Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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fronf row: j. root, j. ottemiller, j. hughlett, p. vanzandt. second row: d. becker, r. kresge, j. bennett, c. heister- kamp, w. gallager, b. jones. back row: a. wiest r. bocUcin, t. tbroop, a. roblnson, 1. rosa, Phi Sigma Kappa out of the darkness into the light . . . clank- ing radiators and leaking closets . . . dog- eared science fiction library . . . bridge and black-jack among the weights . . . bewil- dering open-door policy . . . meetings: sun- day night for supper, thursday night for dragnet . . . brief adherence to robert ' s rules during army-mccarthy hearings . . . often adopted as a fraternity by girls with strong maternal instincts . . . which one of you guys is taking her out this Saturday? . . . moods in common . . . live and let live; but at least live. becker

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r. fisher, v. mccabe. c. sperry. Phi Kappa Psi the first house in the row along the tracks . . . meetings, parties, informal hin and studying of the brothers and their dates . . . tuesday night at five minutes past zero hour the commons commandoes move to the beachhead of the benches . . . unity usually emerges from much discussion: how much will it cost? ; we haven ' t got it! . . . why aren ' t they all in? . . . the shadow of the national organization lurks in the back- ground . . . party, party . . . fun and frolic . . . the sentimentalists make the place jump . . . mazes and music . . . punch and cake . . . darts and ping pong . . . nelson ' s skits add some spice . . . popcorn and cha- rades . . . 5 - 7, 7 - ?, chug - a - lug the coke . . . music from the ceiling . . . decorating is as much fun as the party . . . it ' s 25 min- utes after! ... a jaunt to the shore in the spring . . . sun and sand everywhere . . . cozy fire . . . uninvited guests who helped themselves . . . refreshing dips and ex- hausting games . . . bridge on the beach . . . who ' s got the bottle — of noxema? . . . where ' s boog? . . . the annual vic- tory party ... a blast . . . two bands and too many . . . the monkeys swing from the roof ... to the lodge after the movies . . . bless that bulb snatcher . . . soft music and a low lire . . . the place of pinnings. front row: s. ha, r. fisher, f. james, b. kroon, b. ken- nedy, v. mccabe. second row: r. horns, d. morrow, 1. shane, p. jomes, j. ochroch, r. merin, g. van hart, c. mcmurtrie. bacJc row: p. osborne, b. scott, b. jones, c. sperry, b. sloan, b. borr, 1. schilling, b. nelson, w. chapman

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Social Ooiniiiittee the independent ' s answer to a fraternity lodge . . . open every friday night . . . and now and then for special occasions . . . cards, cheese, and Chinese checkers for the worn-out student . . . dancing for the more ambitious . . . misplaced commons bridge players sweat out a dull date . . . sense of security and stability maintained by the never-varying ginger ale and cookies . . . old records never die — social committee plays ' em. social committee p. van pelt, j. purnell, a. passoth, j. Straus Interlraternity Council the ifc, a miracle of coordination . . . ochroch and wright preside . . . why can ' t you guys meet on tuesday night like the rest of us? ... an all-college dance and open houses sponsored; basketball and soft- ball leagues; the ifc formal . . . nothing happened in student council this week, again ... a vital link with the administra- tion in the achievement of a major rules change . . and then dean cobbs said ... ... important sounding board for alumni opinion . . . but it ' s not like that anymore, sir! fronf: s. lloyd, b. brogden, g. smith, o. wright. bacJc: s. lamb, j. becker, j. wood