Elms College - Elmata Yearbook (Chicopee, MA)

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m MA um Some subjects we sample; in one we specialize, for a liberal arts program covers a round range of material. Included in its scope are both esthetics — in the appreciation of classical literature or the sound and form of the languages — and exercise — in analyzing sociological data, historical fact or problems in calculus. Lectures, discussion periods, research papers. By these means we make the intimate acquaintance of fhe subject we have chosen as our major. A great deal of concentrafion qualifies us as specialists, while our general education molds us into well-rounded individuals. QLaAA dujrd Md II! u ' v»l,‘ A A ljur wi n The groves of Academe seem more inviting when the atmosphere is informal. Academic club meetings sometimes have the aspect of a seminar, buf always retain the easy air of an open discussion. From the college lecture series, each girl takes from each speech whaf most specifically appeals and applies fo her. Individual research and leisure-hour reading in fhe library hold fhe pleasure of fime sfolen from a full schedule; yet knowledge so gained has a measureless value. It has not been acquired because it was assigned, but for its own intrinsic worth.

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(physical Education GERALDINE K. CURRAN, B.S. Like the patient instructor she is at heart, Mrs. Curran of the physical education de- partment has been directing and solving the athletic ills of the Freshman classes. As she sees it her prospective student-stars are willing to learn and eager to get in the games. But whatever the athletic ability of the student is Mrs. Curran provides an extensive range of activities for a campus of bustling sports ' enthusiasts. Volley-ball practice, here directed by Mrs. Curran as part of gym period activities, not only brings proficiency in the sport, but helps to develop that long, lithe look for which the modern collegian strives. 28

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Si JteM o$ Saint QuA ph To you who have taken up your lives in the shadow of Joseph we speak now, in words incapable of transmitting the depth and the reverence of our feelings for you. Whether we find you in the classroom, hurrying down a corridor, moving across the campus, or in chapeled peace, there is for each of us reassurance and strength Hkf simply in the sight of you — reassurance and strength that rise from the knowledge that the truths you unveil for us are sufficient to a life, are therefore valid and to , ' ■’W ■ ' - be taken in their fullness. blow deep has been your impression on us is a quantity that has in all probability often seemed doubtful to you. But the impact of a word or a glance or a smile can sometimes be measured only in the heart that has received it, and so perhaps this life will never tell you completely of the changes you have made, of the good you have created, of the firmness you have instilled. Nor will this life reward the love that surrounds your every action here. Not an idle word spoken in haste, without thought or conviction, is our gratitude, but springing from the warmth generated by recognition and response in attentive hearts, it is a poem of praise, of affection and of fond remembrance. Because we have learned trust from you, we know that fullness of recompense awaits you and, speaking your name in our prayers, we implore blessing and protection upon you.