Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Gallagher to the head of N.U. ' s rapidly expanding physi- cal education department. Also on the sports page was the announcement of the election of Dick Brooks to the captaincy of the basketball team and George Buckley to lead the hockey team. Northeastern ' s two winningest runners, Ed Shea and Dick Ollen, closed their brilliant college careers. The Middlers began a drive to raise funds to dedicate a room in the Classroom-Laboratory Building to the memory of their late classmate, James R. Connors. The Student Union Lounge became the David F. Edwards Lounge. The Silver Masque ' s final performance of the season, My Three Angels, climaxed another successful year for Professor Blackman ' s troupe. Tom Walsh and Sona Norian were recipients of Eugenes as the Masque ' s top actor and actress of the year. The Eason twins, Don and Ron, and Dick Carter were selected for the Greater Boston All-Star Team. Bob Ercolini was elected as captain of the ' 56 baseball team, Charlie Miller was named Athlete of the Year, and Bob Hefibrd won the Neivs M.I.P. award. Making a careful investment. Student Councilors tally the vote. Morning in the University Commons. fpmeteen

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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

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JUNIOR YEAR September at N.U. brought another harvest of bright, young, expectant faces. This year, 1320 freshmen reg- istered. Space in the parking lot and in the commons was at a premium. As is the case every fail, the football team stole the spotlight from all other student activities. This year was an outstanding one for Husky football fans, for after a 13-13 tie against Rhode Island in the opener, they saw their favorites go undefeated until the final game when they were beaten by a classy UMass eleven to dose the season with a 4-1-1 record. Captain Gene Renzi led the Huskies in the field while fullback Phil Bucalo was one of the nation ' s leaders in the all-im- portant ground gaining department. The Husky Key came up with a colorful new idea when it announced plans to sponsor a Mayor of Hunting- ton Avenue election. The idea called for the election of a student mayor on a basis of purchased votes. Honest Pete Moloney was the first Mayor of Huntington Ave- nue, carried into office by a wave of believers in his poignant slogan, More Boloney with Moloney. Dr. Ell prepares the cornerstone for Hayden H Everybody gets into the act to help break ground for Hayden Hall.