Carleton College - Algol Yearbook (Northfield, MN)

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WOMEN'S LEAGUE Women's League, the social and judicial arbiter of the East side,- this year launched forth on on enthusiastic and ambitious program. The Court and Cabinet cooperated to fulfill the twofold purpose of the League, to maintain the high standards of Carleton and to coordinate the activities of the women students. The Cabinet sponsored such functions as Student-Faculty teas, the Big Sister program and the Scholarship Dinner. League publications include the freshman handbook and a comprehensive book of rules for women students, To keep in touch with similar women's organizations, the president-elect jour- neyed to an l.A.W.S. convention at the University of New Mexico and League officers planned social meetings with representatives of the St. Olaf women's organization. Reaching out beyond campus boundaries, the Women's League supported a war orphan, Adriana Van de Hoek, and gave a scholarship to provide necessary spending money for a foreign woman student at Carleton. Also under the Women's League are the Junior Heads, led by Lois Kennedy, who kept Gridley ticking and the freshman women on their toes, The Junior heads pictured below are: First row: Piatt, Lee, Mead, Second row: Marvel, Kennedy, Grocker, Thompson, Robinson, Third row: Bennett, Larsen, Varco, Cuddeback. Varco, Coffey, Erickson, Lee, Denworth, Anderson, Larsen

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A Vike gets spiked. FOOTBA LL School spirit in athletics reached a new high at Carleton as all eyes focused on the possibilities of a conference football championship after a decisive 20 to O victory over Beloit in the season's opening game, A defeat by Lawrence in the third game of the season had not the least effect on our spirit, and when Ripon put the final damper on the championship hopes we kept right on yelling, Carleton was in the midst of a rise to new heights in football and we all sensed it as we eagerly followed the team through the l948 season, Pray, Erickson, Rivall, Peregrine and Rottke led the way for us in the first game of the season as we won 20 to nothing after an exciting second half scoring spree. A highlight of the game was George Field's 74-yard run before being brought down from behind on the l5-yard line, Playing under the lights at Grinnell the following week, the Carls gained their second victory of the season, l3 to O. We didn't get rolling until late in the third quarter when a 60 yard Asp-to-Shean pass set up Curt Rottke's 25 yard run around end for the first score, Bob David pushed across the second touch- down from the I4 yard line as time ran out. It was during this game that we lost Curt Rottke for the season when he 26