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Page 30 text:
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Pole Fight The pole fight is another institution in action— although not so highly structured as others. Actually, very little coercion is necessary to bring rhynes into the picture: merely the knowledge that freedom from the symbol of their subordination awaits them at the top of the pole is enough of a goal to inspire them to remarkable feats of strength and perseverance. A more subtle factor draws sophomores around the pole in defense. Partly class pride, partly a feeling that the freshmen shouldn ' t get off so easily, and mainly an innate desire to bust heads and let blood —the force that motivates second-year men to assume a defensive posture in the face of such a spirited charge is indeed a powerful one. It was strong enough this year to prevail, as the class of ' 70 , although by far the stronger in numbers, could not crack the solid wall of brawn between them¬ selves and the elusive Pot. They did manage to lodge several strong bids, however, and quite a few frater¬ nity pledges forgot their demeanor towards actives during the bout. The rhynes stayed potted, nonethe¬ less, until Christmas. 26
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Page 32 text:
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Weekends No matter how much men of Wabash preen them¬ selves on the academic excellence of their college, the difficulty of entrance, or the high percentage of seniors who receive fellowships to graduate school, the fact remains that every so often, the whole rou¬ tine gets to be a fantastic drag. When it becomes a drag for enough men in a given living unit, a dance weekend happens. The weekend itself is an institution of remarkable nature, and a naive or unsophisticated coed who arrives with an open mind on Friday will be consider¬ ably older and wiser in the ways of human nature when she leaves Sunday. Actually, there is no discern- able structure—the College or fraternity provides the dance, the game, the meals and the off-night enter¬ tainment, and the rest is up to the couple. And in the normal course of events, the Wabash man is not with¬ out suggestions as to an appropriate structure, al¬ though his date may have a few reservations. 28 V
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