West Chester University - Serpentine Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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CHAPEL

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LE NOEUD Early in September, A. D., 1937, four hundred new students, re- cuperating from vacations, made their first appearance on the campus- Receptions by the president and by the Y organizations, with various other entertainments, successfully quelled the majority of their most superficial nostaglic symptoms. Supplementary preventive measures of homesickness included the return of upperclassmen, the familiar torture of tests, and the imposition of regs . The prohibition of the exercising of natural impulses was the most disturbing of the regulations enforced upon the entering students. Not to use make-up or wear pins or emblems, while being forced to wear name cards and ribbons, proved unsatisfactory to the women. Similarly, the wearing of dinks and black ties and the forbidding of rings and letters were offensive to the men. To both sexes the requirements of answering all telephone calls and the restriction of dating seemed a very decided handicap. With an address by Dr. Francis hHarvey Green, combining serious advice and subtle humor, the re-convening of clubs, the scoring of a football victory, the simplicity of Prayer Week, and a stimulating lecture by Dr. Ade, the adjustment of the Class of 1940 was continued. Fresh- man Stunt Night completed the orientation of the timid frosh when new talent was realized within the confines of the campus. F ome Coming Day was a welcome occasion with the reunion of parents and students,- the Radio Pep Rally, the Doris Kenyon recital, and the Will Durant lecture were appreciated by everyone. On Election Day, like erroneous straw vote editors, the students elected London as chief executive. On November fourteenth in their Stardust Fantasy, the all to end all before the Thanksgiving vocation, the juniors attained the zenith of sociability. Ten

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The Scene Changes With the advent of colder weather, indoor recreation and enter- tainment were in the rule. The Don Cossacks, the basketball games, especially those we won, and the play, ' Counsel lor-at-Law , were eminent features of this p)fKise of college activities. Many intensive rehearsals were important factors in the life of the studenb two weeks before Christinas vcc-: r - r.--ec:ally did those events which are annual customs at West C-e -e- rrceo. to those who participxited in them for the first time — the C ' - : z 3y, the White Sup per, and the unforgettable Candlelight Service. : : -5 a necessary respite from college routine, the students z z - z : : : : ' .■ at a F remium,- the whole college became enthusiastic z : r own soccer team shared the N. I. A. Championship,- - e ; -; ;; ; c;ence traveled breathlessly with Burton Holmes in his view of Mexico; and everyone climactically ended the first semester with c- sessions , cramming, and the storm-clouds that examinations produced. .:. ■- znd Horse Car Days the second leg of the col ' ec ce zzn. Roller skating, square dances, and other recreoiic: i; -: ;: :ea the bookworm from his seclusion. CfKjpel exercises z::.: ; t ;:.;ents added variety. The Moore the Merrier and Aryan Aryan? slogans introduced the Rush Week vA»t . Several prominent speakers delighted the chapel audience — Dr. Suhrie on Lincoln ' s birthday, and John Tasker Howard on Washington ' s birthday. Hearkening to tropical climes, the Mid-Winter Formal, in its splendor as the South Sea Ecstasy ■• zs z ze ' - ' :e success- Other experiences enveloped the student — tre -- -ze c 3 Ballet, made famous through the eSorts of Catherine LittleBeld, the Girls ' Glee Club Concert, group pictures for the Serpentine, Nino Martini ' s superb singing — providing for him a glimptse of the many enjoyments that a college education brings.