Columbia University - Columbian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Junior Week and Varsity Show occupied the spotlight during the follow- ing month. The traditional week of the 18th to 22nd was selected for Junior Week, and for that brief period the Class of 1930 held full sway on the Campus. Practically every fraternity gave an afternoon or an evening dance in honor of the Juniors. The Prom. given in the grand ballroom of the Hotel Plaza on Friday evening, was a glorious success from start to Hnish. Attractive favors were distributed by the committee, and the dance music furnished by the Meyer Davis orchestra was superb. Shortly after the beginning of the new semester Dean Hawkes sailed for ltaly and the Holy Land for his first vacation during semesters since 1901. While he was away the various assistants to the Dean and the pre-professional advisers solved the academic problems of the undergraduates. Lincoln's Birthday saw the annual reunion of the Alumni. Many group gatherings were held on the Campus throughout the day, and not a few of the old grads sat in on classes given by their former instructors and professors. A portrait of King George ll was presented by Prof. Dixon Ryan Fox, on behalf of the Columbia Alumni Club of London. Those who found it impossible to make the 1 trip to New York participated in the Columbia-Round-the World Night , and telephone hookups throughout the country connected the various Alumni gatherings. Spectator once more made an improvement by printing a column of weekly fraternity gossip. Although most of the material was of the small-town talk type, the new column met DEPLER INTRODUCES LIFLANDER AT THE with considerable approbation on the part of the undergradu- ates who were interested in reading of the occurrences at other Greek letter houses. Ten Juniors were nominated for Student Board in the Spring election which that body holds each year. The polls were kept open for three days, and Harold A. Rousselot '29, the present chairman, announced the results during the supper at the Junior Prom. George J. Banigan '30 and Remy Tys '30 were chosen for the two positions open. Eighteen gold and sixty-two silver Kings Crowns were awarded by the King's Crown Board of Governors in the middle of February. Men in the following activities were rewarded for their work: Spectator, Blue Book, Debating, Glee Club, Orchestra, Columbian, Var- sity, Jester and the Band. Varsity Show occupied the attention of most undergraduates following Junior Week. Half of the chorus of The Houseboat on the Styx came up to the Campus one afternoon to show the ponies how to go through their dances, and the event was photographed and movietoned for the benefit of the public. Just after the Junior Promenade a group of twelve Alumni sent a lengthy letter concerning the athletic situation to the Alumni News and Spectator, where it appeared simultaneously. The suggested remedies for the alleged faults did 1 CORNELL RALLY E311

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,F ,191 Levy -, --7 7-puns-us: lil i , his name from the competition. In a few days the football squad elected Bleecker to the captaincy. ' As soon as the fraternity rushing season was over the Campus was startled to learn that charges of breaking the Interfraternity Agreement had been made against several houses. Dean Hawkes investigated the charges, together with a committee consisting of Ben Hubbard, Hugh H. Gardner '29, Harold A. Rousse- lot '29 and Berton J. Delmhorst '29, but failed to ind any proof of infraction. Inasmuch as these were the Hrst charges to be brought since the agreement went into effect in 1925, they caused considerable comment from fraternity men. Coach Glendon issued his first call for Freshmen crew candidates just before the Christmas recess, while the Sophomores de- feated the Freshmen in the cane spree bouts by a 6-l margin. Thus the yearlings were denied the privilege of smoking class pipes on the Campus after Washington's Birthday. The start of classes in the new year saw the play committee of Varsity Show Iinally come to an agreement concerning the 1929 show. I The closest decision in the history of Varsity ' Shows gave the award to William P. Smith's script, on a 3 to 2 ballot, over the play writ- ten by Harold S. Neuberger '29 and A. Edward Stasheff '29. Thirty-seven men and women delegates from South African universities, on a tour of American educational institutions, spent several days on the Campus and were entertained in John Jay. While in the United States they were in the care of the National Student Federation. The Deutsches Haus, abandoned by the University when the nation declared war against Germany in l9l7, was re-opened with an appropriate ceremony and Germany was again represented on 117th Street, along with Italy and France. The Freshman Class succumbed to the sponsor craze, and invited Dorothy Stone to - A attend their hop in John Jay. The dance proved to be quite successful, the yearlings following the pre- cedent of the Sophomore Class in picking a sponsor who would actually attend. A minor campaign for a College Theatre was started, and after repeated editorials had been written on the subject, slight progress was made. Further developments in the dramatic situation at Morning- side Heights are anticipated, however. Ticket sales for the Junior Prom were started just before the mid- year examination period, and Spectator, suspecting that its pages were never read during the season of academic storm and stress, decided that it would sus- pend publication entirely until the start of the Spring semester. Early in February Dean Woodbridge asked to be relieved of his position at the head of the Faculties of - - Politics, Philosophy and Pure Science so that he could . PETER BRADY, BLUE continue his research in Philosophy. His resignation was accepted by the Board of Trustees, and Professor Howard L. lVlacBain was appointed to the post. I tm BUT THE MELODY LINGERS ON PETE AQ 1

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2. he not meet with popular approval on the whole, and most of the letter was strenuously opposed in a series of Spec editorials. Just after the publication of this letter John C. Depler and William L. Murray, assistant football coaches under Charles Crowley, resigned from the coaching staff, although it is not believed that their resignations were caused by the football controversy. On February 26th Student Board announced that the name of the Blue Key society, formerly reserved for Sophomore managerical candidates, was to be given to a new group of Juniors whose duty it would be to meet visiting athletic teams that come to Columbia and assist them in any way possible. Student Board had been working on the idea all Winter, but it was not until February that an approved constitution was put into effect. Late in February President Butler announced gifts to the University to the amount of S75,000. At the I. C. A. A. A. meet a few days later Joe lllagen scored the only Lion points by retaining his two-mile title. , Varsity show opened on March 5th and continued a successful run throughout the week, including a matinee given for the visiting delegates to the Columbia Scholastic Press Association which was holding its convention at the time. With the coming of Spring Football practice it was announced that Edward Walker of Stanford and M. V. Hanley of the University of Wash- ington had been added to the coaching staff. Additional gifts to the University, totaling S24,000, were announced on March 13. Gregory and Smith were chosen for posts on the mythical all- eastern basketball team and Columbia received the honor of being the only college to place two men, 1903 AND ITS LION CUB MAscoT l 32 l