Saint Michaels College - Hilltop Yearbook (Colchester, VT)

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Twelfth Night went on the boards in Austin Hall and shortly thereafter Digger Galligan was called upon to defend himself on charges of participating in the Brink affair. In March the local police were diligently fin- ing hitch hikers and a cut controversy raged. The first annual St. Patrick's Day Parade was held even though Sloan Simpson was forced to decline the invitation sent her to act as Parade Reviewer. ln early May, students witnessed the distribu- tion of diplomas inscribed MBH fman's best helperl and under the general chairmanship of Ioe Shea the Iuniors danced to Tommy Tucker's prom music. In Iune of 1950 we left for summer vacations, abandoning a campus striated with trenches and generally covered with mud and assorted ingredients that go into the making of a new building and athletic field. When we returned for our senior year we discovered the new hall not yet completed but at length we found ourselves behind the glass And finally the snows of winter reluctantly melted and we looked forward into the months of spring when a student could pass the aimless days with meaningless little actions. We were no different from the rest of the army of graduates who finished with their books. The one thing that did individuate us was the fact that we had finally been graduated from St. Michael's. For this we could not really be proud, for more than our own singular efforts went into the realization of this actuality. The times of indecision, the moments of loneliness and the feeling of absolute unaccomplishment were met by more than our individual minds and abilities. We realized that it was only under direct guidance and through the power of prayer and sacrifice that we were able to attach the lettersyA.B. or BS. to our names. Our college was not the most beautiful in constructionfrzor the most elaborate in tradition but for all us held a way to fashion ourselves into finer men and Christians. flf.f .fif fy y . HISTORY doors, enjoying all the luxuries of Twentieth Century Dormitory Life. There were no more snow-ball fights in the hall. The old days were gone and as part of the Old St. Michael's we had found ourselves transposed into the new. After four years, Korea was in the headlines again, but many continued to flip to the section which recorded the fact that the Yankees de- feated the Phillies in the World Series and we did likewise to UVM in football. The radios gave forth with a southern dance f Tennessee Waltz J and a chantey about a dark eyed maiden who proved to be One of the Roving Kind. The officers began to gather loose ends. Con- fusion was cleared by President lim Barry, as- sisted by Iim Feloney, Vice President, Pat Cava- naugh, Secretary and Dan Fitzgerald, Treasurer. Don Hayward and Chub Helfrich were re- sponsible for the general success of the Senior Ball while lohn Swift was student chairman of the Night of Knights. Christmas passed and a new year witnessed completion of Life at St. Michael's and the forming of a campus unit of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine which began its activities by assisting pastors in nearby parishes. Dun Fitzgerald filled the treasurefs position. 105

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.i- .-.-.. ..-. 1041 ln September we returned. Three swimmers had crossed the channel in 24 hours, a formal Red government was being organized in China and the Red Sox were leading the Yankees fNew York wone-and followed up by beating the Dodgers in the Seriesl. As juniors we found ourselves dispersed into various halls, forts, garrets, closets and cubby holes in Burlington and vicinity. We were Off campus. The local eateries hung out the welcome sign for the members of the class. Among the more popular establishments were Muncy's, the De Luxe, the Above Par, and the 'tGreeks'. Some, of course, cooked their own meals. What's a little ptomaine between friends? For the more social activities the Mill con- tinued to hold its own while pollsters recorded an increased swing to the Lotus which boasted classical records, candles and colored pop corn. In October the Air Force came recruiting again, some claimed that Maloney scaled Mt. Mansfield in.fOrty-five minutes, and the Purple Shaftfwas proposed and rejected in rapid fire order. is i Veep Iim Feloney Pat Cavanaugh, the class' studious secretary CLASS November brought some new tables to the Dining Hall, the boiler in the Science Hall blew up less all intrigue and Eileen Barton shook the juke boxes with lf I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake, Baked a etc., etc., etc. The Night of Knights won much renown, Archbishop Cushing was named as Commence- ment speaker and Dr. Durick, who was frantic- ally trying to infuse minute minds with the value of Literature, was elected President of the Ver- mont Poetry Society. In December bids were opened for construc- tion of a new hall and many of us kept a place in our junior hearts in expectation of this de- sired manner of away-from-home living. Mr. Carr, amid the confusion of Christmas shopping, was looking for a stiffer chess opponent, Iohn Trotier was transformed into Santa Claus and filming began on Life at St. Michael's with faculty and students co-operating in the activity. By january the Philosophy Club joined the Labor Club and the International Relations Club among the newly formed organizations. The Rev. joseph Smith C. P. gave us our annual re- treat and The Mymic appeared and disap- peared in short order.

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9 Front Row: W. Cofrances, I. Barry, D. Mauzerall, W. S O'l-learn, I. Shea, P. Boucher, R. Gelinas. Second Row: R. DeIe-sus, T, Murphy, E. Krupinsky, C. Flanagan, R. Doherty, I. Aubry, R. Flanagan, W. Kennedy. Miss- ing: Iarnes P. Whitlock, Harold I. Young. DELTA EPSILON SIGMA ,A --- Front Row: I. Bar- ry, T. Welch, R. Doherty, P. Bouch- er, W. O'l'learn, T. l..esauier,T. Gar- ofano. Second Row: R. Iohnson, T. Carney, E. Welch, I, Fitzger- ald, I. Early, I. Medrek, T.Murphy, F. Lennon. Third Row: W. Kennedy, H. Cass, R. Wall, E. Foley, D. Mau- zerall. Missing: Ramon S, De- Iesus, George M. Dowhan, Edward I. Krupinsky, 1061