Word: volsteadism
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Further evidence of that new deal came later in the fall when Repeal went into effect in Cambridge. Students, liberated from the puritanical bonds of the Volstead Act, began showing up at meals in the Houses with bottles tucked under their arms. The matter was brought to Conant's attention and he immediately issued a statement: "I am ruling that no student may bring in any beverage of any sort whatever to the dining halls to be taken with his meals...
...argued that evolutionary theory should be taught in the schools. H. L. Mencken, vitriolic editor of the "American Mercury," brought his battle against American "Babbittry" to the University as he attacked the Watch and Ward Society. In a poll, the CRIMSON found the College strongly in favor of the Volstead act but divided on the basic issue of prohibition...
Although the remainder of the twenties and early thirties saw frequent anti-Prohibition mass meetings and even more frequent Volstead violations in private, the next full-scale riot did not occur until the spring...
...president of the University of Oklahoma displayed the attitude that could negate the value of the A.C.E. program when he said: "The code looks a little rough to me. We may have created another Volstead (Prohibition) Act." That is just what the program should not be considered--a restrictive, legalistic, unworkable ordinance. It is a framework on which colleges interested in preserving amateur sports can build their athletic policies. As long as college presidents find the suggestions "a little rough," even if they try to carry them out, the program will never work. It requires a will to comply...
...common knowledge that the Volstead Act, several depressions, and the invention of four-wheel brakes have become part of history since a Harvard-Yale Game settled a major championship or demonstrated the best in football. Almost unendingly one hears that these late November meetings are self-sufficient entities--complete whole football seasons synthesized into three hour, red and blue capsules, to be swallowed only in the Yale Bowl or Harvard Stadium. What more can be said? The 75,000 spectators, the sounds and colors, the brandy and Chanel-scented air--all the riotous and mellow components of the Weekend...