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1936-1937 IT all began on September 13, 1956, as the class of i960, some 1033 strong, descended on New Haven. After registration and the shock of the first look at dusty rooms and board-like beds, they settled down to making friends, en- during endless hours of tests, greeting the Rhein- gold girls, and inventing ingenious excuses to ward off the ubiquitous salesmen. An immediate controversy arose over the fact that ten Freshmen would be forced to live off campus; however, by devious and unknown methods, the necessary space was eventually found. By the next week the rest of us had arrived. We were greeted by changes on all sides. William Dunham, Jr. was named as J.E. ' s new master, and the Dramat had a new director in Nikos Psacharopolous. Mr. Bergin returned to T.D. after a semester in Italy, and Mr. Driver was again spellbinding his Po- litical Science classes. Heading toward the Co-Op to purchase books, we noted the completion of the spacious addition and new store. The New Haven Police Department, in a generous mood, had given Jerry his own private parking place and announced a reduction in fines. There were academic changes, too. Seniors were deprived of their jealously-guarded right to be excused from final exams in their majors. All of us winced at the thought of three and one half hour exams, and the Nei rs attacked the new policy as im- practical and distasteful. The Eli football team, strengthened by many returning lettermen, opened the season on Sep- tember 29, with a win over the University of Connecticut. The enthusiasm at this victory was mild in comparison to the emotions aroused that same week by an announcement from one of the deans that women would soon be admitted to Yale. A campaign to Keep Yale Male was established, while Neirs headlines blared out the question, Will women emasculate Yale? Such speculation was quickly brought to a halt by President Griswold ' s announcement that the deans were nowhere near deciding the question. Reluctantly — but not too reluctantly — we resigned ourselves to the long trek between New Haven and points north. Meanwhile, a record number of upperclassmen, influenced by the administration ' s new policy of closed fraternity parties, began a two week period of rushing. The Campus Police, on the job as usual, caught five thieves in one day. There was enough music to please everyone. Ella Fitzgerald and Norman Granz stopped off for a brief visit at Cutler ' s, and Judy Holliday delighted capacity audiences at the Shubert in Bells are Ringing. Other audiences in Woolsey Hall heard Brahms and Beethoven by Brieff, Scrkin, and Von Kara- jan. Much of the important news at Yale this fall centered around the national election, a subject n ' s new hnckey rink uiiis nfipyoval of Yale community.
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whidi demonstrated our interest in politics if not always our good manners. Perhaps the most no- table, and certainly the most disastrous, political event was the visit of Adlai Stevenson. The en- thusiasm shown by state Democratic leaders in Woolsey Hall was swiftly brought to a halt by a largely pro-Eisenhower mob outside, whose re- ception was something less than cordial. The New York Times described the rudeness of our resident political scientists and Time ran a picture and story of the event. A visit by Ike was a possibility which never materialized, but Vice- President Nixon came in his place to deliver a B. .? -;« «,? ni .iiu.lher u c,i brief talk, this time on the green. Our attention turned to state and local politics as well. Robert Giaimo and Albert Cretella, candidates for con- gressmen from New Haven, appeared before various student and city groups, as did Senators Bush and Kennedy and Governor Ribicoff. The John Dewey Society discussed the economic issues of the campaign, while the Political Union con- sidered Ike or Adlai in ' 56. ' ' , the decision going to the former. A student poll in early November indicated an Eisenhower landslide, the results of which were borne out by similar surveys at Har- vard and Princeton. A landslide it was, and the next day the Co-Op offered all Stevenson books at half price. But there was more to the Yale scene this fall. The Charities Drive announced and reached its goal of $35,000, due to the efforts of hard-work- ing canvassers. The Yale Corporation proudly revealed a surplus of $17,140 for the preceding year, and at the same time plans were annonnced for a million-dollar women ' s dormitory to be located on Temple Street. Our attentions turned They hii iighl urdey out aj chaos. to the international situation as visitmg Professor Hans Morganthau joined with Yale ' s Professors Rudin and Sharpe in presenting a forum on The Real Issues Behind the Suez Crisis. Granville Hicks, noted literary critic, spoke to a large audience on The Predicament of the Serious Novelist; eight members of the Class of I960 faced the predicament of the suspended Freshmen as a result of their water bomb raids on Elm Street pedestrians. Iry Magazine, a publication planned by Yale students and designed for all Ivy League schools, made its initial appearance to mixed critical comment. After a brief and stormy existence as a subsidiary of the News. Ivy branched out with offices of its own in Hendrie Hall. Another budding publication, «- wi e Eli. subtitled How to Get on at Yale, quietly appeared on the news stands, promising a future installment titled, I Was a Stoolie for the UAC. The News, meanwhile, discovered the existence of a New York firm which was writing papers for Yale men at the rate of H c per word. A large crowd of parents was saluted at half-time of the Colgate game, but Eli hopes for an unde- feated season were dashed as the Red Raiders squeezed through with a 14-6 victory. Un- daunted Yale came back the following week to score a in over Dartmouth. This victory was
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