Milton College - Fides Yearbook (Milton, WI)

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SIGMAS Left to right: Fourth row: G. Krueger; D. Weber; 1. Polan; A. GriEey; V. Hammill. Third row: Mrs. O. T. Babcock; D. Crandall; A. Schiefelbein; I. McIlree; M. Babcock; D. Lip pincott. Second row; Mrs. B. Westlund; D. Kull; G. Krueger; P. Applegate. First row: Mrs. O. T. Babcock; A. Schiefel- bein; M. Schelp; D. Weber; M. Babcock. Left to right, top to bottom: G. Krueger; D. Crandall; I. Polan. Pic. 1: hHirchert; A. Griffey. Row 1: D. Lippincott; M. Babcock; Pic. 2: . Babcock; G. Krueger; D. Kull. Mrs. C. T. Babcock; I. McIlree; D. Pic. 3: Row 2: A. Schiefelbein; A. Grif- Weber. fey; V. Hammill; Mrs. R. L. Moberly; Pic. 4: D. Weber; I. Mcllree. Twentytthree

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Mice, both living and departed, Have evoked a midnight shriek To disturb the quiet slumbers That some damsels never seek; Cans and bottles hurled down Stairways In the wee hours of the night, Or alarm clocks set to buzzing To give slumbering dames a fright; Blackeouts, basement floods, and washouts, Exits nailed against egress, And the last of each October Many anOther wild excess. Steps have walked off, beds have vanished, Wires have criss-crossed every hall, Vegetables smashed many a windowe Pranks they've sulfered, one and all. Add then big ants, red ants, yes, and June bugs, Centipedes and silver fish, Sink and drain board soiled and cluttered, Not to mention many a dish That awaited an ablution; Yes, dorm days have been beset, But let them strengthen resolution: Someone may plot worse things yet. When the applause quieted down, the dorm continued, Yes, and there's another part of dorm life that's entertaining: the sororities. The Tri-Theta was organized back in 1927 and is the oldest of the two Greek Letter societies for women on the campus. Some of the Theta traditions are the lumberjack rushing dinner, and the Theta weekend. During Hell Week Theta pledges may be seen wearing cowbells, scrubbing sidewalks with tooth- brushes, or repeating Shakespearean sonnets. Last year they gave a Christmas tea for the college, and at Commencement time organized an alumnae association. UThe other sorority is the Sigma Phi Zeta, chartered in 1938. An active group, the Sigmas sponsored the first alchollege tea this year, and with the Thetas helped decorate the gym for the Christmas Formal. This year, too, under the leadership of Bert Griffey, a Greek Letter was sent to all alumnae. When the Moberlys left the college, Mrs. Bernhardt Westlund was invited to be the new sponsor, and happily for the Sigmas, she accepted. . HBoth sororities hold a lot of their meetings in the rooms of the various members, so you can see that I don't often get behind on campus news and activities! HGoodness, I almost forgot to tell you all the things the dorm girls have been doing. I suppose the gym can remember the Sadie Hawkins dance the girls sponsored a few years ago. This year they've been busier than ever. Early in the fall Mr. Todd, whom you all remember for his low bass, agreed to take the school for a hayride out to Stringers' where the dorm girls had a roaring Hre-eand weiners! I still hear about how well President Hill sang the verses of Patsyyorey-arey-ay. Besides that, they invited the rest of the college Continued on Page 24 Twenty-two

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to go Christmas caroling; and then later, beCause the hayride was such fun managed to find a sleigh for an allgcollege sleighing party. I've been hearing a lot of discussion, too, on having Open House. The girls are just as proud of the newly redecorated rooms as I am, and plan to invite friends of the college in to see how nice everything looks. I hope they remember me when the refreshments are passed. I know I haven't mentioned a lot of the activities of the girls, but at least I've told you enough to make you see that dorm life is more than just studying. But without HFrau Holmes twho cheerfully extends dorm hoursI life just woulant be complete; if IIm not mistaken, this is her eighth year at Milton as house mother as well as instructor in German.. Despite be: constant sh-shaing , or maybe because of it, she's rated tops by everyone who knows her. Why, I didnt realize I had talked so long, but it's 10:30 alreadyaand here comes Mrs. Holmes with the quiet signs. Twenty-four