SPRflGUE ELECTRIC

Volume XIII NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS, FEBRUARY 23, 1951 N l l l l l l . . I I I

BrOWn Street Employe J-a t c .s t •" Basketball Fashions As Previewed By The Sprague_ t i . , rt. Lassies In Their Game With The Lions Club On February 18

To Receive Medal OfHonor From The French

GovernmentMost Brown Street employes arc

acquainted with (ins Fourtou and his!

forever happy disposition.

During World War II, OIK ol Gus's

daughters married a serviceman from

the United Stall's and subsequently

came to live in this country. This was J

followed by a visit from another

daughter who also married an Ameri-

can. Their letters to the rest of the

Fourtou family in France spoke so well

of this country that in September ol

l°4<), they came to the United States

to make their home. He lived in

Carne, a town near Monte Carlo where

at different times he owned a drug

store and a garage and was also a

barber. When he first came to this

country he lived in Winooski, Vermont

where he obtained a barber's license.

At the present time, Gus is going to

night school to learn the English

language. When he first came to this

country, he was greatly hampered by

not being able to talk with people but

now he can make himself understood

well enough to get along. He was

impressed with New York and in

general with the fact that everything in

the United States is in abundance and

that we are a very rich country. Con-

trary to our popular belief, he said Am-

erican girls are equally as pretty as the

girls in Trance. Amusements are

much the same in both countries except

there is not as much automobile riding

over there. As might be expected, not

as many people in France have cars as

in this country and the price of taxis is

practically prohibitive.

American tourists are well received

in France noi only for their extrava-

gant spending ol money but because

the Trench people find them generally

likeable.

('•us served in both World Wars.

In World War I, he served part of the

timeasa bombardier and the remainder

as a member of the Alpine troops, a

corp whose practices are similar to

those of guerrilla troops. He received

several medals including the Croix De

Guerre and was named by the French

Left to right, Marge Wittig, Dot D'Arcangelo, Lorraine Damon, Lois Greene, Vishy Wisnowski, PatGilmore, J an i ce Fowler, Clara Shaker , Laddie Meran t i a n d Mary Gordon .

Minister of War to receive the Medalof Honor which is equivalent to ourCongressional Medal of Honor. Thelatter medal he has not as yet receivedbut will receive it in Boston within themonth.

Drafting in France is by age only.When a person is called, there is noexamination. The person immediate-ly goes into the service.

On the subject of our present Koreansituation, ('.us feels that the Russiansare aggressors but there won't be an

all-out war for at least two years and at

that time the United States will besufficiently well-armed to win tht war.

In May, 1950 (".us came to work at

the Sprague Electric Company in the

Industrial Oil Cover Assembly De-

partment. He is very grateful to the

people with whom he works at Brown

Street for all their help.

R. C. Sprague Resigns AsPresident of RTMA

Mr. Robert C. Sprague, President of

Sprague Electric Company, has re-

signed as President of the Radio-

Television Manufacturers Association

and will be succeeded by Mr. Glen

McDaniel, Vice President of the Radio

Corporation of America.

Mr. Sprague had agreed to act as

President of RTMA until a full-time

paid president could be found. When

his resignation becomes effective around

the first of April, Mr. Sprague will

continue as Chairman of the Board.

LOOKING FOR A RIDEClaire Therrien who works in

the P.A.A. Testing Department atBrown Street would like a ridefrom Notch Road to the BrownStreet plant for the 6 a.m. to 2:30p.m. shilt.

Please consider others when parkingyour car in the Company parking lotsand park correctly so there will be ad-equate space for everyone.

Sprague Electric CompanyMentioned On Radio

Commercial

On February 11, on the radio pro-

gram "Songs From New England Col-

leges" sponsored by Monsanto Chem-

ical Company, a commercial was given

to the effect that Monsanto uses

Sprague Electric capacitors and that

Sprague Electric Company is one of the

leading industries in New England and

is one of the largest and finest manu-

facturers of capacitors in the world.

G. I. Dividend ChecksTo Start In April

In April the second special dividend

checks on G.I. Insurance will start

going out to policyholders, but when

you get yours will, of course, depend

upon the anniversary date on your

policy. The amount will depend upon

such factors as age, length ol time in

force and the size of the policy. The

dividend will be tax-exempt.

If your anniversary date is January

or February, you will receive your

check in April. Dividend checks will

be sent out two months after the re-

spective anniversary date of your

policy. The anniversary date is that

month in which the policy was taken

out.

If you were the recipient ot the first

dividend, no formal application has to

be made this time.

Policies taken out up to the end of

1950 will be eligible for dividend.

Therefore, servicemen who recently

volunteered or were drafted will re-

ceive small dividends.Many ex-G.I.'s have not applied

for the first dividend and no deadlinehas been set for applications.

However, no application is neededfor this second dividend provided youhave received the first dividend.

Organization ofPlant Fire Brigade

Under the direction of Ar thur | .

Ma thews , s teps are being taken to form

lire br igades for each of [he three

Sprague Electric C o m p a n y Nor th

Adams plants . IVrs innel f ir the fire

brigades will | ) r selected from the

var ious d e p a r t m e n t s in the p lants ami

from the M a i n t e n a n c e men. As soon

as they are chosen, the p?rs mnel will be

inst ructed in the use of first aid lire

equ ipment , li is hoped that the

organizat ion of (he fire br igades will be

completed and ready t > function

•.v;!hin a mon t*

The formation of these br igades will

insure the p lants o f ' g rea te r protect ion

I r o n fire hazards . In case of .in

emergency, these groups will k- able to

control the situavion until addi t ional

help arr ives . The fire br igades are an

impor tan t p u t of the s t epped -up pro

gram ol plant protect ion.

Sprague ElectricLog Articles

In submit ling ar t ic les to the Sprague

Electric LOG, please make sure that

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Roland R. Gagne SR.

Recruit Co. B6 USNTS

Newport, Rhode Island

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Co. A 27()th Inf. 45th Div.

Camp Polk, Louisiana

Pvt. Ray Monetie 1186380 USMCPit. 153 A Co.

1st lire. Ting. BN.

Parris Island, South Carolina

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Beachmasters Unit No. 1

U.S.N. Amphibian Base

Coronado, California

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SPRAGl K ELECTRIC LOC February 23, 1 «M I

Publishing Staff

Editor

Patricia Welch

QUESTION OF THE ISSUE

SUould Women &e Sbiafted?Circulation: Marion Caron Social Chairman: Ann Heath

ASSISTANT EDITORS

Kit ( a r son , Tom Cullen, Dan Kelly, Peter Mancuso, Jim Oldham, E t ta

Owen and Laurence Haskins.

SportsKenneth Russell

Photographer

A! Horsfall

Plant Editor

Marshall Street: Cecile Trudeau

BEAVER STREET REPORTERS

Published by the SPRAGUE ELECTRIC CO., North Adams, Mass.

Remillard. The troop is sponsored by

the Freeman School Parents' Associa-1 lion and there are 45 cubs between the

ages of eight and eleven. During the

National Box Scout week, the boys

had their handicrafts displayed in a

, local store window.

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Weddings

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L«-ft lo right, Tom Cullen, Jr.,William Piantoni and David Spen-cer. Standing, Don Vims, Scout-master of Troop 12. The hoysare from Cult Pack 72.

Cub Pack 72 was formed by TomCulU-n and is operated by Edgar

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HOW IT LOOKS ONIN THE

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TO PAY FOR IT

yOU'RE THE BOY I NEED,JIMMY. I WANT YOU TO HELPME PICK OUT A NEW SET

OF THREADS

BOY/ YOU \ I HOPE SO. IREALLY LOOK ) EXPECT IT TOSHARP IN IT /PAY DIVIDENDS

WELL.. HOW ABOUTTHAT/ I SEE THREE

OF M E .

SURE - THE CUSTOMER WHO'S GOTTO BE SATISFIED... THE INVESTORWHO'S GOT TO GET SOMEDIVIDENDS... AND THE GUY WHO

WORKED

AND I CAN'T TELONE FROM THE

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FOR HISPOU6H/

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HAT MATERIALU6HT TO WEARIKE IRON

Plant EditorBrown Street. Bertha Vaughan

John Davis, Susan Bishop, Harry Embry, Ruth Haskins, Velma Lincoln,Frances Melito, Nick Richardello, Florence Southgate, John Walsh, JoyceHarrington, Marge Wittig, Clifford Dominichini, Phyllis Olson, and JaniceRobinson.

MARSHALL STREET REPORTERSIda Gigliotti, Laurence Hiser, Isabelle Hyndman, Virginia Kemp, Marjorie

Hauplfleisch, Barbara King, Mario Magnani, Emma Mutart, Edward O'Neil.Cecile Risch, Rita English, Jane Gordon, and Julia Desrosiers.

BROWN STREET REPORTERSRuth Bass, Mary Bua, Janet Cady, Charles Felix, William Currant, Ann

Heath, Elizabeth Jangrow, Dorothy D'Arcangelo, Gladys Kirkpatrick, HelenLesure, Blanche Tatro, Corena Tatro, Connie Tatro, and Isabel Witherow.

"Every Spragve Employe an Assistant Reporter"

T h e f o l l o w i n g o p i n i o n s w e r e e x p r e s s e d by S p r a g u e I l.< l . i , e m p l o y e s t o i h e q u e s t i o n " S h o u l d W o m e nH«- D r a f t e d . "

T h e L O ( ; is s t a r t i n g t h i s n e w r o l u n i n a n d e a e h i s s . u - » i l l a s k t h e o p i n i o n s o f s e v e r a l C o m p u n j e i n -v<-s o n a p e r t i n e n t q u e s t i o n .

P l e a s e s e n d y o u r c o m m e n t s i n to t h e Kdi tor a s to w h e t h e r o r n o t > o . . l i k e ( h i s c o l u m n .

should he covered adecpiateh w i th

volunteers.

Frank Sanlclli, \\\ A I >epai I N K ul a l

Marshall Street:

Women could help .1 K m i l dial h\driving trucks, taking office jobs, workin hospitals, etc. The\ should not hesent out ol 1 lu- Uniled Stales and 11..married wonieti should he drafted into

al)l\ (here would l>e enough volunteersso that drafting of women would nol he

Francis Wilson, Koreman ol CeramicsI >eparlmenl .11 Marshall S l r w l :

military servic-es would n.vd onlyabout Lwo per cent of women to carryon office jobs and the like. In [hecase of toliil war, more women would heneeded I,in volunteers would mostlikely fill the need. Women would nollike beiiin drafted hut would probabljbe very willing to help on a voluntary

No, women should not IK- drafted.Men who are classified as II' should betaken before women and [hey could fill

! office and oiher jobs which womenw o u l d lie c a l l e d u p o n | o l a k e . Therewill l»e main women volunteers forindustn and wilitan service and

s u c h t h i n g s .is c i v i l i a n d e f e n s e .

Dorothy Erdesky, Industrial Oil Assembly at Brown Street:

Only if ii is necessary should womenbe drafted. In the case of mililans e r v i c e , w o m e n w h o h a v e Keen d i a l l e dshould not be required to leave thiscountry unless they volunteer for suchd u l y . M o t h e r s s h o u l d not be d i a l l e d .In industries, only women who arep h y s i c a l l y a b l e s h o u l d be d i a l l e d i n t oi n d u s t n .

Florence Cross, Personnel Departmentat Heaver Street:

There really should be no need fordrafting women. Main will volunteerfor military service and industry work.Different organizations will ask forvolunteers for auxiliary work which is

Virginia Biida, Ceramics Departmentat Marshall Street:

Yes, women should he drafted inorder that they, as well as men. may doI heir pan in the event of war. Military

voluntary basis bin if women weredrafted into industry, main men couldbe released for active dun.Betty Burdick, Employe Relations De-

In the event of war, women shouldbe drafted into industries but only ifabsolutely necessary should the\ beconscripted into military service andin the latter case, only single girlsshould be taken and they should not In-

forced to go out of the United States.

Geraldine Coyne, Ceramics Departmentat Marshall Street: 'I

No, women should not be drafted as Ithere will be enough volunteers bothto work in industry and to go into themilitary services.Cliff Domenichini, Can Shop at BeaverStreet:

SON to Mr. and Mrs. Preston

Morrow on January 17. Mr. Morrow

is employed in the F. V. Cover As-sembly and Ovens Department.

DAUGHTER to Mr. and Mrs. LeonLandry. Mr. Landry is employed in.he Molding Department.

T h e e n g a g e m e n t ..I L o r r a i n e D o l o r e s

R o y , d a u g h t e r of M r . Orr ie I.. R o y w a s

a n n o u n c e d o n F e b r u a r y I I . M i s s R o y ,

who work- in lhe Small Order I >epar1

menl, is lo be married i,. Michael

Cirullo on [une (>.

The engagement of Bernard Klaherty

10 Phyllis Coll,-lie, of the Dry Tubular

Assemblj Department, was recentlj

Miss Lila Abraham of the Dry

Tubular Assembly Deparimeni is Lo

lie married to Ronald Clark. No dale

GAGNE-GARCEAUMiss Bessie May Patricia Cancan,

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E.Cancan, became the bride of AlbertArthur Gagne, son of Mr. and Mrs.Romeo Gagne, on February 3 in theFirst Baptisi Church. The bride isemployed in the Dry Tubular AssemblyDepartment and the groom works inthe Molding Department.

MARTIN-GAM ACHEMiss Gloria Joan Martin, daughter

of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Martin, andKenneth Paul Gamache, son of Mr.and Mrs. Alderic Gamache, weremarried on February 3 in Notre DameC h u r c h . T h e b r i d e is e m p l o y e d in t h e

Dry Rolling Department.

MOREAU-BROWNOn February 3, 1951, Miss Lorraine

Irene Brown, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Man,Id E. Brown, and Leo ArthurMoreau, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.Moreau, were married at Holy FamilyChurch. The l.ride works in the

the groom is employed in the FlatMidget Assembly.

RYAN-TON DREAUMiss Mary Agnes Ryan, daughter of

the late Mr. and Mrs. Leo Ryan, wasmarried to Joseph H. Tondreau, son of |Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Tondreau, on IFebruary 3 in St. Thomas' Church inAdams. The bride is employed in theF. l \ Asseml.lv.

February 2.5, 1951 SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG Page 3

Molded Tubulars-Second Shift Industrial Oils

By Lillian Fo"bush

We extend a hearty welcome toPeggy Ban let 1 who is with us after afew months absence.

All our good wishes to GertrudeSchmidi <-n her birthday.

We are sorry to see Helen Kogutleave us and hope she will enjoy work-ing on llu first shift.

Welcome to the new twirls on our line.We hope you will like it with us.

\<v(\ Sheehan is back alter a two-week illness and we are all glad he isfeeling belter.

Nellie Danforth is enjoying her vaca-tion at home in the beautiful state otVermont.

We have some wonderful womendrivers on the second shift. The lastsnow storm proved that.

KVA Department

ByFrank Santelli and Eleanor King

We would like to welcome to our de-partment, Mary Bua, Irene Drobiakand Ruth Beaudin.

Congratulations to Milly Mahoneyon her eleven years in the KVA De-partment.

Bill Pasotti's car was frozen againthe other day. Guess you'll have toget a horse and buggy, Bill.

M i c h a e l I ' I I | » | M I I < > . s o n o f M r s

Harold Green of Electric Main-tenance Test, who is serving onthe U.S.S. Columbus which isstationed in England.

By Mary and Ann

We were sorry to hear of HildaCoulter's accident and her subsequenthospitalization. She is doing verynicely.

Marion Collins is convalescing afterher operation.

Glad to report that Evelyn Nortonand Millie Garner are back to work.

Dot Pringle is doing very well andwill be back with us soon.

Big surprise — Lyda Lewis is backworking in our department.

We are watching the horizon torMillie Conroy.

Nellie Hall was lucky enough to goto Florida for a winter vacation.

Paul Bouchard has a new car.Bill Sheldon gave a good performance

when he sang for "Bobby Burns Night"accompanied by Ralph Dineen.

Rosaland V incellette entertained thegirls with a Valentine's Party. A goodtime was had by all.

Main- happy returns to AgnesHoughton and Betty Roberts whocelebrated their birthdays recently.

Congratulations to Marge Baileywho moved into a new apartment.

The Cronin family wish to expresstheir thanks to everyone for their kindsympathy during their recent sorrow.

Resistor Department

By Chick and Chuck

The department is going to miss OraTrombley who has moved to Connec-ticut. She was presented a purse be-fore leaving.

Bill Martell, who joined the MarineCorp was also given a purse. Best ofluck, Bill.

Our department is getting a newpaint job and things are looking bright-er already. With the painters over-head Margaret Cutler, Theresa Moroc-co and Vi Gamari look no chances otany stray drops of paint going intotheir hair. Boxes instead of hatswere the style of the day.

Bucky Williams tells of how he hadto direct Leonard Rarick to NorthAdams from Stamford, Vermont.Rarick took the wrong road fromBennington and wound up quite lostin Stamford.

We don't know where RussellGuerney gets his stories but they sureare tall ones.

A flashy new shirt on Red Czerwin-ski the other day provoked ChickCurrant to ask if it were waterproof.

OUR SAFETY CORNER

GET HELP FORHEAVY or AWKWARD

LOADS

MARSHALLUSICjJ

IT COSTS MORE THAN MONEY

A man borrowed a friend's car andaccidentally caught the door against atelephone pole. When he returned thecar to the owner, he said, "If the dooris injured, let me know the cost tohave it repaired." "No," the owneranswered, "You have it repaired."

We ofien think of the cost of dam-age only in terms of dollars. However,a part of the cost is always the wearand tear and loss of time in attendingto the repair.

When yen handle equipment thatbelongs to someone else, remember thata repair is not only expensive, but alsotakes someone's time and attentionfrom other matters.

Maintenance Dept.

By Audrea Bowen

Albert Blondin, Pete Solari, FrancisBourdon and Albert Reopell, Jr. havejoined the Navy. Good luck to you,fella's, and smooth sailing.

Smiles of happy owners ol new cars:Dorothy Buzzell in her new Nash andPom Dion in his new Ford.

We would like to welcome to our de-partment, Regis Lamphear, who joinedour office force on January 16. Wehope you will enjoy your work, Ree.

Wallace Daniels is enjoying his newhome which he purchased recently inWilliamstown. Walk says there isnothing like being a home owner afteral! these years in apartments.

FETED

Miss Lorraine Noel was feted at ashower on February 10 at the home olMrs. F. K. Pierce. Miss Noel, who isemployed in the Paper Ignition As-sembly Department is to be marriedto Francis C. Pierce.

Doctor (arranging patient on oper-ating table)—I'll be perfectly frankand tell you that four out of five pa-tients die under this operation. Isthere anything I can do for you be-fore I begin?"

Patient—"Yes—help me on with myshoes and pants."

A financial pillar of the small-townchurch had passed away. His sorrow-ing pastor put up on the church doora little note:

"Deacon Goodman has left us. Hedeparted for his future home in Heavenat 2 o'clock."

A postscript appeared mysteriouslysomewhat later:

"Heaven, 5 p. m."Great anxiety prevails! Nothing

has yet been seen or heard of DeaconGoodman!"

Electric Maintenance Test

By E. B. Ryan

In this our first contribution to theLOG, may we hope to find a welcomemat awaiting our firsl hesitant steps.We pledge ourselves to follow in thesteps worn in the friendly SpragueElectric path that looks out upon anover-wrought world. We shall tryto mingle the joyous carefree momentswith the serious interludes to helpcompile a fellowship ol friends andmemories.

We feel that under the capableguidance of our Jack Fabricius and oursupervisor, George DeGrenier, we areputting our shoulders to the SpragueElectric Company wheel of Progressand that through the medium of thesepages you will soon know us all.

February gave America one ot itsgreatest presidents and this month wetoo help our own Charlie Lincoln cele-brate another birthday. May youhave a great many more and alwayshappy ones, Charlie.

Mrs. Harold Green is welcomed backafter a leave of absence. It seems likeold times having you back, Alice.

Eddie Shaker has a new televisionset and what with baby sitting nightsand watching television, Eddie and the"Sandman" are fighting it out days.

Retail Sales

By Hit N' Run

Birthday greetings to LorraineLavigne who celebrated hers onFebruary \A and to Avalina King whocelebrated hers on Valentine's Day.

Marie Bressette'.s engagement toHarold Sharron, who works in theFormation, was recently announced.They will be married on May 5. Ourcongratulations to both ol you.

We all wish a speedy recovery loI )oris Patenaude who is ill al her home.

We also miss Lorraine Lavigne whois taking a two-week leave of absence.

Welcome back lo Audrey Burdick.

Dry Tubular Assembly

By Sparky

\\ < all miss Claire Chalifoux andwish her the best of luck.

We all miss Giseh Del Negro who isout lor a short tiim and hope he willhurry back.

Jay Strange recently left for theservice and we wish him loads of luck.

We extend our deepest sympathyto Mary Bourdon whose brotherrecently died.

Our sympathy is extended to HelenHarrington and her daughter on therecent death ol Mrs. Harrington'sgranddaughter and Alma Smith's niece.

Augustin Fourtou who came overfrom France in 1919 and is nowemployed at the Brown Streetplant of the Sprague Electric Co.

1. Kobert, Thomas, Helen and Carol Ann, children of Mr. and Mrs. Domenic Siciliano. The mother, Helen, works in the Final Solder Depart men I al Broun Street. 2. DonnaLewis, daughter of Lyda of the Molded Tubulars. 3. Ida Scaia on her vacation in Italy in the summer of 1950. She works in the Miscellaneous Paper Assembly Department.4. Jimmy Cozzaglio, son of Lucy Cczzaglio of the A. C. Department. 5. Alan and Paulette Gagne, grandson and granddaughter of Mrs. Harry Rondeau of the Resistor Dept.

Page 1 SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG Kcbruury 2:\, 1951

CUB PACK 72

The two leaders of Cub Pack 72 are standing at the left, EdgarK i n, 11 l..i .1 and al right Tuny Abusi.

Shining BladesBy Charles Felix

The Berkshire Hills speed skatingchampionships were recently held inPittsfield with several local youngsterscompeting. The television set offeredby the Pittsfield skating club to raisefunds for its activities was won byJudith Kelyer of 100 Calvin Road ofthis city. The drawing took place atthe sk.iting meet.

The only local youngster to win aprize in the speed skating events wasBobby Dunn who placed second toKen Lebel, North American Champion,in the one sixth of a mile for juvenileboys. Danny Foster, Jr. who is com-peting in the midget class for the firstyear did well by placing second in histrial ,ind fourth in the final. FrankRose and Dick Simard also competedin the Pittsfield meet but falls in thetrial heats eliminated both.

Dunn and Simard did not competein the first days races at Pittsfield be-cause of a one day suspension giventhem IK cause they competed in theSilver Skates Derby in Boston theweek previous. The matter was clear-ed up so ihe youngsters were able toget into the races on Sunday.

The only local skaters to place inthe indoor meet at Troy, New Yorkwere I >ick Simard who placed third inihe 440 yard juvenile boys' event andBobby Dunn who reached the finalsin both the 220 and 440 yard dash andplaced fourth and fifth in the respec-tive races.

The local lads are competing againstthe best skaters in the United Statesand can hold their own against all ofthem.

Perhaps it wouldn't be a bad idea ifthe North Adams Skating Club re-organized and put a team in compe-tition. What these particular young-sters are doing, other local youngstersperhaps could do if given the oppor-tunity.

But Don't Forget To Lift

The Hood!

If George has a hobby, it must beshining that car of his. As one of hisneighbors put it, "George has spent

• more time shining his car than he hasriding in it."

Over at the local garage, however,Mike, the mechanic, told us a differ-ent story. "Yes," he said, "(ieorge doeshave a nice-looking car; keeps it uplike a new model, except for one thing—he never looks under the hood. Some-day George is going to have the nicest-looking car in the junk yard."

Dr. Brown, whose car Mike wasfixing, overheard this conversation."Fellows," he said, "I know exactlywhat Mike means and see it in my own

i work all the time. People who look! good and make a neat appearance for-i get to have a periodic medical examina-tion. I see them only when somethinggoes wrong. Far too many peopleworry more about outside appearancethan inside health."

"As a mechanic," continued the gooddoctor, "Mike knows how important itis to give a car a regular check-up.Good care inside and out will sometimesadd years to the life of a car!

Soon the conversation touched onheart disease, which Dr. Brown saidwas the most common cause of death.He remarked that thousands of personswith damaged hearts live happy, com-fortable lives because they are co-operating with doctors in giving theirhearts a chance. Many who will diefrom heart disease might have liveduseful and longer lives with regular careand treatment, he pointed out.

"Remember this," said Dr. Brownas he started to drive his car away: "theheart is an amazing machine. It's call-ed on to pump from nine to ten tons ofblood each day. Mike can tell youthat an engine has to be in darn goodshape to operate in that, fashion 24hours a day for a lifetime."

Have a Regular Check-upOne sure way to avoid serious trouble

is to have a periodic medical exam-ination at least once a year. If thedoctor finds you have heart trouble, hewill always tell you, because he mustdepend upon your cooperation.

There are some symptoms, however,which should always be investigated,because they indicate the need ofmedical attention whether they aredue to heart trouble or not. Any dis-comfort—particularly pain in the chest—which is directly related to exertionor excitement; shortness of breath whenat rest or exertion which has notcaused breathlessness in the past;difficulty with breathing while lyingflat in bed; and swelling of feet orankles are all symptoms that should bepromptly investigated.

If you think you have heart disease,see your doctor. If he says your heartis sound after a careful examination,believe him. If he tells you that youhave any form of heart disease, do ashe says. It is better to have yourdoctor discover heart trouble in aperiodic medical examination thanafter serious symptoms develop.

A farmer instructed his hired man,who had been with him for a numberof years, to write on each egg the datelaid and the breed of the hen. Prettysoon the hired resigned.

Farmer—"Why do you want toleave?"

Hired Man—"I'm through. I've doneall sorts of jobs, but I draw the lineon bein' secretary to a bunch o' hens."

Teacher—"Now, Tommy, tell mewhere elephants are found."

Tommy—"Elephants are such verylarge animals they hardly get lost."

SPACE SAVERS

FOR THE HOME BUILDERSPhoto I: Closet Lighting—A spacious

bedroom closet with built-in drawersand shoe rack is ingeniously lighted toform a complete dressing unit for aman. Mounted in the ceiling just in-side the door is a .SO-watt Fluorescentstrip lighting fixture which furnishesgeneral illumination for the closet andlight for seeing inside the drawers.This lamp is shielded by the front ofthe overhead drawers. Illuminationfor the suit rack comes from a 20-wattfluorescent lamp mounted beneath theoverhead drawers, and the shoe rackis illuminated by a single-lamp 15-wattfluorescent fixture mounted against theback part of the floor beneath tin-raised translucent plastic shelf. Thedoor of the closet is utilized for a mirrorand tie rack, with the lighting conceal-ed beneath the raised translucentplastic shelf. The door of the closetis utilized for a mirror and tie rack,with the lighting concealed beneathtwo S\" deep cornices. A 15-watt

fluorescent lamp lights the mirror anda miniature 6-watt fluorescent lampilluminates the ties.

Photo II: Lighted Hobby Or HomeOffice Alcove —TJiis stamp collectionalcove can be built from an extra closetor small space under the eaves of thesecond floor. 1 he cornices extendingalong the walls conceal one 40-wattand two 15-watt fluorescent lamps forgeneral illumination and dramaticeffect, while the standard two-lampfluorescent ceiling fixture directs ad-ditional light down onto the counter,with a minimum of shadows on theworking surface.

Photo III: Upstairs LaunderetteLighted For Convenience - This small,second-floor laundry for rinsing lingerieand stockings or tor washing diaperscan be built into an upstairs hallwayor closet to save steps and eliminate theannoyance ol wet clothes in the bath-room. A 13-watt miniature fluorescentlamp is concealed beneath each ol the

three shelves to illuminate the shellbeneath, with (he lamp mounted 2"back from the inner edg( ol a woodenvalence. The valence itseli is 1" deep.For lighting tin sink, a 100-wall in-candescent bull) is recessed into theceiling. This same type lighting canbe extended to a regular first floor orbasement laundry.

Photo IV: Lighted Snack Bar An-other suggestion lor utilizing a smallspace is this upstairs snack bar whichcan be used lor a quick bile late in theevening or lor preparing a baby'sformula. One 40-watt fluorescent lampis concealed beneath the overheadcabinet to illuminate the counter, andincandescent bulbs are recessed intothe ceiling ol each side shelf area tohighlight the china on the shelves. Thedoors beneath the counter conceal asmall refrigerator and an electric hotplate.

Courtesy ofSylvania Electric Products Co.

February 2.5, 1951 SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG

iu* 2>um Bide . . . 4fc* the QuU

Sunday Dress for Cinnamon Rolls

Each person pulls off his own roll --

is this glazed Curlicue Coffee Cake,

or two or three.

Curlicue Coffee Cake

1 package vas t , compressed or dnI cup lukewarm water\ c u p m i l k

1 tablespoons shortening

1 teaspoon salt

1 eggJ teaspoon grated lemon rind2J Clips sifted enriched flour (about )2 tablespoons melted but ter or marg-

i cup sugar

| cup Confectioners' Sugar Icing

Soften yeast in lukewarm water.Scald milk. Add shortening, \ cupsugar and salt. Cool to lukewarm.Add 1 cup flour. Mix well. Add eggand lemon rind. Heal well. Addsoftened yeast. Mix well. Add enoughmore Hour to make a soft dough. Turnmil on lightly floured board and kneaduntil satiny. Place in -leased bowl.Cover and let rise until doubled (aboul1J hours). When light, punch down.Let resl 10 minutes. Roll out torectangle S inches wide and ',-inchthick. Brush with melted butler or

cinnamon and sprinkle evenly overdough. Roll each side toward center

each roll into 1-inch slices as forSwedish lea Ring. Turn in everyother slice of each roll toward center,laying each slice slightly on its side.Let rise until doubled (about f hour).Bake in moderate oven (35O°F.) about

Sugar Icing.Makes 1 Coffee Cake.

CURLICUE COFFEE CAKE

It 's easy lo give those fragrantcinnamon rolls a new twist. You caneven turn them into a coffee cake, asCurlicue Coffee Cake proves. Madeup of liny cinnamon rolls glazed wiih

at, delicious lo eat, and lull of goodnourishment,

Enriched breads such as CurlicueCoffee Cake play an important partin a well balanced diet. They are oneof the thriftiest ways to supply suchessential food values as B vitamins,iron, protein, and food energy. Youprovide your family with all of tin sehealth giving nutrients every lime youserve products made with enrichedHour, whether they are plain breads,rolls, coffee cakes, biscuits, muffins,

In making the Curlicue Coffee Cake,knead the sweet yeast dough from five

Then set it in a greased bowl, cover,and allow to rise in a warm place(80 to 85°F.) away from drafts untilit has doubled. When the dough islight, punch down by plunging fist intoI he dough and folding the edges towardtin center. Let resl 10 minutes to

Follow the same procedure in makingCurlicue Coffee Cake as for cinnamonrolls. However, after cinnamon-sugarhas been spread over dough, roll upfrom both ends instead of just one,until rolls almost meet. Place ongreased baking sheet, then cut bothrolls into inch-slices and turn everyother slice toward center, laving eachslice slightly on its side. Let riseagain until doubled before baking.

RECIPES

Corn Bread

Ucups al

Figures Don't LieTake a look around the room, pause

in the bus or train terminal and study

effort that posture has on appear-

ance. You won't have any trouble

spotting the person who stands erect

and well balanced. He radiates ease

and self-confidence. Many attractive

persons, on the other hand, lose poise,

appeal, and fail to create a 'winning'

impression because of posture defects.

Now, judge your own appearance.

Ask yourself if you are permitting poor

posture to rob you of attractiveness.

Remember that the impression you

make is important not only in holding

friends or in getting ahead in your job,

but also in building your own self-

confidence.

Your success, perhaps in more ways

than you think, depends on the way you

look and feel. Posture has a good deal

to do with your physical and mental

health. When your body sags, your

spirit and ambition seem to sag. If

you feel well, you are sure to do a better

job, and get a good deal more out of life.

Maybe Posture Is To Blame

Serious faults in posture and poor

body mechanics in general, may lead to

definite physical ailments, as well as

many vague aches and pains. Back-

ache and foot trouble are among the

common complaints.

Most simple posture problems can be

solved by yourself. Give some thought

to your posture at work, at play, at

rest. Learn to move smoothly and

without strain. Learn balancing and

counter balancing of all body parts

while your body is in motion. Use your

body weight wisely in all activities re-

quiring effort. Distribute the work load

by having the entire body participate.

Standing — Try to stand erect,yet at ease, so that all parts of the bodywill be well balanced — knees in aneasy position neither bent forward northrust back. You may van' the pos-ition of your feet, but avoid placing

! too much weight on the inner border ofthe foot because this tends to flattenthe arch. Your spine has natural

SPRING INTO SUMMERFASHION HIGHLIGHTS

Gather round, girls — here are the

latest rayon fabric highlights to carry

thread gold, silver, or copper. Perfect

ri.1.. on in,,, summer. , ^ " t ^ J ^ J ^ 'fabricIt's time to start planning your ward- j s a s n a ( | o w s t r i p e s\H.vr IUM\C wj th

robe, especially if you're a clever sew- narrow satiny stripes alternating with

it-at-home girl. But no matter whether the filmiest sheer. Wei r it in pastels

von make your own smart new clothes, I f o r afternoon and evening, or in navy

or buy them at your favorite store, or black for daytime.

Tried-and-true Rayon Tricotyou'll want to know what is the newest

and prettiest in the fabric line-up for A perennial favorite for spring and, summer wear is good old rayon tricot.

the coming season. ^ ^ . ^ ^ J ^ n | n . p r o o f ; l l l (1

Sueded Rayon - Here's a brand stretch-resistant weaves, tncol is nowi m a d e with p a t t e r n s k n i t t e d right into

new fabric with all t he good looks ol I ( h ( i | a l ) n ( . ^ ^ f o f e v e r y l h i n R

real suede, and none of its apt-to- blouses, lovely full skirts, cool lingerie

mark tendencies. A soft, durable and beautiful, draped evening gowns,

fabric made with Avisco yarns, sueded | S u n s e t P ink Fashion authorities

rayon is a perfect choice for handsome predict that Sunset Pink will be the

spring coats with the new pyramid k o l o r t o w e a r t h i s spring and summer,

lines. You'll like it for summer S l i n s e 1 Pink will be available in three

jackets, and for tailored sportswear,too.shades: Mountain Sunset, whichpale, Desert Sunset, a .medium pink,

,.,, Valley Sunset, a deep pink. PinkRayon Prints That old favorite, j w j l , ,)(, | ) u , ( ,o , ( ) r f)f a , , ( y p e s o|- w o m e n - s

the 100 denier rayon print, is another clothing from dresses and eveningspringtime star. But this year's rayon gowns to hats, shoes, coats, bathingprints look realty new and exciting, suits, gloves, robes, and playclothes., . ." . . . Elizabeth Arden's "Desert Pink" make-Designs were inspired by ancient ^ L n i z e T w i t h Z pink s h a d lcultures bizarre old Mexican, U^is ( . ( ) l o r (n>11( | s | loui ( | n e v e r y

Madagascan, African and Peruvian successful as pink is flattering lo most

Indian influences have been translated | women,

into exotic prints in truly beautiful!

curves, but these should not be ex-aggerated. Your shoulders should berelaxed. If your head is well balancedand your spine has its natural curvesthe shoulders will fall in line without

1 cup boiling water3 tablespoons melted butter1 teaspoon salt1 cup flour (sifted)1 cup milk1 cake yeast2\ cups coarse whole whcal Hour (sift-

ed)2\ nips medium whole wheat flour

(sifted)2\ cups line whole wheat flour (sifted)

Dissolve yeast and sugar in luke-warm water. Add butier, scalded ...milk, and salt. Add coarse flour, mix j effort. Never pull your shoulders back.wt 11, add rest of flour, keep dough soft. ' That would be the wrong approach.Place in well-greased bowl in warm Sitting - Your hips should be farplace, let rise, double its bulk. Form enough back in the chair seat to allow-in two loaves, place in well-greased your thighs to be supported on thepans and sei to rise one hour. Bake r h a ; r Thus, if you want to lean backone hour in slower oVen than for white. j i n ,he chair, your entire back will bebread (350°) in greased loaf pan. supported. When you sit at a table, as

in writing, pull the chair close to theOrange Bread j table, lean forward from the hips and

S teaspoons of butler support the arms on the table. Thisi CUp o f s u g a r way you can do your work comfortably1 e^« without slouching.

3 tablespoons of orange rind chopped j Walking - Feel at ease when you1 cup of milk wedk. Use the natural falling forward', cup of orange juice motion of the body and let your leg2 cups of flour ' swing freely and land softly on your

Cream butter slowly, add sugar, tinuous motion - no jerks, no jolts.• medical problems which may>range rind chopped fine and well- For

>eaten egg. Add orange juice and affect your posture (fatigue, over-nilk alternately with flour, baking weight, poor vision, poor hearing, etc.),>o\vder and sail which have been silted consult your doctor. These and manyogether, mix thoroughly, let stand M) other factors make up your totalninutes and then bake in moderate postural picture and affect your feel->ven (350°) for one hour. ing of well being as well as your appear-n ( 3 5 0 ) for one hour. ing of

Recipes submitted by Ann Heath ance.

colors. Plum and lavender, copper

and gold, lime and sun yellow all

would make a truly distinctive spring

dress. One good idea is to make a

print dress with a butcher linen jacket

Then, lor the final coordinating touch,

line the jacket with the dress print.

Plaid Taffeta Plaids are still

popular, and (his springtime sees them

appearing in crisp smooth rayon

taffetas, perfect for colorful touches in

coats and suits. Plaid taffeta linings

are an eye-catching style so be- J

coming that they've inspired some J / J L

feta on one side, plaid on the other, j J

You'll see plaid taffeta used lor trim- <

ming too, in brighi accents ai collar,, I f Y o u Make Your Own It is

cuff, and wing-like bows at the neck, i important to choose your pat terns with

If you prefer vour suit and coat the 1951 style trends in mind. Dresses

plain and unadorned, try a bright. w i l 1 t< 'al l"" ( ' s l l m ' > ( ) U t h f u l l l n e s a n d

A nipped-in waist lines. Narrow skirls

Novelty Weaves in Rayon Shears ( . j r r u | . i r ' r u , wjH ' m a k e their bid for

Wait till you see the new rayon popularity. The sheath dress with a

sheers! Novelty weaves are making fitted jacket and the sleeveless dress

' k - big. The shoulders will retain theirgood taste, without being garish or n a t u r a | | i m , although some must be>

le»e,k lor comfortable' rayon sheers look. Necklines will be wide, low, and

made' with a wonderful thick and thin outlined by upstanding cuffs. Suits,

texture, with thick rustic yarns woven ™"' ™« dresses will be acevn, ,,a,e,l

through the smooth sheer fabric. An- h y . ^ [ ^ l ^ ^ ^ ''^ZT i s

other new sheer with tiny tucks actual- Simplicity Pattern Number 3477.

ly woven right into the fabric is perfect

f()t- a classic shirt-waist dress and

bodice w i t h the' tucks al ready right What's Your Favorite

there! RecipeFor your dressier clothing this season,

you'll like the pretty pastel rayon g ^ , ^ j o'^wcuild'Tike'to p r in l^your

organdy with a liny plaid design favorite recipe. Send il in to lhe

woven through in gleaming metallic LOG desk at the Beaver Street plant.

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Page 6 SFRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG February 2:*, 1951

S P O R T S Kenny Russell

Left t« r ight : Harold L. Carson, Walt Dropo and Kueky Bullett . InI he baseball season, Mr. Carson and Mr. Bullett are on a half hourprogram "Warm lip T i m e " which is on the air just before the hall game.

WILLIAMS SPORTS

Basketball:

Coach Al Shaws' brilliant quintethas now won 11 of 16 contests. Latestwins were over Boston College andMiddlebury.

It was a feather in the caps of the"Ephmen" when they defeated highlytouted Boston College in Lasell gymbefore an enthusiastic homecomingcrowd that pack-jammed the hugegymnasium. Score, 55-48.

Not only did they definitely out-playBoston College but put up as tight adefense as we have witnessed in somelime. The shooting was not sospectacular but the tempo of I he gamecoupled with some very sharp foulshooting kept the game moving at aspine-tingling pace.

Big Harry Sheehy again cappedscoring honors, but sharp shooting byLarson and Speck and some great ballhandling by diminutive Wyn Schmidtwas also instrumental in the "Purple"win.

The Middlebury game was closefor I he first period and one half. Alterthat Williams pulled away to annex another easy win.

Once again Sheehy scored heavilybut took honors with Don Speck whohad a big night lor himself.

Swimming:

Coach Bob Muir's "Purple Natat-ors" have won 5 out of 6 matches todate. Springfield and Bowdoin havebeen the latest opponents to be"dunked".

Northern Berkshire High School

Basketball :--Pitts£ield High Cops

Northern Berkshire Pennan t

Pittsfield High completed its leagueschedule with a thrilling win overAdams 56-53 and thereby annexed theBasketball Crown with 11 wins in 12contests. The only defeat on thisgrand record was inflicted by theDrury "Blue Devils" here in theArmory.

The last week of the schedule sawthe "Purple" down both arch-rivalsPittsfield St. Joseph and Adams.

Pittsfield St. Joseph gave the PublicSchool many anxious moments duringthe first three quarters of the game butfaded early in the fourth period, game-ly rallied but fell victim by the scoreof 48-4.}.

Adams High fought the "Foxes")right down to the last minute and wereedged out in these final seconds—score 56-53.

Drury closed its season with a de-feat, suffered at the hands of Daltonin the Paper Town.

Dalton playing on iis home surfacehas been a tough dub to beat and allteams in I he circuit have been ex-tended to win.

Drury wound up with a 500 averagewinning 6 and dropping the samenumbe-.

Oddly enough, outside of the gamewith Local St. Joseph, Dairy failedto win outside of the North AdamsState Armory. They broke even ingames played with everyone butWilliamstown. The College Townerslook both games, but Drury evenedthis off the ledger with easy wins overlocal St. Joseph.

Local St. Joseph and Drury werehandicapped with injuries during theseason. Especially so for the Parochialteam and Coach Bill Barry really wasthe victim as his quintet failed to wina game.

Here are the final standings (exceptfor a game between St. Joseph ofPittsfield and Adams).

Won Lost Pel.Pittsfield 11 1 .933Adams 8 3 .727St. Joseph (Pi t t s . ) 7 4 .636Drury 6 6 .500W i l l i a m s t o w n . . . 5 7 .416Dalton 4 8 .?>i?>St. Joseph (N.A.) 0 12 .000

Squash:One of the best squash teams in

years can be seen at Williams. CoachChaffee's squad captained by BudI reman has already racked up wins

over M.I.I'.; Princeton, Vale, Trinityand Dartmouth, losing only to Harvardranked No. 1 in the country.

Wrestling:The "Purple Grapplers" have yet

to win but have made all adversariesstep to win. Coach Ed Bullock's boyshave tied Springfield but absorbeddefeats at the hands ol Brown, CoastGuard, and Harvard.

Hockey:Only 1 game has been played by

the Williams "Buckmen" at Colefield this year. All contests have beenplayed at R.P.I.

In eight contests to date the chargesof Coach Frank Bell have won only 1and that was over R.P.I, in Troy.

The most one-sided game was thewhipping given out by Harvard. Thescore was 21-4.

However, due to the weather con- !ditions and successive injuries, the"Ephmen" have been severely handi- 'capped.

Freshman Basketball:The "Yearlings" have shown great

ability this season and have now won7 out of 8 contests to date. The only ,loss was a close 49-52 contest to ;University of Massachusetts Freshmen, i

The following players are our pickfor all-star selection.

FIRST TEAM

Player I'os. TeamRussell F PittsfieldBury F AdamsBroderick C Pitts. St. JosephViani G PittsfieldRodovick ( ' • Adams

SECOND TEAM

Mayes F PittsfieldMaloney F Pitts. St. JosephYeadon C DruryLawton G DruryKoperniak ("> Adams

Honorable Mention: Scott and Rear-don, North Adams St. Joseph; Barnini,Keeping and Lippen, Williamstown;Quinlan and Poulin, Pittsfield St.Joseph; Snook and Bourassa, Pitts-field; Callahan, Christiansonand Steele,Dalton; Josefiak, and Noel of Adams;Truehart, Montesanti, and Mancini^ofDrury.

Mosl Valuable Player: "Chet" Buryof Adams.

BOWLING

In Pittsfield on the Pastime Bowlingalleys, one ol the largest team scoreslor 5 men ever rolled with candle pinswas recorded.

The Cayburry Plumbers, membersot the Berkshire Country League com-piled the amazing team score of 1822.

Here is the record score:

Bannick 126 127 I 18 371

Hood . . 133 116 123 372

Bianchi, Sr 115 124 129 368

Roberts 122 1 18 130 370

Scipione. . 130 122 89 341

Totals 626 607 589 1822

THE SQUARE RING

By Peter Mancuso

Sugar Ray Robinson, the newlycrowned Middleweight world's cham-pion finally succeeded in getting tintitle. He showed the fight fans thatit is going to take a better man to beathim.

Ray has now relinquished hisWelterweight title. This leaves KidGavilan, Billy Graham and CharlieFusari the top three in the class tofight it out.

George Costner was ranked numberone welterweight contender when hedefeated the lightweight king, IkeWilliams, but his license was suspendedbecause of poor vision.

No matter how much precaution istaken in boxing contests, danger willalways exist.

The fatal fight between Sonny BoyWest and Percy Bassett is one of them.Both boys passed the physicalstandards of the medical board.Bassett is rated third in the feather-weight division and Sonny Boy wasrated sixth in the lightweight class.

SPRAGUE ROYALS

The Sprague Royals pulled oil theupset ol the season lor their canst1

when they upended the Cartier Club ina thriller — 41-40.

W'ith less than a minute remainingthe Royals were leading by 4 pointsbut the Cartier lads, winner of some 21contests, rallied to tie the score.

With only some 15 seconds left logo the Cartier Club took the lead butthen with dramatic suddenness, Mc-Pherson sunk a set shot from half-court to tie the count. Then NelRoy was fouled as the buzzer soundedto end the game. "Nel" than calmlynettled the foul shot to win the contest.

SPRAGUE LASSIES

I he J.assies continue lo roll on 2

more victories chalked up. In a pre

liminary lo the Crusaders Cover Girls

game, the Sprague Lassies look on |he

"Old limers".

I his name was a riot ol Inn ami the

final score was 15-1-1 in favor of the

I-assies.

I he Cover Girls gave a grand ex

hibition of basketball before a large

enthusiastic crowd that turned mil for

t his unique double header.

Thai same evening (he Lassies

journeyed lo Albany and won over [he

Albany Youth Center Girls, 36-1-1.

Miss Wisnowski featured in ihis con

test.

Sprague Lassies

B. F. P.V. Wisnowski, II. . . 3 1 7P. < lilmore, rf 0 0 0D. D'Arcangelo, i;l. 0 0 0L. Damon, c 0 0 ()M. Gordon, c . . 2 2 6L. Greene, Ig.. 0 0 0L. Moranti, Ig.. . 1 0 2M. Wiltig, rg.. 0 0 0

Totals. . 9 5 li

Y o u t h BureauB. F. P.

Lamburro, rg... . 0 0 0Lansing, rg.. . . . . 0 0 0Kusniski, Ig . . . . 0 0 0Campbell, c.. . . 1 2 4Novak, c 1 0 2Howe, c 0 0 0Krisniski, c 0 3 3Tiano, If.. 0 0 ()Wolfe, If.. 0 0 0

Totals .' 2 5 9Referee: I. Bissaillon.

Swimming:Don Jones of Williams is proving to

be a very valuable performer with hisability in the 220-440 and 880.

MEN'S BOWLING

The Can Shop still holds a slimlead over the Lunch Room at thiswriting.

Below are the top ten bowlers andtheir averages:

Frank Raby 103.5Joe Lipa 101.7George Forgea 101 .4 jWalt Rogowski 99.3Joe Allard 99.2C. Estes 98.0G. Boucher 97.8H. Saunders 97.7Frank Santelli 97.4L. Segala 97.1T. Zanette 97.1

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WILLIAMS COLLEGE

The Mid-Winter Carnival has come and gone and so has the snow. However, the snow sculptors did manage to stock up enough to display somevery unique and artistic snow scenes, depicting dragons, animals, ami figures.