Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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a prominent spot. Between the bookstore and the bordering jvowlonia speciiosa was stretched the side of a piano crate on which large letters jeered at the feeble efforts of the second year men to disci- pline their younger brothers. Fire appear- ed in many a Sophomore eye! This time the yearlings had gone too far! Blood would soon appear on the moon! And appear it did, for a few days. But when the annual tug-of-war was announced and the frosh massed on jasper Field to meet all oncoming sophomores, but one lone, blissfully ignorant watch-and-ward member wended his way gymward. He was taken in hand, divested and worsted and made to carry the college colors con- spicuously through the crowded ways of the metropolis. Time passes on. The frosh are now sophomores. They are a large and valiant crew. The future holds not only the pro- mise of a larger and more vigorous class, but a group who have probably had many a month to think over how they might best their tormentors in just such a fray. It will be interesting to see what the class of 1949 does when Hrst they spot a sign glibly announcing the astronomical num- ber: Hail, 1950 ! PICTURE TAKING T'S a gay day for all that is sched- uled for the taking of pictures for the yearbook. The Editor and the pho- tographers are very much interested in the weather. The members of the student body who ordinarily appear in slacks and work clothes are very much in evidence in their Sunday best, being asked, inno- cently, it is true, if they are to attend a wedding, or if they arose too late this morning to get out their regulation work clothes. The young men who ordinarily 159

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student body for his overstepping the limits of ordinary initiation. But in the run-of-the-mill case there is more need of stirring up sophomore support, more need of encouraging them in doing their duty by their classmates than of restraining them in their efforts. This last year was a golden one for frosh hazing. Accepted by the collegiate authorities, passed by the board of admis- sions and the registrar, these young ap- plicants had still to be accepted by their fellow-Manhattan men before, with pride and dignity, they could say that they be- longed. They had to learn all the rules set down in the 'fKoran, acquire a sing- ing acquaintance with the college songs, and bear with the time set for the wear- ing of little green hats and bright green ties. The Koran for 1946, edited by the Sophomore Committee, under the direc- tion and with the guidance of Brother Conrad Gabriel, Sophomore Moderator, was one of the finest we have seen at the college in years. The Committee worked conscientiously and made an excellent compilation of the rules, traditions, high points of history and activities of the college. Armed with this Koran,,' the Sophomore Vigilance Committee set a- bout indoctrinating the youthful aspir- ants to the honor of being Manhattan men. The various plots to ensnare the unwary were used and a great deal of indoctrination was passed out. But the sophomores evidently tired Of their obli- gations for at the end of the second week there were few signs of their still being enthusiastic for the important Work at which they were engaged. Flaunting this indifference one Monday morning, were modest signs announcing that the Sophs were afraid of the Frosh! Hail, '49 appeared in large white letters on many 158

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arrive as fashion plates, have, somehow or other, forgotten that they are to ap- pear at their best today, and have arrived dressed for a fishing trip they intend to take this afternoon, in sweaters and open neck shirts, or in broad-striped lumber- jackets. Comes the photographer. The staff awaits him in the Library office of the yearbook. He awaits them in the Foyer of the Administration building. Tele- phonic contact having finally been estab- lished, the staH mounts to the campus and the work begins. As the gloom of the clouds lifts a little, the photographer an- nounces that the light is perfect. Accus- tomed to depend on the sun for their il- lumination of pictures, the assistants are wondering if he is just trying to be nice! The frosh have, during this time, come out in droves from their classes and are massed on the steps of the chapel. Most of the four-hundred want to be in the lirst line. Then the Brother appears on the scene and assists in getting them into shape as a class. Little fellows are sent to the rear, or brought to the front as the photographer's whim demands. Men in nondescript coats and sweaters borrow rainient from their better-provided brothers. The schedule is already ten min- utes off, but the sun appears on the frosh crowd and the first snaps that will make the picture yearbook have already been recorded. Thus the day wears on, one group relieving another. Men staying for five and six tries, to record their participa- tion in as many activities. The sun shines now and then, and as the day wears on, new spots are chosen for the background of the shots. Many not aware of this following of the sun, are in the Quad when they should be in the forecourt. Then it is discovered that the Boarders are scheduled to be pictured at lunch time. The omnipresent Editor is alarmed at the small size of the group in the forecourt. Hasty word is sent to the Dining Room and bit by bit the group grows. Now five has become ten. Now twenty are await- ing their picture. Word has gotten to the dormitory where a few laggards have forgotten both lunch and their pictures. Now the group is too big for the spot chosen. But in maintaining the schedule the group is snapped, just as four more men come down the stairs. They are in- serted and another pose is recorded. The Athletic Association Officers form a small, compact and admirable group. As they finish, two more boarders approach from Spuyten Duyvil Parkway. Their watches were slow and they had figured they had lots of time to get there. 160