Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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Vrsmus The Sycamore Tree It was the terrible storm of March 29. 1984 that left the grand old sycamore tree in the east end zone of Patterson field uprooted. The tree was estimated to be between two hundred and two hundred and fifty years old. It was predicted to stand for another ten to twenty-five years Itefore being toppled by a strong wind, and during that time its offspring, a genetic copy would have reached a good size . But the strong wind came sooner than expected. It was not surprising that news of the Bears leafy mascot spread across the country from Philadelphia to Alaska and California. While we wait for a small sapling of tree to grow large enough to plant, the wood from the sycamore has been commissioned to a sculptor to carve a large I'rsinus bear in order to be displayed in Myrin Library. Prody 4 When you graduate from high school knowing you want to attend medical school after college, you lean towards choosing a college with an excellent pre med program to enhance your chances of being accepted at a medical school of your choice. And that is what Prody Ververeli did. but he wanted a little more out of college than just a narrow pre-med education. He wanted a well rounded liberal arts education at a small college in order to be able to receive more individualized instruction from professors. He also wanted to be involved in sports and activities to attend a college where he could balance it all, but also excel in his best areas of interest. So Prody choose I 'rsinus College and was really happy to have gone to U.C.” Prody said that U.C. gave him a lot of opportunities.” The listing of his achievements surely proves that he took full advantage of every opportunity and excelled in each. Prody. a Biology major, will graduate Salulatorian and Summa Cum Laude. He will most likely be attending Jefferson Medical School in the fall. Prody was Captain of the I'rsinus wrestling team this year. Along with having an incredible season of 25-2. Prody was named Academic All-American for division III schools. He is a member of Delta Pi Sigma and holds the office of treas. Prody also holds offices in Pre Med Society. Cub and Key. and is a member of Beta Beta Beta, and a Resident Assistant. The Aspect of Ursinus College that Prody cares the most about is the people. The friendly atmosphere and the good friends he has spent the last four years with have made I'rsinus a memorable place for Prody Ververeli. The Men Do you Know any of these gentlemen? For those of you who do not they are the students and faculty who spend much of their time responding to fire and ambulance calls. In short, these individuals are members of the Trappe Fire Company and Trappe Ambulance. All seven men are firefighters, while their qualifications for ambulance duty vary from driver and attendant to Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic. These gentlemen can comprise a complete ambulance crew when needed and spend approximately twelve hours a week running on calls. Not all of these men are new to this volunteer service. Their experience ranges anywhere from one to seven years of running with hometown fire and ambulance squads, as well as with Trappe.

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The United States Women’s Olympic Field Hockey Team WJABQV The United States Women's Olympic Field Hockey Team has done this country proud. They won the bronze medal in the 1984 Olympics in I.os Angeles, California. Six members of the Women's Olympic Field Hockey Team carry with them the Ursinus tradition. Their drive toward an Olympic medal has given many of us at I Tsinusand throughout the country an example which we can strive to emulate. Thank you for putting dreams within reach! Beth Anders '73 Gina Buggy '81 Marj Garinger '57 Vonnie Gros '57 Marge Watson ‘52 Pam Chlad Ursinus Trainer 5

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Meg Her name is Marjiori Ann Early, but all her friends call her Meg. She is a tall girl with the short cropped hair of a swimmer, and a rather shy quiet person. Hut behind that reserved personality hides a perfectionist with a competitive spirit and a strong will to win. Meg was a typical high school student involved in choir, tennis, track, and school government at Lebanon High School. In addition to the extra curricular activities in school, she swam at the local YMCA. Her career in the pool lasted thirteen years. When it came time to select a college Meg picked Ursinus for its close proximity to home, its good swimming facilities, and because of her knowledge of the school gained from her sister Amy, an Ursinus graduate. Meg started her college athletic career with swimming. She then picked updivingand attempted to do both. After about a month Meg discovered that diving was just too time consuming, and so she dropped swimming and concentrated on perfecting her diving skills. During her freshman year Meg acquired the skills to com pete in the MAC’S for the first time. Her teammates were supportive. She surprised herself and won the MAC’S. Meg then qualified for Nationals. Being less sure of her diving ability than others Meg did not feel she belonged in this competition. She dove for the experience and ended up in the bottom of the ranks in both the one and three meter competitions. For the next three years she qualified for MAC’s and Nationals bettering her standing. This past year has been a bard year for Meg. After suffering a head injury while diving, she was in a quandry as to whether she wanted to dive again. Of course, she did and once again reached Nationals. It hurts that it is all coming to an end,” Meg says, 1 am just coming to believe in myself. She would like to continue diving by coaching at the high school or college level. -----------------------Of Fire--------------------- The fact that must really be remembered is running with Trappe is all done on a voluntary basis. Not one of these men gets paid for his contributions to either squad. So for those of you who know any, or all of these gentlemen, you realize what dedicated people they are to take the initiative to qualify themselves to run on a squad, as well as. to volunteer their services so willingly to the community. Arbor Day Tuesday May 7. 1985 was the first annual Ursinus Arbor Day and was declared a day of campus beautification. As a way of carrying on the Ursinus tree tradition, started by Dean Kline, the senior class, the fraternities and sororities presented Ursinus with a gift of several trees. The senior class gifted the school with two beech trees to replace the two decayed trees taken down this spring. The fraternities and sororities presented Japanese Cherry trees to the school. The thoughtful gift” was accepted by President Richter on behalf of the Ursinus college family. Joan Marie Gagliardi, president of the junior class, was also happy to accept the gift and the challenge to carry on this tradition made by the class of 1985. The class of 1986 hopes to add their element of beautification to the campus and to pass on this tradition to the class of 1987. Editor’s Note: I and my staff would like to apologize for any