GENERAL INFORMATION 31

MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS

The University Orchestra, composed of about 75 players, is organized
for the purpose of studying the larger classical forms and presenting them
in public. Membership is open to qualified students of all classes.

The University Band, consisting of about 200 men, is divided into a
concert band and a second band, the latter serving as a training school for
the less experienced players. Rehearsals are held two and three times
weekly, respectively. Underclassmen playing in the band may receive credit
in satisfaction of the physical activity requirement. Upperclassmen who
are members of the concert band and who remain for duty at Commence-
ment are compensated for their services to the extent of thirty dollars each.

The Men’s Glee Club, incorporated under the laws of Wisconsin, is
composed of a concert club and a second club, membership in each of which
is determined by competitive tryouts. The concert club makes ‘an exten-
sive annual tour throughout the Middle West and has gained everywhere
a most enviable reputation by maintaining the highest standard of chorus
singing.

' The Girl’s Glee Club makes frequent local appearances. Membership
is open to all women students and vacancies are filled by competitive trial.

RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS

Prominent among the religious organizations of the University are the
Young Men’s Christian Association and the Young Women’s Christian
Association. These organizations maintain secretaries who devote their
entire time to religious, social, and philanthropic work among the students.
Nine student pastors supported by eight religious denominations, each
with its own student organization, cooperate with the secretaries and pro-
mote religious work in the student body in a very systematic way.

SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS

The social life of the undergraduate finds expression in about a hun-
dred fraternities, sororities, and other house groups, and in a great diver-
sity of clubs and societies, many of them organized principally around pro-
fessional or other special interests but usually embodying a distinct element
of comradeship as well. To catalog even the more important of these or-
ganizations would serve no very useful purpose, inasmuch as the stu-
dent, if he has the time and other requisites for membership, usually has
no difficulty in making the necessary contacts with organizations of the
sort in which he may be interested.

STUDENT PUBLICATIONS

Student publications include the Daily Cardinal, a morning newspaper
published in its own printing plant adjacent to the campus; the Octopus, an
illustrated humorous monthly; the Wisconsin Engineer and the Wisconsin
Country Magazine, monthlies edited and managed by students of these col-
leges and containing material of professional interest; and the Badger, a
comprehensive and elaborate annual issued under the auspices of the junior
class. Positions on the editorial and business staffs of these publications
are ordinarily open to all qualified students above the rank of freshman;
appointments are made by the various boards of control on the basis of
experience and ability.