Davidson College - Quips and Cranks Yearbook (Davidson, NC)

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I The conventional gripes over Vespers were intensified due to the overcrowded situation which the Trustees seemed to overlook,. Chapel remained a study in group psychology, but the talks were unusually interesting this year as several eloquent seniors turned out to be masterful comedians in their quest for zest. But by far the most unusual occasion between the hours of 10:20 and 11 a.m. in Chambers auditorium was the time when the whispering demagogue representing American Viewpoint graced our chapel podium. A second memorable chapel program was that of Dr. Davidson ' s musically annotated history of the College as reflected in the lives of six of her heroes. For the most part things were the same as always at D. C. The P.O. tracks were still well-beaten although this time the paths converged at a new location. Waking up with the assistance of unforgetable janitors was still comparable to suicide. I Classes still followed the cool coffee and soggy bacon. These were note-filled sessions with the professors — men whose eccentricities we reveled in and revered. In a word, complete relaxation and high tension were all part of a day ' s work. The catalogue of a Davidson week was a full one, one subject to pattern but also to much change within the limits of that pattern. Freshman riots continued to provide an outlet for the yearling ' s excess energy, and the Court of Control still received its share of criticism from both sides. Many urged the junking of the Court, but others pointed toward the necessity of the age-old tradition for encouraging freshman class spirit and promoting the friendly custom of speaking to each campus passer-by. 10

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