Rowan College - Oak Yearbook (Glassboro, NJ)

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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