College of Wooster - Index Yearbook (Wooster, OH)

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Winter The advent of December marked the turn- ing of attention to Yuletide festivities. The Student Senate decorated Kauke quad with a giant Christmas tree, While in every dorm students trimmed lesser trees. The season proper was innovated by the choir's presentation of portions of The Mes- siah, an oratorio, Which, like Professor Lean's reading of The Christmas Carol, has become an annual event. Dr. Lean's reading this year was held before the tradition-breaking Winter formal, a 12:00 affair which broke with cus- tom when it was held on the school night, De- cember 19. DR. KARL POLANYI was the class of 1917 speaker last tall. He was no magician, but he still mystiiied students. Slighting the English language proved more effective than sleiqht-of-hand. His subiect was The Theory of Fascism: A Deadloclc of Politics a:nd Economics. Students agreed that the discussion tailed to disperse the deadlock. ULTRA-REPUBLICAN WOOSTER went to the polls November 5. Straw votes had shown Wooster four to one in favor of Republican Wendell Willkie. Ele- phant clubs were the strongest campus political organizations. The Roosevelt election was an un- pleasant surprise. MISS ERIKA MANN, W.S.G.A. speaker, was prob- ably the most interesting personality who spoke here this year. Speaking on dictatorships, the daughter of tamed Thomas Mann inserted her vib- rant self into every sentence. Students thrilled to hear her tales of the horrors of London under tire and the perils ot democracy in time ot stress. THE W ASSOCIATION dinner was an event which brought athletes into the social limelight. Students who had earned their varsity letters dined. heard speakers. and elected officers. Highlight of the evening was the awarding of coveted letters and gold tootballs to deserving veterans. LANSING HATFIELD, baritone, was the first artist to appear here on the Wooster Federation ot Music program. He thrilled music-loving Woosterites. Stud- ents were not surprised when he won the Metropolitan Opera Company audition several weeks later. --su Gym

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ON CONSCRIPTION DAY 105 Wooster men had to register. Dick Gernert writes the answers on his questionnaire while Coach L. C. Boles advises. Boles was an oiiicial in the college vicinity precinct. The Selective Service Act exempted all collegians from the drait until Iune. DR. PAUL SEARS. author of Deserts on the March, an outstanding professor of geology at Oberlin was a guest speaker in October. Here he is ioking with Dr. Bangham, head of the biology department. before making his talk. He lectured interestingly on the conservation of our natur- al resources. HOMECOMING DAY is traditional at Wooster. So is the rivalry which exists between dorms to see which ot them can decorate the front of their building with the cleverest display. Holden Hall and Warburton won this year. Here is the Holden entry. tThere is a picture of the Warburton display on page 1355. Turkey Day recess, November 20 to 25, saw many students depart. 'fThe Pennsylvania Railroad offers reduced ratesj . After Vacation, students returned to hear Erika Mann, WSGA speaker, discourse on foreign affairs. HALLOWEEN NIGHT Wooster fellows went to town. In traditional manner 200 men and a few women crashed the gates of Schine's theater to watch cr tree show. The Woos- ter police anticipated trouble, for they put on extra deputies iust for the night. The celebration was milder than last year when police resorted to tear gas to quell enthusiasm. Cagers Open Drills Coach Mose Hole in the meantime had be- gun drilling his quintet under Captain Pudge Hole, in preparation for their first encounter, with Miami, December 14.

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The evening before, the Wooster Symphony presented its first concert of the season in celebration of its silver anniversary. In sports, Wooster's quintet opened its sea- son by defeating Miami 45-28, and the swim- ming team started a successful season with an interclass contest which the junior class won. Christmas vacation, which began the 20th, found both teams active. Finmen basked and practiced in Florida, while Wooster's cagers were handed a defeat by Duquesne 40-33. Fifth Section celebrated the return to school January 7 with an informal housewarming. A fire in their hallway brought town fire en- gines into Kenarden quad. Flu Strikes One Out of Five Hygeia Hall, college hospital, became the center for activities in January when an in- fluenza epidemic struck the campus. Almost 200 went to bed with the flu during the three- week siege. Chapel was suspended for one week, as well as all social events, so that dan- ger of its spreading might be lessened. Spirits, thus enfeebled, sank to new lows over the basketball defeat by Otterbein 33-31. This end- ed a thirty-six game conference win streak. A CHRISTMAS PARTY was sponsored for underprivileged children by the Y.W.C.A. Each Y.W. girl took charge of one little girl. seeing that she entered into the games and got her share of pop com balls and presents. Margaret Swartz is the Santa Claus. '4-1, THIS CHRISTMAS TREE on Kauke quad is almost as tradi- tional to the Wooster Christmas season as is Dr. I.ean's reading of The Christmas Carol. Every year the student senate pays from fifteen to twenty-five dollars for this quad decoration. Examination week at the end of the first semester, January 24 to 31, lowered the col- lege into still greater depths. When the girls' dorms revived, they joined with town groups to organize a Bundles for Britain club. Presi- cient Wishart dedicated a new piano, the gift of the late Birt E. Babcock, on February ll. MILDRED DILLINGS, recognized as the world's most famous woman harpist, came to Wooster January 8 through the auspices of the Wooster Federation ot Music: hers was one of tour programs in the Cooperative Concert series. Miss Dillings has given concerts in countries all over the world.