Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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Pete ' s or Rinaldi ' s, it didn ' t matter what you called it, there was always company and mouthwatering spaghetti to be found there. orclu ' slia luis licjj,iin to play after a sliurt iiiter- missioii. The lights from the decorated Christmas tree sliiiic on the liillovviiig skirts of the formal dresses. The net is slightly crumpled on the dresses of the girls who came in crowded cars. On eacii tahle there is a spray of holly and two rod candles. Someone lilts a candle to light a cigarette. Despite the chilly weather, people are dancing on the ter- race. The orchestra begins to play a mamho. Most of the dancers retire hut a few slay on the floor to dance to the Latin heat. The band strikes an impressive chord. Santa Clans will present favors to the ladies. A not-too- well disguised fraternity president bounces in carrying a laundry bag. He gives each lady a celophane box. Engraved on the lop are the fra- ternity letters and the date of the Christmas dance. Inside the box is a red and white shortie pajama set with Greek letters stitched on a pocket. . . . It is 10 o ' clock in the morning, but the sky is voice rises above the noise. According to the clock behind the counter it ' s 5 p.m. The door swings open and more Duke students enter the restaurant. They brush by a man who is buying cigarettes from the vending machine. Someone drops a nickel in the juke box and plays Hearts of Stone. Cigarette smoke curls above the booths. Sorry, no pizza luitil seven this evening, an- swers a waiter whom we recognize as an SAE. He waits patiently for his tal)Ie to order. A newsboy threads his way from booth to booth. At the coun- ter several people read papers while tliey eat their dinners. The cash register rings continually. A boy hands the cashier his money. Come again, she smiles as she slides his check on the spike with the other checks. He walks outside and the cold air stings his cheeks. Noting absently that cars are still parked at Bailey ' s, he reaches into his pocket for a cigarette. With his hand cupped around the flame of the match, he lights it. Then he starts to walk. . . . She glances at her watch. It is 9:30 p.m. The Fraternity fad this year — nightshirts for favors at the big dances — not too warm, but very attractive, as Shirley Held shows us.

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Sunlight — we had given up all hope of seeing it again — peeps through the clouds to view the wreckage Hazel left behind her visit. overcast with the grayness of dusk. The West Cam- pus ((uadiangles echo with the sound of hammering, sawing, and shouted criticisms. Each dorm is l)usily constructing a display for Homecoming. The gloom of the atmosphere has not pervaded the spirit of the workers. The image of a shiny gold trophy is in the mind of each man. The wind, which began as an unusually brisk breeze, grows steadily stronger. Soon it becomes apparent that no ordinary shower is brew ing. Still, who would imagine that Durham is about to wit- ness a hurricane? Hurricanes happen only in Florida. In the earlv afternoon rain begins to pelt the campus. Activity ceases as students retreat to the warm indoors. The wind is raging. Sturdy trees bend like toothpicks. During a momentary slack a figure darts across the campus. HAZEL ' s fury returns. Trees snap and fall. Car owners shudder as they watch from the dormitory windows. Hur- ricane HAZEL, which was only a remote column One forlorn soul left to Hazel ' s mercy, as the rest of Duke campus watched the big excitement of the year from safer vantage points. in yesterday ' s newspaper, has intruded upon the noincconiing lcsti ilics as an uninvilcd guest. By early evening the storm has been reduced to a melancholy drizzle. Life returns to the cam- pus as figures wrapped in raincoats survey the damage. The inspiring beauty of the campus has been ravaged. Landmarks, such as the big tree at the West Campus bus slop, no longer stand. How can the Homecoming Show and Pep Rally proceed? Sadly, students reflect that the rally was to have been nationally broadcast. Rememl)ering the elaborate plans for the out-of-doors show, they gaze at the (juadrangle, which is now a soggy swamp. There are, however, certain determined indi- viduals who will not be cheated of the week end entertainment. Some are busily covering the floor of the indoor stadium with large strips of brown paper. Others are setting up rows of metal chairs. A stage, like the one used for the Shoe ' n ' Slijiper concert, has Ijeen raised. Word is spread that the show will run as scheduled. On East the candi- dates for Homecoming Queen hurriedly press formals, borrow jewelry from their roommates and remove the pin curls from their hair. They eat Hurricanes bring the strangest phenomena! East Campus equipped itself with jeans and brooms and cleaned up Hozel ' s mess on its own. 15