Chatham College - Cornerstone Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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didate, Claire Luce Booth, won the election, but Mr. Browder sternly threw forth a vehement speech, despite the long blonde hair that tumbled from beneath his battered hat and his once well-pasted mustache that slipped. Color day for the third time rolled around. And again, triumph! Meanwhile the war and special soldiers were not forgotten, and let ters flew to all parts of the globe. PCW girls became Nurses ' Aides and groups sold War Bonds and stamps. Dances were few as were furloughs, but the spirit was there. Play contest winners. They knew that last year ' s failure must be reconciled. Seniors ! Ah, how could this be possible. The final rung of the ladder to a college degree. This was to be a glorious year. The atmosphere of war, rationing, and air raid drills was blacked out, and cars, dances, and men appeared. With Color Day came a record: the first time in the ry of P( cessive times. history of PCW a class had won that song contest four sue Prom, William Penn, tuxedoed dates, how they loved it ! And then the Senior play and they were actresses perhaps for the first or last time. The Chinese Lady Precious Stream put the audience in a spirit of hilarity. And the black-cued slant-eyed characters had a fine time too. Seniors were kept in a whirl! Another comprehensive test arrived to note the great improvement through their four years of college. Chatter about commencement speakers, the class dinner, and Illumination Night pervaded the classrooms. Dances, dates, and parties, all of the time. But they liked to be busy. Moving Up Day, and as their sister class before them, they shed tears and relinquished their places to the Class of ' 47. And so it ends, the story of the Class of ' 46. But this is only a printed account ; the story behind the story is in each graduate ' s heart and will always remain. [26]

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Another unheard of thing happened. Despite keen com- petition, the Play Contest was another triumph for the class. It had never occurred before, but the Freshmen of that year broke tradition and walked away with the Oscar. Just couldn ' t hold them down! Intelligence? They had that too. In a competitive, nation- wide exam, PCW ' s youngest class was in the upper six per cent intelligence group among freshmen classes all over the country. The sophomore year started with a bang! Another win at the Song Contest, then a bond rally, and the Sopho- mores entertained with a fantasy presentation. They were gremlins and squeegees. An extraordinary amount of bonds was sold, and they came through again ! Defeat! How sad they were. But, it was a new experi- ence. And, as they were forced to bow to the Juniors, the Play Contest winners, they vowed to do better next year. Being Juniors was fun ! November was the date of the national Presidential election. After long weeks of vigorous speeches and campaign stunts, the classes held a mock elec- tion. The Juniors were Communists and introduced Mr. Earl Browder amid torchlights and pitchforks. The Seniors ' can- [25]

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