Hobart College - Echo of the Seneca Yearbook (Geneva, NY)

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Joel M. Savits Secretary-Treasurer 4 Jerry W. Angel! Historian

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Education makes a people easy to lead, l ut difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impos- sible to enslave— —Attributed to Lord Brougham

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CLASS-HISTORY 216 excited and bewildered students became the Freshman Class at Hobart College in the' Fall of 1952. We were the thirci largest class in the history of the college. Soon after we ar- rived, Agaventah began his f.rst ol many disappearing acts and we became the third R.O.T.C. class. We all were interested in hearing Granville Hicks describe his experi- ences as a Communist. A few months later, we witnessed the birth of the Statesmen 13,” followed by the infamous “POT” humor magazine. With the arrival of our class, a new golden age of athletics began. For the first time since 1936, all of our athletic teams had winning seasons. We learned that Hobart would soon renew the rivalry with the Univer- sity of Rochester in football, but saddened because it would not be until 1956. In Febru- ary we danced to the music of the Sampson Skytones at the First Annual R.O.T.C. Ball. A month later the New Chemistry Building was started and we ended the year be- wildered but anxious to go on. . . . We returned in the Fall of 1953 to begin another year as “wise fools,” minus many of our classmates. The first Intercollegiate Soccer Team in Hobart’s history became a reality. Fall Weekend amazed us with two feet of wet snow which arrived while we slept. Our game with Alfred was cancelled, leaving us with a 5-1 record. Sigma Chi and Phi Phi Delta moved into new houses. In October, we were thrilled by the performance of the Dublin Players. We were proud of Schola Cantorum when they made their debut at New York’s Town 1 lall. The Chem building continued to grow, and it was announced that soon the first phase would be completed. The “golden age” con- tinued with our basketball team bearing Colgate and having a 12-5 record, finest in the 52 years of intercollegiate competition. Another year gone and now as “upperclassmen” we await the next step up the ladder.. . . We were Juniors now and thinking of those left behind who didn’t have to pay the increase in tuition—SSoo. Some of us continued in R.O.T.C. and got to go on the Florida trip. Alfred University visited us and painted on our pretty barracks but what did we care .... the first undefeated team in 63 years. 'I’he news of the North-South Lacrosse game excited us hut again we would be gone when it was to be played. Our golden age had arrived with the major sports accumulating a 32-16 record. Some of us cried and some of us cheered when the “POT” died. Dean Dunn left us and the appointment of Dr. Durtee was announced. At Commencement 21 Sen- iors listened to Secretary of the Air Force Talbott and became the Second R.O.T.C. Commissioned Graduates from Hobart. Ho-hum, 3 years down and one more ro go. . . . As Seniors we showed that we had brains as well as brawn when our College Quiz Bowl Team defeated Washington N Lee only to lose to Oberlin much to our dismay the follow- ing week. Our football team went 19 games without a defeat and it took our old nemesis, Alfred University to end it all on Fall Weekend. Appropriately, we learned the Alma Mater and they uave us Dry Weekends.