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Dan Adams and Mark Dollard held ex- ecutive positions at the Dramat, Paul Minus was president of Dwight Hall, and Pete Saw- ers was leader of the band. Neil McLaughlan and Bill Searle were members of the Banner, while almost the entire staff of Comment was composed of Berkeleyites. Among the athletes were By Campbell, who was responsible for all the Yale points in the Harvard game, and swimmers Bucky Moses, holder of the breaststroke record, Roy MacDiarmid, Ken Schmelling, and Searle. Berkeley ' s intellectual prestige was upheld by Ken Usui, who was (ugh) Phi Bete, and debaters Barney Young and John Doeringer. Also adding to it was the presence of three visitors, Riley and Dave Adams on Clare fellowships from England, and Harry Walter from the University of Heidelburg. The college staff was headed this year by chief aide Tom Hathcote working in con- junction with Weldon Smith, who handled the vital coordination of the college athletic program. Hank Putsch was college librarian. All three members of Mrs. Whitfield ' s bur- sary triumvirate are planning on entering the ministry following tlieir Yale activities, blatant testimony of Berkeley ' s inner strength and virtue. Ben Duggar, who is in charge of Berkeley ' s unique Press room, rounded out the senior staff. One can see that this has not been a very unusual year for the college. True, the fa- milial warfare added a touch of color and so will the Reactionary Ball but the despot- ism — benevolent, it must be admitted — of Mendenhall was left unabated. It is for fu- ture generations of Berkeleyites to challenge him and his sceptr ' d sway. But, until that day comes, the Mitres will undoubtedly go on winning the Tyng Cup and Mitreland will remain pretty much as it is today. — Charles S. Guggenheimer, II 48

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but, by organizing a wheaties training table in mid-season, whipped their traditional rival Calhoun, 3-0. Other standouts included Dan Adams, John Riley, Wally Pease, Charley Safford, and Larry Doxsee. In touch football, the Mitres were led by co-captains Bob Yates and John Carpenter. The team was primarily composed of under- classmen and used an I formation. Finish- ing with a .500 record, the team suffered a tough break in mid-season when Bob Catlin shifted his talents to hockey. The winter sports have just started and, as usual, the basketball team is off to a good start. It is too early to tell how the Mitres will fare in the quest for their sixth Tyng Cup in a row but it is interesting to note that at the end of the Fall season they were ahead of last year ' s winning pace. As of January 14, they were in third place with 159 points, trailing Calhoun (216) and Davenport (190). One other fall event of note was the sudden appearance of Berkeley ' s own High Street Herald, the youngest college weekly. Ed- ited by Pease and boasting a staff only slightly larger than Time ' s, its surprising ar- rival was greeted enthusiastically by all and sundry. Apparently on the thesis that noth- ing will ever match their first effort, the editors have temporarily halted publication and issue number two is, at this writing, no more than a future dream. The interim period between the Thanks- giving and Christmas hiatuses was marked by the first publication of the Berkeley Play- ers under the direction of Tim Clifford, pro- duced by Tim Clifford, and starring Tim Clifford. The offering, despite rave notices, ran but one performance and was devoted to a series of take-offs on the Immortal Bard. Once again, the BD ' s lent their not incon- siderable talents to the festivities. Between Christmas and exams, the men of Berkeley, like their friends the squirrels, went into hibernation. With little available snow there seemed little danger of another snowball riot such as the one last year which broke some 60 windows in the South Court alone. But, outside the college, Mitremen made their presence felt in a variety of Yale or- ganizations. The dulcet tone of Dan Curtiss, Glen Gray, and Jim Rentschler were often heard emanating from the Hendrie Hall studios of Yale ' s fastest growing organiza- tion, while Bob Bartlett, Evans, and Charles Guggenheimer were vice chairman, feature editor, and sports editor of the Yale Daily News. Ned Zimmerman was art editor of the Record and also a member of the Dramat. Singing occupied the time of a number of Berkeleyites. Dave Evans, Bill Grow, Pease, and Dick Smith were all members of the Spizzwinks ( ? ) . 47

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w BRANFORD COLLEGE Norman S. Buck, Master