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

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CROAKER THE 1010 ®ije gear's cttottte£ of tfje gsoctattons As we attempt to sum up the year’s work of either one of the Associations, separately, we find it is very hard to do since the young women and the young men have worked in such close cooperation all year. Hardly one project has been planned and carried out by one without the help of the other Association. In fact, this has been the aim of the young women and men this year, thinking thereby more could be accomplished. And the results have not failed, for 1917-1918 has proved to be a very prosperous and happy year, one in which not only all the old customs and traditions have been carried out but also a year of new and up-to-date projects which have been launched and which have accomplished new and desired results. Because we are laboring in abnormal times, necessarily on account of war conditions, we were expecting new difficulties and unforeseen problems to arise which would tear us away from the regular routine of former years—a good thing perhaps for in Christian Association work as in all other work, it is possible to get in a rut and stay there. So we were not surprised to find the ranks of workers, both of men and women, wofully depleted at the beginning of the year. The boys were called away to the Service, consequently making it necessary for the younger men to bear the brunt of the work, a matter of which we arc not complaining however, for they have done their duty and proven themselves efficient leaders. Also for various reasons, which we give the war credit for, the number of girls was considerably decreased and at the beginning of this year there were back in school only five out of the eleven officers and cabinet members. 'This necessitated making up the loss with “raw recruits” who soon, however, became as veterans. The first party of the year was the annual Y. M. and Y. W. mixer, shortly after Matriculation Day, held at Harlan House. “Successful” is not the word to use to describe it! The number of guests so far exceeded preparations that a grand scramble was created when the games were begun. A “hurry up” call even had to be sent to the Dairy and Luberger’s in order that none might go away empty saying “we were hungry and ye fed us not”. The biggest thing that was done this year by the student body happened one bright October day in chapel. Coming as a bolt from a clear sky to most of the students, the big campaign for money for the war work of the Y. M. C. A. was suddenly launched. But it had been so carefully mapped out, cut and dried, as it were, by the committee, that it started off with a boom and continued with much vim. Before collections were begun, Dr. Luebbers and several of the students, who had been delegates to the Des Moines convention, spoke, acquainting the students with the matter and in general “pepping” them up to do their patriotic duty. Then soldiers, designed and cut from cardboard were sold for ten dollars apiece and as they were sold were pinned on Old Glory which was draped on the pulpit. Because

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THE 1919 CROAKER jWL C «L Paul Saxdmeyer.................President William Perdexv...........Vice-President Raymond Foss...................Secretary Calvin Richardson..............Treasurer Francis Newquist..........Administration Ernest Xewquist....Religious Education Earl White................Campus Service Ernest Frederick....Community Service Paul Ratliff.......Life Work Guidance

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THE 19 19 CROAKER Osborn. Spees. Morrow. Walker, Glotfelty lies. Martin. Crowtlier §. m c. n. Genevieve Morrow.. Ruth Holiday I LA Gl.OTFELTY President Vice-President Secretarv Mable Walker Mary Crowther Helen Osborn Florence Smith Bible Studv Publicity Finance Bessie Green Social Service Susie Spees Annette Iles Vida Martin Missionary Religious Work