Saint Michaels College - Hilltop Yearbook (Colchester, VT)

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Manners are at a minimum. The boarding house reach and the stiff-arm are the only means to an end. September shade saw the first of the freshmen off on the beginning of a long boat- ride.

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SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS John Cooney, Treasurer, joseph Shea, Secretary, Thomas Breen, President, Dick jacobowski, Vice- Presidentg Fr. T. Donald Sulli- van, Moderator. jors, Dr. Durick's words were regarded with the reverential awe that is possible only to those stu- dents of the majestic language while Fr. Sullivan and Prof. Hartnett led scholarly pre-meds to the promised land of wisdom. The nucleus that is St. Michael's had not changed and most of the old Michaelmen breathed a sigh of relief. Under the direction of Fr. Paulin, elections were held and the nnal tally showed that jack Cahill was president, Robert Billups, vice-presi- dent, Frank McMahon, secretary, and john Quin- lan, treasurer. At this time it was announced that a Student Activities Council was to be formed and was to act as the official representative of the student body before the administration. Carl Cof- fey and Tim Evatt were chosen to represent our class and Carl won the distinction of serving as the first president of the council. We grew in wisdom and in stature and ma- tured beyond our years , but many of us felt that we had matured too fast. We looked in the mirror and wondered if Wildroot Cream Oil would do the trick. But even the worry over our thinning thatching couldn't prevent us from en- joying Mickey Crowley's portrayal of The Lady That's Known as Lou in the class play presenta- tion of The Shooting of Dan McGrew . Mickey gained a spot in the all-star cast for his perform- ance. In fact, most of the class was engaged in some sort of activity. Our group, although small in number, was a potent force in every field, whether it be the pursuit of literary achievement through the media of the Lance or the rllirhaelfzzmzg or whether it pertain to the disputation of world af- fairs in the Newman Debating Society, or whether it be the exploring of the mysteries of materia medica in the Biology Club. In all the various academic, social and religious organizations the 49er's showed the way to the multitudinous undergraduates who followed. That spirit was prominently displayed in the N.F.C.C.S. student relief drive that was success- fully conducted under the leadership of Mario Marini. That spirit was typified in another sense by the amazing athletic achievement of St. Wil- liam's Hall in the intramural leagues, this hall being made up for the most part of Q'fi9er's . That spirit was exemplified again in the junior Prom which was presented for the Seniors under the skillful engineering of Dan Alfieri. The dawn of September 22, 1948 broke bright and clear and many were the Michaelmen who leaped from their beds the moment the sun peeped

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FRESHMEN CLASS OFFICERS Sitting: james McKown, Vice- Presidentg Thomas Shields, Pres- identg Fr. Raymond Porier, Mod- erator. Standing: joseph Crowley, Secretaryg Gerald Germain, Treas- urer. over Mount Mansfield. To one group, sixty-five strong, it brought the realization of a four years' dream. We were seniors. We also found an even greater St. Michael's that morning. The enroll- ment approximated 1lOOg the Science Building was nearly completed fit was opened in time for the second semesterjg the football team was des- tined for a winning season fthey beat Vermontj 9 the threshold had indeed been crossed. We immediately got down to business with sagacity befitting our high station and chose per- manent class officers. After much eloquence and cold deliberation, during which many were called, the following were chosen: Mario Marini, pres- ident, Don Delaney, vice-president, Lou Marceau, secretary, and Bill Harte, treasurer. Frank McMa- hon, Red Lynch and John Quinlan were named to the Student Activities Council and Frank was later elected president of that august body. Despite our advanced standing on the rung of knowledge our character remained unchanged. Fri- day and Saturday evenings were spent at the Mill or the Sugar House , sometimes even the Vet's Club fwhen some member of the opposite sex would condescend to accompany usj. We took on no semblance of the authority we heldg we would gladly acknowledge greetings with a nodg we took our coffee andn in the Campus 9 Room. Most of all we strove to be very demo- cratic about the whole thing. We sallied forth to classes, amazing all with our wit and learning. And so the year passed quickly. In the midst of feverish activityAa su- premely successful Senior Ball, a highly regarded class play sparked by the prize-winning perform- ance of Vin Lawless-we realized that our col- lege days were drawing to a close. All important affairs were attended in academic regalia Qwe felt foolish until the novelty wore offj and several of our members were honored by election into the Delta Epsilon Sigma Fraternity. In these closing days we feel powerfully the great transformation which has come over both us and our college dur- ing the last four years. joy mingles with sadness as we recall the events which went hand in hand with the mushrooming of our little school. We pray that with the enlarging of our school there has been an equal enlarging of the Christian spirit within ourselves and that what St. Michaels has given us we may go out into the world and bestow upon others. We shall endeavor to keep our aims as high and exalted as the faith which has been instilled in us these past four years. It is our parting prayer that as the eyes of Janus peer into the future they may see only an ever- increasing number of loyal Michaelmen issuing forth from an ever greater St. Michael's College.