Douglass College - Quair Yearbook (New Brunswick, NJ)

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-. Q.. 1 Archery Tournament 1936 Still another story lies behind the presence of Antilles Field. Stranded in Europe at the outbreak of World War l Mr. Loree, well-known for his uncanny ability to get things done, sent to America for a ship to bring him home. Many other Americans who found themselves in the same predicament offered to pay Mr. Loree to transport them home. The result of this situation was that Mr. Loree made a profit which he immediately invested. Some time after the war, he contributed this fund to the College for the development of an athletic field to be named after the good ship Antilles. Antilles Field-Senior Fence 1934 Enough thanks are not possible either for the contributions which Mr. James Neilson made to the College. Although his financial generosity was great, even greater was his friendship and concern for the students. His invitations to dine were legendary. One girl remembers being invited to luncheon after which cafe au lait was served. Hating the stuff but unwilling to be impolite she quickly drank it down only to find Mr. Neilson acting as a perfect host and pouring her a second cup! Legendary too, were the 'little bits of P chocolate he kept cut up in tin cans for his young visitors. The Quair staffs of that time held him in special reverence. Prior to final deadlines he invited the staffs to live at Woodlawn while completing their work, and during that time he kept them well-fed. In fact, as Dean Corwin has told us, the first Quair banquet was a dinner given by Mr. Neilson at Woodlawn to celebrate the completion of the book. Nor will anyone ever be

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And those who complain about the chapel requirements should have been at Douglass when it was mandatory seven days a week. It then became compulsory on Tuesdays and Thursdays and optional on Sundays. Former Dean Corwin fondly remembers when ten seniors joined the Chapel speaker for lunch and conversation at her home. Securing a faculty might also have presented a problem for the newly founded college. Much of the teaching load was assumed by members of the Rutgers faculty who walked across town daily since there were few cars and the price of public transportation too dear. Our present faculty is indeed a remarkable growth from such limited beginnings, yet those first girls lacked little. When a demand arose for a new department, the administration saw to it that the necessary steps were taken. As the college grew and the use of Rutgers, faculty became infeasible, the college hired its own teachers. 10 Botany Class Home Economics Section-Class in Sewing An early science laboratory at Douglass College

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:MEF ffesizeisgiwfii f aaffwfibeaiaaai we Woodlawn Garden able to forget his rule for daily living: Don't worryg drink milkg eat raw cabbage once a day, and keep a civil tongue in your head. The traditional hazing of freshmen has been somewhat modified since the class of 1925 wore long green feathers in their hair until Campus Night. This group was forbidden for two weeks to wear lipstick, powder or rouge or even to date men. And we complained about our dinks . . . But life was not all dull at N.J.C. Many social events were held and the Rutgers men were not strangers to the Coop as it was known even then. Dances were held and chaperoned with Dean Douglass taking part as a favorite dancing partner. More than one young girl was called into the Dean's office on Monday morning to be admonished for dancing too closely to her partner. Freshman costume for Class of