University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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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

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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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Campus participation in the Sixth War Loan Drive began, with the goal set at $36,000. With AWS sponsoring the campaign, all campus or- ganizations cooperated. However, despite the valiant efforts of the many students who con- • tributed their services and several large subscrip- tions, the University fell approximately $ 1 0,000 short of its quota. Library Lighting Facilities Poor A great deal of ink was spilled on the subject of lighting facilities in the library, with the usual facetious references to myopic students blindly groping their ways about in the reference room. Letters and editorials appeared in the Daily but the hullabaloo was silenced by a statement issued by Everett W. McDiarmid, head of the library. He explained that the lighting situation would become even worse before improving, because wartime shortages made it impossible for the University to obtain the proper lights for read- ing rooms. The liberal group, having lost much of its membership and no little prestige, elected Ruth Salzman as president and prepared to take up its real work. PICTURESQUE SCENE can be found behind Folwell Hall. Located in the older part of the campus, it is seldom seen by other than Arts THE AG UNION DOOR looks like home to Farm Campus students. Little Red Oil Cafi to Harden As finals approached, the general atmosphere began to savour of Christmas. The Ag Campus started things off with their annual Christmas Assembly — a full evening of ent ertainment and holiday festivides. The Little Red Oil Can, traditionally presented to the most outstanding person on the Ag Campus, was awarded to Leigh H. Harden, assistant to Dean Henry Schmitz of the College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Home Economics. Hundreds of students thronged the main lounge of the Union to sing traditional Christmas music. During final week, the Senate Committee on Student Affairs, after long deliberation, decided Pase 20