Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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QJFUIQZB lfribvl' . l I., Stadium View of Gymnasium Languages. All three, constructed in the very best campus ' Brunensis ws One of the most memorable happenings of the year was the erection and dedication of the new gym- nasium on Aldrich Field, one of the finest and best equipped college gyms in the country. We are very proud of the great advance in athletic equipment since Freshmen year. From Andrews Field to Brown Field, from Lyman Gymnasium to Aldrich Field is a record to which we shall always point with a sincere pride. , We feel very fortunate in being the only class to witness during its undergraduate days the building of the three units of our athletic plant: the baseball field, Freshman year: the football stadium, Sopho- more year: the gymnasium, Senior year. As notable as has been our advance in athletic equipment has been the increase in our dormitory and recitation hall facilities, due to the building of Little- field and Hegeman dormitories and the Marston Hall of of architectural design, are a distinct addition to the During our four years the Brown Jug and Daily Herald have maintained their position of preeminence among college publications, and today rank with the best. The Musical Clubs and Sock and Buskin have continued their excellent work, and the University Orchestra has made great forward strides. The Brown Band, organized by Irving Harris in his Freshman year, and conducted by him during his entire college career, has been acclaimed by many one of the finest college bands in the East. Early in the year Cashman, Lawrence, Levy, Hall, and Jones were elected class officers, and soon after Spring vacation our Senior canes appeared. Although a number of us, at first not adept in their manipula- tion, handled them like clubs, we soon became expert and astounded the good people of Providence with our smoothness in action. Before long our campus activities began to require less and less of our time, and we were allowed to spend the afternoons in delightful leisure. Spring Day, Class Day, and Commencement ........ and the four most pleasurable years of our youth Were 0Vel'. Alma Mater! We hail thee with loyal devotion .... l The New Gymnasium 23

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Gwilqgg Liber B'runer1sisea.v 'e ' wavay back to the city until the afternoon of the following ay. The opening of the new stadium with an all-home game schedule held our attention all Fall. We were naturally disappointed that the team lost most of the major games, but that did not obscure our pride in the new stadium, one of the finest in the country. We feel ourselves very fortunate in being undergraduates at the time when the stadium was constructed and dedicated. Eleven members of our class played on the squad throughout the season, and were of inestimable value to the coach in the building of the team. The Vigilance Committee, whose duty it was to , maintain a proper submissive attitude in the Freshmen, was appointed early in the year and served with facility and efficiency, as many a humiliated Frosh can testify. Cantankerous boys were quite severely punished for their misdemeanors. The Sophomore Ball towards the close of the year was well-attended by the college, and was proclaimed by unprejudiced merry-makers to be one of the best in some few years. Chairman Nels Jones devised a system that was to have eliminated the ever-present problem of the crashing stag. As each man filed through the door, his wrist was stamped with a seal similar to that used by the government pork inspectors, and only men thus branded were allowed on the floor. The committee, confident of the assured success of their ingenious scheme, unfortunately forgot to bolt the basement windows and their efforts went for naught. However, the affair was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Under the leadership of our Sophomore olificers: Getz, Singiser, O'Brien, Tyson, Spellman, we passed the greater part of the year in reflective tranquillity, no longer Freshmen, but not yet upperclassmen. We were going through a period of transition from first-year super self-confidence and flair to the more mature poise and dignity of the upperclassman. v University Band at Philadelphia JUNIOR YEAR The Fall months of our Junior year were among the most eventful of our entire four years. Week after week we had the pleasure of witnessing one of the best Brown teams in history crush our rivals in shut-out victories. Only the tie game with Colgate at the end of the season kept us from winning the undisputed Eastern Championship. The splendid playing of five members of our class on the Iron Man eleven was a source of pride to us throughout the season. Randall, Consodine, Towle, Hodge, and Lawrence, will long be remembered for their valor on the gridiron. This was Tuss McLaughry's first year as head coach. Tuss came to us from Amherst to take the posi- tion left open by Robbie, the former coach for many years, who had decided to sever his connection with University football at Brown. We were sorry to lose Robbie, but were gratified that a man of McLaughry's calibre had come to take his place. During the two years that he has been with us he has won the friendship and esteem of the entire undergraduate body. The football team was not the only undefeated team during our Junior year. The wrestling team, captained by Dick Spellman, the third of the Spellman brothers to captain Brown wrestling teams, went through the season without a loss, winning from Harvard, Penn, and Yale. The strength of the team and the excellence of the coaching of Frank Herrick may be attested by the victory over Yale, Eastern Inter- collegiate Champions of the year. The tennis team also enjoyed an undefeated season, scoring notable victories over Dartmouth and M. I. T. The outstanding social event of the year was, of course, Junior Week. Favored by warm, pleasant Spring weather the Frolic, Prom, and Ten-Mile were the scene of much pleasure and delight throughout. Frank Singiser was Chairman of the Week Committee, and Roy Randall of the Prom Committee. During this year of advancing maturity Spellman, Consod1ne,Lysle, Towle, and Jones served as class officers. We began to realize that the pleasures of college life were soon to be at an end, and sought more and more to attain true knowledge and culture, the real purpose of our education. SENIOR YEAR Senior year began with the traditional Freshman-Sophomore fight. Now we were the observers, not the participants. Not until now did we fully appre- ciate that our four years of college with their friend- ships and associations would too soon be over. The b grim spectre of uncertainty of after graduation plans started to stalk many of us, and not a few wished they might have a year or two more at Brown. The football team was a disappointment to all of us, as we had expected much from last year's suc- cesses and were not a little discouraged at the series of setbacks the team received. However, we felt that they did their best at all times, and showed a com- mendable spirit in every game. Next season may perhaps be a happier one. The Iron Men 22

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M1923 Liber B-runensisvzs Senior Vote Favorite pastime-lst, Reading 3 2nd, Sleeping. Favorite professor-lst, E. C. Kirkland 5 2nd, T. Collier. Favorite course-lst, History 35 g 2nd, Music 3. Best athlete-lst, R. E. Randallg 2nd, J. M. Heffernan. . Class grind-lst, M. M. Zuckerg 2nd, L. Goldberg. Best mixer-lst, N. B. Jones 3 2nd, E. H. Saunders. Best dressed-lst, K. A. O'Brieng 2nd, S. Sherman. Handsomest-lst, G. M. Gross, 2nd, L. B. Palmer. Most popular-lst, F. A. Spellmang 2nd, J. G. Getz. Society man-lst, L. B. Palmerg 2nd, I. W. Crull Best Worker for Brown-lst, F. K. Singiserg 2nd, N. B. Jones. Best all-around man-lst, R. C. Gurney, 2nd, F. A. Spellman. Most likely to succeed-lst, J. G. Getz 5 2nd, R. C. Gurney. Best department-lst, English 3 2nd, History. Most valuable course-lst, Accounting 3 2nd, Biology 1-2. Life Work-lst, Business 5 2nd, Medicine. Favorite college other than Brown-lst, Yale 5 2nd, Smith. Most helpful activity-lst, Editorial workg 2nd, Football. Favorite drink-lst, Tom Collins, 2nd, Milk. Would you marry for money-1st, Yes, 753 2nd, No, 60. Yearly salary five years after graduation-lst, 35,0005 2nd, SZ-3,000. 24