HE Oikia Club is one of the relatively newer organizations in the College of Agriculture. It was founded during the second semester of the 1922-23 school year and definitely organized in September, 1923. It is a natural outgrowth of the desire of students majoring in rural economics to meet and discuss common problems.

     This club has a two-fold purpose: first, to keep informed on current economic questions affecting agriculture; and second, to stimulate the interest of students of the Agricultural College in the economic aspects of agriculture. The first of these two purposes is accomplished by bringing to the club meetings speakers who are especially well qualified to talk on economic problems. Questions of special interest to the club are presented and discussed by the members. The second purpose is carried out by presenting a convocation program each year to all agricultural college students. Then too, the club represents the Rural Economics Department in all student activities.

      The number of students majoring in rural economics has increased rapidly in recent years. During the years following the late war the farmers' economic problems have been such that students are wanting to know more about economic principles.

      Plans for the future may be briefly summarized:

      First, to further the purposes indicated above.

      Second, to secure full participation in Oikia Club activities by all students majoring or interested in rural economics.

OFFICERS

First Semester		Second Semester
LEONARD L. WILSON	President	ERNEST A. HATCLIFF
GLEN A. BUCK	Vice-President	WILLIS R. THURBER
RICHARD T. ROGERS	Secretary,Treasurer	PAUL E. FAUQUET

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HE Pharmaceutical Society was founded in January, 1910, two years after the founding of the College of Pharmacy in the University of Nebraska. Its chief object is to promote good fellowship among the students in the College, and to bring them together in a common relationship for study and social entertainment. Through the organization pharmacy students can become acquainted with the other members of the College through social contact in the meetings.

     The society was at first concerned only with affairs pertaining to pharmacy. Monthly meetings and occasional picnics were the extent of the activities of the organization when it was in its infancy. The students in the college were few in number because of the newness of the college, and so no large organization could be formed.

      As the college grew the students felt a desire to take an active part in student affairs outside of the pharmacy college. In 1913 the first year book of the College of Pharmacy was published and in that year the Pharmaceutical Society presented a skit in University Night, winning second prize with its production. The following year the society won first prize with a clever skit, but since then has not offered a skit or entertainment for the tradition.

      Pharmacy Week, which has since become one of the most significant traditions of the University, was first introduced by the society under the leadership of Martin Chittick, who is now a professor of pharmacy at the University of Minnesota. Since then the event has annually been improved until now it draws hundreds of students and citizens of Lincoln who are interested in the various exhibits presented. Each year a college picnic, sponsored by the Pharmaceutical Society, has been held.

      The great interest shown by the public to the Pharmacy Week entertainment was an incentive to the students of the college to added efforts, and so a spirit of co-operation and work has been created in the members of the organization that is remarkable. A sense of loyalty to the college is formed which makes for effort that assures the annual success of Pharmacy Week.

      The purpose of the Pharmacy Week exhibits is to acquaint the public in general with the kind of instruction and training required in the practice of pharmacy. There has always been

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