Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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MIDDLER YEAR The year got off to a spirited start when a band of N.U. hopefulls abducted the Rhode Island mascot, a ram, and held him captive for over a week. A little investi- gation by the University revealed PBA as the ram-nap- pers. Rhody avenged itself by once again topping N.U. in the varsity grid opener. The rapidly expanding university physical plant reached another long-awaited goal with the opening of the ultra-modern Physical Education Center. Dr. Ell ' s announcement that the Sylvania building was to be re- modeled for educational purpose indicated that the dy- namic building prog ram at Northeastern University was to be continued. Dr. Russell J. Humbert, President of DePau Uni- versity, Dr. Ell ' s alma mater, was speaker at the season ' s opening convocation. The football rallies were moved into the new cage. On the gridiron itself. Captain Sid Watson was off to another spectacular season. Sid ground a record break- ing number of yards as the Z-men romped over UMass, 39 to 0. A puppy nearly stole the show as the Silver Masque opened its season with a stellar performance of The Barretts of Wimpole Street. Gene Renzi and Tom Lacey were elected captains of the football and cross country teams, respectively. The footballers lost the season ' s finale, a 20 to 19 heartbreaker to the UConns to finish with a 4 and 3 record. The new Phyiscal Education Center was dedicated Chess is a popular spcirt in the Student Center ' s Edwards Lounge. Dean Havi ce leads the weekly services in Bacon Memorial Chapel. Registration forms are filled out in one of the Center Building ' s fourth fl

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A drawing class meeting in one of the many specially equipped fourth floor classrooms. The Librars ' s second floor reading room.

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Ninth Week Blues. Heart of the Student Union, Mother Chartier. on December 4, 1954, with Dr. Nathan M. Pusey, Pres- ident of Harvard Universit) ' , delivering the main address. The five-man class board system went into eflfect as the year, 1955, became a reality. Senior Class President Harry Watts stated that it was a step toward a complete democracy in student government. The new year was greeted with scores of activities, including a blood drive sponsored by the Sradent Union, the Masque ' s presentation of The Male An ' mial, and one of the biggest publicity ' campaigns ever seen at N.U. featuring the Sophomore-Middler Prom, Mood Indigo. The successes of the month of January were topped by the announcement that a new Classroom-Laboratory Building was on the drawing boards and construction would begin in the spring. Pat Roche starred in a Tufts College presentation of Picnic, and here at N.U., the Masque was rehearsing for Paint Your Wagon, a muscial which was to be at- tended by a recordlbreaking 2500 and amaze the audi- ence with its professional calibre. The Ski Carnival overflowed Spruce Mountain Lodge. Ed Ayres became the first N.U. hoopster to score more than 400 points, and Iron Man Bob Lally completed a string of 75 consecutive hockey games. The R.O.T.C. Ball overflowed the Sheraton Plaza, and Mood Indigo drew a capacity throng to the Hotel Continental. Two former Northeastern stars, John Tinker Con- nelly and James Bell, were appointed varsity baseball and hockey coaches, respectively. The new appointments were necessitated by the promotion of Professor Herbert A scene from South Pacific on the stage of the Al umni Auditoriun eighteen