Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Leon Browne Rosalie Browne Helen Bruss Glory Bulawa Joan Burke Geraldine Butler Kathryn B. Carroll Kalhrine J. Carroll Mary Jane Carroll Jorene Carter Lorraine Center Anabelle Chaplin Altanah Chulay Dorothy Clement June Cody Grace Cohen Jane Coleman Joan Creswell Beverly Daly 23

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Betty Lowery Secretary Mona Cortiletti Treasurer War was the background as CTC opened wide the doors for the June ' 46 class, the first to enter during wartime. Our class knew its college life was to be different than that of previous classes, for soon after we entered, enrollment hit an all time low — a ten women to one man ratio. With the decline, that certain spirit that makes parties terrific and dances colossal died also. But the world was at war — our loss was negligible. The class of ' 46 continued on its way. Many of the accepted traditions — Dunes trips, freshmen ori- entation, class parties were engaged in and numer- ous outdoor activities won for us the title, the class with the outdoor complex . It was when we were juniors that we experi- enced a change in curriculum and lost many of our favorite instructors, but we made the adjustment. We thought of conditions beyond CTC — our up- heaval was relatively unimportant. At last our senior year arrived. Gratefully we began it in a world of peace. Bartky still wasn ' t back, but at least we had peace. Even though many of the men weren ' t back yet, we had regained some of the spark that reached its height in the musical revue, Desk-Capades of ' 46 and the senior prom at the Knickerbocker. Other senior activities reflecting the change were the Gay Nineties Party for freshmen complete with singing waiters and chorus cuties; a theater party at which Carmen Jones was on the bill; a Christmas party; skating affair; and a George Wash- ington party. Spring was greeted with Homecom- ing, Senior Parents ' Night, traditional Junior-Senior Tea, class luncheon and a faculty tea. As graduation drew nearer, some seniors mark- ed off the days on their calendars — others wanted the day of graduation to sneak up on them. But no matter how one looks at it, time neither hurries nor lags — it just goes on. Finally the long awaited day has arrived — June 12 — CTC graduates its first post-war class. 22

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