Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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Somewhere toward the end of your pre- college summer came a letter that said, “Welcome, Ji] sis.”’ And that was your first contact with Wheaton and with C. A. Well, then, C. A. (and we hope you're not stil] calling it Y. W.) is here to help you make that initial climb to fourth floor Everett, and to point out the Dimple and S. A. B. Your lamps and your chair and probably your hassock came from the second hand store. At the C. A. picnic in the Archery Field you gota taste not only of hamburgers and onions, but of firelight, the pines, and campus singing. There’s the candlelight service in the early fall. You remember the silence of Chapel, and later the shimmering of tiny lights afloat on Peacock Pond. C. A.’s everywhere and into everything. Perhaps we should mention such speakers as Louise Morley (yes, she’s Christopher’s daughter), Ben Coles, who'd only been back from China a week, Howard Thurman, War Relief Betts and the Labrador Browns, all of whom pleased us so much. Grant Noble opened the marriage lecture series and was so popular that we overflowed the Yellow Parlor and landed in the auditorium. We attended conferences at Smith, Benning- ton, Washington, Boston, and Northfield, and are going to O-At-Ka to tie up the season. We joined with British War Reliet and J. R. C. in a simultaneous drive bring- ing World Fellowship alone over $1800. In Norton we help the district nurse collect clothes, and keep the infirmary stocked with magazines. Lost and Found, Night School, the Riding Meet Dance, Nursery School, and even the candy in your dorm are part of C. A. So you see, you can’t get away from it anywhere. C. A. bas fun planning vespers and par- ties and auctioning off the best of the “unclaimed” from Larcom basement. The officers who met in the new office in S. A. B. this year were: Betts Gibbs, President; Middy Hollis, Vice President; Hunter Hearne, Secretary; and Molly Rhodes, Keeper of the Moneys. { Page 14 }

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you must thank for that bright-penny look about the building after a full y ear of enthusiastic and energetic use. From time to time C. G. A. stepped out of its conventional role as monitor of the college to play hostess to the students. On the fateful evening of November 4, while Wheaton Democrats strutted merrily in the Science Building, optimistic Republi- cans took their knitting and swarmed into Plimpton Hall to attend the C. G. A. elec- tion party. After watching three hilarious cartoons and listening to election returns, they dunked their sorrows with fat dough- nuts in great cups of coffee. The year 1940-1941 saw the success of the new formal seating plan, whereby Seniors take the place of the former faculty heads of tables, who are now invited as guests. The system has worked out to the satisfaction of both students and faculty, since it has none of the former ceremonial stiffness and claims a more natural atmos- phere that promises to give it a permanent place in the Wheaton scheme. On the second Tuesday evening of each period C. G. A. held coffees after dinner. In mid-February C. G. A. held its proce- dure party, an opportunity for the painless housecleaning of the ancient and musty procedure files of campus organizations. Well fortified with brownies and cokes, the officers invaded the Cage and emerged with newly-typed procedure cards, for the gratetul reference of future generations. This spring The Wheaton News, in coop- eration with C. G. A., published a special election issue, containing a list of all candi- dates for offices together with an account of their activities. This not only put more spirit into the voting, but also made the decisions even more difficult and exciting, and probably a little fairer. The enthusi- astic voting assured us that at least here on our campus the democratic system is still reigning supreme. All in all, this has really been a banner year. For improvements and innovations, for understanding and spirit, it has rarely been surpassed. And, in spite of the many facets ot our personalities, C. G. A. has managed to blend us into a unified whole that is the spirit of Wheaton. Monday Night { Page 13 }

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a fc clicf Even if you’ve sewed only 36-100 of a stitch, you've done something for B. W. R. this year. This new ‘protege’ was intro- duced on campus at a Symposium in the fall and swept us right off our feet. The Symposium—‘‘America in the World Crisis’ —was sponsored by the history, economics, and sociology departments. Led by both outside and faculty speakers, it was an eye-opener and stimulant tc every one of us, and reached every part of the campus in one way or another. A simultaneous drive with World Fellow- ship was launched at a community meeting by Dr. Park, Miss Carpenter, and Evie Fay. A faculty-student committee conducted the drive, which extended over seven months, and has collected more than $5,000 from pledges. Added funds have come from the Christmas Choir Concert, the sale of pins, lapel studs, compacts, and cigarette cases in the Bookstore, and the collection of old newspapers and tinfoil. D. A. and the Faculty Club produced the success of the year, ‘‘The Turn of the Tide.” All during the play filthy lucre was tossed at the feet of the actors by the rollicking audience, which had caught the spirit cf old-fashioned mellerdrama. The sale of Coca-Cola and peanuts between the acts plus that of the tickets enabled us to have a Wheaton Kitchen rolling in England by January. Kay Langsdorf and A. A. started us early ‘“‘knittin’ a mitten for Britain.” Almost overnight the Sem became the B. W. R. Center, under the direction of Mrs. Ballou. It has been.open every after- noon all year to everybody, whether she could sew or not. It didn’t take long for us to learn the art and, incidentally, it was a lot of fun. In the fell we were shown a glimpse of what the well-dressed student should wear and Dr. Sprague, Dr. McIntire, and judges from Harvard, Brown, and M. I. T. voiced their approval. Another fashion show was given in the spring by Fredley’s. Admission from these exhibitions was turn- ed over to B. W. R. Dr. Knapton was chairman of the general committee, Miss Jennings was treasurer, and Miss Winslow produced clever posters which kept our useful pro- jects always in mind. Success Story ee rears See Ta RL N-2O=59 3 WEEK UMS { Page 15 }