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benefit held at the governor's mansion was given by our active Mother's
Club, and several rummage sales as well as numerous other things that
are being planned will help the fund grow. Viola Gray, our alumnae
advisor and chairman of the finance committee, is helping us in every
way. We hope that work will be started on the house in February, but
as yet the plans are quite indefinite as to the time when real construction
will begin.

Our Founders' Day banquet was held at the chapter house this year.
A number of out-of-town alumnae as well as the Lincoln alumnae chap-
ter were present. Toasts were given by Mildred Sweet f o r the upper-
classmen and Geraldine Hiekes for the freshmen. The evening was
spent in a round table discussion concerning matters related to the build-
ing of the house.

We have had a number of parties this year which I have failed to
mention. The freshmen gave the upperclassmen a Christmas dance just
before the holiday season and our formal will be given the first of Feb-
ruary, but the spring party money will go to the house fund so we are
planning a large house dance instead.

Plans are being made for mid-semester rushing. We expect to have
a few quite simple parties. We have not pledged1 anyone since the fall
rushing. A t Nebraska under present rules girls may be pledged every
six weeks or at certain quarterly periods. LaVerne Wright is in charge
for the mid-semester and we hope to be able to pledge several new girls.

A special initiation was held December third f o r Louise Wohlenberg.
Louise was pledged last year.

We are very proud of our Mothers' Club which we find to be so
helpful. I t was organized last spring and now has twenty active mem-
bers. Many of our out-of-town mothers have become members too,
although they are unable to meet and be active they have paid their dues
and are working with the Lincoln mothers. The mothers meet every
other Tuesday afternoon at the chapter house for a social and business
hour. They are planning on furnishing the guest room in the new house.

Interest during the holidays centered around the marriage of Bonnie
Hess, and Hugh Drake, 2 N , which took place December twenty-sixth.
A number of Lincoln Alpha Os attended the wedding.

We are all working exceedingly hard this year to bring our scholar-
ship up to the highest possible, with all other activities we are kept quite
busy, but we hope to have a most favorable report to present in the
spring.

RUTH PALMER.

SIGMA—UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

The last scenes at the chapter house were very quiet and subdued in
comparison to former days. Finals reigned supreme and every girl made
a solemn vow to do her best to help AOn win the Rose Gardner Marx
Scholarship Cup this semester. A l l the pledges certainly did everything
they could in the way of studies and grades to win the Cup and we are
mighty proud of them. The freshmen, with their scholarship require-
ments made, arc looking forward to initiation and the girls in the chapter
are planning a beautiful ceremony to show them our great love and appre-
ciation.

Rushing begins Monday, January eleventh. Friday, January seventh,
we are having an informal bridge party at the home of Rose Bell, one
of our dearest alumnae. I t will be the first time since Christmas vacation
the girls have all been together.

We are expecting Katrina Overall McDonald to visit us during the
last few days of rushing and we are all looking forward to our initiation