Washington College - Pegasus Yearbook (Chestertown, MD)

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West, Middle and East Halls Middle and East Halls Fraternity Row The Dormitories William Smith Hall Dunning Hall A M mmM ..:.. A.

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the Gamma Sigma chapter oi Zeta Tau Alpha. All three ot these sororities have played an active role in campus affairs and philantropic work throughout the nation. The Panhel- lenic Council composed of two members from each sorority, handles all major problems dealing with sorority or inter-sorority affairs. The appreciation and fostering of good music on the campus is kept alive by the Washington College Glee Club under the direction of Mrs. E. Winifred Opgrande and the Washington College orchestra under Dr. Livingood. Both of these musical groups par- ticipate acti ely in Thursday morning assem- blies. In the field of athletic organizations the stellar group is the Varsity Club. All mem- bers of thi.s roganization must have earned their Varsity W before they are eligible for membership. Thus it can easily be seen that the Varsity Club is composed of the major athletic men on the campus. The Var- sity Club aims at building up good fellowship and fair sportsmanship. They are also re- sponsible for the issuance of the varsity sweaters to all members. The major collegiate sports open to all who show initiative and skill are football, basket- ball, baseball, soccer, track, tennis, golf, and lacrosse. Most of the major progress in base- ball has been due to the efforts of Tom Kib- ler. The newest sport to take its place among the others is lacrosse under the mentorship of Doctor Clark. Lacrosse at Washington Col- lege was born out of the efforts of thirty men who have an earnest desire to play on a win- ning team. A strenuous schedule of inter- mural sports under the auspices of Coach Ekaitis consisting of touch football, baseball, soccer, tennis, and volley ball have been backed wholeheartedly by the student body. Thus we see that not only does Washington College offer diversified scholastic curricula but also the same in the field of outside acti- vities. A college such as ours needs the active support of every student to caintain the high level of all the major organizations covered. Through this mediuin we can show those outside of our community that we have just as an intense interest in not only scholastic activities but the organizations that help make the college the most pleasant four years of our lives. G. . Hall William Smith Hall Diinnmg Hall .. ' ' ' MM

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The Proposed Administration Building UJflSHinGTOn COLLGGe The post-war enrollment increases ha e placed great demands upon the centers of higher education, regardless of their fame, facilities, background, or faculty. Washing- ton College has ably met these problems of the period. However, the future must not be ignored. Business, science, education, medi- cine, the ministry, are constantly raising their standards and seeking additional perfections. To realize these goals there must be more college-trai ned men and women to take posi- tions in these fields. High school students are becoming more aware of this need and in- creasing numbers of them are preparing to enter colleges and universities each year. Washington College has, for one hundred and sixty-six years, maintained an enviable record of scholarship and training, and this reputation will draw additional hundreds of high school graduates to the College. Forsee- ing this influx, the leaders of the College have made plans, some complete and now in prac- tice, others incomplete, to properly maintain educational standards for future students. One of the plans already in practice is the improvement and enlargement of the faculty. During the war, the teaching faculty dropped to fourteen members, and with the student enrollment at one hundred and ninety, the jjrofessor-student ratio was about thirteen- and-a-half to one. This ratio is presently about eighteen to one, and while theoretically cjuite satisfactory, is higher than desired by the College. Several new departments have been added to the curriculum, and former departments ha e been improved upon. Within the last three years regular Departments of Art, Speech and Dramatics, and Philosophy and Religion have been set up. Philosophy and lieligion has been expanded to such a degree that sufficient hours are now offered to satisfy retjuirements for a minor. Psychology is also available for a minor. Another step in the readjustment program is the erection of new buildings and the re- 14