Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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S f- ' - J , » )K ! — Zh l—K. L-K L-Sm ' I A X i } The Year Press Notice: Played for the first and only time, this unique drama, The Year, has tvon much praise in educational circles. In it we see life in all its phases — life with its moments of joy, and its moments of sadness — life with its disappointments, and with its achievements. This play is one of the biggest successes in many Years ; the actors taking their parts admirably, and maintaining a high standard throughout. Prologue: What has gone before must be touched upon — Years that come and go — Swarthmore ' s doors that open to Freshmen — these same Freshmen, now Seniors, that go outward and onward. . . . And so the drama goes — present- ing the old and the new — the opening days and the closing — Commencement time for 1929, now most vivid in our minds, with Class Day exercises in Magill Auditorium — the history, the prophecy, the class poem, and the presenta- tions — Twelfth Night, next, the Junior-Senior play, in its initial performance — then Alumni Day and the second performance of Twelfth Night, followed by the Alumni dance — Baccalaureate Sunday, with Rev. Joseph F. Newton, of St. Paul ' s Church in Overbrook, giving the Baccalaureate address — and later James Michener ' s Ivy Oration, with the traditional planting of the Ivy under the class motto On and Ever On — Commencement Day, then, with the earlier clouds breaking away to reveal a beautiful morning — Students, Faculty, Guests all gathered together in Magill Auditorium . . . solemnly . . . reverently — Dr. Howard McClenahan, Secretary of Franklin Institute as Commencement Speaker — pres- entation of a hundred and twelve degrees — then more presentations, these honorary, in which number Mrs. Hoover is conferred the degree of Doctor of Letters — the laying of the corner-stone for the Clothier Memorial — an impressive ceremony foreshadowing the imposing building that is to be — at night the Senior ::: or:5::: i:::0 ::P:: UUHUHaitf U [28]

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LJs LJVri Margaret Pitkin, Ph.D. Instructor in French and Italian Elizabeth H. Brooks, A.B. Tutor in French and German ISABELLE BrONK, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of the French Literature and Language John Russell Hayes, LL.B. Librarian of Friends Historical Library yu U?r NT -- [27]

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k2i T2:f71C::CirKa£ -i dance — one last good time that is a little desperate in its gaiety — Summer, then, with College but a dim memory — a memory, however, that grows more distinct as September draws near — a memory that turns to an actuality as our play begins, and the curtain rises on the : First Scene Our interest is caught immediately by the work already completed on the Clothier Memorial. The Freshmen, however, are the most important — Freshmen that are to be examined. Freshmen that are to be given receptions. Freshmen that are to be looked over, and Freshmen that are to be rushed — all play prominent parts. Other important roles in this scene, are taken by Dr. Miller and his party, recently returned from Sumatra with their Eclipse photographs and results that indicate a huge success; and Dr. Palmer, who has spent the summer with Captain MacMillan, and has made an unusual collection of flowers from Baffin land, and the Arctic regions. The endowment drive is also a prominent feature in this scene, with a great deal done, and a great deal more yet to be accomplished. Second Scene October, now — with the campus taking on its most beautiful coloring, and the college, with all Rushing, and the difficult part of adjustment over, getting back to normalcy and its usual activity. The Peace Drive, organized by Julian Cornell, Haines Turner, and Harold Wagner is the important thing now, having already established committees at Xh iP Haverford, Virginia and Johns Hopkins. Important as this is, however, it does not eclipse the organization of the Liberal Club, or the prospective renewed publica- tion of a college magazine — under the name of The Manuscript. Little Theatre Club also comes to the fore in presenting Candida, with a well-chosen, and ably directed cast. [29]