Westfield State University - Tekoa Yearbook (Westfield, MA)

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Does She, Or Doesn ' t She Alice Doesn ' t Day was a national strike In addition to speeches by Leah Stern day organized by N.O.W. and Marylin Denny and self-defense demonstration, the Women ' s Organiza- At WSC, the day was observed by WOA tion for Awareness had displays set up — sponsored speakers and demonstra- dealing with birth control and sexism in tions. education, among other things. These activities were held during the Refreshments were also served, evening so that students and others who did not feel justified in skipping a days work could still attend.

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But I ' m Used To Saying ' New Dorm ?; A large number of parents and friends came to visit their sons and daughters on the traditional Parent ' s Day, held this year on Oct. 26. The program commenced at Dever Audito- rium with Dean Hiersche welcoming all. The program began with a performance by the WSC Chorale. Pres. Randolph, Deans Marotte and Mc- Kenna were also on hand. The two student co-directors of Freshmen Orientation welcomed the crowd. Elsa Sjo- berg spoke of the advantages of going to a small college. She encouraged students to be involved in campus activities and praised the exchange program. Ed Healy said that college is lonely and although students have a new sense of inde- pendence, they need all the love and en- couragement parents can offer. After a box lunch parents and students en- joyed performances by campus musical groups. Also in the afternoon, the new dorm was dedicated to Theresa J. Lammers, a former WSC professor. Lammers Hall gained an identity that many residents still aren ' t used to. Until the new New Dorm opens, there will be a lot of people living in new Lammers Dorm . 14

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Baseball Team — Off The Field A downpour began the evening as hundreds of WSC students made their way to the Student Union for the Baseball Team Dance. The dance was planned around a greaser theme and so longer skirts, slicked-back hair and leather jackets were the predominant costumes. Beer craving ladies and gents indulged themselves with the ale of the evening as they danced to records of yesterday. The amount of beer con- sumed can only be measured by the number of hangovers suffered the next morning. But during the dance, people delighted in bumping their way across the dance floor to the most popular recording artists of the 50 ' s and 60s. Members of the Baseball Team worked long and hard hours, both before and after the dance to achieve a highly successful fund raising event. What ever happened to Tom Turkey? Prior to Thanksgiving Day, the baseball team sponsored a turkey raffle in ord finance their trip down south. However, the weekend before the raffle, Tom Ti disappeared and couldn ' t be found. No one seemed to know the whereabou Torn Turkey. A campuswide search was conducted, however the turkey was no v to be found. Several bereaved students conducted a mock funeral in Scanlon Cafe using a fi turkey perched on a stretcher from the gym. Several hundred students paid thei respects. To this day, the mystery remains unsolved and no one seems to know wha happened to Torn. 16