COLLEGE TIMES
State Teachers College, Lock Haven, Penna.
Vol. IX, No. 19

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1932

5 Cents Per Copy

Thirteen Students
Mr. Ulmer ComposesTest Rupert Howard Conjures Several Graduates
Secure Their Diplomas
Magic for S. T. C. Group
Return This Semester
For Visual Education
The people in the Visual Education
class that Mr. Ulmer conducted the past
semester took their flnal examination on
Friday morning. According to the requirements set down by the Department
of Public Instruction, passing the flnal
test in Visual Education would ordinarily qualify the participants as second
class moving picture operators. The test
in this course differs from the tests that
are given in other courses in the respect
that it is given personally b y an employee of the state of Pennsylvania. This
semester, however, Mr. Taylor, of Salona, who was to have given the examination, was absent and Mr. Ulmer composed a test for his class. Unless this
test is accepted by the state, those people
who took it will not receive credit as
second class moving-picture operators
until they have passed successfully the
test that the state sends.

Rupert Howard, British magician and
lecturer, appeared before an audience of
Lock Haven State Teachers College students on Thursday evening, January 21.
Mr. Howard lectured on the subject of
"Magic Through the Ages," and illustrated his lecture by performing a number
of tricks, representative of the various
magic practices throughout all time.

Mr, Howard handled his subject from
the purely chronological point of view.
He began with t h e magic of ancient
Egypt, mentioning the earliest records of
conjuring which were performed six
thousand years ago. Proceeding to the
magic of Greece and Rome, he described
how the historic oracles were performed
in the temples. He lectured on and performed various tricks that were m a r velled at during t h e Middle Ages. Discussion of English magic was of special
interest to the literary of the audience,
because of its association with the chronicle "The Discovery of Witchcraft," published during Queen Elizabeth's reign.
Passing over the Eighteenth Century
with adequate discussion and illustraSunday evening, January 17, the regu- tion, he told of modern magic and perlar Vesper Service was held in the au- formed tricks of Houdini, fascinating to
ditorium. Mr. Ulmer had charge of the the modern audience.
meeting.
The demonstrations that Mr. Howard
The total attendance at Vespers for the gave were "The Ethereal Wand," "An
first semester was 1,954, The average at- Early Card Feat," "Cagliostro's Predestitendance was 124, an average of five nation," "Houdini's Flying Cards," "The
more than the first semester of last year. Phoenix," "The Divining Daggers," and
Only three times was the attendance be- "Fast or Loose,"
low one hundred; last Sunday happened
Mr. Howard is a very accomplished
to be one of these times,
magician. His engaging manner, his ef-

Mr. Ulmer Speaks
At Vesper Service

Mr. Ulmer asked for suggestions to fective and witty stage personality and
make the Vesper Service more interest- the enthusiasm he conveys to his audience account for his outstanding success.
ing.
The remainder of the service was a
song service by the students present and
the choir.

Mr. MacDougallSpeaks at
Education Club Meeting
Mr. R. S. MacDougall was t h e guest
speaker at the regular meeting of the
Education Club on Monday night, J a n uary 18, in Mr. Williams' classroom.
About twenty visitors beside the club
members availed themselves of the opportimity to hear Mr. MacDougall's discussion of standardized tests.
Mr. MacDougall told those at the meeting that they should practice caution in
using standardized tests. He recommended to the group the use of the diagnostic test. He left the thought that
there were really very few good standardized tests.
The club members hope that they can
have Mr. MacDougall speak to them
again In the near future.

Among the students who entered this
semester are several of the people who
graduated last semester after having r e ceived a Bachelor of Science degree in
Education, and who are planning to supplement these degrees by pursuing
courses in elementary education and by
engaging in additional practice teaching.
These people are: Irene Russell, Margaret Reid, Anne Sigmund, Betty Dalby,
Elsie Mayes, Ruth Grier and Bernice
Moran, Perhaps there will be additions
to this group, since the last date for enrolling has been extended to January 29.

Faculty Contributes
To the Relief Fund
The members of the College faculty
have donated the sum of one hundred
dollars to the Citizen's Relief Fund sponsored by welfare workers of Lock Haven. In addition to this contribution the
faculty has been reaching many families
through their welfare work in the training schools. This year, following the
precedent established by previous years,
the members of the faculty have seen
that the children have been furnished
with milk at a price that will suit their
economic situation.

Men's Student
Government Elect
New Officers

With the close of t h e first semester,
January 16, thirteen students were graduated from the Lock Haven State Teachers College. There were no formal commencement exercises or awarding of diplomas, since these graduates return in
May to take part in the regular graduation exercises, held then.
Three of the graduates received t h e
Bachelor of Science degree in Education,
while the remaining ten received certiflcates.
The three graduates who completed
the four-year course were: W. Max Bossert, Mill HaU; Harry A, Shaffer, Lock
Haven, and Miss Hazel J, McKay, Ebensburg.
The ten who completed the two-year
course were: Misses Dorothy J, Dunlap
and Marjorie L, Young, Jersey Shore;
Miss Erma Cailender, Town HUl; Miss
Dorothy W. Drake, Irwin; Miss Clara P.
Fitzgerald, Galeton; Miss Gladys E.
Lockard, Lamar; Miss Clara M. Halberg,
Byrnedale; Miss Antonina M. Palenski,
Force; Miss Mary M. Thompson, Hollidaysburg, and Miss Anna Mary Yockey,
New Alexandria.

Board of Trustees Hold
First Meeting This Year
On January 13, 1932, t h e Board of
Trustees held the flrst meeting of t h e
year in Dr. Armstrong's offlce. Those
members present from Lock Haven w e r e
Dr. David W, Thomas, Chairman of t h e
Board; Mr. M. E. Haggerty, Vice Chairman; Mr. I. T. Parsons, Secretary; Mrs.
George H. Diack; Dr. J. W. Sweeney from
St. Marys, and Mr. S. L. Lush from Galeton. Mr. Lush is a new member of t h e
Board of Trustees.

At a special meeting of the Men's Student Government on Monday evening,
January 18, 1932, the following people
were elected as members of the Student
Council for the second semester: President, F r a n k Kitko; Vice President, James
Harlan; Junior Representative, Kermit
Sophomore
Representative,
Mr. Patterson, Director of Junior High Stover;
School Education, has announced a per- Clyde Snare; Freshman Representative,
manent student-teaching schedule for Harry Benton.
the Junior High School.
The girls of the Y. W. C. A. and of t h e
The following teaching assignments
Women's Student Government Associahave been made:
tion have purchased a Philco electrodynamic radio to be presented to t h e
In English:
girls of the school. This radio has been
Grade 7A—Relda Haagen
The annual Senior Prom will be held
placed in the Y, W. C. A, room in West
Grade 7B—Kathleen Noll
in the Gymnasium on February 13 under
dormitory and those who have been inGrade 8A—Sebastian Grieco
the auspices of the Senior Class.
terested have succeeded in getting
Grade 8B—Donald Rice
The seniors have decided to charge t h e splendid programs. This addition to t h e
Grade 8C—Omar Harris
admission of $1.00 to all underclassmen Y. W. attractions has made the room a
Grade 9 —Martha Zeigler
and alumni to be set aside as part of the center of quiet social activity in reality.
Praeco Fund, since the regular Praeco All of the girls are invited to enjoy t h e
In Mathematics:
dance has been omitted from this year's benefits of this purchase at any time e x Grade 7A—Ruth Wilt
calendar.
cept during the study hours specified by
Grade 7B—Albert Sundberg
the
Women's Student Government AssoThe
decorations
in
a
Valentine
Motif
Grade 8A—Clarence Cowfer
are under the supervision of Miss Lyn- ciation. These hours are from 7:15 to
Grade 8B—Frank Kitko
9:45 P, M. and after 10:00 P. M.
daU Fox.
(Continued on page 3)

New Group of Seniors
Teach in Junior High

Radio Is Purchased
ForY.W.C.A.Room

Seniors Combine Senior
Ball and Praeco Dance

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TIMES

Kaiserites Lose to
Mansfield, 32-24

L. H. S. T. C. Wins
First Scheduled Game
Of the Season

Lock Haven
McLean, Forward
Weber, Forward
Condo, Forward
Plummer, Forward
Poust, Center
Cooke, Guard
Hammaker, Guard
Bardo, Guard
Smith, Guard
Stehman, Guard

Lock Haven
Weber, Forward
McLean, Forward
Condo, Forward
Plummer
Smith, Forward
Poust, Center
Cook, Guard
Hammaker
Stehman
Bardo

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Mansfield
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Stevenson
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Maynard, Guard
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California
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Cree, Forward
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Feldman, Forward
1x1 3
Campagna, Forward
0
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Herk, Forward
0x1 2
THE THRILL
Sisson, Center
2x3 10
Peters, Center
0
0
Vernallis, Guard
1x5 1
Hokaj, Guard
0
0
(ON MAIL)
Zaretic, Guard
2x3 4
Something that strikes me as worse than
Hazelbaker, Guard
0x3 0
smallpox . . .
7 6x16 20 Is gazing into an empty mail-box.
Referee—Young (Susquehanna). Time- I await with dread and trepidation
keeper—Lucas.
Each arrival from the station;
In the first scheduled game of the sea- Bills, notes , . . ads and cards . . .
son. Coach Kaiser's errant basketeers
even an ad
won from California Teachers College, Makes one feel important and glad.
Friday night, by the score of 39-20. The For the feeling is empty and vague and
locals outclassed the visitors from the
blue
first play until the end of the game.
When not even a card looms in view.
Playing before a large crowd, fllling Now Sally's received a special today.
the balcony of the gym, the Kaiserites— And specials make Sally yell "Hey-dey!"
dressed in their new white suits—played
Even if letters repeat and repeat.
a fine brand of ball for every minute of
Letters from beaus are consistently
the game. Starting out with a rush, they
sweet.
soon jumped into a ten-point lead and
certainly displayed some nice passing This one informs her that, at last, after
all.
and excellent shooting. Not many shots
Her sweet man will come for the senior
missed the rim during the first half. The
baU,
guarding was of such a nature that the
PART II
Californians had to shoot mostly from

Events in the Life
Of a Co-ed

behind the double lines. The first half
(To the Tune of Jack and Jill)
ended with the "whites" in the lead, 27-9, Jackie and Lil went to the offlce
The second hall was a little slower, To see if they had mail there,
but the ball was kept moving from one Jackie had none, but Lil had one:
end of the floor to the other. The visi- Imagine Jackie's dismay there.
tors tried numerous shots from the back
lines. The locals played a safe game Up Jackie got and up did trot
d u r i n g this half and had the edge all To find a pen and paper;
the way.
And to her beau, she wrote just so;
Cooke, the acting captain, featured "Now go and cut a caper."
with some good shots and accurate
PART III
passes. He was high scorer for the day.
Sisson, the lanky bespectacled center of
(To the Tune of Little Jack Horner)
t h e visitors, was high scorer for them Little Nell Norm
with ten points.
Sat in the dorm
In a preliminary game, which began
Wiping a tear from her eye.
at 7 o'clock, the J. V.'s defeated the
A special came—
downtown Citizens Hose Co., 21-16,
Schnarrs was high scorer with six She wasn't the same;
She shouted to the sky.
baskets.

OF A LETTER

From the College Papers
The Student Government Association
of the State Teachers College at F a r m ville, Virginia, conducted a series of orientation classes to familiarize the freshmen and new students with the customs
and regulations of their school. Two
evenings were given to the student
handbook, one to the honor code, and a
fourth to a general review. An examination was given on the fifth evening.
It is hoped the school will secure a greater loyalty and spirit of co-operation as
a result of this procedure.

East Stroudsburg Teachers College
has been equipped with the latest sound
equipment for motion pictures during
the summer, and extensive use will be
made of it in the instructional program.

* * * *
The State Signal reports that the State
Board of Education appropriated the
sum of $1,100,000 for the erection of dormitories for men and women and improvement of the grounds and plant.
This will help out unemployment and
improve the situation at the State Teachers College.

Kermit Stover Will Give
Vesper Talk on Sunday
The Vesper service for Sunday evening, J a n u a r y 24, will be in charge of
the Y. M. C. A. Kermit Stover, president of the organization, will be the principal speaker for the service.
Thursday evening, January 14, Miss
Rook and Miss Pollock entertained the
fifth and sixth grade Student Teachers
at Miss Rook's residence. They played
games all evening and then were served
refreshments. They had an enjoyable
social time.

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Referee—George, Free Academy, Elmira.
On Saturday night, after the California victory, the Kaiserites drove up to
Mansfield, where they suffered defeat
to the tune of 32 to 24. This is the first
defeat in a scheduled game. From the
looks of things Lock Haven can expect
great things from their courtmen in t h e
remainder of the games.
Playing in their white outflts again,
the boys jumped into a nine-point lead
in the flrst flve minutes of play. Fighting desperately, the Mansfleldites gradually crept up until at half-time the score
stood 16-12 in their favor.
In the last half the play was a little
faster and more attempts were made at
the basket. Had the locals converted
half their tries for the basket, there
might have been a different story to tell.
As it was the Mansfleld aggregation
though—they had difficulty in getting
under the basket—converted most of
their tries for the hoop. Both teams
fell down miserably on their foul shots,
missing about sixty per cent of their
tries.
It is expected that the tables will be
reversed when Mansfield plays here on
March 4, where there is a high ceiling
and no girders to confuse the players,
Shippensburg will be here on Friday,
January 22. The students can expect
to see a fast game every minute of play.
Shippensburg comes here with a highly
touted team, so watch out Lock Haven.

Miss Rowe Entertains
Student Teachers
Miss Rowe entertained the fourth
grade Student Teachers, Monday afternoon, January 11. After school was dismissed they went to the "Arbor," where
Miss Rowe treated the Student Teach"fers. Everyone reported a good time.

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COLLEGE TIMES

A Code of Ethics for
Teachers

The College Times is published at Lock
As prospective teachers we are interHaven State Teachers College, Lock Ha- ested in learning what rules or what
ven, Penna., by the Board of Editors of standards will direct our conduct and
our attitude toward our superiors and
the College Times.
toward our pupils. In this and following
issues. The College Times will publish
a teachers' code of ethics as adopted by
Published weekly d u r i n g school year. t h e Pennsylvania State Education AssoSubscription rate, $1.00 per annum.
ciation at its annual meeting, December,
1920, and amended at the Scranton Convention of that organization in 1925.
BOARD OF CONTROL
"This code is an application of the
Editor-in-Chief
Julie Silagyi general principles of ethics to the special
Managing Editor
Kermit Stover obligations, rights and privileges of the
Make-up Editor
J u n e Breining teaching profession,
1. Professional Attitude—EducationBusiness Manager
Christian Feit
al Attitude. The highest obligation of
every mebber of the teaching profession
is due to those who a r e under his proSub-Editors
fessional care.
Marion Francisco, Harold Sykes, Jeanne
2. Compensation. The teaching proHopler, Madeline Lesser, Isadore Ziff,
fession should demand for each of its
Mirabelle Eliason, Martha Hammon, members that compensation which will
Anne Vujcich, Alma Crawford.
enable him to render the most efficient
service. To attain maximum efficiency
the compensation must be sufficient to
enable him to live upon a scale befitting
Staff Writers
his place in society, to permit the necesJ o h n Haberstroh, Audrey Finn, Myrna sary expenditures for professional imLundy, Jenice Sharpe, Mary Sharpe. provement, and to make proper provision
for those dependent upon him, and for
himself in his old age.
Reporters
3. Open-minded Study of Education.
Florence Daye, Madeline Faulkner, Isa- Every member of the profession should
belle Welch, Ruth Doebler, Calvin b e a progressive student of education.
Cooke, Christian Feit, Ethel Quigg, To this end he should be a thoughtful
reader of educational literature, should
Naomi Wentz, Mae Allen, Dorcas attend and participate in educational
Tressler.
meetings, should engage in such experimentation and collection of data as will
test the value of educational theories
Acceptance for mailing at special rate and aid in the establishment of a scientiflc basis for educational practice, and
of postage provided for in Section 1103, should be willing to give to his fellow
Act of October 3, 1917, authorized J u n e members the beneflt of his professional
knowledge and experience,
3, 1923.
Entered as Second Class matter November 6, 1928, at the Post Offlce a t Lock
Haven, Penna., under the Act of March
3, 1879.
JANUARY 22, 1932

In view of the fact that the College
Times represents the news of this College, it would be a good plan for each
and every student to feel directly responsible for the paper.

4. Criticisms of Associates, (a) The
motives for all criticism should be helpfulness and improvement. Adverse criticisms, known or heard, should not be
m a d e or repeated except to the one
criticized or to his superior with the full
expectation that opportunity for explanation will be afforded. On the other
hand, when corrupt and dishonorable
practices a r e known to exist, they should
be fearlessly reported to the proper authorities, (b) Adverse comments and
insinuations in regard to the work of a
predecessor or of the teacher of previous
grade are to be condemned.

5. Appointments and Promotions, (a)
AU appointments, promotions, or advancements in salary should be obtained
exclusively on merit. To this end, it is
proper for the candidate to make his
qualiflcations known to the proper school
authorities, either directly or through a
How? Why? Where? When?
teachers' agency, (b) A teacher should
How? If you see a bit of news, such take no steps towards obtaining a specific
as t h e unexpected arrival of some one position until he knows the position is
vacant or about to become vacant, (c)
or other, whom no one else knows, get Upon accepting appointments in a given
in touch with a member of the staff of district a teacher should notify all other
t h e paper. If something funny happens, districts to which letters of application
jot it down and let the college enjoy the have been sent,
laugh.
6. Contract Obligations. A teacher
should never violate a contract. Unless
Why? Because, in this way, our paper t h e consent of the employing body is
is being broadened and truly representa- obtained releasing the obligation, the
tive of the group. The College Times is contract should be fulfilled.
read in many colleges and their opinion
7. Relations to Parents, (a) Teachers
of our school based upon the paper. should maintain cooperative relations
Boost your paper, and thus boost your with parents and should meet criticism
with open-mindedness and courtesy.
school.
8. Loyalty to School Boards. It is the
Where?
College Times representa- d u t y of every member of the profession
tives a r e in the dorms and day rooms. in a school system to recognize the legal
authority of the board of directors and
Find their names in the paper; then, to be loyal to its policies established in
get in touch with them.
accordance therewith.

TIMES

New Group of Seniors
Teach in Junior High
(Continued from page 1)
Grade 9—Algebra, Elma Lucas
Grade 9—Commercial Arithmetic,
Katherine Maloney
In Science:
Grade 7A—Anna Vujcich
Grade 7B—Albert Sundberg
Grade 8A—Clarence Cowfer
Grade 8B—Albert Sundberg
Grade 9 —Ruth Wilt
In Geography:
Grade 7A—Relda Haagen
In Social Studies:
Grade 7A—Anna Vujcich
Grade 7B—Richard Miller
Grade 8-A—Sebastian Grieco
Grade 8B—Donald Rice
Grade 9 —Martha Zeigler
In Geography:
Grade 7A—Relda Haagen
Grade 7B—Scott McLean
Grade 8A—Christian Feit
Grade 8B—Scott McLean
In Latin:
Grade 9—Kathleen Noll
In Guidance:
Grade 8—Gwendolyn Stringfellow
Grade 7—Gwendolyn Stringfellow
In Music:
Grades 7, 8, 9- -James Harlan
In Physical Education:
Boys—Clarence Cowfer and Omar
Harris
Girls—Ruth Wilt and Katherine
Maloney
Boys' Art:
Clarence Swoyer
Ambrose Fortney
Penmanship:
Ambrose Fortney
Girls' Art:
Jeanne Hopler
Eleanor Schultz
Penmanship:
Marian Knight

Winning Basketball
Team to Receive Cake
Captain Munson's second year college
team and Captain Benson's second year
primary team m a d e the highest scores in
the basketball games on Monday. The
results of the games a r e as follows:
3rd and 4th Year College, Capt.
Gardiner
7
1st year College, Capt. Faulkner
7
2nd year Intermediate, Capt. Stanley. 0
2nd year Intermediate, Capt. O v e n . , . . 2
2nd year College, Capt. Munson
15
1st year Intermediate, Capt. Singer. .. 5
2nd year Intermediate, Capt.
Thompson
0
1st year Intermediate, Capt. Goodman 10
2nd year Primary, Capt, Benson
15
1st year Primary, Capt, Sauter
4
2nd year Primary, Capt, Dorries
8
1st year Primary, Capt, Schmit
2
At the end of the season Mrs. S. Dare
Lawrence will give t h e winning team a
big home-made cake.

A. S. T. FAREWELL SUPPER
On Wednesday evening, January 13,
the A, S. T.'s had a farewell supper for
Dot Drake, their president, and Titter
Thompson, their corresponding secretary. Both Dot and Titter graduated at
the end of the semester.
Supper was served in the demonstration room in the new training school.
After supper, the girls hurried back to
the dorm to study for exams.
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Y. W. C. A. MEETING
An informal meeting of the Y. W. C. A.
was held Wednesday evening in the Y.
W. room.
Alice Lillibridge read the Scripture.
Madeline Lesser followed with a talk
upon t h e highlights of the Student Volunteer Convention, which she attended
during the Christmas holidays. Madeline said that among the interesting
things offered by this convention were
the educational lectures, the play depicting Burma Missionary life, the
Pageant, and the International tea,

* * * *
NATURALIST CLUB
Last Monday evening at 7:15 the Naturalist Club met and formed a set of
rules for their pledges. The pledges are:
Juliet Ellenberger, Winnifred Young,
Dorcas Tressler, EUen Reighard, Dorothy Walters, Eleanor Shultz, Viola
Fouse, Claire Wade, Alice Lillibridge,
and Allen Heydrich.

* * * *
The A. S. T.'s held a meeting Friday
afternoon at which a report was given
on their National Convention at Denver,
Colorado.

Us!
Bang! go the push cans.
Slam! go the doors—
Out in t h e hall
A tumult occurs.
B y and by a yell is heard
Echoing all about,
"Everybody out now.
T h e HaU Chairman's out!"
First goes t h e banner,
(A bed sheet will do)
Then goes the army.
Marching two by two.
Later it's an engine.
Then it's a train.
Then they're weary teachers
With knowledge ungained.
Down goes the banner
T h e group looks with fears.
All quiets down, when
The Student Council appears.
K. Kitko.

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Among the Plots

TIMES

Snatched From the Blotter

Campus Chatter

"People do not m a r r y as early as they
Roark Bradford is known as the fore- used to," says Temple Bailey in a recent
most modern interpreter of t h e Negro. news article. Not as early, Temple, but
Marc Connolly's play, "Green Pastures," oftener!
is based on Roark Bradford's " 0 1 ' Man
Adam an' His Chillun'."
From a recent London Charivari:

The librarians, at least, had a pleasant
other's arms, are swaying back and
time during examinations.
forth in rhythmical unison. As they
sway, one of the figures is slowly susProfessor—Where is Molly Hamman
pended in mid-air. With astonishing
agility t h e figures are hurled aloft. They today?
Ruth Harpster—She is ill; she ate too
rebound to earth. Shrieks issue from
many olives for lunch.
the spectators.

John Henry was born in Black River
Tweedle: Whither art thou going?
country "whar de sun don't shine." He
Deedle: To the doctor's. I don't like
weighed forty-four pounds at birth. The
night of his birth he had a flt of tem- the looks of my wife.
per because his supper wasn't ready.
Tweedle: I'll go along. I hate the sight
of mine, too!
John Henry believed in doing things
in a large way. Whether it w a s picking
cotton, shining mules, or driving steel Things that linger:
he outshone the rest. He was all right
The coming publication of R. C. (Jouruntil he tried to outwork the steam en- ney's End) Sherriff's new novel, "A
gine, John Henry got tired, the steam Fortnight in September."
engine didn't, and in the end John Henry
The January's National Geographic's
died from overwork.
profusely illustrated "Grave of George
Washington." Indispensible for those
history majors,
"There Is Another Heaven"

What is this weird assembly? Is this
THOUGHTS FOR THE NEW
one of those so-called "suicide" chibs?
SEMESTER
—a t o r t u r e chamber from medieval
1. Remember when you w e r e in high
days—or a section of Barnum and
school and you had the same schedule
Bailey's?
the whole year around.
Nay, my dear reader, this is the very
2. Remember to put your last semesmodern year of 1932 in the up-to-date ter note carefully away. Put t h e name
gymnasium of a modern institution of of t h e course and professor's n a m e on
learning. The victim is nothing more them because you won't remember a
than some of our own fair co-eds learn- year from now where in the e a r t h those
ing that art of tumbling, a relic of pieces of paper came from.
ancient days of infancy.
3. Remember to make your semester
resolution for keeping your work up-todate. Just for fun, see how long you
can keep it.

John Henry

Roark Bradford

Robert Nathan
The fact that all of the characters of
the book have crossed to the farther side
of the Jordan and the fact that every
thought a character has is all right, because he "has been saved," one would expect this book, "There Is Another
Heaven," by Robert Nathan, to be a
satire on Ufe, rather than a satire on a
death, concerned with death. However,
it is a satire on life. Just as t h e narration in this book is a means to an end,
so are these absurdities of character and
absurdities of setting means to a definite
end—that of observing life from a point
of view that will reveal all t h e absurdities of life in as ridiculous fashion as
they appear in truth to the writer. Much
light is made of the fact that t h e characters have been saved. To the discerning
reader this is really satirizing the belief
that eternity is merely a place where
everyone is happy. Perhaps, suggests
the author, it is true that eternity is only
another existence, where everyone is
happy, but who shall decide of what true
happiness consists is the question that
t h e author poses in this satire. For
those who a r e discerning enough to a p prehend what true happiness is "there is
another heaven."
In his use of the interesting narrative,
Robert Nathan is similar to Samuel Butler who wrote the satire, "The Way of All
Flesh." Both writers, in order to impress
their readers that life is full of absurdities, have their characters do the things
that will make t h e m appear in their
most futile aspect.

Ogden Nash's "Free Wheeling," Mutilated verse that begins to annoy.

Where We Spent the
Week-End

News of a new Broadway play, calling
Al Marie Hackett spent the week-end
for a flock of sheep to gambol about the
stage . . . What a boon for critics who with J u n e Breining.
suffer from insomnia.
Will Cuppy's "How to TeU Your
Friends From the Apes" . . . rib-tickling nonsense and humor. Also, Christopher Morley's "Swiss Family Manhattan," whose title should give one an insight into the book's contents.

STRANGE SIGHTS SEEN DURING
EXAM.
Students studying a t "The Arbor."
Day Students, sitting on top of their
desks, talking to themselves.
Students walking on the campus with
their eyes glued on their note books.
In any corner, groups of co-eds wildly
discussing an exam.

Many Altoona girls spent the weekend at home. Among them were: Dorothy Geist, Peg Dorries, Edith Elvey,
Dorothy Cunningham, Irene Dougherty,
Elsie Meckley, Jane McGirk, Hildegarde A student's reaction to an 8 o'clock class:
Baer, M a r y Alice Ketti, Ellen Fleming
Um . . . what a class . . . wish h e
and Margaret Stephens,
wouldn't come . . . joy, but Pm tired
. . . um . . . I wonder if I will have
a test . . . um . . . what did we have
Wanda Brown spent t h e week-end
for today . . . only two more minutes
with Esther Thompson at Philipsburg.
. . . um . . . here he is . . . what
a life!
Julia Cornely spent the week-end with
Condo wants to know if the girls a r e
her sister, Margaret, who attends Buckscarce in the dorm.
nell University at Lewisburg.

We found out that Mata Hari's real
name was Margaret Gertrude Zelle . . .
that she was Dutch and Jewish . . .
that she lived in Java for a while with a
husband whose name seems distinctly
Irish . . . that her daughter is still alive,
in Holland . . . t h a t she was really a
rather revolting character. The Garbo
Miss Dixon: "AU these exercises for
movie broke all house records a t the
Barbara Sloop and J e r r y Jones again increased strength must be done in front
Capitol in New York. If you saw it
here, you can make your own com- spent their week-end with their parents of t h e open window.
in Bellefonte.
One of the frosh: "But that's just it.
ments . . .
I want increased strength so t h a t I can
Ann Oven spent the week-end with open the window in my room.
Famous personages . . . Rousseau
her roommate, Ann Krupa, at Ann's
Colombo (crooner); Voltaire Vinchell
ff
home in Beaverdale.
(purveyor of scandal); John Marrymore
(movie idol); Cyniclair Lewis (need we
Forty years ago on November 6, our
elaborate) . . .
Ellen Reighard spent the week-end
school had the honor of being host to a
with her aunt in Loganton.
most distinguished guest. Probably n o
It is a large, cheerless sort of a room.
other college in t h e United States has
had such an honor bestowed upon it.
The huge rafters stretch drearily across
Kay Yount, Don Francisco, Ruth
the ceiling. The barred windows only Sponsler and Marian Behmer were welThe Lock Haven Express describes t h e
serve to accentuate the gloom of t h e comed home over the week-end in Wil- occasion as follows: "One of two steers
being driven past the Normal School by
place.
liamsport.
a local butcher became frightened a t
In the far corner of the room a strange
some object and dashed across the camscene is being enacted. A flgure is hurled
The Mt. Jewett gang, who include pus and into t h e main building which
from the group into the air, A breath- Helen Johnson, Vivian Benson, Kay caused much commotion among the stuless pause ensues as the victim descends. Thomas, and Virginia Bengston, were dents."
But stay! Life still exists, as can be seen home over the week-end.
_Much commotion seems like a mild
by the tortuous antics of waving limbs.
term to use if girls then were as much
It is a wondrous sight as t h e aeronaut
frightened by a mouse as girls are now.
disengages herself with only a few unAmong the Johnstown people who It must be remembered that one steer
equals about a thousand mice.
necessary bones dislocated.
were at home over the week-end were:
It probably is not exaggerating to say
Tumosky,
In another part of the room still Betty DeFrehn, Mildred
that the gentlemen students had ample
stranger sights are being unfolded. Two Alpha Davis, Mildred Parks, Sydney opportunities to play hero to fainting
crouching figures, locked within each Sauter, and Virginia Robinson.
ladies.

'Ex Annalibus

Mr. High Is President
Of Local Temple Club
Mr. M, DeTurk High, Dean of Instruction, was honored b y the Temple Club
last Tuesday evening when he was elected president of the organization. The
Temple Club is an organization of memb e r s of the Masonic order. T h e meeting was held in the Masonic Temple.

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