California University of Pennsylvania - Monocal Yearbook (California, PA)

Page 27 text:

Newly elected junior class officers laid plans for the year at a tea held early in September by Miss Elizabeth Curry, class sponsor. Those attending included Paul Varner, president; Joe Blair, vice president; Elsie Eodnar, secretary; Don Higbee, treas- urer; Marie O ' Brine, Sam Paisley and Marcellus Kunkelmann, representatives to congress; Mary Cartwright, Monocal editor; and Edward Bergstein, business manager. Versatile juniors have played an important role in college activities this year. By precedent, editing and publishing the yearbook was a Junior project. Journalists of the class formed the nucleus of the Hammer and Tongs staff. Twelve members of the class of ' 40 were found among the most representative stu- dents, and three in the C.S.T.C. delegation to the Intercollegiate Conference on Government. Dramatic ability was evident in its Thespians, seven of whom have appeared in the major produc- tions staged this year. One of the most unigue projects of the entire year was carried on by three juniors, Bergstein, Blair, and Paisley. B. B. P., incorporated, became the first second hand book dealers of Cali- fornia. This company, organized at the beginning of the second semester, facilited better book trading among students, reduced scalpers to a minimum, and furnished further proof to the theory that the juniors of 1939 represent a true cross section of the stu- dent body. JUNIORS 21

Page 26 text:

JUNIORS Swing your own! And the juniors did in their first activity of the year. The muted trumpet and every trace of modern swing, however, were conspicuously absent. The class of ' 40 had gone back to the day of mother and dad for one night and were danc- ing to the tune of a fiddle in the barn at the Lilley Recreation Center. The sophisticated swingsters forgot completely how to dip, shag, and truck, and became dyed-in-the-wool sguare dancers. The nasal commands of a figure caller added to the merriment as the foundation of the barn shook under the stampede of the would-be agrarians. Nor was the cider barrel lacking! For days following the campus echoed moans caused by Charley horses, stiff muscles, and burning feet. Not until their prom on December 16 did the class recapture their dignity. The Yuletide spirit of merrie old England hung over the Georgian Dining Hall that night as the students and their guests swayed to the music of Eddie Weitz and his Penn- sylvanians. Proud of the versatility displayed by their two group activities of the year, the juniors were content to sit back and bask in the reflected glory of outstanding individuals of the class. 20

Page 28 text:

JUNIORS HALLIE ABEL EDWIN ADDIS LORETTA ALLEN Dilliner, Pa. Elementary Brownsville, Pa. Secondary Clairton, Pa. Elementary Graciousness personified . . . has very little to say . . . kind and consider- ate. Subtle wit . . . owns classic collection of notes . . . rare combination of brawn and brain. Business-like, almost to a point of brusqueness . . . always chasing the train. MARGARET BACSKAY WILLIS BARKLEY MARY BASSO Hiller, Pa. Elementary Harmony, Pa. Industrial Arts Fairchance, Pa. Intermediate Possesses an air of self-assurance . . . ardent supporter of Sigma Tau Lambda. Dorm personality . . . sincere . . . ad- vocator of the up-hair-do. Easy on the eyes . . . never varies speed of gait . . . haunts Main Hall. VIOLET BENECCIO LOUISE BENEDETTI HELEN BERGER Monessen, Pa. Primary Roscoe, Pa. Intermediate Monongahela, Pa. Elementary Lover of nature . . . and nature study . . . name is a shade lighter then deep purple. ■ Brief case lugger . . . has everything done right . . . nonchalant. Graces the library charging desk . . . enlivens class discussions . . . quick on comebacks. 22