Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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Completion of the new Phi Sigma Kappa house brings the number of fraternities on campus to fifteen. Graduate engineers are called upon to solve problems on many parts of the globe; this one, perhaps, is too close to home. 27

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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.

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ing yet another program designed as a relief from tfie usual classroom grind, the Student Concert- Lectures Series. A parade of famous names and talent bears witness to the success of the program. The group of musicians, actors, and writers in Non-technical fields has included Charles Laughton, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Victor Borge, Dr. Franz Polzar, hypnotist. Red Smith, and recently. Senators Styles Bridges and John Sparkman. A new series, providing a stimulus to the extracur- ricular intellectual interests of the University commu- nity, was inaugurated in the spring of 1956. The Co- operative Lecture Series proposed to interest various student organizations in sponsoring speakers who were recognized as outstanding in their respective fields. The first guest. Dr. George Wald of the Biological Labora- tories of Harvard University, spoke before a capacity audience in Packard Auditorium. Other distinguished speakers have followed, lending to the educational pro- gram the products of their own endeavors. Student activities have not been confined to the council room, stage, or class room, as intercollegiate athletics play a major role in campus life. Football and, in particular, wrestling hold the limelight where sport- ing events are concerned. In the past two seasons the Lehigh eleven compiled an enviable record of 14 and 4, ending the 1956 season with a spectacular win over Lafayette after a three-year losing streak with its chief PiSrS Students who live within a few hours ' drive of Lehigh can be found packing for a quick trip home after classes on Saturday. Voting for Arcadians and class officers is con- ducted at various polling places throughout the campus by members of Alpha Phi Omega.