Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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qi 7 V - -- . : 1 -' 'S 'Y' xr MAQHATTANITE' pi. -D I N V X P J , i i A r f' f I r ' M r r , n l , ,f R N Ufficers f 7 JOHN F. SULLIVAN HERBERT V. DENNERLEIN i President Vice-President J. LEO LYoNs ROBERT J. D1LLoN , Treasurer Secretary P ,J l , History of the Class of 9311 i ' The Class of 1931 broke into print in the first issue of the Quadrangle, by a I record enrollment of two hundred and twenty-live. After a week of absolute free- 4,1 dom from the onerous presence of Sophomores, thanks to the President, the Fresh- l . men organized their class. A secret election was held, and the names of the officers J were not divulged for more than a month. The officers chosen were: John Sullivan, President, Garrett Byrnes, Vice-Presidentg Leo Lyons, Treasurer, Robert Walsh, J Secretary. Kenneth Yates was elected to represent the class in the Student Council. 3 The Sophomores distributed the Korans and the hazing began in earnest. -l ' The first encounter occurred on Broadway, when the Freshmen came to the rescue J of one of their classmates who had fallen into the hands of the enemy. Scouts had reported the outrage to' the Freshmen, and the whole class rallied to his support, precipating a free-for-all, which held up traffic for fifteen minutes. Although it was only a moral victory for the Frosh, it began the rebellion which lasted until y 1 X 1 1 'Z ,V :Q ,M ' One Hundred Ififfy-fire X 'I I 1 r ggi R X,fx..!kf- V -N-sr-fx ujxzzfk 'X i

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ri i C MANHATTANITE-F f- - emancipation time. So inspired were the Frosh with this new spirit, that they forthwith stormed the archway. Up Shrubbery Heights they charged, to be repulsed at the stairway by the superior numbers of the Sophs, but no casualties resulted. Hostilities ceased at the sound of the period bell, chiefly because of the exhaustion of the warriors. The Hrst of the traditional intra-mural contests-the Tug-o-VVar, took place on the old battle ground in I an Cortlandt Park, on the banks of Tibbets Creek. The result was a decided victory for the Frosh, with two straight pulls in their favor. The affair was attended with the usual exchange of decrepit vegetables and mud, and by the traditional rush to seize the archway. The remaining contests, the football game and the basketball game, were both lost to the upper classmen. The Frosh Eleven lost 6-05 while the basketball quintet lost, 25-13. The time had come for the annual Freshman Dance, and the Committee en- gaged the Belvedere Room of the Hotel Astor. It was a great success, Hnancially and socially. With nothing else to distract them from their chief business of studying, the Freshmen found time to devote to athletics. In cross-country, '31 was represented by Schacklette, Sullivan, Byrnes, Christopher, Downes and Crowe, all of whom were awarded letters. Since there was no Freshmen Rule at Manhattan at this F fa fx -it L' f R W, I 7 N nl I at I xi 1 n K. I L lp lr K . r 2 LX . X. time, Freshmen were eligible for the Football team and nine of our classmates earned letters in that sport. In Indoor Track six members of '31 helped to win honor for Alma Mater. The Hayes Club production in 1928 had for one of its principals a Freshman, Robert VValsh. Reporting Campus activities on the Quadrangle, '31 had six of its most representative members. When the basketball season opened twelve Freshmen came forward as candidates for the squad, and boxing numbered five men from '31 in its pugnacious ranks. The first spring weather called the Jaspers to the diamond, and three men of '31 earned berths on the Varsity nine. September 1928, saw the Class of '31 with many of its numbers missing. Class reorganization was begun as soon as possible to insure the enforcement of Freshmen regulations. On Tug-o-War Day the Freshman officers took a long ride into the Westchester backwoods, through the kindness of Sophomores who were anxious to keep them out of harm's way. The Tug was won by '31 with two straight pulls. Some skirmish- ing followed, but there was no pitched battle due to the overwhelming numbers of the Freshmen. As in former years, the arch was defended with fire hose which was put to good use in dampening the enthusiasm of over-zealous Frosh. The football game was lost to '32, 13-0. The Flag Rush was dropped by unanimous vote. VVe now settled ourselves to serious study and the months slipped by rapidly, bringing us, before we realized it, to the end of our Sophomore Year, and the eve of our debut as upper-classmen. One Hundred Fifty-six ,A A I' X 1.-Fi. ! 'x rxnfq 'J 1'Axik4.J X lf,