College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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COLONIAL 1 ECHO 1932 Class History Their Royal Majesties College of William and Mary was exalted in September, 1928, by the triumphant enrollment of four hundred and fifty freshmen, thirsting for knowledge. After the desultory process of acclimation the class settled down to its four-year period of arduous study. Jack Darden was chosen leader of the happy band of youthful scholars, and Tom Barkley and Polly Weihr were capable assistants. Dr. Pollard departed for Richmond to take over his duties as Governor during the year. Summer came and departed and the class of ' 32, a trifle depleted because of rigid examinations, returned to the campus to glory in their newly acquired sophistica- tion. George (Piggy) Diggs, Lawrence Shaffer, and Binford Sykes were elected class officers. The famous KedrofT Quartet vied with the lilting voices which ser- enade the sorority houses and the campus was filled with music. The fighting Vir- ginians, under Captain Teddy Bauserman, were victorious on home and foreign gridirons. In the Fall of 1930 the class reassembled in Williamsburg, more serious than ever. The number had fallen off but the quality lingered on. The officers were Lawrence Shaffer, George McCrea, and Jack Tuthill. The class was instrumental in bringing to the campus the Virginia Conference Championship in football, basket- ball, baseball, and track. With Bill Scott as captain, the team journeyed to Cam- bridge, Mass., and tied Harvard, 13-13. By September, 1931, the class had matured. Binford Sykes was chosen presi- dent of the sober group of scholars, and Brooks George and Josephine Habel were selected to assist him. The beauty of the campus was improved by the removal of Citizenship Hall and the restoration of the President ' s House and Brafferton. The Sesqui-Centennial celebration at Yorktown attracted a throng of admirers of the historic peninsula ' s past splendor. The College added another priority to its long list by the inauguration of a department of aeronautics. The Class of ' 32 instituted a Senior Frolic, which proved a great success. At last, the sheepskin symbol of scholastic attainment was passed to the hands of the class and a new page was turned for those who in 1928 had been timid and not overly intelligent Freshmen.