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1952-1953 Tm Chattering jackhammers from the ris- ing Art Gallery rudely broke the lazy September silence and once again woke us to the realities of a new term . . . more riots? . . . Beer 'n bike race again? . . . perhaps . . . and the draft? . . . What about Jordan Olivar? . . . Many questions . . . new books to buy . . . then there was the impending election with student voters facing registration problems . . . A strong Middy eleven pounded Olivar's men in the season's first contest. Still, things looked brighter from the Brown game on, with Charlie Yeager helping to restore Yale's gridiron prestige . . . Bill Buckley came back to debate . . . We'll remember the parties and Mountain Day longer, perhaps. The leaves began to cover the ground . . . Eisenhower won . . . But we lost to Princeton and dropped the Ivy crown . . . Why didn't Yale meet the blood drive quota? It was an indication perhaps that the college men found it difficult to become very enthusiastic about an unwanted war . . . Berkeley copped the intercollege title, and Sen. McCar- ran probed for Red infiltration at Yale.

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The News announced the impending publication of Swcflzfg'-Five . . . Navy crushed Yale again, winning over the basketball team . . . Social life revived with evening hockey games providing a friendly place to toss down a few brews and practice the gentle art of throwing beer cans. Vacation brought a breather before exams, besides a rash of formal parties at home.