Dickinson College - Microcosm Yearbook (Carlisle, PA)

Page 21 text:

NOBLE DlCKINSONIA CH ARAC1-ERS, A Farce in Four Acts Grandma-a 1945 graduate of Dickinson Ccllege. Lulu Belle-a grandchild and prospective student. Pat and Mike-twins, great-grandchildren. ACT I SCENE: The year 2000. Grandma and Lulu Belle are on their way to town in their little red helicopter. Grandma, dressed in her flying suit, is doing the driving. Lulu Belle is beside her, reading a Dickinson College catalogue. Lulu Belle: Grandma dear, tell me about college. What was it like when you went to school? Grandma: Well, Lulu Belle, I entered college in the fall of 1941. Lulu Belle: That was a long time ago! Tell me more. Gmmlmez: We were all scared to death when we arrived. Everything was strange, and it seemed as though there were a million people. We bid wet farewells to our parents and then settled down for a hard winter's work. The first week of our career was called Freshman Week. There were all sorts of affairs that week-a faculty reception, a banquet, and last but not least, an all-college dance. Once again we settled down for that hard winter's work, but once again we were fooled. Rushing started! For two weeks we had no time to study or sleep or write letters. The upperclassmen kept us pretty busy bowling and going to the movies. Finally we were all rewarded by pledging, and by the beginning of Tribunal. With the coming of football games came wonderful pep rallies. We used to do snake dances down High Street, and before the Gettysburg game there was always a big bonfire on Biddle Field. I doubt if any of our class will forget the H31 Club and Miller for Burgess. The football season was glorious. Rehor and Supulski will always be remembered for being the nation's number one passing duo. The heroic fight of the Dickinson eleven against a stronger Gettysburg team was rewarded by a school holiday. On December 7, 1941, the entire student body was gathered about radios. We knew then that our carefree college days were over. Besides the weekly informals and the frequent fraternity formals, we had several big dances at school that year. First came the Doll Show, for which our class scoured the town for dolls. Next came the midwinter ball. Liz Townsend, a distinguished senior, was queen. Pan-Hell week was fun. The girls had a great opportunity to date the man of their dreams. There were teas, dances, and informals, and the highlight of the week was a big formal held in the gym. Lulu Belle: Oh, Grandma, it sounds divine. Gmndma: Yes dear, it was a wonderful year. ACT II Scams: Grandma is preparing dinner. She is carefully distributing? pink, yellow, and green food capsules on each plate. The twins, Pat an Mike, are crawling around the floor. Pat: Goo, goo, goo. Grandma- You want to hear about college? Mike: Goo, goo!

Page 20 text:

SENICRS PRICE, CZATIIHRINIL L. . RAIMAN, Wll,LIAM . RINIQIIART, .IUYCR . RITTILR, MARY S. . Ron1NsoN, DoRoTnY A. Rosle, MRS..ll7ANN W. . ROTII, MRs. GIERTRUDIC E. SCIIAIEITIFHR, MAIlCiAIlli'l' . SHRILVIZ, KATHRYN . SHUMAKRR, PAULINE . SINGH, MRs. ELIZABIETII . SPITZRR, MARY Lou Houcx SPROLIE, DoNAi.u . STUVICR, ARLHNE . . . STRA'I l'0N, FRANcics M. . STUART, MARY E. SWOYlER,EDWARD . TATNAL1., NANCY D. . TAYLOR, STRATRURD C. . WAI.l.AClE, RUTH . East Strouulslwurg . . . .Carlisle West Orange, N. J. . . . .Carlisle . Winchester, Va. . Carlisle . Harrisburg . Lancaster . Lancaster . Dillsburg . Harrisburg . Reading . Milton . .Carlisle . Ridley Park . Carlisle . . . Honesdale Wilmington, Del. . . . .Sliawville . Brooklyn, N. Y.

Page 22 text:

Grandma: Of course, I'll tell you about my second year. We came back to school in the fall of 1942 to find that many of the boys of our class were now a class ahead of us. They had taken advantage of the new accelerated program. The first excitement of the year was the appearance of the D1c1c1NsoN1AN. Most of us thought it was wonderful, a few were a bit shocked. The biggest dance of the year was the midwinter ball. Hal McIntyre and his orchestra played, and Peggy Respess was crowned queen. The year 1942 saw the first mid-term graduation. February 17 was a day that we will long remember. Forty-three Dickinsonians left Carlisle for the Army early that morning. The entire student body, the faculty, and the band were at the station to send them off. The band played all the old favorites, and everyone was oblivious to the tears that were rolling down their cheeks. That was the Hrst that the war had really hit home. On March 1, the Army Air Corps moved in. They took over the classrooms, the labs, the gym, and the campus. Along with the Air Corps came a date bureau established by Mary Mackie. Pan-Hell week was cut down to only a formal on Saturday night at the Beta House. Pat and Mike: CBoth yawn.D Grandma: You are too tired to hear the rest now. I'd better take you to bed. ACT III SCENE: Grandma talking to Lulu Belle over the television telephone. Grandma: There isn't much to tell about my third year in college. Lulu Belle: Tell me anyhow, Grandma. Grandma: Well, our class was practically all girls by that time. We no longer had Saturday night dates, bridge games took their place. Occasionally boys would come back to visit us, and we would have grand times discussing where who was, and the fun we had had. The Song Fest on the old Stone Steps was re-established, the Chi Omegas claim- ing top honors. The Air Corps left the campus, and our president, Fred Pierce Corson, left too when he was made a Bishop. At the end of the year Wheel and Chain members were tapped from our class, and we were presented with the old Stone Steps of Old West. Lula Belle: Thank you for telling me, Grandma. I must go now. Good-bye. ACT IV SCENE: Grandma tuning in the sound waves of her radar set to see how far Lulu Belle is from the house. Grandma: Hm-m-m-m-m-m. She'll be here soon, and I know she'll want to hear about my final year in college. Let's see, what shall I tell her? I'll tell her about Dr. Prettyman being made our new president, and about living in the Phi Delta Theta House, and eating in the College Commons. I think she would like to hear about the all-college parties. First about the Hallowe'en Party when we ducked for apples with the faculty, then the Doll Show and London Steel Yard. I'll tell her about the Navy coming in, the Little Theater revival, and the Anti-Bifurca- tion Garment Proclamation. Then I'll end up by telling her about the numerous engagements and weddings that made such a dent in our class. I do hope Lulu Belle gets as much out of college, and has as much fun as we did. There's nothing that will equal it. Grandma: Good-bye. 1, -'warns rv' 1 -W