University of Virginia - Corks and Curls Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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'THE'YEARrJ953 1954 In the spring of 1953 things got warmer when the Alumni trampled the varsity 41 to 0 in the annual Alumni football game held March 21 in Scott Stadium. Then came spring rushing and Bid Sunday was March 29 with 284 men taken into the 28 fraternities on the Grounds. This was the largest rush class since 1949. Easter vacation brought the un- fortunate death of James W. Floyd in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Norton Clay was also seriously injured in the accident. During the first days of April the flick crew was offered Bwana Devil, the first full length 3-D movie to play in Charlottesville. This was soon followed by a deluge of odd demensional Hicks that kept the movie fans confused from then on. Thursday night, April 9, the University Party was split into two political units, Lambda Pi and Skull 6! Keys. This opened the way for more political activity at the University. April 17 Tommy Dorsey arrived to touch OE Easter Weekend, the annual Libel Show, and the awarding of the Ugly Man prize to Pete Platt. A new ruling, however, had been made to curtail the association of the flowing cup with Dorsefs band,-no mote drinking in the Gym. On April 21 the Graduate Center was opened at the south end of West Range and two students, Tom Wilson and George Turner, reported seeing a Hying saucer over Charlottesville. The hrst ofhcial Student Council stand on public drinking was published in the Cavalier Daily April 29, when it was pointed out that Virginia State law prohibits alcoholic beverages on state property. i.c. Memorial Gymnasium. Also, no one is allowed to drink in a public place which does not have an ABC license. One of the Councilis aims was to prevent the congestion on Rugby Road, especially during the dance weekends.

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We progressed and became integral parts of the University. We made new friendships and became identi- Fied with Jeffersonian architecture in out Hannels, white bucks, and regimental ties. In our short time here we have cut many classes, ma ybe failed some courses, attended summer school per- haps, and assimilated an education in spite of ourselves. The satisfaction of gaining knowledge came fast to some, slowly to others, and never penetated to those who dropped out as the swift years Hew past. What we take away from Virginia is individual. The memory of University life is based upon experience, and no two persons have had the same experiences while at college. What we accomplished is summed up in what we feel as we leave and what we shall recollect years hence. But each person has his individual sentiments and his private opinions about his life spent here. To some of us University life was a failure, many gained little outside of the classrooms, the rest made future contacts, became leaders on the Grounds, widened their horizons, matured, and have felt the satisfac- tion of having lived a full and rounded life. This is not the end of life or education. It is but the start of living and learning among our fellow men in a world that demands the best from each person. Now is when we start using the experience that we have accumulated in over sixteen years of acquiring an education. .a. .. e. c... 45-... - M5- - :w'm. hh mm! W .... g FRATERNITIES ORGANIZATIONS S O C I E T I E S

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Stuart Valentine was elected President of the College April 29, with Granny Swope as vice-president, Mac Gibson secretary-treasurer, and Marvin Perry historian. Sonny Nichols, Widdy Tazewell, Fred Bocock and Bo Moore won Student Council seats. On May 1 Walt Kelly, creator of Pogo, spoke at the Cavalier Daily annual banquet, Widdy Tazewell was elected president of the Raven Society, and Frank Ward resigned as track coach. Student Council announced plans for a forum on public drinking problems on May 12. Recommendations of three Council committees on drinking at athletic events, social func- tions, and at dances and concerts were heard at the forum which was held in Cabell Hall. Student reaction was not favorable enough and further proposals were planned for pre- sentation. With this in the air, the spring semester of 1953 came to a close with Finals.