Rosary Hill College - Summit Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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IN Ssptriamnizn, 1948, Rosary Hill College welcomed its first freshman class of forty-four young women. Meeting squarely the challenge of being a pioneer class in a new college, we embarked on our first scholastic year,-one of Obstacles to be met and conquered, one of surprise at our- selves and the world around us, one of awakening, and one of just plain hard work. Constructed on the biisis of fields of concentration, Rosary Hill College's curriculum is not a very specialized one for the first two 'ear5, and consequently we discovered the necessity o ap lt-ing ourselves completely to the job of acquiring a liberal education. In planning social events, inexplicable tradi- tion asserted itself so that everything we did took on a new and long range meaning. Our first dance, The Christ- mas Cotillion, has now become the traditional Senior formal. By the end of freshman year we were already afhl- iated with the N.F.C.C.S. and the N.S.A., and we had put a few feathers in our cap when our Sodality Prefect was elected President of the W.N.Y.C.S.U., and when we tied for first place in that organization's one-act play contest. The production Of Romeo and Juliet, in which every student took part, and our Spring Dance held in the library, ended our activities for the year. Sophomore year found us concerned with freshman orientation and initiation, school colors, songs and hymns and comprehensive examinations. Being new, we wanted our songs and hymns new, also. Mr. Alfred jj. Curtis, composer, and Mr. V. Spencer Balser, arranger, ave us what we asked for. The task of writing and rati- ying a Student Government Constitution consumed a better Part of our first semester. It was a labor of love, taxing and wearying, but tremendously rewarding when the final draft was ratified at a late afternoon session. Another milestone was passed when we elected our first ofiicers according to democratic procedure. Our school paper, The Ascent, made its debut this year, the Canisius College Glee Club gave its first concert, followed by a tea dance at Rosary Hill College, and our own Glee Club and music students gave their first public recital. The two productions of the now com lete Drama Depart- ment were The Admimhle Crichton an Song at the Smjfolff. The Spring Dance was taken over by the S.G.A. and is now traditionally run by its outgoing' officers. j By junior year the convent, marriage and jobs had 3 lessened our number to twenty-six. It was the year in which we embarked on our concentrations, and xvgjbelg came completely absorbed and immersed in them. it three classes the colle e found it necessary to build Dacmen Hall, and expand the facilities of the science and music departments. Rosary Hill Lollcge was liavini: growing pains but in an exciting YYJY.silcl,l,l,1l1glCXIf',j,- curricular activities increased. the number of courses 0fl.CfCLl ll.lLl f'lSCIl fifklfll flHf'lCCli Hi lTC5lllil.l!l VC.lf tn NHC hundred and eight, and we recctycd our school rings, the first ones ever made. .Nlf.!:.:, the greatest dramatic venture to date, was given, followed by If if ua: I..::ij':i!, in the spring. We closed the year with our first Nloving Up Day Parade in the downtown area. Our Xloying Up Day ceremonies had progressed from a simple Nlav crowning in freshman year, to the now traditional morning rc- ligious services and the beautiful, rose exchange 'tere- mony, which follows the installation of all officers by the President of the SCA. in the afternoon. :in awe- some and challenging senior year was now upon us, -it was a time of joy but joy touched with sadness. Senior year loomed as the final step to a long coveted degree. The registration had now increased to one hun- dred sixty-five, we were still growing, and the new story of Daemen Hall just about held us. There were com irc- hensiyes to be faced, senior week and graduation p ans to be made and our first yearbook to be printed. The co- ordinating Seminar gave us an insight into all the fields of concentration, helped us to integrate the knowledge we had accumulated and gave us the joy of thinking things through. The art majors were pre aring their exhibits, the music majors their recitals, antliour drama major her play. The science majors were in training at Mercy Hos- pital for X Ray and Laboratory technology, our potential teachers and sociologists did their ractice work, and we printed our first Literary Annual, he Hnglirr. Now tradi- tionally established were the Sodality Halloween Party, the Freshman Turkey Hop, the Sophomore Nlardi Gras and thejunior Easter Dinner Dance. We opened our dra- matic season this year with the mystery thriller, I-.1Jm in Rerirmmzr, which was followed by the Nlusic Depart- ment's first full length o era, lf.nuel.1mlGr:rrl. This year, too, the Student Councilihad its first complete number of delegates and published the first Student Handbook. Senior Week, including Baccalaureate, followed by the first Alumnae meeting, the sunrise ceremony, class day, the Father and Daughter banquet, the Senior Ball and finally graduation, closed the year. We leaye with the feeling that Rosary Hill College has made a marked departure from usual academic pro- cedure and that we, its first class, have been privileged and honored to be the recipients of its first degrees. lt has been a unique and glorious experience, we thank you and wish you jov, vigorous Alma Nlater. 79

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