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••Helen WiswallT he annual Co-ed Prom of 1933, staged by the Home Economics Department, provedan enjoyable evening's entertainment for a large number of girls and helped along theworthy cause for which it was held. T he prom, given in the women's gymnasium, featuredN .R.A. by placing each letter cut from the national colors on a huge white backgroundon three sides of the room. During the first dance the lights were dimmed and a spot wasplayed on each letter. The back wall was covered by an intricate twist of red, white, andblue paper streamers. Candy, ice cream, and gum could be purchased at a booth whichlooked like a real army "mess" tent. Camp stools, guns, real fir trees, and co-eds dressedas doughboys made it complete. Every woman connected with the University was invited,and the prom afforded the women students an excellent opportunity to become betteracquainted with each other and with the faculty women. As tradition demands, all membersof the opposite sex were excluded.Each woman had a "date" who for the evening performed all the duties of a masculineadmirer. Al l profits from the dance went into a loan fund wh ich the H ome Ec Club maintainsfor department students. The actual managing of the prom was taken over by t heH ome E c Club, and as president of t he club, H elen Wiswall acted as general chairman.Duri ng the intermission, each sorority, H ays H all, and D aleth T eth Gimel staged astunt. A clever parody on " Ivan Skivinski Skavar" and the highest percentage of memberspresent won for the College Girls Club the silver loving cup awarded each year. T wo matswoven on a hand loom in the home economics department were given to Victoria Nelsonand Cecilia Gibbs for the cleverest costumes carrying out the . R. A. idea.••Co-Ed Prom*G-{198}C>•