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...representative week (the third in February) "Misc" led with the inaugural production of the Vassar Radio Workshop, scheduled for Saturday; the second lead story concerned Soph Party, and annual original musical comedy scheduled for Friday and Saturday. The Chronicle on Saturday led with Soph Party and relegated the radio story to second position. Within the normal range of Vassar opinion, however, "Misc" is considered left of center and Chronicle somewhat conservative. The divergence is hardly startling...
...With Soph-Fresh tension high due to the inconclusive results of the annual greased-pole battle in the Freshman Quad, some sort of organized struggle between the two lower classes is definite- by needed. Although members of the Sophomore class succeeded in rawing down the pole erected by the freshmen, they did so at dinner time when the class of 1953 was not present in force. The freshmen in turn ridded various Sophomores, but never was opposed by the Class of 1953 in a pitched battle...
Evenly matched for the scoreless first half, the freshman-soph battle brightened in the second ten minutes as the strong '52 offense broke loose. Captain Ellen Guild, taking the ball out on a penalty corner, passed to Dory Caiger for the score...
Columbia's most capable lineman is Co-Captain Jim Ward, an agressive pass-catcher and the Lions' only experienced offensive end. The other end is Wes Bomm, a 6-3 soph. The tackles are two converted ends, Al Cannon and sophomore Gerry Cozzi; John Bacauskas, a burly 200-pounder, and Bill Pell, a reserve lineman last year, man the guard positions; and John Wagner, another soph, replaces Gene Shekitka at center. The average weight of the line is 187 pounds, Harvard's is about ten pounds heavier...
...earn the degree in only one year. Entrance exams bore him; these he dismisses with a high-honors shrug. Freshman hazing presents somewhat more of a problem, and Mr. Belvedere faithfully wears his '52 beanie until he emancipates his class by pole-vaulting 14 feet to win the "Soph-Fresh" track meet. In order to earn money, he indulges in a more sophisticated baby sitting, working as a "hasher" in a sorority and civilizing its unmannered members...