Saint Michaels College - Hilltop Yearbook (Colchester, VT)

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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

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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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of themes. Mary Polworth's portrayal of the pos- sessed person easily won her top honors but the supporting cast must receive much credit. It was a fine evenings entertainment. The Arthur Godfrey of St. Michael's College provided the mystery and stimulated the curiosity of everyone on the campus when the N.li.C.C.S. presented its talent show on March 10. Darcy Wlialen was presented to the audience as the Great Godfrey and it was agreed that he lacked only Godfrey's throaty tones to make him a per- fect representation. The talent presented during the course of the evening both scaled the heights and plumbed the depths. The show had its hilari- ous moments but from time to time a performer appeared who gave the feeling that here was real W k r F: 5, ,- ll ji .i:, , E QW i ia g i T. WAITERS Headwaiters, Joseph and Lucian Bernard. talent. The prizes for the winners were 310, S6 and 353 and, from a letter that was made public at the show, a possibility that the real Godfrey would give the best performer a chance on his nationally famous talent show. The last half hour of the show consisted of a live broadcast from the Austin Hall stage. lir. Lyons talked briefly, then came a dramatic skit, followed by a round table discussion. A capacity crowd jammed the hall and it was a highly successful night. The Freshmen Class, which last year gave us the Shamrock Shuffle , must be composed of