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"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, Official Printer, 450-454 Ahnaip Street, Menasha, Wis. Entered as second-class matter October 1, 1910, at the post office at Menaslia, Wis., under the act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103 of the Act of October 3, 1917, paragraph 4, sectiMt 429, P. L. and R., author- iced July IS, 1918. Subscription price $1.50 a year, payable in advance. Forty Cents ($.40) a copy. 1 Address all material for publication to the Editor. 1 290 THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA 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.