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

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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

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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 19 9 CROAKER the pledge made at Des Moines was only five hundred dollars, the pasteboard soldiers were only about sixty in number, but the students responded so generously that the supply of “soldiers” was soon exhausted and slips of paper had to be used instead. At this chapel service $1185.00 was pledged by the faculty and student body in less than an hour, and as a fitting “grand finale” the faculty excused classes for the rest of the day. Speaking of soldiers reminds us of the candy which the Associations made and sent to the Wesleyan boys in the camps at Christmas time. The “wherewithal” for the ingredients used in the candy was furnished, half by the men and half by the women. And Miss Hull very generously gave her time and the Domestic Science kitchen to the cause. About forty good candy makers from Hershey Hall and other homes in town spent a day and a half making, packing and wrapping forty-five pounds of candy to send Christmas Cheer to the boys in France and in the camps. Thank you letters have been received from many of the boys, showing us that they appreciate remembrances from Wesleyan. The religious spirit as shown by the Associations this year has been very deep. In the first place, four thriving classes down at Sunday School arc flourishing—two for the young men and two for the women under the leadership of Dr. Lcist and Coach Day, Mrs. Kopp and Miss Swindell. Then the regular Association meetings on Saturday have been very vital and interesting. They have been conducted on a broader plan than ever before and are as unlike the old-fashioincd prayer meeting or ordinary Bible study class as day is from night. However, they have been thoroughly Christian in their spirit and also vitally related to college life and interesting and appealing, particularly, to the college boy and girl. A great many meetings were led by students besides the following outsiders who brought “new food for thought”: Freeman Havinglmrst, Miss Long from the Bible Training School, Dr. Booth, Miss Barber, faculty adviser for the Y. W. C. A., Rev. Osborn, Mrs. Swancy, Miss Swindell, Lydia Pool, Dr. Lucbbers, Dr. Rauch, Ed Weston, Rev. Weston, and Stanley Miller. Owing to the conservation of time and the compressed schedule, the Association meetings have been merged into the New Democracy classes. Both the men and the women have been divided into small groups for the study of World Democracy, as based on Jesus’ principles. These classes have been intensely interesting, to say the least, and we see in them a fine impetus for such classes all next year. The men’s classes have been led by Dr. Schell while the leaders for the girls’ are Mrs. Galcr, Miss Barber, Dr. Booth, Professor Edwards, Professor Jacques, Dr. Rauch, and Dr. Lucbbers. While great things have been done this year, greater things are in store for next year. The new material that is coming from our own High School in Mt. Pleasant and from other High Schools all over the state will mean to us a bigger and better Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. as well as a bigger and better Wesleyan which we are looking forward to next year.