Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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The Northeaster News Vo . X No. 26 Published Weekly by the Day Collegiate Schools Thursday, March 14, 1929 FRESHMEN SCORE SWEEPING VICTORY IN RUSH, 450 TO 100 SIbRAtS NEWS TO SPONSOR REC 52!??M, i - mM ixf rS u-r WAR HERO SPEAKS BIRTHDAY PARTY MADE TO CAST OF ORGANIZATION IN FlGHl AT MASS MEETING TO HUSKY TODAY TOP 0 ' THE WORLD FOR CLASS SUPREMACY Famous German Sea Devil ' Who Made The Sea Unsafe For Allies Tells Adventures PRISONERS USED WELL Count Felix von LucJcner, the fa- mous Sea DeN-il, was the speaker at the mass nieetin j held Wednes- day noon, March 13. Needless to say, Northeastern received him en- thusiastically. Dean Ell was indeed fortxmate in procuring the ser -ices of this remarkable character. Bom the son of a Gennan noble- man. Felix von Luckner ran away from home, when but thirteen years of age. to sail before the mast. Ever since, his life has been one of danger. ; and adventure- He worked The University will celebrate tlic third birthday of Huslcy today at a birthday celebration sponsored by the NEWS and the Student Union, This affair will be held in 44-H at one o ' clock to acciuaint the students with Husky and his con- nec ' tion with the University as a mascot. All students who can arrange to attend this aft ' air should be present, as a very interesting program, has been arranged by the committec- Deaii Carl S, Ell and Prof. Harold W. Meh-in vdW speak, along with other features. The captains of the various sjjorts teams, together with representatives of other student organizations, will be present. [Conlinued on page 4) Cabaret Girls and Chorines to Possess Full Share of It By Opening Night In the past week there has been an increase of about forty per cent in the number of co-eds at North- eastern. This increase has been brought about by the recent chorus selection of ten students to take the part of cabaret girls and Eskimo chorines in Top o ' the World. The girls are being coached to ex- hibit their steps or movements as rliythmically and femininely as pos- sible. By opening night the chonis will possess and exhibit its full share of it. The men playing the feminine parts in the chorus are: William {Continued , in pa e J, JOHN O. HARMAALA An executive of a linn is rarely j found among college graduates in their first year out of school. North- eastern can boast of one in John O, Hai-maala 1028E of Lanes alle. The Manchester Engineering and Welding Company Incorporated, engaged in the business of structural engineering, electric welding, steel and iron fabrication in New Hamp- shire, has John O. Harmaala as its Vice-President, General Manager. Wlule in scliool, Hannaala was a member of the orchestra in his first year, and a member of the band for three years. During his last year he was on the administrati ' e com- mittee of the B.S.C.E. MANY CONTESTANTS FAIL TO SHOW UP FOR ANNUAL RUSH Overwhelming Score of 450 to 100 Gives Frosh Greatest Victory in Years RED HATS NOW DOFFED There will he !;jrcal: rejoicing to- night .ilong the Avenue. The Frosh have upset the dope and have won a bitterly-waged battle. The final score was 450 to 100. The first event to be staged was the obstacle race. The teams were composed o£ five men each. (Conlimitdon page S) Cauldron. In dramatics, a series of annual all-University shows took place be- tween 1924 and 1934. Six of these were original musical comedies combining the talents of students and certain faculty members, in- cluding Melvin himself. The climax of the series was Banned in Bos- ton , a production with a cast of 75, an orchestra of 50, and a puppet pro- logue, which was presented in the Arlington Theatre. A new dramatic club formed in 1934, operating under several handi- caps for many years including poor facilities (before Alumni Audito- rium was completed in 1947), and no female actresses (before co-educa- tion was adopted in 1943). Hockey was initiated by H. Nel- son Raymond ' 28, who coached the first season in 1929-30. Another im- portant figure in the growth of hockey at Northeastern was Herbert Gallagher, who played as an under- graduate, coached the team for fif- teen seasons, and finally landed up as Athletic Director of all sports activities. Football was instituted by admin- istrative rather than student initia- tive. The first varsity season, in 1933, consisted of five contests and was coached by Alfred M. McCoy. By 1935, athletic activity at North- eastern had reached intercollegiate status as the university held mem- bership in the New England Asso- ciation of the Amateur Athletics Union, and several other regional and national amateur athletic THE RELAY TEAM, 1929

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opment was happening in Liberal Arts. The College of Liberal Arts began in 1935, with 35 students on the co-op plan. The college was an outgrowth of the Evening Division ' s Lincoln School of Liberal Arts, which had of- fered a junior program in cultural fields culmi- nating in an Associate of Arts degree. According to the 1935 Catalog, the School of Arts and Sciences was established on two prin- ciples: that a man should have a broad under- standing of the main currents of human activ- ity ; and that studies without sacrificing their liberal value , should prepare a man for a use- ful career. Contribution to human welfare, in short, is regarded as the chief end of scholarship. Concurrent with the academic growth, was the continuing growth in Student Activities. The second Director of Stu- dent Activities, from 1926 to 1929, was Professor Harold W. Melvin, who had joined the faculty in 1920 and became head of the English department the following year. In 1929, Melvin was ap- pointed the first Dean of Students and his position in activities was filled by Edward S. Parsons. Under these men new activities grew and existing activi- ties flourished. Sigma Delta Epsilon, an honor society in the new College of Business Ad- PARSONS ministration was founded in 1925. A revamped Stu- dent Council came to life 1924. In the same year a Student Union was formed, with Milton J. Schlagenhauf as its fac- ulty advisor and its purpose stated to broaden engineering education by lectures, trips, and religious activities. From 1922 until 1926, the new College of Business Administration developed a group of activities paralleling those of the Engineering School. They organized their own dramatic club. Student Union, Student Council, orches- tra, newspaper (The Bulletin) and yearbook (The Administrator, first published in 1926). The impracticality of such duplication led to the combining of groups in the next few years. The Bulletin fused with The Tech to become the Northeastern News, in February, 1926; and in 1929, the Administrator joined with the ADMINISTRATOR AND CAULDRON COMBINE TO MAKE ONE YEARBOOK Tearhoo Co Editor JAMES J. HOULAHAN JANUARY 16, 1929 SEPTEMBER 26, 1928 STUDENT UNION TO SHOW FIRST UNIVERSITY FILM Here ' s the big chance you fellows have been waiting for! The Student Union announces that they are going to run some FREE movies in Bates Hall to- moiTOw, Thursday, from one o ' clock until quarter of two. The movie is a University film and shows some of the high Ughts of student activ- ities here at Northeastern during the past year. Veron A. Love 1929E is in charge of the movie show. This will be the only opportunity for many of the upperclassmen to see this film, especially the Seniors. Students are always thinking up new ways of profitably spending their noon hour, and the Student Union is offering a fine solution for one of them at least. STAFF SOON TO ORGANIZE FOR THE 1929 ISSUE Grammontand Houlahan Elected Editors of the Combined N. U. Publication ADDED FEATURES ValmoreR. Grammont, 1929E. of Gardner, and James J. Houlahan, 1929BA, of Milton, as co-editors, head the staff of the 1929 issue of the yearbook. Grammont and Hou- lahan are both activities men, Houla- han having been chairman of the Junior Prom Committee, while Grammont has served on nominat- ing and social committees for the Engineers in his freshman and soph- omore years. This is the first time in the his- tory of the Day Division that the two schools have combined to issue a yearbook. In the past years the Engineers have p ublished the Catil- dron, while the B.A. men Lssued the Adminisiratar. The new book this year will be no larger than the 1928 issue of the Cauldron. It vnW contam the same amount of material, including inter- esting histories and pictures of seniors, the write-ups of the year ' s activities, and pictures of the vari- ous organizations. Additional fea- tures may be added. It is the plan of the co-editors to have the work of producing the book well under way before the end of this period. The staff is now being organized and they will aid the edi- tors in getting off to an early start. The Department of Publications, of which Prof. Stanley G. Estes is the head, is seeking a name for this book. Students who have sugges- tions for a name are urged to present them to the editors. The photographic work this year will be done by Wairen Kay Vantine, the photographer for last year ' s Cauldron and Administrator . Con- tracts for engraving and printing are vet to be placed. ,

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Wccliii.- ilav, March 20, 1929 THE MORTHF.JiSTERN NEWS Pa e Three INTERESTED IN TENNIS? SEE PAGE ONE UNIVERSITY SPORTS EXIT BASKET BALL ENTER BASEBALL Will the geulleiiiaii who just coughed, kindly step to the hox office . . . for a package of Old Golds? or oin-r. I Inn.- ri. ,r :M ju-l li..i i- vordx from llir Iu ' .— IhiI In all MikIm. ' -s I liavr oflcii «M.il.-.l li. oil. 1- llii- IViiii.liv ll. ' l|. lo M..1I. ' |.,.or r.ll.n ..ho-:.- .-..ii !! «iis i,il.ini|.linf; llo- s.|..r. um |,oilii,g ih.- rn- j.,,,n,nlol ' ll,..Har..,.,Hllii,n. ' • . ' iii- or -o :t ' i.. 111.- iii.iki i ..f Ol.n r.OI.J) rail -oni.- aiU .ui llio li liiil)iiit; .-ff.-.i of coucllirifr ill lliratr.-s. Ah all a !...-. ! . a- n-al.-ful for lllo .- a.ls. I am uiorr pi-ai. fill iioM that lll.n ;ol.l) Ikh iiivilcil la!; ■ folk to our iiiilia|iii rriiii.l-. ill.- ■lli(-alrc--coujj;liers. ' ' ! I oivu ailvi.-i- I- tliat |ircveiiIion is tlir best ai.l. I In- Linil ..f |.i -vrnlion lliat i-niokiuf; Oil) (aiLDS t v . Ilarsll tobacco irrilal.-s tli.- tlii-oat. ami lliat i ' aUM-» coiinlun ' . Cliaii niig to (11.11 COLDS sontlii-s the throat aii.l rc- m.p c tin- (-aiiHC of tlic ' cough tickle. WIi y not a ! oil ell in a carload? . %t ' ' eat a chocolate, Hglit an Old Gold, and enjoy both! associations. In 1926, the need for a mascot for the athletic teams became evident. A suggestion contest held by The News aroused various responses from ant, to elephant, to bee, finally Husky was the chosen symbol. Dean Carl Ell made a winter trip to Poland Springs, Maine, returning with the news that Leonard Seppala, internationally-known breeder and racer of Siberian Huskies, had given a dog to the university to serve as mascot. The dog arrived in Boston on March 9, 1927 and was met at North Station by a parade including 1200 students, the Northeastern Band, and a float on which King Husky 1 was to be carried to his realm. On the march back to the campus there was an incident of egg-and snow- throwing by some students in the Boston University business adminis- tration building on Boylston Street. The Boston Police moved into the building and confiscated crates of eggs and vegetables, while the Northeastern boys refused to retali- ate and continued back to campus. King Husky 1 was the university mascot until March, 1941. In that time he appeared at student gather- ings, won prizes at the Eastern Dog Show, and in many respects lived up to his royal name and significant position. Housed mainly by Ell, in Newton and at the Cape, King Husky did display a common dog ' s appetite and occasional love of mischief, causing expensive dam- age in a poultry farm on Cape Cod near the Ell residence. in conjunction with the mascot and the athletic teams, the Fore Paw Key was organized in 1929 to pro- mote school spirit. One of its tradi- tional events was the Football Dance, inaugurated in 1934. During the war years the Fore Paw Key ceased to function. It was reorga- nized in 1948, as the Husky Key, car-