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Depression Era Exhibit

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Acacia House on Homecoming, 1930 View of the Acacia house, taken at night, while it is decorated for Homecoming 1930. Now the Graduate School of Library and Information Science building, the Acacia House was located at 501 E. Daniel St. in Champaign from 1914-1985. "It was an ideal location, providing an excellent view of the southward growth of the University of Illinois campus and the corresponding shift of fraternity houses. The house was considered to be one of the finest examples of architectural design in the country." (www.rushacacia.com/history).
"Fraternity Responsibilities", Daily Illini, October 1934
Christmas Greetings from The Phi Kappa News, 1936 The homecoming game of 1936 pitted the University of Illinois against Ohio State. Afterwards the Phi Kappa chapter of Alpha Chi Rho held their annual "Dad's Day." That day, A. P. Little was elected president of the chapter's "Dads Association" and Bob D'Ambrosios was presented with "the Ancient and Sacred Scroll of Alpha Chi Rho, of which he (was) to be sole keeper and guardian of during the coming year."
Mildred Chapin, 1945 Not only was (Mildred Chapin) a member of various honor societies, she was highly involved in in the McKinley Foundation. She served on the student council for two years and was a member of the McKinley Mimes for three years. As head of the dramatic department of the McKinley Foundation, she played Puck in Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and Pauli Arndt in Channing Pollock’s “The Enemy.” During her four years at University, she attended a speech given by Jane Addams, listened to Sergei Rachmaninoff in concert, watched John Philip Sousa direct his band, and attended countless University dances. Valedictorian of the class of 1934, Mildred Chapin obtained her degree in home economics and continued with her Masters, earning a $300 scholarship for the continuance of her studies. After spending time at Iowa State College teaching nutrition, in 1941 the Board of Trustees appointed her instructor of Home Economics with a $2,000 salary. Even as an instructor, Chapin continued her extracurricular interests. She was elected as vice-president of the University Woman’s Club, a Y.M.C.A. board member and served on the Student Affairs Audit and Supervision Committee from 1944-45. She continued teaching at the University of Illinois until 1946, when she took a sabbatical to continue her graduate studies at Ohio State University. As a prospective candidate for the open position of Dean of the College of Economics, Chapin’s aim was a doctorate in home economics and higher education. It was in an education graduate class that she met Paul Klohr; her future plans changed dramatically. Upon completing the sabbatical, Chapin resumed her previous Illinois position in the guidance and placement of home economics students and counseling for the student personnel bureau until her resignation in 1948. She married Paul Klohr shortly thereafter and continued to teach part-time at Ohio State University. They remained married until her death in 1982. The papers of Mildred Chapin include a family history, grade-school memory book, graduation certificates, and a scrapbook from her college years containing programs, dance cards, news clippings, graduation cards, photographs, and brief descriptions of notable events. (Mildred Chapin Papers, Angela Jordan, Student Life and Culture Archives, University of Illinois, 2014)
Will Osborn and the Three Squabs Entertain Sigma Delta Kappa, December 1935