Georgetown University - Ye Domesday Booke Yearbook (Georgetown, DC)

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jfrosti i azing ' WT a matter of tradition each in- F coming freshmen class of George- y Bl town is put through a rigid test prescribed as a routine of restrictions through- out a definite week. A committee for the actixities is organized by the Sophomore Class. Distinguishing attire was prescribed for all freshmen taking part. It consisted of wearing large name plates worn in bill-board fashion, the rolling up of the right pants leg, the sub- stitution of a rope for a belt, and last but not least, the wearing of a blue and gray freshmen cap. The first night of hazing consisted of ' ari- ous stunts and contests performed before Copley Hall h the freshmen under the super- vision of the sophomores. An incident which added to the friendly raillery of the class was the photographing of chosen individuals for the HoYA as the Typical freshmen of the class. ' ■ They posed in front of Copley in a very conventional costume and were promptly doused bv buckets of water con -eniently released from above. Some of the main and most important aspects of the celebrated week consisted in the pur- pose of freshmen getting acquainted with the campus, with classmates and with upper- classmen. The entire week was climaxed by a tea dance gi -en for the freshmen by the senior class. 75

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Ucturning to CBcorgctottin THE orange an l rust of autumn crep t into the feathering iA ' the trees. Lca es, scurrying on October winds left clean-swept streets. Beneath fall skies and thinning foliage, a myriad of new faces caught a first glimpse of the Hilltop, and a grand patchwork of plaii.1 sport coats oxer- spread the campus. .Automobiles, ar ing in oi some witty obser ' ation. One rumor had it that the man in the chair out in front was f-ather Toohex ' s first student, and freshmen stared in wonkier at, .Ad Majorem Dei GIo- riam, ' with their high school Latin never a help. The newcomers had hearLJ much about Cjeorgetown; and to us the ' came, expect- ing much. Once inside the gates, the ' like- kLWM make and intage, were slowly creeping along the narrow lane in front of Copley, then dart- ing back and forth through the wideflung gate, slowing only occasionally for the pedes- trian tide. Back from the widest ranges of acti ' ities, many er - newly returned from the ser ices, came the Georgetown men of lQ4b. Summer ' s acti ities had come to an end, the accelerated program had departed, and Georgetown was reviving her golden days of pre-war. Clusters of new friends and old were gather- ing under the hallowed tree, hailing new ar- ri -als, or nudging one another in self-appro ' al wise considered themseh ' es fortunate, for almost 800 applications had been turned down for the fall semester. And a feeling of pride welled within them, as, with a sweep of the eye, they scanned the impressi e halls, the trim shrubbery, the close-cropped lawns, and realized that this was to be their Alma Mater Many a happy memor ' is born in an idle hour, sitting under the tree or roaming the paths together. And many an insight into character is revealed, and many an inspiration springs from the confidence that one close friend places in another. And it all begins with life at Georgetown.

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freshman Class THE sv arm of freshmen who appeared on the campus last Octc her caused the upperclassmen to gaze in open- eyed surprise, e cr ha l there been such a large influx. There were tall ones and small ones, oungsters an l some not so x ' oung. Some were sh - and some were not — alike were all in one thing alone; the - were sons of George- town — li e Hundred strong. And each now became enriched with a hun- dred and fifty-sexen ears of outstanding tradition, heralded in the tall spires of Healy and the colonial approaches of Old North. Yet suddenly back to 194b, when told his room could be found high on the fourth floor of that Flemish structure, whose tower, da - and night, boomed out the hour with uncannx precision. With a roommate, each man climbed the long winding staircases; and a battery of crossfire began — What ' s c)ur name? , Where are you from! ' .Are sou a xeteran What branch .And so on until they reached the roof top of Healy. .A quick glimpse at door numbers, the disco er - of an assigned room, a Hop on the beds, and a panting climax — Well, we re here! Drama such as this was being enacted that first night in every campus dormitory. It was a comedy of errors; but of it, many a serious and lasting friendship was born. A good night ' s sleep ; and with the dawn, the scene shifted to registration and arranging of schedules for a long and strenuous year in the classroom and the burning of the midnight oil. The remaining time was marked by a mad rush from one room to another, taking tests 76