Modesto Junior College - Buccaneer Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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BUCCANEER - 193 7 The Partheneia, organized for the avowed purpose of further- ing interest in dancing, has won an important place among cam- pus societies. It yearly sponsors the spring dance pageant and as- sists in presenting social dancing, assembly programs and the opera. The Engineers' club exists for the purpose of promoting high ideals and standards of the pro- fession among students who are interested in engineering. Important among the activi- ties of the year were visits to the University of California Engin- eers' open house in Berkeley and Don Pedro dam. An inspec- tion was also made of Port Stock- ton. The outstanding activities of the Art Club during its successful 1936-1937 season can be divided into three distinct groups-Seb vice, social and education. Led by Presidents Rose Web- ster and Althea Parrish, the club held many social gatherings, the outstanding event-the big Hal- lowe'en party. The organization has promoted interest in the field of art with exhibits of drawing and sketches made by local stu- dents. Primarily a society to stimu- late interest in biological sciences the Beta Phi, sponsored by Fred- erick Knorr has also been an active social organization. Presidents Joe Lindsay and Patricia Trott held weeklv meet- ings at which time special pro- grams were presented.

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BUCCANEER - 1937 -nnnv1m.-.m....nu.-lm...,,,,..,,,,.-nn1nn1 1 .. ..- Organized for the avowed purpose of stimulating student interest in commercial fields the Commerce Club has carried out its objective in numerous ways. Several guest speakers were se- cured during the year to discuss new development in this branch of study. In the spring, Presi- dent Margaret Abernethy inaug- urated the policy of holding weekly banquets to further the club's social interests. Organizing this year, philate- lic fanciers, under the direction of Dr. Edwin Oscar Smith, new adviser, again founded a campus Stamp Club. Sponsoring bi-weekly stamp broadcast over radio station KTRB the organization with James Moynihan, president, has been active in holding exhibits to display Red Cross seals, rare stamps from all parts of the globe and valuable United States and foreign currency collections. Organized for the purpose of interesting men in particular pha- ses of California natural resourc- es, the Forestry Club has been successful in achieving this end. The organization has extended its whole-hearted cooperation in the movement for beautifying the college campus. A new Young Men's Christian Association with Dean Turner, president, was reorganized dur- ing the spring semester to pro- mote good will and a spirit of Christian fellowship on the cam- pus.

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CBUCCANEER - 1937 we ow Helen Manha, editor of Scribblings ACTIVITIES OF THE SCRIBBLERS CLUB, which was organized a year ago by William MCK. Stensaas, were carried on during the 1936-37 school year by twenty creative student writers. Under the direction of Helen Man- ha, editor, the annual edition of Scrib- blingsf' compilation of original prose and poetry selections, was published and distributed in May. Approximate- ly 400 copies of the black leatherette- covered magazine with its silver letter- ing on the front were sold. In keeping with the purpose of the club, meetings consisted in the reading and criticizing of members' contribu- tions. Twice during the fall semester 59 l l v outside speakers addressed the group on literary subjects. Mr. Stensaas, adviser, stated that students who would otherwise tend to lose all desire to write are enabled to maintain their interest through inter- pretive reading and constructive sug- gestions of submitted material. The year,s activities were headed by Pershing Olson, presidentg Betty Chow, vice-president, and Ida Vincent, secretary-treasurer. Members whose work was published in First the Blade, California college publication containing original writ- ings of undergraduates, were William Nye, Rosalind Odell, Olson, Marie Smith, and Miss Vincent. t Members of the Scribblers Club '