University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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House Decs are a traditional part of Big Game Week. Big Game Week Blue Monday and Kangaroo Court set the pace for Big Game Week activities. Tuesday featured Oski ' s antics as well as Big Game Concert, with the Trio. The traditional Axe Review and House Dec competitions added to the color of the festivities. All through the week Cal-Stanford rivalry was made manifest, in such forms as a Cal banner flying over Stanford ' s Quad, Blue and Gold mice in a Stanford residence hall, an unsuccessful Stanford on the Big C, and flares spelling CAL blazing at Stanford ' s Friday night rally. On the day of the Big Game, Roger Morgan led the rooting section in an outstanding performance. Though the game victory went to the Indians, Cal card stunts and the marching band won unending praise. The Big Game Rally. Oski Cones were sold during the week. Blue Monday activities range far and wide. 27

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All-U Weekend The Cal rooting section symbolized the spirit of All-U Weekend with its card stunts. This year Berkeley was the site for All-U Weekend, the traditional gathering for students from all University campuses. Formal celebration started at a University meeting, with President Clark Kerr making the principal address. Preceeding the formal meeting, fun began with a coffee hour in the Student Union. The Straw Hat Band added to the noise and confusion. The senior class held its traditional All- U meeting at La Vals. Friday night Berkeley students rallied in the Greek theater, and later were entertained by the Red Garter Band in the Bears Lair and the music of Wild Willie Moore in Pauley Ballroom. Highlight of the weekend was Saturday ' s game. Despite the Bruins ' win, the Cal football team and the rooting section refused to give up. Open houses after the game wound up All-University Weekend festivities. Keen rivalry always exists between Cal and UCLA. President Kerr delivered the principal address 26

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Axe Revue I ' d hate to be on that operating table. Doc, you ' ve just got to help me. The football team they ' re . . A traditional part of Big Game Week, Axe Revue, was held the weekend before Big Game. The theme Victory at C served as a foundation to the general beat Stanford purpose of the show. This theme was expanded by Kappa Nu in Pseudo Psychosis ' ; Sigma Alpha Mu-Delta Gamma in The Anatomy of a ' Gremlin ; Stern Hall-Cloyne Court in A Naval Operation ; Smyth-Fernwald Halls in Fowell Hospital ; and Delta Phi Epsilon-Alpha Epsilon Pi in The Football Man. The trophy was captured for the fourth time by Kappa Nu; Sigma Alpha Mu-Delta Gamma took second place honors. Further non-competitive, were made by the Cal-ettes, a dance group, and by the Californians-Oski Dolls. Hal Goldstein and Morrie Bobrow emceed Axe Revue. Funs, gags, and skits all to the feeling and hope that we would beat Stanford in the Big Game. He ' s the President of the Big Society. 28