Mount Holyoke College - Llamarada Yearbook (South Hadley, MA)

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Kick it 'I lie new athletic field was used lor llie first lime since completion to accommodate the sixtv-six class players, and seventy-lour voluntaries who went out for speedball this season, in comparison to forty-eight and sixty -four in the first year of this sport. Tor the first time since speed hall was insti- gated six years ago. a group ol individual- ists. as Miss Hall calls the faculty team, defeated the ll-l loly okes. four to noth- ing. The Faculty stars. Messrs. Toms. Holmes. Hawkins, and Williams, had to he more on the hall. than in previous years, to heat the student team composed of Beryl Kohichaud. Dean llosken. Pal Copley. Ruth Wilson. Mary Shivcrick. and Virginia l)cs- sar. I hey were named All-1 lolyoke at the conclusion of the Fall Sports season, as the most outstanding S| erdhall plavers. December I Lights dimmed, programs ceased to flap, and a single trumpet introduced the Wag- nerian Overture to liienzi. The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction ol the conductor-pianist Jose llurhi. played before a full house in Chapin. Popular were their renditions of Sibelius Second Symphony. the Sorcerer s t p prentice. the Ravel Dannie. and the Prince Igor Dances of Borodin. l the end ol a well appreciated concert, by mpiest llurhi offered Finlandia. the out- standing encore. Plus was offered as a memorial and prayer of hope for Finland. s the forces of oppression closed in on the countrvinen of Sibelius we paused in our enjovinent to offer silently our sympathy. 11 this solemn note we ended our evening. IT Jose llurhi

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f V The satisfaction of turning to something neu. an untouched field of endeavor . . . ad- justing, attempting, coordinating . . . the. aehe of pleasure in continual practice . . . each day surer, each act more forceful The unparalleled joj in accomplishment . . . assurance in poise, in timing, in pressure . . . faith in yourself, and a fulfillment of the faith . . . the wild pulsing thrill in achievement. This is abundant living.

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December 5 The News in conjunction with Press Bureau anil the journalism class. ii l a grand job (and they say so modestly), in editing the Holyoke Transcript the day of Dec. 5. It is an annual occasion, always greeted cn- Little wrote socials and personals, and dashed off to Chicopee with one of the reporters to cover the elections there. Dodie Sturm and Nat Warner had an interesting and instruc- tive time visiting the police headquarters and riding in a police car. Doyle, II right, If artier% Sturm, II orth, Lou is, Sweedier tlmsiasticallv by the girls. They’ve never asked the reporters how they feel about the matter, and perhaps they never should! The regular staff stepped aside for the day, and acted as advisors, assistants, helpers, and counselors for the group of girls who de- scended on the Transcript oflice. it was election day, so the Neivs was limited, but plenty was found to keep every- one busy. Tony Doyle wrote various articles, among them an interview with the city’s mayor. Hattie Kidder wrote headlines and sat at the editor’s desk where she had a general view of all the proceedings. Tommy Many of the girls from the News joined forces with those from the other two groups to do regular reporting, features and the women’s page. Elaine Goldstein and Grayce Weiner spent the morning busily, and at noon VI ary Olmsted and Elizabeth McGaw joined the group. After a wonderful turkey dinner served by Mr. Ryan and the Tran- script. the girls resumed speed, and many were there to see the paper when it came off the press at 3:30. And were they proud! it really looked like the real thing. And their pictures on the front page! ! 18