Spring
Is Here'

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COLLEGE TIMES

Easter
Vacation!

State Teachers College, Lock Haven, Penna.
VOL. 10.

No. 6.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1933

COLORFUL GYMKHANA Emerson Alumnae Present Praeco Staff Plans Unusual "EAST IS WEST" PROVES
PRESENTED BY WOMEN Attractive Dramatic Sketch
Modernistic Year Book A DELIGHTFUL NOVELTY
Varying somewhat the "procedure Junior Class Play Deserves CompliIn celebration of Emerson Week,
Miss Dixon and Miss Edgerton SuMrs. Dallas W. Armstvong and Miss of the past few years, when the Praepervise Athletic Event
ments of Student Body

Mabel-Louise Avey, alumnae of Em- co has appeared on the campus durThe annual S p r i n g Festival, evson School of Expvession, presented ing commencement week, this year's
At its last dvess rehearsal, the
staff' plans to have the yearbook make
"Gymkhana," was pvesented by the in the college auditorium a novel and its appearance the second week in
distinguished program. Opening the
Junior Class play, "East is West,"
Women's Department of Physical Ed- program. Miss Arey interpreted a May. In addition to changing the date
to be given in the auditovium April
ucation, under the supervision of Miss play in miniature. As a very wealthy when the Praeco will appear, the staff
10, under the direction of Miss MaMaloise Dixon and Miss Avis Edger- society matron, she succeeded in con- has made radical changes in the
bel-Louise
Arey, promised to be as
ton, on Friday, Mavch 31, at 8.00 o'- veying a living, realistic, and amusing make-up of the book.
expected,
a
great success. The novel
stage-picture
to
her
audience.
As
an
The '33 Praeco is built around a
clock in the college gymnasium. They
and elabovate Chinese settings seemweve assisted by the college orchestra encore Miss Arey presented her en- modern theme with a colov scheme of
tirely captivating "Betty at the Base- intense black and silvev. Throughout ed due to hold the intevest of the exdivected by Mr. George Lehmann.
ball Game."
the book diagonal lines ave being used pected large audience, while all of
The progvam included events takMrs. Armstrong ably and convinc- to cavry out the modernistic theme. the characters fully lived up to our
ing place on a typical day spent in the ingly delineated five well-drawn char- Other variations are an elected Hall
gym, beginning with the Greek Pen- acters in her presentation of "The of Fame, Senior features, and an em- expectation in their various roles.
tathlon, which was skillfully demon- Flovist Shop." With sure touches of phasized spovt section. The photo- Several of the talented personnel
strated by a group of athletes. The naturalism Mrs. Armstrong made live gvaphs of the '33 Pvaeco also will be weve from the Freshman Class. We
performance consisted of class activ- the totally different characters of her of unusual interest and will include hope to see move of theiv acting in
ities of the day. This included mass play.
a lavgev numbev than heretofore has the futuve.
formation by all the classes, sport
|
The true "piece de resistance" of been customary.
techniques such as baseball, basketPauline McDevmott as the little
The
staff
in
whose
hands
the
publithe
evening
was
"The
Lesson,"
an
ball, broad jumping and rowing, beChinese givl, "Ming Toy," played a
cation
of
the
Praeco
has
been
placed
attractive
costume
play
wherein
the
ginners' clog by fivst year classes,
Editor-in-chief, Jack Haber- very convincing role. We quite symgymnastic techniques including fund- great actress, Kitty Clyde, suddenly includes:
stroh; Assistant editor-in-chief, Julie pathized with Billy Benson (Al Heyamental vhythms, animal imitations, appears from a portrait and gives to Silagyi; Chief associate editor, Mar- drich) who fell in love with the Chisquad games, and techniques of bodily her granddaughter, an immature ac- ion Francisco; Avt Editor, Havold nese maiden.
control, by second year classes, and tress, a lesson in histvionic values. As Sykes; Business managev, Cavl HatKitty Clyde, Mrs. Armstrong was a
The pvologue, which was a scene on
folk dances by the first year classes.
lovely figure, with powdered wig and tev; Managing editoiv, Mai-y Jane
The second pavt of the program eighteenth century dress. As her Nichols; Featuves editors, Ellen the "Love Boat" with William Anconsisted of the activity progvam in gvanddaughtev. Miss Arey was an in- Reighard and Allan Sekula; assistant derson as the capable proprietor,
the elementary and secondary grades, triguing bit of youthful charm. The avt editov, Walter Wilkinson; assist- gave us a taste of the treat which was
including play time, and a Peasant Shakespearean quotations used in this ant business managev, Lauvon Bas- in store. Theve we saw the main
ingev; women's sports editor, Mai-y chavactevs, among whom weve the
Festival, a very clever presentation play will be long remembered.
Simon; assistant women's sports edit- Chinese merchant, Lo Sang Kee, Walof the Belle of Novgorod by Marian
ov, Madeline Anderson; men's sports ter Wilkinson, who took cave of the
Behmev, of Williamsport, and a Ruseditor, Isadore Ziff; typists, Stewart lovely maid, Ming Toy, when her fasian dance adapted fvom Chaliff. Miss- Chapel Programs Are of
Wilson
and Ethel Quigg; photograph ther. Hoy Toy, portrayed by Perry
es Doris Cattevson, Mary Eleanor EvMann, sold hev to the white man. The
Interest During Month editov, Tom ,Smith.
ans, and Nellie Manning presented
Sing Song Givls and Tong Men added
the Pirate dance in a striking manner.
to the attractiveness of the scene. We
The third part of the "Gymkhana" ! Miss Ashton Hatcher was the chawere glad to find that the hevoine was
W. Elects Officers
included extra-curricular activities in pel speakev duving the week of Mavch
a white givl, which fact abolished all
Physical Education, consisting of a 13. In commemoration of the hun-j
between hev and the man
For Year 1933-34 bavviers
progressive volleyball tournament in dredth anniversary of Richard Wag-!
she loved. As all good scenes end—
which the Seniov
Intermediates ner's bivth. Miss Hatchev told the
"They lived happily ever after."
On March 22 the Young Women's
emerged victorious; clogging by the story of the opera "Lohengrin." Two
Walter Wilkinson deserves a speadvanced and elementary classes; outstanding songs of the opeva, "El- Christian Association elected their ofrope skipping, in which unusual abil- sa's Dveam" and "The Swan Song," ficers for the coming yeav. Those who cial bravo, both for his work on the
ity was shown, by the first year class- were played as piano solos by Mr. ; will sevve next year are: Pvesident, scenery and for his histrionic ability.
Rebecca Williams; Vice Pvesident, Nat Katzman was a sophisticated viles; triple basketball in which the Weldon Williams.
lain whose interpretation gave eviSophomores defeated the Freshmen,
As chapel programs for the week Leah Varner; Secretary, Betty Glat- dence of reflective thought on his
zert;
Treasurer,
Virginia
Cheeseman.
and an English country dance.
of March 20, Miss Nellie DuBois disThe following afternoon the nominat- part.
The conclusion of the Festival was cussed the value and means of pvopev the
committee met with the newlya dance pantomime, "Worship," in- dress. Miss DuBois said that there are j elected
and together they
terpreted by the advanced dancing three types of individuals, the dra- chose the offlcers
for next year. Those
group. The scene was a cathedral; as i matic, the pretty, and the athletic, j who were cabinet
MOMMMVm
elected are: Meetings Chairthe people left they dropped their of-1 By means of student models. Miss Du- man, Wanda
Brown;
Music
Chairman,
f erings at the altar. But one small j Bois illustrated the style, colors, and Grace Thompson; Finance Chairman,
girl, portrayed by Miss Geraldine materials needed for each type's Iva
Mae Van Scoyoc; Social Service
Bower, had no offering, so gave a clothing. The models were Iva Mae Chairman,
Margaret Sampson; Magadance instead. When she had tired Van Scoyoc, Marjorie Slick, Louise zine
Poster Chairman, Jean
herself, she fell asleep at the foot of Robertson, Ruth Henninger, Ruth Smith;and
Art
and
Decoration Chairman,
the altar and in her dreams she saw; Sherman, Margaret Gardiner, Ann I Evelyn Williams;
Little Sister Work,
the mural paintings come to life and Peterson, Lorraine Burnell, Margaret! Ellen Louise Rooke.
dance. This finale was beautiful and ^ Potter, Grace Thompson, Virginia Fervevy appvopriate for the year's pro- guson, Myra Evans, Caroline Schultz,
The meeting of Wednesday, April
gram.
I Marie Gehron, Mavion Harsch, and 5, was in the form of a vesume; each
cabinet membev summed up her outAgnes Piatak.
During the week of March 27 Dr. standing accomplishments of the year.
The Avt Sophomores of Indiana
State Teachers College held a Paris- Kenton F. Vickery, of the Language , The members of this ovganization, the
ian Cabaret vecently. Tables with red Department, gave three excellent ad- ! lavgest of the college, wish to complichecked cloths and candles in pop dresses in keeping with the Lenten ment the cabinet upon theiv wondevbottles, were placed on each side of season. The first of these was a dis- ful year's wovk, which suvely was a
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Lock Haven, Penna., by the Boavd of
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BOARD OF CONTROL
Editov-in-Chief , . Mavion Fvancisco
Managing Editov . . Alma Cvawford
Copy Editov
Havold Sykes
Make-Up Editov . . . . Isabel Welch
Buf'ncss Manager
Betty Glatzert
Circulation Managev, Wm. Andevson
Sub-Editors
Mavy Shavpe, Naomi Wentz, Flovence Daye, Gvace Thompson, Robevt
Collavy, Isadore Zift', Pauline Graden,
lolabelle Milligan, Madelyn Faulkner.
Reporters
Allen Sekula, Vivian Rhinehuls,
Mavy Fischev, Olga Bader, William
Murphy, John Yon, Carolyn Smith,
Ruth Petevs, Betty Bvowning, Isabel
Bickel.
Special Writers
Mavtha Zeigler, Jack Haberstroh,
Kermit Stover.
Typist—Ethel Quigg

a veplacement bill that the college
can not aft'ord to incur? Students will
do well to think about this problem
and find a solution in gveater individual cave of the magazines intrusted to them. Otherwise the problem
may be solved in a way that all will
regret—by restricting magazine circulation in order to ,save libvavy
funds fov new books.

APRIL FOOEY

A drama in one thrilling interlude
Enter April, vain in her hair, teeth,
eyes, and galoshes—•
Apvil Speaks—Heve am I, little blushing Apvil,
Come to daub in colovs gay
This campus wheve the co-eds play—
(She is about to go in the front
entrance)
Whitey Lawrence:
Here, you, you can't go there—
You're just a student, so beware—
And you're all wet—your feet and
hair—
Get ye hence. Well, I'll declare!
(April sits on the front steps, dejectedly)
Acceptance for mailing at special
(Enter Coeds)
I'ate of postage provided for in Sec- Fivst Co-ed:
tion 1103, Act of October 3, 1917,
Well—lookie here
authorized June 3, 1923.
The little deav—
Enteved as Second Class matter
If fails me not
November 6, 1928, at the Post Office
My imagination
at Lock Haven, Penna., under the
She's just the goat
Act of March 3, 1879.
For some initiation—
Second Co-ed:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1933
These clubs which make gyrations
At being worth-while bands
Ave move hallucinations
In theiv initiations—
There are some students in the Col
Such stupid imbecility
lege who are ignoring the rights and: Is insult to one's family-tree.
pvivileges of othevs in ouv library. |
(Pass on)
Numerous requests have been receiv- [
ed by the Board of Editors to print a | April:
Alas, Alack! and other word of
protest concerning the use of the
woe—
newspapers and magazines.
Spring has come, but Spring is told
It seems theve ave those few who
To scram, to run, to go—
insist upon monopolizing the papers
This "Welcome, Springtime!" is
throughout the day to work out or
surely hooey—
solve one cross word puzzle; or worse,
For all I get is "April, Fooey."
they tear the puzzle out, thereby mutilating other articles.
Snatched from the Blotter
The magazine collection represents
an even greater problem. The magaHail the J. H. S. Gold Diggers! A
zine list has been increased from 52 week ago a poor fellow couldn't move
to 167 titles—over 300%—in the last a foot without being waylaid by cries
five years, thus enabling the students of "Peanuts, candy—Please buy
to find the latest research upon a wide some!" All they really needed was a
variety of current subjects. Just re- grind-organ, the music of the peanut
cently the librarians have been col- vendor and we daren't name the
lecting the magazines and assembling Simon in fear of being some one's
them for the bindery. They have pun.
found that many of the magazines are
Mae West's movie opus was really
in a deplorable condition. Articles a screening of Diamond Lil. This
have been underlined in ink. Silly re- charming woman is liked as the Darmarks have been inscribed upon some ling of Broadway. Pevhaps the movie
pages. Pictures have been marked or moguls overlook the fact that police
torn out. Ink has been bespattered stopped three of her so-called plays
with devastating liberality.
and were hosts to the lady at various
What does this mean to the col-' intervals. Well, Hollywood likes her,
lege? A heavy bill for replacing de- so the motto seems to be "Go West,
fective and missing issues of maga- little Movies, Go West."
zines and an enforced delay in bind- | Maxwell Anderson's new play
ing. To the individual student it' about our national legislature, called
means that a large amount of val- "Both Your Houses," is an artificial
uable refereiTce material will not be hit. If the Houses can't raise money,
available until these issues can be [ someone can write up their actions
secured and the volumes bound.
\ and coin that.
We wonder!!! Will the carelessness! Which brings to mind the proposed
and dishonesty of a selfish few com- Ethel Barvymove play dealing with a
pel restrictions in the use of our gen-; woman pvesident. It's still an idea,
evous peviodical collection? Will it be but think of the possibilities—-or pernecessary to charge magazines, like haps if you've not a feminist, the imI
books, from the desk in ovder to avoid possibilities.

Activities of Student
j
Government Association
Floor parties, sponsored by the
Student Govevnment Association, are
becoming popular among the givls.
Thivd Floov West had a delightful
time at theii's, which was held on
Fviday evening, Mavch 24. The Second Floov West pavty, on Fviday,
Apvil 7, pvoved to be a bivthday party, fov Miss Holaway celebrated her
birthday the same day. Delicious refreshments weve sewed, after which
Miss Holaway was pvesented with a
pot of tulips, a gift fvom the Women's
Student Government Association.
On Mavch 21, a meeting of the
House Mothevs was held. Dv. Armstrong and Miss Holaway were the
speakers of the afternoon. Aftev an
infovmal discussion, tea was served
in the Blue Room.
A new set of china dishes has been
purchased by the Women's Student
Government Association. Five dozen
"five o'clock" teaspoons have also
been purchased. Both the dishes and
the silverware ave available for use
by organizations upon request.
At a meeting of the members of
this organization on March 1, nominations for president, secretary, and
treasurer were made, and the ballots
cast. At the next meeting, which was
held on Wednesday afternoon, March
15, members again voted for one of
the three highest candidates. Those
who were elected are: President, Sara
Fletcher; Vice Pvesident, Myrna Lundy; Secretary, Evelyn Williams; and
Treasurer, Beatrice Berg.

Student Vacationings
Genevieve Frey is planning to
spend a part of her vacation visiting
Clarita Duhart in Port Allegheny.
Peg Gardiner will visit Lynn Norman at Longmoor, Purcellville, Virginia, during her Easter vacation.
Mary Eleanor Evans and Ruth Burkett will both be in State College.
Beatrice Pollock will have Helen
Berlew as her guest at her home in
Tyrone.
Alice Marie Hackett, Don Francisco, Myrna Lundy, Bea Berg, and
Marjorie Dice are all planning to
spend some of their vacation in New
York City.
Margaret Harman will visit in
Clearfield.
Ruth Sherman will spend some of
her vacation with her sister in New
York City.
CHAPEL PROGRAMS ARE OF
INTEREST DURING MONTH
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cussion of the various translations of
the Bible, the second was a review of
Pilate's trial of Jesus, and the third
concerned the books of the New Testament.
Mr. C. M. Sullivan talked in chapel
on Monday, April 3. He discussed
some modern political activities and
charged the audience to realize that
this period is a peviod of unsuvpassable importance.
Mr. Samuel Smith conducted the
devotions on April 5. Several moving
picture reels of Pennsylvania forests
were shown.

MOVIE MENTIONS
M-G-M's "Gabriel Over the White
House," based on the anonymous
novel, shows us an imaginary pvesident becoming dictator, gangsters attacking the Capitol, gangsters executed at the Statue of Libevty and move
in that vein. It stavs Waltev Huston
and Kaven Morley and will be here
before school ends.
"Cavalcade's" national release date
is Apvil 15th, which means that Lock
Haven w'lW view it within the near
futuve. It has been acclaimed as a
"perfect picture." Noel Cowavd's
play has been transcribed and in the.
movie's cast we have Clive Brook,
Diana Wynyard and a host of excellent Britishers.
Due to the Hitler boycott havoc
many of our big cities have put a ban
on German-made movies. Recalls the
wav, eh?
Heading a movie review the Variety magazine humovously titles it,
"An Angel Scvams," which is probably English to many.
Ann Harding gets the lead in the
movie version of Rachel Croher's cur.
rent "When Ladies Meet." If you
liked Cvother's "Let Us Be Gay," with
Norma Shearer, you'll eat this up.
Marlene Deitvich's
"Song
of
Songs," adapted fvom Sudevmann's
novel, has Brian Aherne leading-manning it. He, as you should know, was
Katharine Cornell's lead in the "Barretts of Wimpole Street."
G. B. Shaw cold-shouldered the
movie moguls in Los Angeles and
consequently may figure as a meaty
subject fov a film sative.
Peggy Hopkins Joyce is taking a
fling at the movies' money by playing
one of those enigmatic women (and
their name IS legion) in Paramount's
"International House." Somewhere in
the cast, if you care to look, you will
find that other heart-breaker, Rudy
of the Vallee tribe.
Mary Pickford, with "Secrets"
(Leslie Howard) drawing the lines,
has now turned her thoughts to either
"Alice in Wonderland" or "Peter
Pan." You may make your own comments.
In the near future we may expect
one of the loveliest of recent musical
comedies, "The Cat and the Fiddle."
It has a score by Jerome (Show Boat)
Kern and will have the original N. Y.
cast.
Horror movies are waning and in
their stead we're getting music, music
and music.
Don't pass up "Christopher Strong"
(Katherine Hepburn), story of a woman aviator ( we might have said aviatrix) who took the air gallantly (the
pun will grow on you).
Y. W. ELECTS OFFICERS
FOR YEAR 1933-34
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success in all ways. The friendliness
of the Senior Y. 'VV. members was appreciated by the fveshmen last fall
and all thvough the yeav. They in turn
hope that they may create that same
feeling fov the fveshmen of '33. Not
only did the cabinet plan interesting
meetings but they sponsoved activities in which the whole school was in.
vited to participate.
We hope and wish for the new cabinet as successful a year as their predecessors have had.

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AMONG THE PLOTS

Thunder in Cofiee Cups

Athletics on the Campus

Best sellevs for the past few weeks
Franz Daniel wins the most interin the reading field (our authority is
esting speaker of the year award. He
the American News Co., Inc.) were:
had much to say, said it, a.nd made his
Ann Vickers . . . . Sinclair Lewis
audience wish for move and move. COLLEGE TRACK STARS BEGIN GIRLS PREPARE TO ENTER
Walls of Gold
PRACTICE FOR SPRING MEETi
NEW SPRING ACTIVITIES
The thundev from his miniature elecKathleen (Mvs. Fvank) Norris
tvic stovm is still being heard.
Having completed the half-semesSouth Moon Under
Now
that
basketball's
last
basket
Among the student teachers who
tev's wovk outlined for the departM. K. Rawllngs (first)
will sevve as faculty in the Junior has been shot, and spving is here at ment of Physical Education, includHardy Perennial . . . Helen Hull
last,
the
local
track
stars
are
out
on
High during youv Eastev vacation are
ing the preparation and presentation
Unfinished Symphony
H. L. Sykes, John K. Haberstroh, Carl the field practicing fov the tvack meet of the annual Spving Festival, the
Sylvia Thompson
which
will
be
held
at
Bloomsbuvg
on
Hatter, and Lauvon Basinger, who befivst and second-year girls ave pveApvil
]
2.
The
local
boys
also
expect
ing fairest is saved fov dessevt.
Imitation of Life, Fannie Hurst
to compete with at least two move paving to enter a variety of spving acThe fivst veal glimpse of Spving colleges, which will pvobably be at tivities, in which baseball, tvack, and
Lewis seems to write fov an interbvought f ovth the usual spovt brogues, Shippensbuvg State Teachevs College, tennis figure prominently. The volley national public which is as it should
ball
and
basketball
tournaments
have
plus-fouvs, and coat-less damsels. wheve all the teams from the various
be. The book (we have read it) has
What a rushing this long-awaited gets Teachers Colleges of the State will been completed, and their places will much merit but has probably been too
when she finally makes her appear- meet to decide the championship of be taken by other competitive sports. glorified by a public that likes to
For the fivst time the College Sopho- lavish passing praise.
ance! Our betters, namely the facul- the State.
more givls have not been vequired to
ty, can begin to conjuve up visions of
Along with the lettermen of last include physical education in their
Mrs. Norris has never struck a reMay days when shivt sleeves would be year ave some new prospects who, it
manna fvom heaven. We always have is hoped, will eavn lettevs in the com- curriculum, but many of these have sponsive note in this breast, but those
entered the regular classes and have of you who count her as a "divine
that consolation. Until ouv last yeav ing meets.
taken an active part in the extra cur- writer" will probably welcome "Walls
we can go tie-less, hat-less, coat-less,
Those who ave out for the dashes ricular activities. Several of the up- of Gold." She seems too akin to
and nevertheless the faculty swelters,
are Hoy, Wilson, Hoenstone, Stutz- pev-class girls who have completed Temple Bailey and that is all we'll
the old meanies.
man, Shively and Poole; for the theiv gymnasium wovk ave also show- utter at pvesent.
The school at last has a mascot longer runs we find Murphy, Shroat, ing great interest in these sports.
worthy of its dignity—none other Mills, Bassett, Roush, Eyev, McNerRawllngs' fivst venture is surely
Most of the activities will not comthan Pooch, who may be seen toddling ney, and Neff; weight men include mence until after vacation, when the placed, moving and filled with the
after Alma Probst (no, not Nat) or Densham, Shevock, Snare, Brooks, weather will be warm, the tennis stuff of which good flrst novels are
Gladdy MacLain. Just a dog with and Myers.
coui-ts rolled, and the baseball dia- made: simple prose that gets across,
eyes, tail, legs, bark (rather questionably drawn characters, and something
mond ready for play.
able) and no pedigree. (Laus Deos!) '•TEAM MEMBERS CHOSEN
to say well-said.
The faculty's indulgence in "MurFOR GIRLS' VARSITIES VARSITY CLUB BECOMES
Helen Hull's "Heat Lightning" was
PART OF CAMPUS LIFE a grand gesture in the Willa Gather
der," which is not really ominous as
it sounds but a vather loony game,
Members of the girls' athletic teams
A new club, organized on the cam- direction. "Hardy Perennial" should
bvings to mind a suggestion that we who were chosen as members of the
pus
at the beginning of the new se- be worth your while.
have a veal, infovmal party between honorary varsity ave as follows:
mester,
is called the Varsity Club,
Sylvia Thompson's "Hounds of
faculty and students. How good to Varsity Basketball; First Team—J.
shed all class-room formality and Jones, S. Kashinsky, C. Hench, M. and is composed entirely of those Spring" deserves a place on any book
men
who
have
earned
letters
in
varshelf. "Unfinished Symphony's" rereally act like natives for a few Anderson, L. Pepperman, V. Goodviews have called forth that other
hours! Some of us students relish the man, B. Stevenson, P. McCloskey, and ious sports.
At the suggestion of Coach Kaiser lovely Englishwoman's works, Rosaidea. Faculty, it's up to you. We want B. Strayer; Second Team—A. Crist,
no dance, no receiving line, no too- E. Kolter, 0. Shaffer, J. Harriger, M. the club was organized to promote a mond Lehmann's, for comparison.
formal plans, merely a merry, in- Thiel, M. Faulkner, H. Knapp, M. better relationship between all the
students of the college, to help make
Fannie Hurst will always have her
formal get-together.
Laufer, and H. Snyder.
a closer harmony between visiting public and justly so. She is skilled,
The championship basketball team schools and our school, and to set a facile, shrewd, and reflects these
Our sorores and fratres have found
a new zoological ov what-you-will this season was the flrst year team definite standard in awarding letters qualities in all her writings.
yearning. "The Green Parrot," lads captained by Elsie Kolter. The mem- in the various sports.
of the team were E. Kolter, S.' The president of the new organizaAbout the non-fiction field—Well,
and lassies, is the present popular bers
Kashinsky, B. Strayer, M. Thiel, and:
downtown spot and deservedly so. H. Knapp, L. Pepperman, J. Harriger, tion is Max Cook, the vice-president two Culbertson bridge guides were on
You'll be sure to bump into someone The basketball captains for the sea- is Carl Hatter, the secretary is Clyde the list, sharing honors with our pres.
you know. And that may be a warn- son were T. Yingling, R. Barrow, M. Snare, and the treasurer is Russell ent President's rather hurried "Looking or an inducement, depending on Harmon, A. Crist, M. Faulkner, and Burd. At the present time there are ing Forward."
twenty-eight members, not including
your own desires.
Along with the above were James
E. Kolter.
the freshmen who have earned their Truslow Adam's "March of DemocThe honorary varsity volleyball varsity letters this year.
East is West—(and at this writracy" (and one is assured that this is
ing We have not seen it) certainly team for the season is composed of J.
should prove entertaining. I t was Smith, Sanders, Gehron, Harsh, Crist,; The championship team, captained the one book for a small budget),
largely responsible for Fay Bainter's E. Johnson, H. Singer, Reighard, by Vida Goodman, is made up of! Gilbert Seldes "Years of the Locust,"
success on the stage, was one of Con- Waltz, Shireman, Goodman, C. Goodman, H. Singer, M. Salmon, R. i and Walter B. Pikin-' "Life Begins at
stance Talmadge's greatest movies, Hench, Troxell, Scotland, Ulmer, Shireman, E. Waltz, A. Crist, E. Scot- j Forty."
and gave to the radio a melody still Stoner, Page, Wood, Evelyn Wil- land, M. Laufer, J. Jones, and H.
We needn't worry about the TifSnyder.
! fany Thayers and Donald Clarks.
featured on many programs, namely, j liams, and Emily Williams.
the "Chinese Lullaby," whose words,
They have out-written their themes
uttered by Ming Toy, begin:
I ture of your operation you promised in their surface-styled, tabloid way.
BETWEEN
THE
LINES
"A ripple I seem
me?
Elinor Glyn's niche, which, praise AlOn life's mystic stream.
lah, was but momentary, is filled now
Someone ought to make a motion by one Beth Brown. She must be
Now that spring has come and the
Swayed by the water's will."
young man's fancy turns lightly to to buy more than one Lock Haven placed with the two above gentlemen,
Again, Miss Arey deserves a royal thoughts of love, with the gym meet Express. Trying to see what is at a
salute for choosing wisely a sure-fire over, the girls will be able to answer movie after dinner is like a bargain that is in the front vow seat at a very
shovt run, very cheap comedy of ervehicle with an abundance of merit. to the romantic crooning of the flrst sale at Wanamaker's.
rors.
And, to be slangy, didn't she and floov East . . .
A clever little campus lass just
Mrs. Armstrong make our concert atSpeaking of gym, you hav; prob- went by; wondev if you know her . . . have when we are ready for them in
tractions look amateurish?
April.
ably heard of the show"42nd Street;"
She's about five-feet three, has
On March 23rd the Central State well, what about the casualties . . . ? blonde hair and blue eyes. She is
Truth is stranger than fiction! AfTeachers College, at Edmond, OklaHattie Snyder uses a cane due to quite slender, and when she smiles ter Easter vacation the dear givls will
homa, held its annual cavnival. The a leg injury sustained while practic- she crinkles up hev nose in an amusin' be allowed to go walking until 7.15.
carnival, sponsored by the Bronze ing fov the meet. Never mind, Hattie, manner.
Fine, I say.
Book staff and anticipated by every it might have been a crutch.
member of the student body is one of
The givls ave beginning to fall
At Givls' Meeting an initiation
the biggest atti'actions of the year.
And Charlie Thomas is back again, committee for next year's fveshmen down on their fire drill time. 12.30
It is attended by red lemonade, pea- none the worse for an appendicitis was elected, proving that despite the seems to be the zevo houv on Third
nuts, popcorn, balloons, snappy operation. We're glad to see you, depression we ave hoping fov the best. Floov West.
vaudeville, fortune-telling, and shows. Charlie—but hoAV about thai pic- Poov fveshmen, what chance do they
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KLUB KORNER

The new cabinet of the dayroom
Y. W. C. A. was installed on Apvil 6
by Nora Holmes, the out-going pvesident. The following people make up
the new cabinet: Maude Bvungavd,
pvesident; Helen Fetzer; vice-pvesident; Eugenia Williams, secvetavy;
Pauline Graden, treasurer; Isabel
Welch, progvam chaivman; Astvid
Hauge, social sevvice chairman; and
Mavy Shavp, social chaivman.
Y. M. C. A.
Duving the week of March 7, the
members of the Y. M. C. A. cast ballots in a ballot box placed in the Y
room in order to elect officers for
the coming yeav. The officevs elected
ave: Pvesident, Clarence Eld; VicePresident, Tvafton Buchanan; Secretary, Michael Danko; Treasuvev, William Statler.
• The new officevs weve fovmally installed into oflice at the regular Y.
M. C. A. meeting on March 29, 1933,
by the retiring pvesident, Kevmit
Stover.
Alpha Sigma Tau

A formal banquet concluded the
twelfth annual alumnae day activities
of the Alpha Sigma Tau fraternity.
After dinner, which was sewed at
tables beautifully decovated with yellow voses and candles, theve was a
shovt pvogvam. This was followed by
dancing and renewing old acquaintances. Hammered silver bracelets,
decovated with the fvaternity seal,
weve the favovs.
Among the alumnae who vetuvned
were: Reba Franklin, Phyllis Kinkade, Elizabeth Van Scoyoc, Mavgaret Spoonev, Betty De Frehn, Jane McGirk, Elizabeth Heim, Mavgavet Dorries, Robevta Seltzev, Rosa Lee Hinkly, Mavtha Maitland, Dovothy Geavhavt, Lenore Sharp, and Blanche
Swope.
Inter-Sorority Tea

The membevs of the Rho Omega
Lambda and the Alpha Sigma Tau
Sovovities and theiv alumnae were entertained by the Beta Sigma Chi Sovovity a t a tea held Saturday afternoon, Apvil 8, in the "College Gymnasium, which was decovated in a
spving motif. The tea was fvom 3.30
until 6.00. The guests were entertained between dances by the hostesses.
Art Club
It seems that Art Club members
ave holding almost daily meetings.
Something must be up, and so theve
is. They ave holding their rushing season. They are a busy ovganization,
fov, besides this task of hunting fov
artists, they are endeavoring to finish up their projects.
Marionette Club
The Marionette Club members have
been working hard and they are soon
going to prove it to us. Membei-s of
the club living in or near Lock Haven plan to flnish the marionettes
during vacation. They will give their
play soon after vacation.
Beta Sigma Chi Sorority
The Beta Sigma Chi girls are once
again holding their meetings in their
sorority room which has been remodeled.

Pennsylvania Boasts of
Customs Center About
f
CAMPUS CHATTER
Many Historic Trees
Easter Celebration l .
The Penn Treaty Elm is identified
Each yeav along with the avvival of
with the best story in the histovy of the spvingtime comes the holy fesPennsylvania. It stood at Shackamox- tival called Eastev, which is obsevved
on the Delawave vivev a few miles in many branches of the Christian
north of Philadelphia. Many a council Church to commemorate Chvist's vesof the chiefs of various Indian na- uvvection.
tions was held under its spreading
Many supevstitions and customs
branches and soft shade.
have been centeved about this festive
Shoots of the Tveaty Elm have season. Among the diffevent supevbeen planted in different localities. stitions connected with the celebvaOne has been planted at General Oli- tion of Easter, one of the oldest and
ver's home neav Wilkes-Barve, Penn- most wide-spread is that which makes
sylvania, one on the campus of the the sun participate in the general
University of Pennsylvania, and an- felicity by dangling in the heavens.
other on the Havevfovd College Cam- Then theve was the belief that if one
pus. Other scions of this historic tree did not weav new clothes on Easter
stand at the Pennsylvania Hospital Day he would be considered unlucky.
in Philadelphia, and another in the It is a good omen to see a lamb on
yard of the Friend's Meeting House fivst looking out of the window on
on 12th Street in Philadelphia.
Easter morning, especially if its head
The "Witness Tree," a great, white was turned in the direction of the
oak, standing neav the histovic Don- house.
egal Presbyterian Church between
Today, many of the quaint and
Marietta and Mount Joy, Lancaster beautiful customs ave still observed in
County, has a history all its own. At churches and homes as an expression
the base of this stately oak, about of joy because Christ rose fvom the
150 years ago, was witnessed one of dead. Chuvches have special sevvices
the most impressive expressions of for this closing of the forty days of
national patriotism, which took place Lent, and flowevs of white, especially
in the form of a prayer meeting held Eastev lilies, decovate the altars as
under its shade, when the people signs of purity and light. The sending
pledged their loyalty to the cause of of Easter eggs to symbolize new life
libevty and the founding of a new is a custom thought to have originnation in the Western World.
ated among the Pevsians. Coloving
Another historic tvee in Pennsyl- the eggs ved typifles the blood of vevania is the Lafayette Sycamore. It demption, but the other colors have
stands about 200 yards east of the no special significance.
Brandywine Baptist Church near
Chadd's Fovd in Delawave County.
BETWEEN THE LINES
The branches of the tvee ovevhang the
stone house used by Geneval Lafay(Continued from page 3)
ette as his headquavters before the
Canes
bring to mind Gewy Bowev
battle of Brandywine, Sept. 10-11,
1777. It has been said that Lafayette jumping vope with a cvutch, despite
tied his horse to this tree on the ev- all laws of gvavity . . .
ening before the battle, and that he
A new couple added to social
himself was laid under the tvee after squave; Bob and Bob. Well—
receiving a wound in his leg.
Apvil 7 again bvought us the soThe campus certainly looks great,
called Ai'bor or Tvee Day, a special now that the jars of mayonnaise, jelday set apart for the study of trees ly glasses, orange peel, and popsicle
and forests. To teachevs especially sticks have been removed. Spring
this day should hold a great signifl- cleaning does help, but so far I
cance. It is ouv task to make good haven't noticed any bivds in that rocitizens of the childven who come to mantic looking little birdhouse over
us in the classvooms. Teaching them on West Campus.
to pvotect the tvees, shvubs, and wild
About these feeds and floor parties
flowevs, not only fov the further betterment of mankind, but as prized . . . do you know that each floor is
handiworks of God, will go a long having a party paid for out of the
way towards the making of good citi- | council treasury? And by party, I
mean PARTY. I helped make sandzens.
wiches, so I guess I know what I am
talking about.
Shakespeare Club
The old members of the ShakesMarty Kersch is back from the inpeare Club were entevtained and served refreshments by the new pledges firmary. Mart is going to have those
at the formal initiation held for them troublesome tonsils removed during
Friday evening, Mavch 17. We won- vacation. We are wishing her lots o'
der how much the members had to luck.
take out of their pockets for the
Track men ave quite busy these
grand mixture which they served the spring days, all getting one grand
pledges. The new members taken in workout. Any of the above mentioned
a r e : Ethel Quigg, Helen Knapp, Caro- can be found out for practice every
line Smith, Betty Glatzert, Bill Stat- day. How about a little inspection,
ler, Mike Danko, and Ernest Gilli- fair damsels?
land.
Saturday night dances are not so
as they used to be—too much
A social meeting of the Education popular
of the same old thing! I think it
Club was held Friday evening at the would
be a good idea fov school clubs
home of Lois Dunn. Everyone present
get busy, each sponsoring a Saturhad a splendid time. Besides having to
day night dance with all the trima social gathering, they elected the mings.
following offlcers for the coming
year: Pvesident, Alice Marie Hackett;
Mentioning dances bvings to mind
Secretary, Pauline Graden;Treasurer, the heavt-rending fact that theve will
Marion Francisco.
be no Junior Prom! That gives the '

Mr. Sullivan—"And the weaker
sex cried."
The class cocked eyebrows and
looked puzzled.
Miss Russell to hev Social Studies
class—"But you couldn't buy all of
these things if you taught in the
country."
Nellie Manning — "Oh, that's
simple. Have a bake sale."
Comfort for nevve-wovn teachers—
Be thankful you don't teach in a
school wheve the children wear wooden shoes.
EVOLUTION
Freshmen frolic childishly.
Sophomores hop wobbishly
Juniors promenade stately
But the seniors.
The poov seniovs.
Especially at commencement time
Bawl terribly.
Ml'. Sullivan—"So you think the
same as Mr. Hoy? Sorry, but he has
that definition copyrighted."
A new and entirely different thing
to collect for your scrap book—a hairpin ov clip from youv favovite fviends!
For detailed instructions for mounting see Elizabeth Miller.
We wonder if Hammaker and
Floruss ave now convinced that
schools should have "kindevgartens."
Bill Griffith should be a cheerleader—at least he proved his ability at
the gym meet. Lawnmower! "i'eh!
Lawnmowev!
Ask Calvin Hambevgev about the
o r Home Town—Castanea.
A numbev of fair damsels have
been tvying to show their ability at
voller skating—with what success? It
seems the ideal way to get home for
lunch.

Faculty Vacationings
Miss Belle Holaway, Dean of Women, will visit her friend. Miss Edith
Granlich, in the International House
at Columbia University during Easter
vacation.
Miss Lillian Russell will be in New
Castle and Cleveland; Miss Lottie
Lavabee in New Yovk; Miss Ashton
Hatchev in Virginia; and Miss Esther
Richard in Michigan.
Mr. George Lehmann will spend his
time in Havrisburg and Wilmington.
Miss Daniel will visit in Boston;
Miss Nellie DuBois in New York and
New Paltz; Miss Deborah Bentley in
New York and Washington.
Miss Lyndall Fox will visit Miss
Ruth Weisnev at her home in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Miss Irene MacDonald, accompanied by Miss Avis Edgerton and the
student libvarians, plans a vacation
sight seeing trip to New York.
Frosh an opportunity to take charge
and give a real dance. How about it,
Frosh?
At Bloomsburg a snooping student
cameraman is going around snapping
pictuves of famous campus couples
fov the year book. Not a bad idea.
Just think how happy he would be in
our own social squave.
Guess it's about time fov those
pesky term papers to be in, meaning
more black coffee, and aspirin. Too
bad the Easter Bunny can't write the
old things.

J