William Penn University - Quaker Yearbook (Oskaloosa, IA)

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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.

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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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College Council ESTABLISI leo 1873. The college council is a student govern- ing organization consisting of representatives from organizations, classes, and faculty. lt meets the first Weclnesday' of every month in the Womens Residence Building to discuss student interests, problems, and relations with the faculty members. The past year the point system has been revised and put into effect. According to the new plan each student is limited to extra cur- ricular activities according to the grade points of the preceding semester. lt is believed that this will make for more thorough accomplish- ments and better division of responsibilities. The Council planned Homecoming, Nov- eember 10, 1939, one ofthe major events of the calendar, and especially so this time as the new neon sign presented by thc class of 1939 was dedicated. They rearranged the college calendar that all organizations may have a dehnitc night in the month to hold their various meetings. These meetings must close at a specihed hour to prevent conHicts with other activities. The group sponsored the Presidents Birthday Banquet March 4, at which time the students presented Dr. McGrew with a Toast-lvlaster. They planned and successfully executed Campus Day, the annual clean-up day of the year. Students and faculty cooperated whole- heartedly to give the college the best possible appearance and nature the best possible in- centive. They have been concerned with a Tri- College picnic to include john lfletcher, Cen- tral, and Penn. At the present time com- mittees have been appointed and it is hoped plans will materalize. Affairs of this sort should promote better intercollegiate under- standing and friendship. TOP Row--McGraw, Rus- sell. R. Renaud, Streeter. Bainbridge, Kiester. Min- uuc Row-F. A. Ellis, Haekley, Mattison. Jenk- ins, Johnston, Dye, C. Smith. BOTTOM Row- Tatum, Mathes, A. jones, G. M. Johnson, Henning. T. Johnson. B. Edwards.