Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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ist’s skill to assume. When they are not working in the studio, the two students study art slides in the library, How many Egyptian dynasties can there be? On cold winter nights the astronomy lab seems a long distance from campus. But once they are inside, what wonderful things they see. Pan focuses the tele- scope on the moon and notes the craters on its surface. Pegasus, however, searches among the many stars to see the other winged horses gliding about in the dis- tant atmosphere. The darkest and coldest hours of their lives are spent in the basement of Stanton dormitory. Here the smell of cigarette smoke and the hum of voices from the nearby smoker make up the background for the class. And footsteps banging down the corridor above accentuate the rhythm of Spanish verse. The windows of the rooms are small; the temperature seems to be unable to reach a comfortable medium, Pegasus draws his wings around him and shivers in the winter. But in the spring when the days are hot he swelters in the subterranean room. At Christ- mas time Pegasus and Pan join the rest of the class in singing Christmas carols in Spanish. Smoke and music are the essence of these Stanton classrooms. Thus, after long hours spent in Wheaton’s lecture halls and laboratories, Pegasus and Pan wander wearily back to their dormitories. ‘Tomorrow they will return to the class rooms again. ‘The world may change rapidly, but our class rooms will always be there—tomorrow, tomorrow and tomorrow.

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CLASS OF a3 PYVCSIOCT Lape ee Bo eran set Joy Merritt VACE=PTESL OCH anaes Elizabeth Garrigues SECT ELGTY = ee cee te alee Emily Renwick LCOSUTET = ee ee ee Cynthia Slossen SONG LLCO CT seer er eee Barbara Murphy AN looks over his final product, the class of ’49 and with a proud smile he | Bee himself on the back for a four year job well done. Our class has really proved themselves to him, and he knows we will make the world a little richer when we start making our own way. A song has filled the air as our four years passed like a dream, “They builded better than they knew” and with it the Spirit of 49 grew and grew like a small lump inside each of us as Janie said at the AA Banquet. This year was the culmination of all our friendships, all our achievements and all our talents. We realized the big jobs and responsibilities ahead of us as leaders of Wheaton, and with an air of excitement and determination, we took over our posts, Barbie Holden took her position of President of the student body, starting early to build the spirit of unity and interest on campus which was to lead to the cooperation of all organizations which characterized her leadership this year. She started then to create this harmony with House Chairmen Jan Waters, Sim, Sperry, Philips, Mary Lynch, Lois McFall and Neil. Heads of organizations Clegg, CA; Bird, Coordinating Committee; Joy, Class President; Janie, AA; Kathy Schmidt, DA; Ruth Hansen, News; Bev Brandywine, entertainment; Barb Bige- low, Social Committee; Jean Evans, NSA representative; and Bea Garrigues, Honor Board, all helped Barbie to plan for the year. And Pan saw that the class of ’49 was one which was really going to get things accomplished. an