Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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K. A. W. S. K.A.W.S. is pictured above. The members are Abney, Siegle, Pearsall, Rehder, Lundeen, Gronnerud, Potter, and Scull in the back. In the front row are Conover, Schmidt, Rogers, Tear, Brand, Kennedy, and Kujula. K.A.W.S. is the Knox Association of Women Students, the governing board of Knox women. The purpose of K.A.W.S. is to administer the laws and mete out punish- ment to violators. K.A.W.S. has had a full year handing out campus's, date jerks, and carrying out plans for the prom and teas, under the president, Arlyth Rogers, ably assisted by Gene Schmidt, Audrey Tear, Doris Brand, and Peggy Gronnerud. It is looking forward to another exciting term with Kay Conover as president, assisted by Doris Rehcler, Libby 20 l I Potter, Delores Kennedy, and Lois Lundeen. There are thirteen members of the execu- tive board so that each sorority and the Indees are represented by two members. A repre- sentative from the Freshman class makes up the thirteenth member. One of the activities of K.A.W.S. is the Loan Fund made available to a junior or sen- ior girl or girls. Another is the annual Christmas Prom. All profit from this prom goes into the K.A.W.S. Loan Fund. And no one can forget the many faculty-student teas that have been so popular in the past.

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I-IOMECOMIN G, CAMPUS CGMMISSION Various committees run the many extra curricular affairs at Knox. The Homecom- ing committee organized and carried out the plans for a festive Homecoming. Among the highlights was the football game. Unfor- tunately it turned out in favor of Beloit. Then that evening the house decorations were judged. The Fijis won this award. Home- coming celebrations were climaxed by a dance that evening. The committee coordinated plans so that the various functions might come off smoothly. Rules had to be made for the house decorations, judges had to be chosen, and the band had to be engaged. Except for the weather and the football score the Homecoming celebration went off very well. Another prominent and active committee is the Campus Commission. These people have connected themselves with the World Student Service Fund. In recent years Knox College has undertaken a program to help students in other countries not as prosperous as we. The Campus Commission collects donations, imports a foreign student to speak on the virtues of W.S.S.F., and runs a carni- val to raise money. A trophy is given to the social organization which nets the most money. Consequently the sororities and fraternities are quite active in the carnival. Bingo booths, gambling games, cake walks, and frog jumping contests have been featured. An auction adds more money to the collec- tion. Chapel cuts usually bring a nice price, as do the services of Miss Smythe as a wait- ress. All these things added together total close to a thousand dollars for the W.S.S.F. and show the Hne job done by the Campus Commission. 1 Pictured above at the top is the Homecoming com- mittee comprised of Moser, Lowe, Stanforth, Kelly, Wetherbee, Beck, and Charles. The middle picture is the Campus Commission. They are Moser, Blean, Owens, Kennedy, Weir, and Friske. The picture at the bottom is of the W.S.S.F. carnival. 19

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Whiting Hall House Council is the gov- erning body of the hall. Its members form- ulate the rules which govern the general conduct of the residents of the hall as well as make suggestions as to the upkeep of the hall. Each sorority, the Union, and the Freshman class have two members on the council. They must be residents of the hall. Each year the council sponsors several social functions in the hall, a Christmas party for the faculty children, faculty dinners, birthday dinners and two formal dinners. The council has charge of decorating the hall at Homecoming and at Christmas time. This year the council was headed by Helen Turnquist who was assisted by June Kujala, sec.-treas., Marge Swanson, Jean Henderson, Margaret Uhlir, Joanne Davis, Ruth Taylor, Lola Stout, Francis Grothe, Mildred Weinberg, Cora Ellsworth, and Carol Howland. The of- ficers for the coming year are: Ruth Tay- lor, president, and Margaret Swanson, sec.- treas. Seymour Hall, men's residence, is gov- erned by a hall council that is elected each year by the residents of the hall. The men elected to the council also act as proctors of the hall and are responsible for the general conduct of the hall. The men elected this year were: Bob Bauler, Bill Gunnison, and Ken Critser. The faculty resident head of the hall and the men's housing units was Mr. Davenport. The Pan-Hellenic House Council is com- posed of two members of each sorority on the campus. This council has charge of the run- ning and the maintenance of the Pan-Hell House. HOUSE COUNCILS i l l Pictured above is the Whiting Hall House Council at the top of the page. The Seymour Hall proctors are shown in the middle picture. The group at the bottom is the Pan-Hellenic House Council. 21