Alma College - Scotsman Yearbook (Alma, MI)

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PAUL GESNEIK Cecil, NIACDONALD THE WEEKLY ALMANIAN Under the editorship of Doc. Paul D. Gesner the Almanian has almost com- pleted a very successful season. Doc has tried to remember that the Almanian is the outlet for college opinion and has conducted the paper accordingly. In a very fair-minded way he has freely published faculty as well as student opinion and has only refused to put in print matter which he believed injurious to the feelings and sense of justice of either party. In addition to regular issues he has published several specials , e. g., a farm edition, a basketball edition, a week of prayer edition, and a co-ed edition. Other special editions are in prospect. Doc. possesses the important requirement of being able to Work harmoniously with his staff. Wliile he does a large share of the work, he always accepts readily suggestions from his subordinates. . No small share of the Almanian's success is due to Cecil MacDonald, the business manager. This has been one of the hardest years in the history of the college to coax ads out of the financially straitened Alma business men, but Cec has, by his oratorical powers or by other means, parted enough of them from their money to keep the Almanian's head above Water. ' -XVILMER PATTON. ,Lfxs fx-N ALMA cottsct as A Sixzy-za o

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fix l - 4 l I 13 ' V V l I . l l I I A A I all . l l i Y . W . C . A . Under the capable leadership of LoReta Neely, its president, the Y. W. C.. A. this year has been very successful. During the summer two delegates, LOReta Neely and lvlargaret Morrison, WC1'1t to the Y. VV. C. A. conference at Lake Geneva. The hrst week of school in the fall is known as Y. W. week, every member making it her aim to get acquainted with the Freshmen women, and several social func- tions were planned for that purpose. The cabinet chose for its motto this year, A broader life for everyone on the campusw. The Y. NI. and Y. VV. Cabinets united in giving the opening reception, the Halloweien party, the Christmas tree i and Hnally the banquet for the incoming cabinets. Q ' The officers are: ' ' Old New LOlRETA NEELY' . Prefidem . RUTH ALLEN NIARJORIIB IJUNTON . Vice-Pravident . . DOROTHY LEE BERTIIA WOODHURST ' Serv-etary CONSTANCE ZKINGAN Y HELEN COURTAIJE . T1'ea.fIu'e1' . DOROTHY LANDWEHR I ESTI-IER OI,IJ'I' ALLQA GILBERT IVIARGARET MORRISON . Social . ELIZABETH JENKINS 1 AIJMA GILBERT . . Social Serzfice Q . ELMA BISHOP ' CATIIRYN LEE . Home . ALICE GIES JUNE LEWIS . Program BERTHA WOODI-IUIlST BEULA1-I YVATSON . . Ponder . . NIAXRJORIE KUNZE VICTORIA BAIINA . World Fellowxhip - . LOUISE WATROUS IQUTI-I AI.I..I5N . . Gemfva - . . . LUCILLE WVOLFE lVllLDRED NICIIOLAS Publicity . GERTRUDE BURCH -BERTHA WOODHURST. I Sli? A ARQALMA COILBOIQ . if Y -Sis. xf W S ixly-one

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Q ,X if Q5 i K N 1 .x 1, I I x.: :I r , 4-lx 1 f I ,Q II I I I I I I I I I LESLIE Or.n'r Rum EDMONDS ORATORY In the lield of oratory Alma was represented by two Freshmen. In the local contests held in the chapel in january, first place in the wornen's contest was won by'Miss Ruth Edmonds for her oration, The Price of Prejudice . lVIiss Ed- monds made a plea for broadmindedness as a cure for the present race problem. Miss Esther Oldt was a very close second in the women's contest. Mr. Leslie Oldt was awarded hrst place in the men's contest for his oration The Power of a Free Press . Mr. Oldt departed from the usual oratorical lines and presented the more intimate problem of the daily newspaper and its influence. Mr. 'Wilmer Patton won second place. March the sixth, the orators competed with representatives of other colleges of the state in the annual contest of the Michigan Oratorical League at Kala- mazoo. Mrj Oldt was given fourth place in the rnen's contest and Nliss Edmonds was given sixth in the wornen's, First place in the, men's contest was given to Albion College, while honors in the women's contest went to Hope College. The places won by the Alma orators were the usual places taken by represent- ativcs from this college. Alma has yet to see an orator compete in the Iirst or second year of college and continue the rest of his or her college career. It cannot be expected that Freshmen or inexperienced speakers can place very high against the highly trained orators of the M. O. L. Honors will come only after several years of constant work. It is to be hoped that Miss Edmonds and Mr. Oldt will continue to take active interest in oratory at Alma. Then We may confidently expect higher honors for our school. ' I Sixty three if PPQELXLMA cottsciz e Zif-