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State Teachers College, Lock Haven, Penna.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1931

Vol. IX. No. 14

''Bob*' Peck, All'American

5 Cents P e r Copy

Center, Speaks at Banquet

Dining Hall Is Scene
Of Football Banquet

Guest Speaker Named
In Collier's Article

The dining hall assumed a gala atmosphere on Thursday night, December 12,
when t h e annual football banquet was
held. T h e guest speaker was Robert D.
Peck, a former Lock Haven halfback, and
"Pop" Warner's choice as center on his
mythical all-time, all-American football team.
The repast was acceptable to all with
such a m e n u of good things to eat as
Armstrong tomato soup. Kaiser turkey,
Lawrence dressing. Griffin potatoes,
Frederick's corn, Sullivan dressing,
c r a n b e r r y sauce a la Ritter, hot rolls,
head lettuce, football ice cream, cake,
candy, nuts, and coffee.
The tables were distinguished in r e g ular banquet style with lighted candles,
programs, and a yellow pom-pon which
found a suitable resting place in the coat
lapels of all those present.
The banquet was served to forty-flve
members of the team, the faculty, and
guests from Lock Haven and other towns
in the vicinity. Music was furnished by
an orchestra under the direction of James
Harlan.
Besides "Bob" Peck, who is now Director
of Athletics at Culver Military Academy,
at Culver, Indiana, four other members
of t h e 1907 Lock Haven Normal School
team w e r e present. They were Dr. David
W. Thomas, who presided as toastmaster;
ex-Senator Charles E. Donahue, and
Ralph and Harry Parsons, of Williamsport.
Dr. Thomas gave a short talk on t h e
successful season of the champions, t h e
(Continued on page 2)

"Bob" Peck, former student h e r e and
guest speaker a t the annual football b a n quet on December 10, was named as center on " P o p " Warner's aU-time, all-American football team in Warner's article a p pearing in Collier's, November 21, 1931.
The article is called "Here Come t h e
Giants," Warner says this of Peck:
"Curiously enough, 'Bob' Peck, m y
choice for center, would have seemed
small between Hare and Heffelflnger, for
he weighed only 175 pounds. He was,
however, the most accurate and dependable passer that I have ever known. In
spite of his light weight, 'Bob' was a p o w er on t h e offense, while his defensive
play was something to marvel at, for h e
possessed Hinkey's uncanny ability to
anticipate the strategy of opponents."
Later, comparing Eckersall, of Chicago,
with Peck, W a r n e r says: "Eckersall's
tackling was hard and true, and like
Hinkey and Peck, he seemed to possess
the gift of divination. It was told me,
and I believe it, that never once was
Eckersall fooled on a fake kick, always
meeting the ball carrier before he could
round t h e end."
The others named on "Pop" Warner's
all-inclusive eleven are Jim Thorpe of
Carlisle, Hinkey of Yale, Henry of Washington and Jefferson, Heffelfinger of Yale,
Hare of Pennsylvania, Slater of Iowa,
Muller of California, Eckersall of Chicago, Heston of Michigan, and Nevers of
Stanford. "A great team," says Warner,
"each m a n a miracle of physical perfection and football genius."

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Finished Acting
Marks Performance
One of the most elaborate and most
finished productions ever staged by an
amateur theatrical organization of the
college was given last Friday afternoon
and evening when the Dramatic Club
presented A. A. Milne's "The Ivory
Door," under the direction of Miss Arey.
Attractively staged and costumed to r e p resent t h e period of Edward IV, 1462, the
play moved with intensity from one d r a matic high-light to another. Dealing
with a strange superstition, that behind
the ivory door was death, the plot
gripped the audience with its emotional
appeal and its forceful attack on mob
stupidity.

ROBERT D. PECK
Former Student Here, Now " P o p " Warner's Choice for All-Time
All-American Center

"Bob" Peck's Athletic CONTRAST IN L. H. S.T
Prowess Displayed
Our Points
WhUe Student HereYear
1926
6
During the course of an interview with
Dean High, who turned back the pages
of school history twenty-flve years, certain interesting facts concerning "Bob"
Peck's school days at Lock Haven Normal came to light, Mr. Peck enrolled
in 1906, in the course in secondary edueation then offered, completing it in 1908.
While a student here, he displayed that
athletic prowess which later earned him
fame at the University of Pittsburgh. As
a half-back on the football teams of '06
and '07 he played with Dr. Thomas, Ralph
Parsons, and many other stars of Lock
Haven's past history. His teammates recognized his unusual ability by electing
him to the captaincy of the great team
of 1907. Despite the fact that his football
career was the most prominent of his
achievements, his pitching ability was
known also throughout all this section.
To top it off, he was equally adept at basketball.

C. SCORES
Opponents'
Points
418
1927
6
195
1928
18
124
1929
50
81
1930
210
45
1931
209
28
In 1926 our opponents w e r e making
approximately 70 touchdowns to our
one. In 1930 we were making 5 touchdowns to one made by our opponents,
and in 1931 w e w e r e making approximately eight touchdowns to one made
by our opponents.

The role of Perivale, the dreamerking, who passed through the door only
to find that the superstition was made
reality b y the minds of his subjects, was
successfully interpreted by John Haberinto everything with all his might. Whatstroh. H e quite captivated his audience
ever he undertook you w e r e sure it
with the subtlety and sympathy ol his
would receive every bit of his energy,"
portrayal. Lillia, the Princess, who also
said Mr, High.
dared t h e terrors behind the door and
Here's to "Bob" Peck, a wonderful athwho finally attained happiness through
lete, a forceful personality, b u t above
its portals, was played by Peg Gardiner,
all a real man!
whose natural grace was accentuated by
t h e lovely medieval costuming. Brand,
the faithful body servant to the king, was
Dr. Dallas W. Armstrong attended a
well portrayed by Myron Biddle; and
To Mr. High we owe the secret of committee meeting on educational work
(Continued on page 4)
"Bob" Peck's success in life. "Bob" went held at Harrisburg, Friday, December 11.

Dr. Armstrong Explains
Increase in Enrollment
OfMenatL.H.S.T.C.
Speaking a t t h e football b a n q u e t on
December 10, Dr. Armstrong e m p h a sized two points. The flrst was a n e x planation of t h e increase in the enrollment of men at our college; t h e other,
a plea not to limit our enthusiasm to
football only, but to become interested
in trying to excel in other e x t r a - c u r r i c u lar and curricular activities also.
"A few years ago," said Dr. Armstrong,
"the College was widely known for its
prowess in athletics. Then for a few
years after that, and just recently, t h e
College was quite widely known because
its athletic t e a m s failed to win any of
their inter-collegiate games.
"It m a y be worth while to state t h e
reason for these lean years in athletics.
The reason, of course, that we did not
have winning teams was that t h e enrollment of men in the College was greatly
reduced; in fact, so much so t h a t for a
few years w e had here really a girls'
college. The reason that men did not
enroll as formerly was that the certification regulations had been changed so
that t h e State Teachers Colleges were
granting only two-year certiflcates for
the elementary field. As most men who
teach desire to teach in t h e high school
field, t h e men went elsewhere for their
preparation. Now the condition has
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Miss M. E. Crocker Is
Vesper Choir to Present
"The King Cometh"
Speaker at Chapel

L. H. Is Only Teachers
College at Conference

The Ve.sper Choir, under the direction
ot Miss Lottie Larabee, will give the
Christmas Cantata, "The King Cometh,"
Sunday evening, December 20, during
the regular vesper service.
The members of the Vesper Choir who
will sing solos and take part in duets,
trios, and quartettes a r e Carolyn Raker,
Ellen Louise Rook and Frances Wenrick,
the girls' trio which has sung many numbers for Vespers and has helped create
a community spirit by singing in different churches both in Lock Haven and
in other towns, and Hazel Singer and
Ro Jean Roberts.
"The King Cometh" is an arrangement
of scriptural verses set to music for fourpart singing, by R. M. Stults.
The story of the Cantata is arranged in
three parts. The flrst part, "A King Is
Promised," contains the words of the
prophecy from Isaiah, Jeremiah and the
Psalms. Part two is "The Incarnation,"
The words for this a r e taken from the
books ol St. Luke and St. John. "The
King Is Born" is the climax and the third
part. This is the account of Jesus' birth
taken from St. Luke. The closing chorus
is a stanza of Wesley's hymn, "Hark! The
Herald Angels Sing."
The Vesper Orchestra will accompany
the choir during the Cantata. This orchestra, which has been playing every week
for Vesper services, is composed of Dorcas Tressler, violin; Mary Alice Kettle,
violin; Ruth Henninger, clarinet, and
Dorothy Gustafson, saxophone. Hildegarde Baer will accompany them at the
piano.

L. H. T. C. was the only Teachers College in the state of Pennsylvania which
sent a delegation to the model disarmament conference held under the auspices
of Bucknell University, at Lewisburg,
December 4, 5, and 6. Twenty-seven colleges from eastern United States gathered to discuss world limitation of armaments.
Modeled after the procedure of the
coming conference to be held at Geneva
in February, the Bucknell meet was the
flrst Intercollegiate conference to be held
in the United States, and served as an
expression of student opinion on the
subject of disarmament.
The Loek Haven delegation, consisting
of Christian F. Feit, chairman, Lauvon
Basinger, Mary Hill, Lois Stephens, Virginia Long, Alice Marie Hackett, and
Sebastian Grieco, represented United
States in the plenary and commission
sessions of the conference.
After three weeks of earnest preparation guided by Mr. Sullivan, Dr, Weber
and Miss Russell, the T, C. Group was
well prepared for the commission meetings held on Saturday, in which the delegations broke up into commissions to
discuss the various phases of arms limitation. Miss Basinger and Miss Hackett
attended the Aviation commission; Miss
Stephens and Miss Long went with the
commission on Land Armaments; Miss
Hill presented U. S. views on Budgetary
Limitations; Mr. Grieco dominated the
commission on Chemical Warfare, and
Mr. Feit met with the group discussing
Naval Reductions.

"Public libraries are one of the greatest contributions to civilization," This
was the opinion of Miss M. E. Crocker,
librarian of the Ross Library, in her address to the assembly Wednesday morning, on what we, as teachers, have a
right to expect of public libraries after
we leave college.
The history of the development of libraries, stated Miss Crocker, began
somewhere back in the days when Helen
of Troy was "making things hum" over
there in the ancient world, continuing
through the Grecian and Roman periods
of civilization; through the Dark Ages
when literature was kept alive only in
the monasteries; through the period
when individuals owned and lent to others the only collections of books available;
and when libraries were kept in English
cathedrals; down to the advent of libraries in the United States, whose maxim
was that education was for everybody
and that books must be had whenever
desired. The first public library (to
which one could belong for ten shillings
a year) was in Philadelphia, established
by Benjamin Franklin in 1731; but the
first Free Public Library was not founded until later, in Boston.
We, as teachers, should be vitally interested in public libraries. If the town
does not have a library, we should find
out why, and if it does have one we
should use it. We have a right to find
there sufficient material for the working out of assigned projects. However,
the librarian must be acquainted with
the teacher's plans beforehand, so that
she may know what to expect in the way
ol material wanted.
Miss Crocker concluded with a plea to
visit the librarians and know them personally; to ask to be shown about the library and get acquainted with it ourselves before we send pupils there for
material.

Dr. Armstrong Explains
Increase in Enrollment
OfMenatL.H.S.T.C.
(Continued from page 1)
changed again and this college is preparing young men and young women to
teach in any Junior or Senior High
School in the Commonwealth. Since
then our enrollment of men has not only
increased but has doubled, trebled, and
quadrupled, I make this explanation
not merely to account for the lean years
in athletics but to stress the fact that
w e a r e now preparing young men to
teach in any high school. Junior or Senior, in the Commonwealth; and to make
t h e further statement that our young
men are much in demand as high school
teachers. This demand is occasioned by
t h e fact that our young men are well
prepared for teaching because the State
Teachers College does nothing else but
p r e p a r e young men and young women
for the teaching profession; that is, we
a r e strictly a professional school, just
as strictly so as a School of Law, Medicine, or Theology; and, therefore, we can
do the job better than an institution
which from its nature must do many
other things at the same time it undert a k e s to p r e p a r e teachers."
Urging the boys to enter extra-curr i c u l a r activities other than football, Dr.
A r m s t r o n g said, "Although we are very
p r o u d of our football record this year
a n d last, we would like to say to our
guests tonight t h a t football is not the
o n l y e x t r a - c u r r i c u l a r activity in which
w e a r e interested. We urge our young
m e n and y o u n g women to join our orchestra, glee clubs, dramatic and education clubs, and t o excel in these fields,
(Continued on page 4)

Dining Hall Is Scene
Of Football Banquet
(Continued from page r)
fine support of the students and fans,
and the flne work of t h e coaches.
Dr. Armstrong then spoke about very
many interesting subjects related to the
football season at L. H. T, C.
The guest speaker of t h e evening, "Bob"
Peck, who was named by "Pop" Warner
as all-time all-American center, was introduced by Dr. Thomas. Mr. Peck, who
was enthusiastically applauded before
he could speak, paid a high tribute to Dr,
Thomas. He compared the teams of the
East, the South, the Middle West, and
the Pacific Coast, He chose as outstanding in the East, Pitt—his own alma mater;
in the South, Tulane; in the mid-West,
Purdue, and on the West Coast the University of Southern California.
He compared the professional football
games of his day to those of today. Formerly, the professional teams were composed entirely of stars who met at the
hotel before each game. Here, they
learned of their opponents and the signals which were to be used. Today the
professional teams composed of all stars
are well coached so that they are much
better than many college teams of today.
He considered Knute Rockne, a former
personal friend of his, as the ideal football coach. He held Rockne in high
esteem because of his high ideals and
(('ontinued on page I)
PRAISE FROM COATESVILLE
"The squad of football players
from the Lock Haven Teachers
College who used the Y. M. C. A.
basement as a dressing room during their practice at Scott Field on
Friday afternoon were the most
courteous group of young men to
visit here in many years. There
was no disorder at any time and
they obeyed their coaches' orders
perfectly."—Coatesville Times.

CAPTAIN "SPEED" HATTER
Carl Hatter, or "Speed," the brains behind the steady playing of the 1931 champions, was chosen by the 1931 letter men
as the captain for the 1932 season,
"Speed" played varsity quarterback
at Lock Haven High School in 1927 and
1928. Here he made a flne name for himself as a heady player. He came up to
the college in 1929 and immediately
carved a niche for himself in the football
history of that year. He has continued his
flne work in the season of 1930 and 1931.
On the football fleld "Speed's" steadying hand has helped to make many a
hard game less difflcult for the Maroon
and Gray. As safety man, he has stopped
many sure touchdown runs on the part
of the opponents. When carrying a ball
"Speed" is hard to stop and he never
seems to know when he is tackled.
Here's to "Speed" Hatter and a successful season as football captain of the
Maroon and Gray in 1932.

Children's Theater
Stock Company Holds
Its First Meeting
The flrst meeting of the Children's
Theater Stock Company was held in
room 33 on Wednesday, December 16.
The purpose of this Company is twofold: To produce children's plays for
the children of our Training School and
our city; and to enlarge the opportunity
for participation in dramatics among the
students of our College. It is planned to
produce one play each month and to
have the flrst performance ready for
January presentation. The business of
producing these plays will include not
only the acting but the directing, costuming, scene building, and business
management. This is to be a self-supporting organization.
e h i l d r e n s ' Theaters are a new and progressive form ol childhood education.
Emerson CoUege of Oratory, Boston,
Mass,, Miss Arey's Alma Mater, was
among the flrst to establish a successful
children's theater in this country. Miss
Arey plans to model the Teachers College Company on the same lines.
If any students are interested and were
not able to come to the meeting Wednesday, December 16th, they are invited to
see Miss Arey at any time and enroll in
the Children's Theater Stock Company,

In addition, the Lock Haven delegation had the privilege of listening to
some of the world's authorities on the
question of disarmament. In the Plenary
sessions and during the dinner hour,
such eminent men as Sir H e n r y Ames,
Charles H, Corbett, Dr. Roloix Harlan,
Dr. Heber Harper, William T. Stone, and
Dr. Robert R, Wilson addressed the delegates on subjects in line with the general thought of the conference.
Of especial import to the student
bodies of each institution represented,
was t h e round table session held Sunday,
when the question of how the results of
the conference could be carried to the
various campuses, was discussed. It was
this meeting that resulted in the talks
in Chapel on Monday, and the model
commission presentation at the joint
meetings of the Y. M. C. A, and Y, W.
C. A, on Wednesday night.

B. E. X. Gives Tea in
Honor of New Adviser
The Beta Sigma Chi Sorority held a
tea in the Blue Room on Tuesday, December 15, from 4:30 until 5:30, in honor
of their new faculty adviser. Miss
Gladys M. Erickson.
The guests. Miss Holaway, Miss Edgerton, and Miss Erickson, with sorority
girls and new pledges, were received by
Jenice Sharpe and Martha Zeigler,
The decorations were carried out in a
modernistic Christmas motif of blue and
orange. Orange trees, bitter-sweet, and
candles were arranged tastefully about
the room. Vivian Messimer and Don
Francisco poured. Dainty refreshments
under the supervision of Ann Yockey
were served by Fay Yount, Beryl DeWalt, Ro Jean Roberts.
Among the alumni who attended the
Varsity Dance on Saturday night were
Eleanor Sauers, Edith Furst, L a u r a
Smith, Sam Long, Dorrie Fitzgibbons,
Ruth Grier, and Grace Marks.

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C O L L E G E T I M E S Madeline Lesser to

Disarmament
Committee Reports
Attend Convention
On Conference
College Y. W. C. A. has chosen

The CoUege Times is published at Lock
Haven State Teachers College, Lock H a The
Thursday, at noon, t h e W, A. A, met
ven, Penna., by the Board of Editors of Madeline Lesser as its delegate to attend
The results of the commission sessions and laid plans to v e n t u r e forth at 5:30
the College Times.
the eleventh Quadrennial Convention of of the Model Disarmament Conference Tuesday morning, walk about three
the Student Volunteer Movement for at Bucknell, as reported by the L. H, miles, and then stop for breakfast.
Published weekly during school year, Foreign Missions at Buffalo, New York. delegation, show an almost universal d e - Sounds bad for the sleepy heads!
The convention, which will meet from sire for drastic limitation of world a r m a Subscription rate, $1,00 per annum.
Dec. 30, 1931, to Jan. 3, 1932, will have ments. Reductions ranging from twenas its theme, "The Living Christ in the ty-flve per cent to complete abolition
A discussion of life in Czechoslovakia
Acceptance for mailing at special rate World of Today." Between three and a r e found to be recommended by t h e was t h e topic at the last Monday meetof postage provided for in Section 1103, four thousand faculty members and stu- various commissions with the sanction of ing of the Ed club. The meeting was
Act of October 3, 1917, authorized J u n e dents from colleges, universities, and t h e final plenary session. A resume of held in the demonstration room of the
3, 1923.
professional schools in the United States the resolutions of each commission is as new training school as it was convenient
for t h e showing of interesting slides of
Entered as Second Class matter No- and Canada, will come together for "Af- follows:
Czechoslovakia.
vember 6, 1928, at the Post Office at Lock ternoon Features," Round Table discusLand Disarmaments
sions,
and
platform
addresses.
Haven, Penna., under the Act of March
Resolved: That all nations disarm in
3, 1879.
The afternoon features include several proportion to their area and population,
T h e Rho Omega Lambda sorority enshort plays, an elaborate pageant, mov- using the present status of Germany as
ing pictures, national teas and recep- a basis. (According to t h e Versailles tertained the faculty at a tea in the Blue
DECEMBER 18, 1931
tions, and various kinds of recreation. Treaty, Germany was disarmed to t h e Room yesterday afternoon.
The Round Table subjects include such limit of domestic safety).
topics as "Missions and World Peace,"
On Saturday afternoon the A. S. T.'s
That aggressive weapons be limited to
"Christian Missions in Rural India," t h e level ol domestic safety.
held their formal pledging.
"Higher Education in India," and discusNaval Disarmament
sions of conditions in Latin America,
L a s t Thursday at t h e French club
South Africa, China, and Japan. The
Resolved: That the present status of
The successful production of any play platform addresses will be distributed navies, including ships already built, in meeting, Allen Sekula read a short story
takes an enormous amount of work out- under three heads: "Humanity Uproot- the process of building, and appropriat- by Guy Maupassant. On Wednesday
side of the very important business of re- ed"; "Effective Missions Today"; and ed for, shall be considered t h e limit of evening the club held its flrst party,
which was a very French affair. Even
"The Future of World Christianity," One
hearsing, staging and costuming. The Dra- of the addresses, because the convention naval construction.
the food was made in the French style.
That,
taking
effect
immediately,
t
h
e
r
e
matic Club wishes hereby to acknowl- is so near to the time of the Geneva Disshall
be
a
twenty-five
per
cent
reduction
edge its appreciation of the fine sup- armament Conference, will center about in all naval armaments, based on global
T h e Day Room Y. W. discussed History
port given to the advertising and ticket war and disarmament.
tonnage with an allowable transfer at their meeting on December 10. No,
selling phases of "The Ivory Door" by
The delegates will work together to- equal to a certain per cent in each cate- not European nor Ancient History, but
the A r t Department, which furnished ward the accomplishment of four main gory.
local History. Julia S u m m e r s talked
That, in the event of an attack on a about the origin and early days of our
such excellent posters, the three college objectives. They will attempt to gain
a view of the social, intellectual, eco- signatory of this pact, the other high College. Eloise Pownell discussed the
sororities and more especially the soror- nomic, and spiritual forces which color
contracting powers a r e obligated to m e e t history of Lock Haven. Ruth Brown and
ity pledge members who worked inces- human life today. They will consider to discuss the situation.
Mary Sharpe told local folk lores.
the
part
Christ
plays
in
the
world
tosantly selling tickets and advertising,
Aviation
day,
and
His
power
to
bring
life
to
inthe members of the Freshman Class who
dividuals and to society.
Resolved: That, although there would DR. COPPENS PRESENTS
aided by carrying posters at football
be no limitation on civil aircraft, miliILLUSTRATED LECTURE
They
will
consider
what
part
that
powgames and in other ways, and all other
er plays in Missions. Finally, they will taristic features shall not be embodied in
In the demonstration room of the
individuals who unselfishly offered their attempt to discover what they as indi- t h e construction of such aircraft, and Training School, Friday afternoon, at
time and services.
viduals must do in order to deepen the the employment of a personnel trained the regular A. C. E. meeting. Dr. Coppens
spirit of this great enterprise and to di- for militaristic purposes by private com- presented an illustrated lecture upon her
rect the progress of the Christian Mis- panies shall be prohibited.
trip abroad. The pictures, including
A large measure of the success of the sions.
That the high contracting powers, with beautiful glimpses of Scotland, SwitzerFootball Dance held last Saturday, was
The convention leaders include Paul the exception of United States, enter in- land, Italy, and England, combined with
due to the generous faculty support of W. Harrison, M.D., a medical missionary to a security pact; that the United States well-worded descriptions, made t h e lecthe project. Not only in the planning of to Arabia; Davidson Don Tengo Jabavu, shall respect such a pact and abide by ture very worth-while.
her agreements to wage no aggressive
the event but also in the deflnite carry- Professor of Bantu Languages in South warfare.
African
Native
CoUege,
Fort
Hare,
and
ing out of the spirit of the dance did
That there shall be no increase in e x Kirby Page, noted editor and author,
the faculty members show their ap- who has edited "The World Tomorrow," penditures for military aircraft while
preciation of the work of the football
This is the first year that the College this pact is being ratified,
Now that Santa Claus is about to reY, W. has sent a representative to the
men for the College.
turn, our Faculty has become inspired
Budg:etary Commission
Convention,
Resolved: That all disarmament shall to r e v e r t to days of childhood—perhaps
Special mention should go to Miss
have
for its basis both direct and indi- they anticipate a visitation. At any rate,
Holaway, Dean of Women, who superinfor some unaccountable reason, they are
rect budgetary imitation.
tended t h e issuing of invitations and who
entertaining the student body, gratis,
That the total expenditures for dis- with a presentation of "The Bird's
graciously helped to receive the guests.
a r m a m e n t be based on an average of e x - Christmas Carol," on the night of DeMiss Bentley, dietitian, also deserves
penditure during t h e 10 year period from cember 22, in the CoUege Auditorium.
1920-1930.
mention for her help in making the
Come and see your infallible intelThursday noon, at the dinner given by
punch, which she herself donated. Not
That a commission similar to t h e lectual leaders as they w e r e some sevenonly to these two, but to all others who the city Kiwanis Club, some of the Col- League of Nations be established for the ty-flve years ago—real h u m a n beings,
aided by their presence at the dance or lege students entertained. The program, purpose of receiving budget reports with the elastic stomachs, empty heads,
presented by Mr, Gibson, Manager of from the signatories of the pact.
dirty faces, and boundless energy of
by their flnancial support, do the Stu- the Garden Theater, included several vo"The Ruggleses." You will flnd h e r e Art
Chemical Warfare
dents' Activities Association and the cal selections by Walter Wilkenson and
Resolved: That the use of all poison- that has defled the commercialism of the
football men express their appreciation. a tap dance by Emily Gstalder and Tomous gases and other devices of a similar professional stage—living memories of
mie Tomllnson, accompanied by James
wit and humor curbed to foster the serin
a t u r e be abolished.
ous dignity ol the master-scholar—supSince the true underlying spirit of Harlan at the piano. Mr, Gibson, in behalf of the Club, expressed his appreciapressed desires sacriflced decades ago at
Christmas is in spreading good will, the tion of the program.
the altar of education. See your beY. W. C. A. each year does its share by
loved instructors as they once were—
and imagine them, sympathetically, as
making many people very happy.
they might have been but for the cruel
Gifts are selected and given to each
destiny that clutched them.
At
the
regular
meeting
of
t
h
e
Y.
W.,
on
child in the Children's Home. These
We beg you to be lenient with any
Helen Munson and Bibs Crain spent Wednesday evening, Miss Berthe Daniel
gifts combine the practical side with
the week-end with Cora Beck at her continued the discussion of students' discrepancy which might occur in the
the entertaining side. Such worthy work home in Renovo.
action of this thrilling drama. The reeconomic life.
tiring natures of those participating, beas this deserves commendation. In adMiss Daniel took up t h e phase of ing unaccustomed to expressing their
Dorothy Hoffman spent the week-end
dition to giving these children a happier at her home in Madera.
choosing a vocation. She stressed t h e true personalities in public, makes this
fact that there are many careers m o r e
Christmas, the Y. W. C. A. also helps
Elsie Meckley and Vera Conrad went w o r t h while than those chosen for m o n - presentation a most delicate task. It is
dedicated wholly, and in a saeriflcal
some of the worthy poor of the city.
to Altoona.
ey value. As an example she told about spirit, to the educational advancement
The Y. W. C. A, not only does this type
Jean Smith was at her home in Gale- Sir Wilfred Grenfall, who is doing r e - of t h e student body. We trust t h a t you
of work at Christmas time but through- ton.
search work in Labrador.
wUl flnd exemplifled in this performance
out the year carries on welfare work
Esther Thompson week-ended at
The meeting was in charge of J u l i a the profound truths taught by these
leaders.
Cornely.
through a carefully selected committee. Philipsburg.

Faculty Turns Dramatic

Students Entertain at
Kiwanis Club Dinner

What We Do Week-Ends

Miss Daniel Speaks
AtY.W.C. A. Meeting

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TIMES

Can You Imagine:

Dr. Armstrong Explains
Increase in Enrollment
OfMenatL.H.S.T.C.
(Continued from page 2)
We also urge our young men and young
women to excel in their ciurricular activities, as in the fields of English, Mathematics, History, Science, in fact, every
field. It is even m o r e worth while to be
a n outstanding student in the field of
scholarship than to be an outstanding
student in any of the extra-curricular
fields. With this then in mind I would
like to say for our football team that
they all have done exceptionally well in
nearly all of their courses this year. They
have kept their College work up to a
good standard while they have been
playing the game of football."
Dr. Armstrong thanked publicly all
those who were prominent in helping the
football team to victory. He commented
on the unusual and remarkable work of
Coach Kaiser, and on the successful way
he has managed t h e difficult situation
he was placed in when he came here.
In his thanks to "Whitey" Lawrence, Mr.
Griffin, Mr. Fredericks, and Max Bossert,
Dr. Armstrong expressed the entire College's appreciation of the help given by
these men to the team. He also mentioned t h e service rendered b y Dr.
Thomas, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Ritter.
The last few words of Dr. Armstrong's
speech were addressed to the boys: "I
want to say again to the boys that we are
proud of you not only as football players but as gentlemen. You won your
games because you kept yourselves in
good training and because you thought
you could win them. You will have the
same results in your lives if you keep
these same things in mind: first, have
t h e right ideals and aims in life and make
t h e right preparation for your work;
second, keep yourselves in training in
every respect for your work and then
keep in mind your slogan for this year
that 'A football t e a m that won't be defeated can't be defeated' and apply these
conditions and that motto to yourselves
as individuals and I am sure that you
will all be able to live successful lives.
You have done well and w e a r e proud
of you."

Finished Acting
Marks Performance
(Continued from page 1)
Sebastian Grieco made a most vital and
convincing mummer, whose antics added
much to the comedy features of the play.
One of the most convincing pieces of
acting in the play was done by Elizabeth
Crain, who portrayed the very lovable
and imaginative Prince Perivale of the
prologue. Vivian Messimer, as Thora,
t h e lady-in-waiting to the Princess, won
t h e audience by h e r loveliness and her
implicit faithfulness to both t h e King
and t h e Princess. George McMullins'
characterization of the tottery and vacillating old chancellor was one of the
notable pieces of characterization of the
play, w h i l e almost as difflcult in nature
w a s Isadore Ziff's interpretation of old
Beppo, t h e hunch back.
P e g Dorries, as Old Anna, added a
c o m e d y note to the play; Hall Achenbach,
as C a p t a i n of t h e guard, and Don Rice
a n d A l b e r t Sundberg as his soldiers, infused t h e m a r t i a l spirit.
J o h n D u k e as Simeon, Millard Weber
as C o u n t Rollo, Robert Plummer as Anton, H e l e n Myers as Jessico, and Edith
S h a r p e as t h e little Prince of the Epilogue, a l l did consistently good work in
i n t e r p r e t i n g t h e i r parts.
T h e c o s t u m e s a n d settings, which perh a p s as m u c h as a n y t h i n g else aided the
p r e s e n t a t i o n , w e r e special features of
the play.

A record has been achieved! Every- Familiar sayings:
one's man turned up for the dance. Not
What time is it?
a single soul was left standing at t h e top
A library test!
of the stairs.
Wait up for me, J e r r y !
Oh, Yeah!
That one time popular song "Running
Hey, Kay, can we borrow your car?
Between the Raindrops" would have
Anyone see my keys?
very suitably served as a theme song for
the college students last week.
Charles Curry was quite worried over
getting back for lunch on Sunday night.
John Duke w o n the annual conference Was he really hungry or did he have a
championship for eating more than any date?
other delegate attending.
Did you hear about the special delivRecently one of the chapel speakers ery Evelyn received from Elizabethtown,
mentioned something about a library Who sent it? That is the question—we
with alcoves into which one could slip don't know but Chuck made inquiry as
and discuss books or anything. If w e only to which was the cheapest, a special dehad a library like that! Annoying, isn't livery or a telegram.
it when one is trying to study, say
"Froebel's Fundamental Laws," and then
During the Christmas shopping sealooks up to see two people at his table son do the students miss going through
holding each others hands.
every store? We say no. How do w e
Another name for the library—Lover's know? We meet them in every one.
Lane.
Fred Hoenstine complained of C u r r y
Mr. Sullivan—"It is said that a good (his roommate) talking in his sleep. F r e d
teacher should not fill his students b u t says "according to C u r r y she must be
make them hungry. I think I succeeded a wonderful girl."
in doing that t h e last time, for some one
Floyd Bloom was kept busy writing
evidently ate t h e book I wanted to use
letters to Stoyestown in his spare time.
today."
(Did they bring results?—Well she was
Belle Milligan wants to know w h a t here for the Football Dance.)
charley-horse is. Hand all extras in t o
Robert Breth and Edward Rader
Mary Evans for her scrap-book.
launched out for the eating championDid you see t h e frosh chase his straw ship but were sunk when Duke sat b e hat down the m a i n drag?
side them.
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L. H. Alumna Reopens
Students Attend Shower
School for Dramatics Held for Former Student
Miss Nelle A. Dick, who graduated as
an honor teacher from Lock Haven
Teachers College in 1921, and who is now
director of t h e Charm School of D r a matic Arts, returned recently to Washington, D, C , to reopen her school at
that place. Miss Dick is well known in
this locality.
As a writer and producer of amateur
plays. Miss Dick is well known throughout this state, a n d it will be remembered
that her literary group took flrst international honors in New York City in
1927.
She has been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. J. Dick, of Farrandsville, Pa.
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Dining Hall Is Scene
Of Football Banquet
(Ckmtinued from page 2)
his methods of handling men. He also
highly praised "Pop" Warner.
It is his idea that m a n y of the serious
injuries suffered by football players will
be eliminated if the players are taught
the correct ways of blocking and
tackling. He declared that football is
not over-emphasized. Football teaches
men to fight against heavy odds and
never give up t h e flght.
Dr. Thomas then introduced the old
timers, H a r r y Parsons, who played fullback on the 1907 team, his brother, Ralph,
who played quarterback, and ex-Senator
C. E. Donahue, who was the fullback.
Those were t h e days when one team borrowed an opposing player so that t h e
game might b e played.
Coach Kaiser reviewed the 1931 season
and told of w h a t he owes to the squad,
to the assistant coaches, Don Griffin and
J. Wynn Fredericks, and to the trainer,
"Whitey" Lawrence.
"Speed" H a t t e r was announced as t h e
new captain for the 1932 season. Great
things can be expected from this little
quarterback.

On Thursday evening, December 10,
1931, a surprise kitchen shower was held
at the home of Mrs. Mary Sohmer, on
South Fairview Street, in honor of h e r
son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
George Sohmer. Mrs. Sohmer, formerly
Ruth Campbell, was a student at this
college last year.
During t h e evening, several musical
selections were presented by Mrs. Donahue, At the close of the party delicious
refreshments were servd by candle light.
The newlyweds received many useful
and beautiful gifts.
The students present from S. T. C.
were Misses Olive Pelton, Anna Seminitis, Fredolyn Walker, Bertha Nelson,
Mary Tripony, Virginia McBride, and
Messrs. Harold Douty, Ernest Leitzel and
Carson Kepler.

"Life of Christ" Slides
Shown at Vespers
Sunday evening, December 13, t h e Y.
W. C. A. had charge of the Vesper Service. Slides were shown of the "Life of
Christ," picturizing his early life.
The pictures illustrated t h e prophecy,
the announcement of his birth to t h e
shepherds and to the wise-men, his birth,
the visit of both the shepherds and t h e
wise-men, the flight into Egypt, Jesus'
life as a carpenter, and his visit to the
temple.
Evelyn Livingston had charge of t h e
devotions. Alpha Davis, lolabelle Milligan and Ruth Peters interpreted the
slides as they were thrown on the screen.
The choir and students, accompanied
by the orchestra, sang a few Christmas
anthems.

Ed Dettrey letting the "other guy" get
through.
Max Bossert playing in the backfleld.
Ray Poole sitting on the bench.
Hammy cracking a joke.
"Shive" missing a forward pass.
McCloskey making a bad pass.
Baker keeping his mouth shut.
"Speed" Hatter missing a tackle or getting
flabbergasted.
Ken H a r t not making flfty y a r d s around
the end.
Wepsic missing a hole through tackle.
Cowfer taking things easy.
Torok being a "cream puff."
Poust not making t h e girls gasp.
Burd not being versatile at a n y position.
"Bob" Smith failing to hit "Ken" with a
pass.
Biddle, Snare, Rice, and Blyler forgetting that they're from Williamsburg.
Densham making the coach doubtful
about that other tackle position for
1932.
Sekula, Seiwell, Scalzo, and Lucas as a
200-pound average backfield.
"Heinle" Stehman letting t h e women
spoil his game.
"Sunny" not being a victim of hard luck.
"Chet" McCall forgetting his affiliations
with math or science?

Dr. Thomas and Mr.
Peck Speak in Chapel
Dr. D. W. Thomas, president of the
Board of Trustees, addressed t h e student
body last Friday morning during the
chapel exercises. He pointed out that
football training is valuable and that
the football player is usually the nran
who makes good in later life.
The extracts which Dr. Thomas read
from a paper regarding t h e Dickinson
Seminary game in 1907 were of special
interest. In the backfield line-up were
Thomas and Peck.
Dr. Thomas commended t h e school on
the fine banquet they tendered the team
and their guests. At the conclusion of
his speech he introduced Mr. Robert
Peck, director of athletics at Culver
Military Academy, Culver, Indiana.
Mr. Peck congratulated t h e team on
their splendid season. He stated that
the football player shines in the classroom as well as on the fleld. The main
objective of every player, he said, should
be t o get an education—football gives
you strength to carry on your studies.
The best assets in helping you toward
your goal are personality, sportsmanship, and initiative.
In closing, Mr. Peck stated, "Be modest in victory and courteous in defeat."

Students and Faculty
Enjoy Varsity Dance

On December 12, the Gymnasium was
converted into a miniature football field,
with laughing couples dancing to touchdowns.
The Booster Committee, u n d e r the direction of Miss Lyndall Fox, carried out
the decorations in maroon and gray with
school blankets and pennants draped
from the balcony. The "Gym" was divided by white yardlines from which
hung footballs for each game played
during the season, with the score. Refreshments were furnished b y Miss Deborah Bentley and the music by the
Lyric Orchestra.
The proceeds of this dance will be
L a u r a Smith, '31, is teaching in a kin- used to finance t h e gold football awards
dergarten at Johnstown.
to b e given to our championship team.