Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music - Opus Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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DELAWARE DORMITORY Poor old Benjie has been gone some years now, but as long as there are plenty of girls in his house I imagine his spirit will always enjoy coming back to visit the old homestead. Again this year he made his annual ghost walk which can be verified by any freshman — particularly Dorothy Sorg. Poor Dorothy — that incident has certainly left its mark on her. Anyone who knows Dorothy will agree that of her many striking features, perhaps the most outstanding is her feet. You see, they are not just ordinary feet. They ' re more like small boats. While she was working in the library the first semester, we heard that she was caught with her feet on the desk — shoes off! Don ' t worry, Dorothy, it pays to have a firm foundation. Wee Doris Miller, a senior this year, has many responsibilities thrown upon her. As head usher she is usually scrambling around hunting for ushers. Work like hers should make her frail. Another senior, Betty Lou, is one of the glamour gals of the campus. She receives the largest percent of all the telephone calls. Oh, yes, some people have all the luck. We are anxiously waiting to see which will win out in the end — the Army, Navy or Air Corps. If you haven ' t noticed a mournful far-away look in Carolyn Burd ' s eyes — notice now. There is a good reason too. She has acquired a lovely diamond and plans to be married in June. There has been quite some change made in the dormitory since the beginning of the second semester. With the arrival of new students the rooms became more crowded so a double decker bed was placed in one of the smaller rooms. Mrs. Woody and Alice Jean both were wondering, Will she fall out of bed tonight? Muriel Oeth makes a very efficient substitute for Mrs. Woody. Peck ' s Bad Boy is Martha. We know you mean well with all your little tricks, so we are not mad at you. If you have ever seen her in a skirt, you will agree that she can look feminine. She seems to prefer slacks and blue-jeans. Muriel ' s good friend and room-mate (also the Pollyanna of the dorm) is Dot Steinert. She always has a smile for everyone. Someone a great deal like Steinert is Rowena Lackey. We have all depended on her soothing back rubbings to help us go to sleep. As tired as she might be, she never says no. Judging from the array of pictures on her dresser, it seems she prefers the Air Corps to the other branches of the service. One of the most faithful listeners of the symphony is Peg Warner. She can almost always be found on Sunday afternoon in the basement of the dorm listen- ing to the New York Philharmonic. She has quite a collection of records, too.

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SIGMA ALPHA IOTA ZETA CHAPTER NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL MUSIC SORORITY Sigma Alpha Iota, the oldest music fraternity for women, was established in 1903 at the University School of Music, Ann Arbor, Michigan, by seven women whose aim was to give moral and material aid to the members of the group during the course of their musical education. SIGMA ALPHA IOTA OBJECTIVES ARE: To form bodies of representative women who shall by their influence and their musical interest uphold the highest ideals of a musical education. To raise the standards of productive musical work among the women students of colleges, conservatories, and universities. To further the development of music in America and promote a stronger bond of musical interest and understanding between foreign countries and America. To give inspiration and material aid to its members. To organize the social life of its members as a contributing factor to their educational program. To co-operate whole-heartedly with the ideals and aims of the Alma Mater. To adhere to the high standards of American citizenship and democracy. Sigma Alpha Iota started its musical year with the monthly musicales on which each member performs during the year. The high-light of the SAI calendar was the visit of our National President, Kathleen Davison, December 9 and 10. Mrs. Davison honored us by attending our Incorporation Day Celebration at the Spink-Arms Hotel, at which time she gave us a view of the war effort of SAI as a national group. We were pleased to add nine lovely pledges to our SAI family at this meeting. Sigma Alpha Iota, in collaboration with Mu Phi Epsilon and Phi Beta, went all out in presenting the Victory Musicale in March. The fraternity year was brought to an end by initiation services and banquet at the Hotel Lincoln in April, and election of officers for the coming year.

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Peggy ' s room-mate of last semester was Billie Brown. Billie has left us to be with her husband down in the deep south. We also miss Jeanne Havens who was in the dorm until February. We don ' t blame you for preferring your sister to us — as long as we get to see you often. Poor Marilyn Fisher. If it ' s not one thing, it ' s a million others. She had not come back from mid-semester vacation more than a week before she was taken to the hospital for an appendectomy. We hear she ' s getting along nicely. Another one to leave us is Betty Roberts or Queenie . She stayed out this semester in order to help her grandmother, but hopes to be back on a full schedule next year. The new-comers to the dorm are Billie Cole, Edith Mae Brizius, Jane Jeffries and Elsie Ruth Young. Orchids to Mrs. Woody. She certainly makes a super house-mother.