Elmira College - Iris Yearbook (Elmira, NY)

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For il's picnics and parties, and par- ties and picnics . . . Here we urls to gain some recogni Merry Chanters once a year . . . tion . . . Laurel blossoms tell the lille . . . Q .51 P1 dk, 4. Page twenty-tlwee

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OPQUQI' C QFLKDAQCI fda , LMIRAS t1ad1t1ons will truly live on in our hcaits, and never die , lonuf aftei we mfuch sedately down the Park Chuich aisle at Commencement time We shall not remembci hated hazing weeks or lonv, tedious hours of obeying an uppci classm in s CVCIY Wllllll but, 1athe1, we shall look back on tr.1d1t1ons full of fun, laughtei and, sometimes, even teais F1 cshman Week 1n1t1ates the new students into many of these tlmeless traditions, with informal open houses 1n the President of Student Gov s suite and with the Presidents Reception, where they can meet the pro fCSSO15 and administration ove1 a cup if Day auives when we least expect 1t, with ea class mal-un1 a mad dash to Day ton 111 01 del o confiscate the college t1l1Ck for '1 Jaunt into the l11lls Convocation Day comes and woes, Wllll thc formal 1ecogn1t1on of the classes, an out anthemums carried by the upper classmen and pi esented to them by thCl1 Little Slsters The Juniors walk sell consciously in thell new caps and Gowns, the fiosh keep the irons 1n Cowles Going furiously the night before, and eveiyone claps l1eart1ly foi then fellow Convo Kids Senior Week end brings thoucrhts of class A il QU I H l I I ' v , - - - , an - , ,- G . . ' . . - 'rv - - . U 1 ' g ' - - 7 C u 1 C , - v , . C ' ' . . ' u C i ' o c ' - - - ' ' 1 - , ., 7 Q ' - . . . ' ' . U standmg speaker, and purple and gold chrys- . . Q . . . U , . , - U . , , . . , . , . r . . . Q X . . . . an - so 1 , ' ' . ' . x - , I l . . . . . . v e coffee. Picnics Wltll the Juniors at Harris Hill, with the sophs at Eldredge, and parties with the seniors, complete the all-out effort to make the newcomers feel at home. Other major traditions bring us all to- gether, with rank a forgotten issue. Big Sis- ters have already been chosen and soon buddy-picking is here, amidst mail-boxes crowded with clues, and frantic searches 'round campus. As the years roll by, little buddies and sisters quickly join the folds of relatives. The frosh have many big days. The an- nouncement of another genial Patron Saint is always anticipated with as much suspense as is the choice of a class president, the new class' first uwheelw. With 'these two new per- sonagcs as guides, the Freshman Banquet and Dance are successfully carried off. Vvhen Blazer Day arrives, unity and uniqueness are displayed to the world. Suspense comes with beautiful fall weather, for Mountain Day is bound to be in the offing. We all get stumped in class for not having assignments done, abut it just looked like a Mountain Day , didn't it? The Great Page twe1rLy-two mascots, dedicatory songs, and rows of beam- ing parents at the afternoon program in the chapel and at tl1e rousing faculty-student volleyball game in the gym afterwards. The all-college Christmas party arrives, with novel presents to faculty members, a variety Christmas program, and great wonder as to the identity of this year's 6'Santa Claus . With the pending of Merry Chanters, we all put our heads together in secret meetings over in Gillette and in the dorms, trying our best to write words and music to a 'Gtune of the year . The songs are finally worked up, rehearsals come to an end all too soon, and the coveted purple and gold banner decorates the winning class' dorn1 until another annual contest l1as rolled around. Commencement brings bonfires, song fests, and banquets for the seniors. The sophomores put forth their best efforts for their Big Sisters' Class Day, by chugging to Pennsylvania in the college 'truck to pick laurel for the traditional laurel chain cere- mony. We think of these traditions and of more -nthey'll be part of our memories always .

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'LIt's a gala Mardi Gras . . . JUNIOR PROM Who could forget '50 s Junior Prom, thc culmination of class spirit and class fun. At this most festive of proms, the Mardi Gras, streamers, dreamy music and much merri- ment were climaxcd hy the crowning of a king and his queenly date, Larry Maass. In Bohemia Hall Page twenty- f our SOPHOMORE DANCES The past two sophomore dances have hoth met with tremendous success. Last fall the class of '51 gave us L'Make Mine Manhattan . A truly sophisticated night-club atmosphere was achieved in the gym hy a divine hand, delicious refreshments, and a floor show Mstraight from Broadwayw. Last year the class of '50 turned the gym- nasium into a corner of Greenwich Village, complete with XVax-dripped bottles, check- ered tahlecloths, Bohemian waitresses, and a 10:00 show. The three-man band and solo pianist played to our l1eart's content, adding to the atmosphere which made us all want to go hack to uBohemia Hall again. On the Manhattan Merry-C0-Ronndl'