Fort Scott Community College - Greyhound Yearbook (Fort Scott, KS)

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Y. WT. C. A. The Young Women's Christian Association was organized in the Junior College in the early fall of 1928 with the help of Miss Vifalker, District Secretary of the Y. M. C. A., at an informal banquet, prepared by the girls of the Junior College. The club met the second Tuesday of every month for supper and discussion at the Y. M. C. A. building. Well prepared, worthwhile programs of general discussion, on such subjects as The Purpose of the Y. W. C. A., Friendship, The youth of today, Mar- riage and Career, occupied this time. Besides the regular devotional meetings, the Y. W. C. A. had charge of a devotional program for assembly ichapell and a Pre-Easter morning devotional service. The afternoon of the fourth Tuesday of the month was de- voted to social gatherings, which consisted of some party, or picnic appropriate for the month. Early in March the Organization sent to President Hoover a letter congratulating him and Offefillg llheif Sullport in law enforcement, which was graciously answered bY his secretary. In the spring of 1929, the Y. W. C. A. sponsored the advertising of the J. C. H. S. Carnival, and the Queen of the Maroon and Carnival. M This Successful year of the Y. VV. C. A. was brought to a close with the reception for the Senior Girl Reserves of the High School. For the Success of the is due our faithful sponsor, Miss G01 do fe E 1 ' 11, and the advisory board: Frances Yarvel. C011 rence' ve .- - .. . . ,, , ,, - ' YH Mummy, advelt-151118, Kathryn Mittlebach, finance: lvlary lnllen Drake program' Mar Welk 1 l- . - . X , i Y 91, Social service, and Mary Cal-Heyy 509131. Y. W. C. A. in the Junior College this year. unlimited p1'21iS9

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-. X I fi? n riff'-Th A H v n E 0 Q. A V C 1 1 ,Ev Q, . 4 K K rf 4 C l l Y' 1' , 1 F f 4 3 K . Y V V 'DTQKE' Xxlulliamg . fT'bbf77'5 COCKETE ll 9 DEBATE I The debate squad was organized near the end of the first semester nncl work.-ll until late in March on the debate question: Resolved that a snhstitntm- shonhl he adopted for our trial by jury system. ' It is the general conviction of all those connected with the debate work lhnl this has been one of its most successful years in the history of the Junior Collvgf-. No: because of any large number of outstanding victories, for scarcely a majority of judges' decisions were Won, but because of the increased number of men and women who lum- participated. The first debates of the season were with the Pittsburg Teachers' College. 'l'hl-so were non-decision debates. The following week on February 19 a llnal flolmh- was held with Parsons. On March 26 Fort Scott met Ozark Wesleyan in a clnal cll-linen which resulted in one victory for the home team. On March 14 a very iiiteresring :ll-. bate Was held in the Junior College assembly. The following day our Junior College- affirmative Was victorious over Kansas City Junior College. March 19 debates were hold again with Pittsburg Teachers' College and the followlllg dal' we divided honors with Iola in a dual debate. . .....-.ISL ... , , l 1 l A l 1 'X

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w I . Y. M. C. A. The Student Y. M. C. A. has witnessed one of the most successful yt-urs in its history. Fort Scott Junior College was the first Junior College in linnsns ro organi- ize and affiliate itself with the National organization. At the first of the school year a questionnaire was filled out by the boys ir, illi- Junior College to find the topic that was the most desirable to base the :inet-zlnus ul' the entire year upon. It was t.he concensus ot wishes to have vocational talks. lmllow- ing these Wishes a meeting was held once a Week at the city Y. M. C. A., ut whit-li time, prominent men of the city led discussions concerning The choosing ol' ii vomi- tion for a life work. Much interest was aroused among the men of the college :lui-inc' these meetings. Along with these meetings, the Student Y. M. C. A. brought three proinincnr cfln- cational and religious men to the college throughout the year to make talks uncl lvanl discussions, which were very interesting, as .well as very i11SU'l1CfiV9- TW' H1011 W 1 ' Dean Dyer ot the University of Kansas, Harold Colvin, Senior Secretary of tln- lion-lay Mountain Region of thle Student Y. M. C. A., and Lyman Hoover, Religious Work Sci-- retary of the Rocky Mountain Region. The club is planning to send several representatives to Estes Park. Colorado for the summer Y. M. C. A. camp. . ie Ilif- The following officers and sponsor Worked hard tl1i'ouQ.'11OUt the YQH1' to mul Student Y, M, C, A, one of the most successful organizations of the Junior Colle-H01 ...FLOYD W1LLl.iMs President ...... , , . ,,,. .FRANCIS GIFT Vice-President ...... DONALD BRIGGS SeC1 Gl.3.I'y ......,,,- mm O N.-XRD B OYVE R S Treasurer ...... .--------PROF. VICTOR KELLY Sponsor ......