Mary Quayle Innis, Personal Diary. [1915-1916].

OFFICERS OF THE Y. M. C. A. 1914-15

Administrative Council John M. Coulter, Chairman Ernest D. Burton Charles W. Gilkey Charles T. B. Goodspeed Charles R. Holden Leon C. Marshall Fred Merrifield L. Wilbur Messer John F. Moulds David A. Robertson A. Alonzo Stagg

Secretary Martin H. Bickham

Social Service Secretary E. J. Morris

Chairmen of Commissions and Student Executive Council Upper Senior, Samuel W. Wells. Lower Senior, J. Craig Redmon Upper Junior, Harry R. Swanson Lower Junior, John Nuveen, Jr. Divinity School, E. B. Whitcomb Medical School, Harry L. Huber Law School, Stephen R. Curtis Graduate Schools, Frederick B. Plummer

Residents at South Deering Community Center Ernest J. Morris Dwight R. Powers

Assistant to Secretary Max B. Miller

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[photo] MISS HELEN JOHNSTON GENERAL SECRETARY Y. W. C. L.

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YOUNG WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN LEAGUE

Purpose

The growth of Christian life among women of this University, seeking through its activities and inspiration to develop mature and efficient Christian women, whose spiritual development will correspond with their development along other lines in this great University.

October 8th — Freshman Frolic

This starts the ball rolling! Have you an Upperclass Counsellor to bring you? If you haven’t, come to the League Room and get one. You can’t afford to miss the Freshman Frolic — the big “get together’’ of all University women. We want every new woman to be there. “Open House” in the League Room all the time, but especially on Wednesday afternoons at 4 — come in for a cup of tea. Sunday afternoon, October 3rd, is our first tea— Vespers tea at 4 P. M.

Do You Want Something to Do?

We have many interesting things for anyone who wants to do them. The League stands for fellowship and good comradeship, the spirit of service and good times and hard work. The outline of the departments of the League is on the next page. Make arrangements at the desk to meet the chairman of the department in which you are most interested.

Every Thursday at 10.15 in Lexington 14 the League holds religious and social service meetings — short and inspiring. Make your attendance a habit — it will be well worth while. You will hear men and women and fellow-students that are well worth hearing, on subjects that are of importance and interest.

Bible Study Classes

If these do not fill your needs and desires, tell us what you want and you may have it.

Autumn Quarter 1. A special class for Freshmen. 2. Mission Classes — echo from Geneva Conferences.

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3. Discussion Class for juniors and seniors led by Miss Johnston. 4. Social Service problems presented and discussed in a series of talks under Dr. Yarros and Miss Breckinridge. Splendid instruction and information for the prospective worker.

Winter Quarter Mission classes. Bible Study Groups. To be announced.

Other Interests

Social service in Hyde Park and Stock Yards districts. The Big Sister Movement. Madras Campaign to support Margery Melcher, one of our former secretaries in her new field in India. Geneva Conference in August — join the Chicago delegation and make it the best ever !

The League’s ideal of Christian service is practical usefulness and efficiency, specialized for a time to meet the needs of the University community, but broad enough ultimately for world service. “I am come that ye might have life and have it more abundantly.”

The entering students are urged to make the acquaintance of Miss Helen Johnston, the General Secretary, as soon as possible. In any of the complexities or difficulties in which freshmen are apt to find themselves, Miss Johnston will be glad to lend a hand in straightening matters out. Miss Johnston may be found in her office in the League Committee Room in Lexington, and later in the year, in the office of the General Secretary in Noyes Hall.

Advisory Board Members

Chairman — Mrs. Edgar J. Goodspeed Vice-Chairman — Mrs. Edith Foster Flint Secretary — Mrs. Robert A. Millikan

Miss Marion Talbot Mrs. Trevor Arnett Mrs. G. W. Lyndon Mrs. Percy Boynton Miss Medora Googins Mrs. Herbert Slaught Miss Elizabeth Wallace Mrs. Ernest H. Wilkins Mrs. Walter A. Payne Mrs. Frank W. Edwards Mrs. Charles H. Judd Mrs. Elisha Tales

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General Secretary

General Secretary Helen Johnston

Officers

President Margaret Green

Vice President Agnes Sharp

Secretary Ruth Thomas

Treasurer Miriam Libby

First Cabinet

Meetings Julia Ricketts

Upperclass counsellor Julia Dodge

Publicity Helenita Padgett

Missionary Constance McLaughlin

Social Ruth Sheehy

Membership Mary Prince

Conference (Geneva) Evangeline Stenhouse

Bible Study Edna Schnull

Social Service Josephine Starr

Treasurer Miriam Libby

Self-Help Lois Diehl

Intercollegiate Ethel Russell

School of Education Mabel Hicks

Finance Margaret Hess

Student Volunteer Marion Hines

Graduates Frances Scott

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