American International College - Taper Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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Tuesday, june Htli, 1949, represented to Bob Finn, above, and to the entire graduating class, the culmination and end of fotir years at AIC. Graduation day, with Admiral William F. Halsey speaking at the commencement exercises, was, of course, a memorable day for every senior. Above, Admiral Halsey receives iz degree from acting president, john Homer Miller, with A1C's Admiral Hines sharing in the exercise. For some, the closing chapter of life at AIC became a gay and enjoyable two semesters. They were seniors, and this was the fulfill- ment of many years of study. XVith fewer classes-and those in their own field, with a growing attachment to the campus and to friends, both faculty and students, and with a higher understanding of the world around them, the last year was to be for them a culmination of that wonderful social experience, college life. But to others, the closing chapter was somewhat frayed and in- distinct. The years had been busy and full ones. Crammed into them were studies and activities. perhaps. too. the responsibilities of a job or a family. Most of the graduates had served in the war: some had interrupted an education to travel abroad-incognito. .Xt any rate, graduation was just another jumping-off point. with only memories to return to. Things don't happen abruptly in nature. but in human society, rapid change is the order. The adjustment was made to college life, and surely another one would be made soon after June. As always, there were world problems to be solved by this finest, most promising graduating class. always. there were the successful students and the successful graduates, whom fame and fortune had sought after. But for most. plans are hard to formulate: and designing the years difhcult. Life and society have much to offer to those who feel prepared, who, with a light in their eye and a sure posture, face its eternal problems with a flare for life, with an enjoyment in doing and in acting. And so another group shall go from American International College, leaving with the memories of their own personal college ex- perience-the classes, studies, activities, and varied routine-and with the remembrance of AIC's recent vital growth, its extended campus, its responsible new library, its Hne administration, and its increasing student body. They leave, too, with sincere gratefulness toward the members of the faculty-their friendship, their understanding, and their counsel. I5

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1950 Senior Class Officers In preparation for the first week in june . . . and the last of their four years at AIC, the ofhcers of the class of 1950 established, last September, a number of active com- mittees. The campus has seen seniors scurrying to be measured for caps and gowns, posing for Bosworth's camera, wracking brains for graduation speakers, and planning on and on about the senior prom, the banquet, and the new dinner- dance for the graduating class and their guests. The class gift, at the time of this writing, was undecided, but it had been announced at the YVinter Carnival that copyright and arranging expenses for AIC's new school song were paid by the graduating class. Much of the work was done by responsible committee chairmen, with able class-president. Rod Henry, steering the class to its destination, a port of embarkation somewhere in june, 1950. Carnival-man Lloyd Piccin was vice-presidentg Eleanor Anderson, Secretary, Mel Zeidenberg, two-year Treasurer, and Dennis Brown, Member-at-large. I6