Queens College - Silhouette Yearbook (Queens, NY)

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SEPTEMBER 1948: Veteran enrollment de- creases . . . New gymnasium useless because of water shortage . . . First graduate Educa- tion courses given . . . Large frosh enrollmem, NOVEMBER 1948: Phi Alpha Theta, ng- tional honorary history fraternity, apprgyes formation of chapter at Queens. DECEMBER 1948: The Man Who Came To Dinner, hilarious play by Kaufman and Hart, presented by Playshop. FEBRUARY 1949: College Presidency still doubtful . . . Dr. John Williamson dies sud- denly . . . Liberals win 19 seats. MARCH 1949: 3131 register this term . . . Opera Workshop presents Down in the Val- ley . . . New rushing procedure formulated . . . Harry Cykman, violinist, appears . . .Col- lege survey reveals that two out of five stu- 112

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if NOVEMBER 1947: Ed Cooperstein directs Arthur Godfrey Show during Operoatio Collegitote ot C. B. S .... H. M. S. Pino- tore presented by Peets ond Peris . . . Robert Q. Lewis entertoins Gt Queens. A DECEMBER 1947: Student Porty split on A. Y. D. FEBRUARY 1948: First Art Exhibition in Upper Lounge. MARCH 1948: Crown mimeogrcaphed due to ocute shortoge of funds. MAY 1948: Plciyshop's Volrsity show Living on Blueprints re- ceived with enthusiosm . . . Dr. Klopper resigns Presidency. . . Kevin O'Sullivoln, member of Pipe cmd Bowl, wins on Arthur Godfrey's Tcilent Scout Program. 111

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dents work part-time . . . Ralph Gillen, Gloria Blazsik, Walter Wanger, Gloria Hochman at- tend Rutgers University Model General As- semblY' MAY 1949: Hillel launches United Jewish Welfare Fund . . . National honor history fraternity accepts twelve history maiors . . . Queens Senior Prom held at Beekman Towers .. .Open House program held at Queens for first time . . . Twenty Siamese students arrive to study educational methods . . . Dr. Ralph Linton, sponsored by the Anthro-Soc Club, discusses The Impact of Culture on Person- ality . . . Architectural plans for the new library building forwarded to the Board of Estimates. JUNE I9-49: Liberals win sixteen seats . . . Paul Sherlock becomes President of the Stu- dent Body . . . Epsilon Phi Sigma and Phi Omega Alpha win Annual Song Fest honors . . . Unity Council reorganized . . . Graduat- ing class, 331 students, largest in college history. SEPTEMBER l949: 700 frosh enter Queens . . . Phi Beta Kappa admits Queens College chapter . . . 45 new faculty members . . . New gymnasium scheduled to open soon . . . Newman Club holds Tea in order to welcome freshmen . . . Cooperative bookstore being planned . . . Choral group rehearses The Messiah . . . Accounting students achieve high rating on American Institute of Account- ants Examination . . . Reception held for foreign students from France, Venezuela, Greece, and Italy . . . Peers and Peris present Iolanthe . . . State Department representa- tive, Dr. Wallace McLure, lectures on U. N. affairs.