Emerson College - Emersonian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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THE 1941 EMERSONIAN Sophomore Class Just one more Freshman Class with hopes, dreams, and a few fears, enter- ing Emerson College in September, 1939! And yet we feel in all modesty that we did some things to be recalled with a smile. To be specific, here are a few items — - The men captured all but one class office in our first election. We chose: Richard Kilbourne, President; Nick Stantley, Vice-President; Christopher Burke, Secretary; Robert Lord, Treasurer; and Barbara Gallison and Charles Pinney, Student Council Representatives. Battered but breathing, we emerged from Freshman-Sophomore Night in October. When the sad season of mid-years rolled around, we tried something new in the line of cramming. We met together for study and discussion in sessions called Mid-yearlings,” and fondly believe that they did some good. To satisfy an urge for rustic local color, the Freshman Class held a barn dance that spring. In the way of public productions, they presented two panto- mimes and a play, The Distaff Side. That June we parted as Freshmen; in September, most of us greeted one another as Sophomores. Freshman-Sophomore, in Hallowe ' en atmosphere, was our first function. The Class of 43 has carried on the Emerson tradition of presenting pantomimes and one-act plays. In February, we wore our hearts on our sleeves at the Sophomore Valentine Hop. Halfway through our college days, we pause for a backward glance, — and then go forward. First: Dibble, Davey, Kinney, Vice-President; Lord. President; Allard. Secretary; Stantley, Treasurer; Locke. Second: Kaplan, Newman, Rosenberg, King, Brown, Sousa, Miller. Akil- lian, Kern. Third: Hill, Phelps. Burke, Pinney, Bowman. Watt. 1 27 ]

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THE 1941 EMERSONIAN Junior Class First: Pies, Minehan, Robbins, Secretary; Miller, Vice-President; Mansell, President; Cohen, Treasurer; Gray. Martin, Milgrim. Second: Levine. Schwartz. Elliott, McDevitt, Barone, Sloan, Hart, Duval, Goodwin, Abramson, Tuttle. Doble. Third: Jewell. Ritter. Smyth, Combes, Ginsburg, Ourieff, Morgan. Agrin, Hamlin. As soon as our freshman classes were started, we chose as leader Virginia Mansell; Louise Miller became our vice-president; Ruth Gray, secretary; Paul- ine Reardon, treasurer; with Ruth McDevitt and Dulcy Weiss as Student Gov- ernment representatives. Our first social affair came in November with Fresh- man-Sophomore night. In this Freshman year, we gave two public pantomime productions, and felt we had done ourselves proud As Sophomores, we reelected our President, Secretary, and Treasurer and gave the male element a break with Robert McGiven as Vice-President. Mary Grout and Doris Ann Wait were elected to Student Government. Some one-act plays were successfully presented, and a hot dog roast concluded our social activ- ities for the year. In our present status as Juniors, Virginia Mansell is a capable leader with Louise Miller in the Vice-Presidency, Tamar Cohen as Treasurer, Dorothy Shel- ton (Mrs. Robbins) as Secretary, Winifred Seymour and Ruth Gray as Student Government Representatives. We produced As You Like It” for five full- house performances and will top that record with an old-fashioned melodrama. The Juniors look back with pride on their outstanding social event, the Junior Prom, which was held on the newly decorated Bradford Rooftop. It was a success, socially and financially. An evening of dancing was climaxed by the crowning of Virginia Mansell as Prom Queen. See you next year in cap and gown! I 26 ]

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THE 1941 EMERSONIAN Freshman Class First: Smith, Riggin. Simpson, Treasurer; Metcalf, Vice-President: Sheehan, President: Patter- son. Secretary; Eddlem, Brassil. Second: Coralian, Goldberg. Steinbeck, Leven. Baitler. Brendlin, Hoffman, Thorneloe. Henich, Herzog, Heppenstall, Wilson, Kono. Rice, Sousa. Third Rosenfeld, Andrus, Leslie. Francis, Prentzel, Semonian, Adams. Cooper, Bidwell. Ro- senblatt. Hillery, Spears. Fourth: Sweeny, Schaffer, Sampas, Dunn. Tennant, Lear, Pratt. Soon after we were formally organized, we found ourselves at the mercy of the Upperclassmen when we were informally initiated into the Emerson way of things (no make-up for the girls, bow ties for the boys, back-door only, particular deference to seniors, etc., for a gruelling week). We were forced to call upon every inch of our hidden talent and exhibit it for the upper- classmen: first, at the Hallowe’en party in the Dorm (remembering particularly Keora’s genuine Hawaiian Hulas, complete with grass skirt, leis) ; then later at the Freshman-Sophomore Night when we realized with great reluctance that the Sophomores were really our superiors. As reward for our patience, we were royally entertained as guests at the Interclass Dance held in the Hotel Sheraton. Feeling we must prove our worth, we worked hard on plans for remodelling the smoker, and sponsored a raffle which resulted in a radio-victrola for the College. After watching upperclass public productions, our dramatic classes produced two plays and several pantomimes. We are now looking forward to a summer sail to R. I., final exams, and Freshman-Sophomore Night next fall! 1 28 ]