Emerson College - Emersonian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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First Kow : Kono, M. Sullivan: N. Simpson, Prcsidont : Semonian. Srrovd I (nr : Herzop, Henich. Hil- lery. Crowley. Goldl)cr r, Leven, HolFman. Prentzel, I-lrassil. Third How: Sclib. Bishoj), Gallison, Bidwell, Means, Roscnfeld, R. Thompson. Cooper, Spound. Not in picture: Barnahy Smith. JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY This is the unfinished symphony of the Junior Class — unfinished because there are only three movements: the allegro, andante, and scherzo. The finale is yet to come. In music, the vs ' ord allegro denotes a brisk or sprightly passage, and that is truly descrip- tive of our freshman year conducted by President John Sheehan and his cabinet. This was a year composed of happy pizzicatos originating in the Inter-Class Dance at the Hotel Sheraton, the unsubdued innovations of the sophomores’ Fresh-Soph Night, our guileless efforts in the cause of frustrated art (remodelling the smoker), our proud gift of a radio-victrola to the college, and that dynamic trip to Provincetown! Our sophomore year ushered in the second movement of our college symphony — the andante, marking a moderate onward progression still under the capable baton of John Shee- han. On Fresh-Soph Night it was our turn to create a discordant note among the freshmen, while we took a rest. But we overlooked their unharmonic improvisations, and gave them a Snowball Dance in the theatre. In Public Productions we presented the dramatic three-act play Night Over Taos. ” In this year we lost many of our members to the armed forces, in- cluding our popular President. The symphony is now in its third movement, the scherzo, led by Class President Barnaby Smith. This scherzo, however, is not of the traditional sportive character, for a serious note has crept in. We produced Key Largo, and Heart of the City” which was presented at Army camps. The scherzo quickly skips to the climactic Junior Prom, and then the melody suddenly stops in this our junior year. The symphony is still unfinished, but perhaps our former classmates will be able to come back in time for the finale next year, for without them the symphony will be incomplete for- ever. Page Eightee-,

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Our junior plays were Family Portrait, Oat of the Frying Pan and The Two Orphans. In May Lois Allard was crowned May Queen at the annual Dance Drama. When senior year opened just a few short months ago, we paused to glance backward, and to remember the many classmates who had left us for various reasons — chief among these being the war. Then we turned to the work of our final college semesters, a bit older, a bit more serious, with Lois Allard as our President. One of the most important of all Emerson traditions, the Old English revival play, was continued as we presented Mach Ado Aboat Nothing early in December. And now, in caps and gowns, we plan distractedly for our Commencement activities, we whisper about Sneak Day, we work feverishly on our class annual — in fact, we do anything at all to keep from facing squarely the knowledge that soon the recital tea, the Commencement plays, and the Baccalaureate ad- dress will be only memories, and we will be out in the cold, cold world.” We have worked, played, and laughed together. Many changes in the school, as well as in the world, have come about during our college years. We, too, have changed; we are a bit less casual, a little more realistic than we were, for we know what we must face. Say we’re graduating, but add: College was fun!” Page Seventeen

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SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY September, 1942, found the class of ' 45 assembled, and behold, the freshman green had faded from their countenances, and their eyes shone with unholy joy. They were now SOPHOMORES! The thing to do first was to choose class officers, and consequently Roberta Swann was named President, with Betty Bird, Elizabeth Urban and Florence Eldredge serving as ' Vice- President, Secretary, and Treasurer respectively. As unworthy freshmen the members of the class of ' 45 had nevertheless participated in numerous activities among which were a contest, the results of which found Jean Richter named Miss Emerson Freshman,” and a Snowball Dance held in collaboration with the sophomores at which a real big time floor show was presented. With this record behind them, the class naturally had something to live up to, so they began their activities as an organized group of well-meaning and dignified ( ! ) sophomores by holding a blackout party at which they entertained (?) a group of green and trembling freshmen. The members of the sophomore class wish to take a part of the space allotted for their history to pay tribute to two of their classmates, Jane Peavey and Marilen Playdon, who lost their lives in the Cocoanut Grove holocaust last November. Both girls were on Dean ' s List, and Marilen was treasurer of the Student Government Association. We who had the privilege of knowing them even for a short time are grateful for that privilege, and we feel that, in spite of what has happened, something of them still lives on in the hearts of those classmates who knew and loved them and whose lives were made more pleasant through association with them. First Row: Quinn, Eldredge: Swan, President: Urban. Bird. Winterbottom. Secovfl Row: Wilkish, Perry, Connor, Zimmerman. Hornsby, 1, Sullivan, I. Sanderson. Marjrolin, Prescott. Third Row: Howard, Hodp:- man, Morrison, Niesz, Allen, Carman, Mathews, G. Miller. Bouchard, Sykes. Page Nineteen