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Another type ot service is performed by the staff of cooks, headed by Mrs. Inga Albright, dietician. They provide meals three times a day to satisfy the appetites of hungry students. Just as a large part of producing a play depends upon the work ot those behind the scenes, so the smooth running ot Elmhurst College depends upon the mainte- nance crew, which includes electricians, carpenters and those who take care ot the campus grounds and buildings. For the first time in several years there has been a large enough group on campus interesteci in psychology to organize a Psychology Club. The first meeting was held on September 30 with Dr. DeRoo as the faculty advisor taking charge. The mem- bers decided to meet on the first Wednesday of every month and elected the officers: Eloise Grunewald, president, Gerald Craig, vice-president, Fay Kraus, secretary, and Joyce Koch, treasurer. It was agreed that anyone who had been or was enrolled in a psychology course was eligible to join the club. Dues were set to cover the cost ot refreshments and the programs which included tape recordings from the psychology department at the University of Cincinnati, a film, a speaker- and a Christ- mas party, the highlight ot the year ' s activities. id , - - C 1111 1 1 ■ r 1 r x SYCHOLOGY v LUB I he club liad a memberstiip of about twenty-five stu- dents who worked to make the Psychology Club an enjoy- able and profitable experience. Students interested in teaching on the elementary or secondary level find in the Future Teachers of America a splendid opportunity to become better acquainted with the problems and practices of the teaching profession. Speakers, films, discus- sion groups and field trips are among the F.T.A. activities. Several Elmhurst alumni who are now teaching in the near vicinity visited the first F.T.A. meeting ot the year to tell of their classroom experiences. Discussions concerning guidance, discipline, testing and grading have helped students become more familiar with the teacher ' s sundry roles. Parties and picnics are on the social side of F.T.A. -r rn jj , ,- , AT u • 1 InTTURE TEACHERS OF functions. Honor member ot the year, Dan Mesenbrmk, won a tree membership to the local chapter and state and AMERICA national organization in a blueberry pie-eating contest. Robert Thoma, president, Grace Buehrer, vice-president, Greta Malasics, secretary-treasurer, and Alice Mueller, librarian-historian, worked with Dean Staudt, faculty advisor, in guiding the ] T.A. this year. On the third Monday ot the month, in some secluded nouk on the campus, one can find a motley crew ot students discussing the eternal problems of the Good, the True and the Beautiful. They are members of the Philosophy Club. Sitting at the feet of their beloved advisor. Dr. William Halfter, these junior Kantians along with guest speakers unravel the mysteries ot ethics, epistemology, cosmology, and mental puzzles as prescribed by Zeno. At the first meeting, William Schatz was chosen president, James Konrad, vice-president; Dick Felsing, secretary; and Don Crusius, librarian. Don Crusius and lim Konrad were co-editors of -r 1 1 ,1. 11- FhILOSOI ' IIY ( LI B the club s publication, I he Owl oj Miyterva. The club provides a means of constructive discussion where one ma ' air his opinions and compare and contrast .oiflnii giM mm til ,0 ini ssssj
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them with experts and his fellow students. After the heat of lively discussion has subsided, refreshments are served and a period of fellowship is enjoyed. After having been inactive for a number of years the Sociology Club has been brought from its recent retirement and now meets monthly. Early in the fall an organizing committee met and laid the groundwork for the club. Its purposes and objectives, drawn up at that meeting, are as follows: 1) to further interest and endeavors in the field of sociology; 2) to further the fellowship with others in that field; 3) to see what practical applications may be made of the theories and concepts of sociology at the student ' s Sociology Club disposal. To achieve these purposes, plans were made for movies, speakers, discussions and forums, survey projects and field trips. The officers were Edward Brueggemann, president, Jane Garver, vice-president, Judy Niemann, secretary-treasurer, Harold Warehime, program chairman. Dr. Th. W. Mueller, faculty advisor. The German Club, otherwise known as the Goethe Verein, met monthly through- out the year. Two of the programs included talks about travels and experiences. The club ' s advisor. Dr. Wadepuhl, spoke of his past summer ' s travels in Germany, while Lygia Knopfmueller told of her experiences during the war and her coming to America. Members found opportunity to become more closely acquainted with German games, songs and activities than was possible in the German Club , „ -ijjt- t , 1 nis years orhcers mciuded Jnn Uoyle, president, Ed Goltz, vice-president, Evelyn Goltz, secretary- treasurer. Although all of this year ' s members of the Hungarian Club were students of Hungarian descent, the club is open to anyone interested in the Hungarian language and culture. With Greta Malasics, president, Dolores Babjak, vice-president, Betty Jo Nagy, secretary-treasurer, and the Rev. August Molnar, advisor, the year ' s meet- ings got under w ay with a dinner at Molnars ' . Subsequent meetings included Hungarian films and a program Hungarian Club illustrating the valuable collection of books and maps recently loaned Elmhurst by Franklin and Marshall College. Under the advisorship of Mrs. Jones, the Spanish Club officers, Max Jennings, president, Claire Ernest, vice-president, Grace Twente, secretary, Nancy Koop and Mary Mesenbrink, publicity chairmen, led the Club in a year of interesting activities which commenced with a talk by Dr. Wadepuhl about his summer ' s travels through Spain. Next on the agenda was a field trip through the Spanish settlements of Chicago. Then came the Christmas Party in which the Spanish Club joined forces with the German Spanish Club Club. Swirls of rippling crepe paper and tons of gaily colored confetti markeci their next venture, the Mardi Gras. The Spanish Club, which meets every second Monday in the month, professes its purpose to be to promote understanding of the Spanish people and their customs. jQlifeiQIIIItlBn ill jP U31 1101 MaM 26
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