Alma College - Scotsman Yearbook (Alma, MI)

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DRAMA CLUB Top row, leTT To righT: ArThur Smirh, Palph Daniels, Willis GelsTon, Floyd Gunn, William SmiTh, Byron STephens, William l.inTs, Frank Rademacher, Wendling l-lasTings, Dane SmiTh. Middle row: PeTer Cicinelli, John June, Thelma l-lahn, BeTTy RoberTs, MargareT Arnold, Amelia Arnold, Jeanne SpeersTra, June Tindall, Charles Skinner, Richard Raolcmacher. BoTTom row: KaTherine Weavers, ElizabeTh Spencer, Eileen Sullivan, Lois Goldie, Frances Friedericlf, l-lesTer Moon, Verginia Anderson, Grace Byron, Pauline Dionese, Irene Follcerfh. - li Founded in The Tall oT l925, The Alma College Drama Club was organized Tor The purpose oT sTimulaTing sTudenT inTeresT in dramaTics. UnTil lasT year The Club was an exclusive organizaTion, membership being deTermined by a voTe oT The acTive mem- bers. l.asT year, however, The Club became an all-college organizaTion. This year The play presenTed during The l-lomecoming was Man or Mouse , a lighr comedy, direcTed by Mr. Ralph Daniels. OuTsTanding in Their perTormances in This, The TirsT play oT The year, were Miss Thelma l-lahn and Mr. Dane SmiTh, Two Treshmen. ln an eTTorT To cuT down The year's expenses The Club has decided To limiT The number OT plays Tor This school year. AT The presenT Time The Club is working on Their annual Three-acT, spring play. As an inducemenT To The members oT The organizaTion, membership To Alpha Psi Omega, naTional honor socieTy Tor college dramaTics, is awarded ouTsTanding acTors. The oTTicers Thar guided The desTiny oT The Club This year are: PresldenT --------------- Floyd Gunn Vice PresidenT - - - - - Ralph Daniels Se-creTary - - - Jeanne SpeersTra Treasurer - - - - - Dane SmiTh STage Manager - - - - Charles Skinner DirecTor oT PubliciTy - - Frances Friedericlc 48

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BAND Top row, leTT To righT: James Emms, Richard Bendall, RoberT Spencer, STuarT Warnaar, GerTrude ParliamenT, Jack Sanders, Florence Brown, Gladys Turrel, Carl WahlsTen, William Presser, RoberT Trull. BoTTom row: William l.inTs, Dane SmiTh, William Yoh, Wilson DunneTTe, l-luberT l-Till, Harold Tealc, Mark Todd, Byron STephens. - OT all The endowed colleges in Michigan, Alma boasTs The TirsT uniTormed band. Organized in l922, iT sTruggled along wiThouT a direcTor unfil The Tollowing year when ProT. Ewer oT The vocal deparTmenT was persuaded To Take iT over. The TirsT ap- pearance oT The band was made when abouT a dozen Tellows swung a iam session aT Two TooTball games. For The pasT Two years The alumni oT The college have been heading a drive Tor The purpose oT buying new uniTorms Tor The band. The ScoTch lcilTies were chosen. Due To lack OT Tunds The uniTorms were noT purchased lasT Tall as planned. buT iT is believed ThaT when The musicians reTurn nexT year They will be greeTed wiTh The garb oT The highlanders. The plaid ThaT has been chosen is copied aTTer ThaT worn by The Macpher- son clan. The Band is sTricTly exTra-curricular and pracTices one nighT a weelc. Prior To The depression iT Took a Tour ThroughouT The sTaTe each spring, buT because oT The ex- pense involved These Trips have been cancelled. lTs sole TuncTion now is playing Tor TooTball and basl4eTball games. Edward L. HeTh, sTudenT direcTor, has proved an invaluable asseT To The band. l-le has wriTTen some oT Their selecTions, and he is consTanTly re-arranging pieces. Through his eTTorTs The band has been revived and appears To be on The way back as one oT The raTed organizaTions on The campus.

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INTEIQIXIATICDNAL RELATICDINIS 9 CLUB Top row, lell lo righl: Howard Clark, Margarel Arnold, Richard Aardsma, Gene Lewis, Charles Dove. Middle row: Grace Byron, Rulus Reiberg, Helen Dawson, Russell Slaudacher, Belly l-lamillon, Joseph McDonald. Bollom row: Douglas Clack. Richard Bendall, Anile Byron, Gordon Nelzorg, Marion Wynlon, Chesler l-larvie, Wendling l-laslings. i vl The Inlernalional Relalions Club is one ol lhe oldesl organizalions on lhe Alma College campus. The purpose ol lhe club is lo make a sludy ol loreign allairs along wilh lhe League ol Nalions and relaled problems. lvleelings lake place every lhird Thursday al Wrighl I-lall and a dillerenl member discusses polenl world evenls al each meeling. The club is connecled wilh lhe Carnegie Foundalion and wilh ils aid is making a colleclion ol books lor a permanenl library. Gordon Nelzorg is lhe presi- de-nl ol lhe organizalion, and lhe lacully advisor is Dean Florence Sleward. During lhe presenl year, lhe membership is al lhe highesl peak in ills hislory which is indica- live ol sludenl inleresl in lhe proiecl. The club is also allilialed wilh lhe Model League ol Nalions which convenes every spring.