Aurora University - Pharos Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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JUNIOR YEAR HE THIRD YEAR of the class of 1933 abounded profusely in extra-curricular activities, altho not to the degradation of scholastic achievement. , The roll call was enlarged by four members, but the class acquired seven new personages in all: Bernice Moore, Eleanore Goodwin, Aaron Shiffman, Helen Hartsburg, Mrs. Beatrice Bunte, and two drafted from the senior class, George Hall and Dorothy Bair. From this array Zeke Raines was placed in the presidency, Esther Mitchler in the vice-presidency, Ruth Shaw and Bill Shaw retaining their positions of secretary and treasurer respectively. Two of the class members were honored for physical prowess in the form of two athletic captaincies. George Hall was elected head of the football eleven and Zeke Raines head Spartiate of the basketball five. An innovation was perpetuated at this time in the shift of the editing of The Pharos from the senior class to the junior class, the book to be jointly published this one year with Claralouise Lavis as editor-in-chief and Franklin Alexander, a senior, as business manager. From this year on, the publishing was to be wholly in the hands of the juniors. Wayne Gilman, another of this class, was editor-in-chief of The Borealis, the college newspaper. Strenuousness of the year thus far made the production of a junior class play impracti- cable, so an interesting literary program was given in its place. lt consisted of a review of The Barretts of Wimpole Street by Rudolph Besier, given by Mrs. Milton Weil, harp solos by Miss Marjorie Anderson, and Trifles, a one act play, given by members of the class. The year closed with the junior-senior banquet in May. Tendered by the juniors to the seniors at the Elks Club, it was one of the nicer affairs of the college and a fitting approach to the last of four school years. SENIOR YEAR ITH George Hall as president, Ned Shaw, vice-president, Claralouise Lavis, secretary, and Bernice Moore, treasurer, the last year for '33 rolled around - a year full of financial difficulty which necessitated a drastic curtailing of expense. At the beginning of the year dues were slashed in half and the annual steak fry dispensed with. Following a suggestion made by Dean Ferry and Mrs. Singleterry, plans were laid for a Shakesperian Festival, to be given in the place of the customary May Festival and Senior Class Play and to be based on the comedy As You Like It. Leading roles were to be portrayed by seniors, underclassmen depicting the minor characters. However, for the same reason which inspired the cutting of class dues, this extensive plan had to be aban- doned. But another succeeded it - that of a formal reception Commencement week with the seniors in the leading roles of hosts and hostesses, presenting the senior gift to its dedicatee Dr. jenk . Th' 'f ' ' ' ' H , s is gi t, which is in the form of a lecture hall bearing the name ' 3? ' . , , Grrin Roe Jenks Lecture Hall, was derived by removing the partition between two class- rooms re- aintin th ll ' ' ' ' , Gp g e wa s, sanding and waxing the floors, building a lecture platform, and hanging new shades. Most of the work was done by the senior men. During the course of the last two months there were a number of f t' d d c unc ions atten e by seniors. A May Breakfastwas celebrated .early in the month with all students, guests, , and prospective students of the college present Gn M f g . . ay ourteenth mothers of the students were received by the faculty and students atan afternoon tea As graduation drew closer and closer Commencement Week activities began, the Presi- dent's Breakfast bein one ft h ' ' ' g o lt e nicest. With Commencement june seventh and the Alumni Banquet over the same evening, our small class, dwindled from thirty members to ten was rad t d - h ' , g ua e anot er group in the world to carry on the Spirit of Aurora College. Page twenty-four

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Class of T93 3 FRESHMAN 'YEAR AREERS have begun in strange places, but few college careers have commenced in jail! There, however, originated the professions of at least the masculine element of the freshman class of nineteen twenty-nine. Little did the antagonistic sophomores realize the disastrous effect of such treatment on the morale of young innocents. But the New Student's Reception soon erased the degraded expressions occasioned by a night spent in jail from the faces of the recipients. Revenge of a jail bird is great - if given an opportunity. On our first class day the sophomores were royally defeated, the freshman flag remaining on high. Crganization of even miscreants being most necessary, the first to hold the presidential ofiice of the class of '33 was Wayne Gilman. To assist him Rachel Bishop was elected vice-president, Virginia Cass, secretary, and Owen Stephens, treasurer, for the first semester. The second semester new officers were elected to the positions of vicefpresident and secretary in the persons of Agnes Plain and Mildred Heath. Professor Adams was the faculty advisor for the full year. The first real advance made by the group was in the dramatic production of She Stoops to Conquer by Cliver Goldsmith, in which Claralouise Lavis and Wilbur Lay had the leading parts, and in athletics, in which Ned and Bill Shaw, Zeke Raines, Bill Wood, Everett Fleming, Paul Streit and Ruth Shaw were participants. Thus a year begun amidst the sordid was terminated with acclaim. A SOPHOMORE YEAR ITH THE return of the class of '33 it was seen to have diminished considerably -in Q fact, from the goodly number of thirty to only fifteen members. Some of the missing had gone into business, into other schools, and one into matrimony. Mr. Adams, too, had left and Mrs. Singleterry was elected to fill the vacancy. Though weaker in support, the '33 flag was kept flying on Class Day, much to theldisgust of the numerous freshmen who had had their fill of subordination previous to Class Day. But such was the inspiration of revenge, or perhaps it was merely a distaste for jail! As for leadership during the sophomore year, the Shaws had it - Ned Shaw, president, Ruth Shaw, secretary, and Bill Shaw, treasurer. For variety and to further democracy, Agnes Plain was elected vice-president. Hurry, Hurry, Hurry by LeRoy Arnold, the sophomore class play, more than typified the pervading spirit of the class-the pervading spirit of the school. After cavorting through the comedy with Esther Mitchler and Zeke Raines in the leads, we cavorted through the accrediting campaign, the first Homecoming celebration -- selling nextto the highest number of tickets - and through athletics with eight representatives. Thus the half-way mark was' attained, and all eyes were focused ahead to the duties of upperclassmen. . j Page twenty-three

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