Tulane University - Jambalaya Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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g J The freshmen football players exhibit tiieir spirit. university world onlv ill the Homecoming game. Here is a traditiuii th;il will (lie whi ' ii there is no law school at Tulane. Should an outsider pass the fishpond in the Newcomb patio. he niight be alarnud to see girls being thrown bodily into the water. If he inquires he would find out that Kangaroo Court, where the sophomores seek vengeance on the fresh- men for all their mis-doings, had just taken place, and a few of the more unruly freshmen are receiving their just punish- ment. W ith every new year, new traditions are added to the life of a university, which in time become standard activity for the college student. The Thank God It ' s Friday Club has its weekly meet in at Bruno ' s.

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between classes, the coffee breaks and elections BrufT Commons provides a convciiicnl location for a quick gulp of coffee before the ciglit u (lock class. Tulane is a Southern school in the truest sense — coffee breaks are the backbone of the university. The faculty, also, seems to fee! lluit coffee need. Rarely are Bruff Commons and Tops Tea Koom seen when thev are not full of students and facultv playing cards or just goofing off. .Many take their breaks I legal and otherwise) in the student center. Too often a cut class has been the result of an interesting chess or bridge game. It is just such casual gatherings that sow the seeds of deeper growth and constitute a definite part of higher learn- ing. These are the incidents that will be remembered and give college life a significance. The coffee break is indeed, the backbone of the university. At other places on the campus the student on his way to his coffee break may be stopped — argued with — and convinced that Joe Smith should be president of the Tulane Student Council. Or perhaps he needs indoctrination that Tke will be a good President. These electioneering groups may be fountl at any hour of the afternoon — anywhere on the cam- pus. However, their favorite hangout is on the walk in front of the Tulane Cafeteria, making this already busy spot a regular hive of activit) . . one walks further up the campus, he leaves the dotuocratic discussions and enters the serene environment of academic knowledge. This is the part of the campus that seems to say, Slow down — I ' ve been here a long lime and u ill be here a long time — relax. -Jf Aspiring politicos succeed in arousing interest of TU students in national elections. Stimulating conversation along with coffee, cokes, and ciga- rettes provides pleasant breaks.