University of New Hampshire - Granite Yearbook (Durham, NH)

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MAJOR issue is solved every fall when the freshman and sophomore classes compete battle of brown on University Day. The question concerns the traditional fresh- man beanie. Shall the frosh be compelled to wear their badge of distinction until Thanks- giving vacation? Or will they be able to thwart the upperclassmen and tuck away their caps for posterity-and the moths? ln order to achieve an early state of bare- headness llegallyl, the freshman must prove his athletic prowess by competing in different events with the sophomore class. This year the class of '56 defeated their un- derlings in the three-legged races, men's and women's soccer games, waste-basket races, and the greased pole contest. The class of '57 re- deemed themselves by putting their collective muscle behind a tug-of-war contest and gave the old heave-ho to their rival. Fun was had by all-even the freshman, who still had to wear the beanies, to their great chagrin.

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xx if-7 unior rom PRING means rain in Durham. It also means Prom time. We had both on the week-end of May 8th when our theme was Out of This World and NH Hall became a sur- realistic, mobile-bedecked scene of festivities from 9 to 2:30. For the first time, two bands were featured, and the music of Fred Sa- terials and Ted Herbert with vocals by Cindy Lord kept a continuous rhythmic beat for a record crowd of swirling couples. Focal point of the evening was announced by a ruftie of drums, when Karen Schriever was crowned Queen with Judy Reed, Nancy Hill, Joan DeCourcey, and Marilyn Need- ham as her court. A iazz concert on Bonfire Hill, beach parties, Notch dance, and fra- ternity parties kept us Out of This World until we returned to earth with a thud on Monday. . xy . T V, QE ' p . lzifllb -r fm -X it l W X' 9' N 'T fri ?V tKk ff' y ,,,,f A ' . VX A- I ,T -ft' , X :g . f s ,,,:.,yf., V. A . T A a -if . t :+ if uf . 'P . Q '- if 1. it m y xx 4 lj gig l Y? 1 -Q .W VA! jj, 1 , issl N gg. 732 l 5251 5 2155? i . -Q r .N as 'a t r e y K iw ar as H Xf: I I X ' Z ' c W Q' Q .3-g i g 3355 1 7 N Qcnffaigy sw wig, f 1

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VJ?'23'ifi ?'5i5'fv? 3?, H s M S 1. 133 fsifiiffiff W1 Q Q1 fikzif ' t :1t1'.ibffff,'1 e' M! fed HE boom of drums and clash of cymbals . . . high stepping maiorettes . . . lusty-voiced Pep Cats and Pep Kittens . . . crackling fires on Bon- fire Hill .... These are elements of the pre-game Friday night rallies which give our teams a spirited send-off. This year, fraternities and class groups as a whole were in charge of the wacky skits and rousing speeches. The student body was re- sponsible for the deafening roars. rousing cheers helped 'to spur our team on brilli i season. With six wins and losses to i r credit, we became Yankee Conferein cha s 'with Rhode Island. We really g to cheer about! ,ggi if i L? Q , 5455 T A RFQ? I