Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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CAVELINGS ORACLE RAVELINGS STAFF Joe Sherrick Don Von Pein Ralph Downing Beatrice Hall Marian Smith George McConnell Raymond Murray Graham McMillan Ruth Wacfner Helen Campbell Evelyn Ruskin John Henderson John Moffett ORACLE STAFF William Thomas Marian Smith Cleo Stephens Betty Rubino George Elliott Richard Moody Helen Campbell Lou Senne Kenneth Baird Page Twenty-four

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SiaiTia Cmicrcn Mu Siatna Tau Celta Officers President George Beste Vice Pr- ' ident Wilbert Scott Secretary-Treasurer Margaret Grier Historian Prof. C. G. Goodrich Faculty Adviser Dr. H. R. Beveridge A society for the recognition of scholarship and culture. This is the essence of Sigma Omi- cron Mu; its single aim and purpose. And, like those fortunate people who have earned the right to join, it succeeds splendidly in fulfilling this aim. The requirements in character, schol- arship and ability exceed those of the National honorary society, Phi Beta Kappa — to whose honored ranks the local chapter soon hopes to belong. Those juniors and seniors who have success- fully achieved the standards of the society are publicly recognized on Scholarship Day. This is held once each semester with an impressive ceremony and is distinguished by an outstanding speaker. At the same time the Kiwanis Schol- arship cups are awarded to the fraternity and sorority with the highest average for the pre- ceding semester. Scholarship day is climaxed with a banquet, honoring the new members and the freshmen who have made the honor roll. In addition to the active student members, the organization is composed of several faculty, Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi members. The members of Sigma Omicron Mu on the Monmouth campus typify the spirit of progress and culture which is their goal. As a group they exert an unobtrusive but powerful influence for intelligent, successful. Christian living. Officers President Dorothy Field Vice President Cleo Stephens Secretary Sarabelle McCleery Treasurer Ruth Wagner Program Chairman Evelyn Stice Social Chairman Evelyn Ruskin Faculty Adviser Dr. L. E. Robinson Rho Alpha of Sigma Tau Delta, the national professional English fraternity, was established on Monmouth campus in 1926. The three- fold purpose of this fraternity is: To promote the mastery of written expression, to encourage worthwhile reading, and to foster a spirit of fel- lowship among those specializing in the English language and literature. The society meets monthly at the homes of various members with an occasional dinner at Hawcock ' s. At all meetings original papers and reviews of current literature are presented by the members. Each year the organization sponsors a fresh- man contest to promote the art of creative writ- ing: awards for which are made at commence- ment time. The organization also contributes to the orig- inal program given by the Art and Literature division of the local chapter of American Asso- ciation of University Women. This year Sigma Tau Delta has planned to publish a magazine devoted to student compo- sitions. Such a publication, it is hoped, will foster creative writing. Membership in Sigma Tau Delta is limited to twenty-five majors and minors in English. Those students who have shown creative and critical ability, who have had articles published in school or home papers, and whose scholarship is above C are considered for membership. Admission is granted only to those who re- ceive a unanimous ballot. Page Twenty-thr

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1 a ve I i n as C r a c I e Ravelings Staff Editor John Moffett Business Manager John Henderson Drama Evelyn Rustcin Society Helen Campbell Women ' s Organizations Ruth Wagner Men ' s Organizations Graham McMillan Music Ray Murray Men ' s Athletics George McConnell Women ' s Athletics Marian Smith Features Beatrice Hall Non-Social Organizations Ralph Downing Publicity Don Von Pein Photos Joe Sherrick The Ravelings, yearbook of the Monmouth College student body, first made its appearance in 1892. This edition represents the forty- third edition of that publication. The first book contained 130 pages with much editorial matter, few pictures, and several zinc etchings. Books since that time have varied greatly in size, shape, make-up, and quality — the shelf on which they reside in the library more nearly resembling a museum of contrasting specimens than any- thing else. The only other edition to have a burlap cover was brought out in 1912. During the war pub- lication was made with some difficulty because of financial stress. Books of those years were symbolically bound in khaki. Economic diffi- culties seem to have hounded the editor and bus- iness manager ever since they were initiated dur- ing the war. Usually, the junior publishers are not expected to return for their senior year. Some considered themselves lucky to be able to finish the junior year. Perhaps the best book to have ever been pub- lished is The 1931 Ravelings, edited by Rus- sell M. Jensen and Glenn A. Kniss. Using the Fighting Scots as a theme and the slogan, For- ward, they are ours, the book won All-Ameri- can ranking from the National Scholastic Press Association. Publication of The 1937 Ravelings has in- volved something unique in plan and color in order to give an accurate pictorial history of the school year. Oracle Staff George Elliott Editor Kenneth Baird Business Manager Sam Akers Sports Editor Dorothy Field Assistant bditor Betty Rubino Assistant Editor William Thomas Assistant Editor Cleo Stephens Reporter Marian Smith Reporter John Martin Reporter Mary Alice Hill Reporter Dan Valenti Reporter Betty Smith Reporter Raymond Claydon Reporter Lewis Williams Reporter Richard Gill Reporter Richard Nelson Reporter Robert Stoutenborough Reporter Richard Moody Reporter Stanley Vickers Reporter Helen Campbell Reporter It is late Wednesday afternoon. A small knot of students is gathered in the front en- trance of the library building . . waiting . . waiting. At length their vigil is ended — the weekly supply of Oracles arrives, they march out with their copies, and spread the word among their friends: Oracles are out. Traf- fic on the basement stairs carries a peak load for a short time, and soon the issue is entirely de- livered. Who made The Seer ' s column this week? Who ' s the Satellite? These features, new to this year ' s Oracle, have succeeded in arousing considerable student interest, and quite frequent- ly provide topics of conversation for at least a few hours. Another popular feature of last year, a sports column, likewise maintained a high pitch of interest. This year ' s Oracle also has placed a high premium on human interest and feature stories An effort was made to dress up each issue with at least one story outside the realm of straight news. In its editorial policy, the Oracle has backed a platform adopted at the beginning of the year: Student honesty 100%. activities for all, and longer dorm hours. It has cooperated with the student council in furthering the first point and the second is being taken care of by natural evo- lution, but little progress has been made in at- taining the third. Page Twenty-five