Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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Brooks, Butt, White, Baker. Professor Simpson DRAMATICS COMMITTEE QRAMA and its realistic offerings always appeals to men and women alike. The efforts of Professor Simpson and his committee have given us a glimpse of good dramatic productions. Much praise should be given to Chief for his untiring work in this student activity. As we look back over the records we find that several one-act plays are produced each term, and are shown before an attentive audience made up of the students and their friends. The actors also travel to some of the nearby towns and cities where they give entertainments. Some of the members of the cast conduct plays themselves, and a few act in some of the larger productions given in Springfield. Dramatics is receiving a great deal of recognition and becoming more and more popular on campus. The students are beginning to realize the necessity for the fundamentals of dramatic technique which may be used later in directing church and school plays. Professor Simpson is a leader in the field of dramatics and has had much experience along this line. With such a leader to instruct in the tech- nique of dramatics, students are working harder to make room for this course. May they succeed in their efforts and learn, as well as apply, the knowledge they receive from Chief’’ Simpson. IB

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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

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Back Row — Brown. VanKorb, Coons. Smith. Powers. Ellis, Raymond. Bradford, Scott Dickenman. Fallek Second Row — Hodgkins, Crowell. Goodwin. Hunt, Hill, Brown. Smith, Darbyshire First Row — L’Hommedieu, Huston, Hanson, Gould, Boyden, Rosengren VARSITY CLUB A s we look over the different organizations and clubs we have on campus at the present time, one of them appears to be outstanding. You ask what club this is and the answer is, the Varsity Club. It is open to any man at Springfield College who has obtained his varsity letter in any of the various major sports. In order to enter the club in the right spirit, and show that he is willing to carry out the traditions and obey the rules, the member joining is duly initiated. The main objective of the organization is to attain the highest possible degree of fellowship among the athletes at Springfield College. The club tends to bring out the finest attitude of sportsmanship toward fellow team-mates, as well as toward athletes of other colleges. Although the club is formed on the basis of athletics, it does not hold strictly to this, but has broadened out and at the present time takes part in social, as well as many of the other campus activities. It is hoped that the club will progress this year and make for a much better organization. The present members are planning on producing a club that will be far superior to any formed in past years. Socially the club should reach a peak that has not been attained before in the annals of Springfield College. 19