Washington College - Pegasus Yearbook (Chestertown, MD)

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Buiilms; Lihr, Smith Hall. Ca liiflSHincTon coLiece todav For a college of scarcely more than five hundred students, Washington College takes pride in its many and well diversified campus activities. Many of the organizations that were forced to cease operations during the war years have blossomed forth with a new and unlimited vigor. One of the outstanding of the war baby organizations is the Paul E. Titsworth Forensic Society. Under the faculty supervision of Dr. Charles B. Clark, Mrs. Winifred Opgrande, and President Paul Pitcher the Forensic Society has aimed at creating and stimulating public oninion on all major issues of the day. Throughout the year the Society has brought speakers on highly controversial subjects to the college. The Forensic Society takes an active part in declamation and debate both here and away while winding up its annual activities by participating in the National Forensic Tour- nament at Mary Washington College in Vir- ginia. The Mt. Vernon Literary Society under the faculty sponsorship of Prof. Paul E. Solandt and President Jack Hitchcock have attempted to stimulate campus concern in classical sub- jects and encoiu ' age creative writing by the annual Mt. Vernon Literary Contest. The stellar campus group in the field of dramatics is the Washington Players. Under the faculty sponsorship of Mrs. E. Winifred Opgrande and the leadership of Jack Mac- Hale this group of collegiate thespians is responsible for the three annual campus dra- matic productions. One of the lesser known campus organiza- tions is the Science Club. Throughout the year the Society of Sciences under the direc- tion of Dr. and Mrs. Carrol B. Nash have attempted to bring scientific facts to the stu- dent body as a whole. This group does not just limit its membership to Science majors but is open to the entire student body who may have any interest in science. The newest organization on the campus is the . rt Club. It was founded by Mrs. Martin 10

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Basketball game: Veterans vs. }.V. VETS RETURn From the South Pacific, lioni the Phillip- pines, fioir, the European theater ol ojjeia- tions, and even from the Pentagon and Ironi e er branch ol the service, the veterans ot World V ' ar II began to return to Washington College in Febriiarv of 1946. ' Phe first wave to hit tiie ccjllegiate beachhead was less than a score in number biu by September 1946 the invasion of the Hill had begun. Some had landed for the first time to encounter the scholastic shellfire while others were very fa- miliar with the terrain. The beachhead was broadened and by September 1947 207 vet- erans were in action and from all appearances, both official and inioificial, the situation is well in hand. The G.I. ' s quickly adjusted themselves to the new collegiate modus i endi and settled down to a four ear hitch on the Eastern Shore. Within eighteen months the had proven to the faculty and ihemsehes that their ser ice experiences had ])aid oil both scholastically and socially. According to the administration theii axerage indices surpass the indices of any other group. The vets liave liteialh taken the sports field by storm. What tliey may have sacrificed in years they have made up in spirit and determination. Such eteran athletes as McLaughlin, Steele, Mac- ileg, Tattersall, Jones, Coakley, Romanition, Lewis, Sutton, Tilley and a host of other vet- eran sportsmen have pro en this point in every major sport. As a final analysis, it can be said thev have aided in creating a greater campus community and in later years will contribute to a stronger nation.

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rig Science Hall, Bunting Libr for the purpose of bringing art closer to the student and to arouse a taste in all lor some t pe of art. In the field of puljlicaiions Vashington College can take its stand beside any other college of equal size. THE ELM, a weeklv newspaper published by the students for the students, keeps the student body informed of all major happenings here in our scholastic community. THE PEGA.SUS, the annual yearbook, gives a photographic history oi Washington College year by year. Despite increased expenses and printing difficul ties the Pegasus furnishes a campus history well worth the price. A lesser known publication but especially well known by freshmen is the Washington College HANDBOOK. This pocket sized booklet tells the freshmen e er major fact and figure that he or she must know about the Hill. All three of these pub- lications fall luider the faculty supervision ol Ralph R. Thorton, of the English Dejjart- ment. The campus can proudly look upon its Greek letter organizations. The honorary fraternity for men is Omicron Delta Kappa luider the presidency of James Rook. For years it has strived for greater harmony be- tween the faculty and student body. For scho- lastic achievement the campus can look to Sigma Sigma Omicron, the honorary scholar- ship fraternity which aims to stimidate greater scholastic achievement among the student body. Three national fraternities are open to male members of the student bod ; the Epsi- lon Theta Zeta of Lambda Chi .Alpha, Beta Eta chapter of Theta Chi and the Beta Omega chapter of Kappa Alpha. .All three fraterni- ties are well represented in the extracurric- idar activities on the campus. The Interfra- ternity Council, composed of three members from each of the national frats, acts as a super- visory board for fraternal policy at Washing- ton College. To the girls of Washington College three national sororities offer membership; Kappa Gamma chaptei- of .Alpha Chi Omega, the Sigma Tau chapter of .Alpha Omicron Pi, and