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Sheppard, '09, Margaret Bullitt, '11, and Eleanor Somerville, '12,
who play on their class basketball teams. Ada Donaldson is also
business manager of the senior class, statistics editor of the
Helianthus, and stage manager of the Dramatic Club. Margaret
Bullitt is secretary of the sophomore class. May Wilcox is on the
Y. W. C. A. cabinet.

On Thursday, the fifth of November, we gave an afternoon tea
in honor of lone Mathis, who is now a guest of Kappa.

Bernice Sheppard, special, who was in school at Columbia, Mo.,

last year, has returned to Randolph-Macon. We are indeed glad to

have her with us again. v

ZETA. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

It is a chilly wintry day, and we, of Zeta, are sitting about a
cheery, crackling fire in our chapter house. How we wish you could
drop in on us!

I t is not yet time for a light and as I shut my eyes and think
back it does not seem long since the beginning of last year, when we
were so happy in pledging ten of the best freshman in school. Helen
Stiener, Essibelle Rohman, Nettie Chapline and Maude Toomey
are with us now, but Ruth Meek and Elna Nissen, and Gertrude and
Edith Swain are at home this year. Beth Boynton is traveling in
California for her health. Gertrude Moehler is now living in Den-
ver, but we expect her back to her fraternity home soon.

What f u n we had too, at the informal dances we gave here at
the house. You see, dancing parties at our own house were a novelty
to us last year, and we particularly enjoyed them.

A little later in the year Esther Devalon and Emma Perry
pledged to Alpha. I can see too, the girls as they looked on the
night of our formal party. Aside from the banquet, I think the
annual dance is the happiest time of the year. Our patrons and
patronesses, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Seacrest
and Mrs. Raymond were with us, and a great many alumnae were
back. We have saved a clipping from a local paper which we
shall quote:

"The fame of the decorative art of the A O I I sorority spread
over town Friday, and a good many people visited Walsh Hall be-
fore the party came off that evening. The hall and adjoining par-
lors were found to have been transformed with beautiful effects,
quite different from anything seen at previous parties. The ball
room was like a fairyland grotto. Silver tinsel and white frosted
leaves which formed the screene to the walls and ceiling, made the
room glisten as though the palace of Jack Frost. The musicians