30 THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

The Association each year provides entertainment of various sorts for
university women, cooperates with Union Board in arranging social events
for the whole University, and undertakes, in cooperation with a faculty
committee representing different schools and departments and under direc-
tion of an assistant in the office of the Dean of Women, the presentation of
information concerning various occupations and professions for women
through a biennial vocational conference and other mediums. A bulletin
of. information for freshman women, “If I Were a Freshman Again,” is
published by the Association and mailed out during the summer.

SOCIETIES AND PUBLICATIONS

LITERARY, FORENSIC, AND DRAMATIC SOCIETIES

The men’s literary societies are: Athenae, organized in 1850, and Hes-
peria, organized in 1854. These societies are interested principally in de-
bating. The women’s literary sccieties are: Castalia, organized in the
early years of the University and Pythia, organized in 1902. Most of their
time is devoted to more general literary pursuits and not extensively to
debating. The University is a member of the Western Conference Debate
League composed of Northwestern University, Purdue University, and the
Universities of Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, and Wis-
eonsin. Each University meets four others in debate annually. From
time to time additional intercollegiate debates are arranged. Wisconsin
meets the Universities of Iowa and Minnesota annually in a triangular
league for women.

The University regularly competes in the annual contest of the North-
ern Oratorical League, composed of Northwestern University, Western
Reserve University, and the Universities of Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota,
and Wisconsin. Positions on the University debating teams are won in
open competition, both undergraduate and graduate students in good stand-
ing being eligible. The privilege of representing the University in the
Northern Oratorical League contest is won in the local David B. Frank-
enburger contest, open to undergraduates in good standing.

Participation in intercollegiate debating or oratorical contests makes
a student eligible for membership in the Wisconsin Chapter of the national
honorary forensic fraternity, Delta Sigma Rho, which, together with the
Forensic Board, represents the organized student control of forensic affairs
in the University.

The general dramatic club, Wisconsin University Players, is composed
of both men and women and is open to all students who upon tryout show
either sufficient dramatic talent or some special ability in the fields of pro-
duction or management. The club gives several formal productions dur-
ing the year in the University Theatre. They also give a series of labora-
tory plays as. open meetings which the public may attend.

Haresfoot Club is a men’s dramatic organization devoted to the annual
production of an original musical comedy in which all the réles are taken
by men.