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

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G'taaJzen, 1963 THE CROAKER STORY The first publication of the CROAKER, college yearbook, was by the class of 1906 in its junior year. The editors of the first volume selected the unusual name. They reminded the reader, there are croakers and croakers. You who have taken that memorable 'Morning Bike Ride', will remember well the voices of the frogs of all dimension ... Or (with your best girl) at Cole's (Crane's) Pond on some moonlight evening, . . . while you are looking at the reflection of the moon in the water, pause a moment and see if the situation would be complete without the chorus of croakers. In the display case located in the Science Hall is a group of frogs, stuffed and mounted by students. Tradition initiated this, too, as a part of the CROAKER story. Stafffor 1963 Marjorie Griffin Peter Skutchcs Advisor Janies Onorato James Frey Jacqueline Kapp George Martin 130 Lori Williams

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B. Firejtcis Sterk and A Ivarado Reign This year the Greeks on campus elected Miss Phyllis Sterk, Greek Week Goddess. Phyllis is a sophomore from Montezuma, Iowa, and a member of Pi Beta Phi. Elected Greek Week God, was Mr. Jesse Alvarado. Jesse is a senior from Chicago, Illinois and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. ) The Hi-Flys Banquet Speaker: Miss Helen Reich TIP-TOE VIOLIN MOODS TAKE-OFF

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From the Editor’s Desk: John F. Eibl Editor T his edition of the CROAKER represents the year 1963, a year which I have chosen to call the year of change for Iowa Wesleyan College. Wesleyan has inaugurated a new president, hired some new faculty members, acquired many new fraternity and sorority members and has roaming on its campus a new and changing student populous. Along with all of these changes, Wesleyan this year is also attempting to clearly define its goals, objectives, and purposes so that Wesleyan will have a more definite future direction. A goals committee during the course of this year has recom-mened an athletic change which will influence many things on campus. Students, who perhaps did nothing but roam the campus for four years, have shown that they, individually, have ideas and have reacted to the recommendations, some pro, some con. Unfortunately the CROAKER had to go to the publishers before the day of decision, but those of you who were here at Wesleyan will know what happened in 1963. A new spirit is developing on this campus. A spirit similar to individualism. The individual student is becoming more aware of his important in the academic and physical development of Wesleyan. In this time of change the individual and the college community perhaps are beginning to realize that they too must share the burden of responsibility for policy making on this campus; both the students and the administration have almost an equal share of this responsibility. This edition of the CROAKER is almost finished and I would like to thank the many people who have aided in its publication. As its editor, I have enjoyed the fulltime job of fitting together photographs, copy, and layouts to give to this campus a book which is quite different than the others which have preceded it. My last thank you I would like to give to the College and to the student body for giving me this opportunity of presenting this book to them.