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Bill Porter ' s room, Bud Harris ' parakeet, shower sopranos Morgan I that lad with many lasses) and Heed (life of Riley) and pleas for Wangman to leave Lane alone and diet in quiet insured that Dwight was never quiet. The entry ' s one productive effort was a vigorous production, a Christmas passion play, directed hy Moses Mitchell. Poignant portrayals by the cast of thousands thrilled the audience, Dick Smyth. Conspicuous by their absence at the spectacle were thin John Minney, Pete Cameron, sleek torpedo of the Branford swimming team, and Mark Mel- cher, conspicuous under any circumstances because of his lovely sister-in-law, Doris Day. But as wonderful as the winter has been, we all await the approach of spring, with the recovery of Branford Court from its an- nual winter blight, when once again will the magnolia and wisteria be in bloom. The spring season, gayest of those of the college year, will be on us before we know it. with its round of parties and the last of this year ' s long-to-be-remembered weekends. We look forward to the Junior Prom in March, fol- lowed closely by Spring Vacation; then, ' round the first of May, for College Week- end, with its dance in the court and the out- ing at Pine Orchard. After exams, taken in their stride and fin- ished with a flourish, some will wend their way home for the summer, secure in the realization that they will return shortly: oth- ers, however, must face graduation. For them, the interim between examinations and gradu- tion will afford time for thought and reflec- tion: the Branford man will then, probably for the first time, come to realize what his College has come to mean to him. He will know that here he has found opportunity for study and thought, for companionship and conviviality, and for the fulfillment of pos- sibly the happiest three years of a man ' s life. — Nigel S. MacEw. j — Carl A. Wangman 53

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Bob Buzzard, if declared the winners, planned nightly martini meets for the instruction of Grace-New Haven ' s finest. Branford was also well represented on the outside by Dick Steadman, Secretary of the Class of 1955, and Thorne Shugart as Captain of this year ' s football team; Vern Loucks and Steve Ackerman were two of the outstanding sophomores on the football team. Maurice Pinto was a force at WYBC, Andrew Dempsey is the Managing Editor of the News for the class of 1956, and Chris Harris drew funny pictures for the Record. In college football Branford was crowned inter-collegiate champ; the team, captained by George Fetherston and Joe Tommaney, represented Yale against the Harvard cham- pion. Their loss to Dunster House in this game was the first of the season for the Towermen. The Branford soccer team suf- fered its first loss in two years, falling at the hands of a strong Trumbull eleven. With the pressure off, however, they went on to a fine winning season, gaining six victories to one tie and the one defeat. Co-captains Bill Por- ter and Charlie Weems deserve much credit for their showing. Just for the record, let it be noted that the Junior delegation to the Branford Council was practically monopolized by Bill Bourke, Bill Wieland, and Al Baldwin, all from 791 (while their roommate, Fred Titsworth, had all the brains). Residing just below these budding politicos lived another shady quar- tet: Bob Belviso, mustache bedecked Bob Mnuchin ( it tickles the women to death ), Larry Hilford, positive playboy turned active scholar, all helping Marty Rosenthal plan his Bermuda buggy ride. The more erudite ele- ment of Branford included Steve Kelley, theses writers Kern and Roraback, political scientist Newbold Morris, and the interested Faulkner critic Larry Mark (who spent most of his time remembering forgotten calories for Jim Feibel). And speaking of calories, one cannot forget straight shootin ' , clean liv- ing Ron Beltbutowski who is this year ' s pro- prietor of the Snack Bar, and reputedly in Branford ' s highest income bracket. A serious vacuum of positive thinking was discovered in the Dwight entry of Calliope Court. Pete Smith, whose violent opposition to energy-producing thoughts wrought havoc in the entry, spent most of his senior year filling out Law School applications and hoping for manna from heaven. Most of the members of the entry tried to destroy the power-hungry Nigel MacEwan — Chief Aide, Branford ' s senior U. A. C. representative, 1955 Class Council Representative, and Cap- tain of the Charities Drive in the College. The cacophony of three competing hi-fi sets, the W hi ffen poofs practicing in pitehpipe 52

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Ill CALHOUN COLLEGE Stuart H. Clement, Acting Master