Middlebury College - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Middlebury, VT)

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llThose in favor of . . . rising from increased student interest in campus government. Committees were organized to investi- gate the telephone situation . . . coke issue drinking code . . . parkingr regulations . . . social legislation for women . . . and the possibility of a combined student government. This fall saw several senior women demoted to the Middlebury High School and even grammar school! None other than our student teachers, get- ting a little practical experience by sharing their knowledge with the local school Children . . . And no-one can say that Midd students arcnlt aware of current events . . . for no less than a day after Hemmingway received the Nobel Prize of Literae ture, the Am. Lit. majors flocked to celebrate this honor . . . with symbolic sardines and onion sand- wiches . . . candlelight and paper fish for atmos- phere. It was on November 11 that the class of ,55 saw its last football game, tat least as undergradsl. Sonny Dennis was the teamis leading scorer as Midd Charged through the goal eight times against RPI . . . The Soccer team Finished its first season of formal play . . . undefeated. Congrats went to Frank Punderson, who played the dual role of coach and captain. November ended with a bang . . . the ochial opening of deer season. From all reports the only game seen on campus was from the frozen food locker! tReturned of coursel . . . lRound about Things looked glum . . . Akey Acts Host

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Max Kaminsky arrived tan hour latei with flan, on the Campus Ltd? Seems like Midd was still on daylight savings or something! Kaminskfs rendition of TTYouTre so Uglyh and hThe Saintsh were well worth the waiting however. Lily DacheTs latest creations for Freshmen wo- men coincidentally appeared en masse with the ar- rival of Hell Week. The hilarious headgear proved distracting to many a male member of the class 0f 58, as well as to CC. and English professors! Dr. John Chalmers 38 returned to campus to deliver the annual memorial Fife lecture . . . EC majors were present in abundance, the subject be- ing TTDead Formulas 0r Living Truths, An Exposi- tion of Keynesian Economics? . . . The best move of the month, however, was when Midd,s Yacht Club journeyed up to Burlington one balmy October Sunday to take part in a sailing meet only to find out that the meet had been held on Saturday! Needless to say, Midd lost the race! November moved in with a sudden Hash of new Pvp-rally ends with Smoke Gets in Your jewelry around the men,s campusel43 fraternity EYeV 35 bonfire dies away- pledges sporting their respective pins . . . Of more widespread interest, however, was the construction of a new cement walk from Gifford steps to Monroe. This improvement assured a smoother path in winter, but there was still the inevitable river to ford at its foot come spring! A series of joint assembly meetings were held throughout the year to discuss the mutual problems TTSurpriseiltis alivcly'i

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01 dorft think ittll make a bit of difference. Itis still going to look like McCullough Gymlh 0Sweet nothing. sweet nothing, sweet nothing? December it seemed that certain students felt there should be more of us around here . . . at least a Campus headline read: :ghlortar Board to Establish Student Duplicator Servieef, . . , And then there was the time when the cigarette machine in the Stu U collapsed on the Hoor with such a thunderous roar that it brought Chaplain Scott flying down- stairs to see . . . none other than an upperclassman who just didrft know his own strength! Just before Christmas the fourth pomalift in the country was installed at the Snow Bowl. An actual 0Hue and Cryh was raised over the rates . . . for- gotten, however, over the rush of the holidays And then it was really 1955, and the seniors swung with a grateful sigh into thisathe eighth and final semester of academic endeavor. No more shivering hikes through ice, snow, storm, and blizzard t0 the field house for mid-terms. Now it had a new appeal there was something more inspiring to a hike through ice, snow, storm, and blizzard . . . with a pair of ice skates slung over onets shoulder! The new year saw many changes on the women,s campus . . . nightly eleven dclocks forseniors and more late-pers for the underclassmen . . . The . . Conducted tours through Forest East and new drinking code was approved by the Board of West ended with refreshments in the living Trustees . . . indicating the actuality of student- rOOmS. and the satisfaCtion. of ttother side of the streetM Curioslty. administration co-operation. Early in February Viee-President Stephen Freeman returned after a 57,000 mile vacation tour that took he and Mrs. Freeman around the globe. Bull sessions as well as organized discussions on controversial subjects . . . 08110111d fraternity