Blackstone College - Acorn Yearbook (Blackstone, VA)

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14 Blackstone College for Girls The sextette, chosen from the Glee Club, receives many invitations to sing for various organizations in Blackstone and neighboring towns. Honor Societies, SoroRITIES, AND Ciuss.—Chapters of Phi Theta Kappa, National Junior College Honor Society; Delta Psi Omega, National Honor Dramatic Fraternity; and Alpha Delta Omega, Schlo- lastic Commercial Fraternity, are active at Blackstone. The ten stu- dents making the highest averages in English constitute the Ten Pens Club. The three national social sororities of the Pan-Hellenic group that have flourishing chapters at Blackstone are Sigma Iota Chi, Kappa Delta Phi, and Zeta Mu Epsilon. Each of these has won national honors. No student is eligible for membership until she has passed her work for the first term. Students of various states and sections of the country are organized to promote social contacts. There are also Departmental clubs such as Home Economics, Spanish, Art, and Music. PUBLICATIONS The Acorn, the college annual, is prepared and published by the student body. Students with various interests co-operate in the prepa- ration of this book; they may work on the editorial, the art, or the business staff. For those students interested in writing, there is a monthly publica- tion, The Onyx, which reflects all the phases of college life. It is edited by a staff composed entirely of students. DEPARTMENTS Blackstone is a Standard Junior College. It is accredited by the Virginia State Board of Education and is a member of the Association of Virginia Colleges, the Southern Methodist Association of Schools and Colleges, and the American Association of Junior Colleges. In each of the departments of college work the ground covered is equiva- lent to the first two years of similar work in the four-year college or © university. Blackstone graduates wishing to continue the work for a B.A. or B.S. degree are transferred with full credit and may complete the requirements for these degrees in two years. LineraL Arts.—The Liberal Arts curriculum provides a well- balanced course leading to the Junior College Diploma in two years. Home Economics.—The Home Economics Department offers a practical course for homemakers and for those wishing to prepare to enter one of the professional fields developed from this science.

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Blackstone College for Girls 13 respect among the students. All rules and regulations except those within the province of the administration of the College are adminis- tered by the Student Council. This organization endeavors to keep in touch with modern trends and movements in other colleges. Student representatives attend Student Government Conferences with this in view. This system of government helps prepare girls to meet the world’s challenge today for self-reliant women, strong in conviction and steadfast in purpose. The students elect their officers and repre- sentatives from the several classes. The Dean of Students meets with the Council weekly and the administration gives the organization the most hearty support and co-operation. The teachers live in the building and the girls meet them in the dining room, library, gymnasium, lobbies and in all gatherings of school life. This offers a fine opportunity for the development of valuable friendships between faculty and students. Y. W. C. A.—There is an active Young Women’s Christian Asso- ciation at Blackstone. In addition to the Cabinet, there are the follow- ing committees: Devotional, Social Service, Finance, Publicity, Social and Literary. This plan gives every student the opportunity to take active part in the work of the organization since each one serves on the committee of her choice. Delegates are usually sent to the various Student Volunteer Conferences and Leadership Training Schools. Dramatic Crus.—Mask and Wig, the Dramatic Club, has been organized to give to the student an opportunity to study drama and a chance to learn the art of play production by actual experience. It is the custom of the Club to give at least one public dramatic presentation each year and a number of one-act plays, staged and directed by student members. Membership is open to all students. Aruuetic Association.—The Athletic Association has general charge and direction of all sports. Hockey, tennis, basketball, soccer, golf, baseball, archery and swimming are popular. Tennis tournaments are conducted in both fall and spring. The rivalry between the “‘Bats”’ and ““Tigers’’ lends much interest to these matches and to Field Day events. Guz Cius.—The College Glee Club is an outstanding organization on the campus. The presentations of the Glee Club over WRVA, Richmond, are delightful and helpful features of the year’s work. Every year the Glee Club presents a candlelight vesper service of Christmas carols and a spring concert. It contributes definitely to chapel and convocation programs at the College as well as to church services in the town.

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Blackstone College for Girls 15 Commerce.—The one-year course in the Commercial Department prepares a student for general office work. The two-year course, for which a diploma is given, prepares a student for higher types of secre- tarial and commercial positions. MercHaNnpisInc.—The Commercial Department also prepares girls for Junior Merchandising. This includes both sales and office work in small shops and department stores. Students are carefully selected for this course, and a diploma is given after two sessions of work. PuystcaL Epucation.—Students planning to major in Physical Education are offered six session hours in this field and the remaining number of hours in allied subjects in the Liberal Arts Department. Lisrary Scrence.—The practical courses offered in Library Science prepare the student to take charge of a small library or to hold a position in a larger one. These courses are also offered as electives in the Liberal Arts Department. The student working toward a degree with a major in Library Science should devote the two years to a Pre- Library Science course which is worked out to meet the requirements of the college or university selected for the degree. Pre-Nursinec.—Special courses are offered for those who plan to enter the profession of Nursing. The subjects selected are in keeping with the work suggested by hospitals and include Psychology and the Sciences. Journatism.—Students wishing to major in Journalism may take six hours of work in this department besides the other courses in English. Music.—This department offers four years of work in Pipe Organ, Piano, Violin, and Voice as well as Courses in History of Music, Harmony, and Theory. The student takes up this work in Music at the point of her preparation. College certificates and diplomas are offered in each branch of music. Dramatic Art.—In this department courses in voice training, modern drama, public speaking, and play production are offered. A college diploma in the School of Dramatics is offered. Art.—Courses in Free-Hand Drawing, Painting and Interior Deco- ration are now scheduled, and Commercial and Special Art classes may be arranged. Reticious Epucation.—The department of Religious Education offers work in that field to any student, and special attention is given those persons who are planning to major in that subject. This depart- ment also enables our students to fulfill the requirement of a certain