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Frank Shipley President Malcolm Kullmar Vice-President Margaret Quarles Secretary Jean Lynn Scott Treasurer Margaret Packwood Historian Charles Cole Ser geanl-ai- Arms "Open then the Door!" -Omar Khayyam ... and crying this, we freshmen stormed the door of W.M.C. in the fall of '36. The door gave way, and we entered valiantly and violently. We were lords of "the Hill" for that first week; we inspected everything from the President's office to the power plant (or vice-versa according to how long a line of "hopefuls" waited to shake the hand of the President). We discovered (surprisingly enough) how much our roommates did not look like their pictures. Then our masters arrived! Sophomores ordered from us a prayer for rain; so feminine "mice" cheerfully helped to drench praying "brother rats." We were humbled. Then we began to wander and wonder; we wandered into debating, music-making. drama, athletics-and wondered if we made good. We linked ourselves into a colorful (and damp) Lantern Chain and bade farewell to the seniors. When we left, we went rather reluctantly through the door, but even so, we slammed it! Seventy-four