Wellesley College - Legenda Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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Our learning begins with syllabus and te cU but It Is pleasurably enriched through Informal groups bringing together those of us with special mutual Interests, The Classical Club includes not only Greek and Latin students but also all those interested in the history, art, and philosophy of classical antiquity. It is best known on campus for its polished productions of Greek plays, which have in the past included such works as The Frogs and Agamemnon. These dramas have given Wellesley students an opportunity of witnessing the beauty and power of plays which are seldom performed beyond the college campus. Other activities this year included a lecture by Edith Hamilton, author of the authoritative work on Greek mythology, readings of student papers, and a film on archeological operations in modern Greece. CLASSICAL CLUB Left to right: Carolyn Racusin, Sophomore Representa- tive; Elizabeth Whittaker, Secretary-Treasurer; Helen Bradner, President; Miss Barbara P. McCarthy, Faculty Adviser; Georgiana Reynolds, Vice-President. Left to right: Ildiko E. de Papp, Nancy Osterholt, Presi- dent; Alice Macpherson, Secretary Absent: Renate Pflaum, Vice-President; Nadja Alexe- jewa, Treasurer COSMOPOLITAN CLUB Within Wellesley ' s ivory tower exists a little One World in the form of the Coz Clul). Built around the foreign students here as well as any interested American students, the club provides opportunity for the reciprocal exchange of ideas and the further understanding of countries rep- resented ])y the memljcrs. One meeting this year was a ])anel discussion on Latin America; an- other, a Back lo Wellesley report by some of the girls who spent thcii ' junior year al road. Coz Chib is affiliated willi the Intcrnalional Students Association of Greater Boston and through this grouiJ has met many other young cosmopolitans. Page eighteen

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MISS MARION E. STARK Mathematics MR. MICHAEL J. ZIGLER Psychology MISS ALICE H. ARMSTRONG Physics In the modern world, increasing emphasis is being laid on an understanding of man in his physical environment. That the fulfilling of this prerequisite leads to better comprehension of man in the social, economic, and political fields is shown clearly in the broad courses the various science departments have planned. Occasions like the 1949 Science Conference, appealing to the specialist and the layman alike, stimulate the entire campus to an awareness of the vast extent of the scientific field and its steady expansion in our times. MISS E. ELIZABETH JONES Zoology Page seventeen

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The Slavic Society seeks to interest not only girls of Slavic origin but also Wellesleyites from every cultural background in the life of the eastern European countries. At one meeting this year, Mr. Barnett, whose concerts are always a Wellesley event, performed an all-Chopin program commemorating the hun- dredth anniversary of the composer ' s death. A former Czechoslovakian minister of education spoke at another meeting, and in the spring a Russian Easter celebration featured Cheteleff and his Russian choir. The Society was also instru- mental in securing several first-rate Russian films for all-college entertainment during the year. SLAVIC SOCIETY Left to right: Yinette Yu, Secretary; Patricia Pratt, Presi- dent; Mr. Waclaw Jedrzejewicz, Faculty Adviser; Judy Swatland, Vice-President Absent: Marianka Fousek, Treasurer Left to right: Elizabeth Robinson, Secretary; Diane Grubler, President; Florence Van Dyke, Vice-President; Ursula Loengard, Junior Executive Absent: Elizabeth Weiner, Treasurer; Miss Use Novak, Faculty Adviser MATHEMATICS CLUB Everything correlates might well be the motto of the Math Club, which aims to show the relation of mathematics to other types of intellectual activity. In programs this year club members heard not only Harvard and Wellesley professors, but also fellow students who spoke on such esoteric subjects as non-Euclidean geom- etry. Other meetings were designed to give girls an idea of the professional possibilities of mathe- matics, so that the bread lines of the future will not include Wellesley math majors. For recre- ation Math Clubbers were seen working on math- ematical puzzles and playing with moeJjius strips, a highly advanced form of paper dolls. Page nineteen k