Rider University - Shadow Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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ROBERT McKEON President Seated-Left to Right: Roseonn Aiello, Coetta Bream, Hazel Crider, Edward Fredericks, Robert McKeon, Mr. Fitzgerald, Pearl Schnoke, Oscar Le.Fever, Charlotte Czaplicki, Pat Barrett, Dolores Nowak. Second Row-Left to Right: Libby Goldstein, Ginger Zych, Mary Mancine, Janet Cline, Ruth Morenus, Pat Hennessy, Barbara Virgutti, Claire Heinelt, Jean Huff, Marcia Greenberg, Estelle Romano. Third Row-Left to Right: Richard Pentz, Cy Gruberg, George Adams, Fran Ryan, Arthur Schreiber, Rudy Peins, Kenneth Rosebrook, Frank Domenico, Theodore Freidman, Jerry Adler. 'DRAMATIC CLUB Having -failed in two previous attempts to get back on its feet, the Dramatic Club finally climbed over the top in 1947 and produced its first play in five years. My Sister Eileen, presented only to members of the college, made such a hit in May that the club was inspired to make plans for their first production next year. Deon Edith C. Wright took over the reorganization of the dromatists in September and Mr. John Fitzgerald assumed the advisership for the year. Robert McKean led the group as President with the assistance of Edward Fredericks, Vice-President and Pearl Schnoke, Secretary. Radio plays, public speaking endeavors, regular three-act plays and New York trips to view professionals are on the slate of the club for 1948. 146

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Seated-Left to Right: William Capella, Marian Rocky, Dr. Moran, Donald Ney, Marshall Gillard. Standing: Richard Lind. - DEBATING CLUB A full schedule busied the debators with interesting activity this year. Nineteen con- tests were arranged for the club by Richard Lind, President, and Marion Rocky, Vice- President. Dr. Alfred Moran acted as adviser to the club, which is a member of the Beniamin Franklin Debating Council. This Council was formed from various colleges in the East. Outstanding debates were held with such highly-qualified opponents as Fordham University, City College of New York, University of Vermont, Bucknell University, and Seton Hall College. ' These debates were held in addition to regular Council tournaments with such col- leges as Temple, Villanova, Princeton, Rutgers, and the University of Pennsylvania. Highlights of the season were the Radio Debate with Rutgers and the Audience Decision Debate with Princeton, which Rider won. It is interesting to note that this debate was the only one lost by Princeton during the season, although they opposed the outstand- ing debate teams of the country and won the championship of the Benjamin Franklin tournament. Rider can well be proud of its Debate Club, which this year had one of the most active seasons in its history. 145

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iff? , f Q . , Seated-Left to Right: Ralph Plunkett, Richard Lind, George Ritter. Standing-Left to Right: Norman Smith, Richard Thoylran, Clark Merwin, Eugene Briggs, and Stanley Hardpentz. FLYING CLUB As a natural outgrowth of the interest fostered in aviation by the recent war, a Flying Club came into being at Rider College in the Autumn of 1946 under the guidance of a group of avid aviation students. ln October this group held the first successful all-college dance of the year at the Moose Ballroom. The dance was the first step, financially, in the club's plans to buy an airplane of its own. Since the proceeds fell far short of the purchase price of the airplane, the Flying Club ruffled off a 1947 automobile which was given away at the Mayfair Ball. With a plane of its own coming and a constitution drawn up, the Flying Club plans to expand through the years to make the club a permanent one at Rider. 147 CLARK MERWIN President