Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS JAMES MARSHALL President JULIA LUDWICK Vice-President EMMA JANE THOMAS Sec ret ary JESSANNE ROSS Treasurer Four years gone--- why it seems that only yesterday we were dumbfounded, bewildered freshmen---the girls with their hideous green bands and the boys with their pert red dinks. After the election of 'Eddie Lord as our president the formation of the class of 44 began to materialize. It seems that the entire campus was in an uproar when the sophomores kidnapped Ed. They produced him at the Valley Forge Hotel just in time for him to miss dessert at our Freshman Banqu et. Our Sophomore year brought us the privilege of giving our first dance as a class. Arno Kuhn, our second president, chose a committee which did up the ‘Soph Hop' in fine style. Joe Troppe and Kitty Harbach also worked capably as 'Soph Rule' chairmen. It was this year, too, that brought us the war. The news shook the campus. For a time things remained unchanged, but slowly many men of the class were called to the colors. They are not forgotten, and we shall always remember them as part of Ursinus and of the class of '44. With the beginning of sum.ner school in 1942, our class began to acquire new members and lose old ones. Those who were accelerated were greatly missed, but the new classmates were welcome and seemed adequately to fill their shoes. We returned to our junior year withwonder-- had the war changed things drastically? Would it affect us? Things were very different. The war had taken a great toll of the men. There was a much more serious air about our college life, and studies were pursued more vigorously. There was above all the necessity of adjusting to a rapidly changing Ursinus. Nevertheless, our third year was not without its share of enjoyment. We were entitled to give a big event on campus--the Junior Prom. And what a gala affair it was! Bob Hainley, our president, gave spirit and ambition to our class in this period of war. During the year we gave several class dances in the upper dining room-- all very informal, but loads of fun.

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In spite of the war we came back in the fall of 1943 resolved to make the best of conditions that were forced upon us. It was our senior year and we were determined to have a memorable one. Jim Marshall, our last president, aided us greatly in this aim. During our absence in the summer the Navy had established a V-12 unit at Ursinus. The men were trained by their own personnel but shared many classes with the civilians. Their arrival changed the campus considerably. A military air prevailed,and most of us felt proud and flattered that the Navy was a part of our college. The sailors enlivened campus activities. ‘Mid-Week Hops' were given for their enjoyment and the gym was predominately dotted with suits of navy blue. The navy men counteracted the Ursinus man shortage, and helped to make the Senior Ball a successful termination to our dance-giving at Ursinus. SOPH RULES INITIATION OLD TIMERS' DAY NOVEMBER I 940 And now, the last step graduation. We find that those who were with us only last year at this time have left. Last September, Betty Boger, 'Tex Currens, Betty Freeman, Dorothy Graninger, Marian Grow, •Kitty Harbach, Ken Hayes, Tom Schonfeld, Dean Steward, Bob Tredinnick, and Alice Zimmerman all left us; while Inge Benda, Jim Boswell, Ethel Detwiler, 'Ag' Dyer, Peg Heller, Jean Smyth, Glen Stewart, ‘Tris Ter-showska, Janet Weierbach, Jeanne Wisler, Charlotte Wo 1fe, andJane Zulick departed in February. Yet these four years seem very short as we recall them. The events of our college days will never escape from our memories. For all of us, Ursinus has been a profitable, a pleasant, and a paramount experience.