McKendree University - McKendrean Yearbook (Lebanon, IL)

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SIGMA BETA RHO Gerald Gulley, Earl Meyers, Raymond Switzer, LaVerne Book, Wilma Ditzler, Helen Mitchell, Mary Shelton, Oliver Keiser, Dr. W. C. Walton, Dr. W. 1. Scarborough, Charles Haigh, Roger Tappmeyer, Ralph Edwards, Calvin Ryan. Charles Chadwell. Service. Brotherhood, and Religion have long been the key-words to a successful Christian min- istry. ( )ur Sigma Beta Rho organization endeavors to uphold and maintain these Christian virtues in the lives of its student ministers. Tin- traditional men only set-up was over- thrown last year when the first woman was taken into the organization. Now Sigma I ' .eta Rho boasts a membership of five women and nineteen men. We sponsored a caroling party before Christ- mas vacation which terminated in a chili supper served around the lighted Christmas tree in Pear- son ' s Hall. Devotional programs were presented each. Mon- day afternoon this year. The organization also sponsored Gospel Teams which contacted many of the churches in Southern Illinois. RAYMOND SWITZER President CHARLES HAIGH Vice-President OLIVER KEISER Secretary-treasurer HELEX MITCHELL Program Chairman

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SIGMA TAU DELTA Charles Long, Mary Ruth Shelton, Dr. Mary H. Wright, Ralph Edward Barbara Woolard, Helen Waggoner (alumna member). Dr. C. R. Yost, CHARLES LONG President BARBARA WOOLARD Vice-President MARY RUTH SHELTOX Secretary-Treasurer DR. M. H. WRIGHT Sponsor A chapter of Sigma Tau Delta was organized on our campus in 1936. We are the Jota chapter of this national honorary professional literary fra- ternity. We had six members at the beginning of the year. After a pledge period in the second semes- ter, we inducted one new member, Helen Mitchell, into our organization. Sigma Tau meetings are held for the purpose of reading and evaluating current literary pro- ductions. Our aim is to promote creative writing. We submit material to our national magazine, The Rectangle . Several of our selections have been printed this year. T V Page Twenty-five

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CLIONIAN LITERARY SOCIETY lean Miller, Frances Robinson, Isabel Shaffer, Adina Young, Margaret Hursev, Mary Ruth Shelton, Helen Mitchell, Viola Pitchford, Mary E. Presley, Mary Ellen Glotfelty, June Miller, Flossine Rule, Helen Utterback. Presidents for the ear MARY RUTH SHELTON ISABEL SHAFFER FLOSSINE RULE From 1868, the day of bonnets and bustles, to 1941 with its ankle socks and cardigans the Clion- uin Literary Society has been a favorite among McKendree co-eds. Clio has just completed another successful year. Two pledge periods have increased our active mem- bership to a total of twenty. We presented several open session programs. Philo entertained us with a skating party at the Sionilli roller rink in East St. Louis. The traditional spring banquet at the Melbourne Hotel in St. Louis was a gala affair. The colorful formals worn by the girls on that Friday night of April 18 did much toward carrying out the floral theme of the occasion. Rut that is only half of the story. Clio is not merely a frolicsome group lacking a serious side. We have literary programs each Monday night. These programs help us develop stage presence and speaking ability. Altogether Clio does much toward producing that well-balanced personality which every girl desires.