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name, but which do not seem to have w h o l l y detached themselves f r o m
the forests but still remain a part of them.

T h e l u m b e r m a n has been there t o be sure, and in spots the miner,
leaving their scars behind them, but in the main the evidences o f man's
presence are footpaths through the woods leading to vistas of mountains
beyond; or clearings where grass and moss replace the trees and serve as
a flooring f o r tennis; or a dam r u d e l y built f r o m boulder to boulder to
stay the stream in its course and to furnish not a pool but a "swimming
hole."

Such is E l k m o n t , nestled i n the heart of the Great Smokeys, and here
it is that we want all the A l p h a O's to go w i t h us, to breathe the tonic air,
to feel the stillness and the bigness "of the mountains.

M y little f r i e n d o f a day was r i g h t , man m a y go to such places as a
visitor but i t is the fairies and elves who live there and make it what i t is
W e m a y n o t see them but w e k n o w that they are there.

H A R R I E T C. G R E V E , Omicron.

ANOTHER WORD ABOUT ELKMONT

W e cannot resist the temptation to reveal one of the surprises o f the
Convention program because no one can a f f o r d to miss it. F r o m the
moment the Executive Committee accepted the enthusiastic invitation of
the Southern Chapters to meet with them, Omicron chapter in chorus and
with great emphasis—crescendo growing irresistibly "stronger and
stronger"—have finally convinced the E x e c u t i v e Committee that the Con-
vention must visit and play at Elkmont. The God of Nature lavishes
beauty and charm in abundance in some of the favored spots. Omicron
is r i g h t and E l k m o n t is one o f these spots o f rare grandeur that i t is our
fortunate opportunity to enjoy. W i t h a Convention business calendar
already beginning to assume considerable length, and the determination of
the Executive Committee that business shall not be hurried because o f
the m a n y i m p o r t a n t matters before us, i t has been necessary to schedule
the trip to Elkmont for the Saturday of Convention week. A l l in at-
tendance at Convention should therefore arrange their plans to accept
Omicron's hospitality f o r the day. W i t h Convention cares behind us we
can go and play together in the heart of the Tennessee Mountains before
we bid f a r e w e l l and again go our separate ways. W o n d e r f u l as O m i c r o n ' s
hospitality has been, we have felt we should decline to have the chapter
personally bear the cost o f transporting the Convention members to Elk-
mont—an estimated cost of $2.00 each—and each member would wish to
pay this expense. B u t O m i c r o n says the lunch at one o f the clubs on the
Mountain top is all their o w n little matter and we w i l l let them have their
way. This is to be a surprise, too, but can't you smell f r i e d chicken?

W e are sure that when you read the foregoing article by Dean Harriet
C. Greve, you have felt with us the intense desire to join all your fraternity
at Elkmont to search f o r those fairies—for we really have k n o w n that