Queens College - Silhouette Yearbook (Queens, NY)

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Carlton , . . Campus organizations fight discrimi- nation at jamaica Y . . . Townsend T. BrCWSfCf wins playwright fellowship . . . December, 1.948 . . . Spectacular performance of Mikado g1VCI1 by QC'ers . . , February grads question value of Comprehensives . . . January, 1949 . . . Grads scurry to finish last papers, feast on steak at Senior Dinner . . . Yearbook staff plods through snow to work on book . . . Kissena Blvd. broken up by new water main for gym . . . February, 1949 . - - Hopes for opening of new gym expressed by Mr. Garvey . . . Intersession Ed. class declared a suc- cess , . . New, more efficient system speeds regis- tration . . . QC Liberals take 19 Council seatsi CC, 6, and Independents, 35. Bob Davidson elected first Student Body,President under new Consti- tution . . . Playshop gives three, one-acters . . . One Special For Docf' QC Broadcasters' pres- entation over WWRL . . . 249 Grads receive diplomas, QC Scholars of February class: Fabian Bernstein, Beula Eistenstadt, Rita Kaplin, Herbert Ranschberg, and Wallace Zuckerman . . . Pyramid Art Exhibit held in Upper Lounge . . . Professor john Williamson mourned . . . SAQ Campusreel presented, soundtrack ,breaks down and Irene johnson introduced as Len Ellinport . . . March, 1949 . . , Professor Barse Miller's paintings shown in Little Gallery . . . Bunny Kroll writes new Varsity Show . . . Bids out for construction of Science Building, completed by 1950? . . . Varon- Melrose song published, hit of Varsity Show , . . Registration peak of 3131 students, ratio of men to women almost equal, 320 vets . . . QC member of newly formed small college basketball tourney . . . Rally protests action of Mayor and local poli- ticians in BHE choice of College prexy . , . The Obstinate Quaker, by Frank Norwood, first origi- nal QC script to be aired, presented over station WWRL on Broadcasters' new Air Theatre series . . . Gillen, Hochman, among those present at Model UN General Assembly at Rutgers U .... Survey reveals that two out of five students work part-time, average S11 per week . . . Jim Ahearn represents QC at Tournament of Orators spon- sored by fozzrmzl Americazn . . , Peggy McLean ping-ponging way across Europe . . . Leveling work begun on new tennis courts to replace those condemned for Science Building . . . April, 1949 . . . Young Republicans, United World Federalists chartered , . . QC Opera Workshop presents Down In the Valley. with Michael Basile and Jacqui Adams in leading roles, experiment a huge success, Kurt 'Weill and playwright Maxwell An- i 102 -3,4 'WWFZ-'Q '2:E HM Top-Two Siamese students perform intricate native dance spring Folk Festival held at Queens College. Bottom-Members of folk dancing classes participate in Few demonstrating dances of many nations. du val bl' lfpXB0f0: t Gund for lim fm Fermi X - -- -. , , L-- , , . - -- Q- ' h L , K '- - . - V . - ,X . - . X

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