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

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and even the view. Who could complain about the food? This place had atmosphere! Goodell Library had also been a busy place during vacation. In fact, scattered ladders and paint pots still made a hazardous journey out of a search for a book. Newly painted walls and fluorescent lights plus added chairs and tables gave the reading room a new look as well as a larger seating capacity. All Aboard. The Minstrel Showboat steamed into port for the Campus Varieties show. Danc- ing and drama, music and mon- keyshines; the show had talent; the audience had fun. Winter Carnival came early this year, timed perfectly to coincide with lots of real winter cold and snow. It only lasted a week-end this year but had plenty of activity — snow sculptures, parties, skiing, skating, and the Carnival Ball, a picture of swirling skirts and a confusion of colors. Lt. Gov. Whit- tier crowned Carol Handy Queen of the Carnival. The Literary Society received national recognition — and money. It was given a grant from the Na- tional Association of Educational Broadcasters to present a series of broadcasts by New England poets. A mad dash to finish term pa- pers and lab reports, a day of rest — - that ' s registration? — and then finals. 28

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January. Whoosh! Now you see it, now you don ' t. How could a month go by so fast? Tlie begin- ning of a year, the end of a semes- ter. Back from their vacation, the students found that someone had been on campus even if they had- n ' t. The new dining Commons had been completed and was ready for business. Everyone was busy talk- ing about the new furniture, the drapes, the soft background music, Let ' s not get «

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