Moberly Area Community College - Mojuco Yearbook (Moberly, MO)

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MU OMEGA

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Alpha Pi Epsilon and Theta Kappa, Epsilon are honor commerce organizations in Moberly Junior College. I The former, a chapter of a na- tional organization, is open to.Up- per Division students who make superior grades in their commerce studies and 2.2 honor points in all other work taken at the college. It has this year been organized by the National Association of Junior Colleges as its official shorthand honor society. This chapter was the fifth one organized in the Uni- ted States. lg ' V' my W iii N Theta Kappa Epsilon, a local commerce honor organization, is open to superior students in either division. The purpose of these chapters is to raise the standards of scholar- ship and promote efficiency in the department. The programs and activities are in line with this pur- pose. Q . First row: Miss Elliott, Hartley, Jacobs, Miss Dossey. Second row: O. D-ameron, Roberson, Scheiner, Miss Bradley, Bousman, Price, J. Tallen, F. Stewart. C11 Junior Thets hard at work. 5 I ll g s l The Bozo Club, sponsored by Miss Esther Adams, is open to any student of biology, botany, or zoology. The name is formed by combining the words botany and zoology. Although, there has been a Biology Club ever since there has been an M. C., it was not the Bozo Club until it was so named by Miss Waylaiid, a former student of Miss Adams. The purpose of this club is to create interest in biology and fel- lowship among the students. The club is a charter member of the Missouri Academy of Science. The meetings are held twice a month at the school. The pro-grams are furnished by outside speakers with films or by the mem- bers themselves. ' First row: Anderson, Fox, Miss Adams, Barton, Rickabaugh, Arthur. Secondrow: Myers, Wedding, Reyburn, E. Hart, Weis, G. Hart, Lierly, Griffin. C23 Botany cl-ass experimenting. EIGHTY-THREE

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I l This world-wide organization is sponsored by the Carnegie En- dowment for International Peace. Each year this endowment furnish- es the club with twenty books. There are clubs of this sort in the colleges and universities of every state in the union and in foreign countries. lt bo-asts 1219 groups. The purpose of this club is to instruct and enlighten the public about the real causes of the present war, to appeal to the democracies, to show power and leadership, and to direct attention to the post war reconstruction of the world. Programs for the meetings consist of debates, round table dis- cussions, and talks by visitors. Among the guest speakers this year were the Reverend C. W. Cornn, John Kingsbury and F. C. Old. . First row: Leach, Taylor, Fleming, Miss Baker, Weis, Anderson, Hill. Second row: Ravenscraft, Howey, Isle, G. Hart, Reyburn, Welch, Grime, Arthur. Third row: McLellan, Cress, Stringer, E. I-Iart. C15 The International Rel-ations Club in a meeting at Miss Baker's ..... ' They are examining a map of the war zone in the Phillippines. VVhen Mu Omega was first or- ganized in 1937, the club was known as the Missouri Club deriv- ing its name from the Greek letters for Missouri. After a few years the club dropped its study of Mis- souri and is now strictly a social organization. In the five years of its existence Mu Qmega has in- creased its membership from fifteen to twenty-five, filling in the vacan- cies left each year by graduating seniors with new pledges. Activities for the year include a party given at the Alamo the night the pledges were taken' in. a Christmas party at the same place, and a traditional St. Patrick's Day dance at the Blue Moon. Meetings are held every two weeks at the home of various members. After the business meet- ing and a pro-gram, refreshments are served. First POW! Edwards, Meriwether, Sta- tenbocker, Weis. Miss Miller, C. Garter, Schleimeir, Hayob. Second row: Arthur, Guild, Evans, Briscoe, H. Abt, Merck, Begole. Third row: Hagan, Shelton, Correll, Isle, Miller, Williams. 123 Miss Miller and the officers of Mu Omega. EIGHTY-FIVE