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have Helen Hardy down at the house to talk to us in her wonderful way. We
wish more of the old girls could have come, they are always most welcome.

I can not appear indifferent any longer by not mentioning i t : Kappa owns
a Kurtzman baby-grand. We have planned, plotted, schemed, and longed for
one for ages, it seems, but until now have been forced to rent a tuneless con-
cert grand which was so enormous that it almost crowded us out of the living-
room. We hope that our neighbors in The Pines like to hear our new one as
much as we do, for it is played constantly and some of us are only amateur
pianists, we are told.

We are working to have a complete list of alumnae subscribers in the
March issue, and hope that we as well as all the other chapters will be
successful in this effort.

JULIA BLYTHE W H I T E , Chapter Editor.

ZETA—UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

On the fifteenth of November, Nebraska University celebrated the annual
home-coming day. A great many of our alumna; came back at that time as
well as five active girls from the Kansas chapter, since the game was a
Kansas-Nebraska game. The girls were accompanied by Mrs. Uhls of Wash-
ington and Kansas chapters, who spent several days with us.

Because of the lack of coal, the University was forced to run on a short-
ened schedule for several weeks and all social functions were called off for
the time. Now, although the ban has been lifted, the shorter schedule has
been retained, but social activities have been resumed with great zeal.

Our chaperon, Mrs. Herrington, who suffers from a broken ankle, left for
her home at Wakefield, Nebraska, and will probably be unable to be with us
again this year. Miss Martha Walton, a Lincoln alumna, is taking her place,
however.

The evening of December 16, we had our annual Christmas party at the
house. The freshmen gave an exceptionally clever slunl in form of a circus
and sang an original song, the words and music of which was composed by
Jean How. We had our tree on which was a funny gift for each of us, dis-
tributed by one of the girls, dressed as Santa Claus. The following evening
we gave a Mother Goose playlet at the Orthopedic Hospital and presented
the children with toys and apples.

Last Sunday morning our house caught fire because of defective wiring.
Owing to its early discovery and the quick action of the fire department, the
damage was not so great as it might have been. Two of the rooms on the
third floor were destroyed and several pieces of furniture, rugs, and a few
dresses were entirely ruined by the chemical used. The damage has already
been partly repaired and the work will be fully completed during the Christ-
mas vacation. All but three of the girls are continuing to stay at the house.

WINIFRED CI.ARK, '22, Chapter Editor.

SIGMA—UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

This semester, which is now nearing its close, was started with an increas-
ing amount of spirit, which continued throughout the entire term. Not only
in the way of social entertainments and activities did Sigma Chapter excel,
but also in campus activities. Our seventeen freshmen who were initiated are
proving to be all that was hoped of them; we could not have chosen a better
freshman class. They greatly enjoyed their semi-annual Intersorority dance
which was held the early part of the college year.