind is receptive to Wellesley, Massachusetts. After a year new ideas, she always studies her course at Dana, she entered Northwestern. of action in detail before embarking on Mrs. Wulf's four at North it. Then she does the work at hand years western were of contribution to thoroughly and directly. years her school and her She was Seattle alumnae, having known her sorority. very prominent in activities, able work as president of the chapter campus serving as a member of the Freshman 1932-1936 are happy to see her Commission of the as chair launched into the wider field of Gamma Y.W.C.A., man of its discussion Phi Beta work. Saturday groups, and later as vice-president. In recogni tion of her outstanding leadership and MRS. WALTER P. SHIEL service, she was made president of the Chairman of Ritual local chapter of Mortar Board at the close of her junior year. When a senior, Marguerite Motie Shiel calls herself she received her Phi Beta Kappa key a Pacific Coast product but we say she and was voted one of the ten most out doesn't quite qualify for she lived the standing women at Northwestern. first few years of her life in Iowa. She Since her graduation two years attended the University of Washington ago, Mrs. Wulf has been engaged in social where she pledged Gamma Phi, being service work. She was a member of the one of four Gamma Phi sisters. She central ofifice staff of the Illinois Emer later took special work in the School of gency Relief Commission in Chicago Speech at Northwestern. Upon her re until her marriage last fall. She now turn west, she married Walter P. Shiel, makes her home in Detroit where her and is now the mother of one son and time is divided between the duties of two prospective Gamma Phis. homemaker and work in the nationally Marguerite has always been one of known Detroit Children's Center. Lambda's and Seattle's most enthusias Geraldine Benthey, Epsilon tic and loyal members. She has served as president of the alumnse, of president MRS. ATHOL B. GORRILL Lambda Corporation and in various Chairman other offices. Her main hobby is ama Rushing teur dramatics in which she majored in Helen Carpenter Gorrill, newly ap college. She directed the first memorial pointed International Rushing Chair service ever presented at a Gamma Phi man, comes to you with a great deal of convention, at Lake Crescent in 1923 ; experience. therefore, we feel she is well qualified Although she attended Smith College for the ofifice of Chairman of Ritual. for two years, she did much to make Helen Carpenter Gorrill, Kappa up for those two years during her junior THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 73 and senior years at the University of able member of Seattle Alumnae Chap Minnesota. There she was active rush ter, serving two terms as president and ing chairman, and after she graduated also as co-chairman for the Victoria in 1925 was alumnse rushing chairman Convention. in Minneapolis. "Never-say-die" is her motto, and During her two years at the Univer she has an answer for every question, sity of Minnesota she won many hon and a good one. Nothing one ever asks ors, among them election to Theta Sig of her is too much trouble for her to ma Phi, honorary journalism society. do willingly and cheerfully. She comes from a true Gamma Phi Much experience, a sunny disposi family, having a Gamma Phi sister, two tion, and some excellent ideas fit her sisters in law, as well as a Gamma Phi admirably for the office to which she cousin. has been appointed. Do not hesitate to After her marriage she came to Se call upon her. attle to live, where she has been a valu- Jessie Austin Weiner, Theta

Bits of Publicity

SARAH SHUTE KRAETSCH group, her last role being that of Mrs. The alumnje of Des Moines, while Hope in The Mad Hopes. not blessed with a large membership MANAGES THE "SOUR OWL" make up for the shortage by the fine The Sour fellowship and good times that charac Oivl, monthly university humor on the University of terize their meetings. Among the mem magazine Kansas has bers is interesting Sarah Shute Kraetsch campus recently appointed Katherine Dorman, Kansas City, who is an active and loyal worker. She Mary and member of as graduated from Epsilon in 1907 for the Mo., Sigma manag editor. Katherine has been blind in the State of Iowa. She is also ing Mary active on the Owl staff for the two president of the Des Moines Women's past and in line with this form of Club which has a membership of 1,200. years writing contributes to the "On the WINS SIGMA ALPHA IOTA RING Shin" column of the Daily Kansan, of Francis Lindloff, of Psi has received ficial university paper. To the Kansan Katherine has also been one of the two rings given by Sigma staff Mary ap Alpha Iota for outstanding work in the pointed society editor this spring. Dur field of music. ing her freshman year she served on the business staff of the Jayhawker, uni DRAMATICALLY PROMINENT versity year book and at present she Mrs. John R. Baker, Epsilon '25, and and Marjorie Harbaugh, president of president of the Grand Rapids, Mich., Sigma, are the two Gamma Phi dele alumnae association is in charge of all gates to the women's Panhellenic coun dramatic programs that go on the air cil. Later this spring Mary Katherine from the Grand Rapids studios of will be active on the university com WOOD, which is a unit of the Mutual mencement committee. The evening of Broadcasting system. She is also an February 19 she ruled as Queen of the active member of the Civic Players Hob-Nail Hop, annual Engineers ball. CTop row, left to right: Hazel Eisher, Alpha Psi; Betty Booth, Omicron; Katherine Bain, Mu. Second row: Mary Katherine Dorman, Sigma ; Helen Frame, Delta ; Renee Mattingly, Chi ; Jean Dunkle, Xi. Third row: Isohel M. Winters, Alpha Omega; Jeanne Verne, Alpha Omicron; Jean Meredith, Alpha Lambda. Bottom row: Margaret Correll, Alpha Zeta; Helen Witte, Rho. Outstanding Chapter Members ALPHA Play last year. Char is active socially Edith Mary Rowe and has wonderful grades. She is a science major and will receive her The diminutive Edith Mary Rowe teacher's certificate in June. '37, of campus fame as "Dee" Rowe, is one of Alpha's outstanding members. GAMMA Dee is a member of Eta Pi Upsilon, the Jean O'Connor highest honorary for women on cam pus. Boar's Head, the University dra Gamma gives you Jean O'Connor, a matic association, and Phi Kappa Phi, girl whose versatility, charm, and many the all-university senior honorary. Dee accomplishments make her one of the has gained renown not only for those most outstanding members of our big eyes and contagious smile, but as a chapter. Above all, Jean is one of those prominent member of the University girls who is always doing something broadcasting station, WSYU. Her worth while and doing it to the very pleasant voice is constantly on the air best of her ability. and Alpha members take particular de Jean started out as a freshman by light in listening to all of her programs. becoming an able member of the Badger staff, and has done so well that this as a she is the Personnel BETA year, senior, Director. As a sophomore, she worked Charlotte Hamilton on the Sophomore Shuffle, Orientation Charlotte Hamilton, of Port Huron, Week, and Koinos committees. The Michigan, is not only Beta's most out next year she became our rushing chair standing member, but she is one of the man. Besides this she served on Pan most outstanding women in the senior hellenic Council, Parents' Week-End class at Michigan. Since her freshman committee; was co-chairman for the year she has been active in extra-cur Prom decorations committee, and our ricular activities on campus, and has delegate for convention. belonged to three honorary societies: This year Jean, as Panhellenic presi Alpha Lambda Delta in her freshman dent, reigned over Panhellenic Ball. She year, Wyvern in her junior year, and has been on the committees for Voca Mortar Board in her senior year. She tional Guidance Week, Flood Relief was Women's Activities Editor of the Brunch, and is now working on Par Micliiganensian (our annual) last j^ear, ents' Week-End. She is activities chair and Women's Editor this year. Last man of the chapter, and has been chosen year she was rushing chairman of the by us to go to the Matrix banquet. sorority and is now corresponding sec Jean's home is in Milwaukee ; she is a retary. She has been active in Panhel psychology major and will graduate in lenic Council and the Women's League June. She will not only be remembered �being one of the three senior members as one of the outstanding members of of Judiciary Council. She was also Gamma Phi but one of the outstanding Chairman of Ushering for Junior Girls' members of our campus as well. Lots of 76 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA luck to Jean�she is a girl who deserves EPSILON the best ! Ardis McBroom DELTA Ardis McBroom promised to be out Helen Frame standing from the very beginning. No sooner was the Helen Frame, in a chapter meeting, she in Willard Hall, freshman was was voted Delta's most prominent dormitory, than she elected its member, and a list of her activities will vice-president. Other activi attest to the truth of this. She has been ties increased rapidly. She was elected on Gamma Delta Association Cabinet social chairman of the freshman class, and was awarded a for her for several years and also has been a recognition member of the Women's Athletic Asso activities by W.S.G.A. on her first May ciation Cabinet. She has played on all Day. Also during her freshman year she was in the on the class athletic teams as a first string Meristem Club, social service committee of the player, and this year she has held what in are considered the two most responsible Y.W.C.A., and the Waa-Mu show. positions among women's associations Ardis' sophomore year was no let �secretary to Gamma Delta, the all down. She was elected social chairman women organization, and treasurer to of the W.S.G.A., and a second May W.A.A. She is also district representa Day brought her another award, for tive to a W.A.A. conference at Vassar. she was given a position on the Sopho Last year she had charge of tickets for more Class Commission and on the In Gamma Delta banquet, and has been on formal Dance Committee. so many committees for social functions College activities came to a pre-final that they are too numerous to mention. climax in her senior year, for she was Her popularity at C.L.A. has never chosen to represent Gamma Phi in Shi- waned since the day she first set foot Ai, having been elected chapter presi inside its doors. She was given offices dent. She was also elected first vice- from the very first because she was well- president of W.S.G.A. and was on the liked and later because she also was Judiciary committee of that same or found to be completely responsible. As ganization. This time her May Day par treasurer of Delta during a year which ticipation was even greater than before, was unusually hard financially, she was since she was on a May Day committee more than efficient, and her unfailing and elected a May Queen attendant by attention to business was one of the the entire women student body. In the main factors in seeing Delta through a same year she was elected to the honor trying period. Without a doubt she is ary commerce fraternity, Beta Gamma one reason, and a very good one, for Sigma, and was also on the Junior com Delta's popularity at Boston University. mission. Friendly, charming, resourceful and In Ardis' final lap she really was the kind she will always be loved by those first to break the tape. The latter half of who know her best. the year she was relieved of her duties Also, she was Delta's representative as president of the chapter, but carried at the 1936 convention held in Victoria, on her various other campus activities B.C. �Shi-Ai, social chairman of the sen- Ellen Zcla LiauJ.a UTop row, left to right: Frances Johnston, Nu; Tickner, , Webster, Alpha Xi; Betty Moora, Alpha Sigma; Edith Mary Rowe, Alpha. Second row: Dorothy Hagen, Alpha Beta; Bette Naismith, Alpha Gamma. Third row: Reva M. Lincoln, Alpha Upsilon; Margaret Johnson, Alpha Theta; Ruth Martin, Alpha Phi. Bottom: Josephine Christmann, Phi; Margaret Arneson, Lambda. 78 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA ior class, and chairman of the exam ing and in her managerial positions, she inations committee of Beta Gamma helps people rather than hinders them Sigma, and-�climax of all�election to by her understanding and her way of Mortar Board. dealing with the feelings of others.

ZETA THETA

Ellen Tickner Jane Duvall

It is with a deal of that Ellen Tickner is well liked on campus great pleasure for her sparkling wit. Affectionately Theta presents Jane Duvall, liberal arts senior. comes from Butler, Mo. ; called "Tic" by her chums, our pledge Jane and her four at Denver Univer trainer has won many laurels in years Goucher activities. Among them, she sity have been filled with activity. In claims the presidency of the Goucher her freshman year, Jane became a mem College Christian Association, and in ber of the Poetry Society, Press Club, connection with this organization, and Quill Club (national collegiate "Tic" represented Goucher at the June poetry organization). In her sophomore 1936 Christian Association Conference year she was chosen sophomore repre at Eaglesmere, Pennsylvania. This sentative on the Dean's committee, which meets to discuss the cur year, along with high scholastic stand college and became a member of the ing, she was chosen one of the ten ricula, members on Tone Committee who are Kyneivisbok staff. In her junior year elected by the seniors to be examples she was given the Star Reporter's Key for the rest of the college to follow. for her outstanding work on the "Tic" has been nominated for May Clarion, the college paper, and was Court, but the results of the elections chosen as secretary of the Campus Com one that are kept from the college community mission, of the highest honors until May Day. can be held by a university woman. In addition to these, Jane writes a column. ETA Stars That Shine, a weekly feature of Jean Seville the Clarion. Although her main activity lies in the Eta's most outstanding active mem field of journalism, Jane is preparing ber is Jean Seville '37. Jean is Women's for a teaching career. Her good nature Editor of the Bine and Gold, University and ready laugh have endeared her to of California Year Book; a member of all of us, and Theta feels her.self truly Mortar Board and Prytanean Honor proud and fortunate in counting Jane societies; national representative of Duvall among her members. Y.W.C.A. ; a member of Women's Ex ecutive Committee of the University of KAPPA California, and scholarship chairman of Mabeth Skogmo and Betty Field our chapter. Not only is she efficient and conscientious in all that she does, but Kappa had two outstanding members she also is one of the best-liked and most this year in activities: Mabeth Skogmo, popular girls in the house as well as hav who was elected president of the Wom ing many friends and admirers on the an's Self Government Association ; and campus. In her attitude, she is unassum Betty Field, who was elected vice- THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 79 president of the same organization year she served most capably as our (W.S.G.A.). Both girls will be seniors social chairman and vice-president. She next year and have been very promi is also vice-president of the Y.W.C.A. nent in activities throughout their three and has served on many campus com years of college. Mabeth Skogmo has mittees. worked as junior representative on the NU W.S.G.A. board this year and as a Frances Johnson member of the Arts College student ad Nu has two outstanding girls and visory board. She was a member of the couldn't make a choice ! So the editor freshman and sophomore Y.W.C.A. has drawn straws with the result that cabinets ; president of Pinafore, Sopho Frances Johnson comes under this par more class organization; and co- ticular with chairman of the Homecoming commit heading Jane Bogue, equally prominent, appearing in the tee. As president of W.S.G.A. she at "Pictorial." Frances is a a mem tended the national W.S.G.A. confer junior, ber of Gamma Eta Chi, journalism and ence at the University of Southern Cali arts honorary for women, and Nu's fornia, March 31 to April 3. house president. She is very talented in art, her major. LAMBDA XI

Margaret Arneson Jean Dunkle

Arneson is known as Margaret Jean Dunkle has among her activi to the in Lambda and she "Buddy" girls ties, membership in Cardinal Key, na has won the love and admiration of tional upperclasswomen's service honor who knows her. this every girl Although ary, and also in Phi Upsilon Omicron, is her had held only junior year. Buddy home economics honorary. She is also a on the Panhellenic Executive position the art editor of the Argonaut, the Uni Board, the Associated Women's Stu versity's newspaper, and associate edi dent's Council and has worked on the tor of the Blue Bucket, humor maga University of Washington Tyee year zine. book In her she staff. sophomore year OMICRON was initiated into the W. Key Club, an Booth underclassman honorary. For the past Betty year she had filled the position of initi A model of excellence in good fel ation chairman for Lambda and she lowship, scholastic achievement, and was unanimously elected chapter presi wise judgment�Betty Booth '37 is dent for the coming year. Lambda votes Omicron's most outstanding member. Buddy the outstanding member of the Each girl in the chapter counts Betty year and takes this opportunity to thank her special friend. Unusual perception, her for what she has done for the chap alertness, and open-mindedness are ter. characteristic of Betty's thinking, and scholastic honors within her MU put easily grasp. Betty Booth is the kind, versatile, Katherine Bain and intelligent consultant in Omicron's Mu's most outstanding member is the problems. new president, Katherine Bain. All last Since her sophomore year Betty has Muriel Pi. Second �.Top row, left to right: Jane Duvall, Theta; Elsie Trott, Alpha Tau; White, Eta. Third row: row: Jean Sevelle, Eta; Barbara Garver, Alpha Virginia Spence, Alpha Delta; Pauline Hickcox, Alpha Epsilon; Floreine Dietrich, Psi; Jean O'Connor, Gamma; Charlotte Hamilton, Beta. Bottom row: Katherine Winters, Alpha Rho; Mary Kay Williams, Alpha Iota. THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 81 been the efficient treasurer of Omicron ton, Iowa. She is very popular on the chapter. During her first semester away campus and her activities began in her from Chicago Heights, III, her home, freshman year, with Apprentice Play she became a member of Alpha Lambda ers, and Y.W.C.A. besides a superior Delta, freshman scholastic honorary. grade point. In her sophomore year, she The end of her sophomore year found was on the membership council of Betty wearing the blue and gold scarf Y.W.C.A., on the Spinster's Spree and of Torch, honorary junior activity so Pep Jamboree committees, a Freshman ciety. She was a junior editor of the Orientation leader, and a member of Pi lllio, University of Illinois' year book, Epsilon Pi; this year she is on and received the Phi Chi Theta, honor Y.W.C.A. cabinet, is president of Pi ary commerce society award for scho Epsilon Pi, again on the Pep Jamboree lastic honors. This year Betty was one committee, and editorial staff of Frivol, of thirteen students elected to Beta the campus humor magazine. Her ex Gamma Sigma, the highest scholastic ecutive ability is well-known, as is evi honorary in the College of Commerce, denced by the positions she holds, and and shortly after receiving that distinc the ability to serve efficiently in her of tion she was appointed the only woman ficial capacities as well as keep up a high on the Student Executive council of the scholastic standing and attend many College of Commerce. She has been on social functions make her a popular and the Honors' day list for three years. admired girl on the campus.

PI SIGMA Muriel White Mary Katherine Dorman Muriel White is Pi's publicity chair Mary Katherine Dorman, of Kansas man. Crescent, correspondent and City, is the managing editor of the Sour Panhellenic �all at the same delegate Owl, monthly university humor maga time ! On the campus, she is a member zine. She has been active on the Ozvl of Peace is associate fashion Council, staff the past two years, and is society editor of the Awgwan, also Coed Coun editor for the Daily Kansan, official selor and leader in Freshman Commis university paper. She is a delegate to sion. Secretarial positions come her way the Women's Panhellenic Council, and an for she has in astonishing fashion, during the past month ruled as Queen had this office on the Estes Cooperative, of the Hob-Nail Hop, the engineer's on Panhellenic Council and on annual ball. Y.W.C.A. She varies her schedule by TAU acting as chairman of the Hanging of the Green Dinner and of the Coed Frances Lacey Counselor booth at the Carnival. Frances Lacey, now a senior, has been one of Tau most active girls, RHO Chapter's and entering Colorado State from the Helen Witte Fort Collins High School with a scho has this Rho's outstanding member is the new lastic scholarship, she kept her col president, Helen Witte, a junior in the scholarship high throughout she was College of Liberal Arts from Burling lege years. As a sophomore 82 THE crescent OF GAMMA PHI BETA president of Spur; when a junior, was way, and wears a sweetheart pin beside president of Hesperia ; and in her senior her Gamma Phi crescent. year is president of Panhellenic and Alpha Chi Alpha, national women's CHI journalism organization. She has been Renee Mattingly active on the college newspaper and the Renee Mattingly, a blondly feminine year book during her college life and is junior from Berkeley, California, is now serving in the capacity of business Chi chapter's most outstanding mem manager of the annual. During her ber. She is the associate editor of the sophomore year she was elected an campus daily, the Barometer, and is the R.O.T.C. .sponsor. As a member of the president of Theta Sigma Phi, national Associate Women's Students Council honorary in journalism. On the side, and the Student Council she has served Renee ser\-es on numerous student body Colorado State well. She is a mem committees and was co-chairman of the ber of Tio, the senior women's honorary College Carnival sponsored by the As organization, the home economics hon sociated Women Students. She is orary society, Omicron Nu, and her equally popular among both the coeds name is listed in this year's college and the men on the campus. Who's Who. Lastly, she is an outstand ing member of the Women's Athletic PSI Association. Floreine Dietrich

There can be no doubt that Floreine PHI Dietrich is one of the most outstanding Cliristiuann Josephine members in Psi. In her three years on All on the campus know and love our the campus she has held many offices. "Jo"�and why wouldn't they ? Aside In her freshman year, she was vice- from the fact that she is one of the girls president of Alpha Lambda Delta ; in on the Hill, and participates in as many her sophomore year, she was awarded activities as it is humanly possible to a silver cup as the most outstanding handle, she enters into things with such sophomore student in the Home Eco zest and enthusiasm that she fairly nomics department in the university. bubbles over ! Jo is president of Tern She was vice-president of Hestia, a ion, junior women's honorary ; treas member of Oikonomia (junior home urer of the Women's Self-Governing economics honorary fraternity), and a Association, and is one of the four member of the Women's Self-Govern nominees for president of this organi ing Association executive board. zation ; manager of basketball ; Panhel Her junior year has shown a continu lenic delegate; member of the hockey ance of the activity work. She is still team; freshman orientation leader; is president of Hestia; is treasurer of on the committee for Junior Prom ; and W.S.G.A., is one of twenty-four mem last but not least, through her patient bers in the Junior Honor class, one of and diligent training has helped the the three new pledges to Omicron Nu, chapter to win second place in the inter national senior home economics honor sorority sing. fraternity, and she has topped all that Jo is the life of any party, always full by being installed as new vice-president of pep, plays the piano in a wonderful of Psi. THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 83

ALPHA BETA ested, and enthusiastic junior, she has Dorothy Hagen done much to place the sorority first on this In addition to Tall, blonde Dorothy Hagen comes campus. contributing much to the Bette has from Ray, North Dakota, and as one of house, partici in activities. She was the most outstanding women on the pated campus elected class at the North Dakota campus, it is fitting that honorary manager annual has been on the she is our new and capable president. Junior Prom, Dorothy entered the university with varsity rifle team for three years and is now Rifle and this month was an understanding of Gamma Phi, as IManager, chosen as a candidate for of her older sister, Louise, was initiated by president Associated our Alpha Beta and later transferred to the Women Students. At own election we elected her Gamma Phi University of Minnesota. Besides serv Senator. She is a member of Fine ing as pledge president, Dorothy became Arts, Women's Athletic Associa prominent in campus activities. She is Y.W.C.A., Prom and the now a member of the Dean's Advisory tion, Junior Committee, staff of the and book. Council, a member of the membership college paper year committee of Y.W.C.A., accompanist Bette also had the greatest improvement for Madrigal Club, accompanist for the in scholarship and now has her name Sioux Quartet and the Sioux Sextette, on the Scholarship Plaque. and was chosen as one of the most out ALPHA DELTA standing co-eds by Matrix, women's journalism honorary. Dorothy has just Virginia Spence returned from our province conference Picture a girl who can write so inten at Madison, Wisconsin, and is now in esting a university "gossip" column that Winnipeg to accompany the Sioux every student turns first to it upon re Quartet. She is also a member of Play ceipt of his paper; who officiates as makers, honorary dramatic organiza president of the campus's most out tion. Our act for the Flickertail Follies standing advertising fraternity ; who features four pianos, with Dorothy's helped Alpha Delta win high honors in piano pla3dng a leading part. the university pistol tournament ; who Dorothy likes music, sports, and held a responsible position on the 1936 movies. She is unusually good-natured Journalism show commission ; who and has few dislikes, but she does object maintains a consistently high scholastic to being called "the prairie rose." After standard ; who leads in political and so her graduation, she will still contribute cial activities of the campus; and who to her chapter, as she has a younger attends the largest Sunday School class sister, now in high school, who will in the world weekly. Such a person is make a splendid Gamma Phi. Virginia Spence, Alpha Delta's most outstanding girl. Sufficiently capable to ALPHA GAMMA plan and complete all her work before Bette NaismitJi leaving Missouri, Virginia recently re Dependability, sincerity, and person turned from a week's visit at the Uni ality have combined to make Bette Nai versity of Oregon where .she attended a smith our most outstanding member. convention of Gamma Alpha Chi, na She has always held Gamma Phi at tional advertising fraternity. Her effi heart and being an enterprising, inter ciency in leading numerous activities is 84 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

three complemented by her personal charm, was recently chosen as one of the Who's friendliness, and dignity. She expects women on campus to be listed in and Col to follow her graduation this spring Who in American Universities all her honors she with work on her Master's Degree in leges. Besides major in Newman Journalism at Columbia University. has been very outstanding Club, has worked on the staff of the of the Uni year book, was a member ALPHA EPSILON versity Social Life committee, and pub Pauline Hickcox licity chairman for the chapter. We feel that it is right that Alpha Epsilon of Gamma Phi Beta only Gamma Phis should know is justly proud of Pauline Hickcox, a everywhere of Pauline and the honors that she has senior, who has brought more honors to but has not only to the local chapter the chapter than any one girl who brought to the entire as well. Her record been in the chapter since its installation sorority an enviable one and we know in 1922. has been to the Pauline entered college in 1932, and that it will serve as an inspiration and future pledges of Alpha she says that she knew she wanted to be present a Gamma Phi the very day of the first Epsilon. ALPHA ZETA rush tea! She was outstanding in ac tivities from the very start, and when Margaret Correll initiated in the middle of the year, she Margaret comes from a family of was awarded the Maude Plunkett pin Gamma Phis, having two Gamma Phi which is the honor the chapter highest sisters. She is a junior in the university, a new initiate. Her can confer upon re a Home Economics major, and was she was chosen as a sophomore year cently elected recording secretary of the an or member of Rattlers (now Spurs) was chapter for the coming year. She for second ganization outstanding year president of her sophomore class, and is women, and was chosen society editor the secretary of the junior class; she of the official She also be college paper. is also the secretary of the Orange came a member of the Women's Press Jackets, an honorary campus society, Club. At the end of the she was year and the treasurer of the Turtle Club, elected treasurer of the Associated for swimming. She is also a member Women Students for the term of her of the Co-Ed Assembly, and is president and in the fall of the next junior year, of the Home Economics House Coun she was by EST, junior year tapped cil. She likes ping-pong and swimming, women's honorary. and the fact that she is an all-round For the senior her record is even year girl is shown by her election by the was elected secre more impressive. She for the chapter as its beauty nominee of the student an over tary body by 1936-37 Cactus. whelming majority, was tapped by Mortar Board, and chosen as a senior ALPHA ETA for freshmen the Dean of sponsor by Barbara Garver Women. She serves also as Gamma Phi and Beta vice president and social chairman, A girl whose dignified bearing the Uni is Barbara as well as being a member of poise appeal immediately Eta. Al- versitv Student Board of Control. She Garver, president of Alpha Active Chapter Rushing Chairmen and Their Summer Addresses be sent after in the (Chapter house addresses, to which mail should colleges open fall, may be found in the Crescent directory at back of the magazine.) PROVINCE I N.Y. ^LPHA Helen Pearson, 218 Cambridge St., Syracuse, Delta Ruth Thompson, Payson Rd., Belmont, Mass. W.Va. Alpha Pi Katherine Vaughan, McConnell, Notre Dame des Mon Alpha Tau Mary Richmond, 4454 Coolbrook Ave., Grace, treal, P.Q., Canada. Alpha Upsilon Betty Alexander, 3235 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg, Pa. PROVINCE II ?Beta Elsie Grace Anderson, 715 Forest Ave., Ann Arbor, Mich. ?Epsilon Mrs. Stuart Fox, 730 Forest Ave., Wilmette, 111. Alpha Alpha Nora McMichael, 38 Acacia Rd., Toronto, Ont., Canada. Alpha Eta Harriet McCandless, 7721 Brashear St., Pittsburgh, Pa. Alpha Nu Ardelle Coleman, 1122 Monument Rd. N.W., Canton, Ohio. Alpha Psi Babette Klein, 369 Hawthorne Lane, Winnetka, III. Alpha Omega Mary Wright, Strathroy, Ont. PROVINCE III Omicron Marjorie Green, 915 W. Stephenson St., Freeport, 111. Pi Theresa Stava, 1681 Woodsview Ave., Lincoln, Neb. Sigma Roberta Cook, U. S. Vets. Hosp., AspenwaU, Pa. Phi Juanita Freitag, 555 Stratford St., St. Louis, Mo. Alpha Delta Marguerite Young, 3500 Benton Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Alpha Theta Alice Beasley, 2108 Capers Ave., Nashville, Tenn. PROVINCE IV Gamma Marianne Grieves, Lacon, 111. Kappa Catherine Wilkins, 808 Kenwood Ave. N., Austin, Minn. ?Rho Mrs. Christian Ruckmick, 212 Person Ave., Iowa City, Iowa. Omega Betty Jo Niendorf, 1511 31st St., Des Moines, Iowa. Alpha Beta Cecilie Henry, 1028^ Broadway, Fargo, N.D. Alpha Kappa Margaret Austin, 753 South Dr., Fort Garry, Winnipeg, Man., Canada. ?Alpha Omicron Mrs. S. T. Thorwaldson, 1242 4th St. N., Pargo, N.D. PROVINCE V Theta Marjorie Line, 984 S. Vine St., Denver, Colo. Tau Betty Jean Hughes, 420 W. Laurel Ave., Fort Collins, Colo. Psi Helen Boggs, 3020 N. Hudson St., Oklahoma City, Okla. Alpha Zeta Mildred Moore, Munday, Tex. Alpha Xi Martha Stewart, 6417 Hillcrest Ave., Dallas, Tex. ?Alpha Phi Mrs. Loring C. Lennox, 1801 Culebra Ave., Colorado Springs, Colo. PROVINCE VI ?Lambda Mrs. E. M. Weeks, 4520 4th St. N.E., SeaUle, Wash. Nu Miriam Fouch, 3015 N.E. Brazee St., Portland, Ore. Xi Marcella Geraghty, W. 508-6th St., Spokane, Wash. Chi Mrs. Otto H. Muth, 2331 Munroe St., Corvallis, Ore. Alpha Lambda Jean Stordy, 6776 Marguerite Ave., Vancouver, B.C., Canada. PROVINCE VII Eta Margaret Matteson, 100 Fairview Ave., Piedmont, Calif. Mu Frances Parmer, 4019 Linden Ave., Long Beach, Calif. Alpha Gamma Katheryne McCleary, Colfax, Colo. Alpha Epsilon Marjorie Compton, Warren, Ariz. Alpha Iota Barbara Foley, 1636 Comstock Ave., West Los Angeles, Calif. PROVINCE VIII Zeta Muriel Salisch, Park Central Hotel, New York, N.Y. ?Alpha Mu Mrs. M. M. Smith, Jr., 1366 Devon Rd., Winter Park, Fla. Alpha Rho Mary Virginia Respess, 1320 N. 24th St., Birmingham, Ala. Alpha Sigma Mary Elizabeth Prey, 507 N. Beaver Ave., York, Pa. ?Alpha Chi Marcia Smith, 4115 Beach Ave., Norfolk, Va. * Name of rushing chairman for 1937-38 has not been received but this member will take care of your recommendation. Alumnae Rushing Chairmen and Permanent Addresses (To whom requests for recommendations may be sent) PROVINCE I Boston Florence Barrett, 63 Dunboy St., Watertown, Mass. Buffalo Mrs. N. L. Kearney, 5 St. Margaret's Ct., Buffalo, N.Y. Montreal Margaret McBryer, 4040 Grosvenor Ave., Montreal, P.Q., Canada. ?Morgantown Mrs. Herschel Henry, 129 Maryland Ave., Morgantown, W.Va. ?New York Mrs. Geo. G. Bradley, 235 Schenk Ave., Great Neck, L.L, N.Y. ?N.E.N.J Mrs. G. I. Ellsworth, 199 Montclair Ave., Montclair, N.J. ?Ottawa Kathleen Ellis, 7 Monkland Ave., Ottawa, Ont., Canada. Philadelphia Ruth Wagner, 2926 Berkley Rd., Ardmore, Pa. ?Syracuse Mrs. George S. Reed, 136 Circle Rd., Syracuse, N.Y. Westchester Mrs. Wm. Neill, 9 Crane Ave., White Plains, N.Y. ?Wheeling Bertha Alarie Dwinnell, 132 Columbia Ave., Elm Grove, Wheeling,^ W.Va. PROVINCE II Akron Mrs. L. C. Stevenson, 1606 Newton St., Akron, Ohio. ?Ann Arboh Elsie Grace Anderson, 715 Forest Ave., Ann Arbor, Mich. Chicago Mrs. Stuart Pox, 730 Forest Ave., Wilmette, 111. ?CiNaNNATi Mrs. J. T. McIlwain, 5863 Kennedy Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. ?Cleveland Lois Altman, 18397 S. Moreland Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio. ?Columbus Bertha Schneider, 2061 Wickford Rd., Columbus, Ohio. Dayton Mrs. N. K. Brumbaugh, 310 Sandlewood Ave., Dayton, Ohio. Delaware Mrs. Robert Watson, 78 Griswold St., Delaware, Ohio. Detroit Margaret Spencer, 932 Longfellow Ave., Detroit, Mich. Fort Wayne Mrs. James Gilbert, 4207 Indiana Ave., Port Wayne, Ind. London Leola Neal, 1037 Waterloo St., London, Ont., Canada. ?Springfield Mrs. R. R. Baldenhofer, 1033 Maiden Lane, Springfield, Ohio. Toledo Mrs. Harold Heidorf, 1428 Potomac Dr., Toledo, Ohio. ?Toronto Beth Bertram, 232 Lonsmount Dr., Toronto, Ont., Canada. Western Michigan Anne Dunbar, Upland Apts., Lyon & Ransom, Grand Rapids, Mich. PROVINCE III ?Champaign-Urbana ..Mrs. L. V. Simmons, 901 W. Green St., Urbana, 111. Kansas City Mrs. R. M. Polk, 6220 Mission Rd., Johnson Co., Kan. Lawrence Mary Ruth Watermulder, 1639 Masachusetts St., Lawrence, Kan. Lincoln Beard, 1222 S. 14th Lincoln, Neb. Mary St., _ Nashville Beatrice Beasley, 2108 Capers Ave., Nashville, Tenn. ?Omaha Katherine Gallagher, 4645 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb. ?Peoria Mrs. N. B. Williams, 423 St. James St., Peoria, III. St. Loins Mrs. Wm. Becker, 4540 McPherson Ave., St. Louis, Mo. ?Topeka Mrs. P. C. Taggart, 1529 Plass St., Topeka, Kan. ?Wichita Mrs. J. N. Ryan, Jr., 657 N. Bluff St., Wichita, Kan. PROVINCE IV ?Ames Mrs. Wm. G. Hoyman, 2818 Oakland Ave., Ames, Iowa. Des Moines Mrs. Merle Leibold, 4033 Center St., Des Moines, Iowa. ?Devils Lake Mrs. P. H. Gilliland, 820 8th St., Devils Lake, N.D. Fargo Mrs. S. T. Thorwaldson, 1242 4th St. N., Pargo, N.D. ?Grand Forks Mrs. T. E. Waldon, 1016 Chestnut St.. Grand Porks, N.D. Iowa City Mrs. Christian A. Rucimick. 212 Person Ave., Iowa City, Iowa. ?Madison Mrs. Arthur G. Sullivan, 930 E. Gorham St., Madison, Wis. ?Milwaukee Mrs. Roland Coerper, 2918 N. Hackett Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. Minneapolis Mrs. Grant Feldman, 2323 Irving Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minn. St. Paul Mrs. Russell Collins, 969 Fairmount Ave., St. Paul, Minn. ?Tri-City Barbara Balluff, 2308 Harrison St., Davenport, Iowa. Winnipeg Mary Jane Austin, 753 South Dr., Fort Garry, Winnipeg, Man., Canada. PROVINCE V Austin Cathryn Madden, 100 W. 20th St., Austin, Tex. Colorado Springs Mrs. Roger Chaffee, 1726 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, Colo. Dallas Martha Ann Nicholson, 5710 Anita St., Dallas, Tex. Denver Mrs. Wm. J. Wyatt, 355 Humboldt St., Denver, Colo. ?Denver of Tau Mrs. Wilbur Jones, 702 E. 12th Ave., Denver, Colo. ?Fort Collins Georgia Fleming, 1502 S. College Ave., Fort Collins, Colo. Houston Mildred Etter, 2202 Sunset Blvd., Houston, Tex. ?Norman Eugenia Kaufman, 731 Jenkins Ave., Norman, Okla. Oklahoma City Eloise Bryan, 3221 N.W. 22nd St., Oklahoma City, Okla. Pueblo Mary Hyatt, 1315 E. 8th St., Pueblo, Colo. San Antonio Zula Williams, 1002 W. King's Highway, San Antonio, Tex. Tulsa Mrs. Rolph Clarke, 1518 S. Utica Ave., Tulsa, Okla. PROVINCE VI ?Boise Edris Coon, Emmett, Idaho. Eugene Roberta Moody, 1228 Patterson Ave., Eugene, Ore. ?Everett Mrs. Gene Maulsby, 1111 Rucker Ave., Everett, Wash. Moscow Mrs. Floyd L. Packer, 504 S. Hayes St., Moscow, Idaho. Portland Mrs. Robert Earl, 2656 W. Georgian PL, Portland, Ore. ?SE.ATTLE Mrs. Athol B. Corrill, 507 Harvard Ave. N., Seattle, Wash. Spokane Mrs. Lester J. Paff, 1819 W. Pacific St., Spokane, Wash. ?Vancouver Dorothy Thompson, 1683 Drummond Dr., Vancouver, B.C., Canada. PROVINCE VII Berkeley Barbara Bridge, 17 El Camino Real, Berkeley, Calif. ?Long Beach Mrs. Erie J. Brown, 153 Angelo Walk, Long Beach, Calif. Los Angeles Mrs. Wm. Rawn, 1100 Georgina Ave., Santa Monica, Calif. ?Phoenix Caroline Schupp, Litchfield Park, Phoenix, Ariz. ?Reno Ruby Bliss, 130 16th St.. Sparks, Nev. ?San Diego Ruth Cornell, 4041 Hillcrest Dr., San Diego, Calif. San Francisco Mrs. Clifford Hollebaugh, 2945 Pacific St., San Francisco, Calif. Tucson Mrs. H. B. Rogers, N. Main St., Tucson, Ariz. PROVINCE VIII Baltimore Doris Rever, 209 Kemble Rd., Baltimore. Md. Birmingham Mary Jo Zuber, 616 St. Charles Ave. S.W., Birmingham, Ala. ?Norfolk Catherine E^son, 1619 Ashland Circle, Norfolk, Va. ?Richmond Katharine Gordon, 1820 Grove St., Richmond, Va. ?Washington Mrs. I. A. Bickelhaupt, 309 N. Bradley Lane, Chevy Chase, Md. ?Winter Park-Orlando Mrs. M. M. Smith, Jr., 1366 Devon Rd., Winter Park, Pla. * Name of rushing chairman for 1937-38 has not been received but this member will take care of your requests for recommendations. Rushing Let's all cooperate to make next fall's rushing alumnae rushing chairmen who will assist with season an outstanding success for each of our rushing. Central Office will be glad to supply college chapters. In this section you will find a the names of members who live in towns which list of active chapter rushing chairmen to whom are not listed. recommendations may be sent, also a list of

A Special Rushing Message to Alumnae If you know a desirable girl who will enter a main objects are loyalty, friendship, culture university where we have a chapter, tell that and service; it conducts summer camps for chapter about her and, if the rushing rules will under-privileged little girls in Colorado, Van permit, rush her during the summer. In sending couver, Virginia, and New York ; it offers bi information about her to the chapter, follow ennially through A.A.U.W. a $1000 fellowship the blank printed below. Write the rushing for graduate study in social service ; it has lost chairmen for their campus rushing rules and no houses during the depression ; it performed familiarize yourself with them so there will be valuable service during the World War; its no possibility of your breaking them inadvert endowment fund enables chapters to build or to ently. Bear in mind that an infraction by you renovate their houses and individual members may result in a penalty for the chapter. Ask to complete their educations ; its outstanding the chairmen also for information about their college members are numerous; its roster of chapters so you can talk intelligently to the prominent alumnae is imposing. Consult your rushees about them. Here are a few interna Crescents or write to Central Office for addi tional items of interest : Gamma Phi Beta is one tional information, if desired. Both the college of the oldest and most conservative of soror chapters and the Grand Council will appreciate ities, represented only in colleges of highest your help. rank; it has never withdrawn a charter; its

Rushing Recommendation Blan\

(Please follow this form when recommending a rushee)

Date

To Cha'pter .

Girl's name

Home address

College address

Her father's name

Her father's occupation

Is father a fraternity man ?

Is mother a sorority woman ?

Candidate's former school (Over) A Special Rushing Message to Actives

Our ALUMNA, whether or not they are initiates she may even move in the same social circle of your chapter, can and will give you invalu with her parents ; yet, although she realizes that able help in rushing. It is suggested that you it is the chapter's prerogative to take or to re write to members living in towns from which ject a rushee, she will risk possible embarrass your college draws students, asking them for ment in her desire to help. Such loyalty de recommendations, and to rush for you during serves an expression of gratitude from you, the summer if your rushing rules will permit. but it will die if you appear to be indifferent to Acknowledge each recommendation immedi her help. In voting on girls recommended by ately upon receipt (a printed card will suffice). alumnae, do not forget that the alumna's experi At the conclusion of the rushing season, write ence is greater and her judgment more mature each one a friendly letter, giving the results of than yours. She may have known the girl she her recommendation, expressing your appreci recommends for years�her background, her ation of her help, and asking for similar help in past record, her qualifications ; while your ac the future. If her recommendation is given quaintance with her has been formed under courteous consideration, you may count on her the adverse conditions of a hectic rushing future help ; if not, the consequences are obvi season. Remember that our alumnae are also ous. No loyal alumnae will attempt to coerce a members of Gamma Phi Beta�lifelong mem chapter into taking a girl who does not fit in ; bers. As such, they are vitally interested in our but each alumna expects to hear from you future members, and for the same reason their about your decision and what the girl she has opinions should be respected. The best of luck recommended has pledged. The alumna's posi to you next fall I And don't forget that Gamma tion in rushing is not a comfortable one. She Phi Beta has a reputation for fair play in may know the girl she recommends intimately ; rushing.

Recommendation Blan\ (Continued)

Her scholastic standing

Her social standing

Her special talents or interests

Name other fraternities toward which she has leanings and reasons

Recommended by Chapter

Address

Remarks : THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 85 though she is the youngest member of Vanderbilt talent for the nationwide is the her class, age does not interfere with College Program broadcast. She her ability, for "Bar" has been elected only girl on the committee ! secretary-treasurer of the senior class and in addition to this, has been ex ALPHA IOTA as a member of the Pan tremely busy Mary Kay Williams hellenic Council and the Greek Conclave Williams, lota's dance committee. Other activities in Mary Kay Alpha immediate past president, graduated cluded in her scope have been Home this and the house will feel Economics Club, Bible Club, Phi So February her loss. Not only was Mary ciety, sorority rush chairman, and the keenly a leader in the house but she was University Social Committee. Kay as editor of the very active on campus She women's page of the Daily Bruin. ALPHA THETA was a member of Spurs, sophomore and was the Margaret Johnson women's national honorary, only Gamma Phi to be a member of Horses and music not, at the may Zeta Phi Eta, women's national dra first seem to but thought, mix, Alpha on matic honorary. Mary Kay served Theta's thrives on Margaret Johnson the council of the Associated Women the combination. It seems incredible that Students and was one of the fashion any one person should be endowed with leaders of the campus. so many various talents, all developed to the best is advantage. Margaret ALPHA LAMBDA mainly interested in music: she already Jean Meredith has a sustaining radio program over WSM (she plays the xylophone), and Jean Meredith, known to her friends she is the alto soloist in her church choir. most outstand as Jimmy, is one of the of the Van her This year she is president ing girls on campus as she puts derbilt Glee Club. However, Margaret's whole heart and soul into everything activities are not limited. She is a great she does. She is vice-president of the little sport, plays basketball, swims, Women's Athletic Association and in hunts, and dances. And with the athletic charge of all intra-mural sports for of life she has the in the side her developed women and is very active Players scholastic aspect. She made the Sopho Club, being in charge of properties for more Honor Roll and Eta Sigma Phi the spring play The Brontes. Also, she now on her toward Phi and and is well way is an enthusiastic badminton player Beta her three in Team. As Kappa. During years is on the Varsity Badminton Vanderbilt she has made a name and a quite a member of the Letters Club for herself. Her activities include chair winner of French honors, she keeps her of her freshman mem stand manship class, scholarship at a consistently high bership on W.S.G.A., Vanderbilt Little ard. Symphony, Masque Club, Panhellenic ALPHA MU Council, Arts Club, French Club, soror Catherine Bailey ity offices, and class and sorority basket or Cathie as we all ball. Recently, she was chosen one of the Catherine Bailey, and student committee to help NBC gather call her, hails from Elmsford, N,Y, 86 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

is the best actress that Rollins has so far present writing, although the cast has produced. Not only is she this, but also, not been announced, Cathie has been a campus wit and we are kept busy by promised the lead in Private Lives. She her fast repartee. Her career started at has been greatly honored this year, be the age of eight with an original play ing chosen from many students to be given at home with a cast of four and come one of two student members of an audience of three. As a freshman in the Annie Russell Company which is a high school, Cathie played a small part professional artist series. in the first play of the year and was soon Besides her dramatic work Cathie has taking larger parts. The last three years done radio work on WDBO, reads in in preparatory school, she had the lead chapel, read at the special Christmas in You and J by Phillip Barry. Old service, and was on the freshman com Lady Shozvs Her Medals, by J. M. mittee. She is a member of Phi Beta, Barrie, I'll Leave It to You, by Noel Dance Group, Student Honor Company, Coward, and several other plays. Her Assembly Committee, Speech Choir, best role was that of Jo in Little Wom vice-president of Gamma Phi Beta and en. Student Council, and has been on the Between high school and college, Honor Roll for two terms. Cathie worked during the summer with the Beachwood Players in Scarbor ALPHA XI N.Y., which is a ough, semi-profes Claudia Webster sional stock company. It was at this of Colorado time that she was interviewed by Claudia Webster, R.K.O. in New York, but was consid Springs, Colorado, was pledged to Xi on November 1936. She ered too young to be taken into pictures. Alpha 11. is a from At Rollins, Cathie has been in many senior, having transferred in productions ever since she was a fresh Texas Woman's College Fort Worth, man. To begin with, she had the second with speech arts for major and music lead in the all student college play. Wind for minor. A member of the Arden Club and the Rain, War Brides (which was Workshop, she was given one of the a one act play given by the dramatic leads in the first non-professional per department), and the feminine lead in formance of Irwin Shaw's Bury the Hotel Universe. Her best part in col Dead; was assistant director and also in lege drama was that of Ophelia in Ham the cast of Philip Barry's Broadway let, and we often hear allusion to success Spring Dance, and was elected Cathie's excellent portrayal. In her to the Senior Arden Club, whose mem sophomore year, Cathie played a prin bership is taken from the Arden Work cipal part in Tlic Late Christopher Bean shop for advanced actors. She was and took the lead in Double Doors, given one of the leads in Girls in Uni playing Ann. form, the play adapted from the Ger This year she already has been in man movie, and is in the annual musical four plays. Her Husband's Wife in comedy sponsored by Panhellenic and which she played the lead; The Saint Script and Score, a student organiza Age, Men Must Fight, and In Times of tion which devoted a year to the lavish Passion, by Baron Paul d'Estournelles production of an original musical show who is a professor at Rollins. At the called Take It Easy. A member of Zeta THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 87

Phi Eta, national professional honorary ing summers. Her chief interest lies in Speech Arts sorority, Claudia directed the field of geology, since she is engaged and produced Milne's The Man in the to a geologist. Bowler Hat in the fall, and has two more one-act plays in production now. ALPHA SIGMA In addition to these duties, she many Betty Moora is one of the committee heads of the Fireside Forum Movement; holds an The chapter's most outstanding mem activity scholarship, and is secretary to ber this year is Betty Moora. Her ac the head of the Philosophy Department tivities and interests lie in many fields. of Southern Methodist University. She began last year by election as presi dent of the freshman class and has been ALPHA OMICRON very active in all campus affairs ever since. She is now the Jeanne Verne sophomore repre sentative to the Judiciary Committee of A most outstanding member of the Student Council, main organ of the Omicron is Verne, re Alpha Jeanne Student Government Association ; is the tiring vice-president. Jeanne submitted secretary of the Y.W.C.A. ; is a mem the fashion sketch in the Bison winning ber of the Quill Drivers, honorary liter Brevities costume designing contest and ary society ; has recently received a bid will head the committee in charge of to Am Sam, honorary secret society of the dancing costumes. Besides being the the most prominent girls on campus ; social chairman of Art Club, is Jeanne and in the elections for the coming col a member of Woman's Senate, Tryota lege year is the Student Government Club, Y.W.C.A., was an honorary nominee for the secretary of the Stu Cadet Colonel of and has R.O.T.C, dent Government Association. One won the Brace Metzinger Scholarship would think that with all these activi let. ties such a person would have little time ALPHA RHO for scholastic work, but the crowning Katherine Winters glory is the fact that Betty has made Katherine Winters, after bringing Dean's list for two years, and last year ob many honors to herself and to Gamma won the Freshman Scholarship for Phi Beta, is graduating in June with a taining the highest average in the fresh major in psychology. During her four man class. We're mighty proud of Bet years in college she has twice been se ty; and her personality and sense of lected a beauty, has sponsored the humour make everyone both love and Theta Kappa Nu fraternity in the an admire her. Also, we feel that her con nual football parade, has been a mem structive work on the campus has ber of the Glee Club, Le Cercle Fran brought a definite honor to the chapter. cais, Pi Gamma Nu and Kappa Delta Epsilon. From rush chairman to vice- ALPHA TAU to is the of president president story Elsie Trott her service to her sorority. In addition, she has found time for voice lessons, Elsie Trott is a senior, and while in business school, a Girl Scout troop, and her Bermuda home at Christmas an to Mr. the teaching of swimming at camp dur nounced her engagement John 88 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

Young of Bermuda. She has been as ALPHA PSI sociated with and cam closely chapter Hazel Fisher pus activities. Hazel Fisher, vice-president of Alpha ALPHA UPSILON Psi, has so many laurels that one hardly knows how to count them. She is Reva M. Lincoln presi dent of Garrick Club, dramatic organi is of Alpha Upsilon rightfully proud zation on campus, a member of Pi Reva. If she had a badge for each of Alpha Chi, musical honorary fraternity her she could activities, easily put any and on the college honor roll. After general in the world to shame. Reva is taking first place in the woman's divi a senior in Home Economics, and this sion of the Illinois Intercollegiate Ora semester she is in as a Detroit Merrill- torical Contest held at Eureka, Illinois, Palmer Scholar. Reva's numer Among she was awarded second place in the ous activities are: president of the Penn midwestern section of the interstate State Christian Association which is a contest held at Northwestern the fol campus-wide organization, composed of lowing spring. Along with her duties both men and women of ; president as vice-president of the chapter, she Omicron national Nu, honorary of has taken part in all Garrick Produc Home Economics ; Mortar Board ; Stu tions, her most famous portrayals being dent Union Board; Pi Lambda Theta, the leads in. Alien Corn, Ladies of the national educational honorarv ; and Al Jury, and Barretts of Wimpole Street Lambda Delta, freshman scholas pha in which she made a very real Elizabeth. tic Reva also has a scholar honorary. Hazel has already started on her ca from the Federation of ship Pennsyl reer and she is in charge of organizing vania Women, and is Food College a Department of Speech at the Lake Consultant for the PP'oman's Home Forest high school. She is in great de Companion. mand at social functions and teas to give readings or to sing. Added to her ALPHA PHI success in the oratorical contest of last Rttth Martin year, she again displayed her talent by first in the State Peace Ora Rulh Martin has been an excellent taking place torical Contest held at DePauw and her student during her four years at Colo is entered for the national rado College, has been a very devoted manu.script Much beloved all and loyal Gamma Phi, and also has judging. by her sister actives. Hazel vent to her creative been very active in campus organiza gives ideas for the of Psi and we tions. She was president of the Wom good Alpha en's Athletic Association, president of feel that we owe much to Indianapolis, the Associated Women Students, served her native town. on the Associated Student Council of ALPHA OMEGA the college and also on the committee Isobel M. Winters which started the plans for a new stu dent union building. Soon she will be Alpha Omega proudly presents its interviewed over the radio concerning president, Isobel Winters as the out the organization of the Associated standing member of 1936-37. Many of Women Students. the Gamma Phis who attended the con- THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 89 vention at Victoria are already ac urer of the University Women's organi quainted with this lively little London zation which is composed of the officers girl, and will be interested in learning of the women's groups and in connec more about her. tion with this has served on several Uni Isobel's career began in 1915, in versity party committees. In 1935 Isobel Montreal. Since then she has lived in attended the University French Sum several Ontario towns coming to Lon mer School in Ouebec Province where don four years ago. On her graduation she won a prize for general proficiency, from Collegiate in 1933, she enrolled in later, in London, winning a prize for the English and French covirse at the Oral French. Very recently Isobel was University of Western Ontario, at Lon nominated for the University Honour don. Western students, recognizing her Society, composed of approximately ten ability, have placed her in numerous outstanding men and women graduat responsible positions and now, in her ing this year. final year, Isobel continues to be actively After leaving Western, Isobel will concerned with all departments of col attend the Ontario College of Educa lege life. She is president of the local tion at Toronto to complete her training Panhellenic Council, vice-president of for the position of a collegiate teacher. Le Cercle Francais (the University Alpha Omega has been exceedingly French Club), president of one of the fortunate in having such a noteworthy twelve groups into which the women president, and we wish her every success students of Western are divided, treas- and happiness.

Bits of Pubucity

ANOTHER PHI BETA KAPPA Margaret Hassner, ex-president of Alpha Pi at Morgantown, W.Va., has just been elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She was recently awarded the Tranvalli scholarship for scholastic standing and leadership ability. In addition to these two outstanding honors she has held many important offices on the Uni versity campus such as president of the Y.W.C.A. and treasurer of the

Woman's Student Government. She is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, national MARGARET HASSNER Pi educational honor fraternity, the Eng Alpha lish club, and is on the regional council And to top these, she is also a member of the Student Christian MoA^ement. of Lavirel chapter of Mortar Board. What Is the Year's Out standing Achievement? That I question was asked each to first place after fall quarter. Greek letter chapter, and with few believe is the chapter's most outstanding

THIS . . . exceptions, an answer was forth achievement of this college year." coming. The various paragraphs are Mu's winning of the Province VII summarized as follows: Efficiency Award is ranked leading

Alpha considers that the successful attainment. . . . Nu gives first place eligibility for initiation of twenty of to organized rushing. . . . Omicron the twenty-four pledges has been the names the high scholastic standing of chapter's outstanding achievement. .. . the pledges as outstanding. The chap Beta has brought chapter scholarship ter has initiated the greatest number from thirteenth to fourth place on the of members on the highest initiation

Michigan campus. . . . Epsilon ranks average (eighteen out of twenty-one), second in scholarship among all sorori and the pledges have held highest ties at Northwestern, and since the scholastic average according to rec chapter membership exceeds by far that ords in the office of the Dean of Wom of any sorority near the top of the list, en. ... Pi won the bronze cup for the the honor is doubly impressive. . . . Eta cleverest booth at the Coed Counselor feels that the completion of the plans Penny Carnival, competing against ten and the starting of the new chapter other organizations. . . . Riio retains the house (made possible by cooperation of scholarship cup offered by Zeta Tau alumnse and active members and Alpha. The chapter has held this cup in pledges) is headliner in the year's 1934-1935 and in 1935-1936, with a events. . . . Theta delights in the fact grade point higher in 1935-1936. . . . that the Pontiac broadcast featuring Sigma claims the highest honor on the Denver University as choice of western Kansas campus�the presidency of the colleges, included a song by the Gamma Woman's Student Government through

Phi Beta Quartette, Jane Hickok, Bar Ruth Learned, a chapter member. . . . bara Boggs, Hortense Addison and Tau claims that a spectacular rise in Margaret Ann Meyer, and a dialogue scholarship from the bottom of the so between John Held Jr. and Ruth Kin- rority list to the top thereof is truly an dig, Theta; while Barbara Jean Cooper outstanding achievement. And Gamma was in the orchestra. No other sorority Phi leads not only the other sororities was represented. . . . "Spring quarter of but all student groups on the campus, last year ranked Kappa thirteenth down and is hoping to retain for an indefinite the list in scholarship ... in competition time the coveted Panhellenic cup. . .. with nineteen sororities on the Minne Phi has decided that the chapter's sota campus. But after a strenuous cam greatest achievement is not the fact that paign of studying (bone tables, pep members have won honors in particular talks, etc. ) the chapter fairly glows with lines but that the chapter is more than pride as it announces that it jumped up well represented in every organization THE CRESCENT OF gamma phi beta 91

on the campus. .. . Chi has built up a sponsored by Ohio Wesleyan students

large group that is cooperative. .. . Psi for which each sorority and each fra counts its Swing Frolic most outstand ternity asks some national officer or ing. The orchestra was bounded by a prominent member to visit the campus musical score in black, the notes on the for a week-end for the purpose of pro bars composing a tune. Around the ball moting friendship and good fellowship room were silhouettes of all chapter among Greek letter organizations. Dean members, each playing some musical in Agnes Wells of Indiana�Beta Chap

� strument. A buffet supper followed. .. . ter spoke on Group Atmosphere. . . . Alpha Alpha's International Crescent Alpha Theta has won the basketball

Function was its most ambitious effort. tournament�the greatest competitive The chapter was signally honored by sport at Vanderbilt. For the first time the presence of the Chancellor of the in eight years since intersorority teams University, of former Chief Justice of have competed, the championship has

Ontario, Sir William Mulock, and of gone to a third sorority. .. . Alpha President and Mrs. Cody of the Uni Iota is sponsoring a cultural program

� versity. ... Alpha Gamma is the first a campus contest of original music in sorority on the campus to start a drive order to advance musical interest and to toward better cooperation and better promote original work. Awards totaling spirit among Greek letter organizations. fifty dollars will be made with honor To further this movement, the chapter able mention in each of the five divi holds a Coffee and Mint hour each Fri sions. All those receiving awards and day evening at which various fraterni honorable mention will be presented in ties and sororities are guests, gives a a concert recital. The contest is arous

Faculty Dinner each week, and a Semes ing much interest. . . . Alpha Lambda ter Breakfast for heads of the various cleared over a hundred dollars for the organizations. Also, the chapter holds camp fund by raffling a Doll's House

. . . the Scholarship Plaque. . . . Alpha during the Christmas holidays. Delta has a real distinction�presi Alpha Xi has raised its scholarship dents for three outstanding university from twelfth to sixth place among so

� organizations, complemented by a state rorities a real achievement. . . . Alpha

president of a national organization. . . . Rho still leads in scholarship, having Alpha Zeta writes, "our great received the scholarship cup twice in

achievement in the chapter this year is succession. .. . Alpha Sigma decides really two-fold in that we have im that scholarship ranking from third

proved and beautified our house for the lowest to third highest means much. . . . enjoyment of the active chapter as well Alpha Phi has won two cups�one for as for the purpose of bringing about a the best homecoming float and one for

closer relationship with the alumnse the most original Pan Pan act. . . .

girls." .. . Alpha Eta has had an im Alpha Omega has emerged from a portant part in the Greek Conclave local into a national !

A chapter achievement becomes a national asset. Interesting Alumnae

a which she A RE you interested in being a mu- As gracious gesture to the city in was "discovered" and to the teacher who in a social service yy sician, celebrity, sisted upon an operatic career for her, Jean a Dean of Women, a domestic Dickenson will come back to Denver for her professional debut 7 with the San science ? Then read about Theta's operatic April expert Carlo Opera Co. Jean Dickenson who has been "adopted" The pretty, black-eyed singer, now the of who calls her "the most Pons Eta's Imra Buwalda who protegee Lily Pons, by Lily ; promising coloratura in America," left Denver has made such a remarkable record, two years ago to start coaching for opera. She comes back now as one of the finalists in the Mu's Miller who has so en- Evelyn current Metropolitan Opera Co. auditions, former star of the Hollywood Hotel program and under contract to the National Broadcasting Co. Four years ago. Miss Dickenson was un known outside the studio of Florence Lamont Hinman, who had heard her sing privately in New York and took her to Vienna for a year's study there before bringing her to Denver. Four years ago The Rocky Mountain News con ducted the last Atwater Kent radio auditions. Miss Dickenson, an unknown, ran away with the competition. After that she appeared in amateur produc tions of both light and grand opera in Denver. It got so we didn't produce ;iny operas around here unless they offered a coloratura-starring role for Jean. Her farewell appearance was as Violetta in "La Traviata," which was produced by Mons. Joseph J. Bosetti. The conductor of this column, along with everybody else in town, outdid her self in predicting big things in opera for Jean. Miss Dickenson is still a baby compared with most of the women who are ready for opera debuts. She is in her early '20s, slim, brunet and stunning, and another of the youthful singers who are changing the fashions in divas. Glamour has come to the opera, and no heavily upholstered soprano can get by in anything but Je.'^n Dickenson Wagner any more. Miss Dickenson will sing Gilda in "Rigoletto" here on deared herself to Xi, Tau's Dorothv the opening night of the engagement of the San Carlo company. Hilliker who is a wee person and an in defatigable worker for Gamma Phi, and JEAN DICKENSON GETS OVATION IN Beta's Winifred Smeaton who has done SAN CARLO OPERA DEBUT much research in anthropological lines. Youthful Coloratura Soprano from Denver Stops Shozv with .'Superb Account of E.xacting Caro nome PROFESSIONAL OPERATIC By Alberta Pike DEBUT Before an enthusiastic audience that gave her a five-minute at Theta ovation the close of her Jean Dickenson, big number and called her back for uncounted Dickenson of Theta is bows, Jean Dickenson came home for her Jean steadily operatic debut Wednesday night with the San climbing in her chosen career. This clip Carlo Opera Company in City Auditorium. Two ago Miss Dickenson left Denver from a Denver tells of her years ping paper with the good wishes of hundreds of music- debut in opera: lovers, who predicted a brilliant opera career the crescent of gamma phi beta 93

for her. She came back a radio star, a Metro on crime subjects for the University of audition finalist and a protegee of Lily politan California extension division; is a Pons, greatest of the coloraturas, who calls Miss Dickenson "the most promising coloratura member of the board of directors of the in America." Southern California of Crim Miss Dickenson justified the faith of Mile. Academy Pons in her Wednesday night. She was as inology; the only woman on the board beautiful and in fine voice. She stopped sured, of the California Associa the show with her Caro nome, she sang flaw Taxpayers lessly under the handicap of flatting by the tion and a member of the board of di Duke in the duet and she proved her garden rectors of the International House at self an ensemble singer of genuine ability in Berke the famous quartet. the University of California at If some of the great phrases of Gilda's role were under-stated, that may be laid to Miss ley. Dickenson's youth. And the youthful beauty Recently a Los Angeles newspaper which she brings to the operatic stage is com interviewed a variety of prominent men pensation enough at this time for any lack of maturity in her voice. as to their ideal woman and a psycholo gist chose Mrs. Buwalda. Her favorite Shozvs Great Improvement and tennis and she re Indeed, her voice has matured amazingly in sports are riding the two years she has been absent from Denver. fuses to admit that she has a career. Her low register is full and rounded, and "I am not one of those women who would be a credit to an older coloratura. The in a and sweetness of her voice is unusual, too, can manage to bring up a family � coloratura; and�most important of all she run a career also," she insists. is never off pitch. The exacting Caro nome was and sung with great skill, its fiorature performed "Most of my time, energy with all the grace it demands. she "I thought go to the family," says. the married woman's EXPERT ON CRIMINOLOGY simply spend margin of time on certain activities that Eta Imra Wann Buwalda, interest me more than social ones. I do Tall, stunning, titian-haired Imra those things that in the long run give Wann Buwalda, graduate of the Uni me most satisfaction." versity of California at Berkeley and member of Eta Chapter is known A GAMMA PHI DEAN OF throughout California as a brilliant WOMEN woman, a hostess, a charming gracious Dr. Evelyn Miller, Mu capable mother and an authority on the new dean of women criminology. Mrs. Buwalda is the wife This year, is a Gamma Phi ; of John Peter Buwalda, chairman of on the Idaho campus not from our the division of geological sciences, Cali and though she is chapter a member of we are ex fornia Institute of Technology, an au (she is Mu) and to have a thority in his field. They are the parents tremely happy proud a member of our of four children, Peter, 13; May, 11; woman of such charm William 6, and Robert aged three, and sorority. Perineal make their home in Pasadena. Dr. Miller succeeds Miss J. who ended During the war Mrs. Buwalda served French, twenty-eight years of service on the last year. Dr. as a policewoman and was on the board campus of directors of the International Asso Miller is an educator, administrator, She ciation of Policewomen. She has made world traveler and public speaker.

con has studied at seven different colleges a crime study and served on crime trol commissions and committees under and universities, two of them abroad, one in New and four in her home three California governors ; has lectured York, 94 THE crescent OF GAMMA PHI BETA

state of California, and has taught in sociation of University Women, Mod three countries outside of the LTnited ern Language Association, American States. Association Teachers of Spanish and Dr. Miller received her first diploma National and Pennsylvania Associa from San Jose State Normal school in tions of Deans of Women. She also is California. She holds two degrees from a member of P.E.O. She is interested in music, debating, dramatics, and women's athletics. She has done a great deal of public speaking, and has written magazine articles on Spanish and educational subjects. Her educational career has been interspersed with travel in the Orient, Europe, Mex ico, Central America, and South Amer ica. During her year on this campus, she has made herself a friend of every girl and boy on the campus. In various speeches at women's assemblies, she has DR. EVELYN MILLER told us of many of her experiences. And Mu in many other ways her office has be come a focal point for most campus ac Stanford university, A.B. in 1921 and tivities. A.M. in 1930. Columbia university Jean Spooner, Xi granted her a doctorate degree in 1932. She also has studied at the College of VISITING READER EDITOR the Pacific ; University of Southern Cal Dorothy Martin Hilliker, Tau ifornia; University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico ; and the Centro de Estu- In the April number of Woman's dios Historicos, Madrid, Spain. Home Companion, we find this picture Her teaching record includes seven of Dorothy Hilliker and her article years as Spanish teacher in the San Jose Afternoon-Out Dinners in which she three menus to fit high .school ; teacher in the Guachapali gives dinner into school and Panama College, Panama busy-day programs�all recipes tested City, Panama ; principal of Yong Tsing in the Home Service Center. Under the school in the same city; social director picture is this paragraph: and teacher of at the Spanish College Mrs. Hilliker, snapped above in the act of of the Pacific. For the last four years making her favorite apple pie, says she com mutes between Denver and New York�every she has been dean of women, associate twenty years. As a matter of fact it was the professor of modern languages and night before war was declared, in 1917, that she was last in New York and her husband-to-be head of the at Al Spanish department was entering military service. Because of her legheny college. two daughters, Judith, now fourteen, and Joan, twelve, she has gone deep into Parent-Teacher Who's Who in America lists her as Association work and Girl Scout activities. She a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa is also interested in the American Association of the Guild and a Delta Pi, Pi Lambda Theta, Phi University Women, Baby Sigina mothers' Glee Club. So is it any wonder she Iota, Gamma Phi Beta, American As tries to develop new methods of saving time� the crescent of GAMMA PHI BETA 95 time being one thing, she says, of which she desk in the office of Sarah Field Splint. never has enough. To know one person like Miss Splint is a Miss Isn't Fate a queer thing? For weeks worth meeting hundred others. one stands in wait for the benefit of Smith introduced me to editors of the cash nights and such, while just around departments pertaining to the Home; of the the corner waiting for you to make the to Miss Gertrude Lane, editor turn�but suppose I begin again. One morning late in October, my hair and face seemed to give advance notice of the toll of winter. A new permanent and general overhauling was in order� anything to build up the morale. Upon my return home, a very urgent call awaited me. The field editor of the Woman's Home Companion was searching for a Visiting Reader Editor from Denver. (The Reader Editor is just one who reads�not experienced as an editor.) My name had been recom an in mended, and I was to be granted DOROTHY MARTIN HILLIKER terview that afternoon. The next day Tau at noon, I was notified to be ready to such a character; leave for a two weeks' trip to New York magazine, splendid and then led me into the �an City with all expenses paid. Well, to my fairyland known as the most intimate friends I admit that I experimental station simply lost consciousness, and carried Home Service Center. could be devoted to the descrip on mechanically until train time. Pages tion of the Home Service Center. Here "What did you write?" you ask. see a room, of "What contest did you win?" The an you delightful reception fices of a color swer is always negative. The require perfect appointments, in with the individual ment, roughly tabulated, was a woman scheme harmony electric in her thirties who maintained her home who presides there, a complete a electric kitchen, a on a moderate income, had at least two pantry, complete an ideal children, was interested in outside ac complete gas kitchen, laundry. of which tivities and in her home. Too good to In short, the working center we housewives dream. It takes too much be true that Fate pointed my way. time for me to describe it in Leaving Denver on the Zephyr, into of your and do it if are in New York on the Twentieth Century, detail justice; you in and see for I was welcomed with flowers and cor New York City, step and dial greetings at the Vassar Club. Joyce yourself. You will be welcome, any want to ask will be Smith, a very efficient young secretary, question you may escorted me to the offices of the Crowell answered for you. on adventure. Re Publishing Company at 250 Park Ave And so I start my that each is nue. (Reading the address, can you pic membering morning spent at the Center the article that ture my walk to the office each morn preparing in the issue, let me show ing?) There she seated me at my own appeared April 96 THE crescent OF GAMMA PHI BETA

you my program with a comment here Tuesday Luncheon�Biltmore with the fashion and there. It for itself. group, speaks to hear Captain Molyneux speak. A real treat. The Wednesday, November 11. Introductions. Tea for the Reader Editor at the Center. sandwiches and little cakes were like flowers Luncheon� a most exclu Cosmopolitan Club, laid the sive women's club. upon plate. Dinner�Yumuri Club�a delicious Cuban Dinner�Sert Room of the Waldorf-Astoria. dinner. Then to see Lunt and Fontanne in walls are with murals by Jose (The paneled "Idiot's Delight." Sert, a story magnificently portrayed as you follow it around the spacious room.) Then to Wednesday all the auto shows. Luncheon�Peasant Shop on Fifth Avenue. Then to visit the shops. Thursday Tea�Cosmopolitan Club, and the privilege Luncheon�Iridium Room of the St. Regis. of seeing a private fashion review. (Afterwards to Jensen's where they willingly Dinner�At the clever and interesting pent yielded to my enthusiasm and showed me their house of Mr. and Mrs. Peabody. exquisite merchandise.) Dinner�Voisons (A French dinner, as you Thursday

have guessed). Then to see Helen Hayes in Luncheon�Across from the Fulton Fish "Victoria Regina"�a portrayal that will be Markets. On foot through Greenwich Village written in dramatic history. up to Washington Square ; aboard a liner and a freighter�a real experience for one continu Friday ally on dry land. Luncheon�Hotel Marguery. (Delicious Dinner�Vassar Club. Then to see Torarich ; clams�something a westerner seldom tastes!) and then to the Stork Club. Marion Sanford, just returned from eight years in Paris, escorted me this day. She has charge Friday of the Travel Bureau, and will help you if you Luncheon�Swedish Kungsholm. You may plan for any journey. It was fun to hear her have had my experience here. After eating a speak French as fluently as she spoke English. hearty luncheon, the waiter asked for my order, Afternoon at the Rockefeller Center. and I learned that I had had only hors- Dinner�Jack Dempsey's. Then to see White d'oeuvres. Horse Inn. And SO to bid adieux to my perfect Saturday host�the staff of the Woman's Home No office htmrs�a five day week. The Army- their deeds be Notre Dame game at Yankee Stadium. Need I Companion! May good say more? rewarded, and may I live to know an Dinner�Elizabeth Reynolds�a Kentucky other such ! I I have con dinner. Then to see "Boy Meets Girl." holiday hope veyed my enthusiasm and have made Sunday

� my story Luncheon Gourmet Society, an interesting interesting. group. The preparation personally supervised Dorothy Hilliker, Tau by Mr. Dadone of Vendomes. Each course was described in detail upon the program, and you note were there to taste of delicious foods perfectly prepared. To add to the perfection, Achmed As a supplement to Mrs. Hilliker's Abdullah and his wife, Jean Wick, were the speakers. article in this issue, we quote Reva

� Afternoon Music Hall in all its glory. Lincoln's account of her work in the Dinner�Mayan. Then to Carnegie Hall to hear Erno Rapee and John Charles Thomas in department called The College Food their broadcast. Consultant�also in the Woman's Monday Home Companion. "I am one of the Luncheon�Waldorf-Astoria. Mr. Thomas twelve college girls who hold this posi Beck invited his editorial staff, and I considered and we are from myself most fortunate to be included. He told tion, colleges repre of his trip on the China Clipper on its initial senting different sections of the United passage.

� States. Our work which is under the Dinner With Miss Lane and Miss Splint in their beautiful apartment overlooking the direction of Miss Nell B. Nichols con brightest lights of New York. Such a compli sists of on ment to be a guest. On to see Grace George in writing reports assigned "Matrimony Preferred." topics each month. I have been doing the crescent of gamma phi BETA 97

this work for only about five months, rator of physical anthropology, and for but I find it extremely fascinating. It three months I was a member of the ex amazes me more to find every day that pedition. Our object was to measure and is such an endless From food topic. time obtain as much information as possible to time our will in the on pictures appear different racial groups in the popu under The Food Con magazine College lation, W'hich is composed of many ele sultants. ments. Our work took us into all parts Reva Lincoln's picture and biography of the country, and we visited Bedouin appear under Outstanding Chapter Members.

RESEARCH IN ANTHROPOLOGY Winifred Smeaton, Beta

In the fall of 1932 I achieved a long- cherished ambition, and found myself in Baghdad, the city of the Caliphs, now the capital of the new kingdom of Iraq. As a matter of fact, I was anxious to go to any part of the Arab East, not necessarily Iraq, but through the good offices of friends, it was arranged for me to go to Baghdad and live with an It have seemed a Iraqi family. may WIMI'RI'JJ SME.\TON rash as adventure, but it has turned out, Beta it has been one of the most valuable and delightful experiences of my life. Arabs, Kurds, Yezidis or Devil- The family were perfectly charming, worshippers, and other groups, all of and I soon felt very much at home with whom treated us with the utmost cour them. My duties were to tutor the chil tesy. During the following year I was dren in English, and to talk English to able to carry on some more of the work, the rest of the family, who in their turn especially the study of tattooing, which helped me learn Arabic, and introduced is a widespread custom among the peo me to many phases of Oriental life ple, both in Baghdad and in a district which would otherwise have been along the lower Euphrates. closed to me. That last year of my stay in Bagh Besides a general interest in that part dad, I was also teaching English in the of the world, I had a specific anthro government high school for girls, so I pological interest, and hoped to be able was very busy indeed. It was with a to do some research along that line, real regret that I left Baghdad in July with the encouragement of the depart 1935, although of course I was anxious ment of anthropology of the Field Mu to come home, but as the Arabs say, seum sent out an expedition under the Inshallah, God willing, I shall again see leadership of Mr. Henry Field, the cu the Land of the Two Rivers. Catching Up with Your Reading By Lousene Rousseau Fry, Gamma

reading for pleasure or one is to convey anything of the flavor SUMMERfor profit or for both ! What a of a poet's work, and travel books be wealth of enjoyment awaits you cause there are so many, covering all if you have been postponing your read parts of the globe, that it is impossible ing, for one reason or another, and now to select two or three for inclusion here. have all the treasure of the past year to If you are planning to travel this sum choose from in planning your summer mer, you will be interested only in the reading list ! I always think back over books that touch the part of the world the outstanding books of any year with in which you will be travelling, and any pleasure, and it usually seems to me that librarian should be able to tell you what each year the list is better than any pre new books are available in that field. ceding year. Whether we are actually What I shall discuss here will be fiction witnessing something of a literary ren and the leading types of non-fiction. aissance I cannot say, but I do know An interesting shift has taken place that each year I find myself buying in the last ten years in the reading more books, books I'm not content just habits of Americans: the best-selling to read, but must own. And as I look books on the lists of practically all pub over the leading titles of the various lishers are not the novels, as they used publishers' lists since the beginning of to be, but the non-fiction titles, bi 1936 I am impressed with the perma ographies, memoirs, discussions of cur nent quality of so many of them. rent problems. Of course any publisher No recommended list of books like may have one fiction title which will out this can help but reflect the personal sell any other book on his list, but by interests of the writer, and I'm there and large it is his non-fiction leaders fore warning you that the books I am that keep the machinery moving. advising you to read are the books I Certainly the topic of major interest have read (with one or two exceptions) to everybody these days is the European and think you will like. Many of them situation, with its continuous threat of have not been great commercial suc precipitating another world war. The cesses, and most of them have not even best book I know that touches this sub occupied the last place in any best-seller ject is John Gunther's Inside Europe list. On the other hand, many of the (Harper & Brothers, $3.50). This book popular best-sellers aren't here, because appeared a good eighteen months ago, I found them a disappointment on read but the publishers have kept it continu ing, or because their value seems so ally up to date, and the last edition, with questionable. Two groups of books I've a chapter on the Simpson affair and new omitted entirely, poetry because one material on Germany, France, and needs lots of space to quote poems if Spain, is just off the press. Inside En- THE crescent OF GAMMA PHI BETA 99 rope has been well up on the best-seller day is of course the Russian effort to list ever since it was published, and with work out a new world order according good reason. Gvinther is a brilliant re to Communist principles. Innumerable porter, well informed on political books have been written about the new events, in constant touch with European Russia, both for and against, fiction and diplomats and statesmen, and he writes non-fiction. In the field of fiction, the with authority and a sure sense of what one I have liked most was Maurice Hin is interesting. Nowhere will you find dus' Moscow Skies (Random House, better portraits of Hitler, Stalin, Mus $2.75). This is the story of a young solini, Blum, and a horde of lesser American, son of a Russian emigrant, leaders, or more illuminating accounts who drifts back to Moscow and becomes of the popular front movement in involved in the lives and fortunes of a France, the real situation in Spain, the group of Soviet citizens, falling deeply constitutional crisis in England and in love with the wife of one of the many other topics of interest to all of workers. The characters are well drawn us. and represent all types, and the emo For a longer account of one of the tional complications are powerful. In European leaders, read Sazvdust Caesar, cidentally, the whole theory of the Com George Seldes' blasting portrait of munist order is exemplified, and its fail Mussolini (Harper & Brothers, $3.00). ures are shown as well as its successes. Seldes was Italian correspondent of one The book made a powerful appeal to of the New York papers for some time, me. Its pictures of communal life, of the and had a number of interviews with recreational centers, of the efforts to Mussolini. He talked with people in all produce efficiency in one of the big gov walks of life in Italy, and investigated ernment textile mills, and above all of the complete background of II Duce. the way in which Communism is be It goes without saying that the book coming almost a religion among many was never allowed across the borders of of the Russians, are unforgettable. Italy, but I advise you to read it if you Have you read any of E. M. Dela- like an exceedingly dramatic biography field's Provincial Lady books? If you and a critical situation in world politics have, you won't need a second invita blended into one volume. tion to read her / Visit the Soviets For an account of the Spanish situa (Harper & Brothers, $2.50), which tion, the best book I know is John has just been published. Invited to spend Langdon-Davies' Behind the Spanish some months in Russia in order to pro Barricades (McBride, $2.75). Of duce a book which would have a humor course the author's sympathies are ous slant, she found herself doomed strongly anti-Fascist, and the book to experiences from which even she doesn't pretend to give you an impartial couldn't extract much laughter. She picture of the situation. But here is a lived for some weeks on a Russian co well-informed description of what is operative farm, and spent some three actually going on in Spain, written wdth months more visiting various parts of fine understanding by one of the leading Russia. There is little humor in the English scientists and philosophers. story, but even so there is an undeni One of the most interesting experi able charm to the book, and Miss Dela ments being carried on in the world to field can't write without a humorous 100 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

twist to her sentences. I have a strong pated in the Revolution, died there sud feeling that this portrait of Russia is denly and tragically, and was buried at about as accurate and as illuminating the wall of the Kremlin. His biography as many books that are far more pro does much to make you understand the found and more intellectual, and it is forces behind the radical drift through much easier going than any of them. out the world today, and besides it is If you have real intellectual curiosity absorbingly interesting just as adven about Russia under the Soviets, read ture. Anna Louise Strong's The Nezv Soviet I'd also like to recommend one more Constitution, a Study in Social Democ book on Russia (I started reading books racy (Holt, $1.00), a little book which on Russia because I felt the necessity of describes the constitution which is the gaining some understanding of what real event of Russian history today. they are trying to do over there, and I Miss Strong is an ardent Communist, have discovered that no aspect of con and runs the first English newspaper in temporary life is as interesting, possibly Russia, The Moscozv Daily Nezvs. She as significant for a new world order, as is certainly as competent as anyone to this one). The last book I want to sug explain the constitution, which she does gest, Russian Somersault (Harper & by comparison with our own. Brothers, $3.50), was written by a You have probably read Walter Du- Russian, Igor Schwezoff, and is an ac ranty's I Write as I Please (Simon and count of his life. The book was selected Schuster, $3.00) when it was heading by a London publisher as the most dis all the best-seller lists a year or more tinguished autobiography out of several ago. Duranty has just revised his book, hundred submitted in a contest, and was and added a considerable amount of recently published here. Schwezoff was new material on Russia, including the probably ten or eleven years old when recent executions. His book remains the the Revolution occurred. Up to that most absorbing book of personal mem time he had lived in comfort, even in oirs of recent years, and I advise you luxury, in an aristocratic home. He and to read the new edition. In the same his younger sister managed to exist dur breath I might suggest that other simi ing the Revolution, and he was finally lar volume. Personal History, by Vin trained to become a ballet dancer, be cent Sheean (Doubleday Doran, $4.00). coming a member of one of the state Although Sheean covers a large part of troupes until he managed an exceedingly the globe in his reminiscences, the parts hazardous escape from the country. His that appealed to me most were those description of family life under the old dealing with Russia�and his experi regime, of the hand-to-mouth existence ences in the Riff make a close second. and constant perils dviring the Revolu Another biography that is largely tion, and finally of the regimented life concerned with the Soviet experiment under the Soviet regime, are fascinating is Granville Hicks' sympathetic work, reading. John Reed: The Making of a Revolu If I were restricted to any one type tionary (Macmillan $3.00). John Reed of book for my reading for pleasure, was that flaming young American of the I'm sure that I should choose biography. war generation who became an ardent Not so many years ago, when we were Communist, went to Russia and partici reading biographies for outside reading THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 101 in history classes, we experienced little likely never to encounter a better ac pleasure from the reading. But modern count of the Massacre of St. Bartholo biographers have acquired a new tech mew than in the volume on Catherine. nique, and modern psychology has Notable biographies of Americans in opened a new world to them, and I clude two of Jefferson, Jefferson in know of nothing better to give one an Pozver, by Claude G. Bow'ers (Hough appreciation of personality problems, ton Mifflin, $3.75), and The Living conflicts, history, and philosophy, than Jefferson, by James Truslow Adams modern biographies. I have already (Scribner, $3.00), both masterly vol mentioned the one of young John Reed. umes by noted historians ; Aaron Burr, Also set largely in a Russian back The Proud Pretender, by Holmes Alex ground is The Tragedy of Nijinsky, by ander (Harper, $3.50), the first com Anatole Bourman and D. Lyman pletely unbiased account of the life of (Whittlesey House, $3.00). If you read the most dramatic figure in American Madame Nijinska's moving account of history; Tom Paine, Friend of Man her brilliant husband's triumphs and kind, by Hesketh Pearson (Harper, disaster, you will want to supplement it $3.50), an interesting and reliable ac with this admirable account of Nijin count of a man who is an idol to thou sky's early life. Bourman was a class sands of Americans, and whose bicen mate of the great dancer throughout his tenary is being celebrated this year. entire training, and was always his best More contemporary, or more literary, friend. Very little of his book overlaps are such biographies as the brilliant new that of Madame Nijinska, because it one of Tchaikowsky, Beloved Friend, ends about where hers begins. by Barbara von Meek and Catherine Of historical biographies there are Drinker Bowen (Random House, many. Set in Europe are two fine ones, $3.00), which tells the complete story Eleanor of Aquitaine, by Melrich V. of the composer's strange romance with Rosenberg (Houghton Mifflin, $3.50), the widow he never knew, and reprints and Catherine de' Medici, (Viking, many letters never before released; $3.75), by Ralph Roeder, whose Man Audubon, that sympathetic and beauti of the Renaissance was one of the most fully told account of a genius who was distinguished biographies of two or almost unrecognized in his own time, three years ago. The first-named book written by Constance Rourke (Har is the account of that Eleanor who was court Brace, $3.00), and magnificently first the wife of Louis VII of France illustrated with reproductions of Audu and later of Henry II of England, bon's best plates, many of them in mother of the English kings Richard color; My Father, Paul Gauguin, Pola and John. Catherine had the distinction Gauguin's story of the strange genius of being the wife of one French king, who was his father, which effectually Henry II, and the mother of three more, disposes of much of the legend about all of whom reigned during her life Gauguin which Maugham made famous time: Francis II, Charles IX, and in his Moon and Sixpence many years Henry III. Both biographies are com ago (Knopf, $4.00) ; Lust for Life, plicated by the endlessly complicated Irving Stone's eloquent tale of Van politics and intrigues of the times, but Gogh's life, now available in a gorgeous both are excellent reading. You are new edition and illustrated with a large 102 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

number of Van Gogh's paintings, many American Doctor's Odyssey, by Victor of them in color (Heritage Press, Heiser (Norton, $3.50), which has al $5.00) ; and Pearl Buck's companion ready sold close to 200,0(X) copies. I can pictures of her mother and father. The think of few chronicles more interest Exile and Fighting Angel (Reynal & ing than this story of the adventures of Hitchcock, $2.50 each), equally sensi a great public health expert in all parts tive and understanding portraits of two of the world, fighting plagues and try rare souls, told in language unexcelled ing to teach disease prevention to igno in beauty in our time. rant and stubborn people in many coun Fully as interesting as biography, and tries. His feeling for the dramatic, his often far more authentic, is the field of ever-present sense of humor, ready wit, autobiography, in which several notable and constant tolerance and patience volumes have been published in the last make this the most enthralling "true few- months. Malvina Hoffman's Heads story" I know of. and Tales (Scribner, $5.00), is not only I don't quite know how to classify an absorbingly interesting record of a the next group of books I want to men great sculptor's training and remark tion ; some of them are travel and ad able experiences, but it has some one venture, and some descriptions of hundred pages of fine illustrations, places and peoples. Two books in this which add greatly to the value and in group have sold widely, and you have terest of the book. In the field of litera probably read them; if not, don't miss ture I know of nothing recent which them. Anne Morrow Lindbergh's A^'or^/i can touch Carl Van Doren's Three to the Orient (Harcourt Brace, $2.50) Worlds (Harper, $3.00), which pre defies description ; I know of no book sents with keenest insight and a rare like it. In the simplest language, shot sense of value pictures of three wholly through with lovely imagery, she de different worlds: a small town in Illi scribes their famous flight to the Orient nois, the academic world of a great uni via the Arctic. There is not an unneces versity, and the post-war world of liter sary word, not a superfluous incident, ature and affairs which had its center no sense of importance whatever�just in New York. Unforgettable portraits a simple story of a perilous adventure, are etched of Elinor Wylie, E. A. Rob but you will never forget it. Nor will inson, and many other literary figures, you ever regret reading My Country for Van Doren has known most of the and My People, by the Chinese scholar literary artists of the past two decades. and statesman, Lin Yutang (Reynal & In the medical w'orld we have, Hitchcock, $3.00). This is a beautifully strangely enough, three outstanding written, wise, illuminating, often amus autobiographies at the same time: From ing analysis and description of China a Surgeon's Journal (Little Brown, and the Chinese people and what makes $5.00), the story of the greatest of liv them what they are. This book will live ing brain surgeons, Harvey Cushing; a long time, for no more understanding A Woman Surgeon (Stokes, $3.00), an account of the Chinese character has amazingly dramatic and absorbing ac ever been written. Herbert Asbury's count of the career of a great woman The French Quarter (Knopf, $3.50) surgeon, Rosalie Slaughter Morton; gives the most complete and entertain and the most fascinating of all. An ing description and history of the old THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 103 part of New Orleans that has yet been her way around the world. This is the written. Diego Rivera's Portrait of record of her adventures and her reac Mexico (Covici Friede, $4.75), just off tions to them in twenty-two countries, the press, not only gives an interesting and it is an amusing, naive, genuine, and authoritative picture of modern often touching book, written just as she Mexico, but the book is illustrated with wrote it, spelling, punctuation, ideas, more than two hundred reproductions and all. of his great Mexican frescoes, and is Two more books may properly be thus a work of art also. mentioned here, although only one of For adventure I recommend to you them can really be called non-fiction. three books that will hold your interest Did you read Around the World in from beginning to end. First, Voyage Eleven Years, the Abbe children's story to Galapagos (Harcourt Brace, $3.00), of life in Europe and in Colorado? William Robinson's entertaining tale of (Stokes, $2.00) This book has had an the trip he and his wife made to the enormous amount of ballyhoo, and I'm Galapagos on his little yacht, the Svaap, not recommending it as serious litera which ended when he was stricken with ture. But it is touchingly childlike and acute appendicitis and the American naive, and at times so funny that you navy sent planes and destroyers from simply must read it aloud to someone. the Canal Zone to get him back to Pan It certainly gives a valid picture of an ama for an operation. Second, Satan artist's gypsy-like life. Came to Eden (Harper, $3.00), Dore The other book which I don't know Strauch's own story of how she and Dr. how to classify, for it doesn't fit any Ritter came to exile themselves on a where, is to my mind a book we will be lonely Galapagos island, and of the reading many years from now with as strange and hair-raising adventures that much gusto as today. This is Caleb Cat- occurred there when the "Baroness" lum's America, by Vincent McHugh brought to the island her motley "court" (Stackpole Sons, $2.50) a distillation and took possession of the land. (You of all the tall tales ever told about will remember the excitement that was American legendary heroes, centered caused when the "Baroness" and her about Caleb Catlum, who was descended followers disappeared, and later when from Eric the Red (Catlum) and who two bodies were found on the desolate blithely disregards all the limitations of shore of another island of the group.) time and space in his adventurous life. For the fascinating account of the Rit- It is uproariously funny in places, bawdy ters' attempts to turn an almost hopeless in many others, and a red-blooded saga tropic waste into an island Paradise, as of impossible adventures, typically well as for the first-hand story of the American in spirit, and a really grand eerie events that ensued, I recommend book. you this volume. And the third one in Few books of great stature have been this group is My Great Wide Beautiful written for laymen in the scientific World (Macmillan, $2.50), the adven world recently, but one, Man the Un tures of a remarkable Negro woman, known (Harper, $3.00), is by now so Juanita Harrison, who became tired of well known that you can't escape at least prosaic every-day life and started out at knowing about it. Written by one of the the age of 36 (or thereabouts) to cook greatest living scientists, Alexis Carrel, 104 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

Nobel Prize winner and distinguished thereby a keen, critical, yet withal rich member of the Rockefeller Institute, it and stimulating analysis of our literary tells in simple and beautiful language heritage. This is no book for critics, but what we know so far about man. Scien a book for the layman, a great one, and tists object to it because of a slight one well worth owning. And if you strain of mysticism, which to them don't know The Bible Designed to Be seems unscientific, but nowhere else w-ill Read as Living Literature, edited and you find so masterly and so readable an arranged by Ernest Sutherland Bates account of the human mechanism. By (Simon & Schuster, $3.75), at least all means read this book ! take a look at it. I think it is almost Another major title along this line is without question the most beautiful James Harvey Robinson's The Human book of the year in format and typog Comedy (Harper, $3.00). If you read raphy, and it makes the Bible so inviting his Mind in the Making some years ago, just as literature that you realize that it you won't want to miss this, for it is is not only a religious document but an virtually the same book written a gen imperishable literary achievement. eration later, with greater maturity and I have many friends who boast that insight, and with the advantage of the they never read novels, but only books additional knowledge produced by that of permanent value as non-fiction. To generation. It is Robinson's thesis that my way of thinking such people miss a we are victims of a "cultural lag," in vast amount of enjoyment, for many that we are burdened by a vast baggage novels are genuinely great, not only as of outworn traditions and folkways literary masterpieces, but as great phil that have come to us from a remote osophical, psychological, and emotional past, which should be discarded now experience. For instance, you can read and our thinking brought up to date. volumes on the Puritan tradition and The book is written with all the well- the Puritan character, and you can't known Robinson charm and wisdom gain a fraction of the insight into what and tolerance and perspective, and is really constituted and constitutes Puri definitely a book to read carefully and tanism that you can from George San- thoughtfully. Another delightful book tayana's brilliant and distinguished Tlie that can be classified as science is Don Last Puritan (Scribner, $2.75). The ald Culross Peattie's Green Laurels Last Pitritan is the chronicle of Peter (Simon & Schuster, $3.75), a chronicle Alden, who was a Puritan by training of the great naturalists from Aristotle and instinct, and of his son Oliver, who on, told with the beauty, the sensitive was a Puritan because he couldn't help ness, the warmth that characterized his himself, though he made every effort to earlier Almanac for Moderns and Sing escape it. This book is heavy reading, ing in the Wilderness. It is really the because it carries a weight of knowl story of the discovery of the world of edge, feeling, philosophy, and introspec nature by the mind of man. tion on almost every page, but it leaves In the field of pure literature, let me you with a grand feeling of having recommend first of all The Flozvering added to your stature for having read of Nezv England, by Van Wyck Brooks it thoughtfully and slowly. (Dutton, $4.00), which is really a lit Did you read It Can't Happen Here, erary history of New England, and Sinclair Lewis' last diatribe (Double- THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 105

when it was Conrad Richter is a day Doran, $2.50) , heading (Knopf, $1.25) the best-sellers last year? If not, read it little jewel of a book with the sweep of now. The furore raised over the Su the New Mexico prairies, and some of preme Court issue makes the book more the heart-breaking beauty of Willa timely now than when it was written, Gather's Lost Lady. Beyond Sing the because we are now threatened for the Woods, by Tryge Gulbranssen (Put first time with the first overt move man, $2.50), and Gunnar's Daughter, toward a fascist dictatorship in this Sigrid Undset's new^ book (Knopf, country, and it is almost identical with $2.00), have the fresh, invigorating the first move Buzz Windrip makes to quality of the Scandinavian North, the establish himself as dictator. Along this former a modern story, the latter a line, I suggest that you read Andre medieval one. Rose Deeprose, Sheila Malraux' Days of Wrath (Random Kaye-Smith's latest novel (Harper, House, $1.75), a stinging, burning $2.50), is a truly outstanding portrait, story of Nazi Germany, in which the not only of a most unusual personality, high point is reached in the struggle but also of farm life in a new corner against terror and insanity of a Nazi of England, Kent. prisoner in his cell. Also, if you are in The Late George Apley, by John P. terested in proletarian literature, read Marquand (Little Brown, $2.50), The Big Money, John Dos Passos' latest should probably be mentioned along story of class struggle in America with The Last Puritan. Neither as pro (Harcourt Brace, $2.75), and In Dubi found nor as intellectual as that master ous Battle, John Steinbeck's simple and piece, this one, described as "A Memoir disturbing story of the attempts to or in the Form of a Novel," tells the story ganize the fruit-pickers in one of the of a typical Bostonian in a gentle, prim, California valleys (Covici Friede, staid, and amusing way, and is a de $2.50). Not cjuite classifiable as prole lightful experience to read if you read tarian literature, and yet concerned it slowly enough to savor its charm. wholly with itinerant farm laborers on South Riding, by Winifred Holtby the West coast, is Steinbeck's brand (Macmillan, $2.50), gives us so fine a new Of Mice and Men ( Covici Friede, picture of the busy life in an English $2.00), which is a masterpiece of sim township, or "riding," that it in ple, exquisite prose, and breathes of the creases the regret felt in the literary sun and the soil and the futile, hopeless world when so promising a young dreams of the inarticulate itinerant who writer died so early in her career. The "buck the rye." Street of the Fishing Cat, by Jolan Many books carry with them a Foldes (Farrar & Rinehart, $2.50), quality which forevermore stamps a was the winner of the first international given area with their personalities, and prize for a novel, and is more interest are great for that reason. Thus Honey ing than prize novels usually are. Al in the Horn, by H. L. Davis (Harper, though it is of no great substance, it $2.50), which w^on the last Pulitzer presents a valid and colorful account of Prize for literature, captures the spirit the life of a Polish immigrant family on of the Oregon pioneers, with all their a tiny street near the Seine in Paris, and courage, their tragedies, their joys, and has a certain strange charm. The their bawdiness. The Sea of Grass, by Wooden Pillozv, by Carl Fallas (Vi- 106 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

king, $2.50), is so fine a picture of well worth reading. Eyeless in Gasa, by modern Japanese life and love, told Aldous Huxley (Harper, $2.50) is the with moving compassion and under latest novel by one of the most impor standing, that I recommend it to you tant living novelists. This is the story strongly. It is one of those books which of a man's search for some valid moti should have had a wide audience and vation for living, and it is unlike somehow missed it. Far Forest (Reynal Huxley's previous cynical and sophisti & Hitchcock, $2.50) is Francis Bret cated novels in that his protagonist Young's latest tale of an English coun "finds himself" by the time the book tryside and a remarkable family, and it ends. This book may infuriate you, but is in every way up to the tradition of his everything Huxley writes is stimulating best works. and provocative, and I never like to Two fine recent novels have been set miss a book of his. No Letters for the in the background of the War: Educa Dead, by Gale Wilhelm (Random tion Before Verdun, by Arnold Zweig House, $2.00), on the other hand, is a (Viking, $2.50), which is almost an quiet, subdued, almost heart-breaking other Case of Sergeant Grischa, and story of a delicate woman whose lover Invasion (Viking, $3.00), an appalling is unjustly accused of murder and con story of civilian life in a corner of demned to five years in prison, and of France near Lille, behind the German her despairing efforts to keep him in lines, and under German domination. spired with hope while she gradually Both of these books should be required becomes a prostitute in order to keep reading for militarists. body and soul together while waiting Two more recent novels I mention for his term to end. The end is tragic, together because they both portray and the whole story a depressing one, Jewish life and tradition with a richness but it is done with such consummate of detail that was of absorbing interest artistry that I, for one, shall watch to me. Both are, I believe, books of eagerly for this author's next work. permanent value. The first. The Bridal Dritms Along the Mohazvk, by Walter Canopy, by S. J. Agnon (Doubleday D. Edmonds (Little Brown, $2.50) is Doran, $3.00), has for some years been mentioned here because it is a fine, known as the greatest novel in modern stirring story of the American Revolu Hebrew, and it is only now available in tion in the remote farms and woods of English. It is the amusing and colorful the Mohawk Valley. account of Reb Yudel and his long I might have named dozens more search for a dowry for his daughter. I. books I have enjoyed reading, but I J. Singer's The Brothers Aslikenazi think these are the highlights of a fine (Knopf, $3.(X)) is an almost epic ac year, and I hope you will read some of count of the rise and fall of a little them and enjoy them as much as I Polish weaving town, and wdth it the have. rise and fall of the Brothers Ashkenazi, Oh�and of course there's Gone a good orthodox family (at first). With the Wind! Well, you've undoubt The last three novels I mention have edly read that by now. nothing in common, either w-ith each Editori.M- Note : There are two reasons I other or with other books why previously like this article. The first is: its timeliness. mentioned, but they are individually People talk about the reading one does on "long

� THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 107 winter evenings." As for me, winter is a whirli repetition of that sentence gets to be an em gig of activity. There is barely time for the barrassment. Along about this time of year I daily papers. But summer,�that is another find myself saying it all too often. Hence this story. Summer stands for vacations, and long article which I asked Lousene to prepare for leisurely days. I have time then for seeing the May Crescent. friends, for thinking, and for reading the books "Tell us what books we might read this that I have been wanting to read. summer. Stress the ones which we, as sup To have someone come along, right now on posedly educated women, cannot afford to the verge of summer, and tell me which books miss." Those were the only stipulations. I know are worth reading and why, someone who has of no one better qualified for the task than winnowed the crop and can sift the grain from Lousene for she reads twenty books to the the chafif, is to my mind both delightful and average person's one. And she reads with dis satisfying. crimination, intelligence and appreciation. The second reason why I like this article is : For those of you who do not know Lousene the author is not a professional book reviewer. Rousseau Fry (Gamma, 1916 or thereabouts), She is a reader whose tastes and interest and for several years she has been on the staff of background are not very different from my own. Harper and Brothers, Publishers, New York. True, she is a brighter person than I am ; and Formerly she was a teacher of public speaking, far. far more energetic. But we did go to the and she is the author of an excellent textbook same University, and we got through some of entitled. Effective Speech. Her chief interests the same courses and we belonged to the same (at least so it would seem to her friends) are active chapter of Gamma Phi Beta. Therefore her husband, her job. books and cooking. She the books that Lousene Fry recommends in this is the honest and forthright kind of person who, article are more likely to be to my taste than if she did not like her husband or her job, the books that Burton Rascoe, or Alexander would go straight out and get one to her liking. Woollcott, or the Saturday Reviezu of Litera She is never a grouch or a procrastinator. Her ture, might recommend. loyalty and enthusiasm are unfailing. She has Being a woman, I suppose that I put things a fine, practical mind, but when she gets into a on a personal basis and judge other people by kitchen the French in her ancestry comes to the myself. At least I am assuming that other read fore and she is an artist to the finger tips. In ers of the Crescent are as tired as I am of other words, if she invites you to dinner, omit publisher's blurbs and of wondering which luncheon and go with a keen appetite, ready for books to buy and read and which ones to skip. I a gourmet's feast. Be prepared too for a feast am also assuming that I am not alone in being of the intellect,�a mere sampling of which she far behind with my reading of contemporary has put into the article which follows.� books. "No, I haven't read it." To say that now Beatrice Smith, Associate Editor and then isn't significant but sooner or later the

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WINNING FASHION SKETCH on the campus this year. Eloise Voss, Panhellenic delegate from Alpha Omi Jeanne Verne, a junior in the school cron won second in the contest. of Home Economics at North Dakota place Agricultural College in Fargo and vice- XI'S DEAN HAS A BIRTHDAY president of Alpha Omicron has been chosen to direct the committee in charge Xi is proud of Dr. Evelyn Miller, of the dancing costumes for The Bison Mu, who is dean of women at the Uni Brevities. versity of Idaho. By a lucky coinci The selection was made when Jeanne dence, Xi chose Dr. Miller's birthday as submitted the winning fashion sketch in the date for their pledge dance last fall. The Bison Brevities costume designing She was one of the patronesses and the contest. Her design showed an after orchestra played a "Happy Birthday noon tea gowm, which was, in the opin Gamma Phi" song for her during the ion of the judges the most original and intermission, when she was also pre best suited for the chorus groups of No, sented with flowers and "Many happy No, Nanette, the play to be presented returns of the day." Life Alumnae Members

Collins R. below are the Gamma Phi Mary Carpenter (Mrs. M.) Frances Frazer Comstock (Mrs. Geo.) . Beta alumnae who were granted Jeanne Rounds

LISTED � International life alumnse mem Lambda 59 the of $5.00 Dean Lombard Brown (Mrs. F.L.) berships through payment Irmengarde Patten Dickinson (Mrs. G. E. to the Endowment Fund between Janu Jr.,) 18 and 5, 1937. The total for Kathryn Pendelton Jardine (Mrs. Frank) ary April Lucia Meacham McAusland (Mrs. R. D. ) each Greek-letter chapter is shown after Ruth Frye Osborne, (Mrs. R. A.) the chapter name. The standing of each Mu�23 Margaret Jackson Supple (Mrs. Frederick). alumnse in the drive to in organization Nu�33 crease the fund by this method is given Blanche Huston Clifford (Mrs. Harold) at the end of the list. Alice Wherity Wood (Mrs. Roy) Xi�14 Alpha�47 Fredericka H. Smith Patricia Bell G. Young (Mrs. E.) Omicron�41 Barbara Blanchard Thelma Marion Campbell (Mrs. Clyde) Louise Klock French (Mrs. M. J.) Bertha Enger Molden (Mrs. Henry) Grace Featherly Marot (Mrs. Wm.) Jessie Rothgeb Mueller (Mrs. E. A.) Ruth Laycock Reed (Mrs. Geo. S.) Mildred Faulkner Rice (Mrs. Geo. B.) Pi�14 Johanna Potter Shedd (Mrs. K. W.) Marion Luikhart Gladys Timmerman Gertrude Welch Judith Timmerman Rho�31 Annette Hastings Witmeyer (Mrs. F. H.) Aldura Haynes Hagerman (Mrs. Wm. F.) Beta�74 Mabel Miller Helen Hawken Taylor (Mrs. H. F.) Virginia Harper Smalley (Mrs. B. M.)

� Gamma�72 Sigma 13 Edith Dodd Culver (Mrs. H. P.) Elsie Frisbrie Norman (Mrs. E. F.) Dorothy Marshal Frawley (Mrs. S. J.) Tau� 14 Marion Hanson Regan (Mrs. Phillip C.) Upsilon�5 Marion Horr (Mrs. E. Deming N.) Phi�29 Jennie Davis Lucas (Mrs. Frank) Connors Marjorie Bennett Marshall (Mrs. H. P.) Dorothy Catherine Davies Ryan (Mrs. T. E.) C/;i�12 Ruth Parkhill Warren (Mrs. L. D.) Beth Ketchum Stidd (Mrs. C. L.) Delta�37 Psi^n Elizabeth Putnam Clarke (Mrs. Edw. B.) Omega� 12 Augusta Putman Julia Brekke Epsilon�54 Florence Browne Quist (Mrs. John S.) Eleanor Bennett Buckmaster (Mrs. Dean) Alpha Alpha�28 Greta Astrom Koerber (Mrs. R. F., Jr.) Florence Robinson Helen Richardson Hawes T. (Mrs. W.) Alpha Beta�5 Dorothy Brewster Deeming (Mrs. Tom) Gamnia�8 Nellie Weston Ullrich (Mrs. Stanley) Alpha Nason Zeta�24 Dorothy Inez Walker Nell Watts Clarke (Mrs. Irving) Eta�27 Alpha Delta�8 Winifred Kuhn Edith Johnson Kraepfel (Mrs. Carl H.) Ila Wilcox Overfelt (Mrs. Harold) Alpha Epsilon� 10 Thcta�53 Agnes Carpenter Maule (Mrs. M. E.) Winifred Lute Markley (Mrs. Miles) Alpha Zeta^9 Elsie Olson Morrison (Mrs. Geo. R.) Lorena Baker /o/a�8 Emma Virginia Decherd Jean Barrick Crane (Mrs. R. E.) Ann Hill Louise Comes Reeves (Mrs. F. E.) Fannie Eisenlohr Twitchell (Mrs. Trigg) Linda Savitz Thomson (Mrs. R. C. ) Viola Baker White (Mrs. R. L.) Kappa�27 Alpha Eta�\2 Hazel Strong Bishop (Mrs. Howard) Margaret Southard Henrie (Mrs. H. H.) THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 109

� Alpha Theta 3 The Campaign by Alumna Chapters and Alpha Iota�2 Associations Alpha 0 Kappa� Chapters � Chapters Alpha Lambda 26 . . 4 Muriel Aylard Chicago 68 Oklahoma City Seattle 61 4 Betty Buckland Springfield Portland 49 Ruth Cheeseman Columbus 3 Detroit 37 2 Clara Bridman Hicks (Mrs. Kenneth) Nashville .... 2 Irene Poole San Francisco 29 Spokane Vancouver 27 1 Doris Shorney Delaware 1 Gertrude Smith Boston 25 Tulsa Lois Tourtellotte Denver 25 Toronto 24 Associations Betty Wilson Ann Arbor 21 Dorothy Rogers Wilson (Mrs. Yorke) Morgantown 16 Cleveland 21 Ruth Witbeck N.E. New Jersey . 13 20 � Fargo Alpha Mu 3 Montreal 9 Madison 18 8 A^M�9 Buffalo Alpha New York 18 � 6 Katharine Trout Reichel Dayton (Mrs. W. E.) 18 Syracuse Denver of Tau ... 6 Xi�3 Alpha Iowa City 14 Tucson 6 Omicron�16 Alpha Los Angeles 13 Wheeling 6 Elise Bibow Mary St. Louis 13 Austin 5 Archer Marjorie Haggart (Mrs. J. R.) Washington 13 Norman 5 Nell Murfin Bishop (Mrs. Walter) Milwaukee 10 Ames 4 Blanche True Robinson (Mrs. R. F.) Berkeley 9 Lincoln 4 Mildred Reinecke Welter (Mrs. Leslie, Jr.) Kansas City 9 .San Antonio 4 Alpha Pi�23 Reno 9 Toledo 4 Alpha Rho� 9, Baltimore 8 Westchester 4 Alpha Sigma�3 Birmingham 8 Tri-City 3 Bernice Bradshaw Wichita 8 Houston 2 Alpha Tau�7 Des Moines 7 Boise Dallas Alpha Upsilon�Q 6 Fort Wayne Minneapolis 6 Lawrence Alpha Phi�1 Omaha 6 Norfolk Chi�0 Alpha Philadelphia 6 Phoenix Psi�2 Alpha Colorado Springs . 5 Unaffiliated 173 Alpha Omega�All received life memberships St. Paul 5 with initiation. Champaign-Urbana 4 Total 920 Bits of Publicity OUR HOPE IS OUR PRIDE is a prominent board member of the Hope Summers Witherall, an alumna Seattle Campfire Girls' organization of Epsilon and Northwestern is in de and on March 20 headed as general mand in Chicago and the North Shore chairman the silver jubilee council fire where she does much reading before and revue in celebration of the twenty- clubs and societies, and coaches many fifth anniversary of the founding of plays. Every fall Hope goes to New Campfire in the United States. York to see the newest plays on Broad way, and then takes a tour, presenting "LADIES OF THE PRESS" her latest work. Besides doing all this Airdrie Kincaid Pinkerton, Lambda she manages her home in Wilmette, III, and Los alumnse wrote and has two children, Dirdra Hope, Angeles chapters a skit Ladies the Press which was aged five and James, Jr., aged five of members of the months. presented by University of Southern California alumnae chapter CAMP FIRE EXECUTIVE of Theta Sigma Phi at the organiza Emmy Schmitz Hartman, Gamma tion's annual Matrix Table dinner Phi Beta's NPC delegate finds addi March 19 when two hundred newspaper tional channels for her talents, as she men and women gathered together. Camp Department THE time this is read. Gamma for Vancouver and Vancouver girls for BYPhi and her summer camps for Denver. It seems to be the policy to under-privileged children will be pick the camp most far from home. We well under way for another successful might say "Join Gamma Phi Camping year of camping. and See the United States" because that And this summer while you are out is just what girls are doing. sight-seeing why don't you plan to drop Here are the Gamma Phis who are in on one of our camps if you are in doing so much to make your camps a the vicinity and see for yourself what success and if you want information Gamma Phis are doing for the many when you are in their district they will children who come under their wing be glad to give it to you and even tell each summer. We have camps at you the best road to camp. Boundary Bay near Vancouver, British Miss Jean Whitbeck, 2731 W. 36th Columbia ; Crystal Lake near Denver, Ave., Vancouver, B.C. Colo; Cape Henry near Norfolk, Va; Miss Marcia Smith, 4115 Beach and now our newest venture is to be Ave., Norfolk, Va. outside Buffalo, N.Y. Mrs. Ethan A. Young, 733 Marion We have a very interested group of St., Denver, Colo. girls who work with these children and Mrs. Edward G. Winkler, 333 Lin from all parts of the country. Already wood Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. we have applications from Texas girls

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Marie Tempest The haunted omnibus Hector Bolitho Alexander Laing, Editor Anecdotal biography of a popular English Old and new stories of the supernatural. actress. A declaration of interdependence The Nile H. A. Overstreet Emil Ludwig A philosophy of interdependence as a new The struggle of the Nile with man and na way of life for America. ture, and the civilization along its banks. High Tor Don Gypsy Maxwell Anderson Walter F. Starkie Reality and the supernatural are juggled "Adventures with a fiddle in Southern back and fortii in this fantastic of Spain play symbol � and Barbary." Subtitle. ism, melodrama, and hilarious comedy.

In 1936 Paradise A. C. EuRicH AND Elmo C. Wilson Esther Forbes Outstanding events of the year, at home and The story of the Parre family in Massachu are chronicled. abroad, briefly setts from 1639 to King Philip's war. Panhellenic Department A Glimpse at Panhellenic to Katharine Cornell at the White Journals House on that same evening, and fur gives us many interesting items, all of thermore told of Miss Cornell's dra which we should like to quote in en matic appearance at Seattle once upon tirety. a time many hours late and how the Margaret Uhl of Cleveland Heights audience waited for her far into the is the new editor of the Alpha Gamma night.

Delta Quarterly. . . . The Eleusis of Chi Each year Chi Omega sponsors this Omega in recognition of the sesquicen- National Achievement Award which is tennial of the constitution of the presented to some woman who has at tained definite in her owai United States encloses with each copy recognition of its recent issue a copy of the constitu particular line; and in former years it tion. The Eleusis contains interesting has been conferred upon Florence R.

. Alice . Cecilia and timely articles. . The Angelas Sabin, Beaux, Hamilton, Frances presents various careers open to women Perkins, and Josephine Roche. and illustrates each with a Kappa Delta The Committee upon Award is com Mrs. . of Franklin . D. Roose celebrity. . "Leisure Time Pursuits" posed in Kappa Alpha Theta includes Collect velt, Dr. Beatrice M. Hinkle, Miss ing Coverlets, Antiques, Girl Scouting, Mary Vail Andress, Mrs. Laura Gardin Skiing, Collecting Dolls, Deep Sea Fraser, Miss Elizabeth Dyer, Miss Mar and Love Fishing, Handicraft. ... The Aglaia of jorie Nicolson, Mrs. Mary Phi Mu has a column for the activities Collins.

. The to this affair . editor's invitation of Mothers Clubs. . The Fraternity Month gives photographs of Greek read as follows: letter authors among them Marjorie The National Achievement Award Kinnear Theta Rawlings, Kappa Alpha Has Been Conferred Upon (South Moon Under. Golden Apples) ; Katherine Cornell Phi Mu Josephine Johnson, (Pulit and Will be Presented on the Evening zer novelist. Winter Sara Orchard) ; of March the Thirtieth Haardt Delta Delta Delta Menchen, Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Seven written before her (Southern Album, at the White House death in Genevieve 1935) ; Taggard, Washington, D.C. Chi It also carries a Omega (poet). at Nine O'Clock of the one picture Boundary Bay Camp, You Are Cordially Invited to Honor the of Alice and one of Ellen Camerer, Occasion Iota Reed, Alpha chapter. by Your Presence

National Achievement Award This year's presentation at the White Did you hear Alexander Woollcott House was not only a distinctly im broadcasting from Washington on portant event in itself, but more signifi March 30? He gave a most delightful cant in that it is illustrative of the fine description of the presentation of Chi civic spirit that always has been a part Omega's National Achievement Award of Chi Omega. 112 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

but it Page the Pledges! give of one's substance to worthy causes, is perhaps finer to give wisely of oneself. The in clubs Page the pledges ! When a recent press dis college girl may do this in participation patch carried the headline that a British prin and activities and in her relationship with her cess was to obey the school custom of "fag friends. Fortunate is the girl who has a fine ging," we read the story with interest because sense of proportion in the matter of activities, we had some idea what fagging was about. and who chooses those lines of effort which will After we read it we concluded that it should help her to develop along desired channels. By not be withheld from the pledges. Coming via giving of her best in her selected fields, she may the Chicago Tribune Press Service it is as fol exert an influence which may benefit others. lows : "Princess Elizabeth, second in succession Zest for learning, living, giving ! May it be a to the British throne, who will enter St. Leon part of your equipment for college.�'The Lamp, ard school [this fall] will submit to the system Delta Zeta. of 'fagging' the same as other commoner pupils, it has been decided by her mother, the Duchess Miss Green of Kappa Alpha Theta of York. Fagging means acting as servant to is serving her second consecutive term older girls in upper classes. It consists of carry ing messages to older girls, preparing tea for as Chairman of the College Panhel and their shoes." Thus will a them, shining lenics Committee of N.P.C. and is one British princess serve her apprenticeship�even women in the fra as you and I, we of the past pledges and you of the outstanding of the present. The duties may be different, but field. The article is � ternity following the principle is the same. Themis of Zeta Tau Alpha. timely and to the point.

Equipment for College DEFERRED RUSHING�A CURE? Theta When you go to college, take with you an By L. Pearle Green, Kappa Alpha abundant supply of that magic quality, zest. "Credulity retnains a permanent fact, uninflu the to be Fortunately, girl who seeks sophisti � enced by civilisation or education." Osler cated, bored, blase, is out of fashion. She who would derive the greatest benefit and pleasure With this quotation begins a fascinating ar our knowl from her college years, who will strive to be ticle on the origin and, with present of of come a woman of charm and true culture, will edge, vastly amusing explanation many make sure that in preparing her equipment for today's credulities. E)o you know that when, college, she has included zest. after a boastful wish you knock on wood, you Zest? It is the faculty for deriving keen are reproducing in attenuated form the resound enjoyment from one's work and play. As applied ing pounding on a tree by which early man to the preparation of the college girl, it should exorcised evil genie? Even the devil himself take three directions: could be fended off by long, vigorous ham 1. The zest for learning. The greatest activ mering! ity of college days is the acquisition of knowl In my experience various "cures" for fra edge. Real enjoyment is to be found in master ternity shortcomings have been tried and found ing a difficult bit of translation, in performing wanting. As a college generation soon passes, a delicate experiment, in solving a tricky prob it is difficult to retain on any campus knowledge lem in calculus or physics or economics, in gained by experience and experiment, so fre finding the proper interpretation of a passage quently an outmoded, outlawed, rushing "cure" of literature or music; and if one can con is revived as an original panacea�not in attenu tribute some findings in any phase of the ated form but in one strengthened by all the world's store of learning, her joy may be com power of today's organized effort ; by authori plete. College marks do count, in spite of popu tative pronouncement from the powers that-be, lar belief, for it has been discovered in recent or would-be; by some one's wishful, unin years that success in life is often in direct pro formed, emotional crusading. Too late the portion to one's success in college and that col "cure" proves to be only another quack remedy. lege marks are indicative of one's native intelli Deferred rushing is the long discredited gence and of her ability and determination to "cure" which is being resuscitated this winter, persevere and succeed. The modern girl needs as the summum bonum to dispel all the dis an alert mind and the desire to use it. satisfaction with rushing as practiced last fall. 2. The zest for living. The college girl will What is deferred rushing? Two antagonistic seek to direct her mind, body and spirit so that plans bear that title. The definition of one Pan she may enjoy thoroughly the days before her. hellenic is�-"to have two or three months at the She will find pleasure in varied things�a thrill beginning of a college year when fraternity ing football game on a crisp November day, a women would pay no attention, or give any great symphony, a dinner-hour discussion, a thought to rushees" ; of another�"a period be prom or a jaunt in the woods. She will taste the fore rushing begins during which freshmen joy of being alive, and yet will exercise that could get acquainted informally with fraternity dignity and restraint which characterize a lady. girls, and then formal rushing." 3. The zest for giving. It is a good thing to Who is naive enough to believe that two or THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 113 three months of a college year could pass with In the beginning, way back when there were freshmen ignored by fraternity girls, or that few women students and fewer fraternities, it social conditions on a campus could be whole was�so history records�the custom for a some if such ostracism from campus life were group "to observe a girl for a long time" and imposed on new students? Who honestly thinks then casually honor her with an invitation to that it would be possible for a campus to be become one of them. That was ideal chapter serene, friendly, and harmonious if fraternity growth, but it can not be duplicated today any girls and freshmen were free to get acquainted more than can college conditions which made it informally before rushing began? Let them con possible in the beginning. sult the psychology department for information Why this latest agitation for deferred rush on human nature and social mores, and ask ing? All seem agreed that it is because on many alumnse, who as college students lived through a campuses, the rushing season ended with many deferred rushing "cure," for facts regarding girls undecided, unable to make up their minds such a remedy. as to which group to join. After the rushing Who thinks it wholesome for freshmen to season ended, fraternity groups were forced to preface every consideration of a social invita continue to rush these girls, most of whom tion, every step toward participation in activi eventually joined a fraternity. ties by the question�"will doing this help my But why did the rushing season end thus? chance to make a fraternity?" Who thinks it A few obvious answers to that question may, desirable that in every dormitory-room gather or may not, point the way to a solution of this ing of new students the talk always gets around, problem on a particular campus, but such an sooner than seems possible, to a discussion of swers must not be overlooked in any search for fraternities? Every fraternity woman who as a the causes. freshman experienced deferred rushing will There are still many campuses where fresh vouch for such freshman reactions. Incidental men are pariahs, where the only time they are ly, deferred rushing raises hopes of fraternity treated as peers is during rushing; even if membership with many who never will be pledged to a fraternity, after pledging they im rushed, and makes fraternity seem all too im perceptibly are pushed back into freshman portant, when, after all, it is but one phase of pariah status. Why not prolong the period of college life, valuable to those who choose to having a good time at the expense of fraterni adapt themselves to it, but not essential to any ties? An effective "cure" for much rushee in girl's college career. decision would be a rule that one must decide Who thinks the position of fraternities in a on pledge day, or else get no further chance to college can be strengthened, or a group's efforts join any fraternity for a long time�at least not for good citizenship and friendliness be main until a new semester is under way. tained, if with haughty snobbishness fraternity What conditions and regulations within Pan members ignore new women students for two or hellenic contribute to this rushee indecision? Is three months? To keep non-intercourse agree rushing too formal? Are there too many re ments might be a heroic gesture, which, if it strictions on friendly intercourse during the could be maintained, should bring admiration rush? Is there too much costly display? Is there for self-restraint, but it would get no such ad too little sociability? Are groups entertaining miration from those who are lonely, eager to too many girls�more than they desire to pledge know and be known, while the rest of the cam or can rush effectively? What other practices pus would look upon such aloofness as another and customs may be at fault? display of fraternity haughtiness and disregard For trained college women, the approach to of community welfare. Panhellenic troubles is not the embracing of Who believes that freshmen and fraternity some revived "cure," but the collection of facts girls can get acquainted informally, without on things as they are, followed by an analysis daily expositions of accusations, of criticisms of causes behind dissatisfactions. From a study of the honor of other groups, of friction, of such data a plan to improve the situation bickering, formation of cabals, pressure from will evolve naturally, a plan in keeping with rnen friends, and all the other deplorable condi today's environment and needs on a particular tions that started Panhellenic as a safe-guard, campus. The new plan may appropriate some a regulator of conduct to what is fair to all and procedure from the past, even some element least disrupting to college life. If such an "in from the "cures" that have failed in their hey formal" period was set aside for making up day, but it will be a realistic adaptation and a one's mind, pray, why follow it by a formal creation of new plans to fit conditions and rush ? Why not let every one gravitate naturally needs of the present day situation that con to the group she knew best at the end of that fronts Panhellenic.�Alpha Gamma Delta Quar waiting period? terly. Gamma Phi Beta Quartette the words "We are the girls filled sixteen engagements, among WITHGamma Phi Beta Quartette," the functions at sorority and fraternity Barbara Boggs, Hortense iVddi- houses on the campus, the Denver Lions son, Margaret Ann Mayer, and Jane Club, the "D" Club Dance, and the Hickok introduced themselves to the Gamma Phi Beta Pledge Dance. four corners of the United States. Pon These girls do not limit themselves tiac had chosen them to take part in its to one type of music. The selections they "Varsity Show" which was presented sing range from the Londonderry Airs from the Universit)- of Denver Cam and I'm Falling in Love zvith Someone pus March 26, 1937^ to I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm Last fall three sophomore girls sang and May I Have the Next Romance sorority songs for the chapter rush par zvith You. The musical arrangements ties, and many of the rushees com are written by Jane Hickok. mented upon the unusual blend of their Rehearsals usually last one hour and voices. It was the last of October that in this time the girls learn new numbers the quartette was organized with Jane and review old ones. At the present time Patterson as director of the group. they are prepared to sing about fifteen During the month of November the selections.

GAMMA PHI BETA QUARTETTE Left to right: Margaret Ann Mayer, Barbara Boggs, John Held, Jane Hickok, Hortense Addisorj. Gamma Phi Beta Pictorial

SPECIAL MAID OF HONOR UNIVERSITY DRAMATIC SOCIETY

to the Hatchet Queen was Genevieve Davis holds great interest for Betty Runals of of Phi. Here she is with her escort at the Alpha Iota who last year wrote a one act Junior Prom. play which was produced by the society. She was one of four attendants to Home CAPTAIN OF GIRLS' RIFLE TEAM coming Queen, and, also, has been doing fine radio work. is Maxine Wertman of Pi who placed first in that sport. FLORENCE LEUTWILER is Phi's THE PONTIAC HOUR retiring president.

at the University of Michigan featured NEW PRESIDENT OF ALPHA TAU Shirl Crosman of Beta. is Doris Marsh.

PRESIDENT OF SIGMA ALPHA WISCONSIN'S REPRESENTATIVE IOTA for the Drake Relays Queen Contest spon at U.C.L.A. and presiding at the conven sored among midwestern colleges and uni tion of that organization on the campus, versities by Drake University was Audrey is Jane Deming of Alpha Iota. Incidentally, Beatty of Gamma. The candidate is sup Jane is the mainstay of the swimming team posed to be the most charming and attrac and an accomplished horsewoman. tive girl on the campus�outstanding in poise, charm and brains�and selection is a great honor. However, at the last moment, CHOSEN the Wisconsin faculty committee decided as one of the twelve most beautiful women that students could not compete in Big Ten at the University of Wisconsin was Betty queen contests ; accordingly, Audrey was Jane Cochran of Gamma. not able to attend. Incidentally, last year's queen of the relays was Jane Phelps of has just been selected as A FRESHMAN Epsilon. Audrey one of five girls in the court of honor for Ruth Finke of Phi has the lead in the the Military ball queen. Quadrangle Club musical comedy produc tion of 1937. NU'S OTHER OUTSTANDING GIRL

a journalism star, is Jane Bogue. PHI BETA KAPPA HOSTESS TO PROVINCE THREE has come to Laura of Rho who has Knight CONFERENCE had the highest scholastic standing in the senior class. was Phyllis Armstrong of Omicron.

ONE OF THE YOUNGEST MOVING DAY FOR ETA

us three �two in and medical students at the University of gives pictures action, Southern California is Charmion Childs of one of Eta's temporary home. Xi. RADIO WORK ISN'T IT CLEVER? has distinguished Thoress King, Alpha Tau's Homecoming decoration, we mean. Iota�all due to her singing at an All-Uni No wonder it won first prize. Incidentally versity-Sing. She is an education major this is the second successive year that the and belongs to Pi Kappa Sigma. chapter has claimed this honor. 116 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

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ONLY GIRLS ATTEND inspired this glimpse of Alpha Psi mem the Junior Prom at the University of bers. Texas. Here are two Alpha Zetas�Anita Campbell (left) and Nixie Ladner. TWO ALPHA XIS are pictured�Claudia Webster and Martha THE STUDENT TRIP Lee Moore (Martha Lee really belongs to of Lake Forest students to Carroll College Theta).

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NEW BY BOOK A GAMMA PHI also started like surveys in New Orleans Vernita Sweezy Stark Seeley, and Texas. Mary Elizabeth is co-author Lambda, and now a resident of Port on a report determining health hazards that land, Ore., internationally known as an exist in the state of Maryland. She interior decorator, is the author of is now in Washington, D.C, in the In Harmony in Interiors to be published dustrial Hygiene Laboratory of the this summer in New York. public health service as biochemist.

THETA'S BIOCHEMIST EPSILON'S BANQUET Mary Elizabeth Fouse Peyton, Theta Epsilon's annual Gamma Phi Beta '30, is one of Denver alumnae who banquet was held Saturday March 6 in has combined a career with marriage. the Mediterranean room of the Lake After receiving her master's and pre Shore Athletic club, Chicago, with work for her Ph.D. in bio liminary Dorothy Will Simon, Epsilon '30, as chemistry she decided on marriage as toastmistress. Marguerite Stokes who a career. Her husband was against has had so many successful parts in in the east in obstetrics and training she campus productions gave the alumnae worked as technical and research as response. Dancing followed the banquet sistant in the chemical division of the and between dances entertainment was medical department of Johns Hopkins provided by members of the active and Medical School. The following year she alumnae chapters. The affair was ar was a real for supervisor Maryland for ranged by Ruth Ray, a Gamma Phi who the Occupational Morbidity and Mor maintains an entertainment service conducted the U. S. De with tality study by offices in Chicago, assisted by a partment of Health, being the first per committee including Mildred Ross Wil son to be employed on this project. She liams, Dorothy Somers and Ruth Fox. HJJpper, left: Zeta Pledges: Front row, left to right�Christine Lee, Eleanor Collenberg, Marion Peters, Helen Pierce, Harriet Cullison ; second row�Patricia Nerney, Nancy Leigh ton, Dorothy Clark, Lillian 'Taylor, Constance Collier, Helen Taylor. Upper, right: Phi Initi ates : Front row�Peggy Brerton, Marion Goebel, and Dolores Pitts ; back row�Jean Kranz, Ruth Finke, Ruth Wehmeyer, Mary Margaret Alt and Margaret Christmann. Center: Alpha Xi Group : Front to back�Helen Harris, Frances Parris, Phoebe Ann Farwell. Lower: Alpha Delta Chapter. cupper, left: Alpha Mu Pledges and Actives. Right: Psi Officers�Sara Marie Batten, Floreine Dietrich, Janice Lee Houston, Mary Helen Spickard, Evelyn Bowlen, Helen Baggs. Center: Alpha Epsilon's Pledges. Lower: Xi Initiates. UTop: Genevieve Davis, Phi, and escort. Center, left to right: Maxine Wertman, Pi; Shirl Crosman, Beta; Jane Deming, Alpha Iota. Bottom: Betty Jane Cochran, Gamma. �.Top, left to right: Ruth Finke, Phi; Laura Knight, Rho; Charmion Childs, Xi. Bottom: Thoress King, Alpha Iota; Betty Runals, Alpha Iota. Tau. Center: cupper left: Florence Leutwiler, Phi. Right: Doris Marsh, Alpha Audrey Omicron. Beatty, Gamma. Lower, left: Jane Bogue, Nu. Right: Phyllis Armstrong, CTop: Three pictures of Eta's moving day. Center: Tau's Homecoming decoration. Bottom, left to right: Anita Campbell (left), and Nixie Ladner, both of Alpha Zeta; Alpha Psi mem bers; Claudia Webster and Martha Lee Moore, Alpha Xi. Bits of Publicity OUTSTANDING BEAUTY ties of the section in Chicago in which Margaret Livingstone, Omicron she lives. sophomore, was chosen early in March as one of the four attendants to BEATRICE CUMNOCK SULLI Founders Day queen of the University VAN, Gamma of Illinois. The five chosen on women, One of Madison's most active mem of from one con the basis beauty thirty bers and sister-in-law of Florence Stott testants presided over a parade March 2 and were photographed for the Pathe newsreel. Being selected as an outstanding beauty to help rule over the celebrations commemorating the university's sixty- ninth birthday is one of several honors which have come to Margaret since she entered the university almost two years ago. She is a member of Shi-Ai, sopho more woman's activity honorary, and is a sophomore member of the business staff of the Daily Illini, a student publi cation. Recently she was elected vice- BEATRICE CUMNOCK of Omicron. president SULLIVAN, Gamma

Sullivan is Beatrice Cumnock Sullivan who has just taken an important part in a dramatic program sponsored by Zeta Phi Eta, national speech sorority, which was formed by Mrs. Sullivan's uncle. Dr. Robert M. Cumnock. Dr. Cumnock founded the Northwestern School of Speech which formerly was known as the Cumnock School of Ora tory. Mrs. Sullivan was instrumental in arranging the conference of Province Four held in March at Madison. MARGARET LIVINGSTONE Onticron UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT'S WIFE Previous to entering college Mar garet reigned for a day as queen of the The wife of the president of Lehigh Chicago World's Fair in 1933. At that University at Bethlehem, Pa., is Mrs. time she was chosen queen of the beau C. C. Williams of Rho chapter. 124 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

TWO MORTAR BOARDS NEW GAMMA PHI SONG Lambda is proud of its two Mortar Mary Wright, Arts '39, University Board members, Phyllis Klinker and of Western Ontario at London, Ont., Virginia Kellogg. Phyllis was chairman and member of Alpha Omega has com of the annual Tolo dance, sponsored by posed the words and music for a new Gamma Phi song which is to be played by the orchestra at the chapter's formal dance. Mary who is a member of a well known musical family in Ontario has inherited not only the ability to play and sing, but she also composes. She is vice-president of her year and a member of the intermediate basketball team.

CONCERNING SOME ALPHA OMEGAS

PHYLLIS KLINKER Eight of the new members of Alpha Lambda Omega are scholarship members: June Buchanan, Grace Crawforth, Helen Mortar Board where the girls escort Jacklin, Jean Lane, Jeanne McKer the boys. Virginia Kellogg, Phyllis racher, Eleanor Rigg, Dorothy Long Klinker and Peggy Synnestvedt also be and Joan Breakspeare. to Totem club, senior women's long Joan Breakspeare is a talented activity honorary. The two latter also dancer, and is captain of the Women's to Omicron Nu, home economics belong Swimming Team, a member of the honorary. intermediate basketball team and also a member of the newly-formed women's hockey team. LEADERS OUTLINE BEAUTY CRUSADE NOTES ON BETA ALUMNA The Los Angeles Examiner carries a picture of Mrs. Paul William Law Sarabeth Leslie published a volume rence, Pi, and her committee, Mrs. of poems: High Lights and Twilights Hugh Wright, and Mrs. John Kuhl, Jr., of Morning Shore, devoting profits (both Gamma Phis). Mrs. Lawrence is from its publication to the fund toward the new chairman of civic beautification building the Michigan League. This of the Women's Community Service of past year she has published another Chamber of Commerce. The setting of volume of poems. Morning Shore Chil the campaign. La Ronda Building in dren. One of our charter members, Westwood Village was awarded a cer Minnie Hamilton Grosvenor, for years, tificate by the women's auxiliary for has been Supervisor of School Gardens unusual architecture, landscaping charm in Detroit, under the City Department and patio setting. of Recreation. This past year, she re- THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 125

ceived a citation and an award for her a novel. Alice Wieber Fitzgerald '16, distinguished service. Annah Mae Soule director of Province Four in 1937, was was professor of history at Mt. elected president of the Women's Holyoke. Mary Harned, an early Auxiliary of the American Medical As alumna from Philadelphia, was the sociation in 1935. Marjorie Rosing author of a fine translation of Haupt- Kirchner, after years of graduate work mann's. The Sunken Bell, which won in the Universities of Berlin, Copen notable recognition. Five of our alumnae hagen and Chicago has been president have given service as Deans of Women: of the St. Louis Auxiliary to the Medi Violet Jayne Schmidt '87, held the cal Society, and some time ago contrib Deanship at Illinois, Ruth Guppy '87, uted an article on micro-chemistry of at the University of Oregon ; Jane plant stomata to the Zeitschrift der Sherzer '93, at Illinois College; Winni Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft, fred Sunderlin Haggett '98, at the Uni and numerous articles to the New Stu versity of Washington, and Agnes dents Reference Encyclopedia. Winni Wells '03, Ph.D. '24, who has been the fred Smeaton who worked with a party national presiding officer of the Deans in anthropological and ethnological re of this country, is professor of mathe search in the region of Bagdad not long matics and astronomy at the University ago is in Ann Arbor now, engaged of Indiana. Jane Sherzer was president on some scholarly project. Catherine of Oxford College from 1905 to 1917. Parker has been appointed by Governor She was the first American woman to Murphy on the Committee, now in ses earn the degree of Doctor of Philoso sion that is trying to find a solution to phy from the University of Berlin. the present difficult labor situation in Jessie Horton Koessler, to whom the Michigan. Library of the Michigan League is dedi cated, was one of the first four women LUCKY THIRTEEN to complete a full course at Rush Medi cal College. She was awarded the medal Margaret Demmead Huey, Zeta given the student (man or woman) who alumna says that her greatest claim to had the highest scholastic rating in the fame is the long time record of not last two years in medicine. Maude Mc- having missed an annual alumnae Fie Bloom '07, is the author of a novel. Gamma Phi dance in thirteen years. Legends and Folk-plays. Her research However her record as former presi as an archivist has made her chief aide dent of the Goucher chapter, past presi to Dr. Bloom with whom she has dent of the Zeta alumnae group, and worked in Mexico and Spain for the former teacher for five years at the University of New Mexico. They con Calvert school adds other laurels to her duct research at the Archivo Nacional crown. She is at present on the Goucher in Mexico City for the Rockefeller Board of Directors and chairman of the Foundation. Pauline Benedict Fisher historical committee of the Goucher '20, who wrote a Junior Girl's play Alumnse Association which is organiz while in college, published her first novel ing records for Goucher's fiftieth anni Interrupted Honeymoon, in 1935. versary in 1938. Her husband, Edward Esther Merrick Smith '28, who also G. Huey a teacher at the Calvert school, wrote a Junior Girl's play has published is the author of tw^o books for children. 126 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

A Child's Story of the Animal World INTERESTING ALUMNA and A Child's History of Arts. They GROUP are parents of a son. One of the most interesting groups of Gamma Phi Beta alumnae is the North IN TRAINING FOR OLYMPICS eastern New Jersey Association where Elizabeth Trompas of the sophomore the members of wddely differing ages class in Mu chapter at Stanford Uni and occupations, all actively interested versity, is an interested participant in in homes and local clubs, find unanimity in sorority matters. Most of the mem bers have traveled widely ; many have developed hobbies almost to the point of professionalism. Orra Spencer Reed, Katherine Graham and Ruth Parkhill Warren are knitting designers. Helen Johnson Mac Donald is a commercial artist and also vice-president of the Two Hundred Club of Upper Montclair. Johanna Pot ter Shed breeds Irish terriers which

were exhibited at the Westminster Kennel show^ Madison Square Garden, N.Y.

ELIZABETH TROMPAS FROM COLONEL TO CUES Mu Catherine K. Nacke, of Rho and Marshaltown, Iowa, and last year's all sports, but her specialty is swim Honorary Cadet Colonel, the highest ming. During the six years that she has been swimming in competition she has won fifty-two medals, twelve ribbons and one cup. Two of these medals are Junior National medals. In 1934 Eliza beth held the Pacific Coast Junior fifty- yard free style record. She also holds the San Diego county championship for the senior fifty-yard free style. In her freshman year Elizabeth was captain of the Stanford Freshman Swimming Team which won the college champion ship. She holds all of the records of the Stanford women's pool, and at pres CATHERINE K. NACKE ent is training to compete in the Na Rho tional Women's Championships to be held in San Francisco the summer of honor aw'arded any woman on the 1937. She also plans to enter the 1940 campus, is now connected with the Swimming Olympics. Pasadena Playhouse in California. rials

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS wholesome life gave a definite self- confidence and a definite impetus. Now Rushing season always inspires cjues- that the system has become an integral tions and answers. The questions may part of life, the makes come from the hesitant freshman, from college sorority itself a of that the the interested parents, perhaps from the part any enterprise institution may foster and supplements chapter member who isn't quite sure the work of the administration train of all the information that should be by the individual member for leader hers during this period of stress and ing ship in after years. strain. Accordingly, we convert this de into a and partment Question Box, 3. Why should my daughter join a comment upon a few possible inquiries. sorority f Because it gives her a wider outlook For the Parents over the collegiate field, a definite aim, 1. What is this sorority system f high ideals, true friendship, specific There are twenty-three Greek letter service, membership in an international organizations for women�all flourish organization, intimate group life, op ing, all fulfilling a definite mission. In portunity for leadership, supervision of 1870 came Kappa Alpha Theta, the study. first group to bear a Greek name ; in 4. Is the chapter house the place for my 1872 were founded Alpha Phi and daughter, or does it offer too many in 1874 came Kappa Kappa Gamma; distractions? Delta Gamma and Gamma Phi Beta; The modern house has its and since then, the number of such sorority efficient house mother who enforces sororities has increased steadily. Each house rules, carefully oversees the girls sorority is a compact, wide-spread, well- entrusted to her, acts as guide, phi organized body transacting its own losopher and friend, and serves as chap business, investing its own money, ne ter chaperon at all house functions. A gotiating its own loans, and building freshman's dates are restricted, her its own houses. scholarship is carefully watched, and 2. What is the mission of the sorority f should she fall below the college and In the early days when higher educa sorority average, she is conscientiously is aided tion for women was regarded with dis tutored by upperclassmen. She of favor, when united action was necessary in the development of character, in order to secure a firm foothold in the leadership. She is taught friendliness, college world, the sorority with its tolerance, courtesy, good sportsman promise of friendship and of simple. ship, loyalty,�all social attributes. 128 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

5. What about Gamma Phi Beta? its intimate circle, a prestige on your Gamma Phi Beta, founded in 1874 particular campus, the surety that states will at Syracuse University, is one of the Gamma Phis in other oldest Greek letter organizations. It al prove congenial spirits and worthwhile a share in its fine altruistic ways has stood for conservatism, for friends, fine ideals, for definite constructive work, an opportunity for self-develop a that lasts not work. It has loyal and efficient officers ; ment, friendship only it places chapters in the leading institu through four years of college but in tions of learning; it stresses scholarship the years to come. and worthwhile activities; it campus THREE NEW ASSOCIATE offers a for intensive Fellowship gradu EDITORS ate work; it maintains four summer all of them well known to These camps for underprivileged children. you! associate editors�Charlotte White of For the Freshmen Central Office, Beatrice Smith, Director of Province One, Airdrie Pinkerton, 1 . How may one judge of the national Chairman of �will contribute standing of a sorority? Publicity regularly to the various issues of the By the rank of the sorority in ques Crescent. In this number, Charlotte tion as regards the Panhellenic world ; White gives our readers all the national by the institutions in which the chapters news that no one else could supply; are found ; by the prestige of each chap Beatrice Smith is responsible for the ter on its particular campus; by the splendid article upon current books ; and prominence of its alumnae ; by its prop Airdrie Pinkerton contributes the very erty ; by its achievements. Gamma Phi and vital bits of news Beta is one of the oldest and best known interesting very that are here and there and sororities; it is found in the leading everywhere. fun the four will have at the next institutions of learning; each chapter is What convention� notes ! represented in campus life ; its alumnae comparing include women who are prominent FOR THE SENIOR known by those outside the sorority ; its The editorial in property is valued at more than a mil following appeared lion dollars. the Crescent some years ago and was widely copied by other journals. Since 2. What is the Six? Big it is very apropos of commencement Something that in reality doesn't time, we reprint.

� exist always including the sorority of "It's all over," sighed the Bachelor of Arts and sank the speaker plus any other five she may as she threw aside the cap and gown dejectedly into the nearest chair; and we un choose to name. National Panhel Only derstood her meaning. For there would be no lenic Congress could designate a Big more carefree life in the chapter house�no more around the fireside�no more � evenings it never wdll. Six and � feverish days of feverish rushing no more spring nights on the campus�no more activity 3. What zvill Gamma Phi Beta give in the little circle that she called her own ! All to me? over ! The despondency of her attitude and the tragic import of her words impressed us all, Just as much as you give Gamma Phi for we knew just how helpless she must feel. Beta. its is the Thereupon, the Alumna spoke briskly, impres Automatically, gift right sively and with a tone of finality. "Nonsense! to wear its cherished symbol, a place in It's just beginning!" the crescent of gamma PHI BETA 129

In the silence that followed the Alumna saw thing? Is it to be an interest without the ac her chance and took it; for what one of us is companiment of endeavor and responsibility? indifferent to the opportunity for discussion, for Are the new duties, the new contacts, to over admonition, and for employing the powers of shadow what has been so vital, so character- persuasion? Encouraged by the passivity of her molding, so idealistic? Then the pledge, the audience, she proceeded : ritual, the close friendships, the happy life in "Everything's just beginning, I tell you. Do the chapter house have meant little, since one you suppose that the endeavor, the loyalty, and of the most vital questions to be answered by the love of Gamma Phi have been given you for the graduate is "What is my attitude toward four years only? Haven't you stopped to realize Gamma Phi Beta?" that there is a larger life awaiting you? Don't We grant that distance, busy days, restricted you know that the bond of sisterhood lasts not time may prohibit definite activity ; but always only through college days but through all the there can be the vital touch with one's own years that follow?" chapter, the careful reading of the sorority All of which gives us, as alumnae, the subject magazine, the immediate affiliation with the of our plea to the seniors ! nearest alumnae group. There is no need for The first year out of college is a trying one the tie to be weakened ; and determination to for the Bachelor of Arts. Readjustments must be a part of the organization will mean much be made ; problems must be solved ; and four to the graduate�much to the sorority. years of training and preparation must yield And what of those graduates who will be definite results. Further study�teaching�crea residents of a city where there is an active, tive work�business�marriage�each is a pro working group of alumnse? Instantly, auto fession ; and one must know toward what goal matically, enthusiastically, they should become a her college course has directed her. Outside of part of the chapter or association. For there is mastering the contents of her textbooks she much to be gained by the affiliation� friendship may have developed an executive ability ; she with older women whose companionship is may have shown efficiency in matters of finance ; worth while, an opportunity to use the talents she may have a gift for leadership, for man of college days in further endeavor for Gamma agement ; she may have discovered the little Phi Beta, the opportunity to be again a part of spark of genius that guides a pencil or an ar the rushing season, the advantage of being tist's brush. Whatever her gift or inclination, drawn to the organization even more closely. this is the year to test it�the first year out of Don't forget your obligations, your responsibili college. And she has the satisfaction of know ties. Don't become dead timber in your sorority. ing that every avenue of occupation is open to Don't cease to be a Gamma Phi upon the be her, that there is no gate to bar her progress, stowing of your degree. Balance these don'ts that the world is hers ! by an eager and willing participation in alumnse And what of Gamma Phi Beta? Throughout work and alumnse enthusiasm. four years the sorority has been one of the For it isn't "all over," seniors ! It's really dearest interests of her college life. Is this just begun. interest ppon graduation to become a passive

Announcements

SEPTEMBER "CRESCENT" the new province directors which were The next issue of the magazine will sent for this issue of the Crescent will as it was contain reports of province conferences, appear in September, impos sible to all conferences an introduction to the new province di report province number. rectors, and an account of Delta's in this fiftieth anniversary. CONCERNING PICTURES CHAPTER LETTERS Again the editor must ask that those The September Crescent will print who send contributions to the Pictorial from alumna; chapters only. These will refrain from requesting a return of letters should reach the editor by the pictures, many of which are snap AUGUST 15. shots and can be reproduced easily. If the picture is important and valuable, PROVINCE DIRECTORS every effort to return it intact will be The photographs and biographies of made. What the College Chapters Are Doing A Engagements Mary Elizabeth French, '37, to Mr. Robert Syracuse Gere Soule, Jr., Lambda Chi Alpha, Syracuse '37. With big, white silhouettes of Dickens' charac Marianne Hollister, '37, to Mr. Edwin Teach, ters on black walls, an appropriate spirit, and Phi Gamma Delta, Iowa State College '33. the best band our "hill" boasts. Alpha ushered in her winter formal on January 29. Successful would be a mild adjective, for it is our boast B that Alpha's formals are better liked by the men than the formals of any other sorority in Michigan Syracuse. Beta is busy preparing for the province con A Valentine to which men are invited dinner, vention which is to be held on March 20 and 21. to celebrate as a helped Valentine's day, did Some of the high lights of the week-end will date" with Delta at "gang held the � Upsilon, be the banquet on .Saturday night after which chapter house. The week there was following a dance will be held at the Alichigan Union for another date" ; this time with Beta Theta "gang the actives and a bridge party at the house for Pi. the alumnae. We are expecting many prominent In February the attended the Boar's chapter and interesting Gamma Phi Betas, among them Head production, "Daughters of in Atreus," Mrs. Dehn, our new grand president, and Miss which Frances an Martin, '37, played important Camerer, our national treasurer. role. The Winter Carnival took University place The chapter is having a drive to increase the in February at Drumlin's, a nearby country club. library. Both alumnse and actives have made Barbara Dudley, vice-president of the junior grand contributions. class, was runner up for carnival and queen, A new institution has been started this year. Norma was chairman of wom Tompkins, '38, On Tuesday afternoons the sorority holds tea en's ski events for the carnival. at the chapter house and invites some prominent Boar's the dramatic associa Head, university alumna or faculty member to speak. One of our elected Frances Martin mem tion, recently to recent guests was Dean Alice Lloyd, who has members of Phi Beta this bership. Alpha Kappa also contributed to our library. are : Eleanor Kinsman and Charlotte year Two initiations have been held this year^one Phi the all Brightman. Kappa Phi, university in December and one in March. Altogether senior has three members from Al honorary, there are nineteen new initiates who are giving : Frances Charlotte and pha Martin, Brightman, a dance for the actives on April 3. Edith Rowe. Mary Gamma Phi is again on top in campus ac In the latter part of February, Alpha held a tivities. In the Michigan League, Margerie faculty tea which was attended by many mem Mackintosh is chairman of the Publicity Com bers of the faculty. The affair was an extremely mittee and editor of the League Lantern; Mary successful one and provided an opportunity for Lambie is vice-president and a member of members and pledges to become better ac Wyvern; Margaret Ann Ayres has just been quainted with their professors. elected one of two vice-presidents of the The new chapter officers who were elected League. She is also on the University of Michi on March 8 are : president. Norma Tompkins ; gan Debating Team, a member of Wyvern, and vice-president, Marjorie Northridge ; treasurer, Assistant General Chairman of Junior Girls' Catherina White ; recording secretary, Jeanne Play. Shirl Crosman has the leading male role Stauffer; corresponding secretary, Eleanor in this production. Patricia Hugg, Sally Esh- Brown ; rushing chairman and pledge trainer, bash, Jane Roberts, Mary Perkins, Carolyn Helen Fearon ; and social chairman, Helen An Beltramini, Dorothy Rupper, Virginia Weidein, derson. Mary Elizabeth James, Catherine Sanders, Bet March 9 was election day for the University ty Lindegren, Virginia Handyside, Phyllis Cros and Alpha added to the joy of having Norma by, and Virginia Griffin are also members of Tompkins, '38, elected president of the Wom the cast. Eileen Lay is the former president and en's Athletic Association for next year, by the present business manager of Stanley Chorus. election of Marjorie Northridge, '38, as cheer Carolyn Beltramini was recently elected secre leader for 1938-39. Alpha has had a member on tary of Panhellenic Council for next year. the cheer-leading squad for the past four Eleanor McCoy is on the editorial staff of the years. Contemporary (a student literary magazine), Jane Huttenloch and Charlotte Hamilton is Women's Editor of THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 131

the Micliiganensian (our annual). Roberta rushing chairman, who will be married April Chissus and Barbara "Talcott both hold offices 3. Our next party will be the annual Easter in the Architectural School. Barbara was also egg hunt given for the children of the alumnae. chairman of decorations for Sophomore Gamma takes this opportunity of paying Cabaret. Harriet Dean, Eleanor McCoy, Helen tribute to the newly elected president, Ann Owston, Roberta Chissus, Jean Drake, and Jeffries, who in a short time has shown out Helen Jean Dean also participated in this standing ability. project. This January, when the Pontiac Hour Mary Jean Jefferson began its series of university broadcasts, Shirl Crosman sang on the Michigan program. Engagements Jean Drake Marian to Mr. Charles Emmett Marriages Small, '37, Ford, Phi Delta Theta from Lawrence college. On December 19, 1936, Gladys Diehl, '33, to The wedding is planned for late summer. Mr. Irvin M. Howe, '38, Med. Eleanor Glascoff, '35, to Dr. Marvin Steen, Kappa Sigma, University of Wisconsin. Births Winifred Loesch, '37, to Afr. Delwin Dusen- To Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred James Smith berry, Sigma Phi, University of Wisconsin. Barbara Serrell to (Elizabeth Ebersbach, '38), a son, Wilfred Briggs, '35, Mr. George James, Jr. Richard Payne, Phi Delta Theta, Brown Uni versity. The wedding will take place in June. Barbara is one of three Gamma Phi sisters r from Gamma chapter. (Marion, '31, and Jane, '38.) Wisconsin Oenia Payne, '29 (sister of Barbara Briggs' fiance), to Mr. George Goodnow Bradley, Yale Gamma is proud to have been hostess to the University. The wedding will be in Alay or early elected delegates, unofficial representatives, and in June. the alumnae association of Province IV on Betty Bryan, '37, to Mr. William Robnett, March 5 and 6. Registration was held on Fri Sigma Alpha Epsilon, University of Wisconsin. day morning and business meetings on Friday and Saturday mornings. Buffet luncheons were Marriages given at the chapter house on both Friday and On April 3 in Milwaukee to Saturday. Mrs. Harry Mosley entertained the Jean Skogmo, '38, Mr. Paul Gilkerson, Phi Delta Theta. Jane Madison alumnae at tea Saturday afternoon, Briggs, '38, was maid of honor, and the entire and was assisted in the receiving line by Mrs. Gamma chapter attended ceremony. Will be at Robert Fitzgerald, Milwaukee ; Mrs. Lester home in St. Louis, Mo. White, Chicago, Mrs. Arthur G. Sullivan, Mrs. In 1936 Eleanor to R. L. and Mrs. all of November, Slingluff, '33, Reynolds, James Peyton, Mr. Charles Madison. Yaeger. At home in Oak Park, 111. A formal was at the banquet given chapter Births house Friday night, and after that Gamma gave a dancing party for the guests. The program To Air. and Airs. Edward J. Brumder for the banquet was as follows : Toastmistress, (Marion Briggs, '31) in June of 1936, a daugh Margaret Ryan McDonald ; "A Message to the ter, Ann. Province," Alice Fitzgerald, Beta ; "Gamma Deaths Phi in the Middle West for Thirty-Five Years," Dr. John Logan Fleek, father of Belle Fleek Betty Kappa; "Gamma Phi in the Mid Field, Harlow, in March, 1937. dle West for Seven Years," Lois Myron, Alpha Omicron ; "Gamma Phi Across the Border," Marnie Austen, Alpha Kappa ; "Gamma Phi A from the Alumna's Point of View," Cherie McElhinney, Iowa City ; "A Message from the Boston International Organization," Charlotte White, Phi. Thinking back to where we left off in our last The active chapter delegates were: Gamma� letter is no simple matter, especially when sev Ann Jeffries ; Kappa�Betty Field ; Rho�Helen eral months of kaleidoscopic events careen past Witte ; Omega�Vera Joyce Horswell ; Alpha our reflective eye. Any way, it's safe to begin Beta�Dorothy Hagen ; Alpha Kappa�Marnie our social news with the dance in honor of our Austen, and Alpha Omicron�Lois Myron. The very nice pledges. It was a house dance, and alumnae chapter delegates were : Madison� very gay indeed. Everything was very fine in Hermine Smith; Milwaukee�Alice Ringling cluding the blind dates, and the chaperons were Coerper ; Minneapolis�Ruby Laird Baston ; not the bridge-playing kind. Indeed, Mrs. Iowa City�Cherie McElhinney : Winnipeg� Griffin made such a hit with the boys that the Catherine Corbett Halls, and Fargo�Helen girls were alarmed�and Mr. Griffin was so Salem Sand. busy whirling Gamma Phis around that he On March 9, we gave a kitchen shower for didn't even notice ! Jean Skogmo, our song leader and assistant In January, our lively pledge crowd gave a 132 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

tea in honor of Esther Willard Bates, Delta Esther Osberg and Clarinda Keir, helped put alumna and prominent playwright. Miss Bates the show over. completely charmed the guests with her elfin Unsigned humor and wonderful readings. That same week we at last pledged Peggy Durkee to the everlast ing joy of Delta and the elusive Peggy, too! In E February we initiated Ruth Thompson, Irene Koehrmann, and Dorothy Boyce. We were so Northwestern very happy to have Dorothy's mother, an alum The beginning of a new semester brought about na of Delta, conduct Dorothy through the serv the renewal of old and the beginning of new ice. At dinner after the initiation (which was activities for the members of � eighty Epsilon. one of the most impressive Delta has had so The most important event was the election of our alums said), Ruth Thompson was presented officers. They are : president, Jean Winter ; vice- the award for having been the most active and president and Melba Perry; Ruth has been a wonderful pledge trainer, loyal pledge. pledge house � president, Alarjorie Listing; recording president and already is an important person secretary, Phyllis Lambert; corresponding sec at the College of Liberal Arts, while her effi retary, Jane Hunter ; social chairman, Marian ciency and her personal charm will make her Mansfield; assistant social chairman, an ideal rush chairman next Mary year. Lois Boston alumnae are to cele Kaye Phelps; rushing chairman, Hoskins; busily planning assistant Leffler activi brate Delta's fiftieth anniversary, and the active rushing chairman, Jane ; ties chairman, Virginia Anderson ; flowers chapter is helping to make this event a gala chairman, Virginia Hunter; scholarship chair affair. There will be a banquet and formal at man, Frances Black ; Crescent the Plaza Hotel and a tea the next after correspondent, Copley Gloria Boiler. noon. Everything will be super-something or The intra-mural swimming meet was won for other and will give our new Crescent corre the second time by the Gamma Phi team, com spondent much copy for our next letter. posed of Alarian Alansfield, Ardis Helen Frame has been living at the house all AIcBroom, Elaine Lynch, Virginia Anderson, and Eleanor winter and Clarinda Keir has moved in for a Pohjonen. month or so. Helen is still holding the important There are always many Gamma Phis in the offices of secretary to Gamma Delta Association annual Waa-Mu show. Loraine Aberg was co- and treasurer of W.A.A. She has been chosen business manager of the show ; Geraldine as W.A.A. representative to the conference at Fergus was co-manager of the show book; Vassar and will leave shortly. She does not seem to mind in the least the fact that she will soon have to relinquish her Delta treasurer's books to Dorothy Boyce. Ruth Townsend still goes around with a Harvard oar ; and Irene Koehrmann has been definitely refused admit tance to the Old Maid's Club formed by Dot Boyce and Dot Andrews. No one knows why the club was formed but it is said that the two Dots, although exclusive, are still looking around. Peggy Durkee on her trip to Alontreal says she will never forget the delightful hos pitality of the Alpha Tau girls. We were espe cially glad to have one of our pledges show such marked appreciation of the charm of another chapter. Wilma Thompson is making it unani mous by joining Clarinda Keir and Esther Osberg at the information desk of the School of Education. Gamma Phis now run this impor tant position. Clarinda Keir is our new social chairman ; Fran Leahy handled publicity for MARIAN MANSFIELD Klatsh Kollegium�at which a good representa Epsilon tion of Gamma Phis turned up and not one in costume except Fran. Fran is also on the Senior Week committee which in two hectic days ar Betsy Garrison was co-chairman of produc ranged for the entire week and even got the tions ; Elizabeth Miller was on the production Dean's approval. She is also on Stunt Nite committee; Kay Brenner and Marjorie Tweed Committee and has charge of the Biology Club were on the show book committee ; Helen Skit. Peterson was on the wardrobe committee. Mar The Gilbert & Sullivan Association Produc guerite Stokes had a leading part in Don't tion of lolanthe was considerably improved by Look Now!, as she did in last year's show. It the appearance of several Gamma Phis in the Goes to Show; Ruth Marcus, who also was in chorus�Ruth Thompson, Irene Koehrmann, // Goes to Show had another principal part. Wilma Cunningham ; and those two veterans, Doris Wise, Larry Cornell, Rae Solum, and THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 133

Marjorie Bobbitt were chorus girls ; Carolyn team ; and Nancy Dulaney, a junior, who is Hart, Virginia Anderson, Mary Jane Ray and treasurer of Student Organization, Athletic As Jeannette Nelson were show girls. sociation representative to the convention at Kay Hart deserves a big bouquet because she Vassar College, and representative of Goucher was chosen beauty queen for the Syllabus, the College at the Silver Bay Conference. year-book. Kay, Jane Phelps, and Virginia Helen Binder Doran were named as models for the Daily Marriages Northwestern Style Show. Four Gamma Phis On in Las Mar were elected to head W.A.A. sports for the July 19, 1936, Vegas, Nev., to Ward coming year. Grace Braden is in charge of danc jorie Sellinger (ex-'38) Small, Jr. On in Atlantic ing ; Virginia Anderson heads volleyball ; Jane September 12, 1936, City, N.J., Abbot to Reed Stocker is head of soccer ; Marian Alansfield is Jean (eK-'37) John King. treasurer of the entire organization. Marjorie Listing has been elected to Theta Sigma Phi, honorary journalism sorority. H and the new Alarge Jean Winter, president, California attended the province convention at Ann Arbor. Jayne Henderson and Haskins were Virginia After a week of pleasant and exciting rushing. pledged at the of the semester. beginning Eta pledged seven this January : Patricia Collins Gloria Boller of Long Beach ; Leslie Lockwood of Berkeley ; Jeanne Catton of San Francisco; Joyce Smith of Berkeley; Olga Siska of San Francisco; z Betty Jean Kelly of Piedmont; and Helen Langworthy of Berkeley. Over the weekend of Goucher February 4, four new members were initiated into our sisterhood: Jeanne Huguenin, Eliza Despite the fact that Zeta was with its busy beth Helmer, Mary Frances Bennett, and Bar own it found time to rushing, display inter- bara Oakley. Chi at William chapter loyalty by aiding Alpha Because of the marvelous realization of our and Mary during the fall season. Our president, new chapter house. Eta has held few social with Marion Muel Freddy Kraemer, together events this semester. Of course, our traditional ler, and Mary Louise Steil us. represented open house was given in order to introduce our At the annual Christmas the party given by pledge class to the campus and as usual, it pledges to the actives to the they presented proved to be very successful. But Gamma Phis an electric clock. To return the chapter honor, here have shown that in spite of lack of official the actives entertained the at a house pledges social events, the girls have been willing to party on 9-10 at Belair, Md. January cooperate with each other and give many Zeta held its initiation at Goucher Alumnae Gamma Phi parties on their own. on 24 for Constance Lodge January Collier, Eta received the scholarship award of Prov Va. Charlottesville, ; Mary Peters, Lancaster, ince Seven at the Province Conference held at Ohio ; Christine Ga. Patricia Lee, Macon, ; Stanford over the weekend of February 26; Nerney, Addleboro, Mass. ; Dorothy Lamber and we are very proud of this. During the last ton, Westfield, N.J. ; Jessie Harrison, Easton, few years. Gamma Phis have continually im Pa. ; Jane McC^ee, Rome, Ga. ; and Harriet Cul proved and now they stand high on the univer lison, Bertha Elanor Melvin, Collenburg, Alary sity record of scholarship in organizations of Louise Steil, Baltimore. the campus. Peggy Homer, '37, Eta's chapter The alumnae of on Febru chapter Baltimore, president, has been asked to join Prytanean 2 an informal for the freshmen ary gave party Honor Society. and seniors where most unusual and intriguing Now for the best news of all. Because of the were On ten Zeta games played. February 3, cooperation of alumnse and active members. songbirds traveled to Washington to take Eta is able to build a new chapter house ! It charge of the singing at the installation of the seems too good to be true because we have tried Washington alumnas chapter. for so long to put it over. On March 2, we left We honored our province director, Mrs. the old house at 2732 Channing Way, and on Younger, with a tea held on 24 which February Thursday, March 4, the wreckers started to Mrs. Robertson, our president's wife and others tear down the building. By next semester we prominent on campus attended. shall be established in the new house which will On April 2, Zeta to forth with a plans sally be built on the site of the old one, and Eta will gala spring formal at the L'Hirondelle Club of show a bright new face to the world which will Baltimore. At this function we are to happy only be duplicated by the character of the girls be able to welcome back of our many alumnae within the walls. members of the chapter. Jane Powell Amona: Zeta's outstanding students on cam pus are Freddy Kraemer, our chapter president, Marriages who is swimming manager, business manager In Shanghai, China, on November 14, 1936, of the senior play and a member of the cast. Jane Ward to Lieutenant John Bradford and chairman of the Panhellenic basketball Weeks. 134 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

On January 21, 1937, Dixie Weber to Air. and surprise, when we arrived, to find a beauti Jack Dupray Angelman. ful rock crystal bowl with candlesticks to rnatch, Dorothy Tuck to Mr. Harry .Smith. gracing the table, the gift of Louise Robinson On January 5, 1937, Elinor Reinhardt to Air. Wyatt. Norman Robinson. The last few weeks Theta has been having informal teas once or twice a week at the Births Lodge. The girls get together for an informal afternoon of to the radio, or To Mr. and Airs. Frederick Powers-Heald bridge, listening just chatting. We feel that these teas have been (Alarjorie Aleyer) on February 28, 1937, a son, a success in us together, and Allen. great bringing plan to continue them for the rest of the college To Mr. and Airs. John Hillis Moskowitz year. (Elinor Cheek) on February 27, 1937, a son, Allene Elliott John Hillis, Jr. Engagements 0 Adeline Graves. Theta '36, to Mr. Paul Felix. Jean Joliffe, 'Theta '36, to Mr. Leonard Denver Yancey. Louise Stegner, Theta '36, to Air. Robert Speaking literally and figuratively, the center Steinbruner. now the of Theta's stage is occupied right by Marriages annual Gamma Phi Beta play. Twelve o' the Clock, written by Lindsey Barbee, which will On February 28, Alary Lou Kelly, Theta '36, be presented in April. This year's play, an ex to Air. David Wyatt, Beta Theta Pi, University citing mystery story, promises to carry on the of Denver. fine traditions which the previous plays have Births established. Betty Rockfield is managing the To Air. and Airs. Edward Jory (Louise Nay play, and members of the cast include Jane a son. Alills, Alargaret St. George, Betty Rockfield, lor, Theta), Barbara Jean Cooper, Alartha Truscott, Elsie Gould, Virginia Flynn, Ruth Kindig, and Hor tense Addison. All the fraternities on the cam A pus are represented in the cast. On January 30, Theta held initiation services Washington for Laurel Appell, Ruth Kindig, Helen Alae Liniger, Jane Paradice, Jane Alills, Dorothy Lambda had much to be proud of for the past Henry, Helen Ringer, Hortense Addison, Shir year. Betty Davidson was pledged to the ley Hannigan, Frances Bubb, Virginia Flynn, Women's Business Administration honorary Alartha Truscott, Alargaret Ann Mayer, and and ran for president of the Associated Women Alargaret St. George. The new initiates were Students of Washington. The scholarship ring honored at a banquet at the Park Lane Hotel ; given to the sophomore making the highest Jane Butchart Whyman was toastmistress and grades since her freshman year was won by the theme of the evening was "So This Is Betty Adams, while Alice Jane Wanamaker Heaven." and Peggy Horrucks were presented with On February 5, the Denver alumnae chapter bracelets since they both tied for second place. entertained at a dance given at Lakewood Coun Inez Alae Crabtree, who is a talented violinist try Club. A Alonte Carlo theme was carried played in a violin trio for the Junior League out and many beautiful prizes were given. The Follies this year. evening's entertainment included singers and Four girls were affiliated this fall: Elise an accordion solo. The alumnse dance is ahvays Brophy, Janet Sanders and Virginia Helm eagerly looked forward to as one of the year's from Xi and Dorothy Alenton from Alpha nicest events, bringing the active and alumnae Lambda. chapters together for an evening of grand fun. Quite an event for our chapter was the win On Alarch 1, the annual Father-Daughter din ning of a silver cup for second prize for the ner was held. Decorations in green and white contest for Homecoming Signs. Several of us charmingly carried out the St. Patrick's Day carried an old fashioned bath tub for five blocks motif. After dinner the freshman class pre to use in the sign. Fraternity row laughed as sented a clever and amusing skit. Famous we went by, but little did they know that the Fathers. second prize would be won by a bath tub. Theta is fortunate in having Louise Robinson Fourteen of our twenty-three pledges were Wyatt for alumnae representative. Airs. Wyatt initiated last quarter: Alarion Wandell, Rose succeeds Dorothy Pleasants, whose help and Williams, Helen Wentworth, Margaret Kelly, advice have meant so much to us the past two Marjorie Garvin, Mary Egbert, Emily Pitch- Eileen years. ford, Lois Boutin. Kathryn Graham , On Sunday, Alarch 7, Theta entertained the Driscoll, Barbara Rothermell, Barbara Bryan, professors of the university at a beautifully and Betty Augustine. appointed tea at the lodge. Imagine our pleasure Lorna Mae Jones THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 135

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Every initiate made her grades and was initi The most important event of the past winter ated ! We were as thrilled as they, when we was our very successful rushing season quarter replaced their pledge pins with real (jamma Phi which culminated with the pledging of our pins. Two of the freshmen Jean Crawford and quota of nine girls. They are : Marion Barnes, Frances Zachow, made Alpha Lambda Delta, Corvallis, Ore. ; Vivian Borrman, Oakland, national scholastic honorary for women. Calif. ; Geraldine Clift, San Francisco, Calif. ; One of the loveliest affairs of this year, was Helen Eddy, Woodland, Calif. ; Maxine George, the surprise dinner given us by the AIoscow Worcester, Mass. ; Janice Getz, Corvallis, Ore. ; alumnae. Aluch mystery prevailed all day, as Persis Moore, San Francisco, Calif. ; June alums darted here and there in the house, and Prince, Palo Alto, Calif. ; and Doris "Tucker, said not a word to tip us off. So when we came Oakland, Calif. The excitement of rushing was home at night to find the grandest food spread hardly over when we had the opportunity of on the beautifully decorated table, we all pitched being hostesses to the Province VII Conference. in and ate with a will. And afterwards agreed We feel that we have made marked improve that our alumnae were the "best ever." ment in our efforts to increase our participa Many honors have come to Xi girls this year. tion in activities. Betty McGlashan was elected Alarian Dwight was initiated into Sigma Alpha to Barnstormers, honorary dramatic society, Iota ; Alarcella Geraghty was elected vice- and Frances Farmer is a new member of president of the sophomore class for the last Masquers, honorary women's dramatic society. semester ; a Cardinal Key, symbol of member Both have been in numerous play readings and ship in a national service honorary for upper dramatic productions. Martha Hall and Mary classwomen was given to Jean Dunkle ; to Carol Lou Haylett took first and second places in the Jean Davis went the part of Susy in the next San Mateo Gymkahana Club Horse Riding student play A Lady of Letters. Show, and Martha is of the Riding president Our new Grand President, Airs. Dehn, has Club. Martha also, with Elizabeth Trompas, visited Xi for these last two days, and has given women's swimming manager, is on the us much insipiration to work harder than ever Women's Athletic Association Board. Mary to keep Gamma Phi at the top. White was elected to Phi Delta Delta, honorary Jean Spooner women's law society. On Chaparrel, campus humor magazine. Gamma Phi sweeps the field with Catherine Tennings, women's manager ; o Beryl Randall, office manager; and eight Gam ma Phis on the staff. Illinois In Alarch we elected new officers. Kay Bain The week-end of February 20 found Omicron is president; Eleanor Hatch, vice-president; and the Champaign-Urbana alumnae chapter Beth Lazear, corresponding secretary; Geral hostess to the Province III conference. Phyllis dine Clift, recording secretary; and (jeorgiania was official hostess to Aliss Strong, treasurer. Armstrong, '38, Alice Camerer, national treasurer, and Miss Jane AIorrison Dorothy Jennings, province director, and dele gates and guests from six active chapters and Engagements ten alumna; chapters. In addition to well- ordered business meetings, a bon voyage party, Dorothy Baker (Mu '36) to Air. William an Easter breakfast, a of the Moon ban Mouet, University of California, '36. Lady quet, and a George Washington dinner insured the success of the week-end. Another of Omi cron's most outstanding events was the initia tion of eighteen of its twenty-one pledges, the highest record on the University of Illinois N campus. The new initiates are : Betty Anderson, Chicago; Althea Bilsborrow, Urbana ; Margaret Oregon Heberling, Chicago ; Alice Hibbert, St. Louis ; Billie Higgins, Belvidere ; Elizabeth Knapp, To The chapter's most outstanding achievement ledo, Ohio ; Mary Limerick, Urbana ; Margaret this year has been in the field of rushing. Due to Alann, Kankakee ; Jeanette Mies, Urbana ; La numerous conditions the chapter had become verne Norris, West Chicago ; Frances Quirke, quite small, but through our effective and well Urbana ; Margaret Rayner, Urbana ; Janet Sco organized rushing, we pledged twenty-eight vill, Urbana ; Ruth Sutherland, Urbana ; Vivian girls this last fall who are rapidly becoming Trenary, Oak Park ; Alargaret Vaniman, Ur some of the most outstanding members of the bana; Betty Webber, Urbana; Virginia Woolen, freshman class on the campus. Freeport ; and Lorraine Zeisler, Kankakee. Omicron recently elected its chapter officers Doris McConnell for the coming year. They are Ada Rost, '38, 136 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA president; Margaret Livingstone, '39, vice- versity of Illinois). Their marriage will take president and social chairman ; Peggy New place on May 1 in Springfield, 111. comb, '38, recording secretary ; Jean Bartle, '39, treasurer; and Marjorie Green, '38, rushing Marriages chairman. Alma Frese, '34, to Air. William L. Naftzger Mr. Scholastic and campus honors have been (Beta Theta Pi, University of Illinois). Ind. amply distributed among Omicron Gamma and AIrs. Naftzger are at home in Kokomo, Phis the past three months. Betty Turck, '37, was initiated recently into Pi Delta Phi, n national French honorary society. Alargaret Heberling, '38, was awarded a First Mention Nebraska on a recent architecture Booth, project. Betty The temptation to start at the end rather than '37, was appointed the woman on the Stu only the beginning is too great! For the first time dent Executive committee of the of College we entered a booth in the Co-ed Counselor Pen Commerce. Jo Miller, '39, passed a French ny Carnival on February 20. Every one attend proficiency examination. Miss Lita Bane, '12, ing the carnival votes on the best booth, and head of the of home economics in department the organization receiving the most votes gets the University was recently the first woman to a bronze cup to keep for a year. Maureen before the Illinois of speak chapter Sigma Xi, Tecker, Betty Ann Cary, Velma Neu, Helen national scientific Three of the fresh honorary. Kovanda, and Muriel White conducted a rat men. Patsy Bilsborrow, Vivian and Trenary, race so effectively that Pi possesses the cup for Alice Hibbert, were elected to Alpha Lambda the coming year. This happened so recently that Delta, national scholastic for fresh honorary we must tell you about it first. men women. Pat Bilsborrow maintains a In the fall we started the year socially with straight "A" average. a houseparty. The committee consisting of won the Year Phyllis Armstrong, '38, Leap Janet Hoffman, Dorothy Aldrich, and Muriel ticket sales for trophy Omicron. Five of our White decorated the house in brown and gold, town freshmen were to Pi pledged Alpha Delta, and the dance was given for the pledges. Now national Girl Scout sorority: Janet Scovill, we are waiting their houseparty for the actives ! Frances Vani Quirke, Betty Webber, Peggy We were hostesses at another social function man, and Patsy Bilsborrow. Janet Mosher, '40, on January 6. Miss Amanda Heppner, the Dean and Laverne "stole Norris, '40, the show" with of Women, Miss Jennie L. Piper, Assistant their and singing dancing acts at the Illinois Dean of Women, and Mrs. Ada C. Westover, Union Alinstrel show. The Woman's League the Secretary of Student Affairs were our show. Goes, claimed the attention of Anything guests at a dinner at the chapter house. Omicron Gamma Phis. Frances Quirke, '40, We are happy to announce the pledging of was a member of the Laverne singing chorus, Georgiana Aultz, Cortland ; Sally Peltier, Lin and Billie Norris, '40, Higgins, '40, of the danc coln, and Frances Dilger, Omaha. Lillian Knox chorus. ing Betty Anderson, '40. and Phyllis from Psi and Anna Mary Reed from Alpha '38, and Armstrong, Dorothy Jean Scott, '39, Phi have become affiliated with Pi, and we wel were ushers. Geraldine was assist Nickell, '39, come them into our group. ant chairman of the costume committee. Ruth Margaret Harvey was elected to the Student Kane, '39, and Jo Miller, '39, were members of Council to represent the Alusic .School, and an the committee. program Margaret Livingstone, other member. Hazel Bradstreet, also is serving '39, was one of four maidens of honor to the on the Council. Although freshmen are allowed queen of the of Illinois Founders University to participate in only two activities this year, Day celebration. Jean Robinson, '37, president our pledges have been working hard. Velma of the Woman's and League, Shirley Wallace, Neu distinguished herself by taking the leading '38, a editor of the have junior Daily Illini, just part in the Y.W.C.A. Freshman Commission returned from the attending Woman Congress skit in the Col-Agri-Fun review. In the Coed in Chicago. Counselor Drama Hobby Group program, Marion Korsmo, '38, underwent a recently Audrey Alarshall had a prominent part. Under tonsillectomy, while Louise Miller, '36, and the leadership of Helen Kovanda, our team won submitted to Betty Booth, '37, appendix opera second place in the Nebraska Ball Intramurals. tions. Frances Pride, '37, received her bache Helen has served us very ably as Intramural lor's from the School of degree Journalism representative. The actives have also taken im in is attend February. Dorothy Goddard. '39, portant parts in dramatics this fall. Maureen the American of Fine Arts in ing Academy Tecker and Jean Alehlhaf received much praise. Louise Flora, '37, and Florence Han Chicago. Miss Jennings' visit was another happening son, '39, have returned to the the University of importance this fall. Her visits come too second semester. seldom and are too short ! AIiller Jo Besides acting as captain of the rifle team, Engagements Alaxine Wertman has been the leader of a June Vierheller, ex-'39, to Air. Henry Roe Y.W.C.A. Freshman Commission group, which buck, St. Louis, Alissouri. has been especially successful. Both Alaxine and Kathryn Sellers, '35, to Mr. Evan Howell Muriel White will lead Freshman Commission (Tau Kappa Epsilon and Phi Delta Phi, Uni groups next fall. THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 137

We are breathlessly awaiting the publication Witte, president ; Mary Jane Nichols, vice- of the Cornhusker, our year book, as the six president ; Betty Lou Voigt, secretary ; and beauty queens of the campus will be announced. Eleanor Appel, treasurer. Virginia Hyatt was voted one of the twelve We entered in the University Sing held nominees, and we feel sure that she will be one March 3, singing Old Gold and Dream Girl of of the Chosen Six. Gamma Phi. Margaret Leeper and Evelyn Last year we had a number of slumber Reigel are our candidates for beauty queen, an parties that proved very successful, and in nounced at the Junior Prom and appearing in January, we had our first gathering of the year. the Hawkeye. Everyone sat around the fire until the wee hours Harriet Ludens singing, playing, and munching apples. Each sorority is allowed only one down town Engagements formal a year. January 22 was the date of our Alarian Allen to Mr. Wallace Huff formal, which was held at the Cornhusker (Rho) Hotel. (Delta Tau Delta, University of Iowa '35). Elaine Denman to Air. Donald On St. Valentine's Day the Mothers' Club (Rho '37) David (Iowa State College '37). delighted us by giving a Sweetheart Buffet Supper, and presented us with Venetian blinds for our first floor. Marriages January 18, Muriel White was elected secre On November 7, 1936 at Rock Island, 111., tary of the Y.W.C.A. for the coming year. Alary Orr Omstead (Rho '34) to Mr. Edward Muriel is also secretary of the Estes Coopera Distelhorst (Alpha Sigma Phi, University of tive and Panhellenic Council. Recently Maureen Iowa '33). Tecker became a member of the Gore staff of Births the Awgwan while Muriel White took over the To Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Miller (Dorothy post of assistant fashion editor of the same Rho a publication. Cooper, '30) daughter. To Air. and Mrs. Edward O. Babcock (Myr The pledges were in charge of a project to tle Tyten, Rho '30) on Alarch 1, a daughter, fix up an individual room for the town girls, Carol Ann. and this room has been in constant use since the redecoration. Several of our members were honored at z the Mortar Board High Scholarship Tea, February 28. Margaret Harvey, Carolyn Ken Kansas Hyatt, Helen Petrow, nedy, Virginia Janet Sigma of Gamma Phi Beta under the competent Hoffman, Muriel White, and Doris Peterson leadership of Marjorie Harbaugh, has been un attended. usually prominent this year in activities on the Muriel White Kansas campus. The Sour Owl, monthly uni versity humor magazine has recently appointed P Mary Katherine Dorman, as its managing edi tor. Mary Katherine has been active on the Iowa Owl Staff the past two years, and, in line with this form of writing, contributes to the "On On March 14, Rho initiated Helen Evans, the Shin" column of the Daily Kansan, official Janette Lockwood, Betty Lee Roeser, Irene university paper. Another Queen is Isabelle Donohue, Margaret Gardner, Laura Tabb, Bash, who was named the most beautiful mem Dorothy Ochsner, Charlene Saggau, Dorcas ber of the sophomore class in a contest spon Richards, Lucille Anderson, Bettie Jayne Reed, sored by the Sour Owl. She is also one of the Lorraine McDowell, Betty Jane Prochnow, and fifteen candidates for the most beautiful girl Vivian Rasmussen. Betty Lee Roeser was pre at the University in a contest sponsored by the sented with the pin by the alumnae chapter for Jayhawker, the university annual. Three other the highest scholarship. Gamma Phis included in the fifteen are Vir Rho has been prominent in activities on the ginia Martin, Jean Williams, and Virginia Tay campus. Helen Evans was an attendant to the lor. queen at the annual Dolphin show, and we have In Theta Sigma Phi, women's honorary been well represented on party committees. journalism society is Tacy Campbell. In Quill Mary Louise Meersman was on the Spinster's Club, honorary literary society, is Mary Alice Spree committee, Harriet Ludens on the Goshorn. Betty Jane Boddington, who was Sophomore Cotillion committee, Marian Esser voted at the Co-ed Hop to have the reddest on the Freshman Party committee, and Alary hair of any girl on the campus, has been chosen Virginia Kuhl on the Junior Prom committee. as a memljer of the Women's Rifle Team, and Laura Knight was elected to Phi Beta Kappa also serves as social chairman for the Y.W.C.A. with the highest scholastic standing in her class. Betty Jane is a member of this year's pledge In the recent elections, Harriet Ludens was class as is also Virginia Griffin. Virginia, by re elected treasurer of the University Women's ceiving fifteen hours of A for the fall semester Association. won the initiation fee paid by the sorority. She Our new officers are as follows : Helen was also placed on the School of Chemistry 138 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

Honor Roll, and was recently elected secretary Phi's two candidates, Mildred Gray and Jeanne of the Y.W.C.A. Hempel, came in second and third respectively. Roberta Cook has done creditable work in Two of our other freshmen, Dolores Pitts and the Dramatic Club, the only all-student dra Ruth Finke, have two of the three women leads matic organization on the K.U. campus. She is in this year's musical comedy Quadrangle Club also a member of the Glee Club Trio. production, G Is for Grandma. These are truly With Ruth Learned as president of the coveted positions, for the show is the event of Women's Student Governing Association the year and we are proud to say that with one Gamma Phi Beta has been well represented in exception we have had the lead for the last all important happenings on the campus. eight years�to say nothing of the large num Dorothy Caldwell ber of Phi girls in the dancing and singing choruses. Genevieve Davis, another initiate, Engagements carried oft honors at the large ball of the year�

� Sara Nell Pickett, '36, to Mr. Harry Richard the Junior Prom by being selected for her first a of well known artists son, '37, Beta Theta Pi. beauty, by group and second by Rudy Vallee, as Special Maid Marriages of Honor to the Hatchet Queen. Our freshman class as a whole holds, at present, first place On February 14, 1937 in Washington, D.C. in the contest for the Eliot activity cup and Jessie Pearl McKarnin (Sigma '32) to Mr. we're crossing our fingers that they will end Maurice Wilson Acers (Phi Delta Theta, up on top. Enough about the freshmen ! S.M.U.) Mr. and Mrs. Acers are at home in Phi is happy about the rising scholarship. We Detroit, Alich., at the Book-Cadillac Hotel. jumped several places up the line and are in the upper half of the sororities on the campus. T We came in second again in the inter-sorority sing�this is our fourth consecutive year and Colorado State believe that next year should be our turn for first! With a ro^'al flush, Tau won the annual contest The girls are limbering up these days, for for decoration of houses on homecoming day. inter-sorority basketball tournament is on its The pledges made the poker hand and stacks way and we've our eye on first place. Jo Christ of chips with "We're stacked to win" printed mann is the women's basketball manager, and on them and won for Gamma Phi the honor Marie Matthey is the intergroup manager of of the best sorority house decoration. This was women's athletics. Three girls on the campus the second successive year that Gamma Phi received their athletic numerals this year, and has won the prize. two of them, Suzanne Bedell and Alarie Matt Initiation was held at the chapter house on hey, are Gamma Phis. Bee Ferring is the February 14 for Betty Braucht and Doris Hahn fashion editor of Eliot, the monthly literary of Denver; Frances Boyer of Timnath; and publication, and Juanita Freitag, Jane Beister- Josephine AlcPheeters and Betty Jean Hughes feldt, Dorothy Moore, Elaine Forrester, and of Fort Collins. The new initiates were honored Florence Leutwiler have recently been elected at a formal banquet the night of their initiation. to Press Club. Speaking of our president, Flor New officers of the chapter recently installed ence, we may as well say how proud we were are Helen Loomis, president ; Jean Barkley, to send her as our delegate to Province Three vice-president ; Margaret Jean Stone, recording conference at the University of Illinois, where secretary; Peggy Cooper, corresponding secre she was elected chairman of the convention. tary, and Betty Jean Hughes, rush captain. At present we are anxiously awaiting the out Various members have received campus come of the election of Women's Self-Govern honors. Last fall, Mary Kreutzer, Helen ing Association for which Jo Christmann is one Loomis, and Frances Boyer were elected of the four nominees, and also the election of R.O.T.C. sponsors. Betty Braucht has been the best-dressed girl for which Elise Leuking chosen vice-president of the sophomore class. and Marge Christmann are candidates. Spring elections soon will be over and Gamma Also Phi has been quite active socially this Phis are sure to win some of the campus honors year. Our Crescent Moon dance in honor of for which they have been nominated. our pledge class, and our Christmas formal Jeanette Robinson were very eventful, and now we are awaiting our spring dinner dance and our summer sport dance. Our fall house party at Idlewild was so much fun that a spring house-party has been suggested. Other successful functions of the Washington year include our annual Christmas Party, our Mothers' Club Tea for members, pledges, and Phi initiated twelve girls on February 28 and pledge mothers, and our fathers' and daughters' we are duly proud of them for they have con banquet. Therefore with a couple of weddings tributed toward keeping Gamma Phi's name on and engagements thrown in, you can see what top. At the beginning of the year, the men on a busy chapter Phi has been ! the campus selected the five most popular fresh men girls ; and of the twenty girls nominated. Marion Hyman THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 139

Engagements . . . At our initiation banquet the Pledge Ring was given to Valeria Pinney, the Gene Kauf Mary Jo Merrills, '37, to Mr. Alan Bate, man Scholarship Ring to Lou Swift, and the Tau Kappa Nu, University of Illinois. Scholarship Ring was presented to Janice Lee Jane Gundlach, '39, to Mr. Ralph Johnson. Houston. Janice Lee is a new member of Alpha Marriages Lambda Delta, freshmen women's honorary � scholastic fraternity. . . . New pledge Betty Clara Tarling, '35, to Mr. G. Woodruff Gardner of Alarshall, Okla. Alarsalek, Sigma Phi Epsilon. Doris Alaine Cook Jean Scheller, '35, to Mr. Robert Alexander Hamilton, Tau Kappa Epsilon. AA X Toronto

Oregon Alpha Alpha made certain of a successful after-Christmas rushing season this year and No GREAT honor has come to the this chapter won for herself seven splendid girls : Kathleen year, but we have put much effort into furnish Grierson. Helen Irwin, Delphine Shipp. Frances ing our new house. Our large pledge class has Irvine, Zia Greet Alargaret Hess, and Cynthia lived up to all expectations and Chi is definitely Grantham. Kay Grierson is junior Panhellenic taking her place with the outstanding sororities representative. on the campus. In view of the fact that for March 13 is the date set for the crowning

several our has been we feel � years group small, event of the year I don't mean the Coronation that it has been an achievement for us to suc of George VI�but Alpha .Alpha's initiation ceed in building a large group which works banquet and dance. The Royal York Hotel is so well together. to be the scene of this gala occasion. We held We are all with our new pleased president, our annual formal dance at the Eglinton Hunt and are forward to Margaret Wasner, looking Club and its success was overwhelming. a pleasant year. Our Province Conference is to be with Beta Charlotte Frank chapter at Ann Arbor, on Alarch 20 and 21 and many actives are hoping to attend. The chapter's official delegates to the conference are Helen Oaten and Fran Laird. Our weekly meetings have an added interest Oklahoma this year. At every second meeting one of our prominent grads gives us a talk on some in Psi is glad to tell other Gamma Phi Betas some teresting topic. of the recent happenings on the campus. Each Rosamond Jackson year, in celebration of St. Pat's, the Engineers give a show, a dance, and a banquet. In the Engagements show Psi chapter was represented by six girls. Frances Harkness, '36, to Mr. Richard Birnie The Gamma Phi trio composed of Sara Aiarie '36. Both are of of O'Rhaitia and Nell Miller, graduates University Batten, Cunningham, Jo Toronto. Walters, was one of the most attractive features on the vaudeville program. Maxine Ar Gray and Winifred Knudsen were in specialty and novelty dance numbers. To finish the pro- Nevada .gram there was a style show in which Valeria one of the new Pinney, initiates, participated. On February 14, Alpha Gamma initiated seven Alartha Ann News Flashes pledges: Holcomb, Sybil Furchner, Gwen Shearer, Ruth Doane, Katheryn Mc Clara Hines has at last taken the fatal step ! Cleary, and Emiline Christensen. Also, this last Her marriage to Everett Evans, former student semester two new girls, Isabell Naismith of of the University of Oklahoma, took place on Tonopah, Nev., and Agnes Pecheco of Sparks, Alarch 7, 1937. Their present address is 104 Nev., were pledged. Our pledge list now consists Northwest A, Ardmore, Okla. ... Elizabeth of seven, the other five being, Mary Alice Hogue has been elected president of Theta Plath, Gloria AIcDonald, Virginia Vuich,

Sigma Phi, honorary journalism fraternity. . . . Alontana Olin, and Alargery Totman. Floreine Dietrich has been chosen a member of Our annual upperclass-lowerclass banquet

the . . . Junior Honor Class. Eloise Bryan, past was held in Alarch, with the upper classmen president of Psi, has been selected to appear in again winning over the lower classmen. This national Intercollegiate Who's Who as one of banquet is always anticipated with much en fourteen students from this university. She is thusiasm and encourages scholastic improve also one of seven nominees for Letzeiser award. ment. The division with the lowest average . . . Our Swina Frolic, dansant, was the "hit" gives the other division the dinner. of season. the Everyone thought it was the best In January it was decided that every active had ever � dansant she attended without conceit. should choose for herself a big sister from 140 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

the alumnse group. Since this has been done, fireplace, he gives a short talk pertaining to we have found a greater spirit of cooperation his particular field of work, to outstanding and good will between the alumnae and actives. current events, or to other subjects which are Each active makes it her duty to inform her interesting to the girls. In this way, we are big sister personally of all the activities that able to meet the professors on a more personal the chapter holds, such as dinners and dances basis than the classroom allows; moreover, a and also asks for advice on any complicated friendlier feeling is encouraged between the problem. divergent groups of faculty students. Election was held in February and Norma Virginia Forsythe Anderson is our new president. She is a mem ber of Phi Kappa Phi honorary society ; is interested in journalism, holding a prominent AE office on the campus weekly and Nevada's annual ; and has a deep loyalty to Gamma Phi. Arizona Alpha Gamma will hold the formal dinner dance at the Riverside Hotel on 9. This April Within the last five months Alpha Epsilon is always one of the most outstanding events has been favored most highly. On October 28, of the year. we initiated Dorothea Vivian Williams Alargaret A^IcDaniels, Garrett, Ann McPherson, Gertrude Dassenbach, Grace Eaton, and Beatrice Teatreau. On March Engagements 6 we again held initiation ; initiated, and our On February 14, 1937, Eunice Beckley to Mr. new members are Martha Turbeville, Dorothy Harold Foremaster (Lambda Chi Alpha). Hancock, Ruth Walker, Vivian Ling, Jean Til- On August 28, 1936, Ethel Kent to Mr. James litson, Marjorie Dakin, Mary Max Dunning, AIcNeely, (University of Nevada, Alpha Tau Margaret Kruse, Jeanette Richardson, Mildred Omega). Wood, Alarjorie Compton, and Emma Jean Marriages Babbit who also received the scholarship ring for making the best average of the pledge class. In Correcco to Mr. September, 1936, Mary Alpha Epsilon is very proud of her three new Angelo Urrutia, (University of Nevada, Sigma pledges, Kathleen List, Hope Brimhall, and Nu). Genivive Hagan, who received the brown and mode ribbons at the end of the mid-semester AA rushing period. Our honors did not stop there. Steadily Missouri climbing the ladder of fame are Gertrude Das senbach, Ruth Crist and Cynthia Olmstead, all We of Alpha Delta are proud to announce the three of whom have been elected to Spurs, pledging of Lorraine Brenna, Felice Moore, sophomore women's honorary. Inez Petty was and Henrietta Triesler. Our second dance of elected to Fancies, a women's campus organiza the year was the outstanding event of the tion. Alpha Epsilon, the Women's Commerce Valentine season. honorary, received Marion Staples into the We are accom exceptionally proud of the group. Kappa Omicron Phi, home economics plishments of several of our members : Rita honorary, recently elected Dolores Nichols. To and Jean Dey Fairlee Horton recently were Jean Holderness, an outstanding junior on initiated into Gamma Alpha Chi, national ad campus, have come many worthy honors, for she vertising fraternity of which Virginia Spence, was chosen one of the five candidates for the is president. Faith Killinger and Betty Anne Desert Queen contest, and also was made a Thice have been elected to membership on member of the Press Club and Alpha Rho Tau, Freshman Commission. Rita Jean Dey was honorary art society. chosen of president the Y.W.C.A., one of the Alpha Epsilon carried on her tradition of an leading activities on this campus. Virginia annual Christmas party for the benefit of the Forsythe was accorded the honor of being orphanage children. We, too, were the last elected state president of the Junior League sorority in the basketball contest held between of Women at Voters their convention held the women's organization on campus, and we February 12-14. came home proudly with the "runner-up" title. Our chapter elections for the coming year Margaret von Handorf have taken place and the following girls were duly inducted into office: Lillian Stapel, presi Engagements dent ; Wilma Grund, vice-president ; Margaret Joyce Aliller, '37, to Air. Thomas Bastyr. Davis, recording secretarv; Ruth Slater, cor Margo Spencer, '37, to Mr. Brice Mack responding secretary ; Billie Aluncey, treasurer. An innovation sponsored by the University (Sigma Nu). this year that has proved to be very popular with the girls is a series of "fireside chats." Marriages Once each month a University professor and Margaret AIcDaniels, '38, to Mr. Jay Gates, his wife are invited to dinner at each sorority Jr. (Sigma Chi). house ; afterwards, while gathered around the Billie Fuqua, '37, to Mr. Henery Dick. THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 141

Births Stakes, Alpha Zeta '34) on November 11, 1936, a daughter, Ruth Colman. To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams (Jeanne To Mr. and Mrs. Harold Leslie Lemberg Mallott, '36) a boy, James Milton. (Mary Katharine Decherd, Alpha Zeta) on November 4, 1936, a daughter, Mary Virginia. AZ AH Texas Ohio We are happy to have Aline Watkins from Wesleyan Nacogdoches back in college this spring. We Alpha Eta has reached the peak of its activi seven since Rush Week : have pledged girls ties during the last few months, and announces Cleburne Winifred Bennie Bryan, ; Carter, the initiation of Katherine Emmons, Detroit ; Helen Austin; Goforth, Brownsville; Jean Betty Fouse, Bea Knapp; Adelia Tilton, Akron ; San Antonio Ola Alae Mountain Phipps, ; Peril, Virginia Graham, River Forest, 111. ; Virginia Home Eleanor Austin ; and ; Mary Bartelt, Krause, Cleveland Heights ; Carol AIcRae, Kerrville. Our new initiates Courtney Sieker, Indianapolis ; Nancy Stafford, Springfield, are Doris Houston ; Claudia Barbe, Crandall, Ohio; Gladys Sterns, Buffalo, N.Y. ; and Lake La. Elizabeth San Charles, ; Cochrane, Martha Steinorth, Rochester, N.Y. ; on Sunday, Antonio ; Carrie Jane Mills, Austin ; Bennie March 14. On the following evening the sorority Bryan, Cleburne ; Naomi Slimp, San Antonio ; will hold its annual formal initiation banquet, San Antonio. and Jean Phipps, and awards will be presented to the deserving on Valentine's We had a pajama party St. initiates. A ring will be given to Gladys Sterns and like the traditional night played games as the most outstanding pledge, and the fresh the tail on the we tried pinning donkey only man scholarship cup will be engraved with the to an arrow on a heart ! pin names of Virginia Krause and Katherine Em As we made our awards usual, scholarship mons. Marian Carmony, '36, will also receive in Helen Goforth's name was en February. the senior scholarship cup for the highest point on the for the graved pledge cup having highest average in her class last year. the Helen Schroeder's average among pledges. The chapter was very happy to have Dean name was on the active for made the cup having Agnes Wells, dean of women at Indiana Uni most in her since last improvement grades year. versity, visit the campus for the biannual Greek Alaxine Butcher received the Zula Whatley Conclave on the weekend of February 6. We Williams ring for the highest average in the also entertained the Columbus alumnse for din the fall term. At the chapter during present ner on Alonday, March 8, and they led a very are towards a which will girls working ring interesting discussion on vocations before at be presented to the girl whom executive council tending active meeting. considers to be the ideal Gamma Phi. More new honors have been added to our On the Bettie Vallance was one of campus ever increasing list. Mary Katherine Friedley the founders of Tau Delta Alpha, honorary was made social chairman of Austin Hall, the for and was pre-medical fraternity women, senior dormitory ; Betty Bone is now vice- elected She is also a member of president. president of Orchesis, our honorary dance Lambda Alpha Delta, Sidney Lanier, Literary sorority ; and Augusta Holmes was elected Present and Aeronautics Society, Day Club, president of Alpha Alpha Kappa, home eco Society. Margaret Correll is a member of the nomics honorary. Co-Ed Assembly, president of Home Eco Jane Haddaway nomics House Council, secretary of Orange Jackets, treasurer of Turtle Club, secretary of the junior class, and last year's president of Ae the sophomore class. She and Doris Crandall are Bluebonnet Belle nominees, Ruth Huff is Vanderbilt a Bluebonnet Belle nominee for the Sunday Club, and Bettie Vallance for the Aeronautics Alpha Theta is bubbling with news ! The end Society. of the term is almost upon us and when we Janet Hale stop to consider�if we ever get a chance�we Marriages wonder how so many things could happen in so short a time ! Right now the Gamma Phis On Februarv 6, 1937, at Austin, Tex., Eliza at Vanderbilt are living entirely in the present. beth Sue Correll (Alpha Zeta '34) to Mr. Wil First of all, there's the basketball cup. That's liam W. James (University of Texas '35). where most of this term has gone : into practic Air. and Mrs. are at home in James Odessa, and off the Tex. ing finally playing intersorority Basketball is the most Births games. competitive sport on the campus ; every year the sororities gather To Mr. and Mrs. Norburn S. Burr (Dorothy up their drooping spirits and go out to win the Hudson, Alpha Zeta) on September 30, 1936, big trophy. This year the Gamma Phis stamped a daughter, Ann. through their hard schedule and emerged vic To Mr. and Mrs. Pleas Naylor (Lorraine torious ! Incidentally, it's the first time we've 142 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

a handsome won it and wc mean to have it again. Not a sororities, thereby acquiring During single senior played on the team. electric clock for the house library. was held at Initiation was the twenty-sixth of January, Christmas vacation a house party and ten of the seventeen freshmen were in Palm Springs which everyone declared a huge the itiated: Charlotte Williams, Rosemary Wil success. During the coming spring vacation to Balboa. liams, Elizabeth Junk, Kathryn Harlan, Doris chapter will make its annual trek Scheerer, Hope Jones, Elizabeth French, Mary We are initiating a large group of pledges on Regan, Alargaret Regan, Winifred Highsmith. March 20 who will bring the number of active ceremonies \vill After the ceremony we had an old-fashioned members up to fifty. Initiation spend-the-night-party at the house with peanuts be climaxed with a formal banquet at the Victor and olives, and ghost stories, and stunts, and Hugo in Beverly Hills. with the alum noise, and fun . . . Gamma Phi Beta holiday ! The active chapter cooperated in a theatre It was a grand way to make our new and im nae group of Los Angeles having pressed initiates feel their welcome. party benefit in Hollywood for the play Boy The traditional Valentine dance was held on Meets Girl. The benefit was held to aid the February thirteenth. The decorations were in Gamma Phi Beta camps. to run for offices red and white and the ceiling was a mass of With several girls planning balloons, which afterwards the men presented to in the coming spring elections we are looking their dates as favors. Economy is tlie cry of forward to a busy and successful year. Vanderbilt men ! Oh, and we musn't forget the Unsigned costume party the Gamma Phis had at twenty cents per couple. Hope Jones, who is really a very original person, just came�and went AA home with the grand prize, a lollypop!

. . re Last minute flashes. . Spring election British Columbia turns: Lucille Cate, our new president; Alartha Lorraine cor Lane, vice-president ; Regen, One of the first major events of Alpha secretary; Winifred Highsmith, responding Lambda's very successful term was the annual treasurer Louise ; Watkins, recording secretary. formal dance held in the Spanish Grill of the

. .. Club notes : Elizabeth Hope Jones, French, Vancouver Hotel. It was a very gay party and Lucille Cate, Alarian Truett, Bonnie Hager, and everyone had a grand time. Reinke have been elected to Mary Scribblers; Mrs. Dehn and our province inspector, Mrs. Winifred Highsmith is a new member of Three Weiner, came to Vancouver to visit us for the Eloise Davidson now to Co- Arts; belongs weekend of February 20. We had a Panhellenic Harlan and have Editors; Kathryn Alary Regan tea for them on Saturday afternoon where they been elected to Lotus Eaters; and Lucille Cate met representatives from all the other sororities has been made treasurer of the Athenians. . . . on our campus. On Sunday night a buffet sup The new Mothers' Club inaugurated chapter per was held before our meeting at the home last month is as enthusiastic about Gamma just of Grace Thomson. It was very cozy and in

Phi as we arc. .. . The visitors at Urbana dur formal. We hope Mrs. Dehn and Mrs. Weiner Province Three convention reported a grand ing enjoyed being with us as much as we enjoyed time. are still about it ! They talking having them. AIary Reinke Last week we initiated two new pledges. One of the girls, Joan Hall was pledged at the Christmas rushing season and the other, Betty AI Moxon, was pledged in Winnipeg but moved out here right after pledging. We are very glad U.C.L.A. to have Betty in our chapter. Ten of our girls went down to Seattle last Having just pledged five fine girls and having weekend for Lambda's formal. We all stayed had elections of new officers. Alpha Iota is at the sorority house and this was a novelty as ready to climb even higher. Our new president, we have no houses on our campus. The Lambda Alary Garvin, who is the daughter of a Gamma girls were very friendly and charming hostesses, Phi, and our vice-president, Barbara Beldon, and we certainly had a grand weekend. have just returned from the province conven A Panhellenic luncheon was held last month tion held at Stanford and have brought back to foster a spirit of friendliness among the dif many new ideas for the chapter. ferent sororities on the campus. This is becom One of the projects of which we are the most ing an annual event as it has proven so popular proud is the publishing of a chapter paper. Our among the girls. Each sorority sang one of its first issue taught us much and we plan to make songs after the luncheon. this a regular publication. The paper known as The Vancouver alums are in the throes of the Crescent Chronicle is sent out to all the plans for a Top Hat Cabaret to be held at the alumnae and thus helps us keep in touch with Commodore on April 23. This is the last day them. of our exams and so you can imagine what a In the Philip Alorris football contest held on popular night it is. We are looking forward to this campus during the football season the this very much. chapter was able to win over all the other AIarjorie Hill THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 143

ter's pre-med girl, has been given a bid to Beta AM Beta Beta, honorary science fraternitj^ Virginia Rollins Singleton is one of the four directors of Script and Score. We are engaged in intra-mural and two of our Elizabeth Alpha Mu announces the pledging on January athletics, members, Dean and have been on 17 of Eloise Arnold, Groveland, Fla.; Esther Betty Philips, placed ball team. Baker, St. Louis, Mo.; Olga Matthews, the Alustang volley the has been quite active. Sikeston, Mo. ; and Elsie Moore, New York Socially, sorority On came house for the non- City. January 17, open on the The alumnas en Honors Day was held on February 2, and sorority girls compus. tertained the and little sisters with a Alpha Mu was well represented. Ann Roper chapter on 17 at the home of Ann was elected to Phi Society which is the national party February Alary and the a buffet on honorary scholastic fraternity affiliated with Cofer, chapter gave supper Phi Beta Kappa. Alarita Stueve received her Alarch 3. Now we are eagerly anticipating our formal on the ninth of cheerleader's blazer for three years of faithful spring April. service. Marilyn Tubbs and Ruth Hill made the The new officers of the chapter are : presi Howardine Duncan varsity basketball team, the latter being honor dent, ; vice-president, Alartha ary due to her illness and consequent departure Margaret Keagy ; recording secretary, Stewart Elizabeth Dean cor from college. Lynne Barrett was chosen for ; treasurer, ; head rush the varsity crew. This is the first time that responding secretary, Mary Spencer ; Alartha Stewart and crew has been offered at Rollins. captain, ; pledge trainer, Peggy Ingram, pledge from Zeta, is on the Alargaret Keagy. The are Lucille Rollins campus for the winter term. "Tubby" pledges Crimmins, Phyllis Phoebe Ann Far- was one of four girls chosen from the college Lesh, Robynetta Stearman, and Purviance. to play in the Florida state tennis tournament. well, Janice On March 13 the to initiate Sad to say, she did not win, but we are proud chapter plans of her nevertheless. Jaqueline Hilger, Lucienne AIcNeill, Frances Claudia Helen and Catharine Bailey and Marita Stueve were in Parris, Webster, Harris, the annual dance recital given by the Physical Virginia Smith. Helen has been voted this Education Department, titled Rhapsody in Blue year's outstanding pledge and will be given a with music by George Gershwin. Olga ring by the chapter. Betty Philips Matthews is stage manager for the coming student production. The Bishop Misbehaves. Engagements Peggy Ingram, Cathie Bailey and Alarita Stueve Lois to Mr. Bowles, Tau are members of the Speech Choir. This group Novey James Alpha The wedding is set for March 29. is gaining popularity rapidly and it is one of Omega. Alartha Lee Aloore to Mr. Charles two choirs in the country. Mead, Denver Beta Theta Pi. The Lynne Barrett is one the debating team and University, wedding will take in the summer. was elected secretar\'-treasurer of the French place Club. Peggy Mary Whiteley from Washington, D.C, was pledged in December and soon after AO her pledging was elected to represent Gamma Phi on the Intramural Board. Sarah Dean and North Dakota State Lynne Barrett are on the Inter-Racial Com mittee and the Chapel Committee. This year Alpha Omicron has concentrated on Lynne Barrett further development of better feeling and co operation among the Greek letter chapters on Marriages the North Dakota State campus. Completing our of each at Deborah Williams to Air. David Connolly on program entertaining fraternity December 5, 1936, at Rockford, III. an informal tea dance, we honored the sororities by inviting two members from each chapter to attend our mid-year dance on January IS. AH Since it was a gesture which had never been made before by an organization of this college, Southern Methodist we were pleased to find that it was favorably accepted and acknowledged a success. So much has happened to Alpha Xi since the In line with our good will campaign, our last letter ! The semester began with three rush alumnse who have always been behind us and parties, one of which featured the camp pictures help us in everything we undertake, are plan as entertainment. ning for April a grand tea at which they will The chapter is proud of the honors that have entertain all the sorority women on the campus. been heaped upon it this term. Claudia Webster Also, if this year's program permits, they are has a part in Take It Easy, campus musical planning to feature our string quartet composed production, and has been pledged to Zeta Phi of Charlotte Cole, Julianne Renyolds, Ann Eta, speech fraternity ; Lucienne AIcNeill, Horton. and Alargaret Calhoun at a musical tea freshman, is a pledge of Alpha Rho Tau, art in an alumna's home. fraternity; and Alary Jo Crampton, the chap We are proud of the achievements and the 144 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

scholastic standing our pledge group has at Pi Gamma AIu, Kappa Delta Epsilon, and repre tained. Several have been awarded parts in the sented us in the Beauty Review. Alma Hays Bison Brevities, annual all college production, Howell is secretary of Le Cercle Franqais, and and many are active in other extra-curricular was elected to Kappa Delta Epsilon and Phi participations. Sigma Iota. Three of our freshmen, Sarah Spring election of officers was advanced a Shepard, Lucile Garlington, and Jo Marion week this year in order that the chapter's new Lackey, are on the Y.W.C.A. Freshman Com president would be able to act as delegate to mission, and Dora Henley was added to the the province convention. The election results roster of Beta Beta Beta. Artemisia Brooks, were : Lois Myron, president ; Vinnie Olson, one of our pledges who has a lovely voice, made vice-president ; Eloise Voss, rushing chairman ; Mu Alpha, musical fraternity, and Mary Vir Maxine Schollander, treasurer; Willa Jean ginia Respess was elected to Eta Sigma Phi. Wells, assistant treasurer; Connie Taylor, We are looking forward to our Spring Dance secretary ; Corrine Anderson, corresponding on May 6, at the Pickwick Club, and to a sum secretary; Betty Verne, pledge trainer. Lois mer full of exciting parties for future Gamma Myron was delegate to the convention at Aladi Phi Betas. Alma Hays Howell son, Wis., and accompanying her were Mrs. Russel Sand, alumnae delegate, and Jean Crowley, a chapter member. AZ The high light of the remaining year will be our spring formal which will be the latter Randolph-Macon part of April or in May. One of the most events of this term Already the girls are looking ahead and important initiation of the and we planning for next fall's rushing. The alumnae, has been the pledges, indeed, to welcome them into the too, have started a new program involving the are, happy Formal initiation was collection of house pledges from chapter and sorority. preceded by was held at the alumnae members. All in all, the future looks the Initiation Banquet which Club on 17. The bright and promising. Alpha Omicron is ad Boonsboro Country February so to had vancing forward and upward. banquet coming close Valentine's Day Connie Taylor decorations in its colors, and the heart-shaped menus and nosegays of red and white roses were most attractive. At the banquet, the AP pledges were given their last goading before becoming members, and after it they presented Birmingham-Southern an entertaining skit. The ring for the best all- round pledge was presented to Rebecca White, Alpha Rho is in the midst of for preparations and the guard for the highest scholastic average a "womanless wedding" in which the faculty is among the pledges went to Dorothy Voris. The to take part. We are assured of suc practically initiates are Sarah Holstead, Norfolk, Va. ; cess in this undertaking for the Dean of men Susan Broaddus, Bowling Green, Va. ; Suzanne is to sing, / Can't Give You But Love Anything Kanour, Tyrone, Pa. ; Dorothy Voris, Hagers Baby! This is one of of several we projects town, Md. ; Rebecca White. Norfolk, Va. ; have undertaken this others a year, being bene Marian Abshire, Columbus, Ohio. fit bridge party and a sale. rummage Election of officers was held last week with We continue to lead the in scholar campus the following results: president, Janet Mowrer; ship having received the silver twice in cup vice-president, Virginia Guy; secretary, Doro succession. Four of our junior girls, Margaret thy Voris ; corresponding secretary, Marian Vines, Mary Virginia Respess, Alma Hays Abshire ; treasurer, Jean Rankin ; assistant Howell, and Betty Stuart, have received invita treasurer, Becy White ; rushing chairman, Mary tions to the annual Alortar Board luncheon for Elizabeth Frey. Mary Elizabeth Frey girls maintaining the college average. At mid-semester we initiated five pledges who presented the room with a beautiful coffee AT table. The scholarship cup was awarded to Elna Erickson and a recognition pin to Sarah McGill Shepard as the outstanding pledge. Dora Hen the scientist of ley, the group, has just received Around this time of year, there is always much a months' twenty scholarship to Temple Uni excitement both on the campus and in the chap In the versity. absence of our music professor, ter. The Red and White Revue is being pre

Rita Lea Harrison � has taken over the Depart sented, and three of our girls are taking part ment of Alusic, thus giving us two Gamma Phis Carolyn Clarke whose specialty dance numbers on the since faculty "Theresa Davenport already are something of which to be proud ; and Kay is in the French Department. Derby and Kay Crabtree who provide the We have been well represented in campus comedy in one of the skits. Right now, campus activities this year. Betty Stuart and Alargaret elections are in order, and Babette Dunham is Vines were elected to Amazons, a social organi a candidate for the office of president of the zation made up of three members from each AIcGill Women's Students' Athletic Associa sorority. Kitty Winters, our president, made tion. The new executive is as follows: Doris THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 145

Marsh, president; Noreen Patterson, vice- and the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity gener president; Catherine Stewart, treasurer; Betty ously loaned us the use of their house for our Hardy, corresponding secretary; Kay Derby, victrola dance in honor of our pledges on recording secretary; Babette Dunham, Cres February 27. We are planning to hold our cent correspondent. Spring Formal Dinner-Dance at the Country Velma McVey has been elected first president Club on April 3. of the alumnae chapter. She was the first presi Mrs. Garber, formerly a Gamma Phi at West dent of Alpha Tau and we all wish her the Virginia, has taken an active interest in our best of luck. The alumnas are holding a sub chapter, and is having the girls to her home for scription dance for the benefit of the camp tea on March 14. fund and as it is on the night of the McGill Sandy Oberlin, our president, was a candidate Womens' Senior Dinner, we expect a large for Alay Queen. Helen Denman crowd. Doris Marsh Engagements AT Miriam E. Francis, '37, to Air. William E. Chalfant. '35. Clara L. Shenefeldt, '37, to Mr. Roy C. Wil Pennsylvania liams, Phi AIu Delta '35. Rushing ended Saturday, February 15, and when the "tumult and the shouting" had died, Marriages � of we found we had fifteen pledges the pick On June 19, 1936, Dorothy Marquardt, '38, the crop, or so we think. They are Mary Agnes to Mr. Andrew C. Freitag, '26, University of Shawver, Eloise Rockwell, Kappy Keith, Alichigan. Home address: 911 Wisconsin Glenn Thompson. Rya Piersol. Lois Limber, Avenue, St. Joseph, Alich. Eleanor Briner, Helen Moore, Mary Fletcher, On June 10, 1936, Helen Augusta Wood, '33, Charlotte Knabe, Eleanor Turner, Betty Bogar, to Mr. Bird Sumner, '33, University of Penn Bess Treager, Louella Bell, and Janice Mc sylvania. Home address: 111 Edward Street, Phail. Athens, Pa. Saturday evening, February 14, we had our Births formal rushing party at the home of Airs. Dog- To Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lauren Brown gett, our alumnae adviser. We called it the "Hell (Louie on December 20, 1935, a to Heaven" party, and served dinner in a Fye, '28), daughter, Mary Ann. unique way. We took the rushees to Hell first, where, after being told a fantastic, blood curdling tale, they were given "devil juice"� A^ some people would prefer to call it tomato juice, I suppose. After Hell, we took the girls Colorado to Earth, where the main course of the meal was served, consisting of peas, potato chips, Gamma Phi Beta Week began February and creamed chicken in patty shells. After 28, when our pledges were entertained at the Earth, the girls ascended the celestial stairs, chapter house ; and at this time they received and were admitted into Heaven by good Saint their instructions for the week. Friday night Peter. Heaven, full of stars, and illuminated the pledges entertained the actives with stunts by a lovely yellow crescent, was quite a success, and songs which they had written, and as all not to mention the angel food cake and heavenly the songs were clever, some have become ex delight which were served as dessert. Later we ceedingly popular. Peanuts and olives were sang Gamma Phi songs, and each girl was served, and then we held our consecration serv given a cross-stitched, crescent-shaped, mode ice. This very inspiring Gamma Phi Beta week, and brown pillow as a favor. We worked very which I think accomplished its purpose exactly, hard on that party, but when we saw the came to a close Sunday, Alarch 7, when twenty- fruit of our labor, we had our reward. The one outstanding girls were initiated in Shove pledge group this year is the largest Alpha Alemorial Chapel. The chapel furnished a very Upsilon has ever had, and are we proud ! We suitable background for this long-to-be- had our pledging ceremony on February 18, at remembered event, and after the initiation serv which time Lillian Alerkel was also repledged. ice a carnation banquet was given at the Acacia On February 3 we initiated Mary Jane Mitchell, Hotel. Small brown and mode flower pots with Vivian Doty, and Alary Elizabeth Frye. pink carnations planted in the nesselrode During the rushing season, we gave a variety pudding were the outstanding feature of the of informal parties. A prison party, a gypsy dinner. Alarguerite Ridge was toastmistress of party, an astronomical party, and numberless the evening and toasts were given by Mrs. teas were among our best efforts. Three of our Roger Chaffe, Alargaret Ellen Martin, Ruth new pledges Helen Aloore. Alary Fletcher, and Alartin, and Airs. Ralph J. Gilmore. At this Charlotte Knabe have joined Alpha Lambda time each daughter presented her mother with Delta, the freshman women's honorary scholas a paddle which had been suitably and cleverly tic fraternity. decorated. On March 12 a tea dance at the The Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity had the Antlers Hotel was given in honor of the new entire chapter out to dinner on February 25, initiates. 146 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

at the Doris Shock, an outstanding senior girl, was Gamma Phis and their friends gathered elected to Phi Beta Kappa. London Hunt and Country Club, on Saturday Mary Figge February 13, for the first formal dance of Alpha O'mega chapter. Among our guests were representatives from Alpha Alpha and from A^ Toronto alumnae chapter, as well as from the A feature of the Lake Forest other sororities at Western. evening was the playing of the Gamma Phi Alpha Psi held initiation February 13 for song of which both the words and music were Florence Booth, Elaine Carlson, Shirley Coch composed by Mary Wright, one of this year's rane, Marian Cole, Isabel Fraser, Barbara initiates. French, Priscella Haines, Muriel Lindley, The local chapter of the Delta Upsilon Fra Delphine Loy, Margurite Alorrow and Judith ternity recently presented us with a beautifully Weston. Formal Initiation was a climax to leather bound Visitors' Book in recognition of Gamma Phi Beta Week which included a our nationalization. During February we gave treasure hunt and a circus, complete with pink a tea for mothers of active and alumnae mem lemonade and decorations. The new initiates bers, and later we entertained our younger will be invited to an initiation dance by the sisters and their high school friends. On Sun Epsilon chapter on March 6. day, March 7, our official rushing week opened Hazel Fisher, Alpha Psi senior, had the part with a tea. "This was followed by a week of of Elizabeth Barrett in the Garrick Club pro original parties including an Irish party, a duction, Barretts of Wimpole Street. There Mexican Cabaret, a German "Beer" party, a was one other Gamma Phi in the cast and the Travel Party, a Harem Tea, a formal Corona Alpha Psi mascot, Pat, played the role of tion Party, and one in charge of our alumnae Flush. who took their rushees to the local Skating The future looks promising with the plans Carnival. Altogether about eighty girls were for a rummage sale and a Bridge Tea. Added rushed. The final result will not be known until to this is the birth of an Alpha Psi alumnae the publication of examination marks and the chapter which, up to the present, has been con receipt of the preference list in the summer nected with Epsilon. Also, four members were months. recently pledged to Garrick, the dramatic Club, The officers for 1937-38 have been elected as : which boasts seven Gamma Phis already . follows president, Constance Neal ; vice- With the new additions to the active chapter president, Catherine Norsworthy ; treasurer, roll and the new alumns chapter. Alpha Psi Dorothy Cole ; assistant treasurer, Helen looks forward to a most promising season. Jacklin ; recording secretary, Irma Hutt ; cor Babette Klein responding secretary, Eleanor Rigg; assistant corresponding secretary, Jeanne McKerracher ; Crescent correspondent, Lenore Cruickshank ; AQ pledge trainer, Kathleen Graham ; house presi Western Ontario dent, Jane Alclntyre ; rushing chairman, Mary Wright. There was a sound of revelry by night as Frances Ball Chapter Letter Flashes

Phi Beta Kappas from has an interesting upperclass-lowerclass TwoAlpha . .. Eleanor Kinsman and banquet. .. . Alpha Delta's "fireside Charlotte Brightman. . . . Beta's chats" are constructive. . . . Alpha Ep Tuesday teas are worthy of emulation. silon's Christmas party for the orphan

. . . Gamma's egg hunt for alumnae chil age children is a fine tradition. . . .

dren must be great fun. . . . Delta Alpha Zeta has several scholarship

gives advance publicity for the fiftieth awards. . .. Alpha Eta has had the

anniversary of the chapter. . . . Epsilon inspiration of a visit from Agnes Wells,

has eighty members and is a campus Beta, our fine Dean of Women. . . .

power. . .. Zeta plays big sister to Isn't Alpha Theta enthusiastic about

Alpha Chi. . . . Eta is moving from basketball? ... And isn't Alpha Iota's

time-honored 2732 Channing Way. . . . Crescent Chronicle a welcome addition

Theta is experiencing its annual dra to chapter publications! . .. Top Hat

� matic spasm. . . . Lambda has a new Carbaret sounds interesting Alpha

. idea for homecoming signs. . . . Mu Lambda must tell us about it. . . made a charming hostess for Province Honors Day at Rollins is always im

Seven Conference. . . . Nu has her own portant in that Alpha Mu figures con

ideas upon successful rushing. . .. Xi's spicuously. . . . Open House for non- surprise dinner is a grand idea�other sorority girls is a pretty custom of

alumnae groups take notice ! . . . Omi Alpha Xi. .. . Alpha Omicron has a cron has remarkable pledges, and we Panhellenic spirit that takes practical

all rejoice in their scholastic standing. form. . . . The scholarship cup has come

...... Pi has given a room to the town twice in succession to Alpha Rho.

� girls. . .. Rho has a Phi Bete Laura Alpha Sigma's Valentine Banquet

Knight. . . . Sigma has so many campus must have been effective. ... First presi activities that it's difficult to choose a dent of Alpha Tau becomes first presi

headliner. . . . Tau's house decoration dent of alumnae association. . . . Aren't for homecoming is exceedingly clever. the fraternities good to Alpha Up

. . . . . a . Phi has a monopoly upon the leads silon? Alpha Phi also boasts

� . . in the musical comedy. . . . Chi concen Phi Beta Kappa Doris Shock. .

trates on its lovely new home. . . Psi Alpha Psi announces an alumnae chap

has some interesting "flashes" of her ter of its own. . . . Last but not least,

own. . Alpha Alpha asks Its grads Alpha Omega is proving to be a pro

to talk at meetings. .. Alpha Gamma gressive and flourishing new group. Gamma Phi Beta Directory FOUNDERS N.Y. Helen M Dodge (Mrs. J. V. Ferguson) 1116 Brinckerhoff Ave., Utica, Urbana 111 Frances E. Haven (Mrs. C. M. Moss) 606 S. Mathews St. Died E Adeline Curtis (Mrs. Frank Curtis) 1/14/23 Mary A. Bingham (Mrs. Edward S. Willoughby) Died 1/14/16 FOUNDED November 11, 1874, Syracuse University

GRAND COUNCIL

Grand President Mrs. William Dehn 2010 E. 50th St., Seattle, Wash. Vice-president and Alumnce Secretary Miss Beatrice Locke 2014 N.W. Glisan St., Portland, Ore. Treasurer Miss Alice Camerer The Wardell, IS Kirby East, Detroit, Mich. Chairman of Inspection Mrs. Joseph H. Weiner 1639 37th Ave., Seattle, Wash. National Panhellenic Delegate Mrs. Harold Hartman 4408 Beach Dr., Seattle, Wash. Chairman of Expansion Mrs. O. F. Stafford 1289 15th St., Eugene, Ore. Chairman of Finance Statistical Bureau Mrs. George R. Keith Box 697-A, Los Altos, Calif. Executive Secretary Mrs. L. A. White Room 1124, 55 E. Washington St., Chicago, III.

Councillor Mrs. Arthur C. Hoffman 5035 Aldrich Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minn.

Central Office of Gamma Phi Beta Room 1124, 55 E. Washington St., Chicago, III. Executive Secretary AIrs. L. A. White Assistant to the Secretary Mrs. Charles Haliday

THE CRESCENT Editor; Miss Lindsey Barbee, 930 Humbolt St., Denver, Colo. Associate Editor: Mrs. Roy Pinkerton, Box 341, Route 1, Ventura, Calif. Associate Editor: Mrs. R. Gilman Smith, R.F.D. #4, Danbury, Conn. Asisociate Editor and Business Manager: AIrs. L. A. White, Room 1124, 55 E. Washington St., Chicago, III. Send all publicity items to Mrs. Pinkerton, all name and address changes to Mrs. White and, unless otherwise instructed, all other material to AIiss Barbee. Alumnae are requested to send all personal items (engagements, etc.) to their Greek-letter chapters.

ENDOWMENT-CRESCENT BOARD President: AIrs. Floyd Treat, Kappa, 6442 N. Albany Ave., Chicago, 111. Vice-president: Miss Marjorie Etnyre, Gamma, 5557 Kenwood Ave., Chicago, III. Secretary: Miss Helen Northrop, Epsilon, 606 U. S. Courthouse, Chicago, 111. Treasurer: AIiss AIarion Bebb, Omicron, 722 Clark St., Evanston, 111. Miss Alice Camerer, Rho, The Wardell, 15 Kirby East, Detroit, Mich. Mrs. George R. Keith, Lambda, Box 697-A. Los Altos, Calif. AIrs. William Dehn, Lambda, 2010 E. 50th St., Seattle, Wash, (ex-officio) Address all requests for application blanks and information about loans to the Secretary. the crescent of gamma phi beta 149

INTERNATIONAL STANDING COMMITTEES Literary Exercises and Examinations: Mrs. Harold Hartman, 4408 Beach Dr., Seattle, Wash. Scholarship: Mrs. Hans Wulf, 1415 Glynn Court, Detroit, Mich. Publicity: Mrs. Roy Pinkerton, Box 341, Route 1, Ventura, Calif. Historian: Not appointed. Send annual chapter histories to Central Office. Camp: Mrs. George E. Dickinson, Jr., 6940 56th St. S., Seattle, Wash. Rushing: Mrs. A. B. Gorrill, 507 Harvard Ave. N., Seattle, Wash. Ritual: Mrs. Walter P. Shiel, 3715 47th Pl. N.E., Seattle, Wash. Parliamentarian: Not appointed. Education: Mrs. L. A. White, Room 1124, 55 E. Washington St., Chicago, 111.

NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONGRESS

Chairman (Beta Phi Alpha) : Miss Harriet Tuft, 2283 Union St., Berkeley, Calif. Secretary (Alpha Delta "Theta) : Mrs. A. F. Hemingway, 912 E. 6th St., Tucson, Ariz. Treasurer (Theta Upsilon) : Airs. John H. Moore, 2646 N. Moreland Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio Gamma Phi Beta Delegate: Airs. Harold Hartman, 4408 Beach Dr., Seattle, Wash.

PROVINCE I Director: Mrs. R. Gilman Smith, King St., R.F.D. 4, Danbury, Conn. Secretary: AIrs. George Easterbrook, Hudson View Gardens, New York City. CHAPTERS Alpha, Syracuse University, Founded Nov. 11, 1874 President: Norma Tompkins, 113 Euclid Ave., Syracuse, N.Y. Delta, Boston University, Founded April 22, 1887 President: Esther Osberg, 131 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. Alpha Pi, West Virginia University, Founded April 19, 1930 President: Lillian Vaughan, 581 Spruce St., Alorgantown, W.Va. Alpha Tau, AIcGill University, Founded September 26, 1931 President: Doris Marsh, 5651 Somerled Ave., Alontreal, P.Q. Alpha Upsilon, Pennsylvania State College, Founded May 21, 1932 President : Martha A, Barr, Woman's Bldg., State College, Pa. ^Syracuse Alumnce, Organized 1892 President: Mrs. George S. Reed, 136 Circle Rd., Syracuse, N.Y. Boston Alumnce, Organized 1893 President: Miss Dorothy Schober, 892 Shirley St., Winthrop, Mass. *New York Alumnce, Organized 1901 President: Mrs. George G. Bradley, 235 Schenk Ave., Great Neck, L.I., N.Y. Philadelpliia Alumnce, Organized 1935 President : Miss Alice P. A. Holmes, 819 N. 63rd St., Philadelphia, Pa. ASSOCIATIONS *Morgantozvn Alumnce, Organized 1930 President : Mrs. Herschel Henry, 129 Maryland Ave., Morgantown, W.Va. *A'^. E. New Jersey Alumnce, Organized 1931 President: Mrs. G. I. Ellsworth, 199 Montclair Ave., Alontclair, N.J. *Ottawa Alumnce, Organized 1931 President : AIiss Kathleen Ellis, 7 Monkland Ave., Ottawa, Ont. Montreal Alumnce, Organized 1933 President : Miss Velma AlcVey, 133 Alacaulay Ave., St. Lambert, Que. Buffalo Alumnee, Organized 1933 President : Airs. N. L. Kearney, 5 St. Margarets Court, Buffalo, N.Y. Westchester Alumnce, Organized 1934 President : Mrs. H.'L. Hosford, 27 Barry Rd., Scarsdale, N.Y. *Wheeling Alumnce, Organized 1935 President: AIiss Bertha Alarie Dwinnell, 132 Columbia Ave., Elm Grove, Wheeling, W.Va.

PROVINCE II

Director: Miss Mary Harris, 2 Clarendon Ave., Toronto, Ont. Secretary: AIrs. Chas. L. McCutcheon 489 Davenport Ave., Toronto, Ont. * New officers not reported. 150 the crescent of gamma phi beta

CHAPTERS *Beta, University of Alichigan, Founded June 7, 1882 President: 1520 S. Ave.. Ann Arbor, Mich. _ Mary Potter, University "'Epsilon, Northwestern University, Founded Oct. 13, 1888 President: Ardis McBroom, 640 Emerson St., Evanston, 111. Alpha Alpha, University of Toronto, Founded Oct. 20. 1918 President : Frances Laird, 149 Glencairn .A.ve., Toronto, Ont. Alpha Eta, Ohio Wesleyan University, Founded Nov. 10, 1923 President: Lois Bletscher, 24 N. Franklin St., Delaware, Ohio Alpha Nu, Wittenberg College, Founded Alay 24, 1929 President: Barbara Warner, 628 Woodlawn Ave., Springfield, Ohio Alpha Psi, Lake Forest College, Founded May 19, 1934 President: Sara Kiningham, Lois Durand Hall, Lake Forest, 111. Alpha Omega, University of Western Ontario, Founded Oct. 24, 1936 President: Constance Neal, 931 Richmond St., London, Ont. Chicago Alumrue, Organized 1891 President: Mrs. Pat Moses Smith, 1423 Glenlake Ave., Chicago. 111. Detroit Alumtur, Organized 1913 President: Airs. Chas. C. Andrews, 17401 Roselawn Ave., Detroit, Alich. ^Toronto Alumnce, Organized 1923 President: Miss Beth Bertram, 232 Lonsmount Dr., Toronto, Ont. *Cleveland, Organized 1924 President : Mrs. L. S. Peirce, 3347 Milverton Rd., Cleveland, Ohio *Ann Arbor, Organized 1926 President: Miss Elsie Grace Anderson, 715 Forest Ave., Ann Arbor, Mich. Columbus, Organized 1926 President : AIiss Elizabeth Neer, West Jefferson, Ohio *Springfield, Organized 1929 President: Airs. R. R. Baldenhofer, 1033 Maiden Lane, Springfield. Ohio Delaware, Organized 1931 President: Airs. Beverly Kelly, 65 Dale Hill, Delaware, Ohio London, Organized 1937 President: AIiss Dorothy Alorgan, 294 Hyman St., London, Ont. ASSOCIATIONS Dayton, Organized 1931 President: Mrs. Alfred Davies, 113 N. Market St., Troy, Ohio Toledo, Organized 1934 President: AIiss Carolyn Norton, The Plaza, Toledo, Ohio *Cincinnati, Organized 1935 President: Mrs. J. T. McIlwain, 5863 Kennedy Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio Akron, Organized 1935 President: AIiss Naomi Grant, S. Cleveland Ave., Mogadore, Ohio Western Michigan, Organized 1936 President : Mrs. John R. Baker, 949 Maxwell St. S.E., Grand Rapids, Mich. Fort Wayne, Organized 1937 President : Mrs. Robert Koerber, Jr., 1827 N. Anthony Ave., Fort Wayne, Ind.

PROVINCE III Director: AIiss Dorothy Jennings, 4101 Washington Ave., St. Louis, AIo. Secretary: Mrs. H. V. Howes, 909 Oleta Dr., Clayton, Mo. CHAPTERS Omicron, University of Illinois. Founded Alay 24, 1913 President: Ada Rost, 1110 W. Nevada St., Urbana, 111. Pi, University of Nebraska, Founded June 20, 1914 President : Alaxine Wertman, 415 N. 16th St., Lincoln, Neb. Sigma, University of Kansas, Founded Oct. 9, 1915 President: Marjorie Harbaugh, 1339 W. Campus Rd., Lawrence, Kan. Phi, Washington University (St. Louis), Founded Feb. 23, 1917 President : Josephine Christmann, Woman's Bldg., Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. Alpha Delta, University of Alissouri, Founded Alay 20, 1921 President : Lillian Stapel, 808 Richmond St., Columbia, AIo. Alpha Theta, Vanderbilt University, Founded June 25, 1924 President : Lucille Cate, 2417 Kensington PL, Nashville, Tenn. * New officers not reported. THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 151

St. Louis Alumnce, Organized 1920 President : Miss Alarguerite Van Booven, 6924 Pershing Ave., St. Louis, AIo. Kansas City Alumrue, Organized 1926 President : AIiss Elizabeth AIcDaniel, 3 Janssen PL, Kansas City, AIo. Champaign-Urbana Alumnce, Organized 1929 President: Airs. L. V. Simmons, 901 W. Green St., Urbana, 111. Nashville Alumnee, Organized 1929 President: Miss Eleanor Brown, 1701-17th Ave. S., Nashville, Tenn. *Omaha Alumnce, Organized 1931 President: Miss Alice Buffett, 671 N. 57th St., Omaha, Neb. *Wichita Alumnce, Organized 1934 President : Mrs. G. C. Spradling, 4143 E. English St., Wichita, Kan. ASSOCIATIONS Lawrence Alumnce, Organized 1921 President : Airs. Elmer Broat, 806>4 Massachusetts Ave., Lawrence, Kan. Lincoln Alumnce, Organized 1921 President: Airs. Allen Wilson, 1202 F St., Lincoln, Neb. *Topeka Alumnae, Organized 1933 President: Mrs. F. C. Fink, 1529 Plass Ave., Topeka, Kan.

PROVINCE IV Director: AIrs. R. E. Fitzgerald, 7723 Stickney Ave., W^auwatosa, Wis. Secretary: Mrs. Omar T. McMahon, 1914 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. CHAPTERS Gamma, University of Wisconsin, Founded Nov. 14, 1885 President: Ann Jeffries, 270 Langdon St., Aladison, Wis. Kappa, University of Alinnesota, Founded May 29, 1902 President: Betty Brooks, 311 10th Ave. S.E., Alinneapolis, Alinn. Rho, University of Iowa, Founded June 15, 1915 President: Helen Witte, 328 N. Clinton St., Iowa City, Iowa Omega, Iowa State College, Founded Dec. 20, 1918 President : Stella Mae Brinkman, 318 Pearson St., Ames, Iowa Alpha Beta, University of North Dakota, Founded June 16, 1920 President: Dorothy Hagen, 3300 University Ave., Grand Forks, N.D. Alpha Kappa, University of Manitoba, Founded June 5, 1925 President: Frances Aikins, 218 Roslyn Rd., Winnipeg, Man. *Alpha Omicron, North Dakota State College, Founded Feb. 1, 1930 President : Katherine Kilbourne, 1343 13th St. N., Fargo, N.D. Milwaukee Alumnce, Organized 1902 President: Mrs. R. F. Coerper, 2918 N. Hackett Ave., Alilwaukee, Wis. Minneapolis Alumnce, Organized 1904 President: Airs. A. P. Baston, 2108 Kenwood Pkwy., Minneapolis, Alinn. Des Moines Alumnce, Organized 1918 President: Miss Mary E. Warren, 900 Polk Blvd., Des Aloines, Iowa Madison Alumrue, Organized 1925 President: Mrs. James Payton, 315 N. Carroll St., Aladison, Wis. St. Paul Alumnce, Organized 1927 President : Mrs. W. F. Hagerman, 2203 Doswell Ave., St. Paul, Alinn. Fargo Alumnce, Organized 1929 President: Airs. W. H. Aiurfin, 1341-7th Ave. S., Fargo, N.D. Winnipeg Alumnce, Organized 1930 President : Aliss Frances Tisdale, 813 Grosvenor Ave., Winnipeg, Man. Iowa City Alumnce, Organized 1931 President : Airs. G. D. Stoddard, 724 Bayard Ave., Iowa City, Iowa *Devils Lake Alumnce, Organized 1936 President: Mrs. F. H. Gilliland, 820 8th St., Devils Lake, N.D. ASSOCIATIONS Grand Forks Alumrue, Organized 1926 President: Mrs. Ted Waldon, 1016 Chestnut St., Grand Forks, N.D. Ames Alumrue, Reorganized 1936 President : Mrs. Wm. G. Hoyman, 2818 Oakland Ave., Ames, Iowa *Tri-City, Organized 1936 President : Miss Barbara Balluff, 2308 Harrison St., Davenport, Iowa * New officers not reported. 152 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

PROVINCE V Director: AIiss Mildred Robinson, 855 York St., Denver, Colo. Secretary: Mrs. T. Bergon Van Brunt, 2038 Fairfax St., Denver, Colo. CHAPTERS Theta, University of Denver, Founded Dec. 28, 1897 President : Betty Strawn, 3408 E. 17th Ave., Denver, Colo. Tau, Colorado Agricultural College, Founded Oct. 15, 1915 President: Helen Loomis, 1405 S. College St., Ft. Collins, Colo. Psi, University of Oklahoma, Founded Sept. 14, 1918 President: Sarah Marie Batten, 602 W. Boyd St., Norman, Okla. Alpha Zeta, University of Texas, Founded May 29, 1922 President: Claudia Barbe, 2506 Whitis Ave., Austin, Tex. Alpha Xi, Southern Methodist University, Founded Sept. 21, 1929 President : Howardine Duncan, 5320 Richard Ave., Dallas, Tex. *Alpha Phi, Colorado College, Founded Oct. 15, 1932 President : Marguerite Ridge, 38 W. Cache la Poudre St., Colorado Springs, Colo Denver Alumnce, Organized 1907 President: Miss Bernice Espy, 6335 E. 17th Ave., Denver, Colo. Oklahoma City Alumnce, Organized 1929 President: Mrs. R. B. AlcCullar, 2236 N.W. 22nd St., Oklahoma City, Okla. Tulsa Alumnee, Organized 1929 President: Mrs. R. Dean Tousley, 1140 S. Quincy Ave., Tulsa, Okla. Dallas Alumnce, Organized 1930 President: Mrs. J. B. Finks, Jr., 5806 Oram Ave., Dallas, Tex. Colorado Springs Alumnce, Reorganized 1932 President: Mrs. Loren I. Cheney, 217 E. San Rafael St., Colorado Springs, Colo. ASSOCIATIONS *Ft. Collins Alumrue, Organized 1922 President: Miss Georgia Felming, 1502 S. College Ave., Ft. Collins, Colo. Austin Alumnce, Organized 1926 President : Mrs. A. W. Eatman, 3008 University Ave., Austin, Tex. ^Denver Alumnce of Tau, Organized 1930 President: Mrs. Wilbur Jones, 702 E. 12th St., Denver, Colo. San Antonio Alumnce, Organized 1932 President : AIiss Bessie Kilgore, 121 W. Nueva St., San Antonio, Tex. *Norman Alumnce, Organized 1935 President : AIiss Eugenia Kaufman, 731 Jenkins Ave., Norman, Okla. Houston Alumnce, Organized 1935 President: Mrs. Ben Jones, 1620 Marshall Ave., Houston, Tex. Pueblo Alumnce, Organized 1936 President: Mrs. W. J. Livingston, 1101 S. Union Ave., Pueblo, Colo.

PROVINCE VI Director: Mrs. Gordon Burke, 3852-23rd Ave. W., Vancouver, B.C. Secretary: Miss Enid Wyness, 3635 W. 20th St., Vancouver, B.C. CHAPTERS *Lambda, University of Washington, Founded May 7, 1903 President: Phyllis Klinker, 4529 17th St. N.E., Seattle Wash. Nu, University of Oregon, Founded Dec. 18, 1908 President: Frances Johnston, 1021 Hilyard St., Eugene, Ore. Xi, University of Idaho, Founded Nov. 22, 1909 President : Miriam McFall, 1038 Blake St.. Moscow, Idaho Chi, Oregon State College, Founded April 27, 1918 President : Margaret Wasner, 238 S. 8th St., Corvallis, Ore. Alpha Lambda, University of British Columbia, Founded April 28, 1928 President: Jean Bonnell, 2712 Blanca St., Vancouver, B.C. '''Seattle Alumnce, Organized 1915 President: Mrs. J. H. Weiner, 1639 37th Ave., Seattle, Wash. Portland Alumnce, Organized 1918 President : Airs. R. H. Alurrow, 3905 N.E. Alameda Dr., Portland, Ore. Spokane .4lumnce, Organized 1923 President : Airs. R. AI. \'aughan. Hotel Ridpath, Spokane, Wash. Vancouver Aliunnce, Organized 1928 President: AIiss Dorothy Thompson, 1683 Drummond Dr., Vancouver, B.C. * New officers not reported. THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 153

ASSOCIATIONS Everett Alumnce, Organized 1922 President: Mrs. Gene Maulsby, 1111 Rucker St., Everett, Wash. Moscow Alumrue, Organized 1922 President : Mrs. A. J. Davidson, 714 W. C St., AIoscow, Idaho Boise Alumnce, Reorganized 1932 President: Mrs. N. W. Congdon, 1110 N. 24th St., Boise, Idaho Eugene Alumrue, Reorganized 1932 President : Mrs. Robt. Staton, 1441 Willamette St., Eugene, Ore.

PROVINCE VII

Director: Mrs. Wm. S. Rawn, 1100 Georgina Ave., Santa Alonica, Calif. Secretary: CHAPTERS Eta, University of California, Founded April 17, 1894 President : Barbara Pentecost, 2732 Channing Way, Berkeley, Calif. Mu, Leland Stanford, Jr., University, Founded Jan. 9, 1905 President: Katherine Bain, Box 1337, Stanford University, Calif. Alpha Gamnia, University of Nevada, Founded May 14, 1921 President: Norma Anderson, 710 Sierra St., Reno, Nev. Alpha Epsilon, University of Arizona, Founded April 29, 1922 President: Alarian Staples, 1535 E. 1st St., Tucson, Ariz. Alpha Iota, University of California (Southern Branch), Founded June 26, 1924 President : Mary Garvin, 616 Hilgard St., W. Los Angeles, Calif. Berkeley Alumnce, Organized 1902 President: Mrs. G. M. Simonson, 20 Loreta Ave., Piedmont, Calif. Los Angeles Alumnce, Organized 1918 President : Mrs. Alerritt Williams, 235 S. Rossmore Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. Reno Alumnce, Organized 1921 President: Miss Ruby Bliss, 130-16th St., Sparks, Nev. San Francisco Alumnce, Organized 1928 President: Mrs. A. J. Williams, 61 San Andreas Ave., San Francisco, Calif. ASSOCIATIONS San Diego Alumnce, Organized 1925 President: Miss Ruth Cornell, 4041 Hillcrest Dr., San Diego, Calif. *Phoenix Alumnce, Organized 1929 President: Mrs. H. M. Alton, 817 N. 9th Ave., Phoenix, Ariz. Tucs

PROVINCE VIII

Director: Mrs. J. Arthur Younger, Belle Haven, Alexandria, Va. Secretary: Miss Helen Turnbull, 2106 South Rd., Mt. Washington, Baltimore, Md. CHAPTERS Zeta, Goucher College, Founded Nov. 24, 1893 President : Nancy Dulaney, Goucher College, Baltimore, Md. *Alpha Mu, Rollins College, Founded June 9, 1928 President : Sarah Dean, 570 Osceola Ave., Winter Park, Fla. Alpha Rho, Birmingham Southern College, Founded Sept. 6, 1930 President: Mrs. Chas. Vines, Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Ala. Alpha Sigma, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Founded Sept. 13, 1930 President: Janet Mowrer, R.AI.W.C, Lynchburg, Va. *Alpha Chi, College of William and Mary, Founded Jan. 14, 1933 President : Gretchen Kimmell, Gamma Phi Beta House, Williamsburg, Va. Baltimore Alumnce, Organized 1915 President : Airs. Russell Page, 1107 Argonne Dr., Baltimore, Md. Birmingham Alumrue, Organized 1931 President : Miss Ora Lazenby, 14(W Bush Blvd., Birmingham, Ala. * New officers not reported. 154 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

Washington Alumnce, Organized 1937 President : Mrs. I. A. Bickelhaupt, 309 N. Bradley Lane, Chevy Chase, Md.

ASSOCIATIONS Richmond Alumrue, Organized 1931 President : Miss Katherine Gordon, 1820 Grove Ave., Richmond, Va. *Winter Park-Orlando Alumrue, Organized 1933 President: Mrs. M. AI. Smith, Jr., 1366 Devon Rd., Winter Park, Fla. Norfolk Alumnce, Organized 1934 President: Miss Catherine Eason, 1619 Ashland Circle, Norfolk, Va.

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF CHAPTERS (With chapter house addresses) Alpha (A) Syracuse University 113 Euclid Ave., Syracuse, N.Y. Beta (B) University of Michigan 1520 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Mich. Gamma (F) University of Wisconsin 270 Langdon St., Madison, Wis. Delta (A) Boston University 131 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. Epsilon (E) Northwestern University 640 Emerson St., Evanston, 111. Zeta (Z) Goucher College 3 W. 23rd St., Baltimore, Md. Eta (H) University of California 2732 Channing Way, Berkeley, Calif. Theta (9) University of Denver 2280 S. Columbine St., Denver, Colo. Iota (I) Barnard College Founded Nov. 4, 1901 (inactive 1915) Kappa (K) Universitv of Minnesota 311-lOth Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, Minn. Lambda (A) University of Washington 4529 I7th St. N.E., Seattle, Wash. Mu (M) Leland Stanford Jr. University Box 1337, Stanford University, Calif. Nu (N) University of Oregon 1021 Hilyard St., Eugene, Ore. Xi (3) University of Idaho 1038 Blake St., AIoscow, Idaho Omicron (O) University of Illinois 1110 W. Nevada St., Urbana, 111. Pi (n) University of Nebraska 415 N. 16th St., Lincoln, Neb.

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Rho (P) University of Iowa 328 N. Clinton St., Iowa City, Iowa Sigma (2) University of Kansas 1339 W. Campus Dr., Lawrence, Kan. Tau (T) Colo. Agricultural College 1405 S. College St., Ft. Collins, Colo. Upsilon (T) Hollins College. Founded June 1, 1916 (inactive 1929) Phi (*) Washington University Woman's Bldg., Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo. Chi (X) Oregon State College 238 S. 8th St., Corvallis, Ore. Psi {^) University of Oklahoma 602 W. Boyd St., Norman, Okla. Omega (fi) Iowa State College 318 Pearson St., Ames, Iowa Alpha Alpha (A A) University of Toronto 8 St. Thomas St., "Toronto, Ont. Alpha Beta (A B) University of North Dakota 3300 University Ave., Grand Forks, N.D. Alpha Gamma (A V) University of Nevada 710 Sierra St., Reno, Nev. Alpha Delta (A A) University of Missouri 808 Richmond St., Columbia, AIo. Alpha Epsilon ( A E) University of Arizona 1535 E. 1st St., Tucson, Ariz. Alpha Zeta (A Z) University of Texas 2506 Whitis Ave., Austin, Tex. Alpha Eta (A H) Ohio Wesleyan University 24 N. Franklin St., Delaware, Ohio Alpha Theta (A 6) Vanderbilt University 2417 Kensington PL, Nashville, Tenn. Alpha Iota (A I) Univ. of Calif. (Southern Branch) ... .616 Hilgard St., W. Los Angeles, Calif. Alpha Kappa (A K) University of Manitoba 558 Stradbrooke Ave., Winnipeg, Man. Alpha Lambda (A A) University of British Columbia Univ. of B.C., Vancouver, B.C. Alpha Mu (A M) Rollins College 570 Osceola Ave., Winter Park, Fla. Alpha Nu (A N) Wittenberg College 628 Woodlawn Ave., Springfield, Ohio Alpha Xi (A S) Southern Alethodist Univ 3447 Shenandoah St., Dallas, Tex. Alpha Omicron (A 0) North Danota State College 1343 13th St. N., Fargo, N.D. Alpha Pi (A II) University of West Virginia 581 Spruce St., Morgantown, W.Va. Alpha Rho (A P) Birmingham-Southern College. .Birmingham-Southern Coll., Birmingham, Ala. Alpha Sigma (A 2) Randolph-AIacon Woman's College R.M.W.C, Lynchburg, Va. Alpha Tau (A T) McGill University 3601 University Ave., Montreal, P.Q. Alpha Upsilon (A T) Pa. State College Woman's Bldg., State College, Pa. Alpha Phi (A *) Colorado College 38 W. Cache la Poudre St., (Tolo. Springs, Colo. Alpha Chi (A X) College of William and Mary Gamma Phi Beta House, Williamsburg, Va. Alpha Psi (A �*�) Lake Forest College Lois Durand Hall. Lake Forest, 111. Alpha Omega (A n) University of Western Ontario 931 Richmond St., London, Ont.

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