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Class History 1941 Dear Class of 1941: It doesn t seem possible that we are at the end of our college days, for time has sped by on winged feet, leaving us breathless and just a bit dazed, f wonder if you can feel this too, this sense of an onward rush of things, of events eagerly awaited and now a thing of the past. It is such a pleasant th.ng to unlock our memories and fondle each treasure one by one. Go back with me to that September of 1937 and gently live again the rich, full life that has been ours for the past four years. I suppose we must have appeared awkward and gauche with the mannerisms of adolescence still about us, but we didn’t feel that way, did we? As I looked at you, my classmates, I saw something of pride, something of determination, and something of hope in your eyes. You were all so eager then, wanting everything, and yet not daring. That first vear was a bit hazardous, wasn’t it? Remember our first introduction to that vast, mysterious, and awe-inspiring field of education? But it was made pleasant by our “sharing” in Miss West’s class. Those first five minutes of each class brought us closer together, made us know each other, and provided that psychological reaction called “breaking the ice”. By our choice of poetry, hv our various experiences that we told, and by our reactions to current literature that we had read, we combined to delineate personalities and individuals from the sea of faces that was the Freshman class. Our Freshman reception made us feel right at home. We were introduced to Dr. and Mrs. Aspinwall and the faculty, and their heartfelt show of welcome made us feel that we were an integral part of the school at last, that we weren ' t North High School, Ludlow High School, or Essex High School, but Worcester State Teachers College. There were so many things to learn, so many books to read, so many lessons to prepare; but we got through, didn’t we? As 1 look back at it now, it doesn’t seem so difficult after all, but there were times when the date of the founding of Rome, the Group Study Plan, and French phonetics were hopelessly tangled in our minds with no organization whatsoever. But it wasn’t all study. I remember what a good time we had at the Junior-Freshman Hop. It was our first experience with committees. And how we did work! I have always felt that working together like that taught us a lot more than any text could have done. We learned the meaning of cooperation and what it takes to make a dance run smoothly. Then came Spring, and with it our first May Day. Didn’t we look naive in our quaint peasant costumes as we danced around the May Pole? Our attendants were Grace Murphy and Dorothy Eastman, and they d ' d look lovely. We were very proud of them. With Spring, came the inevitable exams, and then be- fore we knew it, our first year was over; we had become Sophomores. Do you think we were any different the next September? I do. As I look back at the beginning of our second year, I seem to see a little more poise, a little more savo : re-faire, a bit wider point of view, and the gradual development ol that attitude toward education that we all possess todav. As you remember the Fall of that second year, what stands out in your mind? I think of Biologv. Such trials and tribulations. But wasn’t it worth it? Another new world opened for us with the mvsteries of living things brought within our focus. What else do you see? Perhaps the Senior-Sophomore Hop at the Grand View Country Club. We couldn’t have picked a worse night. There was snow and rain and ice. and all along the road there were cars stopped, and the least little rise sent the wheels spinning. It was a gay party, though we did arrive late. Sixteen
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