Alumni ~ullttiu
Vol. III
Indianapolis, Indiana, May, 1919 Number 2THE GRADUATION.
The cl.osing exercises of . the Normal College will be held ·Wednesday, June 18. The demonstration in tlie gymna- sium .will be given at 3:00 o'cl6ck, and in the evening the graduation will take place as usual in the Athenaeum audi- torium. The address of the evening will be ·made by Mr. E. H. K. McComb, Principal of Emmerich Manual Training High School,· formerly Professor of Eng- lish at the Normal College, Miss Mar- jorie Clark will deliver the farewell ad- dress for the class of 1919. The two classes will sing "Lovely Night" (Barca- rolle) and "Alma Mater." Mr. ·Rath will act as chairman, while President Franklin Vonnegut, of the Board of Trustees, will award the diplomas.
Alumni are invited to attend. Both sororities will go camping right after the close of school.
INDIANA ASSOCIATION OF PHYSI- CAL EDUCATORS.
The Eighth Meeting of the Indiana Association of Physical Educators was held Saturday, April 26, 1919, at the Normal College. Twenty-two members were present.
Mr. Rath reported on the legislation for the fUl'thering of Physical Education in Indiana. He showed that the law as passed would accomplish nothing, the sum provided for the carrying out of the law being inadequate.
Dr. Ocker, Miss Crozier and Miss Jost reported on different phases of the Chi- cago convention.
By 3:40 the assembly adjourned to the gymnasium to witness some practi-
cal work done by the college students.
Later the delegates donned the gym- nasium togs and were taught a folk dance by Miss Smith, and some social dancing by Mr. Lipps.
The meeting clc5sed with an interest- ing talk and discussion · ori Tuberculosis, by Dr. Henry.
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
The meeting of the American Physi- cal Education 'Association, held at the Congresi;; Hotel, Chicago, April 9th to 12th, 1919, was attended by more than 700 delegates. Practically 'every state in the Union was represented. The ses- sion opened Wednesday evening, April 9th, at· the Congress· Hotel. President Dr. William H. Burdick of Baltimore, summed up in an interesting and broad way the forward strides physical educa- tion has made -during the past years and the powerful impulse it has received from the teachings of the world war.
Dr. C. Ward Crampton, of the Nor- mal School at Battle Creek, read a paper on "What lessons has the war taught that must be considered by teachers of physical education?" He said: "The war jarred us out of our complacency.
We woke up from our dream that we were as sturdy as our pioneer fathers.
The draft showed an alarmingly large per cent. Qf our youth of 21 unfit for military service. The responsibility for that situ- ation and for correcting it rests on the public schools. We must not make another mistake. What our school boys and school girls need is not military training, but good all round physical education. This physical education
must
include health training. Military train- ing for the school boy is merely 'milli- nery training'-it is a dolling up of boys, a make-believe. I have too high a value of the genuine military training to ad- vocate a delusive sham of it for the small boy. The years for such training are from 18 to 21. New York gives one hour per day, that is one-fifth of a school day, to· physical education. Physical Training in New York will soon be a part of the Department of Education again because it will be taken out of the military organization."
Dr. E. H. Arnold, of New Haven, Conn., in discussing his topic "What effect has the present form of military training in high schools had upon physical training and athletics in these schools?" answered in one word "None." He said: "If mili- tary training is of any value it must prove itself without the use of an uni- form."
These two papers were then presented for discussion from which it appeared that the majority of those present were opposed to military training in the ele- mentary and high schools.
Dr. Willard S. Small, Specialist in School Hygiene of the United States Bureau of Education, spoke on "Normal Schools for the Preparation of Class- room Teachers: How much time should be set aside for physical training; of what should the course consist?" He advocated an hour a day for physical education in all normal schools. This is necessary, he said, firstly for the stu- dent's personal health, and secondly for their education in health matters so they can impart efficient instruction to their pupils. He insisted that a thorough medical examination at entrance and also at graduation is absolutely neces- i;ary. He said we must not send teachers Into the schools who are not physically
~t.
In the Thursday afternoon session, Dr.
Chas. E. Chadsey, Superintendent of the public schools of Chicago, said that in the light of the draft revelations all school programs should be changed to give much more time to physical train- ing.
He was followed by Professor Chas.
H. Judd, Director of the College of Edu- cation of the University of Chicago, who spoke on physical education as related to other forms of training. He said there should be a closer reJation between phy- sical education and the rest of the cur- riculum. It should correlate with the general program of education because it is an important part of it. It should not be considered a "special" subject.
Dr. Thomas A. Storey, Secretary of the Interdepartmental Social Hygiene Board of Washington, followed with
"War· Revelations in Physical Educa- tion."
Thursday evening was devoted to a demonstration of physical education ac- tivities, in the Bartlett Gymnasium of the University of Chicago. An interest- ing and varied program of very good, good and poor numbers was presented.
The games and plays of the small chil- dren, the tactics and single club exer- cises of the young men, the aesthetic dancing by the young women, and the recreative, competitive and organized games by women were very much en- joyed.
Friday section meetings were held;
the following had been scheduled: Col- lege Directors' Section; Women's Sec- tion; Playground-Recreation Section;
North American Gymnastic Union Sec- tion; Y. M. C. A. Section; Association of Institutions Training Teachers of Physical Education and Hygiene.
Dr. F. W. Maroney, State Director of Physical Education of New Jersey, in his paper read before the N. A. G. U.
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Section, "Physical Education in its Re- lation to the State Wide Health Pro- gram," advocated:
1. Adequate medical inspection; not merely a ringing of a gong and then waiting for the children to report at the office.
2. A live health supervisor free from political bonds and obligations.
3. A thorough examination of the teeth of all children at least twice a year.
4. Physical training on par with mental training.
The program for Friday and Saturday included among others, the following papers:
Dr. W. S. Small read a paper on "Uni- versal Physical Education, Why, What and How." He said the "Why" was be- cause of the large number of rejections of applicants for the Army-35% in the first draft, and, because of modifications of requirements, 29% in the second draft. The "What" should be a compre- hensive program of physical training which will make our boys physically :fit.
The "How" is not a substitute for mili- tary training, but rather a needed pre- paration for it. It must stand for health and physical :fitness.
Dr. J. H. McCurdy of the Springfield Y. M. C. A. College in his address "Les- sons from France" brought out the point that what this country is in greatest need of is a system of education which recognizes the importance of physical education; not only recognizes it, but contains a curriculum which will make our boys and girls physically as well as mentally fit.
Maj or General Leonard Wood of the Central Department, United States Army, in speaking of the value of physi- cal training for soldiers, said: "Rejec- tions, because of physical unfitness for military service, were due to a very
large extent to defects which could have been avoided if proper attention had been given to them in early youth. The time to begin the prevention of physical defects is when the children are attend- ing the public schools, and the way to prevent them is by giving the children lots of sound and sensible physical training."
The meeting was attended by many Army officers. They admitted that effi- cient physical education was a necessary part of military training. There seemed to be some difference of opinion as to the age when military training should begin. The physical educators believe that real military training should not begin until the pupil has reached ma- turity, whereas the military representa- tives seemed to think that age made little or no difference.
The keynote of the meeting was health training and physical fitness so that the
youth~ would make good soldiers. The fact that war is abnormal and peace nor- mal and that our :first and most impor- tant duty is to make better citizens of our coming generation, seemed to be lost sight of.
The Normal College was very well represented at the convention. It was a great pleasure to meet the many N. A.
G. U. people. Class mates had many interesting talks and the theatres and parties were well patronized.
An impromptu dinner for Normal College graduates at the Atlantic Hotel Friday night, was attended by more than fifty men and women. Brief addresses were made and altogether we had an in- teresting evening. Saturday evening a gathering of the men was arranged for at the hall of the Chicago Turngemeinde.
Mr. Henry Suder presided and called on some of the older members for addresses.
DR. W. A. OCKER.
THE FRIDAY PERFORMANCES.
The second of the Friday Perf orman- ces was decidedly enjoyed on March 14, as arranged by a committee composed of Lavina Stoeber '19, chairman, Meta B. Jahn '19, Dorothy Siling '19, Dorothy Smith '20, and Olive Roberts '20. The program opened with an Hawaiian dance,
"Direct from the Islands," by Laura Mead '20. She was accompanied on the ukelele by Anna Hoesterey, Eunice Al- bright, Ethel Emrich, Hilda Deibig and Constance · Arbaugh. The "Backward Gymnasts," as directed by Pauline Smathers, entertained next. Besides causing much amusement by their dis- play of the latest backward gymnasium suits, their unique, original backward exercises caused much laughter. Fol- lowing this, the chairman announced, as a special feature, an "Exhibition of Ball- room Dancing," by Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle's only rivals, Lillian N eubarth, '19, and Margaret Jahn, '20. Their dem- onstration of the New York Tickle Toe afforded much· pleasure. That which made one's sides ache from laughing was the number, "May and June Bugs."
Words cannot describe the utterly funny appearance of these bugs as portrayed by Gladys Seiler, '20, and Corinne Schweizer, '20. To appreciate them one had to see them. Next, the Jass Girls, Dorothy Smith, '20, Elizabeth Work- man, '20, Jewel Gordon, '19, Laura Mead, '20, Mabel Loehr, '20, and Olive Roberts, '20, played ukeleles and sang several popular songs. As a little sur- prise, the committee invited all to join in dancing the Virgina Reel and this fit- tingly concluded the afternoon's fun.
May 2, 1919, we had another of our famous Friday programs. This was a very unusual one, having for its chief llttraction-a circus. The Seniors of the college were responsible for this great production.. Oh yes-we had a parade
'n everything. The parade was led by a huge white band wagon and a regular circus band rode in it-making much music. The ring master was Miss Hilda Deibig. Another attraction was the Bengal tiger-just out of the wilds of Afri~a. The circus troupe boasts of several bare-..back riders and ballet dancers. Some daring feats were per- formed by the riders and their furi- ous beasts. The audience was kept highly amused by the -lively clowns who did tumbling, apparatus stunts and tight rope-walking. Uncle Sam was present with the troupe too. All agreed that the circus was a huge success- thanks to Hilda Deibig, manager.
Other features of the program were a reading by Doris Kemp, and dancing by Miss Marguerite Holzhauer and Miss Margaret Jahn. Say! kids! wasn't that a good program!! Here's hoping we have another· Friday afternoon program soon.
CONSTANCE ARBAUGH.
THE SUMMER SESSION.
The Alumni's attention is again called to the summer session beginning Mon- day, July 7, and ending Saturday, Au- gust 2. The program has been mailed together with the 1919-20 catalog. A goodly number of registrations have been received, and it is possible that the attendance may reach that of the ban- ner year, 1916. Some interesting new phases of our work will be presented.
The public speaking course is attracting much attention. All Alumni intending to be with us this summer should notify the office early.
If you have completed the tests asked for by Dean Rath in different activities for boys up to the age of eighteen years, won't you please send them in?
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COMPETITION FOR THE N. C.
EMBLEM.
The gymnastic, dancing, swimming and athletic meets of the Normal College classes for the red, white and blue emblem were highly interesting, al- though there were only girls competing this year. According to the rules, a stu- dent must acquire ten points in at least two events in order to qualify for the emblem. Places are gained according to the number of participants,· but not more than five. If a sufficient number of students participate. in an event, the one gaining first place is credited with five points, the next one with four, etc.
If participation is smaller, the first re- ceives three points, etc. Emblems have been won this year by the follow- ing students: Constance Arbaugh '19, Anna Hoesterey '19, Margaret Jahn '20, Frances Points '19, Pauline Smathers '19, Lavina Stoeber '19, Amelia Vorn- dran '19, Hilda Deibig '19, Martha M.
Gault '19. Many Freshmen have already
· a number of points to their credit and seem sure of getting the emblem next year.
A large audience enjoyed the annual gymnastic and dancing meet given March 29. . Much appreciation· of the work displayed during the evening was manifested.
It was a four-event contest, including free exercises and horizontal ladder, rings and horse, and dancing. The free exercises had to consist of at least eight . movements arranged in a sequence, using not less than two body parts to each movement. On the apparatus an obligatory and an optional exercise were required. The average of the points made in the free exercises and either of the apparatus determined the winner· of the event. In the dancing, the contest- ants used dances of their own choosing.
The winners were:
Rings.
1. 27.25 points: Gladys Seiler '20, Evansville, Ind.
2. 27.07 points: Martha Gault '19, Muncie, Ind.
3. 25.73 p0ints: Constance Arbaugh '19, Indianapolis.
Ladder.
1. 27.38 points: Anna Hoesterey '19, Rochester, N. Y.
2. 27.27 points: Marguerite Holz- hauer '19, Plymouth, Ind.
3. 26.84 points: Martha Gault '19, Muncie, Ind.
Horse.
1. 27.15 points: Gladys Seiler '20, Evansville, Ind.
2. 26.92 points: Anna Hoesterey '19, Rochester, N. Y.
3. 26.33 points: Constance Arbaugh '19, Indianapolis.
4. 26.67 points: Ethel Emrich '19, Chicago, Ill.
Dancing.
1. 9.20 points: (The Fawn) Anna Hoesterey '19, Rochester, N. Y.
2. 8.97 points: (Pearl of Andalusia) Ethel Emrich '19, Chicago, Ill.
3. 8.87 points: (Waltz Caprice) Martha Gault '19, Muncie, Ind.
4. 8.80 points: (Nagya) Marguerite Holzhauer '19, Plymouth, Ind.
5. 8.77 points: (Dian.a) Pauline Smathers '19, Asheville, N. C.
Between the various events of the c<'n- test the following exhibition numbers were given: "Santiago" by the Senior class; "Son of the Steppes" by Margue- rite Holzhauer; "Playfulness" by Eunice Albright and Ethel Emrich; exercises on horizont~l and parallel bars by Henry Wurth. Twenty-one students were reg- istered for the contest.
The swimming meet was held May 26, in the early morning. Ten students par- ticipated. The result was as follows:
20-Yard Free Style.
1. Margaret Jahn '20, Chicago, Ill., 15 seconds.
2. Joanna Fritz '19, Philadelphia, Pa.
3. Dorothy Stoops '19, Nappanee, Ind.
60-Yard Free Style.
1. Joanna Fritz '19, Philadelphia, Pa., 61 seconds.
i'.far-:;a:·c'~ J ::!~n '20, Chicago, Ill.
3. Marguerite Holzhauer '19, Ply- mouth, Ind.
20-Yard Breast Stroke.
1. Lavina Stoeber '19, Rochester, N. Y., 17 seconds.
2. Gertrude Kern '20, Dayton, Ohio.
3. Beatrice Hoelscher '20, Waltham, Mass.
20- Yard Back Stroke.
1. Lavina Stoeber '19, Rochester, N. Y., 23 2-5 seconds.
2. Beatrice Hoelscher '20, Waltham, Mass.
3. Joanna Fritz '19, Philadelphia, Pa.
Plunge for Distance.
1. Frances Points· '19, Pineville, Ky., 41.9 feet.
2. Ruth Rice '20, Cincinnati, Ohio, 39 feet.
3. Lavina Stoeber '19, Rochester, N. Y., 38 feet. ,
4. Beatrice Hoelscher '20, Waltham, Mass., 36.6 feet.
5. Hilda Deibig '19, Galion, Ohio, 35.6 feet.
Fancy Diving (40 points possible).
1. Margaret Jahn '20, Chicago, Ill., 32.65 points.
2. Hilda Deibig '19, Galion, Ohio, 28.25 points.
3. Joanna Fritz '19, Philadelphia, Pa., 27 .15 points.
4. Ruth Rice '20, Cincinnati, Ohio, 23. 75 points.
Next came the athletic meet at Wil-
lard Park Monday afternoon, June 2.
Twenty-two students were entered. The various events were conducted very nicely, with the assistance of the Indian- apolis teachers of physical training, who acted as judges, etc. By the way, these men and women, and especially the Nor- mal College athletic committee, deserve thanks for their interest in these con- tests and for their willingness to assist.
The events this year and the victors were:
75-Yard Dash.
1. Martha Gault '19, Muncie, Ind., 10.2 seconds.
2. Pauline Smathers '19, Asheville, N. C.
3. Hilda Deibig '19, Galion, Ohio.
4. Frances Points '19, Pineville, Ky.
5. Goldie Howard '20, Greensburg, Ind.
High Jump.
1. Margaret Jahn '20, Chicago, Ill., 4 feet 4 inches.
2. Frances Points '19.
3. Gertrude Nicke '20, Syracuse, N. Y.
4. Bess O'Gorman '19, St. Louis, Mo.
5. Mabel Loehr '20, Richmond, Ind.
Standing Broad Jump.
1. Frances Points '19, 7 feet.
2. Constance Arbaugh '19, Indian- apolis.
3. Eunice Albright '19, Quincy, Ill.
4. Gertrude Nicke '20.
5. Lavina Stoeber '19, Rochester, N. Y.
Hop, Step and Jump.
1. Constance Arbaugh '19, Indian- apo1is, 28.4 feet.
2. Margaret Jahn '20.
3. Mabel Loehr '20.
4. Bess O'Gorman '19.
5. Frances Points '19.
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Hurl ball.
l. Amelia Vorndran '19, East Liver- pool, Ohio, 76.5 feet.
2. Bess O'Gorman '19.
3. · Lavina Stoeber '19.
4. Lois Paddack '19, Cincinnati, Ohio.
5. Margaret Holzhauer '19, Ply- mouth, Ind.
Shot-Put.
l. Amelia Vorndran '19, 27.35 feet.
2. Pauline Smathers '19.
3. Constance Arbaugh '19.
4. Lavina Stoeber '19.
5. Hilda Deibig '19.
6. Gertrude Nicke '20.
Basketball Throw.
1. Lavina Stoeber '19, 59.6 feet.
2. Lois Paddack '19.
3. Constance Arbaugh '19.
4. Bess O'Gorman '19.
5. Gertrude icke '20.
Runn·ng Broad Jump.
l. Pauline Smathers '19, 13.1 feet.
2. Margaret Jahn '20.
3. Mabel Loehr '20.
4. Hilda Deibig '19.
5. Constance Arbaugh '19.
75-Yard Low Hurdles.
l. Hilda Deibig '19, 11 seconds.
2. Goldie Howard '20.
3. Martha Gault '19.
DELTA PSI KAPPA.
Delta Psi Kappa has been very busy during the past months and has accom- plished quite a few th,ings.
The Alpha chapter had its first dinner dance April 26th, and it proved to be such a success, that we hope to make it an annual affair. And then, best of all, we installed our Zeta chapter at Wash- ington University, St. Louis, on Satur- day, May 17th. Miss Dorothy Smith in- stalled the chapter and brought back de- lightful accounts of our wonderful new
sisters. Our new chapter starts out with lovely fraternity rooms, that are decorated with all the cups that have been won by "W" women. Keep your ears open, Alumni, we shall have more news for you!
Beta chapter bought a Liberty Bond and donated it to the National Treasury.
They raised the money through their basketball team, which proves the wide- awakeness of Stetson Psi Kaps.
Gamma chapter has had many hikes and a wonderful masquerade ball. The University intends to build a new gym- nasium and swimming pool for the girls.
Delta chapter also has a chapter room which is quite a few months old now. On May. 2nd our Delta sisters gave their Psi Kap formal, which proved to be a huge success, from ail reports. A few weeks later they had a dinner and the- ater party, with Mr. Nissen as their guest of honor. We are all so proud to claim "Big Mac" of Delta chapter as a sister. She ha!) been doing reconstruc- tion work in France, and so has repre- sented Delta Psi Kappa in the great work "over there."
Epsilon chapter is just recovering from the effects of the "flu," but even at that they have been busy. Three new members were initiat~d, and a lovely supper served them. Our western sis- ters devote every other meeting to the study of some phase of physical educa- tion, so Delta Psi Kappa is realizing her aims and hopes.
Camp will be held ten days this year at our cottage "Idlewild," and we are ex- pecting even a better time than last year. We are the proud possessors of members who own their own Psi Kap canoes-so you see what's before us. We ar.e hoping to see all the Alumni back, but to those who can not come, we wish a very successful and happy summer.
-Lillian Neubarth, Chapter Report&
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The May issue of the Alumni Bulletin appears somewhat late. The reason for this is that we wished to include in this issue a report on the gymnastic, swim- ming and athletic meets of the college classes, and to be able to give the names of those students who have won their emblems. The report will be found on another page.
Soon the schools will close and the col- leagues will get ready for their v~cation,
their summer courses, etc. We wish everyone real happy summer months, with plenty of outdoor activities, so that all may return to their tasks in the fall with renewed vigor and interest.
OUR SUMMER HOME.
The plan for a summer home of the Alumni, as first suggested by Harriet Mead N ohr in the January issue of the Alumni Bulletin, may possibly soon be realized. Only one of the colleagues has taken up this matter, but he has done so in earnest, and the plan may be car- ried into effect on a much larger scale than anticipated by those who first broached the subject.
Dr. Tobias Sigel '86, of Detroit, Mich., one of the best known former instructors of the N. A. G. U., took up the proposi- tion and has been very active for some
months, so that now there is not only a possibility for a summer home for Aluml).i, but even for an old folks' home.
On Lake Huron, south of Alpena, Mich., Mr. Carl E. Schmidt, a Detroit member of the . A. G. U., owns a considerable stretch of land, comprising in all over 5,000 acres. Mr. Schmidt acquired this many years ago for the purpose of estab- lishing a model farm and of proving that the apparently useless land could be made productive by the right methods.
He has succeeded wonderfully, and his work has not only received the endorse- ment of the Michigan authorities, but is also carefully observed by the United States Bureau of Agriculture.
Near the little town of Harrisville, Mich .. Mr. Schmidt owns a small farm, which he is willing to rent or sell to an organization at a nominal figure. There is one large house with go.od water.
The plot is high and contains beautiful woods. The waves of Lake Huron wash its sandy shore, an excellent swimming beach. This place could be utilized at once for a summer home.
The plan of Messrs. Schmidt and Sigel goes much further, however. Mr.
Schmidt has promised to give $5,000 toward the building of a home for old and disabled members of the N. A. G. U.
Dr. Sigel has also made a large donation and will collect an equal amount in De- troit. Mr. W. Fleck, editor of the Turn- zeitung, has recently visited the place and is enthusiastic over the possibili- ties. He will endeavor to raise an addi- tional $5,000. The sum of $15,000 is considered sufficient for the present needs. As soon as this sum can be col-
le~ted, work on the building will begin.
Whether it will be possible to arrange for Alumni to meet at the place this summer, seems doubtful, as much prepa- ration is still necessary. If any col- league desires to learn more about the
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607 Breitmeyer Bldg., Detroit, Mich. A party of Indianapolis Alumni and mem- bers of the Executive Board of the . A.
G. U. will visit the place in August, after the summer session, and will be able to report on the matter in the October Alumni Bulletin.
PHI DELTA PI.
The third year of Phi Delta Pi comes to an end with the organization larger and stronger than ever.
On March 11th, Phi Delta Pi became recognized as national, in the strictest sense of the word, with its fifth chapter, which was installed at the Battle Creek Normal School for Physical Education, by Ruth Putnam Mason. Eighteen sen- iors with real "Phi Delt" spirit became the chapter members.
Within two weeks after the installa- tion of Epsilon, the Purple and Gold again appeared under our guards for the installation of Zeta, conducted by Nelda Rehr, our grand investigator, at the Chi- cago Normal School of Physical Educa- tion. Members of Alpha,, Gamma and Delta were present to welcome our new Zeta sisters into "Phi Delt."
We are very proud of our three new chapters, (Delta included) and expect great things from them.
On April 5th, the members of the Cin- cinnati Alumni chapter were swelled by the addition of Nora Sauer, Alpha; Ruth McCoy, Beta; and Ruth Purcell, Delta.
The regular meetings of this chapter are held at the Gibson Hotel, Cincinnati.
"Phi Delt" bought a canoe in April, and a .great deal of pleasure has been de- rived from it, although we would have appreciated it if the weather man had endowed us with warm weather earlier in the season.
Our spring vacation extended from April 9th to 15th, during which time the
American Physical Education Associa- tion held its convention in Chicago.
Edna Goedde and Ethel Emrich went to Chicago and paid a visit to the con- vention, where they met representatives from all chapters except Beta. On Sat- urday, April 12th, the three Chicago chapters gave a delightful luncheon at Field's Tea Room in honor of the girls from Battle Creek and N. A. G. U.
There were thirty-five present, includ- ing the following Alphas: Edna Goedde, Ethel Emrich, Anita Fuhring, Gertrude Duering and Gertrude Jahn. It certain- ly . was a pleasure to really meet and know so many "Phi Delts" from other chapters.
On May 1st, we gave our annual en- tertainment at the Athenaeum for our patrons, patronesses, faculty and stu- dent body. The program consisted of two solo dances by Margaret Jahn and Marguerite Holzhauer; a college sketch,
"The Case of Saphronia," directed by Margaret Jahn; and a "Fairy Pageant,"
directed by Marguerite Holzhauer. Mable McHugh played the entire accompani- ment to the pageant, and Charlotte Gal- pin's cleverness and ingenuity made her a veritable fairy god-mother to the "Phi Delt" on this occasion. We had a good time and hope that everyone who saw it enjoyed it as much as we did.
Delia Gipe visited us in May and was present at the entertainment.
June of this year is to mark the ad- vent of two things important to our vro- gress: The first--"The Codot"-the official bi-yearly publication of Phi Delta Pi, is to put in its initial appearance about June 1st. It will contain a hun- dred and one interesting hits, which every "Phi Delt" will enjoy reading.
Show your pep and send your subscrip- tions immediately, if you haven't already done so, to Eunice H. Albright.
The second-the first national con- vention of Phi Delta Pi! Our school
year will terminate this yea1·, as it did last, by a week at camp on Lake Wa- wasee, Ind. The convention is to be held the last four days while at the lake.
Four large cottages have been arranged for to accommodate from 40 to 50 girls, and several cooks engaged who are al- ready worrying over the numerous ap- petites which will demand appeasing.
Plans are also under way for a dance, stunt night, marshmallow and weiner roasts, hikes and canoe trips. How we wish every Alpha Alumni could be with us that week, but since you can't write to us.
Phi Delta Pi,
c/o Stoops Cottage, Pickwich Park, Syracuse, Ind.
The convention will not only put our organization on a much firmer basis, but will draw all the rooters for the Purple and Gold, from Alpha to Zeta, in closer bonds of friendship than all the corres- pendence in the world could do. For ad- ditional information regarding the con- vention, write to us.
We close, alumnae, with best wishes for the summer and a gentle reminder of your "Codot" subscription.
-Edna A. Goede.
CINCINNATI ITEMS.
H. J. Haeberle has just returned to work after a year's service in the army.
John Schwarz is now assistant physi- cal director of Woodward High Schnol.
Olive Knorr became Mrs. Alfred True, April 21. She is now in Cleveland.
Ernest Thoma is much better, but is not yet able to work.
Mrs. Dorothy W ydman Sweeley has returned after a year of military camp life.
The new East Side High School will be finished by next September. It has two
be~utiful gymnasiums in a separate building with a conecting open air gym, two swimming pools; also a large field for track v. ork. H. C. Orr.
INDIAN A ITEMS.
The Indiana Association of Physical Educators is now affiliated with the American Physical Education Associa- tion.
The Indiana Alumni who were present at the Chicago Convention were: Julius Doerter, Otto Steffen, Henry Meyer, Misses Carrie Snively and Gertrude Duering and the Indianapolis crowd.
Gladys Gray, '18, from Grand Rapids, Mich., was at the big convention.
The Indiana Association of Physical Educators held their last meeting for this term April 26. Twenty-two mem- bers were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Apking came down from Lafayette to Indianapolis in their machine for two days' visit. Lieut. Ap- king is back at his place in the Lafayette schools.
THE POPULARITY OF PHYSIGAL ACTIVITIES.
The following diagrams illustrate the result of an investigation conducted among the pupils of a number of our Turnvereins. The object was to ascer- tain the branches of physical education predominatingly popular with the vari- ous age-groups of both sexes, and to dis- cover the best-liked types of activities with reference to age and sex of the dif- ferent branches of physical education.
This knowledge will be an aid in arrang- ing programs of work.
The results are presented without making an effort to interpret the psy- chological and physiological bases under- lying them, as the replies received were not of sufficient number to make the re- sults absolutely conclusive. Enough were received, however, to render a tentative report, by aid of which gradu- ates may make additional observations and thus confirm, or deny, these con- clusions.
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A CHORUS OF ATALANTA OF CALYDON.
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Before the beginni!\g of years There ~ame to the. making of man Time, .;nth gift of tears;
Grief, withJ glass that ran;
Pleasure with pain for leaven;
Summer with flowers that fell;
Remembrance fallen from heaven, And' maqness risen from hell;
Strength without hands to smite;
Love that endures for a breath;
Night, the shadow of light, And ·lrfe1-the shadow of death.
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And night, and sleep in the night.
His speech is a burning fire;
With his lips he travaileth In his heart is a blind desire, In his eyes foreknowledge of death;
He weaves and is clothed with derision;
Sows and he shall not reap;
. __ lli!!.Hf.e _is_a watch or a vision Between a sleep and a sleep.
-Swinburne.
PERSONALS.
Louis Zinsmeister is the proud dad of twin daughters.
A copy of "The Trouble Buster," an
··-··· -army magazine gotten out by the United
States Army General Hospital ·No. 2 at Fort McHenry, shows us that Harry And the high Gods took in hand • Allen is in fine fettle, and- he surely is Fire, and the falling of tears, "busting" up trouble by organizing ath- And a measure of sliding sand letics in his hospital.
From under the feet of years; A card received from Sgt. A. L. Mas- ley, '17, from Mainz, smacks of Rhine And froth and drift of the sea; wine.
And dust of the laboring earth! Arthur Reisner writin~ from Mar- And bodies of things to be seille, France, tells of enJoying French In the houses of death and of birth; village life while pursuing his education
d h · h · d l ht in dissecting and orthopedics.
An wroug t Wlt weepmg an aug er, Albert Haas, '16, and Art Reisner met And fashioned with loathing and love, in France.
With life be~ore and after Harriet and Bob Nohr have a little And death beneath and above, daughter, Dorothy Jane.
For a day and a night and a morrow, lVIr. and Mrs. Eugene Hofmeister, of That his strength might endure· for ·a· -Buffalo,· ·announce the arrival of a
span
With travail and heavy sorrow, The holy spirit of man.
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From the winds of the north and the
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They gathered as unto strife;
They breathed upon his mouth, They filled his body with life;
Eyesight and speech they wrought For the veils of the soul therein, A time for labor and thought, A time to serve and to sin;
They gave him light in his ways And love, and a space for delight, And beauty and length of days,
daughter, Gene Lillian.
On Thursday, June 5, Rudolf Hofmeis- ter '11 received his degree of M. D. from the St. Louis University.
JAMES E. WEYANT.
James E. Weyant, Physics, died Sunday, anaemia.
Professor May 25,
of of The graduates of the Normal College will hold in kind remembrance the fine teacher who had charge of the Depart- ment of Physics since 1907, when the school was established at Indianapolis.
His death means a great loss to our school. He leaves a widow and four daughters.
