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

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All the other lovely ladies attending received favors of ski-crossed wooden MSC pins. In Saturday ' s wrestling matches Emil Adams beat Salvatore Italia, Herb Gross pinned Jim Fulton, and Bob Doolittle fought Al Salomon to a draw. Sam Glass was granted a technical knockout over Fred Filios, and Huck Koobatian a three-round decision over George Flessas in the boxing events, Bernie Stead gain- ing the decision in the heavyweight class over Bob Kline. Nor was grace neg- lected in the worship of strength — in- spired by the spectacle of a skillful hockey game, the Holyoke Figure Skating Club pirouetted on the pond that same P. M. State ' s naiads performed a delicate and rhythmic Water Ballet during the swimming exhibition featuring Maria Lenk, Brazilian Breaststroker, and New England diving champions, Peggy Matchet and Ed Smyke. At the Ski-Boot Informal later in the afternoon. Queen Anita, after receiving her own silver loving cup, graciously be- stowed medals on winners of the carnival Queen AoVta ,Uects contests and presented the Interfraternity Carnival Cup to Alpha Gamma Rho. That evening festive feet grew faintly more fatigued as fraternity dances and Round-Robins completed carnival capers. Fedeli, Darrow ss Brown, Potte Moreau, G. Smith, Gi; Miss MarshaU. P. Dwye [jha. U mi 1 ri B V r, 1 l r I B - 1 H wLmt B ' H I S ' - ' ' ■ 3 m J H ,,.-, . i .Is... 1 m ' . HiSfilii 28]

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In spite of Chairman Spencer Potter ' s public prayers for a heavy snowfall there wasn ' t enough of the stuff on the ground to permit ski races to be held during Winter Carnival, but Success smiled elsewhere — from the sleekness of the prize-winning snow sculpture, Tribute to King Winter, to the satis- fying grunts in boxing and wrestling at the cage. Friday the thirteenth didn ' t faze Dottie Dunklee and Betty Washburn who placed first and second respectively in the hundred and two-hundred yard women ' s events, while Ace Thayer smiled scornfully at superstition after skating off with three firsts ! Al Salomon won the four-forty yard dash, while Art White concentrated on seconds. In a surprising- upset. Alpha Gam ' s amateur cross countrv runner, Dick Smith, took first in H, Jage fo QUEEX the snow-bank and ice-patch course while Bill Darrow of Kappa Sig copped second. That night after giving first place to Alpha Gamma Rho ' s snow sculpture, the judges picked Alpha Tau Gamma ' s dramatically-lighted Defense group second, and Tau Epsilon Phi ' s The Devil JVho Wakes the NoHh Wind third. With Sam Donahue and his orchestra playing, the Winter Carnival Ball was voted — almost any filmland superlative adjective — and Anita Marshall the most beauteous coed. As Carnival Queen she was attended by a sextet of ladies-in- waiting, including M. S. C. ' s own Estelle Bowen, Peggy Deane, Daphne Miller, and Marge Stanton. Faced with the Parisian task of judg- ing the most beautiful among so much beauty were Professors Frederick S. Troy and John H. Vondell of M. S. C. and David Morton, famed Amherst poet. ' aiy l

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Beautiful daughters, ferocious pirates, leading the caste in Alviani-produced musical opera PIRATES OF PEXZAXCE 55 The curtain came up on The Pirates of Penzance on March iO; and laughs began when the dutiful Frederic said to his pirate chief, As soon as my appren- ticeship is over, I ' ll turn around and annihilate you. And laughs continued through the play. The cast included the well-known Kenneth Collard as Richard, Leon Barron as Samuel, and Raymond Lynch, Jr., as Frederic. Betty Moulton, Rita Mosely, and Margaret Stanton had the leading roles of Mabel, Edith, and Ruth, while Jane Holmes and Caroline Rimbach appeared as Kate and Isabel. Major-General Stanley (Gordon Smith) and Edward (John Foley) were partners in cut-ups. The men ' s and women ' s glee clubs, as beautiful daughters and ferocious pirates and the Sinfonietta did excellent work in accompanying. Energetic, bespectacled Director Al- viani plans to continue Gilbert and Sulli- van next year. M. S»-«ton, j,i„ P for