Eastman School of Music - Score Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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sPu,HIs The Eastman School of Music provides for the use of students all necessary gymnasium equipment for organized indoor sports, but does not advise practicing such sports too seriously because of the hazards of injury to a specialized musician. Nevertheless, intramural competition is keen although during the course of the season several games are necessarily forfeited due to conflicting activities. The 1935-36 season revealed the Juniors to be a team showing unusual team- work, and the Number 1 Volleyball players. The Seniors, defeated for the iirst time at Volleyball, retained the basketball championship for the fourth consecutive year, although the competition of the other three class teams was much stronger. A new game introduced in the school deserves recognition, as proficiency at it is being gained by many students. Evidently the motor control and reaction of music students has found an adequate stimulus in ping-pong, an indoor game not to be taken lightly. Even the girls are developng enough skill on the table- court to astonish the men players, and to make an enjoyable contest of mixed doubles. There have always been handball and squash enthusiasts, to the extent that the court is in demand during all available spare hours. 97

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STUDENT l ASSUEIATIUN OFFICERS Herbert Harp President Eleanor Lawatsch Vice-Presiden t l Elizabeth Hamilton Secretary Frank Henck Treasurer Harp, Lawatsch, Henok, Hamilton Red and white checkered napkins, beer-bottle candlesticks, and a competitive class floor-show provided the atmosphere for the Cabaret dance sponsored by the Students' Association in October. The Alan Parks Tea Room was filled to capacity, and what a time we all had! One of the most successful social events of the year, it paved the way for the annual formal in March when tradition was again observed by having the dance in the Mezzanine. One of the finest accomplishments of the year was the series of convocations inaugurated and directed solely by the student council. Many speakers, including Dr. Alan Valentine, Dr. Dexter Perkins, Rabbi Phillip Bernstein, and Mr. Arthur See, have been represented on these programs. The Association has many plans for next year and is already making additions to its schedule which may be of deiinite value to the student body. 96

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BIG SISTERS The Junior Class, ever alert for new tricks, founded the project of Big Sisters this year. So great was its success in aiding Freshmen women to become more quickly accustomed to a new environment, that the Sophomore Class has gladly accepted the challenge to carry it on. The plan of Big Sisters is to have a Junior girl responsible for a Freshman girl during Freshman week and the first week of school. The Freshman class was so large this year that each Junior had two little sisters and the majority had three. Questions were answered, advice was given on clothes to wear, furnishings for rooms, where to purchase things, etc. Introductions to upper classmen were made and also Freshmen became better acquainted among themselves in less time than other years. During the summer letters were written by the Big Sister to her prospective Little Sister, volunteering.to answer any questions the little sister wished to ask, informing her about the school, climate, things to bring, etc., and welcoming her to her new home. In many cases last summer quite an extended correspondence was conducted and formal introductions between Big and Little Sisters were hardly necessary. At the conclusion of the first week of school-September 28th-a big picnic was held at Ellison Park for Junior and Freshmen girls. It was a glorious afternoon of fun and companionship, and everyone agreed that the pangs of home-sickness, so common in the first few weeks, were dealt a deadly blow by the new project. The Junior Class wishes to express appreciation to the Administration and Student Body for their splendid cooperation, and to extend to the Sophomores best wishes for continued success in this undertaking. sl 98