Boston State College - Bostonian / Lampas Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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LAMPAS 935 Antoinette Marie Bontempo Beauty -plus brains. Speaking of Ambition, here we have a girl who aspires to the role of Alice in Wonderland, inasmuch as she has even attempted to go through the Looking Glass. However, knowing that no white rabbit lurked behind the mirror, her fond class-mates, to prevent disillusionment, persuaded our Alice to postpone her journey. The wholeheartedness with which Antoinette undertakes every task given her is sure to stand her in good stead when she is called upon to face the problems of a full-fledged schoolmarm. She is far from being selfish with her ability, for one of her chief occupations is helping others. Many a stumbling classmate has showered blessings on Antoinette for the assistance she has given. Self-Government Association (Councillor ' 32); Alpha Circle ' 33, ' 34; Aqu arium Club ' 32, ' 33; Art Club ' 34; Athletic Association ' 32, ' 33; Drama Club ' 33, ' 34; Mathematics Society ' 32, ' 33; Music Club ' 31- Leonora Ruth Boris Woman ' s at best a contradiction still. Leonora — a very feminine girl who works with the rapidity and accuracy of a machine! Her systematic method of study and her well-planned days are out- standing examples of her efficiency. While the rest of us cram for examinations in frantic haste, Leonora continues the even tenor of her ways. Her extraordinary cleverness, especially in Mathematics, awed us at first; her simple, straight- forward manner soon put us at ease. Her naive, appealing personality makes us say that she has a way with people. Two selves has Leonora — charming and interesting paradox! Self-Government Association (Councillor ' 33); Athletic Association ' 32, ' 33, ' 34, ' 35; Drama Club ' 32, ' 34, ' 35; Mathematics Society ' 33, ' 34, ' 35. Twenty-ni ne

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935 LAMPAS Ethel Bickoff How much lies in Laughter, the cipher key wherewith we decipher the whole man. By her laugh ye shall know her. That trill of giggles all the way up and down the scale means a wealth of good nature and good humor. Furthermore, Ethel is one of the few who love the classics for their beauty and not for transfer of train- ing. She quotes Martial or Catullus most nonchalantly with the air of one who knows. Classical Club ' 32, ' 33, ' 34, ' 35; Drama Club ' 32, ' 33, ' 34, ' 35; Science Club ' 35. Frieda Blume Who never spoke against a joe. These words are broadly applicable to Frieda, but foe is a word which has never entered her vocabulary. Many of us have enviously admired her scholastic record. The facility with which she transformed study from mental labor into actual pleasure is unattainable for most of us. Bookworm is a name w hich can never be applied to Frieda, for she is not at all of the bookworm type. A combination of scholastic excellence and social charm is rare; this combination makes Frieda a rarity. Athletic Association ' 32, ' 33; English Club ' 32, ' 33, ' 34, ' 35 (Treasurer ' 34); Science Club ' 35. Twenty-eight

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1935 LAMPAS EsTELLE Sylvia Boselli A crimson cloak, a silver sword, were neither sumptuous enough nor pure enough to express the ardours of that temper. Estelle is our contribution to the list of obstacles in the path of science. We defy you to resolve her into anything as simple as atoms. She is Shelleyian in temper- ament — shy, imaginative, unconventional. Her ideas are radical, her wit whimsical. She is astonishingly clever; but, because of a tendency to depreciate her own at- tainments, she reveals that cleverness to few. Knowing her passionate love of beauty and her exquisite style of ex- pression, we expect that pedagogy will yield to poesy in the case of our lovable little friend. We are proud and expect to be even prouder of Estelle — poet, mystic, intellectual. Lampas Staff (Literary Editor); Drama Club ' 32, ' 33, ' 34, ' 35 (Secretary ' 33); English Club ' 32, ' 33, ' 34, ' 35. Jane Rita Bowen Our Peter Fan. Rita is the spirit of mirth, the eternal Peter Pan. If variety is the spice of life, Rita ' s spontaneous outbursts in the staid formality of the classroom have flavored our college life. She bubbles over, she is irrepressible. Her refreshing humor makes friends of all who meet her, and her re- markable personality endears her to them. Rita is the class baby, our youngest colleague, but youth, as expressed by her Puckish ways, has subtracted little from her keen perception of the finer things in life. This quality will develop in future days and supplant her lighter interests. Class Secretary ' 34; Athletic Association ' 32, ' 33, ' 34, ' 35; English Club ' 33; History Club ' 31. Thirty