Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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Impressions sion...Mrs. Gallagher wearing her robe with the easy grace of the dancer. ..and over all the sharp spire of the Chapel etched against the infinite blue of an Octo- ber sky... And we mustn't forget the pink pulls and the white walls of the Infirmary, where Bruen and Starkey reign supreme. .. where so many headaches disappear and the more mysterious aches are baked out ...or the rare and mischievous humor that pervades the Administration Building (what are these insistent murmurs we keep hearing about the pleasures of Norton summers, with all the students far away?) ...And do you remember Mr. Ballou and his intricate photography equipment, and Mrs. Ballou going quietly mad over Moor Born:...And Mrs. Mackenzie running that pencil through her hair while she discusses the modern short story...And most un- forgettable, Dr. Park framed in the door- way of light, as we stood in the snow and sang to him the night he returned...We could go on, ad infinitum...you can’t go through Wheaton without getting your own little mental album of the faculty- and-administration, as they are formally but affectionately called...and what fun it will be someday, when we've almost forgotten, to turn over its pages once again, and remember...

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Indelible L. isn’t only behind desks that we re- member the faculty...even though an alert candid-camera fan caught Dr. Mac in that characteristic pose...We remember them as we see them at odd moments. . . as we catch them going into the Administra- tion Building, or walking down Howard Street, gingerly avoiding the washouts ... We can never forget the impressive figure of Mr. Cutler standing at the corner of the walk, with a warning look in his eyes... or Mr. Ross’ genial ‘‘good morning’’ and blue overalls...Many’s the time we have seen Miss Burton hurrying along with the world well lost and an open letter in one hand...and Mr. Cressey waiting in front of the Nursery School for little Jean... We've shivered before Mrs. B’s caustic comments and warmed to her quick en- thusiasm...we'’ve been alternately awed and entertained by Mr. B’s literary obser- vations...And each year we get a real thrill out of Vaudeville (remember Dr. Lange’s purple hat and brown fur coat, and ‘‘Dr.’’ Sprague’s exemplary truck- ing?)... Founders’ Day too brings a whole host of images...the faculty wearing their colorful academic robes, from the blue of Wheaton to the ermine of Oxford ...the Dean’s white hair set off by the sharp black of her gown...Miss Faries efficiently acting as leader of the proces-

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College Government . . C.G.A.’s plans for this year have been big plans. It will take more than one year to complete the job that this year’s Associ- ation has begun. With the abolition of the reprimand system C.G.A. has striven for maturity. Fun has been poked at this over- worked word. Vaudeville panned it. But, none-the-less, it is a good word to use. C.G.A. has tried to reach an understand- ing with the students. It has tried, not only to apply the laws, but to consider the reasons why such rules were made. This has meant more work for all. Every case, no matter how small it is, is brought before Cabinet, discussed, considered, and judgment given. Every case is tried with- out disclosure of the name of the offender. This method makes judgment completely impartial. Every Monday night Cabinet Senior Members, in caps and gowns, meet in the Doll’s House to take up cases. The actual make-up of C.G.A. has not changed. It is still composed of three parts: the Board, an active law-making body; the Council, a deliberative body for discussion where problems discovered by the students and reported to a member of Council are taken up; and—the Cabinet, a judicial body. The four main offices this year were held by Barbara Sprague, Presi- dent, Mildred Poland, Vice-president, Carol Smith, Treasurer, and Bettina Con- ant, Secretary. Rules and structure remain the same. It is only in interpretation and outlook that C.G.A. is changing, not ina revolutionary way but slowly and surely for the better. Penalties, while they have been given freely and are sterner than the treatment of more than three reprimands, have been given carefully. C.G.A., realizing that punishment is not punishment if it can be