Elmira College - Iris Yearbook (Elmira, NY)

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crashed our party and ate desert with us- chocolate pic instead of the traditional ice- cream. In spite of Contemporary Civilization, an innovation as of September, 1942, and an academic must for Freshmen, the Class of '46 looked ahead to a year of sleuthing with Barbara Sweet as Sophomore class president. You were scheming, we were rlreaming and had to be awakened by the Juniors for early morning coffee and rolls at the Junior-Fresh- man picnic at Grove Park. At Convocation ceremonies that fall the Freshmen themselves revealed the identity of their class president, much to our chagrin. We like someone that's frm so at Senior Weeltend we chose Dean Lyon to succeed Mary Margaret McCall Babcock as the Patron Saint of '46. Soon after Senior Weekend we chose our buddies by means of a treasure hunt. Clues laboriously placed in the chapel organ, under gym lockers, and such led the Freshmen to their treasures --their Sophomore buddies. Red paper hearts dangled from ceiling lights and showed through window panes at our Valentine Dance in Tompkin's lounge. Dates were V12 and army men, ensigns, and marines. At the Pott's all-college party we shared the prize for the best skit with the faculty. The margin between genius and insanity was very small in the youthful days of our faculty, according to the lyrics of the Alma Mater of the Bewildered Offspring Academy-scene of the Sophomore skit. A cherished izleal, soon your heart she'll steal, for she,s your Elmira dream girl-and the Merry Chanters banner was in our possession. It was not only a prize-winner but soon an all-college favorite. After Merry Chanters came the Senior prom, and Dot Strohsall, as the Spirit of Spring , won distinction for the Sophomores. After detailed and clandestine preparations the Freshmen skipped to Corning for their banquet-a success in spite of our inability to accept their invitations for dessert. Mock hiay Day fApril, 1944j with Aunt Jemima Rossi as the queen, attended by zoot-suited Sophomores, anticipated the real ceremony which was to take place the following day. The worlel assumes its sweetest guise to crown the fairest Queen of May. As the Freshmen sang, Sophomore Queen, Alice Lehmann, was escorted to her throne to receive the crown of flowers. On the morning of May Day we presented gay boutonnieres to each member of the faculty. 'We were the guests of our Big Sisters at the Strawberry Festival, making us aware of the approaching Commencement. At Class Day che Seniors marched into the chapel between chains of laurel which we carried as we sang the Laurel Song-For it's '44 forever, Sister class we'll fail thee never, In praise we'll lift our voices, To the Class ,44. As Big Sisters ourselves we embarked on a busy year. There was more responsibility, and we felt the first tinge of that after college, what?', feeling. Brenda Woods, Junior Class president, headed the newly-created steering committee which guided the Freshman class until the election of the Freshman president. The picnic at Eldridge Park featured Dr. Agony and the song we dedicated to our Little Sisters -'Cause we know college rlays will always he sharerl together. Amid sparkling branches and under a green moon a snow man leaned against a lamp post at our Moonlight Madnessv prom. Date com- mittees bustled to give everyone on opportunity for lots of fun aml a chance at romarree. Miss Lyon was hostess to the Juniors at a luncheon at the Langwell before the Class of '46 launched into its spring activities. Stage Door was the Junior Thespis presentation with Brenda Woods and Pat Dressler cast in the leading roles. The Senior-Junior banquet came soon after the play closely followed by- the publication of Iris. Witli but a little way to go, we anticipate a Senior year complete with weekend, prom, and voluminous preparations and plans, and we know that- Whevz from El7IZi1'!l,S gates we go To face the coming years, We'll cherish -nzenziories warm aml true Mixed with joy :mel tears. Page fifteen

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Class Officers: Brenda Woods, Jane Strachen, Carolyn Beemer, June Verduin T THE CLASS OF I946 .El'l7lil'0l,S Class of '46 We are prow! to be. We aim to do the best we can In making history. Trying to be sophisticated although a bit ap- prehensive of the newness of a collegiate environment, we were taken in tow by our Big Sisters when we registered in the fall of '42. We learned song upon song-from Back in as S to Abic. We quickly absorbed the tenets of student government and the tradition of paying small courtesies to faculty and upper- classmen. The white and gold banner of '46 was un- furled for the first time at Senior Weekend by Freshman Class President Marie Marsh. The announcement of Mary Margaret McCall as the Patron Saint of '46 and the debut of our class song were a part of that same Senior Weekend. Page fourteen The first of many picnics was the Junior- Freshman picnic on XVest Hill where We were greeted by triumphant Sophomores. With a scroll in hand, Dr. Kahrl, Patron Saint of '44, led our Big Sisters in a skit. Later in the fall we acquired Sophomore buddies after running an obstacle course at a party in the gym. For Tl'tltiiIif01Z mm' Quiet .RL'fil1C'llN?l1lf was our first attempt at song writing for Merry Chanters, but the banner went to our Big Sister class. To crown the faircsf quam of Nfrzjf that spring, the scene shifted from Watkin's Glen to Cowles chapel. XVe chose Joan Moorhead as Queen of the May and honored her in an original tribute. The man shortage did not cause Miss McCall any difficulty and the close of our Freshman days saw her busily preparing for a June wedding. But before her departure we feted our Patron Saint at the class banquet held at the Country Club. Again the Sophomores

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