Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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(Zfate %i4to ity FRESHMAN YEAR September 1951 brought 860 members of the Class of 1956 to the Huntington Avenue Campus. The upper stories of the Library Building were still in the process of being enclosed with the traditional white brick that characterizes all the buildings on the main quadrangle. But, there was another important newcomer to the University among the eager frosh. The R.O.T.C. invaded the Greenleaf Building with five officers and seven en- listed men. Under the command of Colonel Howard E. Price, 600 were enrolled in the first military courses. The frosh were treated to their first collegiate foot- ball rally as a warm up for the A.I.C. game. The now yellowing and musty pages of the Northeastern News report the following headlines during the remainder of the year: Speed Skater, Al Broadhurst, Becomes First Husky Representative to Olympics . . . N.U. Upsets A.I.C. 27-20 . . . N.U. Students in Demand, — Night- ingale . . . Draft Deferment Test Forms Due . . . Kiss Me Kate Stars Visit Masque . . . PFC Joins R.O.T.C. Staff . . . Bates Falls to N.U. 41-13 - - . Tinker Connelly, Sal Lombardo. Jack Shea Win Alumni Trophies . . . N.U. Topples W.P.I. 27-7. Colonel Price Lectures Camera Club . . . Coast Guard Tie Gives N.U. Undefeated Season . . . The Man Who Came To Dinner . . . U.P. Names Connelly All New England Back ... 29 Frosh seek Four Offices . . . Joe Kirk Elected Frosh Prexy . . . N.U. Buys Sy lvania Property . . . Geno Neri leads Basketball Team to Three Straight ... Liz Dougherty First Co-ed in Frosh Decla- mation Contest . . . Student Council Starts Search For New Alma Mater . . . Up ' n Atom Trio to Present Fourth Estate . . . Snow Storm Cancels Classes . . . Pucksters Win NE Championships . . . VooDoo Out at Bookstore . . . Iron Curtain Lifted — Landscaping to Begin. Karl Rhode to Play at Frosh Dance Feb. 15 . . . Dr. Ell Asks Frosh Contributions to Library Building . . . Hersey, Walton Off to West Point . . . Drill Team Prac- tices in Bates Hall . . . Trees Arrive for Quad . . . Pi Tau Sigma Chapter Established at N.U. . . . Blackman Named Director of Silver Masque . . . Library Opens May 26 . . . Tinker Connelly Named Athlete of the Year . . . Dr. Ell Announces Plans to Build New Gym. SOPHOMORE YEAR Every September, the big story is always the ar- rival of the new frosh, the Class of 1957. Space in the Parking lots and Commons starts to diminish as 1075 of them swarm through the hallowed halls. During the Summer, King Husky II announced his plans to abdicate, so, one of the first things on the docket was a huge coronation ceremony for King Husky III. A thousand students watched while the new monarch was escorted by his honor guard, the newly chartered Pershing Rifles. About this time, University Vice-president Church- ill announced he would retire at the end of the year. A tireless worker for NU., he supervised the building pro- gram. His successor was announced to be Dr. William C. White. Football fans suffered a setback as N.U. ' s win streak New frosh look slightly bewildered during a break in orientation week meetings.

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' Paint Your Wagon cast rehearses against the unfinished set of Jake ' s Palace. was snapped by Rhode Island, 32-0. Other headlines during the year were: Kirk Re-elected Class President . . . R.O.T.C. En- rollment Swells to 1278 . . . Blackman Announces My Sister Eilene as Masque ' s Opening Production . . . Volpe Awards S.A.M.E. Charter . . . Roo Bee Picks 14 ouf of 14 . . . Sidewalk Political Rally . . . Library Dedication Held in Alumni Auditorium. First Military Ball Scheduled for February . . . Dr. Garland Named Head of Admissions Department . . . Huskies Wind Up Season With 4-3 Record . . . Plastic Bookcovers Go on Sale in Bookstore . . . Alma Mater Contest Draws One Entry . . . Goolkasian Elected Div. B Prexy as only 25 % of Class Votes . . . Ray Pickard Stars on Ice . . . The Night Of January Sixteenth to be Next Masque Effort. N.U. to Start College of Education . . . Work Begun on New Gym . . . Selection for First Advanced R.O.T.C. Class Begins . . . Tuition Increase Announced . . . Cindy Lord Named Colonel at Military Ball . . . IBM Test Scoring Machine Installed . . .Bookstore to Double Size . . . Soph Prom Held in Louis XIV Ballroom . . . Finian ' s Rainbow . . . Gov. Herter Speaks at Convocation . . . Pickard Chosen All American Goalie . . . Moody Named Director of N.U. Libraries. Co-op Director Nightingale Dies of Heart Attack . . . Law School Closes Its Doors . . . Four Songs Now Entered in Alma Mater Contest . . . Kirk Elected Head of Div. A Middlers. Hisler to Head Div. B . . . Gym Cornerstone to be Laid at Open House . . . Crane Suc- ceeds Nicholson as Law Dean . . . Water Main Break Floods Bookstore . . . Second Co-ed Dorm Purchased . . . Pickard Selected as Athlete of Year. MIDDLER YEAR The end of another Division A five week summer term bring a new class into the N.U. family. With this class, the News had to blow the dust from an old head- line — returning veterans entering in droves. This year they were Korean War veterans and there were 300 of them in the 1400 who registered in the Class of 1958. Professor Roy Woolridge was appointed director of the Department of Co-operative Work replacing Prof. Winthrop Nightingale who died .the preceding year. The engineers got a new dean for a year as Prof. Ferretti replaced Dean William Alexander, who was granted a year ' s leave of absence to do research at duPont. The Library was doing a land office business as was the newly enlarged Bookstore. The football team readied itself to meet U.R.I, as the season ' s curtain raiser. In The start of the Sophom new mascot is crowned.