Western Maryland College - Aloha Yearbook (Westminster, MD)

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TO THE CLASS OF 1938 RDINARILY a Freshman Class gets scant consideration in a year book put out by Seniors. This is, of course, natural and proper. But this particular Freshman Class seems to have impressed the Seniors to such an extent that the Dean of Freshmen is asked to write a special article in honor of the class. Such consideration must be deserved. What is there about this Freshman Class that makes it worthy of a place in the annual? For one thing, its size is noteworthy. While it is not actually the largest group ever to matriculate here, it comes close to the record. And the fact that such numbers have come along only two years behind the present Junior Class, which is also a large one, has brought about unprecedented crowding in the dormitories and classrooms. But it has all been taken in a fine spirit of cooperation. I have tried hard to find some scholastic distinction peculiar to this class, but in all truthfulness it must be said that up to the present few records have been broken. It does seem to be true, however, that from a slightly poorer start, as evidenced by entrance tests, the Freshmen have made a greater advance, as indicated by first semester grades, than any other class for which data are available. I believe this indicates a better response to the efforts of the advisers than has been true in many other years, There is undoubtedly a new attitude of seriousness among college students now that did not prevail a few years ago. But I suspect the main claim of this class to a larger place in the ALOHA lies in the proficiency of its members in various extrafcurricular activities. One can think at once of outstanding Freshman performersin orchestra, in choir, in Sunday School and Christian Association work, in debate, and in all the forms of athletics :which are engaged in here. In every one of these fields the performance of Freshmen ,has dalled forth the admiration of the entire student body. Personally, there is no class in recent years Fla which I feel a greater interest than in this one, and I wish for every member a thoroughly successful college career. One cannot think back over the year without a feeling of sadness, of fzourse, at the untimely death of Paul Wissinger, a young man of unquestioned ability and great potentialities. We will all try to do a little more in our day to make up for the contribution he,would have made. L. M. BERTHOLF, Dean of Freshmen if . .yr Itftiwdv' X f' ' V333 Qffwv. Iuka ada!-1-4-...Z of QM aafwa'-44,4 as ad! ,Q4az'Jgn-A ...iw . r A044 gc in 27 larva' ' ' i J .. fax A I

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X9 49-0-nf wifi' - 'lx JCM VVLQVL I CZK!! ll E came, we saw, and were conqueredf' So begins the history of the Class of '38. The commanding air of high school Seniors was soon eliminated by lectures, tests, and rat rules. We were no longer high school sophisticates-just green college Freshmen. Life fled fast on The Hill -a reception by the faculty .... a l'lallowe'en party .... a Christmas banquet and dance .... Christmas vacation and back .... and the first semester was over! From the first the Freshmen were outstanding in athl'e i , ketball and volley ball champ' ionships were won by the girls while the frosh boy di inction on the football field and basketball court. N, The Frosh debating team made a for itself amy t various competitive high school teams. Sadness came to us the memb s l Wissinger. Because he was a cla nd campujsgglifeffyyas keenly noted 1' .13 515 ff' .1 the upperclassmen as well Mg! 1 MGM, Q if D.g,r,gIy,1 N lxiilulidb -A . N I recess-home and C l i T 5: MQW Chain-our will long be remembered! f li l8,l'l yeal' OVCI'-OIIC' 1 ti:-illwc N4 7u4loC'.'zyi, My 51512.

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ALOHA STAFF BRADY O. BRYSON Editorfinfchief DENNIS J. BROWN BETH BRYSON Associate Editors CHARLES KADDY LUCILLE BORK DANIEL MOORE GERTRUDE ROGERS W ritcfup Editors WILSON NICHOLS MARY BROWN Sports Editors ROBERT TYSON CHARLOTTE SPRAOUE Snapfshot Editors FRANCES GLYNN FRANCES ELDERDICE Secretaries to the Staf REYNOLDS SIMPSON Brady 0- Bryson Art Editor DOROTHY BERRY ELIZABETH WOLFORD ELINOR TOLLENGER JOHN SIMMS MARGARET HERWICK MILDRED PRICE SARABELLE BLACKWELL RUTH PHIPPS Artists A. NORMAN WARD, JR. Business Manager WEBSTER LUCAS JOHN STALLINGS JANNA RANDLE Assistant Business Managers FRANK HAND CHARLES MOORE Advertising Managers ERNEST RANDLE EDWARD BARTO JANE TWIGG Circulation Managers GEORGE S. WILLS Fafulfy Mcmbcf Albert Norman Wardpjr