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ALUMNI BANQUET
The annual Alumni Banquet was held in the Al-
ford Memorial Gymnasium on Thursday evening,
June 6, 1935. Following the dinner which was
served by the Ladies' Advisory Board, Dr. James
L. Chestnut,'18, president of the association, acted
as toastmaster and announced the program which
was as follows: Invocation, Rev. Walter P. Harri-
man,'12; Welcome to Class of 1935, Homer Mur-
ray, '34; Response, Robert Harriman, '35, Bernese
Elias, '32, and Dallas Marshall, '30. President W.
R. McChesney delivered the main address and the
College Girls' Trio sang several numbers.
Following the program, a short business meeting
was held and the following officers were chosen for
1936: President, Clair McNeel, '29; Corr. Secy.,
Marjory Wright Peterson, '23; Rec. Secy., Helen
Iliff Jacobs, '28; Executive Committee: Ina Mur-
dock, '07, Wilda Auld, '32, Martha Waddle, '32,
and Eleanor Bull, '35.
MOTHER-DAUGHTER BANQUET
The Y. W. girls entertained their mothers at the
college gymnasium on May IS. The dinner was
prepared by a committee under the direction of
Betty Fisher. The decorations were prepared by
a committee headed by Mary Johnston and Ruth
Kimble. After the dinner the program planned by
Olive Brill was given. Our president, Anna Jane
Wham, was the toastmistress. Olive Brill welcomed
the guests and Mrs. Leroy Jacobs represented the
mothers in the response. The Girls' Glee Club
sang "Mother," the words of which were taken
from a poem by Grace Noll Crowell and set to
music by our director, Mrs. Margaret J. Work.
Miss Glenna Basore gave a reading, "Johnny Gets
Ready for Company." The Girls' Quartette sang
"'Mother Machree" and "Mother of Pearl." The
address of the evening was given by Mrs. Paul D.
Espey of Xenia.
Y. M. MINSTREL
The college minstrel given Thursday evening.
March 26, 1936, was a great success. Built around
a theme of naval character the boys sailed away
on a trip on the good ship "U. S. S. Cedrus" that
led them in the land of "Old Black Joe." While
under the "Moon Over Miami" they met "Barnacle
Bill" and "Pop-eye the Sailor Man." Others of
prominence in the crew were "Crooner Grube"
and the "Fair Young Maiden" (Sisson). "Admiral"
Donald Burkert disproving some of the songs sailed
with his crew and governed the actions of the deck
swabbing end men Fuss-button Tobias, Asbestos
Walker, Asphalt Tomlinson, Bituminous Beals, Bil-
ious Anderson and Electricity Gillespie. The crew
lazied in southern skies and returned to the tune of
"Shipmates Forever." The voyage was a success,
the minstrel was a success and the Y treasury was
a success. The production was entirely under col-
lege boys and their talent. E. Corry supervised
the music, D. Burkert the dialogue, F. Trubee the
stage and business, with R. Murray over the whole
show. Honor is due Noah Sharpe, A. Murray.
Prescott and Buehler who helped on the stage. It
is recommended to future stage managers to look
for Sharpe. Also credit goes to Forrest Nagley
and Peterson for their special music.
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN PARTY
On Sept. 17, the social whirl began with a col-
lege party in the social room of the U. P. Church.
A "college party" was the entertainment for the
evening. Classes consisted of history, physical
education, arithmetic, spelling, and geography.
The geography course consisted of a study of our
town. The students had quite a time counting
bridge spikes and fence posts, and hunting signs.
The evening closed with refreshments. We hope
you had a good time and invite you back next year.
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