Rowan College - Oak Yearbook (Glassboro, NJ)

Text from Pages 1 - 28 of the 1945 volume:

O R i. S1AT£ Tc cIke Ofcorn PUBLISHED BY GLASSBORO STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE CLASS OF JANUARY ' 45 GLASSBORO, NEW JERSEY Ofk en we were 0 ' resti men On September 9, 1941, seventy-nine Freshmen timidly and hopefully be- gan their college careers by hearing an address of welcome from Dr. Bunce. It was such a let-down to be Freshmen again after having held for a whole year the exalted status of Seniors! Spirits would have been low indeed had the class not boasted seven men who helped to preserve morale. The dorm students were wel- comed by a humiliating and terrify- ing initiation. Wearing a costume which defies description, the hapless victims had to recite upon demand a lengthy oration which began, Hear ye, hear ye! In the simple manner of a fool, I am still pursuing wis- dom. Without the slightest doubt it is useless to teach me a thing, but I can dream, can ' t I? One of the first tasks was the election of section presidents. Those chosen were Marie Pappin, Marie Angello, Clifford Gibson, and Ernest Brewer. As soon as we were oriented, we recognized the need for an adviser and class officers. Mr. Sangree ac- cepted the responsibility of guiding us. Our first officers were Loriot Bozorth, president; Doris Tomlinson, vice-president; Bill Bostwick, treas- urer; and Dorrit Fox, secretary. One night Indians, ghosts, witches, and various other strange creatures were seen cavorting in the gym of G. S. T. C. That was the all-college Hallowe ' en party, at which all of us — faculty and students alike — emerged in roles quite foreign to the accus- tomed spheres. Turkey Day brouglit new problems to the dormitory Freshmen. The Thanksgiving banquet, they were pleased to learn, is always managed by the Freshmen. This, their first venture, was a success. The events of December 7 had a profound effect on the destiny of the class. Its men were called to the service. They began an accelerated program as the Class of ' 44. Step — Step — Step — intoned rhythmically by Mr. Esby — Angels from the Realms of Glory — we felt like angels; we were up so high. And Hallelujah! our first Christ- mas Sing was over. In February, to the elated girls and disgruntled men at G. S. T. C. came the announcement of a military ball. G. S. T. C. ' s men were patriot- ic, but this, they felt, was carrying things to extremes. The Freshman Class made its debut in April. Blanche Cordery managed the affairs of Freshman Week. Miriam Wilkinson ' s dance committee devel- oped the Indian theme in program and decorations. Ben Cummings led the assembly committee in the pro- duction of All American — Ameri- cans All. The All-American theme was carried over to the Freshman banquet by Eleanor Trostle and her committee. Spring turns a young man ' s fancy to love and the faculty ' s to gardens. Part of the campus was given over to victory gardens and some of the re- sults were not a little startling. Dr. Wilson amazed everyone by planting broccoli and harvesting egg plant. The rabbits were heard to observe that they hoped the victory gardens became an annual affair. On May 25, wonderful day, we became Sophomores. Now we ac- quired a new terminology. Influ- ences of today, on the margin, and batting average took on new meaning for us. -Bernke Klein (yyiien we were Sopkomores Six weeks before our summer va- cation in 1942, we passed from our embryonic Freshman stage to the Sophomore rung in our Collegiate ladder. With the amount of work doubled — or so it seemed to us — we still had our quota of extra-curricular activities. At our first meeting at which our new officers — President Loriot Bozearth, Vice-President Benjamin Cummings, Treasurer William Bost- wick, and Secretary Miriam Wilkin- son — presided, committee chairmen were selected for Sophomore Week to be held in October. They were: Dance — Dorothy Young, Banquet — Marie Pappin, and Assembly — Laura Blanck (now Laura Blanck Wilson). That ' s How Teachers Are Made dominated our morning assembly and the stage was temporarily converted into a production line. The Banquet theme also was that of teachers. Because of the war conditions and the scarcity of dates (before the days of the date bureaus) we thought it would be wisest to join the Juniors and make our dance a Sophomore- Junior dance. This was the Stage Door Canteen. As host for the annual Soph-Frosh party, we each took a Freshman under our wing and participated in games, singing — and refreshments. At about this time the boys in our class accepted the responsibility of heeding Uncle Sam ' s call and so, one by one, they temporarily put away their loud ties and socks, saddles, and books (with the exception of those little black ones). With the deletion of the male population. Teeny Chees- man was elected to the Presidency. We were just Sophomores, but we had our ideals and ideas — ideals for graduation and ideas for an annual Oak. A committee headed by Genevieve Ried (then Gen Fabrizio) and Reba Eisenstein, and consisting of Janet Reyno, and Peggy Jones be- gan collecting material for the yearly publication. Patriotic reasons caused us to convert our material into a memory book. Our Sophomore year was an im- portant one in our path of education. Those were the days when we laughed at jokes in history class, wrote on the margins, watched our professor demonstrate the double shufifle, and put signs on our doors — Hey, Ma! Where ' s my roommate. Studying his- tory, ha, ha, ha! Our window sills and every avail- (Continued on Page 19) Qreat oaks from tillle acorns cjrow ' ' • III Only a tiny Acorn, this memory book of the Class of January, 1943, but we hope and believe that, in the years to come, it will grow bigger and bigger in our memories and affection. o oor CLASS OF 1945 Beverly Road Burlington, N. J. 60 Second Street Hackensack, N. J. Newport, N. J. 332 N. 36th Street Camden, N. J. 322 Ridge Avenue Lake wood, N. J, 9 Salem Street JU _j[)fiver N. J. 807 New York Road N. Absecon, N. J. Weymouth Road ILnnmonton, N. J. Box 131 Landisville, N. J. O -:6: q , ' TTTTlll , i V I ITTTTi -fS i i hA -TVv.. oT)e.o c« UAJ rJJj 545 Pine Road Hammonton, N. J. 812 Black Horse Pike Runnemede, N. J. 208 S. Second Street Vineland, N. J. vVheat and Brewster Roads 351 S. East Avenue 4200 Susquehanna Avenue Minotola, N. J Bridgeton, N. J. Wildwood, N. J. 716 N. Ohio Avenue Atlantic City, N. J. 361 Egg Harbor Road Hammonton, N. J. 114 State Street Penns Grove, N. J. 435 Beech wood Avenue Haddonfield, N. J. Sewell, N. J. R. D. 6 Bridgeton, N. J. B«rnice K em 433 Asbury Avenue Ocean City, N. J. 1107 Marion Street Camden, N. J. 204 S. Fifth Street Millville, N. J. 122 East Pine Street Audubon, N. J. S24 Bergen Street Gloucester, N. J. 1 1 Taylor Avenue Audubon, N. J. R. D. 4 Rrklgeron, N. J. 339 Chestnut Street Camden, N. J. K. D. 6 Bridgeton, N. J. 313 44th Street Sea Isle City, N. J. 3 Lexington Avenue Merchantville, N. J. 40 Yale Road Audubon, N. J. 216 Hudson Street 1769 Hillcrest Avenue 233 Walnut Avenue Gloucester, N. J. N. Merchantville, N. J. Cranford, N. J, R. D. 1 Hammonton, N, J. Barnsboro and Pitman Road Sewell, N. J. 249 Cleveland Street Egg Harbor, N. J. SOI Hopkins L j Haddonfield, N. J. 8 Fifteenth Stfdft Hammonton, N. J. Tuckahoe, N. J. Cumberland Road Risley, N. J. -6- 10 N. Marion Avenue Wenonah, N. J. 5 1 N. Third Street Millvilie, N. j. IviL ' e, N. I. BETTY BOWDEN Vineland, N. J. 1 — m h 0 mi -3 r iM-e re eifo ttf we m ■ - - 9 s .r c : c -m— - k w  0- f — • fi — ■- 6 J J y « -  — i HI — • ► 1 o — 9 OYlien we were Sophomores (Continued from Page 2) able nook were filled with our biol- ogy cultures. The odors of turtles, damp moss, and growing yeast per- meated our houses. Even when we put the yeast out to air in our gardens, the flies swarmed over it and soared to sudden death when they neared the aromatic mass. We soon found the yeast looking like rice pudding, the jars of moss filled with rain, and the gold-fish floating at the top of the aquarium. Field trips in biology provided us with in- formation about trees, flowers, grasses, wet feet — and oak poison. Our professional book-shelves give evidence of our Sophomore geography course and sag under the weight of books on North America, South America, Europe, and Asia — not to speak of Goode ' s Atlas. Mr. Carey ' s course offered instruc- tion in making hearth rugs, pK m-pom and hooked rugs; picture files, clay jewelry, masks, blue-printing, and constructing miniature rooms. In gym class we climbed ladders, ropes, used parallel bars, jumped the buck, learned hand-stands, cart-wheels, and animal crawls, and limped out of the gym tired and stiff to remain so till the next gym class. In our Sophomore year, too, we began to see lessons in the Demon- stration School and to look forward to teaching in our own class rooms. Yes, our never-to-be-forgotten Sophomore year carries many memo- ries with it. As Sophomores we ended our year in the Spring of 1943, and after a week-end of pure leisure, we began our Junior classes. — ]anet Reyno we were y umors The Junior year of the class of 1945 was as interesting, exciting, and important to us as any account of battle or adventurous lives. The first quarter, which was sepa- rated from the other three by a sum- mer vacation, was devoted to the or- ganization of the class, that is, elect- ing officers, committee chairmen, and a yearbook editor. Martha Cheesman was re-elected as president of the class with new exec- utives: Alice Piatt, secretary; Doro- thy Rapp, vice-president; and Marie Angello, treasurer. Marie was also General Chairman for Junior Week; Anne Williams, assembly chairman; Viola Garofola and Ruth Martino, banquet; and Gladys Daminger, dance. Kathryn Nicholson was chair- man of the class gift committee and Matilda Warner and Genevieve Fabri- zio were elected as co-editors for the yearbook. Each member of the class was on a committee of her choice; and as soon as they were organized, they began to function. After a long summer vacation, we were ready for almost anything: namely, that special week set aside for Junior activities, October 25-30. At that time spooks were on the loose and ghosts ran wild; so did we. The theme of the assembly was United Nations. The program started with the singing of the United Nations Hymn, followed by four short skits featuring China, England, Russia, and the Americas. The banquet used pumpkins, black cats, and owls for programs and place cards. After the dinner, everyone went to the gym and assumed identities of owls, corn- stalks, ghosts, cats, and spooks, and performed for Old Lady Witch. The dance on Saturday night was the finale of the gay, hilarious period known as Junior Week. Hockey was well under way by the end of October. All sections par- ticipated in intermurals. At the end of the season, the Junior II ' s and Freshman II ' s were tied for first place. They played four games after season, but still the title was un- claimed; It was getting too cold so the hockey equipment was put into moth balls and the title was held in abeyance. In April, the two sections played for the delayed glory and after much fighting, the Junior II ' s became the undefeated team and were crowned Hockey Champs. Varsity hockey, after a rest of two seasons, appeared again on the scene. Askew, Mitchell, Martino, Wilkinson, Warner, Morse, Young, Wheeler, and Williams were members from the Junior class. G. S. T. C. played sev- eral games with Pitman and Glass- boro High and lost only one game to Pitman. A-teaching we will go became our favorite tune toward the end of January. With bated breath we cike J asl year Our Senior year started in March, 1944 right after our Preliminary Prac- tice was over. We fell like real teach- ers because we had actually taken complete charge of a class for about two or three weeks without assistance. However, we had our Responsible Teaching period to think about. The first meeting of the Senior Class resulted in a few new officers and the organization of committees for Senior Week. Martha Cheesman and Alice Piatt remained president and secretary, while Anne Williams and Ruth Martino were elected for trea- surer and vice-president. Mr. Sangree, who has been class adviser for three years, was re-elected to serve a fourth term. Gertrude Cahill became general chairman for Senior Week. Serving with her were Peggy Morse, chairman of the dance committee; Alice Piatt, assembly; and Thelma Dermond, ban- quet. The next issue of importance was our yearbook. Matilda Warner was elected editor-in-chief and Gladys Daminger, business manager. To co- operate with the war effort, we planned to have a twenty-page mem- ory book, including Senior pictures and write-ups instead of a regu ' ar bound yearbook. Mr. Sangree, our advisor, suggested that the book be named The Acorn instead of the traditional Oak. The class agreed. Sixty-five students started the Senior year, but about two weeks later there were only fifty-five. Ten students de- cided to take the accelerated program in order to be ready to take a position in September. Those accelerated stu- dents were Harriet Wheeler, Gen- evieve Reid, Betty Pedrick, Florenve Ritter. Eleanor Johnson, Phyllis Mink- waited for our assignments. It seemed incredible that in a very short time, we would actually be experimenting in our chosen profession. For all of us, it was a thoroughly enjoyable and worthwhile experience, but when our practice period was over we welcomed the return to our original status — the learners, not the teachers. — Anne Willianis witz. Eleanor Betts, Marie Angello, Marjorie Long, and Betty Bowden. Only one person has changed her name since the Junior year; Eleanor Schwertly became Mrs. Walter Betts, but several students were only one step from marriage, in other words engaged. They are Kathryn Nicholson, Grace Noon, Janet Reyno, Thelma Dermond, Martha Cheesman, Helen Scott, and Margaret Jones. During the third quarter which be- gan in September, the Seniors did tiieir Responsible Practice. The ter- ritorial scope of practice included five South Jersey counties and three in North Jersey with about three-quar- ters of the class in Atlantic, Glou- cester. Camden and Cumberland coun- ties. The fourth quarter was a busy one for the whole class. With Senior Week and Commencement coming up, we couldn ' t neglect our lessons. The committees worked overtime to make the week successful. Keeping abreast of the season, Snow Carnival was chosen as the theme for the dance. A Gay Nineties program was spon- sored by the Assembly Committee plus the introduction of a song written by Dr. Wilson called, The Oak. Graduation was the theme of the banquet which was held at the Adelphia Hotel in Philadelphia. This was the last event preceding Com- mencement. On January 26, 1945, sixty-five stu- dents marched on the stage to the music of Pomp and Circumstance supplied by the college orchestra. After receiving our degrees, we marched down the aisle and out into our professional avenues. — Janet Reyno c ff OCMCO PAMPHLET BINDER Photomount