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

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flask and JBottle m WE Flask anJ Bottle Pla ers is an r informal dramatic group, each mem- her of which is unanimoush ' elected ye»4»lf ) the office of president, (- ounded be- fore the war in 1 40 when its membership consisted of ten members, Father Richard C. Law, S.J.. was appointed moderator, its pur- iewer who asked the campus characters for their opinions on the approaching game. With the ad ice and guidance of l ' ather Law, their second sketch presented for the Fordham rally was even more successful. The scene was laid in the Fordham locker room Just prior to the game. Jim Hicke - and Bob Dietician: Ram stew tonight ' pose was to supply short comedy sketches, portraying various aspects of campus life. These sketches were performed at the differ- ent athletic rallies held before the games. During the war, due to lack of members, the Flask and Bottle ceased to function, but in October 1945 with the return of football rallies as a feature of campus life on the Hilltop, the Flask and Bottle reappeared. At the rally before the Wake Forest game, their first sketch was presented. In it, Peter H. Desmond starred in the role of an inter- Maloney made a hit as two of the Fordham team members. Two more sketches were presented during the football season, one before the game with George Washington University, was the life of George Washington, starring Don Hack and Roy Davis. The other prior to the game with Saint Louis was the college life of Sylvester Techivow played by John McMahon. In it appeared Dick McMahon as Registrar, Hal Berzon as Dean of Discipline, John Loftus as Dean, and Joe Woltering as bodyguard.

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don hoots and breeches, take crop in hand, and canter into the recesses of the woods. The first ride was planned and all gathered in Copley Square earh ' one morning to pursue the hobby of kings. The automobiles of va- rious members afforded transportation, and the saddlemen were off to Pegasus ' stables. The more ambitious members headed their steeds into the future, giving rein to pleasant visions of the da s when they would lead their mounts to ictory in distinguished horse shows. Perhaps in the minds of some were blue ribbons and the graceful bows to the judges as the winners are announced. All mastered their mounts and various ob- stacles, and preparations were made for hunt- ing, jumping exhibitions, and the sponsoring of a horse show for charity. The enormous amount of work entailed in these projects served only to increase the determination of the members to see them through successfully. The Club was fortunate in having some of the most enthusiastic horse country in the world in the nearby areas of Virginia and Mar land. Members attended sex ' eral of the more popular hunts and shows in Middleburg and Fairfax, and came away with man - ideas for their own organization. The meetings of early winter were held semi-monthly as informal discussions when the spring acti ' ities were outlined. More than simple business conferences, these meetings were a gathering of good fellows chatting contentedly of the joy of riding. Guiding the club as moderator was the Rev. Arthur A. Coniff, S.J., who rode with the group each Saturday morning and seemed to enjoy the thrills and spills as heartily as any. Assisting Father Coniff was Adie Von Gontard, President; James P. Bunnell, Vice- President: John Loftus, Secretary; and Da id B. Graham, Treasurer. Thus the first post-war ear of the Riding Club came to an end. There was perfect agree- ment among members that the year had been one of great success, marred only by the bre ity of the riding seasons. .All eagerh ' await the beginning of the next fall season. 87

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% z fordham Ballu THE rafters of CJaston Hall shook with the rtuirs of (jeorgetown ' s sons and their escorts; anJ cheers were tuned to the marching songs of the 1 lo a bandsmen, on f-riday night, October 11th. For this was one of the season ' s greatest rallies and held on the e e of the Hoya s first post-war mascot, heralded in song and cheer as flameses l. , or plainK s|X aking -the bordham Ram. The Cjlec Club led b Or. DonoN-an, sang Hail, Men of bordham in honor of our oppo- nent and fellow Jesuit College. Afterwards, Nat Brusilof, composer of Hit em Again, ' presented the song to Georgetown by leading Smile, Doc. . . Think it over F football clash, with the Rampant Rams from Rose Hill. Gaston Hall was filled to capacity and ban- ners emblazoning the remains of Fordham ' s illustrious Ram, and battered Fordham grid- iron greats dangled from the balcony. With the opening notes of Forward, Sons of George- town, a th(5usand voices echoed and re- echoed throughout the hall. The rally was ke ed to high pitch by a dar- ing event of which the general student had just become aware. A fearless band of George- town Marauders had stealthily penetrated the ri -al campus in New York; absconded their the Glee Club who had the honor of singing it. The climax of the evening had come. Dick Keenan was in the midst of discounting any rumors that our trophy of war had been re- covered by its former owners. His words were lost in a thunder of shouts and war-whoops, the likes of which Georgetown has ne er heard before, as Ram-Nappers, Bill O ' Leary, Ken Ste enson, Bob Gorra and jack Moloney, led the willing Ram down the side aisle up onto the stage. It was a full fixe minutes be- fore the commotion showed an ' signs of abat- ing. 89