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Rietta Garland, '17, Fellow in Physics; Hazel Beard, '16, Fellow in Psycholo-
gy; Theodora Sumner, '14, Fellow in English.
Virginia Withers, '09, is again instructor in French at Newcomb.
Jean Hill, '17, is taking additional work in the School of Household
Economy.
Dagmar Renshaw Le Breton, '12, is again teaching in Newcomb High
School.
Mary Sumner, '17, is editor of the woman's page of the New Orleans
Times Picagune.
The New Orleans alumna? are fortunate in gaining a new resident member
in Mrs. John Caffery (Mary Frere) whose husband, Lieut. John Caffery,
U . S. N., will be one of the officers at the Naval Station here.
Unfortunately, however, the chapter must relinquish two of its most loyal
members, Mrs. Oswald McNuse (Clevie Dupre, '04) and Mrs. Peter Hamilton
(Clara Lee Snyder, '15), both of whom accompany their husbands who are
ordered to army training camps. Major McNuse goes to Fort Pike, Ark.,
and Captain Hamilton of the Washington Artillery to Camp Beauregard,
Alexandria, La.
In the above notes, the alumnae take especial interest in the data concerning
its newest members, the 1917 graduates, whose destinies, at least for the year
1917-1918, are settled at last. Much is expected of that very capable group.
One remarks with satisfaction the types of their various careers and notes
(perhaps with relief) that they are not all pedagogical.
With the return of fall, the New Orleans Alumna; will resume its various
activities. The membership is greater than formerly, enthusiasm runs high,
and the prospects are bright for a very successful year.
NU CHAPTER—UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Jessie C . Buchanan, '18 Elizabeth Harrison, '19
Elizabeth H . Hartshorne, '18 Mary O'Conor Higgins, '19
Lillian H . Edgerly, '18 Alice S. Carson, '19
Frances L . Walkers, '18 Mabel E . Shaw, '19
Edna Rapallo, '18 Elizabeth A. Dun ford, '19
Nu Chapter has another member of the New York Bar among its
alumnae, Dorothy Kenyon '17, who was admitted last summer. Cecile
Iselin is continuing her interesting work in the Swiss vice-council's
office in New York.
Three of our active members, Jessie Buchanan, Elizabeth Harts-
home, and Elizabeth Harrison received honorable mention from the
University for their work last winter. The active chapter had a social
meeting on October 16th and the alumnae on October 17th, for the
Grand President. Mrs. Stewart was very charming to us and everyone
was delighted to have a chance to see her. Apart from this we have
had, as yet, no chapter activities as we all seem to be even busier than
usual this year. We hope, however, to have something interesting to
tell you in the next chapter letter as our distinguished alumna, Mrs.
Humiston, has promised us a talk in the near future.
Fraternally,
E D N A RAPALLO.. Chapter Editor.
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ALUMNA NEWS
Mr. William Roy Barnhill and Miss Alice Laura Clark announce their mar-
riage on Thursday, the fourteenth of June, 1917, in the City of New York.
OMICRON—UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
CHAPTER ROLL
Martha Lou Jones, '18 Sadie Ramsey, '19
Dorothy Nolan, '18 Lida Moore, '19
Sue Bryant, '18 Margaret McAnulty, '20
Elizabeth Kennedy, '19 Eleanor Burke, '20
Lynn McNutt, '19 Ellen Converse, graduate
Omicron had ten girls to return this year, a number which, al-
though small, is pretty good for war times. Moreover, we have
Martha Lou Jones with us again as our president, and also as the
head of Panhellenic, and we are hoping for a.most successful year.
We lost four girls by graduation last year: Louise Wiley and
Margaret Conover, M.A.'s, Wista Braly, and Katherine Johnson,
B.A.'s. We stand "between pride and sorrow." Sorrow because we
lose them from the active chapter and from the university, but pride
for their records. Beside these, Kathleen Vaughn, Josephine John-
son, and Julia Rather are teaching this year, and Elizabeth Tarpley
is attending school at Reserve.
Last spring the legislature passed a bill authorizing a million
dollar bond issue in favor of the University of Tennessee, and we
have just learned that the bonds have at last been sold. We shall be
sorry to see the old landmarks disappearing from the university hall,
but we cannot help rejoicing at the thought of having appropriate
and adequate buildings.
Of course the war had some effect on us, too. The number of men
in the upper classes is much smaller than usual, while the freshman
class is perhaps larger. The number of girls is about the same. As
our coach has been called to one of the training camps, we shall have
only interclass athletics this year. But in accordance with the advice
of the government, physical training work of some kind w i l l be
required of every man in the university, in order to overcome physical
defects which would keep him from active service. Moreover, mili-
tary drill will be opened to the upperclassmen more than ever before.
So much for the university as a whole. A little more about the
chapter.
We are all jubilant over the Knoxville Alumnae, which will be
installed some time in October. We believe that the formation of this
chapter will be of more help to the active chapter than anything else.
The alumnae have always been ready and willing to give us help and
advice, but the very knowledge that there is an organization will give