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

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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.

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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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THE CLASS Uf MvvU was welcomed to the Prince- ton campus by hungry Schicks and buckets of scald- ing water. The annual freshman-sophomore riots hit a peak of intensity and the administration was eventually forced to call a truce. The final mollify- ing of feelings was handled by a peace offering of several kegs of beer, but in the official test of class supremacy, the Cane Spree, the freshmen were swamped. They were completely outrun and out- tugged by the sophomores. The frosh football team, however, helped restore lost prestige, attaining an unblemished record, except for one tie with Penn . . . Socially, the Freshman Council provided the first activity for the neophytes with a Post-Penn game dance and then went on to promote a most successful prom. Chalking up a record, the fresh- man class topped the rest of the college, percentage- wise, in contributing to the Campus Fund. As far as the ' 56ers themselves are concerned, no better class has ever torn up the grass within the Holder Quadrangle. President Stephen J. Alfred Vice-President HORACE D. DE GUNZBURG Treasurer Neil L. Rudenstine FRESHMAN CLASS COUNCIL Bjik Ron Grider, Gillies, Reed, Post, Brazell F nnt Rrni Matthias, Rudenstine, Alfred, de Gunzburg 4ht it Kurt '