Wellesley College - Legenda Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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:i . J aturclu On Saturday wp found opportunity to enjoy our favorite college recrea- tinns. R e left earlv in the morning Jor house ftiirtii ' s, neek-ends of mountain skiing, or overnight Outing Club excursions. A more con- spicuous weeklr exodus ufis our departure on thr 12:55 for the latest plov of Sfintvan pre- sented by the Theater (Juild, or less preten- tiously, for sightseeing itr shopping on Tremont Street. If we chose to stay in U ellesley, there was bicycling along rimntry roads, playing in faculty-student games on Field Days, or canoe- ing on Lake B aban. On special Saturdays tve went to Ham pmduc- tions. Otherwise we ate supper in an almost empty dining room and hurried uf}stuirs to dress for an eight o ' clock date. At one o ' clock we tip- toed in, and stayed awake for awhile to dis- cuss the events of the evening.

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ricla c began llie Jirst Fri- day of the year ivith rehearsals for the Fresh- man I amleville ski Is. feeling extraordinarily earefree as weeanghl aft im all the nens of the past snmmer. It e set out liriskly for Friday chapel or classes, glad of the sunshine in the spring which meant good weather for the eientfnl week-ends of that time of the year. We fell ne cttuld take time for sun- bathing on the roof in- reading ' Life ' we wan - dered doivn to the village and contemplated going to the movies without too much of a qualm. After a late archery class we might rush home to serve Friday fish, if we icere dinner waitresses in Munger or i t rundfega. W e set our hair in the evenings and icrote the family, letting them knon- their daughter was still enjoyi ng college. Fridays calmed its.

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Ul w S uncla Sunday ivas our day of worship and of con- templation in the pleasant society of our friends. We went to chapel together, and walked home discussing the sermon. IT e joined Miss Clark for Sunday dinner at the Outing Club Cabin or to climb Mt. Monadnock. Tak- ing our cameras tve went for long walks around the campus, showing our guests the beauties of Longfellow Pond, Tupelo, the Mathe- matical Gardens, and The Botanv Gardens. ffe disturbed the Sun- day quiet of Green Hall to show our friends the Katherine Lee Bates murals or to climb the Toivei — up, up past the carillon to the windy platform on top. We drank tea in our rooms or cooked supper with the help of other class- mates at society vespers. Later we remembered that tomorrow was Mon- day, and we had best be prepared to resume again our academic life.