Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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WHEATON NEWS Ay? CARES about Front-Page Farrell when Dorsh and Mary are around! ‘Their. “scoop sense’’ and zest for work is incomparable and definitely catching at times. Did a News reporter ever corner you? ‘Then you know how it is. One thing, we could always count on News in our Friday night mailbox. But we never realized that every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, the entire staff became slaves to proofreading, headlining, and managing News. Libby, Polly, and Shirl, as associate editors, bubbled with ideas at every issue, phoned for late articles, wrote and rewrote, and in general became commissars of editorial knowledge. (Wednesday night was snack night, too—with the carton of cookies from Everett’s Christmas party standing nobly by the journalists.) News, like all else on campus, has its lighter moods. Clever cartoons, funny features, and the long-awaited April Fool’s edition where men roamed the Wheaton grounds and the faculty flaunted incredible pseudonyms. All between the pages, of course. 27

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CHRISTIAN ASSOGIATION The gleeful shouts of Norton’s first graders as Santa Claus arrived at their Christ- mas party in the Cage were sufficient reward for the efforts of Barbie Wilson and the Play Club. Once again the World Fellowship drive with Connie Hurd as chairman provided channels through which students contributed to local and world organizations. Judy Merrow’s Interrace-Interfaith group held discussions pertinent to their in- terests throughout the year, while Sally Ann Budgell and the Worship Committee plan- ned many inspiring vesper services. “Iwo suc- cessful dances are to the credit of Barb Smith, Social Chairman, who was also a charming hostess at C.A.’s many teas. Pee Baker managed the treasury, and Norma Smallwood was secretary during a re- warding year. Ne WARM CANDLE glow lighting the chapel and forming a lovely pattern around Peacock Pond, ‘the true ‘spirit of Wheaton’s Christian Association was intro- duced to the campus. Em Frum, as president, had just conducted the traditionally beauti- ful candlelight service. During the fall, C.A.’s vice-president Sunny Lawson attended the Boston area Intercol- legiate Conference and kept the campus in- formed of C.A. activities throughout the country, As ‘Thanksgiving approached, Joanne Benninghoff and her Community Service Committee distributed baskets of food to Norton’s needy families. At Christmas time the committee collected money and clothing for the same cause. Every day you could see Chappy Ander- son and some member of the School Projects group heading for Chartley School, where they assisted in the first and second grades. In Norton too, they supervised many Girl Scout and Brownie activities. 26

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DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION Gas was the keynote of the 1949-50 dramatic season, which was marked by the return of Miss McKee and the arrival of Miss Schrenk. Ticket prices were cut to fit the Wheaton theatre-goer’s pocketbook. Plays were selected for their appeal to a variety of interests on campus. Casts and crews kept in close contact through weekly round tables and “gripe” sessions. The officers—Hatti, Chase, Joy Munnecke, and Shirl Marshall worked to establish a set procedure to follow in organizing a dramatic association. The results of all this groundwork were evident in the polished twin production of “Village Wooing’ and “The Shoemaker’s Prodigious Wife”, as well as in the sensitive interpretation of “Family Portrait”. So here's an extra round of applause for the hard- working gals in D.A. 28