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sion of the college and its ideals, a "Jackson N i g h t " has been i n -
stituted. The committee f r o m the A l l Around Club, headed by
Leslie, and composed of three A O ITs, one X O , and one A S A
girl arranged a banquet followed by speaking on subjects of i m -
portance i n college affairs. Emma H u l e n , A S A presided as
president of the A l l A r o u n d Club, Helen Hearsey, X Q , acted as
toastmistress, and the toast respondees included the dean, who spoke
on the "Academic Conscience", Dr. Maud Carvill, A O I I , on the
"Original A . A . C " , Mrs. Cora P. DeWick, president of the A l u m -
na? Association, Leslie Hooper, ' 1 4 , on "Athletics", Eleanor Bisbee,
' 1 5 , on "Sister Classes," a X fi on the "Social and Dramatic Side of
the A. A. C " , an A S A on the "Christian Guild", and a 2 K for
the sophomores. The subject of fraternities was left untouched until
the open Pan-Hellenic meeting at the end of the two weeks of non-
rushing. "Jackson N i g h t " proved a great success and happily intro-
duced 1 9 1 7 to college, at the same time w a r d i n g off any criticism
that "Erats monopolize attention and keep the freshmen f r o m know-
ing the college," an especially likely danger in a small college.

T h i s is the first Jackson year, and Leslie is president of the first
Jackson class. 1 9 1 3 was the last class to receive T u f t s degrees,
"Dot" Bartlett, A O I I , who had entered f r o m M t . Holyoke after the
segregation, being the only recipient of the Jackson degree last
June. We eagerly hope f o r a good year and a rapid growth in the
college f r o m now on. Last year every record was broken at the
track meet; the Jackson Day Festa led to the introduction of regu-
lar courses in esthetic d a n c i n g ; the Christian G u i l d increased its
activities t w o f o l d , and its financial standing f o r t y f o l d (the m a j o r i t y
of its active members and workers being A girls) ; so despite the
extreme youth of Jackson as a separate college we feel much en-
couraged by its progress.

For A 1 9 1 2 - 1 9 1 3 was a memorable year, f r o m the close of a most
successful rushing season to commencement when we were proud
indeed to hear an excellent essay on "Recreation" delivered by Oc-
tavia Chapin as the Co-ed representative on the program. T h e
A O I I Memorial Guest Room furnished by our alunmse with minor
additions by the active chapter has been a source of much satis-
faction and pleasure—how willingly the girls contributed little items
f o r the room and how conscientiously L y d i a Piper, ' 1 6 , as the fresh-
man on the committee, kept that room scrubbed and clean! We were
glad to have as the first occupant Mabel deForest of E , and to find
that others welcomed the privilege of "signing on" for it for matrons
at their " b i g Frat dances" and f o r friends of the various girls, but