Loyola University - Wolf Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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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

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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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tion of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1929. DURING THE THIRTIES lie thirties were the hard years following the depression. Loyola students receiving $5 a month for work scholarship considered them- selves quite fortunate. Dollar dates were common: 26 cents for a couple to see a movie at one of the large downtown shows; 10 cents for a gallon of gas; 10 cents for a pack of cigarettes; 10 cents for two cokes after the show; a nickel tip for the wait- ress; 15 cents for a corsage from a street vendor; 10 cents for a couple of beers with the bovs after- wards; 10 cents for a shoe shine; and the boy still had 4 cents left over for the next day. A remarkable parallel between the U.S. govern- ment and Loyola occurred in this decade. Just as uncountable organizations sprung up in the gov- ernment, such as the CCC and the WPA, so did the bulk of Loyola ' s present day organizations become established in the thirties. They include the Rifle Club, Feb. 19, 1931; Thomas More law club, 1935; Delta Epsilon Sigma graduate honor society. Pi chapter, April, 1931; Alpha Sigma Nu national honorary Jesuit scholastic society, Loyola chapter, April 26, 1936; Beta Epsilon Upsilon, medi- cal technology society, May 23, 1939; Blue Key national honor fra- ternity, Loyola chapter, Dec. 14, 1931; Phi Beta Epsilon national music and speech honor sorority, Lovola chapter, Feb.. 1939; C. Victor Vignes Odontological society, March 5, 1932; the Lovola stu- dent branch of the American Pharmaceutical Association, May 5, 1938; Medical Technology club, May 14, 1937; Pegasus Poetry so- ciety, Oct. 1938; Philaristai of Loyola, 1935, founded by a group of ladies headed by a Mrs. Albert; the Alumni Association, 1938; Alpha Pi Omega service fraternity. Other innovations in the thirties include the first admission of girls into the Student Council on Nov. 14, 1932. The girls were rep- resentatives from the College of Mnsic. The reason for tins unpre- cedented action was the ability of the girls to shoulder the responsi- bilities prior to the council admittance. Something else new on campus was the first woman ' s organiza- tion akin to a social sorority. This was Lambda Nu Chi, chartered in the 1932-33 school year. It was composed of women in the even- ing division and was referred to as both an academic and social sor- ority. That decade also saw what was to become one of the highlights 27