Southern Connecticut State University - Laurel Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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A return to second year and many changes -Poli building in use! . . . lounge moved to main reception room . . . new faculty members . . . no more sneaking up side stairs for Phy. Ed. Gym now at the NYM- ' no more dancing in the lounge. '46 T. C. . . . eme was T. C. needs a new building . . . jammed packed auditoriums to hear state representa- tives . . . letter writing month . . . Dear Senator . . . I am in favor of House Bill 100 because . . . Dr. Samuel M. Brownell be- comes new President ta r. E Ireland. began widening The th king over role of D All sophomores note: Please bring paper and pencil for sketching hsitorical sites in Guilford. Don't forget the church on the green . . . the old Stone House. No one seemed to mind the cold the night of the Ice Skating party . . . Sanford's barn was the 'd l 1 ea spot . . . no more classes in the fish bowl' ' ' ' ' in the Poli building. Visits to Yale Art Gallery-Gessel Clinic- training schools-fish hatcheries and state forests-the wild sophomore private parties at Cockaponsett in spite .of rain. Impressive tree planting and site dedic ' 2.t1OI'1 out on Fitch Street. P

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MEMORIES Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Now is the time for all men and women of T. C. to gather together and listen. This is the time for turning back- ward and remembering! Take a right to the road that reads Memories for the class of '49 . The first building you see is 'T. Cf'-go. ahead, step in, and let your mind be jammed with all the thoughts that four years can bring. Let me help you. Gather 'round all ye alumni of TC class of '49. These are some of the memories-remember? Big and little sisters --our first formal' re- ception at the gym on the third floor-Thank Miss Pelz for the rules of procedure in passing a receiving line-we giggled and stammered while we used each other as bait. Who did go to that reception anyway? Sports Day-no classes after eleven o'clock -packed lunches-crowded buses-hoarse voices-Messers. Boynton and Neff fishing, or giving a good impression anyway. The old songs- I'm A JUVENILE DELINQUENTH- D-A-V-E-N-P-O-R-T . Candle-stick holders-Has anyone seen those candle-stick holders. The last time they were seen was the night of the A. A. Dance at the Womans Club-John Papa's dancing class. I kinda miss the times when the whole college got together for kibitzing like the Christmas Banquet at the Y dining room. Our first time on the stage- The Drama Class of N. H. S. T. C. presents Holy Nightl' --Much snow held up production on opening night but the show went on. Cast included Gerry Hogan, Anne Mrovec, jean Nowack, Ruth Lundberg, Dot Corso, and Marge Hislop as prompter. January '45 bade au revoir to the accelerated program-Seniors prepared for hectic gradua- tion activities-We witnessed the first candle light ceremony and saw the class book dedicated to Mr. Joll by proxy-How far away our own graduation seemed then. For two warm nights in May, Mrs. Semmler and Glee Club thrilled audiences, for there was music everywhere at the annual Glee Club concert-Hurrah for our singers Anne Mrovec, Elsie Bespuda, Betty Diglio, Jeanette Sherman, jane Donovan, Kay Quinn, Marjorie Hislop, Harriet Hapke, Betty Tansey, and Ruth Lundberg. How many still have the read hearts Miss Thompson and Mrs. Meyers gave at the Valen- tine's Day Party?

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Oh, the days of '45 with women and knittin And bowling and ping-pong and the old badminton Women-they ruled indeed- Who cares-it's the men they need! Uniforms have arrived-T. C.'s own gym blue garm-fittings took place at the La Gym Salon De T. C. no one had on their own uniform- Freshmen in divisions and playing against each other in volleyball, basketball-our stars -Marie Carrubba-Dot Healy- The one and only basketball men's team comprised of Jack Hulser, Bob Brulotte, Bob Poulton. How to be clean though friendly in one lesson lectured by Miss Pelz whose topic was What every woman should know . The old woman-to-woman talk. Bowling at the Y -birds flying about while we practiced badminton-baseball in the back lots-tennis in March wrapped in sweaters, skirts and woolens. The funny side of life when-the husky basketball team challenged the girls and lost, and faculty bowed down to students with a game of volleyball-breaking the body in modern dances. New names to our world of sports-Edith DeBonis-jesse Dow. Our first basketball team with names like jack Shanley, Alan Johnson, Jack East. Women we have had our last fling-In '47 all eyes began turning to guess who-jesse Dow and his up-and-coming basketball team with names like Cassella, Schmidt, Grolrns, DeFrancesco- Dancing and card playing in the lounge- receptions at the YH which no one attended- Hostess Day teas- The successful Junior-Senior prom at Inti- mate Racebrook dancing to Betty's CTanseyJ pops' orchestra-the mixed up grand march. Fitzgeralds and our Christmas party-how gay we can be-slapsticking by Ernie- Junior year when we failed to see kids like Eddie Birchard, Mary Bailey, Bob Cox, Sarah Dimon, Marie Frate-some gave it up for the wedding bells-others for other horizons- Cares, worries and frustrations of junior year all forgotten at the Senior prom held in the Hotel Taft in june. K We're all here at last-at the sports day picnic-training students have own fun at Scranton-. The dinner at Seven Gables-crowds in jacks and Manny's scurrying up to Annie's house for much fun just a sittin' an' a talkin'. Our football team winning triumphs-good year too for basketball. Well, that's it kids-just a brief reminder of the fun, and laughs that T. C. gave to us in four wonderful years-four years in which we saw an end of war and a beginning of peace and above all four years of growing up from cocky, eager kids to serious minded young men and women-from students to teachers in four hard but precious years. It's over now- finis-what happens hereon is anybody's guess, but have fun as much as you have had at T. C. and remember, won't you? ADELYNE LENZI