Oberlin College - Hi-O-Hi Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

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Sporadic Spurts of School Possibly the most unique aspect of Oberlin is its version of the wide-spread academic phenomenon school spiritf' For when spirit is highest at Oberlin it is not for a football championship or even a national band concert. It soars to its most exalted peak at quad- rennial political contests of very univory-towerish proportions. When the current year began, spirits were suffering from the de- pressing effects of a post-Convention lag. A new crop of cheer leaders were ushered into ofhce, filling the shoes of their yell-lead- ing predecessors, who had held this post for four years. Ranging greatly in size and appearance, they struggled heroically to make everyone from shy freshman girls to tonsil-conscious conservatory seniors join in a rendition of Your PEPP, A delegation from Wooster, attempting to scorch a gigantic W in the Oberlin field could only stir the local police, who fired sev- eral shots at the crafty Scots. At Homecoming every dorm co- operated except most of the senior men, who at Burton posted an eight-by-eleven piece of paper reading, XVe Wish all success and best wishes to Oberlin in its game with De Pauw this Saturday. At last, however, to minister to the ailing year the dynamic shot in the arm, came the unsquelchable Plaquers. Organized by a tight nucleus of six at a meeting at Kenny's, the Plaquers began with ninety but within four days had five hundred i'presidents, who doggedly tried to bolster spirit. Included in this list were one hun- dred per cent of the freshman girls and a vast number of Frosh men. To help organize, the group planned to transfer Peters Hall to the plaque on the crossroads of Tappan square. Spirit Founders and architects of the Plaquers plan a movement to place Peters on the plaque above. You've got it, now keep it, doggonit don't lose it, your pep! ,flh- Fw ' 'Vx

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laquers Stimulate ... ! tnnrr. For Homecoming Day each dormitory attempted to construct a clever, fre- quently amusing, decoration. This day not only brought spirit but also fun to the Oberlin students. 18

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iffifff' ' . - Mr- f ' 'ltsrlb fear? 5 3 '?EwE'i5 5- -- l -MQ-Y . Ewa-fikf : f' ill' ,Af ,, ll V53 if my is lj-if-Q, is .3 ln March 1955, a huge tarpaulin over the entrance of the Hall Auditorium hid the intricate process of interior decoration, as the date for the opening drew near. LEFT: Last spring the auditorium amounted to little more than a massive pit in the ground. BELOW: By September 18, 1952, the auditorium had grown into a skeleton of its future self. 20 it-A-. '. ' , . sg-N. 2