Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts - Mohawk Yearbook (North Adams, MA)

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36 Korner hold its Grand Opening. Once the Koffee Korner was open, the proldeni hefore the committee was to raise SlOO to repay Student Council. It was necessary to borrow this money in order to set up the Union. The student body and the faculty again demonstrated their en- thusiasm by bringing baked goods to sell. The project is well undei-way and is proving suc- ssful. The College Union Committee hopes to make the Union even better next year and hopes to do more than meet the cravings of the student body for coffee and dousihnuts. Il

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.: i i f. ' -4 The Koi 1 This year, a dream became a reality. The dream was a place to relax and have a cup of coffee without having to go downtown. It became a reality in the Koffee Korner. The College Union Commit- tee, a group of volunteers from the student body, headed by Frannie LaPlante and Tom Hall as co-chairmen, put their all in- to the planning and actual work of setting up this dream. A gen- eral plea was issued for help, and the student body answered the call by showing up in groups to help with the painting and some of the dirty work. Everyone pitched in and by December 5, the College Union was able to

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Senior Class It was in September of 1953 that we first met at State Teachers — a day when we set out deter- mined to fulfill our hopes of becoming teachers. As freshmen absorbed in the business of obtain- ing knowledge, we hardly noticed the things about us. Our days were full of the woes of complet- ing biology notebooks and history outside read- ing assignments. Even with the rush of classes there was time for fun and much laughter. After the hectic pe- riod of getting names straight we settled down as a group under the leadership of Charlie Pere- nick and our faculty advisor. Dr. Crowley, and joined in extracurricular clubs and activities. We even conducted some social affairs. The Halloween Dance which we sponsored was our first triumph. The social hall was decked in traditional orange and black, with a chandelier of balloons. We went on to join in the production of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. The Mikado, and Stunt Night ' s comic take-off. The Mikadoo. The year also found members of the class represented on the basketball team and the courts of the Winter Carnival Queen and the May Day Queen. Surviving the strugles of our Freshman year, most of us returned in 1954 — no longer the new faces on a campus with which we were by this time familiar. Though smaller in number, our group had not diminished in initiative and quality. The bat- tle this year included a rigorous course in Physical Science and a great deal of time spent establishing the wheat, corn, and raw material centers of the world. Social events, too. took up much of our time, as we joined the rest of the students in the an- nual trek up Greylock. and in school picnics and parties. Tom Quadrozzi was our president this year. Under his leadership, our talents were put to work to help make the Drama Club play. The Velvet Glove, and the production of Gilbert and Sullivan ' s Patience successful, and to show some good competition on Stunt Night with our ver- sion of contemporary Hollywood stars. The feature social event sponsored by our class was the Sopho- more Prom, which was held at the Masonic Tem- ple. J