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Mortar Board Established As Torch Society In 1912
In the spring of 1912 the society of Torch was established at the University.
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Inspired by the enthusiasm of Mrs. Clara Newport, a faculty member at that time, and through the efforts of three other women interested in the recognition of unselfish service and leadership on the campus, the new society began to take form.
The other women were Miss Alberta Corbin, professor for 20 years and advisor of women at the University, etd. for when Corbin Hall was named 'raises Hannah Oliver, graduate and faculty member of the University; and Mrs. Charles Esterly, secretary to Dean Olin and Watkins Hall housemother at one time.
The members of the first group of Torch were nominated by the faculty on a scholarship basis. All except one of the first nine members elected to Torch Society are still living and are active members in their respective communities.
The following belonged to Torch in 1912, Mrs. Gale Gossett Dietrich, Helen Burdick Laughlin, Nell Martindale Kuehs.
Beulah Murphy White, Mae Rossman Aul, Isabel Thomas, and Lucie Marsh, deceased, were also members.
9 Members A Year
9 Members A Year It was compulsory then that nine members be selected from the campus each year for membership.
Election was kept secret from the spring of their junior year when they were chosen until the spring of their senior year. Therefore, Torch was a secret society.
In 1924 the local chapter of Torch was incorporated into the national society of Mortar Board.
The national sorority of Morton Board was established in Syracuse, New York in 1918. It is an honorary society for senior women in colleges and universities.
Represents High Ideals Through the years, the Torch chapter of Mortar Boat has come and has led high ideal standards of achievement which are held in high regard by the faculty and students.
In recent years, Mortar Board has taken an active part in improving campus life by its recognition of high scholarship, participation in housing surveys, and the publication of pamphlets designed to aid new women students.
It also gives Mortor Board Schol-
lors sponsors the Federation
of Counselors.
The University of Kansas has one of the largest and most active Mortar Board alumnae groups in existence.
University Daily Kansan
Parrot Finds Airmail Can Replace Cracker
MIAMI, Fla.—(U.P.)—"The mail must go through" may be the motto of the postal department, but there are nine letters from Teguciagalpa, Honduras which aren't going through—not unless someone can persuade a parrot to give an oral report on their contents.
The parrot shared a compartment with a sack of mail on a flight from Teguc吉alapa to New Orleans. When the compartment was opened at the end of the journey, most of the letters were in the sack.
Nine of them, however, were in the parrot.
The parrot had reached through its cage, ripped through a tough canvas pouch and nibbled on the letters.
The Owl Society, honorary organization for junior men, was founded at the University of Kansas in 1914.
KU Owl Society Organized In 1914
Promoting fellowship and University service, the group initiates junior men who have exceptional records in scholarship, athletics, and extra-curricular activities.
Through this organization campus leaders strive for better spirit of co-operation. Each member's problems concerning other activities are discussed and ideas are presented.
Three or four meetings are held every semester. Several social functions are also held.
New members are chosen each spring by vote of the active members. Members this year include Robert Hanna, Winfield, president; William Dye, Wichita, secretary; James Bickley, Kansas City, Mo. treasurer; Gary Porter, Columbus, chairman of the board; John Parker, Mission, George Sheldon, Salina, Frank McKnight, Alma, Richard Billings, Russell, Robert Bush, Mission, Larry Gutsch, Salina, Donald Dixon, Topeka, Victor Viola, Abilene, Grant Cookson, Green, Thomas Hampton, Salina, Gale Harris, Cunningham, William LaRue, Denver, Colo., and William Hirsch, Deshler, Neb.
STORRS, Conn—(U.P.)—After being hustled onto an operating table, a University of Connecticut student finally managed to explain that all he wanted was treatment of a minor hand injury. The red stain on his shirt, he added, was strawberry-flavoring from the university's ice cream department.
Better Be Careful
The lowest continental altitudes in South America and Antarctica are at sea level.
Associated Women Students Began Activities In 1946
Friday Nov. 18. 1955.
The IAWS convention was held here during spring vacation last year. Miss Peterson became the national adviser for this year and
Activities Are Numerous
Activities which the AWS has
sponsored this year include the
Housemothers, Party, a rules and
regulations skill for the freshmen
home and skil for the Dean-
fore-Day. A ROTC etiquette
course is also being conducted this fall.
From a meeting over the breakfast table in the fall of 1946 when Miss Martha Peterson, dean of women, met with the president of PANhellenic and the Inter-dorm council, the Associated Women Students has grown to a group which touches the lives of all young women on the campus.
The result of the talk was the establishment of the United Women's Council which had no power at first, but was recognized the following spring by the All Student Council as the official representative of University women.
The AWS is bicameral. The senate consists of 18 members elected by women students; the house of representatives consist of one member and an alternate from each organized house on the Hill and one from independent women living in private homes.
The AWS formulates and enforces regulations for all University women. This includes rules on closing hours, quiet hours, hours for callers, dances, parties, serenades, late permissions, and out-of-town permissions.
AWS also sponsors an annual Leadership Day in the spring to
acquaint outstanding high school seniors with the responsibilities of university leadership.
A memorial scholarship to honor young women whose college careers have been ended by death is awarded annually by the AWS. Any woman student who has been in residence at the University for at least one semester is eligible.
The aim of the AWS is to promote and aid, not to compete with other campus activities. Its leading value is in education for citizenship.
Through the encouragement and assistance of both faculty and students, the AWS has developed into one of the largest and most active organizations on the Hill—so, never underestimate the power of a woman!
Michigan State Has Special Flower Course
Flower enthusiasts, who face busy speaking schedules before club groups, go to "college" at MSU for special instructor-training courses.
EAST LANSING, Mich.—(U.P.) Flower arranging and gardening have taken their place in the realm of higher education—at least at Michigan State University.
Women enrolled in the courses later conduct short courses in their home towns and address garden-ing groups and women's clubs.
Laboratory sessions in the program at MSU, sponsored by the Woman's National Farm and Garden Association, include "technique of teaching flower arrangement," "effective public speaking" and other matters.