Franklin and Marshall College - Oriflamme Yearbook (Lancaster, PA)

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erzioz Class' vwistozq GEORGE J. MORGAN Cn September 15, 1952, the annual migra- tion began. Chevrolets, Fords, Chryslers, Buicks, etc., pulled up in front of Hartman Hall to discharge an equally diverse group of men. There were tweedy prep school men, rosy-cheeked Lancaster County farmers, 'DA- 'ed,' suede-shoed city lads, and experience- wizened veterans. It wasn't long, however, until they were all known by the title of Frosh. The birth of the Class of 1956 of F. 85 M. College became oflicial at the first orientation meeting, September 16, 1952. Five ear-bent days later undergraduate instruction began. From the outset the upperclassmen humbled the frosh. Imagine having to call another student Sir, to sing numerous college songs before a heckling crowd, and to 'duck-walk' around campus. Then there was the rolled-up pants and dinks too. The pride of the Class wouldn't stand for this humbling. CRemember the Hartman Hall lounge gatherings and the fiery speeches of Bernie Gallagher, Bob Felix, and Joe Ruder- man?j They took an old Gordon Nick towel, shoe polished with the numerals 56, nailed it to a greased telephone pole, donned their oldest clothes, and challenged the upperclass- men to meet them in the traditional pants fight. Two hours and 200 nudes after the fight be- gan, the frosh were victorious and gained recognition as a class. After obtaining this recognition, they were allowed to elect their class officers. The election followed much bull session and poster politics. The newly-elected oiiicers appointed a Mor- ale Committee. This committee endeavored to get candy and coke machines for the dormi- tories and to improve the menu in the cafeteria. The success of these endeavors was questionable. The success of the freshman-sponsored all- college dance, however, wasn't questionable. It was an 'Ole Hoe Down, that was held in Shober's Barn. The plaid-shirted, dungareed students square danced, sang, and were fed 'hot dawgs, and beans in this very informal atmosphere. The opening of the sophomore year found the members of the class on the giving rather than the receiving end of freshman hazing, i.e., up until the night of the tribunal meeting when the frosh revolted and through superior numbers 'de-pants' the tribunal members fask Rasconaj. The Class of '5 6 was in charge of the Home- coming Dance that year. Rocky Springs Ball- room 'bulged at the seams' as over 360 couples celebrated the annual return of the alumni. Then there was the roast duckling dinner at the Stevens House. With their sights set on an outstanding dance for their junior year, the Class set about to earn some money. A bake sale was organized. George Hoeltzel launched his renowned blot- ter campaign. Even on the eve of the Winter Weekend Dance the Class tried to save some money. It seems as though four of the mem- bers embarked on a Christmas tree gathering escapade from which they returned shackled. A11 these endeavors ceased on December 10, 1954, however, when Vincent Lopez and his orchestra set up their stands to play for the Winter Weekend Dance. The Class was now in its senior year. It was time to think of comprehensive examinations, graduation announcements, commencement speakers, class gift, baccalaureate and com- mencement exercises, and the Senior Farewell Dance. Before they knew it, it was all over. Once again the cars pulled up to the F. 86 M. campus and once again a diverse group of men went into the world.

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K I I Cdasr Q icazs 1956 SENIOR OFFICERS Presidem' .................... George J. Morgan Vic?-Presidefzlf ..,,, ..,,.4..,,,, L ee Haacker Secretary .......... ......,,,,,,,,. S am Grim Treasurer ...,..... ....... M ark Lowenthal ik' 'A' 19: JUNIOR OFFICERS President ...................A George J. Morgan Vice-President .................. Jay R. Stager Secretary .............. ....,.... T erry Hoover Treasurer .......................... Irv. Angstadt EORGE MORGAN, MARK LOWENTHAL, SAMUEL GRIM, LEE I-IAACKER 1? 'W 'Q' Class Adviser PAUL P. MARTIN SOPHOMORE OFFICERS President ....,............... George J. Morgan Vice-President .................... Robert Felix Secretary .............. ......... T erry Hoover Treasurer .......... ............. I rv. Angstadt ifrirxfrv FRESHMAN OFFICERS President ,................... George J. Morgan Vice-President ............ Nathan Rascona Secretary ........ 4. ............. FIOYCI Davis Treasurer ,,,,,, .,,,,...,. N oah Chivian

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ialogq Row I: Kenneth B. Hoover: Arthur W. Shivcly. Head of Department, Row 2: fstanclingj Ralph A. Slepeckyg Wilbur D. Shenk. George H. Lane: William C. Blight. There hasn't been so much excitement in the biology department since we built the new wing of the Fackenthal Laboratory. 1955 -S 6 finds new rats in the vivarium with their new valet, Adrian Morrison, new faces in the senior seminar, new faces on the staff, Professors Blight and Hoover, Professor Lane with ninety students in anatomy Cninety dogfish, ninety mudpuppies, ninety catslj 5 Professor Slepecky in charge of seminar, Professor Shenk moving his lectures to room 2573 Professor Shively driven out of his office to take refuge in the departmental libraryg and the star performer, Dr. Darlington, moved up to Stahr Hall to take dictation from Miss Hammond. The only stable note was furnished by Mrs. Phillips, serenely co- ordinating our activities and seeing that an ade- quate record of the same was filed. Dick Eyde C6'10 j tended the greenhouse and explained the facts of life in room 252 whenever Dr. Blight took the seniors fnow taking genetics WALTER BALCAVAGE B.S. in Biology Mr. Sl Mrs. Clubg Student Coun- cil flyg Green Roomg Footballg Trackg Porter Scientific Society as a fourth-year coursej to their seminar in his oiiice. . . . The empty egg crates piled up in Prof- essor Lane's office, and Myron Blumberg and Marty Sklaire had so many eggs on hand that some of them hatched before they had time to process them all. Louis Himes' work supplemented that of Professor Lane's in inducing abnormalities in chick embryos. Harry Bass had a job seeing that the escaped rats were placed back in the proper cages. A psychology major would be ringing bells to condition rats for his experiments while the biol- ogy seniors were holding seminar in the adjacent room, and the college plumber would add to the din while installing a new high speed centrifuge for research purposes. Professor Lane, Dr. Darlington, and Dr. Cour- sin have been encouraged in their research with a S5000 grant from the Smith, Kline and French Foundation. STEPHEN T. BARD B.S. in Biology Chi Phig Oriflammeg Porter Scientific Society: Politics Club