Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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IT. ■ A ' f ' f d — . ttlL. I D ' V 1 r k ' ' 1 Wwk m WLT - -■ 1 Maennerchor completed me after- noon, and Saturday nignt was spent house hopping, dancing at the I.D.C. Dance, or simply having run. A week or mid-semester exams helped to increase the pre-week-end tension over the Fall Houseparty or 1947, and the tempo or our antici- pation was beating fast. For some, warm-up parties even gave vay to studies. The four o clock bell on Fri- day started things rolling and house- party dates took over. For us all, it was a strange but welcome sight to see women roaming about our hills, and this houseparty the dates brought with them the exquisitely feminine innovation — the New Look! Buddy Rich and Skitch Hender- son provided the smooth music for two floors of dancing at the Inter- fraternity Ball on Friday night as all crowded to Grace Hall which had been miraculously transformed around a Stars in tbe Night ' theme. The highlight of the evening came when Richard Stevick, 48, and his wife, Nita, were crowned Mr. and Mrs. Lehigh, 1947-48. Heads turned and eyes bulged when Frank Hewitt s date, Miss Nancy Fitch of Plainneld, N. J., was crowned the Houseparty Queen. The last notes of music at two Saturday morning meant that only the orchestra was quitting for the evening. Black bow ties, board fronts, and stiff collars quickly disappeared as everyone quickly settled down to 23

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leadersKip earned by nis efforts for a better Lenign. Not soon to be for- gotten was the sparkling play of Bob Numbers, 50, ana Russ Jones, 48, wno snowed us what team ball and real fight on the gridiron can be like. To Gene Sowers, 48, must go a lot of credit for his grand job of organizing Town Council and bring- ing those of us who live off campus into a closer and more active con- tact with Lehigh. Reed Fulton, ' 48, lacrosse center on the 1947 varsity, carved out a slot on the All-North Lacrosse Team by virtue of his hard playing and good teamwork. To George Horneck, 49, goes a vote of thanks for his hard work in direct- ing the efforts of the Constitution Revision Committee. And to a host of other outstanding athletes and campus leaders, whom we all know and recognize, go our sincere thanks for the grand jobs they have done by virtue of t heir office or their in- terest in Lehigh. The grinding out of homework occupies the majority of our time but we all have had our moments. The long weary hours spent peering over textbooks are soon forgotten for all their unpleasantness, and saner thoughts of the gayer times of Le- high nights remain prominent in our minds. Who ever will forget some of those dances that highlighted the school year? The Military Ball, the first since the war, given in the spring of 47 by Scabbard and Blade; the Engineers Ball, spon- sored by the engineering honoraries and featuring Bob Chester and his orchestra; and houseparties. Housepartyl The Friday night Spring Houseparty Dance of 1947 gave us the S. S. Grace Hall in ship-like camouflage. Two floors of dancing with music by Charlie Spi- vak and Bob Harry gave just enough room for the 1 500 couples to move around. Saturday afternoon provided a thrilling lacrosse match with Le- high on the winning end of a 5-2 score, and a baseball game which Lehigh lost by a close decision to Gettysburg. A Tea Dance at the

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the business of more houseparty. Many songs were sung ana odes were composed to Baccnus until Bacckus crumped out at 8:00 A. M. The Saturday morning rain did not phase us one hit. We tramped down to Taylor Stadium to see our football team roll in the mud with King s Point in a splendid game that saw Lehigh win 20-6. The Band also outdid itself by sloshing out on the field to combine overtones with the Glee Club at the half. For those of us who like a smoky atmosphere with our dancing, there was the Maennerchor Tea Dance to fill the bill after the game. But the evening s greatest interest was the uncounted number of parties. Many songs were sung and resung while Bacchus reveled in our praise. Hos- pitality flowed and drowned all of South Mountain way into the sab- bath morn, but that dreaded hour Sunday afternoon when the girls left us finally came, and we were aban- doned to our mountain for another semester. For those of us who mark our college time from houseparty to houseparty it looked a long way until Spring Houseparty. But then, there were some of us who were in no condition to worry about it anyway. Semester in and semester out, the 26