University of Rhode Island - Renaissance / Grist Yearbook (Kingston, RI)

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by which we have been able to earn with 500 points, a shield; 1,200 points, a silver key; and 1,600 points, a blazer. Those in our class whose activity merited awards from the Women’s Ath- letic Association for their outstanding athletic performances are as follows: Shield: Margaret Aharonian, Edith Angell, Louise Anthony, Carolyn Browning, Norma Rugbee, Jeanne Free- man, Margery Harrington, Mary Jones, Janet Joyce, Lois Pingree, Elizabeth The GRISTETTE Thresher, Yvonne Yare, Lois Young. Silver Keys: Edith Angell, Louise Anthony, Carolyn Browning, Jeanne Freeman, Mary Jones, Lois Pingree. Only two have received the highest athletic award, the beautiful corduroy blazer with the “R. I.” shield superim- posed upon it. Mentioned frequently throughout this account, and the girls we shall remember as “The Athletes” of our class, are Louise Anthony and Jeanne Freeman. Activities Live On Once again an all girl staff has car- ried on the task of editing the BEACON. With limited funds and an acute paper shortage the size of the BEACON was necessarily reduced from its pre-war dimensions. Editing the summer editions W ' ere: Editor-in-chief Marite Delaney Managing Editor Margery Harrington News Editor Irene Vock Feature Editor Dorothea Dahlquist Women’s Editor Betty Whitaker Co-Sports Editors Louise Anthony, Ethel O’Connor Copy Editor Rosemary Blaine Business Manager Beatrice Browning Office Manager Phyllis Stedman Circulation Manager Florence Sternback Faculty Advisers Professor Herbert M. Hofford Stanley S. Gairloch As an organization for the enjoy- ment of some twenty students inter- ested in photography, the Camera Club was revived this past July with the help of Miss Gaynell Neff, former director of the Union. Dr. John G. Albright, professor of physics, was appointed as faculty advisor. Officers of the club include: President Edgar A. Barwood Vice President Muriel Sadler Secretary-Treasurer Ethel O’Connor At weekly meetings, all phases of photography have been discussed under the able direction of Dr. Albright, and the enlarging, developing, and printing of pictures is anticipated by the mem- bers. The Home Economics Club is spon- sored for and by the girls in the Home Economics curriculum. Their list of activities for the past semester was headed by a croquet rush-party for the Freshmen W ' omen held at the Union. In June, Margery Harrington was sent as the delegate from Rhode Island to the College Club Conference of the Ameri- can Home Economics Association in Chicago. During the summer, slides of various flower arrangements were showm by the courtesy of the Coca Cola Company. The Club also sponsored a Philippine exhibit in Quinn Hall. This exhibit was loaned by Mrs. Harland Stuart who lectured on the exhibit at one of the meetings. In September, the club was responsible for arranging to 31 )►-

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Keeping Trim With Gym A glance through the Women’s Ath- letic Association files discloses that there is hardly a girl in our class who has not participated in one or several sports activities. Athletics has come to occupy an important place in our cam- pus life. The Field Hockey season was already underway upon our arrival on campus back in September, ’41. However, we were not long in proving that the class of ’45 had many promising players to contribute to the varsity. It was that first season that we saw our own Edie Angell start at center-forward while Lois Pingree, Betty Whitaker, Lou An- thony, Margie Harrington, Kay Brown- ing, Mary Jones, and Jeanne Freeman earned positions. When our second sea- son of field hockey rolled around, these classmates of ours replaces the regu- lars who had been graduated. Our final season, fall of ’43, really showed what our class could contribute when games were played against Pembroke, Provi- dence, Hockey Club and the “Lame Ducks.” Jeanne Freeman was labeled “one of the fastest wings the college had ever possessed.” Kay Browning was an excellent halfback and Mary Jones was the star right-inner. Lou Anthony, center-forward, put many balls into the cage. Basketball season in ' 41 also saw many members of out class perform, and Lou Anthony became the first ’45 to play a regular position in the varsity. The following year found Jeanne Free- man, Betty Thresher, Mary Jones, Edith Angell, Lois Young, and Kay Browning also playing for the varsity teams. Our Senior basketball season witnessed our class “tops” — Captain Lou Anthony a high scorer for the var- sity with Jeanne Freeman, Mary Jones, Betty Thresher, Lois Young, and Kay Browning, all outstanding members of the team. We won against Pembroke, the Camp Endicott WAVES, the “Lame Ducks,” North Kingstown, and Posse. The only set-back was with New York University. Moreover, our class team won all its games and was awarded the new basketball banner which hangs in the gym marked “SENIORS ’44.” The softball and volleyball tourna- ments, spring and summer, will be long remembered by all of us. We cannot begin to mention the names of all who participated in softball. In the sum- mer of ’43 outstanding players were se- lected to. be on an “All Star” team which played the A. S. T. P. Unit then residing on our campus. Those chosen from our class were Jeanne Freeman, Lou Anthony, and Lois Young. Any- one who witnessed that game, would agree that the R. I. State coeds were even capable of giving the Army some real competition! That same summer of ’43 saw many swim for hours in the waters of Thirty Acres; the majority there with a real purpose — to obtain their senior life- saving certificates. Registered Red Cross life-savers from our class are Edith Angell, Louise Anthony, Elaine Blumcnthal, Norma Bugbee, Ann Hop- kins, Mary Jones, Janet Joyce, Betty Thresher, Jeanne Freeman, Virginia Chapman and Ruth Wyatt. Lou An- thony made use of her certificate this summer in assisting the Physical Edu- cation Department with the aquacade which was presented by the P. T. classes. Modern Dance like field hockey was a novelty to most of us when we arrived on campus. It developed surprisingly well under the excellent direction of Mrs. Elizabeth Beach. The two recitals ' in the spring of ’43 and ’44 were tre- mendously successful. Superior among the modern dancers were Norma Bug- bee, Elaine Blumenthal, Iris Strong and Yvonne Yare. Tennis saw outstanding members of our class excell, but one deserves spe- cial mention, “Skip” Wyatt. Mrs. Beach and Miss June Gardner must be credited for arranging and en- forcing the fine point system of awards 4 30 )§t -

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T he GRISTE T T E have the Gorham Silverware exhibit, and in the same month, a recognition service was held honoring the Home Economics Seniors who became mem- bers of the American Home Economics Association. Throughout the semester, the Home Economics Club was con- cerned with urging girls to aid in fold- ing surgical dressings at the village Red Cross. The officers for the past semester were: President Margery Harrington Vice President Lucie Meola Secretary Marjorie Howe Treasurer Elaine MacDonald Social Chairman Muriel Pagliuca The International Relations Club is an organized group of students who meet regularly to discuss international trends from an unprejudiced and objec- tive point of view. The club sponsors the coming of many outside speakers to the campus. Its club members re- view books sent by the Carnegie En- dowment for International Peace and presents round table discussions for the purpose of stimulating comment. Once a semester the I. R. C. partici- pates in an assembly program. Much has been accomplished through the ex- pert advice of Dr. William A. Itter. In the past semester the first banquet planned by the club was enjoyed in Lippitt Hall, Mr. William Henry Chamberlain of the Christian Science Monitor addressed the club on September 7, on “Stalin’s Aims in War and Peace.” The officers for the past semester were : President Elsie Martin Vice President Irene Vock Secretary Carolyn Browning Treasurer Jean Salter Social Chairman Frieda Kemos Portia Club, a debating society for women, has been one of the most active societies on campus during the past year. On April 21 and 22, Portia, co- operating with Wranglers, sponsored a College Model Congress, to which twenty eastern colleges sent delegates. Many home debates were arranged, and out-of-town trips to Temple, New York University, Bates College, Pembroke, Boston University, and Boston College were undertaken. Cup debates are held every semester. One of these was the Freshmen debate, won this year by Janet Spink. Rush parties, given for each entering Fresh- man class, seek to discover girls who like debating. The Club is indebted to Professor George E. Brooks, faculty adviser, for excellent advice and guidance. The officers for the past semester were: President Iris Strong Vice President Elsie Martin Manager Janice Harred Secretary-Treasurer Irene Vock Social Chairman Shirlie Lalime Publicity Florence Sternback Phi Delta, Rhode Island’s dramatic society, after an absence from the cam- pus of more than two years, has once more been revived. For the first time since the Frosh Plays of 1941, Rhode Island State College witnessed a Phi Delta Production. On Friday, September 8, 1944, Phi Delta presented three one-act plays: Gratitude, directed by Barbara Martin; Noel Coward’s Ways and Means, direct- ed by Dr. Lee C. Wilson; and The Fa- 4 32 f