University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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cuss OF SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS President Bill Eckhardt Vice-President Bill Greer Secretary Sally Morgan Treasurer Carol Haase T. HE sophomore class, organized for the first time since 1943, pooled its talents and energies and really went places this year. President Bill Eckhardt, Vice-President Bill Greer, Secretary Sally Morgan, and Treasurer Carol Haase proved themselves wise choices for class officers, leading the sophs to fun and renown on the Maryland campus. Ably assisting them were Hal Donfrio, Weems Hawkins, Larry Cooper, Patty Piper, and a sophomore class united in spirit and literally raring to go. The sophs wrote their first page in Mary- land campus history when they sponsored the 8th Victory Loan Drive and came through with flying colors. A goal of $3000 was easily surpassed, and the final count showed that the drive had netted $17,734. Lennis Janes and Johnsie Wright handled the sale of stamps and bonds to the students and faculty respectively. 22

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feated Chuck Callegary for the class presi- dency. Other officers elected at that time were Fred DeMarr, vice-president; Nell Ligon, secre- tary; Barbara Schneider, treasurer; Mary Pat Smith, historian; and, Bob Kambies, sergeant- at-arms. Being the largest class on campus, the f resh- men were chiefly veterans who, by mid- semester, had recaptured their positions in most of the men ' s dorms which had been occupied by coeds during the war. To help these new freshmen, most of whom had entered the University of Maryland at the beginning of the second semester, to get acquainted, the class sponsored a series of freshman mixers in place of the usual single mixer. These dances were given in the new student lounge with the aid of the freshman girls in Margaret Brent, Anne Arundel, Dorm C, and Calvert Hall. Biggest item on the activity schedule of the forty-niners was the traditional freshman prom. Here again the frosh showed ingenuity in the choice of a theme, featuring the music of Clark Sheetenhelm and his orchestra. The dance committee, under the direction of Jack Clark, class prexy, and Dick Betson, social chairman, termed their dance the Gold Rush of ' 49. Goldie Schall and her decoration committee did a first-rate job of transforming the Gym Armory into an appropriate setting. Murals, depicting the glorious future of the ' 49ers at Maryland, were strategically placed around the gym. To further carry out the theme, picks and shovels were used as decorations. At midnight, a colorful spectacle occurred as the band played Pennies from Heaven and a net of black and gold parted, releasing multi-colored balloons to descend upon the dancers. All in all, the ' 49ers gave Maryland a novel and enjoyable evening. Thus began the story of the Class of 1949. The nights are grim. ' til the Sophs take a swim. • ■ 21

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Dee Speed, chairman of the drive, featured a novel stamp booth at the Veterans ' Dance to further increase the sales. Rita Hickernell did an excellent job of handling poster publicity for the drive, and the sophomore class and the entire student body responded in a manner that proved that, although the war is over and the social calendar is as long as in the pre- war times, Maryland students have not let down their wartime activities. February xi was the biggest day for the sophomores during 1945-1946. Just to prove to all doubting Thomases that Maryland was really back to its pre-war social pace, the sophs gave a Winter Frolic that will long remain a pleasant memory to the lucky hundreds who attended. Under the able chairmanship of Weems Hawkins, the class did things right by engaging Stan Brown and his orchestra, a favorite among colleges and universities in this area. Result was an evening of smooth and solid rhythm, climaxed by a crowning, not of a queen, but a King of the Prom. The big moment of the evening came when bashful Gene Reds Kinney was led amidst cheers to his throne set in front of a mammoth snow ball. Thus the sophs added a new member to campus royalty, and Maryland, after many Queens, once again has a King. Plaudits for the novel decorations scheme go to the class social committee headed by Ada Anne Howie and Pat Cross. All in all, the sophs gave Maryland one of its peppiest and most in- genious social evenings of the spring season. The Class of ' 48, however, did not get all the breaks. Just ask anyone of them about the tug-of-war against the freshmen at the begin- ning of the year. Look ' s like fun . . . . . Even for King Kinney. ' 23