Wayne State University - Griffin Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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. . . g'Students, your four years lie ahead of you. Remember, Wayne has much to offer-it's up to you to profit by it. Become acquainted with your pro- fessors. Form good study habits. Enjoy extra-cur- ricular activities. Learn the school songsf, . . . Our Freshman Days were highlighted by a pep-talk by Art Stringari, then president of the Inter-fraternity Council. We were'g'oriented via the class method. Our victory over the Sophs in class games proved conclusively what we already knew-that we were good! We were guided in those days by Dr. Charles Spain, vice-president of the University, and Dr. Albertus Darnell, Dean of Liberal Arts College. Unsuspectingly deluged with' queens, we were forced to choose between our own top beauties, Shirley Parker, Shirley Ann Brown, and Shirley Neipothg Miss Wayne U. Betty ,lankeg and Home- coming Queen Lillian Cryzanka. The standout personality to visit the campus was petite Jessica Dragonette, who thought our rug- ged football end Bob Joslyn cute. So did several hundred other girls. PAGE II-the blue bool: be

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U. of D. 38-Wayrle 19 Bouncing At The Belcrest elpezl Ease The Sting n-. y. r , J l I l . Y l ' w L , . ..L ind -. i 1, ie -'f F M W 1 , I . v We J-Hop music was dished up that winter by the ever-popular Count Basie, who had the joint jumpin' all night. Our erudite Seymour Goldman won the Wayne Oratorical contest and did right well in intercollegiate competition. Arthur Do- razio was editor of the Collegian. Highlighting the sports season was the entree of Coach Leo Maas as swimming mentor, bringing with him the star trio of Andy Clark, Bill Prew, and Guy Lumsden. Our cagers beat Oregon, previous y.ear's national champs, 32 to 29. PAGE I2-the blue book U 1939-4-0 . . . Before we came back to school, prof., war had broken out between England and Germany, Bob Hope had become a na- tional institution, andithe World's Fairs at New York and San Francisco were just winding up successful second seasons. As sophomores, we saw Dr. David D. Henry become executive vice-president of the University, and Dr. Wpilliam W. White- house leave Albion to become Dean of the Liberal Arts College here. ,J , fu '1 I - Xsa 'S 'Mit' To The Hit Parcule V Wayne became a training base for the Civil Aeronautics Authority. As a Flame Springs, biography of the Brownings, was published by Dr. James McCormick of the English department and was well received by literary critics. Adele Wexler distinguished herself by becoming the hrst woman to preside over the rambunctious Student Council. The gentler touch was immediately in evidence. AWS had a party at Waldenwoods for all U. women, and collaborated with the home ecs on a fashion show, reputedly the first ever held at Wayne. The Wayne football team went to State, but not before its ace Cudillo, captain, broke his arm in practice to snuff out hopes of victory. For 51 minutes Wayne and State battled each other to a standstill, but Lady Luck finally turned her back. Final score: State 16, Wayne 0. ' :fxSS HISTO