Page 54 - 1913 May - To Dragma

TO DRAG MA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 213

DELTA, TUFTS COLLEGE

Our letter this month will be a bit unusual for we shall tell you
not so much of what Delta chapter is doing for herself, as what she,
as a part of her college, is doing for the interests of the school.

In January, the class of 1914 presented under the auspices of
the A l l Around Club two short dramas. Then we saw some of our
sisters in a new light, for instance: Annette knew just what young
ministers should do to win the approval of a new parish, Elizabeth—
the gushing gad-about—was quite overbearing with her new wealth,
Leslie,—why we didn't know before what a Shylock we harboured
in our midst, but Emily as a roly-poly Irishman of all work quite
made us hold our breath.

A while ago, the girls of the college gave a sketch from Dickens'
Nicholas Nickelby at one of the College Settlement houses in Boston.
A few days afterward the seniors gave to members of the college
and their friends an illustrated lecture on the "Majesty of the
Mountains" by Professor Fay of Tufts.

Tonight there is excitement and wonder, for the juniors are to
open their Street Fair with all the attractions from the circus rings
and the various booths; each with its fair hostess to allure the curi-
ous to stop and purchase their wares—for all this elaborate prepar-
ation is to secure money for a class gift to the college.

Just now various girls go pirouetting about the dormitories,
practicing various movements of aesthetic dancing that they are just
learning. We are to have a sort of a pageant and folk-dancing for a
May-day festival. This we mention because you may like to know
college news, but especially you will be interested to know thai
Annie Lynn a Kappa A O I I girl, who is now in Seargant School, is
our dancing teacher.

The annual basketball games have just been played off. Emily
and Leslie have J's for playing on the champion team, while Ruth
Burbank and Lydia Piper won their 1916 numerals. Adeline
Huntington is captain of the freshman basketball team, and Gertrude
Hooper is captain of sophomore track team.

But perhaps the thing of which we are proudest, is the new guest
room which A O I I alumnae of Delta has given to the college. I t
is furnished completely with furniture and hangings having the
A O I I monogram. This room is in Richardson Hall and may be
used by any guest of the college or any alumnae; so we should be
delighted to welcome any A O I I girl who might come to see us.

It is but a few weeks now before we shall have our Grand Presi-
dent with us; then we shall know more about the various chapters
than Ave can learn from the short letters we read in To DRAGMA.