Rockford College - Recensio / Cupola Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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VARSITY BASKETBALL The IQ34-IQ35 varsity basketball team, announced by Nliss Henrietta Thomp- son at the swimming and basketball banquet of Monday night, Aflarch IO, is composed of Barbara Barrick, Doris Hansen, Corrine Quandt, and Nlargaret Reimers, forwards, and Alice Hillinger, Clara Johns, Lorraine Leavitt, and Mary Elizabeth Van Denberg, guards. Honorable mention was given Klary Bagley, Sheila Brossman, Anne Petersen and Bernice Stein. Varsity proved its prowess in the faculty-varsity game, which followed the dinner. The 'brain trusters, arrived en masse, wearing caps and gowns, chewing gum, and singing as only the faculty can. A heart-rending concert ensued upon their settling themselves on bleachers. Rooters for the varsity managed to get in a cheer or two before the fracas began. The referee became so Hustered that at one time she tossed a horse instead of a basketball. The first half of the game was a ludicrous frenzy, but later the players began to conduct themselves more seriously. Vlflhen it was all over the scores were: women faculty-6, varsity-18, men faculty-4, varsity-12. The evening's fun left the faculty and students with a feeling of solidarity and comradship more keen than that gained from any other college functicn. 25

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ARMY-NAVY GAME As a climax to the hockey season, the annual Army-Navy game was played on Thanksgiving morning. The campus hockey-field was transformed into a veritable stadium, With bleachers rising on either side to accomodate the enthusiastic rooters. Amid the blaring of the official college Army-Navy band, whose fantastically attired members Were putting their hearts and souls into the rendering of inspiring martial music from their so-called musical contraptions, the Army and Navy teams advanced onto the field lustily singing Weirf in the Army Now and Anchors Aweigh. They were a Worthy crew, representing the staunchest and ablest of the college hockey playersg every one of them was determined to keep the Army Cor Navyj standard waving on high. Between halves, the Army mule and Navy goat cavorted about the field, staging their tratitional battle to determine which team was the stronger. The goat won. Their pride challenged by the defeat of their mascot, Army rallied during the second half and crashed through with four goals, to Win by one point,4-3. 21

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TRITON rXt'D1u:YNoR'rH . . Pre.vz'denr The high light of this year for Triton club was the Inter-Class swimming meet in which Beloit college was invited to participate. Competition between classes is always keen, but enthusiasm was heightened by the presence of swimmers from Beloit. Later interest was centered in the telegraphic meet, the results of which were exchanged by telegram between colleges throughout the United States to determine the individual and college national swimming champion. Qther bright spots on the club calendar were splash party at Beloit and spring house party. Triton also sponsors splash parties here at Rockford College, at which the guests enjoy themselves playing water baseball, keep-away, and other exciting games in the pool. hlembership in this club depends on the attainment of speed, form, and distance in swimming. Almost the entire club are senior Red Cross life savers, and three are fullfledged examiners. Regular Thursday night meetings are set aside for discussion and planning of meets and social events. 2 fi