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JACK PATRICK REILLY Jack was widely known for one so young. He had a winning personality because he liked people genuinely and without prejudice. Jack entered Lehigh after graduating with honors from Hellertown High School, where he held niunerous class offices. His last years were crowded, studies and business demanding most ot his time. Yet, he was always considerate of others. In his young, striving spirit we each saw a little bit of ourselves. He died January 17, 1951, to shed warmth and afl ' ection elsewhere. DAVID R. THOMAS Friendship and Dave were one. On June 6, 1950, a tragic plane crash on South Mountain cut short his life filled with dreams, ambitions and a sincere love for fellow man. However, the spirit of enthusiasm and cooperation so characteristic of Dave, a major in Engineering Physics, lives on with us. His name has been perpetuated by the David R. Thomas Memorial Fund for deserving students. A Freshman Wrestler, member of Phi Gamma Delta, Captain of the Pershing Rifles, Vice-President of the Physics Club, and a R.O. T.C. Cadet Colonel-Elect, Dave was a leader we will sorely miss. din ii monam HOMER DAVID WILLIAMS Our class as a unit suffered its first great loss with the death of David on August 29, 1949. He was a Lehigh man in the true sense. His smile, his enthusiasm, his willingness to help reached out to all who knew him. David followed in the footsteps of his father, Homer D. Williams, ' 87, also a Lehigh man and an Alumnus Trustee. An Arts-Engineering student, David had a deep interest in the Rifle Club, radio and photography. Graduation brings our thoughts close to him. LEONARD MacDONALD An overclouded, threatening world recalled Leonard to active duty with the Marine Corps in October, 1950. Leonard, a native of Charleston, W. Va. and a veteran of World War II, was killed on February 8, 1951 while serving as a radio- gunner at Cherry Point, N. C. At Lehigh, where he majored in Marketing, Leonard was President of Dravo D-II and Secretary of Lambda Mu Sigma. We, his classmates, knew well his sincere, friendly manner and his warm, easy, slight south- ern drawl. We who knew him shall remember him. 23
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OUR college clays have drawn to a close, and it is time for reminiscing. We can look back with pride on four )ears of out- standing achiexement by the men of ' 51. An outstanding innovation in student government was brought about with the es- tablishment of the Class Council. Formed by the class officers in our Sophomore year, it has continued to aid the succeeding offi- cers for the past three years. Comprised of a representative group of men from the class, it functioned as a sounding board for executive plans, and helped the officers formulate policies by keeping an overall viewpoint of class opinion in mind. The council members w ere invaluable in form- ing the nuclei of committees xvhich took care of class business and social functions. With the inauguration of the Snow Ball, a social innovation was achieved b the Cla.ss of 51. It was established in our Soph- omore year as a winter event to brighten up the dull .season between Fall and Spring Houseparties. The use of novel entertain- ment during the intermissions and the crowning of a Snow Queen made the dance highly successful. By administrative deci- sion the Snow Ball was made an official Sophomore Class Function. Thus the men of ' 51 established a new tradition at Lehigh. During our Junior year new executives came to office, and new men joined the Council. Men of ' 51 took important posi- tions in all activities. The prowess of our men in all branches of athletic competition was firmly established. The officers and Council planned entertainment and activ- ities VN ' hich provided an opportunity for the men of ' 5 1 to work together for the better- ment of the Class and of Lehigh. One such activity was the Junior Prom. The originality characteristic of our class was displayed in adopting an informal Monte Carlo theme to replace the tradi- tional, but notoriously unsuccessful, formal prom theme. Vincent Lopez provided the music while hundreds of couples danced and enjoyed the gay, Riviera atmosphere. We have no N finished our Senior year. The Class of ' 51 has reached its maturity. Men of ' 51 continued to hold key positions in all school activities. Men of ' 51 sparked the football team to its first undefeated sea- son in Lehigh ' s history. One of our men gained national first team AU-American recognition, and several others w on honor- able mention. In other less publicized sports, men of ' 51 also made outstanding contri- butions. In our Senior Prom we displayed our distinctly progressive attitude by featuring the new music of Stan Kenton. Further- more, our ability to see all sides of a situa- tion w as evidenced by supplementing Ken- ton ' s music vith the more conser -ative .style of Matt Gillespie. The degree of so- phistication acquired by four years of col- lege training vas to be found in the Prom theme — Midnight Manhattan . We have adopted the Class Insurance as our graduation gift to the University. This .system will provide ell over $100,000.00 to Lehigh at the end of t enty years. This is our recognition for the patient guidance and tolerant suffrance of our growing pains w hile pursuing our education. We have said our goodbyes at the Gradu- ation Ball. The career of a very unique class in the history of Lehigh has drawn to a close. We were the first post-war class to have a majority of non-veterans. For the most part we w ere boys who spent the war ears in high school. We entered college at a time when it seemed that a last a peace- ful world had been attained. But as the years went by, we realized that we were continuing our education in troubled years of dubious peace. It seems now that the graduation shich we have long awaited w ill be a graduation into the most troubled times the world has seen. But in these con- fusing times, we must ne ' cr forget how for- tunate we are. Regardless of the world situ- ation, we have had the opportunity to ob- tain the greatest possession of man — edu- cation. This priceless gift will guide us throuyh these times of crisis. 22
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