Western Maryland College - Aloha Yearbook (Westminster, MD)

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D Brohawn, C. Ortenzi, C. Royer, D. Scott, S. Steelman. SENIOR CLASS President Carlo Ortenzi Vice-President Don Brohawn Secretary Susan Steelman Treasurer Dorothy Scott Historian Christine Royer a We, the class of 1948, look back without regret upon four happy, eventful years at Western Maryland. We began those four years by breaking a record, ours was the distinction of being the largest freshman class to enroll on the Hill. In spite of the abnormal situation which still prevailed be- cause of the war, we entered with zest and enthusiasm into all aspects of our long- anticipated college days. Without difficulty we soon became oriented to our new life, passed good-humoredly through the humili- ties of carat week,'7 and accepted gratefully the good advice of the upper classmen. Caught in the whirl of fast-moving days we worked and played with equal vigor. We won the championship in girls, basketball, sponsored a successful Valentine dance, went to sorority rush parties and teas, and with much joy heralded VE day. And then the year ended, and we went away, leaving behind our lipstick marks in Albert Nor- man Ward. 1945 found our class depleted in number but still strong in ambition and zeal. Some of our sophomore pride was pricked by the trials of sorority Hrattingw and Hhell night. We saw our life ebb slowly back to normal with the return of many veterans. We supported spiritedly our new basketball team and cheered them on proudly to sec- ond place in the Mason-Dixon Conference. We saw fraternity rooms re-open, we wel- comed appreciatively the new rec room, and we brought life to a spring weekend with our gala Sophomore Follies. 194-6 found us on the verge of resuming a normal ratio between the male and female population. It was our 'aback to normaln year, and with great excitement we wit- nessed our first Terror football game. A precedent was broken when, for the first time in the history of Western Maryland College, girls took over the job of leading the cheers before an enthusiastic crowd of rooters. Vetville became a new addition to the college campus. The social calendar expanded its margins, and with the Junior- Senior Prom and the rose-cup ceremony, we bade farewell to our friends, the sen- iors, and looked hopefully toward- our last year.

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und us ready to face the chal- :ing the leaders. It was a year 'firstsfi We welcomed a new Ne groaned and sweated through rams, We tried our hand at the ofession, We sang carols through cl morning. It was a year of ac- : cheered our teams, from our ll game with Harvard to our new t, lacrosse. We Worked together 'e applauded our music students, We Went to pep rallies and formal dances. We Worked seriously, realizing We must leave the security of college life to face the realities of a confused: World. Senti- mentality Will not hlind us to our discour- aged moments, our disillusioned days. But we are proud of our records, proud of our achievements, proud to claim Western Maryland as our Alma Mater. We leave with the hope that our successors will keep alive the spirit of the class of 1948. 1