r . 92 THE MICHIGAN DAILY . .. .... - ------ .. . ..... . . ......... . - ------- , :e kIMAWAvAMI . .. . ....... --- ----- ------ --------- . .......... . r Yeshm awl. Women/ Will Meer Today for Pageant 'Electl*Otts FlIRST YA OE WILL CHOOSE NINE COMMITTEE HEADS Class to Gather in Mendelssohn Theatre of League at j 4:15 o'Clock. ELIGIBILITY NECESSARY Judiciar Council Will Preside; Sailie Ensminger Is in Charge. All women of the freshman class will meet at 4:15 o'clock this after- noon in the Lydia Mendelssohn theatre of the League to elect the History F Sororit ies nine chairmen for the' annual Freshman Pageant, which will be held sometime this spring on the Palmer Field, in conjunction with the traditional Lantern Night cere- moies. Eligibility Necessary. Candidates, who will be nomin- ated from the floor, must pass the eligibility requirements of fifteen hours of work, with no grade below Cam and at least one above. Anyone who participates in the pageant at all must pass these standards. In addition to the general chair- man and the assistant chairman, seven others will be named from a large bloc of nominations. Their definite appointments will be made at a later date. The offices include chairmen of music, dancing, cos- tumes, publicity, finance, program and poster.' The judiciary council will con- duct the election, and Sallie Ens- minger, '32, chairman, will ,preside, and will introduce the speakers. The council will enforce the ruling against caucusing strictly, and any sorority involved will be subjected to forfeiture of voting and office holding privileges. Chairman to Speak. The council members include, le- sides Miss Ensminger, Betty Lou- don, '32, and Jane Inch, '32, senior members, and Margaret Schermack, '33, and Mary Barnett, '33, junior members. Members of the League board will also be present to assist. Miss Alice C. Lloyd, dean of wo- men, will give a short talk on the aims and 'history of the pageant, Miss Emily White, dancing instruc- tor, will describe the different dan)rces, and Harriet Jennings, '34, chairman of last year's pageant, will speak on the qualifications necessary for the various chair- mnanships. The pageant is the only all class activity open to freshman women, and is an outstanding event of the year. It affords first year women an excellent chance to form friend- ships and gain valuable executive experience. ALPHA DELTA PI _ -IBy Margaret O'Brien] Claiming the distinction of being ington to Florida. There are at pre- the oldest college sorority, Alpha sent fifty-six active chapters, and Delta Pi points to the fact that it alumnae clubs and chapters in has been in existence since May 15, many of the principal cities. 1851, when its precursor, the Adel-a The pin is a black enameled dia- phean society, was founded at the mond shaped badge, bearing two Wesleyan Female college in Macon, stars, clasped hands, and the sor- Georgia. However, the society did ority letters in gold. not adopt its greek letter cognomen The pledge pin is a gold bar, with until 1904, when it decided to go the greek letters Beta Upsilon Al- national, and a charter was grant- pha surmounted by a lion's head. ed to the Alpha chapter of Alpha The official publication, the Adel- Delta Phi. phean, has been issued since 1907. Inevitably a conflict in names Although the coat of arms and the ensued when a chapter was located badge have undergone changes at the University of Illinois, where since the earliest days, the sorority the fraternity of that name had colors of blue and white, and the also installed. At the next national national flower, the violet, are still convention, the sorority decided to used. change the third letter to Pi, and Although altruistic work had so the name stands today. been done for many years by the Wesleyan college was a peculiarly individual chapters, the sorority fortunate choice for the founding decided in 1919 that the national of a society of this type, for it was field of endeavor would emphasize the first women's college in the child welfare work. To this end, it south, and was foremos.t in women's has been decided to open day nur- education for many years. It was series for children of working also the scene of the..early days of mothers. Funds for charitable work Phi Mu sorority, which originated come from a permanent endow- there as the Philomathean society. (Continued on Page 6.) Five women were instrumental in --____ the launching of Alpha Delta Pi; Phenomenal Success Eugenia Tucker, Octavia 0. An- drew, Mary A. Evans, Maria . Greets Lundberv Easterling, Oceana Goodali, and sI Elizabeth Williams were the found- on New York Debut ers, and sixteen women were en- rolled as charter members. . - While the spread of the sorority Goeta Ljundberg, Swedish artist was at first confined to the south, who will appear at the Ann Arbor it soon branched out, and now the May Festival, has had an unusual chapter roll includes states from New York and European opera suc-E Maine to Texas, and from Wash- MTe n m s cess. Her success in New York was nothing short of phenomenal, for ~ AA * CAshe came unheralded, and the cri- WILL END FRIDA Y tics were glowingly enthusiastic in their praises. Office to Be Open in Afternoon Miss Ljundberg is a tall blue- to Receive Members. eyed blonde, and has frequently been cast in royal roles, as seems ing carried on by the Women's peculiarly fitting with her appear-- Athletic Association this week. ance. She has played Brunnhilde Atheti Asocitio t i wek.and Seiglinde in "Die Walkure,"' These are the sports wear and Elsa in "Lohengrin," and the prin- membership campaigns. cess in "Isolde," each time exciting In conjunction with the sports the admiration of the critics.i campaign, is the membership cam-t paign, which started last Friday and will continue until this coming NOTICE. Friday. Every afternoon this week F from 3:30 to 4:30 the W.A.A. office Fencing wiii beheld onig in the League building will be open At,7:30 o'clock in Sarah Caswell to receive members. Some member kngelI Hall. of the committe will be in the office Women ijterested in ping to collect dues at this time. )ong may sign up on the bul- All women on the campus may etin board in Barbour gymna- enjoy the privileges of W.A.A. but "~m or Palmer Field house. only members can vote at the com- tryouts for swimming will be ing spring elections. Any properly ield at 8 o'clock every Tuesday enrolled women student is eligible tnd Thursday night and at 10 for membership when she has earn- o'clock every Saturday morn- ed five W.A.A. points and has paid -o one dollar. CLUBW L MI W.A.A. Group to Serve UnusualI Refreshments at Saturday Function. Plans for the next outdoor func- tion of the Women's Athletic Asso- ciation have been made. This affair will be in charge of the cooking club under the direction of Mar- jorie Elsworth, '32. Those interested in attending the party are to meet at Palmer Field! house Saturday at 2 o'clock and the group will procede from there to the fireplace on the island in the Huron river. Unusual refreshments are being planned. Eggs are to pe placed in orange skins and roasted upon hot wood coals. Bread twists wil lalso be made and served. These wil consist of strips of dough wound around sticks and baked. Women are reminded to bring a small sum of .money with them to cover the expenses for food. Glen- dora Gosling, '33, outdoor man-ager of W.A.A., and Miss Mary Stewart, instructor in physical education,E will accompany the group.I Society Kappa Kappa Gamma. The Kappa Kappa Gamma chap- ter house was the setting for a sev- en o'clock high tea given Sunday evening in honor of Dean W. R.1 IHumphreys and Mrs. Humphreys. ,Dean Joseph A. Bursley and Mrs. Bursley, Professor J. S. Reeves and Mrs. Reeves. Prof. A. E. Wood and Mrs. Wood, Prof. O. J. Campbell and Mrs. Campbell, and Prof. R . W. Aigler and Mrs. Aigier. Pink and yellow tulips and ivory tapers were used as decorations for the prettily appointed affair. Kappa Kappa Gamma entertain- ed four guests at a rushing dinner Wednesday night. Floating roses in black bowls decorated the tables. Delta Gamma. Delta Gamma announces the pledging of the Misses Mary Wood, 35, and Sally Stapelton, '35, both of Detroit. i a i h t I S" l CHARLOTTE LOCKWOOD, ORGANIST, DISCUSSES WOMEN IN HER FIELD Guest Artist on Weekly Plrugraur' elimination of the use of the thea- Praises Hill Auditorium, tre organ, Miss Lockwood hastened to say that theatre playing was Instrument, never a large part of the profes- sional field. Concert and church By A. W., '34. work are the major elements, and Besides being one of the most l accompanying movies is a trick of important women organists in the the trade which does not require country, Charlotte M. Lockwood, any particular professional train- who is to be guest artist at the ing, and is not artistic. weekly organ recital this afternoon, Miss Lockwood was enthusiastic is the most diminutive and charm- about the organ in Hill auditorium. ing little person imaginable. With "It is by far the grandest and best her feet curled under her in a chair, instrument in the country," she she told us, most unaffectedly, that said. She has been here for a few the only reason she has attained days in order to accommodate her- such renown in her field is that self to the instrument. This is al- there are so few women in it. f most necessary, she went on to say, "There is no reason in the world because every organ is a little why women can't be just as good different from any other in its at mechanical action. * Activities Party; Delta Omicron, national music sorority, began a series of rushing parties Tuesday night, Feb. 23, with a cabaret party, which was given at the home of Mrs. Whitman, 525 Elm Street. Bunco and dancing were enjoyed during the party. Miss Norma Boekleman gave several im- personations of favorite singers. Refreshments consisted of ginger ale high balls, and crullers. Last Saturday afternoon a bridge tea was held in the Alumnae room of the League building. Bridge niyrC. d dnwyrnrrlp .n. A litio HU dr- organi s as men. rormer y, 1e organ was a heavy cumbersome in- strument which only a man had strength enough to play but this is by no means true, now. There is no physical reason for eliminating women in the field, but the factor of home life enters in and divides a woman's attention and she natur- ally gives up her study and organ practice. There are more really good men organists than women because the former take their stud- ies more seriously as a life project." Miss Lockwood stated further, that since some of the best organ students at present are women, be- fore long women musicians, par- ticularly organists, will be just as common as men. When asked about the prevailing question of the narrowing of the field of organ playing due to the SHAMPOO AND FINGER WAVE 50c PERMANENTS Oil or steam. . .. $3.00 Gabrieleen.........$6.00 Com plete //1 Work Is Guaranteed CHIC BEAUTY SHOPPE Phone 22757 205 Michugan Theatre Bldg. I - - - - -- NOTICE. pries were awaraea LO ce C - Following is a schedule of re-I arth, '33SM., and Irma Rantamaa, hearsals for the Junior Girls' Play '34SM. Refreshments were carried for today: out in rose and silver color scheme. Chorus 5, 4:30 o'clock. ; The next affair in the series of Chorus 8, 3:30 o'clock. part;.s will take place at the home Chorus 2, 3:30 o'clock. of Mrs. Alexander Ruthven and will Chorus 9, 3:30 o'clock. be a formal musical. Guests will Chorus 8, 4:30 o'clock. include the rushees, patronesses, All women who have speaking alumnae, and actives of the chap- parts will rehearse at 7:15 o'clock ter. Mrs. Lucille Graham Lehoen- tonight. felt, pianist, and Mrs. Bertha Orr, All members of the cast and contralto, will give the program. choruses must pay their two dollar A formal banquet at the League dues to Margaret Ferrin by the end on Friday night, March 12, will in- of this week. elude the two weeks rushing period. - - - The Che t SaysQ- HE r'W f 1" t Kb. V.r. " fHE laws of economics are just as immutable wanas the laws of chemical reactions. Inflation wasn't normal; neither is depression. 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