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JUNIOR CLASS
from Daytonian 1938
by eCommons
Officers
Thomas Manning President
Donald Coan .. Vice - President
Virginia Lehman Secretary
Jake Baker . . .. . ... Treasurer
September 16, 1935, we register 194 strong from 16 states, Hawaii, and Mexico-including the first full-time co-eds in U. D. history .•. a week's initiation quickly eliminates class differences , familiarizes us with campus activities ... we dislike our blue and red ties, have to wear them anyhow tour the campus, learn more about our Alma Mater. Fifty-seven of us report for freshman football our first college retreat, get into the spiritual swing of things with Father Elbert welcomed by the Freshman Welcome Dance at the Miami. Strutting in our first R. 0. T. C. parade at the Spanish War Vets' conventiom-elect class officers Wagner, Moran, Gomez and Hammang ... Co-eds invite us to their first social undertaking - an open house • .. freshman gameBanks and Garcia shine. We mourn Jack Moran Twenty-five of us rate first semester honor roll ... picnic at Hills and Dales ... home for the summer.
September, 1936, 176 of us (only lost 18 over the summer) return, feeling superior officered by Moran, Manning, Pflum, Fitz and Wagner it's our turn to initiate the frosh we crown them with caps, they clown for us. Sponsor Freshman Welcome Dance at Miami Empire Room ... Pete Zurlinden leaves to join the Dayton Journal staff Bache shines on the court Martinez wins Golden Gloves, goes to "Chi" Moran and Farruggio arouse the world with their radio alarm system we sponsor a reorganization of the student council ... picnic ... home again 'til fall.
September 15, 1937, thinking of the prom , OUR prom, we're back, 143 juniors, ready for anythingofficers, Manning, Coan, Lehman, Baker we plan the prom, OUR prom-we "make" the football and basketball teams Juniors Steffen and Martin edit the News and Exponent, while Coan and May take Michigan debate trip order our class rings-rings arrive-we flash them. At last, comes the prom Tom Gentry's band is "tops" the prom, OUR prom, is "tops" picnic again ... we bid farewell to seniors ... expectantly await next year, our last (we hope!).
Arts
Niehaus, Focks, Michael, Varley, White, Quatman.
Carr, Rado, Manning, French, Zarka , Martin
Malloy, Myers, Steffen, Bache, :link, Giambrone.
PRE-MEDS
Lohrey, Klosterman, Willoughby, Bindokas, Chun, Gogolach.
Simmons, Koenig, Alter, Gray, Schultz.
Tonnous, Birmingham, Winter, Jacob, Ohata, Rab, Young.