Butler University - Carillon / Drift Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Phi Delta Theta scored a double win in the trophy column . . . they captured both the house and float decorations. Kappa Kappa Gamma and Pi Beta Phi split the honors in the women ' s di- vision . . . the Kappas scored on their house, the Pi Phis on their float. Homecoming, 1953 edition, really stumped the campus brain trust . . . we played the In- diana State Sycamores for the second homecom- ing game in a row . . . ideas for decorations were almost played out by ' 53, but the decora- tions were declared to be above average. Sycamores Are For The Birds . . . Phi Delts meant what they said on their Schurdell-com- manded, trophy-winning float . . . and the Bull- dogs proved that the Timber Is Never Too Tall for Tony as they predicted on their house dec- orations. More predictions proved true as the Sycamores Leaves Fallen Kappa house and We Aim to Win Pi Phi float told students and alums. Page Elc %

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If one-third of our life was spent in bed . . . another third was spent in the Atherton Center and campus club . . . we didn ' t dance . . . we didn ' t shout . . . we didn ' t even talk too loud while there . . . we just sat around, drank coffee, played bridge, and smoked (when we had a quarter for cigarettes). The C-club in ' 54 became mechanized . . . we had machines for peanuts, chilled fruit, music, cigarettes, cokes, candy, and even newspapers . . . we also had some new signs which reminded campus club lovers to keep their sanctuary clean. We won ' t forget the Atherton Center ... it was there that we grabbed that quick coffee, campaigned for election, moaned over the grade on the last test (and the next one) . . . and, in general, spent much of our leisure time. Here, too, we had our organization meetings, bought our toothpaste, bartered for books . . . we listened to Coach Hinkle at the basketball and football banquets . . . we got our hair cut . . . once we even took a tape recording from the faculty lounge which sold like the proverbial hot cake along the row. After the re-birth of Butler spirit (remember the Friday dances and the spontaneous celebra- tion after winning the ICC football champion- ship?) we nurtured the infant in the surround- ings of the Atherton Center . . . and it survived that first year. Some thought the campus club to be merely a place to waste time ... it was more than that ... it was a place where we gathered to- gether—with at least one mutual interest— to re- lax in a congenial atmosphere. Page Thirteen