Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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laxed and cut loose for Fall houseparty, which fell, oddly enough, on Hallowe ' en. Friday afternoon 912 girls greeted their weekend dates, and started dressing for the informal dance at Grace Hall. Bobby Byrne and his orchestra kept the crowds dancing until two in the morning, after which organized entertainment ended until the kickoff Saturday afternoon. Hoban ' s gridiron boys put on quite a show for the gals by trouncing the Tigers from Hampton-Sydney, 51-6. After the game, the Maennerchor ' s floors sagged under the weight of some 500 couples at the traditional tea dance. After the Saturday-night, individual fraternity and dormitory parties, the girls reluctantly left South Mountain, leaving behind very sorrowful-faced Lehigh men. Then, to make the students ' sorrows greater, the school issued valentines on Monday — and then the fun was really over. The students entertained their fathers on the next weekend at the Father ' s Day battle between Lehigh and Muhlenberg, and again Lehigh was victorious, this time by a 22-6 count. The fathers went home quite a bit happier than the year before, when Lehigh was beaten. Now came the preparations for the alumni weekend, featuring the Lafayette- Lehigh game. Freshmen were busy making displays for their various living groups. After a tremendous rally and parade on Friday night, alumni and under- grads hit the roads over to Easton for the big game. Fifteen thousand jammed the stadium to see Lehigh stall the powerful Leopards to a 7-7 tie. The big event of the afternoon was the after-game riot between Lehigh and Lafayette students. The goal posts were taken by the Brown and White boys — as well as Lafayette ' s class flags and stadium equipment — against the powerful opposition of the police and Lafayette students. The riot finally ended with numerous stu- dents showing black eyes and bloody noses— much to the dismay of the faculty and administration of both schools. The following week, the first in December, the faculty rescinded their previous order, and Lehigh students were to be given New Year ' s day off — thus avoiding droopy eyelids in class on the first day of 1943. The second Wednesday in December the seniors heard Wentzel Brown, former Japanese prisoner, address their banquet on the horrors of his imprisonment. The next few weeks saw a frantic rush by students to enlist in the various serv- ices, spurred by President Roosevelt ' s announcement that enlistments would not be permitted after December 15, after which time drafting was to be the only method of joining the services. The rush was broken only by the Military Ball on the twelfth, at which Art Wendel ' s orchestra played for the students. And a week later the confused students plodded wearily homeward for a week and a half ' s vacation over Christmas. When the boys returned to their studies, many noticed new vacancies in their ranks. Over the holidays, the Marines had called out many reserves. All in all, 65 men had been taken from Lehigh in the last few months. Then out of a clear sky came the news that those who had so frantically enlisted in the Army- Drown Hall 14

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