William Paterson University - Pioneer Yearbook (Wayne, NJ)

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The Picnic of the Year RI0HT: Class volunteers serve up the food, BELOW: Tug of war contests added enter- tainment. FAR RIGHT: Picnickers listen to the sounds of G old Dust. BELOW RIGHT: Long lines formed as students returned for seconds. The recipe for a successful All-Col- lege Picnic includes 200 hungry stu- dents, the joint efforts of three classes, and the music of two rock bands. Even Mother Nature looked kindly upon the biggest event of the year by providing near perfect weather. While the nnore ravenous waited in line for free hamburgers, salads. chips and birch beer, others danced to the rock sounds of Nitewatch. A second band. Gold Dust, provided country rock fans with foot-stomping music. The organizers also sponsored a tug of war and pie eating contest. Some students took advantage of the cool spring breezes by flying gayly colored kites. As the afternoon wore on, the food and music dwindled but happy memories remained. 104

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Graduation Day: Warm and Sunny On the warm sunny afternoon of May 22, 1976. William Paterson Col- lege held its one hundred and forty- second commencement. Rev. Herbert McGuinn from St. Augustine ' s Church in Paterson gave the invocation. Next. Joanne Sebe- kos, class president, spoke to her class about the good times of the past four years and the challenge of finding employment facing the graduating class. Claude Burill conferred citations on Mrs. Bertha Clark, Charles Elmen- dorf and Milton Silva. Rabbi Martin Freeman presented a Doctor of Human Letters to Stephen Wright. Degrees were awarded to the graduates after Stephen Wright, vice-president of the College Entrance Examination Board, said a few words. The Art graduates threw confetti in the air as their depart- ment was asked to stand for the con- ferring of their degrees. Most of the graduates cheered and stood on chairs when their departments were announced. After the ceremony all graduates and guests were asked to attend a farewell celebration held in Caldwell Plaza. 106