Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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l l UJeita C p5iic 5iton Leon Hardison President Pi Delta Epsilon, national honorary journalism fraternity, was installed on the Memphis State campus in the spring quarter of 1952. Membership is based on a student ' s work in journalistic activities. He must have completed at least one year ' s work and must be either a junior or senior. Projects for the 1952-53 year have been the sponsoring of a signature page in the school ' s newspaper and the compiling of an anticipated alumni bulletin. Top Row, left to right: Joleta Conley, Howard Ezell, Ronald Gruenewald and Paul Marsh • Second Row: Peggy Jeanne Miller, Mary Gardiner Miller, Charles Mueller, and Betty Erie Pouncey • Third Row: Robert Templeton, Henry Wenzler, Fred C. Kendriek and Dr. William H. Taft. 17

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oLiberai yvrfa J ronor S oclett Organized and sponsored by faculty members of Phi Beta Kappa, oldest national honorary fraternity, the Liberal Arts Honor Soeiety recognized outstanding scholar- ship in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Students are elected annually on the basis of their academic standing and in accordance with standards of Phi Beta Kappa. Student members elected in the Spring of 1952 were: Betty Ann Beeler, Lillye Ruth Carson, Kathryn Judith Evans, Dorothy Jane Fisher, Lola Frances Kiser, John Catlett Rumble, all seniors, and Phyllis Ann O ' Callaghan, junior. Faculty members who belong include Dean Flora Rawls, Dr. H. S. Kaltenborn. Dr. Peter Bannon, Dr. Aaron Boom, Bradford White, Daniel C. Sossomon, Dr. Mary Frances Gyles and Dr. Dorothy Seay. »»»»»»»»»»»»»»» c« «««««««««««« c Lawibda UJelt a Lambda Delta is an honorary sorority for freshmen women attaining a 3.5 average for two quarters. The pur- pose of the society is to promote intelligent living and a high standard of learning, and to encourage superior scho- lastic attainment among freshmen women. Lambda Delta was organized on the Memphis State campus in May, 1952, and is now petitioning Alpha Lambda Delta, national honorary fraternity. Members include, top row, left to right: Nancy Jo Rumble, Char- lotte Young, Barbara Burnette • Bottom Row: Betty Oglesby, Sue Shannon and Amy Nell Aeschliman. 16

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Jau J appa rtpka DDi T Tau Kappa Alpha, national honorary speech fraternity, was organized by a group of Indiana college orators and debaters in Indianapolis in 1908. The Memphis State Chapter was installed Feb. 18, 1953, by Paul Brandes and students from Ole Miss Chapter. A candidate for membership must be outstanding in the field of speech with a high scholastic average. The purpose of the fraternity is to encourage and re- ward outstanding achievement in the field of forensics. First Row: James Dietz, Jim Hurt and John G. Jones • Second Row: Connie Sue Pope, Vivian Rogers and Eva Wallis • Third Row: Eleanor Williamson, Miss Evelyn Kempe, Dr. Donald Streeter. »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»««««««««««««««« J iqma Jjelta j l Gamma Delta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, national honorary Spanish fraternity, was established at Memphis State April 21, 1950, some 30 years after its founding at the University of California. Members must have studied Spanish for the equivalent of three college years and must have maintained an over-all B average with an A average in Spanish. Members sponsor informal parties at which other students of Spanish may meet Spanish-speaking persons now living in Memphis. They strive to accomplish the purposes of the national organization: to forment a wider knowledge of and a greater love for the Hispanic contributions to modern culture; to provide a nucleus for Spanish language student activities and regional meetings; to foster friendly relations and the cooperative spirit between the nations of Hispanic speech and of English speech, and to reward those who show special attainments and interests. Members this year include, top row, left to right: Anne Law, Lynn Bigbee, Norma Graeber and Jean Glair; McDermott • Bottom Row, left to right: Elizabeth Mc- Callen, Cecil Ribon and Miss Mary Heiskell.