University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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WAA FIELD WEEK Badminton, table tennis, swimming, riflery. basketball, hockey, fencing, and bowling were the choice of sports open to participants in the week and a half long Women ' s Athletic Association Field Week. The event, which is a semiannual occurrence began November 28 and ended December 7 with a dessert in the theme Winter ' neat! ' the C. At this dessert the winners of the various intramural events received their awards and five women were honored with admission into the Women ' s C society. Dean Towle, Mary J. Pyatt, junior supervisor of physical education for women, and Iris Woods, from the service and supplies department of Hearst gymnasium, were made honorary members of the society. The week itself was an exciting one. Girls could be seen running hither and yon on their way to the Hearst Gym. the West field, the Berkeley Bowl, or wherever their prowess was to be tested. A feeling of good-hearted rivalry spread over all the hustle and bustle as houses strove to outdo each other and the Sports Club, in the name of the University, competed against outsiders •

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UNIVERSITY MEETINGS The first University meeting of 1955-56 got under way with the official welcome to the students by Chancellor Clark Kerr. The meeting had several other functions. First it served to remind students that this would be President Robert Gordon Sproul ' s twenty-fifth year as president of the University. In this regard the Chancellor mentioned the symposium on the development of science and the students ' picnic which would honor the President at later dates. The final point of interest was a speech by E. 0. Lawrence, professor of physics and director of the University ' s radiation laboratory, in which he reported on the scientific conference at Geneva. The chief event at our second University meeting was the presentation by Paul Hoffman, chairman of the Fund for the Republic, of $5,000 to Stiles Hall, University YMCA. for its distinguished service to freedom of speech and equality of opportunity. Hoffman also gave a report on his recent trip to Europe. The meeting ended with a speech by Terry Gaither on Project Pakistan- India-Ceylon ' s progress in furthering mutual under- standing, and with a speech by John Bahcall on the value of I House to the campus.

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SOPH SUPPER-SING On Sunday, December II, a relatively new type of activity occurred as the Sophomore Class presented a combined supper-sing. entitled Mistletoe Mingle. in the second and third floor lounges of Stephens Union. The event was open to all corners and was designed to accommodate a large crowd as most living groups do not provide Sunday night dinner. For the cost of a dollar and ten cents those attending enjoyed a sumptuous dinner of chicken pies, salad, vegetables and dessert. Following the supper there was a planned program of entertainment featuring campus talent. Following the group singing, entertainment was provided by the Tau Kappa Epsilon jazz band and the Alpha Tau Omega Quartet. Steve Walker and Jay Griffin presented a western nov- elty and a Santa Claus skit was also presented. Several hours of dancing completed the evening of festivities. Class sings are a long-standing University tradition. Usually each class presents a sing to which members of all classes are invited. These functions are an important part in the money-raising program of the classes.