Monson Academy - Academy Bell Yearbook (Monson, MA)

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SOCIAL EVENTS Monson Academy's social events up to this point in the year 1945-46 have included dances, athletic banquets, and informal gatherings at Mr. Rogers' home on Saturday evenings. Our first dance of the year came in time to celebrate Hallowe'en. The gym was decorated with the customary orange and black streamers, corn stalks, and grinning jack-o'-lanterns. Suspended from the lofty ceiling proudly dangled Susie the Skeleton , pride of the science room. Members of the very able dance committee were Harvey Swift, David McLamore, Richard Platt, and Walker Barrett. An up-and-coming little orchestra, Four Hits and a Miss, led by Monson Academy's own Carl Aliengena, furnished the music for this affair. The second dance took place on Ianuary 21. Decorations were scarce, since the students were looking forward to having a dance on a larger scale in the near future. Carl Aliengena and his orchestra also played for this dance. The committee consisted of Harvey Swift, David McLamore, Walker Barrett, Richard Platt, and Irwin Rosenthal. Our third tand, incidentally, largestl dance was held on Washington's Birthday. Accord- ingly, the gym was decorated with patriotic red, white, and blue streamers. Music was fur- nished by Al Strohman and his orchestra from near-by Springfield. Paul Welch, Irwin Swirsky, Robert Thomas, Alan Smiley, Eugene Dibble, and Merwin Cohen comprised this dance com- mittee. There have been, also, three banquets - the first at the opening of the school year, the second at Christmas-time, at the end of the fall term, the third at the end of the winter term. Letters were awarded to the boys for participation in football, soccer, basketball, and rifle. The coaches, captains, and managers of each team said a few words after the meals. At the fall-term banquet Paul Welch was toastmaster. At the winter-term affair Dick O'Malley presided. During many a Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Rogers have had groups of boys at their home for informal gatherings. Here the boys may play billiards, pool, ping-pong, and various other games. Oftentimes Mr. Rogers plays the piano, and all gather about for a song fest. About ten o'clock the eats are on . Everyone troops into the dining-room for Mrs. Rogers' refreshments. Then more games and fun until 10:45, when the sad news is announced that it is time to hustle back to the dormitories before lights out . There will be many activities of interest during the spring term. On May 5 there will be a musicale given by the Monson Academy Glee Club in the Chapel of the Academy Building. Following the musicale, tea will be served in the Holmes Gymnasium. May ll is the date of our big dance of the year- the Senior Prom. We hope that there will be the biggesthattendance of students ever. The spring-term picnic is scheduled for May 16 at Sandy Beach, Crystal Lake, Stafford, Connecticut. Let's hope for better weather than we had last year. The Alumni Asso- ciation and business meeting will be held on May 18. Due to the return of many veterans, we are looking forward to the biggest, happiest Alumni Day we've had since the war began. Commencement comes on May 25, with Hubert W. Kregeloh, popular news commentator, as the speaker. A luncheon for the school group and their friends will wind up the year's activities.

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