Saint Michaels College - Hilltop Yearbook (Colchester, VT)

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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

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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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nothing but Micks for again this year they came through with a wonderful St. Patrick's Day jig. This time they called it the Dublin Castle Flingn and obviously were out to make the affair even better than last year's. Austin Hall looked both the main floor and the lower floor, the Class of '50 did a magnincent job of decorating the huge building. It was a great tribute to the Seniors and the '49ers extend their heartfelt thanks. OUTING CLUB OFFICERS President, john Burkeg Activities Chairman, Arthur Fraserg Secretary, George Roddeng Treasurer William Actong Moderator, Cornelius Hannigan. like a tiny corner of the Emerald Isle with every nook and cranny hlled with the frolicking wee folk imported direct from the Vale of Tralee. Sure an' it was a foine affair with nary a banshee breakin' the spell. The college's weekly blarney sheet bequeathed the Frosh a shamrock for a job well done so we'll suffice it to say that the music was somethin' grand and there was lots uf fun for everyone. The traditional May 8th Week End wound up the social events for the year, but instead of hold- ing with tradition the activities were postponed a week because of the conHict with the Music Festival. QThere had to be lodgings for the ladies.j The Juniors opened the festivities on Friday the 13th with a gala prom, held for the first time at Memorial Auditorium in Burlington. Utilizing