University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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FORWARD FROSH pads ' Day sbbaU coov yiesb ' rt ' ilaxoo BECOME Hilarious Hazing This year ' s Welcome Frosli greeted just three more bewildered freshmen than did last year ' s. Beginning September 15, the class of ' 45 entered a period of hilarious hazing that lasted through half its first year at State. That this hazing was ridiculous could be confirmed by the sight of muscular freshmen daintily skipping over the numerals thoughtfully provided by numer- ous graduating classes. No less laugha- ble was the appearance of the freshman women when they wore their smart white (orphanage mode) berets pulled down chicly over their ears, and dressed their hair in the tightly-drawn style another generation has labelled that of Kate Snatch of the needle factory. less attractive after a mud bath 124]

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RIDIXO FLYIXG AT M.S.C. rivil Aoronaulies Wlien you walk on our campus at night and see the classrooms ahght, or when you hear the drone of a motor and notice bright wings dipped in the sun, you iinow that Massachusetts State College ' s faculty and students are doing their share to Keep em flying. For three years the students of Massa- chusetts State College have had the opportunity of becoming pilots under the Civil Aeronautics Act. This year Lewis Atwood, Daniel Carter, Paul Cole, John Dudds, Thomas Gordon (Alternate), Robert Hobson, Walter Niles, Richard Pierce, Lester Rich, Harry Sloper, Chester Stone, Richard Symonds (Alternate) were enrolled for this training. The course was open to both upper- class and graduate students. The ground school instructors were volunteers from the faculty. Members of this year ' s committee for C. A. A. included Registrar Lanphear, Dr. Anderson, and Dr. Ross. The practical work was supervised by Mr. O ' Connor, manager of the Westfield Airport, where students took ground school and flight training from instruc- tors at the airport. Twenty-four hours of navigation, eight- een hours of civil air regulations, six hours of general service of aircraft con- stituted the work of the ground school. After flying a minimum of eight hours, the student was required to make thirty- five hours of solo flight and to complete a government examination. He then be- came the holder of a private pilot ' s license, ready to be called on by the United States whenever necessary. Others than C. A. A. ' ers Carter and Sloper interested

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The rule forbidding the use of make-up during hazing week proved tlie fear of competition felt by the safely-painted sophomore women. However an en- chanting piquancy was leant to the freshmen by the eyebrow-pencilled freck- les and lovable lisp of Baby Day. Iiid and Mutiny Less attractive after a mud bath were the men of ' 45 at the end of the freshman- sophomore rope pull wherein the fresh- men lost for the first time in four years. Adding 1-1 was their defeat at Razoo, determined by the outcome of a pushball game before paternal eyes on Dads ' Day. Penalized for their defeat by a Senate rule requiring that they exhibit their sophisticated headgear from Thanks- giving to Christmas, a few defiant souls rebelled, to be gently requested to appear before the Senate. To show its appre- ciation, this august body held two aquatic socials for them. The Senate honored one recalcitrant freshman by allowing him to render invaluable aid in the province of flood control by bailing out College Pond with a pail for fifteen minutes after Convo. Meanwhile fair freshmen vacillated between saluting and snubbing dashing military men. And at times the Dairy Damsels, unduly prudent, carried um- brellas beneath a beaming sun. To many a freshman the one consoling feature of hazing was an oppor- tunity to take part in group singing in the salubrious morning mist. Often a suitable accompaniment for the male serenaders was provided by that novel percussion instrument, a wooden paddle, plus a slightly padded resonator. MEEK MEN MAIDENS Sophisticated headgear mark Frosh Fair freshmen no less laughable in smart white tarns 25