University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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. L k m -AV. i n THE HOMECOMING BONFIRE burns brishtly as a fitting background for the post-Varsity Show celebration. Made entirely of unsalvageable i ,s material, the bonfire was burned two days earlier by Halloweeners, but was rebuilt to burn again at the proper time.

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when interviewed by an All-University Council committee that the University Senate regulation prohibiting general circulation through the P. O. boxes was not made as a means of censorship, but to protect students from outside advertising and to prevent any serious janitorial problem from arising from literature left on the Union floors. Seven members of t he Campus Republican Club were thrilled to meet presidential candi- date Thomas E. Dewey on October 24. Homeco?mng Week-eitd Draws Crowds Festivities for Homecoming Week-end began with the judging of sorority house decorations. Pi Beta Phi won first prize, and Alpha Gamma Delta came in second. Button sales, placed in the hands of campus organizations, resulted in a sizeable margin for Pi Delta Nu. In a special ceremony at the Homecoming game, Barbara Nordstrom of Delta Delta Delta was chosen queen of the Week-end and presented with a trophy. The Varsity Show, bonfire, and the OBSERVING THE TEAM at work is Minnesota ' s great institution, Ber- nie Bierman. Although he served in advisory capacity to the team this year, he will become head coach again next season. are the Ag Union, the Biochemistry Building, and the Livestock Pavilion. The water tower has been traditionally painted by main campus engi- neers on the day before Forester ' s Day. At the far right are located the barnyards and in the foreground is the south pasture, where both main and Ag Campus surveying courses take place throughout the year.

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Homecoming dance, all traditional features, were celebrated with much enthusiasm. Religious Emphasis Week began Sunday, No- vember 12, with a general meeting for students and faculty in the Union Ballroom. Dr. Edwin Espy, executive secretary of the national divi- sion of the YMCA, was principal speaker. The Reverend George Fetter, chairman of the steer- ing committee, stated that the purpose of the Week was to emphasize the place of religion in the lives of college trained men and women. During the following week various campus groups held informal discussion meetings, and the Week wound up with a general faculty-stu- dent reception, a radio panel discussion, and other similar affairs in which prominent figures of all faiths took part. factions, as organization of the group got un- der way, centering mainly on the interpretation of the word liberal. Ruth Cole Nash was elected president, Lee Bond was made vice presi- dent, and the fight between factions was on! Unusually large numbers of students attended the first meetings of the liberal group amidst a great deal of wrangling over organization. The attempt to formulate a definition of a liberal creed precipitated the factional split led, on the one hand, by James Borreson, and on the other, by Lee Bond. Dissension was so great that the Daily was constrained to editorialize consider- ably. Bitterness reached its climax when Borre- son, along with President Nash, withdrew from the organization, followed by approximately half the membership. Liberal Arguments Violent Probably the greatest single campus issue of the year was the formation of a liberal organiza- tion. Its purpose, as stated by its organizers, was to provide an organization for students holding liberal views to take action on specific issues be- sides educating themselves on social and political questions. This was to touch off a lively battle of Football Seasoji Successful The end of the football season saw the Go- phers finishing in the first division, having done better than even the most enthusiastic support- ers had believed possible. Led by the inspiring performance of halfback Red Williams, the team, after a rather disappointing start, finished the season brilliantly. THE NAVy MOVES OUT, and fraternities reclaim their houses. Delts Vic Leeby and Bones Hamilton look joyful even under heavy loads. POLITICAL RALLY was held just before the national election. Chair- man Bob Rydholm lends William Pels the mike. Page 19