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Alumni Monthly June 1952 AT THE SPEAKERS ME DA Y Th m F l 9 o as . B a c k, J r 1 Toa stma ste r Ma y 3 0 p . m . He n r Wr sto n y M. i Presid e nt SHA RPE RE FECTO RY ' l i Mood 2 A . B a r 2 y , S e n d t fr m i h o u r r e s e r v a t i o n a t o n c e . U. 5 . Se n a o r o M c y ’ MAK C H C KS PAYA BL TO BROWN A LUMN I I NN R J oh n Mu o 1 E E E D E J . cci , 2 t U. S . Amba s sado r o BROWN ALUMN I DIN NER BOX 1 854 P . 0 . OTHER FEATURES Brown Un ive rsity Re n o n of Re n n s l u u o ov d e n ce I 2 R . i i Pr i , Brow n Bea r Awa rd s ” ” The J a bberwoc ks a th e 9 n $3 56 e c h for 1 52 Alu m n i Di n e r . Class PRIN T BROWN ALUMN I MONTHLY Pu blis h ed by Bro wn Un i vers ity for its A l u m n i M M B AM I AN ALU MNI U N I L E ER , ER C CO C 5 1 11 all Bo a rd of Editors Ch airm an R R A I T CH ’ 23 C . A THUR B S Vic e- Ch airm an P R ’ 2 1 G EOR G E W . OTTE WH EN THE CL As s N I GHT DANCE came fessions in our society ; to dedicate some h h t along t is May , Dean Coles recalled t at years to his , as a student , is a great privi T h it was just a year ago th at h e h ad been pro lege . e life ( of a university stu pel l ed into h is office by th e departure of dent ) is very intense . This is a beautiful ’ h th e . n I m a Dean Kenny wit military Coles first i tensity , and wish for you that you y th e h p . h Man agin g -E d itor assignment was to attend Class Nig t kee it all your life By doing t at you h e h in n h ’ , pp u , u ES E R G 23 Dance and was a alled w en honor your iversity those who ta g t CH L Y WO THIN TON th h e e . d b you , and career you choose “forme y President Wriston that wa”s “ h h . a A ss is tan t E d itor responsible for everyt ing t at happens To be a student at a university me ns h in cl u h ’ T at responsibility seemed pretty to ave lived in a very small , but very D G S . S 45 OU LA A NOW t h sive wh en h e arrived on campus for h e democratic community . T is is th e very dance : 5000 people enjoying th emselves best school for the free development of all h h under the stars , with ot er romantic light a person is wort , in mind and character , m th e h h is ing fro Japanese lanterns , wit mood under constant comparison of qualities h h h h t e . music , beautiful girls , and the whole end wit t ose of all ot er students Well - - h CO NTENTS of th e year atmosphere . Coles turned to trained and imbued with t is practical ex er ien ce h his associate , Dean Moulton , with the sug p of democracy , the alumni t us gestion th at th ey divide some Of th eir new enter society . It is up to them to spread the N ew “ s responsibility : You look out for the vitality of th is experience wh erever they ’ ” th e th e U s h e Betas , Dekes, and Psi , go “ ’ th e Ph i n said , and I ll be responsible for K owledge opens the way to promi Beta Kappas . nent places in human society . It does this th e th e u up, ’ for individ al as well as for gro Someone described the Dean s departure for th e nation as wel l as for th e group of d h . T e “to be President of Bow oin College as nations bearer of knowledge has to . in h is Coles to new castle Despite this , u d d h f lfill more eman s and carries greater t e i n , h e ' h a swan song at Brown Senior D n er responsibility . He s to stand face to face p ud for wh at h as ex ressed gratit e Brown with the truth . u h . given to alldof s who leave t is June His last ays on College Hill had been Countin g on the pride of all Brown men d m d p fille with ixe emotions and leasant to pu t th eir best foot forward on the day . h e experiences One Sunday enjoyed a tea - the Quadrangle was dedicated , Vice Presi th e u d u at Beta Ho se an was a little s r dent Bigelow asked th e members of the prised to find t h at h is secretary h ad pu t Senior Class to serve as unofficial hosts on Beta down for tea again on Tuesday . 1 . h e Featu e June Part of that responsibility , sug r s h h e h er m sh e r o W en asked to confir it , p th e gested at Senior Dinner , was to give d u ced th e invitation : R h o Alph a Ch apter Quadrangle Air View some though t to th eir dress for th e day . h ih “ of Beta T eta Pi Fraternity cordially h e wh o d , d , u T h e I O- An sai if yo find anyone Year Survey . al l d . pp vites It was in or er A ar is still so th oughtless as to show u p u n ently the second party was to be a little h T - s aven and in a shirt , be sure to identify ff h e ” di erent , so back went on Tuesday , h im h u . th T h as a g est from anot er college only to find e house strangely quiet . e lone undergraduate in th e living room u d h e h J st before the De ication Exercises said knew not ing about any tea . 1 u , p h is were to start on J ne one of the rinci d , Returned to esk Dean Coles got p d d h e h ad th e th e als iscovere that left writ out invitation again , reread it , and Of h is d h th e m R h ten text remarks back in Waylan t en for first ti e realized that o th House . A messenger swiftly retrieved e A p p l ha Cha ter of Beta Theta Pi was at document and rush ed it to th e platform Bowdoin . th e party . Later messenger was boasting h “ h One of th e Senior Dinner speakers was about aving delivered one of t e ad of th e . recalling th e tim e th at Dr . Alexander dresses afternoon C V E R P : 1 79 1 th e ff ’ O HOTO Since Sheri Meik l ejoh n 93 h ad given one of h is stim d u h as d d h of Provi ence Co nty atten e u l atin g lectures on th e id eal nature of A bad case of iccu ps was causing w m m c m b Of th e y d m . Bro n Co en e ents or er h h m . T h e d “ ig er education in a de ocracy concern in a Princeton or itory recently G A m to th e b p p , h ad f eneral sse ly reserve eace Kansas City newspaper h eadlined it : A Junior been su fering all evening, m . m good order , and decoru Incu bent is M E LK L E J OH N H W N D d h is m m d th e ’ S S EE an roo ate finally calle In M O ’ c h . 05 . ( c m fir m ar h h . i ael F Costello Commen e ent LLEG E E DU ATI N y wit out t e victim s knowledge h OF CO C O p , h b T h e d th e otos unless credited ot erwise , are y doctor calle proctors to ask Brown Ph oto Lab . ) It was a th rilling response which Queen th em to bring th e ailing student to th e h h s h e th e n m m . th e Juliana of Net erlands made w en I fir ary for treat ent But , when BAC K COV E R : A fac si m ile of th e scroll d h d m u m h up ud p d th e d to d receive an onor“ary egree fro Col icc ing st ent O ene oor fin p th e c th e d h : two h is h h h e resented at Dedi ation of Qua bia t is spring To dedicate a life to proctors on t res old , was so rangle in token of all gifts wh ich m ade it knowledge and research is to ch oose one startled th at h is h iccups were perm anently .
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