Siena College - Saga Yearbook (Loudonville, NY)

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14 Swz, 0e '43 lggg- 4H the Clouds of time seem to dim the scene a little for 11s but we can still see ourselves hitch hiki11g t0 Siena for the first time to End a sing le building, not yet 00111 pleted barren helds surrounding it, and a I7de11se forest 111 the rear.B11t this was to be our Alma Mater, and we plunged recklessly and happily into our college career, only to be prompt- lV confronted by the Freshman Rules and the accompanying 01111110115 warning, . don't be rash. With typical fresh- man foolhardiness, however, many of 11s disregarded the rules . . . thus we have memories of community sings, 1which 1111' covered some outstanding material to be shunned by the Glee Club1, all 111al 1itterbug c011tests,swims and 2Mr 42, hung clehantly over the upperclassmens entrance. We can all forget his burial. Then came elections; the results were ana 1101111Ced at the smoker held 111 our honor at the K. of C. 111 Albany. The initial leaders of our class were Iames VVhalen, Dean Brackley, Ioseph Reilly, and Henry Gabriels . . . Remember the Erst open house at N ew111a11 Hall-many of us found dates there . . . We held our Erst dance 011 November 22, at the Hendrick Hudson with Gus Metro providing the music . . . Never shall we forget those basketball games played at LaSalle Institute gymna- sium . . . W 1th our loss of the Freshman Sophomore basketball game and the 00111 tinued Violation Of the Freshman Rules came the establishment of a court wherein misdemeanors and felonies among the freshmen were tried before a Sophomore 111dge and 111rV;3111131e punishment was provided. .VVe freshman were well represented 011 the All- Siena football team bV Donald Bulger and William Nolan .Many of 11s spent a glorious Christ- mas vacation in New York listening to the Song of Siena as composed and written for our school by Fred Waring . After the New Year was cheered 111, we were confronted by mid-year exams- who can forget those shaking knees, wor- ried frowns and fearful apprehensions. .But we weathered them somehow and began to e11101 0111 11e11 luxurywthe cafe- teria. Also during this Vear we saw our old recreation room 111 the left wing dis- appear, but not before Allan Clarke de- feated Robert Flanagan for the ChampiOIP ship of the ping-pong tournament . . . On April 1;, we held our second dance, also a sports hop, at the Aurania Club with rhythm provided by Paul Parker . . . With Iack Pennock, James Whalen, and Harry Coughlin leading the way, our frosh base ketball team won six and lost seven games against stilt competition . . . Remember those F0111 Gentlemen from Troy who did our Class proud 111 fencing-Norrnan Dolan, William McDermott, Joseph C0- la11eri, and Arthur DeLucia . . . The 1111- timely death of our classmate, Diamante Bruno struck a chord of sadness . . . W 1th Senior at work. Unposed!