So you weren't on the hay-ride! That was your mistake . . . hereafter follow your Social Committee's advice. Sixty couples made the trip to Norumbega Park and had a great time, despite such minor (?) inconveniences as cool weather, hayless wagons, and a lack of muleskinners on the return trip. If you didn't attend, you missed: Al Bizal, he of the mispronounceable name, making his Boston debut and being received with open arms by the girls from Endicott. Ed Clark, sitting comfortably in one corner of the wagon with a happy smile on his face, shouting, "Neckst." Dave Clevenger, discouraged over the unhappy turn of events that had him escorting the most popular girl in the group. He saw her twice all evening. Fred Walther riding one of the horses bareback on the journey home (and they only serve soft drinks at Norumbega). Colonel Cornelius and Monsieur Bland piloting two of the hayracks homeward. The Colonel made the trip without, a mishap, but Lou ran into difficulties. See "Diz" Diano for the full story on how Lou dropped the reins, and how the horse made his way across the road, with the wagon ending up in a ditch while confusion reigned and Don Brown promised, "If I come out of this alive, I'll never touch the stuff again!" The only aftermath of the hay-ride was the complete nervous breakdown of Gene Speer who swears he had part of the horse that pulled his wagon between two pieces of bread at Cowie Hall on Monday.

The "Big Putsch" on Mellon Hall has ended with the end-of-the-alphabet boys in complete control of entry D. Rumor has it that one or two of the rooms are slightly crowded. We wouldn't know, but when we asked Johnny Pugh what he was doing on the ground outside the window of D-12 Sunday evening, he informed us that all of his roommates had taken a deep breath at the same time. They're working on a timing plan which will enable them to stay in the room and breathe at the same time. Meanwhile Al Zadnichek (for the first time since he arrived) is happy that he's 180th in our alphabetical listing. He can choose any one of four bunks for his sack-drills.

The year book pictures are all in the hands of their owners, but it seems that several strayed a bit before arriving. At any rate, after seeing pictures of Jock Brunner, Bras Pryor, and Norm Brown, the Germans have voted our class "the group by whom we would most like to be invaded."

Company One will award Bill Cousins a G.B. degree for his outstanding performances at calisthenics.

Manager Nilsson, of the Faculty All-Stars, has booked softball games with both companies. He states his 12 men are raring to go. In addition to the regular lineup, they provide their own umpire and scorekeeper. The officiating will be done by Professor Meriam (who hopes that the Faculty can break even), and the scorekeeping by Dean Smith (who isn't worried about the outcome).