Siena College - Saga Yearbook (Loudonville, NY)

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Gillen as head of the Yearbook Committee, a job which he well deserved and Of which he is genuinely capable. First social triumph of the season is the Senior Ball-held at the Colonie Country Club. Debate team travels to Boston College, and team-which con- sists of the same members who made a Victorious trip two years agO-meets defeat. Christmas vacation-the last for the Seniors, back to school and back to the books to prepare for inidsemesters. A11 during the Senior year-therek an air of expectancy and bewilderment, for a good many of the Senior Class are subject for the draft and have. deferment only to July. Yesethe boys have grown up during four years of college. The last of March, and after the annual Retreat, it's vacation time again. And after vacationw hit isxft right, you cant do this to me, thatis too much work for a dog -yes, that7s the sort of thing going around after vacatione why?-for the simple reason that exams- hnal exams-no more exams-are only two weeks away! Iune-Graduation and the Commencement Ball. And thus we have Enished four years Of higher education. We entered Siena as boys-and we leave as men. erwe Changed during four years! W e've made new acquaintances. VVe7VC learned new things. We have been given the chance to lead worthy lives, and weyve been given the necessary equipment. Thanks Siena. God Bless You Forever. W. H. TOMPKINs-Historian Shannon, GiIIen and Tompkins relaxing between dances at the Senior Ball Futiwgiigwwiuw ms: 51 is: a

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brought Niagara of Rochester to their knees with a 51-4; win. St. Bonnie fails beneath the goldenvtongued Siena debaters, and a week later, Don Gillen and Jimmy Dalton defeat St. Rose-avenging the loss of the previous year. Jim Murray and Phil Hollis are off to the Press Convention held at Moravian College For Women in Bethle- hem, Pa. And-women or 110 women-the Siena News is highly lauded for its Splendid progress accomplished in so little time. The First Junior Prom is held at the Hotel Ten Eyck in Albany-featuring Ray Herbeck and . , . , 7 , Senior Class OHicers Bob Barrett, Bill Leikhim, Marty O,Brien, his musm. Friday-May lo-and it s electlon John Curtin, and Guests time. Barrett-running for a third-pardon meeitis a second term-goes down to defeat -along with D011 Gillen-and Frank Bau- man-is elected President of the Student Senate. Matt O7ConnelleIuni0r Class Presi- ,. ' Bali e- Cochairman Bill Trombiey and Guest with denteturns down the offer for nomination Class President Bob Barrett i as Class President-and Barrett gets nomina- tion and is electedewith I I Curtin as Vice President-VVillie Leikhim, Secretary. September of 1940-71 Seniors registern seventy-one out of over ninety who first made an appearance in 1937. Yes-Siena is diHerent . . . the students are different . . . surroundings have Changed . . . there is an atmosphere of maturity . . . an atmosphere pleasantly blending the joy of living as well as the joy and thrill of learning. The Siena Campus is beginning to form . lawns have been planted and work is begun on Gibbons Hall, our new gym. The Senior Class announces the appointment of Don

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genial; never again shall Siena have another Class whose members will be able to call themselves Seniors all the way through col- lege-or whose Freshmen heads will be un- adorued by the gold-andegreen cap. There was no Freshman hazing the Erst year because there was no one to do ite and, in a sense, the Freshmen were as much Seniors as they were Freshmen. W hen the Erst group picture was made of the beginning class, there were a good many faces shown there which are absent 74W now from these pages, but the men who have remained have been witnesses to an amazing growth. The Seniors have a unique story behind them, for their record during the past four years is, to a large degree, the history of the birth of the College, and it is upon theme as graduates-that Siena must rely for the initial attitude towards her of the world out- side. We have how that the attitude will be a' favorable one-and trust that God will show us the way to make it so.