University of Wisconsin Platteville - Pioneer Yearbook (Platteville, WI)

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ATHENAEUM SOCIETY LasT auTumn The AThenaeum socieTy welcomed The enTering women sTudenTs aT a series oT Tour Teas in The new Women's Union. The club was divided inTo Tour groups wiTh The members oT each division acTing as hosTesses aT one oT The Teas. Readings were given by Grace McKinley, Anna lvlae Turk, Mariorie lvlarTin, and Ann Bain- bridge, aTTer which games were played and re- TreshmenTs were served. FourTeen new members were admiTTed Trom The upperclassmen. lniTiaTion Tor The girls enTer- ing lasT spring and Tall was held Tor Two days under The direcTion oT RuTh Geyer and a com- miTTee composed oT Virginia WalTon, DoroThea Doll, Jane Johns, and Mariorie lvlarTin. The girls were prohibiTed The use oT cosmeTics, re- quired To carry dolls, and were resTricTed as To The use oT The main room. As usual The AThenaeum socieTy Took parT in The l-lomecoming acTiviTies. The Theme oT iTs TloaT was BeaT Qshkoshu, and Marjorie l'leld- sTab, Anna Mae Turk, Joyce Grenzow, BeTTy Riege, Florence Diehl, VioleTTe T-lendrickson, Ma- rie Alexander, and Roselyn Roddick represenTed The Two compeTing Teams as TooTball players. Four oT The group were dressed as Oshkosh play- ers and The remaining Tour as The PlaTTeville Team. The members oT The TloaT commiTTee were VioleTTe Hendrickson, BerTha WursT, Lois Fahey, Jean Nadler, and Florence Diehl. Eddie and Fannie Cavanaughs' RevelaTions oT Campus l-lighlighTs won Third place Tor The AThenaeum on The annual l-lomecoming sTunT program. Anna Mae Turk and Joyce Grenzow played The TiTle roTes. The commiTTee in charge was composed oT Anna Mae Turk, Frances SToops, Joyce Grenzow, lvlariorie l-leTdsTab and Viola Johnson. Annually aT ChrisTmas Time The AThenaeum girls draw names and exchange small giTTs wiTh appropriaTe biTs oT poeTry aTTached To Them. The program Tor This year's parTy was in charge oT DoroThy Brodbeck assisTed by Audery Ash- lock, Ann Bainbridge, Grace lvlclfinley, and Jane The MinuTes oT The LasT Tv1eeTing Top Row: Fahey, Ashlock, Nadler, Johnson, Grassau, STephens, SchedTIer, l-lansen, Middle Row: Condry Welch, Davis, Walker, J. Gehrke. Kolar Davison, Doll. BoTTom Row: Chambers Grenzow, MarTin, Brodbeck, Johns, Williams, WursT. PGQSTWSUTYTSTX Tl-TE PIONEER OF I937

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Top Row: Ewers, Barlh, Dirniclc, Brunclchorsl, Friedrich, I-larlman. Middle Row: McMahon, Campbell, Rulca, Beelham, Klilsner, G. Ralph. Bollom Row: Slalleldl, R. Williams, Harris, Euslice, Slallon. sler, Baraboo: Kennelh Weigel, Plalleville: Ronald Whiling, Brandon: Dan Williams, LaEarge: Roberl Williams, Livingslon: Wayne Wiseman, Benlon: Kalhleen Zwelller, Blue Mounds. Twenly-eighl are lalcing lhe lour-year agricullure course. They are as lollows: Bryce Abraham, Ml. l-lope: J. W. Bryanl, Ml. l-lope: Frank Campbell, Gays Mills: Donald Curlis, Plalleville: Lewis Ewers, Soldiers Grove: Thomas Eowell, Richland Cenler: Chesler Garlhwaile, Ml. l-lope: Charles Glaeser, Monllorl: Edward Gorman, Tavera: l-lollie Guisl, Soldiers Grove: Roberl Harris, Livingslon: Paul Kreul, Highland: Richard McMahon, Lancasler: Orval Massey, l-lollandale: l-lollie Newlun, Onlario: Melvin Olson, Mazo- manie: Erancis Posl, Ml. l-loreb: Guy Ralph, Cuba Cily: Arland Rogers, Cambria: Waller Ryan, Soldiers Grove: William Salmon, Mineral Poinl: Leo Schaeler, Belmonl: Curlis Sheehan, Arena: Sidney Teller, Ellison Bay: Lenard Turnell, Blue Mounds: Vivian Willfins, Livingslon: Orville Wrighl, Glen l-laven. Those enrolled in lhe lour-year induslrial arls courses are: Roberl Goldsmilh, l.aEarge: Donald l-leal, Gays Mills: Wal- ler l-lein, Cambria: Gaylord McAllisler, Slurgeon Bay: Da- vid Parish, Rlalleville: Donald Rerlcins, Dodgeville. Four lreshmen are enrolled in lhe lourfyear lower grade course: ,lean l-lolzmiller, Mineral Poinl: Anne Newlon, Wau- walosa: Margarel Rosemeyer, Plalleville: Mildred Weigel, Plalleville. Tl-IE PIONEER OF l937 FRESHMAN CLASS KING AND QUEEN Leo Schaeler, Annabel Waller Page Twenly-live

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Top Row: l-lendrickson, McKinley, Bowen, C. Gehrke, Turk, Geyer, SToops. Middle Row: Taylor, Sauer, Bunker, L. Gehrke, WalTon, Kopp, Andrews, Perkins. BoTTom Row: Nelson, Marr, Block, Riege, Kies, Poller, Alexander. College Low-Down Liddle. BeTTy Riege played The piano Tor The singing and laTer Tor dancing. Jane Liddle had charge oT The reTreshmenTs. OuTsTanding among The weekly programs oT The year were Miss DoroThy GraTT's reporT on her Travels Through Europe, Bill T-laTTer's discus- sion oT liTe aT WesT PoinT MiliTary Academy. and Miss Clark's review oT Gone wiTh The Wind. Miss GraTT spoke on The numerous ex- periences she had while abroad. Miss FlisabeTh Chambers, AThenaeum TaculTy adviser, read Two novels. The TirsT was an inTi- maTe sTory oT The liTe oT The BronTe sisTers, They Tl-IE PIONEER OF 1937 Lived, by F. ThornTon Cooke: The second, Tryge Gulbrensen's Beyond Sing The Woods, a sTory oT early Norwegian liTe and cusToms. Book re- views oT some oT The laTesT books were given by members oT The club during The second semesTer. The Gossip nighT, an annual TradiTion in AThenaeum, was held wiTh Mary MargareT Sauer as The beauTy operaTor and Jean Nelson as The clienT. During The process oT a manicure They discussed The privaTe liTe oT various club mem- bers. ElecTion oT oTTicers Tor The second semesTer was held on January II, I937. DoroThy Brod- beck replaced Marie Alexander as presidenT and Lois Fahey became The vice-presidenT in place oT Josephine SchedTler. DoroThy Block's posiTion as secreTary was Taken by Anna Mae Turk, and BeTTy Riege became The new Treasurer in place oT Virginia WalTon. The commencemenT season is The homecoming oT many graduaTes. The AThenaeum socieTy welcomed iTs alumnae in The library on June TiTTh aT The annual reunion. Many AThenaeum members were graduaTed This year. OuT oT The ToTal enrollmenT ThirTy- seven were seniors. They are as Tollows: DoroThy Block, DoroThy Brodbeck, Lucille Condry, Lois Fahey, Cleo Gehrke, RuTh Geyer, Marie Hansen, Jean Nadler, Virginia WalTon, BerTha WursT, Frances Walker, VioleTTe l-lendrickson, RuTh Davis, Marian Scace, WiniTred Welch, Melva Perkins, and DoroThy Andrews. Page TwenTy-seven