Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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Twelve-fifteen. JUNIOR YEAR Class of 1951 This year and one more-time only for achieve- ment perhaps, but mixed with the correct ingredient: those good times that fade slowly into memory. The year gave promise of a perfect blend. The military and employment problems were heard only faintly through the noise of cheers and the quiet tones of appreciation of many jobs well done. A college of 4300 students saw the advent of President Wriston's movable door, watched the old house move slowly up Thayer St., walked through the spring mud of refectory construction, thrilled, complained, waited, achieved. Another nine months added their quota of growth to the already rising progression. Fraternity and col- lege averages rose, another successful sports year was in evidence, dormitories got mixed parties. And on the other hand there was no smile in University Hall as the $10,000 Knight Collection of stamps disap- peared from its glass case in the Hay . Sports never die, but some near-collapse thrills were provided in 1949-1950. Trailing 26-7, an in- spired Bruin eleven turned rout into victory over Colgate to the tune of 41-26; the soccermen upset national champion Connecticut. Revenge was in the air - hockeymen, and behind Priestley, Sennott, 26 Gubbins, pinned two stunningll e Nassau Tiger whose roar on the gridiron was somewhat sub- dued by Dick Contino's accordion. A year for teams and individual, the latter a junior class monopoly-football: Chernak, Hill, Powers- the team beat Harvard for the first time in eleven yearsthe after the game Boston Tea Party left the impression of victory forever sure-memories-bas- ketball: Mahoney, Kozak, Creswell-if that was not enough for Harvard, the hockey victories added em- phasis, and added the Ivy League title while the swimmers were taking the New England champion- ship. Priestley and Whiston are named honorable mention All-American, Mahoney, brilliant through the season, gains a berth on the Look New England All Star team. Dave Michael stll undefeatedWin Wilson with two firsts against Dartmouth-cham- pions Borjeson, Phillips-soccer goalie Scheffer given second string All-American-freshman harriers tops in New England-victory and defeat and victory again. The small and the large, the bitter and the sweet- the third sex in the paramecium, the increased board and general fee-the largest deficit ever-the acety- lene torch to the Van Wickle gates-Wriston bela- bors John L. Lewis-Eleanor Roosevelt tells 1,400

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l this fuss over water? In the same vein so was Dick Gage, again holding his class's top office, even though O0'Donnell's Cloth- ing Store supported Jim Mullaney. Other hints for the future were the political victeries of Handman and Anderson. Mentioning victories, ocne's mind returns to ath- letics for that was a winning year. Art Bartlett won the Ne w England shot put championship; with Cres- well sparkling, behind Kozak and Mahoney, the Brown cagers downed Holy Cross and Dartmouth in two spectacular upsets; Dick Phillips captured the NAAU high jump crown. The Narragansett La- crosse Club itself in its sophomore year scored an upset win over previcusly undefeated Worcester Poly. Bigmoments and little-today there is no Observ- er; there are still the travel experiences of JimDon- aldson. There are still the memories of 400 momen- tarily staunch sophomores crowded into Froebel Hall for the most gala beer party of them all. There was the professional touch football team from Edwards- Hopkins, and perhaps of longest remembered conse- quence the Harvard jinx: sport after sport-no vic- tory-then the hockey team again-this time with Priestly-Harvard was at last defeated. At last and at first, ayear of firsts-the first shell to appear on the Seekonk for a period of 74 years was lowered as the Brown Rowing Association began the evidences of that slow growth-evidences else- where: on the columns of the Widener Library, on the streets that Friday, Black Friday-gloom and no parties-spring brought back weekends and a new outlook-new outlooks for many freshmen become fraternity men, a wider college view-rushing from another angle-maturity, progress. And sports again: the baseball team features the It was Condon's kick, remember? 0 for 2nice try though. pitching of sophomore Bill Hayes, outstanding against Columbia and Dartmouth-Al Gauthier at bat-Gil Borjeson gains hammer throw recognition -sailing and lacrosse become respected competitors. Recognition for Brown: the trackmen win the New England title-Milt Brier, breaststroker for the Bruin swimmers, is named for honorable mention on the all-American team-quarterback Finn gains all- Eastern honors, and football guard John Chernak is one of the sophomore nation-wide selections. Change-the road toward the Brown of today: comprehensive exams reinstated, old notebooks leave the files-themore important change: the two year plan to reduce the student body by 1500, the gut course slowly disappearing-a course critique is planned, and improved student government is ef- fected under a new Cammarian Club constitution- two-thirds of the student body goes to the campus polls to vote, andthe Brotcit Daily Herald carries the editorial title, Exit Apathy? The campus answered, Yes . Growth was not to be denied.

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We go straw hat, too. that democracy is on trial-acquittal for the first de- fendant to appear before the student court-the pat- tern of events begins and ends with success. The IGB and Johnny Long-1000 students vote for permanent officers Anderson, Lenker, Handman, and Spalter, a class feels its maturity-the usual sterling Sock and Buskin productions-on the light- er side ButchBruno flies fromEgypt Me. toBrown to be kidnapped and taken to Kingston-the irony of it all- Stony mourns the removal of fraternity bars-gratitude-uptown and downtown-juniors ethought. Evidence: Brunonia's Authors and Ashtrays is- sue rated best in years -a new growing Liber fea- tures more color, art in copyspirit in the air as the football team lends unanimous support to Gus- spirit and goodby Ripper, a favorite at Brown- sports symbolism: crew recognized conditionally by the university, adds a new 8 -moving on-base- kall and Hayes again-Spring Weekend and social gaiety everywhere-thoughts light and heavy-Billy Graham and God crawled in my sleeping bag with me . A year for juniors: Dave Tillinghast elected Cam- marian Club head, Don White president of the IGB, and Zack Morfogen, editor of the Liber mixing in a little senior blood with the award of the alumni in his hand. Alumni, one more year and alumni-the world beyond College Hill and Leon's presses a little closer. Juniors-men with an aim, and a memory for little Scott and Paterno-'49 Cocaptains. things like the fact that the odd year held good against Yale, and that there was a wonderful Brown- brokers show. Juniors going somewhere-going to an eventful summer and not knowing how eventful going to have a hell of a good time-and did. A good time to be sure, yet some of the good times of old were exchanged for new experiments. There was no more card-playing in Room L, a little nostal- gia for old pasteboards, soon forgotten-a new joke, a new group shrouded in mystery wormed out of the ground in spring, a bird hooted momentarily, no one much cared-the college membership uncertain, life just too gay-yet pensive. A junior-served in the Pine Room-the right to pass judgment on the two platoon system with au- thority-a more systematized view-juniors going on to Phi Beta Kappa, going ahead to look back on flag rushes and things that were , looking ahead to the year that is this book. Rally spirit at the ball.