Worcester State University - Oak Leaf Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1937 volume:

THE OAK LEAF PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS OF THE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS v: ■US ' 1937 Foreword £VERY yearbook of true value and worth must have a guiding purpose. To represent the achievements of a class is an aim both worthwhile and valuable. But although we, the Class of 1937, are proud of our achievements, we are still prouder of the spirit which prompted them— that gay, daring, determined, co-operative spirit based on good fellow- ship. For four happy years we have worked and played together, and each has done her part. If this Yearbook reflects this spirit even to a small degree, then it has accomplished its purpose. Our Oak Leaf is not merely a record of our achieve- ments; it is a symbol which will live long— a symbol of our deep, lasting loyalty to each other and to our College. Table of Contents FOREWORD DEDICA TION THE BOOK THE COLLEGE SENIORS CLASSES ACT IV FLIES FEATURES ADVERTISEMENTS Dedication D URING our join years as students in the Stale Teachers College at Worcester we, both as a class and as in- dividuals, have appreciated fully the kind counsel, the sympathetic help, the worthy opinions, and the keen observa- tions of our President. A ma n who makes his work his life and who has achieved such noteworthy results commands the respect of all who associate with him. Nineteen hundred and thirty-seven completes twenty-five years of service that he has given to education in our institution— twenty years as Principal of the Normal School and five years as President of the State Teachers College. We are happy, indeed, in having this opportunity to express our sincere congratulations, and we take pride in dedicating this, our Yearbook, the i nyj issue of The Oak Leaf, to the eminent scholar and leader, DR. WILLIAM BILLINGS ASPINWALL pnHplili Norma A. Wahlberc Editor-in-Chief Katherine G. Brennan Ii u si n ess Ma n ager Nellie G. Coco A dvertising Manager Bertha M. Madigan Literary Editor M. Bernice McCarthy Photography Esther N. Si-ieetel Patrons Eva M. White Art Editor Elizabeth A. O’Brien At tivities Assistants Oak Leaf Staff Catherine A. Murphv Eleanor T. Totilas Catherine M. McCann Dorothy M. Higgins Mary F. Thompson M. Elizabeth Benedict M. Evelyn Moran Emily R. Bangs M. Doris Coonan Rita M. Roy Catherine T. Connor Mabel E Morin Elizabeth F. McSherry Doris M. Joyce Elizabeth M. Gray Junior Assistants Mary Shine, Editor-in-Chief Mary A. Donahue, Business Manager Aleen E. Grittsinger, Literary Editor Florence A. Madigan, Art Florence M. Lolselle, Activities Anita A Samuelson, Photographs ' Ruth M. Mannix, Advertising The College fJ ' HE ideals of our College both in scholarship and in character have instilled in each of us that determination to aim high, to forge ahead in spite of obstacles, and to attain that goal for which each is striving. The training which we have received has made us not only better teachers, but also finer young women. We are not afraid to face that which life may offer, for these ideals of character will guide us in what- ever field of work we may enter. The spirit of our College will never fade. mm I Faculty 1 S I A I E TEACHERS COLLEGE William B. Asimnwall, A.B. (Harvard); Pd.M. (New York State College for Teachers); Doc- teurde I’Universite (Paris) President 1 Normal Street Education and Ethics Lawrence A. Averill, A.B., (Clark) A.M., Ph.D. 5 Rupert Street Psychology, Mental Hygiene Margaret B. Toole (State Teachers College at Worcester) 20 West Street Penmanship Annabelle C. Roe, A.B. (Mount Holyoke) 38 Somerset Street Literal are and Expression 1 Arranged, with exception of President, in order of appointment. T II E OAK LEA F 19 Mvra A. Fitch, A.B. (Colorado Teachers Col- lege), (State Normal School, Castine, Maine) 21 Arietta Avenue Principal of Training School, Supervision of Apprentices Florence G. FIolden. B.S. (Boston University); A.M. (Columbia), (State Teachers College at Worcester) Holden, Mass, Literature and Expression Marguerite C. McKeli.ioett, A.B. (New York State College for Teachers) 39 School Street, Warren, Mass. French, Supervision of Apprentices Ruth F. Atkinson, B.S. (Boston University), (Wellesley, Dept’m of Hygiene) t Tuckerman Street Physical Training 20 THE OAK LEAF Grace Clkk Smith, B.S. (Massachusetts School of Art), (City Training School, Springfield) 3 Monterey Road Art, Citizenship, Supervision of Apprentices Edmund G. Osborne, B.S. (New York State Col- lege for Teachers); A.M. (Columbia) Sterling, Mass. Higher Mathematics and General Science Frances L. Jones, A. B., A.M. (Brown) 144 June Street Latin and Ancient History Lena A. West, B.S. (Columbia), (State Teachers College at North Adams) 13 Fiske Street Arithmetic and Reading Methods, Supervision of Apprentices THE OAK LEAF 21 Charles F. Echterbecker, A.B., AM. (Columbia) (Dartmouth); 7 Crown Street Education Guy H. Winslow, A.M., Ph.D. (Clark) South Lancaster, Mass. History and Government Agnes E. Scribner, A.B., A.M., (Smith) 12 Boynton Street Biology, Hygiene, and Nature Study Grace A. Kendrick, lege at Lowell) B.S. (State Teachers Col- 52 Livingston Ave.. Lowell, Mass. Music and Story Tellin. 22 THE OAK LEAF Ethel Larm. A. 11 ., A M. (Indiana) 39 Brownell Street Literature and English Expression E rl B. Shaw, B.B.A., M.S. (Washington Uni- versity): Pli.D. (C lark) 6 Hancock Street Geography Marian J. Weslf.v. B.S.. A.M. (Teachers College, Columbia) 79 Elm Street Chief Supervisor , Department of Apprenticeship Charles O. Dalrymple, B.S. (Cornell); M.Ed., D.Ed. (Boston University) Bancroft Hotel, Worcester, Mass. Sociology, Supervision of Apprentices THE OAK LEAF 2- Margaret M. Banican, A.B. (Brown); M.A. (Boston College) Bancroft Hotel, Worcester, Mass. Supervision of Apprentices, Methods, Geography Albert Farnsworth, A.B. (Brown); A.M., Ph.D. (Clark) 31 Chesterfield Road Economics and History Winifred C. Fitch 2i Arietta Avenue Lih rarian Myrtie I. Webber Secretary to the Faculty 206 May Street Susan E. James Clerk 8 Ruth Street 24 THE OAK LEAF College Song 26 THE OAK LEAF JH| Pi 1 ll THE OAK LEAF 27 Seniors in Cap and Gown rjH) VIEW ourselves in this symbolic robe of dignity brings to our understanding with new and meaningful sig- nificance the knowledge that our immediate objective is notv reached— graduation, which signifies the culmination of four earnest years of steady progress. Divested of this gown we were schoolmates, working together in a common bond; in this new garb each is an individual with a new confidence. Though our cap and gown may for the moment lend a grave atmosphere of impending responsibilities, still tve know that fundamentally we are the same individuals as in the past, who are now looking toward, not the end, but the beginning. 28 THE OAK LEAF CLASS SONG MUSIC- M. MITCHELL WO K 3 5 - H. COC o riJZI - — EK , J 2 I 4 ; 1 ,1 i i _ 1 T i. e t i .1 4 h i 1 k- 0 1 7 Q P , « ! J 4 a • II J :- M T r- . 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TELIA ' Second Vice-President FLORENCE M. AHERN Secretary NELLIE G. COCO T reasurer AULINE A. BRODEUR Social Chairman THE OAK LEAF 30 FLORENCE MARIE AHERN Serene and resolute and still And calm and self-possessed.” Florence’s chief aim in life is to be a great actress, and from what we have witnessed to date, she is well on her way. For the past three years we have chosen Florence to care for our correspondence in a correct and proper manner. Her irrepressible laughter, which has often burst forth on solemn occasions, and her tendency to knock on classroom doors have shown us her less serious side. If the past is a fair indication of the future, Florence will be a success in her chosen profession. Class Secretary 2, 3, 4; Latin Chib 1, 2, 3, 4, Presi- dent 4; Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4, Vice-President 3; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Apparatus Club 2; Kappa Delta Pi. EMILY REBECCA BANGS Her gesture, motion, and her smile, Her wit, her voice my heart beguiles.” It was Emily’s smile that first attracted our attention. When we came to know her better, we found that this smile was the outward sign of happy thoughts and pleasant memories. She has enlivened and entertained her psy- chology classes with case studies of her adolescence. Many a tale has she told of her experiences as a “Ham” along short wave radio lines. We suspect that it won’t be long before Emily will be happily married. Best wishes to her from the Class of ’37. Apparatus Club 1; Volley Ball 2, 4; Kick Ball 4; Teniquoit t, 4; Literary Staff of Oak Leaf 4. JEANNE VERNER BELISLE “For oh! Eternity’s too short To utter all thy praise! We present our president, Jeanne, the “most popular” and the “most outstanding.” She lias piloted us successfully through two stre nu- ous college years. The Cercle Francais has also paid tribute to her executive ability by electing her president. Wrapped about Jeanne is an air of general culture, which enables her to talk intelligently on any subject. May she always be a friend, a scholar, and a leader. Class President 3, 4, Vice-President 2; Cercle Francais 1, 2, 3. 4, Secretary 3, President 4; Kappa Delta 1 ’i. THE OAK LEAF 31 MARY ELIZABETH BENEDICT “Laughing eyes, a merry smile, And a merry, merry heart.” Betty is a friendly person with one and all. Her lively curiosity keeps the instructors busy answering her questions. She showed her talent for acting as the “Romantic Young Lady” in the Dramatic Club play. She is a connoisseur of all the activities in the sur- rounding men’s colleges— Massachusetts State, Holy Cross, Worcester Tech, and Clark. We will always think of Betty as gay and vivacious, with a well-cleveloped funny-bone. Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4; Gym Captain 1; Kick Ball 3, 4; May Queen Attendant 2. KATHERINE GERTRUDE BRENNAN “It’s the song ye sing and the smiles ye wear, That’s a-making the sun shine everywhere.” Long, long ago Katherine decided that if there is to be any fun in life one has to make it himself. Puns— good and bad, jokes— new and old, remarks— side-splitting and witty— Kay can produce them at will, and she is always willing. Her great executive ability has won her the position of Chairman of the Cap and Gown Committee and Business Manager of the Oak Leaf. Erin’s gift to the profession has most adequately relieved the monotony of some of our longest and darkest college days. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Choral Group 1, Bach Choir 4; Ap paratus Club 1; Volley Ball 1, 2. 3, 4; Captain Ball 2, 3; Kick Ball 2, 3, 4; Gym Captain 4; Social Committee 2, 3; Welfare Committee 3; Junior Prom Committee; Dramatic Club 3, 4; Chairman of Cap and Gown Committee 4; Business Manager of Oak Leaf. PAULINE AGNES BRODEUR “How dull it is to pause, to make an end, To rust unburnished, not to shine in use.” Polly’s petiteness and swiftness of movement are just our idea of a French damosel. Her quick, bright glances are generously scattered. She is bubbling over with ideas, which she has put to good use as our social chairman for the past two years. Although we are often de- pendent on her, she is dependent on no one, save John. Polly has a great desire to revolu- tionize everything; perhaps someday she ' ll revolutionize our social system. Gym Captain 3, 4; Apparatus Club 1, 2; Bounce Ball 3, 4; Captain Ball 2, 3; Kick Ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Volley Ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Social Chairman 3, 4; Wel- fare Committee 1; May Day Committee 2. T HE OAK LEAF 32 MARJORIE I. CHAMBERLAIN “ Quips and Cranks and wanton Wiles, Nods, and Becks, and Wreathed Smiles. Good nature and over-flowing energy— Midge. Seldom throughout our four college years has she allowed us one gloomy moment. She never loses her sparkle, even when bur- dened with tiresome committees. Her vivacity and enthusiasm express themselves in the rough and tumble of basketball and feverish crooning. Beneath her gaiety and humor, we’ve always found unfailing loyalty and will- ing cooperation. With such a combination, how can Midge possibly fail! Glee Club 1. 2, 3, 4. Librarian 2, Secretary-Treas- urer 3. President 4; Bach Choir 1, 2, 4; Apparatus Club 1. 2: Volley Ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Captain Ball 2, 3; Basketball 2, 3. 4: Gym Captain 2, 3; Junior and Senior Week Program Committee. NELLIE GRACE COCO “ A will to do, and a soul to dare, Always ready, and always there. “Class dues are payable!” This has been Nellie’s theme song for three long years. There never was a more capable class treasurer. As she organized senior financial affairs, so did she organize her gym teams— carefully, efficiently, and systematically. She plays any game whole- heartedly, and is especially outstanding on our spectacular basketball team. We shall always remember Nellie as the strongest, sturdiest prop of the Senior Class. Class Treasurer 2, 3, 4; Class Chairman 1; Gym Captain 1, 2, 4; Apparatus Club 1, 2; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Volley Ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Captain Ball 2, 3, 4; Gertie Francais 1, 3; Advertising Manager of Oak Leaf; Welfare Committee 2. CATHERINE TERESA CONNOR She’s what she is, what better report? A girl, a student, a friend, a good sport. Kay came to us from the Elementary di- vision and has proved herself a valuable asset. The role of “Dona Barbarita” has fixed her forever in our minds as the sweetest grand- mother imaginable. She is not only a splendid actress but also a good sport. Her widow’s peak and trim figure have been secretly ad- mired by all the students. With her gradua- tion S. T. C. loses a true and earnest student, a sincere and loyal friend. Elementary Vice-President 1, 2; Glee Club 4; Dramatic Club 4; Volley Ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Patron Committee of Oak Leaf 4. THE OAK LEAF 33 MARY DORIS GOONAN “Individual , attractive, humorous, and sweet Happy, sincere, a joy to meet. In fun and in games, in studies and in stu- dent activities, Doris has always been a most brilliant and able worker. Her sympathetic manner and understanding nature are in- dicative of her ability to guide children. Be- neath her nonchalance lie a warmth and kindli- ness that have endeared her to us. Happiness in all you do, Doris, for we know success will follow you. Vollev Ball i, 2, 3, | ; Captain Ball 1, 2, 3; Bounce Ball 1, 2. 3; Kick Ball 1, 2. 3; Chairman ol Social Committee 1; Social Committee 2; Literary Staff of Oak Leaf 4. MARY ANN DOLAN “Attempt the end and never stand to doubt, Nothing’s so hard but search will find it out.” Have we another Thorndike in our midst? We think so. Mary whiles away hour after hour delving into ponderous books of psy- chology. No doubt this has proved of great value to her in her work at the Worcester State Hospital. Because of her keen mind we felt that she was worthy to serve on the Stu- dent Council as senior representative. Marv also has a humorous bent which flashes forth in her clever remarks. We hope that some- day her name may twinkle among other psy- chological “lights.” Glee Club 1, 2; Welfare Committee 4; Student Council 4; Delegate to New York Conference 2. JUNE MARY GARRAND “Shall we compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate.’’ June came to us from the Berkshires. It was not long before she found a place for her- self as center on the basketball squad and as treasurer of the Cercle Francais. We can’t forget how lovely June looked as the “bride” of our Junior Week program. It’s been a puzzle to us what she does with her spare time, but we now suspect that it’s doing history references. Her beauty and brains will cer- tainly bring fame to Greenfield. Glee Club 1, 2; Cercle Francais 1 , 2, 3, 4. Treasurer 2, Secretary 4; Volley Ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Captain Ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; May Queen At- tendant 3; May Queen 4. THE OAK LEAF ELIZABETH BROWNING GARVIN “Secret joys and secret smiles, l ittle, pretty, infant idles.’’ What effect has the Mediterranean on the climate of the surrounding countries? Betty knows the answer, for she’s a geography major, and a faithful one at that. For two years she has been vice-president of the Class of ’37, but, unlike most vice-presidents, she has not been shelved. Her chief difficulty is trying to make up her mind as to which is “The One,” but it seems to us that at last she has decided Holy Cross is her favorite college. As a student she is “tops,” and one couldn’t ask for a gayer companion. Class Vice-President 3, 4; Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4; Bounce Ball 3, 4; Captain Ball 2, 3; Kick Ball 1, 2, 3: Chairman of Tribute Day 3; Kappa Delta Pi. ELIZABETH MARIE GRAY ' Her voice was ever soft, gentle, and loiv— An excellent thing in woman. Betty ' s low voice, her gentle manners, and her appreciation of the arts make her one ol the most cultured members of our class. She has astounded us by being one of those very few who stood up under three major subjects. Our dances have been well advertised by her skillful hands. One would never think that such a peaceful person could ever interpret emotional roles successfully. Should the future prove unstable Betty’s gentle nature is sure to assert itself. Cercle Francais 1. 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4, Secretary 4; Latin Club t, 2, 3, 4, Aedile 4; Glee Club 1. 2, 3; Volley Ball 4. DOROTHY MARIE HIGGINS A merry twinkle of the eye A sunny smile as she passes by.” She’s little but she’s wise may well apply to Dorothy. We can’t deny that she deserves to be called “the cutest” in our class. Her busi- ness ability has been well tested by the various committees on which she has served. She conscientiously does her assignments and is never troubled by last-minute tasks. Her cheerful disposition and helpful ways make her a friend worthwhile. May Day Committee 2; Advertising Staff of Oak Leaf 4; Junior Prom Committee; Chairman of Costume Committee for Tribute Day 3; Bounce Ball 4. THE OAK LEAF 35 DORIS MARIE JOYCE “A dancing Shape, an Image gay To haunt, to startle, and waylay.” How Doris accomplishes so much in such a short time has never ceased to be a wonder to us of the senior class. A more obliging mortal never lived. Not once has she refused to share her art with her less fortunate classmates. Terpsichore never had such an ardent student. From dance class to French class she wends her cheerful way. French verbs have no terror lor her. Should she fail as a French teacher— and we know she won ' t— she can dance her way to fame. Cercle Francais 1. 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2; Choral Group 1; Dramatic Club 2. 3, 4; Gym Captain 1; Volley Ball 1. 2; Captain Ball 2. 3; Kick Ball 2, 3; Apparatus Club 1, 2; Patrons Committee of Oak Leaf j. JOSEPHINE AGNES KASHETA “O Leituva Nuo melaiau terminal” Yes, |o has an undying and almost passionate love lor Lithuania. However, not everyone knows of it, because Jo has many other in- terests— study not being the least among them. Do you remember her skilful manipulation of the strings in the puppet show “Au Clair de La Lune”? Although she has a heavy sched- ule, her free periods are often spent exercising on the near-by tennis courts. We wish Jo and her pal success at Columbia. Basketball 1. 2, 3. 4; Volley Ball 1; Captain Ball 3, 4; Kick Ball 2; Cercle Francais 1, 2, 3, 4: Latin Club 3, 4: Glee Club 1. 2; Apparatus Club 1. LILLIAN GRAY LEE “Sometimes serious — sometimes gay, How lovable a changeable way.” Never shall we forget Lee, stately, dignified one moment, riotously gay the next. Her quaint habit of addressing us in fabulous superlatives never fails to evoke a laugh. Her wide knowledge of literature keeps popping out in her conversation to amaze us. Acting is one of her greatest talents, as she showed in one of the Latin Club plays. Lillian is an excellent basketball player and has an unique way of guarding. How dull college life would have been, had we never known Lillian. Captain Ball 2, 3; Basketball 3; Kick Ball 3; Latin Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2. T H E OAK LEAF 36 LILLIAN LEI B MAN “Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety.” For four years we have been trying to de- stroy Lillian ' s naturalness. As yet we haven’t succeeded. Her exams have always been a worry to her, and a trial to the rest of us. In her case anxiety brings good grades. “Lil” is one person who can find something good about everybody, and she doesn’t hesitate to express it. How often we have seen her eyes grow wide with wonder and heard the word, “Honest?”, as she listened to a classmate’s tale. We hope that at our fiftieth reunion “Lil” will still come forth with her loquacity and naiveness, and her famous grin. Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4; Apparatus Club 1, 2. GRETALYN IRIS LUND “She was a scholar, and a ripe and good one, Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading.” Since freshman year Gretalyn’s scholastic ability has been obvious to us all. She has certainly realized and applied Pomfret’s quota- 1 ion, ‘‘For sure no minutes bring us more content, Than those in pleasing, useful study spent.” Her interest has centered chiefly in the geog- raphy department. Gret’s good looks and neat appearance have also brought her honor as May Queen attendant. With her wisdom and lofty ideals to guide her, the road to fame should be easy. Kappa Delta I’i 3, 4: Student Council 2; May Queen Attendant 1, 4; Kick Ball 1, 2; Volley Ball 1, 2; Bounce Ball 1, 2; Shuttlecock 1, 2; Teniquoit 1 , 2. BERTHA MARGUERITE MADIGAN “She is as kind, as she is fair For beauty lives with kindness.” Bertha’s beauty lives within those deep brown eyes that sparkle with perpetual energy and alertness. All of her energy is not used in preparing assignments and writing lesson plans, for she has many a social engagement which she keeps faithfully. ‘Bert” believes that whatever one does should be done well. She followed this philosophy to perfection as Lit- erary Editor of the Oak Leaf. Bertha aims for better things in life, and she deserves them. Glee Club 1; Dramatic Club 3, 4; Captain Ball 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2. 3, 4; Chairman of Competitive Capers 4; Literary Editor of Oak Leaf 4; Kappa Delta Pi. THE OAK LEAF 37 ELIZABETH LINCOLN MASON “She that was ever fair and never proud, Had tongue at will and yet ivas never loud.’’ Agreeable of manner and even of disposition, Betty is efficient in study, yet amusing and lively when her assignments are completed. She has been active in Student Council, Glee Club, and gym classes. Generous and sincere, she is a girl of no enmities and many friend- ships. We bid a hesitant farewell to her, with the assurance that at all times and places her presence and personality will be just as wel- come and highly appreciated as in her college days. Glee Club 1, 2. 3, 4; Student Council 3; Social Committee 4; Volley Ball 2, 3; Bounce Ball 2, 3; Captain Ball 2, 3. NELLIE CAROLINE MAYKA “He who binds His soul to knowledge, steals the the key of heaven.” Minerva is the goddess of wisdom, and Nellie must be her godchild. T his thirst for knowledge has gained for her admittance to Kappa Delta Pi and has made her the official informer on all subjects geographical. She always has her work done on time and always does it well. To show our appreciation we elected her chairman of the Ring Committee. We are confident that she will be successful in the attainment of her ambitions. Latin Club 1. 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2; Chairman of Ring Committee 4; Captain Ball 3; Kick Ball 3, 4; Volley Ball 2. CATHERINE MARGARET McCANN “Happy and carefree all the while, Her secret lies within her smile. The person worthwhile is the one who can smile, especially when the going gets rough. Such is Kay. Her dimpled cheeks and Irish eyes never fail to attract attention. She has the air of one perfectly at ease, no matter what the situation, and her’s is the faculty of com- municating her savoir faire to others. Kay has an amiable disposition, a lively wit, and a friendly greeting for all. Our best wishes for success, Kay. Elementary Class Secretary 2; Chairman of Social Committee 3; Quarterly Review Staff 4; Glee Cluh 4; Dramatic Club 4; Welfare Committee 1: Adver- tising Staff of Oak Leaf. THE OAK LEAF bernice McCarthy “ Strength of limb and policy of mind, Ability and means and choice of friends.” Bernie should by all means have been voted “best sport” in our list of class superlatives. She has always been a star athlete at S. T. C. Never has she received very much recognition for the hard work she has put into her manage- ment of class activities. As Photographic Editor of the Oak Leaf she deserves our un- ending praise. If we could all accept respons- ibility as Bernie does, what a pleasant place ibis world would be to live in! Glee Club i, 2, 3. 4 ; Bach Choir 4; Apparatus Club 1. 2: Volley Ball 1. 2. 3, 4: Captain Ball 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Gym Captain 3; Social Com- mittee 3, 4; Junior and Senior Week Committees; Photographic Editor of Oak Leaf 4. ELIZABETH FRANCES McSHERRY “She doeth little kindnesses Which most leave undone or despise.” Neat and stylish— suitable adjectives to de- scribe her. No matter what the season Betty’s wardrobe is worthy of compliment. Her efficiency was tested on program committees and other activities. The seniors realize that “Mac’s” teamwork was valuable in helping them win the volley ball tournament. An unique combination of practicality and de- pendability is Betty. Volley Ball 1, 2, 3. 4; Bounce Ball 2. 3, 4; Captain Ball 2. 3; Apparatus Club 1. 2; Kick Ball 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1; Patrons Committee of Oak Leaf 4. M A RT 1 1 A JAN E M ITCH E LL “ cannot rest from travel; will drink life to the lees.” Marthajane— the epitome of sophistication. Nothing ever seems to astound her, and we’ve never seen her ruffled. She pours forth her emotion in her music, which is a source of happiness both to her and to her classmates. Her talents have also found an outlet in dra- matics, where she has played the hero most convincingly. We know that her desires are sure to come true, and that someday she will be a great musician. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Bach Choir 4; Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4, Treasurer 3, President 4; Volley Ball 2; Captain Ball 3; Bounce Ball 4; Music for Class Song 3; Social Committee 3; Business Staff of Oak Leaf p THE OAK LEAF 39 MARY EVELYN MORAN “Sweet are the thoughts that savor of content; The quiet mind is richer than a crown. Evelyn ' s chief ambition is a life of content, nntrammeled by the petty annoyances of in- ternal discord and external strife. Her hap- piest moments are spent in solitude or in the company of some interesting book. She has made herself famous at S. T . C. for her excel- lent interpretations of elderly women charac- ters in our various stage productions. The old adage “Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today” certainly applies to Evelyn. She tackles even the most hated tasks with determination and vigor. If she carries this trait through life, she will surmount many of the untold obstacles. Latin Club i; Dramatic Club 3, 4; May Day Com- mittee 2; Kick Ball 4; Volley Ball 4; Class Historian 4; Literary Staff of Oak Leaf 4. MABEL IRENE MORIN Her ways are ways of helpfulness , Her paths are paths of friendliness.” To this day Mabel has never shaken off her natural quietness of disposition. Those who know her intimately find her a girl of few words, but those of gold. She is a good listener, simple, and unaffected. She has been afforded the enviable opportunity of substitut- ing in the Millbury schools. We know she will rise to great heights in her chosen profession of teaching. Elementary Class Treasurer 1. 2, 3; Patrons Com- mittee of Oak Leaf 4. CATHERINE ANN MURPHY “ Sport that wrinkled care derides, And laughter holding both its sides.” Her giggle is contagious and still it can’t be imitated. It bursts forth at odd and un- expected places. She has been voted the “most naive” member of the senior class and is still wondering why. For a little girl she is full ol business— Training School, gym teams, busi- ness staff of Oak Leaf. When her Irish eyes are smiling, the entire senior class smiles too. While “Murph” couldn’t get along with- out “Mac,” our class would be lost without “Murph.” May Day Committee 2; Captain Ball 3; Volley Ball 4; Kick Ball 3, 4; Apparatus Club 1; Business Staff of Oak Leaf 4; Shuttlecock 2. 10 THE OAK LEAF MARY GERTRUDE MURRAY “Her eyes are sapphires set in snow, Resembling heaven by every wink. A peaches and cream complexion and long lashed blue eyes are Mary’s gifts from Venus. These are enhanced by her fastidiousness of manner. Her stylish wardrobe has been the envy of the class for the past four years. Twice she has been listed among the officers of the Latin Club, and her name is ever present on committee lists. We know that she lias one magnificent obsession— Gym! When Mary be- comes a teacher, we fear that a certain market will miss its favorite cashier. Latin Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Aedile 1, Vice-President 3; Glee Club 1, 2. 3; May Day Committee 2; Junior Prom Committee. DOROTHY LOUISE NELSON Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee ill all her jokes, For many a joke had she. Dot has to be known to be appreciated, but it didn’t take us long to discover her rare talent for humor. Whenever we hear a maxim, we’ll think of her with her appropriate proverb or saying for every occasion. Dot is majoring in languages, and so devotes her more serious thoughts to their pursuit. We have always agreed that a sense of humor is essential to the perfect teacher. Therefore, why shouldn’t Dot be a success? Apparatus Club 1; Glee Club 1; Cercle Francais 1, 2, 3, 4; Latin Club 1, 2, 3. 4: Volley Ball 4; Kick Hall |. ELIZABETH ANN O’BRIEN “Afoot and lighthearted, I take the open road, Healthy, free, the way before me. Nothing ever bothers “Obie.” Somehow si tidies are finished, exams are passed, and as- signments are blithely completed. Yet we have had to depend on her printing ability to “save” Junior and Senior Weeks. As an athlete she is among the best. Twice she has “cap- tained” her gym team. Betty has a keen in- terest in all things social. Her good-nature and carefree manner— may they never fail her! Lite loss would be too great. Apparatus Club 1; Gym Captain 1. 2; Volley Ball 1, 2. 3; Bounce Ball 3, 4; Kick Ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Cap- tain Ball 2, 3; Chairman of Gift Committee 4; Activities Editor of Oak. Li af. THE OAK LEAF 41 EDITH MARY RAULINAITIS The joy of youth and health her eyes display’d, And ease of heart her every look conveyed.” “Edie” is the one person beyond a doubt whom her classmates will never forget because of her entertaining stories and generous nature. Her Ford was never too full to take us all down- town. “Edie” never failed to come through in all the male roles we thrust upon her. Along with being a good actress, she has starred in the professional role. She is one of our best teachers. She has shown herself unaffected and sincere with her teachers, classmates, and pupils. Glee Club 1; Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4; Welfare Com- mittee 3, Chairman 4; Captain Ball 3; Volley Ball 4. MARIE ELLEN REARICK “7 am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.” Life to Marie is just a mathematical problem, so methodically has she calculated it. She has so planned the future that the present is im- passionately towards making it successful. We prophecy that she will some day be a professor, and of course it will be of math. Not alone in the field of figures but also in the field of letters and of sports she has found a place. May opportunity offer unlimited freedom to her talents. Editor of Quarterly Review 4; Student Council 4; Glee Club 1, 2; Choral Group 1. 2; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Volley Ball 2, 4; Captain Ball 2, 3; Kick Ball 2, 3; Social Committee 3; Kappa Delta Pi. RITA MARION ROY “To know her is to love her. And love hut her forever.” Rita is most agreeable and always willing to help in any way possible. When the teachers were assigning reference work, and we were complaining about it, Rita, inconspicuously, but invariably, was doing her work in an ef- ficient and conscientious way. When speaking of her, we experience an undeniable urge to mention her extensive and attractive warti- robe. She need never fear “professional un- fitness” with the record she has made. Latin Club 1; May Day Committee 2; Chairman of Junior Dress Committee; Photographic Staff of Oak Leaf. 42 THE OAK LEAF MILDRED IRENE SEARS “ Fresh glittering with graces, Of mind and mien.” Sophistication here we have in manner, car- riage, and appearance. Yet underneath this cool reserve bnbbles tip a fount of fun. Milly” has helped to perfect Junior anti Senior Weeks by her successful “leading ladies.” Not only on the stage but also in the gym has she played an important role. We fear that “Milly’s” varied career at S. T. C. and her ordeal in the training school is all in vain. Her future is settled. We ' re sure she’s been guided toward the right vocation. Social Chairman 2; Volley Ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Bounce Ball 3, 4; Captain Ball 2, 3; Kick Ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Teniquoit 2, 3; Shuttlecock 2. 3; Junior Prom Com- mittee; Chairman of Favors Committee for Senior Prom. EST 1 1 E R N AT A LIE S H E ETE L “She is not shy Or hold, but simply self-possessed.” Esther is the tyjie to succeed, one who sets her mind on a definite goal and increases her efforts until she has obtained her purpose. Her efficiency and conscientiousness have helped her in managing the intricacies of newspaper reporting. Beneath her quiet man- ner glows strong ambition. A bountiful life in which fortune and happiness attend is cer- tain to be Esther’s. Pattons Committee of Oak Leaf. BEATRICE PAULINE TAYLOR “ Her air, her manners, all who saw admired; Courteous, though coy, and gentle, though retired.’’ Bee’s serene countenance hides a magic gift for figures. Her favorite expression, “What in time!” has long amused us. We believe her college days have changed her attitude about many things. Some voted her the “most naive” in the class, but we feel it’s a misuse of the adjective. Bee holds an enviable record in that she has missed only one day’s classes in her four years at college. Keep up the good work, Bee. Glee Club t, 2, 3, 4: Choral Group 1, 2, 3; Bach Choir 4. THE OAK LEAF 43 MARY FRANCES THOMPSON Better be small and shine Than be tall and cast a shadow.” Mary first won our hearts when site enter- tained us by reciting the poems of Thomas Augustine Daly. We glimpsed again her powers of interpretation as “Claudia” in our Junior Week play. When she isn ' t studying (for she always has her work done on time), she is busy on social committees or seeking ads for the Oak Leaf. We are sure that Mary will make an excellent teacher of English, judging from her high scholastic standing in English comp, and all lit. classes. She com- pensates for her fio by her abundant en- thusiasm anil her willingness to work. Glee Club 1, 2; Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4; Social Com- mittee 2, 4; Advertising Committee of Oak Leaf 4. KATHRYN DERBY TOOMEY ‘‘The reason firm, the temperate will. Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill.” Kay may ever be found, quiet and content in a comfortable corner of the library. Well she knows the requisites of profitable study. She says she lives lor history, and we believe she does. Her ability as an organizer has shown itself in her success as a capable, constructive, and sincere president of the Student Council. Recently she has passed the exam necessary to make her a recognized basketball referee. All in all Kay is a grand good sport and a staunch supporter of the Class of ’37. Glee Club 1; Latin Club 1; Apparatus 1, 2; Student Council 3, 4, Vice-President 3, President 4; Basket- ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Captain Ball 3; Volley Ball 3: Kick Ball 2; Capers Committee Chairman 2. ELEANOR THERESE TOTILAS “Virtue, the strength and beauty of the soul, Is the best gift of Heaven.” Eleanor’s friendliness shines through her quiet manner. She is always ready to listen with sympathetic ear. But she can talk, too, and her interesting comments are fired with animation. Her list of desires in psychology class revealed to us another side of her nature. We wish you joy in meeting Lanny Ross per- sonally, Eleanor. May all your ventures meet with success! Glee Club 1. 2, 4; Choral Group 1: Apparatus Club 1, 2; Kick Ball 4; Volley Ball 2; Bounce Ball 4; [unior Prom Committee; Junior Week Committee; Sophomore Dance Committee; Literary Staff of Oak Leaf. THE OAK LEAF WILHELMINA WRIGHT TULLOCH “No nightingale did ever chant More welcome notes to weary hands.’’ Our wee Scotch lassie! Many a Scottish air she has trilled to us in her sweet soprano voice. Her name lias always graced the programs of the Glee Club Concerts. The lure travel has a fascination for Winnie. Twice she has journeyed across the continent and once across the Atlantic. T he mazes of mathematics have intrigued her too. Whether she seeks the depths of mathematics or the heights of music, she will reach her goal. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Vice-President 4; Bach Choir 4; Choral Group 1, 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Volley Ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Captain Ball 2, 3; Kick Ball 2, 3. 4; Gym Captain 2, 4. ROSEMARY LOUISE TULLY Rare compound of oddity, frolic, and fun To relish a joke and rejoice in a pun” “Bud” is a difficult person to describe with any degree of accuracy because of the numerous and brilliant facets of her personality. She is one of the most prolific readers in the senior class and is blessed with a retentive power that has stood her well during examinations. It is to her that many of us turn for verification of the data. During her junior year “Buddy” was elected gym captain of the class. Good- natured, affable, collegiate, and individualistic —a charming person. Gym Captain 1, 2, 3; Vice-President 4; Captain Ball 1, 2, 3. 4; Volley Ball 1, 2. 3, 4: Baseball 1, 2. 3, 4. NORMA AMORELLE WAHL BERG “Whose high endeavors are an inward light, That makes the path before her always bright.” Norma’s presence has always given strength and backbone to the senior class. Fittingly she was chosen junior representative on the staff of the Quarterly Review and Editor-in- Chief of the Oak Leaf. Thus did we test her qualities of reliability and dependability. She seldom speaks, but when she does her knowl- edge and efficiency are revealed. There is no doubt that her studious endeavor in French classes will be rewarded. Cercle Francais 1, 2, 3, 4, Vice-President 4; Literary Editor of Quarterly Review 3; Editor-in-Chief of Oak Lfaf 4; Kappa Delta Pi: Basketball 1, 2. THE OAK LEAF 45 NELLIE JULIA WASKA “Who mixed reason with pleasures, And wisdom with mirth.” Nellie and her friend Jo comprise the set of “Red and Green Twins,” so-called by the Class of ’36. She spends few study hours study- ing, but she always gets high grades. Many a time we have kindled her uncontrollable laughter, and so spoiled her recitations. Ap- parently her wonderful memory has served her well. Often she has aroused the righteous indignation of the basketball forwards by her clever technique as a guard. We wish you well as a graduate student, Nellie. Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Volley Ball 1; Captain Ball 3, 4; Kick Ball 2; Cercle Francais 1, 2, 3, 4; Latin Club 3, 4; Glee Club 1. 2; Apparatus Club 1. EVA MAY WHITE “Genteel in personage, conduct and equipage; Noble by heritage, generous and free.” Eva is the class artist. Class posters, Junior and Senior Week programs, and the scenery for the Dramatic Club productions are all evidences of her skill. Her clothes also portray the artistic mind, but we’ve never been able to find out what Eva finds so artistic about math. It’s a comfort to know that one senior cannot be troubled by the sweep of curricula activi- ties. She is ever calm in the midst of turmoil, and this in itself is of inestimable value to the senior class. Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4; Social Committee 2, 4; Business Manager of Quarterly Review 2; Art Edi- tor of Oak Leaf 3, 4; Volley Ball 2; Junior Prom Committee 3. ALIENE WILSON “With such a comrade, such a friend. I fain would walk till journey ' s end.” We were glad to welcome Aliene to the Class of ’37. Her pleasant personality capti- vated the hearts of all of us. We have idled away many an hour listening to the humorous tales she can tell in a most fascinating man- ner. Many a midnight candle has she burned studying for a history exam. A friend like her is hard to find, and a woman like her is hard to meet. THE OAK LEAF 46 Ahern, Florence M. Bangs, Emily R. Belisle, Jeanne V. Benedict, M. Elizabeth Brennan, Katherine G. Brodeur, Pauline A. Chamberlain, Marjorie L Coco, Nellie G. Connor, Catherine T. Coonan, M. Doris Dolan, Mary A. Garrand. June M. Garvin, Elizabeth B. Gray, Elizabeth M. Higgins, Dorothy M. Joyce, Doris M. Kasheta, Josephine A. Lee, Lillian G. Leibman, Lillian Lund, Gretalyn I. Madigan, Bertha M. Mason, Elizabeth F. Mayka, Nellie C. McCann, Catherine M. McCarthy, Bernice McSherry, Elizabeth E. Mitchell, Marthajane Moran, M. Evelyn Morin, Mabel 1 . Murphy, Catherine A. Murray, Mary G. Nelson, Dorothy L. O’Brien, Elizabeth A. Raulinaitis, Edith M. Rearick, Marie Roy, Rita M. Sears. Mild red I. Sheftel, Esther N. Taylor, Beatrice P. Thompson, Mary E. Toomey, Kathryn D. Totilas, Eleanor T. Tulloch, Wilhehnina W. Fully, Rosemary L. Wahlberg, Norma A. Waska, Nellie J. White, Eva M. Wilson, Aliene B. Seniors 5 Montrose Street, Worcester 376 Concord Street, Framingham 8 William Street, Worcester 87 Murray Avenue, Worcester 4 McCormick Court, Worcester Elm Street, Oxford 8 Harrison Avenue, Westboro 144 Hartford Street, Framingham 12 Sumner Street, Auburn 1 Hillside Street, Worcester 39 Kingsbury Street, Worcester 312 Federal Street, Greenfield 15 Woodman Road, Worcester 61 Dorchester Street, Worcester 17 Hitchcock Road, Worcester 103 Providence Street, Worcester 232 Vernon Street, Worcester 30 Bowdoin Street, Worcester 37 Providence Street, Worcester 14 Victoria Avenue, Worcester 4 Crescent Street, Warren 1 13 Brookline Street, Worcester 7 Moore Avenue, Warren 1 Allendale Street, Worcester 7 Vassar Street, Worcester 12 Montrose Street, Worcester 24 Boynton Street, Worcester fi Moore Avenue, Warren 92 Main Street, Millbury 23 Hitchcock Road, Worcester 45 Woodland Street, Worcester Norwell 10 Hawthorn Street, Worcester Barre Plains Bacon Street, Warren 245 Fairmont Avenue, Worcester 8 Clarence Street, Worcester 81 Russell Street, Worcester South Street, Barre 31 Ripley Street, Worcester Spencer 18 Montrose Street, Worcester 216 Jefferson Street, Dedham 1 1 Allen Street, Worcester 35 Tower Street, Worcester 54 Perry Avenue, Worcester 345 Park Avenue, Worcester 43 Creswell Road, Worcester THE OAK LEAF 47 Alma Mater By Rosemary Tally To us, State Teachers College, You’ve been a friend. This sojourn has been glorious. Now we near its end. And though we stray from thy halls, The memory of thv dear walls And knowledge we gained here Will be the guiding light as we go on. To thee. State Teachers College, We bid adieu. You’ve helped us reach our goal To you we ll be true. The friends that we have made here Will to our hearts be e’er near Though time and distance part From them and thee and teachers Who helped us on. n o THE OAK LEA F Class History FT WAS a cloudy cold morning, that eventful day of September 13, 1933 (a Wednesday, not a Friday) when seventy-five bewildered freshmen registered as prospective teachers at the Worcester State Teachers College. T he clouds were more than in the sky, for they seemed to hang low as the confusion of college life deepened. The mere addition to our names of a division number, Ei, DtA, or DiB, was in itself upsetting, but considered a trif le, when we at- tempted to interpret the program for classes on the bulletin board. It is well that we had the help and sympathy of our senior sisters to direct us through these trying times. The elements were still threatening the following Friday when the traditional Freshman Reception was held in the college gymnasium. It was then that we were formally introduced to the facidty who were to guide us faithfully for the next four years. The clouds soon lifted, however, and it was not long before the members of the Class of 1937 were adjusted to the routine of college life and ready to enjoy what it had to offer. We all remember that beautiful sunny day at the college fireplace, when our senior sisters so pleasantly entertained us with a marshmallow and weenie roast. Soon the Latin Club, the Apparatus Club, the Glee Club, and the Cercle Frangais were claiming the major part of our leisure hours. Nor was it long before the fresh- man class had started on its road to fame. Didn’t the DiA volley ball team win the tournament that year and gain the great honor of playing the All Star team at an exhibition game on the annual gym dav? We showed wise judgment from the beginning when we chose Nellie Coco to be our official representative in ail school activities for the year. With the month of May came election for class officers. We chose the following for the five executive positions: President, Elizabeth Cole; Vice-President, Jeanne Belisle; Secretary, Florence Ahern; and Social Chairman, Mildred Sears. We were now officially organized, and we left for the summer vacation with big ideas for the following year. “Biology” and “sophomore” mean practically the same thing at S. T. C. Nevertheless, a sophomore does not spend all her time drawing dorsal views of the internal organs of an earthworm dipped in formaldehyde, or counting the floating ribs of that bony creature that dangles from a wire in the “lab.” A good part of her time she is reading “The Choice of the People” to get a digested biography of one of our presidents for her history assignment; and the re- mainder of the time she is writing case studies of her adolescent neighbors for the psychology course. It is rather surprising that as full as our sophomore year was with scholastic duties, we had a very successful social year, too. Fol- lowing the custom of the school we as sophomores were hostesses for the annual Hallowe’en party. In November that year we had a social when we entertained the freshmen and our faculty advisers. To do further honor to our advisers, we planned a Christmas spread in the cafeteria, a colorful and happy affair. If one a djective were chosen to describe our class, I believe “progressive” would be most appropriate. Did any other sophomore class ever have a song T HE OAK LEA F 49 leader and a Sophomore Song Sheet? We elected Midge Chamberlain as our leader, and soon the first edition of the “Sophomore Song Sheet” was published. You haven ' t forgotten how you spent your noon hours in song tests trying to harmonize on both original and adapted lyrics? To further prove that we are a progressive class 1 ask the question: Was there ever a school magazine before our time? Of course not, for the present senior class was the instigator of the Quarterly Review. The motion was made by Eva White at a class meet- ing in our second year that the sophomore class publish a school paper. The plan was placed before the Student Council. Shortly a report was made to us by Florence Storer, our representative in the council, that a school paper would be published, not a sophomore paper. Eva White who was the individual instigator for the paper was elected to be our representative on the staff. This year too, as sophomores, we planned the program for the second May Day Festival of Worcester State Teachers College. The day arrived, a breath of spring itself, when the sophomore class presented the pageant, “Sigurd the Volsung,” adapted from the poem by William Morris and directed by Betty Cole. This May Day Festival was climaxed by a tea to the seniors given in the cafeteria. When the treasurer’s report for the year was read, we found ourselves five dollars richer than we had anticipated. We had won the prize for presenting the best “caper” at Competitive Capers through the harmonizing of the “Eilt- well Sisters”: Midge Chamberlain, Marie Rearick, Bertha Madigan, and Winnie Tulloch, as Doris Joyce cl id a beautiful toe dance to the music of “The Glowworm” in a cabaret setting. As a happy ending to our second year at col- lege, we accepted the gracious invitation of Dr. Winslow to visit his home in Lancaster. It was the last gathering of our class that year, and we certainly had a grand time bowling on live green, playing croquet, and enjoying the beauty of the surrounding landscape. When in September, 1935, Dr. Aspinwall read the roll call for the coming school year, the juniors had to restrain themselves from standing when the Da’s list was called. We reminded ourselves that we could no longer be Da’s, for now we were Dg’s and at last upper classmen. Our new President, Jeanne Belisle and her capable executive staff— Vice-President, Elizabeth Garvin; Secre- tary, Florence Ahern; and Treasurer, Nellie Coco— welcomed us most cordially at our first class meeting of the year. Polly Brodeur, our newly elected social chairman, stressed the fact that as Juniors we had many important events before us; Junior Dance, Junior Prom, Junior Week, and Tribute Day. But for the first half of our third year, diaries, platform exercise, lesson plans, and profes- sional readings claimed most of our time and attention. When our apprentice- ship had been passed successfully, we undertook with zeal our plans for the Junior Prom. The labors of the committee were justly rewarded, for we be- lieve that never has there been such a Junior Prom at S. T. C., as the one that the Class of ’37 sponsored. I he “gym” was not the “gym,” but rather a fitting environment for a winter carnival, in truth a winter wonderland. This year 50 T H E OAK L E A F again we demonstrated our ability as a progressive class because for the first time in the school’s history a “Miss Junior Prom” was selected. As a fitting tribute to the queen, Doris Joyce rendered an excellent presentation of a syncopated toe and tap routine. We hope that in electing a prom queen we have established a tradition that will not be broken. With the success of our prom as an inspiration, we launched our plans for Junior Week with great hope and much secrecy. We looked like flowers from a spring garden (so the faculty complimented us) as we marched into chapel the first morning of that illustrious week. Ii is well that the student body didn’t know the struggle we had in selecting our dresses and in solving the problem of what color they should be— blue, pink, or yellow. Remember how we compromised and had all three colors, blue, pink, and yellow? Our programs were unique miniature publicatio ns titled “The Junior Weekly.” How could ii help being a best seller with such an excellent staff; Fditor-in-Chief, Polly Brodeur; Assistant editors: Monday program, Bernice McCarthy; Wednesday program, Kathryn Toomey; Friday program, Midge Chamberlain; Stage and programs, Nellie Coco; Class banquet, Dorothy Higgins; Class dresses, Rita Roy; Class song, Marthajane Mitchell and Nellie Coco. Our program for Junior Week was well balanced and followed perfectly the theme of a magazine: Monday, a play, “The Command Performance,” indeed a grand performance; Wednesday, the editorial, reviewing the “Founding ol Harvard College,” and Friday, the advertising section of our weekly, depicting the well known advertisements in tableau form. Thursday, we celebrated in an elaborate manner by a class banquet at Putnam and Thurston’s. The final event ol our junior year was the direction of “Tribute Day” under the leadership of our class officers with the co-operation ol the representatives from the other classes. The program was divided into three parts: “Tribute in Behalf of the College,” by Dr. Aspin- wall; “Tribute in Behalf of the Faculty,” by Dr. Shaw; “Tribute in Behalf of the Undergraduates” by Elizabeth Garvin; vocal selections by Wilhelmina Tulloch; and a pageant, “The Gateway,” with all classes represented. The entire performance was excellently clone and worthy of commendation. So worthy and so capable were the class officers of our junior year that we honored them bv re-election. This year we created two new offices so that the Sr. A division might be well represented. Rosemary bully was elected second Vice-President, and Betty Mason was chosen to be a member of the social committee. At the Freshman Reception (his year, we tried to give our freshmen sisters a bird’s eye view of college life by depicting typical scenes from the various clubs, social ac tivities, and college organizations. In November, that day for which we had waited four years arrived, and we proudly donned our senior caps and gowns. This year the procession into the college hall had added dignity, for we were accompanied by our faculty members, each one wearing the olfic ial cap and gown of his Alma Mater. Following the theme of our Junior Week we again presented our program in the form of a publication, this time called the “Senior Weekly.” How effectively we had planned our opening THE OAK LEAF 51 scene with both enlarged copies on the stage, the “Junior Weekly,” and the “Senior Weekly”! But the fates were against us, for where was the enlarged copy of our “Junior Weekly”? After a searching party returned with empty hands, it was finally discovered that our precious “Junior Weekly” had been destroyed. This unfortunate incident did not make our Senior Week any the less successful, for again we had made a wise choice of editors: Editor-in-Ghief, Polly Brodeur; Assistant editors: Monday, Bernice McCarthy; Wednesday, Mary Thompson; Friday, Midge Chamberlain; Programs, Eva White; Prop- erties, Betty Mason; Class Rings, Nellie Mayka; Caps and Gowns, Katherine Brennan; and Music, Winnie Tulloch and Marthajane Mitchell. No one can deny that our Senior Week was worthy of praise. The play “Neighbors” given on Monday showed evidences of faithful rehearsals and talented actresses. Wednesday’s Chapel program was a lovely dramatization of Allred Tennyson’s famous poem, “Oenone.” To leave our audience in a happy state of mind we presented a humorous pantomime on Friday, “The Princess None Such.” It was a noticeable feature of our last year at college that there seemed always a group of girls who wore a troubled and strained expression on their laces. Inquiries always brought the same answer, “Oh, they’re in the Training School,” and then an added sympathetic remark, “Poor girls. But now that the train- ing period is over, we realize that it was an experience of inestimable value, not only in preparing us for our chosen profession, but in strengthening us for life in general, kite main worry of senior year was the publication of the Oak Leaf. A more efficient editorial stall could not have been elected: Editor-in- Chief, Norma Wahlberg; Business Manager, Katherine Brennan; Art Editor, Eva White; Photographic Editor, Bernice McCarthy; Literary Editor, Bertha and Patron, Esther Sheftel. This board with the cooperation of the assistant Madigan; Activities Editor, Elizabeth O’Brien; Advertising Editor, Nellie Coco; staff and the financial aid of the Senior Carnival has made our Yearbook another garland in our wreath of accomplishments. We are proud, too, of our classmates who have been chosen to be members ol Kappa Delta Pi: Florence Ahern, Jeanne Belisle, Elizabeth Garvin, Gretalyn Lund, Bertha Madigan, Nellie Mayka, Marie Rearick, Kathryn Toomey, and Norma Wahlberg. Thus have passed our four years of college life somewhat slowly yet some- how too swiftly. Commencement exercises will arouse in us a mingling of sentiments, sorrow that it has passed, happiness that we have reached a desired goal. How true are the words of Emerson, “There is truly no history, only biography.” The History ol the Class ol 1937 may well be said to consist of the essence of biographies of its individual members. T he past four years have been but one chapter in each of our biographies, but a chapter that will make the remainder of our life’s story more pleasant, for it has given us at least four precious possessions: a cultured background, a worthy profession, happy memories, and above all, many sincere friends. Mary Evelyn Moran. 52 T H E OAK LEAF Elementary Seniors OFFICERS Preside n! Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Social Chairman Elizabeth Peterson Marion Donaldson Virginia Blanchard . . . Mi jriel Johnson . . . Ethel Anderson THE OAK LEAF 5.) Elementary School Department MALL in number, but forming a valuable part of the student body, the Eg Class has been well received and appreciated in its association with us. As Freshmen this class came before us in an Assembly program to sing. Their further dramatic possibilities were demonstrated last year when they presented a Geography Play of their own design to the school. In their second year they worked together with the graduating Elementary class in a school dance. During December of this year, wide advertising invited us to attend a Sports Dance. Elementary Week the class presented three interesting programs to the school: a mystery play, a special tribute to Horace Mann, whose centenary we are celebrating, and a concluding dramatization of “A Bachelor’s Phantasy.” This group, always strong in College loyalty, has generously supported school projects in its short three years. The class banquet on May 21 introduced for the members the final activities of graduation. 54 T HE OAK LEAF Elementary Seniors Anderson, Ethel A. C. Antell, Leona M. Blanchard, Virginia Butkevich, Helen Chase, Eva D. Donaldson, Marion V. Fredette, F. Jacqueline Higgins, Anna f. Johnson, Muriel C. Kelley, Mildred S. Lundblad, Edith E. Marchant, Marjorie H. Padula, Margherita Peterson, Elizabeth G. Podles, Eleanor A. Prescott, Mary O. Reid, Ethel L. Ryan, Eleanor Scanlon, Lucille B. Shaughnessy, Margaret M. White, Bernice Wilbar, Leona M. 6 Congress Street, Worcester 128 Mechanic Street, Spencer Uxbridge Old Common, Millbury 45 Sampson Street, Fisherville Boylston 52 Main Street, Whitinsville West Street, Barre 9 Falmouth Street, Worcester 274 Webster Street, Worcester West Boylston 84 Lakewood Street, Worcester 2 Wachusett Street, Worcester 5 Reeves Street, Worcester 82 Hecla Street, Uxbridge 373 Oxford Street, Auburn Petersham 713 Pleasant Street, Worcester 195 Stafford Street, Worcester 31 Grand Street, Worcester 58 Appleton Road, West Auburn 237 Middle Street, East Weymouth T II E 0 A K LEAF 56 President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Social Chairman Junior Class OFFICERS Ruth Richards Mary King Eleanor O’Halloran Barbara Fox Florence Madigan rr() CARRY on class activities and maintain a high standard of achievement, the Junior Class found time to schedule events in between periods of apprenticeship. Well remembered for its success last year was the campus May Day presentation of “Alice in Wonderland.” The success of their first dance in November heralded in to the rest of the school a Junior Prom which was outstanding in popularity and success. The Junior Week performances in April were another evidence of the literary and dramatic ability of this group. During this week attired in tailored spring suits, the Juniors presented “Cran- ford,” adapted by Margaret Merrington, and both “Queen Victoria,” and “A Rose is a Rose is a Rose” written by members of the class. The same spirit which has entered into their past activities should effect a new high level ol achievement as this cl-ass steps forward to its senior year at State Teachers College. THE OAK LEAF 57 Anttonen, Eva f. Baszner, Mary 1 ’. Bird, Mary C. Burke, Virginia M. Callahan, Constance M. Casey, Leonore T. Cote, Marie Crittsinger, Aleen E. Davieau, Dorothea Davis, Dorothy M. Donahue, Mary A. Fox, Barbara M. Gardner, Helen L. Goodwin, Charlotte Gucciardi, Antonia R. Jefferson, Catherine M. Johnston, Mary P. King, Mary F. Kneeland, Marion T. Leach, Adaline L. Loft, Margaret M. Loiselle, Florence M. Madigan, Florence A. Mannix, Ruth M. McClintock, Louise McGrady, Helen K. Monahan, Grace P. Moseley, Thelma E. Morgan, E. Pearl O’Halloran, Eleanor M. Powers, Mary P. Richards, Ruth F. Rinfrette, Lena M. Robinson, Evelyn E. Rochette, Mary A. Samuelson, Anita A. Shine, Mary F ' . Small, Cecelia O. Wahlstrom, Esther M. Watkins, Genevieve Williams, E. Marion Juniors 15 Iowa Street, Worcester 23 Alain Street, Whitinsville 1 12 Cottage Street, Leominster 55 Daniels Street, Hopedale East Douglas 130 Austin Street, Worcester 152 May Street, Worcester 3 Dorothy Avenue, Worcester 2 i Hamilton Street, Framingham 810 Grove Street, Worcester 82 Fox Street, Worcester 52 Pilgrim Avenue, Worcester 174 Dewey Street, Worcester 126 Franklin Street, Framingham 7 Saucier Street, Framingham 97 Chandler Street, Worcester 20 Anderson Avenue, Worcester 1 14 June Street, Worcester 21 Pemberton Street, Worcester 287 Grafton Street, Shrewsbury 248 Alay Street, Worcester 197 Hope Avenue, Worcester 61 Alay Street, Worcester Providence Street, Millbnry Mill Street, Northboro 714 Pleasant Street, Worcester 73 Central Street, Palmer Main Street, Saundersville 21 Maple Street, Webster 4 Garden Street, Worcester 16 Englewood Avenue, Worcester 31 Prospect Street, Framingham Main Street, East Douglas North Grafton 27 Windsor Street, Worcester 62 Procter Street, Worcester 67 Charlotte Street, Worcester Main Street, Saundersville 9 Bayberry Road, Worcester 41 Plantation Street, Worcester Healy Street, Dudley 58 THE OAK LEAF President Vice-President . Secretary T reasnrer Social Chairman Sophomore Class OFFICERS .... Edna Knollin Frances Moschella Frances Ryan ... Mildred Cohf.n . Virginia Leonard T ECOMING more adjusted to the school environment with the beginning oE the second year, the Sophomore Class laced an active season in extra-curricula activities. Thev started the term in the finest spirit by welcoming the Freshman Class at an informal reception. October was outstanding for the organizing and presentation of the annual Hallowe ' en party at which this class was hostess to the rest of the school. On March 18, the class sponsored a card party which furnished one of the most enjoyable and profitable experiences of the year, for this group. Still maintaining its high standards, and always successful in what it ventured to accomplish, this class made arrangements for the climaxing social event of the year— the Sophomore Dance. The gay atmosphere of the Country Club together with the music of a well-known dance orchestra heralded this a (fail as a success. The year ' s activities were con- cluded by the arrangements for May Day, traditionally in the hands of the second year group. Always a pleasant activity, this year it surpassed itself in originality and charm. Anderson, Alice L. Barry, Helen T. Brierly, Helen G. Brisbane, Rheubie J. Cohen, R. Mildred Daunt, Aileen M. Davidonis, Mildred Sophomores by Cedar Street, Worcester 749 Pleasant Street, Worcester 34 1 2 Douglas Street, Worcester 14 Blossom Street, Worcester 2 Granite Street, Webster Barre 13 Croyclen Road, Worcester THE OAK LEAF 59 Define, Esther 1 . Dexter, Clara E. Dickerman, Martha L. Dillon, Helen E. Doherty, Ann E. Donnelly, Anna f. Doyle, Margaret A. Eaton, Ruth Flynn, Mary T. Flynn, Vivian 1 ). Hall, Betsy Kennedy, Elizabeth C. Knollin, Edna I). LeBoeuf, Anita I ' . Leonard, Virginia M. Loughlin, Helene I. Lowrey, Geraldine A. Lutz, Olive I. MacDonald, Mary L. Madden, Rita A. Martocci, Mary C. Maynard, Maxine I). McQuillan, Elizabeth Mesale, Carmille Monahan, Elizabeth E. Moschella, Frances M. Nolan, Helen A. Nyquist, Carolyn M. O’Connor, Rita E. Pease, Marjorie N. Power, Catherine M. Preston, Eileen M. Reynolds, Margaret E. Roche, Catherine R. Rodnick, Mildred Ryan, Frances A. Sausville, Hazel M. Scully, Mary R. Shack, Harriet S. Shapiro, Jeannette Smith, Eclna-Mae Sperring, Evelyn M. Stakun, Hedwig R. Stevens, Ruth Stone, Margaret Suchodolske, Bernice M. Sullivan, Catherine A. Sullivan, Eleanor F. Thompson, Rita M. Tresilian, Margaret F. Vancavage, Helen M. Waite, Arline F. Weeks, Lois K. Wenz, Et na C. Wilson, Elizabeth E. Yelle, Eliane V. i2 Mc Rae Street, Worcester 2(i Central Street, Auburn 45 High Street, Spencer 20 Montague Street, Worcester io Normal Street, Worcester Millville 74 Harlem Street, Worcester 376 T urnpike Road, Shrewsbury 69 Cutler Street, Worcester 14 Tyson Road, Worcester 5 Boyden Street, Worcester 35 Stafford Street, Worcester 967 Pleasant Street, Worcester 155 Fremont Street, Worcester 718 Main Street, Worcester 69 June Street, Worcester 131 Hillcroft Avenue, Worcester Shrewsbury 21 Oberlin Street, Worcester 289 Elm Street, Marlboro 271 Plantation Street, Worcester 89 Downing Street, Worcester 7 O ' Neil Street, Hudson 123 Hamilton Street, Worcester Pleasant Street, Rochdale 133 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester 18 Victor Avenue, Worcester 1285 Millbury Street, Worcester 25 Almont Avenue, Worcester Templeton 1 Moen Street, Worcester 25 Eureka Street, Worcester 142 Wildwood Avenue, Worcester 57 Cutler Street, Worcester Brigham Hill Road, Grafton 68 Park Street, Clinton Warren 6 Florence Street, Worcester 33 Monroe Avenue, Worcester 40 Providence Street. Worcester 54 Sagamore Road, Worcester 98 Lafayette Street, Worcester 52 Seymour Street, Worcester 1 Russell Street, Worcester 30 Dix Street, Worcester 128 Endicott Street, Worcester 6 Normal Street, Worcester 22 Pleasant Street, Mansfield 7 Richards Street, Worcester 6 Old Stow Road, Hudson 6 Tripp Street, Framingham 23 Pickett Street, Beverly 2 Stockton Street, Worcester 25 Van Ness Avenue, Shrewsbury 6 Congress Street, Worcester 34 Portland Street, Holyoke 60 THE OAK LEAF Freshman Class Chairman Anna Howe %W 7TEH spirit this dass now emerges from its earlier feeling of strangeness, and we hear the voices of Freshmen echoing through the corridors and gay laughter issuing from their favorite study haunts. Their early course was guided by members of the Senior Class who were their Senior Sisters. They were formally welcomed by the faculty and student body at receptions in September. Although their activities were necessarily limited because of their unfamiliarity with our college routine, they, nevertheless, were represented by members who gave special reports and programs at Assembly Periods. Many of their names we find on contributions to the Quarterly Review. They are be- coming skilled in our leading competitive games and will soon be ready to con- test for leadership in school tournaments. Their spirit of unity and of co- operative activity foretell for this class a future of great accomplishment. Arick, Grace I. Authier, Pauline }. Beauregard, Mary A. Belisle, Mederise A. Bercume, Lillian R. Bird, Elinor F. Brown, Dorothy L. Carlson, Edith Cogswell, Ed i ill EL Connolly, Rita M. Curtiss, Ellen M. 1 ) ' Alessandro, Frances Degnan, Betty A. Devine, Mary R. Dinsmore, Ruth A. Dunn, Florence Fletcher, Priscilla B. Ford. Agnes L. Ford, Alice E. Cac, Thelma K. Celus, Aldona Goodale, Doris H. Gullberg, Barbara M. Hall, Lily Hazen, Edith M. Hofstra, Lucile A. Howe, Anna M. Hunt, Mary Hurd, Marjorie Johnson, Alma B. Kaufman, Betty Kelleher, Anne Kelly, Rita L. Kincaid, Marjorie Kneeland, Jeannette Lackey, Mary E. Lidstone, Dorothy B. Lovell, Ellen Mahan, Marjorie E. Malone, Claire A. Manning, Margaret M. Masterson, Barbara Matthews, Esther E. Maziarka, Julie J. McCann, Jean M. Monroe, I ola C. Morrison, Mary R. Mudgett, M. Thelma Newfteld, Lillian Ostrander, Esther E. r H E OAK LEAF 61 Freshmen 386 Main Street, Southbridge 43 East Main Street, Webster i 2 Rockrimmon Road, Worcester 22 Richards Street, Worcester 71 Rawson Street, Leicester 57 Congress Street, Milford Fremont Street, Oxford 5 Townsend Street, Worcester 45 Alain Street, Saundersville 67 Eastern Avenue, Worcester “The Oaks,” Ashley Falls 289 Plantation Street, Worcester 47 Channing Street, Worcester 147 Walnut Street, Framingham 265 Worcester Road, Framingham 62 West Main Street, Millbury Lyman School, Westborough 94 Gardner Street, Worcester 94 Gardner Street, Worcester High Street, Uxbridge Sixth Avenue, Webster Laurel Street, Oakdale 927 Grove Street, Worcester Box 6, Oakham Main Street, West Brookfield Hartford Avenue, North Uxbridge 14 Homestead Avenue, Auburn 9 Elizabeth Street, Worcester 52 Woodland Road, Cherry Valley 1 1 Leicester Street, Auburn Southbridge 36 Blossom Street, Worcester 14 Winchester Street, Worcester 86 Bromfield Street, Somerville 21 Pemberton Street, Worcester Stafford Street, Rochdale 8 Catalpa Street, Worcester Scarlett Street, West Boylston Main Street, Boylston 7 Forbes Street, Westborough 38 Shirley Street, Worcester 16 Oak Street, Auburn Princeton Depot Street, East Douglas 55 Longfellow Road, Worcester 32 Laurel Street, Worcester Waushacum Avenue, Sterling 183 Arlington Street, Framingham 14 Wabash Avenue, Worcester 25 Hartwell Street, Southbridge 62 T HE OAK LEAF Palmer, Grace M. 14 Allen Street, Worcester Pappas, Dorothy 125 Franklin Street, Worcester Paquette, Lucille 9 Holland Road, Worcester Parent, Beverly D. Box 76, Winchendon Patten, Betty Maple Street, Sterling Porter, Mary C. 20 Kingsbury Street, Framingham Quaiel, Betty 13 Hammond Street, Worcester Richards, Eugenia A. 875 Main Street, Worcester Salmon, Mary A. 10 Henchman Street, Worcester Scanlon, Louise C. 36 Lewis Street, Worcester Schorr, Roslyn B. 18 Hartshorn Avenue, Worcester Senecal, Claire 1 2- A Millbury Street, Worcester Sigel, Shirley R. 17 Shannon Street, Worcester Stolnacke, Martha L. 41 Patman Street, Worcester Storey, Shirley f. too Hecla Street, Uxbridge Sullivan, Mary E. 137 Lincoln Street, Worcester Sullivan, Winifred A. 136 Grand View Street, Worcester Taylor, Ruth 16 Carroll Street, Worcester 1 homas, Marjorie A. 1 89 Broadway, Arlington Luge, Grace M. 23 Summerhill Avenue, Worcester Van Slett, Marion D. Main Street, Farnumsville THE OAK LEAF 63 Training School Gra de 8 June Ackerman Georgiana Camp Richard Crooker Priscilla DeMallie Lawrence Drury John Grady Jeanne Harris Alden Jefts Lucille Johnson Ruth MacPartland Edwin Meyer Gladys Montgomery Frederic Moriarity Charles Pemberton Betty Read Priscilla Russell Barbara Thayer Deborah Tilton William Underwood Marilyn Wilson Grade 7 Eleanor Adams Helen Almgren Ernest Bunce Betty Creamer Ruth Freidman Hope Hartwell Constance McKerrow Barbara Morrill Robert Nelson Robert O ' Keefe Elmer Ostberg Kenneth Block Edgar Reed Nancy Robertson Harry Thompson Miriam Thoreen Donald Waite Barbara Wall James Wyatt 64 T H E OAK LEA F Lost, Strayed, or Stolen Mabel Bagdigian Ada L. Carlson Elizabeth ( lole Bai bara Goodale Morente A. Higgins Charlotte L. Kabaker Florence C. Storer Bernice R. Tamkus Ida Abelsky Mary A. Frazer Bettie M. Har i is Marion C. Johnson Corrine E. Johnson Fannie M . DiCesare Dorothy M. Lawrence G. Phyllis Salmon 66 T H E 0 A K LEAF Student Advisory Council TN ACCORDANCE with the aim of this organization, “To encourage and foster a more cordial relationship between the students and the faculty,” the Council has brought into effect this year changes which are indicative of a forward look. Under the capable leadership and direction of Kathryn Toomey, this group has carried out the most extensive program of activities in its history. They have revised and clarified regulations regarding the expenditures of budget allotments; they opened the Glee Club and Dramatic Club per- formances to the public; they conducted investigations as to conditions in the school cafeteria; they established a better system of reserving the Assembly Hall for rehearsals; they made possible a new Library rule for renewing books; they sponsored an outstanding lecture in May for the student body; they instigated the questionnaire for possible revision of the Quarterly Rexneio. Further work of the Council has resulted in the placing of students on committees with the faculty to work out plans for entertainments, budgets, and programs. A re- vision and reorganization of by-laws and amendments to the Constitution was likewise carried out. By the efforts of this group we may look to the creation of certain new privileges deemed important by the student body. The splendid work done by the Council this year is recognized; its spirit is con- tagious; the good accomplished immeasurable; it will continue to be a strong representative body of student action working in harmony with faculty suggestion. THE OAK LEAF 67 Honor Society rriHE Gamma Chi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, an honor society in education, seeks to encourage intellectual, scholastic, and professional standards among the students of the College. In 1935 a few State Teachers College graduates bravely formed the organization and selected Mr. Edmund C. Osborne as their counselor. In spite of its youth, the chapter has forged ahead with its progressive ideals and is now recognized as one of the major societies of the College. At the annual initiation-banquet in April, twelve new members were added. junior Members: Mary F. King, Mary F. Shine, Genevieve A. Watkins, E. Marion Williams. Senior Members: Florence M. Ahern, Jeanne B. Belisle, Elizabeth B. Garvin, Gretalyn I. Lund (admitted in 1936), Bertha M. Madigan, Nellie C. Mayka, Marie E. Rearick, Kathryn D. Toomey, Norma A. Wahlberg. Faculty Members: Charles F. Echterbecker, Alpha Tau Chapter, Duke Uni- versity, Durham, N. C.; Myra A. Fitch, Theta Chapter, Colorado, S. T. C., Greeley, Col.; Edmund C. Osborne, Gamma Chi Chapter, Worcester S. T. C.; Marian j. Wesley, Kappa Chapter, Columbia University, New York City. THE OAK LEAF 6 O o Cercle Francais President Jeanne Belisle Vice-President Norma Wahlberg Secretary June Garrand Treasurer Florence Madigan Faculty Adviser Miss Marguerite McKelligett TOURING 1937 le Cercle Francais again maintained its standing as one of the most popular clubs in the college, and is justly proud of the interest of its members. Much of the vitality evidenced is directly due to the unfailing zeal of the Cercle’s friendly director, Miss Marguerite McKelligett. The activi- lies at the meetings were designed for active participation by all the club mem- bers. In November, Mr. Harry Foxhall spoke on “The Evolution of French Classic Tragedy,” a subject of deep interest to all students of the French theatre. In addition to the regular meetings, the members of the Cercle presented two programs for the college. In December, a Nativity tableau with the singing of French carols was enjoyed by the student body. The annual production was given in March, an historical and dramatic presentation of scenes from the life of Marie Antoinette. In May, the Cercle concluded the year’s activities with its annual banquet. THE OAK LEAF 69 Dramatic Club President Vice-President . . Secretary T i easurer Faculty Director Marthajane Mitchell Mary Rochette Elizabeth Gray . . . . Anita Samuelson . Miss M. Ethel Farm t I H IIS organization was established in 1928 for the purpose of giv ing the students in the school who desire it, more extensive study in dramatics than is provided in the class programs. The various activities of this club furnish the opportunity for developing initiative in performance, produce a familiarity with the theatre, and a greater appreciation of drama. The annual Dramatic Club presentation, open to the public this year, was given in February. The play, “The Romantic Young Lady,” by G. Martinez Sierra, starred Marthajane Mitchell and Elizabeth Benedict in the leading roles of a Spanish story. The following plays were given for Assembly programs: “A Lady to Call,” by Carl W. Pierce; “Bargains in Cathay,” by Rachel Field; “The Wonder Hat,” by Ben Hecht and Kenneth S. Goodman. 70 THE OAK LEAF Consul Proconsul Scriba-quaestor Aedile Faculty Adviser Florence Ahern Antoinette Gucciardi . . . Elizabeth Wilson Elizabeth Gray . Mr. Francis L. Jones HPHE I .atin Club membership is limited to those students who are studying Latin. The members are brought into contact with studies of Roman life which are not treated at length in the classroom, but whose importance merits investigation, exposition, and criticism. The monthly meetings are in charge of a selected group who arrange programs of the customs, ideals, and social practices of these ancient people. Special presentations are prepared for As- sembly exercises, which have been well received and enjoyed by the school. Outstanding in character was the dramatization of “Menaechmi” by Plautus. All interest is not restricted to the past, however, for the Rome of today was portrayed with keen appreciation of modern trends in harmony with the shadows of the early civilization. Developed in a series of dramatic incidents, t lie policies of Italy’s modern dictator were clearly paralleled to the principles of Julius Caesar of Ancient Rome. THE OAK LEAF 71 President Vice-President Secretary-T reasurer Librarians Director . Glee Club Marjorie I. Chamberlain WlLHELMINA TULLOCH Mary Prescott ( Alice Anderson | Elizabeth Kennedy Miss Grace Kendrick KNE of the most popular organizations of the college is the Glee Club, with membership open to students with musical ability. Of the outstanding contributions made by this group during the past year, a valuable one was the addition of a large group of musical selections to the club’s library. The an- nual public concert was held on March 19, in the school auditorium. An ex- tensive program demonstrating skill in musical performance by its members was earned out. Arias from favorite operas were given. The organization was favored by the presence of John Tulloch, tenor, who delighted the audience with a varied program. Marthajane Mitchell distinguished herself at the con- cert for her artistry at the piano in Chopin’s, “Scherzo in D Flat Major.” In the vocal work, particularly effective performances of the Glee Club were the “a capella” group of compositions for a few Assembly programs during the year. 72 T H E OAK LEAF Bacli Choir A SPECIALLY trained group of members from the Glee Club under the direction of Miss Grace Kendrick comprise this musical group. With fine harmonic blending of voices, this choir has contributed entertainment at several Assembly programs. At the Glee Club Concert in March, the Bach Choir sang, “The Bells of St. Mary’s,” “Lieberstraume,” Sing Ale To Sleep,” “Nothing Fairer Have I Seen.” T H E OAK LEAF 73 Freshman Choral Group COMBINED with one of the Dramatic Club Assembly presentations, we received our first introduction to this musical group in April. Keen interest in singing, together with ability and intensive rehearsal, gave to the Freshman Choral Group a background of accomplishment which rendered their performance verv pleasing. They were accompanied by Roslyn Schorr, pianist, and Eugenia Richards, flutist. Their final appearance as the Freshman Choral Group was made in June, when they sang for the Senior Class at Baccalaureate Exercises. 74 T H E OAK LEAF Quarterly Review Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor Literary Editor Associate Literary Editor Exchange Editor Departmental Editor . . . Art Editor Business Manager Copy Readers Faculty Adviser Marie Rearick Mary Shine . . . Alf.en Crittsinger . . . Catherine McCann Evelyn Sperring Margaret Shaughnessy Arline Waite Margaret Stone (Anna Marie Howe | Lillian Newfield . Miss Annabel Roe T HE Quarterly Revieio organized in 1934 has made a valiant effort during the past year to adapt its content to the suggestions and ideas of the student body. To give more vital school character to its present trend, the magazine, while retaining its original and distinctive format, will introduce in future issues more humor and school happenings. The editor and staff are to be congratulated on the decided impetus their efforts will bestow on the Quarterly Review. The interest evidenced by the student body in every issue can only be accounted for on the score of its superior literary excellence. THE OAK LEAF 75 May Day TNTO an atmosphere of English peasantry, the May Queen was joyously re- 1 ceived on May Day. June M. Garrand was crowned Queen. Her at- tendants were Gretalyn f. Lund, Lucille C. Scanlon, Thelma E. Mosely, Virginia M. Leonard, Dorothy L. Brown, Anita Samuelson, Helene L Loughlin, and Martha L. Stolnacke. Under the direction of the Sophomore Class an interest- ing program was prepared. Following the march to the campus, sophomore members of the Glee Club sang; Juniors, dressed like English villagers, acted as ushers and heralds; Freshman and Junior classes performed English folk dances and games. To entertain the Queen’s court, “Oberon and Titania,” was presented. The traditional May Pole dance with all its colorful gaiety concluded the festivities of the afternoon. 76 THE OAK LEA F Gym Captains Nellie Coco Pauline Brodeur Wilhelmina Tulloch Katherine Brennan Florence Madigan Dorothy Davieau Eleanor O’Halloran Louise McClintock Edna Knollin Mildred Davidonis Catherine Roche Edna Mae Smith Anna Howe Lucile Hofstra Mary Sullivan Pauline Authier Winifred Sullivan Bettv Ouaiel Frances Moschella Rita Connor Bernice White Ethel Anderson THE OAK L E A F 77 Apparatus Club Manager A ssistan t-M a n ager Secretary . Mildred Cohen Catherine Roche Lois Weeks f|iO THOSE of the College who desire a more varied and intensive workout ■ - in gymnastic training, the Apparatus Club, meeting on alternate Mon- days, is offered. It develops skills and technique in muscular coordination for athletics by physical exercises including vaulting, rope-climbing, jumping, and other basic drills. The season is concluded by social gatherings. THE OAK LEAF Minute Dramas Scene: Mr. Osborne’s Room. Time: May 1936. Junior math class saunters in, espies Betty sitting at desk. Betty: It ' s gone! ( agonizing wails and one jubilant hurrah). Chorus of Voices: You don’t mean it! Honest? I don’t believe it. Betty: Ynp, it’s true. It’s lost, and that gives me an idea. ( And so during class Betty was slightly inattentive. At the close of the period she surreptitiously slipped a piece of paper on Ossie’s desk.) That worthy, in private, scanned the following masterpiece— a most amazing parody: Lost a mustache good as new. Missed one day when May was blue. Lost, or clipped, or shaven away, Finders keepers, losers weepers. Lost those bristles so divine. Found a face as smooth as mine. Now no one can ever, ever scoff, Because he shaved his mustache off. Scene: Miss Roe’s Room. (Two seniors taking an oral quizz.) Miss Roe: The name of the first picaresque novel? Oihe: The first picaresque novel, yon say? Now, I’m sure I came across that somewhere. ( A twist and a sigh.) Well,— er-er— I’m sure of one thing, at least, de Tonnes was the author. Miss Roe: (with a cheery laugh). Let’s try this one. What is the subject of “Mad Roland”? Oiiie: (with a change of elbows). That’s an old, old story. I mean it’s one of those ancient love stories, with knights and all. That is to say— it’s a metrical romance, or. . . . Yes, that’s a romance. The subject? (In a whisper) Mad Roland? Mad Roland? (Aloud) Well. It must be a story about Roland —and .... he’s mad? Miss Roe: That will be all. (Obie ready to collapse walks out) b-uci-riirbjf i 80 T ME OAK LEA F Senior Superlatives Most Sophisticated . . . Most Gullible Most Talkative Most Ambitious Most Aggressive Most Dignified Most Popular Prettiest Most Vivacious Most Naive Most Collegiate Most Brilliant Most Flirtatious Most Efficient Most Attractive Cutest Most Outstanding . . . Most Friendly Most Optimistic Most Versatile Most Studious Most Fastidious Most Independent . . Wittiest Most Inseparable .... Most Unobtrusive Most Likely to Succeed Marthajane Mitchell .Lillian Leibman Elizabeth Benedict Mary Dolan Nellie Coco Florence Ahern Jeanne Belisle June Garrand Doris Joyce Catherine Murphy Rosemary Tully Marie Rearick Elizabeth Benedict Norma Wahl berg Mildred Sears Dorothy Higgins Jeanne Belisle Aliene Wilson Elizabeth O ' Brien Marthajane Mitchell Gretalyn latnd Lillian I ,ce . Katherine Brennan f Josephine Kasheta i Nellie Waska Eleanor Totilas ) Mabel Morin i Kathryn Toomey ' Jeanne Belisle T II E OAK LEAF 81 Best Dressed Best Dancer . . Best Teacher . . Daintiest Best Natured . . Best Athletes . Sweetest Best Personality Kit a Roy . Doris Joyce . Florence Ahern .Kathryn Toomey . Elizabeth Mason S Marjorie Chamberlain 1 Nellie Coco .Catherine McCann . Senior Class The Perfect Senior Girl Hair Mildred Sears Eyes Elizabeth Benedict Nose June Garrand Month June Garrand Teeth Doris Coonan Complexion Gretalyn Lund Figure Marie Rearick Hands Elizabeth McSherry Legs Edith Raulinaitis Feet Doris Jovcc Height Elizabeth O’Brien Personality Edith Raulinaitis 82 THE OAK LEAF THE OAK LEAF ) THE OAK LEAF Class Prophecy FTER h aving interviewed several applicants for positions in my capacity as superintendent of Barre schools, I thought back to those days of long ago when my only ambition had been to secure a teaching position. Eager for news of my alma mater, I turned to the society page of the Worcester Evening C.nzette. Was f having hallucinations or was that a picture of my old friend Lillian Leibman beaming up at me under the caption “S. T. C. Lecturer”? T wenty years certainly hadn’t left their mark on Lillian who was to talk on “Speech and the Teacher.” Lillian always knew the value of speaking slowly and distinctly. Automatically my hand reached out for the bulky scrap book in which I have placed bits of news of all my classmates, and 1 began to search for space to add my latest finding. Chicago— Doris Coonan, president of the Greenwood Gum Factory, an- nounces a 20 per cent increase in sales for the past year. Warsaw, Poland— Nellie Mayka, America’s new ambassador to Poland, was tended a large house warming by members of the President’s cabinet. Worcester— The former Beatrice P. Taylor, at one time an instructor at M. I. T., and her husband have founded a new town in Texas. It is to be a mathematical town in name at least. The young couple are to move to Squareville in Pi County and will live in Circle Manor on Angle Street. Newport— Josephine Kasheta and Nellie Waska, proprietors of the Nell-Jo Sandwich Shop, plan an extensive campaign to make the country sandwich conscious. Westboro— Marjorie Chamberlain, leading economist of Massachusetts, has gone to Washington to confer with other outstanding leaders of the business world. Worcester— The former Catherine Connor of this city has left for Canada to establish a residence in Callander. She has selected Canada for her home be- cause she has learned that the inhabitants ol this country are family-loving people. Chicago— Marie Rearick succeeds Albert Nelson Marquis as editor of “Who’s Who in America.” Miss Rearick is known for her ability to recognize merit of individuals in every held. Boston— Doris joyce was appointed head of the safety campaign for the city of Worcester. “Drivers must obey the rules or keep off the road,” stated Miss Joyce. Hollywood— Catherine McCann, the famous cosmetologist of the East, has arrived to help the ladies of the screen retain their glowing schoolgirl com- plexions. THE OAK LEAF 85 Detroit— Dorothy Higgins of the Austin Auto Co. announces the arrival of the new 1945 model. “Buy a car to fit you and your pocketbook,” urges Manager Higgins. New York City— Elizabeth O’Brien, widely known woman astronomer, dis- covers a new planet. She attributes her success to nearly twelve years of sleep- less nights and study. Boston— Elizabeth Mason today began her services as a driver for the Grey- hound Bus Line. She has been appointed to cover the Boston-New York route. Washington— Nellie Coco, native of Framingham, Massachusetts, was sworn into othce today as the first woman Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. New York City— Elizabeth McSherry has had her hands insured for $100,000 by Lloyds of London. Boston— Mary Elizabeth Benedict heads the dater’s bureau at Radcliffe Col- lege. She guarantees to furnish an escort for every occasion. Worcester— “With so many reckless males behind the wheels, life in America may be very short,” reports Miss Murray as she sails for auto-lree Bermuda. Framingham— Emily Bangs, in partnership with Dorothy Nelson, has pre- sented to the public the first issue of their paper, “Hot News.” Miss Bangs is an experienced camerawoman, and Miss Nelson is a reporter with numerous scoops to her credit. New York City— Jeanne Belisle, noted student of French, sailed this morning on the Normandie for a lecture tour throughout Europe. Boston— Elizabeth Garvin has opened a novel matrimonial bureau. It caters to members of the teaching profession only. Hollywood— Mary Thompson succeeds Frank Capra as director of films for the Columbia studios. Worcester— One of the longest engagements on record in the city was ter- minated this morning when Norma Wahlberg became the wife of her persistent suitor. Akron— Colonel Rosemary Tully has received the request to command the test flight of the newly built dirigible. Plans for a future flight to Europe via the Pacific Ocean are already in progress. New York City— A most interesting meeting between two “newsy” writers was staged last night at Hotel Astoria. For the first time Walter Winchell enjoyed a tete-a-tete with his rival, Katherine Brennan, who describes the daily happen- ings of famous people as seen from a transom. Grafton— Pilot Bertha Madigan and her co-pilot, Evelyn Moran, took off at the airport this morning in their “Flying Pages” for another tour of small communities throughout the Linked States. The Misses Madigan and Moran, who expect to visit at least fifty communities, are America’s first flying librarians. T HE OAK LEAF 86 New York— The former Mildred Sears anti her recently acquired husband set sail today for Switzerland to spend their honeymoon in climbing the Alps. They plan (o establish a new record height in mountain climbing. Springfield— The Fitsall Co. announces the appointment of a new head to their designing department. Mary A. Dolan is to specialize in doctors’ uni- forms, for while working in hospitals, she noticed that visitors and newcomers often mistake porters and barbers for doctors because of similar suits. Miami— The select from the North have a great treat in store for them this winter when they visit the Club of Harmony. The food is deliciously prepared by Bernice McCarthy; the music under supervision of Winnie Tulloch is romantic; and the scenery as arranged by Eva White is most conducive to enjoyment. Point Barrow, Alaska— Kathryn Toomey has announced the completion of her newest book, “Psychology of the People Living in the Arctic.” The book has been sent to the Totilas Publishing Company in Boston for printing. New York City— Lillian Lee’s School of Rhythm has given the dancing public a new step called “The Pedestrian Stride.” Oxford— The Women’s Club has arranged for a series of lectures on “The Modern Child” by a successful matron, the former Pauline Brodeur. Boston— Members of the State Department of Education tended a welcome last night to Florence Ahern, their new Assistant Supervisor of Adult Alien Education. Hollywood— Rita Roy, costume designer for the MOM studios, prophesies the return of low waistlines to the realm of fashions. New York City— Esther Sheftel of the New York Times has written a favorable review on the book “Professional Standards” by Mabel Morin. Northampton— Mother and daughter are to receive their degrees from Smith College next week. Mrs. Aliene Wilson will be awarded a Ph.D., and her daughter will receive a B.A. Worcester— The music festival begins today with a concert featuring Martha- jane Mitchell, who is hailed as the woman Rachmaninoff of her day. New York City— Catherine Murphy has signed a contract to appear with Jack Benny on the Jello program. She is to (ill the vacancy made by Mary Livingston. Worcester— Gretalyn Lund’s Candies are fast gaining in popularity over their largest competitor, Fannie Farmer’s Dainties. Paris, France— The Misses Elizabeth Gray and June Garrand have opened a finishing school for the daughters of the bourgeoisie in the old LaSalle chateau. And on the last page of my scrap book is a picture of our ivy-covered alma mater with its glorious additions— the much coveted dormitories and tennis courts. Our dreams come true! Edith M. Raulinaitis. T II E OAK LEAF 87 Ivy Address OMORROW the Class of ’37 will leave State Teachers College and step forth confident to enter a new world. We leave this College with an eager- ness to enter our chosen profession, convinced that we shall meet every chal- lenge fully armed. In our minds has been implanted wisdom, in our hearts, courage. For four years our spirits have been imbued with the highest ideals so that we may be worthy to bear the torch of learning, and so that in our hands it may flame to a new brilliance. We can never express our gratitude for the inspiration given us. And so, as a token of appreciation, we leave this symbol of our loyalty and devotion as a humble tribute to our Alma Mater. With the hope that the growth of this ivy m ay prophesy our own development, we plant it here, secure in the knowledge that as its roots become imbedded in the soil, its tendrils will reach out and cling to our hearts forever. And as it spreads and enhances the beauty of this building, so shall the memory of our years here enrich our lives. r t- THE OAK LEAF Junior Week Picture HANGED a little in age, but always the same in spirit, we gave evidence in our junior year that the activities of Junior Week would be outstanding in character. In this picture we may be seen outfitted in our costume for that week. Heralding spring in all its gay colors, we were described by a member of the faculty as being “colorful and pleasing as an old-fashioned garden.” We may now think this a bit too poetical, but on that occasion we were very proud and confident that the general effect bore out all that was said of us. T H E OAK LEAF 89 Silly Symphonies Florence Ahern “Alexander’s Ragtime Band Emily Bangs “Here Comes The Bride Jeanne Belisle “Cherie Elizabeth Benedict “May 1 Have the Next Romance With You? Katherine Brennan “Smiles Pauline Brodeur “A Little Bit Independent Marjorie Chamberlain “Oh, Didn’t She Ramble! Nellie Coco “l ake Back Your Gold Catherine Connor . . “Are There Any More at Home Like You? Doris Coonan “Life is a Song Mary Dolan “Oh, What A Pal Was Mary June Garrand “You’re Just a Little Different Elizabeth Garvin “Holy Cross, Oh, Holy Cross Elizabeth Gray “Stay as Sweet as You Are Dorothy Higgins “Short and Sweet Doris Joyce “Rhythm is My Business Josephine Kasheta “Me and My Shadow Lillian Lee “Foot-Loose and Fancy-Free Lillian Leibman “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life Gretalyn Lund “I ' m Shootin’ High Bertha Madigan “There’s That Look in Your Eyes Again Elizabeth Mason “Sweet is The Word for You Nellie Mayka “I Can’t Escape From You Catherine McCann “Coquette Bernice McCarthy “Two Hearts Beat in Three-Quarter Time Elizabeth McSherry “Remember, Girl, You’re Irish Marthajane Mitchell “Sophisticated Lady Evelyn Moran “Charlie is My Darling Mabel Morin “Just an Old-Fashioned Girl Catherine Murphy “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling Mary Murray “Mamma Don’t Allow It Dorothy Nelson “Flow Yuh Gonna Keep ’Em Down on the Farm? Elizabeth O’Brien “Drifting Along Edith Raulinaitis “Get Out and Get Under 90 THE OAK LEAF Marie Rearick “When Francis Dances With Me” Rita Roy “Love, You Funny Thing” Mildred Sears “Those Wedding Bells Are Breaking up That Old Gang of Mine” Esther Sheftel “In Your Own Quiet Way” Beatrice Taylor “Fresh From the Country” Mary Thompson “When I Grow Up” Kathryn Toomey “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” Eleanor Totilas “When My Dream Boat Comes Flome” Wilhelmina Tulloch “I Feel a Song Coming On” Rosmary Tully “Just An All-American Girl” Nellie Waska “I Saw Stars” Norma Wahlberg “Yours And Mine” Eva White “I Wake up Smiling” Aliene Wilson “Home on The Range” The Senior Class “Headin’ For the Last Round-Up” THE OAK LEAF 91 Will of Class of 1937 W 7 E T HE Class of 1937, having arrived at the sad conclusion that our mortal life in this institution is soon to end, and earnestly desiring to live on here forever in spirit, do hereby make, publish, and declare this our last Will and Testament. Let it be known to all gathered round 11s in these our last moments, that said Class of ' 37 is sound in mind and in body, as far as we can judge (you may draw your own conclusions). It is our will: That any traces of our sojourn here shall not be too quickly removed. That all Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen shall copy only our virtues and omit our failings. That all organizations instituted in the past four years become permanent, and all innovations introduced by our class become traditions. The Class of ’37 was unusually blest by the presence of so many talented and able members. In gratitude for this blessing and for the assistance received here, we as individuals wish to leave to the underclasses the following assets: t. Doris Joyce— her Hying feet. 2. Marthajane Mitchell— many happy musical moments. 3. Winnie (little hill) Tulloch— those good old Scotch songs. 4. Betty Benedict— her little red notebook to the “prom-hoppers. 5. Kay Connor— her role of grandmother ter an aspiring young actress. 6. Kay McCann— her fetching dimples. 7. Doris Coonan— her nonchalance. 8. Betty Mason— the sunniest of sunny personalities. 9. Esther Sheftel— an empty newspaper column to any junior with journal- istic ambitions. 10. Mabel Morin— her demure manner. 1 1 . Aliene Wilson— her constant fear of history tests. 12. Polly Brodeur— a deep, dark delight for mischief. 13. Bertha Madigan— her ability to do everything and do it well. 92 THE OAK LEAF 14. Mary Murray— her meticulous neatness. 15. Midge Chamberlain— (regretfully) her gym suit. 16. Mill Sears— her sophistication. 17. Dot Higgins— her racoon coat. 18. To Kasheta I . 19. Nellie Waska ) 1 1 20. Lillian Leibman— a ray of sunshine. 21. Betty O’Brien— a record breaking speech 22. Betty Garvin- her rating in the geography department. 23. Gretalyn Lund— that school girl complexion. 24. Lillian Lee— her clever wit and snappy comebacks. 25. Marie Rearick— that good old red sweater (minus sleeves). 26. Kay Toomey— her cpiiet sureness. 27. June Garrand— her position as May Queen— to the loveliest junior. 28. Kay Murphy— an infectious giggle. 29. Betty McSherry— the expression “Hey Tilly” to any junior who can’t devise a better one. 30. Eleanor Totilas— her love for purple. 31. Kay Brennan— her ability to make friends. 32. Mary Dolan— her interest in psychology. 33. Emily Bangs— her hobbies (photography and telegraphy especially). 34. Dorothy Nelson— her jilfy knit sweaters. 35. Bernice McCarthy— a bottle of medicine to be taken before meals. 36. Bea Taylor— her own sweet self. 37. Nellie Coco— her little tin bank to the hard working junior class treasurer. 38. Betty Gray— her excellent portrayal of “Menaechrmis Sostclcs ” in the Latin Club play. 39. Nellie Mayka— her twinkling eyes. 40. Rita Roy— her always appropriate wardrobe. 41. Mary Thompson— her perfect diction. THE OAK LEAF 93 42. Evelyn Moran— her bashfulness. 43. Norma Wahlberg— her dependability. 44. Edie Raulinaitis— her ability to provoke a laugh. 45. Eva White— her official position as class printer. 46. Florence Ahern— her perfect personality. 47. Jeannie Belisle— her unequalled executive abilitv as president of the Class of ’37. 48. Your worthy scribe (big hill) leaves a few inches to any junior who feels the lack. In witness whereto, weary but still cheery, we set our hand and seal, this day of days, in the fervent (but doubtful) hope that in the future, Worcester S. T. C. will some day have a class that will equal the Class of ' 37 in charm, jollity, and promise. R. L. Tully. 94 THE OAK LEAF THE OAK LEAF 95 THE OAK LEA F 96 Thumbnail Descriptions A thousand years have now gone by, and we meet again in those heavenly spheres. Oh! . . . feel the breeze . . . Betty Benedict . . . swinging . . . on heavenly gates. Over there . . . through . . . ivy-twined portals . . . Kay Toomey . . . gazing longingly . . . down into . . . boiling pools . . . of pitchlike coffee . . . in Hades. From the celestial alcove . . . ’neath the golden stairs . . . soft sounds . . . twinkling ivories . . . Marthajane Mitchell. Hush! ... be still! hear . . . pulsating alleluias . . . angelic chorus . . . Winnie Tulloch . . . director. And from the alto section . . . mellow tones . . . syncopated ... to the celestial rhythms . . . Midge Chamberlain. Look! ... on the trodden gold . . . Marie Rearick . . . teaching . . . cherubs . . . spherical trig. A new arrival . . . Lillian Leibman . . . gazing ... in awe and mystification ... at vaporous forms ... all about. Pass beyond ... to the Elysian Fields. ’Tis morning! Brilliant! Ethereal! Hark! . . . the heavenly twins . . . Nellie . . . Jo . . . giggles . . . and in each hand . . . angel cake. Yonder ... in the gleaming mists . . . concentration . . . Nellie Mayka . . . mapping distance . . . between . . . stars . . . milky way. Who so busy . . . among the cloudbanks? Emily Bangs . . . taking candid camera shots ... of waking seraphims. Her companion . . . Kay McCann . . . kissing dimples . . . into cheeks of infants. Note the industry . . . there in the sun- flecked grove . . . Mary Murray . . . polishing her wings. Betty McSherry . . . sewing patches . . . on clouds . . . tattered by wind. And Rita Roy is there . . . designing more fa shionable robes . . . for the spirits. Beyond the grove . . . a blaze of color . . . Elizabeth Gray . . . painting . . . the rainbow. Let us move along. ’Tis a gathering . . . before us. In their midst . . . Jeanne Belisle . . . calling to order ... a meeting of the French literateur. To one pide . . . stand . . . Florence Ahern and Lucretius . . . discussing merits ... of Atomic Theory. Suddenly . . . silence . . . everywhere. A rush of wind ... a whir of mighty wheels. Edie Raulinaitis . . . driving . . . the shining chariot . . . across . . . Elysian Fields. She has gone. Peace again. A burst of laughter . . . interrupting the quiet . . . Kay Brennan . . . exchanging quips with Pagliaccio. Business . . . Catherine Murphy . . . flitting about . . . from group to group ... all business. There’s Milly Sears . . . adjusting frat pin ... on her draperies. Ten paces farther . . . Aliene Wilson . . . brows knit . . . worry- ing over the temperature ... of the blessed spirits. That must be . . . Dorothy Higgins. It is. She seems ... to be testing ... a recipe . . . for curly hair. What words are these . . . upon the air? Mary Thompson . . . proclaiming to Paradise . . . her interpretations of . . . T. A. Daly. Over yonder ... a figure . . . searching . . . ever searching. Eleanor Totilas . . . seeking ... in vain . . . for Hitler. Have we a drama . . . there on the mount? Yes Kay Connor . . . directing ... a pageant of elderly ladies. Someone . . . resting by THE OAK LEAF 97 ihe roadside . . . Betty Garvin . . . flicking her eyelashes ... at the passing forms. A slender shape . . . silhouetted . . . against the sun. Bee Taylor . . . accumulat- ing statistics ... on the rays . . . of that blazing circlet. To the right ... a lone figure . . . gazing calmly about . . . content with her own thoughts . . . Mabel Morin. Let us enter that archway framed in light . . . and see what is beyond. A spacious region ... set apart . . . for pleasant recreation. There’s Norma Wahl berg . . . intent ... on revising . . . the Book of Glory. By her side . . . Esther Sheftel . . . editing the Sublime Herald. Far away ... in the corner . . . Mary Dolan . . . thumbing through . . . the archives ... in the Temple of the Sun. Ah! . . . that’s Lillian Lee . . . nonchalantly tearing pages . . . from the Golden Book ... on which to write . . . her letters. Just before her . . . stands Nellie Coco . . . diligently checking off . . . those who’ve paid . . . for their sins. Another figure . . . pouring over the Divine Directory ... in search of a name . . . beginning with T . . . Bernie McCarthy. Close by ... a studious spirit . . . Bertha Madigan . . . searching patiently . . . through a shining volume . . . for golden words . . . applicable to . . . forty-eight celestial companions. Shall we go beyond . . . into that flowering vale . . . where all is fragrant? Around the great rose garden . . . strolls Doris Coonan . . . humming an aimless tune. Nearby ... a gentle lady . . . Betty Mason . . . bends o’er every blossom. She is pouring . . . cheery, yellow nectar . . . into the heart ... of every flower. At the far end ... of the valley . . . Elizabeth O’Brien . . . romps away . . . the circling hours. High above her . . . standing before the Gates of Light . . . Gretalyn Lund . . . holding the mighty keys ... to the firmament. We must go now. ’1 is twilight . . . and with it has come . . . the choral dancers . . . led by Polly Brodeur . . . quick and light. See the pink after glow. Evelyn Moran ... is tinting . . . the clouds . . . with her blushes. In the hush . . . Dorothy Nelson ... is telling . . . tall stories ... to Socrates. Among the lengthening shadows . . . Eva White ... is pinning . . . the stars. One by one . . . Buddy Tully . . . lights . . . the celestial fires. Before the higher courts . . . of the Empyrean . . . dances Doris Joyce. June Garrand ... in the court of Venus . . . looks on. Even death cannot loose you from your earthly traits, Class of ’37. 98 THE OAK LEAF Mtographs ]()() THE OAK LEAF Patrons Mayor John S. Sullivan Dr. a nd Mrs. Homer Gage Mr. and Mrs. GustaE W. Wahlberg Margaret S. G. Bain Elizabeth G. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Fred (. Connor Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Tully Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Goonan Kappa Delta Pi, Gamma Chi Chapter Philip A. 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