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skating, an informal dance, and the judging of the snow sculptures, Friday night; skiing and the Naiads ' water ballet, Saturday afternoon; and the ball, Saturday night, at which Dorothy Hur- lock ' 46 was selected as Carnival Queen. The winning snow sculpture was Pi Beta Phi ' s Skitrooper. This year, the Quadrangle, the non- sorority girls ' club, has been dissolved, and all non-sorority and non-fraternity students have formed a new group, to be known as the Independents. This has been done to provide representation for about 200 students, who otherwise would not have a representative voice on campus. The Poetry Reading Club has been revived and reorganized. This group is the spiritual descendant of a small group of poetry lovers who held their first meetings in the Fall of 1942. The Club has resumed activity under the influence of Miss Horrigan, Dr. O ' Donnell, and Miss McNamara. The annual Glee Club Concert, given as a Social Union program, was presented on Friday, February 16th. The Statettes and the reorganized Statesmen were featured . The following week-end, the Roister Doisters sponsored the revival of the Interclass Play Competition. In this the freshman class took the honors for their presentation of New School for Wives, directed by Maija Honkonen. The mem- bers of the cast were presented individual copies of Thirty Famous One-Act Plays ; the award was made by Professor Rand. Under the leadership of Doric Alvi- ani, the foundation for a new tradition on campus has been laid. The Concert Series. It is hoped that, in time, interest will demand an increase in the number and the variety of programs. On November 29th, Donald Dickson, well-known baritone soloist, presented the first concert in the series. Percy Grainger, piano virtuoso and composer, was the guest artist for the second program on February 14th. The third concert, on April 10th, featured Anne Brown, known to most people as the original star of George Gershwin ' s classic opera Porgy and Bess. Miss Brown is well remembered by the juniors and seniors for her perform- ance at a Social Union Program two years ago. It should not be necessary to add that her concert was well appre- ciated. During the course of the year plans were made for the revival of Fraternity Chapters. There are at present eleven fraternity men on campus, who represent only four of the houses. The Dramatic Workshop, this year, presented two plays as part of the Fine Arts Series. The first, on January 4th, entitled Be Sure Your Sex Will Find You Out, was a satire about women and the crushes they often develop for certain movie actors. The second, Num- ber 10, was given on January 18th. This was a romantic incident in a hospital. The Dramatic Workshop, English 89, is a scheduled course in which students learn directing, casting, costuming, make- up work, and set designing. The plays are presented as a class exercise. 12
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1944-1945 As the opening event of the year, a Pops Concert was sponsored by the Collegian. The production, given in Bowker Auditorium on October 14th, was reminiscent of our former show, Campus Varieties. Those featured on the program were Doric Alviani, John Delevoryas, and Mr. Richard MacMee- kin, assistant dean of Amherst College and amateur magician. Dr. Maxwell H. Gold- berg acted as master of ceremonies. Re- freshments were on sale during inter- missions and were served to a few faculty members and housemothers who were seated on the ramps. On October 17th, the first Social Union Program featured Conrad Thibault, much to the delight of the student body. Since this was election year and of vital concern to everyone, the campus arrived at Bowker Auditorium en masse on October 25th, to take part in a political forum sponsored by the United Religious Council. Former Congressman Joseph A. Casey of Clinton spoke for President Roosevelt, and D. J. St. Ger- main, president of the Republican Club, of Massachusetts, spoke in behalf of Thomas E. Dewey. Dr. Philip Gamble was chairman of the forum. Following the rebuttal, a straw vote was taken in which the Republican presidential nominee. Gov. Dewey topped President Roosevelt by a margin of forty votes. The guest artist for the second Social Union, in November, was Robert Frost in a discussion of modern poetry in which he cited examples from his own collection of poetry. On Saturday evening, November 25th, the Physical Education Department spon- sored Miss Carmen Rooker, dance direc- tor at Bennett Junior College, accompan- ied by Miss Irene Wisecup, in a modern dance recital. The Massachusetts State College Wo- men ' s Glee Club made its first appear- ance of the year on campus on November 20th. A short concert was given in the Old Chapel Auditorium. The Christmas season was opened here at M.S.C. with the Glee Club presenta- tion of Hansel and Gretel. Betty Bates and Connie Rothery sang the leading roles. It was announced on December 6th that a new subject — Fine Arts — had been added to the list of majors. Through the cooperation of the ROTC and the ASTRP, a traditional military ball was held in the Drill Hall on Decem- ber 16th. Marion McCarthy was selected as Honorary Colonel. Included in the week-end program was Deare st Abi- gail, a Roister Doister production based upon the Abbey ' s twenty-five years of existence. The Social Union Program on January 12th featured Miriam Marmein, a mimic and dancer. Winter Carnival Weekend took place February ninth and tenth. It included 11
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