Bates College - Mirror Yearbook (Lewiston, ME)

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CLASS DAY Sl'lCAIi1CRS 'l'1-nan Row: Ulu-rst, Wall Lever, Haskell S1-:COND Row: Curry, Roy. llansc-n, Warn-ii. FRONT ROW: Porteus, White Moses. Fairchilrl. Marge, Pete and Jean, Jim and Ruth, John and Fran, Leo and Jeanne. I wonder if they knew that Bates was the first co-ed college in New England. Then we had our informal groups, among the most notable of these was the HDiscus 8: Ski Clubf, This group presented a colorful and successful Mayoralty campaign for i'Little King Smithf, Its many other doings were cloaked in secret ceremony. Then we had our honorary groups. Cum fzzzzffc was won by Hope Newman, David YYeeks, Leslie VVarren, Stanton Smith, Richard Dear- born, and Frank Bennett. Our P!1iBem Kappa.: were Paul XVright, Leslie YVarren, Stanton Smith, Dwight De lVitt, Richard Dearborn, Finley Cogswell, Edward Booth, Frank Bennett, Doro- thy Dole, Nancy Field, Edith Hunt, Joanne Lowther, Marjorie Moulton, and Hope Newman. Men selected to College Club were Arthur Belli- veau, Ralph Caswell, Harry Gorman, John Haskell, Donald W'ebster, Erle VVitty, Stanton Smith, Finley Cogswell, and Paul XYright. VVomen honored by the Bale.: Ifqv were Joanne Lowther, Barbara Abbott, Kathleen Curry, Marguerite Mendall, Gale Rice, Frances Wal- lace, Harriet YVhite, Helene Woodward and Virginia Yeomans. Of course, college life wouldn't be college life if there wasn't a little cain raised once in a while. I remember how the boys succeeded in getting new steel bleachers for the athletic field by burning down the old grandstand for did they?j. Then there was the unsuccessful attempt to 3 arouse students to strike for more lenient chapel requirements. There were many other less sensational off the record accomplishments credited to our period too. I guess our class did its share of wearing down the much-worn carpets in the offices of Prexy, Harry Rowe, Dean Clark, and Norm Ross. We weie a lucky class in certain ways, though. We were honored by having genial Dutchy Leonard graduate from his long teaching career along with us. We were the last class to recite I saw your father this morning for Prof. Rob. We enjoyed the privilege of associating with that grand old classicist, Goosey Chase, before he was called away. You'd have to go a long way to find such line men as these. Our class was also fortunate in being able to help celebrate the Seventy-fifth :Xnniversary of the college and in dedicating a new menis dormitory. And, oh yes, we mustn't forget how we just missed a new system of examinations called Hcomprehensivesf' XYe certainly were a lucky class. Yes, we have a lot to be thankful for. XXI' spent four of the most important years of our lives in college, and because we elected Bates, they were four of the best years of our lives. 'l'hat's why we're so anxious to get back for the reunions like this twenty-fifth one. It's quite a thrill to return to what we used to call our Uivy- covered nook in Yacationlandf' NVe are thus able to stimulate many pleasing dreams and have a chance to drink a toast to Bates and all she means to us. 1.

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some of our national parks. Ranking high among glamour boys are probably our lady- killers, George Neice, Hal Beattie, johnny Anderson, Schwert Morris, and .lim XYalsh. Cer- tain feminine l'orty Oners are undoubtedly career women now. I imagine some of the following would fall in this group: Peg White, Gale Rice, Kitty XYinne, Marilyn Miller, Daisy Puranen, and Milly Brown. Our class has certainly made a name for it- self, hasn't it, Hd? It has carried on the old tradition that in every held of action, men of Bates have won a place. Yes, that's true. But we don't want to empha- size occupations too much. Xyhether Bates has been performing its duty faithfully, depends on whether its graduates are well-balanced, cre- ative citizens. Remember how we swarmed onto the campus in September, 1937 from all corners of New lringland? NVe were plenty green then. We became a part of a new group in a new community-the Class of 1941 at Bates College. Then for four years we proceeded to absorb the many aspects of the particular culture of Bates as well as the Bates version of a larger culture. The diploma we earned is a symbol of the broad and solid foundation we built to meet life's challenges. We had learned how to get more out of the world and how to give more to the world. Yes, that's certainly right, and we didn't appreciate, as undergraduates, how much we were getting out of college. But from this long range perspective of twenty-live years, it is ll2l IVY DAY SPEAKERS S1-:COND Row: Whitten, Wall, Most-s. FRONT Row: Swann, Portt-us, White, Wallace. easy to see that we owe a debt to Bates that never can be paidf' And not only did the four year stay develop our personalities, it also provided us with many pleasant memories to reflect upon for the rest of our lives. Traditions, friendships, accomplishments, big events, and little incidentsethey all become more precious with the years. Many of these memories are colored somewhat by what was going on outside of the campus at the time. YVe certainly had an eventful historical setting for our college careers. The world had just gone through its most serious depression, international relations became tense and finally developed into the most widespread war in history, our country responded by upsetting tradition with a third-term election of F. D. R. and setting out on an ambitious program of national defense which embraced hemisphere solidarity, bundles for Britain, and con- scription of men and machines. Bates was talking these matters over in chapel, classroom, and dorm, exchange students were replaced by refugee students, an aviation course was begun on campusg yes, and the college kept in step with the times even further-it set up its own propaganda ministry. But we weren't always in such a belligerent mood. Mount David was the scene of other and more friendly activity. Campus romances were in abundance. Our class provided ample proof for the old claim that Bates is a match fac- tory. Remember these pairs: Orrin and Ruth, Bob and lfran, Johnny and Dotty, Fred and

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