Eastern University - Log Yearbook (St Davids, PA)

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BIBlE STUDY Mental exercise, an indispensable characteristic of campus life, finds a more personal and meaningful use on alternate Wednesday evenings in studying the Bible and exchanging ideas with growing young minds. This enthusiastic study group is entirely com- prised of and planned by Eostern's students. A recently revised group, this organization has introduced new modes of study and original op- prooches. Bibie study has made its mark on college life, and a year's experience has not shown any declining interest. On the contrary, the society is rapidly growing in numbers. . Hogeland, L meWmlez-wm MISSIONARY FEll OWSHIP Missionary Fellowship is attended on alternate Wednesday evenings at Doone Hall by those who find fellowship through a collective concern and interest in the missionary enterprise and in those who carry the Gospel throughout the world. The services and meetings ate conducted by mem- bers of the fellowship, and its interesting programs are the result of extensive planning and wide corre- spondence by the society's executive board. These programs, sometimes having missionaries on furlough, speakers for other mission societies, and movies de- picting actual field work, inevitably result in c: broader understanding and a deeper interest in God's work for all who attend. J. Harrison, B. Clarke, R. Johnson.

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THE SOCIAL C OMMIT TEE The Social Committee this year has sought to serve Eastern faithfully and to present a widely varied social program. Their first maior responsibility was the planning of recreation for the test-weary Fresh- men during Orientation Week. October brought the Sadie Hawkins week-end, a Halloween Party, the traditional race and the culmin- ation, a hayride. The traditional Fall Banquet, An Affair to Remember, held in November at the William Penn Inn will remain a highlight of the social year. The entire evening was climaxed by the crown- ing of Eastern's Campus Queen for 1958-59, Miss Sitting, left to right: J. Robinson, J. Six- smith, 5. Schmidt. Standing: P. Comfort, 5. Lynn, R. Slaght, B. Cavis, K. Baldauff, M. Seldon. Mary Ann Long-a perfect ending for a perfect evening. The student-faculty Valentine Party was well- attended and created a somewhat more informal atmosphere than is usual in faculty-student functions. The faculty's portrayal of Love-Making Through the Ages was unforgettable. The Variety Show, another memorable occasion, was, as usual, a great success. The weII-rounded year of social functions ended with a farewell party for the Seniors sponsored by the Social Committee in cooperation with the faculty.

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thij . aHetaanw 'nrifb THE SPIRITUAL llFE COMMITTEE One of the most important aspects of campus life at Eastern is that of its Christian emphasis. The Spiritual Life Committee this year has tried to aid the student body in maintaining that emphasis, as well as to create a spirit of Christian fellowship among the students, faculty and administration. Some of the regular activities sponsored by this committee were Mission Fellowship, Bible Study, Din- ner Devotions, Morning Watch, Sunday Evening Chapel, and Gospel Teams. On November 21 and 22, Mr. and Mrs. David Raycroft led the student body in the annual Advance. The theme for the weekend was The Biblical Con- cepts of Freedom. The Advance opened with the play reading of Roger Williams and Mary by Albert Johnson and closed with a very impressive celebra- tion of the Love Feast. Another event sponsored by the committee was Missionary Emphasis Week. The committee also worked in close cooperation with the faculty and administration in planning and carrying out the annual Spiritual Vision Week at the beginning of the second semester. The leader this year was Rev. L. Doward McBain of Covina, California. An innovation to the Sunday Evening Chapel pro- grams was the study groups held in conjunction with the Older Youth at the Wayne Central Baptist Church. First Row, left to right: A. Clemons, R. Reagle; Second Row, left to right: R. Johnson, Dr. Ackley, L. Morris.