DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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JOHN WALLACE DOROTHY WRIGHT ELEANOR HEDGES JOHN WALLING CLASS GF 1936 The year 1935-36 reached the zenith for the college career of the class of '36, The seniors, with the dignity and dexterity that the Word connotes, took charge of the usual senior activities and graduation. The seniors had one distinctly novel problem this year. Just as they were sighing with relief over their last examinations in January, the faculty passed a resolution requiring all seniors to take examinations in June according to the university schedule, at the same time abolishing the rank of distinction for graduates. This seemed a cruel blow to the class of '36, who had been Waiting nearly four years for their June reprieve. A committee composed of Margaret Gridley, Ralph Roessler, William Buch, and John Wallace represented the seniors in the subsequent arbitrations. John Wallace, president of the class, appointed John Holton, William Horst, Ralph Roessler, Margaret Kyle, and Helen Hess, as the Senior Week Committee. John Thomas was responsible for the seniors' last social fling -the senior dance. Mock Chapel, where the seniors have free reign in impersonating the faculty, was riotous with the clever quips of Ralph Roessler's committee. Other committee heads are Margaret Gridley, chairman of the committee for the class giftg Lester Sutton, chair- man of the invitation committeeg Everette Cousins, cap and gown committee, and Carl Martz, sports. Officers of the class are John Wallace, president: Dorothy Wright, vice-president, Eleanor Hedges, secretary, and John Walling, treasurer. Twenty-'nine

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Top Row-Dean W. M. Blanchard, Dean G. H. Smith, Prof. D. Shearer. Row Two-R. Ulrich, Prof. J. C. Hixson, Dean L. H. Dirks, E. Kintner, M. Stoelting. Row One-I-I. Hess, N. Frees, D. Haas, L. Sutton. STUDENT AFFAIRS CQMMITTEE The Student Affairs Committee acts as a medium between the student body and the faculty. It is the pur- pose of this committee to act as a clearing-house for the recommendations and complaints of both faculty and students. The Student Affairs Committee is composed of an equal representation of students and faculty. At present the committee is made up of seven student members elected by the Student Senate and seven faculty members appointed by the president of the University. The presi- dent of the Senate automatically becomes the chairman of the committee. The meetings of the committee are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month. At that time all matters of communication, suggestion, and requests received from both the students and faculty are consid- ered and acted upon. The jurisdiction of the committee includes all cases of petitions from student groups. The members of the Student Affairs Committee are Norman Frees, chairman, Lester Sutton, Ralph Ulrich, Earl Kintner, Maurice Stoelting, Helen Hess, and Dorothy Haas from the student bodyg President G. Brom- ley Oxnamg Miss Veneta Kunter, who acts as secretary for the committeeg Deans William M. Blanchard, Kath- arine S. Alvord, G. Herbert Smith, and Louis H. Dirksg Professors Dade B. Shearer and Jerome Hixson. Twenty-eight

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GEORGE GUCKENBERGER LAURIE MACCUAIG PAUL BUTZ ELIZABETH CLARK CLASS OF 1937 The class of '37, having left the category of being neither f1sh nor fowl as sophomores, and having at- tained the ranking of upperclassmen, organized in the fall of 1935 under the leadership of George Guckenberger, chairman. The other members of the Junior Class Com- mittee are Helen Nimtz, Elizabeth Clark, Paul Butz, and Laurie MacCuaig. On March 21, the main social event of the year-the Junior Prom-was presented to the campus by the class of '37. An election in which only junior men voted was held March 3 to choose the Junior Prom Queen. Mar- garet Yoder, chosen as Queen, led the grand march with George Guckenberger. Art Jarrett and his N.B.C. band furnished the music. Indirect lighting and modernistic decorations in pastel shades transformed Bowman gym- nasium into a spring fairyland. Throughout the year, the staEs of The Mirage-the yearbook issued by the junior class-were working to make The 1936 Mirage an accurate record of the Uni- versity activities for the year 1935-36. Randall Booty, editor, and Paul Freeland, business manager, were aided by a score of sophomore and junior assistants. Lucy Ann Balch was selected at the end of her sopho- more year to wear the junior ring, awarded each year by A.W.S. to an outstanding member of her class. The graduation of the class of '37 will mark the end of DePauw's first one hundred years. The centennial class is making plans for the celebration next year. Thirty