HAPPY EASTER THE VOICE Or 1 " --------------------------- jophomore Test J Results Given S Results from the Sophomore V tests administered here last March 96 and 27 have recently come in * from Harrisburg, where all the tests were scored . This test has been given througoUt the nation to college students I and is administered by our state to sophomores in all of the State • Teachers Colleges. The main pur[ pose of this test is to help form , basis for guidance, evaluation of the student and evaluation of the college. Although results as to i the standing of Edinboro among the other States Teachers Colleges is not yet known for this year, last year Edinboro stood among •. the top five. “Contemporary Affairs”, Eng­ lish” and “General Culture” were . the three large sections of the test : with each subdivided into various • parts. Results showing the four ! highest scorers in each part were as follows: ■ The highest scorers for the en{ lire section of Contemporary Af­ fairs were: 1. Jacobson, 2. Hippie, i 3. Heim and 4. Morley. ! High Scorers for the Current and Social Events section were: ■ 1. Jacobson, 2. Hippie, 3.Ketcham, t Heim. ; Contemporary affairs: . Political Events: 1. Stillwell, 2. ; Crawford, 3. Bailey, 4. Ware. So­ cial and Economical Events: 1. i Crawford, 2. Stillwell, 3. Johnson ; and Ketcham. Science and MedJ?ne: 1. Johnson, 2. Wilkins, 3. lorley and Davis. Literature: 1. : Ketcham, 2. Fowler, 3. Mor■ ey> 4. Sebring, Jacobson i Jjeun and Johnson. Fine Arts: 1. I e]m and Wilkins, 2. Johnson and f lorley. Amusements: 1. Fowler, ; • Bailey, 3. Hills, 4. Rooney and ‘ rawford. High Scores on the ‘ ^tire section of Contemporary Af[ Ws were: 1. Stillwell, 2. Craw• Bailey and 4. Johnson. i English: . Vocabulary: 1. Wilkins, 2. Heim "d Jacobson, 3. Lewis and Hills. [ in of Comprehension of Read I t Ketcham, 2. Morley, 3. (Continued on page 3) STUDENT OPINION EDINBORO STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, EDINBORO, PA.______________________ April 14, Dr. Johnson Attends Mrs. Wertman Is Academy Of Science New Dietician Here Dr. Johnson, representing Ed­ inboro State Teachers College, at­ tended the Pennsylvania Academy of Science convention held at the Pennsylvania Museum in Harris­ burg, April 2 and 3. The Pennsylvania Academy of Science meets annually and in­ cludes all branches of science in colleges, universities and high schools. This is the same organ­ ization that met in Edinboro last year, the only time that its con­ vention has ever been held in northwestern Pennsylvania. The chief speakers were Dr. John M. Fogg, Jr., representing the botany department of the Uni-1 versity of Pennsylvania, and Dr. William L. Rhein. Dr. Fogg dis­ cussed the topic “Surveying Penn­ sylvania,” and Dr. Rhein told ol “Nesting Habits of the Raven” which were previously unknown. In addition to these some thirty research papers were presented. Dr. Johnson’s topic was “Some Further Observations on Cercaria Edinborensis”. This is a parasite of a vertebrate that lives in Ed­ inboro Lake. Topics of discussion were “Certification of High School Science Teachers” and “Science in Relation to War”. Dr. Johnson has been chairman of the Science Education in War­ time Committee and was reap­ pointed for chairman for the fol­ lowing year. He was also appoint­ ed chairman of the Publicity Com­ mittee. In 1934 Dr. Johnson had the honor of being president ol the Pennsylvania Academy of Science. Edinboro’s new dietician, Mrs. Hazel Wertman, is in reality no stranger to Edinboro. In 1928 Mrs. Wertman, then Hazel Schrack, ac­ cepted a position here and re­ mained until June, 1935 when she left to make her home with Mr. Wertman in Albany, New York. W. Howard Wertman is a gradu­ ate of Edinboro and has since taught art in Albany. Mrs. Wertman received her i bachelors degree in Home Econ-| omics from Nebraska State Teach-1 ers College, Kearney, Nebraska, i After graduation she did post [ graduate work at Kansas State College. She then served foi' a, year at the University of Wyom-1 ing as instructor in Institutional I Management and as manager of | the Commons, the university din- , ing hall. In June, 1928, Mrs. Wert-; man received her master’s de- . gree in Institutional Management1 from Iowa State College. ------------- •-------------- Dr. Van Houten Goes To Washington On the week-end of April 3rd, Dr. Van Houten went to Wash­ ington to meet officials of the Army and Navy departments which have charge of training programs in the colleges. Dr. Van Houten was impressed with the systematic arrangement of the Pentegon building which houses the War Department and is one of the largest office build­ ings in the world, employing about 30,000 people. As to a military training pro­ gram here at Edinboro, nothing definite is yet known, although it is hoped that Edinboro may in the near future receive- a number Beginning last Saturday, April of army or navy trainees. 10th, the Delta Phi Delta, Honor­ ary Art Fraternity on campus, is displaying its annual Art Exhibit in the Haven Hall parlors. The exhibit will continue lor the re­ mainder of the week. Contrary to popular reports Contributions to the exhibit, which is composed of sculpture, which crop up now and then, painting and crafts, includes the neither Edinboro nor any other work done- by the members and State Teachers College in Penn­ pledges of Delta Phi Delta and sylvania will be used for the train­ also paintings by Miss Dorothy ing of WAACs at the present time. The minimum number that is Ryder, art instructor at the train­ sent for training to each college yofficial dates for the Easter ing school, and Dr. Mudge. has been 600 women, and. Edin­ Ration are as follows: boro does not have the proper fa­ cl acaH°n begins after your last ^s» Saturday, April 17. Write to a man in the Service cilities to accommodate such a large number for training. o< acation ends at the beginning today . . . He'll appreciate it. Masses, Tuesday April 27. Official Dates Of wer Vacation Delta Phi Delta Is Showing Exhibit No WAACs Sent To Edinboro 1943 "Pinafore" Is I Tomorrow Night Gilbert and Sullivan’s “H.M.S. Pinafore” will be presented by the Edinboro A Cappela Choir un­ der the direction of Miss Esther Wilson, Thursday, April 15th, in the New College Auditorium, at eight o’clock P. M. “H.M.S. Pinafore” or “The Lass that Loved a Sailor” is a comic opera in two acts. It was first pro­ duced in London, May, 1878 and in New York City, November, 1878. Recent revivals of this opera have proved that it has lost none of its original charm and wit. Strange­ ly this most successful of all light operas was not accepted with fa­ vor in England at first but owes its success to Americans who en­ joyed the satire on English of­ ficials such as Sir Joseph Porter. It was last produced on the Ed­ inboro College Campus in 1933. The cast, a varied but most ac­ ceptable group of characters are supported by a male chorus of sail­ ors and a, girl chorus of relatives to Sir Joseph. It may ne noted that due to circumstances both choruses are composed or girls. The part of Ralph Rackstraw, an able and handsome young seaman is played by Dewey Long, and Josephine, the Captain’s lovely daughter is played by Joyce Ry­ der. The supporting cast consists of Captain Corcoran, Dick Hoh; Right Honorable Sir Joseph Port­ er, George Kosanovic; Dick Dead­ eye, Mary Taylor; Little Butter­ cup, Beatrice Hanna; Billy Bob­ stay, Charles Anderson and Cou­ sin Hebe, Jane Vaughn. -------------- •-------------- Werrenrath Presents Concert Reinaid Werrenrath, the great American baritone, who appeared here April 13, in the New Audit­ orium in a lecture-recital gave us a personal and intimate view of his subject, “The Story of Ameri­ can Song”. Singing as many songs as he would in a regular concert, Mr. Werrenrath traced the history of American song from the earliest Negro and Indian folk songs, through the first colonial settlers to the music of todays Mr. Werrenrath holds that Am­ erica is making great strides for­ ward in a serious musical effort in spite of the European influ­ ences. At the same time he does not neglect the influences of the popular song, which he feels , to be America’s most characteristic musical expression. the spectator Page Twu Reeder's Digest Editor Natalie R. Jacobson Exchange Editor Rosaline Mineo Organizations Editor June Hostetler Secretary Bette E. Miller Faculty Advisor F. L. La Bounty Helen Hansen, Mary Alice Harcourt, Dorothy Kinsley, Dewey Long, Norma Scheidemantel, Arlene Webb. (Printed by The Albion News, Albion, Penn'a.) Letters To The Editor A few weeks ago when Frank Holowach, now a corporal at the U. S. Army Reception Center, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, visited Edinboro we asked him to writel something for the papei about our boys who have gone to war. Here is what he has to re­ port about Edinboro’s “29” while they were at New Cumberland: “Tennyson would fire the starting gun on this stubby chronicle of the ‘29’ by appealing, ‘Comrades, leave me here a little while as yet *tis early morn; leave me here and when you want me sound upon the bugle horn. But morning is too early for most of Edinboro. Let the time be night, and lines start this way: ‘Comrades, take a little time off from gazing at the stars, from hearing the wind sigh through the high maples, on campus and from looking at the windows that are dark in Reeder Hall, to listen to the story of the Roster 703.’ In other words lend me your ears cousins. You’ll be glad enough to get them back. The roster itself is now but a file of typed card boxed to ‘moulder in dust away’, and the cadre of Company D are busy with unending successors, but the thirty odd soldiers who heard the chant of ‘703’ in their ears for a week may still remember it. It had its beginning when Edinboro’s Enlisted Reservists hopped stiffly down from their refrigerator car to line up facing the Susquehanna and the cold win­ ter fog. It matriculated at the Checking Station, one hundred and twenty long steps up thd hill, where each member was tagged and assigned to quarters. Freshman week was composed of entrance exams, aptitude probings, fifteen-minute interviews, inspection of supply lines, inoculations and a hearing of the Articles of War. The course of study didn’t begin until a week later, and graduation exercises were postponed indefinitely. However, in two days (cal­ endar time) the members of the roster had all the outer trappings of a soldier and some of the inner markings. Several of these markings could be traced directly to the needles of the inoculation room. To veterans, men with three days service. first of all disagreeable words is K.P., but to new soldiers the word ‘shots’ conjures up more fearful horrors than the thought of being targets at sunrise. In this fear they are aided and abetted. As child­ ren are frightened with the mention of ‘bear’ and ‘gost’, so are recruits chilled with the mention of what they have coming to them. The barracks rumors are full of ‘needles a foot long, by heck! The square-headed one is pretty bad, but boy the worst thing you ever felt is the one with a propeller on it!’ After a build up like that Joe Spence had to be pushed away when, they were just getting warmed up to their job. Their processing complete and the first flurry of postcards dropped into the mail slot, the twenty-nine developd a natural curiosity in their surroundings. Now they had time to stare into the mirror with the black words above and below it—‘If you talk too much, this man may die’; to jam, into the new post theatre practically every night, to stroll in the May air, and to gossip before and after bedtime in their barracks. Little bits of army slang would crop up naturally in their talk, phrases like ‘blow your top get gigged, hunch the detail on the double, goldbrick, chow, sweat this out, snake eyes’ plus smattering of mild cuss words. As they got to know their way around they began to tolerate the camp although a good deal of their time was spent in wondering where’ when and how they would be shipped out. There was time also for some sessions of KP and for pulling a few details, but those were minor matters except for George Hills who developed an active distaste for cockroaches. Working, letter writing, bunk fatigue, movies, walking, looking and talking—these were their pre-occupations. To this list Bill Dove added teaching. But education suffered for lack of pupils after the first few lessons with the pasteboards and Ivories Items re lating to the ‘29’s’ stay here could be told indefinitely, .but personal glimpses can be revealed with much more interest and less embarrassment by the victims themselves. As they had come by darkness, so they went. Fragment bv fragment,, parts of the roster broke off to scatter over five states and little by little the number was narrowed down to nothing The file cards of Roster 703 were transferred from the active file to the inactive. The soldiers gladly reversed the process. The iob of one was done; that of the other was just beginning.” i Off-Campus Ho hum! Another day, another Reports from our off-campus week, another month, yea, another men seem very favorable, espec­ quarter. As you can piainiy see, ially from Zindy. Try to coax Lime is lugiting, and so are the Joycelyn Sheldon into letting you members of the male species It read one of those letters. Then won’t be long until this beautiful you’ll understand what I mean playground known as Edinboro Lucille Morely is disgusted with State Teahcers College will be a life at Snyder’s. After all, who school for girls. Just imagine this wouldn’t be? Imagine being locked haven of masculine maturity and out on the porch roof about five perfection labeled Miss Kelley s in the morning. That’s a crude awakening if you ask me. Finishing Srhool for Girls”. Oh well! On with the news. Mr. T. Johnson has found a new Hava, our dependable and de­ interest—a girl? Do we need to mented mail-boy has been listed say more?? among the injured on the Edin­ In Spring a young man's fancy boro battle front, alias Harrisons Muscle Factory”. This sort of turns to love (so they say), but knocks Sox’s favorite phrase, the trouble this spring is that “You guys can’t get hurt over there are no young men. So I here”, blooey. Praise the Lord, guess we’ll have to think about nothing is broken, chipped or our studies, but we’ll still be scarred. If Sox doesn’t look out, looking forward to the boys’ re­ Charley Atlas will be getting sore turn. at him for cutting in on his ter­ Thelma and Ruth frequently ritory. Gad, what physical beaut­ visit the Post Office these days. ies we Edinboroites are getting You should see the look in their to be. eyes when they receive “free” Doc Hiskey and “Fop" were the I mail, but doggone it, they won’t victims of a belated April Fool’s let anyone read the letters. day joke the seventh of April. We have been singing “Here “Pop” saw a rear view or a wom­ Comes the Navy” for two weeks, an’s babushka in Pava’s window but we’re getting a bit discour­ and hurried into Hiskey’s apart­ aged. Why don’t they come? Joyce ment. Doc hurried down to the Ryder is wondering if she Is go­ room, all aflutter, only to find Bull ing to prove that old saying ‘You sitting there with Audrey’s three- can love but one” to be false. cornered scarf tied around his Did you see the soldier escort­ head. War Doc in a hurry because ing Margaret Creacraft up the duty called or? street? Why do gals go for uni­ Yours truly received a letter forms? It couldn’t be the men, from an old Reederite me other could it? day, Carman Fiorelli. He is in North Africa and sends his best! Easter vacation—Oh boy, a chance to catch up on our work. and his address to me and all. Don’t take us seriously, because Cpl. Carman Fiorelli, ASN, we will forget to work and have 13087287 Cas. Det. 0285, CCC, APO, 600 a good time anyway. That’s what c/o Postmaster, New York, N.Y. a vacation is for, isn’t it? We have heard rumors of a If you get a spare moment, why concert the other night in front of not drop him a line? Peg Fornoff’s house. What about Speaking of dropping a line, it, Peg and Bill? how about having a letter week? Wilbur Rose takes a lot of pic­ We’ve had a mail-bag program in tures, but who wants a snapshot Assembly and read the letters I of a London fog. the fellows wrote to us. Why not have a week in which everyone THE STORE of KE AL VALUES” writes to a few fellows each? No kidding, a letter to the fellows in Men’s and Boy’s Clothing, the service is worth more than Furnishings ana Shoes a gold brick. After cil, what are a few moments of our time and Phone 2791 CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, PA. a few pennies compared to the sacrifice they’re making for us9 What do you say? If you think this is a good idea, let Sut know soon, we’ll set a date. As is said of all "Morgues”, things are rather dead around F?’ 3° w,e? sign off with that last thought. "Thought for the Day" ------ 77>e Students** Store A letter’s worth, to a soldier boy Is never rightly known, AW8,” CamP’ °r over seas A long, long way from home. For All Ocassio!!? So sometime sit down in a chair And scribble him a line; ’ TUTTLE’S GIR SHOP Hell treasure it throughout his CLAUDE L BIRCHARD COOPERS You’ll never miss the time. We’ CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, PA. THE SPECTATOR gavens Ravins Phi Sig Sez W.A.A. _ Page Three Kappa Komment — Oh spring, gentle spring, has Well as reports filter in, we find On March 31, the W. A. A. held Just give me a bed. of hemlock nybody seen any signs of spring? that the name of George Hills a tea for the purpose of making boughs, if so, please report any such sign heads the list. Brother Hills has awards to the deserving partici­ And cover me over with stars, Katie Hippie; she seems to made Officer’s Candidate School pants in winter sports. Elaine Give the rest of the world to the &e avidly interested in things like already. That’s nice going, G. W. Almgren, high scorer in the ski Kings and Queens----Even if we are off the gold stand­ meet, was the winner of a pair that. A will be graciously do­ Speaking of signs, you should ard, those small gold wars are val­ of skiis. Close behind were Sally natedreward to anyone who can finish ;ee the collection that Arky has. uable and worth going after. Wilson and Suzanne Sack, Sally this piece of murder, yet It re­ Rumor has it that she has not one A few weeks ago four of our having a one half point edge over flects the Rover Boys’ feelings as but two pillows with “sweetheart” members in the service dropped in Suzie. they spent one glorious night out ivritten on them in large, bold let- for a short visit. Awards were made to the out­ in nowhere. The Rover Boys are t£rs. But that’s not all—there is Sgt. Ray Graves left his train­ standing basketball players. Fresh­ Dornbach and Kosanovic. Rare­ a]s0 a rather discreet reminder ing in Flordia for a few days to men: guard, Horner; forward. ly do they mention the droplets that she has Ballantine’s----------- visit his wife and to see that Greenwall; honorable mention as of rain that woke them up around (fill in the blank yourself) on E.S.T.C. was still going strong in a forward, Boythe. Closing an 5:00 A. M., or that bed of boughs, draught. Watch out, Arky, the W spite of handicaps. exciting season we find the Sopho­ one which stuck in Kosonovic’s A. C. Oliver Wester and A. C. mores holding the championship. ribs all night. ICTU will get you. : It seems that we must also Florian Florek cussed and dis­ The winning team is composed The frat got a lengthy letter watch out for gremlins. They cussed the MIT and Grand Rapids of the following: Captain, Crea- from McIntosh along with a pack jhave a mania for removing door­ meterology centers of learning. craft, M. Oblinski, Hodnick, Price, of flat fifties to be distributed knobs and anything else that will The walls of my room still echo Stevenson, Ingraham, Morley and among the brothers. Augusta unscrew. Lately they had several such words as “fronts”, “predic­ R. Jones who was high scorer for College, Rock Island, HL, is Mac’s |of us wondering whether we tions”, and others. Those “bull the entire tournament. Juniors: new location. would have to do a human fly act sessions” that lasted until the wee forward, Myers and guard, L. Pava Gunn is bedridden with up the front of the building to hours of the morning were very Bailey. In a classification all of an injured knee. It all happened enlightening and the information her own, Thelma Peiper received get back into our rooms. What’s on the obstacle course. X-rays the matter, Hazel, don’t you think interesting; so it was worth the a Junior-Senior award. Complet­ [ were taken and nothing is broken. ing many years of participation Quick recovery, Drek. we get enough of that in gym time we lost from our sleep. Wally Skelton, home for a few in basketball, the following sen­ class? days from his post in the Navy, iors received the four-year award: « Walt Linberg is still at the We sympathize with her roomie, gives us a little insight into this Sewall, Maxon, Mead, Peck and University of Pennsylvania. He’s Myrtle Johnson. Not only does business of “pig-boat” hunting. Ellwanger. Camile Peck was sel­ getting his uniform in install­ she have Hazel to contend with, Wally is serving as radio man on ected as the most versatile player ments, beginning with a watch cap. McCoy and Blasdell are to­ she also has a trick knee that one of the patrol planes in the of the Senior Team. throws her for a loss from time Atlantic, and their job is to hunt Emblems were awarded to the gether at Camp Wheeler, Georgia. to time. That seems almost too down enemy submarines. Best following who earned 150 points: For addresses of any of the frat much for any mortal to bear. of luck, Wally, and good hunting. Almgren, Rose, Hanna, Wentz, fellows in service, see Sut. He’s Say, have you seen the new Brother. Ware, Wilkins, Vaughn, B. Bailey, getting a steady flow of letters. furniture that Mary Claire and One of the best bits of news Davitt, Whitehill, Ingraham. Those Pvt. Eugene Billings has left “the Ripper” have acquired? Not Florida for a new post in Illinois. who earned 300 points received we’ve received of reunions hap­ bad, not bad at all. sweaters for their efforts and are pened in Tennessee when Mickey His new address is: as follows: Hodnick, B. E. Miller, and Ikey saw each other for a Pvt. Archie E. Billings Another thing that doesn’t seem L. Bailey, Jacobson and B. Mould. few hours. Hdq. 68, C.T.D. bad at all, at least to the first aid­ Meetings are going on per us­ Girls who had a minimum of 550 Augustana College ers, is the fact that first aid is points received “E’s”. They are: ual, and because of movies every Rock Island, Illinois. over; so when Monday evening He reports that after completing Estock, Davis, Creacraft, S. Ob­ Tuesday night, meetings have been rolls around they can just relax. However, we will miss seeing lit- his tests, he will be classified; so linski, McElroy, Scheidemantel, M. moved up to Monday. The frat wishes Stu Ackelson Jle Bette Miller come tearing we will have to await further Oblinski, Heim and Stevenson. Mead, Manwaring and Estock the best of luck. He leaves for round the corner on second floor developments . received four year hockey awards, Boco Raton, Florida on Good Fri­ a^ one minute to seven. one of the most coveted in W. A. day. Have you seen the new white SOPHOMORE TEST RESULTS A. sport. kerchief “Myrt” Sebring is wearThe close of the swimming sea­ (Continued from page 1) COMMERCIAL ln£? Wonder where she got it? There seems to be a conspiracy Bailey, 4. Jacobson, Hills and Me son ended with the high scorers gainst Mary Eleanor; poor girl, Cray Level of Comprehension: as follows: Hostetler, 48 points; 1. Jacobson, 2. Price, 3. Lewis, 4. McElroy, 47; Hall, 23; Myers, 22 Modern Business People just won’t let her study. Ketcham, Mechanics of Ex­ and Jacobson 18. Awards for pro­ Stationery and Now that our hosts and hostess­ pression : 1 . H ifpp le, 2 . gress in swimming were earned Advertising Material es have received a few pointers, Bailey and Heim, 3. McCrory, Wil­ as follows: Ives, beginners, SchieTHE ALBION NEWS £’e’ll have to watch our manners. kins Morley and McCray. Effec­ demantel intermediate and Jacob­ Phone 89 - Black Albion, Pa one are the good old days when tiveness of Expression: 1. Hippie, son, advanced. e waiters had to throw us our 2. Heim, 3. McCray, Jacobson and °°d and jump back out of the Price. High scorers for the en­ j^y fast to keep from getting stab- tire section of Reading were: 1. eu by the forks of the ravenous Jacobson, 2. Lewis, 3. Hills and orde. Before we know it, we’ll 4. Ketcham. The high scorers for e getting civilized. the entire section on English However, there’s not much dan- were: 1. Jacobson, 2. Hippie, 3. p j’of that as long as we can have Heim and 4. Morley. htertainment like that impromptu General Culture: J'Mo dance that went on in the Current and Social Events: 1. arl°r one evening. Rosemary and Ketcham, 2. Hills, 3. Morley and oanne never knew how the air- 4. Jacobson. History and Social Piane spin and the half-nelson Studies: 1. Jacobson, 2. Ketchan