Elms College - Elmata Yearbook (Chicopee, MA)

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LMATA 16 CLAIRE GREGORY 1 INGLESIDE Ave., WORCESTISR, Mass, Hcldfjftlu dr y ' Her rbtzmrfer ji to gretzt ,ii ber imelligeizceq Her ,tzncerizy ir eqmzlled wzlvy by ber ll'f3Ll,0Il1.l- With a rapid click of her heels, a snatch of a song on her lips, and a whirl of energy that left us speechless with admiration, the dark-eyed, smiling Claire danced into our midst-and, in- cidentally, into our hearts. In a surprisingly short time, her keen, clever mind established her in tl foremost position in the scholastic ranks of the class. But even before that, and this is more commendable, her generous, unselfish nature, supplemented by her unique capacity of remaining the same true-blue Claire, regardless of the situation, established her hrmly in our esteem. As much as we admire her amazing ability to do all things well, including completing next weeks assign- ments before the rest of us have tomorrow's done, in a still greater degree we admire those qualities in her which have made her a friend of each and every one of us. No day is dark and gloomy, when Claire is around. No matter what problem arises she's never too absorbed in her own affairs to lend a capable, helping hand. Were they able to speak, the walls of our classrooms could bear eloquent testimony of her intellectual expressionsejust as the gym could re-echo the stirring cheers of the College led by our spirited cheer leader. Best of luck Clarita! As part of the reward of our Great Tomorrow we hope for .in eternal association with your gay, gallant character, that knows not defeat, and meets Dame Trouble with a smile. Sodalityil, 2, 5, 4, Secretary Zg Dramatic Club 1, 2, 5, 43 Metaphysical Club 31 Social Action Club President 4, Liz Carre Ctuzelltzzztz 1, 2, 5, -1, becretary 2, President 5, 4, Assistant Humor Editor of Elmata. C299

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LM ATA55 GX, CN' MADELINE ELIZABETH GARVEY 22 COCHRAN ST., CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS. Grace God marked ber mul, And left it fu!! of fendernefs divine. Wlien the Divine Sculptor took up the human clay that was destined to be our Madeline, He must have had a whimsical, tender smile on His lips. For as life was infused into her soul, He breathed with it all the qualities which He embodies in Christian , Charity-she is the very essence of it. It is doubtful if she has evei been heard to speak harshly of anyone. Certainly we have never heard anyone speak harshly of her. The warm red blood of love for her fellow beings mingles each moment in her being with the milk of human kindness, which is hers in super- abundant quantities. Her expressive eyes twinkle a gracious greeting to allg the lips laugh with youfnever at you. Altogether too many know her as the quiet, serious rather shy girl of the cap and gown. To them her classmates could present another Madeline-that delightfully enter- taining, gay comrade of ours, with an almost unique ability of making dry stories amusing, and funny ones side-splitting. Her loyalty to her school and to her class has been an inspiration to all who have been fortunate enough to know her. May the Hand of Him who carved her give her as lovely a future, as He did a character. Sodality 1, 2, 3, 4g Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4g Le Cerrle Fmnfaiy 1, 2, 3, 43 Athletic Association -1, Metaphysical Club 3, Social Action Club 4, Glee Club 1, Z, 3, 41 Senior Prom Chairman of Tickets and Publicityg Assistant Business Manager of EImata . f28l

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JZMATAJS N, .1 milk x RUTH MARIE HANAN 20 DAVIS ST., HOLYOKE, Mass. Tu fmze tm f1If6'l't. ,l1fI2g perrmztilily if lo be lll2t'0l?,fl'fUIl,l'f-1' tl blermzgf' - XX'hen the Hanan family registered the fourth member in the Class of 1936, it became the obiect of our deep and sincere gratitude. For, in the four years that Ruth has been associated with us. she has proved her all-round excellence in everything she has undertaken. Tireless worker-her energy in class matters is as limitless as the bigness of her heart. Her supply of original ideas is paralleled only by her unique capability of carrying them out. A bit of a song-a flash of a smile -and a cheerful determination, to make the world a better place because she is in it, make up her day. That she succeeds admirably is manifested by the universality of her popularity with both faculty and students. The look of surprise with which she would greet that statement is a proof of her utter thoughtlessness of self. Her interests are wide and varied. Her name on any com- mittee assures the success of that group. Her influence as President of the Athletic Association has been the Chief factor in building up school spirit during her four years with us. In Ruth's lexicon, there's no such word as failure-that it may ever be thus is the sincere wish of her Classmates. Sodality 1. 2, 5, 4g Athletic Assocaition 1, 2, 5, 4, President 43 Metaphysical Club 53 Social Action -lg Dramatic 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary 5, 4g Secretary 2. C505