Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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?0ok I I Classes Page 27 'CHARLES BRADLEY DIXON Class President A Class of 1926 oFF1cERs SHARLES BRADLEY D1XoN ..........,.... ...........s.. P resident POHN TILLINGHAST HUNT ......... ..... F irst Vice-President RRESTON PEABODY MacDONALD ..... ..,s. S econd Vice-President WUDOLPH JOHN PAYOR .................... .............. S ecretary ILLIAM BECK WIDNALL .................... ,,.,........ T reasarer COMMITTEES MASCOT COMMITTEE N. M. Field, Chairman F. S. Cross P. P. MacDonald CAP AND GOWN COMMITTEE W. Wright, Chairman C. F. Andrews J. T. Hunt A. L. Parks, Jr. W. B. Widnall PIPE AND CANE COMMITTEE S F. H. Rohlfs, Chairman J. M. Barry R. R. Crosby G. H. Needham R. J. Payor PHOTOGRAPHIC COMMITTEE G. A. Higgins, Chairman J. L. Hood, Jr. MUSIC COMMITTEE J. W. Nagle, Chairman R. K. Connell J. G. Gurney W. M. Smith W. J. Turtle IIIIIIIHHIIIlIHINIIIHIINIllllllllllllllllt II MTM I ' wuimrg f'W'-Ji iilgjw M iii! U' xl 43. r--- r , 'AKD 11' Ivy riiilqli W Temp 1 ,N elif' - 5l:fii' -gm 1: I ii 1

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Page 28 1926' Liber Brzmensis ll lllllllllllllllllll lIllllllllllllllllllllllllll Ill YW I ll 'T l-gpm fri? I ' Jw ...... Aw '11 :U ll may 1-'I-i-gfssuif uf.. W lillllllmfiil' , i . . V, ml ,413 'iff 'Half F33 an i l I I ' I ' , History of the Class of 1926 Four years ago the class of 1926 came to Providence and had its first experience in walking up College Hill. We created such an impression by our appearance on the Brown Campus that the University appointed Professor Burwell as Dean of Freshmen in order to guide our destinies. This recognition by the authorities was the first in- timation of the glory that was to be ours. Soon after college opened, the class of 1925 conducted us on several midnight tours through which we were privileged to see points of interest throughout the state. On September 27th we met the Sophomores in the annual class rush, and after a fu- rious battle we succeeded in breaking down the pole holding the Sophomore's flag. Despite the fact that we had shown a decided superiority, the Cammarian Club ruled the rush a draw, and we had to be satisfied with a moral victory. ' The Class of 1925 won the wrestling bouts, and we settled down to the task of making our college careers. Our studies were rudely interrupted by the hustle and bustle of fraternity rush- ing, and after a strenuous week of rushing, we found that some two hundred of us had been pledged to the various Greek Letter Societies on the campus. Get Wise Mixers, social affairs, and trips with the football team to New Haven, Cambridge, and Boston started us on the path of real college spirit. Several of our members who had played on the Varsity helped us to win an overwhelming victory over the Class of 1925 in the Sophomore - Freshman football game. As we were now an organization Working as a unit, we next elected officers for the year. Payor was elected President, Stifler, First Vice-President, Halliday, Second Vice-President, Prior, Secretary 5 and Wentworth, Treasurer. With the opening of the winter sports season, Brown adopted the three year rule and the class of 1926 had the honor of being the first class with representative teams competing in its name. Our success in basketball, wrestling, swimming, and track showed the wisdom of the new move of the University. Soon came the last celebrations of our Freshman year. In April we defeated the Sophomores in the clash at our class banquet. In May we ended our year as Freshmen with a colorful burning of our skull caps on Thayer Street field. Thus, it can be said that our year ended in a blaze of glory. We embarked on our Sophomore year with promise of great doings ahead. At the class rush we defeated the Class of 1927 in both the flag rush and the wrestling bouts. Many of us made the Varsity football team and displayed exceptional ability during the ensuing season. The officers which we chose to lead us this year were: President, Halliday, First Vice-President, Coles, Second Vice-President, Crosby, Secre- tary, Rohlfs, and Treasurer, Loomis.