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

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Clam of 1947 The Class of 1947 entered the University in shifts starting in july of 1945, and since then their numbers have been increasing almost to the bursting point. Some came as civilians, some came to Princeton through the Navy V-12 program, while others just didnit show up on the campus until they had been discharged from the Armed Forces. With a large majority of the class on campus in the fall of 1945, the Class of 1947 participated in the last Cane Spree. It was a hectic evening, with the Navy all around and the terraces of Brokaw Field filled with interested spectators. '47 won two of the three matches but failed to get the '46 banner, mainly because the sophs did not have one. With social activities cut to the bare minimum during the war, '47 did little to promote class unity. But they did keep up with their classmates by means of columns in the Alumni Weekly and news letters sent out at frequent intervals. When most of the class had returned things got going and the class was beginning to organize. Elections were held and Thomas E. Spoehr became Presi- dent, Ernie Ransome, Vice-President, Asa Bush- nell, Secretary, and Bill Markus, Jr., Treasurer. These men gave the class a much needed boost. A very successful class dance was held last spring, and this fall on the Dartmouth weekend '47 held a P-rade before the game and a cocktail party afterwards. Events like this, together with the birthday cards that each member receives, have served to make '47ers feel more class conscious. And to top it all off, plans are well under way for '47's Fabulous First reunion in june. It should be the greatest first in Princeton history.

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Clary of 1946 The Class of 1946 has been around here a long time and if the records are correct some of its members will be here until june of 1950. Eight years is a long time to get one class through Princeton but that is just one of the disruptions caused by the war. The class entered in three sections, June and September, 1942, and February, 1945, and now numbers over 775 adherents. The first war class, '46 was soon separated into the various parts which made up our armed forces. By 1944 the campus was almost void of members of the class. The Navy V-12 unit here on campus received a large number of the class, but the Army took the greatest amount. The end of hostilities saw almost all '46ers eager to return to school and make up for lost time. Assuming the title of The Bicentennial Class, '46 began to organize itself for its post-war role. During the spring of 1946 plans were made for a Reunion to be held that june, which turned out to be more than successful. That Fall saw a '46 P-rade before the Dartmouth game and a wonder- ful cocktail party afterwards at Avalon ln April, 1947, the class put on a dance at the Grad College, where Virginia Mayo was crowned class Queen, and produced a Vaudeville Show at Mc- Carter. Everything possible was done to drum up that much needed class spirit. Early in 1947 the Class Officers were elected to serve until 1951. Elected were J. Lewis Kirby, President, George W. Aufderheide, Vice-Presi- dent, Arnold M. Berlin, Secretary, and Maurice Doc D'Agostino, Treasurer. These men, to- gether with their committees, have made 1946 the best organized and best run class to leave Prince- ton in some time.

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Clary of 1948 Last April the Class had its first dance, at the Stacy-Trent in Trenton, and it indicated that future affairs will be even more popular. lf the dance did nothing else it showed some people who their classmates were. Contact is further maintained between those on and off the campus by the col- umn in the Alumni Weekly written by Chuck O'Connor. One honor that the class has is that it is the hrst senior class to witness a victory in foot- ball over Yale since the Class of 1942. That is a long time to wait and the class thinks they will have to do something about it. The Class of 1948 is one of our larger classes, having received a great many men from the serv- ice units that were stationed here during the war. It is this yearls senior class and as such they are in general charge of the graduation activities. The present officers of the class are Louis Meth- fessel, President, Samuel Baird, Vice-Presidentg Angus Peyton, Secretary, and Earl Galleher, Treas- urer. These men have been guiding their class for the past year and have done much to pull the many different parts of the class together. Split up as much as any other class, '48 has made attempts to overcome this by doing the things that classes are expected to do. They have contributed a large percentage of their number to the worries of Nassau I-lall's cut department, were the first class in over twenty years to have a blazer and for those who didn't want one there was the beer-jacket with the class design, and are well ahead on their Nassau Herald.