University of Pennsylvania Evening School of Accounts and Finance - Closing Entries Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Cfaaa .Maforg Perhaps every graduating class of the Evening School of Accounts and Finance is unique among other graduating classes in at least one respect: the members may have started their studies here four, eight, or possibly eighteen years previous to the year of their graduation. It makes little differ- ence. So it is with the Class of 1949. VVe must go back to September, 1941 if we were to choose a typical year of entrance for the majority of the class-a year which was anything but typical in our nation's history, as we were destined to learn. The effects of the war soon became apparent in the lives of those students who were here in 1941. As early as November of that year, for example. four of the ten males elected to serve the Evening School Association had already left to, answer the Selective Service gong. Draft cards were the popular subject of conversations at that time, For popular diversion, before gas rationing, you may have traveled to Sunnybrook in Pottstown. Pa. to dance to the music of Charlie Barnet or Tommy Dorsey. At that time you may have been studying Ac- counting 1. under Professor George A. MacFar- landg Commercial Law 1, under Dr. C. N. Cal- lenderg Markets and Prices, under G. VVright Hoffman. or Money and Credit. with Dr. Frank Parker. In one of the columns of THIS LANTERN in March. 1942. we read, Remember when we didn't have to worry about air raid warnings. and f'Donate a Pint of Blood. At home. these were the years of air raid sirens and black out curtains. One of the original founders of the Evening School back in 1904. Dr. Edward P. Moxey, Pro- fessor of Accounting. died on April 6, 1943. By the end of that same year the enrollment had de- clined to approximately one thousand students. It was decided at that time that Honors Seminars were impractical with that small number of stu- dents and they were dropped from the regular schedule. Things were still looking dark in May of that year as far as student enrollment was concerned. THE LANTERN urged. just a word of advice-if the future looks doubtful next term, start school anyway- you won't regret it even if you have to leave in midterm . . . Effective on june 30. 1944, Dr. Thomas S. Gates became Chairman of the University and Dr. George VVilliam McClelland, then Provost, became the new President. By March, 1945, forty-one ex-service men were back on the campus in civilian clothes. At that time everyone was standing in line for a very scarce item-remember Fatimas? On june 7, Dr. jeremiah Lockwood died. By ROBERT F. NTASON The big rush of ex-G. 1. students was wisely anticipated and plans were made to accommodate them. Logan Hall was in for a face-lifting. Con- stuction was started in Room 117, for example, and two new quiz rooms, 221 and 223, were built in the former high ceiling of Room 117. Room 110 was equipped with laboratory-type desks to im- prove accounting working facilities. Fluorescent lighting made a big improvement for the students, who now had difficulty finding dark corners in lecture halls. Along about this time, we were be- ing urged to, Support the 7th War Loan Drive- Don't Let Them Down-Buy an Extra Bondf' By january, 1946, Evening School men had joined the Veterans Club and had already held a smoker and dinner, and a dance in Houston Hall appropriately called, A Night in Hawaii. The influx of students that year filled the halls and rooms to capacity-if you didn't get to class early you didn't get a seat falmostj. By the end of 1946, Logan Hall was straining at its seams. Long lines of customers queued up at the few water fountains at intermission time. You may remember reading the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Issue of THE LANTERN which came out in the early part of 1947. And later, the elec- tion of its first woman editor, Miss Louise j. Gruber. 1947 was the year of many changes among the teaching staff. Dr. Callender, Commer- cial Law I. and Mr. Cameron, Accounting, both retired. Professor George A. MacFarland, Ac- counting 1, had to forego teaching in the Evening School in order to devote his full time to his newly acquired duties as Chairman of the Advisory Council for Veterans at the University. Dr. john rl. Sullivan, Commercial Law. and Dr. Edward N. Wright, Accounting. also retired. Dr. VVright has since been active with the American Friends Serv- ice Committee and is in Hungary at the present time. Another important change took place in Logan Hall in 1947. As the final step in the improvement of its plant, the old shoddy hues of sombre green gave way to the painterls brush, and a miracle was worked with plaster and paint. The fumes had a way of getting in your nose, whether you were in the basement or on the fourth floor. It was also news that year when we learned that a traffic light had been installed. after many long years, at the intersection of 36th Street and VVoodland Avenue. A Professor quipped, lt used to be nobody cared how you got killed at 36th Street. Now you have to get killed according to the light. ln April, 1948, a testimonial dinner in honor of Mr. XVilliam R. Hockenberry was held to com- memorate his tenth anniversary as Director of the Evening and Extension Schools of Accounts Seveizty

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CAMPUS LOOKING TOWARD THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM SCENE OF OUR GRADUATION IRVINE AUDITORIUM FRANKLIN FIELD HOUSTON HALL BY DAYLIGHT AND SO: WE LEAVE THE UNIVERSITY . .

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antl Finance. .Xn litlittirial in 'l'i-na l..xN'ri5RN, l9-W. saicl, The rultltmlt for the flass of '49 at this writing is nut tim hright, Unless yuu wake up to the fact that there is inure tn higher eclucatitin than incre hunk learning . . . there will not he a Class of '-HJ. AX spirit was ltincllerl hy Nlr. QXlclieuwn's worcls, antl sown thercaliter an ui'ganizatit1n was plaunecl in view of the approaching election ul' umcers. The electipn resultecl in the appointment to office of inen ancl wfnnen who were willing to help as- setnhle the class ancl prucluce a plan fur ehfectively wurlxing nut the thuusanrl ancl une rletails which hacl tu he clone. Such things as ccliting anal pulmlish- ing this lmcmlq. election ancl wrclering nur rings. eul- lecting class clues. planning a cmninenceinent pru- grant, ancl planning Class Day entertaitnnent all hacl to he wnrltecl nut. The electiun of llarulcl li, Stassen as l'resiclent of the Lfniversity to succeerl llr. Klcflellancl, was annfmuncecl un Septetnher l7. VHS ancl pruviclerl us with a natural inspiratitln fur the clcclicatitmn of this eclitiun nf Llnsing lintries. The Silver ,lulrilee rXnniversary uf the Night XYatch lltmnm' Society XYI1SZLll4lIllCI'lllllbHI'l2lI1f1lIllC- stone in livcning School llistury tluring nur tinle here. .X hanquet was helcl un lfclmruary IO. 1949, at the L'niversity Clulm. Aniung niany clistinguish- erl guest speakers. the Night XYatch was litnnwerl to have Dr. Canhy lialclerstun, llean ul the XYhar- tfmn Sclicml. Thus we come to june, lil-lfl, the year cngravecl un our Certilieate of l'rulieiency. XX'e share lonal tneinories of the years gone hy-years clcvutecl tw a purpose, the fullillnient nf which has retluirecl the hest that is in us. These years have not passerl without a measure nf sacrifice hy all of us. as well as hy those who have helperl frmn tinie tn tiine tu pull us througli. 'Lfnquestionahly these years at Logan have heen valualmle ones in eclucatirmnal flee veluptnent. ancl this value will talte on arlclecl lustre as we join the vast ranks nt' altnnni nf the livening School and the University ui l'ennsylvania. ,Ns Alutnni. we are part tif a clistinguishefl grnup nt' men anrl women. Tlirnugh this afliliatiun we inay cnntinue to keep in cuntact with nur ahna inater. This is the Class uf l9-l9. liach anil every lace in the preceding pages shares a part of this class histurv. ,M X vw ' 'WM