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

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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.

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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 UA AwVV bounced back strongly after last year ' s fluke defeat by the class of ' 54, taking complete charge of the annual Frosh-Soph rivalry and achieving an outstanding double victory in the process. First they held Holder Court, traditional stronghold of the sophomore class, shaving the heads of all frosh who managed to push their way in; later, in the more organized cane spree, ' ' 55 proved its mettle by winning every event from hap- less ' 56 for an unprecedented white-wash . . . Look- ing back on its first two years at Princeton, ' 55 can find much to be proud of: Fine teams were fielded in many sports by the class, which showed its ver- satility by also producing a highly successful Prom in its freshman year, a class Dance on Harvard SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS: Clark, Rus Bacheller. Presideut Robert B. Russell Vice-President Winthrop R. Adkins Secretary Joseph H. Bacheller Treasurer William L. Clark weekend, and a Bury-the-Hatchet party for ' 56 after the cessation of class hostilities ... A Soph- omore Council was organized this fall to take care of the many class problems . . . Crowning academic achievement of the class was the unusually low number of ' 55 men who had to withdraw for scho- lastic reasons.