William Smith College - Pine Yearbook (Geneva, NY)

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n P 1 - l 'I K , 4 i i . .+. . - ffl , .- 'T ' r ffffwasw -'Yff 76's Pine, il Pi W. S. C. A. attend the Conference at Silver Bay where they gain new flaf enthusiasm and a broader outlook. just recently over a thousand Wh , dollars has been collected for the Student Friendship War Fund. . . . . . x 1, The Athletic Association comprises the whole student body. It gg awards letters and stars for those who have distinguished themselves if in athletics and has provided a basketball cup for which the classes lp .gg compete. These are presented at Field Day in the latter part of gl Ju May, on which we have various athletic contests. S . gf X, n Each year the college presents a play, usually hakespearian, , 2 4 with the cast chosen from the three upper classes. The Freshmen 5 ff too give a play just before Spring vacation and the college .play is WK mf repeated on the campus at Commencement. The Glee Club, instead iff QL of a separate concert, entertains the audience between the acts of the r college play. T T QW' The Ridge, the college paper, which represents the college abroad 'WZ a , was begun in March, 1909, the first number appearing in june of that 9 ,S li' year. At first it appeared only three times a year, which was fl' Avg changed to four, and the cover has been changed from green tloiiwhgce Q35 ELI. with the college seal in green. To encourage contributions, w ich o ap mi not overwhelm the editors by their numbers, The Ridge maintains a lla n' literary contest, offering liberal prizes. F Q' While there are many informal parties and entertainments given ,ij by the classes, certain college social events have become. fixed institu- 'Q tions. Sophomore Hop at Halloween, junior Prom in the iprinlg S' T and Senior Ball in june are long anticipated and long rernem ere . JT aw William Smith is still one of the youngest among its sister colleges. ' 4 We can look back on no long history, we are bound by few prece- we dents. Instead of following the traditions of our predecessors, we have the more interesting task of helping to form the customs of our El Alma Mater and of watching her grow into the full vision of her founders. MARY DURFE12, '19. li it ew I il i if all! Q52 1? it I ll' ll, Q AJ l iligiaf -d'f '-uf S'- QW - f W-'Jaw x-Uv? - fxsvfy -- xxx! ' 1 ' 1 118 .

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.P 1. I n 1 ' 'CJ' I K .NLJKQWV1 I i7'f ' Nr Y' 'im woman widely known for service especially in the cause of women. The charter class of 1912 erected a bronze tablet in Smith Hall in 'Fill memory of William Smith, and each succeeding class has made a gift il to the college at graduation. To this source we owe our sun-dial, gg senior bench, flag, a shady pool for birds and 'a collection of books on economics. l At the opening of the college, Dr. Milton H. Turk, Professor of Q83 English at Hobart College, became the Dean of William Smith and 1, administered its affairs until 1915, winning the esteem of all William Smith girls. But in view of the rapid growth of the college, the my Trustees felt that there should be a woman Dean who could live on SK the hill and supervise all the activities of the students. In 1915 Miss -If Anne Dudley Blitz, a graduate of the University of Minnesota, was installed as Dean with headquarters at Miller House. W William Smith has always had a self-governing student body. S To unify college activities, the students organized the Board of Control in 1910, which consists of the chairmen of the various com- mittees and a treasurer or general manager from the Faculty. This ,lk board has fixed a regular calendar for the annual college events. When Mr. Smith gave the money for the college, he requested that its religious services be non-sectarian and that attendance should 1 i not be compulsory. In accordance with his wish, the daily chapel service is purely voluntary. At first it was held after breakfast in the dormitory parlors under the direction of the girls, or special speakers invited by them. In 1915 by removing the partition between the ,A two rooms at the south end of Smith Hall, the college made one large room in which to hold services. At present the service takes place N, between classes at twelve o'clock . In 1916 Dr. Hubbs was made chaplain of William Smith as well as Hobart College, and has general direction of its religious activities. Al He has charge of chapel four days a week, Dean Blitz one day, and :Qi the Christian Association one day. 'Wi In accordance with the wise precedent established by the first 9 :S class, there have been no sororities at William Smith, but the college ml, has been the center of all our interest and loyalty. The William gi Smith Christian Association includes a large proportion of the students I and performs various services. In the fall it welcomes the freshman M, by a tea and evening party in their honor. Its members help teach ' Ji at the school maintained by the Civic League to train Geneva's little foreign citizens in sewing and manual training. It sends H Christmas cheer in substantial form to the county home and to 7-5 Madeline, its protegee at a School in Elmira. Each year delegates of 'L 'Q - l A f p ' A Q'ez'Z:?f9f3S si5f - - - 'A . 117

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