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

Text from Pages 1 - 272 of the 1948 volume:

The 1948 GRIST of Rhode Island State College JEROME H. FREIBERG Editor-in-Chief CHANDLER C. HENLEY, JR. Business Manager FOREWORD To The Reader: The 1948 GRIST is a record of the achievements of our class while at Rhody. In these pages, you will find a pictorial narrative of undergraduate life on Kingston Hill. The diverse activities and accomplish- ments, not only of the Class of ' 48, but of the others as well, are chronicled as a permanent remembrance of the past year. We hope that this book will be a fitting tribute to the graduates, many of whom are finally realizing their goal several years later than scheduled, because of war service. We of the original classes of ' 45 44, and even earlier, who help to make up this hetero- geneous class, herald this GRIST as the clarion of a new, and we sincerely pray, peaceful era in the life of our proud and growing Alma Mater. The GRIST Board DEDICATION Dr. Kenneth Wright Dr. Lee C. Wilson To Dr. Wright, our class advisor during our first two years on campus. His was the job of helping us plan social activities in a time of war shortages of everything from programs to orchestras. He spent many an hour with our class officers insuring the success of various class functions. With his dry wit and sound advice, he proved a friend indeed to all of us here in 1945 and 1946. To Dr. Wilson who so ably assisted the class after Dr. Wright ' s departure. Those of us who were for- tunate enough to be admitted to his crowded classes were delighted by the humor with which he flavored his words of wisdom. This same spirit assisted us in our class and committee meetings. Dr. Wilson will always be remembered by the class of ' 48. 4 Board of Trustees of State Colleges JOHN F. BROWN, Chairman FRANCIS I. McCANNA, Secretary DR. JOSEPH L. BELLIOTTI A. LIVINGSTON KELLEY MRS. C. GORDON MacLEOD CLARK F. MURDOUGH DR. MICHAEL F. WALSH PRESIDENT CARL R. WOODWARD Since a brisk, November day in 1941, when Dr. Carl R. Woodward arrived on our campus to assume the mantle of leadership, Rhode Island State College has enjoyed unchecked progress in the academic world. Recognized as an outstanding scholar in the field of agriculture and author of several books on the subject, our prexy is no less an administrator. A man of quiet mien and firm conviction. Dr. Woodward has succeeded admirably in steering our college over the course which he has charted. His dream of a University of Rhode Island is now within realization. A tireless worker, farseeing educator and respected leader, Dr. Carl R. Woodward can look back upon seven years of distinguished service to Rhode Island. May he remain at the helm for many more successful years. Carl Raymond Woodward, President, 1941 B.S., Rutgers University, 1914; M.A., Ibid., 1919; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1926; Litt. D., Rut- gers University, 1941; D.Sc., Rhode Island College of. Phar- macy, 1943; D.Sc., Bryant Col- lege, 1943. Harold William Browning Vice President of College; Dean of Science, 1920; B.S., Rhode Island State College, 1914; M. S., University of Wisconsin, 1916; Ph.D., Ibid., 1920 John Chilcote Weldin Dean of Administration and Registrar, 1939, 1927; B. S., Iowa State College, 1916; M.S., Ibid., 1923; Ph.D., Ibid., 1926. John Francis Quinn Dean of Men. 1947: B.S., Massa- chusetts State College. 1928; M.A., Columbia University, 1933; Ph.D., New York Univer- sity, 1942. EXECUTIVE Evelyn Belle Morris Dean of Women, 1946, 1942; B.A., University of Wisconsin, 1935; M.A., Columbia Univer- sity, 1941. COUNCIL Winfield Scott Briggs Associate Professor of Account- ing, 1944, 1942; B.S., Missis- sippi Agricultural and Mechan- ical College, 1923; M.S., Col- umbia University, 1929; Ph.D., Ibid., 1945. John Blackmer Smith Professor of Agricultural Chem- istry, 1941, 1923; B.S., Tufts College. 1916; M.S., Rhode Is- land State College, 1927. George Andrew Ballentine Dean of School of Business Ad- ministration and Associate Pro- fessor of Economics, 1946, 1941; A.B., Colgate University, 1922; M.B.A., Harvard University, 1924. Olga Pauline Brucher Dean and Professor of Home Economics, 1944, 1942; B.S., Rhode Island State College, 1914; M.S., University of Wis- consin, 1916; Ph.D., Ibid., 1920. Mason Herbert Campbell Dean of the School of Agricul- ture and Director of Agricul- tural Experiment Station, 1942; B.S., University of Illinois, 1917; M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1918; Ph.D., Ibid., 1932. Thomas Stephen Crawford Dean of Engineering and Pro- fessor of Chemical Engineering, 1945, 1936; B.S., West Virginia University, 1925; M.S., Ch.E., Ibid., 1927; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1931. CRIST BOARD Editorial Staff Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor . Assistant Editor . Associate Editor . Women ' s Editor . Sports Editor Women ' s Sports Editor Feature Editor Copy Editor Photography Editor Art Editor Jerome Freiberg Robert Tiemann Joyce Ann Dawley William Duggan Carolyn Strealdorf John Paliotti Joan Butler William Curran Barbara Knowe Alden Stickney Shirley Goldberg Business Staff Business Manager Assistant Business Manager Advertising Manager . Circulation Manager . Service Manager . Chandler Henley Leon Nahigian Warren Salter James Pyne Stanley Cornish 10 GRIST BOARD General Staff Robert Aronson Christine Bills Dorothy Cole William Cowen John Diffley Mary Gillick William Irvine Lloyd Schofield The Junior Class at a meeting in the spring each year elects the editor-in-chief and business manager for the following year ' s GRIST. These two individuals in turn select, respectively, the editorial and business staffs of the yearbook. It is customary for the editorial staff to select an appropriate theme for the book. The 1948 staff has chosen the theme, A Trip Through Kingston. The business staff must operate within the budget, which consists of the tax collected from each student on campus as well as income from advertisers. The GRIST Board is proud to publish a representa- tive book this year in the face of the High Cost of Living. 11 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING The School of Engineering, constantly expanding ii of industry, now offers six curricula — Chemical, Civil in Aeronautical), Physics and the new course of study, completed the basic first-year work, the student course within his chosen curriculum in his sophc Through a program initiated this year by Dean C are constantly in touch with industrial leaders in this region. By means of thi contact and the resulting exchange of ideas, it is hoped that the curricula may ored to meet the needs of the prospective employer. To accomplish this, the i are continually being reviewed and altered to keep them abreast of the latest d TSSB53aEES « teas • 8 5 ' ssrsjs iK ks? 1 p, ° ' • ' 8 s • ' mtss sssssp 12 T£ 5 SHS - M ? u s L J M c;!™r 1 ? ° E m aewA 0 - 1 En3,n ' ins ' B - s - ISS S SISSkI- s - c 13 SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE 14 DE hM «« D - v M • ohi ° s “ ' UBiw - s - e s?W£ tra. aA u 1930 ‘ T s ?® . •g?m - - s - H «ON. a Noon w.. jr.-b. s.. w. s«,« «. ng SS A c ° m ' ,( u — iw - M - a • ««r awEN - B - s ' — — s “ kS. %M. «■ k na ™ a - bs - ' - - ° ' l,no, ‘ ' 19401 °a«E; kjr M - P S M,™,-.M W , State Gol- BARTLETT— B. S., RW. KM su,. - New i9S7 C ° ' a ' ' ST V PK ,R J NE Co� «U, % + SWANN. MBS. JEAN H.-B. S . BKode KU„d S, Jte O,, n m: £®$ ££ SCHOOL OF SCIENCE The School of Science is the largest of the five schools of the college. Its curricula include Biology, Biological Laboratory Technology, Pre-Medicine, Chemistry, Mathe- matics. General Teacher Training, Teacher Training for Physical Education for Men, and Liberal Studies. The curriculum in Biology gives opportunity for specialization in the fields of Botany, Zoology, or Bacteriology, and training in the application of biological science to the problems of modem life. The Pre-medicine curriculum is designed to give students the academic foundation required for admission to medical and dental schools. The B. L. T. curriculum is intended primarily to help students prepare themselves for work as technicians in public health laboratories, hospitals, and laboratories of private physicians and industrial concerns. The Chemistry curriculum trains the student in theoretical and descriptive in- organic and organic chemistry, to give him a working knowledge of the various branches of chemical analysis and to familiarize him with the practical application of Chemistry. The Mathematics curriculum is planned to train the student in the theory, the practical applications, and the historical and cultural aspects of mathematics. The curriculum in General Teacher Training is to prepare students to become teachers of academic subjects at the high school level. The curriculum in Teacher Training for Physical Education for Men offers male students the opportunity to prepare themselves to become teachers of physical education, health, hygiene, and athletics. In presenting the Liberal Studies curriculum, the college is making available to the young men and women who attend it, a course that is broader and more liberal than is offered in the other more technical or professional curricula. The program in Nursing offered at Rhode Island State is associated with the Roger Williams General Hospital of Rhode Island. It leads to the degree of Bachelor of Science and to a diploma in Nursing. 16 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE - ISSS TO - Bo — U £36L£M — Ed - Rhod ' TCER2S4S3 « ■ � !S5EttJ Si iSffiOiWSr s • A Chw ' B Jd VsIaS sS Co lw, IwTm. s rass gassr ar ' - Ch ™- W 8 T? 4t2B2UXia ,n “ gpasag- x b h s n gsagR � r - TXs ' ; ifTSOMsi K; in afe ,ttne ' assasr - a ’- s - ' f SSS£C“ ' W iSSS eSSSF KE v N S P V RNARa ' ' E s h - B - Rt coi R s E ;i 9 «; ' AR0 ' “ ' E - A - B ' , 5pW I� Ktt ‘ E s,iIh - A - B “jg BSMe Brtr«A « . b: ££. MS L fW«� n Gcolom snd a r - ’ESSSSJ s ‘ fite ' t 7S«SSl ff lESSS ® H ci� i � sMi— 8 17 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE L “ f iik - w issi « ;=:� m «■« ' S ar , ra £rw cMr ° f pKw “ r “sssfijsssr wiaiAMs - SD ' d “ ' “ !EiS!r ipsas 2 °° ' — B - s - R.O.T.C. STAFF Colonel B. R. DeGraff, A. B. from Columbia, 1917 Captain Leslie F. Coates, B.S. from University of Conn., 1936 Captain Gabriel A. Ivan, B.S. from U. S. Military Academy, 1943 Captain Howard K. Welch, B.S. from Montana State College, 1938 M Sgt George E. Bryan 1st Sgt William E. MacFarland M Sgt Frank L. Doggett 1st Sgt Lloyd R. McVay 1st Sgt Louis H. Bergin T Sgt Roy C. Corbett 1st Sgt John A. Bradley T Sgt Asa B. Miner The Reserve Officers Training Corps can date its origin back to July 2, 1862, the date on which Abraham Lincoln signed the Land-grant Bill, commonly known as the Morrill Act. ROTC has been a part of Rhode Island State College since the school was established as the Rhode Island State College of Agriculture Mechanics Arts on May 19, 1892. Since that time the enrollment steadily increased until it reached an all-time high of 624 Basic and Advanced Course students in 1939. During the war years the Ad- vanced Course was suspended and the basic course enrollment dropped to as low as 40, due to the great number of members or eligible members being drafted into the Armed Forces. In February 1946 the Advanced Course was reactivated at Rhode Island State with an enrollment of 19 — -all veterans. 12 of these original members received commissions as 2d Lieutenants in the Officers Reserve Corps on February 1948. To take care of the expanding enrollment a sub-unit has been activated at the Prov- idence Center (Oliver Hazard Perry Junior High School) Providence, R. I., with an enrollment of 135. The anticipated enrollment for the basic course for next September is estimated as 600 with a corresponding increase in the Advanced Course. This will exceed the all-time record set in 1939. The courses, reguirements, benefits, etc., of the ROTC course are outlined on pages 151-152 of the current college catalog. 19 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS The field of business absorbs the majority of all college graduates this year. The School of Business offers several curricula — Accounting, Marketing and Advertising, Insurance, Industrial Management, Secretarial Studies, and General Administration. The Accounting option prepares the student for specialized training and practice in the use of modem accounting methods. Many of the graduates of this curriculum go on to take a certificate as a Certified Public Accountant. The Marketing and Ad- vertising option prepares the student in the ever-widening fields of wholesaling and retailing, as well as the newer, but egually popular, advertising field. The Insurance option is to provide a broad background of business education with professional training in insurance. The Industrial Management courses instruct the student in modem factory control, through the office and the plant. Courses in Political Science, Business Law, Economics, and Statistics are offered to give the student a working, as well as a practical knowledge, of the! many problems to be met in the world of business. 20 c -sa ES r 9 l9 A ' B d Col[ ' 3 1925 ' M A - l!,jnd s “ mm 1 Ed - Braw wh - c ° ' 3 ' ' .OJCKSOM. E- B. S.. Columbia U« 9R9, B-ETCHER. MURIEL G.-B, S„ Rhode Island State Cbllese, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS L E| EOK3E-B. S. Ed., Bolton Uoivertltv, 1939, M. C S„ MORGAN, MARYLIN C. (Mrs.)-B. S„ Rhode Island State S SE 1 21 SCHOOL OF HOME ECONOMICS For eight-week periods each semester, six girls in certain fields of Home Economics, and an advisor live in the House Management House. At this time, it is their home to manage. This includes work done in the house, as well as planning for, and pre- paring meals. In this way the students learn the theories and practice of home manage- ment through actual experience. Glasses in the Home Economics Department are held in Quinn Hall, where there are also food, clothing, and art laboratories. There are now 214 girls in the School of Home Economics. 22 IS ■ ' gij ' W ' isr.rfs? trrsii “- 1 — ■ssss ■Sggga� .wi.teB6i SttaaMBi SS ' S-Sff • — HtesS™- Spt « tsas ssrsm. sr ■grj � Esr� � BaAS: ” s rg , twK ' , , a. , 1 i “ issssiiss T aKWsnMa xatt s� .«swf mSESP 1 w xasws «fc m? “KS, iT SKir«s.”wi “- ' HOUSING UNITS POLYGON Dean Harold W. Browning Dr. Vernon I. Cheadle Dr. Edward M. J. Pease MEMBERSHIP RHO IOTA KAPPA THETA CHI BETA PHI DELTA ALPHA PSI LAMBDA CHI ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON ALPHA EPSILON PI PHI MU DELTA TAU KAPPA EPSILON PHI SIGMA KAPPA ALPHA TAU GAMMA BETA PSI ALPHA TAU EPSILON PHI TAU SIGMA David Hanna George Hanuschak Robert O ' Connell Raymond D ' Aquanno James Simmons Charles Eastwood James Boyle George Doyle Louis Burgess George Carey David Ward John Kapowich Jerome Freiberg Albert Abramovitz Charles Phillips William Brown William Duggan Richard Shortle Ferdinand Gomolli Arthur Hull Wilfred Messier Thurston Robinson William Ferrante Domenie Mainelli Richard Walder Morton Gollis Stewart Hart Raymond West The Polygon, founded in 1911 to oversee fraternity rushing and to settle interfraternity disputes, has in these post-war years increased its scope to include all matters of fraternal interest. Representatives are sent to the National Interfraternity Conference to discuss common problems with undergraduates from colleges in every section of the country. Closer ties have also been effected with the Interfraternity Alumni Council, founded here during the war years. Governed by officers selected impartially from among the representatives of each fraternity Polygon cannot be influenced unduly by any single unit or small clique. Always a governing board, Polygon now has become a sounding board for the fra- ternities. 27 RHO IOTA KAPPA President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Leonard Moreau James Pyne Walter Bergman Fred Lopes Rho Iota Kappa, Rhode Island State ' s oldest fraternity, has reached her 40th anni- versary. The years from 1908 to 1948 have seen many strides forward and PIK ' S good fellowship and brotherhood has continually grown stronger. From her origin at the Peckham Homestead to her present chapter house, PIK ' S main purpose has been to further the interests of Rhode Island State College. Perhaps her most important contribution to the college in the past few years has been in the field of athletics. She has led not only in intramural competition, but her members have also played a leading role in the success of the varsity teams. FACULTY HOWLAND BURDICK GEORGE E. ADAMS PAUL CIEURZO GERRY GENTILE CRAWFORD P. HART 1948 DAVID HANNA ATWOOD HEATH LEONARD MOREAU JAMES PYNE JOHN STELUTANO LESLIE WILBUR JACK ALLEN MICHAEL BALZANO WALTER BERGMAN CONRAD DAREUUS HAL HAGOPIAN ROBERT HANLON GEORGE HANUSCHAK ELLIOTT JOHNSON FRED LOPES RAYMOND MALONE ALBERT PALMIERI GRANTLAND RICE ANTHONY RODERICK RICHARD RUTHERFORD IAN STEVENSON HENRY ZABERIEK 1950 ALTON ANDREWS PAUL BOGHOSSIAN JOHN DAGOSTINO RAYMOND DALTON EVERETT DOLL LEONARD R. EUART STANLEY GRABIEC ALBERT HANSON LOUIS JOSSELYN LOUIS KELLEY JOHN LIVINGSTON JOHN SMITH SALVATORE SOSCIA FRANK SPILECKI ROBERT SQUADRITO SALVATORE VENTO WALTER WAITKUN First Row (I. to r.): S. Grabiec. F. Lopes, L. Moreau. J. Pyne, R. Squadrito, R. Malone. Second Row : S. Vento, E. Doll, P. Boghossian. I. Stevenson, W. Waitken, G. Hanuschak, E Johnson, A, Heath. Third Row : F. Spilecki, R. Rutherford, J. Livingstone, A. Palmieri, H. Zabriek, L. Josselyn, A Andrews, J. D ' Agostino. 29 THETA CHI President Vice President Secretary Treasurer I. Champlin Wilbour Edward Smith . Harold W. Browning Jr. Wilfred H. Anger Theta Chi, first known as Sigma Delta, was the second local fraternity to be founded on this campus. Knowledge of the society ' s existence first became known to the cam- pus on December 22, 1909 when a formal Coming Out Party was held in Lippitt Hall. Sigma Delta ' s petition for charter was granted by Theta Chi fraternity on March 18, 1911. It is interesting to note that Eta chapter was the first national on this campus. In 1936, the fraternity celebrated its 25th anniversary of national affiliation with the publication of a book that reviewed its history. Theta Chi ' s present building was badly damaged by fire in 1937, but by 1938 the house had been reoccupied again. 30 FACULTY Dr. HAROLD W. BROWNING Prof. HERBERT M. HOFFORD Prof. JOHN E. LADD ... Prof. ALEX. CRUICKSHANK Prof. ROBERT ROCKAFELLOW THOMAS BAKER ROBERT BEATON MALCOLM BRAMBLE HAROLD W. BROWNING Jr. FRED BRUNO RICHARD CAMPBELL ROBERT CURTIS RAYMOND D ' AQUANNO FRANK D’AMBRA WILLIAM D ' AQUANNO DAVID GOULDING SAMUEL HALL RICHARD HOLMES STEPHEN HURLEY DENBY JENKINS HENRY ST. GERMAIN lNK AVERILL SOLD AVERILL iBERT BAILEY ICE BLOUNT iNCIS BOLDUC D CLARKE WILLIAM SENIOR WILLIAM SHANNON SC5. r.� „ E Smilh - f 1 0s ' tSSToWtS i. Mi «« r F E K ; ?—■ ’ R BETA PHI President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Clarence F. Olds Herbert H. Boden Jr. Theodore A. Suddard Alan D. Smith From the rooms of East Hall in 1910 to the present house on Lower College Road, no fraternity has a more envious history than Beta Phi. Its charter members, occupants of East Hall, organized Beta Phi and found temporary housing in the Watson House. Ground was broken in 1913 by Dr. John Barlow for Beta Phi, the first fraternity house to be built on campus. In 1926, with the mortgage burning, Beta Phi became the first fraternity on campus to own a house. During the recent conflict more than 250 of the Brothers earned with them into all parts of the globe the fraternal ideals, Unity and Progress. 32 FACULTY Dr. EVERETT CHRISTOPHER Dr. DONALD ZINN L. BLOOM II Charter EASTWOOD H. BOARDMAN THADDEUS M. CIESLA KENNETH R. DUHAMEL CHARLES W. EASTWOOD Ir. WILLIAM B. HAACK GORDON B. HALL RICHARD HOLE WILLIAM J. MARX ANDREW R. MERCAK II CHARLES H. McLEISE Jr. KENNETH E. NORTHUP THOMAS P. OLEAN ARNOLD NIGHTINGALE THOMAS H. POINTON THOMAS REILLY WILLIAM RYAN ERNEST E. ST. LOUIS Jr. HERMAN TIEDGE ROBERT WAKEFIELD KMtteSr L to r : 1 s “ E Dempse Second Row: L. Crandall, G. Wholey. E. Dahl, A. Smith, H. Jwjsin° G Champlin ' T ' K ' Y ° ' st - - H - Ury ' w - £ 33 DELTA ALPHA PSI Delta Alpha Psi, the fourth oldest fraternity on the campus of Rhode Island State College, was founded in 1910. The fraternity received official recognition from the college April 6, 1912. In 1913, through the cooperation of President Edwards, the fraternity was given a lease on the Perry House on Upper College Road. Ground was broken in 1917 for the erection of a permanent dwelling and construction was completed the following On the twenty-fifth anniversary of its founding, Delta Alpha once more expanded. The house was completely renovated and a new wing was added. Of the fraternities on the campus, Delta Alpha Psi has the largest alumni body and an active alumni organization which meets regularly in Providence. 34 Prof. WILLIAM M. H. BECK Jr. FACULTY Prof. WESLEY B. HALL Prof. RAYMOND HALLIDAY 7 Charter Members 1911— Founded Dr. GEORGE W. PARKS 539 Members 1948 JAMES BOYLE Jr. JOSEPH COM1SKEY CHARLES CRESSY Jr. WILLIAM CURRAN JOHN DIFFLEY Jr. JAMES EATON Jr. WALLACE F. EPOLT RAYMOND E. GEISSER WARREN A. GERAGHTY BRADLEY H. HANKINS HENRY JACKSON ROBERT J. KIRK HENRY KORNACKI EDMUND W. KREISCHER JAMES H. LOVETT Jr. J. ROBERT O ' DONNELL JAMES G. SHOLA 1949 ROGER H. ALMY ARTHUR ANDERSON JACK E. AWDE ROBERT M. BEALL PAUL J. DelNERO GEORGE W. DOYLE BERNARD FLYNN STANLEY GAUNT JOHN E. JOHNSON FRANCIS C. LATHROP Jr. EDMUND MELLO JOSEPH V. PETRUCCI Jr. FRANCIS SHERMAN GEORGE SICILIANO EARL J. SWEENY RAYMOND R. WOOD RAYMOND T. CLEELAND Jr. EDMUND FAZZI RUSSELL F. GEISSER PHILIP J. GILCHRIST WILLIAM HALL JOHN T. MURPHY NORMAN R. PACQUETTE FRANK C. PANZARELLA NORBERT R. PELLERIN WILLIAM A. ROTHWELL HENRY A. SARDELLI ERNEST M. SOCHA ALEC VOIGHT First Row (I. to r.): G. Doyle, N. Paquette, E. Kreischer, P. DelNero, R. Geisser, J. Shola, A. Voight, W. Hall. I Second Row: B. Flynn, E. Fazzi, H. Nicholson, E. Socha, B. Geisser, F. Sherman, J. Awde, G. Siciliano, F. Panzarella, E. Sweeney. Third Row: R. Beall, F. Lathrop, R. Almy, P. Gilchrist, J. O ' Donnell, R. Wood, B. Pellerin, H. Sardelli, R. Cleeland, J. Murphy, B. Hankins. 35 LAMBDA CHI ALPHA President Vice President Secretary Treasurer . Walter J. Pulawski . Louis A. Burgess William G. Hunt . Lawrence J. Gibney Founded originally at Boston University in 1909, Lambda Chi Alpha now embraces a representation of 118 Undergraduate Chapters throughout North America along with 108 alumni representations in all parts of the globe. Eta Zeta was installed at Rhode Island State College as a charter member of that young, growing national fraternity in 1914. Since that time, it has been the pleasant task of the various chapter historians to record a series of events marking a period of more than 30 years of progress for Eta Zeta. Rhode Island may be justly proud of Lambda Chi Alpha ' s achievements to date, both on Kingston Hill and throughout the nation. 36 WMAfc R Walker ' R Franci5 ' L G,bney ’ w - Pu!ansk Mrs ' “■ 1 B — F “ L “■ R Sparks - ’■ Ker - c w M - K — 37 SICAAA ALPHA EPSILON President Vice President Secretary Treasurer . John J. Sullivan . Louis Kudlacik Alexander J. Rzepiela Richard W. Sharry Rhode Island Alpha of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, an outgrowth of the incorporation of the local fraternity, Zeta Pi Alpha, was installed at Rhode Island State College in 1929. During the period between 1929 and 1934 the fraternity was located in what is now known as the Phi Sigma Kappa house. In 1934, upon the completion of a new home, the chapter was moved to its present location within the College Gates. Throughout its entire career, Sigma Alpha Epsilon has been prominent in diverse fields of endeavor and the achievements of its members have brought nothing but honor and prestige to the college. FACULTY EDGAR WARREN I. BURTON F. RAYMOND MERRILL L. PIERCE KENNETH G. SAYLES RICHARD W. SHARRY EDWARD A. HINDLE LEO F. SULLIVAN CLIFFORD F. TABOR ftILS ' b! wi : rd. s - Ma “ R Poi,los ’ G Ge,sser ' R Duchesneau ' Minme - 1 Hal1 R H,ndle ' G h 1 “ 7 ° 39 ALPHA EPSILON PI President Vice President Secretary Irving Silverman Albert Abramovitz Marvin Geller . Philip Zalkind The local fraternity of Beta Nu Epsilon came into being in the spring of 1922 with a charter membership of ten men. As the chapter prospered the idea of nationalization became an important factor of the policy. Finally in 1928 it was decided to affiliate with Alpha Epsilon Pi. At the time of the induction, Dr. Howard Edwards, President of Rhode Island State College, was initiated as an honorary brother. During the war years the house was used as a dormitory by the college, but with the end of the emergency, AEPi has returned to its former status. Both before and after the war Alpha Epsilon Pi has had a record to be proud of on Rhode Island State ' s campus. 40 PHI MU DELTA Eleven non-fraternity men, drawn together in 1923 by common interests, gradually grew to realize that their power and ideals could be strengthened only by the formation of a local fraternity. On January 10, 1924, the eleven students sent a petition to the college authorities seeking permission to establish a fraternity to be known as Delta Sigma Epsilon. The charter was granted on the sixteenth of that same January. Delta Sigma Epsilon, located in what is now the Village Church House, was ab- sorbed by Phi Mu Delta and chartered as Nu Eta Chapter in 1929. The present house was occupied in 1932. 42 FACULTY CARL E. BARRIE RICHARD M. SERDIENIAN EDWARD J. SWANN LEONARD A. WAITE KENNETH WILLARD Mr. ALBERT L. OWENS C e H flf °o! DMt f ' yOT° I w! I, Davis] e W dagger, ‘ HiU C OTiiett C. Barrie R Hawley M! 43 TAU KAPPA EPSILON President Vice President Secretary Treasurer . Frederick Weber Donald R. Rose . Richard Phelps Albert O. Gentes The Campus Club, a social organization, first occupied the Boardman House after its inception in East Hall in 1920. In 1929 the group reorganized as Rhody ' s seventh fraternity. Phi Beta Chi. This move was accomplished to better perpetuate the fellow- ship and ideals of the original organization. After six years of development and with a new chapter house completed in 1934, the local turned to a careful consideration of nationalization. Finding in Tau Kappa Epsilon those aims and ideals they valued in addition to a progressive policy, they petitioned for charter. Housefather Bardsley and Prof. Coggins were among the charter members installed with Alpha Rho chapter in June 1937. 44 45 PHI SIGMA KAPPA The Order of Phi Sigma was founded in 1925 by a group of students living off campus who desired to cement their friendship by closer bonds. The first home of the fra- ternity was Tavern Hall in the village of Kingston. Subsequently, the house across the street from the present location on upper college road was acquired and in 1933 the present house was purchased. During the war, the house was taken over by the fraternity pool, but the Order was reactivated, when many of the old members returned in 1946. The Order of Phi Sigma, after a period of careful consideration, petitioned for affiliation with the national fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa, and were officially inducted into this fraternity in February, 1948. 46 217 Members 1948 LEONARD B. CHACE FERNINAND M. COMOLU EDGAR H. GREENHALGH EUGENE A. JAASKELA FREDERICK LANCOR NICHOLAS W. LOMBARDI ALDEN P. STICKNEY EDWARD P. TOMASZEK FACULTY Dr. BELL 12 Charter Members 1949 RICHARD A. BENVENUTI JAMES R. CARDIN WALTER E. CARLEEN WILLIAM R. FERRIGNO ARTHUR L. HULL JOSEPH D. KEEGAN CHARLES MANFREDI CHARLES McCORMACK MICHAEL A. NATALE FRANCIS PERRY STANLEY POREDA 1925 — Founded THOMAS E. SALIMENO HAROLD J. STRANSKY 1950 CHARLES J. BARKER JOHN J. BRADY HARRY BROWN DOMENIC J. CAMPANELLA DONALD I. DUMELOW DAVID J. MANNING 47 ALPHA TAU GAMMA President John Collins Vice President . . Thurston Robinson Secretary Robert Colwell Treasurer Elmer Parsons Alpha Tau Gamma has grown from a series of meetings held in Washburn Hall back in 1929 by a group of 23 men. The newly formed group lived at the Fortin House for three years prior to occupying its present home, the former Beta Phi house. The building was remodelled extensively at that time and again in 1941. It is interesting to note that Professor Joseph W. Ince, faculty advisor to the original group, still acts in that capacity now after 19 years of unselfish service and assistance. AT G always a steadily expanding organization now boasts a membership of 195, of which 25 are active members. 48 FACULTY Mr. STANLEY S. GAIRLOCH Mr. JOSEPH TAVARES E. ODLAND E. BALLANTINE Pro!. JOSEPH INCE Prof. LEE c. McCauley 1949 RICHARD BAKER WILLIAM BISSON WILLIAM CAREW ROBERT COLWELL PETER CURTIN FRANK DeLUISE EDWARD HOUTMANN JAMES MASTERSON ELMER PARSONS BEN PECKHAM JOHN PENKALA THURSTON ROBINSON NICHOLAS SAMARAS N St. GERMAIN S REYNOLDS JAM WHITAKER 49 BETA PSI ALPHA President Thomas Fera Vice President Nicholas Jaswell Secretary Calvin Giusti Treasurer .... Vincent Ragosta Beta Psi Alpha fraternity was founded in the year 1932. In thirteen short years, the house was closed for three years during World War II, the organization has grown to such an extent that today its total membership approximates two hundred. From its first home in South Hall, the fraternity later moved to Dr. Pease ' s house. Then in the spring of 1940 the corner stone of a new home was laid, and in the fall of 1941 the chapter was moved to its present location. Thus due to the spirited and efficient efforts of its active alumni association, the Brotherhood realized one of its greatest ambitions. 50 FACULTY Dr. PHILIP E. DOUGLAS Dr. ANDREW J. NEWMAN Dr. EDWARD M. PEASE i Founded MANDO CIPOLLA JOHN CONTI RUDOLPH D ' ANDREA CORADO DelMATTO MICHAEL MAIRANO RAYMOND MANSOULLO EDWARD PASTORE ANTHONY RAINONE COSMO RAMPONE VIN SANTO MICHAEL SANTORO VINCENT SECURO JOHN SYLVESTRI FiretRow (L tor.): (i I. ConH. I. Pezzillo, B. Rir.ro. V. Ragosta, N. Jaswell, T. Fera, C. Guisti, Dr. Pease, c R0Mtt ' c Asprino ' v E m a T caid — 51 TAU EPSILON PHI President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Charles Spielberg Robert Aronson Alan Klein Daniel Greenfield In the fall semester of 1946 a group of students believing that competition is a stimulus to progress met to discuss the establishment of a new fraternity on campus. These men resolved to organize a fraternal group in which all men, regardless of race or religion, could live together with a feeling of true brotherhood. The new year saw the constitution completed and ratified by the group. In April 1947 a petition for recognition as a local fraternity was submitted. By the end of the semester approval by Polygon had been obtained. The petition then passed through the college channels and on November 19, 1947 a provisional charter was granted. On April 11, 1948, the fraternity became a chapter of Tau Epsilon Phi national fraternity. 52 FACULTY ADVISERS Dr. WILLIAM ITTER Dr. RICHARD SCHERMERHORN 1948 ROBERT ARONSON LAWRENCE C. BERTMAN STANLEY FABER DANia GREENFIELD EUGENE I. LIPSEY RICHARD WALDER ARTHUR S. WALTZMAN 1949 RALPH ADEN JACOB S. FRADIN MORTON H. GOLUS MILTON KILBERG ALAN KLEIN EVERETT M. SILVERMAN CHARLES SPIELBERG IORDAN TANENBAUM CARROLL M. MARTUS MARVIN A. BRILL LOUIS J. GLASER LEO X. McCUSKER EUGENE SHERMAN EDWARD WEINER JOSEPH A. YOUNG GERALD SHUKOVSKY First Row (I to r.): D. Greenfield, R. Aronson, C. Speilberg, A. Klein. Second Row: J. Young, I. Tanenbaum, M. Kilberg, M. Brill, A. Waltzman, L. McCusker, E. Sherman. Third Row: J. Fradin, C. Martus, G. Shukovsky. R. Walder, M. Gollis, S. Faber. 53 TAU SIGMA President . Vice President Secretary . Treasurer . Faculty Advisor Donald M. Grant James W. Cheever Jr. Ernest V. Sherman Theodore R. Stearns Dr. Philip Carpenter A group of undergraduates of Rhode Island State College living at the Teke House established in 1944 an organization whose purpose was to enliven the campus which, owing to the war, was void of fraternity life. An active force that year, Tau Sigma has functioned continuously from that time. Throughout the second year the group was housed in the University Club. Revitalized by returning and new members, the group, in the summer of 1947 while housed in the Quonset Huts, petitioned the college authorities for recognition. Tau Sigma was awarded a charter as a local fraternity by Dr. Carl R. Woodward this past January. 54 FACULTY ADVISOR Dr. PHILIP CARPENTER Total Membership- 26 Founded 1948 CHARLES W. ANDERSON RAYMOND BRIGHAM I AMES W. CHEEVER Jr. JOHN H. FERNANDES DONALD M. GRANT EDWARD A. HAIRE STEWART W. HART LESTER J. KING RICHARD MASTRACCHIO PETER J. McKONE CHRISTOPHER J. MURRAY Ji ROBERT P. OLSON FRANCIS C. PYSZ RAYMOND RATHBUN EUOT C. ROBERTS WILLIAM SHEEHAN ERNEST V. SHERMAN THEODORE R. STEARNS EDGAR A. STEERE THOMAS D. TIERNEY A J. WISNIEWSKI Third Row: R. West, R. Brigham, E. Haire, C. Anderson, R. Olson. 55 TAVERN HALL Front Row (1. to r.): R. Bertolicini, I. Simonian. Second Row: T. Keegan. I. Doonan, W. Metivier, S. Garabedian, R. Martelli. Third Row : T. Kohler, R. Perry, I. Murphy. 1948 JOHN V. SIMONIAN 1949 RALPH BERTOLACINI THEODORE KOHLER JAMES MURPHY RALPH PERRY 1950 JOHN DOONAN STEPHEN GARABEDIAN THOMAS KEEGAN ROBERT MARTELLI WILLIAM METIVIER President Vice President Secretary Treasurer John V. Simonian Ralph Bertolacini . James Murphy Theodore Kohler The residents of Tavern Hall are joined in a fraternal organization for their mutual scholastic and social benefit. Tavern Hall, built in 1750, is located in Kingston on the corner of South Road and has a rich historical past. Since the establishment of the college, it has served as a residence for off-campus students. 56 PAN HELLENIC ASSOCIATION Front Row (1. to r ): B. Pliakas, S. Abrams, B. Neil. Second Row: I. Sawyer, M. Kent, L. Berlow. Third Row: D. Catanio, A. Wallander, I. Dawley. President Sybil Abrams Secretary-Treasurer Betty Connaughton DELTA ZETA SIGMA KAPPA CHI OMEGA SIGMA DELTA TAU ETA PHI TAU ALPHA EPSILON Dorothy Partington Joyce Ann Dawley Dorcas Eldred Joan Sawyer Alice Wallander Barbara Neil Sybil Abrams Leona Berlow Doris Catanio Betty Connaughton Basil Pliakas Marion Kent The Pan-Hellenic Association is the governing body for sororities on the campus. It supervises all inter-sorority affairs, and helps to promote the feeling of unity among the sororities. Guided by National Pan-Hellenic rules, the representatives aid their respective sororities in conducting an orderly rushing season. Throughout the year, the Association sponsors frequent inter-sorority social functions, and each spring holds a formal dance. 57 SIGMA KAPPA President Vice President Secretary Treasurer . Barbara Knowe . Mary Tabor Gretchen Johnson Huberta Higgins FACULTY ADVISOR Mrs. George Parks Sigma Kappa Sorority was founded at Colby College, Maine in 1874. Since that time the membership has expanded and there are now forty-nine chapters spread throughout the country. Phi Chapter was founded at Rhode Island State College as Sigma Tau Delta in 1914, the first sorority to be established on the campus. Miss Helen E. Peck, former Dean of Women, was one of the founders, and later a valued advisor to the group. In 1919 Phi Chapter of Sigma Kappa was incorporated, and in early 1923 the girls took possession of their new home. It is the aim of the group to uphold its ideals of friendship, scholarship and leader- ship, and to help promote these high standards throughout the college. MEMBERS CLASS OF 1948 CHRISTINE BILLS ROSALIND BURNS ALBERTA CROSSLEY PATRICIA RECORDS CURRY DORCAS ELDRED MARGARET ENGLISH ANITA GAMBLE HARRIETT KEENAN BARBARA KNOWE MARY TABOR CLASS OF 1949 MARGARET EATOUGH HUBERTA HIGGINS MARTHA JACOB RUTH IENISON GRETCHEN JOHNSON RITA LOMBARDO JOYCE LOTHER SUSAN MURPHY JOAN SAWYER CLASS OF 1950 ANNE CLARKE MURIEL DAME GLORIA DARLING JOYCE GAMMON PHEBE HOFFORD JUNE MICHIE BARBARA PEACOCK JOAN REYNOLDS RUTH SALTER EMILY SCHWARZ JUDITH SHERMAN JOYCE STOCKTON JOAN WILKIE Front Row fl. to r.): A. Crossley, H. Higgins. G. Johnson. B. Knowe, M. Tabor, H. Keenan, A. Gamble. Second Row: J. Stockton, G. Darling, M. Lombardo, J. Gammon. R. Jemson, J. Mitchie, R. Burns. A. Clarke. Third Row: P. Hofford, D. Eldred, P. Eatough, E. Schwarz, C. Bills, M. English, G. Lother. 59 CHI OMEGA President Anne E. Nixon Vice President . Joanne Shellenberger Secretary .... Helen McGuigan Treasurer Mina Honing FACULTY ADVISOR Mrs. Dorothy Conrad Chi Omega was founded at the University of Arkansas on April 5, 1895. Four young women and Doctor Charles Richardson, a Kappa Sigma, were responsible for its establishment as the first strictly national Greek letter sorority for women. From this small beginning, Chi Omega has expanded from Maine to California until its chapter membership now numbers 100. The Lambda Beta Chapter of Chi Omega was established on May 10, 1922 at Rhode Island State College. Through cooperative living and active participation in campus life, Chi Omega seeks to show its members the way to an enriched and satisfying way of life. 60 CLASS OF 1948 PRISCILLA ANDERSON PATRICIA BALLENTINE CAROLINE BARLOW BARBARA BROWNING GERTRUDE FARNUM BEVERLY HARKNESS JEAN HOYLE BARBARA HURTADO ANNE NIXON CHARLOTTE NOCK ANNE RIVELLO JOANNE SHELLENBERGER NANCY WAITE ALICE WALLANDER NANCY WHEELER PAULA ZOMBARANO CLASS OF 1949 VALERIE GERLACH MAUREEN GORMAN BEVERLY HOPPS BARBARA JOYCE MINA KONING HELEN McGUIGAN MARCIA MOXHAM MARY JANE MURPHY BARBARA NEIL MARILYN PENDELL CLASS OF 1950 MARY LOU ANDERSON MARY DOHRING CAROL REID BARBARA TEWKSBURY Front Row (1. to r.): B. Neil. M. Anderson. A. Rivello, H. McGuigan, A. Nixon, J. Shellenberger, M. Moxham, Second Row: J. Hoyle, C. Reid, C. Nock, B. Joyce, P. Anderson, M. Gorman, M. Pendell. N. Waite, M. Murphy, N. Wheeler, B. Harkness. Third Row: M. Dohring, P, Zambarano, B. Browning, B. Hopps, A. Wallander, G. Farnum B. Hurtado, B. Tewksbury. 61 n. V. Gerlach, DELTA ZETA President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Lois Kyle Patricia Grant Louise Reilly Virginia Stiles FACULTY ADVISOR Miss Muriel Fletcher Delta Zeta Sorority was founded at Miami University at Oxford, Ohio in 1902. It was established at Rhode Island State College as Theta Delta Omicron in 1924. This became Beta Alpha Chapter of Delta Zeta in 1928. There are now sixty-three chapters in the United States. The object of the sorority is to unite its members in the bonds of sincere and lasting friendship, to stimulate one another in the pursuit of knowledge, to promote the moral and social culture of its members, and to develop plans for guidance and unity in action. 62 MEMBERS CLASS OF 1948 NORMA CARROLL JOYCE ANN DAWLEY JEAN KENNY LOIS KYLE SHIRLEY LITTLEFIELD BARBARA NEWMARKER D OROTHY PARTINGTON MARION SUNDQUIST JOYCE SUTCLIFFE SUZANNE THORNLEY ANNE TYLER JEAN WHITAKER CLASS OF 1949 HILDA CHEGW1DDEN AILEEN FEELY PATRICIA GRANT NANCY KENT SHIRLEY KRAMER DOROTHY LATHAM PHYLLIS LUTHER LUCILLE MESSENGER VIRIGNIA REID LOUISE REILLY MARION REYNOLDS VIRGINIA STILES CLASS OF 1950 ELIZABETH ANGELL PRISCILLA ARMSTRONG IOY BARROWS ELDA BONETTI NANCY HOPKINS JOYCE JENKINS SALLY KELLEHER HOPE LENNON jean McIntosh ELLEN ODLAND CORINNE PALM BARBARA ROUSSIN MIRIAM SIMONE JEANNE SUNDQUIST DOROTHY TURNER FRANCES WELCH JANE WILLIAMS 63 SIGMA DELTA TAU President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Sybil Abrams Eveline Sherman Leona Berlow Adele Birenbaum FACULTY ADVISOR Miss Mabel Dickson In 1933, this organization was founded as the Rhode Island Campus Club. It was recognized as a local sorority, Nu Alpha, in 1935. On January 25, 1947, twenty-seven girls were initiated as charter members of the Alpha Beta Chapter of Sigma Delta Tau. Sigma Delta Tau was founded at Cornell University in 1917. There are now twenty- six active chapters throughout the United States and Canada. 64 CLASS OF 1948 SYBIL ABRAMS MARSHA BELOVE SYLVIA BLOOM CLAIRE GORNSTEIN HOPE HOCHBERG ELSA ISENBERG GLORIA STEIN ROSAMOND WYZANSKY MEMBERS CLASS OF 1949 LEONA BERLOW LUCILLE BERNSTEIN GERTRUDE BRIETKOPF HARRIET BROUTH BARBARA CANTOR DORIS ELMAN ERNESTINE LEVIN BERNICE SCHUSTER EVELINE SHERMAN CLASS OF 1950 ADELE BIRENBAUM BRINA CHERNOV ARLENE EISENBERG ELAINE FELLMAN NAOMI FREEDMAN BETSY GOLDSMITH BEVERLY KLEIN EVELYN MINES ANNETTE SILVERMAN Front RowJI. to r.): E. Mines, A. Birenbaum, E, Sherman, Miss Dickson, S, Abrams, E. Levin, L. Berlow. Second Row: M. Nemtzow, C. Gornstein, R. Wyzansky, H . Hochberg, M. Belove, B. Schuster, S. Bloom, B. Cantor, G. Stein. Third Row: B. Chernov, A. Eisenberg. G. Bnetkopi, L. Bernstein, E. Isenberg, E. Fellman, H. Brouth. 65 ALPHA XI DELTA President Vice President Secretary Treasurer FACULTY ADVISOR Miss Mary Cummings Lydia Rodrigues Delores Roderick Earlene Jewett Mildred Heyman Eta Phi was founded at Rhode Island State College on October 30, 1945, by a group of fourteen girls. The organization was recognized as a local sorority on June 3, 1946. Eta Phi became the fifth national sorority on campus when it was 62nd chapter of Alpha Xi Delta early in April. installed as the CLASS OF 1948 LOUISE BARTLEY DORIS CATANIO SHIRLEY DOUGLAS LEONA FERRICK HELEN HAWKINS MILDRED HEYMAN VIOLET KASPARIAN MILDRED MASSE ANNA PETRARCA LYDIA RODRIQUES MEMBERS CLASS OF 1949 BETTY CONNAUGHTON MARILYN COYLE HOPE HOLDEN EARLENE JEWETT PATRICIA KENNEDY JEAN O ' CONNELL DELORES RODERICK JOSEPHINE SCHORA BARBARA JEAN SEABURY CLASS OF 1950 MARILYN BURGESS PHYLLIS CASTER ALICE D ALMEIDA MARILYN LYNE BARBARA MacDONALD BARBARA MARTIN MADELINE MINARD ANNE O ' CONNOR BETTY O ' DONNELL CAROLYN SALTER DELORES SARAVO FRANCES WERNER BETTY WILD 67 ALPHA DELTA PI President Vice President Secretary Treasurer FACULTY ADVISOR Mrs. Francis Maguire Marilyn Hindle Nancy Reynolds Mary Dingwall Carolyn Strealdorf In the spring of 1944, four girls with common interests formed a new society for women. This organization was named Tau Alpha Epsilon. On March 13, 1947, it was recognized as a local sorority on the campus. In September, 1947, the sorority was allowed to live as a group in one wing of West Annex, a temporary housing unit, and to rent a chapter room in Eleanor Roosevelt Hall. The total membership at present is thirty-four. On May 22nd 1948, Tau Alpha Epsilon became the sixth national sorority on campus when it became a chapter of Alpha Delta Pi. 68 CLASS OF 1948 OLIVE BRIGGS MARILYN HINDLE CYNTHIA HYDE BASIL PLIAKAS CAROLYN STREALDORF CLASS OF 1949 JANICE BOSTROM MARY DINGWALL LOIS ERICKSON MEMBERS BARBARA FLYNN CATHERINE GALLO MARION KENT ESTHER MARINO NANCY REYNOLDS CARO SHUTE GERALDINE TOWER SERENA TUDISCA JANE TURNER CLASS OF 1950 ESTHER DePARDO JONNE FORSYTHE NANCY JENKS VIRGINIA JONES JEANNE JOY FEUCIA JURAS ANNE KEMPENAAR PRISCELLA LEES MARIE PANTALONE MARJORIE SACCOCCIA NANCY SPENCER RUTH TOWNLEY Third Row: V. Jones, J. Forsythe, R. Townley, P. Johnson, N. Spencer, P. Lees, J. Jov H Briggs, F. lores. 69 ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HALL President Laurice Bartlett Vice President .... Joan Stern Secretary- Treasurer . Clarisse Aubin HOUSE DIRECTOR Miss Margaret DeWees Eleanor Roosevelt Hall was first opened as a girls ' dormitory in September, 1937. On October 4, 1938, the building was formally dedicated to Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, with Mrs. Roosevelt, Senator Theodore Francis Greene and Governor Robert E. Quinn present at the dedication ceremony. There are now 183 girls living in the dormitory. 70 NORTH ANNEX 71 EAST HALL President .... Barbara Hadfield Vice President .... Marjorie Jones Secretary .... Loretta Migliaccio Treasurer Beth Lingard HOUSE DIRECTOR Mrs. Harry Quirk East Hall was opened as a woman’s dormitory in September, 1945. There are now eighty-eight girls living in the dormitory. Among its social allairs each year are several informal Vic” Dances and two semi- formal dances, the Tinsel Ball and the Spring Formal. The May Breaklast brings to a close the social {unctions of the year. 72 EAST HALL First Row (i. to r.): B. Foster. F. Tilly. R. Boyle. C. Bourne, I. Tomillini. A. O ' Neil. D. Lovett, S. Tarbox, N. Nelson, D. Pliakas, E. Killock, B. Brown, M. Jalango. Second Row: M. Ferrino, A. Farron, B. Akin, B. Lingard, M. Jones, B. Hadhcld, 1.. Migyliem, A. Randall, P. Robinson, H. Kauffman, I. Sopkins, M. Dawson, V. Cregan. Third Row: M Falvy, M. Hartley, B. Waite, C. Caduri, G. Sousa, R. Norwood. L. Grocotl, M. Lynch, ]. Peckham, J. Butler, P. Healy, J. Wyatt, S. Gendron, J. Harris. J. Beattie, I. Bruzzi, J. Lindsey, D. Sylvia. N. Corey. Fourth Row: B. Brierly, M. Fletcher, M. Mclntire, G. Guiste, B. Broadbent, B. Strong, C. Kaseba, N. Dean, M. DeLuca, M. Rogue, C. Bosworth, B. Blottman, J. King, B. Beattie, J. Diamond, I. Cohen, C. Myer, N. Pear- son. D. Beilevance, P. Smith. 73 DAVIS HALL President Phyllis Johnson Vice President . Dorothy McKenna Secretary Marilyn Stake Treasurer Betty Anderson HOUSE DIRECTOR Mrs. Bernice Russell Since 1891 Davis Hall has been a landmark on theRhody campus. Within its walls are the infirmary and the military department. Being situated on the quadrangle, Davis Hall possesses the well known bell which calls the students to classes and tolls the hours. In addition to the above, Davis Hall is a girl ' s dormitory with forty-four girls living there at present. 74 DAVIS HALL First Row 1. to r ): C. Faneuf. I. Hebert, M. Thuotte, M. Stake, D. McKenna, B. Anderson, B. Gomes, I. Audet, C. Turenne. Second Row: M. Hardin, M. Stone, l. Hall, A. Kerzner. B. Soule, B, Herzog, D. Munroe, P. Mahon. I. Goday, A. Shiparo, M. Goldstein, D. Frank. Third Row: A. Budlonq, B. Strauss, S. Murphy, E. Colan, A. Auhs, B. Kelley, D. Parente, E. Johnson, M. Martin, D. Kacetia, H. Canning. 75 VIAJERAS CLUB President Margaret Gilbert Vice President Joan Wilkie Secretary Ellen Odland Treasurer Carolyn McNulty The campus home of the seventy-five Women Commuters of 1947-1948 is Quinn 201. The organization through which the commuters participate in college activities is ap- propriately named The Viajeras Club. This year the commuters have been active in sports, have helped with two radio programs on W H O E, and hope to compete in the Coming Inter-sorority Sing. Kathryn Chappell Joan Clark ” jlen Cruikshank Mrs. P ia Curti; ra Curry Mrs. Doreen Daniels Geraldine Denicourt Mary Dohring Helen Eaton Florence England Mrs. Doris Flagg Annette Fnsella Margaret Gilbert Olive Gosford Katherine Hams Dianne Healey Claire Jacob L. Catherinetecob Christine Jones Mrs. Dorothy Kelly Shirley Kennerleber Meredith Knapp Elizabeth Knowles Mrs. Shirley Kramer Mane Lori no Shirley McLaren Dorothea B. McNally Caroline McNulty Carolyn Macomber Mrs. Leatrice Mitsock Anne Nardone Ellen Odland Clorinda Petrarca Martha Phillips Claire Quinlan Mrs. Gertrude Rancour! Mrs. Ruth Roccio Isabelle Roughan Thelma Sanders Beverly Smith Mrs. Constance Stein Gertrude Stevens Mrs. Dorothy Tyler Mrs. Lucille Volta Eleanor Vtiono Gertrude Walden Joan Weeden Mrs. Hattie Welch Frances Werner Marjorie Wetzel Nancy Williams Mrs. Jane Young Mrs. Laenon Zahariades 76 ACTIVITIES SACHEMS The Sachems is an honorary organization whose members are elected in the latter part of their junior year. One member for every ten members in the Junior Class is tapped for membership on the basis of creditable scholarship and active participation in campus activities. Three faculty advisors assist them in their work of maintaining and enforcing a high ethical code of student conduct in accordance with the best tra- ditions of Rhode Island State College. Sachems may be recognized by their navy blue jackets with the Indian Head emblem on the pocket. During the past year they have sponsored football rallies, campus dances, and the Mayoralty Campaign. They ran the class elections and enforced freshman rules. This association attempts to work out solutions to campus problems by fostering a free interchange of thought between the administration, the faculty, and the student body. 78 PHI KAPPA PHI Treasurer .... Dr. Ralph K. C a Phi, organized at the University of Maine as a 1 rf all departments, Phi K “IS bS- 79 PHI SIGMA BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY Front Ro Second F Third Rc (1. to r.): Dr. Zinn, E. Swanton, J. Bums, S. Cornish, r: N. Wheeler, B. Anderson, E. Berglund, M. Gilbert, I. Palm, R. Spencer, A. Abramovitz, R. Almy, A. Guisti, A. Stickney. G. Leacy, N. Waite, I. Dawley President Panos T. Poulos Vice President .... Ellen Swanton Secretary Marilyn Hindle Treasurer Jean Burns FACULTY ADVISOR Dr. Donald Zinn Alpha Xi chapter of Phi Sigma, a national honorary biological society, was founded at Rhode Island State College in 1935. Students in their Junior year who have had an average of B or better in Biological subjects are elected on the basis of a positive interest in the field of biology. The society consists of active, alumni, faculty, and honorary members. The object of the society is to promote interest in research in the Biological sciences and afford an opportunity for free discussion. In the past year, Phi Sigma has sponsored several speakers at meetings open to the entire student body. In the spring, the society attended the Annual New England Biological Conference at M. I. T., where they presented two papers and three demonstra- tions, one in Physiology, one in Botany,, and one in Bacteriology. The Biologist is a national publication of Phi Sigma which is issued four times a year. An annual publication of Alpha Xi chapter is the CelT ' , a magazine which contains original material by faculty and students in all Biological fields. It is dis- tributed at the annual banquet in the Spring. 80 ALPHA ZETA Chancellor .... Theodore Suddard Censor Stewart Hart Treasurer Frank Muller Scribe Fred Lopes On May 29, 1936, the Rhode Island Chapter of the National Agricultural Honorary Fraternity Alpha Zeta was installed at Rhode Island State College, with six faculty and twenty-three student charter members. The National Fraternity of Alpha Zeta was organized November 4, 1897, at Ohio State University, and now has 42 chapters and over 13,000 active members and alumni. Article II of the local chapter ' s constitution- states its object as being: to promote the profession of agriculture, to foster and develop high standards of scholarship, character, and leadership among students in Agriculture at Rhode Island State College, and especially among its own membership. At present the local Chapter has 15 active members, 1 associate member and 86 alumni members. FirstlRow (1. to r.):J,T r. Christopher, F. Lopes, T. Suddard, S. Hart, F. Muller. Second Row: J. Simmons, W. Larmie, Prof. Bond, G. Sargent. Third Row: E. Mowry, Dr. Bell, T. Jenson. PHI ALPHA THETA Front Row (1. to r.) : S. Abrams, Dr. Thomas, D. Catanio. Second Row: I. Crandall, Dr. Metz, S. Douglas. Mr. Stitely. Third Row : J. DelVeochio, Dr. Tilton, Dr. Itter. President Doris Marie Catanio Secretary-Treasurer . Dorothy Sybil Abrams Faculty Advisor . . Dr. Daniel H. Thomas Alpha-Omega chapter of the national honorary history fraternity, Phi Alpha Theta, was installed at Rhode Island on November 10, 1947, and has the distinction of being the first chapter in New England. Founded in 1921 at the University of Alabama, Phi Alpha Theta has grown to number forty-seven chapters and is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. Through its requirements that the applicants have a high standard of scholarship to become a member, Phi Alpha Theta has consistently maintained a high place in the honorary fraternity field. Undergraduates are eligible for membership upon com- pletion of twelve semester hours of history. 82 STUDENT SENATE FACULTY t Dr. Winfield Dr. John Or: Prof. Warrei FACULTY PARLIAMENTARIAN Prof. Robert Rockafellow The Student Senate is the only campus organization truly representative of the student body. The Senate is vested with the legislative and executive power to regulate all student activities which involve the entire student body and which are not covered by the charter, by-laws, or regulations of the college. One of the prime aims of the Student Senate is to promote closer relations between the administration and the student body. TW Row ' : “cS I. PynT ' j. Silver, D. Proctor, D. Cole, E. St. Louis, J. Awde, O. Dexter, W. Reilly. 83 WOMEN ' S STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION Front Row (L to r.):l L Bartlett. H. Smith. I. Palm, M. Lombardo, P. Hofford, L Kyle, J. Sawyer, Q. Heditaan, S. Murphy, M. Murphy. Second Row : L Ferrick, D. Catanio, A. Wallander. M. DeLuca, I. Butler. S. Abrams. H. Fishbem, N. Reynolds. L. Erickson, N. Burhoe. Third Row: B. Hadheld, M. Coyle, 1. Lother. M. English, A. Obradov.ch, P. Grant, M. Gilbert. S. Keleher, B. O ' Donnell, B. Lingard, R. Jenison, J. loy. Because of the need felt by the women students for a self-governing body, the Women ' s Student Government Association came into existence. This group includes all women students. The purpose of the organization is to instill a spirit of cooperation and friendship among women students of the college, to control such matters of college life as are not under administrative rule, and to transact business pertaining to the women students. The activities of the year have included social hours with special programs given by outstanding members of the faculty, the sponsorship of drives for relief to the devastated areas of Europe, the encouragement of student participation in educational lecture series, and other varied activities. The four branches of the Women ' s S tudent Government Association, Council, Residence. Judicial, and the Junior Council, have made student government effective. The officers for the year 1947-48 are: President Lois Kyle Vice President .... Joan Sawyer Secretary-Treasurer . . Phebe Hofford WOMEN ' S DORMITORY ASSOCIATION President Mary DeLuca Secretary-Treasurer . . Barbara Hadfield HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES Davis Hall Patricia Coduri East Hall Marjorie Dawson Eleanor Roosevelt Hall Thelma Allen North Annex Theresa St. Germaine The Women ' s Dormitory Association is composed of all girls living in the college dormitories. The officers and representatives from each house, who are elected an- nually by the girls, form the governing board. This group discusses and endeavors to remedy any situations which may arise in dormitory living, with the help of the Director of Dormitories, Miss Margaret DeWees. The Dormitory Association distributes the activity funds to each housing unit for social activities during the school year. Three years ago the Women ' s Dormitory Association established the Varga Ball as an annual tradition on the campus. With the help of the girls in the Association this dance has proved to be a success. 85 THE BEACON Editor-in-chief . Managing Editor Business Manager Desk Editor News Editor Sports Editor Feature Editor Copy Editor Advertising Manager Circulation Managers Office Manager . Radio Editor Photo Editor Faculty Advisors Joyce Ann Dawley Roswell S. Bosworth Richard Serdjenian . Leo Sullivan Frank Pritchard Henry Zabierek Richard Soderberg William Duggan George Clark Winifred Kelly Mihran Serdjenian Gretchen Johnson . James Lee Paul Duschesneau Herbert M. Hofford Stanley S. Gairloch Front Row (1. to r.): D. Serdjenian. J. Dawley. R. Bosworth. Second Row: W. Kelley, M. Serdjenian. P. Duchesneau, L. Sullivan. Third Row: F. Pritchard, G. Clark, B. Hall. J. Lee, R. Soderberg. 86 The college weekly newspaper is issued to the students every Friday morning. Il is truly a student publication — by the students and for the students. In February of each year, its editors and managers are elected to serve for two semesters. These people comprise the Beacon Board which meets every Wednesday night to make plans for forthcoming issues. Monday evening is the hectic time when most of the material is typed, rewritten, counted, and set up. These sessions are apt to last well into the morning. This year ' s board did a big job in that during their term The Beacon changed from four to six-page issues on ' ' glossy to twelve-page issues on news print. News, features, and sports write-ups in- creased in both guantity and guality. Financial support of the Beacon is se- cured through an appropriation from the Student Activities Tax Committee. Other sources of income are advertising and faculty subscriptions. ' ' The Beacon has been active in the campaigns for the A. B. Degree, the Building Fund, and the War Memorial Union Biulding. Several times during the year, issues were sent to all State Government officials to insure their knowledge of student opinions. 87 THE ENGINEERING COUNCIL President Secretary Treasurer Faculty Advisor Walter E. Cooke Edmund W. Kreischer Kenneth R. Burkhardt Dean T. S. Crawford The Engineering Council has functioned at Rhode Island State College for the past ten years. Organized in 1939, it has since been very active in the coordination of the activities and affairs of the five engineering societies. Members of the Council are elected from each respective society, while the Dean of Engineering serves as an ex-officio member. The Engineering Council also sponsors the annual Slide Rule Strut, now a major dance, •which has become one of the more popular social events on campus. The added weight of a growing student body in the engineering curriculum has brought the responsibility of this group to a new peak. Much credit should be given the Council for the fine work it has accomplished in promoting enthusiasm within the engineering societies it so ably represents. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SOCIETY President .... Kenneth R. Burkhardt Vice President Eugene Hand Secretary Virginia M. Berndt Treasurer Armand Lepore Faculty Advisor . . William Birtwell This year the Electrical Engineering Society can look back with justifiable pride upon 50 years of service to Rhode Island State College and to its undergraduates and graduates alike. Founded in 1898, the organization operated independently until 1923 when it joined the national technical society, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Throughout the years the society has promoted student interest by encouraging full participation at the regular meetings, by arranging field trips that are beneficial to the members, and by the entertainment of guest speakers, usually men who are experienced and prominent in the field of electrical engineering. Second Row: P. Simoneau, A. Galipeau, C. Billmyer, J. Pezza. D. Ward, B. Batdini, L. Coppolino, W. Hall, A. Desaulniers. Row: C. Manfredi, R. Craig, E. Marcille Third e. T. Witkos, C. Barrie, W. Johnson, R. Shortle. CIVIL ENGINEERING SOCIETY President Vice President . Secretary Treasurer Faculty Advisor Francis C. Pysz James Lovett Sylvia M. Kingsford Malcolm E. Austin Mr. Kenneth Moultrop The Civil Engineering Society was first organized in 1926, and became affiliated with the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1932. In the fall of 1946, with Mr. Kenneth Moultrop as Faculty Advisor, the group was reinstated after a three year period of inactivity. Through the student branch, students have the opportunity to meet with professional engineers and to become better acguainted with actual engineering practices. The annual program consists of lectures and illustrated talks by visiting and undergraduate speakers, attendance at other Chapter meetings in Rhode Island and Boston, movies on engineering topics, field trips, and the C. E. ' s” Christmas party. 90 AMERICAN SOCIETY of MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Oscar Braudy The American Society of Mechanical Engineers was organized nationally in 1880. Its membership now, including student members, is 21,50D. Our own student branch was formed before 1930 by Dean Wales, and in the years that followed, was sponsored by Professors Billmyer and Carpenter. During the war, while all the other e the ASME still functioned. Its membership drop up the work of the society. With the membershi] year since the war, in which the ASME has had a ere inactive, en still kept and discussions on topics of importance 91 AMERICAN INSTITUTE of CHEMICAL ENGINEERS Second Row: G. Doyle. J. Rodrigues, H. Droliazyiewiz, R. Coly. E. Waldron, L. Chabot. Third Row: I Simkevich, W. Schmid, R. Sweet, F Fife dies, F. DeLuise. President Walter E. Cooke Vice President .... George O. Dexter Secretary Ferdinand M. Comolli Treasurer David Beretta Faculty Advisor . . Dr. T. Stephen Crawford This, the second youngest of engineering groups at Kingston, became affiliated with the national society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, in 1938. The original local organization was formed a year earlier. The student branch has grown rapidly, promoting undergraduate interest in the curriculum by encouraging full participation in regular business meetings, field trips to neighboring industrial plants, and by obtaining prominent and experienced guest speakers from within the industrial chemical engineering field. Through the guidance of Dr. T. Stephen Crawford, the chapter has offered to its members contacts with men from industrial and research organizations in Southern New England and New Jersey. 92 THE INSTITUTE of AERONAUTICAL SCIENCES Chairman Vice Chairman . Secretary-Treasurer Faculty Advisor William J. Duggan, Jr. . Edgar H. Greenhalgh . Arnold V. Elving Dr. Nicholas Alexander Although the local Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Student Branch is the newest technical society within the school of Engineering, it has experienced in this, its first year, rapid growth in the scope of its activities as well as in membership. Dr. Sikorsky, Honorary Fellow, and Dr. Alexander, Associate Fellow of the parent organization, are of great assistance in their respective capacities as sponsor and ad- visor of the student branch. In addition to the monthly business meetings, guest speakers, films, and technical discussions of various phases of aeronautics are presented to help the student better prepare himself to take his place in the aeronautical industry. Front Row (1. to r.): D. Coppolino, E. Greenhalgh, W. Duggan, A. Elving, Dr. Alexander, B. Harkness. Second Row: F. Russo, S. Faber, S. Gaunt, E. Darling, W. Zidiales, C. Wagner, D. Macauley, M. Iarussi, B. Rizzo. Third Row: D. Campbell, D. Pierce, D. Arabian, L. Pierce, W. Horne, A. Lawton, F. Paul. 93 AGGIE CLUB First Row (1. to r.): Dr. Christopher, A. Emery, M. Wilson, W, Larmie, I. Simmons. Second Row: F. Lopes, R. Malone. E. Roberts, G. Sargent, E. Steere, F. Muller, S. Garabedian, A. Wis- Third Row: S. Hart, E. Mowry. I. Pyne, T. Suddard. T. lensen. R. Wakefield, S. Johnson. President Walter Larmie Vice President Robinson Hindle Secretary Albert Emery Treasurer Louis Pieri Faculty Advisor .... Dr. E. P. Christopher The Aggie Club, founded in 1907, is the oldest existing student organization on campus. Drawing its membership from all enrolled students in the Agricultural curric- ulum, the Club’s aim is to develop comradeship and leadership among its members as well as closer relationship between faculty and students. Reorganization by the post-war members has kept the club abreast of changed conditions while still retaining the older and established principles. Senior Keys are awarded on the point system , the annual publication of the Gleaner has been reestablished, and an annual award is made to the outstanding junior student. Monthly meetings, featuring speakers who are leaders in the profession, are held. The annual social events include the Aggie Ball and the Annual Picnic. CHEMISTRY SOCIETY President William Nelson Vice President Owen Dexter Secretary .... Marguerita Lombardo Treasurer Lawrence Conroy Faculty Advisors Dr. Ralph Carleton Dr. Eugene Winslow The Chemistry Society is open to all students of the college. In addition, those students majoring in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering are eligible to become Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society. Its purpose, is making the work of the student more interesting to him, and bringing to the chemistry student a realization of the many fields with which the subject is concerned. Regular meetings are held which include lectures, movies, and discussions to help promote interest in chemical research and problems. In the past year, a demonstration of liguid air was shown, as well as a demonstration of chemical luminescence. Their field trips included the Chemical Industry ' s Exposition in New York. The Chemistry Society Award, made in the fall, went to Evelyn Besmertnuk. 95 THE SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCE- MENT OF MANAGEMENT Front Row (1. to r.): M. Heyman, C. Rosati, C. Lewis, (E. Marino, R. Vale. Second Row: A. Melzer, L. Nahigian, E. Socha, E. Ashton, F. Panzarella, R. Serdjenian, J. Paliotti. Third Row: R. Soderberg, J. Guido, R. Cleeland, R. Gammell, R. Ingalls, G. Goldstein, D. Greenfield. President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Edwin Lewis Carl Rosati, Jr. Esther Marino Mildred Heyman The Society for the Advancement of Management (known as S. A. M.) was started on Rhode Island State ' s campus in the Spring of 1945. It was formed as a club for students in Business Administration curricula. A principal factor in its creation was Asa S. Knowles, former Dean of the School of Business. The purpose of the Society is to enable students to make the acquaintance of persons already successful in the field of business, and thereby receive the benefits of their experience. Guest speakers are frequently present at meetings, talking on such subjects as insurance, accounting, factory management, office management, and ad- vertising. A national organization, S. A. M. is able to help business students by keeping them in contact with the most up-to-date information concerning employment. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB The first student Home Economics Club was organized at in 1895. There are now 336 clubs throughout the country w the American Home Economics Association. At Rhode Island was started in 1921. At present it includes 200 members. The objectives of the Home Economics Club are to provide opportunity for personal development of members, service to school and community, and active participation in programs for improving home and family living. te College ' .iated with e the club fssas. sMe satsr ■ H, “ , “ c w “- 97 CONCERT CHOIR Co-Managers Nancy Reynolds Violet Kasparian Co-Business Managers Thomas Keneshea Raymond Hawley The Rhode Island State College Concert Choir has a membership of over one hundred men and women, thus making it one of the largest organizations on the campus. Each year, several outstanding concerts are given by the Choir. This year the members have presented a Christmas Pageant, an opera, and have taken part in the Collegiate Choir Festivities with other colleges. Bernice Anderson Elizabeth Blottman SSJhKSg Ruth Djusburg Charlotte Evans Ada Farron Harriet Fishbein M. Betty Fletcher Alice Jacoby Barbara Kelley Janet King Phyllis Luther Helen Lyons Maxine Mason Nancy Reynolds Stella Saddow Muriel Seidner Lillian Seltzer Barbara Skooglund Ellen Swanton Joan Weeden Shirley Whitcomb ALTO Virginia Bemdt Carol Coduri Elizabeth Connaughton Harriet Colwell Norma Corey Muriel Dame Suzanne Gendron Margaret Gilbert Queeme Heditsian Marjorie Jones Violet Kasparian June Michie Marie ' • _.i Moriarty la Pearson TENOR Ralph Bertolacini George Bixby Albert Bragger Frederick Curry Kenneth Carpenter Paul Froeberg Anthony Mercurio Leonard Mortenson Ralph Perry Joseph Pezza Edwin Phelps Albert Porecca Nicholas Picchione Eugene Rose William Russell Victor Signorelli John Simonian Sidney Waxman Edward Brow Ralph Browmng Lawrence Conroy George Decker Raymond Dott Sidney Dubinsky Donald Dumelow Wayne K. Durfee Richard Griffith William Hall Arthur Hedstrand Thomas Keneshea Clinton Kennedy Donald Kenedy Earl Knight William Lirrabee Armand Malo Oscar Melzer Edward Nans David Pierce George Tingley George Wheatley Robert Mason BAND The reorganized Rhody band got into full swing with the 1947 football season. With 35 regular members, the band appeared at all home games, featured marching forma- tions and a full corps of majorettes, and accompanied the Rams on their trips to the Brown and U-Conn. games. Several of the pre-game rallies were sparked by a pep Other activities during the year included participation in the Red Feather parade in Providence, (which included all the notable bands of the state) and furnishing in- cidental music for the Faculty Follies. 99 ORCHESTRA Front Row (1. to r.): F. DeLuise, N. Corey. T. Allen, R. Darling. N. Reynolds, E. Kreischer. Second Row: F. Crandall, Mr. Clair, J. Litto, W. Hall, K. Carpenter. The orchestra, under the direction of Arnold Clair, made its first appearance of the year in a Christmas program featuring a performance of the Children ' s (Toy) Sym- phony by Haydn. Pupils from the neighborhood Guild music classes assisted. A special program of music was presented by the orchestra on March 14, and it also accompanied the Chorus in a performance of the operetta Pirates of Penzance . Manager — Atwood Heath Director —Arnold Clair 100 INTER-FAITH ORGANIZATION President Joy Palm Secretary . .... Thelma Allen Treasurer Mildred Heyman The Interfaith Organization serves as a supplement to all the religious groups on campus. Its main purposes are to promote better understanding between the clubs and to stimulate interest in religion and religious activity. Its governing body is the Council, to which each member organization elects dele- gates. The Council annually holds a World Student Service Fund campaign, publishes a Freshman Booklet with information about the religious clubs, and holds an observance of World Brotherhood Week on the campus. 101 ASBURY CLUB President Jack B. Mitsock Secretary-Treasurer . Carolyn E. Bosworth Publicity Chairman . . . George Mona Religious Advisor . Rev. Clyde E. Teel The Asbury Club was organized November 14. 1946. Its name comes from Bishop Francis Asbury, one of the earliest Methodist Bishops in America. The purpose of the Asbury Club (the Rhode Island State College Methodist student organization) is four fold: 1. To provide Christian fellowship on the college level. 2. To develop Christian leadership for the local churches. 3. To help students with their personal problems through the assistance of a re- ligious counselor. 4. To aid in the development of the total man — intellectual, physical, and spiritual. The Club meets every second Thursday of the month. Programs include discussions and talks by student members or guests. Preparations are in progress to arrange for Social activities which will range from snack sessions after regular meetings to suppers and evening mixers. Our activities are open to all students. 102 BRANDEIS CLUB President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Asher Melzer Harriet Fishbein Rosalea Elowitz Irwin Galkin Faculty Advisors Mr. Harold Sternback, Mr. Eli Schwartz The Brandeis Club, founded in September, 1944, is the Jewish student organization. It is named after Justice Louis D. Brandeis, an outstanding Jewish member of the Supreme Court and a champion of popular rights and liberties. The purpose of the Brandeis Club is to promote the interest of the Jewish students in their religious and cultural heritage. The activities of the group are varied and numerous. Sabbath Eve services are held regularly in addition to special services for the Jewish holidays. Monthly meetings are addressed by outstanding persons who discuss current topics of concern to college students. Special study groups devote their time to various topics such as inter-faith cooperation, Zionism, Jewish literature, and Hewbrew. Fund raising for European and Palestinian relief and rehabilitation is also part of the program. First Row (1- to r.): H. Hochberg, H. Kauffman, H. Fishbein, O. Melzer. R. Elowitz. G. Stein. Second Row: R. Wyzansky. P. Robinson, B. Schusler. T. Breitkopf, E. Sherman, L. Bernstein, H. Browth, S. Abrams, E. Levine, N. Gladstone, A. Birenbaum. Third Row: S. Bloom A A field, C. Marius, G. Goldstein, S. Wax: I. Sopkin. 103 THE LUTHERAN CLUB First Row o. to r.): A. Johnson. M. Nordquist. Second Row: C. Strealdorf, R. Rowe, G. Johnson. President Alvan Johnson Vice President .... Marshall Nordquist Secretary Carolyn Strealdorf Treasurer Walter Johnson Early in the fall of 1947, the Lutheran Club was founded at Rhode Island State College. This organization, in affiliation with the Lutheran Student Association of America, abides by the national constitution and follows its program. Its monthly meetings are held with the assistance, and under the leadership of Pastor Parkander of Providence. 104 NEWMAN CLUB The Newman Club, named Newman, was formed at the over three hundred and fifty h : colleges and un 3 are coordinated by ti Newman Club has of the greatest Catholic lead tty of Pennsylvania in 1893. trman Clubs in America, establisl trsities throughout the country, joverning body known as the Nev Chaplain for the spiritual guidai Today th irder to deepen the sp its members through a balanced program of r 3, to weld the Catholic students into a common tudents whenever possible. tual, and enrich the temporal igious, intellectual, and social nion, and to assist the college T Calde - p w - 105 STUDENT FELLOWSHIP Front Row (1. lo r.): Rev. Gaylord, D. Soderberg, Q. Hedilsian, D. Andrews, Dr. Metz. Second Row: L. Bursley, W. Greene, I. Palm, N. Dean, A. Randall, B. Anderson. Third Row : L Turner. G. Opdyke, P. Phelps, E. Ashton, ]. Johnson, C. Salter. President Queenie Heditsian Vice President .... Richard Soderberg Secretary Margaret Eatough Treasurer Donald Andrews Faculty Advisor . Dr. William Metz The Student Fellowship is an organization through which students of Protestant faiths can meet on a common ground. The Fellowship was founded in 1930 under the guidance of Rev. Harry S. McReady of the Kingston Village Church. The aims of the Student Fellowship are to give each student an outlet for expression of his religion, to add deeper meaning to his life on the campus, and to help him main- tain his Christian heritage. In Fellowship, the student meets with others who are interested in the great religious and social problems of our time, and who are earnestly striving for a better world. The Fellowship takes a vital interest in both national and international, social, and economic problems. Its members are active participants in many conferences of the Student Christian Movement. Student leadership is encouraged in the semi-monthly meeting, now held on Thursday evenings, and at all times the action of the organization centers in the student. Students of any race, color, or creed are welcome as members. 106 STUDENT WAR MEMORIAL COMMITTEE The student committee for a War Memorial Union was organized in 1945. The Memorial Union building is to be a permanent and appropriate tribute to the Rhode Island State College men and women who have served and died to insure a free America. In building this memorial we shall honor these heroes, and, at the same time, dedicate ourselves to provide a richer education for the youth of tomorrow. This student union will give students a common meeting ground. It will provide that opportunity for the education students receive from one another. Such a building will be the center of student activity, the stimulant for cultural and social interests that bring people together. The student committee plays an important part in organizing the student body to financially contribute to this great undertaking. Dances and rallies of various types are held. A basketball game between Brown and Rhode Island State was held in the Rhode Island Auditorium on behalf of the Student War Memorial. House contributions and individual solicitation have been important means of fund raising. The committee consists of an appointed group of students who are active on the campus and realize the great need for this project. The committee has been headed by: Jacob Temkin 1945-46 Raymond Rathburn 1946-47 Asher Melzer 1947-48 First Row (I. to r.): M. Masse, R. Jenison, A. Melzer, A. Randall. Second Row: H. Schwartz, Q. Heditsian, R. Etowitz, B. Vermetle, D. Feinman. 107 W H O E 550 ON THE DIAL Front Row (1. to r.l: F. Musen, L. King, R. Schwartz, F. Lathrop, J. Falciqlia, B. Neil, A. Bailey, ' J. J. Horan, W. Mowbray, H. Schwenlc. Second Row: A. Voiqht. N. Maynard. E. Fazzi, P. Hodord, D, Cole. P. Kennedy. I. Kenney. B. Marcus, S. Seagal, M. Masse. J. Sherman, 1. Mardell, R. D ' Aquanno. Third Row: I Simon, an. R. Duval, I. Kelman, R. Ketllety, R. Aronson, P. Gilchrist, P. Rosen, R. Walder, C. Thulier, I. Harrington. M. Brill. J. Hunnewell. General Manager Business Manager Program Manager Technical Manager . James Falciglia Harry Schwenk Roy Schwartz A1 Bailey The interest of the students in working with radio has been proven, and there is now a great demand to become part of this organization. Classes in radio writing and technigues have been arranged by the English Department. The plans for the future are ambitious and far-reaching. It is hoped that the time is not too far distant when there will be broadcasting twelve hours a day. This, of course, would necessitate increasing the present staff. Education and pleasure are derived every night from WHOE, 550 on the dial. WHOE will be of greater interest and ser- vice in the coming years. WRANGLERS President .... Richard A. Sinnott Vice President Robert Craig Secretary John E. Gibson Treasurer Robert Lentilhon Faculty Advisor . Mr. Merritt B. Jones Wranglers, the Men ' s debating society, has been reactivated this season after a period of quiesence during the war years. Applicants for membership are accepted only after they have participated in intra-club test debates. In addition to the regular debate season, teams travelled to conferences at M. I. T. and Vermont. The Model Congress, sponsored jointly by the Wranglers and the Portia Club, each year draws representatives from Rhode Island high schools and many of the colleges in New England. As an innovation this season, Wranglers also broadcast a series of informal panels on world affairs over the campus radio network. Front Row (1. to r.): R. Sinnott, R. Craig. Second Row: R. Lentilhon, J. Gibson, P. Gilchrist, E. Smith, A. Watt. 109 PORTIA CLUB Front Row (I. to r ): L. Kyle, I. Palm, C. Gouviere. Second Row: S. Seagal, C. Palm, ]. Royal, N. Gladstone, B. Schuster. President Vice President . Secretary-Treasurer Manager Joy Palm Lois Kyle Hope Holden Mary Dingwall The Portia Club is the varsity debating organization for women which conducts a schedule of intercollegiate debates with colleges throughout the East. With the Wrang- lers, the Portia Club sponsors the annual Model Congress of Colleges and a Model Congress of High Schools in Rhode Island. This year, Portia and Wranglers have presented radio discussions and debates for all students over the campus network. 110 PHI DELTA Front Row (1. to r.): B. Canning, B. Sylvester, P. Kennedy, C. Tnrraine, M. Masse, L. Ferrick, B. Hurtado, A. O ' Neil, G. Denicourt. I. Crook. Second Row: C. DelMatto, S. Segal, B. Healy, B. O ' Donnell, B. Flynn, R. Lentilhon, A. Voight, B, MarUn, I. O ' Connor, P. Casper, L. Bartley. Third Row: E. Hall, J. Murphv, F. Lathrop, R. Aronson, J. Kenney, B. Kelly, H. Hawkins, R. Perry, R. Cleeland, A. Klein, N. Maynard. President Leona Ferrick Secretary Lester King Treasurer ...... Ann Rivello Phi Delta is the dramatic club man- aged entirely by students. The purpose of the club is to enable students to learn the managing, staging, and acting technigues of the stage. Phi Delta is open for membership to all students. After assisting with one production, they become initiated members. During the year, three major productions and three one-act plays are usually enacted. Ill INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB Front Row 0. to rj: J. Dilfley. H. Hawkins, W. Curran. Second Row: B. Schuster, S. Abramson. B. Marcus. B. Hurtado, M. Petrella. D. Cole. L. Ferrick. Third Row: M. Masse. R. Geisser, P. Gilchrist. B. Flynn, S. Seaqal. President John Diffley Vice President Adele Ames Secretary William Curran The purpose of the International Relations Club is to stimulate, on the campus, discussions of international affairs and American foreign policy. Towards that end the club carries on a program of discussion meetings for its student members and brings to the campus outstanding authorities on international affairs. Members of the club also attend intercollegiate meetings and conferences in this field. 112 COLLEGE BOAT CLUB The R. I. S. C. Boat Club, whic: formed by several interested studeni Professor Schock in 1935, became an date member of the Inter-Collegiate Racing Association in 1940. After s years of inactivity because of the war re-formed in 1945 and became an member of I. C. Y. R. A. 1946, the Club won the i of alumni who staged a purchase of boats. Witt received from this can chased two 10-foot Dyer Dinks. the Fall of A shore school has been established to instruct inexperienced members. Member- ship is open to all interested in sailing. 113 FILM PACK President Alden Stickney Vice President .... Paul Duchesneau Secretary Gordon Stott Treasurer Phillip Mulligan The Film Pack is the photographic organization on the campus which was revived in the Spring of 1946. It has sponsored several exhibits and contests, and provides excellent dark-room facilities for its members. Actual studio work in photography is done on meeting nights, alternating with informal salons and print discussions. It is the policy of the Film Pack to work in close cooperation with the Beacon, the Grist, and the Student Union. 114 SCROLL President Vice President . Secretary-Treasurer Margaret English Ernestine Levin Sylvia Bloom Scroll, a literary discussion group, was organized in 1938 by professors and students interested in fostering an informal study of literature. Variations in the meeting of ScroE include famous lecturers and faculty guest speakers, open forums, book reviews, reading and criticism of student compositions, and information please programs. Rhode Island Review is the college literary magazine. It was first published in 1940, and since then has been published semi-annually. The magazine is distributed to the student body free of charge, since it is supported by grants from the Student Activities Tax Committee. The purpose of the Rhode Island Review” is to gather together and print the best creative writing done by the students. Its contents are not limited to any specific type of writing, and contributions from any student are welcome. RHODE ISLAND REVIEW Editor-in-chief . Managing Editor Art Editor . . James Lee Roswell Bosworth Mary Petrella Allen Wells Mary Petrella Dr. Mary Reilly Advertising Editor Secretary Faculty Advisor 115 FRANK W. KEANEY, Director of Athletics RHODE ISLAND CLUB 120 FOOTBALL The 1947 Rhode Island State football squad began preparations for its season with a new Assistant Coach in Hank Soar, former New York Giants professional star, to aid Head Coach Bill Beck and Assistant Fred Tootell. Nick Lombardi and Herb O ' Rourke were named Co-Captains for the Ram eleven. Getting off to a slow initial start, the Rams received a 33-13 setback in the opening tilt with the University of Maine. Touchdowns for Rhode Island were made by Dave Macaulay and Sal Vento, the ever-dependable scatback from Sauga- tuck. Still not in the gridiron saddle, the Rams received their second consecutive defeat at the hands of the University of New Hampshire eleven on Rhody ' s annual Homecoming Day. Displaying a rugged line, and using a running T very effect- ively, the Wildcats registered a 33-7 victory, thus curtailing State ' s hope for a victorious Homecoming. The Rams ' only touchdown came in the second period when Mike Franehuck aerialed to Ben Curtis who raced on to pay dirt. Doll made the place kick after the touchdown. The Rams lost the services of a stellar performer for the remainder of the season when Dave Macaulay was seriously in- jured in the game. 121 Despite these two drubbings, the State- men were looking forward to the Brown tilt with great anticipation. Although out- classed in many departments, the Rams fought hard before going down to a 55-6 defeat, the largest score ever garnered in the intra state series. The Rams ' only break came near the end of the third period. A Curtis to O ' Gara 23-yard pass sent the Rams on their way. An 122 eleven yard romp by Stan Juszczyk placed tile Rams on the Bruin 20, and Curtis passing to Katzen, who took the pass in the Bruin end zone, accounted for the Rams ' only score. A placement kick by Becker was blocked. Tired of being on the losing end, and determined to get in the winning bracket, the Rams journeyed to Amherst to turn the tables on the University of Massachu- setts, 20-13. Coming from behind 0-6, the Beckmen played their best ball to date and were very much improved over their past performance. The Rams, clicking with their new A formation, unveiled some brilliant offensive talent like Stan Juszczyk, 123 Eddie Edgar, lack McLaughlin, and Bob Sguadrito to work along with Sal Vento, the Rams ' main standout in every contest. Alter six plays, the Bay Staters had regis- tered their initial score. The Rhode Island State Rams returned with a 59 yard march to balance the books. A Curtis to Curtis pass was complete on the 29. Curtis then passed to McLaughlin who was taken down on the 2. Vento then went over for the tying score. The Rams returned in the third quarter to score on touchdowns by Edgar and Squadrito, and two placement points by Doll ' s talented toe. And so, with the new men to relieve the hard fighting 124 Vento of some offensive burden, the Rams were on their way displaying spirit and The following week, Rhody continued its upset streak by downing a favored U. S. Coast Guard Academy eleven, 27-7. Rhody ' s first score came late in the open- ing period when end Jack McLaughlin and tackle A1 Haniewich broke through to block the Cadets ' attempted punt, with Roderick recovering on the Coast Guard 30. A first down was made by Ray Mansolillo and Swede Johnson to put the Rams on the 9. Shifty Bob Sguadrito, 145 pounder from Stonington, came into the game at this point to run around right 125 end for the first touchdown early in the second quarter. Jim Martin, Ben Curtis, and Ed Edgar were the other touch- downers of the day. Ev Doll registered three placement points. The Fort Devens Contingent (Univ. of Mass, branch) were next in line for the Ram crew. Coaches Beck and Soar were very much pleased with the boys as they rolled up a 38-13 win. Devens was first to score in the opening period, but Rhode Island took over shortly after. Amazing runs were made by Sal Vento, Swede Johnson, Eddie Edgar, and Bobby Squad- rito. Vento displayed his usual brilliance and consistency, driving in with some hard tackles, and also picking up yardage. 126 The performances of Vin Montecalvo and Jim Martin netted each with a touchdown. Co-Captains Nick Lombardi and Herb O ' Rourke, and Tommy Fera turned in some fine ball handling. With a record of three victories and three defeats, the Rams traveled to the University of Connecticut for the tradi- tional Homecoming Day at Storrs. The inclement weather altered the Rams ' hope for a final victory as they met defeat 23-0. The heavy wind and rain eliminated any chances for the speedy and talented Rams; but they made a good fight of it on the soggy field. Dick Gaudino and Bill Moll proved to be the Huskie big guns. Sal Vento led the Rams ' offense, while Herb O ' Rourke and Bobby Sguadrito also played some fine football. Donning the Blue and White for the last time were Co- Captain Nick Lombardi, Tommy Fera, and Hank Majkut. 127 VARSITY FOOTBALL SCORES R. I. Opp. University of Maine 13 33 University of New Hampshire 7 33 Brown University 6 55 Univ. of Massachusetts 20 13 U.S. Coast Guard Academy 27 7 Fort Devens (Univ. of Mass, branch) 38 13 University of Connecticut 0 23 Totals 111 177 Won 3 Lost 4 INDIVIDUAL SCORING NAME GAMES T.D. P.A. TOTAL Edgar 7 Squadrito 7 Vento 7 Ben Curtis 7 Doll 6 Katzen 7 Macauley 2 Martin 7 Montecalvo 6 E. Johnson 6 Becker 7 4 24 3 18 3 18 2 12 7 7 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 2 2 128 CROSS COUNTRY RAM ACE WINS IC4A CROSS COUN- TRY TITLE, BOB BLACK DEFEATS VOGEL, RETAINS N. E. HARRIER CROWN BLACK SETS MARK AS RAMS TRI- UMPH. These are but a few of the headlines that appeared in newspapers this past year as Rhody ' s Bob Black led the Rams to one of their better seasons. For some time now, Cross Country has been labeled as the forgotten sport. But as far as Fred Tootell, Maker of Champions, is concerned, it is far from forgotten. Black holds the record for the Spring- field, Coast Guard, University of Con- necticut, and Rhode Island State College cross-country courses. He holds the New England Intercollegiate one and two mile championships, AAU titles in the New England three and six mile championships. He is also holder of the National AAU Junior and Senior 10,000 meters cham- pionships. The 1947 Schedule: Oct. 3, Springfield College In their initial start of the season, the Ram Harriers, paced by the brilliant Bob Black, defeated the Springfield College runners, 18-41. Black ' s timing was 20:36. Following Black were Manny Caetano, Bob Knowles of Springfield, Norman Laflamme, Hugh Cameron, and George Mona in that order. Oct. 11 — Fordham University The hill and dalers defeated their second victim, Fordham, at the Van Courtland Park in New York, by a 24-33 Bob Black shocked the spectators by finishing third, (although he officially won the race) but later explained that he covered the entire course, whereas two other runners made a wrong turn and cut 600 yards off the course. First five runners: Black (R.I.) Caetano (R.I.) Lucianna (F) Lynch (F) Monks (R.I.) Oct. 17 — Harvard - Boston University Bob Black, finishing in first place, led the Ram Harriers to their third consecutive victory. Black ' s timing was 21:18 in 129 defeating Boston University and Harvard in the triangular meet held at Franklin Park, Boston. Rhode Island State had eight of the first nine men to cross the finish line. Oct. 24 — Brown University With Bob Black setting a new cross country mark, the hill and dalers romped over the Brown boys to the tune of 19-42. Black broke the record formerly held by Eob Nichols of R. I. State in 1941 as he cut the tape in 19:57.2. The 1941 record held by Nichols was for 20:28.8. Another interesting feature of the meet was when Manny Caetano of R. 1., and Josh Tobey of Brown battled it out for second place, with Caetano emerging as the victor. Black, Caetano, Cameron, Monks and Knight finished in 1-2-4-5-7 order for Rhode Island. Qct. 31 — University of Connecticut The Rhode Island runners left the Connecticut Huskies in the dust as four Rhode Island men broke the Connecticut course record, and then went on to win by a perfect score of 15 to 46. Black ' s winning time was 22:14.8. The next four Rhode Islanders were Manny Caetano, (23:33); Norman Monks, (23:41); and Neil Barney, (23:50). The record for the course was 23:52. Hugh Cameron finished fifth and missed the record by a few seconds. Nov. 2— New England A. A. U. Bob Black paced his crew to victory in the NEAAU ]4 mile run at Franklin Park in Boston, and Rhode Island placed five runners out of the first seven. Black finished 90 yards ahead of Crane who represented the North Medford AA. Rhode Island State won the meet with a low score of 25, followed by North Medford with 56, and Boston AA with 60 points. First five men were Black, (R. I.), Crane (N. M.), Kauppinen (BAA), Caetano (R.I.), Monks, (R. I.) Nov. 10 — N. E. Intercollegiates Bob Black defended his N. E. X-Country Crown as he finished 150 yards in front of Tuft ' s Ted Vogel. Black ' s timing for the 4 tf-mile jaunt was 22 minutes, 29 seconds. This was Rhode Island State ' s fourth straight N. E. Collegiate Cham- pionship with a low score of 63. The University of Massachusetts finished sec- ond with 102, followed by Springfield with 142, Univ. of Maine 145, and New Hampshire, 146. Nov. 17 ICAAAA The splintering Bob Black finished 60 yards ahead of Penn State ' s Horace Ashenfelter as he captured the individual championship of the IC4A Cross Country meet at Van Courtland Park. Black ' s timing was 25:37.1. In all, there were 36 colleges represented. The first five men to finish were: Black, R I.; Ashen- felter, Penn State; Jack Milne, North Carolina; Jack Dianetti, Michigan State; and Thomas Strider, Army. Manhattan College won the varsity team title as its first five men finished with- in the first 30. Team totals: Manhattan 86 Syracuse 107 Army 116 Penn State 116 Michigan State 114 Rhode Island 178 Nov. 29-National AAU Curtis Stone, running under the Shana- han Catholic Club colors, raced away from the field of contestants as he de- throned Bob Black of the National AAU Cross Country championship. Stone was 1C4A champ last year, and was dethroned by Black only a few weeks ago. The N. Y. A. C. retained the team title with a low of 28 points, to be followed by N.Y.U. with 64, and R. I. State with 66. Black finished second with a 32:39 checking. Curtis Stone was timed at 32:28.7 VARSITY BASKETBALL First Row (1. to r.): Goodwin, Blount, Sclafani. Hole, Palmier! Second Row ; K. Third Row: Zabierek, Rutherford, Golombiewski, Bassler, Zarchen The Ram basketeers inaugurated the 1947-48 court season with a hard-earned 62-51 victory over the Gymnasts of Spring- field College as big Ken Goodwin led the scoring parade with 21 points. In their second encounter and Providence debut, the Keaneymen clinched their second victory by downing the Boston College Eagles 76-58 at the Rhode Island Audito- rium. In a tilt that could well have puncturedthe century mark, Coach Keaney decided to withdraw his regulars and insert the subs for a major part of the second half. Again the lengthy Goodwin was the high scorer with 18 points; while the brilliant Jackie Allen executed some fascinating floorwork. The Rams then made their annual jaunt to Madison Sguare Garden where, through the keen marksmanship of Captain Sal Sclafani, they defeated the Redmen of St. Johns, 63-59, before over 18,500 fans. Outstanding in this court classic were Jackie Allen, playing his last game for Rhode Island State before joining the Newport Fire Department, Bruce Blount, and Leon Golembiewski, the most im- proved player on the squad. Taking on Bucknell, the Statemen came within one point of hitting the century mark as they triumphed 99-71. Con- tinuing their winning streak, the Rollick- ing Rams defeated the Maine ' ' Icebergers 48-32 in what materialized into the biggest farce of the year. The Allenmen, aware of the inevitable defeat, resorted to freezing tactics only to prevent Rhody from ' ' rolling it up. Rhode Island took possession of the ball, however, and demonstrated a freeze that the Maine Bears will never The University of Connecticut was the next Rhode Island State victim as Capt. Sal Sclafani and crew edged the Nut- meggers 65-63 on A1 Palmier! s winning basket. Playing a superb game for U. Conn, Stan Sorota proved himself a major thorn to Rhody. Brooklyn College pro- vided the next opposition and first century mark for the Rams as Rhody romped 104-80 on the Rodman court. The eighth con- secutive victory came at the expense of the New Hampshire Wildcats who were tamed 94-59. The nation ' s leading scorers the n jour- neyed to Philadelphia for their ninth win BikLii I ' ttQainM , 1 J dvan ckie Allen PI: •pts Job As Fireman; Upturn ney Surprised at Mm : I yVm Warns Down r.u. «-C. State Five Leading fess Annex State m ams or Scoring „,?! no I s EentuQ [Canceled j tjriorroancf . Scoring State Fiv Wildcats I InKinr. u Fouls Hurt Rai AsVillanoval Triumphs- 3 ° ' a f e OutshoTby Krt Tripp«d by ScarJ Hlns c. a ■ l)r � Ps Th 0 friinst Gymnasts 1’ K fcorers Drop briars as they downed the strong St. Joseph ' s quintet 82-78 before a capacity crowd in Convention Hall. The loss of Jackie Allen was suddenly realized when the Rams, followed by alumni and students, faced the favored Holy Cross quintet at the Boston Garden sell-out. Tuned up to be the New England game of the year, and meriting the national spotlight, the Rams, unable to set up plays, erratic in their shooting, and obviously having an off night, were erased from the ranks of the un- defeated by Dcggie Julian ' s NCAA cham- Hitting their stride once again, Rhode Island romped to the tune of 84-53 over their cousins from Brown University, and 80-51 over the U. S. Coast Guard Acad- emy quintet. With a record of eleven victories and one defeat, the Rhode Islanders took to the road and ran into fast company when they were defeated by a powerful Villan- ova five 98-85, and by Rutgers 86-71 the following night at New Jersey. The Rams then moved on to New London, Conn., where they submerged the U. S. Coast Guard Academy for the second time. Final score was 84-72. Dick Hole, State ' s stellar forward, played his last game for Rhody for he withdrew from college a week later. The St. Joseph ' s quintet visited King- ston, but only to find the Rams a bit stronger than in their first meeting; this time the Rams romping 97-80. The Kean- eymen ran into a bit of unanticipated trouble when they faced the determined Providence College Friars at the Rhode Island Auditorium. The Friars, taking an early lead, extended the Rams through- out. Coming from behind in the second half, however, the Rollicking Rams, with Capt. Sal Sclafani and Shannon spark- plugging the surge, moved back into contention and finally downed the Friars 79-61. Travelling to New Hampshire, the Rams, winning 65-44, registered their second victory over the Wildcats. Orono, Maine was the next stop on the map. The pen- guins from Maine were up to their cus- tomary game of hiding the ice cube. Coach Keaney inserted a little warmth and color to the fracas when he sent in little Mike Santoro, with harmonica, to serenade the fans. Bored with the whole affair, the Rams began reading newspapers as the Maine roofers urged Allen to let the boys play ball.” Bruce Blount was high scorer with 17 points as the Rams tri- umphed 55-43, furnishing Coach Keaney Jflfc 4 4 it ,W. -s . 1 134 with his 400th winduring his 28 years at Rhody. Brown University furnished the biggest upset of the year when they handed the crippled Rams a 70-60 setback. A1 Pal- mieri, who had played consistent ball to date, was sidelined in the opening minutes of the game, due to injuries. The Bears therefore took advantage of the Rams who were playing minus Allen, Hole, Palmieri, and Shannon to register their amazing upset. The boys in blue suffered another stag- gering blow when the smart Uconn guintet journeyed to Kingston to upset the Rams 89-80. With eight minutes remaining, the Rams lost the services of Capt. Sal Sclafani and Golembiewski. It was in the closing minutes that the Nut- meggers downed Rhody. The Statemen went over the century mark for the second time when they de- feated the Providence Friars 108-84, thus copping the State championship. The Rams took command at the opening whistle and were never troubled throughout. The Rhode Island State Ram hoopsters closed the season with a 71-63 setback by the much-improved Springfield College Gymnasts, whom the Rams had beaten in their opening tilt. PLAYER G. F.G. 23 135 23 127 23 120 15 72 23 54 18 52 2.3 32 23 29 23 16 19 7 3 i 4 5 0 F.T. PTS. 114 384 68 322 55 295 46 190 54 162 39 143 11 75 13 73 1 33 12 26 5 15 5 13 2 12 .3 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 Goodwin, K. Sclafani, S. Capt. Blount, B. Hole, D. Golembiewski, L. Palmieri, A. Easier, W. Shannon, D. Kelley, L. Santoro, M. Allen, I. Bergman, W. Rutherford, D. Willey, A. Shannon, W. Brown, H. Zabierik, H. Zarchen, M. Total 662 431 1755 135 VARSITY BASKETBALL SCORES R.I. OP] !. 5— Springfield College 62 SI Kingston, R. I. 9— Boston College 76 58 Prov. RI. (Auditorium) 3— St.John ' s Univ., Madison 63 59 Square Garden, N. Y. 7 — Bucknell College, 99 71 Kingston, R I. 8— Univ. of Maine, Kingston 48 32 10 — Univ. of Connecticut 65 63 Storrs, Conn. 14— Brooklyn College, Kingston 104 80 15 — Univ. of New Hampshire 94 59 17 — St. Joseph ' s College 82 78 Philadelphia, Pa. 20 — Holy Cross, Boston Garden, 49 76 22— Brown University 84 53 Kingston, R 1. 24— U,S. Coast Guard Academy 80 51 Kingston, R I. . 6— Villa Nova College, 85 98 Villa Nova, Pa, 7— Rutgers Univ. 71 86 Brunswick, N. J. 11 -U.S. Coast Guard Acad. 84 72 New London, Conn. 14— St. Joseph ' s College 97 80 17 — Providence College, 79 61 Providence. R. 1. 20— Univ, of New Hampshire 65 44 28— Univ. of Connecticut : : . : . i ■ : -. 3 — Providence College Kenny Goodwin, the 6-5 center from Somerville, Mass., captured the season ' s scoring honors during the past campaign. Goodwin dumped in 384 points for the Rams, who finished the campaign with a record of 17 victories and six losses. In tallying his points, Goodwin ranks among the nation ' s leaders in the foul shooting department where he was suc- cessful 114 times in 136 attempts. He posted an average of .838 from the charity stripe. Capt. Sal Sclafani, who was forced to assume the scoring responsibilities more and more as the season progressed and as the Rhode Islanders lost the services of Jackie Allen, Dick Hole, A1 Palmieri, and Bill Shannon for various reasons, was the runner up to Goodwin with 322 points. Bruce Blount finished in third position with 295 points while Dick Hole, who left school after playing 15 games, posted 190 points, Leon Golembiewski, who did not become a starter until the season had passed the half-way mark, was fifth with 162 points, and A1 Palmieri, plagued with injuries most of the way, was the other member of the top operators who passed the century mark. He scored 143 points. The Rams registered 1775 points in their 23 games for a game average of 76.30 per cent. The opposition scored 1529 points for an average of 66.47 per cent. In foul shooting, the Rams, as a team, averaged .661 by converting 431 of 652 free throws. They were assessed with 550 personal fouls for a game average of 23.48. In all, 18 players look part in the total scoring with Goodwin capturing the hon- ors for the most points scored in a single contest, 28; most field goals scored, 12, and most foul shots made, 11. Sclafani had the most opportunities from the foul line in a single game with 15. The highest single game total was the 108 points registered against Providence College while the lowest was 48 tallied against Maine. Villanova scored the most points against the Rams with 98 while Maine hit the bottom with 32 points. 136 BASEBALL Spring baseball got off to a fast start with the Keaney-coached ball hawlcs winning an impressive 4-1 victory over a strong Maine nine on May ninth at Orono. Combining a three-hit attack with aggres- sive base-running, the team pushed four markers across in six innings and after squelching a Maine rally in the last half of the seventh went on to win the game. In the second game of the season, played at Kingston against the Huskies of Connecticut, John Smith, ace of the Ehody mound men, pitched the team to a 2-1, five-hit triumph. The baby-blue clad warriors capitalized on five errors by the Uconns and, sparked by the timely hitting of the Rhody pitcher, scored the winning run in the eighth. Following the brilliant victory over the University of Connecticut, Rhode Island played host to Coast Guard and ' ' scuffled them with a 12-0 defeat. Putting ' ' fire- horse tactics to work on the diamond the team figuratively ran wild on the bases with seven steals to their credit. Flushed by the easy victory over Coast Guard, Rhode Island State travelled to Providence to meet the Brown team. In a hard-fought contest the Rams eked out a slender 3-2 victory to keep their win streak alive. John Smith, the side-arming right-hander, gave up eight hits in the course of the game but bore down in the clutches to keep the Bruins from scor- ing. The game was won in the tenth inning when Allen popped a bingle to right and Donabedian drove another hit to the same sector, scoring Allen. Three days later, on the 20th of May, State played host to The Friars of Providence College and swamped them with a 9-0 victory. High scorer for the Rhodys was Stan Grabiec with four big runs. The victory gave another shutout performance to big John Smith and stretched the victory string to five straight. In the season ' s finale big John Smith lost a 1-0 decision to the University of Connecticut in a sparkling pitchers duel at Storrs on May 24th. Having been beaten by Rhode Island on the 13th of May, Uconn matched their star pitcher and loser of the first game, Loos, against Smitty and this time Smith came out second best. With the loss to Uconn, The Keaney- men closed a successful campaign. The overall record stood at five wins, one loss. The campaign produced many stars, but outstanding among these was the stellar play of John Smith, ace of the Rhode Island mound staff, and Harry Donabedian, star shortstop for the club. The games were all played with typical Keaney style, taking advantage of all opportunities and playing aggressive, heads-up ball. 137 INDOOR TRACK VARSITY RELAY TEAM First Row (1. to r.): Squadrito. Dahl. Johnson Second Row : Caetano. Dwyer, Hall Opening with victories by both the Varsity and Freshman mile relay teams in the Harvard Relays (practice), Rhode Island entrants in the major track meets in the East provided all the competition their opponents could handle. The feature event of the season was the brilliant performance of speedster Joe Hall in winning the IC4A 600. Coming up from fifth place, Joe flew past the pack at the end of the first lap and was never threatened for the lead thereafter. Joe put a tremendous kick into the last lap and won going away from his nearest competitor, Royce Crimmin, of Brown, who was three yards back. Joe ' s per- formance was accomplished in the very creditable time of 1:13.2. Paced in the field events by such con- sistent performers as Bing Miller, Art Sherman, and Charley Spielberg, Rhode Island managed to place at least one of these men in the majority of the games in which they were entered. Miller ' s best performance came in the National AAU meet at New York where he placed twice, throwing the 35-pound weight over 51 feet and putting the shot more than 48 feet. Sherman vaulted 13 feet consistent- ly, pl acing third in several meets. 138 The varsity mile relay team made up of Squadrito, Johnson, Dwyer and Hall ran Villanova and Georgetown into the boards in the K. of C. mile relay, climaxing their season in fine form. Injuries to Johnson, Dahl, and Dwyer, three of the varsity top performers did not add to the victory total. Other performers in the relays were Petorella and Caetano. Sparked by Sam Levine, the freshman mile relay team turned in an excellent record over the season. Their best performance came in the Christian Brother ' s Centennial Relays at Providence when they won over Brown in the time of 3.37.5. Varney, Powers, McLay and Roberts completed the freshman mile relay team. Indoor Track Schedule Dec. 11 Harvard Relays (practice) Jan. 17 Y.M.C.A. Meet in Boston 24 Knights of Columbus — Boston 24 West Point Relays West Point 31 Millrose Meet— NYC Feb. 7 Boston A. A. Games — Boston 14 N.Y.A.C. Meet at NYC. 21 National AAU Meet at NYC 22 IC4A Meet at NYC Mar. 7 Knights of Columbus Meet at NYC Christian Brothers Centennial Relays — Providence 139 VARSITY TRACK to r.): A. Bernstein. R. Spielberg. B. Squadnto, H. Cameron, R. Dywer, E. Petorella. Coach Toole!!, A. Sherman, L. Nahigian, A. Reilly, M. Caetano, N. LaFlamme, I. Hall. G. Bullock. B. Britton. D. Cashman, B. Black, Coach McIntyre. : E. Dahl. E. Haire. R. Platt, K. Burkhart. Keeping alive a victory string in dual meet competition for the twelfth successive year, the well-conditioned athletes of coach Fred Tootell made a clean sweep of their competition and added new glory to the name of Rhode Island State College. Opening the spring season at Cam- bridge, Mass., the State team defeated the top talent of both Harvard and Brown Universities on April 19, 1947. Com- bining their talents in both running and field events, the Ram ' s scored a total of 66)4 points to nose out Harvard with 53 and Brown with 45 J4- Meeting their traditional rivals, Uni- versity of Connecticut, at Kingston on the 26th of April, the Rhode Island team swept all the events with the exception of a tie for first in the high jump to defeat the Huskies by the decisive score of 124 to 11. On May 3rd, Rhode Island was host to Fordham University and despite the slop- piest of weather conditions, combined their talents to defeat the Fordham Rams 103 to 32, thereby proving the superiority ol the Rhode Island breed of Ram and athlete. Flushed with their victory over the Rhody Rams engaged the men of Springfield College five days later at Springfield and again rolled over the hun- dred mark by trouncing them 101 ' 4 to 33)4- In this meet the boys from King- ston won all the field events and then proceeded to rack up their fourth victory Meeting Brown University on their home grounds the Rhode Islanders pro- ceeded to violate the rules of etiquette by whipping their hosts to the tune of an 80)4 to 54)4 score. Closing the season in the New England Intercollegiate meet, Rhode Island State racked up the highest team total since before the war, by totalling 45 1 ■ points. In this meet the Ram athletes took five firsts and Ebba Dahl in addition to winning first place, broke the intercollegiate rec- ord for the high hurdles. Thus, the trackmen of Rhode Island state added to the already impressive record of this year and strengthened the conviction that the class of ' 48 will go down in the books £ s the class which will have seen Rhode Island State College rise to its greatest heights since its found- Fordham, 1947 VARSITY GOLF TEAM 1947 VARSITY GOLF TEAM George Conrad Walter Bressette William Ferigno Gerald Kerins Ray Brigham Carl Pinueci 141 VARSITY TENNIS SUMMARY Brown 5 R. I. 4 Springfield 5 R. I. 4 Coast Guard 0 R. I. 9 Springfield 6 R. I. 3 Return games with Brown University and Coast Guard Academy, and games with University of Connecticut, M.I.T. and University of Maine were called off be- Donald Gamble Richard Sargeson Walter Bergman August Vancoughen Robert Luber John Burdick Henry Majkut Tom Tierney mgr. Lou Crandall, asst. mgr. Red Haire, Coach 142 RIFLE TEAM The Rhode Island State College rifle team, a member of the National Rifle Asso- ciation and the New England College Rifle League, is now in its second year of Last year the team finished in the middle of the NECRL setup that included about a dozen teams. Co-captains this season are Hal Schwenk and Claude Thulier, and Jack Murphy is the manager. Master Sgt. Frank L. Dog- gett is the coach. While most of the matches are postal matches, where scores are compared through the mail, the team fires shoulder- to-shoulder matches with the University of Connecticut, U. S. Coast Guard Acad- on the first team this year are George Mason, Lou Kenner, Sam Johnson, Bruno Baldini, Bill Birch, Robert J. T. Joy, and Jim Coffey. Members of the team have reorganized the Rhode Island State College Rifle and Pistol Club this fall and officers are: 143 CHEERLEADERS First Row (!. u • : D. Kennedy. P. Lavalle. Second Row: D. Milchell, M. Lyne, I. Sawyer. L. Reilly, A. O’Neil. Third Row IF:, hmei ) I F melli C Bourne E J ihnson M 11., rim. B. Skooglund, F. Tilley, N. Nelson. This year ' s cheerleading group has pioneered in developing a squad of Freshman cheerleaders. The new group has cheered at all home Freshman games and filled in at Varsity games whenever necessary. They have been responsible for the intro- duction of several new cheers which have gone over well with the students. The Varsity squad travelled to the St. John ' s game in New York, the Holy Cross game in Boston, and the Providence College and the Boston College games in Providence The Varsity squad held tryouts for both male and female members during season. FRESHMAN FOOTBALL The task of coaching the first Rhode Island State Frosh football team since 1942 was assigned to Coach Merle Red” McIntosh. His 1947 Yearlings won two games, lost three, and tied one in their six game schedule. Some fine talent was discovered throughout the year and will no doubt be utilized by the varsity next year. In their opening tilt, the up-and-coming Ramlets defeated the Collegiate School at New Haven, Conn, by a 25-0 margin. In their second encounter they battled the Brown University J.V. to a 13-13 tie, but were defeated by the Brown Frosh 34-13, one week later. The Yearlings next faced a strong undefeated Yale Frosh eleven and received a 34-0 setback. They were nosed out 7-6 by the Springfield College Frosh the following week. For the final game on their schedule, the Ramlets journeyed up to Storrs to subdue the University of Connecticut J.V. 7-0. The backfield was outstanding during the season with such performers as Ev Kauffman, former All-Stater from Cranston, Charlie Varney, Thibodeau, Don Gavin, Malikowski, and Bob Underhill, who has a splendid passing arm. Some of the outstanding line men were Martin, Hiller, Drake, Moll, Roderick, Hayes, Malgieri, Hurley, Barbera, Williams, Leslie, and Brown. In all, the 1947 freshman team totalled 64 points to their opponents 88. 1947 FRESHMAN FOOTBALL R.I. OPP. Collegiate School of New Haven 25 0 Brown Univ. J. V ' S. 13 13 Brown Univ. Frosh 13 34 Yale Univ. Frosh 0 34 Springfield College Frosh 6 7 Univ. of Conn. J. V ' s. 7 0 First Row (1. to r.): R. Boulais, A. Thibodeau, N. Hayes, A. Adamopoulos, C. Varney. Second Row: R. Hiller, C. Williams, MoU, A. Luchette, J. Martin, E. McNulty, R. Powers. 145 FRESHMAN CROSS COUNTRY The Freshman Hill and Dalers unveiled two splendid stars in Larry McLay and Sam Levine as Frosh Cross Country, after a lapse of four years at Rhode Island State College, returned with the normal athletic program. Coached by Fred Tootell and Mai Williams, the Yearlings registered victory in their initial meet of the season by defeating Springfield College Fresh- man 22-35 at Kingston. In their second meet, the Ramlettes met defeat at the hands of powerful LaSalle Academy of Provi- dence, 36-23. The Frosh then journeyed to Boston, and, paced by the speedy Larry McLay, won the triangular meet over Harvard and Boston University. McLay and Levine finished first and third respectfully. The score: Rhode Island 39, B. U. 42, Har- Retuming to Kingston, the Frosh de- feated the Brown University Freshman 22-34 on the home course. Larry McLay had to apply a little extra steam to finish ahead of teammate Sam Levine for in- dividual honors. Elliot Roberts finished third, followed by Cole, who finished fifth, and Bob Reo, who finished eleventh for Rhody. In the next meet, the University of Connecticut J. V.’s edged the Ram Year- lings 28-29. In the New England Inter- collegiates held at Boston, Larry McLay finished second to Northeastern ' s Paul Zapolla as the Rhody Freshmen finished in fourth place with 107 points. North- eastern won the meet. In the final assignment on the Freshman cross country schedule, the Yearlings journeyed to New York City and placed ninth in the ICAAAA meet. SUMMARY Oct. 3 Rhode Island State 22 Springfield College 35 10 LaSalle Academy 23 Rhode Island State 36 17 Rhode Island State 39 Boston University 42 Harvard 45 31 Univ. Conn. I.V. ' s 28 Rhode Island State 29 Nov.10 N. E. Intercollegiates Won by Northeastern Rhode Island State, fourth 17 I.C.A.A.A.A. won by Manhattan Rhode Island State, ninth FRESHMAN BASKETBALL Freshman basketball returned to the Rhode Island State College athletic pro- gram after an absence of six years. Coached by Robert Red Haire, the Ram yearlings opened the 1947-48 hoop season with a stunning 89-30 rampage over the Leices- ter Junior College five. In their second encounter, the Ramlets, paced by the prolific Jack Mitchell, downed the younger Springfield College Gymnasts 68-55. Moving up to Providence, the Frosh outscored the Boston College frosh 58-53 in the preliminary to the Eagle-Ram con- test. The junior Rhode Islanders went after their fourth consecutive win in grand fashion as they drubbed the New London Junior College quintet 91-67 at Kingston. Traveling up to Storrs, Connecticut for number five, the Rhody frosh tripped the UConn frosh 61-55. In the most thrill-packed tilt of the year, the Ramlets edged the Holy Cross Cru- sader freshmen 47-46 with a terrific freeze at the Boston Garden. SEASON RECORD 89 Leicester Junior College 30 68 Springfield Frosh 55 58 Boston College Frosh 53 91 New London Junior College 67 61 Connecticut Frosh 55 47 Holy Cross Frosh 46 46 Brown Frosh 47 48 Providence College Frosh 57 48 Brown Frosh 46 48 Connecticut Frosh 59 51 Providence College Frosh 62 53 Springfield Frosh 50 708 627 Won 8 Lost 4 Averages State 59 Opponents ' 52.25 The next two games were recorded in the loss department as the Ram Yearlings were edged by the Brown frosh 47-46, and by Providence College 57-48. In their next meeting, the frosh squared off matters with the Brown frosh as they nudged them 48-46. The UConn five tallied a 59-48 revenge victory over the yearlings in their next tilt. Providence played a repeat performance as they again outscored the Ramlets, this time 62-51. The 1947-48 Frosh brought the curtain down on the season winning over Spring- field College again 53-50. The yearlings finished with a creditable 8-4 record. The frosh scored a total of 708 points for the season as against 627 for their opponents. Working along with Capt. Jack Mitchell were Handler, high scorer for the frosh, Tahan, Fredette, Bogusky, Drake, Rowe, Underhill, Wilcox and Thi- 147 WOMEN ' S INTRAMURAL SPORTS The Woman ' s Athletic Association of Rhode Island State College is composed of all women students. The executive power of this organization rests with the council which is comprised of the officers, the representatives from the different classes, and the head managers of the individual sports. The object of the asso- ciation is to carry on a co-ed athletic program which will reach every girl in the college and to promote a feeling of friendship, good sportmanship, and re- spect among the co-eds themselves. With these objects in view, W.A.A. has spon- sored a wide range of intra-mural sports activities. Interhouse and interclass field hockey tournaments have been held in the fall with basketball, volleyball, and badminton tournaments playing the dom- inant roles during the winter months. In the spring months, tennis, archery, and softball take top honors. Awards are given in accordance with a point system, a shield being the first award and a key next, climaxed by a blazer. A cup is awarded for each sport to the winning house team and a banner is presented the winning class of the year. 148 FIELD HOCKEY The girls ' sport season at Rhode Island State College got under way like a whirl- wind on October first with more than one hundred and fifty co-eds attending the scheduled practices for the annual Wo- men ' s Field Hockey program. The Hockey Team attended the annual Play Day on October 25th, sponsored by the Boston Field Hockey Association at Beaver Coun- try Day School, Brookline, Massachusetts. State competed with Jackson, acquiring a scoreless tie, and also played Pine Manor, who won by a score of 3 to 0. This year ' s choice for the All-College team was Mary Ferrara, who is also the Hockey Head Manager. The interclass tournament was made interesting by such Outstanding players as Mina Koning, Janice Hayden, Sally Kelleher, Liz Maljanian and Jean Cruick- shank. The class teams were closely matched as the playoff results indicated. By winning the final game from the Juniors, the Sophomores gained the class honors. The Freshman team did much to in- crease the field hockey activity by their game with Lockwood High School and their Frosh intramural program. The gen- eral attitude of the Women ' s Field Hockey season was one of competitive enjoyment. 149 BASKETBALL 150 VOLLEYBALL (1. to r.) : Q. Heditsian, M. Ferrara aw: B. Simpson, P. Fisher, L. Narducci, L. Maljanian. «r: B. Sylvester, V. Berndt, C. Conlin. M. Marquardt, i, A. Ohradovich. I. Rogasta. 151 SOFTBALL First Row (L to r.): B. Hopps, P. Anderson, B. Browning, I. Sheilenherger, A. Wallander. Second Row: B. Ned. M. Moxham. J. Hoyle, M. Koning, B. Harkness. T. Rivillo. Spring was a little late in getting here, but the softball teams didn ' t wait. The tournament held last year was the elimina- tion-consolation type which started early in April. Ten house teams turned out lor the interhouse tournament which was won by Chi Omega and East Hall. The inter-class tournament honors went to the Senior class. 152 WOMEN ' S RIFLE TEAM First Row (1. to r.) : B. Hopps, A. Eisenberg, ]. Gammon. Second Row : T. St. Germain, M. Marquardt, C. Shute. The Women ' s Rifle team is in action all year long. There is both individual and team competition, which is climaxed with the annual tilt with the Men ' s Rifle Team. This year the total number of matches won was three; four were lost. All matches were shot in the prone position and the scores were exchanged by mail with the competitors. The first four matches were lost to the University of Hawaii, 482-477, Drexel Institute of Technology, 486-477, Pennsylvania State College, 500-478, and Carnegie Institute of Technology, 487-484. The season was brought to a close by victories over the University of New Hampshire 484-476, Gettysburg College 484-482, and the forfeit of the Men ' s Rifle Team. The Women ' s Rifle Team is under the direction of the W. A. A. and the military staff of the college. 153 TENNIS Left to right: Q. Heditsian, S. Kelleher, A. Ohradovich. M. Moxham. Tennis is exclusively an interclass ac- tivity and the girls from all classes play for the sport and for the keen competition. After each class winner has been ascer- tained, they play to decide who is the winner of all the classes. BADMINTON With enthusiastic players badminton is one of the most popular sports at R. I. State, not only for the purpose of exercise, co- ordination, and W.A.A.points, but more than that, for pleasure. The elimination consolation doubles tournament held dur- ing the winter season was won by Beth Lingard and Joan Butler. 154 MEN ' S INTRAMURAL SPORTS Professor Paul F. Cieurzo The intramural athletic program at Rhode Island State College has progressed rapidly during the past few years; mainly through the valuable interest shown by Pro- fessor Paul F. Cieurzo, Director of Intramurals. All of us are not sufficiently fortunate to make the varsity teams, which represent this instituti on in intercollegiate contests. For this reason intramural athletics are a decided boon. The activities are varied and each individual has an opportunity to compete regardless of the level of his ability. The aim of the intramural department us to provide each man an opportunity to participate in his favorite type of competition and explore and enjoy others that may be new to him. A trophy is awarded to the organization amassing the highest amount of points throughout the year. 155 INTRAMURAL ATHLETIC COUNCIL BASKETBALL Daniel Cashman Donald Cole In the spring of 1947, the student body of Rhode Island State College voted to increase their yearly athletic tax. They requested that the minimum sum of $3,000 be allocated for intramural activities. At the request of Prof. Paul F. Cieurzo, Director of Intramurals, the Student Senate reactivated the Intramural Council. The council is composed of one senior, one junior and one sophomore elected by the senate, representing both fraternifies and dormitory organizations, to serve until graduation. A sophomore member is elected yearly to replace the graduating The duties of the council are mainly to act as a contact with the student body to express the wishes and desires of the students, to aid and advise in drawing up the rules, regulations and activities of the program, to act as judges in cases of protests, and to cooperate with the director in the spending of the intramural The intramural basketball season was brought to a dramatic close when a fight- ing Sigma Alpha Epsilon team made a clean sweep of the playoffs by defeating Hut 12-16, by a 52-43 count. Thus the curtain came down on a highly successful season in which a total of 22 teams parti- cipated, all of which displayed enthusiasm beyond the fondest dreams of Coach Bill Beck who was in charge of the tourna- ment, Competition was based on an elimination system, whereby teams were dropped as soon as they had suffered two defeats. Individual scoring honors for the season, exclusive of the playoffs, went to Carty Bacon of T.K.E. with 89 points. He was closely followed by Johnson of P.I.K. with 70 points. Bill Sharry of S. A, E. with 52 points took laurels as high scorer of the playoffs. Honors for the most points in a single game went to Johnson of P.I.K. with 28. The highest scoring contest was between Huts 12-16 and P.I.K., (83-32) for 114 156 INTRAMURAL RIFLE MATCH With a total score of 668 points, a well- balanced SAE rifle team walked off with top honors in the intramural rifle tourney. Second plac e was awarded to Theta Chi with 607 points and third spot went to Delta Alpha Psi with a score of 576. Individual scoring honors went to Harold Averill who scored seven more than his brother Frank, who recorded 157 points for third place. Both of these men were members of the Theta Chi team. Second spot was taken by Irving Silverman of A. E. Pi, with a total score of 159. The trophy, token of victory, will remain in the possession of SAE until next winter’s meet. This trophy, a gold marksman mounted on a mahogany base can be First Row: (I. tor.): L. Moreau, E. Johnson, retired after three successful defenses. ThSdRowT ' a! Palm Anderaon, E. Doll. Individual medals were awarded to the top three marksmen and to the five-man SAE team comprised of lack Kapowich, Leon Pierce, Herb Greeley, Louis Kud- lacik, and Ros Bosworth. First Row: (1. to r.): L. Kudlacik, H. Greel ey. Second Row : I. Kapowich, L. Pierce, R. Bosworth. INTRAMURAL VOLLEYBALL Following three weeks of intense and hard driving competition, and climaxing a hard-fought campaign for supremacy in their own league, PIK was crowned undisputed champion of the intramural volley ball league. Before being eligible to compete in the playoffs, PIK first found it necessary to break out of a two-way tie for first place with Phi Mu Delta. This feat was accom- plished in an extremely close contest and brought them up for the playoff with Alpha Tau Gamma. In the finals, on a best out of five basis, PIK was virtually unbeatable. With lohn Smith playing a superb game, PIK went on to defeat Alpha Tau Gamma in four out of five of the playoff games by scores of 15-11, 15-10, 15-9, 9-15, and 15-5. On the basis of all-around play the following men were picked on the all- league team. John Smith PIK George Blease Phi Mu Delta BUI Sharry SAE Frank Romano Alpha Tau Tom Muddiman Lambda Chi Dick Sargeson TKE 157 INTRAMURAL CROSS COUNTRY INTRAMURAL TRACK First Row: (1. to r.): Coy. Hey, Gavitt Macaulay, Dempsey. Second Row: Wholey, Boden. Gifford. Basler, Cornish. Beta Phi won the annual intra- mural track meet with a total oi 20 points. Other scoring teams were: Theta Chi, 18; S.A.E., 15; Phi Mu Delta, 15; Hut 14, 13; Lambda Chi, 8; A.E.Pi, 1. Sigma Alpha Epsilon placed men in the 1-2-4-11-13 order to win the intramural cross country run with a total of 31 points. Phi Mu Delta was second with 51 points. Pierce Donovan of S.A.E. was first to cross the finish line from a field of 76 entries. Clocking was 9:13. TEAM STANDINGS 1 — S.A.E. 5 — Theta Chi 2— Phi Mu Delta 6 — A. E. Pi 3 — Commuters 7 — T. K. E. 4 — Lions 8 — Delta Alpha 9 — Beta Psi Individual Scoring 100-yd. dash Won by H. Averill, Theta Chi; 2nd, Willey, Hut 14. 880-yd. run Won by McGreen, Theta Chi; 2nd, K. Goodwin, Phi Mu Delta. 880-yd. relay 1st. Hut 14; 2nd, Beta Phi. Winning team, Broder, Rissilo, Willey, Sinnott. Time: 1 min., 44 sec. Shot Put Won by Kenney, (41 feet, 7)4 in.) Lambda Chi; 2nd, Simon, S.A.E. Weight throw Won by Collins, S.A.E.; 2nd, Cornish, Beta Phi. Distance, 49 ft., 11)4 in. Broad Jump Won by Wholey, Beta Phi; 2nd, Sinnott, Hut 14. Distance, 18 ft. First Row : 0. to r.): Hindle, Bressette. Second Row: Stolon, Wells, Donovan. 158 INTRAMURAL FOOTBALL Alpha Tau Gamma became intramural football champions of the college by virtue of two impressive victories at the expense of the Rams in their two out of three game championship match. Alpha Tau had little trouble in coming out on top, win- ning the first game 22-6 and emerging victorious in the second, 13-0. In the second game both touchdowns came as a result of passes. The first from Penkala to St. Germaine came early in the first half, the second, later in the same half, was a flat pass from Penkala to Bisson in the end zone. PIK finished a close second by beating Theta Chi in a close game 8-7. Trailing 7-2 in the closing minutes, Moreau com- pleted a long pass to Smith in the end zone and clinched the ver dict for PIK. In the intramural football meet, PIK and Beta Chi were tied for first place, with second place going to Phi Sigma. Drop Kick Winner: 5 conversions in 5 attempts — L. Moreau, PIK. Passing for accuracy: 2 completions in 5 attempts — R. Reardon, Theta Chi. Punting for distance: 55 yards — H. Boden, Beta Phi. The intramural football league was handled under the capable supervision of Paul Cieurzo and games were played under the flood lights at Meade Field. Throughout the season, the Huts and Fraternities exhibited the utmost drive and enthusiasm to help make the season a smashing success. FINAL STANDING FRATERNITY LEAGUE Alpha Tau Gamma Rho Iota Kappa Theta Chi Sigma Alpha Epsilon Tau Kappa Epsilon Alpha Epsilon Pi Beta Phi Beta Psi Alpha Phi Sigma Lambda Chi Alpha Delta Alpha Psi Phi Mu Delta G W L T 11 10 1 0 11 9 1 1 11 8 3 0 11 7 3 1 11 6 4 1 10 6 4 0 11 4 4 3 11 5 6 0 10 2 8 0 10 2 8 0 10 2 8 0 10 0 10 0 HUT LEAGUE Yankees Steamrollers Cardinals Giants G W L T 8 7 10 8 6 0 2 6 4 11 7 3 4 0 6 2 4 0 6 14 1 7 2 5 0 6 15 0 6 4 2 0 159 INTRAMURAL SOFTBALL Lambda Chi Alpha captured the spring softball championship of R. I. State College after a play-off series involving the three division winners of the regular season. Beta Psi Alpha eliminated Theta Chi in the first game. Lambda Chi then de- feated Beta Psi for the championship. Alpha Epsilon Pi captured the summer softball championship by completing the regular season with only one defeat. Theta Chi finished second, while Lambda Chi, the spring winners, wound up third. Both Lambda Chi and A. E. 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Philip Spencer Zalkind AEn Business Administration, Accounting 1148 Globe Street, Fall River, Mass. 220 Ursula Lillian Zannini ERH Home Economics, Textiles 79 Kingstowne Road, Peace Dale, R. I. Paula Adele Zambarano xn Home Economics, Foods 159 Femcrest Avenue, Edgewood, R. I. Basil Gavril Zahariades Business Administration, General 170 High Street, Peace Dale, R. I. Hope Zelechivsky ERH Business Administration, Secretarial Science 64 Ocean Street, Providence, R. I. SENIORS WITHOUT PICTURE Caroline Marie Barlow Raymond William Barry Earl Allwood Bowen Joseph Vitie Comiskey Charles Ernest Johnston, Jr. Gerald Robert Kerins Wendell E. Marshman Steven Alan Masterson Joseph Pasquale Mazza Anne Patricia Rivello John Ruggiero Linwood Palmer Smith Thomas Dee Tierney Kenneth Russell Willard 221 JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS Ann Randall Vice-President ’ [j Adam J. Wisniewski President Nancy Spencer Secretary Donald W. Cole Treasurer Raymond Dwyer Social Chairman 223 224 M m M lir.r vWfwv! LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1948 We, the graduating class of Tune, Nineteen Hundred and Forty Eight, residing at Rhode Island State College in the village of Kingston in the Town of South Kingstown and the State of Rhode Island, being of sound mind and disposing memory do make, ordain, publish and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all Wills and Codicils by us made. Whereupon, we begueath to the lunior Class: Dick Serdjenian’s ability to crush grapes with one hand. Lou Burgess’ seat in Frank ' s” and Willie Anger ' s seat at Sam ' s , lean Regan ' s knack for causing minor explosions in the Chem Lab. Mary Gillick ' s gift (?) for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. Gerry Denicourt ' s paddles at the Union. Charlie Cressy ' s textbook in Public Speaking. “That ' s all you need to graduate”. Dorcas Eldred ' s brisk walks to the kindergarten on cold winter mornings. The notes that Elsa Isenberg, Sylvia Bloom, Hope Hochberg and Claire Gornstein wrote during their Bus Ad classes. Bill Duggan ' s badly worn English-Russian Dictionary that he used in his Aero Classes. Bob Aronson ' s alarm clock. (We hope you have more success with it than he did.) Katharine Tyler ' s sad farewells at Grand Central to the sad Jerseyites. Warren Salter ' s well-worn path between Ft. Kearney and the campus. George Opdyke ' s ability to spend great amounts of time accomplishing nothing. Stanley Arnold’s deep respect for Prof. Sanderson ' s answer book in Accounting 30. Jean Hoyle ' s laugh. You can have it. Nancy Waite ' s headbands. They kept her ears warm. Fay Hosch ' s stenographer ' s spread . Basil Pliakas ' long skirts. Charlie Jones ' snow shovel that he so successfully used in his Econ courses. Jim Shola ' s nerve to pass on a ' four no-trump’ bid. — Bev Harkness’ slide rule and heliocopter files in the Aero Lab. Joyce Sutcliffe ' s seat on the ' 4:32 ' to Boston. Nancy Wheeler ' s knack for slinging mashed potatoes. Ed Haire ' s parking place at the Athletic Field. Ed Smith ' s and Champ Wilbour ' s all night bull sessions. John Diffley ' s conversation before noontime - which adds up to a minus quantity. Jerry Freiberg, Herb Bander, Lenny Lazarus and Oscar Braudy bequeath to Gil Glass the score, so he ' ll know what it is. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto subscribed our names and affixed our seal this Thirteenth day of June in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty Eight. The Class of ' 48. 227 SENIOR CLASS SUPERLATIVES GIRLS Best All Around Most Likely to Succeed .... Most Brilliant Best Dancer Best Natured Smoothest Most Beautiful Most Respected Best Dressed Most Glamorous Most Collegiate Most Dependable Best Athlete Most Popular Wittiest Biggest Campus Politician .... Most Drag With the Faculty Did Most for the College .... Queenie Heditsian Lois Kyle Doris Catanio Olive Briggs Jean Hoyle Nancy Waite Gertrude Famum Queenie Heditsian Lydia Rodrigues Charlotte Nock Priscilla Anderson Qu eenie Heditsian Gloria DePastina Queenie Heditsian Fay Hosch Lois Kyle Lois Kyle Queenie Heditsian BOYS Best All Around Most Likely to Succeed .... Most Brilliant Best Dancer Best Natured Most Thorough Gentleman .... Most Handsome Most Respected Best Dressed Smoothest Line Most Collegiate Most Dependable Best Athlete Most Popular Wittiest Biggest Campus Politician .... Most Drag With the Faculty Did Most for the College .... Joseph Rock Jerome Freiberg Ferdinand Comolli Kenneth Kiefer Louis Burgess William Hunt Edward Dahl Arthur Kemp Carl Rosati William Smith Joseph Rock Jerome Freiberg Nicholas Lombardi Joseph Rock Lawrence Gibney Ellery French Joseph Rock Joseph Rock 228 CLASS HISTORY Timid and filled with awe a new Freshman class descended on the Rhode Island State campus in September, 1944. This class was destined to see great changes take place at Rhody. The returning veteran was to increase the size of the student body to unexpected and unprecedented numbers. Former students from as far back as ' 32 were to return io complete their interrupted education. Married students were no longer the rare exception. This was to be the graduating class of ' 48, not a spectacular group, but a typical postwar graduating class. We were presented with our green bows and caps at the Freshman dance. It was then that the female population became aware of the acute man shortage — the ratio was about 5 to 1. A small group of our class were the first to begin a curriculum new to the college — Liberal Studies. This was the beginning of a campaign for the Bachelor of Arts degree. As the year progressed we realized what campus life during the war years was like. There was sorority rushing, but the fraternities had become inactive. We missed football, baseball and interfratemity sports. The major dances were tales of the past and dreams of the future. We contented ourselves with ' vie ' dances and house formals. The winter season was brightened by the Winter Carnival, our first major dance and the start of the basketball season. The team made a good showing, and despite the fact that they lost to St. John ' s they reached the semi-finals in the tournament at Madison Square Garden. This provided a chance for loyal Rhodyites to gather in the ' big city.’ Ernie Calverly, Bob Shea, Dick Hole, Mike Santoro and A1 Nichols were the big five. They beat Tennessee and then bowed to De Paul. In early spring under the direction of Mickey Fogel, President of W. S. G. A., the freshman girls inaugurated Freak Day. The day full of excitement for us and laughter for the upperclassmen. Stunt night climaxed the hilarious activities of the day. In April we paused to join the rest of the world in mourning the sudden and un- timely death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. V-E Day was celebrated with the suspension of classes and a formal convocation. Climaxing the year for us was the Freshman Formal with Norma Carroll ruling as queen. We were a year older and a little wiser when we discarded our bows and caps and prepared to become sophisticated sophomores. We entered our sophomore year feeling very superior to the new Freshmen. This was the year that saw the revival of many campus clubs and a few major dances. Dean Amy Gilbert resigned, and Miss Evelyn Morris was appointed the new Dean of Women. The success of the Beacon Bah was followed by a riotous campaign in which Tom Scott was elected Mayor of Kingston. The whole campus eagerly awaited the coming of the veterans. Construction began on the Quonset huts and the Club 400. February.... men!!! With the arrival of the veterans, campus activities got into full swing. Two new dances were introduced on campus; the Women ' s Dormitory Association presented the Varga Ball and the Candy Ball was given by Sigma Delta Tau. The basketball team enjoyed a brilliant season. Journeying to Boston Garden they defeated the highly rated Holy Cross team. Then in the post-season National Invitation 230 Tournament in Madison Square Garden the Rams upset favored Bowling Green when Ernie shot a basket fifty-five feet from the goal during the closing seconds of the game. After an exciting game with Muhlenberg our team entered the finals and lost a heart- breaker to Kentucky by only one point to come out second in the Tournament. Many tears were shed by loyal Rhodyites that memorable evening. Our compensation was Ernie ' s award as the most outstanding player of the Tournament. Spring saw the return of baseball. Fraternities reorganized and started rushing. Over one hundred and fifty men were pledged to the twelve fraternities at the end of the season. Our class revived the Soph Hop and elected Harriet Keenan queen. The end of our sophomore year had come. We returned in our Junior year to find the campus back to its normal status with one exception — the enrollment had greatly increased. The fraternities were again active and a new sorority, Eta Phi, appeared on campus with its members living on the fourth floor of Eleanor Roosevelt Hall. Gmny Eddy was their first President. The Nu Alpha girls moved into the University Club and became a national branch of Sigma Delta Tau. The football team began its season with a game against Maine. The season came to a close after four losses and two victories. On the weekend of the game with U-Conn, Home-Coming Day was renewed. We welcomed the alumni with displays and open house. Theta Chi took the prize for its original display. Three major dances high- lighted the fall season, the Aggie Bawl, the Beacon Ball and the Soph Hop at which Phil Luther reigned as queen. In January, in spite of the blistering weather, the R. O. T. C. presented its annual Military Ball, the first since the beginning of the war. The honors of the evening went to Fran Welch who was elected co-ed colonel. The engineers also revived an old- time favorite, their Slide Rule Strut, and chose Barbara MacDonald for queen. Theta Chi ' s Beaux Arts Ball began the series of unique fraternity dances. Beta Phi gave its memorable Scratch House Brawl, followed by Delta Alpha’s Barbary Coast Ball, S. A. F.’s Seaweed Shuffle, A. E. Pi ' s Cabaret Vic Dance, Teke’s Speakeasy Dance, and lambda Chi ' s Ranch Dance. For the first time in several years we held the Junior Prom in the Sheraton-Biitmore Hotel. Johnny Messner provided the music and chose Ann Wilcox as queen. As the days grew longer the quadrangle became the center of interest — inter- fratemity softball had begun. Lambda Chi won the hard fought for cup. In May the long dormant tradition of inter-sorority and inter-fraternity sings was re-established. Delta Zeta and Phi Mu Delta were awarded cups for their performances. Twelve members of our class were tapped by Sachems. They were: Joan Butler, Queenie Heditsian, Lois Kyle, Ed Smith, Mike Hunt, Jerry Freiberg, Joe Rock, who became moderator, Alice Wallander, Dick Serdjenian, Dave Hanna, Ted Suddard, and Joyce Ann Dawley. We said goodbye to the graduating class by presenting them with their Commencement Ball and prepared to step into their shoes as ' big wheel ' seniors. In September, our goal only a year away, we planned to make this, our last year, the best. A new sorority, Tau Alpha Epsilon, had been recognized, and together with the girls of Eta Phi took over West Annex. Phi Epsilon Tau and Tau Sigma, new frat- ernities, were also recognized. Lois Kyle, who had been elected President of W. S. G. A., took over her duties. 231 The football season began the year ' s athletic activities with ' Hank ' Soar, new as- sistant coach, aiding Bill Beck. Co-captain Nick Lombardi, Tom Fera, and Hank Majkut represented our class on the team. The victory over Mass. State was the main event of the season. On Home-coming Day, Theta Chi again won top honors for their display. The day ' s activities were climaxed by the Aggie Bawl. Nancy Waite was crowned queen. On Honors Day, the members of our class elected to Phi Kappa Phi were: Lester King, Genevieve Siedzek, Alden Stickney, Francis Muller, Kenneth Wilcox, Dorothy Abrams, Doris Catanio, Ferdinand Comolli, and Marilyn Hindle. Janet Laipson and Roy Johnson shared the Creative English award. For several days the class elections were the topic of conversation on campus. Our class elected Art Kemp, President; Queenie Heditsian, vice-president; John Diffley, treasurer; Barbara Knowe, secretary; and Warren Salter, social chairman. In No- vember a chapter of the national honorary history fraternity. Phi Alpha Theta, was installed on campus with Dr. Daniel Thomas as advisor. Doris Catanio, elected Presi- dent, Ecrothy S. Abrams, elected secretary-treasurer, Shirley Douglas, Jack Crandall and Joseph DelVecchio-were the first members to be elected. Most of the student body ended an exceptionally long Christmas vacation by going to New York and watching our basketball team win over St. John ' s at Madison Square Garden. This victory continued what promised to be a most successful season, but fate was not on our side. First the brilliant playmaker and pacesetter, Jackie Allen, wi thdrew from school. Then Holy Cross handed Rhody its first defeat of the season. Sharp-shooting Dick Hole was next to leave the squad; then versatile A1 Palmieri and Den Shannon were sidelined due to injuries. Coach Keaney made desperate switches to try to bolster his team, but the losses were too great and the end of the season saw Rhody losing to Brown, Rutgers, Villanova, and U-Conn. About 4:30 p. m. January 14, the college bell began to ring. The meaning of this unusual tolling was not at first known, but word soon spread that at long last the College had been granted the right to confer an A. B, degree. Graduation came on February 1, for sixty-six members of our class. The remaining members looked eagerly ahead to June. Sororities completed another successful rushing season, pledging many freshmen girls. The Mil Ball was again a success with Sally Kelleher being chosen Co-ed-Colonel. During the dance fifteen new mem- bers were tapped into the recently reactivivated Scabbard and Blade, an honorary R. O. T. C. society. Polygon distributed to all freshmen booklets containing a brief history of all the fraternity houses and explaining rushing rules. This was a step toward revival of the Freshman Bible. Phi Sigma was installed as a national chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa, and the petition of Phi Epsilon Tau, new local fraternity, to join Tau Epsilon Phi was approved by the Eoard of Trustees and the faculty. Senior Week was soon upon us. Everyone joined in the festivities; dance at the Dunes Club, picnic, moonlight sail, beach party. Class Day ceremonies, the Commence- ment Ball, the senior breakfast. Graduation Day, June 13, was a milestone in our lives. Armed with the weapon, education, we felt a slight security in facing what is to come. 232 THE DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID December 30 , 1973 Dear Diary, At long last I have found a job! After pounding the pavements for the last few weeks I finally ended up at the Placement Bureau at dear old Rhody. There, Carl Barrie, the new Placement Officer, recommended me for the position of chambermaid at the Rhode Island Aims Hotel, that ultra-swank hotel owned by the Aronson, Reid, Bertman and Weber Hotel Corporation. Its not the best job in the world for a college grad but it ' s better than some of the jobs my classmates are holding down. I am to report for work on the second of January. The job should prove guite interesting, as I understand that quite a few of the Class of ' 48 are working there. I just can ' t overlook my recent visit to the old campus without recording a few of the changes that I noticed there. Time has certainly proved that the Class Of ' 48 was indeed one of the most outstanding in the school ' s history. The present adminis- tration is composed, for the most part, of members from that class. For example, the new President of the college is that illustrious member of our class, Beetle Rathbun. To list a few others, I merely have to mention Vice President, Majkut; Dean of Men Jibber Smith; Dean of Women Helene Sylvander; Athletic Director Lazarus; Basket- ball Coach Brad Hankins and his assistant Spike Collins; Football Coach Lombardi, assisted by Bill Berndt; and Track Coach Bullock and his assistant Harold Card. Charlie Cressy is now Dr. Newman ' s assistant in the Business Dept. (Rumor has it that the Doc is about to retire.) Outstanding for their contributions to the world of science are faculty members, Dr. Stickney, authority on the mating habits of the Coleoptera, Dr. Winifred Greene, who gained fame for isolating the Ginger in gingervitis, Dr. Ellen Swanton, who recorded astounding results through her research into the effect of alcohol on the Class Of ' 48”., and Prof. Hetu who made the astounding discovery that athletes foot is not peculiar only to athletes. One would hardly recognise the Dairy Barn since Dr. Rock has taken over. Through arduous research, he has devised a method that enables the cows to give milk in capsule form. He and his assistant, Newall, are doing a great job. Well, diary, that ' s all that I can write tonight. I must get some rest so that I will be in good shape for the New Year ' s Eve party at Bill Emery ' s Hi-Ho Club in Providence. Should see quite a few of the old Cronies there also. January 1, 1974 Dear Diary, Happy New Year! What a terrific party that was! Practically everybody from Gov. Don Gamble to Larry Gibney, the Peacedale DogCatcher, was there. As was expected, quite a few of the old classmates showed their aging faces at one time or another throughout the evening. A1 Macker, Lorraine Bursley, Margie Jones, Marilyn Hindle, Maxine Mason, Bob Roske, Howard Shackleton, Carolyn Strealdorf, and Jean Thompson were but a few that I managed to have a few words with. On the way home I rode with Walt Bressette, Norm Bridge and his wife, Frank Muller and Oscar Braudy in Elmer Hrubes ' new taxi. We stopped at Ken Willard ' s Diner for hamburgs and coffee. Quite surprised to see Frank Rossi slinging hash — he hasn ' t changed much. Milt Rakusin is also working behind the counter at Ken ' s. Also saw Hank Pointon playing the slot machine in the corner; he looks quite pros- perous. I got home in the wee hours of the morning, just in time to greet Ed Tomaszek, the new milkman. Tomorrow I leave for New York to assume my new duties as chambermaid. So I guess I ' ll hit the sack and get caught up again. 233 January 2, 1974 Dear Diary, What a Hotel! It ' s the latest thing in building design. Jaaskela, Jackson, and Greeley were the designers and Mowry, Kudlacik and Lapidus did the construction work. They certainly are to be commended. Not only was the hotel built by Rhody men but the whole staff are graduates of the Class Of ' 48 . I was a bit nervous when I reported for the job. However, the nervousness soon disappeared when I learned that Ed Kreischer was the manager. (You ' d never recognize him in his Gallipeau Elevated Shoes) . Ed is ably assisted by Hank Komacki, Chris Murray and Herb Bander. I soon met most of the other staff members. It was almost like going to a class reunion. The desk clerks in the hotel are Frank Pysz, Harold Bloom, Alice Jacoby, Stu Hart end Bill Haack. Wait ' til you hear who the house detectives are — Ed Peterella and Bud Horne! Believe it or not, they ' re quite efficient at it. The staff of Bell-Boys have a real military appearance with Bob Bradley as Captain and Willey, Satti, Chace, Jim Cole, Fera, Garland, Pulawski, Silvestri and Stafford Wilbur as his assistants. While on the subject of military appearance, I can ' t pass up the crew of elevator op- erators under the command of Capt Jim Boyle. (You remember him. He was voted The Graduate Most likely to Go Up in the World ). He does all the vertical navigating for his assistants Earl Andrews, McSweeney, Nash, Rose, Simkevich, Alan Smith, Byron, Carr and Payne. Before I go any further I suppose that it is only fair that I mention a few of the girls on the staff. The switchboard crew should be a good place to start. Margie Blackburn, Sylvia Bloom, Mary Petrarca, Nancy Wheeler, Anne Tyler, Marilyn Upham, Marion Sundquist, Dorcas Eldred, and Gloria DePastina are the “Number Please Girls . Of course, my cohorts on the chambermaid crew are all girls. Louise Bartley, Ollie Briggs, Jean Thompson, Barbara Hawley, Bev. Smith, Sue Thornley, Jeanne Tierney, Shirley Goldberg, Mary Dugan, Adele Ames, Jean Whitaker, Joan Butler, Shirley Douglas and Dolly Kasparian are all slaves to the dust mops. I could go on naming the other alums ' on the payroll, but I ' m too tired to write any more tonight. They’ll have to keep for another day. January 3, 1974 Dear Diary, I ' ve been assigned to the fifth floor. Today I really did the hardest days work I’ve done since I did my final “Stat Report . It ' s not that the work is too hard, it’s just that I ' m out of condition. With all the celebrities that occupy rooms on my floor I find it quite interesting. The Duke and Duchess of Worcestershire (Bill Russell and Alice Wallander) occupy one of the choice suites. Brig. Gen. Kemp and his aide, Capt. Mojkowski, were also guests last night. I understand that Art had to come to New York to confer with Burt Charren, the inventor of a new type of mess-kit that the Army is interested in. For the past week, the Joint Congressional Committee on the Investigation of War Contracts in America ' s recent war with Texas has been occupying a suite on the fifth floor. Senators Shola and Nahigian and Representatives Tom Tierney and Lenny Waite have the thankless job of investigating the past doings of a few of their classmates in the Geisser, Geisser, Lovett and Ward Construction Company. I really don ' t know just what the charges are, but, according to Jerry Freiberg of the New York Times they were supposed to have contracted to build a fence around Texas and then turned around and invested the funds in the Diffley Oil Company of Dallas. Freiberg also intimated that Senator French and his political henchmen, Joe Hall and Bill Hunt, were tied up in the deal. 234 Three U. S. Secret Servicemen, namely Pete Poulos, Dave Hanna and Steve Master- son, checked in last night. Why, I don ' t know, but the other girls seem to think that perhaps the President is going to be a guest in the next few days. I won ' t mention his name because he isn ' t a State man. (Editor ' s Note — The President is a Brown graduate of the Class of ' 48.) I met a few more members of the staff today. Dr. Duchesneau is the hotel physician and Mary Ferrara is the house nurse. The Laundry and Dry Cleaning concession is run by Bob O ' Donnell and his two cohorts, Carl Rosati and Don Rose. There is also a florist shop on the first floor under the proprietorship of Genial Jim Pyne. Well, another day, another dollar. (And don ' t think I ' m kidding.) It ' s time to knock off again and get a little shut-eye. January 4, 1974 Dear Diary, While scanning through the Sunday Times, I picked up some interesting info on some other classmates of mine. Lydia Rodrigues, the Times Fashion Editor, has made the daring prediction that skirts will soon be short again. She bases her prediction on the fact that screen actress Harriet Keenan has been wearing her skirts shorter for the past month. And what Harriet does, so does the American woman. Henry Harper III, the Times Foreign Correspondent, had an interesting article on the political crisis that faces Antartica today. It looks like the coalition government under Premier Goulding will be put on ice any day now due to the pressure brought to bear by his political enemy, Ronald Platt. Goulding wasn ' t too smart in evicting Ambassadors Blanchet, Sweet, McDonald and Crudale, the representatives of Abyssinia, Transylvania, Pakistan and Afghanistan respectively. Along the home front, Editorial writer, Linwood Smith, predicts that in the next few months we will be faced once more with the guestion of prohibition. This, he claims, is due mostly to the untiring efforts of Dot Partington, new head of the W.C.T.U. It is rumored that she has support of Labor leaders John McGill of the CIO and James McGill of the AF of L. Smith would like to know just what Mayor Caetano ' s stand will be on this issue. Theatre critic, Rosiland Burns, really gave Hollywood ' s latest technicolor picture Song of The Souse, a terrible panning. I saw it last night and thought it rather good. Dom Berardi and Breathless Crossley had the leading romantic roles and both gave their utmost. They were supported by Ed Dahl, who held Don up, and Helen Hawkins, who held Ebba up. The comedy team of Fay Hosch and Glenn Wholey almost stole the show. Pierce and Piiakas, the new Ballet sensations, also gave cred- itable performances. Much credit should go to the Director, Ken Wilcox, and his Asst., Leona Ferrick. Cameraman Les Wilbur, Gown Designer Coppolino, Make-Up Artist Lois Hilliard and Musical Director Mainelli all turned in noteworthy jobs. The song hit of the picture, It Wasn ' t Gravity That Made Mary Fall , written by Mary Gillick and Dot Cole, should go a long way on the Hit Parade. Before leaving the picture, I really must record the names of the chorus which was under the direction of that world famous choreographer, Mary Avery and her assistant, Jim Wilson. It was composed of Caroline Barlow, Frank Sarra, Marie Marquardt, Leo Risko, Marsha Belove, Russ Hill, Ursula Zannini, Arnold Elving, Elizabeth Rooney, Walt Cooke, Barbara Marcus and Walt Karpowich. Last, but not least, some mention should be given to the scenario writers Ballentine a nd Saliba. The dialogue was terrific. I just can ' t understand why Critic Bums didn ' t like the picture. (Maybe it ' s because she hasn ' t paid her alumni dues in twenty-five years.) 235 You know Diary, I don ' t know why I write all this stuff down and I suppose you’re wondering the same thing. The only explanation that I can think of is that maybe someday one of my friends may read it and get a kick out of reminiscing over old times. Whatever my reason is, I ' m too tired to write any more. See you tomorrow night with all the dope on my first visit to the Stork Club. I have a date with Jack Sullivan, the new owner of Yank Magazine. He and Irv Silverman have done all right by them- selves in the publishing business. Maybe, if I ' m smart, I can wrangle a fur coat out of him. Well, so to bed January 6, 1974 Dear Diary, I had a perfectly marvelous time with Jack last night. He really showed me the town. We started off the evening by going to the Madison Sguare Garden to watch State play their annual game with St. John ' s. As usual Hankin ' s charges came through with a victory. Once more I got to see many alums. Harry Donabedian and Lenny Moreau, the respective managers of the Red Sox and Braves, were sitting with their wives in the box in front of us. On our right was Anita Gamble, all decked out with a mink wrap on one arm and her fifth husband on the other. The box on the left was occupied by Ralph Mason, Bill Mulcahey, Dick Walder and Phil Zalkind. I under- stand that they are in some sort of a syndicate that is trying to buy Narragansett Race Track. They intend to inaugurate turtle racing in Rhode Island. Can ' t see where there is any fast money to be made there. To get back to the other people at the game. Herb Boden, the Wall St. financier, was there; spending money like a drunken alum. During the half, I got a chance to chat with Anne Nixon, the new Superintendent of Schools in F rovidence. Also had a few words with Don Arabian, A1 Armstrong, Eugene Lipsey, Vito Nacci and John McDonough. The five of them are in business in Wake- field. They took over one of the mills and are now producing woolen undergarments. We really had wonderful seats for the game, thanks to the generosity of Champ Wilbour, who now runs the Garden. After the game we went to the Stork Club for dinner. Fred Lancor, the Head- Waiter, gave us ringside tables; so once more we were thankful for our Rhody con- tacts. The meal was excellent, thanks to the efficient planning of Mary Tabor, the dietician, and Jim Eaton, the chef. I understand that Lenny Waldman, John Stellitano and Jack Rusk also work in the kitchen at the Club. I didn’t get a chance to talk to them at all. The entertainment was excellent. They had Charlie Johnston ' s Band, featuring Cindy Hyde and John Simonian on the vocals and Ed Haire on the drums. The music was just out of this world. I saw Russ Ayer and Marguerite O ' Connell, Line North and Jean Burns, Jim Kernan and Shirley Littlefield, Art Klein and Margaret Mcl aughlin, Bill Nelson and Joyce DeMerchant and Bob Teimann and Joan Crook out on the dance floor, all enjoying themselves. At about eleven o ' clock the place started to fill up and before we knew it the Club had been taken over by Rhody Alumni, all from the Class Of ' 48 ' ' . (Isn ' t it astounding that every time I turn around I bump into Rhodyites!) Louis Crandall, the new Alumni President, soon arranged a little party. I had a dance with Jim Falciglia. He ' s the head of his own broadcasting station now, WHAM. The station is doing quite well so Jim informs me. He has some very good accounts. To name a few; the Fisher Frozen Frankfurt Show starring Ted Suddard; the Waite ' s Date Bait Perfume Show starring the comedian Doug Graham; and the Henley ' s Healthy Hair Oil Show starring the matinee idol, Earl Bowen. I also had a dance with Gerry Goldstein. He’s in the law firm of Feinstein, Goldstein, Stein and Irvine of Brookline. John Paliotti and Joy Palm, the stars of Frank Feibelman ' s new play You ' ve Had It , dropped over to our table for a drink. Bill Duggan, the Drama 236 Critic, acclaims this play as the best of the current season. Even better than Ken Keifer ' s production, Grandma Smoked the Pipe . Millie Heyman, who is now pro- duction manager for Bradford Motors in Detroit, was telling me that she had run into Jean Hope in Grand Central. Jean, you know, received the Pulitzer Prize for the best novel of last year. The book, Down the Line , a sociological study of the natives of South County disguised under the curtain of fiction, received much acclaim. It must have been good as it was banned in Boston. Speaking of Pulitzer Prizes, Mary Petrella received one three years ago for her narrative poem, Si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait! . Bob Kirk, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, was buzzing my ear for awhile on national politics. He seems to think that the next Democratic candidate can ' t miss with such excellent advisors as Dr. Anna Petrarca, the Harvard economist, Rozamund Wyzansky, Richard Serdjenian and Hope Zelechivsky. Maybe he ' s right but I don ' t know enough about politics to voice an opinion. That ' s about all I have to report on the date at the Stork Club. As far as any com- ment on my escort goes — well, I think he kind of soured on me when he found out that I was only a chambermaid. January 7, 1974 Dear Diary, It was really tough getting back to the old grind of work. I thought I ' d never get through cleaning the rooms. It seemed that every room was filled last night. Riskey Comiskey, the daredevil rocket pilot who is planning on another trip to the moon, oc- cupied one of the rooms on my floor last night. I think that he sleeps in a parachute, but I ' m not sure. The “Ice Follies of 1974 have four rooms on my floor. The star of the show is Barbara Browning and for a supporting cast she has Pat Anderson, Trudy Famum, Bev Harkness, Jean Hoyle, Charlotte Nock, Twink Rivello, Joanne Shellen- berger and Paula Zambarano. The manager of the troupe is Barbara Hurtado. Down the other end of the hall is quartered the Ice Capades troupe. The big star in that show is Joyce Ann Dawley. The chorines are Jean Kenney, Barbara Newmarker, Joyce Sutcliffe, Bev Fletcher, Jean Regan and Terese Capocci. Their manager is Lois Kyle. What a couple of outfits, they are like cats and dogs. Remind me of a couple of feuding sororities of bygone days. Walt Whitaker and Chris Bills, the famous aerial act with the Lauro and Morsilli Circus, are staying in the hotel while the show is at the Garden. Lou Burgess is the Ringmaster in the same circus. However, he isn ' t checked in at our hotel. The general manager of the show, Ed Greenhalgh, gave me a couple of complimentary tickets so I might take it in one of these nights. While cleaning out the room of A1 Jacobs (A1 is now with the Jones, Jones, Jones, Jones and Hochberg Diaper Co. doing design work.), I ran across a letter from Warren Salter. I must confess that curiosity got the better of me so I read the letter. Glad I did because I got some more information about my classmates. It seems that Warren, Paride Ombrellaro and Lloyd Schofield have been in Washington for the past ten years trying to get one of the Senators to present their case to Congress. The case is quite involved, but the way I understand it Basil Zarahiades was supposed to have sold them controlling stock in the TVA project. They claim that they have the stock certificates to prove it, but so far no one will lend them an ear. The case was brought before the Supreme Court and thrown out on a unanimous decision. The first such decision since Justices Swann, Spencer, Proctor, Ogden, Scott, Faber, Cowen, La- vallee, Kenerleber and Anger have been sitting on the bench. I ' d hate to see the boys get stuck on the deal but unless they go to Northern Rhodesia and ferret out Za- hariades, it looks like they ' ll be left holding the bag. 237 Once more, dear Diary, I must put the pen away. The Comic-Book-of-the-Month just arrived in the mail today so I guess I ' ll curl up in bed and better my mind. I see that this month it features Ed Smith ' s strip, The Green Glob , my favorite comic. Hope I enjoy it. January 8, 1974 Dear Diary, Here I am again with more news to report. Today, being Sunday, I spent most of my time looking over the sights of New York. The first place I visited was the Metro- politan Museum to see the exhibit of the surrealist work of Betty Beards. I wasn ' t too impressed but that is probably because I don ' t appreciate surrealism. In my opinion, Scrambled Eggs and Bacon is her best work. They also had an exhibit of some water colors done by Atwood R. Heath Jr. They were water colors all right. They looked as if they had been done at the Nursery School at State. After leaving the Museum, I dropped into Cornish ' s Comer Cafe for a bite to eat. Stan wasn ' t in so I didn ' t get a chance to chat with him. I did, however, have a few words with Maddy Boisvert, who runs the place with Stan. The business must be good ' cause Maddy told me that she had just purchased a new Opdyke Convertible Coupe. And that ain ' t hay! As in all conversations with the old gang, the topic of conver- sation soon got around to the Kingston Institution. Maddy informed me that they had finally signed the contract for the erection of the new Gym. The firm of King, King and Kingsford is to do the general construction work according to the specifications drawn up by America ' s leading architect, Art Coy. Art is the fellow who designed the new subway system between Kingston and Wakefield. I understand the whole job went in the hole. It ' s a welcome relief to know that at last the school is finally getting that new gym. They wouldn ' t have gotten it now if it hadn ' t been for the political pressure brought to bear by Gerry Kerins, the man who now controls the state ' s Irish vote. Well, Maddy was soon called away on business, so 1 paid my check and left. I took a short walk through Central Park to get a breath of fresh air. I saw a char- acter sleeping on one of the benches who looked familiar, although he did have his face covered with a newspaper. If I didn ' t know that Joe Pacheco was on the road for the Messier Brush Co., I ' d swear it was he. I didn ' t hang around long enough to find out as I noticed that a crowd was gathering down the other end of the walk. Once more curiosity got the better of me and I joined the crowd. At first I couldn ' t recognize the speaker, who was perched atop a soap box, but the voice was very familiar. He was just ranting and raving about some sort of social ills; the whole speech sounded as if it came out of Comolli ' s Liberal-Socialist-Anarchist-Nihilist rag. It wasn ' t until the speech was over and the orator joined his cohorts in distributing pamphlets that I recognized him as Ed Samo. (He doesn ' t look too well in a beard.) For as- sistants in furthering his cause (whatever it is?) Ed has Warren Geraghty, Janet Laipson and Genevieve Seidzik. I hope they don ' t all end up in jail. The reason I say that is because I noticed Chief of Police Oatley and his side-kick Art Waltzman in the au- dience taking in the whole show. After the walk in the park I got the idea that it would be fun to go to Radio City and attend a broadcast. I was lucky enough to get a ticket for that new audience par- ticipation program, People Have Holes in Their Heads, conducted by Ken Burkhardt and Dick Aaronson. The show is similar to that one of bygone days, People Are Ignorant . Well it turned out to be quite a show. When Ken spotted me in the au- dience he insisted that I partake in the show. I wasn ' t so afraid when I found out that Dot Catanio, Bob Ohnesorge, Barbara Knowe, Bernard Klemer and Beth Lingard 238 were to be the other contestants. I had a lot of laughs even though I was eliminated on my first guestion, Who wrote the ' Autobiography of Millard Masse’?” But I didn ' t feel so bad after Dot Catanio joined when she was tripped up on How many posts are on a Four Posted Bed?” Barbara Knowe was the winner after she success- fully answered the question sent in by Wally Epolt, What is the price of a nickel cigar?” The grand prize was a two weeks’ trip, expenses paid, to Hawaii as the guest of Ken Jorjorian, the Pineapple King who sponsors the show. After the show Ken took the whole gang up to Jack Crandall ' s penthouse apartment where we had a little party. Jack called up Bob Mason, Marilyn Murray, Dick Cole and Bev Conyers. It turned out to be quite a nice affair. We chatted, as usual, about old times. I did my best to try to remember just where everyone was and what they were doing. Marilyn Murray, who is the editor of the Alumni Bulletin, gave me the lowdown on the rest of the gang that I hadn ' t heard or seen anything of. A1 Kenerleber is in business with Lloyd Coon and Dan Greenfield making a new type of girdle which is supposed to have a fourway stretch. Elsa Isenberg is running a millinery shop on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. She’s hired the Mad Hatter of Matunuck”, Paul Dunham, to do her design work for her. The fashion experts of America last year voted her creations the most atrocious of the past season”, so she must be doing quite a business. Russ Smith and Cliff Ey have one of the best set-ups of any of the old gang. They ' re con- ducting a poll for Repulsive Pictures, Inc. to find a successor to Queenie Heditsian, Repulsive’s big star who just announced her impending retirement. The contest is called, The Miss Kiss of 1974 Contest. All Russ and Cliff have to do is travel throughout America kissing all the entries. Naturally the best kisser wins. Marilyn also gave me the lowdown on Sybil Abrams. She has just been appointed head of the History Dept, in Miss Denicourt ' s School for Girls. I understand that Pat Curry is teaching zoology in the same institution. It must be quite a school with such an illustrious faculty. After Marilyn left, Bev Conyers got on my ear and also made with a little gossip. Bev heard from a very reliable source that Evelyn Besmertnuk is in line for a decoration from the government as a result of her discovery that the Halogen Family is not a family at all but merely five elements dwelling together under some sort of a common law agreement. Laurie Bartlett, according to Bev, is supposed to have perfected a new bridge system, superior to the out-moded Culbertson System. I don ' t quite understand it, but it goes something like this. When your party opens with a demand bid, you come back in your shortest and weakest suit. If he raises that bid then you jump his bid in the same suit. Laurie claims it causes no end of confusion amongst your opponents. Well maybe it does; if Laurie says so, it must be true. Her last partner, Lucille Votta, was last seen walking away from the Bridge table muttering incoherently and tearing her hair out. The last person that Bev gave me the lowdown on was Erminia Costantino. She just inherited a small fortune of ten million from an unknown cousin. She has already contributed a million to the Student Union Building Fund. It should be built any day now. I got the shock of my life when I heard that Bob DeYoung had been apprehended by the Soviet Government. Not only did Bob manage to get into Russia and set up a business, but he also cornered the Vodka market, shipped the supply out of Russia and tried to convert the proletariat to beer drinkers. Commissar Schwartz publicly denounced this capitalistic move and immediately had Bob tossed in the clink. Alex Rzepelia and Ray Barry have brought the case up before the UN General Assembly but that ' s as far as it has gotten. Poor Bob will have to sweat it out I guess, living on bagles and water, until Frank DeLuise, our new Secretary of State, gets on the ball. Clarisse Aubin, who now owns her own advertising firm, has recently hired Lolly- Pop Carroll and Lovable Roberts, America ' s foremost Cover Girls to pose for Cheese- 239 cake shots. Lolly -Pop — her name used to be Norma has the reputation of having the face that launched the Jamestown Ferry. Lois Aronson, who produces Lady Aronson’s Face Cream”, recently stated that it was due to the endorsements of her product by the Misses Carroll and Roberts that caused her sales records to go over the ten-million mark. Well, Diary, another day has come to a close. I can just imagine what Monday morning will be like. Honest, I don ' t know which is the worse, going to work or trying to make an Eight O ' Clock”. Tomorrow won ' t be any snap either as I understand that Bill Curran, the Milwaukee Beer Baron, hired a suite for the week-end to toss a party for his old buddies at Frank ' s . Why didn ' t I get a job in a quiet place like the Kingston Inn? 240 JUNIOR PROM The class of 1948 held its Junior Prom at the Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel in Providence on Friday evening, May the second. This marked the first prom at the Biltmore since 1942. Over two hundred couples enjoyed the fine music of Johnny Messner and his orchestra from New York. Ann Wilco x, of South Orange, New Jersey, was selected as prom gueen by the applause of those present. Warren Salter was chairman of the dance, and he was assisted by Chandler Henley, Barbara Knowe, Jerome Freiberg, Alice Wallander, Joseph Rock, Lois Kyle, Elsa Isenberg, and Mary Ferrara. In the receiving line were Doctor and Mrs. Carl R. Woodward, Doctor and Mrs. Harold W. Browning, Doctor and Mrs. Lee C. Wilson, Doctor and Mrs. John O. Stitely, Professor and Mrs. Robert A. DeWolf, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Murdough, and the junior class officers. 243 THE AGGIE BAWL The ' Aggie Bawl ' , traditional dance given by the school of Agriculture, was once more one of the most successful dances of the social season. Amidst many rustic scenes, the couples danced to the music of Ernie George and his orchestra. The autumnal touch was given to Lippitt Hall by the successful decorations of Stewart Hart and his committee. The presence of chickens, calves, cornstalks and oak leaves accentuated the barnyard motif that has always been traditional with this After intermission, the major feature of the dance, the crowning of the Harvest Queen, took place. Nancy Waite, this year ' s Queen, was crowned by Dean Campbell while the other candidates served as her court. Thus, another successful ‘Aggie Bawl ' went on the records and for it Fred Lopes and his committee deserve the highest of praise. 244 SOPH HOP The contest for Queen of the Soph Hop was a close race with Priscilla Wissy Armstrong coming out on top by a slight margin over Ann Randall and ' ' Mickey ' ' Lyne. Jim Francis, the Social Chairman of the class, deserves much praise for the time and effort he expended in making this one of the most successful dances of the year. This year’s Soph Hop revived an old tradition of engaging big name bands for major dances. Skiteh Henderson and his aggregation played the sweetest music that has been heard in this locality for many years. The Sophs and their guests were high in their praise not only for the band but also for Skitch ' s fine piano interpretations. Lippitt Hall was ably decorated by Ed Nance and his decorating committee. Scenes from “Down the Line and Around the Campus” supplied the central theme for the decorations. 245 THE SLIDE RULE STRUT The engineers, 200 strong and be- lieving that relaxation is essential for academic achievement, turned out with their dates for this year ' s Slide Rule Strut held the week-end before midyear finals . These hardy souls slipped, skidded and skated through the season ' s worst sleet storm to enjoy the tunes of Ermie George ' s Band, to view the exhibits staged by the five societies in the En- gineering Council, and to elect Joy Barrows as the Queen of the Engineers. Joy in her first regal act awarded a trophy to the Civil Engineers for their scale model of the campus and proposed Student Union. The Engineering Council, sponsors of this, the sixth annual Strut, later an- nounced that there were no casualties resulting from the crash landing of two jet propelled models. Undaunted by the mishap, which occured in the middle of the dance floor, the Aeros have re- turned to their drafting boards to perfect their models. 246 MIL BALL Among the honored guests present be- sides the chaperones for the ball was Colonel Robert Stack, head of the military department at the University of Connecti- cut. Colonel Stack was a brigadier gen- eral and assistant divisional commander of the 36th Infantry Division during the last war. Music was furnished by George Johnson and his 15-piece band, arid the hall was decorated with various kinds of flags and collegiate banners, in addition to nu- merous pieces of military equipment. At the highly successful annual Military Ball held at Lippitt Hall Saturday night, February 21, Sally Keleher of Slatersville was elected to the title of Co-Ed Colonel of the Rhode Island State College R O T C Unit. Miss Keleher is a member of Delta Zeta sorority, and replaces Frances Welch as the co-ed overseer of the battalion. Colonel Bartholomew R. DeGraff, head of the college military department, pre- sented the new “Co-Ed Colonel with her commission , while Arthur Kemp, Bat- talion Commander of the local unit, be- stowed on her a silver loving cup and a crown of roses. 247 HOMECOMING DAY Alumni members irom the classes of 1894 to 1947 arrived on campus October the fourth to take part in one of the most successful Homecoming days in the his- tory of the college. Although the main feature of the day was the annual grid clash between the New Hampshire Wild- cats and the Rhody Rams , the fra- ternities, sororities and other housing units extended themselves in making the day an overwhelming success. Theta Chi Fraternity, for the second consecutive year, won the Alumni Asso- ciation Trophy for the best exterior display. Lambda Chi ' s special edition of the Evening Bulletin and Delta Zeta’s recipe for beating up the Wildcat, received honorable mention. Tea dances, buffet suppers, and open house at the various dorms, frats, and sororities provided an op portunity for alums, friends of State and students to hash over the game, the good old days and in general, to relax a bit at the Alma Mater. 248 EDITOR ' S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Mr. Paul Goss, Jr., Mr. Wilfred Grist, and Mr. L. DeCrosta of Loring ' s for their many efforts in the photographic department of this book. Mr. A. R. Tomlinson and Mr. Walter Vickery of Bickford Engraving Company for their considerable help on many technical problems. Mr. Henry F. Baacke, Mr. Thomas F. Curran and staff of C. A. Hack Company for their advice and interest in the publication of this year ' s GRIST. Dr. Harold W. Browning, GRIST adviser, and Dr. Lee C. Wilson, class adviser, whose help and en- couragement have enabled the staff to complete the difficult task at hand. Professor Herbert M. Hofford, director of public relations, and Mr . Thomas Doherty, sports publicity director, for the use of their files of pictures of social and athletic events. Mr. Frank Lanning of the Providence Journal-Bulletin for the use of his fine sports cartoons. 249 THE SPORTSMAN ' S SHOP “Everything for the Sportsman” 315 MAIN STREET EAST GREENWICH, R. I. G. L. Belsey (’42) Prop. Tel. Greenwich 248 TOWN JEWELERS Watch and Clock Repairing 202 Main Street Tel. Wakefield, R. I. Narra. 1308 Four Famous Rooms Styled For Your Enjoyment THE GARDEN ROOM THE TOWN ROOM THE BACCHANTE ROOM THE FALSTAFF ROOM Ib 3 Waloi - ilhnore ALPHA XI DELTA SIGMA KAPPA Congratulates Extends Congratulations to THE CLASS OF 1948 THE CLASS OF 1948 Congratulations to the CLASS OF 1948 PHI SIGMA KAPPA Compliments of THE NARRAGANSETT TIMES “Your Local Newspaper” L. W. PALMER CO. 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McDonough Kenneth R. Burkhardt Arthur H. Galipeau David S. Goulding Compliments of The Class of 1949 Compliments of SIGMA DELTA TAU BETA PHI Sybil Abrams Marsha Belove Congratulates Sylvia Bloom THE CLASS OF 1948 Claire Gornstein Hope Hochberg Elsa Isenberg Gloria Stein Rosamund Wyzansky Congratulations to DELTA ALPHA PSI THE CLASS OF 1948 Congratulates from THE CLASS OF 1948 SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON Compliments of The Class of 1950 “Get to know Gladding’s It’s a Friendly Store” GLADDING’S New Freedom Gas Kitchens” You Will Find Them To Be The Finest Kitchens Of All Time Plan to Use Gas Service for COOKING, REFRIGERATION WATER HEATING PROVIDENCE GAS COMPANY 100 Weybosset Street Prov., R. I. Dexter 4000 FRANK’S CAFE 197 Kingston Road Peacedale, R. I . Choice Foods - Wines - Liquors Well Served Frank Aaccia, Prop. Tel. Narra. 220 KENYON AVENUE FLORAL CO. Flowers for all Occasions CllPtl and The Fashion Store of Providence KENYON COMPANY INC. Established 1856 WAKEFIELD, RHODE ISLAND South County’s Leading Depart- ment Store SHELDON ' S A Complete Line of Home Furnishings 160 Main Street Wakefield, R. I. Shoes Are High SHOE REPAIR’S THE BUY Shoes cost much more now. Today old shoes can be repaired like new by your shoe repairer. Yes, in dollar for dollar value, shoe repair ' s the best BUY you can make. See us! SMITH BROS. SHOE REBUILDERS 123 Main St. Wakefield, R. I. See Doc” Evans Campus Repres. Campus Gate Grocery Store Narra. 98 Compliments of The Class of 1951 RHO of ALPHA EPSILON PI Conqratulates Herbert H. Bander Oscar S. Braudy Burton L. Charren Saul S. Feinstein Jerome H. Freiberg Alfred J. Jacobs Arthur B. Klein Bernard H. Klemer Howard P. LaPidus Leonard I. Lazarus Milton L. Rakusin Abner J. Schwartz Irving A. Silverman Robert H. Tiemann Leonard A. Waldman Philip S. Zalkind Compliments of BETA PSI ALPHA WAKEFIELD TRUST COMPANY Wakefield, Rhode Island Compliments of PROVIDENCE PAPER COMPANY Retail Store 91 Weybosset Street Showrooms 160 Dorrance Street Tel. - Narragansett 1501 SOUTH COUNTY HARDWARE CO. “Rhode Island ' s Model Hardware Store 125 Main Street Wakefield. R. I. DEFANTI PHARMACY John DeFanti, Jr. Ph.G. Schaefer Pens and Pencils Phone Narra. 88 189 Main Street Wakefield. R. I. TAU EPSILON PHI Congratulates Robert Aronson Lawrence Bertman Stanley Faber Eugene Lipsey Richard Walder Arthur Waltzman Compliments of RHODE ISLAND STATE COLLEGE BOOKSTORE Compliments of WAKEFIELD BRANCH COMPANY Wakefield, Rhode Island f — Where You Always Shop With Confidence Where You Meet Everyone THE “LOWER CAF” Sodas Cabinets Ice Cream Sundaes Snacks Where Everyone Met You Once Again. . . Congratulations and Best Wishes tJfic OwItColt Ccmpaftif Your College Dining Unit Congratulations THE COLLEGE COMMONS to Wishes the Graduates of 1948 BEST WISHES THE CLASS OF 1948 from ALPHA DELTA PI