Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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Guidance of Social Life The Deans Into the busy hands of the two social deans falls the responsibility for planning all social ac¬ tivities as well as the burden of regulating social custom and tradition. As Dean of Women and Faculty Chairman of the Social Committee, Miss Day has carefully and patiently maintained a smoothly operating system of extra-curricular life. Students find her interest in their individual prob¬ lems to he unfailingly sympathetic and personal. Miss Jean Day Dean Van Putten’s desk in the Office of Stu¬ dent Personnel is devoted for the most part to problems of Freshmen and of veterans newly ac¬ commodated on this campus, and to the sometimes unpleasant but always necessary supei-vision of chapel attendance and similar routine regulations. The Dean of Men is in a position to become ac¬ quainted with each individual. Dr. Van Putten likes to stop for an occasional cigar and informal chat in the Student Union. Dr. J. D. Van Putten Page Tiventy-Six

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Chapel Services William R. Yingling The term “service” is significant for the chapel service at Park. This year under the leadership of Dean Yingling a marked effort has been made to use the chapel hour for the service of fundamental student needs. A poll of campus opinion early in the year and conscientious work by religious life and chapel opinion committees have guided the setting up of programs to inform, inspire and stim¬ ulate an audience which was always highly critical but became in¬ creasingly thoughtful. Sunday morning church in beautiful Graham Tyler chapel is, we feel, unmatched for beauty, sincerity, and dignity. This year a new order of service based on actual personal experience in worship evolved an even more effective service. Dr. Yingling and Dr. Griffith have been untiring in their contribution to the vital heritage of Park’s Christian traditions. Page Twenty-Five

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House Presidents Soi l id Committee Top: Boyd, Stanliagen, Howell. Braiininger, Lipman, Miller. Bottom: Stein, Trautwein, Hansen, Miss White, Miss Day, Miss Landis. A surprising number of problem situa¬ tions arise in the routine of dormitory living; telephone talks, piano hours, and the hot water supply demand co-operative attention. To these the girls add several crises relative to Men Callers, if, when, and if not, why not. The long-suffering housemother is chief in command; house presidents are the peace¬ makers. Smiles of this executive group belie the burdens of their existence. Social life, even on a closely-knit and classless basis, does not take care of itself. The operation of a program to encourage and satisfy five hundred individual preferences is the task of the Social Committee. To it goes credit for your hours of fun at informal school dances, occasional free movies, and the highly successful Mardi Gras, and for ar¬ ranging a well-timed sequence of plays, games, formals, mixers, and recitals. Members rep¬ resenting social clubs and chairman Margaret Nichols deserve an all-campus salute. Page Twenty-Seven