Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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OFFICERS President ............. Walter Kline Vice-President . . . .Virginia Wright Secretary ............. Ruth Cissna Treasurer .......... Eleanor Brooks igaanL 86w With graduates in October, February, and June, the Class of 1944 has already become a scattered clan. Commencement exercises on June 18 re- united many of this group while others were absent due to military service. Those members of the junior class who will complete their studies at the close of the J uly Naval semester also participated in the festivities of Senior Week. Colorful Homecoming activities began the Senior Year of 1943-44 with a flourish of Blue and White in spite of the wartime limitations. Marian Mc- Kaig and Imogene Burnside were the co-chairmen of the week-end to direct the program and welcome returning alumni. F oundation Day in January marked the seventy-fourth birthday of our alma mater. The senior class turned out in a body to hear their president, Walter Kline, pledge $500 to the Parsons-Sandison Living Memorial Fund, which activity is traditional with the graduating class. I261

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In February the seniors enjoyed an informal party at the Allendalo Lodge for the pleasure of the members who were completing their college days at that time. Sunday, June 11 the Baccalaureate exercises were held. They were preceded by the Presidentls reception. Mr. Tirey was host to the graduating classes in the Ballroom of the Student Union. Saturday, June 17, was Class Day with alumni speakers, the Book and Torch ceremony, and the senior speakers. Marian McKaig and Walter Kline were the class day speakers elected by the seniors. The alumni banquet was the evening of that day. Summer will Find many of the graduates already at work. Some of the men and women will become military personnel, many will be completing plans for that first teaching position next September, and all of them will reminisce 0n the events of those four crowded years of coHege. E271 Violet Jones and Wally Darius discuss practice teaching problems and extracurriculars. Marge Wells and Bobby Prior make back stage as interesting as before the footlights. Bridge in the grill maintains its popularity. Ruth Ann Mackell and Meg Reintjes wonder what kind of play Harriet Boling is going to make. Press Club aristocrats, Kitty Mc- Intyre and Lloyd Sedgwick, making out Razz Hop committees. SAPS Ruth Wallace, Martha Gregory, Virginia Greenlee, and Rosemary McGuire delight us with their talents. Lynette Nolen, Phyllis Reyburn, and Vivian Nichols make us wish to be high school students again if the future teachers look like this!