University of Wisconsin Stevens Point - Horizon / Iris Yearbook (Stevens Point, WI)

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Home Economics Club... She can cook . . . she can sew . . . she can manage a home . . . yes. she's a Home Ec. The Betty Lamp, an emblem of learning, is a particularly fitting symbol to use in two impressive initiation services of the Home Ec Club. The first initiation takes place when the girls as freshmen are taken into the club, while the second initiation, at the end of the Home Ec majors' senior year recognizes her officially as a full-fledged member of the American Home Economics Association. This organization, which is affiliated with the state and national college home economics clubs, develops professional attitudes in its members and demonstrates the ideals of home economics in individual and group work. Prexy Frankie Kutchenriter reigned over a very successful first semester, while Betty June Maki took over for the second semester. This year's new look'' was welcomed with a style show. The Home Ecs showed their versatility by modeling their own creations. Enthusiastically sewing and making candy before Christmas, the Home Ecs were preparing for their annual Christmas sale ... a major money making project for the year. Sims Cottage was the scene of many of the varied meetings of the club, including the interesting Christmas party. Having professional people as well as alums speak on the multiplicity of things included in the Home Economics field was a part of the club’s program for the year. An old tradition was broken this year when the married Home Ec majors took their husbands along with them to Sims Cottage. CSTC is believed to be one of the first schools to have men living in its practice house. 22

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Rural Life Club and Demonstration School Sto-do-le. sto-do-le pum-pa. The lively melody of the song Walking in the Night comes drifting from the third floor of the college. Looking through the open door of the rural assembly, a group of students is seen gathered around a piano. It is th'e Rural Life Club. Miss May Roach and Mr. Quincy Doudna are recognized in the midst of this happy gathering. The Rural Life Club is the professional organization of the Rural Division, and all students in this division automatically become members. This organization acquaints the students with problems of rural education which they will face when they are teaching. First semester the officers were Loyal Sargent, president, Don Jorgensen, vice-president. Janet Luchterhand, secretary, and Muriel Narron, treasurer. Second semester these positions were taken over by Margaret Doherty, Robert Bennett, Carol Schoneck, and Jean Narron. Connected with the Rural Division is the Rural Demonstration School which is located on the north-east side of the campus. This one teacher school makes it possible for the students to teach in a typical rural school. Their duties at the school include noon duty, recess, participation at teachers' meetings, and the actual teaching. The children who attend the Demonstration School come from a rural district adjacent to Stevens Point. This is all under the supervision of Miss Ruth Steinbring. RURAL LIFE MEMBERS GAIN TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND ENJOY LIFE 21

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Alpha Kappa Lambda It was surely nice to get next to the pot bellied stove after spending the afternoon in the bitter winter woods. Fred, we call him that now, took out his gun and began cleaning it. His hair was gray now and his smile creased deeply into that pleasant countenance. Doc Wievel and Walt Sylvester were sore because Fred got his buck. But that wasn't what Fred was smiling about; he was reminiscing. I just happened to think about that first group of conservation majors we put out in '48. Remember the Venison Banquet and the Sportsman's Ball? The spirit of those fellows exists to this day! George Sappenfield was president, and Ernie Link and Jim Stoltenberg were among the officers. You two were honorary members along with Doc Pierson and Sue Colman—now I can barely recollect, weren't Ray Specht and Bob Lewis and Mr. Epple there too? Gee, those kids really had spirit! Our Homecoming float was a beauty. And that Tony Isherwood could have talked all night about his trip out west. When we started talking about conservation, it went on and on for hours. Imagine! The very first year Joe Moravec wrote a conservation hymn and Rhode Sorenson drew an emblem. I can still see how Bill Mellin and that boy Rhode looked when the Wisconsin Garden Club Federation awarded them scholarships. You know, I can remember them all, Stimm, Ottow, Springer, Ludwig, and Plath — what hoodlums! And how could anyone forget those Lower Slobovians who acted in 'Rigoletto' for the Mardi Gras? Fred was laughing now, unaware of the hot stove, of time, of anything. 23