Scripps College - La Semeuse Yearbook (Claremont, CA)

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POLITY CLUB HE Polity Club which was established last year has be- come one of the most important organizations in the college. It is composed of upper-classmen interested in Political and social questions, and Dr. Stephenson is its guard- ian angel. It elects its members by vote, since its aim is one in which only a limited number of students would be interested. Other members of the faculty have been chosen as honorary members and dignify the meetings with their Presence. Meni- bership is not snatched away at the moment of graduation. It is permanent, and a number of those who have passed beyond the pale of dormitory life are still as faithhil as the under- graduates. The club is Primarily a discussion group. The meetings are held at the home of Dr. Stephenson and it has been whispered by those who do not rightly understand the higher things of lik that Mrs. Stephenson's reHeshments are the chief' reason for the undying enthusiasm of the members. VOCATIONAL COMMITTEE NE of the early aims of the Student Body was the foun- dation of' a vocational committee which would be a prac- tical aid to Scripps students and graduates. The Voca- tional Committee has been in existence since the third year of the college, but this year its Progress has been dashing. As in former years, the committee has brought to the college people who could advise us about choosing our careers and landing jobs. But we have become ambitious, and now our committee is attempting Cand, we are told, succeedingj to find Positions 34

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FRANCO-GERMAN CLUB N February 16, I932, there was held in Balch Hall Aud- itorium, the first meeting of the Franco-German Club, the newest organization of the college. The club was launched at the suggestion of Professor Cailletg its purpose is the promotion of a better understanding and appreciation of the two remarkably great cultures, the French and German. Three students were elected from each language group to plan the programs and to conduct the affairs of the club. Fritzi Mar- tin, Anne Hopkins, Barbara Curran, Ruth Harrison, Margaret Zaroodny, and Veronica Brunner Qwhose place was filled at the end of the first semester by Nina Brownriggj comprised this committee which met with the Enculty advisors, M. Caillet, Miss Klett and Miss Galitzi once a month at luncheon. Fritzi Martin presided at these luncheons and at the club gatherings. The highlight of the First program was a skit written by Anne Hopkins in which Emily Rose Scott, Ruth Stelle, Burton Green and Monsieur Caillet himself participated. Other meetings in- cluded a talk by Miss Klett on the Goethe centenary, and a discussion by Dr. Eames of the opera Faust. The last meeting had vacation as its theme, with the scenes laid on shipboard. Cn the whole, the Franco-German Club has proved a most suc- cessH1l undertaking. Ir has drawn together the language stu- dents of' the campusg Hom sixty to one hundred persons have attended its various meetings, and it has held their interest. It has sponsored teas at which students were given the opportun- ity of speaking French or German. In the future, the club plans to manage the annual play of the Foreign Language department, and will finance itself' from the proceeds received. 33

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Har those who do not wish to waste the summer in idleness. The zealous committee members under the direction of Ruth Stelle, advised by Miss Crouch, have communicated with numberless vocational bureaus and other useful places. Their present aim is to establish Hrm connection with institutions which are inter- ested in placing college graduates in suitable positions. Thus, when business has recovered ftom its ills, people who have posi- tions to give away will know they have only to write to Scripps. FINANCIAL ACTIVITY HE Scripps student body has set as an ideal for its mem- bers an interest in afhxirs outside of the college itself As a token of this interest, this year found the student body denying itself desserts twice a week that the Hinds might be given to the relief of unemployed in Claremont. Ice cream is sold on these sweetless nights, and the Proceeds which come ftom this sale are also devoted to the unemployed fiind. Qther methods of raising money have been devised, one dormitory collects old clothes, while another indulges in food sales. The halls have collecftion boxes in the oH'ices with eager mouths slit for donations, and at the Senior vespers which were held just before Thanksgiving, conducted by Ieannie McPher- rin, a ftllld of money was contributed which went to the aid of unfiortunates. The scholarship Hind, an affair of helping our own students and college, was the incentive for a dance in March. Tickets for the evening were sold Eir and wide, and the number of guests who attended was gratifying. Elaborate plans were made for entertainment, including a skit and a dance number. Bar- bara Brown and Marge Baker, clad in very authentic costumes, gave a skit-dance of Mickey and Minnie Mouse which was 35 I 4