Upsala College - Upsalite Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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THE JUNIOR GUILwcontempo- rary critics reports and discussions of such men as Shaw, Goethe, O,Neill. This year the group made two visits to the theatrical world to see Johnny Belinda,, and Twelfth Night. Beside Dr. Calman, Professor A. M. Carl- son, Professor Rudberg, and Miss Carman attend the meetings and contribute worthy ideas and opinions to the conversation. English Lit,, is noted for the annual gift of books which it gives to the library. Edward Walters is the President of this group, ably assisted by Hans Juergensen, Jeanne Boschen and Peg Doyle. On our campus a group of exact-minded students grouped together into the Mathe- matics Club. The organization is very young yet, counting but two winters. Nevertheless, this youngster has done its share to contrib- ute to our extra-curricular program. In spite of the cold precision for which Mother Mathematica is famed, her children have managed to derive much pleasure from their meetings. Novel aspects to be pre- sented were a survey of the history of A1- gebra and the solving of geometric puzzles. The slide rule was given much use, but no LAMBDA SIGMA UPSILON Docis library is their coffee- house Eighty-m'ne

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uWiell, maybe Iim not one after allf, con- cluded a member of Forum after she had been questioned by the government board and the girls themselves. She had challenged them to prove she was not a conscientious objector. The result was that she had con- vinced herself after the cross examination that she wasnit one. This is an example of the interesting and humor-for example, President Peg Doyle,s interpretations of The Sword In the Stone? One book which seemed to puzzle the members was Portrait of Jenny? Some more profound books read were: Out of the Night, iiTrelawnyfi and Beloved Re- turns? Other officers of Guild are Shirley VanAllen, Secretary, and Aileen Leach, Treasurer. THE GIRLS, FORUM-they11 discuss anything often amusing meetings called by President Mary Lou Kent. Such topics as health edu- cation, pre-marriage examination, and what to do with the high grade moron bring about fast and furious discussions. The girls really don,t think they can solve the prob- lems, but the conversation is always inter- esting, sometimes serious, and at other times ridiculous. The other ofIiciaIs of the group are Pris Kinsey and Gail Masom. JUNIOR GUILD Current literature is viewed on campus by this organization. It is done with a definitely objective attitude, though often the girls are carried away by their own emotions and Eigb ly-eigbt LAMBDA SIGMA UPSILON These ten literature enthusiasts do not meet at any coffee-house in front of a big fireplace, but they do get together every two weeks at Dr. Calman,s house where the dis- cussions become very interesting and ex- tremely spirited. After the report, criti- cisms, opinions, and appraisals are presented, the group continues its lively discussion over many cups of coffee. The atmosphere of the old-fashioned coffee house is not necessary to keep this group awake--the interest alone is enough. English iiLitfi started by President Evald B. Lawson, does not stick at home with mere

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. one grumbled too much when a calculation miscarried. Omar Khayam, Persian astronomer, math- ematician, and poet invented an algebra. Yes, Omar had an algebra all his own, Which has baffled many centuries but now provides table talk for Kappa Mu Epsilon. While the rest of us must wrestle with X plus Y equals two, the small, select group comprising the Upsala chapter of the national honorary mathematics fraternity is delving among the little known theorems and hypotheses, occult systems and formulae. Only to those who have maintained a B average in Mathematics, Who have a good scholastic standing, and Who have studied or are now studying cal- culus belong the honor of being elected into Kappa Mu Epsilon. KAPPA MU EPSILON-the mathematical geniuses Ninety THE MATH CLUB-they deal in all sorts of figures What is the formula for the success of a young organiZation? Well-laid plans plus Whole-hearted support equal permanency. True to the formula, the mathematics fra- ternity, still in its infancy on the Upsala campus, has been welding itself into an effi- cient body. Its bimonthly meetings have been devoted to the planning of a constitu- tion, to the laying of ground work for a perennial society. But When these designs have been accomplished, there,ll be many hours for reports, discussions and Omar Khayam. The Psychology Forum, long the sponsor of some of the college,s most interesting fleld trips, even surpassed this year the en- viable record it has set for itself in past years.