Iowa Wesleyan College - Croaker Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, IA)

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TOP ROW—R. Campbell, Mnuch, Venell, Weston. G. Campbell, Akerson, W. Campbell, Truitt. MIDDLE ROW—McCullough. Hayes, Rex, Hendrickson, Stone. Bloomquist, Johnson. BOTTOM ROW—Huebner, Barnett, Stromberg, J. Johnson, Johnson, Flanders, Dukes.

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 X cCL. iRutljeatt SJIterary ortrhj OFFICERS FIRST SEMESTER President...............................Inez King Vice-President .................................. Recording Secretary.........................Ollie Maucii Corresponding Secretary...........Mary Torrence Treasurer ............................Ruth Logan OFFICERS SECOND SEMESTER President.........................Mary Torrence Vice-President....................Ruth Foskette Recording Secretary.......................Janette Buck Corresponding Secretary...........Isabell Putnam Treasurer ...........................Stella Burns The Ruthean Literary Society was organized by Senator Harlan while President, in 1856, under the name “Cornelian.” They were organized in an upper room of the old Pioneer Building. After the Main Hall was built they occupied the southwest room on the second floor until more recent years when they have shared Hamline Hall. In the first year there was considerable discord among its members which finally resulted in some of the members severing their relations from the Cornelian ring and calling themselves “Calliopeans.” However, during the following year the two opposing groups were reorganized by President Berry into what is now known as the Ruthean Literary Society. Today, Ruthean’s roll holds the names of a large per cent of the college girls, and is filling a great place in Wesleyan. mwMwrn Mi JL Jsl i i 1 1'

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 rr -X-J SJttrrarij i nnety OFFICERS FIRST SEMESTER President ...........................Harlan Stone Vice-President .....................Will Campbell Recording Secretary.............................Ed Weston Corresponding Secretary.............Mark Flanders Treasurer ................................Clarence Johnson OFFICERS SECOND SEMESTER President ......................Hjalmar Stromberg Vice-President ...........................Clarence Johnson Recording Secretary.........................Warren Huebner Corresponding Secretary....................Russell Barnett Treasurer....................................Henry Dukes Philomathean drew its first breath in the fall of 1858. It had its regular meetings in class rooms until some ten years after its birth when it secured its present commodious hall. Shortly after this they became incorporated and obtained their charter from the state on the fourth of April, 1868. “Philo” has been a very valuable part of the college and can point to a history of peace and prosperity. Its graduates can now be found in every part of the globe, and many are occupying positions of honor and trust, and are beckoning the present Philomatheans onward and upward.