Alcalá 1961
SENIOR CLASS Co nvocati onin Septemb ermight well have been ca lle d "N ew Faces of 1957", st arti ng the class of '61 on their way in a se rie sof hi t pe rfo rman ces he ld over fo r fo ur yea rs. Fr eshma nYea r . . . cap s an d gown s, wideeyes and "We 'l lnever ma ke it to 1961 " .. .Ma ss of th e Ho lyGho st. .. Pe rn ican o'spiz za and Os ca r's"ba by bu rger s"dis cove red. . . Fes ta pe r Am ice an d th e hu nt fo r Mar ci a's house th ro ug h Missio n Hill s. .. Fr eshma nsupp er -dan ce an d br un ch. . . str ai nsof "P ir at esof Pe nz an ce". . . Senio r- Fre shm anpicnic . .. the Fo lli es an d "Somebo dyUp There Lik es Me" . . . "W ho? " is the qu es tio n,wi th his tory, Engli sh , an d sci enc e requ iremen ts . . .such od di tie sas term pa pe rs. .. always time forga ther ings with big-sis ters , picnic s, beach parti es , Rich ie' sand Hap py Hour . . . a big yea r with sp irit the key no te . . . str angene ss tem pe redwith un ity and the hel pof Mot he rFu ray . Now wise to th e ways of the wor ld ,as soph om or eswe tu rn edto ou r li tt lesis ter s toim partsage wo rds of wi sdom.Mot herCam pb el l's las t an d best yea r . . . or at lea st on e shewill nev erf o r g e t .. . gre at er su rg e of sp irit than eve r . . . Pom-Pomsan d foot ba ll game s . . .Liz , Barba ra , Jil l, Sus ie an d Ba rry as "o u r"first song -le aders. .. sp ir itin mor e im po rt an th ings withda ily Mas s andHo lyHou rs. . Fel icit asPa rk an d the Ha llowe enMi xer . . . de co ra tin g for Home coming . . . Wel fa re . . .po or bas kets as our Th an ks gi v in g . .. "G ir lfr om Mon ta na " an d a first in th e now tr ad it io na lUn ive rsi tymu sicals . .. Le fty 's pre- Lente n luxu ry. . . symp honie san d Sp ring Si ng . . .So phom oreSe ren ades . . .more term pa pe rs and exams . . ."W il lwe ever ge t used to th em ?". . . th e Ba l des Fl eurs and fans to wa ve off the th reat en ing clo ud s. . . no ne thel es s a succe ss to end a yea r of th e same. The "ea sy li vi n' "of summer tim eende d ab rupt lywh en we re tu rn edto fac e the many ac tiv iti esan d pr oj ec tspl anne dfor ou r Ju ni or year. "Can you be lieve it ? "W e' reuppe rcla ssm en !"... a new do rm and a new expe rie nc efo r Mot he rSha ffer . . .af te r th e se ren ityof a bo ar di ngsch oo l .. . an ot he r"n ew " with Ca rol as pr es iden t. . . accomp anyin greno va tio ns in outlo oks. . .ha rves tmo on s,lo fty tep ees and In dian Summe r in trod uc in g th e yea r at ou r Aut umn In fo rm al... a reco rd -b reak ing danc ewith many go od res ult s. . . Ju ni or sseen back stage and on stag efor the ann ua lCh ris tmasP ag ean t. . .the Bish op 's pa rty . .. cig ar ett es gi venup fo r th e Fo rmosa fu nd. . .an d, from the sub lim e to th e rid icul ou s, stu ffed an imalsgiv en up to th e Toy Box Drive. . . al l in th e tr ue sp ir itof the Ch ris tmassea son . . .much sp ri ng term activ ity . . . the "l uxury " lin er U.S.S. Ca nb er ra. . . long face s on "t hedut y"ni gh ts . . . T.G. I.F.- ing . . . more soun dsof wed di ngbel ls tha n eve r befo re (o r af te r) . . . th e Gra d- Prixto Snow Whi te and he r seve n . . . Pa lm Sp rin gs ,Hot el de l Buena Vi sta and "Requi em for a HummingBird" . . . "Scooby-D oo"an d un fo rg et ta bl e fash ionshow ingfor "L a Vie En Ro se" . . .Spr in gSi ng and fu n poked at the "m ix ,mingl eand have a ba ll" mi xers. . . "A ro un dthe Wor ldin Tw en tyYea rs "as pr ophe cyto the gr ad ua tin g Seniors . . . we ekendsat T . an d C. and an end to a busy , fu ll yea r. As rec ollec tionsmove ah ea d,we come to th e gr ea tly an tic ipat edend of the ro ad , ou r Senior yea r. Face s no long er new . . .Mot he rMcShane's six th anni ve rsa ry. .. a new pr es iden twith Ma ry Ja ne . . . and wi th J.F .K. . .. "A matur ewoman of th e wor ld—Who ? Me? " . . . insti gatio nof the "B ro th er " sys tem . . .more un ity with the Men 'sCo llege. . . "I f I had to be a Fre shm an again I' d on the band-w agonfo r our pre -el ectio nmixe r . . .bu nt in g dr ap ed ar ou nd the bu ild ingfr om ladd er s of pre ca rio ushe ight s . . . ra lli esat the La rk and in tens efo ot ballsp ir it. . ."May benext ye ar ". . . he lp fo r the Tiju an aor ph an ag e an d "O le "fo r the bullf igh ts. . . "H ar ve y" the pook a. . . al l so rts of th ingsseen at the Hi tch cock Hop . . . on e ra ther char redbronco at th eHome comi ng ral ly . . . vis ion s offo ot ba llheroe s and ou r Home comi ngQuee nand Senior Prince ss . . .show er -si ng ing and ot he r revers ionsto ch ild ho od . . ."10 0 Wa ys of Cel eb ra tingTw en ty-Fi rstBirt hd ay s" . . . Senio r pict ur es and no com m e n t. .. th e A.S.B. pa rty , Pa ge an tand Bi shop 'sBal l at Ch ris tmas. . . "b or rowed " pi ne con es and rec eiv ingline eti qu et tefo r the Ch ris tmasFo rmalat the Co rona do. . . holy ho urs . . . the tal k by Fa ther Ive rs . . . ca rd parti es ,a len gthy va rie ty show and rugg ed rug by game s. . . achi ng muscle s from pra cti ces for "G ir l from Ja zz town". . . less on pl an san d red penc ils . . .more exams and "I 'm st ill no t used to th em ". .. Un ive rsity Bal l . . ."Pom pand Ci rcum sta nc e" and th e long dec isive wa lk down th e cente r of ou r chapel . . . memo ries. .. fou r yea rs we ll sp en t. . .kn ow ledg ega ined . . .kn ow ledg eyet to ga in . .. ca rry ingwith us ou r di re ct ionan d sp irit . . . ce rta in ,now, of Moth er Mc Shane 'squ ot efrom Emerson . . ."W hatyou ar e shou ts lo ud er tha n wh at you sa y" . . . an tic ipat ion, sad nessand a li tt le fear . . . but mostly grat itu de . . .
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