COLLEGE TIMES
State Teachers College, Lock Haven, Penna.
Vol, IX, No. 33

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FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1932

Tomorrow's Junior Promenade

Promises

to Be Brilliant

College Junior Receives
Training of Advanced
New Cabinet Members
Pupils Introduced in
Attend Conference First Honors in Contest
New Training School The local association of the Y, M, C. A. The Poetry Contest, conducted by the
Holland has come to Lock Haven; in
fact it has been brought right into a
little room of the training school. The
strange transition happened in this
manner:
Six of Miss Lesher's third grade pupils
who had taken the intelligence tests
given in the early part of the year were
found capable of doing advanced work;
so an advanced study group was formed.
The personnel of this group consists of
three girls who have always attended
the training school, one child from a
country school, and a girl and a boy from
city school systems. The group was
given an advanced study unit centering
around Holland upon which to work.
They began their study of Holland a
week before Easter vacation under the
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Commencement Speaker
Is Announced at Meeting
Dr. William M. Denison, Deputy State
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
will be the speaker for the morning
commencement services. This announcement was made by the administration at
the senior meeting held last week.
Commencement week will begin on
May 19 with the presentation of the annual Junior Play. This play will be
coached by Miss Mabel-Louise Arey, who
is at present considering the cast.
On Sunday, May 22, Reverend WilUam
M. Taylor, pastor of Trinity Methodist
Church of Lock Haven, will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon.

Music Department
Presents Spring
Recital Tonight
This evening at 8:15 the students who
have been studying piano and voice from
Mr. George F. Lehman and Miss Lottie
Larrabee will entertain the students in
their annual spring recital. This program represents a whole year's effort
on the part of those participating and
promises to offer many worthwhile numbers. Several of these students have
appeared before an S. T. C. audience on
other occasions.
Elizabeth Bigelow, who took part in
last year's program, will play a Chopin
selection, the Valse Brilliante, opus 34,
number 1. A vocal ensemble by a well
known vesper quartet with Hazel Fouse
as flrst soprano and Virginia Robinson
as second soprano, Evelyn Livingston
as flrst alto and Nellie Manning as second alto, will sing Franz Abt's "Ave
Maria." Lenora Morgan will give the
second piano selection, Cecile Chaminade's "Scarf Dance," A vesper trio composed by Caroline Raker, and Frances
Wenrich, sopranos, and EUen Louise
Rooke, alto, will complete the program
with Michael Costa's "Thou Shalt Love
the Lord, Thy God,"

was recently represented by its newlyelected officers at the Spring Training
Conference of the Y. M. C, A„ held at
the Shippensburg Teachers College,
Those in attendance w e r e Kermit Stover, George Anderson, Fred Hoenstine,
and Allen Nelson,
This conference is held annually for
the purpose of providing opportunity to
meet the unmet needs, interests, and life
situation of college men, and for t h e
training of new men to positions of leadership in the work of the Y. M, C, A,
The spring session of the conference
was in the form of a Fellowship Camp
Fire held near the Shippensburg Campus. Here the hosts very ably entertained the delegates with song and r e freshments.
Friday morning was spent in special
Cabinet Training. 1. J, Darter, associate state Y. M. C. A, secretary of Pennsylvania, gave an address on "The Message and Work of the Y. M. C. A." Afterward a demonstration cabinet meeting was presented by members of the
State Student Council of the Y,
On Friday evening the Rev. Charles
T. Leber, of the Green Ridge Presbyterian Church, at Scranton, delivered
an inspiring address on the "Cost of Discipleship."
Saturday morning was spent in council and cabinet discussions. The discussions were held for the sole purpose of
presenting the duties of the various offlcers and the formation of policies and
activities of the "Y" for the coming
year.
The conference banquet was held in
t h e college dining room on Saturday
evening. The main feature of the program was an address by Rev. Leber on
the subject of "Practical Christian Leadership." The other part of the program
consisted of group singing, college yells
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Sport Dance Given
By Freshman Class
The Freshman Sport Dance on Saturday evening proved to be one of the
most enjoyable social events of the season. The guests, all members of the
student body, w e r e received by the offlcers of the class. The gymnasium was
attractively decorated in black and
white by Walter Wilkinson and Clarence Eld, who constructed booths in
which those who did not dance played
cards. The Lyric Orchestra played for
the dances, which included a Leap Year
dance and a Paul Jones. During the
intermission, Marian Deise, a student
in the Training School, gave a delightful tap dancing exhibition, accompanied
at the piano by James Harlan.

College Times for the purpose of encouraging the latent poetic talent in the
school closed on Monday evening, April
25, The contest has been open for two
weeks, during which many worthy
poems, on various subjects and of various lengths, have been submitted. The
entries in charge of Ruth Peters were
turned over to the judges. Miss Daniel
and Mr. WiUiams, early Tuesday morning. Miss Payne, who was also to have
been a judge, was ill and could not be
present at the appraisal. T h e decision
returned Tuesday afternoon proclaimed
Harold Sykes winner. "Penelope to
Ulysses," the winning poem appears in
this issue of the Times. Other entries
will appear in later issues. The prize,
a book of poetry, will be presented by
contributions of t h e members of the
College Times Staff.

Penelope to Ulysses
From cycles of wandering, you return
And stranger suns have marked a
stranger b u r n
Upon this countenance I knew.
Your voice that used to float
With eager, sudden ease
Coils darkly in your throat—
A frightened serpent,
I know, Ulysses . . . there was a boat
And varied, numbered seas—
Wars that whirled through rings of steel
And deaths that spoke to cusps of trees.
Wars and seas and rings of steel
These I pass for now I feel
The coiled serpent
Bares its tongue
And yet is tongueless.
Years stand barrier between us—
Walls of steel.
Why, Ulysses, must you ever
Thrust your keys in foreign locks
--pitch your camp on foreign rocks
And call this life.
—Harold L. Sykes,

W.A. A. to Be Host
At Second Annual
Play Day on May 14

The foUowing is the text of a letter
sent by the Women's Athletic Association to the Principals of the High
Schools in this county and neighboring
counties as an invitation for each school
representatives to attend Play Day at
this college, May 14. Certain members of the W. A. A. have been appointed as hostess for this occasion.
"The Women's Athletic Association of
State Teachers College is holding its
second annual Play Day on Saturday
Punch was served during the evening afternoon. May 14th. We cordially into the dancers who wore attractive vite you to send representatives from
sports costumes. Mr. A. D. Patterson, the graduating class who will enjoy parFieshman Class adviser; Mrs. Patterson, ticipating in baseball, volleyball, tenDr. Harry F, Weber, and Miss Hollaway nis and track activities. Each girl may
served as chaperons.
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Affair

Juniors to Hold Their Annual
Promenade Saturday Eve.
The annual Junior P r o m e n a d e of Saturday evening, 8:00 o'clock, April 30, will
have for its setting the College Gymnasium transformed into a Spring garden.
Two hundred seventy-flve couples will
dance to the music furnished by the Nittany Nine, a Bellefonte orchestra. In t h e
receiving line will be Dr. Dallas A r m strong, College President; Mr. Cornelius
Sullivan, class-adviser, and Mrs, SuUivan, Miss Belle Holaway, Dean of Women, and Dr. Harry Weber, Dean of
Men; Hal Poust, President of Class, and
Sara Bricker.
A white picket fence will bound the
dancing space, which represents a garden. In the center of the garden, will be
a large Maypole which extends varicolored ribbons to the sides of t h e fence.
The orchestra pit will also be decked in
ribbons extending from a smaller Maypole. Refreshments will be served from
a convenient opening in the fence.
Spring flowers bound about the fence
will add to the garden effect.
Geraldine Jones, Chairman of the Decorating committee, with her co-workers,
is spending much time on the decorations. The efforts put forth by this committee combined with the other committees assure the success of this dance.

Dr. Ambrose Suhrie of
New York University
Speaks at Chapel
The students who attended chapel
Wednesday morning enjoyed an unusual
educational opportunity in hearing Dr.
Ambrose Suhrie, who is affiliated with
New York University, report his observations of United States teacher training institutions. Dr. Suhrie, before making his study of teacher training institutions, was intimately associated with
the teaching profession and was adequately prepared to make his comments
on modern trends in education.
Dr. Suhrie first commented upon the
size of teacher training schools, describing as illustrations the small institutions
of Maine and the larger ones of Texas.
He mentioned that the only claim some
schools have for being co-educational
is t h e enrollment of one man. It is his
belief that the normal situation in
teacher training institutions, and subsequently in the school situation, requires
an equality of the sexes. He founded
his conclusion on the fact that there
is an equality of sexes in the home, the
child's first natural and most simplified
environment.
The second characteristic that Dr.
Suhrie noticed distinguishing American
teacher training institutions from others
is the spirit of friendliness that prospective teachers possess. Dr. Suhrie b e lieves that this trait of present students
is an assurance of the fact that a greater
spirit of friendliness will permeate the.
public schools of tomorrow.
The spirit of co-operation is t h e third
characteristic of teachers colleges. He
discriminated between the usual idea of
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COLLEGE TIMES
The College Times is published at Lock
Haven State Teachers College, Lock Haven, Penna., by the Board of Editors of
the College Times,
Published weekly during school year.
Subscription rate, $1,00 per annum.
BOARD OF CONTROL
Editor-in-Chief
Kermit M. Stover
Managing Editor
Harold L, Sykes
Make-Up Editor. .. .Marion E. Francisco
Copy Editor
Olive E. Livingston
Business Manager
Christian F. Feit
Sub-Editors
Madeline Lesser, Isabelle Welch, Alma
Crawford, Florence Daye, Ann Vujcich, Mary Sharpe, Jean Mateer, Isadore Ziff, Martha Hammon, Marjorie
Deise, Ruth Peters, lolabelle Milligan,
Helen Gates.
Special Writers
Martha Zeigler, John Haberstroh

Teachers College. Intimate friendships
have been formed.
Football games,
school dances, basketball games, various
sports, club meetings, and school classes
have provided us with rich and flavored
experience.
Every student, especially every underclassman, should buy a Praeco in order to have a historical record or scrap
book of the various activities he and his
friends participated in this year.
The Praeco contains photographs of
practically every student in the college.
A complete record of all organizations
and athletics in the school this year appear in detailed form. Many snapshots
and interesting scenes about the campus
are a feature of the book.
An investment of a few dollars will
in several years be priceless to you. It
will not be only the pleasant days and
good times you experienced at the Lock
Haven State Teachers CoUege but will
be a history book containing a record
of your college life.
Why not buy a Praeco? Order yours
now before it is too late. Any member
of the Praeco staff will be glad to take
your order.

Miss Avis Edgerton
Attends Conference

Reporters
Madeline Faulkner-, Roberta Newman,
Elizabeth Kohler, Jenice Sharpe, Dorcas Tressler, Ruth Doebler, Mirabelle
Miss Avis E. Edgerton attended the
Eliason, Ethel Quigg, Pauline Graden,
Pauline Hamilton, Allen
Sekula, convention of the National Physical
Vivian Rhinehuls, NeUie Shaffer, Olive Education Association held in the Benjamin Franklin Hotel in Philadelphia
Shaffer,
on April 20 to 23.
Those attending Wednesday evening
Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of October were entertained by the President of
3, 1917, authorized June 3, 1923.
Temple University at a demonstration
Entered as Second Class matter November 6,
1928, at the Post Otace at Lock Haven, Penna., of dance theories given by Doris
Humphreys, the head of a modern dance
under the Act of March 3, 1879.
school. The meetings held on Thursday
at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel dwelt
APRIL 29, 1932
upon all the phases of physical education work.
Next year the convention will be held
in the mid-west.
Each year the Senior Class assumes
the responsibility of publishing the
year book, known as The Praeco, The
responsibility, however, is delegated to
a group known as the Praeco Staff. In
the past the staff has not been chosen
until the passing of the first two months
of school. As a result actual work on
the publication is delayed until the close
of the first semester. This situation
crowds the work with a short period of
time and usually delays the release of
the book until the last day of school.
A suggestion has been offered to remedj' this situation, namely, that the
Praeco Staff be selected at the end of
the Junior year. Then actual work on
the publication could start at the beginning of the Senior year. Another distinct advantage of selecting the staff in
the J u n i o r year is that plans and ideas
can b e formulated during the summer
vacation.
The class of 1933 is working out such
a plan and will probably select their
staff before this term closes.
The
editor-in-chief
and
business
manager for the Praeco will be elected
as soon as possible in order that a staff
may be selected and organized before
the close of school. With the staff organized this spring, photographs and
facts regarding activities for the beginning of school to the end can easily b e
assured. If organized now a better yearbook can be published with less m o notonous labor.
During t h e past year, every student
has undoubtedly had a variety of rich
experiences which will in the future
form m a n y pleasant memories in connection with the Lock Haven State

Dramatic Club Initiate
Twenty-two Pledges
On Monday evening at the meeting of
the Dramatic Club initiation rules were
given to the pledges who will be taken
into the club as a result of the try-outs
of last week. Tuesday at noon the
initiation rules went into effect. The
pledges, who are being considered for
membership in the Dramatic Club are
Mary Evans, Marjorie Deise, Don Francisco, Hulda Starr, Hannah Fromm,
Florence Hunt, Hazel Singer, Lynn Norman, Ellen Reighard, Gladys Weber,
Ann Crist, Elizabeth Miller, Ruth Henninger, Harold Sykes, Richard McCloskey, Dean Shroat, Clarence Eld, Joseph
Harvey, Walter Wilkinson, Thomas Blyler, Elwood Rohrbaugh, and Allen Sekula.
After two weeks of initiation, the new
members will be formaUy taken into
the club Saturday evening. May 7, at
the Dramatic Club Banquet at the Clinton Country Club. Entertainment for
the banquet is in the hands of a committee of pledges, which is composed of
Ellen Reighard, Hulda Starr, Tom Blyler, and Harold Sykes.

NOTICE TO STUDENTS
AND FACULTY
Saturday afternoon, April 30, beginning at 2 P. M., a track meet with
Bloomsburg State Teachers College
will take place at Hanson Field.
Everyone is urged to attend. There
is no charge to students and faculty.

TIMES

"One Hour With You" is still playing
at the Roxy today and tomorrow. If you
feel Uke seeing a delightful comedy
acted to perfection and interspersed
with catchy songs you'll flnd such a treat
in this picture. Chevalier is as droll
and charming as ever. Jeanette McDonald is one of the few young ladies
who can sing without looking ill and
still be a delightful comedienne. Personally, we think Genevieve Tobin
"made" the picture. Using that oft-used
word, delightful, we deem it appropriate
to this move.
Monday and Tuesday, at the Roxy, Tod
Browning's M-G-M p r o d u c t i o n of
"Freaks" will hold the screen. This is
said to be a highly melodramatic opus
in the macabre vein. The picture has
aroused unusual comment wherever
shown. Baclanova, former Russian diva,
has the central role; she is ably supported by WaUace Ford and Leila Hyams.
Browning was the director for most of
Lon Chaney's great successes; if you
liked Chaney's vehicles, you will enjoy
"Freaks."
"Beauty and the Boss," the Warner
Bros.' adaptation of a current New York
play, "A Church Mouse," will be shown
Wednesday and Thursday.
Marian
(Trilby) Marsh plays the role of an ugly
duckling who undergoes a metamorphosis for the sake, of Warren Williams, her
employer.
WilUams resembles John
Barrymore in looks and in acting style.
This is comedy with no allusions toward
special merit.
Billie Dove, playing the part of a continental siren, stars in "Cock o' the Air"
on Friday and Saturday. Chester Morris
is the leading man selected by Howard
Hughes for this comedy-drama which
points an unusual illumination on aviation dramas in general. Miss Dove wears
exotic clothes, sings a song and indulges
in a bit of banter with Morris that will
remind you of "Private Lives." If you
like Billie Dove, you'll see it. If you
don't, there are airplanes and Chester
to gaze at.

Underclassmen
Give Interesting
Chapel Program
On Friday, April 22, the student body
enjoyed another concert given by one
of the entertainment companies, which
are under Miss Arey's direction. These
units, organized early in the year, are
formed by groups of talented students.
There are six such units, each of which
is composed of flfteen people.
Those who took part in the entertainment were Miss Nellie Manning, Miss
Alpha Davis, Miss Virginia Robinson
and Miss Lucille Ripple.
After a short introduction by Miss
Arey, Miss Robinson gave two very interesting pianologues entitled, "The
Three Princesses" and "The Three
Trees." Miss Ripple played the accompaniments, which were composed of
various short themes relating to the action of each pianologue,
A short, comic monologue, "What the
Little Boy Said," was given by Miss
Davis and Miss Manning. Miss Davis
took the part of the small boy.
Another monologue, read by Miss Ripple and entitled "Tying Apples on the
Lilac Tree," was pantomimed by Miss
Davis and Miss Robinson, who were a p propriately dressed as a little boy and
a little girl.
As a concluding number the group,
accompanied by Miss Manning at t h e
piano, sang "In the Little Red School
House."

Chapel Speech Given
On Parliamentary
Procedure
On Monday morning in chapel Dr.
Harry F. Weber gave a very interesting
and beneficial discussion on parliamentary procedure.
Dr. Weber said that our parliamentary laws are much like those ot England;
in fact, it is from her that w e have inherited many of our common laws. Our
congress is copied from the English
House of Lords and House of Commons.
He also said that parliamentary law
systematizes, a crowd or mob so that it
can work as one unit. The majority may
crystallize its opinion and the minority
may also be heard.
With the aid of three charts Dr, Weber
explained the order of motions. T h e
first chart concerned the order of precedence of motions. The main motion is
the center about which the rest of t h e
procedure forms.
The second chart was enlightening as
to proper motions to use in order to
modify or amend, to defer action, to suppress or limit debate, to suppress question, to consider a question a second
time, and to present action on a question
in an inter-representative meeting. As
each House of Congress makes its own
rules the rules of each differ.
The third chart dealt with incidental
motions.
Throughout his discussion, Dr, Weber
explained various legal terms or statements concerning law procedure.

Intermediates
Write Spring Poems
The flfth grade pupils are enjoying
spring, too, as these two poems evidence.
SPRING BEAUTIES
I was up one morning when the sun
was rising. .
Beautiful colors I saw.
The sun was red, golden, and yellow.
The flelds were full of sweet-smelling
flowers.
The winding river was running past
sparkling.
The sweet melodies of birds I heard.
A carpet of fiowers were spread over
t h e earth.
Down below the sleeping city just awaking to see the beauty of the earth.
The warm spring breeze fell lightly u p on the earth.
The early bees were buzzing from fiower
to fiower.
The budded trees were swaying in t h e
breeze.
The earth looked like a carpet of many
colors.
All the beauties of the earth I heard a n d
saw.
PAULINE ROONEY.
Fifth Grade.
A MAY MORNING ON A HILL
I am on a hill gazing down
Upon a little sleeping town.
I am looking at the flowers too
And their colors—green, red, and blue.
I look u p in the sky.
And see t h e clouds go by.
I look below and see the river—
Blue and clear;
Then I think of the time of year,
I know it is May.
EDWARD LONG,
Fifth Grade.
The Rhythm Band of t h e second g r a d e
of the Castanea School (near Lock Haven) broadcasted from radio station
WRAK on April 22, as part of t h e Children's Hour, Thelma Moore, '28, is t h e
teacher of the second grade and supervisor of t h e band.

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What a break for Williamsport! Our
co-eds seem to think it's a real nice
place, or else? Last week-end found the
following girls enjoying themselves
there: Edith Elvey, Helen Cogan, Ruth
Martz, at Kay Yount's home; Mary Beaver, at Eve Bosworth's home; Dot Cunningham, with Caroline Shultz, and
Lena Abram, with CTertrude Levenston.
Ann Krupa just can't stay in school for
one week-end. This time she visited
Ann Yeager at Monument, Penna.
Libby Gorman played hostess to Bonnie Christman who seemed to like Clearfield.
Mt. Jewett, Kay Thomas, the two a r e
very closely related—only Edith Sharpe
was the guest this time.
Lovable roommates—Helen Russell,
visited Gwen Radeback at Osceola Mills
and they didn't fight.
Flora Beers and Ethel Quigg rumbled
to State College, Sunday. They enjoyed
an exploration of the town and college.
If it isn't one S. T. C. it's another.
Jenice Sharpe attended the Senior Dance
at Indiana S. T. C. last Saturday night
and reports having a very nice time.
How come, Renovo's popularity! It
can't be the place—it must be the natives!
Annabel Hayes week-ended there with
friends and Myra Seyler, Alma Crawford, Ruth Peters and lolabelle Milligan
seem to have found a week-end spent
with Jean Tomko very profitable.
Eva Matter journeyed as far as Limestone, New York. Incidentally, she also
visited at Bradford, Pa.
Gwen Stringfellow couldn't leave
town, but she did manage to spend t h e
week-end at McCloskey's.
Barbara Rhodes spends almost as much
time in Bellefonte as she does in Lock
Haven. She was there again last weekend.
Lloyd Stringfellow spent a lot of his
time up in the air—we actually mean it.
He's helping a friend t r y out a new
plane.
Herrietta Snider and Ruth Ankeny,
who celebrated their birthdays on AprU
23, were given a surprise birthday feed
in Room 201 east, Saturday evening, by
the Easterners. Dancing and bridge were
added attractions beside the food of
sandwiches, pickles, cake, and candies.
Those present besides the honor guests
were: Hilda Payne, Evelyn Wallace,
F e r n Snyder, Dorothy Bly, and Madeline
Lesser.
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Dr. Theodore Herman
Spoke in Vesper Service
Dr. Theodore Herman, a teacher in the
Theological Seminary at Lancaster, spoke
in Vesper Service Sunday evening, April
24, on t h e subject of reverence.
Dr. Herman said that reverence was
just as hard to deflne as God and love.
He outlined a few causes for people of
today not being as reverent as those of
yesterday. The three causes h e gave
were that we know too much, that we
go too fast, and that we know so much
more about God.
If the cause for not being as reverent
as previously is that we know too much,
then Dr. Herman said, "Learn more."
If the cause is that we go too fast then,
"Pause on the way."
The College Trio, composed of Ellen
Louise Rooke, Caroline Raker, and Frances Wenrich sang a selection before Dr.
Herman's talk. Floyd Bloom, chairman
of Vesper's Committee of the Y. M. C. A.,
led the services.

TIMES

Training of Advanced
Inter-Class Track Meet Turn-out Is Large for
Pupils Introduced in
Spring Baseball Practice
Is Part of Men's
New Training School
Athletic Program Though at this time of the year a young
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direction of Miss Lesher and Miss Davis,
a student teacher. The children visited
the libraries and gathered material from
every available source. As a result of
this study Holland now speaks to you
from every corner of the room. Bright
faces of Dutch children peer at you from
t h e walls as you enter, open books invite
you to read of t h e little country, and
you may view Holland's cities on the
post card charts suspended from the
wall. A book of Holland, composed and
illustrated by the children, lies ready for
your use. A gay window box is waiting
to be filled with the children's brightly
colored paper tulips.
The next fun the children plan is the
dramatization of a Dutch story. They
a r e using English, art and every conceivable medium in working out their project. The children have filled the room
brimful! of Holland; so should you care
to spend a leisure half hour in the land
of the wooden shoes, just step into room
201 of the Training School.

Naturalist Club Holds
Homecoming Day
Thirty alumni members of the Naturalist Club returned for Alumni Day, Saturday, April 23, although several had to
drive nearly two hundred miles to get
here.
In the afternoon the alumni, accompanied by present members of the club
and various faculty members, drove to
Reservoir P a r k at McElhattan. Here
they enjoyed games and inspected very
interesting nature objects. Above all
they accidentally saw a beaver which
had never before been seen there. A
meeting was also held to form an alumni
organization. The officers elected w e r e
Sam Long, President; Rose Bower, Secretary, and David Ulmer, Treasurer.
Some committees were appointed to
make special arrangements for next
year, t h e tenth anniversary of the club,
A delicious supper arranged for by
Floyd Bloom, his assistants, and Miss
Russell, faculty member, was enjoyed at
the Park.
As guests of Mr. and Mrs, Levi J. Ulmer at their home, the Alumni spent
the evening by informal chatting and
telling stories.

Dr. Ambrose Suhrie of
New York University
Speaks at Chapel
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co-operation and the more involved idea
that "co-operation means that an individual so conducts himself that others
can easily work with him."
Incidentally Dr, Suhrie defined t h e
school as he interprets it. The school is
the place where people come together
to educate themselves and others with
the help of good teachers. Dr. Suhrie
outlined a situation in which this idea
was actually carried out.
In conclusion, he urged that those who
are preparing to teach make actual contact through conferences with other
teachers who are already in the field.
A collection of autographs of famous
people, which is owned by John I. Smith,
formerly of the class of 1930, and now a
student at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, is exhibited at the Ross
Library. Some of the outstanding autographs are those of Vicki Baum, Edward
Bok, Ida Tarbell, Katherine Lee Bates,
and Nathlalia Coane.

One of the most successful events on
Coach Kaiser's spring sport program
was held last Tuesday afternoon, April
26—the inter-class track meet of the
spring term.
Much rivalry was aroused among
the various classes, every contestant
having his gang of supporters on t h e
sidelines. The Sophomores seemed to
have the big edge on the number of
contestants and supporters; the Freshmen and Sophomores were a close second; the Seniors had about three men
in t h e events.
T h e Sophomores won handily and had
an easy time in most of the events. They
scored 54 5/6 points. The Freshmen
scored 17 points for second place. The
Juniors were third with 16 1/6 points
and the Seniors w e r e last with 11 points.
Hoy, the big man for the day with a
point score of ISVa, placed first in the
hundred-yard dash, the two-twenty, and
the high jump, making a close second in
the broad jump, and tying for third place
with Smith in the pole vault. His time
in t h e hundred was fast considering the
slowness of the track. It is possible that
his m a r k of ten flat for this event will
hardly be surpassed in any local meet,
Burd, second high scorer, took flrst place
in the pole vault and the broad jump,
Cowfer was the third highest man with
eight points, placing flrst in the javelin
with a heave of 135 feet and second in
the discus with his toss of 93 feet 6
inches.
Shively, the dark horse of the afternoon, surprised everyone when he took
first place in the 440 event, which he
ran in 56 flat. Sylvan Bloom pulled another surprise by winning the mile event
in 5 minutes 13 seconds. He. struck up
a fast pace at the beginning of the race
and was hard put to keep it up until the
end. Shishak was a close second in this
event.
The half mile proved to be t h e thrill
race of the day. Schnarrs struck up a
fast pace for the first lap and was far
ahead of the others at the beginning of
the second lap. Marshall, trailing behind during the earlier part of t h e race,
spurted forward and finished about fifty
feet in front of Schnarrs,
Burd had things easy in winning the
pole vault and the broad jump.

Students Hold Church
Party
A group of students gave a "poke and
can" party, Monday night, April 25, at
the parish house of the Episcopal
Church.
One of t h e unique features of the
party was t h e refreshments. Pokes and
cans were used for plates and cups, A
program was given in which each one
contributed something in the way of entertainment. Dancing and singing followed and each guest went home with
a lolly pop for a souvenir. Those present were Olive Shaffer, Ruth Shaffer,
NeUie Shaffer, Vivian Rinehuls, Henrietta Hill, and Ruth Doebler.

Dean of Instruction
Attended Meeting
Mr. M. DeTurk High, Dean of Instruction, attended a meeting of the deans of
State Teachers Colleges at Harrisburg
on Thursday, April 27. The purpose of
this annual meeting of deans is for the
discussion of matters pertaining to their
work in the various 'Teachers Colleges.

man's fancy turns to thoughts of spring.
Coach Kaiser can still keep these thoughts
of m a n y of the boys on baseball. One can
find these boys out on the baseball diamond every afternoon. His efforts seem
to have brought results. The team won
its first game of the season from t h e
strong Chair Factory nine.
Things looked bad as the first inning
ended. The visitors garnered flve r u n s
from McCall. However, the boys c a m e
back full of determination to m a k e t h e
score 5-2. Things were quite even d u r ing the rest of the game except that t h e
visitors couldn't seem to get more t h a n
two runs. The pitching was divided b e tween McCall, Wolf, and Long. Shively
caused a little excitement when he hit a
home run in the seventh inning. Earlier
in the game S n a r e suffered a bruised
knee when he tried to stretch a t h r e e bagger into a home run. The final
score was 10-7 in favor of the Kaiserites,

Those who a r e out for baseball a r e
Lucas, Hammaker, Bardo, Long, McCall,
Wolf, Carson, Shishak, Schnarrs, Shively, Hart, Herlocher, Dressier and Eld,
AB R H PO A
Chair Corp.
Cowher, l b
4 2 1 6
1
Stover, cf
4 2
1 2 X
Glossner, c
4 1 1 4
0
Kunes, ss
4
I
2 0
0
Eisenhower, 2b
3 1 0 2
3
Hanna, rf
4 0 0 0
0
Robb, 3b
4 0 1 3
0
Thompson, If
3 0 1 3
0
Miller, p
1 0 0
1 0
Irvin, p
2 0 0 0
1
Stevenson, p
2 0 0
1 2
Laird, l b
1 0 0 2
0
Teachers College
Shishak, If
Schnarrs, 2b., rf
Shively, cf
Herlocher, ss
Snare, l b
Lucas, c
Carson, rf„ l b
Long, 3b., p
McCall, p., 2b
Hammaker, c
Wolf, p
Bardo, c.

36
AB
4
5
4
5
5
2
1
3
5
0
2
. 0

7 7
R H
1 0
2 1
2 1
2 4
0 2
1 1
1 0
0
1
0
1
1 0
0 0
0 0

24 10
PO A
3
0
0
0
4
1
1 2
11 0
3
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36 10 11 27
9
Errors—Long, Herlocher 2, Hammaker,
Thompson, Eisenhower, Kunes, Glossner,
Chair Corp
500011000—7
L. H. S, T. C
2 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 *—10

W.A. A. to Hold
Play Day on May 14
(Continued from page D
take part in one or more of these sports
and all will join in a treasure h u n t a t
the end of the program.
The purpose of Play Day is to foster a
spirit of friendliness and co-operation
in athletics, and we hope that the girls
from our neighboring high schools will
again gain much from this opportunity.
Guests will register in the college
gymnasium at 1:00 o'clock. Games will
begin at 1:30.
One woman teacher is invited to chaperone your group,
A picnic supper will be served at 5:30,
and will conclude the program.
Girls are to bring their own gymnasium suits, sneakers, tennis racquets for
those who wish to play.
Please send us not later than May 7th
the names of t h e girls and of the faculty member who will come.

COLLEGE

Snatched From the
Blotter

CAMPUS CHATTER

Ruth Ankeny's telling about "Alias
Alexander Woolcott might add to his the Doctor" was rudely interrupted by
list of titling tat-rocities t h e "Creamed the "Sandman," Saturday night.
Comments," found in a local paper. . . .

* * * «
While acting the part of the dilletante
scholar (a role we relish) we came
across the following revelation: Sidney
Homer, composer-pianist, and husband
ol the great Louise, has written music
for poems and poetry cycles by an u n usual array of poets. Among those present a r e Tennyson, Browning, Hood,
Stevenson, Christina Rossetti, William
Blake, Yeats, Whittier, and Joaquin Miller. We have his setting of excerpts
from Masefield's "Widow in the Bye
Street"—unusually musical but quite
diflficult. And, by way of things musical,
we might add that poems by practically
every poet of any renown have been set
to the symbols of line and staff (we
couldn't go so far as to call Carpenter's
setting of Tagore's "Gitanjali" music).
If you ever have occasion to tie-up English work with that carried on in the
music department, know that the field is
open to pioneers and fascinating for
those who are willing to be fascinated.
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The height of something or other: In
Billtowne, Market Square, at one of
those Malt shops—six gallon crocks for
I-don't-have-to-tell-you with pictures of
George Washington on them.

• * • *
Sunday last we managed to miss practically every program on the radio which
we really wanted to hear. Daylight saving time in New York means strings
around fingers for us who live here.
Those out of job majorities can now get
up an hour earlier for their daily doing
of dubious nothings,

* « • •
Now is the time for all good men
(we fooled you)
To take up paper and take up pen
(anything to take up space)
And start the final grind-amen
On projects, papers soon d u e when
The final weeks come rolling by.
That means that you and even I
Must look the thing right in the eye;
Old Platitude—time hurries by—
Poor lazy stude—yes, you and I,

« * * •
Things that linger:
That gloriously stuffed hippo in "Tarzan," a really entertaining opus cinemus.
The freshmen in plus fours and t h e
freshwomen (a-hem!) in sports habits
dancing to lyricisms by t h e Lyric amid
deoors in silver and black—intimate, informal, and lots of fun, . . .
Chevalier's lower lip in "One Hour
with You" . . .
The indecision of the Times staff as to
whether it would meet—or meet.
Obsession 9, 999: the person who ruins
the day by asking whether I have my
references written up, , . .
Which reminds me of the floods of letters we have NOT been getting as a result of the notice w e posted last week.
Silence and consent may be synonymous,
but silence is rarely interesting in matters like this. Again, scribble those magnificent thoughts on paper; drop them in
t h e Times box and, as t h e ads have said
for m o r e years than that, watch for r e sults,
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•

TIMES

We just learned of a coUege senior
who enjoyed attending classes and making projects, so much that she failed to
hand in her n a m e when the roll of seniors was taken.
We know of a certain freshman co-ed
who answered, "Wait a minute" when
her name was called.
What a shame Ernie did not have his
car last week. Did you see the full
moon?

The Times Staff enjoyed a very dramatic resignation Tuesday.
The Poetry Contest—How can any one
be so clever?
Ralph Drick traveled over them t h a r
hills to Muncy—for a merry week-end.
Curry's disappointments in love may
be responsible for that new perfume he
uses. We haven't seen the bottle—but
if smells could tell!
The long and short end of it probably made up in t h e boys' dormitory
aft^r a year of enmity. Have you noticed?

Main Street—11:45 Saturday night,
Izzy—"Just look at the moon rising."
Mr, Hudson asked Don Francisco why
Willy—"Wrong, that's the North Star the sudden pick-up in her mail. She
setting."
was at home over the week-end.
Latest color conibination: bright blue
Did anyone see Dan Robinson over
dress with bright yellow bathing cap.
t h e week-end? Don't be silly!
Especially effective when one is late
to philology class.
Floyd Bloom's elbow is coming
We've been wondering if the fact that along wonderfully—What's the remedy,
Charlie Baker once owned a bull-dog Floyd?
that wouldn't eat hamburger has any
Izzy aims to get even. So watch out,
relation to his swearing off chewing toyou pledges!
bacco.

Dettrey's famous floor slide at t h e
The seniors say that the only good a
stamped envelope included in a letter Freshman dance got as much applause
of application does is to save the school as the tap-dancer.
board the expense involved in turning
Who runs around school under t h e
them down.
alias of:
Dodo, Areopagitica, Little
Caesar, The Dixies, Icky-bicky-booWell-known responses to roll call:
boo-, Little Champ, Noisy, the , , .
1. Here (invariably).
but perhaps we'd better stop.
2. Present (only used in Sunday school,
or to acquire individuality).
The girls a r e looking their boy friends
3. Hello (absent-minded).
4. What-d'ya-want? (scatter-brained). up and down now and wondering whether they could strangle lions, challenge
5. Wait a minute (loose-witted).
hippos and swing airily through jungle
6. Heah (narrow-minded).
trees. What a tough standard to live up
to—that set by Tarzan Weismuller.
Why does Charley Baker think h e d e serves a box of fudge? Maybe he wants
Kay Karterman swears that she was
to gain weight.
never meant to be a typist. Grieco afThe song that has grown popular since firms her statement.
the moon got full and went on a spree:
"Reaching for the Moon and You,"
Feit's found his dream girl; witness t h e
moon-struck look on his face. How do
CoUette Colquist wants to know if In- you get along with the dog, Frizzle?
dians had beards.

Sacred and Profane Memories . . .
Carl Van Vechten, who is most gratefully remembered for being a patron of
Covvarabius, the Mexican caricaturist,
and for such impressionistic trifies as
"Nigger Heaven," "Firecrackers" and
"Interpreters" (music essays), herein
writes a series of light and very readable
essays taking themes from experiences
he has encountered thus far in his mortal life. These a r e chiefiy to be commended for their lack of pomposity and
for their variety of subject matter. If
you sometimes read for pure entertainment, you will find these essays entirely
satisfactory in that vein.
"Counsellor at L a w " and "The Left
Bank" are two successful plays by Elmer
Rice (Street Scene and The Adding Machine) which you may obtain in book
form if you so desire. Miss Daniel. Miss
Holaway, Mr. Williams, and others of
our faculty have seen t h e New York presentations of these plays and will undoubtedly vouch for their merit. The
first concerns a young East Side lawyer
who rises to great heights in his profession; t h e latter shows t h e influence felt
by two Americans who seek to adjust
their marriage equations while dwelling
on Paris' famous left bank. Both are as
modern as tomorrow's New Yorker and
quite as devoid of obvious sentimentality
as that same periodical.
Mozart . . . Marcia Davenport's
scholarly biography of the great composer is told with so much discrimination
and skill that the reader forgets the
scholarly angle. That, in itself, is a feat.
It tells all the layman needs to know
about the unique genius that was Mozart. An interesting commentary on
criticisms of her book is offered by Marcia Davenport in the Herald Tribune
"Books" of two Sundays past, in the form
of a letter to the editor. Read the letter,
then attempt to pass up "Mozart."

Day Room Elects
Officers

On Thursday morning, April 21, the
new officers for the Girls' Day Room
were elected. The officers are: President, Mary Sharpe; Vice President, Stella
Clair; Secretary, Isabel Welch; Treasurer, Nora Holmes,
A new constitution, which was composed by a committee consisting of Mary
Bardo, Harris, and Hatter actually get Hill, Gladys Weber, and Clarissa WainOne teacher defined verbal knowledge
their
names in print. The one subject ger, was read and approved. This comas just lip service.
in which this trio can out-talk any op- mittee is also preparing a hand book,
copies of which are to be distributed to
position is the frailty of the fair sex.
Geography class:
incoming freshmen.
Mr. Ulmer—"Miss Hill, did you ever
Leave it to R, Haagen and R. Wilt to
see an ear of corn?"
keep secrets. Only the junior and seniou
Henrietta—"What! Did I ever steal class knew their last one; that's secrecy.
an ear of corn?"
Olive Livingston and that mysterious
Just try to b u y some red or white
paper bag had the campus guessing. Ah,
ribbon and see if you can get away.
well, what's a hat between morning and
evening?
If you want to see something interesting, just take a look in the Times
Dot Bickel's laugh is too much like
Room on Tuesday afternoon where t h e Garbo's. Have you noticed—the laugh.
staff is trying to make up t h e paper.
Talk about dramatic action!
Baker and faculty psychology are just
like that. Spring morning, comfy seat;
Did you hear about the "frosh" who you can't blame Charlie.
came to class with a swimming cap?

Rip and Sabby, Ziegler and Feit
We wonder how "Whitey" and t h e Work for Praeco day and night.
frosh enjoyed fishing?
Livingston, Bickel, Don and Biddle
Do their share and more than little.
Miss Edgerton and Miss Erickson, facDon't you think the frosh were rather We just can't say the others shirk
ulty advisers of the Beta Sigma Chi economical—they didn't serve t h e punch Because they always do their work.
Sorority, will entertain t h e Sophomore, until the end of t h e party.
In case your uninformed right now
J u n i o r and Senior members of this
The Praeco soon will make its bow;
sorority at Miss Edgerton's apartment,
Find a Tux to fit Wilkinson—The So be prepared and have the dough
For when it comes—boy, what a show!
F r i d a y evening, April 29.
week's dilemma.

Advisers to Entertain

Among the Plots

New Cabinet Members
Attend Conference

(Continued from page 1)
and special music by students of the
Shippensburg Teachers College.
The conference closed on Sunday
morning with a communion service in
the Presbyterian Church, conducted by
Rev. M. E. Ritzman, of Albright Theological Seminary, and Paul R. Hoover,
general secretary of t h e Y. M. C, A, at
Gettysburg College.
Approximately ninety delegates, representing fifteen colleges, were present
at the conference. The theme of the
conference was "The Christ Centered
Campus,"
The success of the Conference was
largely due to the efforts of t h e Shippensburg students in entertaining the
delegates, and the work of the State Student Council in providing an interesting
and beneficial program.