University of Connecticut - Nutmeg Yearbook (Storrs, CT)

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FALL FEATURE ':Let,s have a water fight! It's rainingn Beat Rhodyffn Dirty Rushingv The frosh are awfully 1 7 9 little Fall came in all its glory, or it is spring that does that? Old friendships were renewed, and those who had umissed the boat were mourned. Freshmen, all kinds-big ones, little ones, scared ones, fat ones, skinny ones, green ones, cocky ones, cute ones, descended upon us, to liven the campus with their nightly ice-baths and our conversation with their typically freshman behavior. V They took it on the chin from upperclassmen and were good sports about it. They didn't break anyone's glasses, arms, or legs-for a change. They bragged about their number and their rowess, and said, Gcwait and we'll show P you! Those few warm days took away the incentive to study. Bull sessions thrived. Afternoons were spent in Willy at the movies or in the five and ten. Evenings were spent walking in the brisk night air under the moon. Mornings were spent in bed. MLife was wonderful. The freshmen pushed the sophs around as well as the ball in the pushball contest. Football games were typical. Saturdays were typical. The days were sunny and the grandstands colorful. Somebody gave Jonathan a bath. Some of the freshmen decided to study. The social whirl started. Junior Grace Chapman of Hart- ford reigned as Queen of the Military Ball, at which Gene Brodman played. The Rhody game came and went. No more of this uone-point stuff. Fraternities started rushing 26 y Q

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nh.: Sv IE ir re 99, ei: ow :dy ' El Kill H125 ml V.. like fame Hm- me r My 'L-4111-il 'f in earnest, and the Greek men began to have worried looks on their faces. Girls wore long jackets and ribbons in their hair. The Women's Varsity Club sold lots of hot dogs at the games. Sorority girls started to worry. The new girls' dorm had open house and everyone admired the telephones and the Venetian blinds. Alumni Weekend came and went, leaving the student body worn and ragged. Phi Mu and Delta Chi won the awards for the best decorations. Every- one wondered what it would be like to come back in live years. The freshmen won the rope-pull. Members of the Varsity Club started whispering about the two-foot trophy they were going to give to the Co-Ed Quar- terback at the Football Hop. The dahlias began to fade. Mornings got colder and it was harder to get up. The Book- store came to be the favorite breakfasting place- around ten o'clock. Box rent came due. Hour exams were beginning to come thick and fast. Jimmy Lunceford thrilled the whole student body at the Football Hop, andllllary ,lane Ingham, the l22-pound, red-haired, freshman from Norwalk, Conn., smilingly claimed the two-foot trophy. The tennis courts no longer functioned and there was ice on the pond of a frosty morning. Leaves crunched under foot as we strolled to class. Midsemesters came and went and 'so did Thanksgiving turkey. Then the upperclassmen decided to study. So fall came and went. P!-lI.L FEATURE Hold that lineln 'Throw ,em in the lalszef' Let's study W e want a touchdown! 6cGet on the ball!