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

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June! The Seniors ' four-year wheel had spun full circle. Their time was up. A four-day whirl; graduation; the last peal of the Chapel l)elLs. June 4. Toto ' s in Northampton was the scene of the Senior Ban- quet, fete and food. June 5. The Sophomores paid the Seniors their final tribute at the Soph-Senior Hop. Jesse Smith and his orchestra provided music to dream to. June 6. Class Night with the class making its formal farewell as undergraduates. Senior class presi- dent Dave Flood passed his man- tle over to Junior class president 13

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Robert Frost came to the cam- pus to share with us his poetry and his wit. The Collegian prodded and the campus gave, and Dr. Goldberg- went to the WUS conference in IstanbuL The month whirled to a close with the chorale ' s musical drama Lost in the Stars, the ROTC re- view, the tapping of Isogon, Adel- phia, Scrolls, and Maroon Key, next year ' s leaders. The final blow — exams; and the underclassmen left. The Sen- iors were on their own. Frost — Amherst Bard Lost in the Stars 12

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Joe Lucier, thus symbolizing the continuance of traditions and of duties. True to the Mettawampe spirit the class gripes were aired, the hatchet was buried and the peacepipe took its place. The class ode, oration and song, the dedica- tion and planting of the ivy, and the Roister Doister play all com- pleted the evening. June 7. The final day. A morn- ing Baccalaureate and in the after- noon, graduation. Empty seats were left in the rain on the library lawn and once again the Cage be- came Graduation Hall. Sadness and gladness; mounting tension; martial music; a speech by poet David Morton; diplomas; music; the end. 14