Huntington College - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Huntington, IN)

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llL .l - l1- Zia INTERESTING CULTURAL PROGRAMS HEARD The literary organizations on our campus exist for the purpose of furnishing thorough training in expression of thought and in parliamentary procedure. Zeta's program of ac- tivity for the year has been designed to fulfill this purpose. Doris Spencer was elected to lead the society as president, assisted by Bethel Mote, vice-president, Jean McKown, secretary, and Marian Brott, treasurer. Meeting regularly bi-weekly, the programs were varied and interesting including book reviews, round table discussions, motion pictures and musical entertainment. All meetings, of course, were conducted strictly according to parliamentary law which served to impress the procedure upon the minds of the members. ln the business meetings plans were devel- oped for the purchasing and hanging of new drapes in the Zeta meeting room, new song books were secured, and once again the constitution was revised and adopted to meet the changing needs of the society. ln the fall they declared a truce with Philo and along with the faculty sponsored the annual Fall Reception which was held in the Men's Dormitory. This year the girls did not have to prepare their rooms for inspection as was always the case in previous years. ln- stead they made a thorough inspection of the fellows' rooms and seemed to be quite pleased with decorative taste which the men exhibited. We must not forget the traditional Moon- light Hike which is held for the express purpose of . . . well, for several reasons. These two evenings of fun are also jointly sponsored by Zeta and Philo. Oh, yes, we must not forget to mention that Jean Gruver was Queen of the Hay Rack Ride this year, and Paul Schilling was King. During the first semester, Zeta entertained Philo at an Inter-Society meeting. Along with the refreshments which the fellows enjoyed, an interesting program in the form of a round table discussion on Military Training was presented. 24

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7 .ni CAITCUJ INTEREST IN Tl-IEOLOGICAL SEMINARY PROMOTED With the purpose of acquainting students who are prosepective ministers or mission- aries with the type of work they will be expected to perform, Clericus presented a pro- gram based upon the needs and interests of its members. Topics, such as evangelism, urban and rural church problems, and church cooperation, have been presented. Varied methods -lectures, panel discussions, round table discussions, films, question periods - were em- ployed by the program committee for the monthly meetings, in an endeavor to acquaint mem- bers with the procedures as well as give informative and challenging programs. Dorothy Stermer served as the efficient chairman of the program committee, assisted by Elizabeth Rumfield and Prof. J. Ralph Pfister. The project undertaken for the year centered on the Seminary. One phase was to help people become better acquainted with the Theological Seminary. Articles were written by the committee for publication, and contact was made with off-the-campus members. The other part of the project undertaken by this committee under the leadership of Stanley Peters as chairman, assisted by Clarence Kopp, Jr., was to secure theological books for the library. Books of historical value to the church were sought, as well as new books. The officers who headed the organization during the year were: S. Roger Birdsall, pres- ident, Earl Thomas, vice-president, Floy Mulkey, secretary, William Souders, treasurer, and Prof. Ralph G. Bealer, adviser. 23 l:

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PIM, NEW INTEREST IS EVIDENCED Excelsior , PhiIo's motto may well be that of an organization that seems to have taken on new life. It has taken Philo quite some time to begin to recover from the war-time deple- tion of men on the campus, but it seems that now there is once again a spark of the old or- ganization beginning to flicker into a flame. Philo is on the move. lndications of new in- terest were evident around the beginning of the second semester when Philo Hall resounded with the campaign speeches of candidates from the opposing political parties, the Radicals and the Pacifists. lt was time for the election of new officers and they had adopted the two-party system which is so much a part of our national government. Results of the election carried the Radical party into power with LaVern Smith as their president. Inaug- ural ceremonies were held on February lO when the new president received the gavel of au- thority from the retiring president, Lloyd Flint, who in true Philo tradition became the jani- tor ofthe organization. For the men on the campus this society purposes to give training in parliamentary pro- cedure, encourage oratorical speaking as well as formal debating and panel discussions. Learning to express one's thoughts is considered of importance to Philo members. In addition to their regular meetings they join with Zeta to sponsor various parties and the Inter-Society meeting in the spring when the fellows arrange for the refreshments and the program. The picture below does not indicate the size of Philo although it was not so large the first semester. However, the second semester found an increased number of men on the campus becoming interested in the growing movement. Keep a watchful eye on this campus organization for Philo is on the move. 25