Siena College - Saga Yearbook (Loudonville, NY)

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fateful month of October-Nh. 1943e product of the ingenious freshmen Class- Comes to an untimely end-when indignant sophs commandeer the Class of ,4; and hold an impromptu burial some distance in back of the school . . . about a week later the freshmen realize fully their lowliness and meekly parade about in their pretty green Tidinks. The first social event of the season is a dCEHitE success in the form of a dance at the Aurania Club. All through the fall- the more sturdy ramparts of the College engage in the fine art of touch taCkIe-you know-touch and break a leg. Don Gillen and Jimmy Murray pile in the formeris Plymouth-and head for-and in Spite of all trials and tribulationseactuall'v arrive at the junior PromeGeueraI Scene of Ballroom . . Press Convention at Bucknell U in Pa. Early in November the Third Order With twenty- hve members is founded at the College with the Rev. Bernard Tobin as Spiritual Direc- tor. Early in November-and after waiting- it seems at least a century-the Student Senate presents for a vote of acceptancee the Student Senate Constitution. Comes news-that Fred Waring and his Pennsylr vanians are writing The Song of Siena-and sure enough-Sienafs Song is played-mast- to-coast-via the NBC red network . . . on December zz-the affair held in New York City was attended by the entire Student Senate-and a good deal of the student body! . . . The climax of the affair comes- with W aring being made honorary editor of . TTAnd a good time was had by 311

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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

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High F inance e Seniors Brittcll and Sullivan With Bursar Fr. Ermin Klaus the December 20th issue of the Siena N ews. Tuesday, November 28-sees the start of the basketball seasoneand a mighty successful one too-12 wins-out 0f 19 starts-and the competition-St. Francis-St. BonnieseState Teachers 0'10 longer competitioni eNiagara 0f RochestereThe University of Scrantone and a host of others. Our Boy Howie Tucker tops off the boys-with 19 games played-a total of 282 points for the season-eand thatis an average of 15 points per game-which ain7t hay. Right behind Howie are Timmy OiBrien-Bob Barrett and Ed Crummey. Through the fall and wintereruns the hot foot fad-with faculty and students suffering alike. Vacation time again-and the boys invade the tri-City area dance halls-escorting gobs of gals from State-St. Rose-and other institutions. The evening of January 26th 24 eat the Hotel Hendrick IIudson-is held the Sophomore Soiree-with music by Les Brown and his Duke Blue Devils-and to Bill Reganeand Mike Massenas-go plenty of congrats for a swellehnely put-on affair. Also in January-the debate organization jour- neyed to New York-for a verbal bout with Fordham-Don Gillen and Bill Tompkins orated for the honor of Siena. In March- the Siena News is re-organized-as D011 Gillen relinquished his post as editor-and Jimmy Murray is appointed to till his shoese by Father Paschal. The Ides of March bring defeat to Siena-when the Marquette Debate Society of Boston College journeys to Loudonville and admonishes a 3-0 beating to the Sophomore team. Defeat in speech bring victory in sports, however, as Siena plays on the same bill With L.I.U. and St. Lawrenceeat Convention Hall toga. The then dubbed iTGolden Warriors in Sarae Cafeteria e 7.59 A.1VL