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needed. The naval students are enrolled as apprentice seamen and
receive the pay and other prerequisites of such rating.
The naval course is the most pretentious of the three offered, since
it has been planned for f u l l four years, giving the successful graduate captain of Engineers in command at Fort Douglass, Utah. Margaret
the degree of B.S. in naval science and an appointment as an officer
in the Naval Reserve. The course is patterned after that of Annapo-
lis, which is one of the most thorough and detailed technical schools
in the country. Seven naval reserve officers under Rear Admiral
Chauncey Thomas are instructors in the course. Admiral Thomas is
one of the most brilliant naval officers in the country and has a long
record of service which makes him a most suitable director of the
course.
The university dormitories are being used for the men entirely this
year and the fraternity system is practically suspended. Several
fraternity houses have been turned over to the women for dormitories
and even with this assistance, the girls have found it difficult to find
living accommodations.
For the duration of the war all academic instruction for men is
suspended making the university one of the greatest military training
colleges in the country.
Ruth Lusby, '18, is dietitian at the Swedish Hospital, Seattle.
Anita Pettibone, '14, is occupying an interesting and enjoyable post
in the educational department of the Bon Marche, Seattle's largest
department store.
Mrs. Waldo P. Druley, Alpha, is with her husband, Commander W.
P. Druley, U . S. N . at the embassy in Japan.
Miss Ethel Kraus, '15, has taken a teaching position in Japan for
the coming two years.
Carrie Bechen, '14, is teaching at the Everett High School.
Beryl Dill is holding down a triple job, as editor of The Naval
Monthly, associate editor of the Bremerton Neivs, and naval reporter
for the Seattle P. I.
"The Twins." Eloise and Eloine Fleming, '18, are teaching at
Anacordes, Washington, occupying adjacent rooms.
KNOXVILLE ALUMNA
There is very little news of the chapter to retail in this letter. The
war and war work have depleted our ranks alarmingly. There are
only seven left in town and some of those may go any time. We
have had no meeting this fall. Just as we were ready to come to-
gether, the influenza epidemic started, and half of us were afraid of
the other half. Consequently our plans are indefinite. Though all
of us are overworked now and with so few it seems unlikelv that we
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will place anything extensive. Alice Hayes Graf's husband is at
Mussel Shoals. Blossom Swift Edmund's husband is at Camp Taylor
in the artillery. Alice Calhoun Cox's husband is in County Demon-
strating work. Emma Albers Hunt's husband volunteered and is a
Conover is in government work at Cold Spring Harbor. Aubrey
Faulkner is in Government work in New York City. Louise Wiley
is principal of the high school at Tazewell, and about ten more
Knoxville girls are teaching here and elsewhere. We are very proud
of a new daughter. Blossom Edmunds announces her arrival in
September. " B " Armstrong Wade announces the arrival of a son in
October.
Best luck and best wishes to the whole fraternity.
LUCRETIA JORDON B l C K L E Y .
LYNCHBURG ALUMN2E
In spite of the usual summer exodus from town to various places,
the Lynchburg Alumnse have been able to report a good average
attendance at each monthly meeting. After a lovely afternoon with
Frances and Virginia Allen in May, the chapter met with Virginia
Shorter in June. Not yet can we understand why this was not an
announcement party; for, only a few days later, we heard of
Virginia's engagement and approaching marriage, which took place
on August 3rd to Dr. Henry R. Blackwell head of the English
Literature department at Randolph-Macon. They have an attractive
apartment for the winter near the college.
In June Ella Butler surprised us all by a sudden and hasty de-
parture from our midst as Mrs. Price. Dr. Price is a prominent
physician of Wichita. Kansas. However, we still have a grudge
against him for taking Ella so far from us. Ever since her initiation
into Kappa, she has been a most loyal Alpha O and her interest and
enthusiasm have meant much to the fraternity.
Susie Mann Zannancy is leaving Virginia, too, for Little Rock
where her husband will engage in law practice with her uncle, Mr.
Richard Mann. A most precocius youth of five months is Malcolm,
Jr.; and in a surprisingly short time we fully expect to hear of a
junior partner in the law firm.
Clara Cleland, who has been chapter mother, president, counsel-
lor—all of these things—is leaving temporarily for Penniman, Vir-
ginia, where a new Du Pont plant is being put into operation. Her
husbands holds an important government position there. The com-
forting thought about Clara is that she really is coming back to us in
a few months.