Wellesley College - Legenda Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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In case you, O witless Senior, have not preserved your youth in be-scrawled C.A. calendars, pause with us and remem- ber: how those Sophomores hazed us — our intricate upswept hairdos, gaudy purple ribbons, books carried in tin waste- baskets, soloing three verses of Problems — when choir had turned us down. Though Hazing Day as a tradition has van- ished, Forty-three will always keep it in memory along with Motor Tests, and Library Tours — all the things that happened to us in those first wonderful and bewildering months of col- lege. It was indeed by a miracle that Evolu. brought us from the embryonic mass, flattening itself in air-raids, to the dignity of our senior Tree Day court. DEC. 7 1939 Odd and rather symbolic that our life as a unified class began on this day — two years be- fore Pearl Harbor! When we sang so lustily to Nancy, Dobby, et al we little thought our later class meetings would concern Workroom, War Relief funds, and Emergency Courses. APRIL 27 1940 Did you go with the man you ' re engaged to now? Congratulations in retrospect, Pat, for ' 43 ' s coming-out party with all the spring flow- ers, balloons, and food for our Freshman appe- tites. Good floorshow, too, gals! MAY 1 1940 No Harvard track stars this year: just Wellesley blue for us. But how those seniors did run to be our best prospective bride ! This year, the course lined with Forty-three ' s war brides, we remaining hopefuls had more hope than ever. iffii FRESHMAN APRIL 27 N f r PS BEAUTIFUL Gl MUSIC DON

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Just made that Tree — to find it trimmed in Purple! But we ' ve been 1-9-4-3 rah-ing ever since. Ever see Harvard Floats on Lake Waban? or 1942 ' s banner floating from Galen Stone Tower? Well, we did! As Staid Alumnae we are sure our four Tree Days were the best. The country chose Roosevelt; the Republicans held out for Landon; but Wellesley selected Vandenberg! Even if we weren ' t right, we were ready to join in Forum ' s rabble-rousing, politi- cal convention. Since then we ' ve come of age and (right or wrong) our voting counts! For those who never got to Dartmouth and even those who did, Wellesley ' s own Carnival week-end was always fun. Some showed amazing skill in the exhibitions; some wobbled along on their ankles. But the nights were clear, the fires bright — and the wieners scrumdulous ! Though Vaughn Monroe may not rememher us, we remember him! Wellesley supports the Good Neighbor Policy! — even to La Conga and Yleekay ' s rendition of the Argentinian Tea Dance Song. Then the traditional Sophomore dinners — and off to Boston for the evening. MAY 18 1940 ' 43 polled again! Remember leafing through Portrait Directories to be sure you hadn ' t missed anyone? Ever wonder what happened to all the songs Meekay and Dickie wrote to Our Class Officers or why we always announced them in the rain, snow, or blizzard? NOV. 21 1940 NOV. 5 1940 JAN. 17 1941 FEB. 22 1941