Westfield State University - Tekoa Yearbook (Westfield, MA)

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CLASS HISTORY First day at Westfield . . frightened . . friendly people all around . . big brother and sister class gives us a picnic at Stanley Park. Initiation days . . shirts above our stockings . . ten pigtails on one side . . goose walk. The end at the Get-Acquainted Party . . the hokey pokey . . peanuts for sale . . ' ' whipping around. Dorm Dance at the Ivy House . . Golden Earrings . . fix-up dates . . the gypsy and the crystal ball. Our first class affair . . class supper in the little gym . . Italian food . . a panel— shall we work? . . getting to know each other. A big red letter day for W. S. T. C. . . open house for the Massachusetts Legislature . . tours . . piano selections . . speech choir. All the girls prettily gowned for the Christmas Ball . . we turned out en masse . . overflow went downstairs. The Christmas Season . . wassail and songs at the banquet . . art classes yielded stained glass windows and costumes for King Arthur ' s Court. Spring Concert by the Glee Club . . Soldier, Sol- dier . . the first girls ' choir is ours . . the fainting scene! First semester exams like this ! ! high school was never Winter Carnival Time . . ice sculpture . . skating . . basketball game . . king and queen reigned at the ball . . smorgasbord. Our first big enterprise— the Freshman Ball . . Amer- ican Legion Home in Chicopee . . our class President, Ronnie Desnoyers, was in charge. May Day with a May Queen . . who goofed on the May Pole? We were Indians . . Peter Pan performed. Class Day . . all in white . . we moved up to Balling the Jack . . passing of the banner.

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Administration: Dean Seymour, Dr. Scanlon, Dean Conlin and Dean Welch Dean Seymour gives counsel to Pat Fair 21 -

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Ifci i ' J L r - Ml 1 II W ' ■f • ! N 1 Class Night Banquet in Dickinson Hall . . our song leader, Joan Jasmin, led us in the competition song. Dancing on the roof garden of the Roger Smith for the Student Council Prom. Sophomore Year we were hosts for the frosh at the Get-Acquainted Party . . Getting to Know You. Did we look that young? Our faculty was proud to witness the ground break- ing ceremony for the new W. S. T. C. . . Governor Herter and Representative Parenzo officiated . . a distinguished occasion. Christmas Ball . . Hodie was sung at the Banquet. Yule Log in the Church Hall . . Pageant. We were very proud to have Shirley Grey Rodgers chosen as Winter Carnival Queen. Class picnic at Stanley Park . . Dick Bourbeau brought fried chicken . . baseball . . polka time. May Day . . A Greek Myth . . Where ' s my hoop? . . pink handicraft (?). Next day physical science test ? ? . . Studying by the sea . . relaxed atmos- phere in Dickinson Hall garden . . We flunked ! ! ! Class Night Banquet . . suspense . . At the Foot- hills in descant style . . We won! Student Council Prom . . Our class President, Jerry Cahill, helped to make it a success. ' %% ' $ '