Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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i Lett to rifiht: Di . A — Rutledge, vice-president; Barrett, president; Ashjian, treasurer; Zotos. secretary. On May 15, 1953 Don Gardiner, one of our most popular students, was elected Division B President. Highlighting the social season of the Junior Year was the Junior prom. Our prom was the first in the university ' s history to feature the crowning ot a queen, chosen from fifty candidates, as the most beautiful girl at the dance. The prom, a dinner- dance, was held in the Sheraton-Plaza and was one of the greatest successes in the annals of NU. Then, with a blare of trumpets and a splash of khaki, units of the Engineering and the Signal Corps ROTC hit the campus. Some passersby on Huntington Avenue took one look, shuddered, and enlisted in the Navy. As March came in like a lion, so did Tom Barrett to win the Middler Class Presidency by a slight edge in a hotly contested campaign. Two of our most popular co-eds were given awards signi- fying a high degree ot scholarship and a tolerant, democratic spirit. Lee Colby received an award from the Academy, and Dolores Pereira won a Ford Award. ZABILSKI HONORED Also in May, Ruth Mallion became the second co-ed in the history of this young university to attain the high position of vice-president of the Student council. Our senior year started off with a bang as Coach Joe Zabilski ' s boys nearly upset powerful Rhode Island when they were beaten in the first game of the year 13-7. The Huskies, however, shook off the disappointment and went on to win the rest of the games on their schedule to earn the number one small college rating. Recipient of the New England Coach ol the year award, Joe Zabilski shrugged off any claim to honor and laid the praise to the skill and determination of such boys as Captain Jack Lapsley, Jean Champagne, and Bill Gochis. Later Lapsley became the first N.U. player to be drafted by the big league of football when he was picked by the Pittsburgh Steelers. And then Ed Shea, the man who had brought our class to its first real fame, topped all his other achievements and won the New England Cross- country championship over America ' s fastest mara- thoner, Johnny Kelley of B.U. MORE AWARDS Four co-eds set a record as being the largest number of women in N.U. ' s history to receive Sears B. Condit Awards. Awards went to Lee Marston Colby, Marilyn Arnstein, Elizabeth Bedrosian, and Janet Dwelley. Repeaters from the Junior year were Richard Sonego, David Arbens, John Maloney, Robert Thompson, Joseph Heffernan, Reginald Brown, and Robert Assengo. And there were more awards. At the Dean ' s List Dinner of our senior year Ford Awards went to Don Gardiner, Jack Needle, and Virginia Landry. And there were still more awards. Miss Arn- stein was named Woman of the Year by Omega Sigma. And at the Alumni Convocation the Alumni Association awarded the Annual Alumni Awards to three high ranking seniors: Ed Goodstein, Don Gardiner and Allan Oram. The Most Distinguished Character Award for 1954 goes to Don Kobrin for his journalistic capers. In one of his stories for the News, Don buried the Botolph Building. For this and such like, he is famous. 28

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For the first time, Northeastern co-eds had a home away from home, when the University esta- blished the first dormitory on Marlborough Street in the Back Bay. Soon after, the Boston Traffic Commission made Marlborough a one-way thor- oughfare. UNDEFEATED GRID SEASON The N.U. football team was running up an im- pressive string of wins. The season ' s record was marred only with one tie, a 14-14 deadlock in the mud with Coast Guard. N.U. added to its girth with the acquisition of the adjacent Sylvania property in the winter of 1951. On March 21, 1952, the Silver Masque presented The Third Estate, an original musical comedy written by Messrs CeruUi, MacLean, and Blume. Two months later, Don Gardiner copped the Mid- dler election as Division B ' s choice for president. Horace Greeley ' s advice was taken to heart by the University officials, when they made plans to blast out the West Parking Lot and erect a gym- nasium. LIBRARY COMPLETED On September 24, Northeastern held coronation ceremonies. King Husky IV took on the crown, replacing the 13-year-old King Husky III who reigned as monarchial mascot for nearly 10 years. October 9 was a landmark in the history of the University. The erection of a modern library was completed in a solemn ceremony at which Dr. Luther H. Evans, Librarian of Congress, made a stirring speech on the freedom of study and thought. Also in October, the Silver Masque presented My Sister Eileen, marking Professor Eugene J. Blackman ' s debut as director of the group. Ed Shea placed second in the New England Cross-Country meet. He was just starting to get warmed up. Lenny Dartt had a golden year by Class adviser, Professor Joseph M. Golemme, with the ready smile and the helping hand . . . being named All-New England center and All-New England defenseman in football and hockey, re- spectively. On January 9, 1953 the Masque again made an appearance, this time in a courtroom drama entitled The Night of January 16th in which the audience de- cided the guilt or innocence of the defendant. The Spring of 1953 brought the promise of a new University Gym with President Ell officiating over the cornerstone ceremonies in May. Division A students, returning from their co-op period, got off the MTA and found, not barren asphalt, but a Hollywood setting for the Garden of Eden. The University now had trees on the newly named quadrangle. On March 20, 1953, Prof. Blackman and his group did it again. A professional rendition of Finian s Rainbow was given in Alumni Auditorium. The infamous Senator Billboard Rawkins was played infamously by Bob Mathieson. LAW SCHOOL CLOSES Potential lawmakers were told they couldn ' t get their degrees at Northeastern after 1956. After 55 years of operation the Law School would close. A new School of Education under the direction of Dr. Lester S. VanderWerf was taking its place. {27}

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Voodoo was under fire during most of our five year stay at N.U. At one point Division A abolisiied Voodoo but reinstated it four months later. They missed it? CLASS FUNCTIONS Some of the times we ' ve had! The Freshman Dance at the Dorothy Quincy Suite of John Hancocis; was the kick-off to our five years of go — go — go. Remember the Sophomore Dance at the Surrey Room of the Hotel Touraine? At the beginning of the Middler year we had a Moonlight Sail on the Boston Belle. Bob Boggs, whose initiative and interest in our class is deeply felt, got things going for a very successful evening. Some of us ' 54ers have scars left over from the Middler class picnic. Remember the sand flies. ' ' . . . And the smugg fires to get rid of them ? They left after we did. Except for the scars, we have fond memories of our Wingearsheek Beach outing. A big splashing Pre-Prom Rally on campus paved the way to the Middler Prom held at the Bradford Hotel. And then we arrived at the Junior Dinner- Dance. This affair, our best and biggest up to Senior Week, was held at the Sheraton-Plaza. And the Queen and Court of the prom were given the big- gest and most royal reception ever witnessed at an N.U. prom. Senior Week is ahead of us at this writing. But, we can see ahead that it will be the most to say the least. And it should be written that the Class of ' 54 is to be congratulated on its support ot the Library Building Fund. The pledges from our class surpassed those of any other class. That ' s ' 54 for you. And there ' s more. Remember when Em Kimball went to the New Jersey State Reformatory for Women — to work, of course? . . . when Robert Cutler of the LIniversity Corporation went to Washington with President Eisenhower? . . . and how can we ever forget Don Kobrin or Lenny D ' Orlando ' s stories in the News? Remember when our hockey hero, Lenny Dartt, was labelled the bad boy of college hockey by Boston scribes? . . . when we got a chance to grade the profs, back in ' 51 ? . . . when Dean White became Vice-President White? . . . when Luther Fulton fell into the Neponset River? He was flying a plane which developed en- gine trouble. . . . when Omega Sigma sponsored a dance and the fellows wanted membership cards? . . . and do you realize that if you are a subur- ban commutor you have traveled the MTA twice daily for five days a week for 130 weeks which equals 1300 rough rides? All this and more is ' 54. Left to right: Div. B — Mackay, vice-president; Miss Cobbs, treas- urer; Miss Mallion, secretary; Gardiner, president.