Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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Keep the oak boughs high! and Jack Herman did honors as Father Lent. Lucille Paquette headed the pro- gram committee. In April the Chowder and Marching Club was revived through the efforts of Edward Wojnar. And we were seniors! Senior class officers were Roberta Burnham, president; Priscilla Randall, vice-president; Elsie Packer, secretary; and Ruth Anderson, treasurer. We felt like seniors during cap and gown week, September 22 to 26. The returned men sponsored Ye Olde Time Barn Dance in early October; Richard Dorey was general chairman; Leo Beau- mont, decorations; Robert Clemence, hos- pitality. The first semi-formal of the year, sponsored by Campus Comment, the Dis- covery Ball, was held October 12; Lee Rowell, general chairman; Helen Kasano- vicz, refreshments; and Lucille Paquette, decorations. This was the year that Wakeman ' s The Hucksters sold 650,000 copies and W. Somerset Maugham ' s The Razor Edge was published. John L. Lewis paralyzed the nation and threatened to close schools with his coal strike. OPA died and the end of hostilities was finally signed. The UN site was chosen, and the Republicans with their Had Enough? campaign once more gained control of Congress. This was the year that we had three weeks off for Christmas and no February vacation. This was also the year we spent eight unforgettable weeks prac- tice-teaching on our own. Betty Roper was S.C.A. president and Dot Mackin became president of W.A.A. Lenore Kelly was elected vice- president of S.C.A. with Dot Merrill as secretary and Jack Herman as treasurer. Leo Beaumont became president of the Boyden ' s Men Club, and Eldon Law- son became president of M.A.A. with Edward Wojnar serving as secretary. The highly successful S.C.A. Star- light Ball of December 6 brought 1946 to a happy conclusion, and the men ' s original musical comedy Young Howard, di- rected by Bob Clemence, started 1947 ' s social calendar spinning. On Valentine ' s Day, February 14, the W.A.A.-M.A.A. semi-formal was held. And so, despite vicissitudes, the class of 1947 marches on. Its destination is as yet unknown, but we are sure of its ultimate success. Winter scene {20}

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Jungaree Jive in November fea- tured pig-tailed girls and mock men. In the initiation committee were Dot Mackin, Jeanne Peck and Alice O ' Malley; Lenore Kelly became assistant treasurer of W.A.A. with Gloria Olson and Peg Thiesing as activity directors. Dick Dorey was now a lieutenant, stationed at Mabry, Fla.; Leo Beaumont was finding civilian life too boring, ac- cording to an interview in Campus Comment, having just been discharged from the service; Bernard LaCouture was at Ft. Myers, Fla., and Varma Sundelin was shipping overseas to Britain. The March Red Cross Drive trans- formed Horace Mann auditorium into a South Pacific USO with Rita Custeau, Patty Bigelow, Dorinda Lovell, Virginia Perkins, Helen Kasanovicz and Jean Schlos- stein as tap dancers. In April the comedy Johnny-on-the-Spot starred Margaret Thiesing, Eldon I awson, Gloria Olson and Leo Beaumont. Virginia Perkins represented the class as an All-American girl at the Gym- Jam where the sophomore class danced the never-to-be forgotten Rufty-Tufty and Gathering Peascod. In an April issue of Campus Comment, this writer dis- -Ah- Graduation covered he was visiting Oxford and Edin- burgh and drinking tea! In May, Lenore Kelly was elected second vice-president of S.C.A.; Jack Herman became assistant treasurer. The junior year began with Helen Kasanovicz as president; Helen Killory, vice-president; Eileen Finnegan, secretary; and Virginia Olson, treasurer. This was also the year when F.D.R. died, when V-E and V-J became realities, when atomic bombs, energy and control became world- wide issues, when demobilization of troops began in earnest, and when nylons could be bought if you stayed in line long enough. The girls became big sisters, and training school loomed ahead. In November Mr. Durgin and Mr. Meier returned to the faculty. Where the Heart Is, based on the gospel according to St. Matthew, was the Christmas play for 1945, featuring Leo Beaumont as Balthasar. During Decem- ber, Miss Irene E. Henderson retired as housemother of Woodward Hall after having locked Wood ' s door at ten-fifteen since 1927. It was Mardi Gras ' year again; this time it was Au Clair de la Lune sur la Riviera. Lee Rowell was crowned queen 419}

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Seniors all IN MEMORIAM Mr. Pete Wood, for many years beloved janitor of the college, died suddenly on January 29, 1947. We wish to take this opportunity to put down for future reference the importance of this man for whom so many of us felt a deep affection. He spent his life in constant service to the college and died while still giving this service. {21}