Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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Heading Omega chapter this year and responsible for its activities are Jane Bryan, president; Eleanor Gray, vice-president; Jean Allen, recording secretary; Betty Jane Schuller, corresponding secretary; and Kay Allen, treasurer. :;;.;•. : c ; ALPHA DELTA THETA Alpha Delta Theta was founded at Transylvania college, Lexington, Kentucky, November 10, 1919- Omega chapter was established on the Bethany campus in 1932. There are at the present time twenty-six active chapters. Colors — Turquoise, Crimson and Silver. Flower — Sweet Pea. Publication — The Portals. Seniors: Sophomores: Jean Vetter Jean Allen Betty Jane Schuller Dorothy Jackson Katherine Freese Juniors: jane Bryan Eleanor Gray Mary Ellen Hays Flora Justus Marie Lowe Kav Allen Freshmen: Ruth Moser Dorothy Lynch Mary Louise Ray Roberta Elliston Rosemary Roberts Edna Mae Jamison Ida Ruth Steiner Margaret Dice Dorothy Lyons J. The Alpha Delta Thetas dress up for the cameraman. Stand- ing left to right Kay Allen, Dorothy Jackson, Betty Jean Schul- ler, Jean Allen, Marie Lowe. Seated left to right Flora Justus, Eleanor Gray, Jane Bryan, and Jean Vetter. 2. To the kitchen: Ruth Moser, Kay Allen, Bobby Elliston, Ida Ruth Steiner, Jane Bryan, Eleanor Gray, Dotty Jackson, Kay Freese, Jean Allen. 3. Study seems pleasant to Edna Mae Jamison, Flora Justus, Dorothy Lynch and Rosemary Roberts. 4. Jane Bryan, Edna Mae Jamison, Betty Jane Schuller, Rose- mary Roberts and Dorothy Lyons have an informal chat with bosfess Miss Sanders.

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FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES ALPHA DELTA THETA BY ETHEL SHAFITZ Off to a new start in a large house, redecor- ated, refurnished, repainted, Alpha Delta Theta launches its seventh year on Bethany ' s campus. As a social group the aims of the sorority are concerned with diffusing a genuine fraternity feeling among all the organizations as well as promoting sisterhood among their own members. Alpha Delta Theta, brought to Bethany in 1932, was founded in Transylvania college, Lex- ington, Kentucky, in 1919- The house hostess is Miss Sanders of Wellsburg, W. Va., who has been with the Alpha Delts for two years. Consistent with their motto: All things rise from fundamental principles, the organization is interested in a sound scholastic foundation for its members. The Anna Ruth Bourne scholarship cup now belongs permanently to the Thetas as a reward for maintaining the highest scholastic average of any organization on the campus for three consecutive years. Last year the nation 1 Alpha Delta Theta scholarship cup became a permanent possession of the local chapter for winning highest national sorority scholastic honors. Theta sisters are versatile and active on the campus, being represented in several departments. Jean Vetter, senior, is assistant in the German department and will take an important part in the opera which will be presented soon by the music department; Marie Lowe, junior, is assist- ing Mr. Dawson in the chemistry department this year; in the library, helping Miss Kemp, are El- eanor Gray, Flora Justus, juniors, and Betty Jane Schuller, sophomore; Mary Hayes is the girl be- hind the cage in the bursar ' s office; sister Jane Bryan, junior, finds her responsibilities as assis- tant in the music department varied and inter- esting, while Jean Allen, sophomore, helps the physical education instructor with freshmen gym classes. An interesting program is being planned for Theta members this year. Both actives and are anticipating the gala hayride, the annual pledge party. A galloping breakfast, something new and different in the way of entertainment, the annual spring formal and the Christmas dinner guests of Pittsburgh Alpha Delta Theta alumni are already highlights on the Theta cal- endar. New pledges to whom the Alpha Delts ex- tend warm welcome are Ruth Moser, Smithfield, Pa.; Dorothy Lynch, Burgettstown, Pa.; Mary- Louise Ray, Smithfield, Pa.; Roberta Elliston, Oil City, Pa.; Rosemary Roberts, Richmond, Va.; Edna Mae Jamison, Wellsburg, W. Va.; Ida Ruth Steiner, Inghram, Pa.; and Margaret Dice, Lig- ioner, Pa. PAGE TWENTY-FOUR

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Carlin The Bethany Collision VOL. I, No. 1 ON THE BANKS OF THE OLD BUFFALO DATED-UP THE BETHANY COLLISION Published — we hope Editor-in-Chief The editor is out to lunch Associate Editors This is a modern publication under a dictatorship. Circulation by Bethany ' s air conditioned heating Note: All references to existing persons or places is purely a coincidence. Editorial The new chapel system has dis- tinct advantages which mark it as one of the most progressive moves in the history of Bethanj ' . In the first place the new sys- tem will prove to be a great econ- omy to faculty members and to visiting speakers, since the wear- ing of academic gowns makes it unnecessary to buy a new suit when preparing to speak in chapel. An hour gives one time to catch a full forty winks. With more il- lustrated lectures by Shaw, the darkened auditorium will be ev- en more efficacious in this regard. Too, the book store will be able to make a quick turn-over at lit- tle outlay selling flashlights to those who use the chapel period for studying. Choir members are particularly pleased with the new system. Their seats have the advantage of being hidden by the organ con- sole. Thus they are not obliged to even appear contented and happy. Students in English history are overjoyed that the system gives them a full hour vacant on Mon- day morning. Thus, they can have a two-hour class that day with no extra credit. They feel, however, that a charge for this extra instruction should be added to their bill. However, the most promising indication is that the new system is a long step toward the final obliteration of this hold-over from a more naif period of our glori- ous college history. Bethany ' s $9,000 Oat Field In a recent interview with J. Knight, the Collision learned that Bethany ' s $9,000 oat field is in a promising condition. You, per- haps, know it as the Rine field. It is estimated that after the pig-weeds, cockle burs and beg- gar lice are cut and raked, gov- ernment officials will be able to make a comprehensive study to- ward an erosion control plan. This done, the field will provide ample facilities for Bethany ' s stalwart sons to sow their wild oats. Here is a loud argument proving that Bethany is the qual- ity college. A hundred years a- go our alumni were forced to sow their wild oats through the me- dium of school morale. A. K. Pi ' s— It isn ' t so much what we are, ole pal, ole pal — it ' s what we wish we were. Betas — But my deah friend, it isn ' t what we are — it ' s what we used to be. K. A. ' s — No, no, it isn ' t what we are, it ' s what people think we are. Phi Tau ' s — Now it isn ' t what we are, kid — it ' s what we aught to be. Sigs — It isn ' t what we are — it ' s what we think we are. THE COLLIDESCOPE Moompitchers Bethany ' s movie fare provides entertainment in step with the highly cultured tastes of its ef- fete patrons. We heartily rec- ommend the shorts featuring swing bands and animated car- toons. Though some of the gen- uine dramatic masterpieces shown from time to time are above the heads of students, swing bands and cartoons fill a choice spot in our bill. This fact is attested by the round applause they receive. Colliding With Books Gone With the Wind. The story of what happened to that do or die spirit you had during Fresh- man Week. The Inferno. A realistic account of how five Greek tribes, organ- ized into phalanxes, descended upon Cochran hall, a grim cita- del, and carried its inhabitants into involuntary servitude. There is an interesting chapter telling how the Greeks, finding that brute force was to no avail, resorted to conceits and bombast to lure their prizes. This is a revealing tale of collegiate nationalism. Paradise Lost. A story with feminine appeal. It recounts how the idyllic, harmonious life of a class of freshmen co-eds was changed to one of instense soror- ity loyalty. American Tragedy. Telling in terse, ugly words the story of a boy who went to college to bet- ter himself. At the end of four years he had a smaller vocabu- lary than when he started, was in debt, and found himself at the foot of the line with the graduates of the last five years ahead of him in all the employment offices. The Last Puritan. A lovely, fragrant tale of a mythological character who is supposed to have once attended Bethany col- lege. How To Take Care of Your Pipe. A brochure on a topic that is vital to all college men, and to some college women (tch, tch). This is a very learned treatise. The edition is limited, obtainable only with the purchase of a can of tobacco. — The editor will supply the name of the tobacconist for a nominal charge. This is not a plug. In Memoriam We pause to shed a tear for that worthy, The Bethany Col- legian. For long years it printed all the news that fit to print. Gallantly it fought but its fall was inevitable. No one can find news in Bethany that is fit to print. No one in Bethany would read it if it were found. To one of the most fearless and rugged of our contemporaries, we take off our hat. We leave it off in salute to a robust infant, the new Bethanian. PAGE TWENTY-SIX