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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Nov. 26, 1951
First Fraternity For Women At University Was Pi Beta Phi
Pi Beta Phi, the first Greek letter fraternity for women at the University, was established as Kansas Alpha chapter of I. C. Sorosis in 1872.
Nationally Pi Beta Phi fraternity was founded at Monmouth college, Monmouth, Ill., in April 1867. In 1888, the name I.C. Sorosis was changed to the Greek letters, Pi Beta Phi.
Mrs. Flora Ellen Richardson Coleman, class of 73, the first woman to graduate from the University was a charter member of Pi Beta Phi.
Pi Phi early became a pioneer among women's fraternities in one of the great altruistic movements of the present day. The fraternity established a settlement school in the Appalachian mountains in order to share its education with a community which needed a school.
The school included eight elementary grades plus four years of high school. It is accredited by colleges and universities all over the country.
The Pi Beta Phi school plans for the enrichment of life for each child who comes under its supervision. No tuition is charged by the school.
The school also sponsors an adult education program in weaving to help the men and women of the mountain community to become self-supporting.
Kansas Alpha was the first Pi Phi chapter to publish the Arrow, which is the fraternity's national magazine.
Mountaineer Makes Detour To Visit High School Senior
Waukesha, Wis.—(U.P.)—A 26-year-old unschooled mountaineer who had seen only one woman in his life until a month ago, made a 1,500-mile detour to date a pretty high school senior.
"I just wanted to visit with her," said Peter Grainger, the six-foot army recruit who wandered down from the New Mexican hills a month ago to enlist in the army and went on to astound army officials with his self-gained knowledge.
The object of his attentions was 17-year-old Carol Amidon who wrote to Fort Sam Houston, Tex., along with "hundreds" of other persons when word of Grainger's early life was made public.
"I got hundreds of letters from people after I joined the army—a lot of them asking for money," Grainger said. "Carol's appealed to me most."
Grainger is en route to Fort Meade, Md., where he will enter officers' candidate school. He was assigned there on the basis of intelligence tests given him after he arrived in Texas.
The tests showed that although he had no formal education, Grainger and an exceptionally keen mind.
"Id like to go to one of these
sometimes." he told Carol.
The meeting was arranged by the school principal after Grainger arrived at the institution. Carol showed him around.
He met Carol yesterday in the Waukesha High school library. It was the first time he had ever been inside a school.
"She was interested in the same things I am—hunting and fishing," he said.
Later they talked about "different things" Grainger said.
And Carol indicated that she got along just fine with the bronzed recruit.
"I think he he's real nice," she said. "He's got a nice smile and a polite way."
49. Until a month ago, Grainger had
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lived entirely in the New Mexico mountains.
But his father died several weeks ago, so he decided to join the army. He buried his father and started on the long route to "civilization" astride a burro. He was dressed in his customary clothes made of animal skins.
Part way down, the burro died and Grainger was given a lift in an automobile. It was the first time he had ever ridden in one.
On the way to the recruiting station, Grainger obtained some store-bought clothes and was given a shave—the second one in his life.
Grainger's age made him subject to the draft, but he told army officials he had never heard of the selective service act. They checked and it proved to be true—along with the rest of his almost unbelievable story.
He promised the attractive senior he would write after he arrived in Georgia, and she promised to write, too.
After his meeting with Carol, Grainger went to a fish fry with Frank Loewus, a journalism teacher at the high school.
Washington —(U,P)— Fairy tales are on the decline in the nation's book stores. What our young want in the way of reading matter is facts.
"I'd sure like to stop in and see her once more before I go," Grainger said. "It wasn't much out of my way to come here for a visit."
Young Americans Want To Read Facts
Nora Beust, a specialist for school and public libraries in the U. S. office of education, has this to say about the new trend:
"The books that are up for Christmas sale are about subjects important to children and are up-to-date with authoritative informations."
Miss Beust did not care to elaborate, but Mrs. Katherine Parkman, a buyer of children's books for a bookstore was more vocal.
"I have talked to a lot of parents," Mrs. Parkman said, "and it isn't their idea to force informative books on the children. The kids demand it themselves."
Mrs. Parkman said there never can be any substitute for "Mother Goose," and volumes of that kind still sell well, but the facts are that the youngsters of today also want to be informed.
Picture books for pre-school children still are in demand, but according to Mrs. Parkman they are more on the realistic side. Like one being displayed around the country now called "Jeanne Marie Counts Her Sheep."
A youngster listening to a reading of that book will learn to count.
"Junior high school students are going in for the more serious and educational type books," Mrs. Parkman said. "One that is selling well in this category is called 'Twenty Modern Americans.'"
There is a chapter on J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Another on Walt Disney of animated cartoon fame. Others include Henry Agard Wallace, former vice president, Helen Wills Moody, great tennis player; Pearl Buck, who wrote "The Good Earth"; Will Rogers, late cowboy humorist; Jane Addams, who founded Hull house in Chicago.
There is another book called "Famous Paintings" by Alice Elizabeth Chase. It's an introduction to art for young people and includes work of such artists as Raphael, Rembrandt, and Titian.
But getting back to "Mother Goose." The old woman has changed in the modern versions. The emphasis in these volumes is toward a happy ending. Humpty Dumpty doesn't get his shell stusted anymore. He makes a perfect small-end landing. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe doesn't whack her youngsters and send them to bed hungry. She gathers them in for a feed and a hug before shooing them to the loft. And the Gingerbread Boy now is alive and happy, instead of being lapped up for supper by a hungry animal.
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Official Bulletin
ASC meeting postponed until Dec. 4.
Phi Sigma, Tuesday noon meeting, 301 Snow hall, Dr. Weir discussing "Geneticists, Are they Human?"
Chess club, Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
Union ballroom. Fourth round of tournament.
Applications for men's residence hall scholarships (spring semester) are due in the dean of men's office before Dec. 1.
Classes taught by Dr. Ise will not meet until Friday morning, Nov. 30. Faculty forum, Wednesday noon,
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Business Fraternity Pledges Seventeen
Alpha Kappa Psi, professional business fraternity, announces the recent pledging of seventeen men.
ISA Sells Sixty Boxes Of Cards
They are William Owens, William McGinty, Lyle Anderson, Dan Specker, Dick Klassen, Carroll Speckman, Hubert Dye, Richard Nordstrom, Kenneth Merrill, John Bossom, Richard Mai, Walter Cole, Sam Perkins, Charles Bether, Charles Hyer, Robert Wilbur and Joe Hargrave.
Sixty boxes of Christmas cards with scenes of the campus have been sold by the Independent Students association. Each box, containing 16 scenes, sells for 75 cents. They will go on sale again Nov. 28.
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