Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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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.

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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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g » Before lonj; the steel framework was up, and then The Silver Masque presented Ah, Wilderness to capacity crowds at Alumni Auditorium. The time of year had come for the annual sports awards, and Don Eason, Phil Bucalo, Charlie Miller, Eddie Ayres, and Richie Cavanaugh received most val- uable player awards for baseball, football, track, basket- ball and hockey respectively. The final cornerstone was laid for the Classroom- Laboratory Building, the latest edition to the twelve million dollar original quadrangle. Sid Watson made the grade as a professional football player as fullback for the Pittsburgh Stealers and some- how managed the amazing feat of carrying a full B.A. curriculum between flights back and forth to the Na- tional Football League cities. In the December eleaions, Don Micale, Walter Lee, and Sidney Freeman were elected to the Student Council to represent the Class of 1957 in student politics. The Silver Masque treated drama-lovers to another sparkling performance when they presented Arthur Miller ' s gripping All My Sons. A feud flared up between rebellious elements in class government and Student Council authority over a matter cf constitutional law regarding the regulation of Class Board activities. The News began to sponsor weekly press confer- ences and it introduced a new feature section and a cross-word puzzle. Popular Bob Kates was re-elected as Student Council President. A sellout audience thrilled to the Masque ' s presenta- tion of Rodgers Hammerstein ' s South Pacific, com- paring it favorably with the original long-run Broadway production. Unexpected but welcome were the March blizzards that forced the university to close its doors for the first time since Hector was a pup. Commissioner Ford Frick and many other notables appeared on the Huntington Avenue scene to aid in the dedication of a plaque at the Physical Education Center, commemorating the site on which the first World Series was played. The new Classroom-Laboratory Building continued to take shape and remodeling was begun in Richards HaU to accommodate the changes necessitated by the two floor corridor to the new structure. it was a short wait for completion. H SB 99 II IB |B IH i|g = = ' ■■ ■■8 III