Lock Haven University - Praeco Yearbook (Lock Haven, PA)

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President ....... .... I AEVVIS RATHGEBER Vice President .... . . ......, LUCY REAIJ Secretary .... . . . . . .JANICE STRATTON Treasurer. . . .,.. GEORGE GIVEN Adviser ..,.... . . . .... MR. FLEMING No more derogatory shouts of Hey, Freshman! . . . No more bowing in hum- ble humility to superiors . . . no longer a feeling of inferiority . . . September finds an added dignified group of upper-class- men, occupying new places in the New Auditorium . . . come Freshman customs . . . we are tyrants-in a refined way . . . sometimes, to our dismay, not so refined . . . Customs over and no casualties . . . We are pleased to find that the Freshmen are real students . . . good sports, too. October means Homecoming . . . now Wno straps? . . . does 6'she prefer roses or gardenias? . . . Bruce Bellys orchestra . . . a wonderful evening! Students start working in the stores . . . Christmas shop- ping . . . secrets . . . gifts . . . diamonds Cnot many! . . . Christmas vacation . . . Santa Claus. Back again . . . but not too willingly- still tired from the New Yearis festivities . . . studying for final exams . . . worst of all, term papers . . . over-night papers! . . . then the Blitzkriegfall night cramming . . . a realization of all the things one does not know . . . there, it's all over and . . . semester vacation. Registration . . . we fill out dozens of cards . . . fees . . . deadlines . . . new classes and new teachers . . . who said American 6'Lit would be fun? . . . no work for seven

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shining lights . . . sportsmen . . . vocalists . . . orators . . . students . . . leaders . . . romanticists . . . then life became routine . . . classes . . . weekends , . . special per- missions . . . vacations . . . nine-weeks' grades . . . boxes from home . . . school parties . . . dates. VVe became acquainted, but to liasten the process we took matters into oa.r own hands and decided upon a, civilized and refilled method . . . the roller skating party at llecla l'arkfthrills . . . spills . . . chills . . . the party was a wonderful suc- cess . . . no broken . . . bones. flame December I6 . . . by then we were deemed capable of choosing our own lead- ers . . . we elected our officers . . . strong. stalwart men and women with the courage and fortitude to carry us through the year with high honors . . . a really gifted and outstanding group of students . . . the class of '-L-L. In February the 'Hu changed some of our plans . . . the Freshman Frolic post- poned . . . too many codes and germs in the air . . . too many people out of circula- tion . . . the will of the group undaunted . . . we carried through . . . we were sorry to find a large number of our group had faded away over the semester vacation . . . only the strongest eaglets left to fly the goal. Tuxedos . . . formal gowns . . . new coiffures . . . tl1e St. l'atrick's Fotillion . . . many of us helped to make this all- school formal dance a success by our work. and by our attendance . . . a fine experi- ence . . . an evening to be remembered. Easter Vacation . . . 110 more Easter bunnies . . . we were grow'n-up by then . . . Santy Claus was all right, in December but a few months in college makes a big difference . . . return to work and the end of tl1e year in View . . . we have almost pulled through one year and are beginning to plan for the next. This motley group who calls themselves the Class of '-L4 has had a great beginning . . . greater things to come . . . higher planes to reach . . . the roughest part of tl1e flight is over . . . the day will come when we will, with honest pride, dolf hats to the grand old Bald Eagle . . . let him fly high . . . we will follow him!

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CLASS OF 1943 more weeks?? . . . wonder if my marks went home yet? . . . no letters for quite a while . . . nothing wrong? February . . . Lincoln, VVashington, Valentines . . . not much excitement but plenty of cold weather . . . with hlarch comes the worst snow of the winter . . . impassable roads . . . 'flu . . . wet feet . . . that we are veterans of the scholastic world we look forward to the coming of the old grads . . . liloomsburg football game proves vcry gratifying . . . Derby Dance is a lot of fun . . . lVhy doesn't some one wear a derby? November vacation finds us very reluc- tant to go home for Thanksgiving . . . There comes a time in every student's life whe11 studies and education are of prime importance-Sopliomore year of college . . . VVe return to school eagerly . . . to find second quarter well under way . . . some progressive teachers are even mentioning the trials at the end of the semester. December . . . month of events . . . the thirteenth is the Sophomore Ilop . . . we work,on decorations u11til two All .... there are programs to buy . . . one wonders what dress would please him . . . straps? Blarch also brings the All-School Formal tuxedos, ultra-formal gowns, good nmsic . . . Then Spring falls on us . . . we fall in love-and out again . . . End of thc third nine-weeks. April is a pleasant month . . . New York Student Government Uonference . . . we elect superior delegates to represent us . . . Easter vacation affords a pleasant in- terlude from toils of becoming '6self-made- menu. Now comes the last lap . . . the begin- ning of the end . . . hlay is always crowded with banquets . . . dancesfthe Junior- Senior Ball. a big affair-glances of both envy and regret are directed toward the Seniors . . . We have reached a new alti- tude by now and have reason to aim at greater heights . . . We have been fortn- nate to have such a conscientious adviser . . . lYe desire to contribute a feather to the l1at of the Bald Eagle . . . if he has a hat . . . VVe are known as the most eco- nomical class . . . proud of our bank book . . . lYe look upward to catch a glimpse of our future . . . lloving-up Day .... lun- iors-elect . . . a happy summer ahead . . . and next fall-the third lap in our flight.