Upsala College - Upsalite Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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May time and Receptions Spring Week had finally arrived! Just when exams were getting past our endurance mark, they were over! Now, with a sigh of relief, we could devote ourselves whole- heartedly to Spring Week. The grass was green; the buds had llbuddedlk and the col- cred bulbs had been hoisted from tree to tree. The throne had been prepared and was waiting for her exalted majesty, the Spring Queen. Spring Week! What it means to Seniors can never be expressed! The first bomb exploded on Fridayethe track meeteeheld at Ashland Stadium With the ltOWls,, literally running away with the prize. That same evening, in summer formal, we One Hundrrd Forty-two assembled at the Suburban Hotel in East Orange for the annual All-Upsalan Banquet. We ate, we sang, clapped our hands to honor the recipients of the various awards, and then listened to the sage, though jolly speech of the author-parson, Reverend Gilbert, our guest of honor. Thus ended our first day of Spring Week ewith all Upsalans looking forward, and expectantly, to the great Saturday about to dawn. Dawn came, but it was not until nine delock that the alarm rang us back into conscious existence. Upon some meditation, we decided to go back to dream until eleven olclock, for that would give us plenty of time to get ready for our noon appointments. We were the lucky ones, for the Spring Week

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Olson has devoted so much valuable time, pay grateful tribute to the man who is largely responsible for the growth of Upsala. This year was indeed memorable, for dur- ing the early part of November, the famous brook Hall so that we might have the op- portunity to see it. It was at this time that Carl Sandburg, the eminent poet and biog- rapher of Lincoln dedicated the collection. We certainly hope that in time we will have Dr. Bjorkman displays his Lincoln collection Bjorkman collection of Lincoln lore passed into our possession. Dr. Valentine Bjorkman began collecting Lincolnia over forty years ago and at the time of his death in 1940 it had grown to be one of the most complete collections in the country. It is divided into several individual parts. One part contains the newspapers and scrapbooks, another photographs, and still another portraits, statuary, and books. Perhaps one of the most striking of the objects is a replica of the emancipatofs hand cast in bronze. 50 life- like is this bit of sculpture that few can resist touching it. During mid semester exams, Dr. Lawson, Prof. Arnold and Prof. Nilson worked hard to temporarily display the collection in Ken- a place to permanently display the collec- tion, for it is really worth seeing. Dr. Lawson and Carl Sandburg talk Lincoln

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Committee had risen at dawn to begin pre- parations for the days festivities. Then it began to drizzle outside, and we crossed our fingers, hoping that the weather would not disappoint us. It didnlt, and at twelve, everyone attached to a fraternity or sorority met his fraters or sorores at the annual luncheons. As tradition would have it, a splendid repast was coupled with Greek letter addresses. Alumni and actives were united in most happy senti- ments. After this meeting, all who had legs rushed to Viking Field to watch the varsity outhit and outrun the alumni baseball team. But how those old men did play! The varsity sweated profusely before marking the ma- jority of the innings in their favor. Mean- while, those alumni who were not playing or watching had it out in chapel until dusk, generally settling all disputes. We had to rush our supper in order to be ready for the most traditional of traditional eventsethe crowning of the Spring Queen, and the burning of the U3, Nobody dares miss that, or would ever want to. We were ready, but the weather wasnlt! The Spring Week Committee had worked all day to make this crowning event a grand spectacle. But it had to rain. Quickly it was decided to hold the crowning Monday night, for Sunday was Baccalaureate, and the Sen- ior reception at Prexyls. Oh, yeSethe Pi Epsilon Mu dinner, the annual affair those well-chosen few are allowed to attend, was also among the Sunday events. Monday started with the senior breakfast which was adjourned into the Class Day Exercises held on the outdoor stage. We took it easy for the balance of that day until, at eight we called for our heart beats tor were called forl to hear the choirls concert. That certainly was another feather in our already studded bonnet. We must modestly admit that our choir is worth listening to. Miss Grindeland, with- DR. GILBER'reOur banquet speaker out a doubt, works wonders! Nature added a canopy of stars to the dignified arrange- ment of the program, and again we felt proud to be Upsalans. The weather had made up for its bad ac- tions on Saturday night, and gave us more than we could ever have expected for the postponed crowning. Now, at night, when One Hundred Forty-tlzrec