Upsala College - Upsalite Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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BLUE KiEYettthey also serve tainly, organized cheering adds that pep and spirit Which is so vital to the success of the games at Upsala. Blue Key is the service organization of the campus. Members are tapped in the fall of their Sophomore year in a chapel ceremony. To be eligible to wear the white hat bearing a blue keyethe symbol of the organization, you must be willing to usher at Forum pro- grams and football games, entertain visiting teams even to surrendering your room to them and, When special circumstances arise, it Will be you Who must meet every emer- gency. We assemble all of our lettermen from basketball, football and baseball into one organization, known as the U. Club. This year Tony Mercogliano was elected President assisted by Don Schaffer, Isadore Vallorani and Jack Becker. THE U. CLUBeAthletes all! One Hundred Thirty-fi ye

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-The long and short of it Alfonso De Luca, his assistants Margo Hyde, Shirley Van Allen, Roxanna Quimby, Bar- ney Jamison and Rudy Helden, went through their antics on muddy fields and against strong gales. A new member of the cheering squad was Our Hurldrrd Tbirty-four Corgyf, a terrifying Bulldog. Corgy super- vised with his Upsala jacket on and pipe in his mouth. This year a new routine was put in prac- tice by having the Cheerleaders precede the band in a march down chapel hill and on to the field where Roxanna Quimby and Shirley Van Allen held the American Flag as the band played our National Anthem. The students strongly advocated pep ral- lies in a big way, and much enthusiasm was displayed as the Cheerleaders led cheers and songs. Spontaneous entertainment came from the students in the form of songs, piano playing and instrumental solos. The rallies proceeded with a stupendous snake dance around the bonfire with the Cheer- leaders in the front of the procession. From the snake dance there emerged mad scram- bling to get into cars and continue the pro- cession around East Orange. Horn tooting and much yelling announced to the public that Upsala was full of spirit for the next days game. The procession halted at the Corral which became the gathering spot to finish out the evening. Many people d01ft realize how important the Cheerleaders are to a football game. Cer- Rah! Rah! Cheerleaders

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Just when most of us were forgetting stu- dies and exercise, twenty-four hopeful ball- players answered Coach Abbey Leitch,s call for practice. April weather urged us to lin- ger under the budding trees, but we often went down to the fleld to View our athletes. We watched Captain Bill Ritchie make the grade at first base and Art Frieberg con- tinue his sensational keystone play. At short- stop for the third season was Jack Becker, ready to go, and flashy Don Schaffer ca- vorted about in centeriield. We also wit- nessed the spirited competition for third base waged by Dick Pierson and Dick Rob- erts and the rise of two new outfielders, Marty Freedman and Jack Meredith. Behind the homeplate stood big Woody Mears. catching the slants of Herbie Melin and Johnny Pandolfe. And then, with the ar- rival of Pace for the opener, we urged our team through a grueling season. Against Pace, Herbie twirled sensation- ally, holding their hitters to only two hits and no runs and even struck out ten op- COACH ABBEY LEITCH posing batsmen. Schaffer gave us victory when he singled sharply to left, bringing home two runners. Plenty of enthusiasm was evident when John Marshall dropped in for our first conference game. Pandolfe was primed for the occasion and he held the Lawyer? in check throughout, holding THE BASEBALL SQUAD One Hundred Tbirty-stx