Bryant University - Ledger Yearbook (Smithfield, RI)

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i ,ll fl The auditorium served two purposes today-in the A, M. Mr, J. Anton De Haas informed us about Latin America and the Axis. ln the P.M. Tau Ep and KDK sponsored the Thanksgiving Dance, alias the Slaughter of Turkey in the Straw, Stupid, isn't it? A mixture of feelings: The end of the first quarter-why, oh why, didn't we study harder? And happy clay, home for the Thanksgiving holidaysl Back for a much-needed rest. A chance to start off with a clean slate. Shall we take advantage of it? DECEMBER K, D. K, and Tau Ep, just one big happy family, collaborated in a swell formal dinner dance at the Sheraton. We dormites certainly appreciated a hearty meal, 'Nuff said. Sigma lota Chi followed suit with a pledgee formal at the Narragansett, l vasn't dere, Charlie, but l hear it was grand. The Metacomet Country Club formed a beautiful setting for Phi Sig's pledgee formal dinner dance. Who ever heard of a rubber plant being presented to a damsel at such an aristocratic affair? This social life is enjoyable, but tiring. We attended the annual Christmas dorm dance tonight with half-open eyes. The evergreen decorations and the Yule log put us right into the Christmas spirit, Scott l-louse rounded up the social events of i942 by having a Christmas dance. The decorations were sought by the boys, dodged by the girls. Musical genius came to the fore as our Metropolitan Opera hopefuls and the orchestra led in the singing of carols. A certain little girl rendered a solo, Santa Claus distributed gifts to deserving kiddies, and we do mean deserving. No more papers, no more books, No more teachers' cross-eyed looks. Wholesale walk-out for the Christmas vacation. JANUARY, i943 Swell to see the kids-period, Everyone seems to have recovered from New Year's Eve. Patriotic Bryant lads and lassles are learning to keep the homefires burning, The gas ban went into effect today, We hereby will and bequeath all New Year's resolutions to January l, l94l4. Jan reigned as queen of the Sno' Ball Dance at Froebel l-lall, BA. students lost their freshmen dean-Mr. Shors left' to become a lieutenant in the Navy. Mr. Lee came back to teach for three weeks We hear he's a maior in the Army now. Two overworked students decided they needed a mid-winter vacation, Ginny went to California and Bette to Florida. Say, girls, what was the big attraction? Jimmy, Puzzy, l-locky, Pinky, and Jerry spent a long week-end in the Big City, We hear they clidn't' have a model time. FEBRUARY Scott' l-louse Farewell Party in honor of boys soon leaving for the Service, Little things amuse little minds-yo-yos prevailed. We lost a true friend and classmate by the death of Janet Marie Walsh, The time has come to break the binding on all those dusty books. Grind, grind, grind! We bow in deepest recognition to our conscientious classmates who have been studying all year. The bearded men of Scott l-louse aren't attracting adoring glances from the fairer sex this week, lt was a very poor week to choose to reside at Scott I-louse, eh Oakes? -5-l'1-if ,xY A , .- ,- - 422' T-3-1 'is ec r L+ ,v L - Y - Y - - Z1 ?' ' .-... -Y - I ' T 'T ' Tu' '- 1' ,-N 0, '7' rv' FK! my Q ca W 13 qw' LJ cviprftiiis

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f 0, 017 fl g . . IQ L .SSI l', l SEPTEMBER 8 What a bewildering world! Roomy and l got lost wandering around the campus looking ll for those nine beautiful buildings . i 9 Formal greetings from Messrs. Jacobs, our Deans, and John Renza. Our first opportunity .. to pass judgment on our new faculty collectively. ' ll Big doings in the caff for all our Bryant men l?7. From the taste of our sandwiches the next day, we gathered that there must have been a smoker. Rumor has it that a Barber W M xS!tgcgpTOQtti:r'taertOlpgcgvided entertainment. Would that they had realized that canned corn I i3 Oh, deah, where's my monocle? Did you see all the dorm cuties be-decked in their best bib-and-tucker on their way to the annual tea for freshmen at Stowell l-louse? The angle l l of some of the hats indicated that visibility was zero. lfl The poor green Freshmen took a beating, literally and figuratively, this week. Many weird . specimens invaded campus and classroom. For the pledgees at Scott l-louse it meant l sleepless nights, for the girls, paintless days. . i i8 More smoky sandwiches! This time Tau Ep rushed some new prospects. l 22 About this time the BA. freshmen had a laugh at Mr. Vinal's expense when he made an . entrance into their accounting class and proceeded to teach the fundamentals of mathe- matics. 28 A gala time was had by all at Sigma Iota Chi's rush party in the auditorium. OCTOBER 2 Everyone got acquainted at the All-College Dance. Some fellows should be considerate , enough to provide a book Tips to My Bewildered Partner . Any resemblance to any ' Bryant lads, living or dead, is purely coincidental, l ' 8 lt was proved that the hand is quicker than the eye at Sigma Lambda Theta's rush party. We put it to practice and did away with the refreshments pronto. Quite a busy day! KDK's rush party was held in the evening in the caff where we were introduced to some rather interesting songs. l2 Our first holiday! Orchids to Columbus! l6 Placei auditorium, Event: sport dance, Admission: scrap metal. 22 Big event for Tau Ep pledgees-formal initiation and banquet at the Crown l-lotel. 23 The girls invade Scott I-louse for a l-lallowe'en Dance. ? 27 Sigma Lambda Theta pledgees were feted at their formal initiation and banquet at the Old France. l 30 Remember Phi Sig's l-larvest Hop? The boys are improving, but l'm still fond of Arthur i Murray. I , NOVEMBER 5 Who would suspect that Cesar had oratorical talents? I-le spoke about Puerto Rico at l the Elmwood Baptist Church. Seriously, though, Cesar has many talents. Eh, Cisco? '. li The armistice had a birthday today, so we enjoyed a day of rest??ll il IZ This time it's KDK holding its initiation ritual at the Biltmore. I, 4 i3 Two hotels should have declared dividends tonight. Beta Sigma Gamma-Sigma Lambda Q Pi and Sigma Lambda Theta--Beta Sigma Chi formal pledgee dances were held at the I Sheraton and the Crown, respectively. I l i ,yy S I Y ,ff n it YYY ff: , 7 7 I ,- ff f. ' if K 11 , . i is 4' 42' c Q ' F- 1 F if .'Q.. -----M ' -. Q 6 - , , , A V - ... 4- :-----r '- 1-ce 'gp 3? C -N - Ti V 115 Wi ER

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'L 1 Q. . fy 0 slijw iff g LQ K II ig! I I Dear Folks: Please ignore my report card. I knew the answers to all the questions ex- cept the ones on the exams. Your loving Percival P, S. I need SI2. immediately for 6 retakes, Spent an uneventful week-end consoling the folks. Today we ran up another book bill and started a struggle with new subjects. H20 furnished ammunition for a battle royal which resulted in a flood at Scott House For further details, consult inmates. X MARCH The jingle of spare change interrupted our classes as the Cigarette Committee of the Bryant Service Club carried on its worthy cause. l KDK held a banquet at the Crown Hotelg Bobby Higgins becomes Bryant's first WAAC. Beta Sigma Gamma broke the monotony of a dulled social season by holding a banquet at the Sheraton. Elats off to Professor Hammond who left today to become a lieutenant in the Army Air orps. I9 Impromptu speeches were the order of the day as the E. R. C. boys bid us less fortunate students good-bye. Zl In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of what the girls have been thinking about all winter. 50 Joe Blizzard kills spring fever. APRIL I Beta Sigma Gamma pledgees are forced to live up to the tradition of the day. We hear that the prowling around Bryant Hall was an inside job. Tsk, tsk, girls-wasn't it study hours ? 9 Air-conditioned haircuts indicate the advent of spring. Alcatraz has nothing on Bryant. I6 The survivors at Scott House gave a dance tonight. 2I 'Bout time we had a spring vacation. We long-term inmates sure appreciate it. Z6 Back to the old routine. Tempus fugit,-did we really have a furlough? 29 Happy Birthday! Just one year old but all the virtues of eternity-we mean, of course, the Bryant Service Club. MAY 3 Organizations are hustling and bustling like old troupers in an attempt to make their debut on the stage soon. II Dress Rehearsal for the Stunt Night performance. For many it was the first rehearsal. There seem to be some Barrymores in our midst. I4 Stunt Night proves to be a howling success, Sigma Iota Chi's Radio Satire receives a War Bond for the first prize award, Other good performances were The Operation g Mr. Richards as the grammar school Quiz Kidg and Peter Lindia as the poised and bashful bride. I7 The beginning of the final term. Only Sl more days or nineteen hundred and forty-four hours or one hundred and sixteen thousand and six hundred and forty minutes or six million nine hundred and ninety-eight thousand and four hundred and thirty-two and one- half seconds remaining! Anyway, time's a'wastingl - ae i ,fkx 7 f' T Q 1 fe-C Q A ' - - 'w ' ,--U, P--H -. Q, C P -. -rs-r - , .. .. -f :W--A--f -A -he Z? My N T T - -ir' . fi is ffv, I ze-