Detroit College of Law - Forum Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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'lFORUM THE J-HOP COMMITTEE GICXICR.-Xl. CH.-XIRM AX -lulm Ilullar TEX HL'L'TlYE COM Ml'l 1'liIi F. Cuslcr XY. Bfmvfc T, jacques M. LAZIDIZIIT IJFCOR.-XTIUXS TICKIQTS MUSIC .-XXI! F.-XYOR5 XY. Slxclclun M. Rllllblrlll S. Rosenberg l'L'BI-ICI'1'Y .-XIDYIQRTISIXG -T. Garber M. Gellcr FRXTERNITIFS SERVICE .X. Kcuifc-ck L. Mclnally Page One Hundred Fourteen

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FORUM'l assembled guests. Following this, the alumni were represented in the greet- ings through the reminiscences of Honorable .Nrthur Kilpatrick. The main treat of the evening was an address by the Honorable Marcus .-X. Kavanaugh. -ludge of the Superior Court of Cook County, Illinois. Judge liavanaugh was not new to the Detroit College of Law, having given the commencement address to the class of 1928. His enviable record of service in the administration of criminal law caused his hearers to listen with great respect. Judge Kavanaugh had arrived in the city early in the morning, had gone on a tour of the city under an honorary police escort. had lunched and con- versed with prominent members of the bench and bar, not only of Detroit, but also of the city of XYindsor. His address revealed a most accurate knowledge of Michigan law and practice. as well as crime conditions in our city, and we were much pleased to hear him commend our laws as practical and farseeing. -fudge Kavanaughs main plea. in the administration of crim- inal law, was capital punishment for such criminals as mete that same punish- ment to those who fall in their path. .-Xt this point the stage was turned over to the Honorable Maurice Mac- Mahon. whose clever comments served to present the various skits and plays which constituted the latter part of the program. .X real send-off to the program was the imitation of Judge Brennan rendered by Frederick XY. Fox, who, in the words of the Judge. Sounds more like me than T do myself. There followed several numbers by the stage band of the Hollywood Theater, provided through the generous permission of the manager. The college was represented in this act by Raymond Meurer. Three one-act plays, The Music Cure. by George Bernard Shaw. The Awakening and Non Compos Mentisf' both by Axel A. Gruenberg. were ably acted and well received. College students who took parts were Gilbert Davis. Dole F. Dohn. John Chamberlain. Elmer Broker. and Smith Ira Champlin, and the direction was by XYinniett XYright. The quartette of the college, making its iirst appearance a distinct credit, was composed of George Iseley. Perry Fremont. Donald Phillips, and Burns Ridgeway. After a long and distinctly enjoyable evening, the guests departed, with the feeling that there had been a Reunion in the true sense. where old friend- ships were renewed and where the entire entertainment was given by students and alumni of the college. Page One Hundred Thirteen

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FORUM THE J-HOP NL'H.XX'l'IXG music, subdued. lights, merry laughter, dancing feet. Q? Si' attractive decorations, fraternity booths and the spirit-ot merry- inakingsthis was the setting ot the tourth annual party ot the -lumor it-- '. Llass held WlT'l1l1j'IT16 gorgeously decorated hall of the l'ountam Room 'S ' 'U' ot the Masonic lemple, Friday evening. May 23. lYith the support of the entire school, the juniors gave a fete that was destined to be long remembered by its guests as one of the most delightful events of the year, thereby attaining the standards set by its precedents. Once again the members of the bench and bar, faculty, alumni and students gathered to enjoy that annual party to which they all looked forward with great anticipation. Nor were these ardent supporters disappointed. for the untiring efforts of the committees were repaid with pleasing success: every precious moment of this eventful gathering was deeply impressed upon the minds of those present. The newly decorated and ever-entrancing ballroom was procured through the efforts of 'Tack Dallar. I-le is credited with obtaining that able exponent of jazzf -Tack McGay and his Book-Cadillac Blue Room Urchestra and those masters of syncopation-the Casa Loma Boys. fresh from their successes in eastern cities. The favors. which were the cause for comments of admiration and pleasure, were the choice of Ned Smokler and his favor committee. The transformation of the ballroom was due to the artful work of X. Sheldon and his committee. Three hundred or more couples, dancing to the inspiring tune of that incom- parable -Tack Mcfiay and his Hlue Room Orchestra of radio fame. and to those masters of melody. the Casa Loma Boys, just returned from successes at Prince- ton. Penn State. University of Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt. and XY. and J., showed the committee had accomplished a success it so justly deserved. At the bewitching hour of twelve, the dancers stopped to take their places for the grand march. The procession, led by .lack Dollar, the chairman of the I-Hop committee, and his charming wife, wound its way along the fraternity booths, along the edge of the fountain, nor did it cease until every fair lady received a trinket of novel beauty and design. Once again the orchestra struck up a lively number and the marching column broke into a mass of dancing couples, covering the entire floor. And they danced till the wee hours of the morning, when the music and the dancers reluctantly left the floor. abandoning the majestic room in silent beauty-the dance was ended. To cap an evening so well enjoyed some two hundred couples hurried to the Hotel Tuller. breakiasted and danced until the gray streaks in the east announced the coming of morning-daylight. The 'I-Hop was over. but not forgotten as it passed into the annals of History and Romance. Page One Hundred Fzfteen