Siena College - Saga Yearbook (Loudonville, NY)

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t t THE SONG UP SIENA Siena, Siena! We proudly sing of Siena. XVhile others may have longer tradition, Siena has a stronger ambition. Siena, Siena! We sing the praise of Siena. As shoulder to shoulder we fight for your fame, Siena, bless thy name! We pledge anew that we711 be true and loyal to the thth of you forever. For you, Siena, well uphold the glory of the green and gold forever, Siena, hail to thee! Siena, Siena! Get in there and win for Siena. Our team has got the steam for a tight now - Our foe had better go By a kite now. Siena, Siena! W611 sing and well cheer for Siena. As shoulder to shoulder we march on to fame, Siena, Win the game! Presented by F red Waring g::;' i; Pennsylvanian on a coast L. ;. network, December 2:. 1;;

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Sophomore Relaxation ance-remember those freshmen rules-and remember how well they were enforced? Remember how the freshmen outnumbered the 50phs at least two to one-remember the iiwater party in back of the State Trooper Barracks? Remember the iiboy who was denuded in the pond out near the golf course? Later on in the fall . . . November 15 . . . the College was dedi- cated and officially opened for inspection to the public. 011 the scho- 1 a s t i c side-remember that course in English Lit-especially those Classes taught by Father Vincent D e v i n e-a n d the Enal exam with As Sophomores we enjoy the comforts of Siena Hall about 2 5 questions of Eve parts each? Feba ruary, iggg-and the Siena Debate Teams- with Father Lawrence Kidder and Vincent Devinthravels to Boston and defeats the mighty Boston College Marquette debate squad. Comes April-and with it-the First Sophomore Soiree held at the Hendrick Hudson Hotel in Troy-with music by Herbie Holmes and his orchestra-and how many of us remember those vocals by pretty Nancy Hutson-April brings recognition of the Siena News-when an invitation is re- ceived to join the InteraCollegiate News Association-and say-while with the Siena News-remember that column by Frank Hanigan-My Reverie-the only column which wasn7t censored when it should have been! Into May-and up to the St. Rose Auditorium for our Waterloo-when the girls from St. Rose took over the debaters- 20

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the seorc-3 to o for the That other night in Nlay When Madisonavenueites. Siena swamped those Sty preme Staters in a spelling bee at the Palace Theatreu remember-Joe D 0 h e r t y won on an eight-dollar word . . . yeS-State has been trying to lick us at something ever since. The last days of May-and the Cochainnan R. B51ny and P. Kearney tally the. receipts with the aid of junior Class President H . O7C0nne11 boys get together in their own political fac- ' the result-Matt UConnell President of the coming Junior ClaSS-Bill Viee-PresidenteEd Crummey tions-and Tompkins Seeretary-and Marty OyBrien Treasurer. . Student Senate elections bring Bob Barrett to the hehn for the Junior Year. . . . The Enal bit of extravaganza-the Orchid BaH-put on by the freshmen atthe Club Edgewood-whiCh-as we write thisehas N General Committee, junior Prom 1940 just been razed by fire. September of lggg-Siena College is in full swing . . . a total day school enrollment of over 500 students and a faculty of 35 members . . . And-as the enrollment grows -so does'the building-to which has been added the left wing. President of the Stu- dent Senate Bob Barrett confers with fresh; Inen-and Jimmy Dalton-now a student at Albany Law Schooleexplains the fresh- men rules. The C.A.A. invades Siena-and twenty men start the ground school course- which eventually led them to the private pilotys license. September of 1940 sees the second volume of the Siena Newsewhich has now been offered membership in'the Inter-Collegiate Newspaper Association. . . . Ed Crummey is elected President of the Varsity Club. October Ends the Siena News reorganized under the Rev. Paschal Kerwin, Faculty Moderator. Also-in that same