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

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SUMMER Thirteen

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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.

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Climax On March 11 the Olympic Club, in its annual exhibition, presented as guest artists, Chat Phillips and his partner Joe Hewlitt, both of Temple University, who gave ample proof of their proficiency in apparatus work. St. Patrick ' s Day was celebrated in song and dance. In Ah, Wilderness! , the Little Theatre Players displayed their usual histrionic talent, and a farcical version of the fright opera, Julius Caesar immor- talized the dramatic minded members of the Varsity Club on the night before the Dawn Service, the last feature before Easter vacation. To relieve the monotony of ordinary dances, the women of the college turned escorts, even to the extent of paying the bills for the football heroes of our campus. Grace Livingston hHill and the Trialogue by minister, priest, and rabbi, presented new points of view on religion. The Senior recital, the concerts by orchestra, band, and vocal organiza- tions displayed the wealth of musical talent among the students,- and the Intersociety Spelling Bee and Oratorical Contest revealed other abilities, hlowever, the social life of the whole year reached its summit at the most formal affair in the life of a West Chester student -the Senior Week-end at the Cabin in the Pines . May Day, with its aesthetic dances and the coronation of the Queen,- the Sophomore Picnic with its games, refreshments, and general grand social atmosphere,- and the Bible Study Club excursion to Valley Forge were memorable events because of their beauty and enjoyment. Final examinations necessitated the restraining of romantic reveries and the revival of intensive review on the part of the collegiate youth. A repetition of cramming, bull-sessioning, and the two hour brain-racking experiences finally closed the book on the 1936-37 chapter of a college career. Fourteen