Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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Oermann, Hemple, Wheeler, Smith, Davis, Brown SOCIAL COMMITTEE ] HE social life at Springfield is becoming one of the large factors in the experience of the average student. And who must we thank for such a success ? The only answer is, the Social Committee, whose members have worked so diligently. Due to their untiring efforts the dances, the sport formals and many of the other social events that took place during the current year have been a total success. A great deal of interest and competition has been established among the students through the ping pong and bridge tournaments which are sponsored by the Social Committee. The chairman of this Committee is elected by vote of the student body and he in turn picks a limited number of men from the Senior, Junior, and Sophomore classes. They must plan decorations, arrange for patrons and patronesses, decide on an orchestra for dances and take charge of all the minor details connected with the many social affairs. Now that Springfield is developing co-education, there seems to be a higher degree of interest along the social line. The dormitory committee and the social committee are cooperating and trying to produce a new form of social life in the dormitory. May they make the social life of our college an asset to the individual and a contribution to education. 16

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SPIRIT E VIDENCE of this quality exemplified in the lives of men of Springfield may be found in countries all over the world. Spirit is the expression of various desires. To initiate, to undertake, to serve,- to do these things with enthusiasm is to display Spirit, a quality which Springfield strives to inculcate in the characters of its men. To the groups represented in the follow- ing section no small credit is due toward contributing much to this essential side of the life of an educated man. 15

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Back Row — Edgerly, Vizard, Nuttall, Baker, Scholz, Fascitelli Front Row — Hirrschoff. Buckle, Chairman, Draper. Gould JUNIOR PROM COMMITTEE WHAT is the outstanding social event of the year ? Of course it is the Junior Prom. This is one of the social highlights of the year and is given by the Junior class in honor of the graduating Seniors. Only the two upper classes the faculty members and their wives are allowed to attend this function. One must see the Junior Prom in order to appreciate the time and energy put into it. The committee and its chairman sacrifice time and outside ac- tivities so they may devote themselves exclusively to making this prom a success. The committee also puts forth a super-human effort in organizing the social events for the week-end of the Prom. This year the promenade committee is organized with the view of having each member assume a definite responsibility and in this way takes some of the duties off the chairman’s mind. However the plans of the individual member must meet with the approval of the chairman and the rest of the committee before they are accepted. Under the capable leadership of its chairman John Buckle, the Junior Promenade Committee has been working diligently to make the prom this year one that will be remembered by the Juniors and Seniors as the greatest social function of their college life. 17