West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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THE MURMURMONTIS Haught Literary Club rhe Haught Literary Club was organized in 1924 as a medium through which Wesleyan women can be recognized for literarj attainment and by which their intellectual interests may be cultivated and promoted. Its membership is limited to sixteen active members. The election of these members being made either by direct election by the unanimous vote of the club, or bv replacement bv an outgoing Senior presenting an undergraduate to take her place rhe purpose of the club is to formalize the proceeding of its meetings but by meeting the ever-growing literar trend through readings and reviews of the drama, poetry, fiction and non-fiction, and by increased acquaintance with the accepted classics, to create the literary appreciation that shall be an asset to the cultural life of women OFFICERS Martha McIntyre ------------ President Ruth Crabtree --------- Vice-President Mary Gibson ------- Secretary FIazel Reppert - Treasurer MEMBERS Eleanor Reppert Juanita Dawson Genta Wilson Virginia Caudy FIelen Pinney M belKent Ruth Cunningham Catherine Curran Effie Renick Geraldine Bosworth Elizabeth McGlothlin .Mary Ed wards One hundred forty-two

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NINETEEN TWENTY-NINE Wesleyan Players rhe Wesleyan Payers was organized on the campus in ' )11 by Miss Mildred I ittle, headoi the department of Expression at that time, with the twelve members of the cast of The Piper as the charter members. Since then the club has hem steadily growing and at the present time has a membership of thirty-eight, includ- ing the alumni. 1 1 is the purpose of the club to promote dramatics at Wesleyan. I his year the organization is under the direction of Professor I C. Staats, head of the department of Public Speaking and Expression. I he membership of this club is of two kinds; active and honorary. Member- ship requires a recommendation by the director; a major or leading role in one big production or a minor part in two separate plays; when a student has written a one- act play which has been porformed under the direction of a player. It is the custom of the organization to present three major productions during the year. This year the Wesleyan Players have sponsored two plays. By the pre- cedent of a student production, which was recently established. Sun-up by lulu Yollmer. was successfully directed by Percy Ross. The second play was Peg ( ' M I lean by J. 1 lartley Manners, under the personal direction of Professor Staats. to whom no little degree of credit is given lor his successful production. The players spend much time and consideration on the plays they produce . nJ the type presented are of the best possible character. OFFICERS Thomas A. Jones -------...... p res ; dent Mayford Camp --------- Vice-President Eva Swisher --------- Secretary Elizabeth Talbott ------ Treasurer Pi rcy Ross - - - Business Manager ACTIVE MEMBERS Prank Hutchinson Fred Haughi Amy Lot Simmerman Paul Given Mary Gibson Robert Herzer John Mott Robert Goodwin Rosalie Hollida Annis Ross Hayward Hamrick One huiulrcJ fortj -

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-Vu a NINETEEN TWENTY-NINE Fraternities and Sororities I. KAPPA PHI OMEGA II. SIGMA ETA DELIA III. SIGMA DELTA Clll IV. Clll ALPHA TAU V Clll KAPPA ALPHA I. ALPHA GAMMA Pill II. SIGMA PI DELTA One hunJrt ' d forty-three