Ellsworth Community College - Web Yearbook (Iowa Falls, IA)

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, ,, ,, ,. f . P' 2 - 3. 7 'HE' 52 g',,f 'l . a wig i qQ,xx.!N V? ,,,,,,,, , 55,-Z'-fi A 9 .auuurfumxxxmxww 5 Uhr iiiknrba Cilluh BY ANNA LAIPPLE Prior to the year of 1915, girls' athletics had received little attention at Ells- worth. During the preceding years some futile attempts were made at basket ball and gymnasium work. However, it was not until the fall of the year 1915 that a real interest in outdoor activities for girls was felt. In that year Mrs. Stout and the following charter members organized the Hiker's Club : Mary Peck, Marie Swenson, Della Shafer, Esther Bloom, Louise and Katherine Laipple, Maud Simpson, Marion Hall, Belle Tvedt, and Edna Stauffacher. Much of the success of the club is due to Mrs. Stout who has been its faith- ful leader from the beginning. The rules of the organization are: to follow the leader, never to complain, and to have an outdoor picnic once a month. Two events which were established by Mrs. Stout and the charter members are car- ried out annually. These are the trip home from Alden, and the Christmas party. On the former the Hikers go to Alden on the evening passenger train, there have supper and then start on their return trip. All together it is a nine mile walk, but it does not seem half so long to the jolly Hikers who consider it a rare treat. The Christmas party is also an event which is never forgotten by any of its participants. On this occasion there has always been a surprise, in the shape of Christmas cakes and candles, by the leader. The influence of the club has been greatly felt. Its members have learned to rely on themselves and on their own strength. Members are now known to walk four or five miles and consider it only a pleasure. The club's influence has been felt in other schools and has even penetrated as far as Columbia University where a hiker's club was an unheard of thing until one of the Ellsworth Hikers established one there. The Club also has its social side. Can any of the members of 1916-'17 ever forget the sleigh ride to the home of Mrs. Mitchell. and the splendid dinner that Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell had prepared for them? What appetites the healthy, hungry, Hikers had! Or would it be possible for the members of 1917-'18 to forget the trip to the home of Amelia Laipple-Butson and the dinner which awaited them there? Although the members of thisclub are noted for hiking, they are not set in their Ways and occasionally they enjoy a hay rack ride with some jolly farmer who happens to be going their way, and they have been known to accept auto- mobile rides-when there was room for all . However their main purpose is walking, walking for the joy of seeing those things they never could see if they did not walk. At the close of the school year the club has its farewell picnic. On this occasion each girl is requested to tell truthfully and confidentially what she intends to do the coming year. Then comes the examination conducted by the leader, and each girl who passes is rewarded by a letter H which she proudly displays as soon as possible on her sweater sleeve.