Bloomsburg University - Obiter Yearbook (Bloomsburg, PA)

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(Strls ' Snrmttnrij (Elub ()FFICf:RS .Mvin ' fl A. Griffiths President Benetlicta Corrigan Vice-President Harriet Gulden Secretary Lucia Hamniund Treasurer HE fjirls ' Dormitory Club is an oreanizatiiin made up of all the twirls who live in the Dormitory. The aim ot the Club is to promote the welfare of the girl student body and to have an organization For the Girls, Of the the ( irls, and 1? the (jirls. The Girls ' Dormitiir Club is an advantage to the girls in many ways. It binds all of the trirls living in the Dormitory more closeK together and brings them into a clo-er relationship with the hall teachers. The G. D. C. was organized by the girls in the fall of 1017, when 221 girls entered as charter members. ( )ur m.embership this ear is e en larger, as all the new girls that came in became members immediateh. Th work of the G. D. C. is done by Committees. These Committees are ap- pointed by the President and rep(jrt at every regular meeting, which is held on the last Thursday evening of each month. The Committees are as follows: Membership, Initiation. Reading ' . Music, (i;n-.e, Re.reation, Room and Grievance. The Club has taken over tlie responsibility of the Ci. R. l.. and it is the ambi- tion of the Cj. D. C. to make the room the most attracti e in the school. A fund is kept from which magazines are purchased ; but tliis vear we gave this fund to the American Red Cross. We ha e had a very successful year, but we know that the rext ear will be just as successful, because our under-classmates of the Girls ' Dormitory Club are capable of holding up the Club ' s reputation. Page One tliitidrcd-jnrty-tiiitr

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Inifa ' SDrmttnni (Ulub ()fficp:rs Frank C. Schraeder President Arthur Felker ' ice-President Charles Felker Treasurer James Sweetwood Secretar - HE Boys ' Dormitory Club is an organization that has been established many vears ago, and e er since has grown in strength and numbers. It is com- posed of the buys in the dormitory and its membership is always a 100%, tor rarely if ever can a boarding student be found who refuses to enjoy the benefits of such an organization. Like all other organizations, this club has been organized with a purpose, and the advantages that the bo s derive there. rom are many. It brings the boys into a closer relationship with each other and helps to establish among them the mutual bonds of friendship. Questions involving all the boys in the dormitory as a whole are considered by the club, and as an organization for obtaining a better understanding with the hall-teachers it cannot be surpassed. A permanent grievance committee is appointed at the beginning of the year, and it is the dut ' of this co;nmittee to see the hall-teachers about disputed questions, petitions, grievances, and other disagreements and dissatisfactions. Moreover, the cultivation of self-expression and independent thought are other important ad antages to be derived from being a member of such an organization. The meetings afford wonderful opportunities for good speech making and intelligent discussions. The boys are required to pay a certain amount of dues each term and so a fund is kept in the treasury. The money is expended in the most useful and profitable way. Subscriptions are made for the dailv papers and the best magazines; while the best sheet music, games, and other reading material are always to be seen in abundance. Fhe club has this year purchased ;onie excellent games which are greatly favored and appreciated by the boys. The Recreation Room now has two pianos, one of which has been purchased recenth ' , and these help to make possible the lively times that the boys often enjoy there in their leisure moments. (5ne of the amusing features about the meetings of the H. U. C. this year is the frequent indulgence by the club in mock court trials. The enjoyment derived from such trials is unbounded, and they tend to lighten the hearts of the boys by their ludicrous humor .ind comical situations. Such trials, though possessing this humor of a somewhat subtle nature, are simph a means to an end, as they are of a certain educational value and tend to develop the expressive power of the boys. ' . , ■ ' « ' ■ II :nij! , .l-h,i y-, ' l, ll

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p (Girls ' Atblrtir Aasoriatinn ERHAPS it was thouiiht, because of the tew boys at H. S. N. S. this year, that there would be no athletics. Well, the girls have done their very best and have kept B. S. N. S. athletics alive. The Girls ' Athletic Association helped to do thi cr thiny;. - - ■ Our first meetini: of the girls was called December 5th, 1018. The first thing to be done in our meeting was the election of (jfficers, and the following were elected for the year: Lillian Fisher President Muriel Griffiths Vice-President Priscilla ' oung Secretary Harrriett Luhman Treasurer Mary Durkin Manager of Varsity The newly elected officers were then installed and the business meeting followed. We had a large bill for hocke sticks to be paid, and this took all the money from the treasury. It was very difficult to find a way to get money in the treasury again because of the various war activities this year, such as Liberty I oans, the r L C. A. Cam- paign. Retl Cross Drive, and others, to which we gave freely. The way decided to make mone was that ot haxing our class Basketball games on Saturday night and charging admission. The financial collectors of the association worked their very best and collected the ear ' s dues. The girls of this ear ha e kept the motto — Fun, decided on in I ' iS. All those who attended the class games will say that they had their share of Fun there. Also another place of Fun was found in the Spring of 1Q18, when on back cam- pus you could set a group of girls playing croquet or quoits with a set bought by our Association. ' Fhis Spring, one more feature of Fun will be added, and that will be Hocke . It has been decided that e ' ery year the money left in the treasury will be used to buy something that will further Girls ' Athletics in Normal, together with their idea of P ' un. This ear the Association decided to buy swings for on the campus. These we know w ill be enjoyed b all the students of the coming years. Fhere are nian other e ents which occurred this year, but our space is limited : so it is all said in this: The girls this year are proud to say that they enjoyed them- selves and worked well tn keep up the athletic life and spirit of the school. P,i,l, One llundi , l-h ly