Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts - Mohawk Yearbook (North Adams, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1957 volume:

iderstanding. fl 4 f«Svap9!T?«? mil Mr. Flagg, our advisor, has for four years placed his trust in us, had patience with us, and helped us toward the goal which we so soon shall reach. Without his encouragement we might have faltered. For all his friendliness and guidance we, the class of 1937, sincerely thank him. Dedication Miss Haresign, our temporary advisor during Mr. Flagg ' s sab- batical leave, will be remem- bered and esteemed by us for all she has done to help us in- dividually and as a class. I ■? 9 - v. S S S °  8 0 ?« r 4 e c ' . ' W e v ?• , °r s ?n ■ « e Dr. Eugene L. Freel, President; Mr. Frederick K. Bressette, English, Speech, Classics; Mr. Wallace H. Venable, Science, Education; Mr. Andrew S. Flagg, Dean of Men, Art, Education; Miss Lillian C. Boyden, Music, Education; Dr. Hazel B. Mileham, Director of Training, Education. College Faculty Dr. John H. Semon, Science, Education; Dr. Dayton N. Dennett, English, Classics, Speech; Mr. Edmund K. Luddy, Social Studies, Classics; Miss Margaret M. Lanoue, Librarian; Miss Mary Underhill, English, Classics; Miss Martha E. Durnin, Education, Guidance; (Absent from picture) Mr. Ames S. Pierce, Social Studies; Miss Nila R. Haresign, Acting Dean of Women, Physical Education, Sociology; Dr. Harry G. Schrickel, Philosophy, Education, Psychology; Mr. Hyman Patashnick, Mathematics, Education, Guidance. Mr. William Minardi, Junior High; Mrs. Claire M. Barry, Junior High; Miss Loretta J. Loftus, Grade 3; Miss Patricia Prendergast, Grade 6; Mr. Edmund Sullivan, Junior High; Miss Mary Walsh, Grade 6; Miss Helen E. Mallery, Grade 1; Miss Helen E. Brown, Grade 4; Miss Cynthia Parsons, Grade 5; Miss Margaret Stevenson, Grade 2; Miss Angela Crowley, Junior High. Training School Faculty Office Staff Mr. Edward E. MacFarland, Principal Bookkeeper; Mrs. Marion Reed, Senior Bookkeeper; Miss Bertha L. Allyn, Senior Clerk. Praise to thee our Alma Mater Let us ever gaily sing Of loyalty to thee forever Let our halls with echoes ring . SYLVIA A. ALLEN that tape recording . fast . . . trail traveler . . . always a smile . . . cigarettes after break- , those weekend parties WRA 1, 2, 3, 4 Newman Club 1, 2, 3 (Secretary), 4 (Vice President) Dormitory Council 1, 4 (President) Glee Club 1 Drama Club 1 Student Council 3, 4 Freshman Orientation Committee 3, 4 Class Treasurer 4 Patience 1 Intramural Sports ARNOLD G. BARTINI Gung Ho ... his discipline problems . . . frus- trated class president . . . those faculty imita- tions . . . class actor . . . game-night problems ... a careful driver . . . MAA 1, 2, 3, 4 Drama Club 1, 2 (President), 3, 4 Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 (President) Honor Society 2, 3, 4 Yearbook Staff 3, 4 Student Council 2, 4 Delta Psi Omega 4 Class President 4 Dangerous Corner 1, The Ghost Train 2, Bell, Book and Candle 3 THOMAS BERNARD class cartoonist the Old Guard liquid diet . . . member of anyone want to buy a car? MAA 1, 2, 3, 4 JV Basketball 1 Varsity Basketball 2, 3 Intramural Sports 4 Drama Club 3 Bell, Book and Candle 3 FRANCES A. CARIDDI ohhhh . . . sugar and spice and everything nice . . . dyed hair? . . . note-keeper for Coun- cil and class . . . sure fire success . . . always pleasant to have around . . . WRA 1, 2, 3, 4 Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Current Events Club 1 Commuters ' Club 1, 2, 3 (Secretary -Treasurer) Student Council 4 (Secretary) Yearbook Staff 4 Class Treasurer 3 Class Secretary 4 May Day Court 1 Intramural Sports 4 URSULA W. CREWS our little mother . ceramics enthusiast the late laughter . . . . that heavy schedule . . . the days at U. of M. . banks you can ' t use . . WRA 1, 2, 3, 4 Glee Club 1 Taconic Columns 3 Commuters ' Club 1, 2, 3 (President) Student Council 3 DOROTHY DAIKOS quiet Miss . . . that Bostonian accent . . . snappy dresser . . . those dangerous shoes in the train- ing school . . . innocence personified . . . WRA 1, 2, 3, 4 Current Events Club 1 Christian Association 1, 2, 3 Newman Club 4 Dormitory Council 3 Freshman Orientation Committee 3, 4 Yearbook Staff 4 7 KATHLEEN A. DESNOYERS one of the unholy three . . . Let ' s have a party! . . . that floppy pony tail . . . coat with a sling . . . WRA 1, 2, 3, 4 Drama Club 1 Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 College Union Board 3, 4 Commuters ' Club 1, 2, 3 Patience 1 Cheerleader 1 Intramural Sports JOHN T. DOYLE Well, of course . . . nursemaid to the basket- ball team . . . social butterfly ... the Old Guard . . . flashy convertible . . . spendthrift . . . this is your N.A.S.T.C. reporter . . . MAA 1, 2, 3, 4 (President) T aconic Columns 1, 2, 3 Hell-o 3, 4 Newman Club 3, 4 Drama Club 1 Yearbook Staff 4 College Union Board 3, 4 Class Vice President 4 Business Manager of Athletics 2, 3, 4 Intramural Sports Framingham Conference New England Teachers ' Athletic Conference 2, 3, 4 MARLENE F. FORBES those jaunts to Elmwood Avenue . . . co-founder of Hell-o . . . money problems in the Koffee Korner . . . weekends at home . . . game-night pusher . . . class typist . . . Christmas at Palm Beach . . . WRA 1, 2, 3,4 Christian Association 1, 2, 3 Dormitory Council 4 College Union Board 3 (Treasurer), 4 (Treasurer and Co-chairman) Taconic Columns 1, 2, 3, 4 (Co-editor) Hell-o 3 (Co-editor), 4 (Co-editor) Student Council 4 Yearbook Staff 4 Intramural Sports Who ' s Who in American Colleges THOMAS F. HALL an initiator of the Koffee Korner . . . quiet temper . . . Semon ' s prototype . . . modest dresser . . . those dues collecting problems . . . the third . . . MAA 1, 2, 3, 4 Science Club 2, 3 (Treasurer), 4 Student Council 2, 3 (Assistant Central Treasurer), 4 (Central Treasurer) College Union Board 3 (Co-chairman), 4 Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Hell-o 3 (Co-editor) JV Basketball 1 Patience 1 Intramural Sports Who ' s Who in American Colleges HENRY P. HENRICKSON second member of the unholy three . . . class rebel . . . teacher-conference enthusiast . . . lab key lost in lock . . . library fiend . . . weekends at the Springs . . . MAA 1, 2, 3, 4 Christian Association 1, 2, 3, 4 Freshman Orientation Committee 3 (Co- chairman), 4 Glee Club 1 Yearbook Staff 4 Class Vice President 2 Patience 1 BRIAN D. LOBDELL joined us late . . . love that sixth grade . . . partial to redheads . . . State Line . . . jazz en- thusiast . . . Council worries . . . MAA 1, 2, 3, 4 College Union Board 3 Jazz Band 3, 4 President of Student Council 4 o CAROL R. McCARRON August bride . Amy Lowell . . Gene . . . nose in a cook book . . . our that charming nightgown . . . WRA 1, 2, 3, 4 Current Events Club 1, 2, 3 (Secretary- Treasurer) Drama Club 1, 2, 3 Commuters ' Club 1, 2, 3 Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Honor Society 2, 3, 4 Taconic Columns 1, 2, 3 Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Ghost Train 2 Yearbook Assistant Editor 4 ROBERT E. MEACHAM a million jobs ... fancy hair cut ... always keeping cars ... a crazy driver . . . vacations in Florida . . . helpful wife . . . MAA 1, 2, 3,4 Patience 1 Intramural Sports Drama Club 3 Bell, Book and Candle 3 ttrilt ' GEORGE F. MILLER, JR. Rev. Miller . . . that naval cruise . . . those marked-up books . . . our gift to Boston Uni- versity . . . those assembly announcements . . . MAA 1, 2, 3,4 Christian Association 1 (President), 2 (Presi- dent), 3 (Vice President), 4 Student Union Board 3 laconic Columns 2 (Business Manager) Class Treasurer 1 Yearbook Staff 4 Patience 1 Intramural Sports ALICE C. MOLLOY the third of the unholy three . . . our little Patience . . . menace on the highway, especially in Hank ' s car . . . out-of-town basketball games . . . time to clean up . . . WRA 1, 2, 3,4 Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Drama Club 2 (Secretary), 3 (Vice President) Cheerleader 1, 2, 3, 4 (Captain) Yearbook Staff 4 Taconic Columns 1 DONALD F. MORELLI the quiet one . . . that day at the Allen Hotel . . . Welter ' s debtor ... a job with Uncle Sam . . . MAA problems ... a window episode . . . MA A 1, 2, 3 (President), 4 Glee Club 1 Intramural Sports Patience 1 MARJORIE H. MORIN letters from the army . . . our Miss Brooks . . . blushes at the drop of a hat . . . wears a glass cutter . . . founder of Roberts Company . . . starches petticoats with paste . . . WRA 1, 2, 3,4 Commuters ' Club 1, 2, 3 (Vice President) Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Current Events Club 2 Intramural Sports - T K ' SP BSk n pn hh ffi utfri t y f I s . v CAROL A. MURPHY weekend in New Bedford ... all the wiser for Wise ' s . . . card enthusiast . . . Luddy ' s A pupil . . . class supporter . . . WRA 1, 2, 3, 4 Newman Club 1, 2 (Treasurer), 3 (Treasurer), 4 Current Events Club 1, 2 Science Club 2 Yearbook Staff 4 Patience 1 Class Vice President 3 ELIZABETH M. NEIL Betty and the Giant . . . summers at the Cape . . . basketball game before six lessons . . . talks in her sleep . . . great sense of humor ... all in favor of fun . . . WRA 1, 2, 3, 4 Current Events Club 1, 2 Christian Association 1, 2, Dorm Council 2 College Union 3 Drama Club 3 Mikado 1 Bell, Book and Candle 3 3,4 y r $ i KATHERINE M. O ' LEARY Hinsdale farmer . . . shoeblack to cover the grey . . . walking wardrobe . . . only filters, please . . . Irish colleen . . . February grad . . . WRA 1, 2, 3, 4 Newman Club 1, 2 (Secretary), 3 (President), 4 Drama Club 1 Taconic Columns 1 Dorm Council 2 (Secretary), 3 (Vice President) Student Union Board 3 (Secretary) Student Council 3 MARY P. RICHARDS activities, activities, activities . . . leopard skin hat . . . co-founder of Hell-o . . . our drunken actress . . . energy galore . . . honor student . . . WRA 1, 2, 3, 4 Drama Club 1, 2 (Vice President), 3, 4 Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Student Council 1, 2 (Publicity Director), 3 (Central Treasurer and Vice President), 4 College Union Board 4 Freshman Orientation Committee 3, 4 Honor Society 2, 3 (Secretary -Treasurer), 4 (President) Taconic Columns 3, 4 (Co-editor) Hell-o 3 (Co-editor), 4 (Co-editor) Yearbook Staff 4 Class President 1, 2 Patience 1 Dangerous Corner 1, Ghost Train 2, Bell ; Book and Candle 3 Delta Psi Omega 4 Who ' s Who in American Colleges Newman Club Conference 3 JAMES L. RIVERS Pinch Pot President . . . what ' s what in Ameri- can colleges . . . card sharp . . . poet . . . proud poppa ... a laugh a minute . . . MAA 2, 3, 4 Varsity Basketball 3 DONALD F. ROCK our Dave Garraway . . . that education panel . . . blushes . . . procrastinator . . . Taconic Col- umns ' genius . . . Michigan is my goal . . . MAA 1, 2, 3, 4 Drama Club 1, 2, 3, 4 (Vice President) Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Taconic Columns 2, 3 (Co-editor) Ghost Train 2 Delta Psi Omega 4 New England Newspaper Conference 2, 3 JOHN D. RYAN that luscious line ... I knew a fellow once . . . our Casanova . . . party boy . . . night shift at Spragues . . . fifty cent words . . . MAA 1, 2, 3, 4 Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Glee Club 1 Taconic Columns 2, 3 (Co-editor) Drama Club 1, 2, 3 Class President 3 Ghost Train 2 DELIGHT F. SMITH nimble Patience . . . laugh ... 4 Acres new haircut . . . golden voice . . . . that quiet . . that crazy manner . . . WRA 1, 2, 3,4 Commuters ' Club 1, 2, 3 Christian Association 1, 2, 3, 4 Drama Club 4 Taconic Columns 3 (Business Manager) Science Club 2, 3 (Secretary) Yearbook Staff 4 Patience 1 £ KENNETH J. STARSIAK trapped by Connie ... car trouble . . . master- pieces in ceramics market career . . . cjuiet nature super MA A 1, 2, 3 (Secretary-Treasurer), 4 Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 EUGENE F. WELTER subtle humor . . . philosophy confusion . . . verbose . . . nice dresser . . . basketball hotshot . . . trapped by a teacher . . . donor of gum . . . that moth-eaten sweater . . . our moody artist MAA 2, 3, 4 Intramural Sports Basketball 4 JANET R. WHEELER Intellect . . . our little Prudence . . . crazy giggle . . . deadline worries . . . happy-go-lucky . . . WRA 1, 2, 3, 4 Commuters ' Club 1, 2, 3 Christian Association 1, 2, 3, 4 Science Club 2, 3 (Vice President), 4 (Treasurer) Honor Society 2, 3, 4 (Vice President) Drama Club 4 Yearbook Editor 4 laconic Columns 3 Patience 1 Student Council 4 VIOLA MAE WHITMAN talented . . . field trip chauffeur . . . Semon ' s slave . . . nice figure . . . always pleasant . . . WRA 1, 2, 3, 4 Commuters ' Club 1, 2, 3 Christian Association 1, 2, 3, 4 Science Club 2 (Secretary), 3 (President), 4 (Vice President) Freshman Orientation Committee 3, 4 Student Council 3 Yearbook Assistant Editor 4 Patience 1 Honor Society 2, 3, 4 Drama Club 4 Seniors Allen, Sylvia 8 West Street, Greenfield Bartini, Arnold 1 Simon Avenue, Adams Bernard, Thomas 238 East Main Street, North Adams Cariddi, Frances 74 West Main Street, North Adams Crews, Ursula 20 Forest Park Avenue, Adams Daikos, Dorothy 45 Templeton Street, Dorchester Desnoyers, Kathleen 18 Tremont Street, North Adams Doyle, John 955 Massachusetts Avenue, North Adams Forbes, Marlene 32 Worthington Street, Pittsfield Hall, Thomas 70 Francis Street, Pittsfield Henrickson, Henry 744 West Housatonic Street, Pittsfield Lobdell, Brian 46 Davenport Street, North Adams McCarron, Carol 231 East Main Street, North Adams Meacham, Robert RFD No. 2, Florida Miller, George 18 Highland Avenue, Adams Molloy, Alice 16 Quincy Street, North Adams Morelli, Donald 282 Francis Street, Pittsfield Morin, Marjorie 191 Prospect Street, North Adams Murphy, Carol 26 Hall Street, North Adams Neil, Elizabeth Main Street, Sagamore O ' Leary, Katherine Taylor Street, Hinsdale Richards, Mary 48 Natural Bridge Road, North Adams Rivers, James 403 Benedict Road, Pittsfield Rock, Donald 55 River Street, North Adams Ryan, John 49 Hall Street, North Adams Smith, Delight 39 Hall Street, North Adams Starsiak, Kenneth 3 Siara Street, Adams Welter, Eugene 288 Elm Street, Pittsfield Wheeler, Janet 338 State Road, North Adams Whitman, Viola Mae 1238 Massachusetts Avenue, North Adams Class History On September 15, 1953, we took our first of four long walks and entered into a world of wonder and strange faces at S.T.C.N.A. The mad whirl of teas, receptions, and picnics — to say nothing of classes — kept us busy the first week. We hardly had time to notice that we numbered more than the rest of the school combined. We found ourselves soon in the midst of a political race for the presidency. It was for the class of course, and Mary Richards came out on top. Mr. Flagg became our advisor and we settled down to the work of making the Freshman Halloween Dance a rousing success. Soon the call was out and the freshmen responded. Rehearsals for the operetta, Patience, by Gilbert and Sullivan were in full swing and the freshmen held leads and made up the chorus. We found the operetta was just the beginning. Our class was to shine throughout its four years. That winter the queen and one member of her court for the Winter Carnival were members of our class. Our artistic talent was shown when we won the snow sculpturing contest with our Old Mother Hubbard entry. Histrionics seemed to be our strongest point, however, as we found in our first Stunt Night version of Today and in the Drama Club play Dangerous Corner, in which Arnie and Mary had their first of many college roles. The last class to take part in the hither-to traditional stepping up ceremony on Class Day, we finished our year happy but tired. Studies, picnics, parties, and other extracurricular activities had taken their toll. Our sophomore year was to prove as exciting as our freshman year — if not more so. When we returned to the campus, we found the familiar face of Miss Weston replaced by that of Miss Haresign, who was to become our fast friend. The second year was a trying one from a scholastic view point. The long walk to the third floor and physical science class was quite a strain. Dr. Semon and Mr. Luddy were nemeses for many of us, but we loved them just the same. Once again Mary led the class. Shortly after Christmas, President Bowman retired to be succeeded by Dr. Freel. The inauguration of the new president was a highlight of the year. Running a close second was the first Parents ' Day in the history of the college. It took a lot of work and planning but everyone was proud to have his parents at this affair. At that affair the Science Show, which was highly successful, was almost purely a sophomore project. The Drama Club performance that night naturally again featured sophomore talent. Five of the nine characters were played by members of our class, including Don, Carol, Barb, and the usual duo. We temporarily lost our advisor when he took his sabbatical to journey to Europe, but Miss Haresign held us in check until his return. Needless to say, our Sophomore Prom was tops and quite different. What other class would think of having a carnival theme complete with weirdly colored animal posters, papier mache pink elephants, and a carousel for the orchestra. We didn ' t bog down in social activities though. We found time to have six members elected to the Honor Society. Many more were finding out that the President ' s List was not some unattainable obj ect. As a result of the nation-wide tests, we finished the year high in the all-over rank, and, triumphantly, as the top sophomore class of the Massachusetts teachers colleges. We then became what has been traditionally termed the Jolly Juniors. Once again we returned to campus to find a new face among the faculty. Dr. Schrickel had come to fill the vacancy made when Dr. Crowley left. John Ryan was our president and we finally began in earnest learning about teaching. Terms such as the whole child, core, and varied experiences became everyday language in our lives. We learned about the merits of Burton and the theories of Gestalt. We suddenly looked about us and realized that we were at college to become teachers. Up to this point we couldn ' t picture each other as such, but we soon changed our minds. Observation and participa- tion became part of our curriculum as we made the long walk down to the straining- for-training school. It must have been open season on constitutions that year, because through the instigation and work mainly of our class, a considerable number of campus constitutions were written, re-written, or completely revised. Some of our class members could have qualified in a minor in constitutions. Part of the school was glamorized when the Koffee Korner was opened in the M.A.A. room. Now we had a place to get our coffee without having to travel into town and visit Mean Mike ' s or The Grill. A lot of hard work went into the planning and fixing of the room, but with the juniors leading the way the mission was well accomplished. We were afraid the social hall of the dormitory would be raided during our Winter Carnival when we set up gambling tables and played with paper money. Our fears were groundless, however, because it just proved to be one of many enjoyable events that week-end. The elements didn ' t help us out any, but everyone had fun just the same. Come spring Tom Bernard played a beautiful but dumb brunette in a novel interpretation of Little Red Riding Hood at Stunt Night. In the year ' s production of Bell, Book and Candle, Arnie and Mary made riotous witches and Bob made an excellent drunken authority on witchcraft. Four of us decided the school needed a weekly newspaper; HELL-O came into existence. It quickly became a looked-for part of our college life. That spring we solemnly helped the senior class don their caps and gowns. We knew only too well that soon it would be our turn and our college years would be over. Some of us came back to school early our senior year. We were members of the Freshman Orientation Committee, which had been formed in the spring of our junior year, and which directed the first Freshman Week-end in the history of the college. Everyone on the committee enjoyed the week-end even if it did serve to exhaust us for the rest of the year. The new faculty face on the campus was Mr. Patashnick ' s. Our president, Arnie Bartini, led half of the class on the long walk from the back of the schoolrooms in training school, where we had spent much of our time last year, up to the front of the room. Yes, at last we had begun our training. It wasn ' t as bad as everyone ahead of us had told us. In fact, it didn ' t even put a halt to our mad social rounds. We found that we could combine work and pleasure. We sponsored a Game Night and an all-senior smorgasbord our first half. A frightening thought hit us toward the end of the first semester of our senior year. We had to find jobs for next year and work for a living. Daily we began checking the training bulletin board for positions. Someday we were going to be teachers ! Always we would be graduates of S.T.C.N.A. Why Teach? It has become a fad in recent years for important leaders, educators and others, to draw up detailed lists of reasons for not entering the teaching pro- fession. The time seems ripe for us to protest. As we enter the field of educa- tion we do not seek pity or sympathy: we seek only acceptance and hope for some iota of respect. It is necessary to remind a practical, prosperous nation that the teaching of youth is a task requiring four years of college preparation, that prosperity cannot be maintained without educated minds, and that educated minds are not produced on conveyor belts. The term education has inspired more jargon than the term freedom, but in the final analysis teaching is something of an art. Any art will attract only a handful of followers. This is natural. The world can and often does starve its artists, but they cannot destroy the dignity of art. When allying education with art I am speaking of the devoted teacher, not the type who corrects papers by day and dreams of being an industrial executive by night. Believe it or not, there still are fine minds in education. There still are people who are perfectly satisfied with the profession and who take medi- ocre pay willingly. From a practical viewpoint, what other job offers a two month vacation with pay and opportunity for travel? We have heard these arguments a thousand times, yet we conclude that none of us is entering edu- cation for these reasons. The joy of teaching transcends explanation; it is a purely spiritual joy. We dare not become sentimental, for the teacher cannot be a sentimental creature. He must pose as far as possible as a businessman in the business of teaching, though the devoted teacher knows that he would give his all for the youths in his charge. Teaching being spiritual, few teachers can be truly happy without religious faith. A life of dedication is never satisfied by material reward. All of the great prophets and saints were in one sense or another teachers. Without some real- ization of the guidance by God, teaching becomes stagnant and purposeless. We are teaching God ' s children, not mechanical brains, irresponsive until stimu- lated. Indeed, it has often been stated that there is no more sacred career in God ' s sight outside of clergy than that of instructing our youth. Whether the subject be man ' s spiritual heritage of principles of mathematics, another characteristic of the devoted teacher is a vivid interest in the subject matter which he teaches. This interest must be passionate and must be con- stantly re-enkindled. There is a tendency in our day and age to belittle knowl- edge of subject matter in favor of instilling more generalized concepts and abstract mental qualities. However, it is obvious that none of us would trust ourselves to the care of a physician who had no knowledge of medical science; likewise we must develop our academic potentialities. Devotion to subject matter can, of course, lead to the danger of so hammering facts and figures into a child that creativity is strangled from its very roots, and the child is left with the ability to parrot facts, but is afraid to use his imagi- nation. As a birch tree warm with the glaring rays of the sun can become frigid with an icy covering after a snowstorm, so can that special quality that makes every child unique be easily lost in the hands of an incompetent teacher. Regardless of his grade level or subject matter field, no teacher should be cold to beauty. Beauty is the rest, relaxation, plaything, and reason for being of every teacher. Every object of beauty, whether natural or man made, is given by God freely and generously for man ' s benefit. The most elaborate form of beauty is found in the pageant of nature. I can- not believe that our present society can honestly consider itself over nature. We do, however, tend to neglect, waste, and destroy nature. For anyone to consider himself immune to emotional reaction from nature is deceiving. No man who ever saw trees bent with the weight of sparkling snow, ice covered ledges sparkling like diamonds in the sunset glow whose tint is the last lingering re- membrance of a splendor that has gone ahead, can be oblivious to nature. If there are such irresponsive people in the world they had better be swallowed like the sunset to its abyss behind the horizon. There is a place for beauty in the school, and we must keep that place secure. Education today is in a state of turmoil because educators have failed to possess a sense of humour, a tolerance of being unique. Fearful of gaining public disfavor, some educators have turned to fads and gadgets to restore dignity to the profession. Others have advocated a host of shoptalk concepts, so vague and abstract as only to complicate matters further. We are a new generation entering our careers. We did not create or will the profession as it now is. Yet, despite the shortcomings of education we have chos- en to enter it by our own decisions. It is we who must attempt to iron out the wrinkles. We could have prepared for other careers with greater pay possibil- ities and succeeded. The point is that we like the honorable old teaching pro- fession, and we ask our parents and friends to tolerate and encourage us. We know that our God already does. If to enter teaching is a risk, we must also realize that every time we walk in the winter we risk becoming lost in a bliz- zard. That is a chance which we must take, and do. ARNOLD BARTINI ffi it P jl 3-n • ' — ——li- the long walk . . Juniors Junior Class Supporters of the Learning by Doing process . . . bowling champs . . . the flutophone enthusiasts . . . N.A.S.T.C. ' s Michelangelos . . . sponsors of the successful Winter Carnival ... led by Burton Albert. Juniors Albert Burton - South Main Street, Lanesboro Alsing, Nancy 68 Monson Road, Wilbraham Blanchette, Donald 6 Newark Street, Adams Bourrie, George - 41 Holbrook Street, North Adams Chretien, Charles - - 105 Tyler Street, Pittsfield Cicchetti Peter 376 Columbia Street, Adams Collins, Phillip Commonwealth Avenue, Hinsdale Dracup, Judith 27 Kemp Avenue, North Adams Duquette, Denis 30 Tower Drive, Pittsfield Durant Clare Oblong Road, Williamstown England, Barbara - 378 Williams Street, Pittsfield Gagnier, Faith 45 Oak Courts, Greenfield Gehring, Walter Lenox Road, Pittsfield Goldman, Leonard 63 Blackinton Street, North Adams Haddad, Annette 232 Springside Avenue, Pittsfield Hogan, Viola Knox Road, Pittsfield Jesperson, Elna Box 25, Mill River Kalisz, Henry 16 Siara Street, Adams Kronick, Audrey 203 Houghton Street, North Adams Leab, Marjorie Box 16, Hancock Miles, John 55 East Street, Adams Milne, Olive 290 Housatonic Street, Pittsfield Murphy, John - 236 Church Street, North Adams Murray, Alan 11 Holbrook Street, North Adams Murray, Susan Middletown Hill Road, Rowe Nash, Paul 129 Euclid Avenue, Pittsfield Philie, Nancy 270 Franklin Street, North Adams Reynolds, Henry 116 East Main Street, Williamstown Shaw, Jean 1 Kingmont Street, Wakefield Shaw, Marilyn 5 Columbia Terrace, Adams Shepard, Jean Mountainview Street, Williamstown Starratt, Mabel River Road, North Adams Sroczyk, Helen North Road, Chesterfield Stomski, Richard 107 First Street, Pittsfield Sweet, Shirley Oblong Road, Williamstown Wary, Loretta 100 Acorn Street, Pittsfield Windrow, Richard 95 Brooklyn Street, North Adams Wolfson, Beverly 81 East Housatonic Street, Pittsfield mores Sophomore Class Ah ! to be upperclassmen . . . sponsors of the successful Sopho- more Prom at Williams Inn . . . whist whizzers . . . back- bone of the college clubs . . . ardent fans of the basketball team . . . profitable patrons of the Koffee Korner . . . source of our Winter Carnival queen, Caryl Zajac . . . guided by president Paul Prendergast. Sophomores Anderson, Alfred 651 East Main Street, North Adams Angus, Judith 898 Salem Street, Lynnfield Bailey, Carol Route 7, Lanesboro Barcomb, Robert 161 Liberty Street, North Adams Bassett, Caroline Ill Church Street, Pittsfield Bergeron, Robert 508 State Street, North Adams Brazeau, Robert 27 Hull Avenue, Pittsfield Brodacki, Frank 46 North Summer Street, Adams Brown, Joan R.F.D. No. 2, North Adams Calkins, Mary 44 Dresser Avenue, Great Barrington Cande, Donald Lenox Cicchetti, John , 376 Columbia Street, Adams Crews, Phyllis 21 Hoosac Street, Adams Doherty, Peter State Road, Richmond Faille, Barbara 164 North Street, North Adams Farinon, Marcia 22 Francis Street, North Adams Folino, Paul 69 Harris Street, North Adams Fox, John 23 Brown Street, Pittsfield Gallese, Marilyn 312 Eagle Street, North Adams Garrity, Mary 1047 North Street, Pittsfield Gaskalka, Barbara Savoy Road, Windsor Gaylord, Philip 50 Cleveland Street, Pittsfield Gleason, Joan 179 West Park Street, Lee Grant, Helen 83 Simmons Road, Williamstown Hawkins, Norman Glendale Herrman, Bernard 19 Murray Street, Adams Kernahan, Barbara 68 Carson Avenue, Dalton Kirkpatrick, David 35 East Quincy Street, North Adams Lanigan, Sheila 8 Mystic Avenue, Winchester Mangano, Lorraine 5 Cherry Street, Pittsfield Maniatty, Michael 30 Main Street, Greenfield McGowan, Maureen 14 Sargent Street, Dorchester Meade, Thomas 20 State Road, North Adams Murphy, Leonard 146 Brown Street, Pittsfield Niarchos, Elaine 125 California Avenue, Pittsfield O ' Connor, Daniel 272 West Main Street, Williamstown O ' Neil, Grace 48 Southworth Street, Williamstown Patrie, Janet 71 River Street, North Adams Prendergast, Paul 34 Bay State Road, Pittsfield Rice, Virginia Berlin Road, Williamstown Rodrigues, Frances 125 Memorial Drive, Pittsfield Sherman, Bruce 9 Grove Street, Adams Sitnik, Cecelia 34 Gilmore Avenue, Great Barrington Starr, Marlene 60 Marietta Street, North Adams Suitor, Robert Maple Street, Hinsdale Swain, Robert 153 Highland Street, New Bedford Tetreault, Clifford 181 Elm Street, Greenfield Weinhofer, John 114 Claremont Road, Bernardsville, New Jersey Wynne, Louis 124 Lincoln Street, Pittsfield Zajac, Caryl 82 Lincoln Street, Pittsfield V the long walk Freshmen Freshman Class A class destined to lead . . . the source of energy our college needed . . . the ghosts and goblins of the Halloween Dance . . . willing workers . . . the Koffee Korner ' s friends-in-need . . . our sports headliners . . . led by the irreplaceable and irrepressible Frank Vara. Freshmen Adams, Mrs. Lois 215 Eagle Street, North Adams Baker, Starr 45 North Summer Street, Adams Baroni, Evelyn 50 Fairmont Avenue, Worcester 4 Bickford, Elizabeth 316 Silver Street, Greenfield Boland, William East Main Street, North Adams Bonacquisti, Anthony 9 Chatham Street, Pittsfield Bourdon, Arthur 54 Bridges Road, Williamstown Bournazian, Jack 19 Montgomery Avenue, Pittsfield Bousquet, Paula 61 Stickney Road, Medford Busold, Arnold -5 Teunis Street, Albany, N. Y. Castaldo, Dorothy 411 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth Casuscelli, Louis 32 Pebbel Street, North Adams Catalano, Eugene 202 Brown Street, Pittsfield Chadwick, Jane 175 Hathaway Road, North Dartmouth Chouinard, Annette 39 Walker Street, North Adams Costa, Frances 5 Hixville Road, North Dartmouth Cotter, Peter 155 Mayfield Street, Worcester Crawford, Jack 700 Massachusetts Avenue, North Adams Darling, Brenda 81 North Street, Williamstown Dash, Alan 6 Meadow Street, Williamstown Dougherty, Alfred 25 Washington Avenue, North Adams Dwyer, Francis 40 Kent Avenue, Pittsfield Esposito, Patricia 1580 Massachusetts Avenue, North Adams Farmer, Paul 194 Notch Road, North Adams Field, Jeannette 59 Maple Street, Shelburne Falls Fitzgibbon, Patricia 8 Hammon Street, Worcester Garrity, John 43 Harris Street, Pittsfield Gorczadorski, Genevieve 133 Reed Street, North Adams Goss, Ronald 35 Commercial Street, Adams Grande, Robert 76 Howland Avenue, Adams Harty, Lee Ann 15 Harnum Street, East Longmeadow Hassett, John Park Street, Great Barrington Hassett, June 65 Forestdale Road, Worcester Hawkes, Janice 45 Pleasant Street, Fairhaven Kanzler, Robert Lenox Road, Richmond Kay, Susan 76 Devens Street, Greenfield Knowles, Amy 45 Brow Avenue, Braintree Lafave, Alfred 16 Second Street, Williamstown LaForest, Richard 630 Church Street, North Adams Lazaros, George 11 Perkins Street, Worcester Lepine, Bernard 11 Ruel Street, Adams Marcinczyk, Justina 11 Davis Street, Pittsfield Marcoux, Joyce 179 Shawmut Street, Fall River McDonough, Thomas , 49 Daniels Street, Pittsfield McLaughlin, Judith 9 Revere Street, Worcester Morgan, Elbert 526 Fenn Street, Pittsfield Nesbit, Heather Summer Street, Lanesboro O ' Donnell, Eleanor 6 Berwick Place, Norwood Paris, Jean 75 Cedar Street, Arlington Patterson, Anne Watson Road, Hinsdale Pearce, Russell 9 Stearns Avenue, Pittsfield Perlmutter, Martin 41 Daniels Avenue, Pittsfield Provencher, Anne 100 Veazie Street, North Adams Randall, Kenneth 72 Roosevelt Avenue, Marblehead Rapoza, Barbara 46 Russells Mills, South Dartmouth Rauscher, George Glendale P. O., Stockbridge Rogers, Barbara 18 Wallace Street, Auburn Rohane, Robert 23 B Street, Adams Schabacker, Donald 78 Northumberland Road, Pittsfield Shea, John 76 Maplewood Avenue, Pittsfield Sheahan, Deidre 53 Melrose Street, Arlington Sheldon, Glenn Amenia, N. Y. Sirard, Robert 7 Temple Street, Adams Skelley, Roberta 76 Gooch Street, Melrose Slattery, Ann 296 Church Street, North Adams Sprague, Robert 3 Hoosac Court, North Adams Stewart, Richard 931 Sea Street, Quincy Tworig, Joan 106 Water Street, Williamstown Vara, Frank Baker Street, Hanson P. O., Kingston Walker, Jacqueline 240 North Street, Williamstown Whitlock, Susan 135 North Main Street, Florence Williams, Ronald Main Street, Interlaken Zendzian, Paul 8 Dodge Street, Worcester r L ■ • dsi- M, V Student Council government by the students and for the students . . . problems, problems, more problems . . . ping-pong tables, state-wide council, student dues . . . sponsors of the Christmas Party and Stunt Night . . . now, we ' ve got a lot to do, today. . . . President BRIAN LOBDELL Advisors MISS HARESIGN MR. PIERCE, MR. VENABLE College Union Board coffee and doughnuts . . . endless cleaning and checking . . . attempts to keep ahead of the heavy drinkers . . . cries for more cards . . . make sure all the sugar ' s off that table! . . . Co-chairmen WALTER GEHRING MARLENE FORBES Advisor MISS HARESIGN f) A f the fair sex . Day, o-lay! . W.R.A. beauty and talent . . . overnight hikes to distant hideaways President SHIRLEY SWEET Advisor MISS HARESIGN Mountain M.A.A. the rest of the school ... the muscle men . . . those holy smokers ... the basketball team . . . intramural enthusiasts . . . President JOHN DOYLE Advisor MR. PATASHNICK Christian Association one of our religious clubs . . . deputations teams . . . sponsors of spaghetti supper spiritual discussions . . . World Day of Prayer participants . . . President MARJORIE LEAB Advisor MISS UNDERHILL Chaplain REV. WILLIAMS Newman Club Communion breakfast ... St. Patrick ' s Day Dance . . . gifts for Brightside . . . panel discussions, speakers and films . . . informative discussion sessions . . . radio program on Newman Sunday . . . President ARNOLD- BARTINI Advisor MR. LUDDY Chaplain FATHER CORNELIUS DONAHUE ft 1 .1 V Dormitory Council those 1:01 blues ... the point system . . . officers in charge . . . holiday parties . . . Dorm Formal . . . Dorm Mother MRS. LUTTS President ..... SYLVIA ALLEN Honor Society the F.F.M.H.S. . . . the brains . . . that 3.0 average! . . . trip to Old Sturbridge . . . co-ordinators of Parents ' Day . . . enemies of anti-intellectualism . . . many school leaders . . . President MARY RICHARDS Advisor MR. LUDDY 4_ l hi ' . •■•■ ♦ :: Science Club noontime meetings . . . surprise films . . . small but mighty . . . always looking for answers and members . . . builders of the first outer space station . . . President DONALD CANDE Advisor DR. SEMON Current Events Club discussions on local, national and international level . . . contributors of several foreign periodicals to library . . . heated debates . . . political masterminds . . . that pre-election assembly! . . . President VIOLA HOGAN Advisor MR. PIERCE Drama Club research into history . . . Edwin Booths and Sarah Bernhardts . . . outstanding hams . . . new national dramatic society, Delta Psi Omega . . . curtain going up on The Tender Trap . . . know your lines . . . President DONALD ROCK Advisors DR. DENNETT MR. BRESSETTE Glee Club nightingales of N.A.S.T.C. . . . sponsor of the Christmas Assembly Chorus . . . records at noon . . . radio appearances . . . hold that note ' President ROBERT BERGERON Advisor MISS BOYDEN Hallelujah Alter Natus freshman recruiters . . . publishers of the hi-lites . active clubs . . . Pizza Party ? . . . pep, vim and vigor ! . . . one of the newest and most President . DICK STEWART Advisor MR. DURNIN Freshman Orientation Committee Orientation weekend ... a big success . . . Freshman Handbooks committee . . . Be Kind to Freshmen Club . . . Co-chairmen BARBARA FAILLE DICK WINDROW Advisor MISS HARESIGN the welcoming Basket TEAM Arnold Busold Paul Farmer John Weinhofer Lenny Goldman Jack Hassett Bill McClaren Billy Boland Hank Reynolds Pete Cotter Woody Morgan Business Manager Jack Doyle Managers Pete Cicchetti Paul Nash Coach Hyman Patashnick The past season marked the tenth year of bas- ketball at North Adams State Teachers College. The sport has had an amazing history. In 1950 we had a championship team. How- ever, since then our school has not fared as well. In fact, the 1956 record showed a zero won, fifteen lost total. This year a determined school promised itself a better season . . . and a better season it was. During the first month of school, Mr. Hy- man Patashnick was appointed coach of the bas- ketball team. The campus seemed flooded with basketball prospects, and spirits ran high among the students. The team, not one to disappoint the college, looked wonderful in practice and everyone eagerly anticipated the first game against our arch rival, Keene. North Adams defeats Keene! shouted the headlines. The forward march was on as we won our first game after sixteen defeats. The team continued to move along piling up many ball more victories than losses. The end of the sea- son found the Profs in fourth place in the Con- ference, with an impressive 9-4 record. Our greatest hopes were realized as the record al- lowed the Profs to enter the tournament that would decide the Conference champion. Al- though the school was defeated in its quest for ' the championship, we were justly proud of a team that came from last place in 1956 to a tournament in 1957. This was not the only victory. Support, often very poor in the past, was at a maximum this year. It was an excellent showing of a small college ' s ability to aid its team by continued and unfaltering support. Basketball has a promising future at our college. The team is composed entirely of un- derclassmen. The school is awake to the spirit of the sport and eager to go all the way. Next season can bring only one thing ... a cham- pionship for North Adams State Teachers Col- lege. CHEERLEADERS Alice Molloy, captain Mary Calkins Bunny Wary Annette Haddad Heather Nesbit r r-A tM it ■■ 11 T 31 Yearbook Staff Editor Janet Wheeler Assistant Editors Viola Mae Whitman Carol McCarron Business Manager George Miller, Jr. Literary Editor Marlene Forbes Assistants Mary Richards Alice Molloy Frances Cariddi Henry Henrickson Photography Editor Arnold Bartini Sports Editor John Doyle Art Editors Burton Albert Alan Murray Candids Editor Dorothy Daikos Assistants Delight Smith Sylvia Allen Carol Murphy Advisor Mary Underhill Thf Bmi Yearbook Arf TAYLOR MADE TAYLOR PU8LISHING COMPANY DALLAS TEXAS