Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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who had expressed concern. Fall Houseparty proceeded under student-formulated regulations and was de- clared in accord with university policy by the dean ' s office. A crisis had been met and passed, and the stu- dents had proven that they were responsible in handling the authority delegated to them. An important question which remained unanswered until after the beginning of the spring semester in 1957 concerned the Spring Music Festival. Because of objections based on the use of professional talent and the handling of production costs, the event had been discontinued. Festival officials worked tirelessly with the administration in the fall of 1956, and after an agreement was reached on the controversial points, feverish activity began in the salt mines, headquar- ters for festival workers under the Grace Hall stands. When plans were released for publication they were similar to those for a television spectacular. The set design called for a one hundred foot stage with two levels, a hundred foot ramp on the upper level and eight hundred feet of production area on the lower level. In the rear a projection screen was erected to pro- vide changing backgrounds. The festival itself was arranged in two parts, one a folk opera, Finnian ' s Rainbow, and the other a con- cert extravaganza featuring the Brown and White Band. As 1957 was the 50th anniversary of the band, the concert feature was concerned primarily with the his- tory of the development of the organization. The story was unfolded by combining important world events with music popular in the corresponding era. These periods included the first World War, the roaring ' 20s, a more serious tone concerning the first Christmas Ves- pers in the ' 30s, World War II and the St. Louis Blues Ivlarch, and a finale of pictures from the recent successful football season. Activities make up an important part of a student ' s informal education, and since 1936, the University has supplemented this phase of college life by add- Lamberton Hall, soon to be renovated for use by the Civil engineering department, will long be remembered as Lehigh ' s Controversial cafeteria.

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Freshmen participate in the Lehigh Condi- tioner, a program of mass calisthenics initiated under the revised physical educa- tion requirements. ,| .-f |j -f . 4 - — ; f - ' Housing Lehigh ' s medical service and the Reading and Study Clinic, the Health Center is one of the structures recently completed as a result of the development campaign. Cadets av ait the inspecting officer at a Mon- day afternoon drill session, a part of every- one ' s life for at least two years.