University of Bridgeport - Wistarian Yearbook (Bridgeport, CT)

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Si Bag Pipe Band, complefe wifh lcilfs, af- fempfed fo enliven spirifs despife fhe fhreafening drizzle, yef only a few people braved fhe rain fo wifness fhe game. A Sun- day iazz concerf and a sfudenf-faculfy buf- fef ended fhe fesfive weelcend. Banned in Bosfon, fhe Campus Thunder Producfion, which had been sfruggling info exisfence for six monfhs, af lasf bursl' info a specfacle of splendor lv1r. D. skillfully fashioned fhe parficipanfs info performers of professional caliber. Capably handled comedy, color- ful song and dance numbers, and excellenf acfing complemenfed fhe sfory ifself, a nof unusual girl-gefs-boy fale. complicafed by fhe facf fhaf fhe heroine was an uninhibifed burlesque queen. and fhe hero, a member of Bos+on's elife. Few of fhe many sfudenfs and fownspeople who filled fhe Klein Me- morial Audiforium fo capacify realized fhe efforf spenf in producing Thunder . Those of us who remember seeing fhe red-eyed performers sfruggling fhrough fheir classes during fhe long monfhs of rehearsal: fhose of us who heard fhe fired groans of fhe fechnical crew grow fo a frenzied moan as show fime grew near, recognized fhe max- imum efforf needed fo produce a maximum success U.B. received angencouraging vofe of confidence when Charles A. Dana. in- dusfrialisf and philanfhropisf, donafed fhree hundred and fiffy fhousand dollars for fhe consfrucfion of a new science building. Af fhe debafing fournamenf in Providence, Rhode Island, fhe U.B. debafing feam de- feafed 'reams of Brown and M.l.T.. furnish- ing a superb refufafion fo fhose in fhe area who sfill ferm us Seaside l-ligh . A few scaffered snow sforms called fo mind Chrisfmas fide. and fhe holiday spirif sfruggled up from beneafh fhe mound of ferm papers, fesfs and baskefball games. The Scribe and fhe sisfers of Phi Delfa Rho sponsored a drive fo help re+arded chil- dren. The Brofhers of Alpha Pi Omega proved fhe mosf generous wifh fheir small change. This was only one of fhe many Chrisfmas underfalcings by various groups

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recognifion fo lofa Delfa Pi, lafesf addifion fo fhe male Greek Leffer groups. The men of l.D.P. recognizable by fheir affracfive olive drab suifs, face a year of probafion before final accepfance. Dr. Joseph Roucek of fhe Universify's polifical science and sociology deparfmenfs received fhe honor of being named a corresponding member of fhe Acadamie Di Mediferraneo. Professor Hasan F. Zandy. fhis year received an honorary Ph.D. from fhe lvlinisfer of Educafion and fhe chief of fhe Deparfmenf of Advanced Edu- cafion in lran. The degree, which had been conferred on Dr. Zandy five years ago in recognifion of his research concerning a new x-ray specfomefer, came fo lighf only fhis year. Dr. Harold J. Fine, a psychologisf, began conducfing weekly group meefings wifh sfu- denfs who professed a desire for help in overcoming fheir emofional problems. The Universify Adminisfrafion displayed an acfive infer- esf in sfudenf welfare by following fhe example of many larger schools which have engaged such help for fheir sfudenfs. Donna Long became fhe l958 Homecoming Queen af Alpha Gamma Phi's Sword and Shield dance, which began fhe Homecoming Weekend fesfivifies. The gray November skies failed fo dim fhe color- ful parade held Safurday affernoon. The Kappa Befa Rho viking ship. manned by sfalwarf K.B.R. sailors. sailed fo vicfory in fhe floaf confesf which gave frafernify and sororify members a chance fo manifesf fheir arfisfic imaginafion and fo display fheir creafive ingenuify. Haven Hall won fhe dorm decorafing confesf for ifs spirifed display feafuring a U.B. angel poised friumphanf over a New Haven Teach- er's devil. Af The pep rally held before fhe game wifh New Haven, which was played Safurday nighf, our cheerleaders and 'rhe Bridgeporf

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on campus: The BroThers oT Thera Sigma provided a ChrisTmas parTy Tor The Crip- pled Children's workshop, compleTe wiTh SanTa Clause: SisTers oT TheTa Epsilon carol- ed To The paTienTs oT Hillside Home Tor The aged: members oT The lnTer-TraTerniTy Council decoraTed a ChrisTmas Tree in TronT oT CorTwrighT Hall: The A Cappella Choir. The UniversiTy CommuniTy Orches- Tra. The brass choir. and skilled soloisTs com- bined Their eTTorTs To produce The sTirring sound oT The annual ChrisTmas ConcerT. December TwelTTh marked The opening oT The season Tor The TirsT U.B. badminTon Team. This evenT was obscurred by The ChrisTmas Ball which began The WinTer For- mal Weekend. Duke EllingTon provided music Tor The occasion: Shirley Sabo, I958 SnowTlake Queen. provided The glamour. The wave of science-consciousness Tound iTs way To U.B. via The NaTional DeTense STU- den+ Loan Program which will be made available To sTudenTs nexT year. This pro- gram oTTers loans To Tull Time sTudenTs in good sTanding. PreTerence is made Towards sTudenTs who plan To Teach or sTudy maThe- maTics, science, or language. The College oT Nursing acquired a sizable governmenT granT, which will enable iT To oTTer more scholarships on a graduaTe or posT grad- uaTe level. December also marked The end oT a highly successTul soccer season, blem- ished by only a single loss. The season in- cluded games againsT Yale. B-osTon Univer- siTy, and The UniversiTy oT ConnecTicuT. Hans Zucker. received The mosT valuable player award Trom his TeammaTes. The De- baTing Team echoed iTs previous Triumphs aT The NYU TournamenT, deTeaTing Queens College and Wesleyan. STudenTs reTurning Trom ChrisTmas vaca- Tion braced Themselves Tor a Two weeks cramming period beTore exams. and many were unaware oT The subTle changes going on abouT Them. Fairfield Hall. Tormer siTe oT draTTy classrooms and TaculTy oTTices, meT The TaTe oT all ThaT sTand in The way of progress. For a Tew days The sulking hulk