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

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cldm66 On tJiis (lay, we stand on the lliresliold ol a new era and look hack on four eventful years ol colle je lile. hile sorrow and destruction were wrought upon the entire world, we, at college, had an opportunity for (jiiiet study and for formulating our ideals and jdiilosophy of teaching. For this, we are grateful to our loyal friends and counselors, whose friendly cooperative spirit is stamped indelihly in our minds. Vk e are certain that the ojjportunities and tin ' training presented us here have helped to equij) us for life’s work and that they will guide us in the future. . s a symhol of our fruitful and happy years spent at State Teachers College, we plant this ivy with the hope that in the years to come the growth of the ideals and amhitions of the class of ’46 will parallel the growth of this tiny plant.

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aumevi amer Maureen is geniune. Her fUsarniing smile proves it, ami her constant thoughtfulness, unswerving loyalty, ami good sports- manshij) conlirm it. Her infinite vitality is envied hy us all. Hoth athlete and scholar. Maureen is the most truly ])opular girl in the class. C au President I, 2, Secretary 3, 4; H ' . A. A. Board ], 2, 3, 4, President 3; Seirman Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Corresponding, Secretar) 4; Cieography Club 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club 3, 4; Plays 3, 4; Assembly Committee 1, 3; Literary Club 2; . R. C. 1; Yearbook Literary Editor. o mv idtin ss : 51 HO n.AM) TKR., WORCKSTEK

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i‘. O. Box No. 426 Fiiirhanks, Alaska June 26, 1971 Dear Mary. “It’s Been a long, long time,’ as the sojig went in our student lays, since our class of 46 lias reminisced over its capricious, fleeting college days. How 1 miss those reunions we used to have in which we exchanged experiences on our life’s work! Verbose as in our college days, we tenaciously clung to the few waning memories of onr youth. But enough of the ramidings of an old man! How sorry 1 was to miss our 26th reunion at the college! Our atom-generating furnace here at Fairhanks I iiiversity is heiug repaired, and it was my duty to supervise such an important task. Knowing your propensity for keeping ahreast of class activities, I would like you to en- lighten me on the progress and well-heing of our class. Speaking of classmates, an old huddy of ours. Boh O’Leary, passed through here a few weeks ago on his way to Point Barrow. Bob is on a leave of absence from the Ihiiversity of Chicago so he can serve as geologist for a mining expedition. Enterprising fellow. Boh! I feel quite sure that others in our class are as successful as Boh. Won’t you confirm my belief by writing me of them? 1 do hope you are very well and that you think of our college days as often as I. Perhaps 1 should mention something about myself. Three years ago Lucr etia and I finally reached .Alaska, settled in Fairhanks, and founded the University of which I am now President. Thus, you see, the dreams, hopes, and yearnings of my college days have materialized at last! Affectionately, Emmett 4257 Chandler Towers Worcester 46, Mass. June 26, 1971 Dear Emmett, How surprised and delighted I was to receive your microfilm letter a few moments ago. It took all of two hours for it to reach Worcester. Such delays are inexcusable! After read- ing your note, I decided to appease your curiosity and share with you the happenings and successes of our class id ' ’46. Incidentally, Emmett, our recent reunion at the college on June 9 was an occasion of pleasant surprises. No doubt, you’ve known for some time that S. T. C. has attained a total of seventeen huildings, exilusive of dormitories. The .Administration Building, which was once the only huilding on the campus, is dwarfed hy the immensity of our Social Science building, from whose tower one may see a clear view of Worcester’s suburb Boston, they call it. Emmett, you would he amazed at the extent of the campus. It now lias within its confines what was once the Worcester .Municipal .Airport. Through the generosity of the class of 1948, •S. T. (!. purihased the airport, with all the trimmings. I understand that whenever Dr. Shaw has a class in Geography of South America, he charters a Stratoliner, and they take a fifty- minute round triii spin to A ' eneztiela, .Argentina, or LIraguay. Visual education has reached its height! The eastern limit of the campus is hounded hy a place formerly known as Bancroft Tower. The Tower still remains and is used hy co-educational S. T. C. principally as an astronomical ohser oh, let’s stop kidding ourselves — you know what it’s used for. But 1 know you’re anxious to hear about the conijianions of our youth, so I ' ll discontinue my a[)praisal of the more tangible parts of S. T. (!. I ' m afraid I’ll have to curtail my news as I am planning to attend a F ' ine Arts concert sponsored hy our .Alumni Association this evening in the newly-renovated Memorial .Audi- torium. Need I say more than that June .Scott is violin soloist and she is going to feature a gargantuan, impressionistic jiiece hy our own Barbara Straw ? A ou probably noticed that I mentioned “the newly-renovated Auditorium.” That, my ' dear Emmett, is the enviable accomplishment of Worcester’s first woman mayor Hester Hanley.