Antioch College - Towers Yearbook (Yellow Springs, OH)

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f, .... .. Ami have elapsed since it went out of existence. Except for the in- ception of the organized halls two years later it is doubtful if any other student activity at Antioch has had such far-reaching consequences. In those days the student body as a whole was much more conventional and intolerant than it is today. There was a general desire that Antioch should grow into a conventional peppy American college with lots of the Hgood old college spiritl' and all the palaver that goes with it. The League of Youth stemmed that tide, and was cordially hated for it. The Anziochian staff were mostly League of Youth people, and I have a clear mental picture of a crowd of angry stu- dents gathered about the big elm in front of North Hall on which was posted a clipping from the Avzziochiafz, along with a sign which read, Are we going to stand for this sort of thing at Antioch? The clipping signed HH. C. ridiculed football. That night Horace Champney was dragged from his room, paddled severely, and ducked in the horse trough on the road to Grinnellls. A few evenings later the football team met at Chatterjee's at the invitation of the League of Youth, for a free for all dis- cussion. The room was packed. Feelings were at white heat. And the League of Youth kept the upper hand. I overheard a frightened conversation later in the evening between two foot- ball men who seemed to think that they were going to be fired from college for playing football at all. After a time the League of Youth drifted away from Chatterjeesh Meetings became irregular. A temporary revival

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ALBERT WILBUR EATON Bryan, Ohio ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Community Council, Dormitory Committee, Chairman, Antioch Union, Antioch Players, Antioch Parliament, Antioch Chapter A. S. C. E., Glee Club, Orchestra, Band. HUBERT FREDERICK EUCHENHOFER Dayton, Ohio ECONOMICS Community Council, Chairman 1929-30: Antioch Union, Treasurer 1925, Baker House, Secretary. HOYVARD WALLERSTEIN FINESHRIBER Pliiloflolphio, Fa. Socmr, SCIENCE Community Council, Secretary 1929-30, Antioch Parliament, Antioch Players, Secretziry-Treasurer 1928-29, President 1929-30, League of Nations Association, 1929-30. SIMON FISHER, JR. Rock Rapids, Iowa ENGINEERING Antioch Players, Assistant Business ilflanager X926-27, Polygon Club, Secretary-Treasurer, 1926-27, Morgan Hall, Secretary-Treasurer 1926- 27, Glee Club, Band, Antioch Union. VERA FRIEDERIKA GRAY Pekin, Illinois ENGLISH Dramatic Club, Antioch Union, Glee Club, Nlusic Committee. 28

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EUGENE CAMPBELL COSKERY, JR. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania INDUSTRIAL ADMINISTRATION Freshman Class, Secretaryg Fire Lieutenant: Antioch Parliamentg Var- sity Ang Baker House, President 1928-ZQQ Football, I927Q Baseball, 1927-39, Captain 1927. CHESTER IRVING DANE Venice, California CHEMISTRY LARUE POVVELL DANIELS Scranton, Pemzsylfvania ENGLISH Varsity Trackg flzztiochian. ANNA THONIPSON DAVVSON Yellow Springs, Ohio PHYSICAL EDUCATION W. A. A., President 1925-26-271 Varsity Athletics. ROBERT GRAHAM DENMEAD Wert Libvrty, Ohio ENGINEERING-ARCHITECTURE Community Council, 1929-305 Senior Class, Presidentg Antiochian, Advertising Manager, 1926-27, Nash Hall, President 1928-295 Antioch Chapter A. S. C. E., Secretary-Treasurer 1928-29g Dormitory Com- mittee, 1928-295 Antioch Players, Assistant Business Manager 1926, Stage Manager, 1928, Scene Designer, 1929. 26