| Show Squeal Alumnus Home After Two Years In Europe Memories l of other and livelier days came back Friday when Stanley Stanley Stanley Stan Stan- ley L L. Sharp former associate editor editor editor edi edi- edi- edi tor of the Chronicle and one of the of f the notorious Squeal of 1926 swaggered in just home from a two year u to Germany Stan was evidently Unaffected by the German hair hair- clipping customs however wearing wearing wearing wear wear- ing the same long editorial locks he wore w re away Accompanying him were Mrs Sharp Miss Tirzah Decker of former days days and and a new v acquisition Nancy an y by name and aged one year Mrs Sharp is a member of the Lambda Phi Lambda Lamb Lamb- da sorority and was secretary of the class of 29 when she left for Germany Stan left during the winter of 27 1926 to study German phonetics in which subject he had majored while on the campus Now having put in his two years at the Universities Universities Universities Uni Uni- of Neuenberg Jena and Berlin he is back on the campus to instruct in German Gennan lIe He expressed in decided terms his approval of the German educational educational educational system which contrasts greatly with the American Instruction Instruction Instruction In In- is by lecture with assigned assign assign- ed individual reading Class attendance attendance attendance atten atten- dance is not compulsory in in fact one can go through his entire university university uni uni- career attending a lecture and many do There are no examinations until the end of th the thelast thelast last year when the student is examined examined ex ex- ex on the subject matter of ht hi his whole course The spirit on the campuses is very democratic everybody everybody everybody ev ev- downing their lager with ith whatever group they happen to be Contrary to the general belief dueling is still very prevalent at atthe atthe atthe the German Gennan schools Stan himself arose at four in the morning some sonic dozen or so times to witness these contests The custom is for every member of a dueling fraternity to acquit himself on the field of honor hon hon- or at least six times The body is protected by padded-guards padded and goggles worn to save the eyes The rest of the face and head are left unprotected and the combat continues continues continues con con- until one of the contestants is ruled incapable of proceeding further which means a good deep six inch cut or better Af After ter it itis is over all the the- two majors majors ma na- jors shake shak hands and have a beer over it All necessary patching is done by medics Members of the dueling organizations organizations organizations are diSt distinguished by their bright colored caps and sashes a arid and d their great proclivity for beer drinking Beer s seems ems to play playas as big a part in the German initiation as does castor oil soup in the American American Am Am- ceremonies everybody joining joining joining join join- ing in to 10 make it an all night drunk on such occasions |
