Douglass College - Quair Yearbook (New Brunswick, NJ)

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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

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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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Kitchen in basement of Cooper Hall Mrs. Douglass had no intention of neglecting the sex education of her students, however, and arranged for lectures to be given in gym class. These lectures were to be illustrated and at one point one of the girls fainted. But Douglassls progress has not gone undaunted by misfortune. The coming of the depression resulted in a cut in salaries as well as limitations on the use of lights in the dorms. As if this were not suilicient, World War II took its toll and on one day alone removed two-thirds of the Psychology Department. Somehow the College managed to survive and even blossom. Perhaps it was the adversities themselves that fostered the determination to succeed and prosper. Upon the completion of Student Center, the College consulted certain experts who cautioned that the real success of a building must be measured in part by its use. ln order that Center be frequented regularly, and therefore be a success in official terms, the administration transferred the post otlice area from College Hall to Center--where it remains to this date. Commencement Shakespearian Play f1924?J in early days of the College 1192371