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EDITORIALS

r\ W I N G T O T H E F A C T that some colleges are dismissed
early, chapters there need especially to know convention

plans in advance. For this reason the present issue is largely de-
voted to Convention arrangements and business, notably the Na-
tional W o r k to be adopted. The response to the request f o r
ideals on National W o r k has been very g r a t i f y i n g . So far, the
plans of the executive committee have met with nothing but the
heartiest endorsement. I t is certain that this convention will mark
a definite step in our progress by the adoption of National Philan-
thropic W o r k . Because this is a history making convention,
therefore, we should all attend it, aside from the wonderful time
we shall have, meeting our sisters f r o m all over the country. I f
you have never been at a convention, you can't possibly realize
the joy of it and so go, by all means. To those who have been
there, nothing need be said. They'll be there, i f it is humanly
possible!

T> E F O R E V E R Y L O N G , the chapters will be holding annual

elections. Elsewhere in the magazine are to be seen sug-
gestions about your delegate to convention. I t is about your T o
Dragma representative that a word might be said here. I f the
active chapters would only continue their chapter editor and their
alumnae assistant in office f o r two years, unless she should prove
unsatisfactory, how much the labor of the editorial staff would
be lightened! This thing of breaking in two new representatives
of each chapter each year could all be avoided, i f this simple
suggestion were followed. A n d if the alumnae chapters would
only have their presidents write their chapter letters, we wouldn't
have to read that "the secretary was unable to be present at the
December meeting, and so unfortunately can tell nothing of i t . "
The president is usually there.

^ " p H E E D I T O R W A S SO F O R T U N A T E as to be present
at the Public Exercises of the Twenty-eighth Congress of

Alpha Tau Omega held in Chicago, on December 27. A n interest-
ing address of welcome by Gen. Nathan William MacChesney of
Northwestern and <t> K W was answered by Dean Thomas Arkle
Clark of the University of Illinois, who is the W o r t h y Grand
Chief of A T Q. Among other things, Dean Clark said: "What
is a fraternity for? W h y do we give our strength and effort to
it? W h y ? Because we believe first that it contributes to the
welfare of the community. Again, it furnishes a home, develops
scholarship, stands f o r friendship and should stand f o r character.