Newton Junior College - Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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allowing questions from the floor before the hour ends, and thus we have a chance to be heard, which is taken good advantage of by the more vocal and bolder of us. Notable among discussions of this nature was a Panel of Americans, This panel was composed of representatives of major American groups, and was fitting testimony to the theme discussed, that all men can be brothers, And, indeed, if there is any theme which underlies our Orientation meetings, it is this very one, We gather together on these mornings to learn of things that have happened, that are happening, and that can happen,so that we may increasingly grow in our ability to understand and appreciate other men, whether they be our own classmates here at NJC, or people of distant lands. I i 27

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Orientations -,,,,.. I'm sure that we would all agree, if it came right down to it, that the College's weeklyOrien1:ation meetings are well worth the effort required to pull ourselves out of bed, and up three flights of stairs to the li- brary at 8:30 in the morning for something which isn't even a class. For, in the li- brary on Wednesday mornings, snoworsleet NJC musters its student body for the privi- lege of listening to, and asking questions of people who are kind enough to share their time and knowledge with us. In this way, we have heardmany different people speak on many different subjects from a colorful lecture on the Mid- East crisis byMr. ElAramaryto immensely valuable advice on how to study effectively given to us by Mr. I-lenryBissex. In this way too, we were able to partake of the political wisdom of Mr. Dan Fenn, Director of World Affairs Council for Massachusetts, and to have a private showing, thanks to Mrs. Ralph Schreider, of Assignment Children, a movie which left us not only charm ed by the inimitable Danny Kay,but with the impressively grave fact that for over half the world's children UNICEF please means not only milk, but life. Several of our Orientation meetings have been panels, ranging in discussion topic from Careers in SocialWork to Prospects for World Peace. The panelists prove the security of their respective viewsby 93-in 26

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It is an ironic situation that so many of us should want to criticize our own generation for not having any life or spunk. In addition, our elders often wonder if we've forgotten how to enjoy ourselves, and in doing so only indicate that they still vividly recall the hectic 'roaring twenties' when Americans every- where went on one big party that lasted a decade. The truth of the matter is that we have no reason to be ashamed of our reticence and conservative out- look, for it is characteristic of the present generation to be just that way, as Carlos Baker, chairman of the English Department at Princeton, stated, in the light of present undergraduate attitudes, if a term were to be invented for this age, it would be the 'Age of Conso1idation. ' As we examine the social events of the year, we cannot help but notice with pride, the immense changes that have taken place since the first few weeks of college. The year began hesitatingly with a pretty self-conscious get-together Qbilled as the 'Snow Ball', and held at the Newton Highlands Women's Clubj after which the social life of the college began to wane, and almost faded out com- pletely, until suddenly there was a rash of Wednesday night parties at the home of Kevin Pheeney, avidly supported by the International Club.