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Batten has put her new Philco in observance of Founders' Day, Mothers'
the house for our pleasure. Ruth will Club rummage sale, and Christmas Ba-
move in the house in February. zaar, our Christmas party and vacation.
With the visit of our Grand President, Here are the new activities for the
•Elizabeth Heywood Wyman, and our year:
District Superintendent, Mary Gertrude
Manley, came many thrills. We enjoyed Margaret Gamble was elected Junior
so much our personal conferences with class president. Cora Ewan has the lead
Miss Wyman. Our tea, in her honor, was in one of Duzer Du's Christmas plays.
nice, yet we do not feel that we succeeded Adeline Kriege was pledged and initiated
in expressing our appreciation as much into Mu Phi Epsilon. Frances Cory, a
as we would have liked to. We do want pledge who attended Louisville Conserva-
to say that we love her, because she is so tory is a member of Sigma Alpha Iota,
much one of us. musical sorority. Naomi Knoff, De Alba
Brodhecker, and Ruth Batten are new
As usual we gave a Thanksgiving members of the American Guild of Or-
basket. This basket has gone to the same ganists.
needy family for several successive years.
We feel that in this we are carrying out Thelma Sonner is on the business staff
in a small way true AOII spirit. of the Mirage, our yearbook.
Our social calendar for December in- Pauline Townes belongs to Epsilon
cludes the following: a formal dinner in Epsilon, Greek club, and to the Educa-
tion Club.
Delta Girl Makes 3.8 out of 4 Points in Scholarship
By WINNIFRED P . CHASE, Jackson College
Delta chapter has much to be proud of We have a very lovely pledge, Dorothy
this year. Ruth Lowe, our treasurer, has Salmon, of Needham.
been chosen the commencement speaker
for Jackson. She is the only girl elected The problem at Jackson just now is
to Phi Beta Kappa from the class of whether or not we shall have second-
1930. The Alpha Omicron Pi Scholar- year rushing. An open forum has been
ship which is given the girl who has had held in the Sigma Kappa rooms where
the highest marks for three years, was arguments for and against the question
also awarded to her. Her average was were given. We are very much in favor
3.8 out of a possible 4 points. This is the of it. Rushing is hard on everybody con-
second year in succession an Alpha O cerned.
has represented Jackson at commence-
ment, Constance Handy ('29), was We chose two of the coldest days of
chosen last year. the year, and the worst section of Cam-
bridge for the day and place of our rum-
Evelyn Thomas ('32), brought us ath- mage sale. Attics were cleaned out and
letic honors when she won the fall tennis even good velvet dresses were sent, for
tournament by her splendid playing. She the families of Alpha O's have house-
Surprised us all because she had not cleaning day when Alpha Omicron Pi has
played at school before. She will be on a rummage sale.
the tennis team now, of which Marjorie
Winslow ('31), is captain. Our pledge dance was called a fall for-
mal this year. Everyone said it was the
An entirely new type of distinction is best dance we had had for a long time.
due to another girl—Joan MacWillie Madeline Beattie ('31), found a wonder-
('32), has been the assistant electrician ful orchestra, and Beth Ringer ('32),
for dramatic productions for over a year. decorated Jackson Gym with life-sized
4t requires the knowledge of color com- Christmas carolers and minstrels.
binations and the ability to handle about
forty controls on the switchboard. The A Christmas party was given at the
electrician declares that she is the "man" home of one of our patronesses, Mrs.
jwth the perseverance and understand- Neal. This was almost a farewell party
m g to be his assistant. for both Mrs. Neal and the seniors as
she will leave in January for a trip to
Egypt.
