Show Campus in the Crisis Allen Lists Con Of Joining U Clubs By Mary Hose Allen is a transfer student inquire the other a person can't seem t graduate from this university without b longing to half a dozen or- of one kind or On this campus we are organized to the It M docs seem hard to come out m k as a music major without B having joined a few music WL or to get through philosophy without belong- SiP ing to a couple of study There are J. econ clubs and art social sororities and fra- all kinds of Mary Kose discussion groups and honorary societies to go with almost every subject you can If you're in the you're required to join clubs and if you're you join to make up for it It wouldn't be an overstatement to that we have more societies than any other college in this part of the and that western colleges are organized in this sense more than those in other Westerners are social-minded they Two-Sided Question 1 This is a two-sided Is organization to this extent valuable to a college of this or does it detract from what should be the run of normal People coming from other schools note that we seem to be in a mad rush to join the campus The moment a freshman walks through the we're telling one of the You're not going to college unless you enter in the Join If this school didn't have a high scholastic standard there would certainly be a question Take Time and Money These groups take up time and money and make large demands upon their Many of them are maintained by the overwork of one or two Spreading out thinly over a number of weak groups which could be done by one strong makes waste and weakens the cause for which they were On the other these extra-curricular activities are in many cases the very thing which makes college part of a student's rather than something above and beyond what he will face after Social contacts place him in a position to use directly his Group activities develop work spirit cooperation is a mark o The publications and other activities of a productive nature bring practical experience which is absolutely necessary to a good foundation in those Some of the most valuable bits of tools for more effective and enlightening experiences come through these informal outside These extra places to meetings to work to often prove to be a valuable supplement to the ordinary college |