"Bhe CRFSCE.sr of Gamma Phi Beta Published at 450-454 Ahnaip St., Menasha, Wisconsin

DECEMBER CONTENTS

President's Message 288 Newly Appointed Officers 289 Alumnae Achievement Art : Jean Thoburn (Zeta) 294 Drama: Esther Willard Bates (Delta) ; Margaret Ewing (Phi) ; Zoe Kincaid Penlington (Lamb da) 296 Education: Dr. Rachel L. Hardwick (Delta) ; Dr. Eleanore Burnham Lay (Alpha) 303 i Home Economics: Lita Bane 305 i (Omicron) Journalism: Evelyn Johnson Burkhardt (Lamb da) ; Eileen Dwyer Jackson (Alpha Epsilon) 308 m Music: Ruth Lorraine Close (Mu) 311 m Poetry: Sarabeth Leslie (Beta) ; Margaret Fish LMJ^ back Antolini (Zeta) 313 Physical Education: Grace Lewis Miller (Phi) 316 fL^LJ Social Organization : Florence Robinson (Alpha ,^^u^ Alpha) 317 Pledges of 1936 320 Chapter Reaction to "Re-thinking Rushing" 325 From the Editorial Mail Bag 334 Camp Department 335 Announcements 339, 347 Gamma Phi Beta Pictorial 340 (^i]^^ Life Alumnae Members 343 (?itfo^ Editorials 345 What the College Chapters Are Doing 348 Gamma Phi Beta Directory 365

CHARLOTTE ROBERTSON WHITE (Mrs. L. A.) Executive Secretary Gamma Phi Beta Central Office 55 East Washington Street Chicago, Illinois

THE CRESCENT is published September 15 December 1,

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Yoti'll love to have her with you. fill the office of Chairman of Literary Gamma Phis; for not only does she Exercises and Examinations. understand girls and their problems, In 1915, Emmy graduated from the but she's a charming person whom University of Washington, Cum you'll be glad and proud to introduce. Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Mu Phi Ep And now, having stolen Ethel Wil silon, and assistant to the Dean of the liams' thunder (Ethel is another Theta Music Department. Because of her member whom we've loaned to Seattle, beauty and charm as well as her abil and at present she is alumna; adviser ity and her musical talent, she was to Lambda), we'll proceed to print the highly recognized both by members of authentic write-up of the new chair her sorority and by students and fac man of inspection! ulty on the campus. Theta is indeed proud of her repre Emmy's charm of personality lies sentative on the grand council, Jessie chiefly in her sincere friendliness and Austin Weiner, chairman of inspection. her interest in other people and in their Jessie's activities in Gamma Phi always ideas. While her mind is receptive to have been a real lesson in loyalty, be new ideas, she always studies her course cause no task has ever required too of action in detail before embarking on much of her time or effort if it meant it. Then she does the work at hand helping Gamma Phi. She was president thoroughly and directly. of Denver Alumnse for two years and Seattle alumnae, having known her during that time inspected for Grand able work as president of the chapter Council the local that is now Pi chap 1932-1936 are happy to see her ter. At one time she was chairman of launched into the wider field of Gamma the national publicity committee. Phi Beta work. Her activities have not been limited LEILA STRAUB STAFFORD to Gamma Phi, for she has been on the Seattle Milk luind Board for several Chairman of Expansion years, and at present is the vice-presi For as as Nu can dent of the board. Jessie's personality long remember, Leila has been a makes her well fitted for dealing with guiding hand. When arose too difficult for it to the college chapters, and they cannot problems help but be better Gamma Phis be solve, they were taken to Leila; when initiation ceremonies were to be cause of their contact with her. pre sented, Leila was always consulted. She has not always served as official EMMY SCHMITZ HARTMAN alumnae adviser, but has always been National Panhellenic Delegate so keenly interested that her advice was frequently sought. For the past twelve and years, she has served as secretary of Nu's building Chairman of Literary Exercises and corporation. Her life has been in Examinations spent university circles. Her father, the late Dean John Emmy Schmitz Hartman who suc J. Straub, joined the faculty of the ceeds Lillian W. Thompson as Na University of Oregon soon after it was tional Panhellenic Delegate, will also founded, was greatly beloved, and had THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 291

the happy faculty of remembering stu dents long after they left the campus. Leila inherits his friendliness, his calm judgment, and broad vision. Her hus band, Dr. Orrin F. Stafford, in addi tion to being head of the Chemistry Department, is dean of the Lower Di vision and Service Departments at the university. Her A.B. and M.A. degrees are from the University of Oregon. Then she was a student at the Univer sity of Berlin, and, though she mod estly seldom mentions it, she is a Phi Beta Kappa. With three children, it is not strange that Leila has kept in touch with chang ing conditions in the academic field, the trend in colleges and in modern times, generally. Her daughter, Mir iam, Nu, graduated from the university three years ago, went east for graduate work, married, and now with her hus band, lives in New Jersey. One son has LEILA STRAUB STAFFORD graduated from the university and an other is a student there. Yet with all VIOLET DUNGAN KEITH her home and sorority responsibilities, Chairman of Finance Statistical she found time to be the first president Bureau of the University of Oregon mothers in Evigene, president of the women's Mrs. George R. Keith's training and faculty club two years ago, and at va experience, together with her unusual rious times, president of the Fortnight ability for organization and careful at ly Club (a literary group), of the ad tention to detail, ideally fit her for the visory board of the Y.W.C.A., and of important position of chairman of the a P.T.A. group, as well as patroness of Finance Statistical Bureau. Mu Phi Epsilon and Phi Beta national Lambda classmates at Washington honoraries, and active in Girl Scout remember Violet, as she is afifection- work. ately known to hundreds of Gamma Leila's deep understanding of col Phis in the west, as the most popular service to lege situations, and continual coed, whose versatility found expres Gamma Phi Beta since her college days, sion in numerous campus activities, her appreciation of the international among them journalism, music, dra viewpoint and her calm judgment matics, and debate. For her work in should prove valuable not only in her journalism she was elected to Theta expansion work, but also in considera Sigma Phi, national honorary sorority. tion of Grand Council problems in gen It is difficult to associate Violet, dur eral. ing her college days, with anything as 292 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

ings were the nucleus of an aluiiinac organization which is the admiration of all other sorority alumnae. In 1921 Mr. Keith engaged in busi ness in San Francisco and Mrs. Keith became a very important part of that organization. Her executive ability and good judgment were invaluable, and together they built up an excep tionally successful business. In addi tion to her interest in business affairs, Mrs. Keith found time to devote to ( Iamma Phi, and was instrumental in organizing the San Francisco Alumnae chapter, serving as its first president. It soon became evident that she was a leader, and her enthusiasm and inter est found ready response from loyal (iamma Phis in San Francisco and on tlie Peninsula.

Mrs. Keith's work as Director of Province VII gave her the opportunity VIOLET DUNGAN KEITH of imparting to the active chapters some of the enthusiasm and lovaltv to prosaic as statistics, for her sparkling Gamma Phi Beta ideals which have made her a leader in the personality prompted her to give so generously of social life of the L'niversity and the her time and means to all chapters. she sorority. However, demonstrated Each group was enriched by her sound that there was also a practical side to advice and unbiased judgment. The her nature when she announced she in Keith home, Acacia Balyana, high in tended to supplement her college work the Los Altos hills is a rendezvous for with business training. This accoiii- all Gamma Phis in this region. Mu's plishnient was so .successful that she be outdoor Senior Breakfast at the ranch came an instructor in one of Seattle's has already become a tradition, and the business leading schools, later obtain chapter has a standing invitation to ing practical experience as secretarv of swim in the lovely outdoor pool. the Extension Division at the Univer The chairmanship of the Finance of sity Washington. Here she met her Statistical Bureau, which has been so husband, Mr. George R. Keith. successfully guided by Mrs. Arthur Much of the success of the Seattle Sullivan, could not pass into more able Alumnae of Gamma Phi Beta is cred hands than tho.se of Violet Keith, ited to Mrs. Keith's originality and in whose every service to Gamma Phi itiative in staging the annual bazaar Beta, whether great or small, has been which netted from to an $1000 $1500 performed with a spirit of love and nually. The get-together sewing meet loyalty. THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BET.\ 293

CHARLOTTE ROBERTSON WHITE Executive Secretary Central office without Charlotte White would be impossible to imagine ; for her efficiency, her patience, her promptness, and her understanding have made her invaluable in the office of executive secretary. We, collectively and individually, are happy to know that she will continue in this office, and re- welcome her with definite approval of everything that has to do with her man agement ! Incidentally, we all can lighten her work by sending very promptly any change of name or address ; and we can show our appreciation of her fine department by .saving her the task of forwarding to Denver the manuscript that belongs to the editor and not to central ofifice ! CHARLOTTE ROBERTSON WHITE

Good Psychology

They can because they believe they can! How well we remember the Vergil days when we shared the excitement of the boat race and learned the secret of the success that crowned the winning crew. And how often have the Latin words�or their equivalent�come back to us, even in the contemplation of sorority life. As individuals in Gamma Phi Beta, we suffer from the inferiority complex. "We are not important enough or talented enough or rich enough to be of any practical use to Gamma Phi." What about the importance of loyalty, the talent of enthusiasm, the wealth of effort? We can, because we believe zve can. As chapters, we are apt to wonder if our particular chapter plays any part in the national scheme of things�if our action affects in any way the action of the or ganization�forgetting- that a chain is as strong as its weakest link, that there can be no powerful ivhole without an equally powerful part. We can because we believe zve can. As a sorority, we have great tasks awaiting us, great problems that must be con fronted, great possibilities that must be developed into certainties. Can we overcome the tasks? Can we solve the problems? Can we evolve the certainties? We can be cause zve believe we can. It is good psychology. Try it. Alumnae Achievement

Art

JEAN THOBURN Is Jean Thoburn modest? When the Barbee's well-intended courtesy. If I editor asked Mary Thomas A-IcCurley, ever do arrive at anything like success Jean's good friend, to secure various in individual painting outside peda interesting facts about our talented gogy, I'll send you a wire. Will you thank her for me and tell her I'm just one more school teacher gone hay-wire for a brief two-months' study with

Eliot O'Hara at Goose Rocks Beach� that I've never done anything distin guished in my life although I should have liked to accommodate her by be ing at least three tenths famous. After twenty-four years of pedagogy, the yen to paint overwhelmed me and I went up there to see if I had it in me or if I'd better give this unquenchable long ing final burial rites and go back to my teaching contented and happy for the rest of my life. I think I found out that I can paint some day and intend to bend every effort toward that end from

now on. . . . I'm not much on scenery per se�but people and houses and streets and dump heaps and telegraph poles! See what a depraved person I've developed into ! Nater, as such, was never I'm JEAN THOBURN up my alley; incorrigibly citified." The letter ends with three stiff artist, there followed a series of vigor little figures hastily sketched under ous protests from the victim (inciden which is My regrets standing in a row. tally, indescribably clever letters) ; and Letter II. "I have a horror of public only after a third attack did we get ity, and feel especially timid lest people results. Mary Tom has been generous who read the article think I'm really enough to allow a perusal of the letters ; 'some punkins' in Art instead of a very and may we be pardoned if we quote customary sort of H. S. art teacher therefrom; for the temptation is great. with sporadic bursts into doing a little Letter I. "Heavens, I'm no celeb professional work on the side." Letter rity and hope I never shall be. So please III. "You win ! At least I don't want to let me beg off from your and Miss be disagreeable and T do think you're THE crescent OF GAMMA PHI BETA 295 all very much too kind. But I do it agin International Art Exhibit; and as my instinct and over my own veto� teacher of Art gives courses in ele understand ? . . . Tommy, I'm appalled. mentary and advanced drawing and de In sending you all this junk and clip sign, commercial advertising, illustra pings, I feel so immodest�like undress tion, life drawing, and composition. To ing one's soul. The Crescent must be quote from the Goucher Alumnee Quar at a very low ebb for news !" terly: "She has put into practice a pro- Jean Thoburn graduated in 1909 from Goucher College where she was a member of Zeta Chapter and she declares that as Art Editor of the year book, Donnybrook Fair, she received her first taste of art work. Her gradu ate work was taken at Teachers Col lege, Columbia, and her normal art diploma was received from the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts. She also studied in Stevenson Art School, Pittsburgh, and had special work in silversmithing and metal craft "ONE-MAN" SHOW. ELIOT O'HARA at and when the art Carnegie Tech; WATER COLOR SCHOOL, GOOSE department at Peabody High School ROCK BEACH, AUGUST, 1936 in Pittsburgh was organized, she was that is dear to teacher's called to be its head. She has enriched gram every heart�that of correlation of her art work by travel in Europe in subjects. Her classes in art correlate their art 1909, 1927, 1928, and 1930; and in work with English Literature by mak ing illustrations for the classics studied. A similar correlation between Latin

and Art was worked out in which the costumes for the Virgil Pageant were designed by the art classes. Her pupils have been conspicuous in the various art competitions." Miss Thoburn has had the following

"one-man" shows: In 1932�New York School of Fine and Applied Arts, New York City; in 1932, Wun- "EARLY MORNING"� derly Gallery, in 1936, KENNEBUNK PORT Pittsburgh; Gulf in Eliot Water Color by Jean Thoburn Gallery, Pittsburgh; 1936, O'Hara Water Color School, Goose 1928 she attended the sixth Interna Rocks Beach, Maine. Here are a few tional Art Congress in Prague. She be press notices. longs to the Associated Artists of Pitts "Speaking of women's place in Pitts burgh, is a member of the Criterion burgh art, it might be well to remark Club at which she talks annually on the that Jean Thoburn appears for the first 296 the CRESCEXT OF GAMMA PHI BETA time in a special exhijjition at Wun- and she knows the greater value of derly's gallery. No other woman in the good white paper. Despite its com artistic life of Pittsburgh has had a monness, the soft pencil sketch is one more constructive influence. The draw of the most illusive mediums. Every ings she now exposes were made in one attempts a croquis with lead and London and New York. Miss Thoburn pad, and few make it more than a stti- carries over into her own drawings the dentish study. same mothering of subjects that has "Well, Jean Thoburn makes it come made her students so outstanding. Thus off, and her 19 drawings are replete she presents 'Old Trinity' in New York with draughtsmanship and interest. In to bring out every detail of its time- deed, we are not sure, but there is an softened facade, and by some alchemy exciting illustrator dawdling away her of her own spirit renders fresh this oft- time with the helions of Peabody High. repeated subject. She built up the . . . Among the craj-on sketches are two Little Church Around the Corner as the ineffable bits of dancing girls. 'Garden architect of the structure might imag of the Colony of St. John' is filagreed ine its unostentatious charm. When she iron work meticulously wrought. leaves old churches to interpret other 'Church Yard�St. Paul's Chapel' is landmarks of the nation's tradition, an excjuisite setting of this old Broad such as Fraunce's Tavern or the Jumel way pile. 'Federal Hall' is another fas Mansion, she gives an attentive ad cinating color study. 'Mrs. Vanderbilt miration that gleams through the fa and Mrs. Astor' are the two New York miliar themes." Pittsburgh Post-Gaz library lions, skilfully drawn. . . . This ette. gifted daughter of Bishop Thoburn "She has an almost architectural (and the sister of the able Ruth Tho- nicety for detail, and her project work ])urn Know) has eloquent things to say ing out would delight a stained glass with her pencil and you would do well window artisan. She knows the value to see them." Harvey Gaul�Critic�in of dot and line, a la Joseph Pennell, Post-Gazette.

Drama

ESTHER WILLARD BATES

Upon graduation in 1906 from Bos poem which she called To An Old ton LIniversity where she was a mem Mirror. ber of Delta of Gamma Phi Beta, Esther During these years she was studying Willard Bates went to Radcliffe College play writing under Professor George in Cambridge for further study, and Pierce Baker of Harvard, and became there received her A.]\I. degree in 1913. a member of his famous "47 Work These years marked the beginning of a shop." She received the Harvard Dra notable and interesting career centering matic Club Award for a play entitled around different phases of dramatic Garafclia's Husband, which she en work. Radcliffe recognized her abilitv tered in a competition. This play was when she was awarded the Sylvia Piatt later produced very successfully by the Poetry Prize of $50 for a beautiful Club. It is now to be found in Volume THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 297

Two of the Harvard Dramatic Club which is to be published in December Plays, Brentano. published by 1936 in The Household Magazine. In collaboration with Thomas Pen In paying tribute to Miss Bates' abil dleton Robinson, a Boston architect, ity and achievements, may one who and also a member of the "47 Work knows her as a neighbor as well as a shop," she wrote a entitled Be play sorority sister, add a word of appre- Yoitr Age. This was produced about five or six years ago at the Belmont Theatre in New York. Miss Bates is now head of the Dra matic Department of the School of Education, Boston University, where she teaches play writing, play produc tion, religious drama and stage design. Her students all love her, and her per sonality and great talent cannot but be an inspiration to them. She makes her home in Wellesley Hills, in a charming httle house, which one approaches down a of flight brick steps, and along a brick walk to the doorway surrounded by trees and shrubbery. Miss Bates calls it "Daniel Boone Walk," because some years ago she wrote a movie scenario on Daniel Boone for the Chronicles of America Corporation, and with the money she received for this, she had the walk constructed ! She is a member of the McDowell ESTHER WILLARD BATES Colony in Peterboro, New Hampshire, where she spends her summers. One ciation for her fine and friendly person wonders if she is not an quite impor ality. She combines devoted care for an tant but she so member, is modest that invalid mother with the demands of her it is difficult to estimate her standing busy professional life. Hurrying to and and achievements. She claims to behave from the trains for Boston, she can al well for her to be only enough allowed ways find time for a cheery word of to remain a member ! greeting to those she meets along the Her The Art book, of Producing way. Her keen sense of humor and Pageants published by Walter Baker ready wit put fun and merriment into ranks Company high and is very gen the most commonplace happenings of used as a textbook in schools each Her erally day. philosophical outlook on throughout the At she life has enabled her to country. present, surmount many is for the Rockefeller writing Founda difficulties. It is indeed a pleasure and tion a new book on religious drama. a privilege to be a neighbor of Esther Also, she has written a Christmas Willard Bates. called The Wise at play Men the Well, Isabelle S. Harper, Delta 298 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

Books by Esther Willard Bates Pageants Books George Washington of Young Art of Producing Pageants, Walter America Baker Co. A Pageant of Pilgrims A Puritan Christmas Plays Pageant. Christmas Flowers American History Plays Christmas Cradle Christopher Columbus Promise of Peace Shadow of a Great Man (Lincoln) Guiding Star Washington at Valley Forge Tree of Paradise (a child's play� The Evacuation of Boston (Wash the author's favorite). ington) Daniel Boone. Easter Plays

Two Thieves This coming Christmas, 1936, a City of God Christmas Play is appearing in The Tree of Life Household Magazine, called "The The Children's Vision. Wise Men at the Well."

CHOSEN AS BEING AMONG ST. LOUIS "OUTSTANDING WOMEN" Back row, left to right: Dr. Jessica Young Stephens, science; Miss Grace Ashley, hu.Hness; Mrs. Sheila Burlingame, art: Miss Dee Boeckmann, sports. Front rozv: Miss Margaret Eiving, drama; Mrs. George Gellhorn, politics; Mrs. Joseph Bauer, homemaking. the crescent of gamma PHI beta 299

T EWING When the members of the St. Louis be found prominently evident in the Women's Advertising Club made their Little Theatre of St. Louis, of which selections for the twelve most outstand she was a founder nine years ago. Miss ing women in St. Louis in 1936 a Ewing is still secretary of that organiza prominent Gamma Phi was chosen for tion, which, according to a local news one of the "First Women of Achieve paper, "she has materially and spiritu ment" awards. She is Miss Margaret ally aided in guiding." Ewing, Phi Chapter, who was one of As a teacher of English at the John the 16 founders of Phi of Gamma Phi Burroughs Private School in St. Louis Beta at Washington University, St. County, Miss Ewing's charm and ener Louis, on February 23, 1917. getic character is well known to her From a group of over ninety out students, some of whom have since standing women in the city Miss Ewing been initiated into the same chapter of was one of the twelve who gained this Gamma Phi Beta she helped to estab prized recognition for excellence in a lish. particular field of achievement. She re The awards, presented annually, ceived the award for her accomplish were announced by Mrs. Arthur W. ments in the field of drama, work in Proetz, President-elect, at the Ad which she has been foremost in St. Club's "First Women of Achievement Louis for the past decade. A crystalli Dinner" at the Hotel Kingsway, June zation of the results of her efforts may 8, 1936.

ZOE KINCAID PENLINGTON

After a quarter of a century spent rority, the first to be admitted on the for the most part in Tokyo, Japan, and campus and eventually the first to claim which has included two complete trips a Greek letter charter. around the world, Mrs. John Penling Sorority matters were not the only ton (Zoe Kincaid) returned this spring activities followed by Zoe, for she edit to the Pacific coast and a prolonged ed the first college annual ever put out visit in Seattle where she has been re at the University of Washington, The newing friendships in Gamma Phi Tyee, was a member of the glee club Beta. and active in other campus affairs, The growth of Lambda Chapter has graduating with honors and eventually held a close place in her affections for winning the cherished key of Phi Beta it was through her pioneer work that Kappa. the chapter came to be established. As a Newspaper work on the Seattle daily co-ed on the campus at the University papers and free lance magazine work of Washington she heard of sororities, followed. and long before the idea reached Then came the chance to teach in one the other college women she began or of the large Japanese universities, a ganizing a local group, choosing care pioneer work for an American-trained fullv members who would be worthy girl. of national standing. From this germ In her early days in Tokyo Zoe developed a remarkably fine local so- founded and edited the Japan Maga- 300 THE CRESCEXT OFF GAMMA PHI BETA zinc, the first to be published there in Penlington, English journalist and for English, and in gathering material for many years Lord Northcliff's repre her monthly publication she became in sentative in the orient. Together they terested in the theaters of the orient. founded The Far East, a weekly review Her work as dramatic critic in Seattle of business, the theater and other cul gave her a background and an tinder- tural arts of Japan. The prints of all tlie famous contemporary print makers of Japan found their way to the cover and pages of The Far East during the years that it flourished and up to the Japan earthquake in 1923, which wiped it out as a business and sent its two owners to England for a year. Here Zoe devoted her hours to re search into the oriental theater and the Greek stage through the British Mu seum in London, perfecting her knowl edge of the ancient craft. At this period she published in Lon don, under the imprint of the Macmil lan company, Kabuki, The Popidar Stage of Japan which has become an authoritative handbook for all students of foreign drama, both in the LTnited States and abroad. Hand set in Scot land, embellished with rare cuts of Ka- Iniki material, the book is beautifully bound.

ZOE KINCAID PENLINGTON Later, upon their return lo Tokyo, she published Tokyo Vignettes, stories standing which she put to use immedi and sketches of the Tokyo before the ately. earthcjuake; and today it is prized as a Slowly she began her study and re reference book by the residents of the search into the theater of Japan with city. its heritage of traditions dating back In the meantime she contributed to three hundred years and founded on English, American and foreign news the deep culture of the orient. It was papers and magazines, writing for Asia no easy task for one who was barely Magazine, writing plays that were able to speak the complicated language, taken by the French and continuing with much less read it. At times it was a her study of the theater and the lan heart-breaking task, for not only were guage. the Japanese opposed to foreigners but Early in 1933 Mr. Penlington was they resented any activity on the jiart sent to the then bandit-infested Man- of a woman, whether oriental or occi chukuo on a special assignment. He was dental. on one of the trains which failed to of Then came her marriage to John pass safely and after being stripped THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 301 his clothes, he walked through the the performances have responded to the snowy night, returned to Tokyo, and entertainment with enthusiasm, for the died of pneumonia resulting from ex pantomime is so revealing that the plot posure during the raid. development may be followed easily. Again Zoe took up her active jour "The theater of Japan" to quote her nalism work, joining the staff of the further, "in all its forms is highly per Japan Times and writing special ar fected, a great cultural achievement. It ticles for Asahigraph Overseas Edition, is the world's loss If it does not be a rotogravure magazine printed in En come accjuainted with it�a loss to glish. During this time, while she Japan as well. I believe the doll theater handled the dramatic criticisms for The will have a universal appeal and that Times she prepared two manuscripts, it should be the first form introduced one on the Ningyo or doll theater of abroad." Osaka which dates back many hun The following excerpt from the Se dreds of years into the life and culture attle Times will bring to Gamma Phi of the Japanese, and one on the No, the Beta members a vivid picture of this imperial drama of Japan, both of sister, who though isolated for a quar which are to be published at an early ter of a century in a foreign land has date. never failed to brighten with joy and During this past summer she deliv friendship when she sees a crescent ered a series of lectures at the summer pin. session of the University of Washing The clipping is written by Virginia ton, talking on the various phases of Boren, Times writer in commenting the dramatic culture of Japan. Today upon a tea given for Mrs. Penlington she is recognized as an authority on by ]\Irs. Virgil Bogue: that subject, not only by foreigners "A deep appreciation of beauty and but by the Japanese themselves. This a yearning to see beauty translated on fall she is scheduled to lecture in San canvas came to me because I have just Francisco, Stanford University and the listened to a most enchanting talk by a LTniversity of Oregon. most enchanting person who knows She is also charged with another un how to weave fanciful pictures, whose dertaking which lies close to her heart vignettes lead you close to quivering �a tour in the United States of the lieauty. The speaker was Zoe Kincaid Ningyo, to be presented by a troupe of Penlington, dramatic critic of the Ja actors in Japan's fascinating puppet pan Times in Tokyo, author of several plays. books, lecturer and all in all, a person These dolls are completely original alitv extraordinarv. She is a woman with the Japanese and unlike those of that both Japan and Seattle can well be other countries, Zoe explains. They are proud of�and are. almost life size, extraordinarily flexible "Mrs. Penlington's subject was The and life-like in their movements which Gatcivay to Happiness and she glanced are controlled by men standing behind back over her maiiA^ vears in Japan se the dolls instead of strings pulled from lecting at random memories that aliove. Most of the old Kabuki plays 'blessed and Inirned' such as: were written first for the doll actors, The great earthquake when she saw and foreigners in Japan who have seen 40,000 persons huddled in one spot and 302 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

later viewed bodies and heard priests on ... a tea house as an oasis in a busy in their gorgeous garments praying for world." the victims; Emperors and Empresses These excerpts give you the woman in three regions whom she had met; who has been lecturing and carrying the imperial cherry blossom and chrys the message of the orient to the Pacific anthemum parties she had attended ; be coast these past few months. Perhaps ing close when the premier was assas it fails to carry to you the picture of sinated; a cherished picture of the Old the loyal Gamma Phi who, after long Empress Dowager and the then Prince years away from sorority life found of Wales strolling through the Imperial new thrills and happiness in meeting the Gardens. active girls of Eta and Lambda and in " 'Art is not highbrow in Japan,' Mrs. gripping the hands of alumnae, some Penlington stated. 'With us in America strangers, and others who had been by It Is a thing aloof. In Japan everyone, her side when the first local was formed soldier, sailor, peasant, rich and poor at the University of Washington long flock to the art exhibits. In the humblest years ago. home, over the poorest supper, the fam With graying hair today, Zoe Kin ily discusses the most recent art exhibit. caid Penlington is typical of the Amer All Tokyo seethes with Interest when a ican-trained university woman who has new exhibit opens, and often 1,000 stu applied the culture that she gained from " dents will visit It in one day.' family background and college class In another lecture given at the Wom room to her day-by-day living, to find en's University club in Seattle recent breadth of vision, appreciation of the ly Zoe is quoted in another Seattle better things of life, and an interna newspaper: tional understanding In these busy years "You women would be Interested In when she has been following her chosen the great activity of the women of Ja career and building up an International pan. By their great politeness, their reputation on her specialty, the theaters deference and their efficiency, women of Japan. are being employed more and more. And with her loyalty, her eagerness You see them in the department stores, and her courage in facing the odds that you see them in boots and trousers, as life has thrown across her path, in her bus girls. The women of leisure are ac readiness to grasp the best that it has tive too�they go In for the arts and had to offer, even in a foreign land, she crafts and always have been interested stands today typical of the best that in the art of dancing. Tokyo is an in Gamma Phi Beta strives toward. ternational center, interested in French She is the sister of Prof. Trevor Kin art and fashions, English books, Ger caid of the faculty of the University of man science and music . . . but under Washington and of Airdrie Kincaid neath it all the heart of old Japan beats Pinkerton, of Ventura, California. A Lambda Member THE crescent OF GAMMA PHI BETA 303

Education

RACHEL L. HARDWICK

It is a great honor to be a member of "The decision to admit women to the the faculty of Harvard University; and school of education�mainly because this honor has come to Rachel L. Hard women dominated the educational field wick of Delta who is an assistant in at that time�was frowned upon by child hygiene in the School of Public many Harvard men, most of whom be Health. In addition to Dr. Hardwick's fine and constructive work in this par ticular line, she always has been a loyal and beloved member of her chapter In Gamma Phi Beta. The appended clip ping from the Boston Herald is inter esting in that it shows the opposition to co-education in the nation's oldest insti tution. "With quiet, unobtrusive efficiency, a small group of co-eds for the past 16 years have been earning degrees at Har vard University�usually considered a man's institution. "Since its establishment in 1920, the Harvard Graduate School of Education has admitted women on equal terms with men, granting degrees of Master of Education and Doctor of Education. "Recently Harvard also relented to ward women sufficiently to grant the degree of Adjunct in Arts to those who have attended class exercises, completed other work and passed examinations In 17 full extension courses. The catalogue lieved that their admission would be the states that 'women whose previous entering wedge of co-education into the training and experience are satisfactory nation's oldest university. of Public may register in the School "Women have welcomed the oppor Health as special students.' tunity of earning a Harvard degree, and "Women register for the degree of the graduates are some of the educa Doctor of Philosophy In Hygiene tional leaders in the country. There through Radcliffe College, taking their were 36 women In the first graduating work in this school. The university does class In 1921. There were 86 women not confer the degree of Doctor of Pub enrolled as regular students at the lic Health or Master of Public Health school last year, four of whom received on women, but they are eligible for the degrees at the commencement exercises Certificate of Public Health. in June." 304 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

DR. ELEANORE BURHAM LAY

From Syracuse paper: working for her master's degree. In 1933 she was WOMAN flier appointed TO awarded valuable at TEACH latin scholar.ships Johns Hopkins for ad vanced work in archeology under the Dr. New Instructor at Lay, University, direction of Dr. David M. Robinson. Also Is Archeologist She received her doctor's hood there Dr. Eleanore Burham Lay, 801 Wal last spring. nut has Ave., been appointed Instructor At Olynthus, a burled city of In Latin at Syracuse University. Greece, .she assisted Dr. Robinson and his party of American explorers. Her special interest was in terra-cotta figures, and she made these the sub ject of her doctor's thesis. Dr. Lay Is an experienced flier. She has flown from New York City to Syracuse when practically the whole of the route has been obscured by clouds. She has looped the loop and says she could fly upside-down in case of necessity. The new instructor is a member of Gamma Phi Beta, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi and Zeta Phi Eta, na tional honorary oratorical society. Speaking of the appointment, Dr. Perley Oakland Place, head of the Latin department, said: "I am delighted that the university has approved my recommendation for the appointment of Dr. Lay as In structor. The registration In the de DR. ELEANORE BURHAM LAY partment of classical languages and archeolog}' Is so much larger than last Dr. did Lay her prep work at Cen year, both in lower division, advanced tral high school. After graduation at and graduate sections, that the de])art- Syracuse University in 1929, she was ment welcomed the additional service appointed graduate assistant while which Dr. Lay is qualified to give."

It is firm my belief that without greater emphasis on the cultural and inspirational, and without strict adherence to a high standard of living, our fratcrnilv and all fraternities are doomed to destruction in the not too distant future. Deli.\ M.\kti.\- Jones, Grand ['resident of .llpha Gamma Delta THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 305

Home Economics

LITA BANE

I "I am also glad to return to the mid It was two years ago that I last saw dle west�I am fond of the middle Lita Bane; she had invited a group of west; it has a flavor left of pioneering. Gamma Phis from Central Illinois to One isn't always full grown�life is in meet with her for the day at the very the process of arriving; there are more attractive studio In Deer Park which was her home for seven months after her retirement as Associate Editor of the Ladies' Home Journal. The inter esting furni.shings and the homelike at mosphere of that beautiful old studio reflected in every way the superb taste and hospitality of Lita Bane. Today I saw her again but this time in her office as head of the home economics depart ment of the University of Illinois. She Is business-like in manner and posses.ses a dynamic personality so that one readi ly senses the enthusiasm with which she returns to her Alma Mater. Lita feels very definitely that Home Economics should be an art as well as a science and that in the program at the University of Illinois th.^re Is the possibility of a well rounded growth for the home economics department�a program which will provide for development in the social as well as in the sciences. It has physical LITA BANE been affirmed that each one should be trained for civic responsibility, voca chances for growing and one is less tional responsibility, and family life. bound by tradition. It is more dlscrim- The future of home economics is there than inatinglv' experimental is the fore assured because it has something West." very definite to contribute in this three Because the average reader associates fold platform. Lita Bane with the Ladies' Home Jour When asked what at "Illinois" espe nal rather than with any of her other cially appealed to her, Lita replied, home economics interests she told me "There are two things�our Illinois something of her work while in Phila band and our spirit of sportsmanship delphia. As associate editor she was in whether we win or lose. Perhaps they charge of the home-making department are near my heart because my brother and during the five years instituted Frank plaved l)oth basketball and base many new features�discussions con " ball here at 'Illinois.' cerning family relations, mental hy- 306 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA giene, how to buy, how to keep Bane inherits a true love for music. In accounts, and many topics pertinent to Virginia, this grandfather taught music the home. Under her supervision many in the old-fashioned singing school and highly trained people worked to make later it was said of these fine old grand popular that which is usually highly sci parents that they might have been richer entific or that which is ordinarily taught in this world's goods had not the grand in the class room. father spent so much time with his mu In Urbana, Lita Bane has her own sic and the grandmother so much time apartment surrounded by the books and with her flowers. However the present flowers she adores and by her own generation of Banes are richer in ap furniture which must be comfortable preciation for the fine things of life and attractive. Antiques, as such, do not becau.se of this rare heritage; singing especially attract her but she wants in the home on Sunday evenings and on enough of the old about her that there Christmas eve has always been the rule may be present a consciousness of the and is one of the happy experiences past although she never lives in the past. never to be forgotten. Lita enjoys There are never regrets over changes of grand opera and is especially fond of position or policies. One can easily see the violin, her favorite artists being that Emerson is her favorite essayist. Krelsler and Spaulding. She is less fond He was the one, you remember, who of the piano. said, "Speak what you think today, and That you mav know more Intimately tomorrow speak what tomorrow this very striking and splendid woman thinks." of whom not only Omicron but the en Lita's home expresses simplicity, sin tire organization of Gamma Phi Beta cerity, and hospitality; it is a real home Is justlv proud, I have obtained for you where she can go for recreation and three of her most striking and repre rest. She likes to cook, is very fond of sentative statements. The last is the music and reading. Her tastes in read basic Idea for her doctor's thesis and as ing tend toward poetry, biography and such has evoked many very favorable accounts of the world about us. "I have comments. just finished Singing in the Woods," commented Lita. AN AIM FOR TIIE HOMEMAKER For recreation Lita turns to the out To have the home doors where she enjoys the beauty of Economically sound. music and color, and the pleasures of Mechanically convenient. walking�walking In the mountains to Physically healthful, her is the ideal vacation. While at Deer Morally wholesome. Park she became a close friend to two Mentally stimulating. little children of three and five years Artistically satisfying. living on the beautiful Deer Park estate Socially responsible. of which Frank Bane is the manager. Spiritually inspiring. Their conversations and their long Founded upon mutual affection the woods tramps together through and respect. were most restful and satisfying. From her paternal grandparents Lita LitA Bane THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 307

A DESIGN FOR HOMEMAKING a haven, a sanctuary, and a source of

�Lita Bane To have an orderly house, but not so inspiration. Nina Omicron orderly that It is prim; to have work Gresham, with a but not proceed pleasant rhythm, II with factory-like precision; so to man interesting facts of her CAREER age the family money that it is not a her school in her constant source of annoyance and petty During high days bickering, and so to distribute house native Illinois, Lita Bane's chief inter hold work that each family member has est was mathematics, but when she came a share but not a burdensome share that to enter college, the suggestion of her the decided her interferes with other necessary activi friend, school principal, ties ; so to select and care for clothing, to take "this new subject of home eco equipment and materials that there Is nomics"�a decision which brought her little waste and reasonable satisfaction; into stimulating contact with Miss Isa to select and cook appetizing meals that bel Bevier, then head of the home at the are nutritionally sound, and to serve economics department University Her In adult educa meals simply but in good taste and in a of Illinois. interest pleasurable atmosphere; to maintain tion in home economics began with her .sanitary conditions throughout the first position as a teacher in the Omaha house, to care for children and train Young Women's Christian Association. them to be useful and happy, to create She taught next at the Washington in Pull a place of rest, relaxation and enjoy State College of Agriculture ment for all the family.�Lita Bane man, Washington, and then interrupt ing her work for study at the Univer HOME sity of Chicago, her plans were changed war and her of a A home is the place of abode of per by the acceptance sons bound together by ties of affection, temporary position in the food conser a place where affection of parents for vation work of the United States one another, for their children, and Department of Agriculture. From that Extension among all members of the family is nur she went into the Illinois tured and enjo)'ed, where personal hos Service and five years' experience there pitality is extended; where the Imma strengthened her conviction of the value ture are protected and guarded. A place of adult education in home economics own interest in it. where one may have rest, privacy, and and her a sense of security; a place where one For two years she was Executive of American Home Eco may enjoy his individual kind of recre Secretary ation and share it with others. A place nomics Association during which period where one may keep his treasures, she assisted in formulating organization the American where one may satisfy his individual policies and represented tastes; where fundamental culture con Home Economics Association in the sisting of customs, language, courtesies, Women's Joint Congressional Commit and traditions, Is conserved and passed tee. She studied the following year, on to the young. A place where regard 1925-26, at University of Chicago and for others, loyalty, honesty and other Columbia University holding the Ellen worthv character traits are cultivated; H. Richards fellowship awarded by 308 THE CRESCENT OF GAMM.A PHI BETA

American Home Economics Associa She served as Associate editor 1929- tion. The subject of her study was, 1934. "The Function of the Home and Family Her interest in adult education and In Our Present Social and Economic in the broadening scope of home eco Order." From 1926-28 she was Assist nomics led to her acceptance of a ant Professor of Home Economics at position as Collaborator in Parent the University of Wisconsin, teaching Education. She was employed through primarily a training course for exten a cooperative arrangement with the sion workers and a household admin National Council of Parent Education istration course dealing with economic and the Extension Service of U.S.D.A., and .social aspects of home economics. 1935-36. Miss Bane represented the The following year she was Associate Bureau of Home Economics and the Professor in charge of University ex National Council of Parent Education tension work In home economics and in suliject matter and was responsible health. Thus she realized her chief to the Extension Service for her ad object in joining the staff at the LIni ministration and contacts in the field. versity of Wisconsin, i.e., to become bet She is now head of the Home Eco ter acquainted with their methods in nomics Department, University of University extension education in or Illinois. der that she might profit by them in She served for two years as president adult education In home economics. of the American Home Economics The editor of the Ladies Home Association, prepared the first draft of Journal then invited her to join his staff the home economics survey blanks for in charge of the homemaking features the Land Grant College Survey made of the magazine with a view to making by the U. S. Office of Education and these pages truly educational as well as served as a member of President Hoov interesting and entertaining reading. er's committee on Education.

Journalism EVELYN JOHNSON BURKHARDT

"Four Times a Widower" and she hardt of Lambda can be the author of has never been anything but a golf more than two dozen bound volumes, widow ; "Murder Upstairs" and she written in the past ten years, volumes lives in a charming one-story Spanish that fill the shelves in her study and home between Beverly Hills and Holly which seldom remain long on the wood; "Short Skirts" and she avoids shelves of lending libraries from coast them like the plague and appears usually to coast. in white flannel slacks or floor length, Eve writes under three pen names, sophisticated dinner and evening Rob Eden, Rex Jardin, and Adam gowns; "Blond Goddess" and her hair Bliss. Lender the first she ticks off, on and eyes are dark and brilliant and her her electric typewriter, four syndicate skin Is tinged with olive. novels annually for newspaper con By her very daintiness it seems im sumption. Under the second she markets possible at first glance that Eve Burk- mystery books, and as Adam Bliss, is THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 309 the author of rousing detective novels, ties from Babe Ruth to HoudinI ; her the two latest being "Murder Upstairs" stories aided In an expose of the fake and "Four Times a Widower." mediums of Cleveland ; she was sent to She recounts that once when she was Washington, D.C, to live, on stage and stumped for the details of a brain oper off, with the cast of the Metropolitan ation in one of her novels, she and her husband were invited to a Hollywood dinner where she was seated next to one of the great brain surgeons of the west. Unwittingly he was drawn into shop talk and Eve went home with the details of the brain surgery technique "in the bag." Another time she was invited to a barbecue and from the doctor-host se cured information on an orthopedic operation that had held up her story for days. She gets action, plot, heart Interest and thrills into her books and that is the secret, in part, behind her facile pen. Eve has imagination, sophistication, knowledge, and she is trained to get her story. A graduate of the journalism depart ment at the University of Washington * where she was a popular member of A Gamma Phi Beta and affiliated with Theta Sigma Phi, national journalism EVELYN JOHNSON BURKHARDT honor for women, she went to Ellens- burg where she did routine newspaper Opera company prior to its appearance work for a time before returning to In Cleveland. Seattle to write an advertising shopping And then she married Robert Burk column in the Seattle Times. hardt, night editor of the Press. Later Roy Pinkerton, at that time as.sociate they went to New York for a brief peri editor of the Cleveland Press, offered od and then to California where her her a job on the Press In 1924 and Eve husband was on the staff of one of the went east to become an outstanding large Los Angeles dailies and where Her In feature writer. experiences Eve did book reviews for the paper. Cleveland were Interesting and varied. Gradually she began to write for the She was sent to Chicago to cover the magazines and from that went under rode in the cab Loeb-Leopold trial ; she contract for newspaper serials. Her of a fast express between Cleveland and husband has been her close associate in the east coast; she interviewed celebri (Continued on page 346) 310 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

EILEEN DWYER :KS0N, Alpha Epsilon

When, almost ten years ago Eileen ciety column during the week. There Dwyer left the chapter at the University are no scandals, secrets or news items of Arizona to wed Everett Gee Jackson, safe from her wise ears. young artist from Texas, and with him And with it all Eileen is popular alike headed for Mexico, there were many with the older group as well as the gay young one. With her evenly parted black hair and black fringed blue eyes it is no wonder that she is (often uncon sciously) the model for her husband's paintings. As head of the art department at the San Diego State College, Everett Gee Jackson has established a splendid school ; and by his work not only in oil but in lithographing and other media is recognized as one of the foremost of the young southern artists. The Jackson series of sailor subjects which began with Sailor Bezvare and which have been exhibited from coast to coast were titled by his clever wife. While not always active in the Gamma Phi alumnae association in San Diego, Eileen gives to the sorority all the time she can spare and the girls know that they can count on her tact and ability when It comes to publicity for the lectures, parties or other events the EILEEN DWYER JACKSON sponsored by group. From the hand of Eileen Dwyer editor of the San of her sisters in Gamma Phi Beta who Jackson society Diego Union comes the � thought her active days for the sorority following excerpt a written when the were over. publicity story Gamma Phi alumnae group was put But a sojourn In Texas and time ting on The Wizard of Oz in San spent In Mexico where her husband de Diego last It stands out in a time of veloped his talents and where she began year. and as a and writing in earnest failed to dim Eileen's hurry flurry unique gen erous of stress enthusiasm when the couple found it type newspaper writing, the work that the is self back In San Diego. ing sorority doing but unselfishly bringing in the good Previous training on one of San work that all Greek letter sororities are Diego's papers led to the position of futhering. society editor on the San Diego Union for Eileen where she has built up a "WIZARD OF OZ" IS BENEFIT FOR CAMPS AIDING CHILDREN widel}' read chatter page in the Sunday One of the strongest arguments for college and an accurate and so- edition lively sororities is the philanthropic work that the THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 311

members, trained in teamwork during campus been particularly generous to the Gamma Phi's days, carry on years after graduation. Each show, many of them taking blocks of tickets. national college sorority has some worthy en Since every national college sorority does phil deavor contributed up to alumnae groups. A anthropic work of its own it is sympathetic characteristic good work is that done by Gam to such endeavors. ma Phi Beta, which was founded November Alpha Gamma Deltas have a summer camp II, 1874 at Syracuse University. This group at Jackson, Mich., Alpha Chi Omega main opened its third international camp for under tains the Star studio at the MacDowell colony privileged girls in Virginia last July. The Den where an artist may do creative work without ver camp, now 11 years old, takes care of 60 expense. Zeta Tau Alphas have a health center children and the Vancouver camp (six years in Currin Valley, Va. ; Kappa Delta supports old) aids the same number. This means a a ward of five beds in the Crippled Children's real chain with one camp on each coast and hospital in Richmond ; Pi Beta Phis maintain a joining link in the Rockies. The group plans a settlement school in Gatlinburg, Tenn. ; to eventually add camps in the five other prov Alpha Delta Pi sorority maintains the Abigail inces. Davis student loan fund and a national memo The San Diego alumnae of Gamma Phi have rial endowment fund for altruistic work; worked consistently for the success of these Alpha Omicron Pi has a social service de camps, adding definitely to the camp fund partment to function in conjunction with the three years ago when they presented Dr. Lewis Frontier Nursing Service in eastern Kentucky ; B. Lesley in a lecture at El Cortez on "World Alpha Xi Deltas' national philanthropy is the Peace at the Cross Roads." Its benefit this year support of Carcassonne Commvmity Center in also is outstanding, being the Cornish school Letcher county, Ky. ; Alpha Phi maintains stu marionette show "Wizard of Oz," to be given dent loan funds and scholarship funds ; Delta at the Savoy theater on the afternoon and eve Gammas established a permanent orphanage ning of Saturday, March 7. This puppet show during the World War in Marchienne and main is being presented by Los Angeles Gamma tains student loan funds ; Kappa Alpha Theta Phi alumna; at the Wilshire-Ebell club in Los has a friendship fund for alumnae and grad Angeles this month for the camp fund and in uate fellowships ; Kappa Kappa Gamma main San Francisco. The 14 marionette manipulators tains a students' aid fund and a student emer give a finished full-length performance of gency fund ; Phi Mu's national philanthropy Baum's old favorite. Music has been written has been in the field of child welfare work especially for it. Many matinee parties are be in rural sections of Georgia; Chi Omega ing planned for the afternoon performance by founded the Greek theater at University of members of the young set. The show, which Arkansas and maintains national achievement has a real adult appeal, is attracting grown awards. Other national college sororities spon ups in the evening. sor equally worthy projects. The alumnae of other national sororities have

Music

RUTH LORRAINE CLOSE

Ruth Lorraine Close, internationally the age of sixteen, and was there known harpist, showed early evidence pledged to Mu of Gamma Phi Beta of of an unusual talent for her chosen in which she became a member. She grad strument, her study of music beginning uated three years later in 1915 with the at the age of seven. Her first musical degree of A.B. from the Law Depart training was obtained in New York ment, and In 1915 was married in the City followed by five years abroad Stanford Memorial Chapel to Carlos where she had the advantage of musical Close, A.B. 1914, J.D. 1915, a member education under the best European of Phi Kappa Psi. masters. With their guidance, her For ten years she has been the solo artistry as a harpist developed to an harpist of the Portland Symphony Or amazing degree, and her brilliant style chestra under Willem Van Hoogstra- achieved high praise from leaders in ten, and has concertized extensively. the continental musical world. She played an all harp program in Wig- Returning to the United States, Ruth more Hall. London, in 1927, and also Lorraine matriculated at Stanford at In Paris that same vear. In 1932 she 312 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

gave a series of concerts In Honolulu, London, and Paris have been profuse in and In 1933 made a round-the-world their praise. "The harpist has a tone concert tour, appearing with great suc- that is exciulsltely sweet, and her facile technique moves along individual lines to express a varied and poetic interpre tation."

THE CRITICS OF NEW YORK, LONDON AND PARIS ARE PROFUSE IN THEIR PRAISE OF MISS CLOSE

NEW Y0;(K

"Possessed tender poetry and engaging sim

plicity . . . competence in handling harmonics and a tone sweetness and ductility." "The tone, technique and general deport ment were thoroughly experienced and reli able."�The Ez'ening World. "A fine command of her instrument and sen

sitive musical appreciation. . . . Her program was admirably chosen to display her versatil ity."�The Times. "She showed ease and assurance of man

ner." "A full tone and commendable skill."� The Sun. "Revealing her prowess with that classical instrument." "A fine talent, a brilliant and precise tech nique and a charming style of interpretation." �New York American.

LONDON AND PARIS RUTH LORRAINE CLOSE "Ruth Lorraine-Close is both a great artist and a great harpist, and her playing and pro were Ruth cess in solo with gram charming. Lorraine-Close, by harp programs reper her dainty personality, suggested Sevres."� toire ranging from Bach to Prokofieff The London Star. "Ruth Lorraine-Close's were in Manila, the Dutch East performances Shanghai, finely pointed and generously colored, really Indies, and other cities of the far east. worthy of her undoubted skill as an executant." �London Daily Telegraph. This fall she was in Alaska ; and in "Miss Close's sound musicianship and deft Juneau, her concert attracted the fingering gave to each item a strong individual life. The success of the recital was due to her audience accorded a concert In largest artistic style."�London Dailv E.xpress. a number of years. In Portland she will "Miss Close is a very skillful player, she managed her tone gradations well, her har be soloist on December 13 with the monics were clear and her facility of fingering Symphony, playing the Mozart Con most dexterous."�London Times. "Miss Ruth a of real certo in C Lorraine-Close, harpist Major. talent, was heard, for the first time in Paris Ruth Lorraine Close has won the last night. She gave a charming program and is enthusiasm of her audience as good to look at with her picturesque in every strument as she is delightful to hear."�Paris where. The music critics of New York, Tribune�May Birkhead. THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 313

Poetry

SARABETH LESLIE

Those who have loved The Shades of and Night other Gamma Phi songs by Sarah Satterthwaite Leslie, who re member the inspiring convention song of 1924, who enjoyed the review in the Crescent of a former book. High lights and Twilights of Morningshore and who recall her Old-Time Gamma Phis at Beta's semi-centennial celebra tion will welcome this recent book of poetry from her pen. Sarah Satter thwaite Leslie�now known as Sarabeth

Leslie, a shorter pen name�is the most delightful sort of person, and the Gamma Phis who have known her have admired her enthusiasm for the organi zation, her devotion to her college days. and her always inspiring poems. She was born of Quaker lineage in Michi gan, and her forbears have been of pioneer tendency and legislative bent. As a student at the University of Alichigan, she joined Gamma Phi Beta SARABETH LESLIE in the first year of its existence when A tryst at Morningshore for and old Alpha was only eight years of She young ; age! Children with faces forward to the light wrote some of our best songs, has never And elders, young in joy of distant dawns. lost contact with the and at sorority, Farther along we find: present is a member of Toledo Alumnse Grandmother once was young. Association. She also studied at Bryn Such a long, long time ago ! The little Mawr, taught at Hope College In tales she has told you You like to remember and know. Michigan, claims a Phi Beta Kappa key, Now and is a member of Daughters of the part of the fun of the stories Is that they are American Revolution. really true; So Grandmother leaves them written In a Henry Harrison, poetry publisher of neat little book for you. New has issued this recent York, book Mrs. Leslie's recollections of her own of verse, Morningshore Children; and childhood are expressed In melodious not Is a only the collection delight to verse ; so well does she understand the the children who will read and listen, childish heart that her own adventures but it will bring pleasure to the older become theirs; her light and cadenced person. The dedication reads: To phrases appeal and stimulate; and the and and beneath Margherlta Lawrence, charming titles hint of the poems them the names is the verse selves. all are They verses of pure feel- 314 THE crescent ofF GAMMA PHI BETA

IV ing, while exquisite word pictures, love; Old Dck; Nick's Good Morning of nature, and of idealism expressions Nick pushes the door open and marches to combine In a most readable way. Per my bed, And wags his funny stumpy tail as if these a few will reveal the haps quotations words he said : true charm of the volume. "Good morning, my dear mistress ! I'm glad I found you here ; We both slept well, for each of us knew I who was sleeping near." A Sea Vignette V The water smooth as reflects the glass sky; A Song of May The blue above, the depths below, repeat ; Come back, oh song of I The red boat, doubled, makes a picture yesterday I saw a flash on sweet ; bright wings play; I and knew it fair The motley-vestured pair drift, double, by. felt it pass ; I grasped it not ! In empty air ! II My song escaped, so far away A sweeter song than one of May A City Sunset Perchance may never come and stay ; And who for summer more will care? A view to west, a city street ; Come oh � O'erhead the twining branches meet, back, song: And tide-wise to our feet sweeping VI Homer A shaft of sun broad course hath made Through vistas bright under dim arcade ; Across the void of years we look to thee, And sombre pavement overlaid Bard of the distant dawn when earth was young. With roseate gold ; the arclights swing Catching far echoes from bright Hellas flung Their pendant gems and luster fling Of song resounding over a sunlit sea. In far perspective lessening:� Adown the shore of time in surges free Roll the brave tales of glory thou hast Fantastic fires that point the way sung� Where far beyond our sunset ray Heroic loves and wiles and wars among^ Bright isles flash back the golden day. Swept from the fountain source of poesy. For long as men are swayed by hope and Ill fear, And deeds from hoarded love Leaf Music upsprung and hate. I love the music leaves make overhead : � And fair skies lure to ocean's treacherous For mood of sleep the swaying willows1 fate, swish ; So long alike to child and patriarch dear The dancing maples answer to my wish ; Shalt thou by human hearts be greeted Friend ! Poplars sing rain ; cry winter, oak leaves dead. Thou ne'er shall find in voiceless death an end.

MARGARET FISHBACK ANTOLINI

Should you have the fun of receiving Goucher College where she joined a note on Margaret Fishback's own Gamma Phi Beta. For nine years has business stationery, you'd find in one been in the Advertising Department of corner, the well-known name and in the Macy's in New York. Institutional opposite corner a significant phrase Copywriter (which means that she does Poems Made Up to Take Out. And the ads which are general in character� across this phrase Is a red stamping such as ones on the testing laboratories, Meter Out of Order. cash policy, store service, escalators, de Vital facts concerning "Marnie" as liveries, personal shopping service, de her contemporary Gamma Phi sisters positors' account department�and the call her, read something like this. Born large advertisements combining various in Washington, D.C. Graduated from departments to tell some story of allied THE crescent OF GAMMA PHI BETA 315

merchandise or point some breath taking moral). Her gay, sophisticated verse has appeared in The New Yorker, Saturday Evening Post, McCall's, Harper's Bazaar, Stage, Good House keeping, Ladies' Home Journal, Vanity Fair, Life, Judge, College Humor, Red- book; and she also has written various prose articles and a few short stories. Dutton's has published three volumes of her collected verse: / Feel Better Nozv; Out Of My Head; I Take It Back. The last title was supplied by her husband, Alberto Antolini, whom she MARGARET FISHBACK ANTOLINI married in June of 1935 and who AND HUSBAND thought certain of her points of view therein have to be retracted. The might I am tired of all I do, Antolinis are now living in the farm I am weary through and through Of this happy medium. house on the Merck estate in George Grant me just one brand-new crumb. West Orange. To a college friend, Make me fat or make me thin, Let me steep a while in sin� writes: "Here is most re Margaret my God, for one day let me be cent photograph. The best thing about Anything at all but me. it is my husband�Alberto Antolini. Saleslady's Spring Song He's rug buyer at Macy's. We wish we might have some of the Polka dot, polka dot, printed foulard, Thirty-five inches is almost a yard. most recent verse for Gamma Phi If it were wider, a remnant would do; readers ; perhaps we shall�sometime in Here's the same print in a new shade of blue. it around anatomy. So� the future. Wrap your Youthful, distinctive ! You'll love it, I know. In the meantime, we reprint from Polka dot, polka dot, printed foulard, Thirty-five inches is almost a yard. / Feel Better Nozv: (Make up your mind, will you, madam, and buy Something before you get socked in the eye.) Deo Volente is Melancholy my prayer. To A Young Man Selecting Six Orchids Uttered on a dismal pair Of the most knees: dejected Tell me, brave young man, I pray, make please, God, something happen Is she worth the price you pay? Something nice before the day Limps upon its dreary way. You think her sublime. Making just another meek, may quite But take care while there is time. Pallid seventh of a week. Orchids lead to other things� Satin ribbons, wedding rings. Give my unastonished eyes Leases and One tumultuous surprise. refrigerators, Apron strings, perambulators, Specially for me, oh God, Cereal and safety Something beautiful or odd, pins. even � Rice, and sometimes, twins. Somebody very bad or good Anything at all that would Be a little different Tell me, brave young man, I pray. From the way the twig was bent. Is she worth the price you pay? 316 THE crescent OF GAMMA PHI BETA

Physical Education

GRACE LEW IS MILLER

What is the Mensendieck System of of perfection of posture and movement Functional Exercise which Grace with a resultant beauty of form and Lewis Miller of Phi Is expounding grace of action." The student studies to so many interested listeners� funior his own muscular action as reflected in Leaguers, club women, college alumnae, mirrors during the ordinary daily acts of sitting, standing, rising, stooping, and the system Is a radical departure from traditional physical education. There Is no gymnasium, no apparatus, no musical instruments, no massage equipment; only the mirrors that are a basic necessity because by observation and study of muscle play the student Is taught to correct posture and movement. Accordingly, to Mrs. Miller, "the pri mary object of the system is the devel opment of beauty in the highest Greek sense of innate culture and spiritual no bility." Dr. Bess M. Mensendieck, the orig inator of the system, is a scholar and scientist who through her study of sculpture, became interested in the human form and has evolved the exer cises from a profound knowledge of the human anatomy, and the laws of physics and mechanics as applied to human movement. Mrs. Miller was a GRACE LEWIS .MILLER pupil of Dr. Mensendieck, continued physical educational directors, art her study of the system in Sweden, and school students�to say nothing of investigated the work in Germany. She radio talks to a wide-spread unseen opened a beautiful studio in St. Louis, audience? Briefly, It is a means of mak and is now establishing in Palm ing exercise automatic in the simple Springs, California, a winter home and activities of daily life (correct posture, studio for teaching. The architect of correct movement ) and means a physi this studio, Richard J. Neutra, is noted cal training that within the past twenty- for his wide departure in school design ; five years has become a fundamental and his books are translated into many part of physical education In Europe, is languages. taught in the finest finishing schools, !Mrs. Miller says: "I think my easiest and in 1932 was introduced at Yale successes have been with the sub-deb l^iiiversitv. "It teaches the attainment type; my first apjireclative public, the THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 317 business woman ; the most grateful, the English literature, she graduated from woman well on in middle age," and we Washington LIniversity in 1918, ac quote from her radio talk on Beauiy. quiring later a diploma from Harris "The Beauty I shall speak of Is not the Teachers College (a training school for kind that is pulled out of jars of cos St. Louis public schools). As graduate metics like rabbits out of a hat�no. Nor study she chose general literature, is it gained by the popular system of pri aesthetics, and appreciation of the vation known as dieting�no. Each of drama, history of sculpture, becoming these, truly has its place. But my sub master of arts in 1935. A graduate of ject relates to something more funda the Mensendieck School in New York, mental than either of them.�Every she established her own studio in St. movement you make can be directed Louis, (it was closed after the death of into one of grace, of usefulness, of her husband, a prominent physician) greater physical beauty. . .. You may and has presented a widely-attended acquire control which makes all these series of lectures. She has traveled movements automatically correct move abroad extensively, speaks French and ments eliminating fatigue and actually Spanish fluently, is a member of the [iroduclng grace and beauty of outline American Physical Education Associa to your body." tion and the St. Louis Artists Guild And now, something about Grace Theatre. Above all, she's a Gamma Phi Lewis Miller who Is gaining far more of whom we may be exceedingly proud. than a local reputation. Majoring in

Social Organi2;ation FLORENCE ROBINSON

Florence Robinson, president of the president she made during her two May Court Clubs of Canada whose terms in that office in the Windsor home Is in Windsor, is a member of Club. The honor of being president of Alpha Alpha chapter. University of the May Court Clubs of Canada is one Toronto, and the daughter of Colonel which she justly deserves, for she's the Sidney C. Robinson, former member of most clear-thinking, logical, thorough Parliament for Essex West. and altogether able person I know� It is a distinction to be the president and besides that, she's a swell girl ! She of the May Court Clubs, and this honor Is a charter member of the Windsor was conferred upon Florence Robinson Club, and with one other member pro after two years as president of the moted one of the smartest money mak Windsor Club. Miss Clarice Tapson, ing schemes I know of�a rotogravure Woman's Page editor of the Windsor section for which she and her pal sold Daily Star to whom we are indebted for the advertising, going to national firms, the fine article upon the May Court and Illustrating the ads with members Clubs writes informally to the editor: of the club as models. Two of these "Florence Robinson Is much too modest were put out by Florence and the other to let you know what a very fine mem girl, one of four pages and one of six, ber of the club she Is and what a grand and they were published with the Star. 318 THE CRESCENT OFF GAMMA PHI BETA

At the present moment, Florence is one: year's system for raising funds. Before of two chairmen of the Windsor Club's; she was elected president of the Wind sor Club, she was treasurer for three years; and since her presidency, has served a term as vice-president. Really, she is the tops, and I though you'd like to know!" Florence herself writes: "The May Court Clubs are very similar to the Junior League. The Junior League has quite a few clubs in Canadian cities, but for various reasons, our clubs felt that this Canadian affiliation would be more helpful to us. The Ottawa Club, for in stance, being older than the Junior League and having many traditions, would not submerge its identity. Wind sor Club would not want to comply with the age limit ruling of Junior League. The policy of the May Court Clubs is not to have clubs In the same cities as the Junior League, because they would both attract the same type of membership and both do the same

FLORENCE ROBINSON type of work. ... I am looking forward to going to London next week with the committee to sell 8000 chances on a Detroit Alumnae delegate to the instal double passage to the West Indies�this lation of the new chapter."

MAY COURT CLUBS OF CANADA

The May Court Club of Ottawa was Canada and his Lady, that the original founded in May, 1898, by the Countess May Court Club was formed. Lady of Aberdeen, wife of the then Governor Aberdeen had Invited a group of prom General of Canada, His Excellency the inent young women of Ottawa, and Earl of Aberdeen, but It was not until made her proposal to them, and it was 1934, thirty-six years later. In May, enthusiastically acted upon. Since that that Lady Aberdeen's dream of a chain time, the work of the Ottawa Club has of clubs of this sort�groups of young grown amazingly, and membership in women Interested in social service the May Court Club there has been a work, stretching across the Dominion mark of social prestige and philan �really began to be realized, with the thropic spirit. And so it Is with all the organization of the May Court Clubs May Court Clubs. of Canada. There were three charter members of It was at a May garden party at the affiliation formed in May, 1934, the Government House in 1898, the official original May Court Club of Ottawa, residence of the Governor General of. the Junior Club of London, Ontario, THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 319

member which had been organized six years be privileged children. The other fore and the Junior Hospital League of clubs foUow similar, but varied lines of Windsor, which had been organized for work. nine years. All of these clubs which are Each member club has two official devoted to welfare work of one sort representatives on the board of direc or another adopted the name "May tors. The Ottawa Club president is Court Club." The organization of the automatically a third member from that affiliation took place In Ottawa, and group. During 1935 and early 1936 two Florence Robinson, then in her second more clubs, from Chatham and St. term as president of the Junior Hospital Catharines, also joined, and the May League of Windsor, was one of two Court Clubs Board now represents ap official representatives from the Wind proximately six hundred women, the sor Club. Ottawa Club membership being about The affiliation in no manner inter two hundred and seventy, the Windsor feres with the Individual activities of Club, fifty, the London Club, one the member clubs, so long as they main hundred and twenty and the Chatham tain the high standard set by the con and St. Catharines Clubs more than stitution. The Ottawa Club's activities fifty each. include among others, the maintenance At the second annual meeting of the of a convalescent home for women ; a board of directors of the affiliation, free dispensary for tuberculosis; the held in London, In May, 1936, Miss equipment and maintenance of twelve Robinson was elected president of the Infants' cots and twelve beds in the chil board for the coming year. dren's ward in Ottawa General Hos The May Court Clubs affiliation en pital ; supplies made and sent annually- joys the patronage of the Countess of to the Victorian Order of Nurses; the Aberdeen, the Dowager Countess of equipment and maintenance of a six- Minto, the Countess Grey, The Duchess bed and a four-bed ward In the Prot of Devonshire, the Lady Byng of VIny, estant Children's Hospital ; weekly Viscountess Willlngdon, The Countess visits and concerts at the Perley Home of Bessborough, all wives of former for Incurables; a library at the Civic Governor Generals of Canada, and Hospital. The Windsor Club's main the present chatelaine of Government project is the maintenance of a Day House, the Lady Tweedsmuir. Nursery, which it built, a da3'time home Membership In the affiliation is open for children whose mothers must be to all young women's social service at work during the day. It also main groups conforming to the standards set tains a pre-natal clinic ; makes supplies by the ]May Court, and it is expected, in and layettes for the Victorian Order view of the growth during Its first two of Nurses and the Red Cross ; serves as years, that the affiliation will, in time, the Red Cross Committee for the Sup consummate the dream of its founder. plementary Feeding of Undernourished Lady Aberdeen, and become an all- Children ; visits and assists occupants Canada organization, stretching from of the May Court Club's room at the coast to coast. Essex Tuberculosis Sanato County Cl.arice Tapson rium ; maintains a fund to supply braces Woman's Page Editor of to there ; a needy patients provides the Windsor Daily Star Christmas tree each vear for under Pledges of 1936 Alpha Virginia DeLatour, Evanston, 111.; Betty Peck, South Ind. Alice Carson, Geneva, N.Y. ; Margery Am- Bend, ; Mary Jane Ray, Chicago ; Edith 111. Louise Lam luxen, Minneapolis, Minn. ; Anne Spencer, Dustman, Evanston, ; East Louise Ber Fayetteville, N.Y. ; Virginia Storey, Fayette bert, Newton, Iowa; McCoy, ville, N.Y.; Ervanna Cummings, Westfield, wyn, 111. ; Gertrude Faulkner, Chicago ; Rose N.J.; Helen Kinnin, Stamford, Conn.; Marion mary Day, Wilmette, 111. ; Eleanor Pohjonen, Jackman, Rollister, N.Y. ; Marion Alunger, Chisholm, Minn.; Marjorie Bobbitt, Kankakee, 111. Fort Ind. Holley, N.Y. ; Eleanor Bennett, Auburn, N.Y. ; ; Margaret Johnston, Wayne, ; 111. Constance Cassel, Watertown, N.Y. ; Phyllis Ray Sands, Waukegan, ; Ray Harris, Joliet, Cedar Day, Hartford, Conn. ; Lorraine Bomeisler, 111.; Betsey Quarton, Rapids, Iowa; Maplewood, N.J.; Phyllis Carey, Corning, Jean Bartelme, Northbrook, 111. N.Y.; Betty Snyder, Syracuse; Betty Maxon, Eta Brookline, Pa. ; Beetle Keefer, Winnetka, 111. ; Anna Reid and Colton of Berke Kathryn Betts, Hamilton, N.Y. ; Dorothy Beck May Betty Calif. Barbara Los ley, Jackson Heights, N.Y. ; Jeanne Robbins, ley, ; Oakley, Angeles, Newark, N.J.; Annette Stauffer, Bethlehem, Calif.; Jean Huguenin, Alhambra, Calif.; Frances Colo. Sara Pa. ; Virginia Schlottman, Bethlehem, Pa. Mary Bennett, Trinidad, ; lee Zumwalt, Tulare, Calif. ; Annette Voll Beta man, Stockton, Calif. ; Kathleen McGrath, Ven Margaret Ann Ayers, Barbara Backus, Bar tura, Calif. ; Elizabeth Helmer and Mary Jane of bara Bassett, Detroit, Mich. ; Helen Jean Dean, Moyer Piedmont, Calif., (repledged). Grand Alich. Eliz Rapids, ; Carolyn Donavin, Theta abeth, N.J.; Miriam Finkelday, Hastings-on- Laurel Ruth Helen Mae Lin the-Hudson, N.Y. ; Virginia Ciriffin, Oyster AppcU, Kindig, Estelle Bay, Mass. ; Anne Hawley, Salamanca, N.Y. ; iger, Jane Paradise, Hursch, Jane Mills, Helen Anne Frances Henderson, Ann Arbor, Mich. ; Pa Catlett, Schuercr, Dorothy Henry, Helen Marian tricia Hugg, Pleasant Ridge, Mich. ; Jean Ringer, Mary Alacartncy, Twiss, Hortense all of Langford, Ann Arbor, Mich. ; Betty Linde Addison, Shirley Hannigan, Frances Cath gren, Ypsilanti, Mich. ; Ellen MacDonald, Sag Denver; Bubb, Cokedale, Colo.; erine Colorado inaw, Mich. ; Margaret Neafie, Pontiac, Mich. ; Kernochan, Springs ; Virginia and Martha Truscott of Lillian Perkins, Ann Arbor, Mich. ; Dorothy Flynn Loveland, Colo. ; Ann Rupper, Evansville, Ind. ; Catherine Sanders, Margaret Mayer, Brighton, Colo. Ann Arbor, Mich. ; Bir Virginia Thompson, Lambda mingham, Mich.; Jean Tibbits, Oneida, N.Y. ; Phyllis Crosby (pledged last year), Ann Ar Genevieve Schroeder, Rose Williams, Jeanne bor, Mich.; Helen Owston (pledged last year), Howie, Jeanne Jungbluth, Margie Kolb, Wilma Detroit, Mich.; Mary McNeil (pledged last Hoover, Seattle, Wash. ; Janet O'Leary, Olym year), Buffalo, N.Y. pia, Wash. ; Helen Wentworth, Spokane, Wash. ; Katherine Graham, Aberdeen, Wash. ; Gamma Imogene Welch, Port "Townsend, Wash. ; Bonnie Kate Owens, Gary, Ind. ; Marian Emily Pitchford, Aberdeen, Wash.; Mary Eg Knapp, Kankakee, 111. ; Helen Louise Gasper, bert, Olympia, Wash. ; Jeanne McDonald, Van Waukesha, Wis.; Jessie Anne Baird, Wauk couver, B.C. ; Nancy Marion, Olympia, Wash. ; Marian esha, Wis. ; Marian Hart, Oshkosh, Wis. ; Wandell, Hoquiam, Wash.; Marjorie Helen Gunther, Sheboygan, Wis. ; Katherine Garvin, Seattle, Wash. ; Barbara Rothermel, Barbara Bidinger, Kenosha, Wis. ; Mary Edna Cruzen, Bryan, Tacoma, Wash. ; Eileen Dris St. Louis, Mo.; Betty Jane Cochran, Aurora, coll, Boise, Idaho ; Margaret Kelley, Tacoma, Wash. 111. ; Alice W^oodson, Wausau, Wis. ; Suzanne ; Lois Boutin, Spokane, Wash. ; Emily Farnum, Milwaukee, Wis. ; Mary Knox Wil Whitcomb, Elizabeth Augustine, Seattle, Wash. son, Wausau, Wis. ; Margaret Painter, Wau sau, Wis. ; Anne Reiman, Sheboygan, Wis. ; Xi Mary Spohn, Madison, Wis. ; Lois Hisau, Cor Jean Bolte, Gooding; Margaret Case, Filer; nell, Mass. ; Ann Fred, Madison, Wis. ; Betty Jean Crawford, AIoscow; Jean Haag, Filer; Young, Neenah, Wis. ; Stella Wiliams, Osh Lois Helmers, AIoscow; Eleanor Kerr, Priest Wis. GaW kosh, ; Estabrook, Rhinelander, River (sister of Dorothy Kerr Leavy, ex '37) ; Wis. ; Marian Randolph, Manitowoc, Wis. ; Alargaret King, Boise (niece of Mary King, Marjorie Tafflc, Louisville, Ky. '24) ; Regina Limacher, Spokane ; Dorothy Moss, Payette ; Naomi Vogel, AIoscow ; Fran Epsilon ces Zachow, Wallace. June Vernon, Chicago; Eilene Thomas, Gol den, 111.; Virginia Baker, Marjorie Tweed, O -MICRON Catherine Brenner, Evanston, 111. ; Patricia La Betty Anderson, Chicago, 111. ; Althea Bils bus, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. ; Larrie Cornell, borrow, Urbana, 111. ; Margaret Heberling, Chicago ; Betsey Loesel, Lakewood, Ohio ; Chicago, 111.; Alice Hibbert, St. Louis.; Billie THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 321

Higgins, Belvidere, 111. ; Mary Helen Jordan, Rasmussen, Aberdeen, S.D. ; Bettie Jayne Chicago, 111. ; Bettyann Lewis, Milwaukee, Reed, Marshalltown ; Dorcas Evelyn Richards, Wis.; Alary Limerick, Urbana, 111.; Alargaret Jacksboro, Tex. ; Evelyn C. Riegel, Peoria, Mann, Kankakee, 111. ; Jeanette Alies, Urbana, III; Betty Lee Roeser, Fort Aladison; Char 111. ; Janet Alosher, Prophetstown, 111. ; Laverne line Saggau, Denison; Mary Sinnett, Rock Norris, West Chicago, 111. ; Frances Quirke, Island, 111. ; Jeanne Simplot, Omaha, Neb. Margaret Rayner, Janet Scovill, Ruth Suther land, Urbana, 111. ; Vivian Trenary, Oak Park, Sigma 111. Ur ; Margaret Vaniman, Betty Webber, Peggy Becker, Denver, Colo. ; Dorian Scott, Vir bana, 111.; Jean Woller, Champaign, 111.; Kansas City, AIo. ; Peggy Albertj', San Diego, 111. Lorraine ginia Woolen, Freeport, ; Zeisler, Calif. ; Jane Cravens, Excelsior Springs, AIo. ; Kankakee, 111. Betty Jane Boddington, Kansas City, Kan. ; Pi Isabel West, Lawrence, Kan. ; Jane Everest, Lorraine Allhands, Lucille Besch, Betty Ann Kansas City, Mo. ; Virgene Staley, Welling Carey, Lincoln, Neb. ; Carolyn Kennedy, Sid ton, Kan. ; Jean Williams, Kansas City, Mo. ; ney, Neb. ; Dorothy Koser, Omaha, Neb. ; Virginia Edmunston, .Atchison, Kan. ; Barbara Helen Kovanda, Elk Creek, Neb. ; Audrey Bonham, Newark, Del. ; Jane Sanford, Inde Alarshall, Lincoln, Neb. ; Alarian Nelson, Blair, pendence, Kan. ; Alargaret Evans, Wichita, Neb.; Velma Neu, Alilford, Neb.; June Pettit, Kan. ; Virginia Varga, Harriet Smith, Kansas Jean Shader, Mary Lou Steinbrecker, Lincoln, City, Mo. ; Virginia Griffin, Olathe, Kan. ; Neb. Peggy Purves, Wichita, Kas. ; Annette Cope- Rho land, Evanston, 111. ; Alice Kinny, Lawrence, Isabelle Kansas Lucille Anderson, Harlan, Iowa ; Mary Kan.; Phyllis Wetherill, Bash, Ellen Daly, Gwendolyn Davis, Irene Donohue, City, Mo. Tau Iowa City ; Marian Esser, Remsen ; Helen Evans, Fort Dodge ; Margaret Gardner, Iowa Betty Braucht, Marian Leedy, Denver, Colo. ; City; Margaret Leeper, Waterloo; Frances Eleanor Richardson, Lovell, Wyo. ; Donna Mapes, Iowa City ; Betty Lee Nichols, Chi Hahn, Norma Learned, Alary Lou Waggener, cago, 111. ; Dorothy Ochsner, Fort Aladison ; Bea Jane Clarke, Margaret Teller, Denver, Betty Jane Prochnow, Davenport; Vivien Colo. ; Jean Eberle, Fort Collins, Colo. ; Peggy

PLEDGES OF RHO� 1936

First rozv�Vivien Rasmussen. Lucille Anderson. Middle row�Margaret Gardner, Betty I..ee Roeser, Betty Nichols, DorotJiy Ochsner, Mrs. Jasman, Betty Jane Prochnozv, Helen Evans, Dorcas Richards, and Bettie Jayne Reed. Back rozv�Irene Donohue, Evelyn Riegel, Jeanne Simplot, Frances Mapes, Charline Saggau, Margaret Leeper, Mary Sinnett, Mary Ellen Daly, and Marian Esser. Z22 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

TAU'S NEW PLEDGES

Back rozv�Helen Dolan, Jean Hammond, Chloe Moody, Wilma Hays, Peggy Cooper, Jean Eberle, Eleanor Richardson. Second row�Marian Leedy, Emma Cortellini, Mary Anna Walker, Betty Jean Hughes, Mar garet Teller, Audrey Lou Fairbairn, Norma Learned, June IVright. First row�Mary Lou Waggener, Donna Hahn, Frances Boyer, Betty Braucht, Josephine Mc- Pheeters, Bea Jane Clarke, and Helen Robertson

Cooper, Denver, Colo. ; Emma Cortellini, Lead- Doris Cook, Tulsa, Okla. ; Evorene Morgan, ville, Colo. ; Chloe Aloody, Del Norte, Colo. ; Norman, Okla. ; Mary Grant Fietz, Lawton, Frances Boyer, Timnath, Colo. ; Mary Anna Okla. ; Va Rue Lindsay, Norman, Okla. ; Jane Walker, Windsor, Colo.; Josephine AlcPhee Abbott, Atoka, Okla. ; Valeria Penny, Braman, ters, Helen Robertson, Betty Jean Hughes, Okla. ; Alary Frances Carpenter, Winifred Fort Collins, Colo.; Jean Hammond, Helen Knudson, Lorene Ford, Oklalioma City ; Velva Dolan, Denver, Colo.; Audrey Lou Fairbairn, Johnston, Durant, Okla.; Alary Sue Watson, Nunn, Colo.; Wilma Hays, Denver, Colo.; Oklahoma City; Greta Rae Waggner, Nor June Wright, Fort Collins, Colo. ; Betty Her man, Okla. ; Ann Anderson, Oilton, Okla. ; ring, Laporte, Colo. ; June Thornton, Denver, Delores Swain, Norman, Okla.; Clara Bernice Colo. ; Ruth Brownell, Montrose, Colo. AIcNaughton, Aliami, Okla. ; Elinor Hopkins, Oklahoma City ; Erma Paine, Guthrie, C)kla. ; Phi Frances Lee Kennedy, Norman, Okla. Natalie Allen, Alary Alargaret Alt, Alargaret Alpha Beta Brereton, Florence Burton, Webster; Margaret Christmann, Genevieve Davis, Kirkwood; Ruth Alarjorie Black, East Grand Forks; Beth Finke, Alarion Goebel, Alildred Gray, Webster; Hartman, Langdon, N.D. ; Dorothy and Joris Devil's N.D. Corelan Jeanne Hempel, Alarion Ketter, Alilwaukee ; Jerom, Lake, ; McLendon, Jean Kranz, Pasadena Park; Elise Lucking, Grand Forks. Elise Pettker, Dolores Pitt, Margaret Simp Alpha Gamma Genevieve Ruth son, Smith, University City ; Freda Church, Satley, Calif. ; Mary Fox, Wehmeyer, Kirkwood ; Betty Yocum, Alt. Glendale, Calif.; Sybil Furchner, Reno, Nev.; Mo. Yonker. Grove, ; Alary La Reene Henry, Las Vegas, Nev. ; Alartha Ann Holcomb, Reno, Nev. ; Helen Landers, Tono Psi pah, Nev.; Gloria McDonald, Reno, Nev.; Theida Alae Drennan, Little Rock, Ark. ; Katheryn McCleary, Sacramento, Calif.; Mon Lou Swift, Claremore, Okla. ; Shirley Rose, tana Olin, Alary Alice Plath, Reno, Nev. ; Vir Oklahoma City, Okla. ; Alaxine Gray, Norman, ginia Vuich, Tonopah, Nev. Okla. ; Janice Lee Houston, Oklahoma City, Alpha Delta Okla., Helen Bernard, New Orleans, La. ; Alelba Hudson, Betty Bee Fesler, Norman, Jonelle Baker, Kennett, AIo. ; Betty Ann Okla. ; Betsy Ross Green, Haileyville, Okla. ; Thice, Independence, AIo. ; Alarguerite Young, THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 325

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Front row�Theida Mae Drennan, Lou Swift, Shirley Rose, Ma.rine Gray, Janice Lee ILouston, Helen Bernard. Second rozv�Melba ILudson, Betty Bee Fesler, Betsy Ross Green, Doris Cook, Evorene Morgan, Mary Grant Fiets, Va Rue Lindsay. Third row�Jane Abbott, Valeria Penny, Mary Frances Carpenter, Winifred Knudson, Lorene Ford, Velva Joltnston, Mary Sue Watson, Greta Rae Waggner.

Kansas City, Mo. ; Faith Killinger, Salem, Mo. ; Alpha Eta Jean Bassman, Jefferson City, Mo. ; Helen Ellen Rickey, Carol AIcRae, Joanna Stephens, Bode, Kansas City, AIo. ; Alice Tiemann, St. Virginia Krause, Georgia Harmon, Gladys Louis, Mo. ; Peggy Phelps, Billie Aluncey, .Sterns, Marian Plevney, Betty Fouse, Beatrice Marty Rupp, Kansas City, Mo. ; Gertrude Knapp, Katherine Emmonds, Alarian Ford, Campbell, St. Joseph, Mo. ; Ruth Slater, Hale, Nancy Stafford, Nancy Gedge, Betty Lou Pry- Eleanor Mo.; Fehl Shirley, St. Louis, AIo.; or, Annette Lockwood, Virginia Graham, Marie Wiley, Fredonia, Kan. (repledged) ; Elsie Olmstead, Alartha Steinorth. Alohr, Kansas City, Mo. ; Lilian Toler, Colum Alpha Theta bia, Mo. ; Margaret Pigg, Virginia Forsythe, Jefferson City, Mo. ; Dorothy Langdon, Marguerita Lane, Nashville, Tenn. ; Kathryn AIo. Amarillo, Tex. ; Emma Draper, Lebanon, Harlan, Alt. Pleasant, Tenn. ; Mary Regan, (repledged). Sarah Thweatt, Rosemary Williams, Elizabeth Alpha Epsilon Carr, Winifred Highsmith, Georgia Lee Brown, Nashville, Tenn. ; Hope Jones, Drakes Ann Ohio : Dona Lucy Rice, Dayton, Brown, boro, Ky. ; Elizabeth French, Newbern, Tenn. ; Globe, Ariz. ; Peggy Kruse, Douglas, Ariz. ; Doris Scheerer, Winnetka, 111.; Margaret Ruth Han Walker, Jean Hancock, Dorothy Regen, Jane Davis, Nashville, Tenn. ; Helen Mimi Mar cock, Hotzel, Long Beach, Calif.; Niederhauser, Brentwood, Tenn. ; Elizabeth San Emma jorie Dacon, Alateo, Calif.; Jean Junk, Natchez, AIiss. ; Mary Hayes, Nashville, Babbitt, Jeanette Richardson, Flagstaff, Ariz. ; Tenn. Alildred Wood, Collette Halinan, Tucson, Alpha Iota Ariz. ; Mary Ward, Alinneapolis, Minn. Patricia Bownam, Glendale, Calif. ; Betty South Sue Alpha Zeta Bruner, Pasadena, Calif.; Cherry, Culver City, Calif. ; Sue Cornell, San Diego, Naomi Ann Slimp and Mary Nette Snider of Calif.; Edwina De Leon, Beverly Hills, Calif.; San Antonio : Evelj'n Gartman, Goldthwaite ; Reta Fowler, South Pasadena, Calif.; AIildred June Baxter, Houston ; Elizabeth Cochran, San Gallagher, Buena Park, Calif.: Louise Guld Antonio ; Carrie Jane Alills, Austin ; Doris strand, Charlotte Hildebrand, Margery Alac- Crandall. Houston ; Claudia Barbe, Lake Alillan, Los Angeles, Calif.; Helen Alartin, Charles, La. Santa Ana, Calif. ; AIildred Painter, Virginia 324 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

Poston, Doris Rough, Los Angeles, Calif. ; Broaddus, Bowling Green, Va. ; AIargaret Burr, Alarian Saltmarsh, Lake Arrowhead, Calif. ; Belmont, Mass.; Mary Sally Collins, White Barbara Todd, Whittier, Calif. Second Semester Sulphur Springs, W.Va.; Edith Diver, Wil- Pledges: Evelyn Bates, Los Angeles, Calif.; mington, Del. ; Sarah Halstead, Norfolk, Va. ; Carol Collins, Whittier, Calif.; Lou Ann Suzanne Kanour, Tyrone, Pa. ; Katherine Pierose, Los Angeles, Calif.; Jane Strong, Spruce, Lynchburg, Va. ; Dorothy Voris, West Los Angeles, Calif. Hagerstown, Md. ; Rebecca White, Norfolk, Va. Alpha Kappa Alpha Phi Alarion Neville Phillis Haig, Hamilton, Doroth}' Lapham, Cheyenne, Wyo. ; Wanetta Elizabeth Beth Hutchins, Aloxon, Paterson, White, Colorado Springs ; Betty Andreas, Barbara Elizabeth Frances Paterson, Reinoehl, Montrose, Colo. ; Ruth Gilmore, Colorado Roe, all of Winnipeg. Springs; Frances Ennis, Alargaret Ellen Mar Harriette Alpha Lambda tin, Denver; Boutin, Minneapolis, Alinn. ; Hilda Purdey, Colorado Springs ; Betsy Barbara B.C. Amuri Bearce, Nanaimo, ; Patterson, Portsmouth, Va. ; Elizabeth Adams, Vancouver New West Johnson, ; Betty Jones, Doris White, Denver ; Lary Lou Johnson, Alary minster, B.C. ; Shirley Lynn, Jean Stordy, Van Anne Stone, Colorado Springs; Phyllis Ab couver. dullah, New York City; Alildred Lee Wilson, Alpha Nu Colorado Springs; Alargery Brooks, Denver; Dorothy Bergquist, Swissvale, Pa. ; Anna- Bernice Vessey, Grace Edith Mason, Colorado jean Berry, Piqua, Ohio ; Ruth Burns, Alillers- Springs; Helen Bradt, Hornell, N.Y. ; Betty burg, Ohio ; Elizabeth Chesrown, Jeromesville, Barnes, Denver ; Barbara Lee, Grand Island, Ohio; Alargaret Cook, Bellefontaine, Ohio; Neb.; Mary Alice McConnel, Denver; Jane Alary E. Dawson, Piqua, Ohio; Kathryn Dea Rose Aliddlesworth (repledged), Colorado ton, Springfield, Ohio; Betty DeWeese, Piqua, Springs.

Ohio; Virginia Foster, Sandusky, Ohio; Doro- , Alpha Chi Ohio thy Goddard, Springfield, ; Mary Jane Marjorie Betteridge, Upper Montclair, N.J. ; Lois Goddard, Springfield, Ohio; Helfrich, Dorothy Hope Bitting, Perth Amboy, N.J. ; Ohio Lorain, ; Margaret Hickey, Springfield, Elizabeth Carter, Brooklyn, N.Y. ; June Crizer, Ohio Ohio Frances ; Carolyn Iden, Alinerva, ; Appalachia, Va. ; Kathryn Cummings, Swamp Ohio Lamos, Conneaut, ; Nancy Alarshall, Troy, scott, Alass. ; Frances IJarby, Baltimore, Aid. ; Ohio; Jeane Aloore, Dayton, Ohio; Alary Jane Louise Eppinger, Chambersburg, Pa. ; Louise Penhallow, Ohio ; Rocky River, Virginia Givens, Richmond, Va. ; Jane Groggins, Wash Schultz, Cleveland Harriet Heights, Ohio; ington, D.C. ; Ann Iredell, Norfolk, Va. ; Carrie Fort Ind. Edna Storm, Wayne, ; Vandenburg, AIassenburg, Hampton, Va. ; Virginia Aliller, Grand Alartha Rapids, Alich.; Mary Wigton, Elizabeth Wood, Washington, D.C. ; Janet Roseville, Ohio. Wood, Roanoke, Va. .Alpha Xi Lucille Crimmins, Milledge Fisher, Jaqueline Alpha Psi Hilger, Lucenne AIcNeill, Frances Parris, Dorothy Baer, Ottumwa, Iowa ; Florence Cleon Poole, Catherine Seaton, Robynetta Booth, Chicago, 111. ; Elaine Carlson, Rockford, Stearman, all of Dallas ; Frances Eastman, 111. ; Shirley Cochrane. Chicago, 111. ; Marian Long Beach, Calif. ; Jean Gamble, Washington, Cole, Riverside, 111. ; Isabell Fraser, Ethel Bar D.C; Helen Harris, Alarshalltown, Iowa; bara French, Alilwaukee, Wis. ; Priscilla Frances Larson, Austin, Tex. ; Phyllis Lesh, Haines, Winnetka, 111. ; Aluriel Lindley, Dan Nacoma, Tex. ; Janice Purviance, Pampa, Tex. ; ville, 111.; Delphine Loy, Michigan City, Ind.; Virginia Smith, San Angelo, Tex. Alarguerite Morrow, Ottumwa, Iowa ; Jac quelyn Nelson, Chicago, 111. ; Bette Robertson, Alpha Sigma Riverside, 111.; Frances Snow, Wilmette, 111.; Alarian Abshire, Columbus, Ohio ; Susan Judith Weston, Terre Haute, Ind.

The opening of the college year presents for discussion the eternal (|uestion� What part in rushing has the alumna member? .And, as usual, the question is argued from various angles. Eliminating all the arguments, let us consider the alumna: as a background�a practical demonstration to the rushee that the enthusiasm of youth remains even in maturity; that the order so dear to the college girl is just as dear to the woman ; that interest in the welfare of the group and in its prospective members still remains after college days are over. Even the weary, feted freshman is quick to notice details; and if she realizes that the background of the hostess sorority consists of gracious, well-poised women who suggest the cultural at mosphere, who represent all that is best and most to be desired, she will be influ enced in her final judgment. Chapter Reaction to "Re^ thinking Rushing" BROWN'S fine article in university, such as Michigan, where the CLAREthe September Crescent was sorority girls live In their houses and provocative of argument. Ac the Independents live in dormitories or cordingly, the editor asked for a brief league houses. It would seem that this discussion of the subject from each col plan would be more practicable in small lege chapter. The result is interesting. er schools where there is greater op portunity for more intimate daily con Alpha tact of students. However we do feel The of the members of Al opinion that this plan, or a modified form of It, pha chapter on Clare Brown's article� Is worthy of deeper consideration. Re-thinking Rushing�is one of ap proval and agreement. This year the Gamma has had an hectic chapter exceptionally We feel that Clare Brown's essay of due to the period rushing, extremely entitled Re-thinking Rushing offers a short rushing season. We think it es well-founded suggestion, but the chap hard to to know pecially get really ter fails to agree with some of the Ideas rushees during the small period of time which she sets forth. We feel that the and there is no doubt that one can present mode of rushing has many dis never be natural or sincere thoroughly advantages, but we are inclined to be to all rushees. The method of applying lieve that her suggestion in regard to for to a which membership sorority, turning the sorority Into a limited mem Clare Brown suggests, might not prove bership club would be apt to change the but It would be a successful, certainly entire Interpretation of what a sorority fairer and more sensible undertaking represents. On the other hand, we are of the Panhellenic than that present inclined to be In agreement in regard It is the of rushing. urgent plea Alpha to the fact that rushing is too con that we find some new method of ac- densed in its present form and offers ciuiring pledges. little or no opportunity for either the Beta rushers or the rushees to become ac Beta greatly appreciated Clare quainted. Delta Brown's article on rushing. We all feel that rushing Is undignified and wearing After reading the article thought on both actives and rushees. Miss fully and after a discussion of its merits Brown's new plan has some very fine and errors we come to the following points; we particularlv appreciated the conclusions: idea of distributing printed material 1. We grant the fact that rushing concerning the sorority to the rushees. can be made a very undignified pro We did feel, however, that on the whole cedure but we do not admit that It Is the plan would not work well In a large undignified at all times, especially at 326 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PIII BETA

Boston University. Here, the twelve girls who have been pulling and chapters of national sororities have scrambling in a mad rush for pledges adopted the healthy attitude of regard are certainly not going to stop their ing rushing as a period of acquaintance. tactics under this new scheme. There The morale is surprisingly high and would lie plenty of undercover rushing there is scarcely a whisper of unethical carried on as before. Indeed, this hands rushing. The lack of bad feeling and off policy might even stimulate a the absence of the "grabbing" methods greater amount of unethical rushing may perhaps be due to the fact that especially If a sorority sees that its Boston University Is not a campus col membership list is small. lege. There are no separate sorority 3. We are agreed that the reasoning houses�one beautiful Panhellenic of the writer is commendable but is House has been instrumental in bring fundamentally unsound. A rushing ing about a better intersorority feeling. line, however crude the term may Most of the rushees are commuters, and sound. Is Important to the girl who is so there Is little chance of practicing being rushed. If conducted in a well- Illegal ru.shing after the day's classes mannered and sincere way with no are over. Rushing is looked upon not knocking of other sororities it is valu entirely as a necessary evil but more able to rushees who want information or less as a stimulating competition about the chapters in which thev are worthy of the use of all the chapter's Interested. It seems to us that Gamma charms. Ingenuity, and good breeding. Phi could do more constructive work W^e realize that rushing can be a mad along rushing lines not by jiroposlng scramble on some campuses but we do and aiding such a plan as has been sug not concede that it has to be this way. gested In this article but by fostering There must be some solution�but that a better Panhellenic spirit among the solution rests In the spirit of the mem other sororities on the caniiius, by bers of the different sororities and not building up an active and forceful local in the drastic changes to which the Panhellenic board which will deal ef writer of the article points. fectively with the "grabbers," and by 2. We believe that the writer is gaz employing a serene rushing method ing dreamily at a far away Utopia which will do much to impress rushees when she suggests, in effect, that the with the superiority of the chapter over rushees come to us rather than we to the others. them. This is a very fine sounding and Epsilon noble scheme�like Woodrow Wilson's dream of a League of Nations. His We agree that rushing as it is now, dream came true, you will say. But is an extravagant, unfair, and artifici;il what has been the outcome in recent liusiness. We would like very much to �vears? The League is effective in name alter the whole system on different lines only. It is a mere Inefficient name while Ixit the spirit of competition on this the various nations continue to do as campus is so strong that it is difficult thev please and grab what thev please. to think of a feasible solution. Panhel .�\n idealistic plan works beautifully In lenic has attempted to obtain more co tlie minds of the Idealists. L^nfor- operation among the sororities here but tunatelv we are not all Idealists, and the has had verv little success. THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 327

Eta girls felt that this point was not very clear in the article. And as one Eta feels that the suggested plan in put It: "This Is all well as we view Re-thinking Rushing would be unsuc plan very it cessful in University of California. The now, but when actual rushing is in can we It out Will there chapter members would not all be able volved, carry not be illicit or of de to meet a girl who had listed herself urging 'spiking' sirable for the organization because she would freshmen?" On the the felt the de be but one of 14,000 students. On a whole, girls ferred is undesirable. It has smaller campus, it might be possible rushing been tried at D.U. It when one sees the persons whom one unsuccessfully also seems knows all the time. Eta also feels that that it does not make for for the freshmen, for it takes instead of lowering expenses, there happiness for them to un would be an Increase, because the In longer get acquainted der the deferred But dividual of one organization would be rushing plan. Theta feels that the in the article gin to vie with the Individual of an plan includes the desirable features of de other organization In order to attract ferred with the attention of the "applicant." Then, rushing other really con structive ideas. too, the applicant would have less of an idea than in the as to present system Lambda which sorority she favored. Eta feels After the article on Re that in such a case, only three organiza reading in the tions would be needed, for the girl thinking Rushing, September Crescent, the immediate reaction was wishing to enter a sorority would only that the new method was as put her name down, in the long run, suggested inefficient as the for the three "best" organizations. present rushing sys tem. However, if a different Then, too, this system would not be system was with the less cruel, for the applicant would just Inaugurated along appli cation system, mentioned in the article, be prematurely putting in a bid for her to be fair to the preference and the chances for her re rushing might prove rushee. A would have a better jection would be just as great as in the sorority chance to know what a present system. Eta feels that the sug capabilities rushee has the she had to gestion is fine in theory but that it during period wait, before in her could not work In practice. putting application. The girls agreed that the money spent on could be used to a bet Theta rushing parties ter advantage after pledging rather than In regard to the article on Re-think before. But If the rushee did not have to ing Rushing, Theta was unanimous in wait for a period of time and no rushing its agreement that the present rushing parties were held how are the sororities system is greatly in need of changing. to know their rushees? We all sincerely The was plan that given in the article hope that some plan may be devised to was considered a definite step forward, aid the sorority and rushee towards a and the girls approved of it. better understanding during rushing. However, one question raised was: Surely, our present system is not a fair how to meet freshmen some the without one, for how are we to know a girl's form of entertainment? Some of the true self after two weeks of rushing? 328 THE crescent of gamma phi beta

Omicron Interested in her. Her acceptance should In replying to the challenge given by tell us her feeling. Clare Brown, Alpha Lambda, in her It is our feeling that nothing can be article Re-thinking Rushing, it is the done about the girl who is not given a general opinion at Omicron that rush ])Id. If we were to offer bids to rushees in order not to hurt their we ing conditions are not as horrible and feelings, would be who are dissatisfying as those suggested in the accepting many girls not desirable. We do article. Perhajis a brief explanation of entirely suggest more lietween and the system prevalent on the L^ niversity aclixlty pledges rather than the of of Illinois campus would make clear actives, separation their activities. our feeling. Recommendation blanks the author are obtainable by sorority members The system proposed by would not be on our cam which they fill in, and which answer satisfactory because there are bills and financial completely a variety of questions con pus, cerning the prospective rushees. The obligations to be met at the beginning ru.shlng chairman carefully studies the of every semester. We think also that recommendation blanks, and sends the on a campus as large as ours we should liecome more with prospective rushee an invitation to a scarcely acquainted our rushee after several weeks than in party. After a party or so at the chap ter house If the rushee Is liked and It the course of one week. Another ob is felt not enough is known about her, jection we raise to the plan proposed investigation is conducted. When bid in the article, is that a good sounding ding time comes around the rushee application blank may not Indicate a sends her first, second, and (hird choice good sorority. As to expressing pur to the Dean of Women's office. The poses and objectives, might not all sorority sends its first list, consisting sororities express the very highest of the names in alphabetical order of principles, though they do not exem of girls who are chosen. The number of plify them? The problem getting names on the first list Is determined by names for rushing arises also. the number of places vacant in the In conclusion Omicron chapter house cjuota. The second list has the wishes to say that there is almost no names of the girls in preferential order. feeling of suspicion or enmity In our Matching Is done at the Dean's office, local Panhellenic council. We think and held secret to both rushees and the present system of rushing is quite sororities. adequate. However, we realize that and of On the whole, we, at Omicron, feel poor judgment misapplication its standards on the of a that if we use common sense and good part sorority member or the itself will judgment in planning our parties and sororitv ])ul managing the entertainment of rushees, the whole system of rushing in a bad we can become slightly well accpialnted light. Pi with our rushees. A mistake, such as pledging a girl who later does not prove The fall rush week made us realize to be a good Gamma Phi, is infrequent how unsatisfactory this system is, for and unusual. We feel that when we in we lost several fine girls because some vite a girl back to the preferential din other sorority overlooked the rules of ner. It should indicate that we are verv fair play. We can't get an accurate Im- the crescent of gamma phi beta 329 pression of the girls, and they likewise lieginning of the year to fill the houses, needs the houses to can't know us. Six of the chapter voted but the University for rush week as it is and nineteen were lake care of all the girls who could not opposed. The suggestion in the article be put into dormitories. There Is our we want and need a was too indefinite. Would the printed problem; while material be sent to girls In high school ? new rushing system, how can we alter How would the girl be able to tell if the college facilities without coopera she liked the members of the group if tion from the entire University? she didn't meet them before applying? Would this Idea do away with the small Tau sororities? Not er, poorly organized The chapter this year practiced the take the everyone would responsibility suggestion of not tearing down other of each We have a seeing girl. system sororities, but just building up Gamma that we use the during year according Phi. We received many compliments to which each girl is assigned a rushee about this practice and found it to be to contact every week. Few members worth while. We think that there when always see their rushee. Perhaps should be second semester pledging thus are worked the details of the suggestion avoiding the chances taken by sororities out it might he more acceptable. We and rushees when they do not know some method agree that better rushing each other at pledging time. However needs to be found. the plan suggested in the Crescent, about rushees in their Rho handing qualifi cations and thus revise rush week did It is to find an article on gratifying not seem to us to be practical. We think which a rushing expresses long-felt that too much misrepresentation could need for something better. Rushing as be followed. All in all rush week has it is now is of the truly unworthy been a success this year under new rules whose exist- Greek organizations very laid down by Panhellenic Association, ance its results. depends upon Why Iiut there Is of course much room for we find a more substitute can't dignified Improvement. than two or three days of nervous ten Phi sion and forced gayety to convince consensus of of Phi girls that this group or that one is really The opinion the place for them? The "delayed" on the article Re-thinking Rushing is rushing system used in some colleges en that, because we are a city chapter, we ables them to avoid many of the evils have an opportunity to know the girls of "formal" rushing. In that case the during summer rushing. Because of this, natural question is: Why can't we all there Is not such a "mad rush and have similar methods and have a wait scramble" that most chapters expe ing list, rather than the competitive sys rience. tem we now have? The answer comes We feel that the Idea of letting the come but from those of us who are in colleges "rushee to us" is splendid, where it Is Impossible under present that the "waiting list" solution is not conditions. The housing facilities will practical. It would not eliminate hurt not permit such an arrangement. Not ing the feeling of rushees, and, from only do sororities need the girls at the the sorority point of view, it would 330 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA harm the smaller chapters on a campus, ity. It would make her realize that to because not enough sorority material become a member she must have some would apply for entrance to them. thing to ofifer the sorority. We are behind this new method Psi whole-heartedly, and are eager to be the We have discussed this thought- first to take steps toward a new way of provoking article and agree unani rushing at the University of Nevada. mously the "rushing" S)Stem that we Alpha Delta are employing is not satisfactory either to rushees or to members. There were We believe that in this article a good many suggestions but when we boiled suggestion has been expressed. We them down the result was disastrous realize that the criticism of m.-^hing is for we found that we knew what was just and sincere. However, the plan de wrong and why it was wrong, but we scribed strikes us as being quite revolu could not find a remedy to compass all tionary�too revolutionary to be ac the wrongs. The question still remains cepted at first by the greater number. unsettled in our minds but has caused A trend in such a direction would be a great deal of discussion and thought welcomed by all sororities and if in which may result in a workable answer stituted by Panhellenic, not by one later on. sorority, this new system, after a num Alpha Beta ber of years of gradual development, could be established. We favor a move The article Re-thinking Rushing has In this direction and would be certainly set all of us thinking. We be willing to should an be made lieve it to be a worthy project to In cooperate attempt to our present system. stitute in our chapter and to carry on change rushing to our Panhellenic. The need of such Alpha Epsilon a program Is acute, and any ideas or In to the article on suggestions are carefully being weighed regard September the active for their practicability and workability Rc-tliinking Rushing, chapter can Its laudable in such a plan. We are behind the idea perceive many points but realize that it can never be em full force. ployed on this campus. Alpha Gamma Alpha Zeta Members of Alpha Gamma think the article Re-thinking Rushing is certainlv The article Re-thinking Rushing wvas food for thought. We, like the editor, discussed at some length in chapter believe it would make sororities more meeting last Monday night. The girls outstanding if college women felt that unanimously agreed that some new they must make an Impression on us, method of rushing must be found, and as well as our making one on them. they almost unanimously liked the It would not only eliminate a lot of method proposed in that article. How "dirty rushing," but would also avoid ever, some questions arose that should hurting some girls who wish to make be cleared up in our minds before we a sorority and don't. This new way of present it to our local Panhellenic. rushing would make every girl want to After a girl has signed a preference be able to become a member of a soror slip for three sororities, can she accept THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 331 dates with another sorority not on her may be sure of our cooperation In anv list, and perhaps pledge another soror steps that you wish to take. ity ? Perhaps she finds out that she does Alpha Theta not really like any of the groups for which she signed up. How can we be The system of rushing at \'anderbilt sure that the rushees have heard of Is decidedly Inferior. The competition Phi and will Gamma Phi Gamma put among the sororities is heated, and the on their preference slips? Lots of girls sense of dislike is often too strong to come from small and how very towns, permit any cooperation among the local can we make them know about Gamma chapters. We ma}^ know our weak are no Phis In their Phi if there Gamma nesses, but, somehow we refuse to town? change the rules. It Is because we realize The attitude of the general group that delayed rushing, no matter on was of enthusiasm and to eagerness what basis, would mean a laxlng of the find a new to rush. way They agreed college work as the actives are anx that the rushee should come to the iously watching any new girls to "find sorority. out about them." However, a change Alpha Eta must be made soon, or there will be Alpha Eta has discussed the article no friends among the fraternitv groups in the September Crescent on Re on the campus. As it is, the groups meet thinking Rushing with great interest, only through Panhellenic as a national and we feel that It is the best solution whole ; all other contacts are almost en to the rushing problem which has yet tirely competitive! First of all. Alpha been presented. Of course, it could Theta advocates a change In the rela never be worked out without the co tionships between the established chap operation of every sorority, but it is an ters. If there were not so much com Ideal toward which to strive. Our pres petition In the everyday existence of ident will take up the matter with the the sororities, so much fighting to hold local Panhellenic Council and get the political offices, there would probably opinion on this subject because we all not be so much competition during realize that there have been many girls rushing. Then, with a friendly feeling this }-ear, as In past )ears, who have been of unity, each sorority, recognizing the disappointed In not making a sorority type of girl best suited to It, could or in not getting Into the ones which recommend other girls to other groups. they would have preferred. Alpha Iota Rushing has been especially difficult for us because of a university ruling The article Re-thinking Rtishing was which forbids any sorority to pledge read to the chapter at meeting. It more than sixteen freshmen a year, and started quite a dLscussion and the girls we found it exceedingly hard to limit seemed to have A'ery many ideas on the ourselves to that number this year. We subject. It was unanimously agreed that also agree with the author that not the present rush system needs chang making a sorority gi\es a girl an in- ing; but the general Idea as suggested ferioritv complex, and that Is one of bv the article was almost unanimou.sly the main things that Ohio Wesleyan rejected. The chapter does not think is trying to overcome. Therefore, you that the competitive element can be 332 THE CRESCEXT OF GAMMA PHI BETA taken from rushing but that the local the campus, for although we are very Panhellenics should stress more imper secure here, we feel we could not con sonal rushing�cjualitles that would be tinue to hold our position under such advantageous to the chapter .should be circumstances. In order to avoid the ex considered rather than per.sonal likes or hausting period of concentrated rush dislikes toward types. They do not feel ing at the beginning of the college that the rush system should be changed year, it was suggested by our chapter, until a much better plan Is offered. that second term, or even second year Some objections to the plan suggested rushing be Introduced. It rarely hap were that the majority of the girls pens that a girl who has Indicated that would all apply to the same houses or she wants to become a member of a cer that they would not be in position to tain sororitv Is not given a bid ; at least know to which houses to apply. The that is what we have found to be the girls felt that houses take only those case on this campus. girls whom they want and that there In fact, the rushing situation here Is would still be a chance for a girl to be not so serious as it seems to be in some hurt. of our other chapters. We have not yet Some new ideas for rushing were adopted the tactics of concentrated offered. Girls feel that invitations pursuit, and ,so far have been success should not lie .sent for preference night ful in obtaining the majority of the if the rushee is not going to be bid. It girls that we have wanted. However we was suggested In this connection that do feel that we have too little time In telegrams be sent for preference night which to become acquainted with the as they would not have to be sent until rushees, and that rushing season comes after the dinner Thursday night. Some and passes almost before we have our felt that rushing should be extended bearings. Perhaps (his coukl be rem over a two weeks' period with possibly edied by postponing rushing until sec two dinners each week. Others felt that ond term or second year. Whatever the girls should be on campus at least a final decision may be, we feel that rush half year before being allowed to pledge. ing should be put on a more sensible basis, so that a rushee may choose her Alpha Kappa sorority, impartially, without having The jiroposal outlined in this article her mind made up for her as a result on rushing which appeared In the Cres of teas, a reception or a dance. cent, made the suggestion that the Alpha Lamdba sorority should take the attitude of sit ting back and waiting for the rushees Our chapter reaction was entirelv in to approach. We, in Alpha Kappa, are agreement with Clare Brown's article. quite In sympathy with this proposal Re-thinking Rushing. We think it is de because It has always been our policy stroying the fundamental sorority too, more or less ; but in order to follow spirit to try to persuade people that you this suggestion we feel It would be are good enough for them to join. necessary to have the cooperation of all Gamma Phi Beta and any other so the .sororities on the campus In this en rority should be so well conducted and deavor�to pursue such a policy alone so looked up to that people would zvant would be disastrous to our standing on to join. A good idea would be to have THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI beta 333

a waiting list of girls for each chapter ciple underlying it is an excellent one member to know during a certain pe �that of not "stooping to conquer" riod of time, and at the end to bid all the rushees. But, concerning the para those girls whom everyone likes. Noth graph which begins "Suppose that there " ing will be done, however, until Pan were no rushing� several of us are hellenic actually and seriously thinks a little skeptical as to what would hap of the very poor system which we now pen "during the Interval�the length have. No one likes It�but no one does adapted to local campus conditions." anything about it. We feel that If a prospective member had put in applications to one or more Alpha Nu sororities, a situation similar to our present would arise. Here Our chapter was deeply Impressed by rushing again would be that the article on ru.shing In the last Issue. competitive spirit among the sororities. So, the We had felt for a long time that some although is a one, it is difficult thing is radically wrong with the pres principle good to conceive of Its ever carried ent system, and that article crystallized being out. our doubts. We brought the matter up at the last meeting of the local Pan Alpha Upsilon hellenic Council and read excerpts from had a active dis the article. It was decided then that each Alpha Upsilon very cussion on the ar sorority should discuss the matter in Re-thinking Rushing ticle in the September Crescent. The its next chapter meeting and bring sug concensus of was that gestions to the November Panhellenic general opinion Clare Brown's Idea for a better method meeting, for which the subject is to be of was to Re-thinking Rushing. We hope that rushing definitely superior the present one. There are so many some radical Improvements in the sys with the tem of rushing will be made then, and things wrong present system that even small changes would help. we are proud that Gamma Phi Beta However, the chapter felt that a could be the instigator of such a move such as she advocated would ment. change take a time to One Alpha Sigma long accomplish. sorority alone could not do it. It would heartily approves of Alpha Sigma be necessary for all sororities on one this article and the Ideas which it con campus to accept the new rushing, oth tains. If more time could be to given erwise the odds would be too great to and enable both the rushing thereby work against. It would be necessary to actives and those rushed to become bet have the common consent of Panhel ter we feel sure that acquainted, every lenic Council for the new method of one would be In a more sane and happy rushing, and this consent would be hard frame of mind when came. pledging to obtain. There is always the fear that We would be truly interested In putting one sorority will get in ahead of an these Ideas into practice. other with the freshman group, and the general Impression, however erro Alpha Tau neous it may be, is that the sorority who In regard to the article. Re-thinking can put on the biggest show is the one Rushing, we all realize that the prin who gets the pledges. 334 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

Alpha Phi but we are bewildered In one phase. How can rushing In a huge university Alpha Phi agrees almost unanimous be compared to the rushing program in ly with Miss Brown's article. Re-think a college consisting of only three hun and expresses Its desire ing Rushing, dred students? There are four nation and willingness to coojierate in any als on campus and two locals. With the way toward bringing about a reforma limited number of freshman girls and tion to abolish some of the evils of the with the three other sororities, we can However, some think present system. not wait around for them to come to that Miss Brown's point of view is too us. Every college has Its own type of Ideal to be jiut Into use and that it rushing and as long as it's "above would rerpiire a long time to accomplish board" it has to be up to each chapter. any definite end. Despite our hesitancy at making so radical a as suggested, the ar Alpha Psi change ticle Rethinking Rushing gave more The chajjter agreed that the general than one Gamma Phi at Lake Forest idea of ibis article was excellently put "food for thought."

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who attended the Macki ly cool it is up there above." . . . One THOSEnac convention will remember. of Gamnia Phi's brightest stars is Alpha Kappa's very delightful Grace Smith Richmond of Alpha whose delegate, Eileen Magill. After gradu charming books have been read from ation, Eileen attained the distinction of coast to coast and whose stories have becoming the first woman air pilot of appeared in leading magazines. She Canada. A request for further infor writes: "I had a nervous breakdown mation brought the following Interest four years ago�ajiparently from hav ing bit. (Incidentally, Eileen Is now ing worked too hard and fast for so Mrs. Rene Cera and lives In Whitney long. It didn't exactly make an Invalid House, Markham Road, Scarborough, of me, but I haven't written a book Ontario) : "I haven't touched a joy-stick during that period, and doubt whether for seven years. My brief bit of flying I shall ever write another though I was a sport which crashed with the long to do it. However, my younger market In '29. I now garden Instead. daughter shows much promise 'in that The sun and air are as good at ground line' and she may carrv on for me. Per- level as aloft�and there are as many ha])s you don't know that I have a son thrills and much more exercise. About and two daughters all married within the only time I think of the old days is the last few years. Ivly son is ])rodiic- when I'm digging out weeds with the tlon manager for Doubleday, Doran thermometer at 105��and I have a and Company, and necessarily a great spasm of envy of the pilot passing worker. One daughter married a New how delicious- overhead, remembering (Continued on page 338) Camp Department Denver, Vancouver, Virginia Camps� 1936 A NOTHER splendid page has great deal of cooperation from groups /"^ been written Into our camp his which were sewing for the first time. tory. Things were much the Then there are always groups whose same this season as each camp took the members have no time to sew who have same number of children that it had the camp at heart just as sincerely; cared for In the past and used the 1935 and these chapters have made many sites. But it Is gratifying to know that little luxuries and some necessities pos our three camps are so firmly estab sible by the checks and showers they lished and have become routine Gamma have sent. Another group of faithful Phi Beta business to the extent that camp workers are the chapters which they need little supervision except when are each year looking into the future we are able to enlarge one or to estab of the camps and assuring their sup lish a new one. The three boards now port In the days to come by generously finish the work of the current camp, contributing to the Camp Endowment turn in their reports and immediately Fund; some of these have sent gifts set about to elect new members, and whenever they felt able and others have before the turn of the year are hard at pledged annual sums. Those of you work getting everything in readiness who have read the treasurer's conven for next season. There are always sug tion report must have been as amazed gestions to be considered and changes as most of the delegates were to re to be made where the recommendations alize how rapidly this fund has grown seem worthy; the case cards of the In the two years of its existence. I hope children have to be studied and the in we may look to the day when it will be formation thus gained filed. large enough to care for the camps Not only do the camp boards start without other aid. work in early the fall but many chap To the Greek letter chapters goes ters now consider camp sewing part most of the credit for caring for the of their regular work. Some chapters children while they are In camp. Many have a camp secretary, who knows ex of the girls now plan their vacations actly what the chapter expects to do around camp spending two or four and so provides the materials at the weeks as counselors; a number of girls October meeting or writes for sugges have served in two camps and others tions of camp needs and presents these have spent several seasons In the same at this meeting. To these chapters I camp. As yet no one has been able to wish at this time to extend my very help in all three, but I am hoping that deepest appreciation because they have some one will reach this goal in 1937. helped me repeatedlv to meet the budget While most of the counselors are un and yet to equip the camps so splendid dergraduates or girls just out of col ly. Each year sees new names added lege, there is no reason why this should to this list of chapters, and this season be the case. Alumnse are always wel I recei\ed fine a unusuallv work and come and many have helped us. 336 THE CRESCENT OF gamma phi BET.V

Our couiLselors come from all parts A sample of all the camp garments of United States and Canada, some was displayed at convention. The camp making a real sacrifice to travel so far corner was ever the center of an inter and willing to give their very best to ested group, some times two or more the Gamma Phi Beta camps. The three girls from a chapter discussing what chiefs this year were all girls who had their chapter might do this winter, previously served as counselors and again a chapter president taking notes. there Is no limit to the amount of credit One day I found two carefully meas due them. Melba Perry, A H, opened uring garments (this is really unnec the Virginia Camp under a handicap, essary as patterns will be supplied). as two counselors withdrew at the last These garments and the many other moment. Martha Miller, Q, had clear gifts were provided bv A ^, A H, A T, sailing until the last five days when a A H, A. A Z, A, A K, K, 0, N, Epsilon real Colorado cloudburst tried to wash House Association, Province V & VI, the entire camp away ; but she handled Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Colorado the situation like a veteran. Molly Springs, Columbus, Chicago (each Locke, A A, worked until Thursday group assisting), Dayton, Denver, noon as a member of the convention Denver Alumna; of Tau, Des Moines, committee in Victoria and when I ar Dallas, Detroit, Long Beach, Montreal, rived at camp in time for luncheon on Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New York, Friday it seemed as though camp had North Eastern, New Jersey, Norfolk, been running" days while in reality they Omaha, Pueblo, Reno, St. Louis, St. had been open a mere two hours ( Molly Paul, Springfield, San Diego, West declared It couldn't have been done chester, Washington, Miss Alice Buf without the X'^ancouver Mother's fett, Mrs. Edward Winkler. Club). Speaking of convention the film was The other counselors this year were: shown and created a great deal of in Virginia Camp�Alene \Veaver, terest, but I regret to say that after A Y, Jane Dabney Jones, A X. Ann wards a number of delegates came to McCurley, Z, Peggy Chelsey, Z, Dor me rather upset and remarked that they othv Martsolf, A Y, Peggv Truitt, didn't see why the chapters couldn't A Z, Addie Ro.se Ellett, A t. use these films for rtrshing or to stim Denver Camp�Dorothy Bassman, ulate camp Interest. Perhaps I was A A, Dorothy Haley, Q, A^era Joyce equally upset when I replied that I had Horswell, Q, Eugenia Donahue, W & L, urged every chapter to do just that in Margaret Overall, X, Harriet Sheldon, every letter I have written to you and X, Barbara Boggs, 0, Bettv Rasmus- in every Issue of the Crescent for the .sen, 0, Mary Lou Kelly, 0, Jean Oma- past six years. hundru, 0, Betty Richards, 0, Helen Perhaps the record for 1936 and for Haugh, ^, Gene Carter, W. our past years should be given to Vir Vancouver Camp�Alli.son Haig, ginia Camp as they reported a gain of A K, Helen Harries, 0, Imogene Rich eleven pounds in two weeks for one ey, A E, Margaret L. Spencer, A E. little girl. Jean .\llin, A A, Katherine Schuelten- As this will be ni)- last message to baiini, .=:, Marv Elizabeth Kostalek, H, you I am finding it hard to write be \'eriia Lackner. 0, Bettv IMartin, A A. cause in the seven vears of the life of the crescent of gamma phi beta 337

Gamma Phi Beta International camps alone can tell you what camp means to I have grown to count on these quar them. (These letters are printed with terly messages to tell you all that I out corrections.) am or and I planning accomplishing Gamma Phi Camp, Norfolk. July, 1936. have felt sure each time that I would Dear Mrs. Clarke, receive a for ready support any project I am writing to think you for letting me that was deemed beneficial to the come to your camp and for the washrags, tow els and other nice things, I have had a very of the I have never en growth camps. nice time and will be sorry to have to go home. countered opposition and the criti We go swimming three times a day. The first swim is at 6 :4S am. I made myself a dress and cisms which have come from time to it is very nice. Every night we have a show and time have been of a constructive na they are very nice to see. I enjoy the food we have. I like we have to sleep on bunks. I slepp and some of the ture, although sug on the bottom one. We have picnics on the gestions could not be used it was be beach. I am thanking you again for your kindness cause there was some equally impor to me, and I appreciate it very much. Yours tant reason for not doing so. Neverthe truly, E E less every letter has been appreciated Gamma Phi Beta Camp, Norfolk, Va, as It meant the work of the camps was Dear Mrs. Clarke, It is nice of club to let us come in your minds. Will you all for my very your down here in the fresh air and in the sunshine. sake continue this of our loyal support I am very glad I had the opportunity to come camps ? to this camp. We go in swimming three times a day. We have a show evry night. After we Before out of office I am going hap take a nap we have a cup of milk and one or two crackers. This is the py to report one more step in camp graham best camp I have ever been to. We are making dresses When the Grand Council au growth. to have for a surprise for our mothers I know thorized the establishment of the Vir they will be delighted. I have gained six pounds, I have seen many airplanes. We have ginia Camp, they voted for a regula turns setting the table, drying dishes, and clean we have fun them. I am tan tion size camp. This Is never practical ing up doing very from lying on the beach in the sun. We go to for a as a new board beginning camp bed at eight o'clock and get up at 6 :45. The counselors are nice to us never has many responsibilities to meet and very they fuss at us. I will have to close, Yours sincerely M.B. so must not be overburdened ; there Gamma Phi 1936. fore twelve children were deemed suf Camp Boundary Bay, July, Dear Mrs. ficient for each period. Now at the Clarke, Thanky you for the lovely time at camp. We close of the 1936 session have they sig go on picnics, swims, bonfires and hikes. I nified their desire to increase this num think the dresses are nice, I finished my dress on Jul}', 28. A record of 10 days. Two of the ber. The chief counselor also recom counselors had their birthdays but we only had mended the Increase. As they wish to one party which was very nice. Eight of the girls are going to acted as remain In their on present quarters counselors I am AIiss Allan. We have had a Cape Henry they can accommodate few very interesting plays. I have got all gold stars. sixteen children but only ; perhaps by Just think that if it hadn't been for you I would never had a another year the Boy Scouts owning had such lovely 2 week va cation. To-morrow we are going home on the the cabin may be able to add an extra bus. room. This means that 132 little girls Your camp friend AI.McP will be Gamma Phi Beta guests In 1937. Gamma Phi Camp, Crystal Lake Thus "A little child still leads us." Dear Airs. Hoffman, Kittie Lee Clarke Just a few lines to let you know how I ap preciate you letting me come to this camp. And I here. I am a Of course you want to hear from enjoy being having grand time up here. the children because after all only they In the morning we get up and wash ourselves 338 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

and brush our teeth. Then we have sitting up to the camp Mrs. Clarke I appreciate writing exercises. Then the breakfast bell rings and you a letter. We are making dresses to take we eat our breakfast. After breakfast we have home and to keep and we got a pair of shorts duties but, first we make our beds then we do and a pair of tennis shoes, I want to thank you our duties like the dishes or clean the dormi very much for giving me the privilege to come tory or the camp ground. Then we have a sun to camp. We like our toothbrushes, our combs, bath we have groups of different types of things our beds and I hope to come next time I love to do for instance tap dancing class and the it up here. The sunsuits you sent are very nice. dramatization class and Camp craft class. Yours very truly AI van G Then the dinner bell rimgs and we eat our dinner. Then we get undressed and take a nap. (This letter was written expressly for After our we we nap have lunch and then go the which on a hike we wash and then eat our supper and Virginia Camp Scrap-book then we have a program and at 8:00 o'clock we Is unusually interesting.) have to be in bed. Dear I thank you for all the nice things you have Scrap Book, sent this fine camp. I have to sleep in the top I am having a good time and I am glad that bed it is lots of fun on it. I like all the food you let me come down to camp. We go swim we have to eat and going hiking and wadding I ming three times a day. I have made a dress try to keep our bed nice and neat so wc can the and it is very pretty. It is blue with pretty flow price for Group I. And I liked the train ride ers on it. I have gained three pounds. We have up here it made me sick a little but not much a show every night. We had our play Thursday. 'cause it was my first ride on a train but yet I The name of it was "The littel red Hen." I liked it 'cause it was fun. sleep in the first bunk and we take a nap every Yesterday we caught some littel frogs. They day at two o'clock. Then we get up and go are teaching us table manners but I like it best swimming. It is lots of fun to go in swimming. when we gather up ami sing songs. When it is high tide I love to jump the waves. Yours truly M.C. I learned how to swim and float. Miss Chesley is my councillor and she is very nice. Every Gamma Phi Beta Camp body likes her. AIiss Perry is our head coun cillor. And she is nice. AIiss Dear Airs. Clarke very Chesley took our pictures this morning. She took her Just a few lines to let you now. We are all squad's pictures alone. She has four children in well up here. How are you up there. We appre her squad. Miss Jones and Miss McCurley are ciate all you ha\e gave us to do, and all to councillors too. They are very good too. have. We appreciate you for letting me come Sincerely yours V.C.

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York lawyer and lives there; the other, with envy, the work of other writers. a Florida fruit and flower grower, and But always with satisfaction that there lives in a fascinating little house on one are so many brilliant authors. Don't of Florida's lakes. Both seem very hap you feel that way?" . . . Word comes py and content, though their lives are that Beatrice Smith Is autographing so different. If I haven't written, I her books in a Detroit store. have at least read all these vears, often TPIE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 339

Announcements

Letters for the February, 1937 or of another chapter is never to be Crescent are due on January first. chronicled as Mrs. Mary Smith or Mrs. Only letters from alumnse chapters will Smith, but as Mary Brown Smith. If appear in this issue. The editor begs the chapter correspondent is not famil that each letter be typed. iar with the name before marriage, she must Investigate. LIST OF PROMINENT ALUMNA 6. Remember you're In college, not Apropos of the theme of this issue, In school, my dear. That frat and not the editor asked each correspondent for fraternity sounds A'er}^ cjueer. That a list of chapter alumnse who have at Panhellenic's written as it's written tained prominence; but the list was so here. incomplete, and so many of the chap 7. The masculine word alumnus, ters failed to respond that the com with Its plural alumni must be distin pilation will be printed in some future guished from the feminine alumna and number. its plural alumnce. 8. The following forms are to be SPECIAL RULES FOR CRES followed. CENT CORRESPONDENTS ENGAGEMENT Several requests for instructions for chapter correspondents have reached Ann Annesley (Alpha Omega '22) the editor. Accordingly, for the benefit to Dr. Archibald Atherton Perry (Beta of all those who hold that office the Theta PI, University of Wisconsin appended points are emphasized. '17). 1. Each letter must be typed. marriage 2. The of the letter is to be heading On September 10, 1924, at Rich modeled after the form: following mond, Virginia, Sally Lee Dixon (Al GAMMA pha Kappa '23) to Dallas Randolph Thorne Univer Wisconsin (Delta Kappa Epsilon, sity of Michigan '19). Mr. and Mrs. 3. No letter is to have a or greeting Thorne will be at home after October an ending. (Such as. Dear Sisters in 15 at 121 Locust Avenue, Happy Val Gamma Phi; With all good zvishes.) ley, Virginia. 4. Personals are to be included in birth the chapter letter when possible. If this is not feasible (as In the case of alum To Mr. and Mrs. Brian Rutherford nae chapters) these personals are to be Pierpont (Rosamond Reid, Alpha Mu sent on a separate sheet. '22), on October 31, 1924, a daughter, 5. A member of the writer's chapter Marion.

Faith and hope and love�I suspect that all our rituals ring the changes on these ideals�and the greatest of these is love. The first need of the student is for fellow ship. �Rebecca W. Smith, K A Top, left: One of six candidates for Barnwarmin' Queen is Alartha Rupp of Alpha Delta. Center: Declared most outstanding pledge on the Oklahoma campus is Ala.xine Gray of Phi. Right: Alortar Board chose two girls from the entire college for attendants to the Alay Queen on Ivy Day at Nebraska. One of them was Virginia Hyatt of Pi. Belozv, left: First all year band queen in history of Oklahoma University is O'Raiti Cunningham of Psi. Right: The girl with the rifle is Barbara Kirchoif of Sigma, captain of the Girls' Rifle Team at Kansas, and outstanding in athletics. Top, left: Josephine Christmann of Phi is president of Ternion, junior woman's honorary, treas urer of W.S.G.A., manager of basketball, Panhellenic delegate, member of hockey team, and Fresh man Orientation leader. Riglit: Alortar Board recently elected to membership Betty Bohannon of Phi, college representative in W.S.G.A., member of Glee Club, Phi Sigma and Asklepios. Center: Candidate for homecoming queen is Alargaret Scott of Omicron. Below, left: Eta's president, Peggy Homer, is president of Panhellenic, member of Women's Executive Committee, member of Policy Board and of W.A.A. Right: Woman's Editor of Blue and Gold, national representative of Y.W.C.A., member of Women's Executive Committee is Jean Seville of Eta. Top, left: President of Austin Hall is Alpha Eta's rush captain, Jean Galloway. Center: Shi-Ai intersorority group at Illinois, claims Alargaret Livingstone of Omicron. Right: President of .\lpha-Eta and secretary-treasurer of senior class is Barbara Garver. Center: Ruth Learned of Sigma holds the highest office of the Kansas campus�president of \\'.S.G..\., is in the Y.W.C.A. Cabinet, Alortar Board, Omicron Nu, Tay Janes, Alpha Sigma Nu, and Sigma Eta Chi. Belozv, left: Alost beautiful girl on Idaho campus�judged by an authority on such subjects�is Alary Lou Jordan of Xi. daughter of Jessie Corum Jordan, Xi '13. Right: Spokane Smith of Xi belongs to Spurs, Hell Divers (honorary swimming group), is a Big Sister captain, and stars in drama. Life Alumnae Members

ISTED below are the Gamma Phi number of alumnae for each Greek-letter I Beta alumnse who have be chapter to date is shown after the chap come International life members, ter name. Standing in the drive of each through the payment of $5.00 to the alumnx organization is indicated at the Endowment Fund, between April 4, end of the list. 1936 and November 1, 1936. The total

Alpha�35 Dorothy Hager Rogers (Airs. W. L.) Louise Lee Cannon (Mrs. L. L.) Mary Terrell Seeholzer (Airs. C. W.) Blanche Hitchcock Robinson (Mrs. Chas. E.) Mary Barrell Thompson (Airs. G. H.) Christine Reed Townsend W. (Mrs. G.) Mu�22

Beta�66 Jewell Anderson Boothe D. Margaret Beckett Boynton (Mrs. E. R.) Margaret Kempenich (Mrs. P.) Elizabeth Chapman Ruth Long Curtner (Mrs. Weller) Beatrice Elkins Frances Hibbard Mary Savage Evelyn Haydock Edith Melinda Kinyon Stevens (Mrs. C. E.) AIcLellan .Vm�26 Gamma�63 Prael Call G. Mary Louise Campbell Butts (Mrs. Porter) Dorothy (Mrs. L.) Geneva Stebno Cockerline Dorothy Bateman Guetzlaff (Mrs. Irwin) (Airs. Kenneth) Leta Kiddle Earl Hildegarde Hagerman John (Airs. W. A. P.) (Mrs. Robert) Gertrude Holmes Helen Sellery Winnacker (Airs. Rudolph) Ann McMicken Alurrow (Mrs. R. H.) Delta�33 Anne Taylor Rankin (Mrs. Ormond) E. Straub Stafford Annie Rachel Bessom Ladd (Mrs. E. T.) Mary (Mrs. O. F.) Zi�13 Epsilon�46 Lund Zita Alurphy Armstrong (Mrs. Howard) Marjorie Young (Mrs. W. E.) Florence Mathiesen Mary Palmer Babcock (Mrs. C. L.) Allebaugh (Mrs. Homer) Irene Neer Gertrude Ray Drew (Mrs. Hubert) Aguer (Airs. Jack C.) Belle Meldrum Shields Margaret Brocken Ehlers (Mrs. Albert) Mary (Mrs. Fred)

Patricia Hellweg Omicron�36 Ruth Hine Maughmer (Mrs. Fred) Bernice Burdett Mary Glendon Trussell (Mrs. J. C.) Lohmeyer (Mrs. Roy) Katherine Alten Conant (Mrs. Earle) Zeta�23 Ruth Rhoades Hay (Mrs. L. C.) Helen Hanes Olin Elizabeth Smith Fitzgibbon (Mrs. J. H.) (Airs. Hubert) Margaret Thielen Ruckmich (Airs. C. A.) Eta�24- Grace Geyer Sayre (Mrs. P. L.) Dixie Mason Smith Hannah Dickover (Mrs. Stanley) (Mrs. Edw.) Margaret Leach Williams Mary Sperry Frederich (Mrs. F. H.) Margaret (Airs. Norman) Pi�n Theta^i4 Helen Fales Irion (Mrs. Donald G.) RIw�27 Carolyn Helbig Williams (Mrs. A. J.) Barbara Balluflf Helen Blattner Io ta�S Virginia Carson Burtt (Airs. K. E.) Dorothy Dean Boorman (Airs. K. AI.) Margaret Farrish Lucy Tait Gibson (Mrs. Robert) �21 Kappa Margaret Atwater Kinne (Mrs. H.) Gwendolyn Morris Brigham (Airs. Horace) Florence Brockhausen Knight (Mrs. F.) Elizabeth Young Wright (Mrs. Wallace) Cherie McElhinney Margaret Trautwein Stoddard (Mrs. G. D.) Lambda�52

� Alice Payne AIcDonald (Mrs. R. B.) Sigma 12 Alyrtle Hurst Patterson (Airs. W. A.) Elizabeth Campbell Rosella Alohr Paulson (Mrs. Paul) Merle Fair Kahrs (Mrs. W. A.) Helen Russell Pierce (Airs. Ralph) Rachel Siefkin Spradling (Airs. G. C.) 344 the crescent of gamma phi beta

Tail� 14 Alpha Pi�23 Alarian Williams Upsilon�S Rho�6 Plii�27 Alpha

Vera Oberschelp Howes (Airs. Homer) Alpha Sigma�2 Pauline Sara Grove Chi�9

Vivian Tohl Bowman (Airs. Jack) Alpha Tau�7 Dorothy Cummins Harris (Mrs. Russell) Alargaret Jean McBryer Dorothy Cockerline Peterson (Mrs. E. F.) Marian Elspeth Williams

Psi�n Alpha Upsilon�0 Alabel Neal Fortier (Airs. L. R.) Alpha Phi� I Omega�9 Alpha Chi�0 Virginia Terrill Adams (Airs. Frank) Glendora Briley Alpha Psi�2 Alpha Alpha�25 Ruth Lavery Groebe (Airs. Lewis)

Alpha Beta�4 The C.^.mpaign by Alumn-ij Chapters and Bertha Jacobson \'incent (Airs. Eugene) Associations Omaha 3 � Chapters Alpha Gamma 4 Chicago .^6 Nashville 2 Alplia Delta�5 Seattle 54 St. Paul 2 Lucille Jones Haas (Airs. F. G.) Portland 39 .Spokane 2 Elizabeth Gunn Prettyman (Mrs. Cecil) San Francisco .... 27 Delaware 1 Sara Weeks Sproull (Airs. Ralph) Detroit 26 .Springfield 1 Toronto 22 Tulsa 1 Alpha Epsilon�t Boston 20 Vancouver 1 New York 17 Alpha Zeta�2 Cleveland 16 Associations Madison 16 16 Alpha Eta�n Alorgantown Denver 15 Washington 1.^ Alargaret Bing Burns (Airs. Robt.) Ann Arbor 15 Alontreal 9 Lois Shilling Davies (Mrs. Alfred) Iowa City 13 Buffalo 6 Virginia Schauer Miller (Airs. Wilbur) Los Angeles 13 Dayton 6 Etta Hoyt Myers (Airs. J. W.) St. Louis 11 Denver of Tau .... 6 Mary Orr Olmsted Syracuse Id N.E. New Jersey. 6 Alarjorie Aleyers Weaver (Mrs. W. E.) Milwaukee 9 Wheeling 6 Baltimore 8 Norman 5 Alpha Theta�3 Wichita 8 Toledo 4 Alpha Iota�2 Berkeley 7 Ames 3 Des Aloines 7 Lincoln 3 Alpha Kappa�0 Birmingham 6 San Antonio 3 Dallas 6 Tri-City 3 Alpha Lambda�\ Philadelphia 6 Westchester 3 Reno 6 Boise 1 Alpha Mu�2 Colorado Springs. 5 Lawrence 1 Alpha Nu�6 Fargo 5 Phoenix 1 5 Tucson 1 Alildred Schonfeldt Minneapolis Kansas City 4 Unaffiliated 178 Alpha Xi�3 Oklahoma City.... 4 Champaign-Urbana 3 Total .749 .-llpha Omicron�2 Columbus 3

How Do We Rate?

How does a fraternity "rate"? "first," "best," "Big Six," and on and on? It rales by its members truly living the ideals of the fraternity, l>y their being contributing members in the better activities of the campus and their home communities, by remembering that there is a culture which is supposed to be acquired through a college education and intellectual contacts that is more than a veneer. It rates by actually being and not saying it is. In fraternity as in all else�"What you are thunders so loud I cannot hear what you say." �Louise Li.onakd, ATA rials

GRAND COUNCIL have won Phi Beta Kappa keys. (Inci what has Those who had the joy of conven dentally, become of the schol tion realize just what a splendid. Inspir arship urn? What chapter holds it at ing place is this wonderful northwest, the present time?) Mortar Board and societies how magnificent are its resources. Now corresponding to Mortar Board a we are to have the spirit of the north have number of representa tives from the � west exemplified In the fine new officers sorority Phyllis Klinker that are to guide our destiny. In Sep and Virginia Kellogg from tember, we paid tribute to the three Lambda ; Ruth Farley from Xi ; Kitty Litten from who were elected at convention ; In this Rho; Ruth Learned from issue we welcome the other members Sigma; Betty Bohannon from Phi; of the Grand Council�all tried and Pauline Hickox and Imogene Richey from true, all so very capable of assuming Alpha Epsilon. the responsibilities of the organization. Alpha Alpha has a new apartment. College girls and alumnas members Chi's beautiful new house is open ; Alpha PI has its own home. pledge their friendship, their coopera Alpha Kappa along with other at tion, and their loyalty to the new re Greek letter groups Mani gime. Truly, for Grand Council the past toba has headquarters in a Panhellenic its heritage, the present its inspiration House (an arrangement growing in and the future its hope. popularity) ; Alpha Delta has installed a Town Girl's Room which ought to be CHAPTER LETTERS practical and popular. Alpha Mu, apro Browsing over chapter letters is al pos of the article Re-tliinking Rtishing ways interesting�especially at the very seems to have the idea. first of the college year. From the Various cups will adorn various chapter communications which appear mantels. Xi for the third consecutive in this Issue, certain definite achieve time wins the Song Fest at Idaho ; Tau ments are worth separate mention. carries off honors In the Interfrater First of all�what about scholar nity Sing; Alpha Epsilon is twice vic ship ? Rho and Chi rank first In their tor-�first in the Song Festival and respective colleges. Beta has risen from again In the Intersorority Bowling thirteenth to fourth ; Alpha Theta from Club ; Alpha Beta for the third con fifth to second; Alpha Iota from twen secutive time wins the prize for house ty-first to sixth ; Alpha Gamma is hav decoration at Homecoming ; Alpha Up ing a "drive for scholarship." Maxine silon wins second place In the same Bartlett of Mu and Ruth Farley of XI event. Each chapter is deep In college 346 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA Till BETA activities, and holds its share�In some anthropy is a national responsibility. cases, more than Its share�of campus At one time, a chain of camps across honors. 1936-37 apparently is begin the country seemed an impossible at ning most auspiciously�all of which tainment; but now, with the broader Is quite as It should be ! vision of the age and the less hesitant attitude in assuming greater enter the becomes a prob GAMMA PHI BETA CAMPS prises, impossibility ability. About twelve years ago, the presi The December issue of the magazine dent of Gamma Phi Beta sent to each usually contains the most detailed ac chapter the suggestion that the sorority count of the summer camps; and in this undertake as its particular philanthropy number one may read camp history for some form of child welfare, mention 1936. All of which Is a lengthy prelude ing a summer camp as an appealing me to the main point of the editorial� dium. At that time the organization a tribute to the efficiency and farsighted hesitated about assuming the financial ness of Kittle Lee Clarke who, froni burden ; and shortly afterwards, Den the verv beginning, has been the spirit ver Independenth- opened Its first that motivated the subsequent growth. simple little camp in the Rockies. The To her wise guidance, detailed ])lan- camp flourished ; soon Vancouver fol ning, and tireless energy is due In great lowed suit ; now we have the third part the .success of the Gamina Phi Beta camj) in \'irginia; and the entire phil Camps for Underprivileged Children.

Evelyn Johnson Burkhardt

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all her writing and at present Is con but she gets to alumnae meetings when nected with the publicity staff of she can and is the center of Interest at Warner Brothers. He is a lyric writer the annual banf|uet. and pla\" Wright, and one of his come She has refused to be lionized by the dies is being produced on the legitimate avid Hollywood public and few people London stage this fall. meeting her know that she has carved Their Interest today, aside from their an enviable career at her fast typewriter. writing Is in their two-year old daugh Small (she weighs about eighty-six ter, Belinda, a picture book child with ])ounds), chic, and alert. Eve is a de her father's blond hair and blue eyes. lightful personage and Lambda and Because of the constant demands of Gamma Phi can well be proud of her. her work Eve has not taken a lively part in Gamma Phi activities in Los Angeles Airdrie Kixcaid Pi.xkertox, Lambda THE crescent OF GAMMA PHI BETA 347

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Special training, if any suitable for camp activities What the College Chapters Are Doing A r Syracuse Wisconsin Tea for Chaperon Social Program Under Way The fall season at Syracuse has been a suc Gamma Chapter, after a busy week crowded cessful and busy one for Alpha, since the uni with rushing activities which began with the versity opened on September 21. A very active opening tea on September 19 and closed with rushing season was climaxed by the initiation a formal dinner on September 25, wound up of four girls on October 14--Jane Sawade, formal rushing by pledging fifteen girls on Sun Barbara Alarlowe, Elizabeth Gere, and Bar day afternoon, September 27. Since that time, bara Gere, all of the class of '39. during informal rushing seven additional girls Barbara Dudley, '38, was elected secretary have been pledged. of the junior class in the fall elections for Social activities are already well under way. class officers. On the night of October 2 open house was held On Sunday, October 11, Alpha held a tea in from 7 to 9 as a means of introducing the honor of its new chaperon, Mrs. Clarabelle new pledges. On October 16, gave the first Congdon, from three to five o'clock, at the formal dance of the season at the house from chapter house. The chaperons and house presi 9 to 12. We are planning to have a buffet lunch dents of all the sororities on campus were eon at homecoming for alumnae who will be invited. The chapter is extremely proud of Airs. attending the game on October 31, and also to Congdon and the tea was considered successful. hohl informal teas following other football Alpha will have its first dance of the j'ear on games. On Alonday night, October 12, the ac November 6. The dance, which is an informal, tives and pledges were entertained at dinner by is in honor of the pledges and will have, as its the Aladison alums at the home of Airs. Arthur theme, "The Crescent Of Gamma Phi." Sullivan. A new alumna adviser has been assigned We now have our house filled to capacity to Alpha�Janet Hawkins (.Alpha '35). One with thirty-six girls living here. During the of Syracuse's smarter set, Janet was both out summer, in order to make room for three ad standing in campus activities and sorority func ditional girls, the study hall was converted into tions. a room which is commonly known now as "the Jane Huttonlock dormitory" and has proven to be a great suc cess. B Thus, with a crowded house and a grand group of girls. Gamma chapter inaugurates a new year. Michigan Betty Brvan Fourth in Scholarship Rushing at Alichigan was extended over three A weeks this year instead of the usual two. The chapter feels that this new system is much Boston better than the old, for the actives and rushees Twelve Sororities Rush Thirty Freshmen were able to become better acquainted. Beta is extremely proud of her fine pledge It seems rather strange to be writing about class�nineteen grand girls, among whom are summer house party�but if you will kindly four outstanding Ann Arbor girls, for whom sit on the radiator and put on your last sum the chapter is planning a November dance. mer's sun goggles I shall proceed to tell you After establishing study halls in an effort to what a marvelous time Delta had at Brant raise our scholarship, we jumped from thir Rock, Alass., last June. teenth to fourth place scholastically among The party was memorable for the follow sororities on the Alichigan campus. ing: The chaperon, Frieda Eaton, almost The chapter is very active on campus. In the didn't get there, but calmly began knitting and Alichigan League Alary Lambie is vice presi telling Little Audrey stories when she did dent, Alarjorie Alacintosh is publicity chair arrive and never stopped until she was brought man, and Charlotte Hamilton is the senior borne . . . the daisy-wreathed, bedspread-draped member of the judiciary council. Charlotte is seniors who gave a riotous performance of a also women's editor of the Alichigan yearbook, Gamma Phi graduation complete with proph

Micliiganensian. ecy, will, history, oraticms, and poetry .. . the Jean Drake pictures Tommie Thompson took of Helen the crescent of gamma phi BETA 349

Frame and Fran Leahy which were unrecog Though the year is young, many of the girls nizable because of the huge expanse of leg are participating in campus activities. Rae (Tommie has not mastered the art of getting Solum was assistant chairman of the Dad's

. . on the right angles) . sitting on Brant Rock Day Committee Arrangements ; Jean Win playing Handles and swapping Little Audrey's ter is on the Y.W.C.A. cabinet, is the chair to at man of the . . went dance Fields- Social Service and has . the three girls who department,

ton-on-the-Atlantic in a truck . . . the coast been newly-elected to the Shi-Ai ; Jane Stocker guard station next door�and oh ! those nice is head of hockey in the W.A.A. ; Alarguerite

surfmen . . . the pledge ceremony for Joan Ray is the assistant business manager on the Bowser and Ruth Thompson, the only Gamma Purple Parrot magazine; Jan Alaher is the Phis ever to be pledged on a U. S. coast guard secretary treasurer of the Phi AIu Gamma

Bible . . . Betty Hovey swathed in robes and honorary allied arts fraternity and secretary parked under a deck chair, terrifically sun of the Young Republican's club ; Alary Jane

burned . . . Joan Bowser cooking the "bestest" Clem is social chairman of the student council

spaghetti . . . the arrival of the alums on Sun of the Alusic School ; Jeanette Nelson is ad

day ... the good food . . . bicycling at 7:30 vertising manager of the Purple Parrot; Ruth

a.m. ... climbing up to the coast guard lookout Marcus is editor of Productions and Gloria and being allowed to use the binoculars and Boller, the editor of activities of the Syllabus,

clang the ship's gong on the hour . .. hating Northwestern's year book ; Peggy Martin is a to leave. pledge of Phi Beta honorary speech and mu At the time of this writing Boston Univer sic fraternity. sity is approaching the end of its rather hectic Alelba Perry, who has transferred here from rushing season. This writer is beginning to feel Ohio Wesleyan, is a grand addition to our the effects of strenuous days and sleepless junior class. Another recent arrival is Alarian nights and will welcome silent period which Alansfield who has just returned from Berlin comes in a few days�also the collapse into a where she has acquired more fame as a diver delightful coma which results from absolute on the American Olympics swimming team. exhaustion. Only Delta actives and alumns Laura Lou Smith '35, and Clay Hoffer '36, can understand the concentrated action needed are teaching in Gary, Ind. ; Sue Sturla '36, is in three weeks of rushing at the College of at New Trier high school, Wilmette, 111., and Liberal Arts where twelve sororities are rush Roberta Stuart '36, at Arlington, 111. ing thirty eligible freshmen. Our next letter Alary Jane Morrow '35, has a part in the will tell of our success this season. play The Old Maid which is running in Chi We have never been fatalists but are now cago. Jean Morton '36, is studying at the med staunch believers in the inevitable thing. Here's ical school on AIcKinlock campus, N.U. ; Vir how ! Dates for rush parties are drawn by lot ginia Smith '36, is busy with Junior League at B.U. and of course it is considered more work in Alilwaukee; and Julia Tanner '36, and fortunate to get a late date�you are more sure Mary LeCron '36, are studying at Columbia U. of your invitation list. Last spring Linnea An Virginia Lee derson emerged from a Panhellenic meeting at which party dates were drawn, clutching Marriages number one in her palsied fingers. Misery Gwen Powers '34, to Air. Bruce AIcBroom, reigned. Summer passed. Came registration Phi Gamma Delta, Depauw, on June 6. Ardis The of Panhellenic was day. president sorry, AIcBroom '37, Brues- but the list of dates had been lost Jane Topping '34, Mary somehow, haber '34, bridesmaids. during the summer. Jubilation I Came another Helen Heim '35, to Air. Frederick Nichols, Panhel Fran marched to meeting. Leahy up Phi Gamma Delta, Northwestern the box in and University, happy anticipation dragged November 14. Jane Phelps '37, bridesmaid. forth 1 again. Kismet I You have no idea how Ernestine Dobler '36, to Air. Leon McDon hard it was to back to the with go chapter ald, Lambda Chi Alpha, Arkansas the news. it was a that University, Anyhow grand party September 17. took on October 5 at the home of Airs. place Hall to Air. Don Marshall Pihl in Winchester. About Josephine '36, Graham, twenty S.A.E., Northwestern University, September rushees were there. The favors were mosaic 12. bracelets, no two alike. The food was delicious. Alary Jane Coleman to Air. Richard The active entertained. The duck from '36, chapter Samuels, Sigma Chi, Northwestern � University, Duxbury was Judy Gage, by the way, present September 12. Virginia Doran '36, Marguerite a "duckoration" on this mascot of Delta. gave Ray '36, and Janice Maher '36, bridesmaids. flarriet Weatherwax '35, to Mr. Frederick E Hecker, Phi Delta Theta, at Purdue, Alay. Jacqueline Soutar '37, to Ned Carney, Delta Northwestern Sigma Delta, at Tufts College, Boston, October 10. Many Activities Helen Sprague '37, to Air. Jack Broomel, Epsilon started the college year auspiciously Alpha Delta Phi, Amherst, July 5. with the pledging of twenty-three girls and Helen Harlan '35, to Air. Hans Wulf, Com the addition to the house of a new, tastefully merce School at Northwestern University, decorated lounge. September 4. 350 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

the Lodge. After dinner, actives and alums H attended the "bonfire rally." California On November 6, Theta will honor her pledges at a dance to be given at Lakewood Country Gay .Social Season Club. The Founders' Day banquet will be held at the Olin Hotel, while on November 13 Theta After a very successful rushing season, Eta will Phi for the Crescent Aloon pledged eight girls. join Alpha Dance at the Broadmore Hotel in Colorado There have been many varied social events Knowing that Gamma Phis all over this semester. Open House was held here at Springs. the country are enjoying a similar dance will the chapter house on September 6 in honor add to the evening's pleasure. of the pledges; and, in honor of the mothers greatly Before the football games this season, Theta of pledges and initiated girls, a Alothers' Tea has invited as dinner guests Gamma Phis of was held on September 17. On September 20, other college chapters whose teams are playing a Sunday Night Supper was given at the in our stadium. house. All of these events have proven chapter Allene Elliott to be great successes and we have every assur ance that our fall formal to be held on Oc tober 9 at the St. Francis Hotel in San Fran A cisco will be the same. Washington On September 18 and 19, initiation was held for Eleanor Harrold '39, and Peggy Gardner Interesting Statistics '39. AIembers elected to honorary societies during This year, many of our girls are active on this last year are as follows ; the Homer of campus. Peggy '37, president Mortar Board: Phyllis Klinker, Virginia the is also of Panhellenic, chapter, president Kellogg. a member of Women's Executive Committee, Mu Phi Epsilon (music honorary) : Gertrude of and a member of University California, Lamping. Women's Athletic Associa the Policy Board, W-Key (underclassman activity honorary) : tion of the Seville is also University. Jean '37, Betty Davidson, Alargaret Arneson, Marion a of Executive member Women's Committee, Dehn. as well as national of the representative Omicron Nu (home economics) : Phyllis Y.W.C.A. and Women's Editor of Blue and Klinker. the Year-book. Pinker Gold, University Agnes Engagements ton '37, is tennis manager of Intramural sports, Air. and Airs. Ira L. Riggs announce the and Virginia Swift '39, is swimming manager. of their (Lambda) All in all, members of Gamma Phi here at engagement daughter Janet to Air. Delwyn Aluller, son of Air. and Airs. Eta are proving to be very prominent in ac R. Aluller. tivities on the campus. Roy and Airs. William Oliver an Jane Powell Mr. Henry nounce the engagement of their daughter Kath erine Lorraine to Air. Richard Leonard Foley Engagements (Lambda '36). Jane Ward '36, to Air. John Bradford Weeks, Marriages Lieutenant (j.g.) On August 6, 1936, at Seattle, Wash. Laurien to Air. Richard Barbara Edith Joyce '39, Elizabeth Winn, Lambda '36, to Air. Robert Bare ex-'36. Ernest Wilcox (University of Washington, Phi Delta Theta). Air. and Airs. Robert Wilcox e will be at home after August 25 at 1803 E. John, Seattle, Wash. University of Denver On July 17, 1936 at Olympia, Wash. Alary Ann Lambda '36, to Mr. Henry Gose Busy and profitable days O'Leary, AlcCleary (University of Washington, Psi Up Theta is happy to report a successful rushing silon). Air. and Airs. AlcCleary will be at home season and a most successful beginning of the at AlcCleary, Wash. new college year, Betty Rockfield was elected On July 11, 1936, at Pensacola, Fla. Alary vice-president of the junior class and Jane Lee Dowd, Lambda '36, to Lieutenant Lawrence Duval is secretary of the Interschool Council. B. Clark, United States Alarine Corps. Lieuten The pledges are also entering wholeheartedK- ant and Airs. Clark will reside in Pensacola, into campus activities and are fast l)ecoming Fla. prominent in dramatic and journalistic circles. On June 17 at Seattle, Wash. Dorothy Theta's newly organized quartet, consisting Spragg, Lambda '36, to Air. Robert Donald of Jane Hickok, Barbara Boggs, Hortense Ad O'Brien (University of Washington, Chi Psi). dison, and Alargaret .\nn Mayer, are in great Air. and Airs. O'Brien are making their home demand. They have been asked to sing at in Seattle. numerous sorority and fraternity functions, as On August 12, 1936, Marjorie Helen Speidel, well as at many other places. Lambda '33, to Air. Daniel Howard Lundin, During Homecoming Week, Theta enter LTniversity of Washington. Air. and Airs. Lun tained alumnie members at a buffet dinner at din are making their home in .Seattle. THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA I'HI BETA 351

Birth Marriages To Air. and Mrs. Allen Scott (Virginia On September 16, 1936, at Winnetka, 111., Brock, Lambda '35) on August 7, 1936, a son, Roberta Beckler (AIu '39) to Air. Russell Hen Allen Brock. ry Gress, Jr. On October 12, 1936, at Stanford University, M Betty Boone (AIu '38) to Air. John Lowson (Stanford University, Delta Chi). Stanford On October 10, 1936, at Wichita, Kan., Louise Little (AIu to Air. Norton January Rushing '35) John Ryan, Jr. On June 18, 1936, at Pasadena, Calif., Alary At present writing Stanford Gamma Phis von Schrader (AIu '36) to Air. Alelville Garten are getting settled for another college year, (Annapolis '33). for the university did not open until October. On August 31, 1936, at Stanford University, Rushing, because of university regulations, .Annis Cox (Mu '37) to Afr. Paul Kocher. is delayed until early in January ; so, although On August 21, 1936, at Reno, Nev., Jewell there seems to be a particularly choice group Anderson (AIu '33) to Mr. Garner Ford Bying- of freshmen, we can have only the most casual ton. contact with them until the November teas, Births when we may invite them to the house once. To Air. and Airs. Hugh Skilling (Hazel Louise was in Hager, Vancouver, B.C., Dillon, AIu '27) on September 27, 1936, a itiated at convention this summer. She is the daughter, Ann Kathryn. sister of Mrs. William Lister Rogers of San To Air. and Airs. Paul M. Alerner (Frank'e Francisco. Edith Jennings, Spokane, Wash., Sheldon, Mu '23) on October 3, 1936, twin was initiated October 18. Her sister, Catherine, daughters, Alarjorie Alay and Alartha Alarie. is a senior here. We pledged Roberta Beckler, Evanston, 111., last June only to lose her, for she was married early in the fall and is not returning to college. We have not had time yet for an extensive Idaho social The first of our traditional program. Song Fest Cup for Third Consecutive Year Sunday Night Suppers, for which the girls don long dresses and invite men, was held last The crescent moon beamed proudly down on week. On November 14 we are planning a joint our chapter, and Xi grinned back just as hap dance with Eta Chapter which will be held in pily as we pinned eleven buff and brown bows San Francisco. On October 24, the date of the on eleven lovely girls. Already they are learn Stanford-Southern California football game, ing to be Grade A Gamma Phis under the we shall hold open house for our families and competent direction of Alargaret Murphy, alumnas. pledge trainer. The chapter certainly "cleaned Since the last Crescent letter, Mu has re up" in campus activities last spring. Margaret ceived many campus honors. Maxine Bartlett Brodrecht was a very lovely Alay Queen for was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and Alartha Alay Day festivities. A Phi Beta Kappa key Hall received Lower Division Honors. Alary was pinned to Ruth Farley's blouse, and she White, Anne Bacon, and Alaxine Bartlett were also was Alortar Board president. Miriam AIc elected to Pi Lambda Theta, honorary jour Fall was chosen to serve on the Executive nalism society. Catherine Jennings was ap Board. When the yearbook came out, imagine pointed to succeed Mary White as Women's our joy to find that Alary Lou Jordan had Manager of Chapparral, which is the highest been judged the most beautiful girl on the position open to a girl on the campus humor campus. Aliriam Kennard was pledged to Sigma magazine, and was also made an honorary Alpha Iota. member of Hammer and Coffin, Men's Literary To end fittingly a rousing good year. Society. Gamma Phi won the Sigma Alpha Iota Song- Alarjorie Boobar was elected treasurer of fest cup for the third consecutive year. We the Y.W.C.A. and Katherine Bain, vice-presi sang four songs, but the one which really won dent ; Frances Farmer had important roles in for us was an original one written by Dorothy the university play June Moon and in the Holden. The name, "Crescent Aloon," the Sword and Sandles reading of Front Page, lovely words and melody have already made while Betty AIcGlashan had a leading part this song one of our chapter's favorites. in the musical comedv. Three Sheets to the With all the enthusiasm and new ideas Wind. brought back from convention by our eleven Martha Hall was appointed Head of Riding delegates, we intend to make this year the best and a member of the Women's .Athletic Asso ever at Xi. We should, too, because the new ciation Board. Bette Brock, our president, was Dean of Women, Dr. Evelyn Miller, is a reappointed to the election board. Elizabeth Gamma Phi. Trompas was made a member of the Rally Jean Spooner Committee. We are looking forward to a wonderful year Marriages of study, service, and pleasure. Eleanor Hoyt tyi-'37 to Air. Thomas Fel Jane AIorrison ton, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. 352 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

Dorothy Kerr ex-'37 to Air. Charles Leavy, versity of Illinois). Air. and Airs. Thacker Beta Theta Pi, University of Washington. are living at 11 Schultz Road, in Kirkwood, AIo. Jean Vi'ilson '35, to Air. Robert Felton, Phi Alargaret Helen Van Gerpen, Omicron '26, Delta Theta. to Air, Charles Daniel Dunn. The Dunns are Alarjorie Gibson ex-'37 to Air. George at home in Bozeman, Mont. Brunzell, Delta Tau Delta. Aliriam Savage, Omicron '36, to Air. Wil Eldred Thompson '34 to Mr. Edward Irish, liam E. Russell. The Russells are residing at Silvcrtown, Oregon. 1850 Jackson Blvd., Chicago, 111. Elizabeth McDonald, Omicron '34, to Air. o George Paul Edgell. Margaret Ramsey, Omicron '35, to Air. Paul Illinois Graham (Kappa Sigma '34, University of Illi nois). At home at 1717 Columbia Terrace, Mrs. Moss Well Again Peoria, III. Omicron chapter is happy to report that Mrs. Virginia .Salsman to Mr. Lawrence Haase. AIoss is feeling quite well again and has en joyed her vacation with tier daughter in Birth Greencastle, Indiana. We are proud to have To Air. and Airs. A. K. Hohenl)oken, a son. Mrs. Greene back with us this year, which will Jay Thomas. be her tenth. The Gamma Phis continue to hold promi n nent positions on the Illinois camps. Jean Rob inson is the president of the Woman's League. Nebraska Alarion Kaesar is active in the as Y.W.C.A., Three Law .Students also is Peggy Newcomb. Phyllis Armstrong is the junior business manager of the lllio, and Although there was a complete corn cro]) Shirley Wallace is junior editor of the Daily failure, we pledged twelve energetic and prom Illini, Josephine Aliller, was recently initiated ising girls. Carolyn Kennedy was chosen presi into Alpha Lambda Delta, honorary scholastic dent of the pledge class, Lorraine Allhands, sorority. Alargaret Livingstone and (ieraldine vice-president, Dorothy Koser, secretary, and Nickell were pledged an

P Kansas Iowa Quota System in Rushing Second Year Scholarship Cup for Kansas University continued the use of the Rho began the year with the proverbial "bang" "quota system" this year, but in spite of it by winning, for the second consecutive year, Sigma pledged twenty outstanding girls, one the Panhellenic Scholarship cup, offered by of the largest pledge classes on the hill. The Zeta Tau Alpha to the sorority with the high girls worked hard this summer as well as dur est scholastic standing for the year. The cup ing rush week, and it was a very successful was awarded at a formal Panhellenic dinner season. A luncheon and swimming party in September 29. Not only did the chapter main Joplin, a dinner in Wichita, and several parties tain first place on the list, but also raised the in Kansas City during the summer helped ac average of the previous year ! quaint rushees with Gamma Phis before they We have twenty pledges this jear, thirteen arrived at Kansas University. living in the house. Incidentallj', the upstairs Sigma members are participating in many 354 THE C R E S C !�: N T O F G.AMMA IMII BETA

activities. Betty Jane Boddington, a pledge, and Tau chapters held the dance in one of has been outstanding in more than one way. Denver's beautiful country clubs and the formal She was women's freshman representative :it was considered one of the outstanding dances the student induction and also was chosen as of the year at Colorado State. having the reddest hair on the K.U. campus; Rushing is over again ! After the mad Alary Katherine Dorman has been made as scurry and worry of sorority rush week Gamma sistant editor of the Sour Ozvl, a school humor Phi on this campus pledged twenty-two of the magazine; and Barbara Kirchoff was chosen most desirable girls. Three more girls have captain of the Girls Rifle team. Isabelle West, been pledged since, so the pledge c'ass of Virginia Varga, new pledges, and Alary Alark twenty-five is the largest and finest group on ham are our new members of the .girls' glee the campus. These pledges were introduced club ; Roberta Cook and Alary Alarkham are formally to the men on the campus by an open now to represent us in Jay Janes, girls' pep house which was held recently and another club. Dorothy Ann Martin, Sigma alumna, won party given in their fa\or was the annual corn a chorus position in Naughty .Marietta, after roast given to Gamma Phi Beta by Dean John an audition at the Shubert theatre in New son, former dean of Colorado State College. York; Fran Karlan was chosen chairwoman To climax the fall season the pledge dance of the K. U. Press Club ; and Ruth Learned, will be given October 31. Dorothy Caldwell and Peggy Albertj' are on Gamma Phi girls are represented in every the Women's Student Governing Council. activity on the campus. Honors in many clubs Ju.NE Shinkle are held by our members. Frances Lacey is president of Panhellenic Association and has Marriages been elected manager of the year book, the On 1936 at Kan., September 29, Abilene, Silver .Spruce. Helen Loomis is a member of Dorothy Alay Green (Sigma) to Air. Herbert the military sponsors club and is the new pres Francis Lello. ident of Hesperia. She has tied for a place On 1, 1936 at Kan., September EUinwood, on the Student Council. Alary Kreutzer is Leota Lorraine to Air. Wagner (Sigma) treasurer of A.W.S., vice president of Scrib Frank LeRoy Klingberg. blers Club and vice president of Hesperia. On 1936 at Elean August 19, Emporia, Kan., Jeanette Robinson is Secretary of A.W.S. and or Constance Rose to Air. Arthur (Sigma) the new vice-president of Spur, the national Edwards. pep organization for sophomore women. On September 9, 1936 at Hutchinson, Kan., Frances Boyer has been elected secretary of Carol Cost (Sigma) to Air. Guy Phillips the sophomore class. Meyer, Jr. Alany of Tau's girls are interested in ath On April 1936 at AIo., Nadine 18, Cameron, letics, many of them belong to W.A.A., and to Air. E. Bishop (Sigma) Raymond Aleyn se\eral of them arc members of the W.A.A. (Sigma Chi). board. Peggy Cooper is secretary of the On September 17, 1936 at Kansas City, June W..A.A. ; Betty Braucht is head of swimming; Adair (Sigma) to Air. Lawrence Edmiston. Jean Barkley head of hockey ; and Alary Louise On October 30, 1936 at Kansas City, AIo., Peasley head of volley ball. Swan Club, a na Lou Becker to Air. Robert Mary (Sigma) tional swimming club includes Alargaret Tau Jean Corey (Alpha Omega). Stone, Betty Braucht, Peggy Cooper, Jeanette On October 17, 1936 at Lawrence Kan., Robinson and Helen Loomis. Spur pledges for Alargaret Kirchoff to Air. Alalcolm (Sigma) this fall are Frances Boyer, Alarian AIcLaren Leedy, (Sigma Chi). Betty Braucht, Chloe Moody and Jeanette Rob Birth inson. On the Sihcr staff are Beth To Air. and Airs. John .Alden (Harriet De- Spruce Brill, Jeane Robinson, Helen Loomis, Kreut Wolf, Sigma) on September 20, 1936, a daugh Mary zer and Betty One of the ter, Elisabeth DeWolf Alden. Jean Hughes. pledges, Betty Jean Hughes, also represents the fresh man class on Student Council. Chloe Moody has T one of the three leading parts for women in the Colorado fall dramatic club play. Other active members in dramatic club are Ruth Shaw, Adele Alalcor- Honors Top onne and Helen Loomis. Gamma Phis are also in Gamma Phi again on top I Tau last spring won represented Equitation Club, Pistol a banner for top honors in the first inter-fra Club, Collegian, Alpha Chi Alpha, Phi Gamina Y.W.C.A. and ternity sing held on Colorado State campus. AIu, Tic, the newly organized senior women's The sing, which was one of the biggest events honorary. of the spring, was held on the campus just Jeane H. Robinson before sun down. The winning songs were Gamma Phis A Humming and Good Night. The sing was sponsored by Hesperia, a junior women's honorary, and was under the direc Washington tion of Frances Lacey, president of Hesperia Crescent Moon Dance and one of Tau's most active girls. Pledge Another big event of last spring was the Phi is still on the top when it comes to good Tri Beta dance in Denver. Theta, Alpha Phi pledge classes. This year we have twenty girls THE CRESCEXT OF GAMMA PHI BET.\ 355

all of whom were very much in demand and we ence night dinner was given in the Fiji house. are sure will help us keep up our good name The nearby Federated Church loaned us the on the campus. Our pledge class is one of va auditorium and parlors for Thursday night riety, for in it we have girls with good schol when we pledged sixteen girls. arship, athletes, activity girls, girls with mu The high point of the summer for most of sical talent, popular social butterflies, and prac us came when we received ihe news that after tically every other type it takes to make an too many terms of hovering near the bottom outstanding group. Yes, you guessed it. We're of the scholarship list, Chi last spring term more than satisfie

a informal in erous and varied and have e.xtended over her I'hi Beta meet in happy way entire four years in the University and she the apartment. has topped all by being elected president of Here are some interesting things our girls are Dottie AlcCallum is dress Y.W.C.A. for this year. Eloise Bryan has ar doing: studying Keith AIcKerroll has rived at the top ! designing in New York ; world�she is The vice president, Elizabeth Hogue, is sec launched forth into the business Anna AIcAuslan is dietet retary of Theta Sigma Phi (honorary jour in real estate; taking Dot nalism fraternity) and was given a trip to ics at Alacdonald Hall, Guelph; Haggart on a Kansas vs. O. U. football game as reward for and Joyce Brown are now concentrating her work in Covered Wagon, college magazine. business education ; Fran Harkness is taking work in and Ruth Jane Gibson was given the lead in post-graduate biology ; Alarg and Christie are at Antigone, a radio play of much importance, Dewey Alary studying and she has also been selected as one of the O.C.E. Rosamond few to have a vocal program of her own on Jackson station WNAD. Two pledges that are rapidly mounting the Marriages Gamma Phi ladder of fame are Jane Abbott On August 17, 1936, at Toronto, Ontario, and Ala.xine Gray. Jane Abbott is unusually Beatrice Edith Menzies (Alpha Alpha '27) to talented in music, and has composed several Air. Edwin Bryce. numbers. Alaxine Gray was chosen the most On October 17, 1936, at Toronto, Ontario, outstanding pledge on the campus and I en Eleanor Wallace, Alpha Alpha '34, to Air. close a snapshot to give you an idea why. Hugh Wilson. We had the honor of having one of our On August 22, 1936, at Toronto, Ontario, girls, O'Rhaita Cunningham, elected as the Irene Brown, Alpha Alpha '27, to Mr. Arthur first all-year Band Queen in the history of Gardiner. the university. She marches with the band and Birth travels with them on their concert tours. I well To Air. and Airs. D. E. AIcLean (Alarion understand their for O'Rhaita has selection, Orr, Alpha Alpha '32) on September 2, 1936, the rare combination of and beauty personality. a son, Stephen. Floreine Dietrich was elected treasurer of the Women's Self-Governing Association, and two of our members have the selective honor AB of being members of Timbercruisers (honor North Dakota ary riding association). They are known as Evelyn Bowlen and "Bobby" Long. House Decoration Trophy for Third lime The Home Economics clubs evi hcmorary We began this year with the initiation of five dently find our girls quite dependable because North Dakota girls: Dorothy Hagen, Ray; F'loreine Dietrich is of and president Hestia; Alarguerite Isakson, Northwood ; Jeanne King, Bowlen is of Hestia and vice Evelyn secretary Langdon ; Solveig Peterson, Minot ; and Ela president of Oikonomia. Nor Weber, Bismarck. Floreine Dietrich Another addition to our active chapter is Billie Henning, a transfer student from Alpha Epsilon. Her vibrant personality and her win AA ning ways have already made her a popular and well-liked girl. Toronto Our study room has taken on a new air of beauty and completeness in its furnishings. New Apartment This has been achieved through the addition of a number of pillows bearing large appliqued Fran Hark.xess is working on her brood with Greek letters representing the Greek fraterni all her new ideas from convention. Aleetings ties on the campus. We have inaugurated a new seem scarcely long enough to discuss activities entertainment in the place of inviting the boys in full. Alpha .Alpha's enthusiasm at the mo of fraternities for open houses and one hour ment is centered upon the subscription dance of dancing. That is, we now invite them for dated for the near future. The dance will be dessert and coffee. This is followed by an in- held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Royal si)ection of our house, cigarettes and songs in York Hotel, on October 31 �the night of the our study, and a dance or two before they leave Varsity-AIcGill game. We p'an to have coffee if they so wish. This scheme has already met at the sorority apartment before we "swing" with enthusiastic, unanimous approval by all into the dance. And while I mention the a])art- concerned. ment, I must not forget to add that Alpha This year we carried out one of the most Alpha has an attractive new one. Four girls co-operative and smooth-running rush weeks are living there : Fran Harkness, Dot Haggart, ever held. Alpha Beta has five pledges whom Alarg Dewey, and Helen Carter. Every Gamma she expects, in their individual way, to help Phi on the campus is dated for luncheon each make Gamma Phi more outstanding. Thursday�and these are dates that are not We have just won second place in a W.A.A. broken �why ?�Because at these Thursday skit presented by our pledges at a W.A.A. luncheons all the active members of Gamma party for all girls. TIIE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PIII BETA 357

This week end, on October 17, we welcomed AA all our alumnse to homecoming. Together with this invitation to the alumnae to make our Missouri home theirs, we invited Alpha Omicron to Toivn Girl.f' Room come and join our gala time which proved to After the our annual be just that. big game We of Alpha Delta are very proud of our

was at the house for the � buffet supper served rushing results eighteen new pledges, all of the house decoration alumnse. We captured them top-notch girls. Our house is full ; we trophy for the third successive time this year. have actives and pledges living out of the of our Lois and Doris "Two girls, Ryan house ; and our outlook is most optimistic. Dakota to alumnse Brightbill, sold year-books The most important event on our social Another Gamma at homecoming. Phi, Phyllis calendar was a reception for our new chaper was and has Traynor, homecoming chairman, on. Airs. R. W. Dunnington, on Saturday, been appointed alumnae sales-manager for the October 10, from eight to ten o'clock. To this, also is in a current year-book. She appearing three hundred guests were invited, including Playmaker play. Jeanne King was recently professors and their wives, the parents of the elected as representative of the sophomore town girls, local alumnae and patronesses, and class in Women's League. presidents, vice-presidents, and chaperons of Ela Nor Weber all the fraternities and sororities on the cam pus. Our province director, Dorothy Jennings, who was visiting the chapter at the time, was in the receiving line. It quite surpassed all our Ar hopes in its success. Our first dance of the Nevada year will be on October 17, at the chapter house. Reports Its Many Honors Alartha Rupp was one of the six candidates selected from a group of twelve for Barn Alpha Gamma climaxed a successful fall warmin' Queen. The original group consisted rushing season by pledging eleven girls. Our of one representative from each sorority and traditional Chinese Dinner, which closed our one independent girl. The queen reigns at two weeks of rushing, was carried out in the the annual dance given by the Agriculture typical Chinese manner. Everyone was seated school. Alarguerite Young was elected to Theta on the floor and Chinese food served in Chinese Sigma Phi, and Aluriel Bain is acting presi dishes was eaten with chopsticks. The atmos dent, vice-president and treasurer of Freshman phere was carried out by means of a beautiful Commission. Chinese garden made by Alargaret Turano, Our chapter has fixed up a town-girls' or which was the only decoration. This dinner recreation room in the basement. The floor has is very different from any of the others given been painted and waxed ; there is a bookcase on the campus and has always been very im of interesting books and a sofa for comfort pressive. while reading; also, a charming old-fashioned We are proud to announce the many offices piano, a victrola, a ping-pong table, and some held by Gamma Phis on the campus this year. inviting chairs. For the town girls who like They include Y.W.C.A., Women's Athletic to feel that there is a corner reserved for them, Society, Chi Delta Phi, honorary English so this is sorority-home. On week-ends, all Alpha ciety, Wolves Frolick, Assistant Woman Edi Deltas may bring their dates to this room and tors of the Sagebrush, Panhellenic Council, dance, play ping-pong, or amuse themselves in Publications Board, and Gothic N Society. other ways. We find it quite attractive and We are continuing our Coffee and Alint justly popular. Hour, which was started last year and which Marion Hill is held every Friday evening from si.x to eight o'clock, alternating a sorority and a Marriage fraternity. This has been \e.vy successful in On June 20, 1936, at Columbia, AIo., Julia stimulating a better feeling among men and Berry, Alpha Delta '35, to Dr. Fredric W. Hall women on the campus. (University of Kansas, Phi Beta Pi). Air. and A long drive for scholarship was started Airs. Hall are at home at 4806 Oak St., Kansas as soon as pledging was completed. Every big City, Mo. sister spends several hours a week with her Births little sister in the library. In this way actives To Air. and Airs. Barney Peebles (Virginia and both are to The pledges compelled study. Grund, Alpha Delta '35) on July 22, 1936, a scholarship plaque for actives and the schol daughter, Alolly Janson. arship cup for pledges have proved a great To Air. and Airs. James Nanson (Eleanor inspiration for higher scholarship. Joslyn, Alpha Delta '36) on September 6, 1936, Vivian Williams a daughter, Carol Jean. Marriage Alumnce News On August 22, 1936 in Ventura, Calif., Vir Professor and Airs. Kenneth Hudson (Gwen ginia Hearne, Alpha Gamma, to Air. George Alills, .Alpha Delta '25) spent the past year in Hadhn. Belgium where Professor Hudson studied art. 358 T 1 1 i; f R ]�: s C" e n t c i fF CAM .M .\ PHI BETA

AE pledged se\en very fine girls. Wc have many girls in campus activities Arizona this fall. Gladys Matson is vice-president of Theta Sigma Phi, honorary professional jour Tzvo First-Place Cups nalism fraternity for women ; vice-president of These last six months have been most success Kirby Hall; member of the Society Staff of Texas Bih'e ful for Alpha Epsilon. On October 11, we the Daily Te.van; member of the proudly pinned the brown and mode ribbons Chair Council. Gladys spent the summer in summer at the on thirteen freshmen. But here our happiness Mexico City, attending school is did not stop. To Pauline Hicko.x came the hon University of Alexico. AIargaret Correll the and a member ors of Alortar Board, senior sponsor for fresh secretary of the junior class, of into man women, secretary of the student body, Orange Jackets. Fenora Aleyer broke and vice-presidency of the Press Club. Imogene print with a most interesting book review in Richey, too, was given the honors of Alortar the Daily Te.van. Virginia Nixon received a Board, senior sponsor for freshman women. silver award for work on the Te.van this sum and presidency of W..A.A. The junior women's mer, and she is now book editor. Our mem honorary elected to their group, F.S.T., Jean bers of Cap and Gown at present are Anita Holderness and Inez Petty. To Fancies, a Campbell, Nixie Ladner and Gladys Alatson, women's campus organization, were elected reporter for the year '36-'37. Ruth and Alargaret AIcDaniel. Proudly, we Bessie Kilgore and Zula Williams came up also added to our honors two first-place cups; from San Antonio for Rush Week, and helped one, for first place in the F.S.T. Song Fes us greatly. Incidentally, "Geetsy" is the one tival, and the other for first place in the Inter who gave the chapter the Zula Whatley Wil sorority Bowling Contest. Our team in the liams scholarship ring, presented each term to latter contest was composed of Cynthia Olm the girl who has the highest average. Alarie stead, Ruth Crist, Catherine Stevenson, Alar .Anderson received it this fall. Nixie Ladner's tha Turbeville, anad -Ann AlcPherson. On Alay name was engraved on a silver loving cup for 10 we held (uir annual Brother-Sweetheart sliowing the most improvement in her grades Breakfast at the chapter house. P'our days la during the last semester. ter, we entertained the Tucson high school Isabel Alayes Hale, is our greatest claim girls with a rush party held in our patio. to fame this month. She had all her paintings Margaret von Handorf on exhibit at the Elizabeth Alay Studio in Austin. Engagements We honored our Alothers' Club with a din Dorothea Garrett '36 to Air. Leighton Cress ner, to show our appreciation for their help (Sigma Nu). Joharrie Cowell '36 to Air. Ar in redecorating our house this summer. At thur Hemingway (Sigma Chi). Beatrice Te- their meetings they made the draperies for treaeu to Mr. Jack O'Neill (Sigma Alpha Ep the entire downstairs, and spent many hours on silon). shopping tours, selecting Venetian blinds, porch Marriages furniture, and rugs. Janet Hale Wilhelmina Siedel '35 to Air. John Alanley Engagement (Pi Kappa .Aljiha) ; Jeanne Alalotte '36 to Air. On at Frank Williams (Sigma Chi) ; Betty Kline '35 .August 30, 1936, Austin, Texas, Janet Hale, Zeta to Air. Ronald Callan to Air. Delos Aloore (Sigma .Alpha Epsilon) ; Alpha '36, der of La Verne Sundin '33 to Mr. Harry Walmsley; (University Virginia). Shirley James '34 to Air. Samuel Adams (Pi .Marriages Kappa Alpha) ; Lee Tonn '37 to Mr. Frederick On at San Alar Nave (Phi Delta Theta) ; Alary Elizabeth Co- July 2, 1936, Angelo, Texas, well '33 to Air. George Ponsford (Delta Chi). guerite Kubela, Alpha Zeta '35 to Mr. Norris Creath (Southern Alethodist University, Kap Births pa Sigma). Air. and Airs. Creath are at home at 5l9 To Air. and Airs. Elwood Ryder (Evelyn Angelo Blvd., San Angelo, Texas. On Hayes '34) a daughter, Patricia Zee. June 9, 1936, at Dallas, Texas, Evelyn To Air. and Airs. Kenneth Adamson (Kath Armstrong, Alpha Zeta '34, to Mr. Jean Rod of Air. and Mrs. erine Griffith '34) a daughter. Sheila Lee. gers (University Texas). Rodgers are at home at Quanah, Texas. On Alarch 31, 1936, at San .Antonio, Texas, AZ Lorraine Stakes, .Alpha Zeta, to Mr. Pleas Coleman Naylor, Jr. (University of Texas). Texas Air. and Airs. Naylor are at home at San An tonio, Texas. Dinner for Mother.^' Club Births In spite of a summer full of everything imag To Dr. and Airs. Guy Knolle (Ruth Hilliard,

� inable trips to Alexico and Canada ; many rush Alpha Zeta '26) on April 11, 1936, a son. parties�summer school for some�trips to the To Air. and Mrs. Earl Alaxwell (Otey for � Centennial almost everyone the Alpha Talley, Alpha Zeta '35) on Alarch 10, 19.%, a Zetas came back for Rush Week just brimming daughter, I,\ndall. over with "wim, wigor, and witalitx," and To Air. and Airs. Nobiirn S. Burr (Dorothy THE CRESCEXT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 359

�and to her dis Hudson, Alpha Zeta '25) on September 30, elected to the cheering squad on the team. 1936, a daughter, Ann. may she is the only girl (P.S. To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hale (Isabelle The rest of the Gamma Phis are NOT dis liolds the office Alayes, Alpha Zeta '31) on September 15, 1936, mayed!) Alice Beasley only to a woman student on the a son, Edward Jones, V. given this j-ear Student Union Board. But it is not only of these individual hon AH are most ors that Alpha Theta is proud. We the Ohio proud of the fact that we came up from Wesleyan fifth to the second place among the sororities Secures Its Quota in scholarship�and we mean to have the first in 1937 I After two crowded weeks of rushing Alpha place So�with a start like this. Alpha Theta is Eta is very happy to announce the pledging of forward to a of real accomplish sixteen freshmen and two upperclassmen. It is looking year ment and We want it to be a year proud to be one of only four sororities on the enjoyment. that we all remember as the "best." campus to secure its quota of freshman girls, may Mary Reinke and its pledges seem already to be making a name for themselves on the campus. Betty Lou Pryor, Marian Plevney, and Carol AIc AI Rae have been chosen as reporters for the California at Los Angeles Transcript, our college publication. Alarian Plevney was also selected to deliver the wel Plans for Even Higher Scholarship address for the freshman class. coming Our sixteen pledges made their formal debut Two seniors have obtained recognition high to the campus on Alonday, September 21 after from the student body. Barbara Garver, our pledging on Sunday. This number fulfills the was elected of president, secretary-treasurer national quota of fift\-five. Our rush season her and Galloway is the new presi class, Jean was especially fine under the splendid direction dent of Austin the senior women's Hall, of Helen Hanson, and we were able to pledge dormitory. a selective class from a large rush list. Four on At present Alpha Eta is busy practicing : teen pledges were initiated on October 3 Eunice for the annual and try-outs Inter-Fraternity De Voin, Elizabeth Evans, Barbara Foley, AIar Fun Fest to be held on Sorority Homecoming garet Harper, Anna Moody, Jane Nathan, Day. Alargaret Whitmore, Alargaret Procter, Betty Haddaway Jane Redman, Alargaret Anne Saverien, Peggy Selby, Marriage Alargaret Wallace, Betty Waring, Helen White. were no third semester On September 26, 1936, Alarian Carmony There pledges. Our fine of last brought '36 to Air. Charles A. Reynard at Springfield, improvement year us to sixth the Ohio. from twenty-first place among national sororities on campus. Our scholarship Ae will be even better this year. The chapter was especially active during the Vanderbilt summer. A grand house party was held at Second in Scholarship Corona del Alar at which there was some fine rushing and Anna Aloody gave the pledges a Alpha Theta boasts a large chapter this year, week of fun at her Lake Arrowhead moun fifty-three, one of the largest sorority mem tain cabin. in the of Vanderbilt re berships history ; but, We have some splendid schemes for the of we are gardless numbers, keeping strictly coming year. Alary Lou Lindsay in charge of to the old order of and "unity, cooperation our social program plans for exchange dinners friendliness." The ten days of rushing before with fraternities in addition to the dances. We seventeen who college began gleaned pledges are hoping to have our National Crescent are real Gamma already Phis, tremendously Dance at the same time as the other chapters interested in the and as active on the sorority, in Province VII, and are working on a chap as of the We campus many upperclassmen. ter newspaper which will be sent to all the have reason to be of them ! very proud chapter alumnae. Plans for our homecoming Gamma more than is her Phi, ever, proving float are progressing rapidly. worth to the other Greek letter organizations At Christmas the outside and the down at Two Gamma Phis were elected Vanderbilt. stairs of the house will be completely re to Glee Club offices : Alargaret Johnson, presi decorated. and Barrier Alae dent, Walsworth, secretary. With every girl in the chapter participating This makes the second consecutive that year in at least one campus activity we hope to we have held the of the Girl's Glee presidency have a particularly active and successful year. Club. Louise Jackson is president of the Wom Louise Soule en's Honor Council and of Bachelor Alaids, an honorary club for junior-senior women. Engagement Margaret Johnson is vice-president of the Edith Catlin '34, to Dr. James Lopez (Alpha newly organized musical club at Vanderbilt. Kappa Kappa, University of Southern Cali Lorraine Regen has, for the third time, been fornia). 360 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

Birth AA To and Bart Mr. Airs. Sorge (Dorothea Vancouver Monten '33), on September 26, a daughter, Ann Helene. Shozvs Movies of Convention Alpha Lambda began the season by going to started. AK camp at Boundary Bay before college We had a very pleasant and profitable week Manitoba end discussing rushing. Ever since then,_ we have been in the throes of rushing; but it is L'anhellenic House all over now, and we have five splendid pledges to show for it. One of our parties took the Alpha Kappa Chapter enjoyed a very suc form of a buffet supper at the Jericks Golf cessful rushing season this fall. There were two Club, after which we went to Airs. Strong's teas, one of which took the form of a county and showed the rushees the moving pictures fair, and an evening reception, sponsored by of convention and of the camp. There were the alumnae. This was followed b)' our formal, exclamations of delight at the beautiful color where, according to tradition, the sorority ing of Butchart's Gardens in Victoria. Aluch members dressed in "tails" and acted as escorts merriment was caused when the girls saw for the rushees. Then came the personal dates themselves walking around on the screen. the and the final evening reception to wind up All of us, including the pledges, are looking rushing for another year. Although our results forward to our informal party next Friday. may be thought to compare rather unfavorably This will be a great surprise to everyone ex with those of the second and third sororities cept the girls in charge. of this campus, what they lack in size is cer Gamma Phis are very active on the campus tainly made up for in quality. this year. Beth Evans is president of the This year, due to the difficulty in securing Women's Athletic Association and Jean Mere satisfactory suites, a new plan has been adopted, dith is vice-president. Aladge Neill is president namely that of a Panhellenic House. The house of the Nurses Undergraduate Society. is owned and occupied by five sororities : Gam AIarjorie Hill ma Phi Beta, Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Kappa Gam ma, Alpha Phi, and Alpha Gamma Delta. Be AM sides the meeting rooms, for which lots were drawn by the sororities, there is a Common- Rollins Room, dinette, and kitchen. The house is run Nezv System of Rushing by a caretaker and his wife, and up to date, has proved a very successful arrangement. This year Gamma Phi Beta has appeared out The annual Gamma Phi Charity Ball, which standing on the Rollins campus. We have a for the past eleven years has been an institu new system of rushing which seems to work tion of the sorority, has this year, due to fi well as far as we have gone. Our idea is to nancial reasons, been superseded by a new idea, let freshmen seek us out rather than making namely the sponsoring by the alumnae of a ourselves ever-present. Alany freshmen have group of stock players, the John Holden Com literally followed us around attempting to earn pany, for one night. our friendship. In this way we have saved The Gamma Phis in Winnipeg are very ourselves a great deal of needless rushing and proud of Virginia Guy, who last wear won we have also been sought out more than we ex the Exchange Scholarship to AIcGill University pected. Needless to say, the freshmen think of Alontreal and is now taking her third year we are very mysterious and therefore we are of Arts down East. noticed more than any other sorority on The delegates to convention made their re campus. However, the outcome is yet to be ports and many new ideas were eagerly re seen. We are hoping for excellent results and ceived and discussed by the sorority. we really think that we will get them. This First term of college has shown the Gamma year Rollins has deferred pledging, and this Phis to be well established on the campus in helps our plan tremendously. executive positions, with eight new and desir Last year Gamma Phi was very proud of able pledges and the prospects of two more the fact that Annette Twitchell, class of 1936, when open bidding is through. was elected to The Rollins Key Society. Jean Elizaheth Reinoehl is vice-president of first Astrup, Lucy Greene, also seniors, and Annette year Arts; Alison Chown, vice-president of were elected to Pi Gamma Mu, honorary second year Arts ; Dorothy Tomlinson, presi social science organization. Annette Twitchell dent of dramatics on the Junior Arts Council ; and Barbara Connor were elected to Libra, Frances Aikens, vice-president of the women's honorary club for women, corresponding to executive, third year Arts ; Alison Griffin, secre Alortar Board. Barbara Connor won the cup tary of the Senior Art Council ; and Elizabeth given by Phi AIu for the best sport among the Arkell, president of dramatics. Senior Arts women among the Upper Division. Annette Council. Twitchell won the economics prize given by Cynthia Roblin Gamma Phi Beta for the best woman student in THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 361 economics. Alarilyn Tubbs has been elected vice- Alary Lou Brand is society editor of the Torch, president of the Lower Division. Ruth Hill was campus newspaper, and Margaret Baker is a nominated for the same office and lost to Tubbj' reporter. On the staff of the Witt, campus Ardelle by only one point. Alarita Steuve was nominated humor magazine, are Alargaret Baker, treasurer for the Upper Division. Ann Roper Coleman, Carolyn Iden, and Alary Lou Brand, a member was nominated secretary for the Lower Divi assistant editor. Christine Sunday is sion. Marita Steuve was elected president of of Lambda AIu, classical honorary ; Alargaret Pi Kappa Delta, national forensic fraternity Kunkel of Tau Pi Phi, business honorary ; and tapped Phi Beta. Lynne Barrett was Barbara Warner of Phi Sigma Iota, French elected Exchange Editor for the Rollins Sand- honorary ; and Barbara Warner, Janet AIc spur and secretary of the International Rela Kenzie, and Alary Lou Brand of Psi Chi, tions Club. psychological honorary. Gamma Phi was well represented on the AIary Lou Brand honor roll with Annette Twitchell and Vir ginia Smith for the entire year with Catherine Bailey and Ruth Lincoln for the spring term. AH Lynne Barrett Southern Methodist University Luncheon for Te.vas and AN Oklahoma Members Wittenberg It is indeed a pleasure for Alpha Xi to pause in a round of activities in order that she may Students Open House for College renew acquaintance with her sister chapters. After a rush week in which alumnae, Alpha Nu is planning a more informal pro actives,_ and rallied to the cause. Alpha Xi gram of social activities this year. Heading pledges fifteen girls, the maximum allowed by this program is an innovation at Wittenberg, pledged the college Panhellenic. Re-pledges are Eliza- the practice of holding open house for college Ijeth Shaffer and Elizabeth Wicker, both of students every Friday afternoon at the chapter Dallas. Elizabeth Dean of Dallas will be house in order to promote inter-group friend in November. The is liness. In accordance with this idea the house initiated chapter hoping that the quota will be raised before mid-term' girls plan to entertain their dates with a buffet because there are still some desirable girls supper at the house before each all-college dance. The first of these affairs took place Oc unpledged. In a social way the have been in tober 31, in the form of a Hallowe'en party. pledges men at an On November 7 the actives entertained the troduced to fraternity all-fraternity open and the actives have planned to pledges with an informal house dance. house, honor them with a wiener roast and with a So that we may become better acquainted slumber Last the actives and with the members of the local alumnse chapter, party. Saturday a luncheon for the Texas and we have been following the plan of having pledges gave Oklahoma who came to Dallas for the two of them as our dinner guests each week. girls football We are especially anxious to know them well, game. In activities Gamma Phi Beta has her share. as they refurnished our guest room and our There are two in Alpha Rho Tau, one in Pi porch for us this year. Our Alothers' club has Beta Theta, one in Alpha Lambda Delta, and been very kind, too, and purchased a new elec two in Theta the secre tric refrigerator. Sigma Phi, including tary. Virginia Singleton has been chosen co- Our girls are very active in the local organi hostess for Sigma Delta Chi, national man's zations. Selected for membership in the re professional journalism fraternity, which will organized Wittenberg Players were: Aileen meet on the S.AI.U. campus. Many of the girls Branning, Marie Wurtenberger, Alargaret Ba to and Score, and Arden Ardelle Coleman, Barbara Warner, Vivian belong Script AI.S.A., ker, Club. Coblentz, Ruth Burns, Frances Lamos, Dorothy The chapter is very happy that Betty Berquist, Dorothy Goddard, Betty DeWeese. Philips has returned after an absence of two years. She Members of the A Cappella choir are Doris is a graduate of Bucknell University where she Long, Alary Alartha Wigton, Vivian Coblentz. was a member of AIu Phi Martha Lee and Marie Doris and Epsilon. Wurtenberger. Long Aloore from Denver also is back. Alarie are on the debate Wurtenberger varsity Betty Philips squad. Christine Sunday and Ann Davidson are representatives to the Wittenberg Women's League. Barbara Warner is secretary of the An junior class. Alarie Wurtenberger is president of the junior cabinet of the Y.W.C.A., and West Virginia Doris and Baker are members Long Alargaret : New House Ruth Buchman and Barbara Warner are mem bers of the senior cabinet. Aileen Branning, AIembers of Alpha Pi are more than thrilled Ardelle Coleman, and Barbara Warner are on this year as we have finally realized our ambi the staff of the Wittenberger, the yearbook; tious plan�a new house and lovely furnish- 362 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

ings. We owe much to Airs. Smith, our The International Relations Club, and a mem province director, and had the pleasure of her ber of the Judicary Committee. She was also company a week this fall. The house is the made one of the Gamina 13 this year which is envy of the campus�and many visitors came composed of the outstanding girls of the Odd sight-seeing the first weeks after the formal Classes. Janet Alowrcr and Betty Aloora are opening of the college term. representitives from junior and sophomore Alargaret Hassner has brought new honors classes respectively to .Student Government As to Alpha Pi as she won a scholarship offered sociation. Mary Hickok is the president of the to women of high scholastic rank. Too, Mar Glee Club of which Sarah Halstead and Re garet has been attending Student Alovement becca White were made members. Peggy Truitt conferences as the official delgate of Y.W.C.A. and Betty Moora, Jane Jones, Janet Alowrcr, and West Virginia University. and Rebecca White are on the Y.W.C.A. Coun Alpha Pi's hopes for a member of the speech cil. Suzanne Broaddus received a bid to the club is now higher than in former years, as Debate Council. Addie Rose Ellet, Alary Alarjorie Conley, is within our group. Marjorie Hickok, and Alartha Nan Walling were Train is a transfer from Northwestern and we are ing Group Leaders. Ella Alilligan and Alartha very proud to have such a popular and equally Nan Walling received the honor of being charming member. asked to play on the Western Virginia Hockey Cecelia Littman, our hard worked president, Team in the game with the All English Team. has another job. She is now treasurer of Pan AIary Elizabeth Frey hellenic but we are certain is capable and can command both offices. AT We have eight girls living in the house and with the exception of two they all play the McGiU piano�any form of music can be heard. Our Black Hat Cabaret reputation has already been established on the as the house of musicians� campus confidently, Last night, October 17, ended rushing on our it is too much music. sometimes, campus. Formal rushing began on October 11, With the fall social calendar just appearing, and Alpha Tau had a tea at the home of the we have a busy winter ahead�parties, dances, president, Joan Bann. About forty-eight and the climax� but we feel we rushing study, rushees were entertained, and as they left, can take care of all events. each was given an invitation to one lunch and AIary Virginia AIoore two teas to be held at our apartment during the week. Every day from Monday to Satur Marriage day charming and excited rushees streamed On Nellie Irene to April 17, 1936, Fleming into our living room. Tea was always an in Mr. Lehman West Leedy, Alpha Pi, Virginia formal, cozy affair which usually ended with University. a sing-song, featuring of course Gamma Phi songs. AZ On Friday evening, the alumnae entertained the rushees at a banquet and fashion show Randolph-Macon at the Mount Royal Hotel. This was a huge success, for every girl loves to don evening Campus Leaders clothes and to be escorted to a large hotel. Alph.'\ Sigma opened this year's activities with Elspeth Williams, president of the alumnae, rushing which consisted of three teas. The presided. The beautiful fashions were modeled first one of these was informal, and no open by Aluriel Johnson Redewill, Jean AIcGown, rushing was allowed. The scheme of the second Gwendie Floud, and Elsie Trott. In contrast was a southern plantation. All the members to this formal party was the Black Hat Cabaret. of the chapter wore old-fashioned gowns and The living-room of the apartment was trans four small negro boys sang and danced for formed into a night club with small tables the guests. The favors were powder puffs covered with brightly checked cloths, candles made into corsages. The last, a pink carnation stuck into small bottles, menus in the shape tea, was the only one at which open rushing of top hats. Waitresses were dressed in black was allowed. Flower pots filled with candy skirts and white blouses with red sashes. The were given as favors. remaining hostesses, dressed as gigolos, carried The following week-end, ten girls were out the black and white scheme ; there was pledged. After the ceremony, the new pledges also a hat check girl as well as a bar man were given corsages, and a supper was held and a lady's maid. Aloving pictures in beautiful in their honor. The following morning they colors of the convention and camp were shown were guests at a breakfast. during the evening. Dancing by Catherine This year the Gamma Phis hold numerous Stewart and her guest ; recitations by Eileen offices on campus. Julia Brandt is the second Crutchlow who was master of ceremonies ; vice-president of the Student Government As singing by Noreen Patterson ; jokes by Elsie sociation and a member of the Executive Com Trott, and a general frolic by the rest com mittee. Alartha Nan Walling is a senior repre- pleted the evening's entertainment. We do not sentitive of Student Government Association, know just how to express our thanks and very president of the Debate Council, president of sincere appreciation of the help given us by THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 363

Janet Hawkins and Betsy Littlehead Kent of Phis under the competent guidance of Adeline Alpha during rush week. Zanatti. Doris AIarsh V\'e are also proud of active members for their participation in campus affairs. Ruth AT Alartin was elected president of the Associated Women Students, and is handling the office most capably. Alary Ella Gilmore is editor of

Pennsylvania � The Nugget, college year book the third Second Prize House Decoration for woman, in the annals of the college, to hold this Louise is We can see where this is destined to be a busy position. Alice Cary secretary of the and year. The college has a fine group of freshmen Tiger Club, girls' pep organization, of the women this year, and rushing competition, vice-president Quadrangle Association, of the women's dormitories. which will be keen will keep us stepping. governing body Adeline Zanatti is of the Women's Panhellenic started off with a party for the secretary Athletic Association. Doris Shock was head freshman girls at which each sorority gave a of freshmen Freshman skit. After much racking of brains we con sponsor during Week; and Madeline and Pauline Anderson cocted a playlet which we called In the Land of Beasley Cotton. We didn't win the prize with it, but were sponsor captains. Agnes Sands, Ruth

� Fender and have we had loads of fun even though we did have Martin, Marjorie Alary Figge been elected to Club. a hard time getting the cork off our faces after Tiger it was over. Then the Women's Student The Gamma Phi Beta Round-up, the first Government Association held a costume carni dance of the year, in honor of our pledges val for the freshman women. It was fun� was held at Touzaline Ranch with chaps, high- heeled "fiddles" the and we are still combing the confetti out of boots, guns, "jigs," lending our hair. true western atmosphere. The week-end of October 10 was Alumni We are very fortunate this year in having Homecoming Week-end. It seemed like old with us Evelyn Johnson from Omicron. Theta entertained at a dinner times having the alums with us again, and we chapter pre the Denver foot were sorry that not all of them were able to ceding University-Colorado get back. It is customary to decorate the out ball game. A tri-chapter dance�Theta, Tau, side of the sorority house for Alumni Week and Alphi Phi�is planned for Founders Day ; and are made to make it the end. We made a waterfall using yards of blue plans being grand and event of the crepe paper and cellophane, and a revolving glorious year. light to give the effect of falling water. With Mary E. Figge the aid of some of our fraternity friends, we Engagement secured a pile of rocks, while Airs. Doggett, Roberta Winter '36 to Air. one of our alumnas helped us to get a boat. Loren Chaney, Chi. The finished picture showed a boat on the Sigma rocks at the bottom of a waterfall. It was Marriage pretty, and we won second prize in the decora On September 10, 1936, at Colorado Springs, tion contest. Saturdaj' evening of that week Helen AlcCandlish '34 to Air. Merrit H. S. end we had a coffee hour for our alumnse at Kimball. Air. and Airs. Kimball are at home which we served pumpkin pie and coffee. at 12118 View-Crest Drive, North Hollywood, Reva Lincoln, is president of the Penn State California. Christian Association, and is also a member Birth of Mortar Board, senior women's national To Air. and Airs. Clark Schnurr on April fraternitv. Helen Denman has been honorary 12, a son, Lewis Edward. pledged to Theta Sigma Phi women's national honorary journalism fraternit}'. Helen Denman AX Marriage William and Mary On September 4, 1936, at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Ann Jane Buckwalter, .Alpha President Makes All .4's was married to Air. Upsilon '39, Henry Hyman Alpha Chi has just finished a very successful State Dancy (Pennsylvania College, Alpha rushing season, pledging fourteen of the most Gamma Rho). outstanding girls in the freshman class. During the two weeks of rushing we had a Rustic A4) Inn party giving corn cob pipes as favors, and a Gamma Phi Ship party giving little globes Colorado showing the Gamma Phi cruise as favors. Alershon Kessler, our last Campus .4ctiz'ity year's president made all A's in her senior year; only two in Alpha Phi is feeling very jubilant and justly the college accomplished this. Among the girls so, after a very successful rush season cul holding important offices on campus are : Nita minating with the pledging of twenty-two girls Ligon, associate editor of the I^lat Hat, the of whom we are exceedingly proud and who weekly college paper, and vice-president of the are busy and happy learning to be good Gamma Debate Council ; Annabel Brubaker, Nita 364 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA

Ligon, and Greta Grason, sponsors for the Gamma Phi Beta Suite. The active chapter Freshman Orientation program. Greta Grason had dwindled to twelve over the summer but, is assistant sports editor of the Flat Hat and on Friday, October 2, fifteen girls were pledged is secretary of the Debate Council, Alartha into the sisterhood. Aloreland is vice-president of the German The outstanding feature of our rushing sea Club. Evelyn Eberwine son was the starting of a tradition�the first wedding of Alpha Psi to Gamma Phi Beta. Engagement A real wedding dress and veil were worn by to Air. William Lumsden. Judy Alallory the bride, Jane Clark, from Ottumwa ; the The will occur in wedding January. Lois Hall Lounge was decorated with plants Birth and a white runner down the aisle; Hazel Fisher, our star singer, began the ceremony by To Mr. and Airs. David Bierman (Ruth singing Gamma Phi Sweetheart. At the recep Proudman, Alpha Chi '34), on September 10, tion, held in the dining room, a huge wedding 1936, a daughter, Barbara Ann. cake was served and gifts presented to the rushees. The bride's bouquet was caught by a guest and the bride and groom escaped in a A^ car. The printed wedding invitations are still Lake Forest the talk of the campus and here's hoping that the other chapters had as much fun as we did Wedding for Rush Stunt during "rushing." The glow that is radiating around the vicinity Babette Klein of Lake Forest, Illinois, is coming from the

LIFE ALUMNAE DUES

Mrs. L. A. White, Room 1124, 55 E. Washington St., Chicago, 111.

Enclosed is $5.00 in payment of my life alumnse dues to Interna tional, which relieves me of further payment of $1.00 dues annually and which is to be added to the Endowment Fund principal.

Married name Maiden name .

Address Active chapter

Alumnse chapter Gamma Phi Beta Directory FOUNDERS Helen M. Dodge (Mrs. J. V. Ferguson) 1116 Brinckerhoff Ave., Utica, N.Y. Frances E. Haven (Mrs. C. M. Moss) 606 South Mathews St., Urbana, III. E. Adeline Curtis (Mrs. Frank Curtis) Died 1/14/23 Mary A. Bingham (Mrs. Edward S. Willoughby) Died 1/14/16

FOUNDED November 11, 1874, Syracuse University

GRAND COUNCIL

Office Name Addre.ss

Grand President Mrs. Wiliam Dehn 2010 E. SOth St., Seattle, Wash. Vice-president and Miss Beatrice Locke 1932 S.E. Madison St., Portland, Alumna Secretary Ore. Treasurer Miss Alice Camerer The Wardell, IS Kirby E., Detroit, Mich. Chairman of Inspection Mrs. Joseph H. Weiner 1639 37th Ave., Seattle, Wash. National Panhellenic Deleijate Mrs. Harold Hartman 4408 Beach Dr.. Seattle, Wash. Chairman of Expansion Mrs. O. F. Stafford 1289 ISth St., Eugene, Ore. Chairman of Finance Ste tis- Mrs. George R. Keith Box 697-A, Los Altos, Calif. tical Bureau Executive Secretary Mrs. L. A. White Room 1124, SS E. Washington St., Chicago, 111.

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

NATIONAL COMMITTEES

Committee Chairman Address

Endowment Fund Board President (Write to secre ary for in- Mrs. Floyd Treat, K 6442 Albany Ave., Chicago, 111. formation about loans and Vice-president for application blank 5) Miss Marjorie Etnyre, F 5S57 Kenwood Ave., Chicago, 111. Secretary Miss Helen Northrop, E 629 Colfax Ave., Evanston, 111. Treasurer Miss Marion Bebb, 0 722 Clark St., Evanston, HI. Miss Alice Camerer, P The Wardell, IS Kirby E., Detroit, Mich. Mr.s. George R. Keith, A Box 697-A, Los Altos, Calif. Mrs. William Dehn, A 2010 E. SOth St., Seattle, Wash. (ex-officio) Literary Exercises and Exam- Mrs. Harold Hartman 4408 Beach Dr., Seattle, Wash. inations Scholarship Mrs. Hans Wulf 1415 Glyn Court, Detroit, Mich.

Publicity Mrs. Roy Pinkerton Box 341, Rt. 1, Ventura, Calif.

Music

Historian

Camp Rushing Mrs. A. B. Gorrill 507 Howard Ave. N., Seattle, Wash.

Ritual

Parliamentarian

Education Mrs. L. A. White Room 1124, 55 E. Washington St., Chicago, 111.

THE CRESCENT

Office Name Address

Editor Miss Lindsey Barbee 930 Humboldt Denver. Colo. Business Manager Mrs. L. a. White Room 1124, 55 E. Washington St. Chicago, III. ..i.i..._i:_ *_ .x... :;* 1,..* ..11 ��.�� ....A . AA �i,._�__ r.. r- Send all material for publication to the editor but all name and address changes for Crescent subscribers to the business manager Gamma Phi Beta Directory

CENTRAL OFFICE

Executive Secretary Mrs. L. a. White Room 1124, 55 E. Washington St. Chicago, 111. As.nstant to the Miss Pollv S. Grove Secretary

NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONGRESS

Chairtnan Harriet Tuft 2283 Union St. Beta Phi Alpha Berkeley, Calif. Secretary Mrs. a. F. Hemingway 912 E. 6th St. Alpha Delta Theta Tucson, Ariz. Treasurer Mrs. John H. Moore 2646 N. Moreland Blvd. Theta Ufsilon Cleveland. Ohio. Comma Phi Beta Delegate ]\Irs. Harold Hartman 4408 Beach Dr. Seattle, Wash.

PROVINCE I

Director�Mrs. R. Gilman Smith King St.. R.F.D. �4, Danbury, Conn. Secretary�Mrs. George Easterbrook Hudson View Gardens, 183rd and Pinehurst Aves., New York City

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ALPHA Jane Huttenlock Marianne Hollister Syracuse University 113 Euclid Ave. 113 Euclid Ave. (Nov. 11, 1874) Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse, N.Y. DELTA Frances Leahy Frances Leahy Boston University 131 Commonwealth Ave. 131 Commonwealth Ave. (April 22, 1887) Boston, Mass. Boston, Mass. ALPHA PI Mary Moore Cecelia Littman West Virginia University 581 Spruce St. 581 Spruce St. (April 19, 1930) Morgantown, W.Va. Morgantown, W.Va. ALPHA TAU Doris Marsh Joan Bann McGiLL University Roval Vitarias College Royal Vitarias College (Sept. 26, 1931) Montreal, P.Q. Montreal. P.Q. ALPHA UPSILON Helen Denman Elizabeth Oberlin Pennsylvania State College Woman's Building Woman's Building (May 21. 1932) State College, Pa. State College, Pa. SYRACUSE Tanet Hawkins Mrs. Geo. S. Reed (1892) 728 Sumner Ave. 136 Circle Rd. Svracuse, N.Y. Syracuse, N.Y. BOSTON Mrs. Philip R. Harper Dorothy Bullock (1893) 36 Forrest St. 357 Marlborough St. Wellesley Hills, Mass. Boston, Mass. NEW YORK Marguerite Samuels Oenia Payne (1901) 299 W. 12th St. 238 Schenk Ave. New York City Great Neck, L.I. �PHILADELPHIA Alice P. A. Holmes Virginia Hildreth (1935) 819 N. 63rd St. 429 Owen Rd. Philadelphia, Pa. Ardmore, Pa.

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MORGANTOWN Dorothy O'Roke Mrs. Herschel Henry (1930) Hyndman, Pa. 1 ^9 Maryland Ave. Morgantown, W.Va. NORTHEASTERN Mrs. L. D. Warren Mrs. G. I. Ellsworth NEW JERSEY 1 Champlain Terrace 199 Montclair Ave. (�1931) Montclair. N.J. Montclair, N.J. �OTTAWA Mrs. F. L. Letts Kathleen Ellis (1931) 126 Noel St. 7 Monkland Ave. Ottawa, Ont. Ottawa, Ont. MONTREAL Mrs. James Bailey Elspeth Williams (1933) 520 Azelda St. 5585 Canterbury Ave. Montreal, P.Q. Montreal, P.Q. BUFFALO Mrs. Edw. G. Winkler Mrs. Howard Tolley (1933) 280 Humboldt Pkwy 86 Crosby Ave. Buffalo, N.Y. Kenmore, N.Y. WESTCHESTER Mrs. j. D. Nicholls Mrs. H. L. Hosford (1934) Hamilton Rd. 27 Barry Rd. Scarsdale, N.Y. Scarsdale. N.Y. �WHEELING Dorothy Rist Virginia Barnett (1935) 603 N. Market St. Follansbee, W.Va. Wheeling, W.Va.

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PROVINCE II

Director�Miss Mary Harris ..2 Clarendon Ave., Toronto, Ont. Secretary�Mrs. Chas. L. McCutcheon .489 Davenport Ave., Toronto, Ont.

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BETA Jean Drake Mary Potter University of Michigan 1520 S. University Ave. 1520 S. University Ave. (June 7, 1882) Ann Arbor, Mich. Ann Arbor, Mich. EPSILON Virginia Lee Ardis McBroom Northwestern University 640 Emerson St. 640 Emerson St. (Oct. 13, 1888) Evanston, 111. Evanston, 111. ALPHA ALPHA Rosamond Jackson Frances Harkness University of Toronto 507 Dover Court Rd. 8 St. Thomas St. (Oct. 20, 1918) Toronto, Ont. Toronto, Ont. ALPHA ETA Jane Haddaway Barbara Garver Ohio Wesleyan University 20 N. Franklin Ave. 20 N. Franklin Ave. (Nov. 10, 1923) Delaware, Ohio Delaware, Ohio ALPHA NU Mary Lou Brand Christine Sunday Wittenberg College 628 Woodlawn Ave. 628 Woodlawn Ave. (May 24, 1929) Springfield, Ohio Springfield, Ohio ALPHA PSI Dolores Norquist Lake Forest College Lois Durand Hall Lois Durand Hall (May 19, 1934) Lake Forest, 111. Lake Forest, 111. ALPHA OMEGA Frances Ball Isobel Winters University of Western On 931 Richmond St. 931 Richmond St. TARIO London, Ont. London, Ont. (Oct. 24, 1936) CHICAGO Mrs. Francis Brown Mrs. Pat Moses Smith (1891) 675 Euclid Ave. 1423 Glenlake Ave. Glen Ellyn, 111. Chicago, 111. DETROIT Mrs. Arthur Clendinin Mrs. H. p. Culver (1913) 4200 Buena Vi.sta Ave. 678 Webb Ave. Detroit. Mich. Detroit, Mich. TORONTO Joyce Tedman Beth Bertram (1923) 67 Farnham Ave. 232 Lonsmount Dr. Toronto, Ont. Toronto, Ont. CLEVELAND Mrs. Edwin Thayer Mrs. L. S. Peirce (1924) S E. 194th St. 3347 Milverton Rd. Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio ANN ARBOR Mrs. James Breakey Elsie Grace Anderson (1926) 213 Huron St. 715 Forest Ave. Ann Arbor, Mich. Ann Arbor, Mich. COLUMBUS Martha Humphreys Elizabeth Neer (1926) "The Maramor" Y.W.C.A. Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio SPRINGFIELD Mrs. Howell Jones Mrs. R. R. Baldenhoii;!! (1929) 147 E. Harding Rd. 1033 Maiden Lane Springfield, (Ilhio Springfield, Ohio DELAWARE Mrs. Robert Burns Mrs. Beverly Kelly (1931) 453 W. Central Ave. 65 Dale Hill Delaware, Ohio Delaware, Ohio

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DAYTON Mrs. Albert Bruggeman I\Ibs. Alfred Davies (1931) 25 Lawn St. 113 N. Market St. Dayton, Ohio Troy, Ohio TOLEDO Virginia \Vilkinson Mrs. H. A. Barnby (1934) 2210 Burroughs Dr. 3030 Kenwood Blvd. Toledo, Ohio Toledo, Ohio ?CINCINNATI Margaret A. Stewart Mrs. j. T. McIlwain (1935) Cincinnati General Hospital 5863 Kennedy Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio AKRON Mrs. H. D. Hibbard Virginia Dibble (1935) 51 Mull Ave. 37 Corson Ave. Akron, Ohio Akron, Ohio �WESTERN MICHIGAN (1936)

PROVINCE III

Director�Miss Dorothy Jennings. .4101 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Secretary�Mrs. H. V. Howes 909 Oleta Dr., Clayton, Mo.

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OMICRON Mary Jo Scoville Jeanne Ranger University of Illinois 1110 W. Nevada St. 1110 W. Nevada St. (May 24, 1913) Urbana. 111. Urbana, 111. Pl Muriel White Mercedes Drath University of Nebraska 415 N. 16th St. 415 N. 16th St. (June 20. 1914) Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln, Neb.

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SIGMA June Shinkle Mariorie Harbaugh University of Kansas 1339 W. Campus Rd. 1339 W. Campus Rd. (Oct. 9, 1915) Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. PHI Marion Hyman Florence Leutwiler Washington University 6930 Hancock St. 211 Rosemont St. (Feb. 23, 1917) St. Louis, Mo. Webster Groves, Mo. ALPHA DELTA Marion Hill June Gray University of Missouri 808 Richmond St. 808 Richmond St. (May 20, 1921) Columbia, Mo. Columbia, Mo. ALPHA THETA Mary Louise Reinke Louise Jackson Vanderbilt University 2417 Kensington Pl. 2417 Kensington Pl. (June 25. 1924) Nashville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. ST. LOUIS Cecile Mitchell Mrs. L. p. Kraft (1920) 4379 Westminster Pl. 8793 Bridgeport Ave. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis County, Mo. KANSAS CITY Mrs. Clifford Curry Mrs. Roy Burt (1926) 2905 Lockridge Ave. S6th and Shawnee Mission Rd. Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City, Kan. CHAMPAIGN-URBANA Ruth Benedict Mrs. Beatrice Simmons (1929) 1108 Lincoln Ave. 901 W. Green St. Urbana, 111. Urbana, 111. NASHVILLE Julia Gibson Mrs. Joe Sharpe (1929) 1404 Gartland Ave. 2143 (Tapers Ave. Nashville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. OMAHA Mrs. Grant Peters Alice Buffett (1931) 3516 Lincoln Blvd. 671 N. S7th St. Omaha, Neb. Omaha, Neb. �WICHITA Virginia Pat Hartmetz Mrs. G. C. Spradling (1934) 142 N. Chautauqua St. 4143 E. English St. Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan.

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�LAWRENCE Mrs. Weeber Hutton Dorothy Kinney (1921) Rm. 2 Administration Bldg. 1430 Louisiana Ave. Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. LINCOLN Carol Raye Robinson Mrs. W. a. Eraser (1921) 1340 J St. 2702 Bradfield Ave. Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. �TOPEKA Eleanor Haggett Evelyn JFulton (1933) 1409 Campbell Blvd. 1207 Garfield St. Topeka, Kan. Topeka, Kan. �PEORIA Mrs. C. E. Greger Mrs. N. B. Williams (1933) 213 N. Underhill Ave. 423 St. James St. Peoria, 111. Peoria, 111.

PROVINCE IV

Director�Mrs. R. E. Fitzgerald 1739 N. 69th St., Wauwatosa, Wis.

Secretary�Mrs. Omar T. McMahon 1914 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, Wis.

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GAMMA Betty Bryan Ruth Holekamp University of Wisconsin 270 Langdon St. 270 Langdon St. (Nov. 14, 1885) Madison, Wis. Madison, Wis. KAPPA Margaret Lynch Linda Cook University of Minnesota 311 10th Ave. S.E. 311 10th Ave. S.E. (May 29, 1902) Minneapolis, Minn. Minneapolis, Minn. RHO Harriet Ludens Jean Orendorff University of Iowa 328 N. Clinton St. 328 N. Clinton St. (June 15, 1915) Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa. OMEGA Beverly Wertz Vera Joyce Horswell Iowa State College 318 Pearson St. 318 Pearson St. (Dec. 20, 1918) Ames, Iowa Ames, Iowa ALPHA BETA Betty Peterson Gladys Schumacher University of North Dakota 3300 University Ave. 3300 University Ave. (June 16, 1920) Grand Forks, N.D. Grand Forks, N.D. ALPHA KAPPA Cynthia Roblin Elizabeth Arkell University of Manitoba 83 Kingsway Ave. 188 Roslyn Rd. (June 5, 1925) Winnipeg, Man. Winnipeg, Man. ALPHA OMICRON Josephine Swenson Katherine Kilbourne North Dakota State College 1343 13th St. N. 1343 13th St. N. (Feb. 1, 1930) Fargo, N.D. Fargo, N.D.

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MILWAUKEE Virginia Grady Mrs. R. F. Coerper (1902) 7326 Harwood Ave. 2918 N. Hackett Ave. Wauwatosa, Wis. Milwaukee, Wis. MINNEAPOLIS Mrs. a. p. Baston Mrs. Grant A. Feldman (1904) 2108 Kenwood Pkwy. 2323 Irving Ave, S. Minneapolis, Minn. Minneapolis, Minn. DES MOINES Jane Sieg Mrs. H. G. Messer (1918) 35th and Ingersoll Sts. 1705 41st St. Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa MADISON Louise Marston Mrs. R. L. Reynolds (1925) 270 Langdon St. 2021 Kendall Ave. Madison, Wis. Madison, Wis. ST. PAUL Mrs. T. T. Kenny Mrs. Wm. F. Hagerman (1927) 1137 Ashland Ave. 2203 Doswell Ave. St. Paul, Minn. St. Paul, Minn. FARGO Mrs. W. R. Haggart Mrs. Albert Birch (1929) 1348 8th St. S. 1010 8th St. Fargo, N.D. Fargo, N.D. WINNIPEG Bernice Bedson Mrs. B. M. Unkauf (1930) 307 Devon Ct. Broadway 162 Monck Ave. Winnipeg, Man. Winnipeg, Man. IOWA CITY Mrs. Christian Ruckmick Mrs. N. a. Miner (1931) 212 Ferson Ave. 217 S. Johnson St. Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa. DEVILS LAKE Mrs. R. D. Young Mrs. F. H. Gilliland (1936) 610 Sth St. 820 8th St. Devils Lake, N.D. Devils Lake, N.D.

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GRAND FORKS Mrs. Paul Vaaler Mrs. Ted Waldon (1926) 1120 Chestnut St. 1016 Chestnut St. Grand Forks, N.D. Grand Forks, N.D. AMES (reorganized 1936) TRI-CITY Dorothy Manhard Barbara Balluff (1936) 2454 19th Ave. 2308 Harrison Rock Island, 111. Davenport, Iowa

PROVINCE V

Director�Mrs. John Manley Heath 2244 S. Columbine St., Denver, Colo. Secretary�Miss Marian N. Watkins 2015 S. Fillmore St., t)enver, Colo.

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THETA Allene Elliott Verna Lackner University of Denver 2280 S. Columbine St. 2280 S. Columbine St. (Dec. 28, 1897) Denver, Colo. Denver, Colo. TAU Jeanette Robinson Olive Hoffmann Colorado Agricultural Col 1405 S. College St. 1405 S. College St. lege (Oct. 15, 1915) Ft. Collins, Colo. Ft. Collins, Colo. PSI Floreine Dietrich Eloise Bryan University of Oklahoma 602 W. Boyd St. 602 W. Boyd St. (Sept. 14, 1918) Norman, Okla. Norman, Okla. ALPHA ZETA Janet Hale Anita Campbell University of Texas 2506 Whitis Ave. 2506 Whitis Ave. (May 29, 1922) Austin. Tex. Austin, Tex. ALPHA XI Betty Phti.lips Ann Fisher Southern Methodist Univ. Box 317, S.M.U. Box 317, S.M.U. (Sept. 21, 1929) Dallas, Tex. Dallas, Tex. ALPHA PHI Martha Jane Kaiser Marguerite Ridge Colorado College 38 W. Coche la Poudre St. 38 W. Coche la Poudre St. (Oct. 15, 1932) Colorado Springs, Colo. Colorado Springs, Colo. DENVER Mrs. Ainslee C. Whyman Mrs. Gilbert Cook (1907) 362 Albion St. 3429 Colfax Ave. B. Denver, Colo. Denver, Colo. OKLAHOMA CITY Mrs. Robt. Drake Mrs. Joe Birge (1929) 134 N.E. 16th St. 514 N. W. 20th St. Oklahoma City. Okla. Oklahoma City, Okla. TULSA Mrs. W. V. Hanks Mrs. Douglas Owens (1929) 1227 S. Victor St. 918 N. Elwood St. Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa. Okla. DALLAS Martha Terrill Mrs. a. H. F. Barger (1930) 5909 Palo Pinto 2203 N. Carroll St. Dallas, Te.x. Dallas, Tex. COLORADO SPRINGS Mrs. Ralph Gilmore Mrs. V. D. Hebert (1932�reorganized) 1416 N. Webster St. 2011 N. Nevada St, Colorado Springs, Colo. Colorado Springs, Colo.

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�FT. COLLINS Mrs. Clair Wolfer Georgia Fleming (1922) 1526 Remington St. 1502 S. College Ave. Ft. Collins, Colo. Ft. Collins, Colo. �AUSTIN Eloise Miller Mrs. a. W. Eatman (1926) 300 E. 1st St. 3008 University Ave. Austin, Tex. Austin, Tex. DENVER ALUMNA OF Dorothy Bunn Mrs. Wilber Jones TAU 3027 E. 12th St. 702 E. 12th St. (1930) Denver, Colo. Denver, Colo. SAN ANTONIO Mrs. Nolan Sims Bessie Kilgore (1932) 125 W. Ashby 302 Dwyer Ave. San Antonio, Tex. San Antonio, Tex. NORMAN Mrs. Joe Chatman Eugenia Kaufman (1935) 146 Page St. 731 Jenkins Ave. Norman, Okla. Norman, Okla. HOUSTON Mrs. R. W. Weisiger Mrs. j. L. Adler (1935) 1607 Oakdale Ave. 3219 Locke Ave. Houston, Tex. Houston, Tex. PUEBLO Lois Weber Mrs. j. j. Marshall (1936) 421 Broadway 201 Quincy St. Pueblo, Colo. Pueblo, Colo.

PROVINCE VI Director�Mrs. Homer Mathiesen 2033 N.E. Tillamook St., Portland, Ore. Secretary�Mrs. F. Merritt Henshaw 440 Laddington St., Portland, Ore.

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LAMBDA Lorna Mae Jones Phyllis Klinker University of Washington 4529 17th St. N.E. 4529 17th St. N.E. (May 7, 1903) Seattle, Wash. Seattle, Wash. NU Doris McConnell Marjorie Smith University of Oregon 1021 Hilyard St. 1021 Hilyard St. (Dec. 18, 1908) Eugene, Ore. Eugene, Ore. XI Jean Spooner Jo Betty Wickes University of Idaho 1038 Blake St. 1038 Blake St. (Nov. 22, 1909) Moscow, Idaho Moscow, Idaho CHI Lorraine Knapp Dorothy Tripp Oregon State College 238 S. Sth St. 238 S. Sth St. (April 27, 1918) Corvallis, Ore. Corvallis, O.e. ALPHA LAMBDA Mariorie Hill Molly Lock University of British 1535 Fulton Ave. 2143 W. 36th St. Columbia (April 28, 1928) W. Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver. B.C. SEATTLE Mrs. C. a. Scott Mrs. j. H. \Veini;r (1915) 2000 Franklin Ave. 1639 37th Ave. Seattle, Wash. Seattle. Wash. PORTLAND Sally Holloway Mrs. I. R. Miller (1918) 6314 S.E. 32nd Ave. 226 S. E. 52nd Ave. Portland, Ore. Portland, Ore. SPOKANE Helen Bloom Mrs. Ben Redfield (1923) 208 Park Pl. S. 1439 Maple St. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. VANCOUVER Lois Tourtellotte Mrs. G. Burke (1928) 1591 Nanton Ave. 3852 W. 23rd Ave. Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver, B.C.

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EVERETT Mrs. Willis Smith Mrs. David Hartley (1922) 2rt29 Grand Ave. 2320 Rucker Ave. Everett, Wash. Everett, Wash. MOSCOW Mrs. Omer Watson Mrs. a. j. Davidson (1922) 324 S. Lincoln St. Sherfey Apts. 31 Moscow, Idaho Moscow, Idaho. BOISE Fidelia Harmon Mus. N. W. Congdon (1932�reorganize

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PROVINCE VII

Director�Mrs. Clifford Hollebaugh 2945 Pacific Ave., San Francisco, Calif. Secretary�Mrs, Garnett Cheney 140 Chaves St., San Francisco, Calif.

Chapter�Date of Founding Crescent Correspondent President

ETA Jane Powell Frances Miller University of California 2732 Channing Way 2732 Channing Way (April 17, 1894) Berkeley, Calif. Berkeley, Calif. MU Jane Morrison Bette Brock Leland Stanford University Box 1337 Box 1337 (Jan. 9, 1905) Stanford University, Calif. Stanford University, Calif. ALPHA GAMMA Vivian Williams Georgiana Harriman University of Nevada 710 Sierra St. 710 Sierra St. (May 14, 1921) Reno, Nev. Reno, Nev. ALPHA EPSILON Margaret von Handorf Joharrie Cowell University of Arizona 1535 E. 1st St. 1535 E. 1st St. (April 29, 1922) Tucson, Ariz. Tucson, Ariz. ALPHA IOTA Louise Soule Mary Kay Williams University of California 616 Hilgard St. 616 Hilgard St. Southern Branch West Los Angeles, Calif. West Los Angeles, Calif. (June 26, 1924) BERKELEY Mrs. John H. Moskowitz Mrs. Stanley Dickover (1902) 2512 Hillegas St. 2948 Ashby Ave. Berkeley, Calif. Berkeley, Calif. LOS ANGELES Mrs. Murry Rabbitt Mrs. Victor Hornung (1918) 6432 Moore Dr. 312 N. Citrus Ave. Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. RENO Mrs. Jack Cunningham Mrs. Douglas Busey (1921) 730 S. Center St. 530 Garden Ave. Reno, Nev. Reno, Nev SAN FRANCISCO Mrs. E. G. Roodhouse Mrs. Edwin Bly (1928) 1100 Union St. 866 25th Ave. San Francisco, Calif. San Francisco, Calif.

Association Crescent Correspondent President

SAN DIEGO Winifred Williams Mrs. W. J. Beerkle (1925) 1512 30th St. 2627 Dwight Ave. San Diego, Calif. San Diego, Calif. �PHOENIX Betty Light Mrs. H. M. Alton (1929) Box 532 817 N._9th Ave. Phoenix, Ariz. Phoenix, Ariz. TUCSON Katherine Stevenson Mrs. Thomas Beaham (1929) 545 E. 3rd St. Double X Ranch Tucson, Ariz. Benson, Ariz.

PROVINCE VIII

Director�Mrs. J. A. Younger Belle Havens, Alexandria, Va. Secretary� Miss Helen Turnbull 2106 South Rd., Mt. Washington, Baltimore, Md.

Chapter�Date of Founding Crescent Correspondent President

ZETA Marjory Sellinger Alice Freddy Kraemer Goucher College Goucher College Goucher College (Nov. 24, 1893) Baltimore, Md. Baltimore, Md. ALPHA MU Caroline Crosby Sarah Dean Rollins College 570 Osceola Ave. 570 Osceola Ave. (June 9, 1928) Winter Park, Fla. Winter Park, Fla. ALPHA RHO Betty Stuart Katherine Winters Birmingham-Southern 2330 10th Court S. 2129 16th Ave. S. College (Sept. 6, 1930) Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. ALPHA SIGMA Mary E. Frey Julia Brandt Randolpii-Macon Woman's R.M.W.C. R.M.W.C. College (Sept. 13, 1930) Lynchburg, Va. Lynchburg, Va. ALPHA CHI Evelyn Eberwine Gretchen Kimmell College of Wm. & Mary Gamma Phi Beta Gamma Phi Beta (Jan. 14, 1933) Williamsburg, Va. Williamsburg, Va. BALTIMORE Mary Thomas McCurley Emma Thomas (1915) B-5 Calvert Court Apts. 3219 N. Calvert St. Baltimore, Md. Baltimore, Md. BIRMINGHAM Mrs. Fred Leslie Mary Jo Zuber (1931) 604 16th Pl. S.W. 616 St. Charles S.W. Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham, Ala.

Association Crescent Correspondent President

WASHINGTON, D.C. Mrs. Paul Whitney Jane Dibble (1921) 2935 28th St. N.W. Kendal] Green Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. RICHMOND Elizabeth Hardwicke Katherine Gordon (1931) 1911 Hanover Ave. 1820 Grove Ave. Richmond, Va. Richmond, Va. WINTER PARK-ORLANDO Mrs. M. M. Smith, Jr. (1933) 1645 Berkshire Ave. Winter Park, Fla. NORFOLK Bernice Bradshaw Catherine Eason (1934) 208 E. 39th St. 1619 Ashland Circle Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va.

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Chapter and College Chapter House Addresses

ALPHA (A) 113 Euclid Ave. Syracuse University Syracuse, N.Y. BETA (B) 1520 S. University Ave. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. GAMMA (P) 270 Langdon St. University of Wisconsin Madison, Wis. DELTA (A) 131 Commonwealth Ave. Boston University Boston, Mass. EPSILON (E) 640 Emerson St. Northwestern University Evanston, 111. ZETA (Z) 3 W. 23rd St. Goucher College Baltimore, Md. ETA (H) 2732 Channing Way University of California Berkeley, Calif. THETA (6) 2280 S. Columbine St. University of Denver Denver, Colo. IOTA (I) Founded November 4, 1901 Barnard College Inactive 1915 (by college order) KAPPA (K) 311 10th Ave. S.E. University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. LAMBDA (A) 4529 1 7th St. N.E. University of Washington Seattle, Wash. MU (M) liox 1337 Leland Stanford, Jr., University Stanford University, Calif. NU (N) 1021 Hilyard St. University of Oregon Eugene, Ore.

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Active Chapter Maiden Name

Married Name

Alumnse Chapter Address Alphabetical List of Chapter

XI (a) 1038 Blake St. University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho OMICRON (0) 1110 W. Nevada St. University of Illinois Urbana, III. PI (n) 415 N. 16th St. University of Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. RHO (P) 328 N. Clinton St. University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa SIGMA (2) 1339 W. Campus Kd. University of Kansas Lawrence, Kan. TAU (T) 1405 S. College Ave. Colorado Agricultural College Ft. Collins, Colo. UPSILON (T) Founded June 1, 1916 Hollins College Inactive 1929 (by college order) PHI (*) Woman's Bldg., Washington University Washington University St. Louis, Slo. CHI (X) 238 Sth St. Oregon State Agricultural College Corvallis, Ore. PSI (*) 602 W. Boyd St. University of Oklahoma Norman, Okla. OMEGA (fi) 318 Pearson St. Iowa State CoLLtoE Ames, Iowa ALPHA ALPHA (A A) 8 St. Thomas St. University of Toronto Toronto, Ont. ALPHA BETA (A B) 3300 University Ave. University of North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. ALPHA GAMMA (A F) 710 Sierra St. University of Nevada Reno, Nev. ALPHA DELTA (A A) 808 Richmond St. University of Missouri Columbia, Mo. ALPHA EPSILON (A E) 1535 E. 1st St. University of Arizona Tucson, Ariz.

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Maiden Name My Married Name

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My Old Address

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My Present Chapter Office is. (President, vice-president, etc.) Alphabetical List of C h a p t ers

ALPHA ZETA (A Z) 2506 Whitis Ave. University of Texas Austin, Tex. ALPHA ETA (A H) 24 N. Franklin St. Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, Ohio ALPHA THETA (A 9) 2417 Kensington Pl. Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tenn. ALPHA IOTA (A I) 616 N. Hilgard University of California at Los Angele: West Los Angeles, Calif. ALPHA KAPPA (A K) 558 Stradbrooke Ave. University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Man. ALPHA LAMBDA (A A) University of British Cohiiiibin University of British Columbia Vancouver, B.C. ALPHA MU (A M) 570 Osceola Ave. Rollins College Winter Park, Fla. ALPHA NU (A N) 628 Woodlawn Ave. Wittenberg College Springfield, Ohio ALPHA XI (A Z) llox 317, Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University Dallas, Tex. ALPHA OMICRON (A 0) 1343 13 St. N. North Dakota State College Fargo, N.D. ALPHA PI (A B) 581 Spruce St. University of West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. ALPHA RHO (A P) Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham, Ala. ALPHA SIGMA (AS) Randolph-Macon Woman's College Randolph-Macon Woman's College Lynchburg, Va. ALPHA TAU (A T) 3601 University St. McGiLL University Montreal, Can. ALPHA UPSILON (A T) Pennsylvania State College Pennsylvania State College State College, Pa. ALPHA PHI (A *) 38 W. Coche la Poudre St. Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colo. ALPHA CHI (AX) Gamma Phi Beta House College of William and Marv Williamsburg, Va. ALPHA PSI (A *) Lois Durand Hall Lake Forest College Lake Forest, 111. ALPHA OMEGA (A SI) 931 Richmond St. University of Western Ontario London, Ont.

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