Whittier College - Acropolis Yearbook (Whittier, CA)

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tKe frosK elected peppy Bill ( Buck ) Keenan to head tnem first semester . . . Shirley Hayes was an energetic vice-president . . . genial Leigh McWil- nams wrote minutes, and Jack Brownell was treas- urer until he was elected second semester president . . . blonde Evalyn Sayer and boisterous Jack Yale put on the irosh shindigs ... at the Freshman Re- ception the rrosh went down the long receiving line or faculty, and their officers were introduced . . . at this organized mixer, the student-body danced to the music of Laverne Boyer. 19

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the bedraggled fellows pictured were participating in the annual frosh-sopK Brawl . . . tKis contest determined wnetner the irosn would continue using the back steps of Founders, and whose numerals would finally appear on the Rock . . . the sophs won . . . squabbles over a huge medicine ball and a sandbag race preceded the finale of a tug-of-war through a manure pit. . . . the student-body cheered the Brawl from the bleachers . . . there were frantic frosh and soph sections . . . impromptu daily brawls took place around the Rock until the sophs were awarded the privilege of allowing their numerals to remain through- out first semester . . . the scuffles frequent- ly resulted in torn shirts and blackened eyes, while amused faculty and cheering girls looked on . . . day after day the num- erals alternated, and competition grew hotter as the day of the Brawl approached ... at the beginning of the second semes- ter, a large W in purple and gold was painted on the Rock by order of the Ex- ecutive Committee. 20