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Student Intorsession Centennial Fund Committee cooperating with the college publications an- nounced a local Mr. Hush contest to raise funds for the Student War Memorial . . . the United World Federalists and Observation Post in con- junction with Alumni Peace Week in '48 jointly sponsored an essay contest whose topic was How to Prevent War . . . the Art Department undertook a poster contest. .. . The tempo of the dramatic groups was fast and dramatic . . . musicals, tragedies, one act plays, experimental pioces . . . Dramsoc and Theater Workshop worked hard . . . did woll . .. the Dramsoc Troupers toured vet hospitals, the Lighthouse of the Blind, the Nowspaper Guild . .. were in constant demand. . . . The Date Bureau of House Plan was begun to help tho shy ... it was popular and in demand . . . later it descended into obscurity only to bo revived, and again attract students.... The times were brightenod again when the London D'Oyly Carte Opera Company appoared and sang in the Great Hall . . . Gilbert and Sulli- van melodies were hoard by tho first American collego audienco tho group had ever played to. . . . As the days slipped by and December 1. 1947 came closer . . . coods put away their joans . . . shook out their pigtails . . . tried on their low cut gowns . . . their new hairdos . . . finally, the day . . . the annual Senior Prom ... at the Belmont Plaza . . . Zero Mostel . . . the College Orchestra . . . the Dramsoc Troupors . . . the entertainment was good . . . tho music soft . . . tho jokes funny ... by 1 A.M. tired grads-to-be and their guests drifted out . . . some home . . . some elsewhere. . . . The tempo of social affairs increased ... in the last term Dramsoc presented three prize winning one act plays and later a folk tale, Dark of the Moon ... Theator Workshop put on the promior performance of Hammock on the Green and a Marlowe play, Edward II ... a Hay ride rolled through tho city up to Talapoose Point for a picnic and Trouper entertainment . . . tho boat ride brought seasick cronies and lovors together . . . a new Queen Esther was crowned at the Hillel Purim Ball ... a young greenoyod fresh- man . . . then Chartor Day and Alumni Peace wock . .. Seniors took over the college for a day . . . forums, convocations, teas, and tho Birthday Ball dance fillod tho wook . . . June came and brought Hell Week ... a gala Farewell Ball in the Great Hall . . . class night festivities . . . the Numeral Litcs Danco, Ceremony, and subdued bonfire . .. graduation exercises.... The end of one life . . . tho boginning of an- other ... a now tompo . . . new times. . . . Tho asylum-convortod dormitory
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The Clasanightora onstago The tempo is solemn on April 15 . . . the day Franklin Delano Roosevelt died . . . memorial mootings aro hold . . . the sorrow is deep and sincere. . . . With the changing times and the incoming vets, a new paper rose from the minds of a fow and the desiros of many ex G.L's ... Observation Post . . . sponsored by the American Veterans Committee and the Veterans Association the pa- per first appeared in the Spring of '47 . . . gradu- ally the emphasis on vet's news gave way to coverage of gonoral student news. . . . Campus became Campu for one issue when the s slipped off the paper's flag ... it con- tinued to fight for elimination of the Latin ro- quiroment for the B. A. degree ... it pointed with pride to its expose of the Lunchroom scandal . . . it inaugurated a scroll of honor which it pre- pared to award to the most eminent faculty mombor oach term . . . the first scroll was pre- sented to Professor Harry Shulman for his out- standing work in improving racial relations. . . . A new literary magazine. Z appeared . . . sold for fifteen conts . . . hoped to rival Pulse magazine... . The changing times brought contests into vogue . . . Observation Post and Dramsoc co- sponsored a metropolitan wide One Act Play Contest . . . Mr. E came to the Hill when the When my gargoyle smilen at mo
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