Baldwin Wallace University - Grindstone Yearbook (Berea, OH)

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Full elections were a quiet harbinger of political fireworks which carried tlu'Ough to spring. Dr. 130qu55 at the Founder's Day Program. September Eaelections Opened the year Of student government which later became a vigorous cmd stormy session over election of next year's student CISSembly president. Eiggeet fan event atB-W being Homecoming, the occasion was magnified this centennial year with Founder's Day and Homecoming falling together. The holiday opened on Friday night with Cl faculty rendition of Hamlet. The bulk of events fell on Saturday, Which led off With an alumni luncheon at Emma Lang Hall presided over by Dr. A. L. Marting, alumni secretary. 31 Cox leads prayer a1 B-W's annual Full Retreat where plans were formed for religious activities. Before c1 crowd of 7,500 the Yellow Jackets took c1 merciless 25-7 beating at the hands of Oberltn's Yeomen, Who revenged last year's 35-0 rout. At the haifwtime ceremonies, welcomes were extended by Dr. Louis C. Wright, Queen Mary Papp, and Alumni President Lewis Black, With the season's top performance turned in by BAW's snappy marching band under the direction of Cecil Munk. Following the game, fraternities and sororities welcomed alumni in reunions, after which the Alumni Dinner was held. Founderts Day ceremonies came early in the even- President Wright speaks at Homecoming game.

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Bill Cruwiord and Fran Johnson eaten; a Pepsi in celebration of their election as Ice College and Betty Coed. Ray Watts congratulates Elmer Bumham after Rochester defeated B-W in the opener. Beginning the school year almost on the heels of Iepan's surrender. the College opened September 3 with cm enrollment of 837, the Freshman class of 250 being the largest. Upper Classmen, including 170 V-12 men, took the usual first week rush in their stride, but to the busy Fresh the sequence of Freshman activities was CI dizzy whirl. TranSplented into Ct new environment, these tender sprouts soon caught on to new habits and traditions, not the least of which was studying. Surveyed more cooly from CI distance of time, they were able to see the wisdom hidden behind the rush of Freshman week. Traditional for new students and their families, the Freshman Conve- ccrtion Service featured an address by President Wright. The informal reception and meetings with the deems served both to acquaint the Fresh with College officials and College rules. A series of tests, psychological and academic, were squeezed in during the week. Among the social events of the week were the Mixer, held Cit Lake Baldwin, the Pumphcmdle, c1 formal reception and dance, and the culminating Stunt Night. At the latter event were pre- sented Betty CoedeF'rcm Iehneen, and Joe CollegeeBilt Crawford. Concurrent with the usual and unusual occurrences Of school lite, the College launched its Centennial Program which featured year-round events and Ct $1,250,000 campaign for expansion funds. This ambitious construction pro, gram received an early impetus in September when George A. Hitter, c1 Toledo qttorney-elumnus, gave $152,000 for CI library as Ct memoriet to his parents. At the time, the iibrctry cmd new gymnasium topped the building list, but later building rev striations gave both C: back seat. In the first game of Ct ten game season which marked Coach Wettsi eighteenth year at BW, the Yellow Jackets bowed to Elmer Burnham's Rochester eleven in the hottest game of the yeerethe mercury reached 97 degrees. Navy talent proved CI trev mendous help 05 B-W moved ahead to win the next four games against Bowling Green, Ohio Wesleyan, two games with Case. 29

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Mary Pupp. Homecoming Queen inq With cm address by President Bevis of Ohio State University, and with the conferring of honorary de- grees upon the speaker and the Rev. Frederick chkhczrdt, '06, CI leader of Methodist missions in China. A dance Cit the Armory completed the day's activities. Sunday. both of Berea's Methodist churches held Founder's Day cere- monies. Other Observances includ- ing c1 WGAR broadcast, a historical lecture, and CI voice recital by Leonard Treqsh concluded the crowded week-end. 31