Loyola University - Wolf Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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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

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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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of every school year, Talent Nite, which made its entrance in 1938. FRIVOLITY NOTED £ he thirties had carried on much of the fri- volity of its notorious preceding decade through hard years of economic hardships and Loyola looked forward to many more years of serious study amid an atmosphere of carefree and light- hearted gaiety. But dark clouds gathering over Europe were soon to cast their deadly shadows on the United States, resulting in World War II. This war was prophesied at Loyola as early as 1927 when a U.S. Marine Corps Captain, Richard A. Day said, There is bound to be another war, and as much as I abhor the idea I cannot but make the prediction. Perhaps I will not be here to see it, but it is coming and the only possible way that peace will ever be maintained is through the chem- ists who will make the plans of battle so revolting that man ' s nature will cry out for peace . . . In 1942 Loyola took on the sober responsibilities of participating in the war effort. That year ' s Wolf declared: Loyola University of the South, under the Banner of Christ and the vivifying principle of American Democracy marches onward for an allied victory and greater progress. Though students continuously came and went, those who had to re- main were reminded: Your Catholic education is fitting you for the Christian leadership which will inspire the spiritual forces of all nations to blast away the pagan principles of living that have plunged the world into moral and civic chaos. And there were many that came and went and never returned. In 1943 the yearbook was dedicated to those that had fought for the be- lief that greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Not only were the students changed in shouldering their new re- sponsibility, but even the physical aspects of the campus took on a new look. Old Glory valiantly flew from atop Thomas hall. Loyola set up a voluntary basic training corps originated by two students, Pat O ' Connell and Ed Levy. New courses were instituted in con- nection with the Army and Navy. All male students who had not had previous training in algebra and trigonometry were compelled to take these courses. Scrap metal drives were held and conglomerations of rubber tires,