Salisbury University - Evergreen Yearbook (Salisbury, MD)

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THE PRESERVATION OF MORALE ranks high in the consideration of the men who move armies. The intensity with which fighting men must work and the grave re¬ sponsibilities connected with their work make relaxation and recreation of vital importance. Men are given opportunities for sports, movies, music, and sometimes even for participation in dramatic produc¬ tions. Occasionally furloughs and leaves permit complete relief from military duties. Even on the battlefront attempts are made to provide for time off. A bit of morale building for soldiers of nearby camps has been done by S.T.C. students, who reasoned that if dancing were good for their own morale the same activity might boost the spirits of their neighbors. Already soldiers have been invited to two formal dances at the college. The co¬ eds had great fun devising descriptions of themselves to send to Camp Somerset in order that the dance floor might not be filled with tall people struggling with short partners or jitterbugs cavorting with waltz addicts. The harvest moon ruled the first dance. Hay stacks and pumpkins were in evidence all over the gym. Refreshments consisted of spicy gingerbread and fragrant cider. At the dance held the week-end before dismissal for the holidays the towering Christmas tree scintillating with colored lights was a fitting center of attraction. Christmas greens were placed everywhere that the architecture of the room afforded support. At one end of the room a life- size horse was hitched to a sleigh full of Christmas parcels and at the opposite end red stockings hung above a glowing fire¬ place. Lew Startt ' s orchestra was the final touch to make the evening entirely pleasu¬ rable to service men and students alike. On other occasions college students have had good times among themselves. Informal Friday evening dances were initiated in October with a jestful Hal¬ lowe ' en party and continued throughout the year whenever other activities did not interfere. Those students who came to the Hal¬ lowe ' en party found the night of ghosts and witches well celebrated. The dances were interspersed with conga lines, broom dances, Paul lones, and other games. A familiar-voiced gypsy told interesting for¬ tunes, and tubs of water were the center of much merriment when apple bobbing time came around. iSI I The Grand March at The Service Mens Dance 21

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THE FRESHMAN CLASS: Seated —J. Long, Brinsfield, Neale, Silvey, Brittingham, Webster. 1st Row —Potts, Rounds, Lord, Hayman, I. Marshall, Metcalfe, D. L. Taylor, Gibbs, M. Libis, Tull, Griffin. 2nd Row -—Davenport, M. Wilson, Clark, Hill, J. Callahan, White, Cummins, Harris, Clendaniel, P. Covington, Disharoon, Mr. JUNIORS MAY TEACH off the campus, seniors may be graduated, men may leave for armed service, but as long as Septem¬ ber brings a new freshman class to its halls, S.T.C. will go on. As long as there are freshman classes certain essential and fun activities and festivities will be preserved. There will be registration tables placed in the halls in order that, with the aid of faculty advisors, the would-be students may outline their courses. For freshmen there will be lost rooms and elusive doors. There will be enormous bows of green ribbon and mouse 20 William Straughn. 3rd Row —S. Long, Willard, Hopkins, Wright, Adams, White, English, Powell, Horseman, Hillman. 4th Row —Harrington, Harrison, Harrigan, Owens, Crockett, Gambill. 5th Row —G. Brown, M. Smith, Hammer, Hem¬ ming, Tyndall, Schallon, Wimbrow, Callaway, 6th Row— Lipow, Milbourne, Gladding, Shockley, King. traps and odd shoes and name placards. There will be rat dances at which sopho¬ mores make an attempt to atone for the hardships of the preceding days. Of greater significance, perhaps, than these objective things named, is the ad¬ dition made each fall by these new-comers, the freshmen. With them come new ideas and new abilities to replace those which are ever being changed by the graduation of senior classes. With them comes the certainty of the preservation of the fine principles for which our college stands and the hope for future progress.

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ALSO PRESENT AT THE DANCES held at the college this year were some of pur ov n men. For in spite of the call to arms, the freshman class roll boasted of seventeen men. The Men ' s Association has accomplished much this year in the way of promoting a spirit of good will and cooperation among its members. Moreover, the men tired of the ugly barrenness of their smoking rooms and they have fixed for themselves a com¬ fortable spot in the basement where they can study, hold their meetings, or just relax. Good times have also been a part of the Association ' s activities. Their advisor, Mr. A. L. Fleming, was host at a waffle supper at which there was plenty of excitement. There could be no better combination for fun than hot waffles and a raft of hungry THE MEN’S ASSOCIATION: boys ready for a frolic. Since several of the boys had to report for military duty at the end of the second semester, there was another social affair to see them off properly. On January 31 the group met again for dinner. This time Miss Mary Butcher ' s home was the scene of the festivities, and the men invited their girls to be their guests. President Blackwell entertained the men at a stag party on the evening of St. Pat¬ rick ' s day. The Men ' s Association officers for the year have been Charles Hemming, presi¬ dent; William Wimbrow, vice-president; Tom Neale, secretary; William Calloway, treasurer; Mr. A. L. Fleming, faculty ad¬ visor. Their organization has done a fine piece of work and its members have proved themselves assets to college life. Webster, Callaway, Wimbrow, Gambill, Tyndall, Milbourne. Hammer, Lipow, Brown, Gladding, Mr. A. L. Fleming, at the piano, Shockley. 22