Saint Michaels College - Hilltop Yearbook (Colchester, VT)

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The highlight of the weekend was the formal dance held at Austin Hall on Friday night. Witlm a Dartmouth orchestra playing lots of mellow mu- sic fthats the way the Michaelmen seem to like itj, the lights low, the decorations beautiful to say the least, and the women something to behold, how could the evening he anything but a joyous one. And speaking of decorations, we'd like to give Art Fraser a great big pat on the back for his exquisite taste. And speaking of women, where, oh, where do these Michaelmen find them? Holly- wood would do well to pick up a few of these guys as talent scouts, All of the candidates looked ful job the Outing Club had done, then he in- troduced Governor Gibson, who was to do the crowning. The governor heightened the tension by chatting merrily on about everything under the Vermont sun except the task which lay imme- diately before him. jack Hamelle then announced the winner, Miss Dottie Pratley, of Greenwich Conn., who then came out of hiding, preceded by the competitors. Governor Gibson completed the crowning ceremony with a flourish, then the queen was escorted to her throne. Breaking tradition, the queen did not get to kiss the gov- ernor, or should that be put the other way SODALITY OFFICERS Prefect, Clem Shaw, Vice-Prefect, Daniel Jennings, Treasurer, Henry lNIcGinnisg Secretary, Wfendell Searlesg Moderator, Fr. Paulin. like queens and Queen Dottie was later named Intercollegiate Queen of Winter hy NSA News. Witli the huge multi-mirrored ball wafting colored spots dizzily around the room the band struck up the fanfare which announced the big moment, the crowning of the queen. Jack Ha- melle, the chairman of the affair, introduced Fr. Lyons, who commented briefly on the wonder- around? Neither, apparently, was inclined toward osculation on this particular evening. For the rest of the evening Dottie reigned over joy and merriment and nary a mishap marred the gala night. On the following day sporting events took top billing. A hockey game early in the afternoon was followed by speed skating races. Then at

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night the basketball team obliged by roundly trouncing the celebrated Hawks from St. An- selm's. In the late evening, following the victory, an informal dance was held at Austin Hall and what with a win over the highly touted Hawks under their belts and a girl from the home town in their arms, the boys from the hilltop were pretty near delirious. For those whose constitutions could stand the punishment a bus was arranged to take them to N.F.C.C.S. DELEGATES Buck lVIcMahon, Wlally Coons, BL-rnard hlurray, John Merrigan, ModeratorfProf. Harold Carr. Mt. Mansheld immediately after early Mass. Fr. Maurice Boucher blessed the group at the bus just before they departed. QI checked on that holy water he sprinkled on them and found that it froze. Does that make it holy ice?j By the time the shadows began to lengthen, most of the Michaelmen had reluctantly seen their week-end guests safely on their way out of the wilderness. 102 St. Michaels first Winter Carnival came to a suc- cessful close with satisfaction on all sides and the feeling that bigger and better things are in store for the annual event in future years. The next event on the calendar was the produc- tion of Frank Ford's Kingdom of the Blind by the Knights and Knaves. The amateur actors did an exceptionally good job on this most difficult