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19 57 a Ea EESSjE HONORS COMMITTEES

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Arthur Miller ' s Broadway success, A View from the Bridt;c. A week later WooLsey Hall and Freshman Commons were transformcil into Dante ' s Heaven and Hell, as the Junior Prom brought Lcs Hl art and Tiny Markle to Yale. A change of location from the ym lowered ex- penses and raised attendance, residtin ' in a hii;hl ' successful Prom. The short time before vacation, was filled with visits by noted speakers representing diverse fields and interests. In a lecture sponsored by tlic Neic.f. Joseph Koevago, mayor of Budapest, spoke on present-day conditions in Hungary. Jean-Louis Barrault, noted French actor-director, took time off from his schedule of plays in New York to present a lecture entitled, Presentation de Claudel to a capacity audience in the University Theater. James B. Reston, chief of the New York Times Washington bureau, analyzed both na- tional and international problems for faculty and undergraduate discussion groups, and Robert Graves, poet and author, discussed The Dis- eases of Scholarship. Artur Rubenstein, re- nowned pianist, made an appearance at Woolsey Hall in a concert which featured works by Brahms, Beethoven, and Chopin. Meanwhile, two Yale fixtures, and celebrities in their own right, were conspicuously absent. Jerry suffered a stroke and was temporarily missing from his post in Yale Station, and Janet, head waitress in Fresh- man Commons, was the victim of ulcer troubles which tiirtailed her activities for the remainder of the year. F ' inally spring vacation w.is here. Many of us heeded the call of the south and headed for Florida, Cuba, or Bermuda; others had to settle for a sun-lamp in Ohio or Missouri. The singing groups fell into the former classification, as, after weeks ol preparation, rehearsing, and budgeting, they began their tours of the east coast, finishing up with engagements in Florida or Bermuda. After two weeks of sunning and s imming, we returned to Yale for the last weeks before finals. During that time the John Dewey Society brought guest speakers to Yale to partici- pate in an impressive forum on The Shifting Balance of Power, ' and the Dramat readied its annual spring musical. Fraternity and College week ends passed, complete with dances, picnics, beer-drinking contests, and jazz concerts. Exams came and went, and suddenly we found ourselves at the end of another year at Yale. For some, it was the last; for others, only a beginning. But whatever the case, as we looked back on the events of 19 56- 5 7, we might have recalled the words of ' Bright College Years : In after years, should troubles rise To cloud the blue of sunny skies, How bright ivill seem through memory ' s haze Those happy, golden bygone days! Maybe there ' s something to that, after all! ti illiiir ihe m.iddiiiR croud.

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