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Pendleton, T a y lo r Cotter, an d "L in e ” Pierce dem onstrated very con clusively that
the class of ’34 had w ith in its ranks g en tlem en of no m ean histrionic ab ility.
R etu rn in g soon after the new year to continue our studies, w e learn ed from M r.
T h o m as of the sad and tragic death of our esteem ed and co n gen ial m aster, Bobbie
Rice, and H astin gs B elden. M r. R ice, w ho had succeeded M iss P itm an as H ead of
the A rt D epartm ent, w as one of the finest and m ost beloved m em bers of the faculty.
T im e m ay d u ll but never w ill o bliterate the m em ory of so lik a b le and lo v ab le a
p ersonality; his lofty and in sp irin g spirit is still w ith us. M r. C ole, better know n
by the sobriquets of " P a p p a ” or "O ld K in g ,” took ch arg e of the studio and carried
out certain reform s w hich Bobbie had initiated.
A go o d ly num ber of our m em bers joined the G lee C lub and O rchestra, the la t­
ter under the com petent direction of M r. G ray. L ater in the year, a few of the m ore
en terp risin g fello w s resolved to o rgan ize a jazz orchestra. H ow ever, la c k in g the q u a l­
ities of a Fred W a r in g B and, the attem pt w a s doom ed to fail, alth o u g h for m any
hours on T u esd ay afternoons the " C a n n o n b a ll’s” room ran g w ith a conglom eration
of horrible discords under the direction of the p atient an d long-suffering " N e w k ie .”
D u rin g the w in te r term hockey, track, sw im m in g , and g y m ” aid ed very
m ate rially in d ev elo p in g us p hysically. Shortly after m id-years, w'hich, som ehow or
other, w e m an ag e d to n ego tiate in a m ore or less satisfactory m an ner, M iss K im ber-
1 in issued the call for try-outs for the Proscenium C lu b ’s sp rin g production, The
Youngest, by P hilip Barry. B ill M yer, "L in e” Pierce, and W y m a n P endleton, m em ­
bers of our class, contributed g re a tly to the success of this m irth -p ro vo kin g com edy,
as did Don Boyden and Bob Elder, w h o w o rked back-stage. A s usual, the orchestra
and G lee C lub provided en tertainm ent betw een acts.
A brief vacation, after so d eligh tfu l an evening, g a v e us a short respite before
attem p tin g the last lap of our careers as Juniors. T h e "b ig p u sh ” in p rep aratio n for
the C o lleg e B oards w as on. In the spring sports w e had a g o o d ly representation on
the tennis, track, and baseball team s. W e now becam e possessors of class rings or
class pins. A n d w ere w e proud of these in signia, w hich set us ap a rt from m ere low er
classm en!
W ith the A p ril-M a y issue the Delphian w a s intrusted to our hands for the com ­
ing year. F ather and Son D ay, n o w an an n u al event w ith us, w as enjoyed to the
utm ost by the largest g ath e rin g w hich had, up to this tim e, p articip ated in these
festivities.
Perform ers from all over the country entertained us d u rin g the year. H o w often
w e crow ed w ith joy if a p articu larly objectionable class w a s cut, or g ro a n ed if only
a study period w as lost! M ik e D orizas, that am iab le professor of G eo grap h y, illu s­
trated w ith colored slides a m ost interesting lecture on B ali and its "h o o .” W o p een ,
a versatile H opi painter, dancer, and singer, ap p e a rin g before us in n ativ e costume,
g a v e a p articu larly enjoyable p ro gram of Indian dances an d m usic. W e w ish to
express in these few lines our profound sym p athy for W o p e e n , w ho, in a trag ic acci­
dent w h ile h u n tin g the sam e year, lost his right arm and w as, therefore, u n ab le to
continue his excellent w o rk as painter.
W h e th e r the m em bers of the fourth form corridor su d d en ly becam e ardent
devotees of T erpsichore is still undecided in the w rite r’s m ind, alth o u g h he is in-
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