Elmira College - Iris Yearbook (Elmira, NY)

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JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY We Lucky Lasses . . . are a multiple of thirteen . . . we came in on the thirteenth . . . our Freshman Banquet was held on the thirteenth . . . our patron saint is Dr. Port, and that announcement came on the thirteenth, too . . . our biggest ambish: to graduate on the thirteenth. Freshman year . . . ,anet Brown, President . . . Freshman Tea Dance: lovely affair fnet profit 82.00, . . . Thanksgiving recess prolooooonged fthat made His- tory, . . . Maternity pins were all the rage fpencling the capture of some male's frat jewel, . . . sun baths on the roof of Alumnae . . . some air-minded hero flew low one day to enjoy the view . . . Jean I-Iornbeck's pet fish went down the bathtub drain . . . and second floor started a beauty parlor to end all beauty parlors . . . Dr. Pott graced the big sleigh ride in a straw hat . . . capture of the Mock May Queen . . . and a few coats torn to ribbons . . . May Day, and the unforeseen happened . . . Pluto and Proserpine were pitched into the air when their chariot did a nose- dive. Sophomore year . . . we dined at the Country Club as guests of Dr. and Mrs. Pott . . . something new in traditions: Mountain Day breakfast for the Potts . . . grand entrance to Freshman Banquet with sirens and a police escort . . . Jane Cobb, Soph. Pres .... which reminds us of . . . the dating bureau . . . and Soph Hop . . . Dr. Pott, in a joshing mood, penalized Cobbie's man for holding! . . . Edie Wil- liams' daring capture of the mouse in Cowles . . . the mystery of the year: who was in the raccoon coat that made a late entrance into Cowles one night via the front fire escape? . . . Janet Brown wandered away on the arm of a tall, handsome man. Junior year . . . with Ginny Church as President . . . Freshman-Junior picnic . . . weiners and wind, cider and doughnuts and freckles atop Harris Hill . . . the unfor- getable cap and gown . . . gifted Trespians waxing eloquent in Brief Candle . . . Junior Week-end . . . fbutlers, calling cards, and red, red roses, . . . with Cobb and her committee making a bee-yootiful success of Prom . . . Doyle and hers capping the week-end with Dinner Dance . . . where Dr. and Mrs. Pott learned the Big Apple from the core out . . . Mid-terms rendered insignificant by Janie Glll7S and Dottie Gleim' s clamoring appendices . . . IRIS staff luncheon at the Langwell, after which the sudden appearance of little gold keys sent our anticipation soaring evenhhigher . . . a year full of all-sorts of luck-of unforgetable happenings . . . of laughter . . . and thrills . . . and an occasional worry . . . We 39's wish you all the best luck . . . the kind of luck weave had . . . for ours, we're sure, is a charmed lifel E371