Rowan College - Oak Yearbook (Glassboro, NJ)

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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