Tufts University - Jumbo Yearbook (Medford, MA)

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And in the beginning . . . Fall, 19J 6 . . . 3,138 students registered, and the freshmen formed Tufts “Class of’50” . . . they sair . . . Harvard blank Tufts 49-0 . . . possible Tufts expansion in plans for a War Memorial Library . . . renewed spirit at the re-established Tufts night rally and bonfire . . . Fish Ellis appointed basketball coach . . . organization for the first Jumbo Book since 1943 . . . the “Kippie” house (Alpha Kappa Pi) merge with Alpha Sigma Phi . . . undergraduate honor societies. Sword and Shield, Ivy, and Tower Cross, brought back by Student Council . . . John Wilson’s notable ex¬ hibition of paintings . . . sent . . . Janis Yates to the organizational meeting of the NS A in Chicago . . . Professor Nichols to the Antarctic . . . banished . . . Jackson drum majorettes at Dean Bush’s request . . . heard . . . Billy Butterfield’s fine band play at the I.F.C. ball . . . Stratton Hall and East Hall take honors at the first postwar traditional Christmas Sing , . . home for Christmas and back . . . to enjoy . . . the antics of professors atid advisors at Student- Faculty Night . . . the Freshman Introduction dance . . . the biological exhibitions at the Lam¬ bert-Kingsley Open House . . . the class of ’50 Circus Party . . . voted for . . . Pat Green, Jackson ’50 president, and John Cala- gione. Tufts ’50 president . . . tried . . . almost successfully, to forget exams by leaping on the band wagons of our favorite candidates for mayor . . . Sheriff Ed Meehan . . . who en¬ camped his followers around Eaton Library . . . who imported danseuse Sally Keith . . . Jerry “Geronimo” Guarino . . . who sent his maraud¬ ing braves galloping over the Hill . . . Joe Mc¬ Carthy . . , who was ceremoniously buried and mysteriously reincarnated ... Ted Vogel . . . who was assisted by prominent athletes . . . James Michael Curley, then mayor of Boston, was the first to congratulate Sheriff Eddie Meehan, Mayor of Tufts . . . all reported nationally by “Life” . . . Older and nnser . . . sophomores . . . saw . . . the gigantic rally before Tufts victory over Bow- doin . . . Captain Connor take over the NROTC unit . . . 5,000 grads at Homecoming Day . . . and the A.T.O.’s winning effigy of Lord Jeff . . . Amherst beaten 13-7 . . . the ski team grant¬ ed varsity status . . . talent, laughs, music at the Varsity Club Minstrel Show . . . Coach Harry Briggs’ independent hockey team pile up three wins against one loss despite A.A. indifference . . . Ted Herbert’s orchestra at I.F.C. . . . Ted Vogel win berth on 1948 U. S. Olympic team . . . Arthur Fiedler judge Stratton Hall and Delta Upsilon winners of Christmas sing . . . Ivy Book 1949-1950

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CLASS OFFICERS JACKSON Seated: B. Furbish (president). Standing; D. Wells (treasurer), S. Hall (marshal), V. Taylor (secretary), J. Pillsbury (vice- president). TUFTS W. Brent (treasurer), R. Sears (vice-president), J. Lee (president), J. Sherman (marshal), P. Nadig, (secretary). TOWER CROSS Seated; E. Schluntz (secretary-treasurer), A. Perry, J. Calagione (president), P. Nadig (vice- president), R. Robert. Standing: N. Blair, F. Steves, J. Sherman, J. Lee, S. Mackay.

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loere there ivhen . . . the hockey team was given informal backing . . . Tobey of Brown set a new cage mile record while Tufts trackmen continued winning ways . . . the Roy Phillips Memorial trophy was established for the outstanding college performer at B.A.A. games . . . the Education and Psychology departments moved into renovated North Hall . . . Arthur W. Schlesinger, Pulitzer prize winner, spoke at the chapel . . . scholastic ratings surpassed previous year . . . the band was reorganized under Prof. Kempf . . . the Curtis Hall four year plan was presented, protested, rescinded . . . Jackson whipped Tufts in basketball’s “Battle of Sexes” . . . Dr. Nichols, still in Antarctic, named “Tufts Valley” . . . Archibald MacLeish spoke . . . the rez leveling was completed . . . the cornerstone for the Jackson gym was laid . . . Herb (Smokey Stover) Higginbotham nosed out Chet Benoit, Perry “Congo” Congdon, Jim Clark, and the champion of women’s rights, Pat Deeley, and became “Hizzoner, the Mayor” . . .