William Penn University - Quaker Yearbook (Oskaloosa, IA)

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Y. W. C. A. ESTABLISHED 1884. The local student Y. W. C. A. is closely afhliated with the national organization. We have kept in touch with other student groups and were represented at the Palisades State Conference and at the Regional Conference held at Lake Geneva. The membership of the Penn Y. W. C. A. has included about seventy-hve per cent of the total number of women enrolled in school this year. All functions have been well attended and excellent cooperation has been in evidence. The most unique social affair was thc All-college Leap Year Banquet of February 9. Also the Formal Opening Reception and the Halloween Party, under the direction of both Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A., were high points socially. The Thanksgiving and Christmas Vespers were outstanding in an inspirational way. Before Christmas the World Fellowship committee sent boxes of toys to the Lynndale Girls' School at Highgate, jamaica. The Tuesday morning meetings have been periods of devotion combined with intelligent discussion of Christianity and everyday pro- blems. Where special speakers have been on the campus, we have enjoyed meeting jointly with the Y. W. C. A. Several outstanding speak- ers were Dr. Harold Cooper of Marion, In- diana, George Roth of Pasadena, California, and Emily Parker, American Friends Service worker from Spain. The cabinet members of Y. W. C. A. are as follows: President, Alice joncsg First V. President, Lillian Anderson, Second V. Presi- dent, Margaret McCracken, Secretary, Doris Chambers, Treasurer, Miriam Byerlyg Pianist, Mary Martha Hoar, and Faculty Advisers, IX4iss Mattison and Mrs. Nagler. The committees and their chairmen are as follows: Creative Christianity, Dorothy Smith, Campus Service, Zula johnstong Fir'- ance, Geraldine Craven, Membership, Eliza- beth Gordong lvlusic, Thelma Johnson, Pub- licity, Barbara Nichols, Social, Virginia Hen- ning, and World Fellowship, Ellen Lee Tatum. We lik TOP ROWfCraven, Mat- tison. Johnston, Nagler. M ID D L is R o w-Jones, G o r do n, McCracken, Hoax, Johnson. BOTTOM R 0 W-Nichols, Byerly, Anderson, Smith, Tatum.

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Y. M. C. . TOP ROW-Lynn, Hill, B. Perisho, B. Shepherd. Clark. BOTTOM Row- Crist, O. Byerly, VVilson, Latham, A. Anderson. ESTABLISHED 1882. The Young Mens Christian Association has endeavored in various ways throughout the past year to accomplish the aims set forth in our purpose of promoting Clean Morals, Clean Athletics, and Clean Scholarship. Every effort set forth has been made in the light of a strong religious background and in an atmos- phere of service to fellow-students, At the very beginning of the school year a number of letters of welcome were sent to young men who planned to come to Penn. This was followed up by the traditional re- ception on the last night of freshman week sponsored by the Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. organizations. Two highlights in the athletic program were an Athletic Carnival consisting of boxing, wrestling and tumbling and a stag party at the city Y where an evening was spent in bowling, games and swimming. At Halloween the two Y organizations sponsored a masquerade party in the basement of the Chapel which was a great success. Many were the clever and horrible masks, and in- genious sound and lighting effects added con- siderably to the 'atmosphere' Much credit is due Virginia Henning and Arthold Latham, 1 l 24, . Zire the two social chairmen, for good times they have put over. The weekly meetings have been planned with the intention of securing noted speakers from the city on subjects relating to our three aims. Several discussion groups and forums supplemented with slides and reels for addi- tional cultural purposes have also been pro- vided. One of our outstanding speakers was George Roth from Pasadena, California, who visited the campus from a thirty-day peace conference at Pendle Hill, near Philadelphia. He emphasized the need for careful thought and planning on the part of youth today on problems to be confronted should the United States ever become involved in another war. Later he suggested the possibility of a branch service committee becoming actively organi- zed in Iowa if young people and especially col- lege students are willing to assume the re- sponsibility. The Y. M. has worked jointly with the Y. W. in sponsoring Vesper services at such occasions as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. These are made possible by the co- operation of the speech and music departments.

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Librar Tcl' Row-N. Reynolds, Forsythe, Earl, DeVault, McCracken. B0'1 l'OM Row-Tatum. Betts, M. Byerly, Leonard. Es'rABL1sl IED 1860. The rearrangement in the library has made it possible for the librarian and the staff to do more student advisory and reference work. Because of limited quarters the debate group has met for conference in the library office where material on their subject has been placed for their use. The total circulation of books, magazines and pamphlets Cexclusive of reserved mater- ialsj for the Hrst six months of the year was 7,558 This exceeded last year's circulation for the same time by 2,6l2. The reserve cir- culation has been approximately the same. The bulletin board displays have helped the students and faculty to choose books and magazines dealing with the various holiday subjects and world events featured. The Pres. Llc0N.xkn V. Pres. N. REX'NOLlIb Sec'y-Treas. M. Brmux members of the staff assume this responsibility in turn with Ruth Iris l-leald to make posters. Miss Mary Chauner has sent several worth while books, both new ones and old classics, from her personal library. This is one of many gifts she has sent to the college library. Several books have also been re- ceived as gifts of alumni authors. Miss Betts, the librarian, has a large staff of student helpers this year: Neva Reynolds, Margaret McCracken, Byrda Leonard, Dale DeVault, Louie Dye, Ellen Lee Tatum, Mir- iam Byerly, Glenn Forsythe, Mary Earl, Leta Snively and Orin Bell. The dinner meetings, and picnics have been continued infrequently this year. At the dinner meetings new books and also arti- cles of professional interest have been dis- cussed.