Wellesley College - Legenda Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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c PEL The Chapel Board Senior Chapel Panel discussion Chapel sponsors speakers, discussions, and study groups, which seek to stimulate thinking on religion and related topics with vital implications for living in the world today. The chief stress, however, falls on wor ship; and, appro- priately enough, the chapel building houses the offices and library space for the new organization. Chapel was formally established on the Wellesley campus at Candlelight Ves- pers. The installation of the officers and board members and the signing of the constitution were followed by the traditional lighting of the candles. Chapel endeavors to provide for the expression of the religious life of all groups within the college community while at the same time pre- serving the Christian heritage which has been central to Wellesley College since the time of its founding. 25

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11 f P 1 • ' v JHi rwr m.:mk mmM ' . - Pf ; It S I m p ft ' j a dog ' s life I will lift up mine eves C H A The Wellesley College Community Chapel is a new organ- ization created this year as a result of a study by a faculty- student -administration re-evaluation committee to replace the former Christian Association. The change is not one in name alone but in form and substance as well. The new organization with faculty, administration, and student representatives on its Executive Board and committees, is all-college in scope and places its main emphasis on wor- ship, study, and discussion. It has assumed the responsi- bility for chapel services and has transferred its social service activities to Service Organization. This latter change results from the conviction that religious ideals and values need not be limited in iheir expression to social services but should be applied in every kind of activity. K • •- . in the world 21

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One world, purl one The Forum Board F O R U M Presidential elections resulted in a busy fall program for the Wellesley College Forum. Straddling the political fence, it harbored under its wing both the Democratic and Republican campus organizations, hanging donkeys and elephants with equal fervor. It sponsored an all-college political rally and a mock election, in which Wellesley cast its presidential vote. After ballot-box time Forum continued to provide a non-partisan outlet for student discussion. Religion and Politics was the subject of the joint C.A. — Forum Conference in November, and Women in Politics headed the spring program. Debate Group ' s activities included verbal battles with Yale and Harvard. Current Events, World Federalists, and Polit- ical Action helped to prove that Wellesley is no ivory tower but rather intensely aware of current national and international problems. II ellesley did, hm Dewey didn ' t! . . ttrul tome of us voted for Thurmond 26