THE CRESCENT of GAMMA PHI BETA f%^-^ X^W'.'^'^S.^ ^ 'x' ^�T^ V �'. '� (, ��, , * ?i ^0 V/A /^ ^ " / . ., i ^ K-f" �#^ (ttarm IE. linrgan \ 18644964 Photo, couitcsy Af)()lrtn>i Pnst-Cre<iCent M/ss Morgan " .Miss Carrie E. Moig.m, the indis|)iuable "graiide dame of Day l);m([uet until her late 80s. G:iniiiKi Phi Beta sorority, died Oct. 11, 1964, at her home in .An outstanding educator, .Miss Morgan devoted 52 years .Appleton, Wisconsin. of her life to various phases of school work. She taught Latin, Miss Morgan, who observed her 100th birthday on .\Iav 12, German, and English at the Neenah, Wis., High School befoic 19()l, sir\ed as grand president of Gamma Phi Beta from becoming superintendent of schools in Appleton, .i job she 191,") to 1919 and w;is the only li\ing charter nicniber of held for 30 years. She also served as secretary of the Appleton Gamma chapter at the University of Wisconsin. Board of Education for 44 years. Miss .Morgan, ;i stunning woman famous for her meticu .Miss Morgan, for whom a sdiool in .Appleton was named, lous grooming and gorgeous hats, was valedictorian of the received an honorary master of arts degree from Lawrence Wisconsin gradu.iting class of 1886. She was tlie oldest living College, .Appleton, in 1938. Wisconsin .ihnnn.i .it the time of her death. .Miss Morgan, who traveled extensively in Europe, (Canada, \ f.inatically loyal Gamma Phi from her co-ed days, .Miss and the United States, received a certificate from the King of .Morg.in was vitally interested in the sorority right to the Belgium for her work in World War I. She was ;i tireless end of her long and productive life, \lthoiigh she was always worker for civic and philanthropic causes and was .i pillar (oiuciiK'd with the iiueriKitional aspects of the sorority, it in the Congregational Church. w.is Ci.inini.i (hapter. ii.itm.illy. that was her special pride and .An intellectual woman of many .ind v.iricd interests. ,Miss Morgan spent 97 of her 100 years in .A[)pIeton, where she .Miss .Morgan religiously sent recommendations on .Apple- was one of the city's most admired and respected citizens. ton girls through the years and 1 consider it one of the great Her sorority was one of the dominant interests of her life est complinients I have ever received that she referred to and her voice always rang with a special pride when she n me as "a kev girl�an absolute must!" She insistetl on Iiaving ferred to ".MY sororitv, Gamma Phi Beta." the fall and spring pledge lists within 21 hours after pledg By Louise Marston ing and was a prominent figure at \irtu:illv every Founders Gamma '5/ THE CRESCENT of Gamma Phi Beta Editor Volume LXIV 1964 Number 4 Ardis McBroom Marek December, (Mrs. James J.) Clifton, Illinois, 60927 3 Gamma Phi Beta's Camping Program 4 Philanthropy ... the joy of sharing 7 Helen Associate Editor Richardson Hawes Captains Curtis Cup Team . Noreen Linduska Zahour (Mrs. Edward F.) 8 Pioneers in Alaska's Bush Country 3 Jacqueline Drive Downers Grove, Illinois, 60515 10 Colossal Collegiates 12 A Visit to the University of Western Ontario Alumnre Associate Editor 13 Alumnas Profiles Beverly Menz Ficce (Mrs. Frederick H.) 1522 Maple Avenue 18 In Memoriam La Grange Park, Illinois, 60528 19 Grand Council Appointments 20 Colony Pledged at Lamar State College Business Manager Eleanor Siec J. 23 Alumnae Chapters Installed in California 53 West Jackson Boulevard Room 960 Chicago, Illinois, 60604 24 Everybody Shares in the Camping Program 28 Among Our Alumnas The Crescent is published September 1, Decem 54 Directory of International Officers ber 1, Marcli 1, and May 1, by George Banta Com pany, Inc., official printers of the fraternity, at Curtis Reed Plaza, Menasha, Wisconsin. Subscrip 56 Gamma Phi Beta Chapter List tion price $1.50 a year payable in advance, 40? a single copy. Send change of address and correspondence of a business nature to Gamma Phi Beta, Room 960, 53 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, Illinois. Mailing lists close August 1, November 1, February 1 and April 1. The Cover By February 25, send Grand President business for consideration at spring council meeting. Early winter on the University of Correspondence of an editorial nature is to be ad Western Ontario campus makes a dressed to the Editor. Mrs. James J. Marek, Clifton, snowy lace frame for Middlesex Col Illinois. Items for publication should be addressed to lege, center of the of Arts the editor to arrive not later than June 15, October Faculty and Sciences. 1, January 1 and February 20. Alpha Omega Member of Fraternity Magazines Associated. All chapter was chartered at Western matters pertaining to national advertising should be October 24, 1936. directed to Fraternity Magazines Associated, 1585 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois. Entered as second-class matter at Menasha, Wis consin, under the act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage under the pro visions of Sec. 34-40 Par. (D) provided for in the Postmaster: Please send notice of Undeliverable copies on 53 West act of February 28. 1925. Second-class postage paid Form 3579 to Gamma Phi Beta, Jackson Blvd., at Menasha, Wisconsin. Chicago, Illinois. Printed in the United States of America. A welcome fo your camp for underprivileged children at Indian Hills, Colorado Irom collegiale counselors Signy Hansen and Judy Knight ol Manitoba, and Camp Director Sue Akins. Gamma Phi Beta's Camping Program wherein we share our gifts .. our sRills . .. our talents . .. with those less fortunate The new main lodge al Ihe Sechell, B.C. camp is designed to fit into the rustic landscape, while the interior provides the finest facilities for both campers and staff. Every member of Gamma Phi Beta must surely feel a warm glow in her heart as another summer of camping comes to a close. Almost three hundred little girls were able to spend time out of doors playing, swimming, hiking and taking part in all the traditional activities of a summer camp. Most of you can remember pleasant summer evenings with old and new friends. Perhaps around a campfire, singing or playing games. Many of our campers would never have such an experience were it not for Gamma Phi Beta. You, and especially the members of the Denver and Van couver Camp Boards, have made this possible. The many hours spent on our philanthropy each year bear fruit in the joy and enthusiasm expressed by the campers in their letters of thanks. One camper writes: Dear Gamma Phi Beta: I want to thank you for your wonderful prizes and for teach ing me the lovely songs you did. The horse back riding was fun and so was the hike and for all the refreshments every day. the I loved the games we did. I like mostly crafts because of neaklesses I made and the plaster paris. I liked the camp fires and the nature hunt and I learned a lot from this camp. A counselor writes: "One day a sandy blonde pony-tailed camper came bound ing by and slipped a note into my hand. When I had a chance to read it, it said, 'Dear Kathy, I am having a good time at American and Canadian flags are raised at the morning ceremony in I are too. I love This one alone camp. hope you you.' thing Sechelt. Camp Director Barb Kenney assists as campers stand of time at worthwhile." would have made my spent camp affenfion. The director of the Sechelt, B.C. camp wrote: "When see these children and read of their home life you All camp photographs were made by Barbara Burns Hiscock dur and see the results of their know firsthand how holiday, you ing her camp inspection tour prior to convention. For more camp of Gamma Phi wonderful is this philanthropy Beta." ing news and views, turn to page 24. 3 PHILANTHROPY . the joy of sharing ou Teaching machines donated by Evanston-North Shore alumnw are used by teacher, Gamma Phi Beta Margaret West, in a class of high school EMH (educable mentally handicapped) pupils. A student teacher assists as students pursue practical math for use on jobs. Evanston-North Shore For more than a decade, Evanston-North Shore alumnae and to the pupils' historical and economic interests. The Field trips junior alumnae have contributed substantially each year to the and special projects were made possible through contributions support of extra-curricular projects of Evanston Township from the Gamma Phi Beta alumni sorority." High School's special services program for the educable men Mrs. Margaret Walker West (Nebraska) is chairman and tally handicapped. In addition to a total gift of more than teacher of the EMH department at Evanston High. "Over the $2,500 to Evanston High, contributions have been made to years," she said, "these Gamma Phi Beta alumnae contributions similar projects at Park School, Evanston, and New Trier High, have gi'eatly extended the effectiveness of our citizenship teach Winnetka, Illinois. ing and vocational training. The field trips assist materially in Again this year the Gamma Phi Beta philanthropy was recog our job training program. The teaching machines donated by nized in Evanston High's annual report, which is widely cir Gamma Phi Beta provide motivation for reading, math, and culated in educational circles across the country, as well as in vocational training. Altogether, we now have about 100 former the Evanston community. The 1964 printed report comments: and present EMH pupils working successfully in a variety of "Field trips to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chi commercial enterprises, and partially or wholly self-support cago, to Springfield, Illinois, and Lincoln's home, in addition ing." J) J J to visiting places of importance in Evanston, have contributed Palo Alto Sponsors Benefit Art Show L'Art a Bon Marche was the most recent in the annual series of art benefit shows sponsored by Palo Alto alumnas.