Colgate University 1939 Yearbook (Hamilton, NY) - Full Access

The annual Winter Carnival displays, which had been interrupted by bad weather for three years, were again in evidence, and, with ihe help of snowy King Winter, many good ideas were put into ice sculpture. The best display was that of the Sigma Chi's, a large statue of "Ferdinand, the Bull." With a rose in his mouth and a bee on his rump, "Ferdinand" managed to nose out a victory over ihe K . D . R.'s "Winter Party Queen with a cold," and Phi Gam's "seal balancing a star on his nose ." Beauty was again rewarded at the Winter Party queen conte t held in the J. C. Union under ihe supervision of Judges Adams, Himes, and Munshower. Miss Audrey Aschoff, auburn-haired beauty from Hollis, Long Island, won the crown as a repre eniative from Al– pha Tau Omega fraterniiv . However, the greatest party of all was Junior Prom. May brought spring and with it came the largest attendance of all three parties to substantiate the claim that Junior Prom is the best weekend of the year. A track meet with Amher t highlighted the sports program and many party goers anxiously awaited the outcome of the baseball game against Holy Cross at \Vorcester. Cia se were excu ed aturday, walks along the \Villow Path were frequent, and an air of unsurpassed happiness featured the occasion . Formal, informal, and tea dances as well as sports activities were the good fortune of the girls who had said: 'Td be delighted to come," and Colgate again showed itself off to its be t advantage. Of course the parties of today aren't like the Colgate house parties of yesteryear when girl and fellows travelled back and forth around the campus via horse and buggy. Such conditions do not exist today, but nonetheless, the spirit which makes the weekends so enjovable still pervades as it did in the past. Automobiles have replaced horses, but nothing can replace the fun which the party goers experience. An all too accurate example of this fad can be found in the presenceofthechaperones at each fraternity house. When one looks around he often finds thai these supposedly more conservative guests, who according to tradition, should be placidly sitting in the corner and keeping close supervision over their younger charges, are often enjoying themselves to a degree that equals the fun that the partygoers themselves are having. No, the party spirit never die . lt i indeed a small wonder then, that when a senior participates in his last Junior Prom, he lo ks back with regret. upon a series of weekends throughout his college years which will add picturesque scenes of beautiful girls on a beautiful campus to his repertoire of memories. Yes, party come but three times a year but when it's party time at olgate, you can bet our bottom dollar thai there ar n't many mournful people around . 121