Point News, 1960 February 1

              Volt lf No. 3 ST. MARY’S CITY, MARYLAND ______________________ January-February, 1960
Phi Theta Kappa Organizing a Branch of the
A. A. U. W. For those of you who are not
familiar with the Greek alphabet,
those symbols represent the letters
Phi Theta Kappa — a recognized
honorary scholarship society dedi­cated
to the promotion of scholas­tic
achievement in junior colleges.
The society was originated at
Stephens College, Columbia, Mis­souri
in 1910 under a group of
charter members and the dean of
women, Mrs. Elizabeth Moore. By
1918 it had found its way into many
other colleges for women, and in
1924 the constitution had been al­tered
to include men’s and co-ed
colleges. In 1929 the society was
recognized by the American Asso­ciation
of Junior Colleges, after
which came the large expansion
under the nam e of Phi Theta
Kappa, a name suggested by the
senior college fraternity, Phi Beta
Kappa.
In order to establish a chapter, a
petition signed by five eligible stu­dents,
one faculty member, and the
President or Dean must be submit­ted
to the National Executive Sec­retary
- Treasurer. The petition is
then passed on to the active charter
members for a vote. A three-fourths
affirmative vote will make
the charter grant possible after a
fifty dollar fee is paid. A charter
may be granted to an accredited
Junior College which is a member
of the American Association of Jun­ior
Colleges and meets the stand­ards
of the Executive Council.
Phi Theta Kappa is governed by
the Executive Council which con­sists
of national members and one
council member from each active
alumni chapter. The Executive
Council meets annually, but impor­tant
motions may be made and car­ried
by mail between meetings.
Active membership consists of:
1) Students regularly enrolled in
the college division of a Junior Col­lege
who have attained a standing
at least equivalent to that of a
freshman in a four-year college or
university, and who have complet­ed
one term in the college division.
2) A regularly enrolled student
shall be in the college division,
carrying a cumulative average of
at least 15 hours per week, 12 of
which must be in courses leading
to a recognized degree in a fully
accredited college or university.
To be eligible a student must be:
1) of good moral character, etc.; 2)
within the upper scholastic ten per­cent
of the regularly enrolled stu­dent
body of the college division
based on all previous work in pre­vious
divisions.
We have only outlined a few in­troductory
facts concerning Phi
Theta Kappa. A pamphlet con­taining
the constitution will be on
hand in the library and in the fu­ture
we hope to have the_ complete
story. In the meantime, interested
parties may consult Miss Perkins,
the sponsor of Phi Theta Kappa at
St. Mary’s. Congratulations to those
who made it.
Women of St. Mary’s Junior Col­lege
and St. Mary’s County are cur­rently
engaged in forming a Branch
of the A.A.U.W. — American Asso­ciation
of University Women. A
need for the A.A.U.W. in Southern
Maryland has long been felt, as it
will not only offer a chance for cul­tural
and intellectual stimulus but
also foster contacts and friendships
between professional women and
homemakers, teachers and lay mem­bers,
experienced leaders and re­cent
university or college gradu­ates.
The organization is an old
and well known one, with outstand­ing
achievements that are legion.
One of the earliest interests of
the Association was the encourage­ment
of a high quality of scholar­ship
among women. For years a
certain part of all dues of the na­tional
A.A.U.W. was set aside to­ward
a million dollar scholarship
fund. That fund has now reached
the two million dollar mark, with
the result that A.A.U.W. is en­abled
to grant approximately 40
national fellowships annually, rang­ing
between $2,000 and $4,000. It
al s o awards many international
grants, and from 1945 through 1958
has brought 443 women from 31
countries to study in the United
States.
The Association presents wom­en’s
points of view to various or­ganizations
and institutions in_ an
ever-widening program of enrich­ment,
and betterment of conditions
for university women. It not only
encourages a high standard of edu­cation
for women but it lifts edu­cational
conditions in local com­munities,
and lorks on other com­munity
projects. It tries to im­prove
public schools, and studies
mental health and consumer prob­lems.
International relations a re
one of its chief concerns and here
the Association members wo r k,
through study programs, first to in­form
themselves, then to inform
the public. Often a Branch of the
A.A.U.W. is found to be sponsoring-creative
arts and the bringing of
famous painters, musicians, o r
speakers to the community.
The American Association of
University Women is also a mem­ber
of the International Federation
of University Women, an organiza­tion
which works to promote close
international u n d e r s t a n d i n g
through joining university women
of all lands in work for common
goals.
The first two meetings this year,
of the group seeking installation as
a branch, were held at Miss May
Russell’s Cottage. Twenty women
from the community and several
members of our own faculty were
present. Mrs. Sue White was the
chairman “pro tem” for these meet­ings.
The third meeting was held on
Thursday, February 18, at the home
of Mrs. Arthur Rysticken, Town
Creek Manor. Those in attendance
studied the proposed by-laws and
voted for their acceptance, thus
creating (when accepted by the Na­tional)
the St. Mary’s City Branch
of the American Association of
University Women, a unit to serve
Southern Maryland. Members of
this new organization were also
presented a slate of officers who
were elected by unanimous vote to
serve for two years.
Those from our own faculty who
are joining St. Mary’s Branch of the
A.A.U.W. are: Miss May Russell,
of Western Maryland and Columbia
University; Mrs. Lois Donhiser,
University of Wisconsin; Mi s s
Charlotte Oslund, North Dakota
Agricultural College; Mrs. Minna
Irby, University of South Carolina;
Miss Velma Perkins, George Pea­body
College; Miss Beatrice Simms,
University of Kentucky; Mrs. Nor­ma
Stickland, University of Mis­souri;
and Mrs. Sue White, Uni­versity
of Kansas.
Bev To Represent
St. Mary’ s
Miss Bev Ingersoll, of Salisbury,
Maryland was doubly honored by
St. Mary’s Junior College faculty
and student body. This 19-year-old
miss was selected our college entry
in Glamour Magazine’s 1960 “ Ten
Best Dressed College Girls in
America” contest; and by the fac­ulty,
St. Mary’s Junior College
Princess to the 33rd Annual Shen­andoah
Apple Blossom Festival.
In the August College Campus
issue of Glamour, ten of America’s
best dressed college girls are pre­sented
to the public. These girls
were originally selected by their
college faculty and voted the “ Best
Dressed Girls on Campus” by the
students. For this choice, Glamour
magazine asked the colleges to use
criteria of: 1) good figure and pos­ture;
2) clean, shining, well-kept
hair; 3) imagination in managing a
clothes budget; 4) good grooming;
5) appropriate campus look; 6)
a clear understanding of her fash­ion
type; 7) individuality in her
use of color and accessories; 8)
workable wardrobe plan; 9) a neat
way with make-up; 10) appropriate
off-campus look,; //')
After being selected St. Mary’s
Best Dressed Girl, Bev will submit
three photographs —1) typical on-campus
outfit; 2) off-campus day­time
outfit, and 3) party outfit)—to
(see BEV, page 2)
Jan wins $10 in dimes at the March of Dimes Talent Show