Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-13
NORWICH COLLEGE CLUB
 ELECTS ITS OFFICEF

College Club was held on Monday afternoon at Slater Hall. As this was also the annual meeting, the yearly report of the president, Mrs. | those of secretary and treasurer. The | committee on membership reported | the names of five new members who | wished to join. A report of the Par | ent-Teacher Association in which the | club is interested, was also heard It | was voted that the local organization | become associate members of the State Federation of College Clubs The nominating committee, Miss Elizabeth Huntington, chairman, Mrs. Shepherd B. Palmer and Mrs. Charles L. Stewart, proposed the names of Mrs. Arthur L. Peale for president, Mrs. Franklin s. Wilcox. vice presi- dent; Miss Sadie Bowman, secretary: Miss Alice Pierce, treasurer, and Mrs. William P. Bath, as director to serve for three years. These officers were unanimously elected for the en- suing year.
 All business being completed. Mrs Peale then introduced Miss Marian Kofsky, private secretary of the Ser vice League of Connecticut College, who gave most interesting account of the work, it's aims and purposes as
 
 around New London.
 Shortly after Connecticut College was opened in 1915, there grew up a strong feeling among the girls for some organization, non- sectarian in membership which might express a religion in common, that of service and, out of such a beginning the So- cial Service Leaue was formed. Dur ing the war the girls did the'r bit in Community Camp Service, Red Cross work, and in raising money for Bel gian relief funds. After the need for war activities had ceased, 1t was de- cided to concentrate on community work, and to that end, an annual fellowship has been established to bear the expense of private secre- i tary, such position to be given with salary, to a graduate of each years class. On that basis the league has l changed from wartime to peace or 1 ganization.
 The work is divided into two l classes; work on, and off, the campus The work on the campus comes under the supervision of a general chair man, associated with the various chairmen of the service committee l the lost and found, maids committee, student employment, sunshine, book
 
 taining to student life. The Service League also brings five convocation speakers to college during the school year, sends out Thanksgiving Baskets to associated charities. and in many ways aids in the promotion of neigh borly feeling
 ! The work off the campus is per haps more interesting. as it has to do with the actual problems of Ameri- | Ir,1T, fw1% New London schools shows up a sur prising amount of foreign children among the classes. Out of over a hundred cases, only thirteen parents were born in America. the majority being either Russian CT Polish, and in many instances, when such children come to school. they know no English Seventy-four scholars out of this spe- cial hundred spoke only Polish. Based on this investigation a community clinic was started at the Winthrop school, and club for factory work CTS organized Mental tests of defec- tive children were made, with follow up work in the interests of such boys and girls. Family visiting among the . foreign homes, using the school as a point of contact with the mothers some of whom understood hardly a word of English. was planned and carried out.
 l Mothers clubs were formed, with lectures on the bringing up of chil- dren. always followed by a social good time and Victrola records in Russian or Polish, as the case might be, to ap- peal to each special group. Children's movies have been a special form of entertainment. with a ticket for five cents, such shows to be held once a month. needless to say. with crowded attendance. Instead of newspaper ad- vertising, all publicity has been done by means of posters made at the col lege art department clever and most original. Some college girl acts as guardian for each entertainment studying the problem of recreation and assuming entire charge of hel special movie. For this purpose tht league has linked up with the Ma. tional Board of Review, through whom the films are secured, always on subjects particularly adapted tC children, fairy stories being the greatest treat. An orchestra of sever children, at their own request, fur. nishes the music for these entertain. ments, and the psychological effect O good and bad movies on a child's sub sequent behaviour, is quite obvious.
 A budget of $1200 year is needed tO lAdlSo tue WoIh. and InlS need Il met through the voluntary pledges o the students, the proceeds from a tea dance or other function, and none, received from their annual musica comedy. With so much already to it credit. the Service League of Connec ticut College is surely living up to it splendid aim of uniting it's member by bonds of loyalty, to give them selves in service to college and com munity.
 A rising vote of thanks was give Miss Kofsky for her Illuminating an inspiring talk, after which the meet ing adjourned. A social hour follow ed, when tea was poured by MT. Shepherd B. Palmer, assisted ii serving refreshments by members C the club.