Upsala College - Upsalite Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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REGIMENTATION One Hundred Twenty Air RaidV-no, not London, we,re still on campus, yet there are on the hinter side of every bush or tree, huddled as if fearing a strong blast of the North Wind, five or six, sometimes seven freshmen. TTPixiesW you proclaim, but again youTre wrong. They,re just a phantasy 0f the Sophomore Rules Committee. Bright red bow tiesethafs to distinguish them tas if one can,t telD; blue hat, gray button-thats for tradition; one blue, one gray socke-thatk for Upsala; big sign worn on the back-that,s for identification. The girls? Horrors! Long skirt, 1820 long skirts-thatis for decorum; no make- up, rouge, powder, no nothinTe-thatk to give us one last chance to see beauty, if there is any, in the raw; and big signs worn on the backethatk to give the guys a lead. The Life Saver business boomed because all the frosh girls had to carry them and the soph girls ate them. Cosmetics fell off. Millinery went up a few points. Seca did a land ofhce business on dinksf, No sign of revolt showed in the ranks although on the other end a coup by the sophomores, concerning the greased polee an annual tradition-was hinted at. A long, thick, strong pole is heavily greased. Atop a flag waves. The sophs stand guard below, the frosh crowd about in an attempt to tear down the flagethis emblem of servi- tude and humility. Once down, frosh hands go up in joy because then they go off Fresh- men rules. Well, the night before the hght the pole was stolen. It was eerie those first few weeks. Frosh, floating around in their weird garb, asking naive questions, and presenting such a gen- eral apparition that Visitors were inclined to phone Overbrook. Fire! Fire! And what a fire! Gee, that was some terrific blaze we had last fall. Shades of Hades! but it was hot. The Freshmen worked from dawn to dark to cart enough wood; every store in town was raided for

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goodly addition of rocks, given us by the US. Military Academy at West Point. The famous pianist, Percy Grainger, played a concert for the Upsala Community Forum. A diversified program including Brahms, Bach, and Debussy was featured. A large crowd attended. Besides that Upsala trounced Panzer, her traditional rival, 26eo. Coach Paul Woerner had to leave our campus because the US. Navy needed him and this was a major setback to the college as Paul was a distinct asset for character building and fellowship, but he,ll be back and Upsala will wait patiently but anxiously. The successful A Cappella Choir gave its first concert of the season in chapel. The chapel was decorated beautifully and the choir equalled it in its performance. Burton Holmes lectured at the Commu- nity Forum, the basketball team lost badly to N.Y.U., the Seniors had a party in chapel in which the Faculty was ribbed unmerci- fully. The Juniors had charge of the chapel pro- gram on Friday and held a Quiz contest- not bad-the basketball team completed the most disastrous road trip in many a year and the Eta Delts and the Chi Delts held a re- ception at the Essex Fells Country Club. Bob Meyer was appointed head Football Coach, Mme. Key-Lehmann lectured on Why the League Failedh and the Girlsl basketball team beat the alumnae, and badly. Lincoln Lorell is added to the Lincoln col- lection. Matt Kurtz was elected Editor of the Gazette succeeding Bob Banks. Gerson Ram joined the Defense Commission, the basket- ball team lost to its arch rival, Panzer, 59-39- Carl Sandburg honored the college with his presence on campus, and dedicated our t new Lincoln collection beside giving a pro- gram at the East Orange High School. Andre Giraud also lectured on the uFall of France? Tony Mercogliano was given a bid to play with the Eastern All Star football team. Three good plays were given in the gym by the Footlight Club. The main presenta- tion was July Harvest,, by Professor John A. Almquist. The stars were Bob Banks and Matt Kurtz. The court team beat Newark U. The Intra-Mural basketball league nar- rowed down to two teams in the position to capture the title, the Owls and the Eta Delts. The Eta Delts finally won out. The Fraternities and Sororities gave out their bids and began their pledging. We wished the pledgees luck in their missions. John Marshall beat our basketball team, and the Eta Delts and Owls played a return ball game. The Spring recital was presented by the School of Music. The A Cappella Choir Concert schedule of the Spring Tour was announced and they seemed to be going everywhere but to Eur- ope. We beat Newark U. again and Professor Twardy was the distinguished lecturer at Princeton. The renowned Professor Hartman of Co- lumbia lectured on the Psychology of War and Peace. The Football team began Spring practice and Mr. Margolin of the staff of P. M. gave a startling lecture on fifth column activities in the United States. 7 Such familiar faces as Marty Friedman, Jack Becker, Dick Roberts, Art Frieberg and Jack Meredith were seen on Viking Field practicing for the coming Baseball season. The choir came back from the wild west, -Cleveland, and they soon embarked on an- other trip this time to Worcester, Massa- chusetts for a very successful concert. The Tennis team began its travels. The inevitable exams arrived and Spring Week followed. The Seniors left Upsala only to have their ranks filled immediately by the incoming Juniors. And the Year 1940-41 becomes but a memory. UWHEN

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packing boxes. Every available car was commandeered as a lumber truck. Then there were the Sophomores to contend with; they insisted on tearing the pile apart as soon as it was started. But by 8:00 P.M. there was a magnihcent pile of timber stacked on the field. It was an elegant sight to behold, especially to the Freshmen who had labored for hours. Following a jam session in the gym, our smart little band marched onto the field, replete in uniforms and in the best of form. Everyone was there. Then the fun started. Who ever said that matches were man,s greatest invention? Packs of matches were thrown on the wooden pile, but all to no avail. Gasoline finally did the trick and the blaze got under way. Flames spurted from one crate to an- other until there was a veritable tower of flame! The band broke into a gay tune, everybody sang, and Bob Banks goaded the picturesquely costumed Freshmen into a snake dance. Round and round the fire they cavorted; the heat was really turned on. Then the celebrity of the evening was presented-Barry Wood of Hit Parade fame, who led us collegians in several numbers. Banks introduced the football players one by one, telling their respective positions on the team and what could be expected from them. Waves of cheers and ovations hlled the night aireand they had their effect, for the next day the boys took over Muhlenberg t0 the tune of 7-0. The moon rode high but our bonfire,s flames rode higher. Great is the glow that dares to outdo Diana. After more songs and cheers, and much more fun, there was a sude den mad dash for automobiles and a subse- quent wild parade through the town. Prexyis house was serenaded; unfortunately, it turned out to be the wrong house. And as the last dying ember turned to duste-but then, we,re presumingeno one was there to see. the flames rode high One Hundred Twenty-onr