{"id":9417,"date":"2019-02-03T20:34:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T04:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=9417"},"modified":"2019-02-03T20:34:27","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T04:34:27","slug":"clubs-from-westerns-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/clubs-from-westerns-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Clubs from Western\u2019s history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Rebecca Meyers<\/strong> | Lifestyle editor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, Western has grown to around 5,000 students, and with the population the number of clubs has grown. We have a number of clubs that are more recent additions, but some, like some of the fraternities and the Black Student Union, have been around for a few decades. Others have come and gone. \u00a0In the 1940\u2019s, Western had many clubs that have since died on campus. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>International Relations Club: <\/strong>Before Model United Nations \u2014 and not too long after the real United Nations was formed \u2014 there was the International Relations club. At first it may not seem so long ago, until reading the yearbooks that stated a \u201ctour of Hawaii\u201d speech was given 1948, before Hawaii even joined the United States. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Archery Club:<\/strong> An all girls club, the archery organization advertised in a yearbook from the 1940s as the embodiment of Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest. The team practiced in an indoor shooting range in the basement of Campbell Hall, or in an open field near campus. They also competed in the National Archery Tournament. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>The Campfire Girls:<\/strong> Another all girls organization from 1940, the Campfire Girls sponsored a number of school events and guest speakers \u2014 including a monthly Charm School. In one case, the guest speaker was a Native American woman from another school who talked about the meaning behind certain Native crafts and traditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Wolf Knights:<\/strong> A men\u2019s service organization that lasted from the 1930s through the 1970\u2019s, the Wolf Knights volunteered as the \u201cofficial welcoming\u201d and student advisors to Western\u2019s campus. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>La Danza Club:<\/strong> Meeting twice weekly in the 1950s, La Danza was a club that encouraged enthusiasm for creative dance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Forensics:<\/strong> Created in the 1960s and lasting through the 1970s, the co-ed Forensics club went to annual competitions to test their public speaking skills and brought home a number of trophies and awards. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact the author at <a href=\"mailto:howllifestyle@wou.edu\">howllifestyle@wou.edu<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle editor Today, Western has grown to around 5,000 students, and with the population the number of clubs has grown. We have a number of clubs that are more recent additions, but some, like some of the fraternities and the Black Student Union, have been around for a few decades. 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