Palm Beach Community College - Galleon Yearbook (Lake Worth, FL)

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It seems only a very short while ago that we, the g-raduating class of 1950, first saw the grounds of Palm Beach Junior College, and in looking back over the past two glorious years we find it hard to realize that so much could have taken place in such a brief per- iod of time. Our first venture into this institution of higher learning began in September, 1948. What a month that was ! We started to class in a rather cloudy, but happy, state of mind and, were determined to do our best, although we just didn ' t quite know what this in- volved at the time. All of the girls were given big sisters, who proved to be of great help. It wasn ' t long before our class organized under the supervision of our sponsor. Miss Hamon ; and we chose as our leaders John Bregger, President ; Marvin Greene, Vice-Presi- dent; Pat Clement, Secretary, and Archie Kramer, Treasurer. The first actual social affair of the year was the welcome tea that was given by the three girls ' clubs. This helped to break the ice and made the neophites feel as though we were becoming a part of the college affairs. The boys were left pretty much on their own, but they seemed to do very well because they even formed a new fraternity, Alta Delpha. You would never have recognized us on November 13th and 14th. Those were our Rat Days. We looked like a bunch of clowns, but frankly we were glad of the chance to cut up during school hours. These two days were climaxed by the Rat Dance that we gave. It took us all a while to get over the hilarious effects of this ratting, but finally we regain- ed our dignity, and school went on as usual. Christmastime brought the usual round of parties and the annual Alumni Christmas Dance; also the Thi Del and Philo banquets. The holidays, as usual, were just too short and soon we found ourselves confronted by semester exams. This brought to a close our first semester. At the beginning of the second semester, the Co-Eds sponsored a camping trip at Camp Marjorie Daniels on the Loxahatchee River. The girls went native for a few days and really enjoyed it. One of the star events of the year was the Mardi Gras, an all-school affair sponsored by the honor fraternity. Phi Theta Kappa. This was held on February 18th. The day ' s ac- tivities began with a parade and ended with the annual Thi Del dance. March 12th found us at the annual Philo Arch Dance. The Phi Da Di ' s production. The Dark House , followed shortly after. Plenty of activities were in store for us as we began our Sophomore year. This was our big year! We started it off by electing Bill Chambers President of the student body, with Clyde Windham assisting as Vice-President; Dale Blair, Secretary, and John Broz, Treas- urer. At this time also George Butler became the Editor of the Beachcomber and Patsy Huff, Editor of the Galleon. Next came the job of electing our very own class officers. We elected Fred Thomas. President ; Raymond Bates, Vice-President ; Betty Johnson, Secretary ; and John Remsen, Treasurer. More elections were held, and the Co-Eds gave their presidency to Lucille Meebold, while the W. A. A. chose Kitty Harden as their leader. Phi Theta Kappa held a dance in December, which was followed by the annual Alumni Christmas dance, and the Philo and Thi Del banquets. Phi Da Di finally announced the cast for their play, Ramshackle Inn , a mystery com- edy to be given on January 13th and 14th. After the holidays were over, the student body again assembled and made a determ- ined effort to get back to the grind before semester exams came. Again Phi Theta Kappa put some pep back into the students with their second annual Mardi Gras. The parade, which included civic and commercial floats, was one of the largest ever to be held in this town. The main events, however, took place in the evening; they were the fashion show, water show, Alta Delpha play and Thi Del Valentine ' s dance. Pre-Commencement activities included the banquets of the Phi Da Di and Alta Delpha fraternities, the Freshman-Sophomore banquet, and the Esquire and Letterman ' s dances: and then, at long last, came that wonderful day of days — graduation. Although we are now leaving Palm Beach Junior College, each to follow his own par- ticular calling, we will never forget any part of the time that we have spent here; nor will we forget our teachers who so patiently guided us through the paths of learning. We leave so much behind us, but we look confidently to the future and all it holds in store for us.

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Left to right: Ray Bates, Vice-President; Mrs. Holt, Sponsor; Betty Johnson, Secretary; Fred Thomas, President. Offi U33 Lcerd