Radcliffe College - Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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the best. All felt a little strange, though, at attending a class in New Lecture Hall with four hundred other people, having to get this part of their college education through a mic- rophone. As the weeks passed, other interests besides the academic were developed. Freshman mixers with Radcliffe and Wellesley became more frequent, although it seemed to him that most of the males attending didn't look like fresh- men. When he heard the boy who cut in on him at one mixer say distinctly he was in Leverett House, the freshman felt a little peeved. The food in the Union was not like home, X-f4rP 7',kv ,A in Q., . 5 .- vv'.nlifv.:... W Q -' ' ','-f- ' Anrl-S.' J fff-gs -' - 1 but few complained seriously. If the hard- boiled eggs often dripped when the shells were cracked, at least milk was plentiful, and the cranberry sauce with the turkey on Sundays helped make the meal more palatable. Some, however, found the incentive of a home-cooked meal enough to warrant a call to a previously forgotten relative, whose name had been hast- ily scribbled as a good bet by well-meaning aunts back home. There were less enioyable aspects of the first few months. The torture known as the step-test imposed itself, and papers required early in the term seemed to be graded with a vengence. P.T. credits three afternoons a week were particularly annoying, and the man with the black book seemed to take delight in forgetting each man's name. Room-mates came and went. Some began to go to labs a few days a week, while others seemed to do nothing at all. A few eager men had not even waited for the Crimson to an- nounce the opening competition, but after registration raced from Memorial Hall to Plymp- ton Street, intending to start work right away. Most took things more slowly, though as the days passed, the activities that Harvard of- fered presented themselves for acceptance and participation, or for indifference. As the freshman's initial period of intro- duction to Harvard came to a close, each man had gone his own way, yet within a few months elements of community did appear. From puz- zled newcomers there developed men who, if still uncertain about their futures, were at least sure by now that Harvard's reputation for academic excellence had something to offer. There was a lot in the brains and bookshelves at Harvard, if only the student had the time and the desire to dig in and digest. There was no rah-rah spirit, but each freshman began to feel that Harvard belonged to him and was a part of him, it was not iust a name to be dragged out and hoisted before every stranger he wanted to impress. Socially, the Harvard freshman came into his own, too, at least he began to realize what was going on. Hasty Pudding was no longer merely a synonym for minute tapioca, and many freshmen appeared with striped lengths of silk hanging from their necks which heralded the superficial aspects of the transformation from high school gradu- ate to Harvardman. Slowly, the freshman began to feel at home in the College that before had been something respected and well thought of, but for him something distant and impersonal. Once again, Harvard had completed the painful task of absorbing, assimilating the converging streams of eager young men.

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.., 'Q qt .tx ef: s ,X fi -' N., :E '-4 P NN ' x c X93 . :GQ K, SS X N A sv -- t f I QI. or ...M 1 vw? GU ig- i ef r fi I STEPHEN ARNOLD AARON Hollis 9 2770 Briggs Ave., Bronx 58, N. Y. Bronx High School of Science Classical music, chess, radio, dramatics Golf, tennis Probable major: Physics PAUL ABRAHAMIAN Hollis 18 207 Powder House Blvd., Somerville, Mass. Somerville High Classical, popular music, A.Y.F. Ar- menian Club, radio Football, track Probable major: Economics EDWARD MARTIN ABRAMSON Holworthy 10 124 Victory Blvd,, New Rochelle, N. Y. New Rochelle High School Popular music, political organizations, art, writing, dramatics Football, crew, baseball, basketball, track Probable major: Government LAWRENCE ABRAMSON BL. 8-0973 502 Norfolk St., Mattapan 26, Mass. Boston Latin School Trumpet, classical, popular music, relig- ious, band organizations, autos, model crafts Football, baseball, basketball, swim- ming, track DONALD GEIKIE ADAM Matthews 31 1255 Villa Rd., Birmingham, Mich. Birmingham High School Banjo, ukelele, classical, popular mu- sic, religious, debating organizations, music, writing Football, baseball, basketball, swim- ming, track, tennis Probable major: Economics and Govern ment JIM STERLING ADAMSON, JR. Holworthy 14 453 Midland Ave., Little Rock, Arlc. Little Rock High School Popular, jazz music Crew, basketball, tennis Probable major: Chemistry STEPHEN LUH. ADDISS Straus D-31 45 Gramercy Park, New York, N. Y. Putney Classical music, religious, political or- ganizations, art, chess, writing, dra- matics Tennis, soccer, skiing, cricket Probable major: Music vigil I 4 1 , -f- - .6-.l:.... j.-rf r . sei '-,flex r- -,gl :Q - . 1: ::' 'X L, - E j rs.-..' -.4 l I' 2 'CQ 4 f, ' 'r 2 . 1 K . ein fe: X K PAUL AIZLEY ST. 2-5769 1715 Commonwealth Ave., Brighton, Mass. Boston English High Basketball, track Probable major: Mathematics REZA ALAVI Apley 43 Tokhte iJamshind Ave., Tehran, Iran Gilman School Classical music, political organizations, chess, writing, dramatics Football, swimming, soccer, skiing, la- cross Probable major: Premedical or Politi- cal Economy BIRGE ALBRIGHT Lionel B-31 KI. 7-4756 271 Goddard Ave., Brookline, Mass. Groton School Political organizations, chess lTrack, hockey, cross country Probable major: History and Literature NELSON WILMARTH ALDRICH, JR, Wigglesworth D-31 TR. 6-8118 Peach's Point, Marblehead, Mass. St. Paul's School Classical Music, writing Hockey, sailing, tennis Probable major: English or Anthro- POIDQY HUNTER HOLMES ALEXANDER Apley 43 214 West Lanvale St., Baltimore 17, Md. Gilman School Classical, popular, jazz music, chess, photography, writing, dramatics Football, crew, lacrosse Probable major: English PAUL KENT ALKON Thayer 6 UN. 4-3492 1161 Woodbury Ave,, Portsmouth, N. H. Phillips Academy Classical, jazz, music, art Swimming, fencing, sailing, tennis Probable major: Biochemical Sciences CHARLES DeBERTRAM ALLEN Wigglesworth B-22 279 Main St., Sanford, Maine Sanford Trombone, classical, popular, jazz mu- sic, religious organizations, chess, photography, writing, dramatics Football, crew, swimming, fencing, sail- ing, tennis, skiing, polo, rifle Probable major: Pre-Medical