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Ridgway to Speak Founders' Day
No More
Rotation
K R T Also to Host
Parents, Friends
Tedious 3 - Week
Flan Revised
Gen. Matthew Ridgway, Army Chief of Staff, will be
the featured speaker at the annual Founders' Day-Parents'
Weekend, Oct. 24. KRT will have a program planned for
the parents with Sunday's chapel speaker being Dr. Paul
Hutchison, editor of "Christian Century" magazine.
General Ridgway, who entered West Point in the class
of 1917, has had a long and distinguished career as a military diplomat. He was U.N. •
For the first time in four
years meal rotation will no
longer be a fixture of fraternity rushing. The previous,
tedious three-week rushing
period has been reduced to
two weeks this year at the
expense of the rotation program.
The new rushing schedule, approved last Spring by the Interfraternity Council and the Administration, provides for open
house nights the initial week and
preferential meal dates the second
week.
Prospective pledges must visit
9 out of the 19 Lafayette fraternities during the open house
nights. This provision further includes visiting three of the four
off-campus houses. Open houses
have been held since Tuesday,
from 7 to 9 p. m.
La*t Chance
Freshmen are urged to visit as
many houses as possible tonight,
for this will be their last opportunity. Meal dates cannot be
broken next week until after
Wednesday evening, according to
Dean of Students Frank R. Hunt.
Meal date cards must be in
Dean Hunt's office by noon Saturday. They can be picked up
anytime Monday, he said. Six is
the maximum number of fraternities permitted to be signed during preferential meals. The first
choice
fraternity
will
receive
Monday dinner and Wednesday
lunch dates, the second choice
will be Monday lunch and Tuesday dinner. Remaining choices
will fill out the week.
Card* Mutt B e Signed
The penalty to the rushee who
fails to live up to the regulations
will be a suspension from rushing
privileges for the term of one
semester. Dean Hunt explained.
Cards must be signed by fraternity presidents or other officers
of the houses.
The Dean warned
freshmen
that they must notify ahead of
time those fraternities with which
they have broken meal dates.
"This will be enforced," he added.
by E D TOURS
4 8 0 Frosh
Oriented
commander in Korea following
Gen. MacArthur's recall.
Quick and clear thinking are
some of the General's most out• — P h o t o by N e e l d
standing characteristics. He also
NEW TO BOTH upperclassmen and frosh, the first week of has a common touch as well as
The 1 9 5 3 Lafayette Orientation
campus-wide open house w a s generally thought to have been sue
a respect for people that has Program saw 4 8 0 freshmen and
cessful, with no reports of illegal rushing.
The
made
him popular
with ac- 48 transfers participate.
four-day program, which precedes
quaintances.
the beginning of each college
No Retreat—Attack
year, had the usual activities for
The spirit and determination the newcomers plus some addiof the General can be illustrated tional features.
by his reply to a ranking British
A parent-student dinner started
officer who during the early, dark off the orientation program on the
The unusual size of this year's class of 526 freshmen days in Korea presented him with Thursday of their arrival. The
and transfer students, the largest class since 1948, has plans o f retreat: "I am not in- following day, registration got unforced the college housing bureau to locate approximately terested in your plans for retreat. der way, with the frosh and transI want to see your plans of at-- fers being assigned sections. Var100 men off campus. Dean Frank R. Hunt said yesterday. tack."
ious tests were then given to the
This figure, however, does not greatly exceed the number
men, concluded by physical e x The
General
was
often
seen
on
of off-campus students at this time last year. Dean Hunt
Korean front in the midst aminations on Sunday.
said, even though 40 more new students were enrolled the
A convocation program w a s
of battle. He went down for firstthis year.
hand observation and command held Friday evening in the chapel,
The existing dormitory system of the front lines. This earned him with the topic of Health, Intraremains unchanged except for
much respect from his fighting mural Sports, ROTC, and Counthe relocation of a double room
seling and Guidance being distroops.
and a lounge in Easton Hall, and
cused. A Student Council Prothe loss of 15 accommodations
gram and an Open House at
when the Leopard Club burned
which students could visit some of
down last year. This has been
the student activities on the cammade up by putting 15 men in
All
junior
non-fraternity pus were added features. Orientathe old S A E house on Reeder
men wishing to join the Ma- tion w a s closed with the opening
Urged on by the shouts of Calu- Street.
roon Key Society should sub- Convocation of the 123rd college
Slow Migration
met members and upperclassmen,
mit
their applications to Art year.
Following the pattern of preRothkopf at Pi Lambda Phi.
the pajama-clad class of '57 ceding years, the off-campus men
All applications should include
stormed through the streets of will be gradually moved back on
scholastic average, extra-curcampus
to
replace
those
who
drop
Easton Monday night in the anThe budgets of all organricular activities, and reasons
out of school.
izations that receive Student
nual free-for-all known as the
for
desiring
membership.
A possible contributing factor
Council funds must be submit"Pajama Parade."
to the acute problem of housing
ted to Dean Heg's office as
Despite a pouring rain, the the class of '57 is the smaller
soon as possible.
A meeting of the Senior
nearly 500 frosh responded vigor- percentage of local students, the
Dean explained. In past years the
Frosh • ••
Court will be held at 10 p. m.,
ously to the attempts of white- number of men commuting locally
All men interested in writTuesday in Pardee auditorium.
hatted Calumets to extinguish has averaged about 17 per cent,
ing new^s or sports for the LaA
n e w president will he
their traditional candles. The us- he said. The figure is much
fayette report to 3 0 3 Pardee
elected.
Hall, 8 : 3 0 Sunday night.
ual activities of mass singing, smaller this year.
shoving and blowing out auto
headlights were indulged in by the
mob of freshmen.
Dormitory Shortage Forces
100 New Men Off-Campus
Spirited Frosh
Carry Candles
In Downpour
The tender lips of several local
lasses also came in for some abuse
as the exuberance of the pajamaites became more active. The girls
made feeble attempts to elude
their pursuers but were caught in
the end. A few female screams
were uttered — primarily for
effect.
Stolen Kisses
This stealing of kisses is also an
Dr. John B. Laird, '92, a trustee
of Lafayette since 1 9 0 4 , passed annual event. Local girls always
away during July in Philadelphia. manage to know when the parade
Born in Mt. Nebo on Feb. 14,
1866, Dr. Laird -was pastor of is scheduled and are- on hand to
Philadelphia's Frankford Presby- greet the playful frosh.
terian Church from 1895 to 1945. Although the Boyd theatre and
He was pastor emeritus of the the YWCA escaped unscathed, it
church until his death.
was reported by the Dean of StuDr. Laird w a s also trustee of dents office that a broken window
several other institutions, includ- in the Easton theatre was directly
ing Wilson College at Chambersattributed to the parade shenaniburg, Lincoln University at Lincoln, and Princeton Theological gans. The Calumet society is exSeminary. He had served as pres- pected to acknowledge the damident of the Wilson board of trus- age in the name of the college.
Dean Hunt stated.
tees since 1 9 1 9 .
Dr. J. B. Laird
Dies; Was Trustee
Maroon Key
Budgets Requested
Senior Court
Resident Artist Detwiller Dies
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Funeral services for Dr. Frederick Knecht Detwiller, noted Lafayette alumnus a n d
resident
artist, were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday from Colton Memorial Chapel. President Ralph Cooper Hutchison officiated at the services. Dr.
Detwiller died Sunday afternoon
in a New York City hospital.
Resident artist at Lafayette
since March, 1948, Dr. Detwiller
was instrtimental in obtaining the
statue of Lafayette that stands in
front of the chapel. Through his
friendship with Chester French,
the sculptor. Dr. Detwiller was
able to secure the statue for the
college.
From Law To Painting
Born in Easton, Dec. 3 1 , 1 8 8 2 ,
he graduated from Lafayette in
1904. After being graduated from
New York Law School and being
admitted to the New York bar, he
took up architecture and later
turned to painting. He studied
DR. FREDERICK
art, architecture and painting at
many of the world's foremost institutes.
For his accomplishments in
painting and etching. Dr. Detwiller w o n various awards and
medals in Europe and the United
States. He w a s particularly noted
for his scenes of Manhattan and
the Maine coast as well as landscapes of Alaska, Mexico and
Europe.
Paintings Are Famous
His paintings are on display
among the permanent collections
at such notable museums as the
Library o f Congress and Smithsonian Institution.
He had completed at the time
of his death some 19 campus
scenes of Lafayette, both past and
present, which decorate several o f
the administrative offices in Pardee hall. Dr. Detwiller's aim w a s
to create a history o f Lafayette
through his series of paintings of
the men and buildings comprising
DETWILLER the campus community over the
years.
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Friday, September 25, 1953
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The College Book Store in its
We learned this week that a
apparent effort to curtail illegitimate practices has reached the certain naive, economic-minded
freshman, in filling out a personal
"epitome of efficiency".
Rumor has it that the college is information card, wrote the word
trying to prevent dishonest pa- "good" in reply to the question,
trons from taking unfair advant- "Father's Business." Well, they
age of the "rush" that occurs must be right in saying prosperity
semi-annually. If this be the case, is blinding.
I personally don't feel that it is
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fair to subject those students who
One Lafayette fraternity conhave no malice aforethought to verted from coal to oil over the
the discomforts of waiting on an Summer. The local coal company
endless line.
wasn't notified and delivered the
Certainly by removing tempta- annual September load as usual.
tions, hiring more help and possi- It's the first time we've ever seen
bly limiting the number allowed an oil burner surrounded by a
in the store at one time, an effi- pile of coal. One way to be prepared, just in case.
cient system might be achieved.
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Frosh Photogs
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Rumor has it that three frosh
tried to drop Convocation from
their schedules earlier this week.
It so happens that Convocation is
not a course—it's a dis-course.
All freshmen a n d other students
interested
in photogra-
phy are requested
to contact
Richard Neeld, Theta Chi.
SEE TONY
Class attendance rules will be
the same as last year, according
to an announcement by the Administration this week.
Explanation for a b s e n c e s
should be filed immediately on the
form provided in the office of the
Dean of Students. This report
will be kept in a private folder
but will not be regarded as an excused absence.
Each student is limited to six
absences in each course or twice
the number of credit hours,
whichever is less. This rule does
not apply to students on the
Dean's List as their attendance is
their own responsibility. Thia
limit also includes all absences
due to illness or legitimate college
activities.
If a student reaches this absence limit, the instructor will report that fact to the Dean of Students, supplying the date of each
absence.
Any absence thereafter will be
reported directly to the Dean, who
shall drop the student from the
course with a grade of " F " and
notify both the instructor and parents.
Tap Root
Somewhat restrained by an alliance of what we know
to be experience, what we feel to be conscience and what
we hope is good taste we cannot woo the founding members of the Lafayette family with exuberance such as "this
is unquestionably to be a banner year at Lafayette." We
do intend, however, to play upon this theme with certain
less voluminous harmonies.
We wish to restate the optimism phrased in the closing
editorial of Graduation Issue, 1953. Such positive acts as
the institution of the Self-Study Program and
era of
comprehensive examinations; the fielding of winprogret* ning athletic teams—all serve as graphic evidence
that Lafayette is channelling her purpose filled
energies to the best outlets. Invocation of the above has
boosted the value of Lafayette stock in the secondary
schools and with the educational and business worlds at
large.
Appreciation might best start at home and, this Wednesday evening, appreciation for Lafayette will ring from
the dining hall of the Hotel Easton where the townspeople
have arranged a testimonial dinner in honor of the unusually fine baseball squad of the past Spring season. But
let us give close consideration to the motive prompting this
very gracious act and, consequently, determine the exact
recipient of these laurels so generously bestowed.
We aim to muffle none of the cheers directed toward
Mr. Gelbert and his fine team, but then such amazing
spontaneity of enthusiasm by the citizens must be
founded upon roots more deep then those immediof the
ate or obvious. Presupposing it an impossibility to
m a t t e r be too broad in our thinking, we sense the deep
roots to mean more than appreciation of the baseball team as such. The immediate situation serves only as
tinder for these people to express the fire of their appreciation for the College as a whole. We conjecture that they
have sensed the fact that Lafayette is forging ahead in the
right direction. There are few really good small colleges
and the people of Easton feel proud that they harbor one
of the best as a definite asset to their community.
Convocation *53-*54
The Faculty Committee on Convocations has released
the list of Tuesday programs for the coming semester and
all but the apathy of the most fervid (if there be fervor
in apathy) should soon be dispelled. It seems that the programs of last year might be regarded as an experimental
stage out of which the Committee has evolved something
which shows all promise of being a satisfactory if not an
impressive program.
If the speakers are not all among the very top men in
their field, at least they shall not be doomed to autostrangulation through any overwhelming protop«"
fundity of the discussions they are to present.
r J ^^^ mistake of last year has been corrected and
profound each speaker is to cover a relatively limited area
under a general topic which is certainly much
more confining than those huge and fairly hazed areas into
which we were previously thrust for one hour in every two
weeks.
It now seems possible that speakers may have something fairly complete to state in reference to that area of
life most familiar to them. The frustration of the speaker
vs. boredom in the pews should be a fairly nonexistent
tedium at convocation hour through the coming Tuesdays
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Friday, September 25, 1953
THE
Weitzel Returns As
Admissions Assistant
K R T Announces Openings,
Explains Rules, Point System
Robert D. Weitzel, Jr., '52, a
former Student Council president
and a one-time director of the Lafayette Press, w a s appointed earlier this month to the post of assistant in admissions.
The Knights of the Round Table, honorary junior-senior society, are accepting applications for membership now and will continue to do so until October 1. Applications will be accepted from members of the Class of '54 only. Applications from members of the Class of '55 will be accepted during the second semester.
Applications should be sent to Robert Renfrew, president of KRT, or left in the
I )elta Upsilon mailbox.
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The job entails visiting high
schools in Pennsylvania and neighboring states to present talks to
students and faculty about Lafayette.
31 Neti; Faculty Added;
EngineeringHeadsAppointed
According to the Admissions office, this public relations job was
created in February of 1951 to
help spread knowledge of Lafayette and its curricula to prospective students. Weitzel is the third
man to hold the position.
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New heads of the mechanical engineering and civil
engineering departments were among faculty appointments forthe 1953-54 school year. In all, 31 new members
were added to the staff of Lafayette.
Alexander W. Luce, new head of the mechanical engineering department has held positions at Lehigh, University of New Mexico, and Connecticut. Lately, he has been
Received M.A. in June
A native of Harrisburg, Weitzel
received an M.A. in history from
Clark University in Worcester,
Mass., last June. A brother in
Theta Chi fraternity, he had a
varied background of student activities during his undergraduate
days.
Weitzel served as managing editor of The Lafayette, and was
president of two honor societies.
Pi Delta Epsilon (journalism) and
Phi Alpha Theta (history). Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he was
graduated magna cum laude. He
received the American Friends of
Lafayette
medal,
the
Porter
American History prize, and the
William Easton Hutchison award.
PACE THREE
LAFAYETTE
ROBERT D. WEITZEL, JR.
Frosh Splash
Theatre Tryouts Engineers;
Slated in Hogg Violate Pact
Tryouts for George Bernard
Shaw's "Pygmalion", first production of the Lafayette Little Theatre, will be held next Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday in Hogg
Hall. Monday and Wednesday
auditions will be at 7 :30 p.m. and
the Tuesday readings at 4 p.m.
Theatre Director Minott Lee
Coombs urges both male and female members of Easton and the
college community to attend tryouts, although the applicant may
be interested in some phase of
drama other than acting.
The
high-spirited
freshman
class has already gone visiting and
painted a huge 57 on Lehigh's
stadium.
The
event occurred
sometime last weekend. Dean E.
Biddle Heg announced Tuesday.
The bill for repair of the damages
has not been received, but it must
be paid by the Lafayette Student
Council.
The raid was a direct violation
of the peace pact sponsored by the
Student Councils of both institutions in 1951. In the agreement
the student government takes full
responsibility of maintaining law
and order and for all financial
reparations.
President Ralph Cooper Hutchison in convocation Tuesday also
stressed the importance of keeping
the peace. He stated that vandalism is not the way to prove superiority. Superiority should manifest itself in athletic victories, the
president advised.
SAVOY
heading the department at Pratt
Institute. Robert DeMoyer, formerly associate
professor
of
mechanics, who has been at Lafayette since 1949, is the new
head of the civil engineering department.
1st Lt. Thomas A. Ware, military science instructor, has been
promoted to rank of captain,
while Lt. Col. Ralph A. Jones,
has been given the rank of full
colonel.
Newcomers to the Lafayette
staff include Vincent O. Altemose,
instructor
in
physics;
James
Frederick Anderson, instructor in
religion; James R. Beerbower,
instructor, Donald D. Boyer, instructor in biology; Robert Whitmore Bradfbrd,
instructor in
English; Richard R. Cornwall, assistant professor of chemical engineering;
Raleigh
H.
Davis,
captain, U. S. Army, assistant
professor of military science and
tactics; James H. Doehler, instructor in English; Roy E. Dowling, instructor in mechanical engineering; Henry S. Goodspeed,
Jr.,
instructor
in
mechanics;
George C. Horak, assistant professor of metallurgical engineering;
Gilbert O. Hourtoule, instructor in government; Austin
Arthur Howard, instructor in
mathematics; Liang Lin Hsiao, instructor
in economics; Edgar
Mayer, instructor in languages;
Kenneth Andrew McGown, instructor in mathematics; Dean H.
Obrecht, instructor in languages;
Warren E. Phillips, major, U. S.
Army, assistant professor of mili(coniinued on page five)
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Eligibility consists of a minimum of 15 points with provisions
made for transferring
credits
amassed at other schools, depending upon the unanimous accord of
the present members.
Candidates must be elected by
a three-quarters vote of the members attending, if the number of
points exceeds 15 and is less than
20. A two-thirds majority is necessary to elect applicants submitting
less than 25 but more than 20
points, and a simple majority will
elect any student submitting more
than 25 points.
Five Activity Groups
The point system consists of
five groups: scholarship, publications, social leaders, athletics, and
other activities. No student is allowed more than 75 per cent of
the points he has accumulated in
any one of the five groups.
Students who have one quarter
of their points in each of any
three groups are given a bonus of
one
point.
For noteworthy
achievements and activities not
covered by the system additional
points may be awarded.
Following is the system, in entirety:
Group I—Scholarship
Phi Beta Kappa, 8.
Tau Beta Pi, 6.
Dean's List per term, 1.
Group II—Publications
The Lafayette
Editor, 1 2 ; Managing Editor,
8; Business Manager, 8 ; News, 6;
Feature and Sports Editors, 5;
Assistant Business Manager, Circulation and Advertising Managers, 4 ; Associates, 2 ; Staff
Members, 1 per year. Credit Manager, 2.
Melangre
Editor, 1 0 ; Associate Editor, 6;
Business Manager, 6; Activities,
Senior, and Sports Editors, 4 ; Advertising Manager, 3 ; Circulation
Manager, 2; Staff Members, 1 per
year.
Marquis
Editor, 1 0 ; Co-Editor, 8 ; Managing Editor, 6; Business Manager, 6; Assistant Managing Edit9r. Department Managers, 4 ; Associates, 2 ; Staff Members, 1 per
year.
Group III—Social Leaders
Student Council
President, 1 0 ; Ofl[icers, 5; Elected Members, 1 per year.
Student Union
President, 4 ; Officers, 2.
Interfraternity Council
President, 6; Officers, 3.
Class Officers
President of senior class, 4 ;
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THE
PACE FOUR
Friday, September 25, 1953
LAFAYETTE
Leopards to Open With Strong Princeton Squad
New Players
Lead Maroon
by PHIL WEISS
The Lafayette
football
squad will inaugurate the
1953 season tomorrow when
it travels, to Princeton to
clash with the ever dangerous Tiger eleven. The New
Jersey squad, which defeated the Leopards, 48-0, last season,
had a seasonal record of eight
wins and one defeat while the
Maroon was winless.
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However, according to Lafayette coach Steve Hokuf, the Maroon is definitely an improved
team this season. Thus, stated
Hokuf, the Leopard squad should
do better against the Tigers this
year although Princeton is still
one of the great powerhouses of
Eastern football.
Line Improved
The greatest improvement for
Lafayette appears to be in the
line, according to Hokuf. Andy
Shelack, a six foot, 210 pound
tackle, has returned from two
years service in the Army. He was
a regular on the 1950 eleven. Another new member of the forward
wall is Bob McGowen, who transferred from Annapolis last year.
He was the varsity guard on the
1951 Navy team.
Guke G^ol
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that you visit
to make your selection of the
season's smartest wearables
for the well - dressed man
about the campus!
—Sept. Issue Esquire Magazine
CHitr
Dick Flood, who did not play
in 1952, will again see action this
season. Either he or Fred Kaiser,
who battled for the Maroon last
year, should start at left guard.
Gerry Spacek and Jack Burcin, a
sophomore, should be the starting
ends, according to the Lafayette
mentor.
Backfield Inexperienced
The backfield poses a little
more of a problem, stated Hokuf.
It seems that it is good but inexperienced. Not one man who
will probably start played varsity
last year on offense. George Bartlett, a sophomore, seems to be the
choice for the quarterback position. According to the coach, he is
fine for the T formation. Bartlett
will have the backing of Gene
Harrison, who quarterbacked the
Leopards last year.
There are four men ready to
start at the halfback spots tomorrow. Either George Vernosky or
Jack Smith, who was injured last
year, will be ready to go at left
half. Vernosky is only about 140
pounds but Hokuf says that he is
terrific for his size. Two sophomores are prepared to see action
at right half. They are Norm
Dion and Don Sayenga.
At fullback will be team captain Joe O'Lenic, who Hokuf says
is reliable as anyone on the squad.
However, Hokuf did state that he
has one big problem. This is to
bring the second units up to par
and thus give the team the depth
which it so badly needs, especially
with the return of one platoon
football.
and the switch to one-team football have made Charlie Caldwell
the Princeton coach, a little wary
in his predictions for the season,
the Tiger squad should still be
very strong—especially in the
backfield.
Captain Homer Smith appears
to be one of the finest fullbacks
in the nation. According to Caldwell he is a "truly outstanding
fullback." The Tiger coach even
calls him, "possibly the best in all
my football experience." In addition, the Princeton squad as a
whole has been rated first in the
east by many experts.
Tiger Backs Strong
Although the loss of Bob Unger
£Aqui^esays:
welcome back'
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Friday, S e p t e m b e r 25, 1953
THE
LAFAYETTE
PAGE
FIVE
Maroon Baseballers 3rd in Nation
Michigan Takes Championship;
Texas Places Second
by CECIL BLACK
Eight of the best college teams in the country assembled in Omaha, Nebraska last
.June, each the victor in its own district and each carrying the hope that it would return
home national NCAA champion at the end of the six-day tournament.
Representing District 2 were the Leopards from Lafayette, who eventually finished third, having clawed their way to that distinction via wins over the University of
Pittsburgh and Penn State in an earlier sectional playoff.
On June 10, the Maroon arrived in Omaha, along with teams from Stanford, Duke,
Michigan, Texas, Boston College, Houston and Colorado State. The tourney began the
following day, each team realizing that two losses meant elimination and a quick trip
SERIES S T A R S : Charlie Eyer led the Maroon hitters for the
series with a . 3 3 3 batting average. Ron Owen was a leading Leopard
hurler with an an 11-1 record for the season.
31 N E W FACULTY
Easton to Pay Tribute
To Championship Nine
mathematics; Fred F. Schiller,
Jr.,
instructor
in economics;
by DAN GREENHOLZ
George P. Schipporeit,
major,
A
well
deserved
tribute will be payed to the members
U. S. Army, assistant professor
of military science and tactics; of Lafayette's outstanding baseball team of last year when
George Siemiencow, instructor in the appreciative Easton folk wine and dine them at a
chemistry; George Parsons Wins- testimonial dinner Wednesday evening. The banquet will
ton, instructor in English; Kemal be held at the Alumni Memorial Gymnasium. More than
K. Feridun, assistant in mechan- 1,000 Eastonians and students are expected to be there to
honor the 1953 spike squad whiche
ical engineering.
was so successful.
Charles Gelbert, the coach, and
one time member of the famed
St. Louis Cardinal's
Gashouse
Gang, will also be honored at the
dinner for the fine work he did
with the team. Last campaign the
Leopard aggregation won the District II N.C.A.A. playoffs which
were held at Fisher Field. They
Thirty men reported to soccer
proceeded to advance into the coach Bill van Breda Kolff on
semi-finals at Omaha, Neb. before Tuesday. Eight of the men are rebeing defeated.
turning lettermen and are headed
For eight years now, Gelbert by Captain Bob Harrison. Last
has turned out consistantly fine year the soccer team had the best
baseball squads and last season he team in Lafayette's history and
reached a new peak. As a result this year it will try to improve upthe citizens from Easton have act- on it during the thirteen game
ed spontaneously. All of the serv- schedule.
S h a r p e n y o u r pencil and scratch y o u r h e a d for a few
ice clubs are joining in with indem o m e n t s . T h i s "quickie" quiz will save y o u a lot of h e a d The schedule:
pendent supporters to make this a Oct.
scratching, h a i r - p u l l i n g and sleepless nights w h e n those allgala affair.
3 East Stroudsburg
Away
i m p o r t a n t finals c o m e u p at the end of the term.
Frisch to Speak
7 Franklin & Marshall
Away
As guest speaker, the sponsors 10 Rider
Home
have contracted Frankie Frisch, 13 Haverford
Away
Gelbert's manager at the time of 17 Wilkes
Home
I . T h e N e w York Times brings you more
the Gashouse Gang. Indirectly 24 Lehigh
Home
Frisch was a contributing factor
news than any other newspaper.
D
27 Muhlenberg
Away
for the success of the team as his
31 Princeton
Away
2. The N e w York Times has the biggest
hustle and spirit was conveyed by
Gelbert to his squad.
staff of repoHers and correspondents
Nov ,
Congratulations to a Lafayette 4 Stevens Tech.
Home
of any newspaper.
family member which we can long 7 Temple
Home
be proud of!
3. The N e w York Times has 100 corre11 Rutgers
Away
spondents overseos in all important
14 C.C.N.Y,
Home
18 La Salle '
Away
world capitals.
(continued from page three)
tary science and tactics; John
Raleigh,
instructor
in
mathematics; Donald Wesley Reese, instructor in graphics; Donald J.
Rett, instructor in economics and
sociology; Robert E. Reuman, instructor
in
philosophy;
Billy
Eugene Rhoades, instructor in
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home.
Fate had it that Lafayette
would play the only other small
college entered in the playoffs,
Colorado State, in the opening
game. Maroon coach Charley Gelbert chose Ron Owen, superb
southpaw from Wyoming, Pa., to
start the opener. Ron finished the
regular season with an amazing
9-0 record, one of the best in the
country, and truly indicative of
the great pitcher that he is. He
proceeded to show Western fans
that the Leopards meant business
by throttling the Bears on four
hits, as the Maroon rolled to a 6-2
victory in heat upwards of 100 degrees in the shade.
Eyer Top Batter
The merciless sun got to Ron in
the seventh and right-hander Roger Gordon came on to pitch hitless ball for the final two innings.
Owen lost 14 pounds during his
seven inning stint on the mound.
Chuck Eyer was the batting hero
in this game, knocking in two
runs, with a single, double and
triple to his credit. Altogether, the
Maroon garnered six hits.
In other opening day games,
Michigan beat Stanford, 4-0, Duke
lost to Texas, 2-1, and Boston College conquered Houston University, 4-1.
Texas Wins
The second game was a different story, as the Texas Longhoms
pounded out 10 hits off starter
Bob Ketchel and his successor,
Karl Dutt from nearby Wilson.
Longhorn
centerfielder
Travis
Eckert slammed out three hits, including the first of his three series
homers, to lead the Southerners'
attack.
Houston and Colorado State
were
eliminated
from
further
competition as Michigan, Stanford and Duke won their second
day games.
Faced with a do-or-die situation, Gelbert called once again on
his ace, and Owen showed his true
intestinal qualities by firing a
nifty three hitter at Stanford,
striking out 12 Indians in the
process. Stanford's three runs resulted from a homer over the left
field wall by catcher Jack Shepard with two on in the third.
(Shepard was signed by Pittsburgh at the conclusion of the
series for an undisclosed bonus,
and appeared in the Pirates' lineup several times during the past
season.) Lafayette had nine hits
in this game. Second baseman
Billy Vercelli collecting three.
Michigan Unbeaten
Edward Conti has been hired by
Lafayette as the new assistant
freshman football coach. Conti is
a graduate of Bucknell University
where he received an A.B. degree.
He has played and coached professional football since graduation
from college.
Recently he has coached the
Bangor H i g h
School football
squad and has led them to several
Stanford and Duke were thus
championships. At present he is eliminated, the latter dropping a
still a member of the Bangor close one to Boston College, 7-6.
High School faculty.
Michigan
gave the
Longhoms
their first defeat and remained the
only unbeaten team.
Gelbert selected Roger Gordon,
used primarily in relief during the
Sept.
26
Princeton
Away regular season, to start the third
"must" game in as many days for
Oct.
3 Albright
Away the Maroon. The game was a thrill10 Muhlenberg
Home er all the way, with Chuck E y e r
17 Western Maryland
Home batting in the winning run in the
24
Bucknell
Home eleventh inning as the Leopards
Away eked out a 2-1 victory.
31 Franklin & Marshall
Bill Hogarty made a brilliant
Nov.
Home one-handed grab of a sure triple
7 Rutgers
14 Delaware
Home to alleviate matters considerably
Away in the seventh. Gordon allowed
21 Labigh
six hits, all singles, and struck out
Coach: Steve M. Hokuf
nine in registering the triumph.
Captain: Joseph O'Lenic
(continued on page six) .
Manager: Robert Atchison
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PAGE SIX
THE
Summer Fix-Up Finished;
More Pardee Floor Space
Many improvements to
the
buildings and grounds were completed during the summer months,
Daniel Miller, building superintendent, stated Wednesday. The
most prominent innovation was
the removal of the civil engineering laboratory from Pardee hall
to the new Alumni hall of engineering.
The equipment has been disposed of through sales and consignment to private industry, Mr. Miller stated. A floor extension has
already been installed, and the
area will soon be developed into
office rooms with a central corridor.
Another
important
improvement was the transferring of the
Easton Hall ladies' lounge from
an inaccessible room in the basement to the first floor. The furnishings of the new lounge have
been provided by the Lafayette
, Ladies Auxiliary.
The
former
lounge area has been converted
into a room for two students.
Twelve houses in Sullivan Village have been removed by the
Stachnik Lumber and Wrecking
Company.
Extensive interior repairs including plastering and painting
were completed in Newkirk, McKeen, Blair, and South College.
The second floor showers of Blair
hall were also rebuilt.
Social and Honorary Clubs
and Societies
President, 2.
Active Honorary Fraternities
(Greek Letters)
President, 2.
Calumet Society
President, 4 ; Members, 1; Officers, 2.
Any other activities or honors
in which a student has participated should be listed by the student
for consideration even though the
points acquired from the above
list fall below 15.
Friday, September 25, 1953
LAFAYETTE
Juckett Named
To RunBookstore
J. Leroy Juckett took over the
managership of the book store as
the school year got under way last
week. Mr. Juckett received his
A.B. in history from Central College, Pella, Iowa, and his B.S. in
accounting from Rider College in
Trenton.
In the U. S. Army from 1942
to 1946, Mr. Juckett was also an
instructor of cadets at the United
States Military Academy during
that period. He taught English,
typing and physical education at
West Nottingham Academy in
1948 and 1949, and, before com-
ing here this fall, he had been
Comptroller at Wesley Junior
College, Dover, Delaware.
Mr.
Juckett is living in Gates Hall.
the Longhoms were quick to take
advantage.- They scored eight
times in the eighth to win handily,
13-3. Owen retired in favor of
Ketchel, and received a mighty
standing ovation from the surprisBASEBALLERS 3rd
ingly partisan Lafayette crowd.
(continued from page five)
Michigan went on to defeat
Texas b e a t Michigan, leaving
Texas
in the final game and thus
these two teams and the Maroon
win the national title.
tied in the series with identical
3-1 records.
Having no choice but to come
back again with Owen, Charley
named the great left-hander to
pitch against Texas in the semiJEWELER
finals. Ron hurled well for seven
and two thirds innings, holding a
3-2 lead as far as the sixth, but
Watch Repairing
the task proved too great for the
already overworked athlete, and
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President of other classes, 2 ; Other Oflftcers, 1 per year.
Fraternity Council
President, 3 ; Officers, 1.
Fraternity Presidents, 2 per
term and 3 per year; Treasurer,
1 per year; Dormitory Presidents,
2 per year.
Group IV—Athletics
Varsity Major Sports
A fact proved by chemical
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Captain, 9; Co-captain, 7; Manager, 5; Each Letter, 4 ; Squad
Manager, 2 per year; Squad Member, 3 per sport per year.
A n d it's so satisfying to know that
a doctor reports no adverse effects
to the nose, throat a n d sinuses
from smoking Chesterfield.
Varsity Minor Sports
Captain, 7; Co-captain, 5; Manager, 4; Each Letter, 3 ; Squad
Member, 2 per sport per year.
The doctor's report is part of
a program supervised by a
responsible independent research laboratory and is based
on thorough bi-monthly examinations of a group of Chesterfield smokers over a period of
a year and a half.
Freshman (J.V.) Major Sports
Captain, 3 ; Manager, 2 ; Numerals, 2 per sport per year;
Squad Manager, 1 per year;
Squad Member, 1 per sport.
Freshman (J.V.)
Minor Sports
Captain, 2 ; Manager, 1; Numerals, 1 per sport; Squad Member, 1 per sport.
Intramurals
Intramural Champion or Member of Intramural Championship
Team, 1.
Athletic Council
President, 5; Officers, 2 ; Elected Members, 1.
Group V—Other Activities
Debating
Captain, 5; Manager, 2 ; Team
Members, 2 per year; Freshman
Team, 1.
Little Theatre
Play Committee Chairman, 4 ;
Committee Members, 2 ; Participation (acting, stage crew, etc.) in
each production, 1.
Lafayette Choir
Active Members, 3 per year;
Student Director or Manager, 2 ;
Organist or Accompanist, 2.
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Dance Band, Orchestra,
Marching Band
Leader, 3; Members, 2 per year.
Maroon Key
President, 3 ; Members, 1 ; Officers, 1.
Cheerleaders
Head Cheerleader, 4 ; Active
Member, 2 per year.
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Manager, 6; Program Director,
3 ; department Heads, 2 ; Active
Member, 1.
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