Princeton University - Bric A Brac Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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Preside it William M. Ruddick l ice-President Francis J. Madden Secretary E. H. Geoffrey Gowen Treasurer Carl B. Lyle, Jr. the event a characteristic novelty . . . Returning in the fall with more members than expected, the class generously contributed over a thousand dollars to a Cancer Fund as a memorial to a fatally-stricken class- mate. The class displayed the full scope of its leader- ship by sending out Ahmini Weekly ' s to members in absentia , by publishing a Bric-a-Brac which otherwise faced extinction, and by putting on a Junior Prom that was successful financially as well as socially . . . Senior theses did not keep the class from breaking the all-time record of participation in the Memoiial Insurance Fund Drive, set previously by the Class of ' 51. When comps and finals were over the class relaxed to enjoy the Senior Barbecue and Class Day activities in a last informal get-to- gether before graduation. With gratitude tinged with regret at leaving Princeton, the class received its sheep-skins, hoping that as alumni it could keep the same spirit for Class and University that it had shown in its undergraduate days.

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THE CLASS Ur IwVV welcomed itself to Princeton by producing a kidnapped sophomore president at the first football game of the season — a clear demon- stration of class spirit in its most embryonic form. SENIOR CLASS COUNCIL B.uk Rou Zimskind, Frye, Bryant, Gibbon, Lind, Corry, Anderson. Second Row: Cassin, Hobson, Buchanan, Schdck, Carpi, Frost, Ellwood. Front Row: Nachtrieb, Madden, Ruddick, Gowen, Lyle The yearlings proceeded to set a modern athletic record with six undefeated intercollegiate teams. A preunion fall beer-party and a spring Freshman Prom with Claude Thornhill ' s music rounded out the year ' s activities . . . When bicker arrived in Sophomore year, the class set another record as the first class to receive 100% bids without coercion. In anticipation of a heavy draft call over the summer, the infamous Last Blast party was organized in the spring with specially designed T-shirts to give

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THE CLASS OF 1954 has graced the Halls of Nas- sau for three years now, and its contributions to Princeton have been many and varied. After defeat- President Homer A. Smith Vice-Presidetit Donald V. Bear Secretary • • Richard D. Savage Treasurer John M. Bergland JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS: Bear, Smith, Bergland, Savage. ing the vaunted men of ' 53 in the annual fall Cane Spree, the yearling Tigers capped a highly success- ful year with their Freshman Prom ... As sopho- mores, the Class of 1954 wrought havoc with the insurgent freshmen, shaving over 150 heads and win- ning the Cane Spree, the first class in Princeton ' s history not to lose a Cane Spree . . . Bicker brought many secret meetings, lost sleep, and after many tense moments the greatly desired 100%. This goal was achieved on the second night of Open House — an unprecedented achievement; due mainly to the work of class President Homer Smith and the Committee of Seventeen . . . On the less serious side, the class sponsored its now famous Shore Roar during 1952 Houseparties. A highly successful Junior Prom, featuring the bands of both Eliot Lawrence and Lester Lanin, highlighted a profitable junior year.