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Show Photo by Ben EllerbeckU" DayGenuine college spirit permeated every live student and in fact the whole atmosphere on the sixteenth of April, the day devoted to giving our big letter on the hill its annual spring suit.The hair-clipping fiends sighed in disappointment, when roll call showed an emphatic scarcity of absentees. Although a rather long wait occurred between the thorough sweeping of the "U" and the arrival of materials for white-washing, the united army revelled in its strength and its college life. The day was rather cool and cloudy, making the preserving of fires and pleasant gatherings around them the chief occupations.At twelve-thirty the warm spring sun crept out from its hiding and smiled with satisfaction on a well-done piece of work. The fellows departed from the big white letter to enjoy the courtesy of the "nonesuch" University girls at a big luncheon in the Assembly Room.A band concert, wholesale queening, and an enjoyable matinee dance rapidly ate up the hours until the big vaudeville show. Perhaps from a dramatic viewpoint the vaudeville would not satisfy John Cort or Martin Beck, but it certainly pleased. From the rising of the curtain on the clever Gamma Phi stunt, down through the excellent Minstrel Show and the laughable "Fatal Operation," until the Scribblers said: "He is dead. Bring on the bier!" the large throng that crowded the Assembly Room either nodded approval or roared."U" Day was a big success.215 |