University of Chicago - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Jt tS even rumored that Selzrncmn with AI Gertinkle and Bob Evans dict cu httte imbibing that night, but the Facts are not Forthcoming on this. wave The women's dormiton'es presented cm entirety different scene. ln the usual way things were For more feminine, quuet, and better managed, despite the success 0t Selzmun's reFormed orientetaon pro gram. Most of the credit lor the eHiCIency of women's organization, Federation, was due to the effort of Henrietta Mohen, who was the Feminine BWOC ot the week, much better on the FostereKelly side of the Midway, Counselors proved to be probably due to the toct that they had undergone a training course during the previous spring quarter. Such CI course has never been successful when applied to the mate of the speciesi From Freshman Week events moved SWIMY into rushing. As October began to drop its leaves, fraternities prepared to bring the lamb t0 staughter. Freshman Beauty Raff. Paulette Goddard and A. D. Phis. Motivating inFluence of the ritualistic events was Alpha Delt Chuck Percyt who headed the inter- Frotermty Cemmtttee. Percy, who had been 0 rather gross violator ot the code the year before, reformed and managed Cl practically honest rushing period. Key to his Success was perhaps the short- ness of this year's open season, for there were no really major violations of the rules Top houses on the day of the Final seduction were Psi Upsilon Atphci Deftel Phi, who the night beFore had been ringing its hands and 0nd Detto Kappa Epsilon. wishing they were its neck, got a break at the last minute and pledged a toir class. All large houses seemed to prosper,- little houses had a fairly tough time. Fortunately or unfortunately as the case may be, the lock of football did not materially ottect the fraternity Situation; Club rushing which had led the way to the shortened season was slightlyr more drawn out then the Fraternity hunt The Oucdronglers Fought it out with the Mortar Boards and come out top dog much to everyone's surprise. The ESOteHCS mointy battled the Sigmas but stole girls from alt big ctubs. classes,- no one was stuck. Miracle of the season AH four large clubs pledged good was Wyvern, which netted thirty-three girtsi Smotler clubs mostly did well,- the crop harvested

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Psi U Hard Times Party AUTUMN QUARTER ACTIVITIES Late September saw the University open with the usual bang. The onfy things different about that opening Sunday were the Faces at the people involved Naturally a new crop of freshmen were on hand, but nearly everybody was hungrity sur- veying the peopte who were to model their lives dun'ng the coming school year Central Figure at the men's dormitories was Psi U Dick Salzmann, who was in Charge of men's orientation. Naturally he was surrounded by his Fraternity brothers; however, this year saw fewer complaints against monopoly of freshmen by any one Fraternity than am,r year In the recent past. Early menhs rushing made the old mad-house rush just a little mader than usual at Burtan-Judsont With this exception everything was the same as it had been in the past The even- ing was marked by freshmen chumming with upper- Ciassmen in a way not seen until rushing got under Red Cross Drive

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Homecoming Carnival. was betten it not much larger, than usual. Nastiest scandal of the year come on the day the girls went to Sign up Ruth Steel, acting lcr Sigmaf protested that the Quadranglers had been dirty rushing when they had allowed some freshmen girls to attend Jone Andersonls wedding. Donna Culli- ton, lnterclub Head, who had been Forwarned about the fact ani had given her okay, stuck to her politic friends and preapitated 0 reel row. Champion of the clay was Ouadrangler President Sl'HFlQY Burton, who walked out of a four hour meeting, cool and collected possessor ol 0 Favor- oble vote which numbered only the two mentioned against her. For weeks people were cutting people in the Col'lee Shop Even John Keller Felt the tenseness ol the atmosphere under his pro- tective shell. Thanksgiving came with the In'ter-Firoternit3.r Boll, which was successful as usuol. The average nume her oF pins were hung,- the average number of people were intoxicated Following an old tradition, the Chi Psi's hacl a room in the Sherman in whtch they gave a perpetual cocktail party and probably had the most lun at any group there. Shortly after this memorable event the Alpha Delts lorgave the Psi Us and the DKE'S and joined them For the annual ThreeeWch,r Party at the Chicago Towers Club. The select party noticed only one outsider amongst the ranks, none other than Joe Henley. His presence probably saved the even- ing for those tired of seeing the some old laces Cmost ol the boys see Joe only twice 0 weelcj The parties were both huge successes; the Maroon gave them both lull Bazaars. It is rumored that more people got their name in thot venerable column after these aHaIrs then ever had been in belore. The quarter ended properly with Convocation in the Chapel. Heed Marshall, John Stevens, and Senior ,t'liicler Henrietta Mahoni shepherded the graduates into line and through their paces. But before the Christmas holiday, a number of prom- inent people resigned their jobs in campus activi- ties. Most important of these was John Bex, whose resignation from the Maroon Board was demanded when others of that group learned that he had been actually helping the Daily Chicagoan, which made its debut in January, Thus ended the serial- scandal side of a lull quartert Faith may be main- tained in the human race only by remembering that many of the Some students took and passed all their exams.