STUDENT ACTIVITIES In addition to activities demanded by various courses, partici pation in extracurricular activities makes college life interesting and pleasant for all students . All activities and organizations are directly or indirectly under the supervision of the faculty and its student service council.
Collegiate Council The collegiate council exists to provide opportunity for self-expression, for exercise of initiative, and for the development of a sense of responsibility toward t he general wet-fare of the college. Regular meetings are held in which responsibility for planning regular student act ivities rece ives prominent recognition.
Student Union Sociability and entertainment keynote the student union. The Joust-about (a game room), lounges, offices for student organizations, the Round Table (a snack shop), and a post office are housed in this facility. A student union board sponsors recreational activities in the union and governs its general operations.
Student Organizations Music activities are many and varied . The Marluts. and Aeolians, singing groups for men and women, respectively, under student direction, concentrate on secular music, supplementing the curricular choral program. The band program includes the pep band, marching band , symphony band, a-nd the concert ba-nd ensemble . The college has excellent facilities for theatrical productions. Plays and musicals are staged by the drama club . A drama group which gears its programs to an elementary school audience, the Children's Theater, is an organization whose objectives are especially relevant for prospective teachers. Membership in the debate club furnishes experience in public speaking. This student organization engages in interscholastic debate in the Twin Cities Debate League. Representing the school through its publications is the privilege of those working
on the D.M.L.C. Messenger, the college paper. Journalistic skills of another kind are developed by working on the Excelsior, the college annual. Student organizations which provide for a wide range of interests have been organized for students with special interests, skills, and abilities. Funds collectec:l by the treasurers of all student organizations are deposited in the business office for safe keeping and proper accounting_.
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