Yale University - Sheffield Scientific School Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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22 CLASS OF NINETEEN THIRTY-FIVE S. AND E. match of the season was that with Princeton 1935. Princeton seemed to have clinched the meet after winning the first four matches on time advantages. Yale was conceded a slight chance after Captain . Mills and Russ Wight had won their 47, ' ' t V I ii. K matches by time advantage and fall, re- in abfaii Si't spectively. Warner then proceeded to throw his man, leaving the score I3-12 r e -,N in favor of Yale. The final bout Clare f f' S' Q, -iii Curtin won by a time advantage and is A 'l 'li with it won the meet. 'Jin E 4 The fencing team's season showed U what good training can do with inex- p lglq tfn p 'l -J perienced men. Captain MacVey's can swordsmen came through a difficult ff ,ff ui if at schedule with only two defeats, both of ' 4 . h.eee M which were by one bout. To return to the continuity of the S-S-H- year with a few items which emerged from Shefftown to startle our college world. Dean Havemeyer states that the new administration building is nearing completion. We who expect to go Sheffi' tried to memo- rize the meaning of S.S.S. as applied to said building-and failed. Another perfect bridge hand dealt to a Sheff Senior, and to our ranks were added three potential Ac men who put their bridge above their school. Some Van-Sheff residents furnished material for a play about Princeton, and some girls attempted to invade Oval rooms for the purpose of blackmail. The Iunior Prom Committee of the Class of 1933 suggested that we carry on an innovation of the year before and run a Freshman Prom. With help from every- body in the University, the pro- jected dance became a reality on the Ilfh of March. Not even too many cooks could spoil our good time. We could even have cars for the occasion, and Noble Sissle lived up to all ex- pectations. Shortly before our social whirl, the Class, at the instiga- tion of our Student Council, OW debut df Stake'-

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FRESHMAN YEAR 21 Princeton game. That l game was played at Princeton, and the strange count may have accounted for the 19-29 score. The swimming team of our Class early promised to up- hold with honor the tradition of Yale i swimmers. Subse- quent events showed Subffffugf- that Dave Living- ston's men were Worthy and capable of this difhcult feat. They came through with victories over all their opponents. In addition, many existing pool records fell before its members, who were later to establish new records in the projected Payne Whitney Pool for subsequent Yale swimmers to shoot at. Outstanding mem- bers of the team of 1935 were 'C Wilson and Corroon in the 220 and backstroke, Dave Living- ston and Norm King in the dashes, and Hosford and Buck- Mugf- ingham in the dives. In the other department of swimming, water polo, lack of material was the chief reason for the lack of re- sults. One Win out of three games was the best that Captain Cooney's team could do. However, the team was use- ful to the sport as it furnished opposi- tion to the Varsity in frequent scrim- mages. ln wrestling, with Bill Mills captain- ing the team, results were better. Coach O'Donnell's men turned in six wins against two losses. The most exciting Nudifl-

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FRESHMAN YEAR 23 had pledged themselves, Q7 per cent strong, to refrain from further riots during the remainder of their college careers. At this sign of sincerity the powers reinstated the lost six of the Class of '35 Without reservation. On March I3 the day had come for the Class to indicate its choice of schools. At a meeting in Woolsey Hall 236 of us indicated our intention to inhabit Shefftown for the next three years of our college careers. Evidence of budding scientists and engineers began to crop Diamonds in the rough. up all over the place. Preoccupied frowns and slide rules were much in evidence. While our Ac brethren started to get acclimated, with reading periods and other frivolity, We bore down on the grind- stone of classes harder than ever. With the first warm day oftspring the sun bathing roof teams swung into action and other spring sports assumed greater impor- tance. Much credit is due Captain Woodlockls ball players for a championship team which defeated both the Harvard and Prince- ton '35 teams. Praise should go to Dave Harrington, who pitched every game on the schedule, to Bob Wheeler for his catching and batting, and to Ted Gardner for the number of home runs which he hit.