Loyola University - Wolf Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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fessional programs, the evening division and on Saturdays. Day div- ision did not see coeds until a later date. The use of lipstick, the chic bobbed hair, the influence of movie sirens like Jean Harlow and perhaps, even woman suffrage, caused one desperate sheik to compose this poem: TO THE FLAPPERS Blessings on thee, little dame, Bareback girl with knees the same. With thy rolled-down silken hose And thy short transparent clothes. With thy red lips reddened more, Smeared with lipstick from the store, With thy makeup on thy face And the bobbed hair ' s jaunty grace. From my heart I give thee joy, Glad that I was born a boy. Comments on the emeririnsr female ran right into the thirties. In 1930 The Maroon quoted one boy as saying he knew at least two girls who smoke and have seen at least a dozen others do it. Not only that, hut another article relates that co-eds are fast outclassing men in smoking both cigarettes and pipes. The twenties witnessed the ushering in of fraternities. Because the founding dates of the fraternities on campus arc 1 still a matter of friendly dispute and because records give conflicting information, we can only state that the four Greek-letter men ' s social fraternities were all founded between 1923 and 1925. They were Beggars. Delta Phi Sigma. Sigma Alpha Kappa and Upsilon Beta Lambda. Delta Phi Sigma became the Epsilon chapter of Alpha Delta Gamma na- tional fraternity Sept. 15, 1932. There were other fraternities at Lo- vola at times, but only these four still exist on campus. The Jan. 23. 1925, issue of The Maroon listed the aims and ideals of the fraternities. They included a recognition of and a proper re- spect for the Deity, moral living, discouragement of gambling, dis- couragement of the use of liquor. . . . The Rev. Florence D. Sullivan, S.J., president of Loyola from 1925-31 took a firm stand against hazing customs March 10. 1926. He said he will expel any student guilty of ratting. The Pan Hellenic Council had its early beginnings when nine of the 10 fraternities, including social, academic, professional and hon- orary began a council of fraternities in 1927. The students of the twenties thought themselves hot stuff and 25

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Iii 1957 Loyola received a license from the Fed- eral Communications Commission to operate a television station on channel four in New Orleans. On Sept. 7 of that year, WWL-TV aired its first television program, using the latest type of tech- nical equipment which is located in a modern building in the down-town section. Besides the many national programs and local features, both WWL radio and television broadcast panel discus- sion and sports shows originating directly from the university. STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY 2 ome of the landmark dates, names and build- ings have been cited, but it takes more than these to make a university. It takes students who came to Lovola to be molded, but who in turn, also molded Loyola. Then, as now, the students had a favorite gath- ering place. It was located two blocks above Terp- sichore St. and featured huge nickel draughts. The big social event of the year was the Junior- Senior dance given in the family home of a friend of the college. J. B. Sanarens was president of the 1911 class consisting of 32 members. There was one coed. Miss Lurline Wilson of In- dependence, La. Organized then was the Thespians, oldest organ- ization of Loyola; it was founded at the Immaculate Conception College prior to the establishment of Loyola. Also on campus was the Zeta Zeta chapter of Delta Delta, national dental fra- ernity. If you were entering Loyola in 1918 you would have had the following courses to choose from: collegiate classical course; collegiate scientific, law, dentistry, pharmacy, post graduate medi- cal, wireless telegraphy, business (two years), marine architec- ture, marine drafting and oratory (three years). The roarin ' twenties roared mighty loud at Loyola. The society column of The Maroon, Loyola ' s newspaper founded Nov. 1, 1923, frequently reported which flapper was ga-ga over which sheik. The ideal girl of the raccoon set was a boo-boop-de-doop girl with pouty lips, who would gaze coyly down at the tilt of her little turned up nose and in a voice just dripping with honey say, T don ' t ' ove nobody but ' oo. ' In the early days of the university women attended classes in pro- 24

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told those not in the groove, don ' t get giddy. Nothing was serious, not even the popularity contest of 1927. Among the 12 titles in com- petition were the Most Impervious to Knowledge; the Most Irrespon- sible; the Laziest; the Biggest Prevaricator; and the Most Self-im- portant. But the Rev. Daniel A. Lord, S.J., explained in 1929, The next generation will usher in an era of unparalleled strictness in morals and manners. The young people who today are seeking so much free- dom will reverse themselves when they become parents. They won ' t let their children get away with the things they, themselves, are get- ting away with now. But Loyola students continued on their happy way. At least most of them were happy, excluding the poor freshmen. Belt lines from Marquette hall to Bobet were a common sight. Freshies were not al- lowed to use the front entrance to buildings, to smoke, to walk on the grass, to arrive tardy at pep meetings or courts of justice. The f rosh coeds usually got an extra heaping of makeup. Worst of all, the initiation ran into January. But the freshmen got their revenge ' on Frosh Day, usually celebrated in the beginning of December when freshmen conld treat sophomores like lowly creatures. Competition between the freshmen and sophomore classes was made permanent by the Hansmann Trophy inaugurated in 1927. Each year the trophy was awarded to whichever class does the best in a number of scholastic and athletic events, including debating, volleyball and the like. j The Student Council was officially formed in 1924 with three rep- resentatives from each department and W. Strickland serving as chairman. Some of its early accomplishments were the adoption of frosh rules and weekly dances. That same year a committee picked the standard ring design. The next year a cafeteria was established on campus in the basement room of Marcjuette hall in what is now known as the student lounge. Organizations established in the twenties were The Maroon, Nov., 1923; he Wolf, yearbook first appearing in 1924; Thespians, 1924; Psi Omega National Dental Fraternity, Loyola chapter, 1923; Delta Theta Phi national law fraternity, Loyola chapter, 1923; Edward Douglass White Debating Society, Sept. 1925; Xi Psi Phi, national dental fraternity, Alpha Chi chapter, June 10, 1929; Omicron Kappa Upsilon, honorary dental fraternity, Tau chapter, May, 1928; and the Grippers, a club for handball enthusiasts, Feb. 23, 1927. The ending of the twenties saw Loyola enter the Southern Associa- 26