University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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' 45 PRISM ' eniors Four ycai have jjassctl iiuitkh since you first came on this campus as Fresh- men. Tlirough these years, you have lia l happiness and grie ances: work and play: Ijut through it all, you have become men and women, much better ecpiipped to face the ordeals and trials of life. Vou have seen oiir work through, and now, as seniors, stand at the front door readv for the grantl and glorious lile that awaits you. It may seem dark at times: but vou have what it takes; so step firm- ly, and good lutkl This year on campus, there have been very few men siudeius; therefore manv of the men ' s oigani aiions have been dis- continued for the duration; bui ilie women ha e striven even harder than e ei ' lo keep all organi aiioiis lundion- ing. The . 11-Maine Vomen, .Stiident Govermiieni. Maine (Christian .Vssocia- CLA.SS Ol I IChRS SAM COLLINS, ril) I ' lllLI M ' S. M K HIlIlNf.s. ISIMIK KVMlVI 21

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tion. and the Women ' s Athletic Associa- tion, under the leadership of senior women. ha e done their utmost and de- serve a great hand of praise for wonder- fid work. .As Seniors, vou have seen manv chang- es since you hist entered the University. m started your freshman year without the overshadowing menace of war. . s sophomores, vou saw war declared and took it in your stride. There were a few changes, men Ix ' gan to leave and gas rationing cranijx ' d vour stvle: but you didn ' t rcallv feel the pinch. IDuring your junior vear the war seemed closer as social activities were cut down and the male population really began to di- minish. ov - as .Seniors you have seen the . rmv come and go, a three-term year inaugurated, and your class graduate at intervals instead of as a unit. .At their annual banquet given in the spring of each year, the . 11-Maine Women lap those members of the Junior and .Senior classes who have met the soci- eiv ' s requirement of character, resjxjnsi- bilitv. contributions to campus activities, and outstanding leadership. Member- ship to thi s societv is a goal toward which all .Maine coeds strive, since it is the highest non-scholastic honor given to women at the University. Last spring at the . 11-Mainc Women ' s bantjuet there were three seniors. .Mary Hempstead. Priscilla Loring. and Lois . nn Savage, and eight juniors, Mary Bil- lings. Olive Bradburv. Helen Clifford. Priscilla Hopkins. Joan Manwell. Esther Randall. Frances Sheehy, and Ruth Tro- land. selected as . 11-Maine Women to ' carry on the work of the organization for the following year. Esther Randall was elected president for this vear ' s group. Due to graduation occurring at the end of each term, other girls have been lapped as thev will not be here for the spring banquet. Margaret Chase and Natalie Curtis Files were tapped before the December graduation. .ALL-MAINE WOMEN Front row — ManwelL Troland. Hopkins Second row— Randall, Billings, Clifford, Bradbury