Columbia University - Columbian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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1929 CLASS OFFICERS ROBERT SPELLER President WILLIAM WOODWORTH THOMAS HANEY Vice-President Secretary COMMITTEES Freshman Reception Hugh Gardner, Chairman Carlton Moore, Vice-Chairman Frederick Banield J. William Burns James E. Cowie Franklyn P. Denton Cap and Rules Everett N. Garnsey Victor P. Glen-n Donald Curtiss Berton Delmhorst Gordon Piercy William Neel Ambrose Helier Song Fest Donald Curtiss Ross Strait Frank Nugent LeRoy Griflith Robert Farlow Dinner Chairman Harold Rousselot, Berton Delmhorst Hugh Gardner George Donaldson Gordon Piercy Soph Show Production Bill Smith. Chairman Robert Farlow Kendall Kimberland Winslow Ames Finance Charles Anderson Joseph Burns Fred Banield Geppert Marsh James' Cowie James Farrell Allan Rowe Edward Todd Gordon Piercy Wesley Battelle Berton Delmhorst L1731 HOWARD RILEY Treasurer Vigilance Berton Delmhorst Bill Smith Eric Lambart Al Forsythe Bud Meyers Kendall Kimberland Thomas Wiltbank Donald Curtiss Dick Madden Art Lynch Harold Rousselot Allan Rowe Ed. Todd Jim Farrell Ambrose Helier Soph Show Business Joe Geagan Al Forsythe Berton Delmhorst Hugh Gardner Fred Bantield ' i

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CLASS OF 1929, WITH MISS PAULINE GARON

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History of the Class of 1929 The Sophomore Year Z 4 NE quiet day in September 1925 a grotesque band of painted W f-fgwfg savages cavemen and barefoot boys were occupied 1n disporting 2- ,. . . . themselves for the amusement and ediilcation of their Sophomore 1' 'bv.:..fxQ5fQ' ' f' W Th b f a lt b dd u protectors is same izarre group a ew ays a er an e Q9 Ve? together to form the Class of 1929 and to take its place alongside of the older classes. But black caps and green cards were now the distinguishing features of the yearlings instead of black paint. Smarting under the memory of the class rush in which many were ren- dered shoeless, the new-comers turned out en masse for the tug-of-war and turned the tables on their opponents. However, lacking the experience of the second year men, the Class of 1929 lost the cane sprees by the margin of a single bout. During dinner week 150 men of the class journeyed to Harmon, New York, where they held their Freshman dinner undisturbed by the handfull of Sophomores who appeared on the scene. Discovering the location of the Soph dinner at Four Towers, a band of '29 men provided themselves with hundreds of eggs of questionable age and made the journey to Cedar Grove. When they arrived, however, the second-year men had left and the Sophomore Banquet had become history. For many years the Athletic Association has coped with the problem of supplying efficient student managers for the various teams. Plan after plan was tried with varying success. Last year an innovation took place in the selection of forty men from the Class of 1929 to form the newly-organized Blue Key Society. This society is composed only of Sophomore aspirants for managerial positions. At the end of their second year they cease to be members and forty men from the following class are chosen. This scheme was the most praiseworthy solution of the problem offered so far, and with the hearty co-operation of the '29 men has proved to be successful. ln the Held of athletics 1929 hung up some enviable records. The year- ling baseball team rode roughshod over all their opponents to be the third cub nine to complete the season without a defeat. The biggest single factor con- tributing to the team's success was the superb pitching of Joe Burke, who fanned 127 opponents in ten games. 1-le was supported in every game by the faultless fielding and heavy hitting of his teammates. Displaying a high quality of oarsmenship and wonderful stamina, the 1929 Freshman crew turned in a brilliant victory in the Derby regatta. The yearlings were hard pressed by the Penn Cubs, but nosed them out at the finish by a two-foot lead, covering the course in less time than the Varsity. ln the meet with the M. l. T. Freshman, the powerful yearling sweepswingers beat the Massachusetts cubs to the mark by two lengths. Their great victory at Poughkeepsie is well known. ln other sports, as well, the yearling teams were active, the track, basket- ball, and football teams all turning in successful performances. ln the field of minor sports, the wrestling team performed most capably, winning all but two of its meets. 1 With the close of the school year the Class of 1929 Wore their black caps t 1741: