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

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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

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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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STORY HOUR . . . At the You've often wondered if time would ever make this day a reality, haven't you? The first day seemed rather strange, didn't it? Your collegiate friends were no longer with you and instead, you were surrounded by eager, inquiring, young faces. By necessity you were forced to make many new adjustments, and as a result you tried—perhaps even floundering temporarily—to put into effect all the experiences and techniques that you encountered in your own educational skirmishes. And the questions that came back to you! At first you weren’t sure yourself as to why coconuts didn't grow on Rib Hill. ’Member the time you checked your atlas to make sure Mexico wasn't an island in the United States? You did some fast thinking when you had to explain just why a hole wasn't an inverted hill. This was the time you capitalized on all the hit-and-run episodes that your own college classes had given you. Scientific experiments with very smelly solutions, historical courses with plenty of library research, cultural subjects with aesthetic appeal—all these were grouped together and put under the title a broad background of knowledge''. All this had taken on a new meaning because through it you could now see that education links together all subjects previously listed under separate headings. There were always supervising teachers at hand to guide your thoughts with meaningful actions. Lesson plans, always criticized and revised, called for many hours of preparation. They developed your ability to see ahead with broader scope and clearer vision And now that you are ready to teach you can look back on all your many experiences at the Training School—not as a place where you gathered facts, but instead, as a place where you have learned to live and meet and inspire the little people who depend so much upon your patience and understanding. 24