Princeton University - Bric A Brac Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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shortly after. The death of Bill Lynch, veteran full- back, was caused by a similar occurrence during pre- season practice. Ambitious seniors were greeted with a pleasant surprise to find that the library had dusted out a few more crannies and made more desks in the stacks for research work. Some space for books was reduced, but, until the completion of the President ' s Program, this will have to be a martyr to a better cause. Two polls of the incoming class aroused much comment as the President of the Senior Class re- placed the Chairman of the Princetonian as the most influential man on the campus. After the announce- ment of the results of another poll, an irate woman even went so far as to send a written criticism, which was incidentally ably answered bv a freshman, of the choice of the class of Hitler as a bigger man than Neville Chamberlain. The reply was to the effect that Hitler is not the more respected or liked but is certainly in the more dominant position. Reginald N. Lawrence ' 21 was chosen by the Tri- angle Club to direct its Fiftieth Anniversary pro- duction, Once Over Lightly, as Sandy Maxwell and Charlie Limberg held try-outs for the cast and chorus. Many dancers found this more exercise than they had had all year and limped stifflv around the campus for many days after. Orson Welles added a near-tragic climax to the month with a broadcast telling in the most realistic and vivid style of the invasion of New Jersey by a force of Martians with meteors and poison gas. Western Union was soon flooded with numbers of worriedly inquisitorv telegrams. Though most undergraduates were restrained from flight, no one was fleet enough to catch the chef of one of the clubs who boarded a train for the unmolested sunny South before anyone was aware that the radio program had more than started. November, 1938 As soon as the uproar of the Martian crisis subsided, the college settled back into its usual routine, which was disturbed only by the antics of several small scalping parties composed of Rutgers grid fans in anticipation of the coming game. Their customary pranks of painting large R ' s all over the campus, as well as generally defacing historic land- marks were rudely interrupted when one patriotic Princetonian released both barrels of a shot gun through the trees in their general direction and sent them running for cover. The almost fanatical zeal which had characterized the days preceding the traditional encounter between Princeton and Rutgers, and which had been regarded rather quizzically by Tiger undergraduates, was not to go unrewarded. On the following Saturday, the Bengal eleven was nosed out by an inspired Rutgers team which would not be beaten. Needless to say, this defeat plunged Princeton undergraduates into a state of gloom which even the splendid vic- tories of the cub gridmen over Yale and the Varsity 150 ' s over Penn could not entirelv dispel. Under such favorable omens as a clear sky and a warm sun, the Tiger Varsitv on November 12th rose to the occasion and whipped the Elis, 20-7. After the game, an extra edition of the Prince was given out which was as neat a piece of good- Spring term 285

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Chapel humored sabotage as has been witnessed in recent years. The board of the Tiger had made up the paper and completely burlesqued every part of the original. It was universally granted that the humorists had scored a decisive victory over their traditional rivals. The following week the annual Prince-Tiger dance was given in honor of the Triangle Club and was a great success. The next day the Varsity was unable to withstand the withering power of Armv ' s attack and was subdued 19-7- The lightweights, however, smothered Lafayette, 26-0, and added another bril- liant victory to their unblemished record. In their final game of the season, the 150 ' s outsmarted and outdrove a highly-touted Rutgers outfit in the sec- ond half, after having been held to a scoreless tie for the first twenty-four minutes of play. One of Princeton ' s most unique institutions, the Preceptorial System, was formally examined and its worth debated in an open forum sponsored bv the Halls. At the Football Banquet, Tom Mountain was awarded the Poe Cup for his brilliant individual play and inspiring leadership as captain of this year ' s eleven. The highlight of the evening was a riot- ously humorous speech delivered by Ike Kerns, cap- tain of this year ' s championship 150-pound team, on lightweight football in general. Looking ahead to the winter season, large num- bers turned out for both basketball and hockey, and prospects are bright for both sports. On the last day of the month, Psychologist Hadley published the results of his college survey, in which he pronounced the average Princetonian to be a style-setting gentleman. December, 1938 The elements treated the first few days of Decem- ber with considerable severity, as thermometers dropped to the low twenties and a thick blanket of snow was laid over the frozen ground. By this time hockey and basketball were in full swing, both squads having been cut almost to mid- season size. In response to a real need in Princeton athletics, University officials announced that in- formal boxing classes would be organized in the immediate future under the tutelage of Joe Brown, a sculptor and pugilist of remarkable ability. Large numbers of students took advantage of the new opportunity. Hopes for a really far-better-than-average basket- ball team were running high as the first quintet ran not over a proficient second string in daily scrim- mages. Looking ahead into the future of a sport which attracted countless fans this year, the 150-pound football lettermen elected Hank Austin, signal-caller and blocking back on this year ' s eleven, captain for the 1939 season. No doubt feelins? that the reins of eastern college humor were slipping from their grasp, Ivy League Football crowd 287