University of Oregon - Oregana Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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l L ...S . 5, , Above is SAE's Chuck O' Luck booth at last year's AWS carnival, one of the most gay and carefree events of the spring term social season. The girls in the smaller picture are Vivian Emery and Phyllis Gardner, right, AWS of- ficers. cfivifies -J-. version of f'Darto , the most popular game of chance during the evening. Other living organizations working in pairs, offered games testing guessing, dodging, and athletic powers to the maximum. Raffles of various kinds, popcorn, candy, and ice cream booths, and dancing were other features of the Carnival. The Dime Crawl, an affair similar to the bun- ion derby of Open House, was held winter term with Phyllis Gardner in charge. The fees were ten cents at each sorority, Pi Beta Phi winning first place with an average of 42 cents per girl, and Kappa Kappa Gamma and Delta Delta Delta placing sec- ond and third. The AWS rooms in Gerlinger Hall were fur- nished and redecorated this past year with funds made from the Various social activities sponsored by the group. A donation was also made by AWS toward the furnishing of the browsing room in the new library. AWS salesmen under the direction of Hallie Dudrey urged Oregon women to buy a gardenia for the One and Only's buttonhole for the annual Mortar Board Ball, which is a girl-date dance. Mums were also sold by this organization the committee of Felker Morris, June Brown, and Marionbeth Wolfenden working with Chairman Gladys Battleson.

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All work and no play makes Jill a dull girl could well bethe motto of the Associated Women Students, for campus social life would be meager indeed if it were not for Open House, the AWS Carnival, the Dime Crawl, and the Harvest Dance. Not only social affairs, but a Well-rounded program planned to give every Oregon Woman the type of friendship, social life, and Work in activities which she desires, is the purpose of the organization. Chief among the orientation activities is the frosh counsellor system. Outstanding freshmen, sophomores, and junior women are chosen each spring to Contact entering freshmen women and to welcome and acquaint them with campus life. Josephine lVlcGilchrist, assisted by Vivian Emery, was in charge of the frosh counsellors for the past year. Frosh counsellors Wear green and yellow tags during Freshmen week and Z1Ct as guides and help- ers to the bewildered strangers. This fall a special fireside was held for counsellors and their freshmen sisters. A basket social at which the lunch baskets of fourteen charming Oregon coeds were auctioned off to the highest bidder was one of the features of the AWS Carnival held during the Winter term under the direction of Elizabeth Turner. Theta Chi and Delta Gamma won the silver loving cup with their Above: A group of chrysanthemums. Oh yes, the girls are, left to right, june Brown, Felker Morris, Gladys Battleson, and Marionbeth Wolfenden. Below: Phi Dell: Ha:-ry lVlcCal1 calls for buyers in the annual AWS spring auc- tion.

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FD 1 hifomefefe BJ' JD Active in Philomelete during the past year were: Front: Dorothy Magnuson, Margaret Goldsmith, Pat Brugman. Sec- ond row: Gayle Meyer, Ora May Hold- man, Margaret Williams. Third row: Ruth Starrett, Kay Staples. Back, Phyllis Knowlin, Catherine Collins, Pat Taylor, Rita Wright, Bernice Vadnais L ' , ouise Plummer, Jane Weston, Caroline Crane. Philornelete hobby group leaders were: first row Cleft to ' h ' Frances Olson lrrg ti Felker Morris, , Ju lanne Fortrnillerg and second row, Margaret Goldsmith, Eliza- beth Stetson, and Katherine Staples. -WR 90 375- To encour mess among Ore women and to give each girl an opportunity to develop her pers ality in the activity in which she is interested is the purpose of Philomelete hobby groups. Although these groups were origins organized for sophomore women by Phi Theta Upsilon, jun women's service honorary, they are now open to participation by Women on the campus. Six Philomele C n t e all of 19 and a president was chosen Within each group to lead the activities The prose and poetry group under the leadership of Ora ll Holdman took as their year's project the study of modern poets a their work. Professor W. F . G. Thatcher was a guest speaker one meeting. With Kay Staples acting as guide, the travel group took imaginary trip around the World, starting from New York. App priate wardrobes for traveling, travel etiquette, and sights to be se in foreign countries formed the discussion topics of the trip , Gum speakers on this group's program included coeds who have recent spent time traveling in Europe. Rainy weather prevented the recreation group from going on tl many hikes which are a leading feature of their annual schedu Instead the group devoted itself to indoor sports, making plans f trips to the beach during spring term. A highlight of this grouil program, headed by Felker Morris, was a Weiner roast honorii members of the other groups. Under the presidency of Margaret Goldsmith, the Char School studied co-ed-iquette, their pro r ' l ' g am inc uding talks by val ous faculty members. The drama. group under Fran Ol age a feeling of genuine friendl' te hobby groups were organized i h f ces son devoted its time to ti reading of plays and the presentation of skits by group members. President Julianna Fortmiller led the art d ' an music group in tl study of modern art in books and pictures.