Thomas College - Thomasonian Yearbook (Waterville, ME)

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UN DERGRADUATES Front Row: Richard Esty, Charles Hurd, Thomas Bragdon, Marvin Bolduc, Richard Talbot, Roland Huard, Richard Russell. Back Row: Herbert Ii1ll'iCl', Anthony Joseph, Joe Adams, Leo Cote, Charles Rcny, David Pznrzi- dis, Melvin Dostie, Eugene Couture, Eugene Wing, Germain Plante, Joseph Desclinine, Rod- ney Miehuud, Dwight Sparrow, Raymond Quirion, John Libby, Robert. Clnnnbcrlain. THE UN DERGRADUATES My name is Noreen McCormick. I'm a student in an educational in- stitution. I'm a dumb cluck! The time is now. The place? You name it! My story begins at 9:00 A.M., September 6, 1955. I had been assigned to duty at Thomas Business College. My job? Learn something! 9:05 I registered. 9:10 It was a tough assignment, and I knew I couldn't do it alone, so I rounded up a group of fellow dumb clucksf' This Wasn't easy. I had to be sure that they were after the same thing I Was. Namely - TI-IE FACTS! 9:15 The dumb clucks met in the main room. We decided to call ourselves The Undergraduates. We hoped this would fool the teachers and enable us to get what we came for without their knowledge of it. 9:20 They told us where to go. This was their way of telling us that they knew what we were here for. 9:25 We were shown around the school. Being the undergraduates, we took particular notice of everything that might help us to get the facts. 12:00 We were excused for the remainder of the day. Tuesday, September 7, 1955. 8:35 Accounting - Mister Thomas, the

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UNDERGRADUATES Front Row: Annu Pillsbury, Rachael I-Icrarrl, BilI'lJZ1l'i1i Bcssey, Janet Poulin, Glenna Denis. Back Row: Eluinc Sziwtcllu, .lo Ann Oakes, Nancy Violcttc, Nancy Hunter, .loan Dow, Lor- raine Eaton, Joyce Parlcliurst. teacher of this class, began by giving us a short talk of the procedures to be followed. Each student is to arrive at 7:00 in order to complete the gossiping before class time. He then proceeded to talk about accounting, while we, the undergraduates, talked about him. 9:15 Typing-We were getting somewhere now. We met the only female teacher at Thomas- Miss Bashier. More facts. She began by telling us about the typewriter, and how it should be used. Then showing us where to place our hands, she counted to ten, while we made a sad at- tempt to pound the keys with each count. I will admit there was a good deal of grunting, but I think It was entirely unnecessary of Mister Thomas, Sr., to stop classes and make a thorough search of the school. Who ever heard of pigs going to school??? We were getting the facts. Miss Bashier concluded her class with these Words: Never trouble trouble, 'til trouble troubles you. More facts! 9:55 At last, a chance for the undergraduates to discuss the situation. Out come the cigarettes! On with the lipstick! While in another corner, the boys are discussing the facts! Did you see that cute blond? Did I! Their heads go together. Out come the combs! 10:05 Time for Shorthand. Again, we are greeted by Miss Bashier. In spite of her most interesting talk on the history of shorthand, she had trouble getting the attention of the students. The girls were more in- terested in Nipper Wing, the only boy in the class! 10:55 A sad moment. The end of shorthand and Nipper . Oh well,