Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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sh-,vl ,lf .fare wr, afxff. f . f u q:5m-' N was-.w : rw .v s-.1 isa- 61 lf Il. L e af is .ii 1- ' ' QJ1 K 'xii History of the Class of l929 O our way of thinking, no other class in the history of Brown University can, with any degree of success, point to a record of achievement such as that set up by the class of 1929. Ours is a record to which we point with pardonable pride, for it is one replete with honors and glory in both the scholastic and the athletic worlds. We number among ourselves men famed nationally and internationally for outstanding ac- complishments, and we believe that we are thoroughly justified in heaping praise upon them and upon ourselves. Our career at Brown has been one of supreme happiness and has at no time caused us to regret our choice of an institution of higher learning. We take from our Alma Mater an indescribable feeling of satisfaction and contentment, which we gathered therein, and we feel that Brown has benefited from our having been num- bered among her students. Realizing full well the debt that we owe our Alma Mater, we are attempting to relate at this point a few of the services thatwe have rendered for the further glory of Brown. The 400 men who assembled in Sayles Hall for a psychological examination in the fall of 1925, were looked upon by the majority of upperclassmen as decidedly queer. The reason for this was that there had been a general tightening-up of the requirements for admission to the University during the preceding spring and summer, and current opinion had it that our class would be all wet, and that Brown prestige and athletic fame would suffer accordingly. As the result of stricter entrance requirements, the class of 1929 did turn in a higher psychological standing than preceding classes, but did not suffer any lack of physical perfection in so doing. In fact, when the results of the 'physical examinations had been tabulated, we were found to be above par, and the belief that we would turn out to be a puny bunch of grinds was shattered. I Our first days on the campus were busy and happy ones. We met the Sophomores in the usual class skirmishes and easily defeated them in the fiag rush. We were not too strict on them however and gracefully allowed them to win the wrestling bouts. This last act seems to be traditional in the University, and it was not our intention to break with tradition while still so young in the ways of Brown men. With the start of classes there came a call for men for the freshman athletic teams. 1929 fielded an excellent football team, under the leadership of Captain Farber, and many men whose names were later to be famous as University players of note learned to play Brown football with this unit. The team went through the season with but one defeat, and Kevorkian and the Cornsweet Brothers performed brilliantly. The cross country team had an equally Sue- cessful season. Those of us who were not gifted athletically managed to busy ourselves among the various non-athletic activities on the Campus, and many of us became elected and appointed to responsible positions. - . As the year wore on and we became more at home in our new world, we became con- scious of a great love for Brown and its institutions. Truly we were loyal sons, al- though only freshmen. The monotony of the first semester's duties was well broken up by fraternity. rushing and pledging and the winter sports' seasons. Our wrestling, swim- 2 ming, and basketball teams all enjoyed fairly successful seasons, and unearthed many more real athletes from among our ranks. The second semester found us thinner in numbers, due to the ruthless mid-year exams, but those of us who survived still formed one compact, energetic group. In the spring our track and baseball teams were excellent. The baseball team with Haskell Billings Cof Detroit famej on the mound, won most of its games, and our track team, numbering among its personnel such stars as John Collier and Bill Carney, was also very successful. Thus through hard BRUNQ 2N,, .1 23