Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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h. CARLSOX I-'V PIJ'I'EJEHUX l3. .LYlJl-llnyuh' ADAMS DORMITORY CLUB OFFICERS President ......................................... LINNEA CARLSON Vice President ................................... FRANCES PETERSON Treasurer ........................................ MAYBELLE ADAMS Secretary ....................................... BEULAH ANDERSON HOUSE COUNCIL VIOLET EBB MRS. BRODEEN EVELYN DICE LORAINE SWANSON Shortly after taking possession of their splendid new dormitory, in the fall of 1928, the girls therein organized the Dormitory Club for the purpose of fostering closer and more friendly relations among themselves and 0f co6perating with the Dean of Women in deciding questions per- taining to dormitory life, and during the short period of its existence the club has proved of great benefit to all. An executive committee, under the name of House Council, consisting of one girl selected from each corridor, meets frequently with the club officers and Dean and prepares questions for submission to the entire group which is really almost an entirely self-governing body. During the past year, among material accomplishments has been the purchase of a tadio and the painting of the Spread-Room furniture. But more important activities have included the fifteen-minute nightly services conducted by the girls during Lent, entertainments such as the showing of moving pictures of the work of the Deaconess Institute at Omaha, and, not to be forgotten, the occasional open-house parties, such as at Home- coming, when the men are permitted to roam the halls and visit the rooms. One new stunt this year was so enjoyable that it seems destined to become a permanent annual custom. At Christmas time all the girls went Caroling, visiting the professors' homes, the Seminary, and the fraternity houses, afterwards, of course, having eats in the living room of the Dormitory, The latest club undertaking is the improvement of the dor- mitory telephone system to eliminate muCh running up and down stairs to the one and only and to do away with the long waiting lines which have been known to reach from the telephone to the drug store. Page Thi'rty-on 9 NINETEEN .gamxmoz THIRTY-THREE mWH'UEHNHmCOm

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NINETEEN NWhmEE t: mamwmwmom vmm 1-'. PHTIZNSHS H H-lHIZI. II.HHlI-:l:. HAHHHIJH'IS'I' WOMANS CLUB OFFICERS President ....................................... FRANCES PETERSON Vice President ..................................... DOROTHY GOEBEL Secretary ........................................ DOROTHY HARDER Treasurer .................................... MARTHA HASSELQUIST COUNCIL Sem'm- ......................................... MARIAN HOFFBAUER Junior .......................................... JUNE STROHMEIER Sophomore .................................... MARIAN WESTERBERG Fmshman ...................................... FRANCES ANDERSON The Womants Club, founded in 191'? through the efforts of Miss Florence Anderson of Wakefield, Nebraska, is an organization to which every Augie girl may belong, and consequently it is one of the most cos- mopolitan and popular organizations of the school. Enjoyable meetings are held every month in the form of teas and parties. In the fall each Woman's Club member is a Big Sister to a new little freshman girl. With big sisters to show them around, the freshmen are introduced to everyone else on campus and made to feel at home at Augie from the start. This movement is climaxed with a ttBig Sister tea. The annual Co-ed banquet, Which was a Valentine affair this year held on February 12, is one of the most attractive social functions of the spring semester. Here class rivalry is at high pitch. The girls are seated according to classes at separate tables, and there are toasts, songs, and yells for each class. The point of it all Seems to be for each class to try to make more noise than any other or than all the rest put together. This year the seniors staged an overwhelmingly vociferous victory. Mrs. Wald was the Speaker of the evening; the girls will long remember her Fireside Chats. Mrs. Garvin, former dean of women and originator of the 151-31: Comed banquet four years ago, made a few remarks, and Dean Pearson spoke to the girls. The furnishing of the living room of the girls' dormitory, including a picture by Sandztn, which was added this year, is one of the accomplish- ments of the Womants Club Page Thirty

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NINETEEN 4-Irnxrx0z; THIRTY-THREE :2sz m uzzma vmw WYXX lb llnHHl-thl: lHIHll-iii ll. HLSUN STUDENTS UNION OFFICERS President ........... EARL WYNN Seca'etav'y ....... DOROTHY HARDER Vice President. . .LELAND HORBERG Treasurer ........ MARCUS OLSON For forty years the hour on Friday morning from 10:20 to 11 :20 has been known as Studentsl Union Hour at Augustana. This is the time when all loyal Augie students meet to discuss the problems of the school in a short business meeting: This is the time also when pep meetings are held and when entertainment of all descriptions is given. During the last year Earl Wynn has done good work as the pompous presider; he has been relieved at times by Leland Horberg; the minutee have been llrespectfully submittedeDorothy Harder, secretaryll; and Marcus Olson has collected taxesl Frances Peterson and Lillian Anderson, working as coechairmen of the program committee, arranged for programs of unusual interest. Sororities and fraternities have all been given an opportunity to show their talent, and everything from negro minstrelsy to hypnotic acts have been revealed. One of the outstanding programs of the year was given by Dean Philbrook 0f the Trinity Cathedral in Davenport, who was chap- lain of the Wyoming State penitentiary for ten years; he gave an informal account of his experiences there and an extremely interesting description of Bob, Joe, and others of his ltfriendsll in the penitentiary. It is in Students' Union hour, too, that the Freshman-Sophomore feud has its greatest outbursts. Everyone has a chance to look on While the freebies are tortured, and everyone is privileged to demand a thicker coat of green paint or a more brutal paddling if such is desired. A mock Democratic national convention was held in the Big Gym on the night of May 5, giving a chance both for instruction in the carrying on of government and for enthusiastic patriotic demonstrations! Starting at seven in the evening, it lasted until far, far into the night, Delegates representing all states were in attendance. There were nominating speeches for various Democratic candidates, roll call of delegates, voting by states, and reports and voting on the platform. Band music and parading around the assembly added to the spirit of the occasion. Page szfl'tyetwo