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

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LITTLE SISTERS The Bookrhop for feu Spread out the WELCOME mar When wc staggered oil the train dragging six suit-cases and ten hat-boxes, trying to act as though wc knew where we were going, wc would never have reached Mount Holyoke had it not been for our Juniors. Most probably we would have landed in the forbidden wastes of South Hadley Falls. The girls in the white dresses with blue armbands proved an invaluable combination of Dorothy Dix, Emily Post, mountain guide and walking encyclopedia. They guided us through the maze and confusion of the first few weeks. They told us about the right and the wrong way, the hard and the easy way. They were information center, mother’s shoulder, date bureau and guardian angel. As we took our own little sisters to their first tea it seemed hard to remember that we had been just as much at sea not so long ago. We felt quite responsible for them, especially on Hazing Day. And with Junior Show and the thoughtful little things they have done for us, we realize how nice it is to have— Little Sisters. 11

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• Ants 7:59 A.M.- and all the windows in the dorms arc open. This morning everyone is out of bed, sitting in the dining-room or smoker. Bur there is none of the usual morning chatter of “blue books” today, or will I get a letter?” Silence has settled over the campus. 8:(X) A.M. and Mary Lyon begins to ring, breaking into the stillness; one, two, a nervous giggle and an impatient shout of Quiet!” Three, four, five we edge closer to the windows. Six, seven, eight, nine, ten - and no more silence. Screams and cheers announce Mountain Day. And so with blue jeans and picnic lunches, we take our bicycles and head for the Connecticut River or Mount Tom or Amherst to en joy this day free from classes. There are ten hours of pedaling up and down hills, scaling mountain heights and stopping at the cabin for cider and doughnuts. And when at six o’clock we return, tired, windblown and sore to South Hadley, we still agree that Mountain Day should come more often. MOUNTAIN DAY Ami the r at out-of-doon 13 Ami salad