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that they are not mere book worms. Anna
Louise Aynesworth ('34) is president of the
Y.W.C.A., an alternate night-editor of the
Stanford Daily, member of the all-star swim-
ming and hockey teams, member of the
women's Block S society, member of II2A,
and member of Cap and Gown, a local honor-
ary society f o r women outstanding in both
activities and scholarship comparable to Mor-
tar Board. Josephine (Judy) Wilson ('34)
for three years outstanding in campus drama-
tics and formerly a toe dancer on the Fanchon
and Marco circuit, has been elected to $B,
women's honorary society of dramatic arts,
as has also Beulah Dimmitt ('33). Blanche
Coe ('34) is treasurer of the German Honor
Society and active i n German dramatics.
Eunice Force ('33), president, is secretary of
Women's Conference, and Elizabeth (Betty)
Camm ('34) is a star tennis player. Eleanor
Furst ('33) and Helen Hambleton ('33) have
just been elected to 0 2 $ of which Ellamae
Dodds ('34) is president. Ellamae is also the
only woman night-editor of the Stanford
Daily, and secretary-treasurer of the Stan-
f o r d Press Club. Janet Turner ('36) is active
on the business staff of the Quad, Stanford's
year-book, and Virginia Blair ('35), Martha
Springer ('35), and Eleanor Cross ('35) are
members of the junior class social committee.
Eleanor, a "pre-med" student, has just made
a discovery in embryology formerly unknown
to medical science concerning which she has
been asked by the medical department to
write a paper f o r a national medical maga-
zine. Mary Atkins ('36) is a member of the
sophomore class social committee, member of
the Stanford choir, and one of three women
enrolled in the School o f Engineering. Juan-
ita Dall ('36) is also a member of the sopho-
more social committee and of the Y.W.C.A.
cabinet. Harriet Pillsbury ('33) has returned
to the house this year and is now an instructor
of Spanish. Mary Ross, a graduate student
of history, is A newest pledge. She comes
from Missouri.
N—Nu has moved to 13 Christopher Street, a
smaller but better apartment than the one
we have occupied f o r the last two years, near
New York University campus. W i t h new cur-
tains, drapes and rugs we have a cheery home
where we shall be happy to welcome any
AOII who is in New York during the re-
mainder of the year. W e welcomed our
pledges officially by entertaining the Dean of
Women f r o m Washington Square College at
a tea. A t Thanksgiving time each of us en-
joyed the thought of knowing that we had
done our little share by donating our annual
basket of food, toys and wearing apparel to
a deserving family. This year we are fore-
going our usual large Christmas dance f o r a
small party to be held on December 22 at the
A K * house. On Friday afternoon, December
29, we gave a tea at the chapter apartment
for all Alpha O's in the city. On December
4 a lingerie shower was given f o r M a r j o r i e real boosters of Alpha Omicron P i : Martha
Jervis, our alumna adviser, who was married
to Frank Schell on December 16. Founders'
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To DRAGMA
literary honorary; Florence Bushong, Lucille
Day was celebrated at the Panhellenic Hous Bailey, Nancy Carmean, and Mary Jane Caro-
by a luncheon. thers, who are all members of freshman
dramatics; Frances Cenfield; Alice Coltman,
NK—Laurelle Ray, who was initiated in Octo- ofie of our journalists working on the Student
ber was our representative f o r the staff and a member of 2AII, the Spanish f r a -
ternity; and Loraine Crichton, president of
"Duchess of Southern Methodist University'' our pledges and social chairman at O x f o r d
who was chosen at the dance following the College (one of the freshman girls' dorms).
S.M.U.-Texas game. We had an attractive There is also Dorothy Davis, a volley ball
float in the parade preceeding the game enthusiast on the freshman team; Sara Dun-
Frances Rand ('34), an AOII daughter, was lop who was pledged by Alpha Tau chapter
selected as having the personality of the ideal last year, is another AOII on the Student staff;
co-ed. Frances was elected secretary of the Caroline Dunbar; Mary Anna Farley; Doris
senior class. Ruth Peoples was elected secre- Gutknecht; Bettie Hanson; Ann Harris, a
tary of the freshman class and Carroll Berley member of the Latin Classical Club; Marjorie
vice president of the junior class. The newly Lee Horner; Caroline Korb; Phylis Kreuz-
organized Mothers' Club met on December weiser, who is in the German Club; Jeanne
8 and a book review was given. A f t e r our Long; June Moore; Pauline Newman; Henri-
weekly meetings we have been having suppers. etta Perfect, secretary of the pledges; V i r -
Dallas alumnae and N u Kappa enjoyed a ginia Randt, treasurer of the pledges; and
seated tea on Founders' Day, an original poem Mary Ellen Waddell. Our rush captain, Helen
by Laurelle Ray was included on the pro- Leon, was greatly honored when she received
gram. Reba Browne was in charge of ar- a scholarship f r o m Oxford College f o r
rangements. Women, where she is house chairman this
year. Lois Stringfellow, treasurer of Omega
NO—Nu Omicron pledges at Vanderbilt are chapter, and Isabel Clark, chapter historian,
each working very hard f o r the Fresh- were initiated into K A I I , educational honorary. AOII basketball team to another champion-
Our artist, Alberta Neiswonger, is now a
man Ring which is awarded to the best all- member of A#A, the art honorary fraternity
around freshman each year. This ring was on the campus. For the observation of
won by Robin Eastes last year. The pledges Founders' Day, the Dayton Alumnae—whose
entertained the actives at a breakfast in De- kind help has been much appreciated by us—
cember after the actives had entertained them joined Omega Chapter to celebrate with a
at a tea dance in October. Charlotte Kear- formal banquet on December 8. We want
ney, District Superintendent, visited us in No- you to know, too, of our two actives who
vember. Nita Lanier is on the staff of the transferred; one is Susan Jane Hughey f r o m
Commodore year book. E l o i s e Robinson, Alpha Tau Chapter, and the other is Jeanette
Robin, and Elizabeth Finn are writing f o r the Cenfield f r o m Theta Chapter. Needless to
Masquerader, the comic magazine. Mary Alice say, they are both welcome additions to
Farr is co-editor of the Hustler, the weekly Omega. Since we do not have the opportu-
newspaper, and Robin Eastes is assistant edi- nity f o r frequent active-pledge parties as we
tor. Eight of our pledges are freshman re- undoubtedly would i f we had a sorority
porters on the Hustler staff. Doris Busbee house, our chapter has decided to have every
was a band sponsor at the Sewanee game and month a dinner to which distinguished guests
Nita Lanier sponsored the Tennessee game. will be bidden. A t our first dinner in Novem-
Robin is vice president of "Co-Editors," and ber, we had as guests Miss Elizabeth Hamil-
Lorraine Binkley is a member. Shirley Kirk- ton, Dean of Miami women, Miss Schlenck,
patrick is vice president of "Scribblers" and Mrs. J. B. Dennison (Mildred Rothar), Miss
Winn Ownbey and Ellen Henry are members. Jessie Myers, and Miss Martha Jacques, our
Mary Eleanor Rodenhauser, Elizabeth H i l l former faculty adviser.
and Winn Ownbey are Batchelor Maids. 0—Operating under a completely revised set
Robin and Douglas Levine are Lotus Eaters.
Mary Eleanor is president of W.S.G. and the of rushing rules at the University of
Student Body Association. She is also presi- Tennessee and with only eleven old girls in
dent of Women's Honor Council and a 4>BK. the chapter this year, Omicron nevertheless
Sue Lanier and Martha Roberts were made surmounted all handicaps to come through a
members of #BK. Winn Ownbey was elected very successful rushing season. As proof of
recorder of the Vanderbilt Christian Associa- our prowess we pledged sixteen girls. Emogene
tion. Patricia Spearman is vice president of Francisco has been chosen president of the
the Freshman Cabinet and Vivian Moore is pledges with Vivian Gies and Katherine Gas-
secretary-treasurer of the Cabinet. On Found- ton serving as secretary and treasurer re-
ers' Day Nu Omicron celebrated with a buffet spectively. Delia Peet is the second Omicron
supper at the house. daughter to attend the University and follow
in the footsteps of her mother (Ailcy Kyle
0—Having succeeded in capturing twenty-four Peet, Ex. '07). Varina Mayo is the niece of
of the choicest girls on the Miami's Laura Swift Mayo Jernagin ('11), and Vivian
Gies is the sister of Caroline ('30). Our
campus, Omega prides herself in her laudable annual rushing tea was held at the home of
comeback after last year's disheartening ex- Emily Handly ('35), and according to her
perience of getting so few girls. W e arc
proud to name the following girls as being
Ascham, who is in the Liberal Arts Club, a
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usual gracious custom, Emily Mahan ('33)
entertained the actives and pledges at dinner
on the evening of pledge day. Omicron's i n -
tramural standing was boosted by the shuffle-
board team, composed of Nell Nowlin and
Katherine Gaston, reaching the finals in the
fall tournament. Our swimmers added further
points by their fine performance in the De-
cember meet. A n n Wagner, Dorothy Dunn,
and Delia Peet carried off honors in their
events and our relay teams composed of Wag-
ner, D. Smith, Mayo, Bessie Mitchell, and
Elisabeth Witsell, splashed through into the
winning column. A l l sororities at the U n i -
versity assisted the Red Cross in its Roll Call
this year and in conjunction with our alumnae,
AOII secured the largest number of member-
ships in Knoxville. The alumna? entertained
the actives and pledges with a dinner at the
home of Lucy and Fay Morgan in observance
of Founders' Day. Dean Harriet Greve ('06),
presided and during the evening special mes-
sages of greeting were read f r o m Edith H .
Anderson, and the charter members of Omi-
cron chapter. Elisabeth Witsell ('34) is
president of Cap and Gown this year and in
the role of captain will attempt to lead our
ship in the January tournament.
on—Helen Wroughton is a member of the
Freshman Girl's Glee Club at the U n i -
versity of Michigan. Music circles have i n -
terest f o r Mary Alice Baxter, who is active
in the University Girl's Glee Club and is a
member of Choral Union, as well as working
on the 'Ensian, annual year book, of which
Joan Barnette ('34) is women's editor and
Stella Glass is Junior Women's editor. Har-
riet Oleksuich, Betty Evans, Ruth Sonnan-
stine and Laura Jane Zimmerman are also on
the lower staff. Betty Miller has recently
been accepted as a member of the girl's swim-
ming team, to which Betty Evans belongs.
Our president, Helen Gray, has been elected
librarian of the University Girl's Glee Club.
She is also active in W . A . A . and on the
Board of Representatives of the Women's
League. Billy Griffiths ('35), vice president,
is busy with many activities. Her "blues"
voice has been heard at the Inter-Fraternity
Ball and at the League dances. Being presi-
dent of W . A . A . in her junior year has been
quite an honor. Her duties on the business
staff of the University Daily paper are great.
I n addition she has been named to Wyvern,
and is a committee member of her class, a
position which Stella Glass also holds. Ruth
Sonnanstine ('36) is a committee member of
the Sophomore Cabaret, presented by girls
of the sophomore class. Eleanor Heath ('35)
is in the Glee Club and Mary Alice Emmet
has been appointed assistant chairman of
ushers at the League. The Outdoor Club
takes a share of Polly Woodward's interest
as she is vice president. Patricia Woodward
is on the executive board and is also a mem-
ber of the women's rifle team. The high spot
of our activities, Founders' Day, was cele-