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The Qrand ^ H b ^ 'President
Qoes on Jfer ^ophomore Tour

Dormitories at Florida State College for Administration Building, Florida State
W omen
College for Women

By E L I Z A B E T H HEYWOOD W Y M A N , Grand President 1

BR E V I T Y must be the keynote of this second visiting log, or the Editor will
have no space for other matters. I t might all be summed up in the word
food; delicious food f o r the body f r o m Maine to Colorado and through the South

back again; a continuous feast for the eyes, and by that I do not mean scenery

alone; and food for thought, much of i t !

However, i t is not fair to dismiss the visits quite so briefly, so I w i l l merely

touch on points that stand out as vital and of general interest and trust all the

hostess chapters and individuals to realize the gratitude which I feel for their tL

unfailing hospitality and thoughtfulness to me as a guest and my appreciation oi a

the entertainment they so lavishly provided for the hours when work was for-

gotten. First, then, was an overnight stop at Boston for an unofficial call upon

Delta. Delta is in a peculiar situation, one of four nationals in Jackson Colleg

which draws its student body largely from the surrounding country, with n 0

house and little opportunity f o r companionship. Y e t Delta has given the fra-

ternity most loyal members w h o are doing splendid things in the world. I t h*5

much to live up to and a difficult problem under present conditions, but one tn

has been met successfully i n other city colleges. ,e

Of the trip to Maine vivid pictures remain: of Boston Common at dawn;

sunrise glow just striking the gold dome of the capitol and turning it an ether

p i n k ; of pure white snow, such as the suburbanite sees only briefly; of

firs; of a log laden sledge emerging f r o m the woods; of icebound rivers a

finally of a lovely college t o w n , peacefully remote. Gamma has beauty of s

roundings and an opportunity to concentrate on college affairs, so it is no wo ^

that some of our best k n o w n members are on its roll. Its problems have .t 0 r
w i t h its remoteness. I t rarely receives visitors; its members rarely visit o

chapters, so i t is difficult for them to realize the tie that binds them to ^ ft h o U0

of others far away, as I did when I received there the long list of autograph5