1930 Cedrus Yearbook

Committal Service T HIS year after the membership campaign of the Y. W. C. A., the Com- mittal Service was held as is the usual custom. It was held in the College Chapel in October and was unusually beautiful and impressive. The girls came in two abreast singing, "0 Master, Let Me Walk With Thee." The upper class girls came first, followed by the new members and then the Y.W.cabinet members who were dressed in white. The President, Frances McChesney, was in charge of the service wherein the new members took the National Pledge and the old members were rededicated. Then the lights were lowered and the leader lighting her tall candle, came forward, lighted the candle of the vice-president. The vice-president then lighted the candle of the girl nearest her. This act was repeated until every girl held a tiny light. Then rising, the group sang the beautiful Y.W.hymn,"Follow the Gleam." The service was closed with the Indian Benediction. In the social hour which followed tea and cakes were served. Those in attendance were the Women's Advisory Board, Wives of Faculty Members, Lady Members of the Faculty, and the girls of the Y. W.C. A. Hallowe'en Party I T WAS dark and still outside. It was dim—but quite hilarious inside. What a strange assembly. Witches, clowns, and spooks. There were dudes and flappers, rowdy young farmers, stage stars, little girls without their mamas, grandmothers without their grandchildren, husbands without their wives. Oh, it was a motley group. Here and there was a perfectly normal everyday citizen, but he looked and acted decidedly out of place. All things must come to an end sometime and this party was no exception. After an authoritative word, masks were removed and mischievious and familiar faces peered out from peculiar surroundings. Mercy, me, that whimpering old grand-mama was none other than Marion Hostetler; and the dumpy little lady, who looked as if she wanted her mama, was Herb Main. It was hard to imag- ine, but nevertheless it was so. The group, a civilized on once more, entertained itself highly; participat- ing in contest, singing, and playing old time and modern games. Then came the best part of the evening, the eats, which consisted of baked ham sandwiches, potato salad, pumpkin pie, pickles and coffee. Ninety-two