Emerson College - Emersonian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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MARGARET ADLER Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Transferred from Stephens College, Columbia, Mo., 1945 Speech, Drama A.B. Public Productions 3; I. R. C. 4; Hillel So- ciety 4. NORMA BACIGALUPO Haverhill, Massachusetts Speech, Drama B.L.l. Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Public Productions 1, 2; Emersonian 4. COSMOPOLITAN— She transferred into our midst bringing a quiet dignity. Her courtesy and charm mark her as a lady of subtle humor and promise. Trips from here to her Canadian home make Margaret the most traveled member of our class. IMPETUOUS — The hidden flame that fires the personality to another dimension. Nor- ma, who appears placid and imperturbable, has the spark in temper, personality and mind that rounds her into a mature and lovely lady. Twenty The Emersonian

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thought the answer was near at hand. It was an unmarked road, and all those who had gone before had left few useful directions. Another September, after-summer-school-fatigue, another generation of leaves blowing down the Esplanade. Fewer this year. Marriage, circum- stances, change. We crowned our Prom Queen. Everyone was on his best behavior. We crowned our May Queen. The festival spirit prevailed and it was spring again in the court yard. We had surveyed the novel with Mrs. Standish and Mr. Packard. Even beauty said: Prepare for anything and everything.” Now we knew that only the realist would fit. Only the realist could eventually achieve a fundamental answer. And the last year came. We had grown. We had a new dignity. Now we saw what we must do. We must return some of our privilege to those less privileged. We must give back what we didn’t take. It was not an answer — only a means. Now we have turned in our keys. It will be strange to leave. The finger prints on the knob will be erased at the next touch, and for a little while you will remember names and faces. We have evolved properly and by the book. We have mused with Shakespeare, and quibbled with Kaufman. We have be- come tangible in the voice that urges us on. Inspiration cannot be bought, or willed, or bargained for. Nor can we capsule in a word what it has meant. Walk up the front steps in the morning, sit on the grass on the lawns at sundown, push the smoke aside and look for a familiar face in the Espie. Listen to Mr. Connor and watch his face when he speaks of Romeo and Jidiet — or watch Mrs. Maxfield beam when someone slips and calls her Mrs. Shakespeare. The quiet of Chapel. The ever new excitement of Convo. Talk to Dr. Green. The subtle accent, the need, the departure. Someplace beyond knowing, we know. The room is empty. A pencil on the floor, a crumpled paper, a glove — these each say, someone was here. These lines were written by an unseen hand An hour ago. Do not reply to this address. ' Ask for us tomorrow. Poem : Horace Gregory. The Emersonian Nineteen

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JOHANNE BLACK Ipswich, Massachusetts History, Social Science A.B. Zeta Phi Eta 1, 2, 3, 4; Dean’s List 1, 2, 3, 4; May Queen 3; L R. C. 4; Literary Club 3; Who’s Who In American Colleges and Universities 3, 4; Emersonian 4; Junior Recital 4. MARY ANN BOHEN Van Wie’s Point, Glenmont, New Jersey Transferred from New York State College, 1944 Speech, Drama A.B. Phi Mu Gamma 3, 4; Newman Club 2, 3, 4; Public Productions 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 3, 4; I. R. C 4. IDEALIST — The serenity of old New Eng- land, and the sudden vital rush of the new and strange world. Scholar, writer, think- er, Johanne becomes the blending point of many diverse forces. A subtle and skillful combination of creative energy and social consciousness. CHATTY and congenial, Bo-Bo is a famil- iar ligure at the bridge table in the smoker during any off class period. When we don t find her there, we know she ' s in the Espie. Never too busy, nor never too bored, she is one of those people you can count on for pleasant conversation. The Emersonian Twenty-one