University of British Columbia - Totem Yearbook (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada)

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Delight of the female section of UBC was the an- nual Co-ed Dance staged by the Women's Undergradu- ate Society. This year the popular dance revealed itself in its true colors, when it arrived under the title of a Sadie Hawkin's Day Dance. Highlight of the even- ing was the choosing of the 1950-51 Totem Queen. Contestants included brunette Susan lames, a third year Arts Student, blonde and petite Barbara Cummings, first year Arts student, red-heads Marilyn Benson, and Ann Cooper. Miss Benson in first year Arts and Miss Cooper in first year, and Mary Taylor, brown-haired second year Arts student. Iudges of the contest were Dr. N. A. M. MacKenzie, president of the university, Miss Mimi Wright, president of Women's Athletic Association, and Art Phillips, high- 'A' Dr. N. A. M. MacKenzie presents Mary Taylor with Totem Queen Cup. She was picked over four finalists in a reception held before the dance. Other Judges were Art Phillips, Thunderbird Hoop Star and Mimi Wright, President of the Women's Athletic Directorate. 'I' At right port of the crowd that enioyed the Sadie Hawkins Dance. iw. . Jffolcl Jnfofzmaf of the yew: scorer of the UBC Thunderbird basketball squad. The three judges examined photographs of the five contest- ants and then met the girls at a private reception which preceded the dance. After the reception, the three judges unanimously chose Miss Taylor as Totem Queen '51.', Miss Taylor received a silver cup and a flower nosegay, while the other four contestants were presented with corsages. Dr. MacKenzie announced the decision, and made the presentations. Fred Massey's orchestra provided music for the dance, and the announcement of the Totem Queen was followed by a hilarious Big Block Club Skit. The Big Block Club boys presented their version of a female fashion show, complete with decorations and stage ef- fects. Climax of the show was the entrance of monu- mental Austin Taylor Ir., who pictured a naive, blush- ing bride, and was clothed in a long, white, flowing gown. Other Big Block club members modelled their idea of the latest in feminine fashions, included lengthy skirts, plunging and boat necklines. and the ultimate in chapeaux. Geoff Dewis acted as Master of Ceremonies for the dance, which was convened by members of the Women's Undergraduate Society executive. Chairman of the dance committee was Denise Pierce, who was elected vice-president of WUS after Sally Heard replaced Nonie Donaldson as president of the group. The dance was a financial success as well as being successful in the entertainment line. WUS treasurer Shirley Malcom- son reported a profit of almost two hundred dollars from the affair. 47

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flzra ierea .Hofd wo On the evening of November 1-l, 1950, in the Brock Lounge, 150 Phratereans and their escorts danc- ed to the music of Ted Peters' Orchestra at their an- nual fall formal. Girls, who a few hours previous to this moment had been rushing around the upper halls of the Brock in blue jeans and with paint-smeared faces were now calm and at ease once more. Another Phrateres Formal had come and was going as smoothly as possible. The theme of Arctic Capers had been carried through beautifully. The tickets, in the form of igloos, were tiny re- plicas of the huge white and silver igloo above the orchestra. The smaller caricatures of ice-bergs, huskies, kyaks, sleighs, and Fskimos carried the theme completely through the Brock. Coke parties were held by each of the Sub-Chapters to give a lively start to the big evening. Here, again, orma .4 in 150- ,5 Cinderella Ball-Phrateres Spring Formal. At this dance the Phrateres' Sweetheart was chosen and crowned. The chosen girl was presented with a small bracelet engraved on the back and with the Phrateres' Crest on the front. She will represent the all-round Phraterean for 1951-52. The Sweetheart was presented to the guests by Dr. McKenzie and crowned by Virginia Polsen, last year's Sweetheart, at 12 o'clock-the enchanted hour for Cin- derella. A The story of Cinderella was painted around the Brock-completely with Fairy godmother, glass slipper, pumpkin coach, and all the wonderful figures we re- membered from the fairy tale. Al McMillan and his Orchestra took us this time to the fairy land in which Cinderella lived with popular pieces from the movie version. BQ Top: Fhroteres president Shirley Merrit talks with assistant to the president Geoff Andrews. Right: Guests are served pop and cakes in the Brock Hull Dining Room. Circle below: Part of the crowd that enioyed the 'Frigit BaII'. ingenious hostesses carried out the theme by serving their very chilliest specialties. Each Sub-Chapter poured hours of thought into making their boutineers. Some came up with tiny pipe cleaner Eskimos, others with floral arrangements but all with the same cool back- ground. Yes, the Frigid Formal had come and gone and had been a huge success. All that was left now was the memory of a wonderful time and the anticipation of another wonderful evening at the Spring Formal on February 28, 1951. The theme chosen for this Formal was much Warmer, Spring was in the air and out of it came the 46 'fm

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,707 Lead a4!ma Jlftafefz, Sic. The year 1950-51 saw what students had hoped would be a struggle to the death between the two mythical giants, Campus Lethargy and Campus Spirit, whose ungainly duels have filled the columns of student newspapers and prompted pious utterances from stu- dent governors since the days of Fairview Shacks. Early in the term, would-be politicians, prompted by downtown newspapers with space on their hands. proclaimed victory for Campus Lethargy. The black-clad giant of gloom. they said, had left UBC so dispirited that even a challenge from Robin Hood Kin- dergarten would have to go unan- swered. Burly. unshaven athletes with long faces warned that the glory of UBC was a thing of the past. Football Coach Orville Burke fwho re- signed in favor of the lumber busi- ness shortly after! and Physical Ed- ucation Chief Bob Os- borne hinted that our contract with the Ever- green Conference might not be renewed. Administration sources and discourag- ed alums predicted that any endowments we might have expected Cnobody said where the endowments might have come from! would probably never materialize. Early in October, an enterprising downtown news- paper dumped thousands of papers bearing the head- line: Football May Go At UBC into the grandstand during a Thunderbirds-College of Puget Sound football game. From the student bleachers a cry of: We want gui Kickapoos help Bill Sparling and his committee stage antics during the campus spirit drive. Rabbit, above, ran around campus with members of club firing shot gun at it. football! We want Osborne! We want football! We want Osborne! filled the air. At the closing gun, 500 students stormed onto the field and carried the losing C42-75 'Birds trium- phantly off. Coach Burke dashed to the microphone and told the shouting crowd: Remember the motto of the university . . . it's up to you. If you want football . . . we'll give it to you. But still the crowd demanded Osborne. At length, soft- spoken six-foot Bob inched toward the mike. MAH I can say is that we're be- hind you . . . he told them. But that was enough. Within a week, pep meets, bon- fires, monster c a m p u s parades captured the imag- ination of Leth- argy's floating vote. It cost 15500. 'Hon- est Iohn MacKin- non winced and threatened to scream. The 15500 ballyhoo was supposed to reach a climax in a torchlight parade through the downtown streets . . . but busy fire marshalls, tipped off by a second downtown knewspaper, vetoed the stunt and the ballyhoo dipped and folded like a great blimp with a slow leak. , Quietly, efficiently, Lethargy gathered his scattered forces and by mid-November, aided and abetted by the Terrible Faculty Four Hundred and the chief Bogey Man, Christmas Exams , Lethargy was in full swing. fRegistrar Charlie Wood hinted sombrely: The University reserves the right . . . to request the 17 'J U 17 7 'U 'J c 0 4- c- c 0 0 4' -j .J J .J J ,J J J ual' U 48