Rhode Island College - Ricoled Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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gf-ffyzmfzas 9K1 CLASS OF 1955 Left to Right: lst Row-R. Bennett, L. Zarrella, J. Rogers, E. Bennett, A. Holloran, A. Notolato, G. Blake, R. Martin, M. Lace. E. Halperin. L. Monk, V. Kielbassa. M. Lennon Znd Row-K. ' . ' ' ' ' 3rd 4th 5 tb 6th 7119 8th R ow R ow Row- Row Row Row Modelski. M Lafferty, R. Lanoie, A. Devine, V. Knapp, J. Gegan. L. Murphy, H. Valentine, L. Langton, S. Domnarslxi, A. Fraser. F. XVorton. Kinoian, L. Bilodeau, M. Johnson, B. Griffin, M. Cavanaugh, M. Connolly, A. Boyes, A. Cedroni, E. Perry, E. Gardner, E. Gilmartin. J. Jacke. B. Murray. Wald, A. O'Hearn, D. Christiansen, M. Doran, J. Fox, P. Pagnano, L. Vaz, J. Macioci, J. Snow, N. Simone, M. Sawyer. I. MacDonald. Theodoroff, C. Andrews, M. Spero, M. Beattie, B. Major, M. Duffy, S. Thompson, J. Haggerty, V. Fortin. P. Hartington. T. Simone. C. Gagnon. Beverly, J. Leavens, B. Ferrelli, C. Lees, N. Donahue, N. Shea, J. Redfetn, J. Vermette, INI. Lapan, K. Ball, J. Cullen. Williams, S. Swift, I-I. Andry, S. Szymanski, M. McLaughlin, D. Baldwin, E. Dawley. A. McAloon, B. Rohan. N. Wfarner. L. Archambault. Schwadron, J. Sousa, A. Walsh, B. Peterson, L. Atwater, B. Vennberg, R. Hamlin, R. Hammond,'L. Marshall, R. Sullivan, A. Cataldo. F. Wfilliams. A. Silverman Bertani. -

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UNIOR CLASS HISTORY The Class of 1953 are Seniors-almost! It is not unusual for a class to become Seniors. It is, in fact, inevitable. And just as every class before them, the Juniors, with mixed emotions, anticipate their last year together. Three years ago on Orientation Day, the class gathered for the first time. The lowly Freshmen survived the first week of sched- ules, classes, lunch period mix-ups, and the hazing regulations of the Junior Class. After each Frosh had attended a round of parties and imbibed fruit punch, fruit punch, and more fruit punch, the Class of 1953 was of- ficially a part of R.I.C.E. A parody on Mother Goose rhymes won the Freshmen first place in Stunt Night competition. In March, the Freshman Cheer Song and Alma Mater were awarded second place by Song Contest judges. Then the Freshmen witnessed May Day and Commencement exercises, and suddenly they were Sophomores. just as ,other Sophomore classes before them, they gave a party for the Freshmen, dis- covered Tom's, and vowed that the Sophomore Hop would be sensational. They transformed the Gymnasium into a Chinese garden for the Shanghai Shag-the first all-college event the Sophs had ever planned together. They served the soccer supper, performed for Stunt Night, and won first place at Song Contest. This was the year that many class members left to serve in the armed forces. Some Sophs began to write letters in the caf while others watched the -call'board anxiously. Then the Class of 1953 were Juniors, and they crowded around the bulletin board to see who would practice and who would not. The juniors struggled with lesson plans and the moral and spiritual values of the teacher. But the Class did not forget to welcome the Freshmen with the traditional hazing. It was stuczzly-fam' the juniors' turn to serve the punch. In- fluenced by actual teaching situations, the Class's Stunt Night presentation de- picted life in a boarding house for retired schoolm'ams. In January, for the first time, the Juniors were no longer' together. Only half remained at the college while the others did state training. Night class meetings and prep- arations for Song Contest helped fill the gap. Spring came and with it the memorable junior Prom at the Wannamoisett Country Club. The junior Banquet ended the social activi- ties of the year. Now the Class of 1955 are almost Seniors. For one more year they will leave empty paper cups on the caf tables and have gab fests on the South Steps. They will participate in one more Stunt Night and one more Song Con- test. In Spring they will have their May Day and their Commencement. The Class of 1953 anticipate the Senior year-glad because they have one more year to do these things together and sad because they have only one more year. CLASS OFFICERS lx! Row: IW. Lapan. A. Halloran, 1. Kinoian, C. Modelski, A. O'Hcarn. Zur! Row: R. Bennett, J. Sousa. M. lhnittitx, NV. XVnrnet.

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