Independence Junior College - Inkanquil Yearbook (Independence, KS)

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Y. W. C. A. Left to Right-Bowen, Wylie, Gansel, Krebs. Y. W. The Y. W. C. A. began its year's program with unusual spirit and enthusiasm last fall, and let everyone know it was in existence. At the very beginning of the school term, the Y. W., together with the Y. M., gave a party which proved a social ice-breaker in I. J. C. But the Y. W. C. A. was not only enthusias- tic regarding the social affairs of the school, but also about the helpfulness of the club. The new cabinet was installed promptly, and a year of beneficial and enjoyable pro- grams were begun. At the first Y. W. C. A. meeting of the year, Supt. J. H. Clement ad- dressed the club, and this proved one of the most instructive and inspirational gatherings of the organization. A very original meeting in charge of Bernice Shile was the one in which a well known newspaper was blue- penciled to display the upward and down- ward trends of modern journalism. The pro- grams varied greatly this year: they ranged from exhortation by prospective mis- sionaries to well-presented music recitals. The Y. W., again assisted by the Y. M., pre- sented one of the peppiest of the college chapels this year. At Christmas time, the Y. W. aided in stag- ing a party for the Mexicans children living in and around Independence. Each Y. W. girl was given the name of one of the little Mex- icans for whom she was to plan a gift, and those girls who attended the party felt re- paid for the effort to which they had been put by the joy their work brought the child- ren. C, A. The college Y. W. assisted in the spring Vesper service. Also several of th girls took part by singing, ushering, or by acting -in the pageant. Mrs. Sanford, the director, highly complimented the girls upon the service they had rendered. The college girls' rest room was made possible only as the result of effort put forth by the college Y. W. C. A. And although the room is as yet inadequately furnished, it af- fords a little nook that the college girls can feel is really their own. With the enthusiasm that is shown now, it is certain that next year will bring improvements in this san- ctuary not even dreamed of now. Last year a representative was sent from the Independence junior college to the state Y. W. C. A. conference, but never until this year has the club planned to send a delegate to the conference at Estes Park. The delegate, however, has not been selected as yet, but it is certain that the club will be better for having sent her, and it is expecting her to bring back workable plans for its betterment. The Independence club has adopted the national college Y. W. C. A. constitution, which makes the local organization a full- fledged college club. And as it follows the rules of this constitution, it is sure to con- tinue to grow, and to hold not only the inter- est of the girls who compose it membership, but that of the college as a whol :. - -Ruth Johnson Page ,19

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. Y. M. C. A. Left to Right- Bullock, Heckert, Potter, Sanders Y. M. The college Y. M. C. A. was a mythical or- ganization the first semester of the school year. Most of the cabinet-elect did not re- turn in the fall, and the school was without the organization the first of the year. By the middle of the first semester, how- ever, the newness and disorder had worn off, and considerable sentiment was voiced on the part of college men in favor of a Men's Association. Things and activities had been in a bad state of affairs, and there was need for leadership in the men's activities. A meeting was called by Profesor Kirby one evening and a cabinet was elected. It was composed of the following: Harold Bullock, Jack Sanders, Bob Heckert, and Ted Potter. Plans were outlined for the remainder of the Page 18 C.A year, and among the results were several important events. There was a stag hike for college men only, a Y. M.-Y. W. party, and an all-school outing. Another feature of Y. M. activities has been the Wednesday weekly meetings. These were held in the mornings, before school, and they proved a source of inspiration to all who attended. We make no apologies for the organization this year, although we were only partially successful, due to the fact that we were labor- ing under handicapsg but we firmly hope that the men may have another and more success- ful association during the coming year. -Harold Bullock.

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Dmmatics The Independence junior college does not have a special department of dramaticsg nev- erless, students and faculty have kept up a good deal of interest in the amateur pro- ductions of plays. Several plays, all of a good type, have been presented, and these have given ample opportunity for the dra- matic talent of the college. Most of the productions have been under the direction of Miss Austin of the college faculty, although valuable assistance has been given by Miss Ingleman of the high school dramatic department, who has always been willing to help the college students. The first play staged by the college was Mrs, Partridge Presents, a comedy in three acts given in May of last year. This was a typical college play, and required a great deal of work from the characters for its production. The cast of characters was as follows: Ellen, the maid-Josephine Blades. Philip Partridge-George Allred. Delight Partridge-Verna Perkins. Stephen Applegate-Wallace Scott. Maisie Partridge-Rachel Gansel. Katherine Everett-Ruth Wylie. Sydney Armstead-James Gilmore. Charles Ludlow-John Pinkston. Clementine-Wilma Allen. Miss Hamilton-Dorothy Joines. Madame La Fleur-Beatrice DeVore. Among the big successes of this year was the Creaking Chair. In this play both col- lege and high school students took part, and both Miss Austin and Miss Ingleman directed in the production. It included the best talent of both schools. It was a superb mystery play thrilling the audience to the final cur- tain. It is judged one of the best plays ever staged by the Independence school system. College students in the cast of the Creak- ing Chair were: Anita, Latter's wife-Tessianna Blakeslee. Silvia, Latter's daughter-Rachel Gansel. Philip Speed, a journalist-Frank Clam- pitt. Egyptian-Karl Feldman. Edwin Latter, an archaeologist-James Gilmore. The annual college play presented for this Page 20 year was The Dover Road . This was a real college play, and the cast called for highly skillful talent. Miss Austin, assisted by Miss Ingleman, coached the play. The plot in this play centers about a Mr. Latimer, an ec- centric gentleman, who considers himself Quite an authority on the science of matri- mony. His great delight is to capture elop- ers and by detaining them in his home show the two lovers to one another in the most unromantic light. Such a plot gives much room for action and there is a grand mixup as a result of Mr. Latimer's provoking policy. The play was altogether a big success. The cast of characters was as follows: The House Domenic-Alford Prescott. The Staff-Ruth Wylie, Harold Shile, Millard Knock. Latimer-James Gilmore. The Guests Leonard- Wallace Scott. Anne-Alice Featherngill. Nicholas-Floyd Colburn. Eustasia-Bernice Shile. In addition to the three major plays, col- lege talent gleamed forth in several smaller productions. At the college Christmas par- ty, held in the basement of Nees Hall, was presented one of Shakespeare's most stirring tragedies. Well, yes, it followed rather close the original manuscript, but there were a few alterations made during the process of production. With due respect to Mr. Shake- speare the title Hamlet was changed to Ome- let. The names of the characters were also changed to meet the occasion. Also, con- trary to all known precedent in Shakespear- ean dramatics, the gifted stars were per- mitted to exercise their vocal abilities in the rendition of these once famous lines. Harold Shile outshone even John Barrymore in his interpretation of the diflicult role of Omelet. Several of our learned profs readily admit- ted they had never heard such yelling, not even from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera Company. The W. A. A. also sponsored a short play which they presented in chapel. This was a play without words. In view of this fact it was well received by the student body and only the agonized expressions of the actors 'told the painful story.