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

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The Biological society, after a few years of inactivity was reorganized this year under the sponsor' ship of Dr. Jaques and Mrs. Morrow. Members for the year included: Jo DiMarco, our president, “Bud Redlingcr, who served as vice'president, Joyce Haesslcr, who took care of our finances and acted as secretary, Margaret Cocklin and Barbara Coffman, who drafted our guest speakers, Barbara Scott, Phyllis Latta, Betty Moore, Bernice Linn, Doris Hilleary, Shirley Blum, Merna Shipton, Doris Sessions, Holmes Foster, Virginia Ebert and Alice Mizuki, who have all proved themselves to be fine, quote, “high'powcred biologists , unquote. During the year, many inspiring as well as interesting talks were presented by guest speakers in the informal meetings held at the homes of the various members. At present a very unusual banquet is being planned in which everyone in the society is encouraged to cat a sample of the new types of plant and animal dishes to be prepared by the committee. Beta Beta Beta, the national biological fraternity, was organized in the campus rather late this year. It therefore plans its program in conjunction with the Biological Society. The members are “Bud Redlinger, president; Bernice Lynn, vice-president; Joyce Haessler, secretary-treasurer; Margaret Cocklin, historion; Jo DiMarco, Barbarba Coffman, and Doris Hilleary. Dr. Jacques is the faculty advisor. Row I—Hilleary, Linn. Redlingcr. Row II—Prof. Jaques, Cocklin, P. Marco, Haesslcr, Ship-ton. Row III—Coffman, Mrs. Morrow. Moore. Blum. Biological Society [45]

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Alpha Psi Omega Members Jane Graham, Doris Sessions, Jacqueline Korf, and Margaret Deahl. Jac' queline Korf, President. Alpha Psi Omega is a National, Honorary Dramatic Fraternity, existing for the pur' pose of recognizing outstanding accomplish' ment or service in dramatic production. Mrs. Dana Braden, Speech Instructor, is the faculty sponsor to Alpha Psi as she is to the apprentice group, Iowa Wesleyan Players. Four major dramatic productions have been sponsored in the last two years by Alpha Psi and Iowa Wesleyan Players, jointly. As his last production before he went into the U. S. Army, Dr. Waldo Braden directed a splendid cast in “The Cradle Song”. This is a great play, one of the rare inspirations of the Theatre. The civ tire action takes place in a Spanish Convent, and the cast includes ten women and two men. Last spring, the Commencement play, “Nine Till Six”, a comedy in three acts, was presented under the direction of Mrs. Dana Braden. The scene of the play — an exclusive dressmaking shop in London. The cast included fifteen girls. The main part in the play was very ably portrayed by Jacqueline Korf, a Sophomore. One of the outstanding features of Homecoming of 1944, was the presentation of the play “Star Bound”, a comedy in three acts, written by Allen Richard Kenward. The cast included twelve girls — with Marian Stephens, a Sophomore, playing the leading part. The action took place in Hollywood and concerned a group of young girls, each working hard to get “just one chance” to prove her worth in the field of motion pictures. On May eighteenth, the Commencement play, “Yes and No” was presented from the stage of the Chapel Auditorium. The cast included four women and three men. The scene of the action was a parish house in England. The first act dealt with what would have happened had the leading lady said “No”; the second act with what would have happened had she said “Yes”; and the third act or epilogue, what did actually happen. On April twenty'third, eight new members were initiated into Omega Chapter of Alpha Psi Omega. These were: Marian Miner, Marian Stephens, Rosalie Bentzinger, Dorothy Peterson, Elaine Thomassen, Morell Rubey, Louise Schuerman, Beth Rochefort. The initiation ceremony was followed by a dinner at the B 6? H Cafe. An election of officers was held at the close of the evening. Row I—Margaret Deahl, Jane Malone. Row II—Doris Sessions, Jackie Korf. [44]

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Iowa 'Wesleyan Players Row I—Dcahl, Neill, Schcurman, Calycr, D. Marco. Row II—Morgan, Olson, Miner, Stephens. Row III—Morris, Rochefort. Hobbie, Johnston, Thomas-sen, Ogden. Row IX—Peterson, Rubey, Franz, Bentzinger, Fellers, Dewart. Iowa Wesleyan Players is an apprentice club to the dramatic fraternity Alpha Psi Omega. Membership is attained by the collection of points granted by dramatic achievement. Iowa Wesleyan Players very successfully sponsored a series of one-act plays earlier in the spring. The group meets twice monthly to discuss matters of dramatic interest. Row I—Cushing, Thomasscn. Row II—Houdyshcll, Sessions, Korf. Olson. Row III—Fellers, Hobbie. Johnston. Row IV—McElhinney, Mcihlan, Beaver. Omicron Alpha chapter of Sigma Tau Delta is gaining in membership on the campus by leaps and bounds. This is an honorary English fraternity whose purpose is to express life in terms of truth and beauty, and to make first hand acquaintance with the chief literary masterpieces of the English language. The group meets once each month. Sigma Tau Delta [46]