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COLLEGE TIMES
State Teachers College, Lock Haven, Penna.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1931

Vol. IX, No. 8

Faculty Members and
Zimmer Harp Trio
Students Hear Recital
To Appear at This
of L. H. S. T. C. students,
College November 16 as Awellnumber
as members of the faculty, heard
The Zimmer Harp Trio, assisted by
H a r r y Newcombe, dramatic Baritone,
will appear at the college auditorium the
evening of November 16, at 8:15. The
trio consists of Nellie Zimmer, soloist
and head of the trio; Marie Mellman,
harpist, and Louise Harris, harpist and
pianist. They will present a program
from the limited harp library that will
reveal all the beauty and unusual merit
of this rare type of music.
The Zimmer Harp Trio was the flrst to
tour the United States, presenting a program of harp solos, duos, and trios.
Miss Zimmer has appeared as joint r e citalist with many of our leading artists,
including Evan WiUiams, Cecil Arden
and Sophie Braslau. At a concert in
Aeloian HaU a few years ago critics were
unanimous in their praise of this trio.
It is interesting to note Miss Zimmer's statement regarding the appearance of the trio. "All artists are interested to see what the press has to say
about their work, after a concert. A most
striking fact is that never, to my recollection, has a writer failed to mention
the unusual stage picture our presentation affords. Of course, three great golden harps, with their graceful lines, are
delightful in themselves before the footlights. We aim to select gowns of suitable color scheme to blend with this,
and have been delighted that the press
has found in t h e Zimmer Harp Trio, not
only a musical program of meritorious
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Economic Issues to Be
Discussed at Y. W. C. A.
On Wednesday, November 11, the new
Y. W. program for the coming six weeks
will be discussed by Miss Berthe Daniel.
It has been planned to give the L. H. S.
T. C. girls an opportunity to enter into
a formulative and helpful discussion of
the national and international economic
issues.
Miss Daniel has ordered booklets, "Toward a New Economic Society," for the
students. Open Forums will be held each
Wednesday, at which will be discussed
the works of such economists as Patrick
Murphy Malin and J o h n Bennett, who
have been on our campus and with
whose worth we are already acquainted.
The booklet, according to Francis Henson, a Forest P a r k leader, "begins where
the student lives and builds up the complex of the after-college world of which
our campus is a microcosm."
The value of the book depends on understanding and requires genuine thinking and questionings. Miss Daniel has
arranged for discussions for attractive
modes of presentation. The Y. W, C. A.
cabinet extends an invitation to the girls
to attend these Wednesday evening
meetings.
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Future Vesper Service
Sunday evening, November 8, at Vesp e r Service, Rev. G. G. Culbertson, of
t h e Presbyterian Church, will speak. The
Vesper Choir will also furnish special
music.

5 Cents P e r Copy

Williamsport Community
Concert Association
To Sponsor Programs

The Community Concert Association
of Williamsport offers an excellent opportunity for the students to hear such
famous artists as Grace Moore, Frederick Baer, t h e Cherniansky Trio, and
the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra.
Student Membership tickets can be obtained for $2.00, This is a most unusual
fee for such an outstanding program.
Tickets will be available until November
20. If enough students are interested
it may be possible to charter a bus, enabling the State Teachers College students to attend the concert numbers.
The dates of the performances are as
follows: November 23, The Cherniavsky
Trio; December 1, Cleveland Symphony
Orchestra; J a n u a r y 11, Grace Moore,
prima donna soprano of Metropolitan
Opera, and March 7, Frederick Baer,
baritone.
The concerts are to be held in the
During the past week Miss Jessie S.
Williamsport High School Auditorium.
Himes and Miss Ashton C. Hatcher, both
Anyone interested in procuring a stuof the P r i m a r y department, attended the
dent membership ticket may see Dr.
Northumberland County Teachers' InHarry Weber about particulars, or write
stitute at the invitation of Mr. Swank,
Dr. Harry F. Weber, Dean of Men, has to Mrs. H. P. Rathmell, secretary, at the
superintendent of schools. In the two
days that they spent at the Institute each recently presented to the College library Rotary offlce, Williamsport, Pa.
1 m
I
gave four lectures. Miss Hatcher lec- his newly published book, "Centennial
tured on the following subjects: "Read- History of the Mennonites of Illinois."
ing Activities in Primary Grades," The book is the third in a series of stud"Remedial Work in P r i m a r y Reading," ies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History
"Controversial Points in Teaching of from the press of t h e Mennonite PublishPrimary Arithmetic," "Arithmetic and ing House, Scottdale, Pennsylvania.
Rehearsals for the Musical Comedy,
Its Relation to Other School Subjects."
Dr. Weber's book is a history of the "For Goodness' Sake," which James H a r lan is staging for Miss Lottie B, Larabee's
Miss Himes lectured on "Beginnings nine groups of Mennonites within Illi- music classes are fast coming to a close.
of Art" and "Creative Expression" and nois. It is based upon primary personal The show is taking on the appearance of
gave two lectures on "Materials and research, since the previous books in the a finished production. The final dress
Mennonite field devoted not more than
Methods of Seat Work."
rehearsal will be held on Wednesday
The teachers took with them many a dozen pages to Illinois branches. The evening, November 11, 1931.
samples of seat work and art work from comprehensive treatment of the coming
Mr. Harlan adapted "For Goodness'
of the Mennonites to Illinois and of the
the Lock Haven Training School.
development of the several mutually ex- Sake" from Roy Copper Megrue's ComOn Monday, October 26, Miss Pearl A. clusive groups is set against the histori- edy "Seven Chances" which was origPayne left for Ridgway, Pa., to attend the cal background of general Mennonite inally staged in New York City by the
Elk County Institute, where she lectured origins and principles, an important late David Belasco, starring James Crato the teachers on various phases of phase of Reformation history. Since the ven in the role that George McMullen
English work. Miss Payne returned Mennonite movement has its roots so will play in the Musical Comedy version.
Thursday night and reports a very dedeeply in the past and is so intimately The music of the show was selected and
lightful time.
related to profound religious changes orchestrated by Mr. Harlan, and the
The Lycoming Institute, which is be- growing out of the Reformation, the sub- melodies that he selected for this score
ing held on November 23 and 24, will be ject is of far more than sectional or na- are all of the modern t y p e of music. T h e
attended by Mr. Cornelius Sullivan and tional importance. Dr. Weber's work is hit number of the show is "Sing a Song
Mr. Levi Ulmer, members of our faculty. a signiflcant and scholarly production, In the Rain," with "Cutie" following
with second honors.
reflecting great credit upon the author.
Although Mr. McMullen has appeared
In format the book is attractive. It
is a well bound and well printed volume in many plays in the last few seasons, this
will be his first appearance in a musical
of nearly seven hundred pages.
show. His outstanding number in this
Dr. Weber started his research for the Musical Comedy is entitled "Why
An Annual State Regional Confer- preparation of this volume in 1923 and Shouldn't We." in which he and Myra
(Continued on pnge 3)
ence, sponsored by the State Sabbath
Evans do a comic dance that is a knockSchool Association, will be held on Noout. This number was staged by Bertha
vember 13, 14, and 15, in the Methodist
Stiney, who has had experience in p r o fessional stage dancing.
Episcopal Church of Lock Haven.
An invitation has been extended to
Virginia Robinson plays the feminine
the State Teachers College students to
lead opposite Mr. McMullen. The rest
attend the sessions. State College and
of the cast is made up of Vivian MessAt the Senior Class meeting held on mer, Robert Plummer, Isadore Ziff,
Bucknell are being well represented. The
Conference will consider the liquor ques- Thursday, October 29th, it was decided Ruth Harpster, Mary Beaver, Al Heytion under such competent leadership as that a Praeco fee of flve dollars ($5.00) drich, Margaret Dorries, John Duke, Kay
given by John W. Elliott of the Northern would be assessed the first semester and Karterman, Mildred Carbaugh, Robert
Baptist Convention, and Herbert C. May- a budget of expenses would be drawn Saxton, Millard Weber, and Loretta A n up to determine t h e minimum of class derson.
e r of Boston, Massachusetts,
This conference is open to any Chris- dues which could be considered for secThe orchestra playing for the "For
tian student who wishes to arrive at ond semester payment. Martha Zeigler, Goodness' Sake" is composed of students
treasurer,
and
a
committee
including
some conclusion on the liquor problem
from State Teachers College and several
and find plenty of food for thought. In- Anne Vujcich and Martha Bittner are violinists from Jersey Shore.
now
working
on
this
budget.
formation concerning registering may be
"For Goodness' S a k e " will be p r e secured from Kathleen Noll, president of
Kay Noll and Vivian Messmer were sented Thursday and Friday, Nov. 12 and
the Y. W. C. A., or Sarah Beck at the also elected as class representatives on 13, at 8:15 P. M. The admission price is
State Office.
the social committee.
35c for adults and 25c for children.
an excellent organ recital by Edward
Eigenschenk, Chicago virtuoso, at the
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church last
Tuesday evening. The large audience
expressed its delight at the varied and
rich program offered by Mr. Eigenschenk.
Thomas Moller, tenor soloist, sang a
group of two sacred numbers. He displayed a smooth, mellow voice quality
and an interesting interpretive sense.
Mr. Eigenschenk's program included
compositions by Bach, Guilmont, Widor,
Vierne, Jarnefelt and Handel. MoUer's
solos were from the pen of Dudley Buck.

Several of the Faculty
Lecture at Institutes Dr. Harry Weber
Presents New Book on
Mennonites to Library

James Harlan Stages
"For Goodness'Sake"

Methodists Extend
Invitation to Conference

Senior Class Decides
Amount of Praeco Fee

COLLEGE

Bloomsburg Loses First
Game to Lock Haven—
ChampionshipNotFarOff
Lock Haven's championship football
t e a m gave Bloomsburg their flrst taste of
defeat when they pounded their way to
a hard-fought and well-earned victory
over the Bloomsburg Teachers at
Bloomsburg.
While Bloomsburg failed to make consistent gains through the line, the Lock
Haven team found little difficulty in
gaining and scored two of their three
touchdowns mainly by means of rushes
through the line with Wepsic twice going over tor scores. Hart proved to be
a thorn in the side of Bloomsburg both
on offense and defense; his end runs had
Bloomsburg fans and players in a state
of apoplexy all afternoon due to his runs
after intercepting passes, and around
end when Lock Haven had the ball. Cow
fer, with his defensive ability and line
smashing tactics, was another important
factor in the demoralization and defeat
of the Bloomsburg team. Add to this the
generalship of Speed Hatter and you
h a v e what the backs did in thwarting
Bloomsburg for championship laurels.
One of the high spots of the game was
Lock Haven's frustration of an attempt
on the part of Bloomsburg to score from
the one-yard line. Bloomsburg, mainly
by the use of passes, was able to place
t h e ball on the one-yard line near the
end of the flrst quarter with four downs
to take the ball over. The score a t the
time was 13 to 7 in favor of Lock Haven
and a touchdown at this time was just
what Lock Haven did not want Bloomsburg to get. Fighting like tigers, the
Lock Haven line threw back every
Bloomsburg attempt with the result that
after the fourth try Bloomsburg was five
yards away from a touchdown instead of
only one, Hammaker broke through on
t h e fourth down to knock down the
Bloomsburg ball carrier and a moment
later the runner was smothered by several Lock Haven linesmen.
This game had the effect of blasting
Bloomsburg's last hope for a State
Teachers Championship, and added
more points to Lock Haven's bid for a
second successive Teachers College
Championship. Next Saturday's game
with West Chester at West Chester looms
as the '"most trying moment" for the
local gridders and a savage battle is
bound to be waged by t h e Orange and
Black in order to bring back to Lock
Haven the victory and a clear bid to the
championship.
Score
Lock Haven
6 7 0 7—20
Bloomsburg
0 7 0 0— 7
Touchdowns: Wepsic 2, Hart 1, Joffin 1.
Point after touchdown: Pass (Smith
to H a r t ) ; Wepsic (scrimmage); Rudowski (placement).

Mr. H. L, Smith
Gives Chapel Talk
On Life Insurance
In an interesting address Wednesday
morning to the College assembly, Mr.
H e r b e r t L. Smith, agent for t h e Northwestern Life Insurance Company, gave
us some new ideas about this kind of investment.
Life insurance, Herbert L. Smith said,
h a s been established to counteract the
four fundamental social hazards—emergency, disability, old age, and p r e m a t u r e
death. It is an ideal investment because
it frees one from care; it appreciates a
compound interest; it is available when
needed, and yet it is fool-proof; is not
e a s y to get; and finally, is safe because
of t h e spread of investment.
Life insurance, h e concluded, h a s bec o m e an institution as stable as t h e gove r n m e n t itself.

Calvin Cooke Wins
Tennis Tournament

COACH FREDERICKS
An extremely important factor in the
success of our great teams of 1930 and
1931 has been the work of Backfieldcoach Fredericks. Playing a part that
receives relatively little publicity, he
has demonstrated his interest in the
team to such a measure as to arouse the
admiration of the entire student body,
as well as that of the team.
Coach Fredericks, through his years
of experience as player and coach, has
stored away a knowledge of football tactics that would make him a valuable
asset to any coaching staff. At Lock
Haven High School, he was a varsity
player in three major sports during t h e
years 1912-15. In 1919 he was a m e m ber of the Yale varsity squad. Coming
to Lock Haven Normal in 1924 he built
up a team that laid the foundations for
our great teams of the present. This is
Coach Fredericks' third year as backfield coach at L. H. T. C. Each year adds
to the prestige of his former successes.

Team Expects Hard
Fight at West Chester
Tomorrow the scene of battle shifts,
with Lock Haven playing at West Chester. Considered the underdog in this
event. Lock Haven is out to keep its
football record unblemished at the hands
of West Chester,
Coach Kaiser initiates new football
affiliations for Lock Haven when his
warriors play West Chester, After a
week of strenuous practice, in which
many of his cripples have become well
again. Coach Kaiser feels that he has a
chance of showing West Chester that a
Uttle college can produce a good football
team.
Except for the setback handed them
by Indiana to the t u n e of 12-6, West
Chester has gone through the season
without a defeat. Last Saturday they
defeated the Trenton Teachers College
by a score of 31-0. It wiU be of interest
to some to note that Kutztown was defeated by the Trenton teachers earlier
in the season. One can d r a w his own
conclusions.
West Chester's purple and blue squad
is made up of a ponderous line and some
fine backs in the persons of Sasso, their
triple-threat fullback. Thompson, Johnson, and Purdy. They play a type of
game similar to that of our squad, so a
game of games can be expected.

Freshmen Discuss Year's
Program at Meeting
On Thursday, October 29, the freshmen held a class meeting for the purpose of hearing and discussing t h e r e ports of the various committees which
had been chosen to plan the year's program.
The date for the freshman party was
set for November 20th.

COACH GRIFFIN
Don C. Griffin, our head line coach, is
the answer to this school's prayer for
a man who can develop hard-charging,
versatile linemen. Under his tutelage,
t h e L. H. T, C. line has proven the
nemesis of the most renowned of our
opposition's backs,
Mr. Griffin's experience was obtained
a t Lock Haven High, Tome Sehool, University of Pennsylvania, and Princeton,
where he was a member of the "varsity," in 1921 and 1922.
Since graduation from college, he has
held the position ol line coach at various institutions. In 1924, he served in
that capacity under "Sol" Wolf at the
local high school, going from there to
Princeton, where he was line coach of
the freshman team. Returning to Lock
Haven in 1929, he was offered the same
position at our college. Accepting,
Coach Griffin has co-operated with
Coaches Morgan and Kaiser in producing two championship teams. A long
cheer for Don Griffin!

Faculty Members Attend
Guidance Conference
Dr. Frances Coppens and Dr. H a r r y P.
Weber attended the Second Annual
Guidance and Personnel Conference of
Secondary Schools and Colleges held
Friday and Saturday, October 30 and 31,
at the Pennsylvania State College. They
also attended t h e meeting of the executive committee, held Friday forenoon,
as members from the Lock Haven District of the P. S. E. A.
The general theme of the Conference
was "High School and College Relations."
The main subject of t h e Friday afternoon session was "What Should Be t h e
Basis of Selection for College?" discussed
by Dr. F. O. Holt from t h e University of
Wisconsin; W. S. Hoffman, Registrar a t
State College, and Levi Gilbert, principal of Altoona Senior High School. The
Friday evening session, "What Data
Should be Available for Selection and
Guidance?" and "How May Standardized
Personality Tests be Used in Guidance?"
were t h e main topics discussed by Dr.
Holt and R. G. Bernreuter of State College, Saturday morning John P. Lozo of
the Reading High School, and Dr. Holt
lectured on "What Should be Included
in Reports from the College to the High
School?" Other minor topics relating
to the main subjects w e r e discussed.

Calvin Cooke was declared winner in
the final round of the tennis tournament
in Coach Kaiser's second year gym class
after defeating Hoy in two desperate
sets by scores of 8-6 and 6-3,
In the first round Marshall defeated
Feit; Katchik defeated Curry; Saxon defeated Burkett; Shearer vanquished McNerney; Hoy vanquished Shroat; H e y drick subdued J. Smith; T, Smith defeated Fry; Shishak surprised by a win
over Emery, and Cooke easily defeated
Shirm,
In the second round Kachik surprised
with a victory over Saxon; Hoy took
Shearer's measure; Heydrick defaulted
to Smith; Cooke was hard put to win
from Shishak in t h r e e sets by scores
6-2, 4-6, 9-7.
In the third round Kachik k e p t u p
his flne work by a victory over Marshall,
while Cooke was taking Tom Smith's
measure by scores of 6-0, 6-1. Hoy d r e w
a by.
In the semi-flnals Cooke had his hands
full in winning from Kachik by scores
of 7-5 and 6-3. Hoy again drew a by.
In one of the flnest matches of the season, Cooke demonstrated his tennis ability by winning from Hoy in two bitterly
fought sets. The scores were 8-6 and
6-3.
Although there are two other tournaments under way, it is unlikely that
they will be over before the snow sets
in. Drick is leading in the class B percentage tournament.
The consolation
tournament flnds Feit, T. Smith, and
Emery leading the pack.
Under Coach Kaiser's guidance it is
quite possible that many fine tennis
stars will be developed for the spring
tournaments.

Dr.A.S.RudeTalkson
"Problems of Control'
At the regular Vesper Service Sunday
evening, November 1, Dr, A. S. Rude
gave an interesting talk on the " P r o b lems of Control." He stated that t h e r e
a r e two main divisions of control—material and social.
To illustrate the material control he
spoke of some of the large airships and
bridges that man has built.
Dr. Rude stated that social control is
the most difflcult problem because human nature is so varied and changeable.
He divided the people into two groups—
normal and abnormal. Dr. Rude said
that people a r e controlled by habits,
ideas, and emotions. He gave the units
that helped control such as the individual, the family, religion, government,
and education. He also showed how r e ligion and government dealt with external things such as rewards, punishments, and prizes, and how education
should try to deal more with internal
things.
Before Dr. Rude's talk Francis Wenrick sang a solo entitled, "Come All Ye
Blessed," by John Prindle Scott.

Art Class Observe Back
Stage of MarionetteShow
On Monday, October 26th, Miss Nellie
DuBois' afternoon a r t class had t h e e x ceptional opportunity of observing the
back-stage arrangement of Tony Sarg's
Marionettes.
One of the puppeteers (the n a m e a p plied to the operators of the marionettes)
gave an interesting explanation on the
manipulation of these miniature actors.

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NOVEMBER 6, 1931

The vast majority of students coming
to college are called upon to make some
sort of adjustment. It may be a change
in their social relations; it may be a
change in their attitude towards higher
education; or it may be a change in their
dependence on a limited group of human
beings. A well organized orientation
course has as its object t h e assisting of
students to make these changes.
Now that such a course is being offered
to the freshman boys, a long felt need
of our college is filled. F o r some years
such a course has been offered to freshm a n girls but until this year no organized
steps had been taken to assist the incoming nren students to make the adjustments which their entrance into college demands.
One of t h e most valuable parts of this
course is the interviews which the freshmen have with faculty members and
members of s c h o o l
organizations.
Through these interviews the new students find it possible to learn something
of t h e courses of study and the activities
which the college has to offer.
The factor which decides whether the
course has achieved its ends or not is the
ease with which the incoming students
adapt themselves to their new environment.
The splendid attendance at the Hallowe'en dance, with the day-rooms and
dormitories both well represented, seems
to indicate that the decision of the Social
Committee in making this a strictly College party met with the approval of the
students. Comments on t h e dance show
t h a t t h e students appreciate t h e p r o gram tendered them by t h e faculty and
a r e in favor of more social occasions to
be held u n d e r the same rulings.

Among the Plots

TIMES

"Once More—"

Once more the days a r e plaques of
burnished gold.
And trees are etched against unclouded
Batson, Alfred: Vagabond's Paradise.
skies
When one flrst picks up this book with
its enticing title, he prepares himself In scarlet curves defying winter cold—
for an interesting evening of delving in- A gallant flash that soars then quickly
dies;
to just what the vagabond's idea of paradise is. After he completes the book, The brittle leaves, a whispering tawny
band.
however, the reader comes to the surprising conclusion that the vagabond's Intone a rhapsody of orange and blue
idea of heaven is absolutely different Then fall into the earth's wide-open hand
To rot and lose their brightly painted
from his.
hue.
Vagabond's Paradise is a book that
brings you back to earth, that brings This autumn song of ecstasy—then
death—
you in touch with the gruesome facts of
life, that takes you for days over the This song we loved and could not hold
soggy swamp-lands and endless deserts
too near
of Central America. If you like real, Is but a ghost, a dream, a breath
honest-to-goodness snake stories, here Of other days one wild and glorious
is the book for you. If you still love to
year—read of the superstitions of slow, dull For any loveliness, too well I see.
natives, you will like this book. Here Away from you is drab vacuity,
you meet Fregg, the great buU-flghter.
J u n e Breining.
Here too, you meet the toreador from
Boston who has made such a n a m e for
himself in Mexico. You enter beautiful
Mexico City with the author and admire
the historic buildings that stUl stand. If
you are interested in traveling on the
railroad, tramp-style, you are sure to
In t h e Science I course, formerly called
get some good pointers here. You will
find "Vagabond's Paradise" a story that "Everyday Science," Mr. Stemple has
is delightfully written, and one that r e - introduced the text "Matter and Energy"
by Wendt and Smith. This is the first
veals a worth-while personality.
text published t h a t covers the field of
science in general at a college level. It
deals with fundamental
principles.
Larry—Thoughts of Youth, by a CoUege "Matter and Energy" composes an enSophomore.
tirely n e w introduction to the physical
"We can do only our best wherever we sciences, and in fact to life in general.
are, and doing so, don't need to worry It renders obsolete all the old purely d e about those things which w e cannot do," scriptive texts and teaches fundamental
for "the hills fiatten out when you come principles instead. It recognizes t h e
epoch-making importance of research in
to them."
science. It claims the necessity of a
This is only a bit of Larry's philosophy complete understanding of matter and
of life which he clearly and frankly r e - energy as the basis for t h e understanding
veals in this little book of reminiscences of other important things in life. When
of a happy, hopeful, unspoiled Lafayette we once really k n o w time, space, matter,
debater, who was killed on an Arizona and energy—the Four Big Horsemen of
ranch during his summer vacation fol- the Universe—then the mysteries will
lowing the completion of his sophomore no longer be mysteries; they will become
year.
simple, common, everyday knowledge.
"Larry" was really Larlmore Foster,
of Ridgewood, New Jersey, Boy Scout,
Hi-Y man, and church member, (but, as
he himself says, "the 'Larlmore' part is
so much bunk.") His ideas, ideals, and
most intimate personal reflections are
very delightfully expressed in the pages
Vera Conrad and Mary Jane Nichols
of his diary, his occasional missives to week-ended at the homes of Clarita Duhis parents, and his letters to "Girl," hart and Beatrice Berg at Port Allewho plays an important part in his col- gheny.
lege life. This material is interspersed
Julie Cornely spent the week-end at
with a few very clever poems of his own
making. The thoughts of this modern her home in Madera.
college youth who faced life whole and
J a n e McGirk, Myra Evans, Elsie Meckfound a joy in living thoughts on re- ley, and Peg Dorries were among the
ligion, on "blind dates," on "wild par- Altoona girls w h o went home.
ties," "Frosh" regulations, friendships,
Jenice and Edith Sharpe spent Sunsports, girls, and "Themes for English," day in Salamanca, N. Y., where they viscompose one of the most refreshing and ited at the home of Lil Rohde, '30.
unusual books ever published.
Ruth Sponsler made her weekly trip
It is a volume for all college boys and to Williamsport.
girls to read, to enjoy, and to think about
Several of our faculty and students
seriously. "Larry" is "Youth interpreted attended the game at Bloomsburg on
by Youth."
Saturday. Among them were the followI. WELCH.
ing: Dr. Coppens, Miss Erickson, Miss
Northey, Miss Dixon, Miss Fox, Miss
Weisner, Miss Seltzer, Miss Edgerton,
Jenice Sharpe, Martha Zeigler, Christy
Harman, John Kachik, Ralph Drick, and
Omar Harris.
The Mt. J e w e t t gang, including ViThe children of the third grade of the vian Benson, Virginia Bengston, Kay
Training School had a gay Hallowe'en Thomas, and Helen Johnson, all spent
party, Friday afternoon, with games, a the week-end with their parents.
program, and other enjoyable things.
Betty Sundberg, of Jersey Shore, was
The program, under the capable supervision of Kathryn Karterman, included the guest of Eleanor Cox, of Williamsstories, songs, and whistling. Special port, over the week-end.
Shirley Null had a very good time vismention is due the clever entertainment
provided by Erma Cailender through iting in Jersey Shore, Sunday.
her imitations of various bird calls.
Minnie Clark made a short visit in MaRefreshments, including cookies, ap- haffey, Sunday afternoon.
Violet Holes visited in Clearfleld on
ples and candy were served. The party
Sunday.
ended at 3:00 o'clock.

"Matter and Energy" Is
New Science Textbook

US and Others

Third Grade Pupils
Hold Hallowe'en Party

The W. A. A, held an initiation Monday night, November 2, in the gymnasium.
Each pledge was required to bring a
towel, a pillowcase, and pins. The girls
were securely blindfolded and led
through dangerous passageways to the
tune of the paddle.
If you see any mutilated students—
well, the committee in charge of the W.
A. A. initiation are the ones to be blamed.

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On Monday afternoon the A. C. D.'s
held a meeting to plan for their banquet
and to begin their initiation of the
pledges. Ah, well, what's a mere initiation?
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The Dramatic Club members w e r e
kept busy last week with their meetings
on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
Business just can't be neglected.
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The Education Club met in room 25 in
the Training School on Monday night.
The subject for the evening was "Mental Cases."
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Tuesday evening, from seven until
seven-thirty, the Shakespeare Literary
Society met and discussed club business.
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Hallowe'en was the subject for discussion at the Day Room Y. W. meeting held
on Thursday, October 29.
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Eloise Pownell told about the origin of
Hallowe'en, and the girls and Miss Rowe
related various Hallowe'en customs of
their home towns.

MissMacDonald Attends
State Librarians' Meeting
Miss Irene MacDonald, librarian, r e p resented our College at the annual meeting of the Penna. State Library Association at Pittsburgh, on Oct. 20-23. T h e
meeting was devoted to general sessions
and section assemblies. The college section, of which Miss MacDonald was a
member, took an all-day tour of Pittsburgh, visiting many of t h e college libraries in the city, including the University
of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, and
Duquesne University as well as t h e
Pennsylvania State College for Women.
The new Cathedral of Learning and other points of interest w e r e seen on this
tour.
John Macy gave a v e r y interesting talk
on "Reading for Pleasure" at the general
banquet given in t h e Hotel Schenley.
About twenty-four college librarians
were present at the meeting; five of this
number represented State Teachers Colleges. An especially interesting feature
of the convention was an illustrated address upon the international art exhibit
upon display at the Carnegie museum.
Miss MacDonald spent t h e week-end
following the meeting at Indiana State
Teachers College.
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Dr. Harry Weber
Presents New Book on
Mennonites to Library
(Continued from page 1)
substantially completed it in 1926. Due
to delays it did not reach publication u n til five years later.
The author is a graduate of Goshen
College, Witmarsun Theological Semin a r y and the Hartford Foundation. H e
was head of t h e Department of Sociology
at Albright College, Reading, Pa., for
several years, and is now Dean of Men
and Instructor in Social Studies at Lock
Haven State Teachers CoUege.

COLLEGE

TIMES

Snatched From the
Blotter
If you have noticed any machinal
movements on the part of your impressionable colleagues, blame it on the Sarg
Marionettes,
During the Thackeray
opus we expected a piping voice to lisp,
"Are you trying to pull my leg?" and for
a come-back . . . "No, I'm just stringing you along" . , . b u t we're not appreciated, so why go on . . .
If, as a well-known essayist asserts, a
man's character can be told by the books
on his library shelf . . . well . . . most
of our acquaintances a r e kleptomaniacs
. . . (We apologize, sincer-iously).
We notice that a New York garbage
man has just retired, after forty years
in service. Which tabloid will procure
t h e serial rights to his memoirs?
Virginia Woolf has let loose a new
opus bearing the title, "The Waves."
Odd, how literati ride waves, titular
ones. Carl Van Doren's novel, "The
Ninth Wave," you may recall . . . and
of course, Evelyn Scott's "The Wave."
All we need now is a cinema dubbed
"Waves of Desire"—or do we?

Zimmer Harp Trio
To Appear at This
College November 16

When we feel a wander-lust grasping
us, we use our synthetic Pullman idea
. , . climb up on a shelf and stick a cinder in our eye, and chant our little poem
. . . Re-evolution . . .
Oh yes, oh yes, it seems to me,
That monkeys in one's family tree.
Oh yes, oui, oui, they seem to be
Preferred to bats in one's belfry . . .

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worth, but something else—a satisfaction for the eye as well as the ear."
Harry Newcombe, dramatic baritone,
who appears as soloist with the Trio, has
sung in oratorio and opera throughout
the states. Mr, Newcombe will sing
three groups on the program, including
the aria from Verdi's "Ballo in Maschera" (The Mask Ball),"Eri tu che Macchiave."

Things that linger:
. . . Gandhi in England, making laconic speeches and giving the impression of a movie star on a personal appearance tour . . .
. . . The popularity of Water Street
on those strolls home from Sabbath interludes . . . maybe it's the moon, with
few trees to hide it . . . maybe it's the
romantic proximity of the river . , .
and maybe it's the . . . well, you know
the song . . .
. . . The ovation, a perfect natural
one, given to the football squad, returning from a conquest, and entering upon
others.
. . . The odd, slangy flavor of "Billboard" and "Variety" magazines. At
least a tiny peep will give you a new
slant on the American slanguage.
. . . Modern Library Giants at one
dollar per copy; huge, unabridged length
books like Tolstoy's "War and Peace";
Boswell's "Life of Johnson."
, . . The sound of hoofers and college
chorines routining dance numbers on
our staid auditorium stage, warning us
t h a t "For Goodness S a k e " is soon to be
presented for our sake. The Musicals
last year w e r e smash hits. The idea is
for most of you to wait until the last mom e n t to get tickets; t h e rest of us want
good seats . . ,
. . . The tiny bird bath, halfway tow a r d Dew Drop Inn. In case you aren't
well informed on such things, the birdies
b e a r the names Faith, Hope, (iharity, and
Mercy. All wet, you say? No, they only
get that way when it rains . . ,
. . . The Hallowe'en dance treading
t h e heels of the Praeco affair. Mail-men
a r e weighed down by sundry notes for
s u n d r y shoes for sundry babies,
. . . That otherwise sophisticated,
nnondaine normalites aren't offended by
t h e "baby" appelations . . .
. . . That it's a "feller needs a friend"
feeling w h e n your own group tears to
bits y o u r own composition in Advanced
C o m p . Alas, they don't know it's yours.
Alas, that doesn't help t h e feeling.
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Ask H a r r y Welch, Jim Floruss, and
Bob Hunter about their midnight adventure.

Dancing Class Ends
The dancing class ended its course of
instruction with a party in the gymnasium on Tuesday evening, October 27.
The most outstanding events of the
evening's program were dancing, contests and refreshments. The class p r e sented an auto robe to Miss Arey, the
class instructor, and a bracelet to Helen
Munson, the pianist.
Everyone seems to have had a most enjoyable time. The lollypops and cookiss
were special features which appealed
even to the dignifled upperclassmen.

Why does Edie Sharpe only get certain
letters on certain days? Three guesses!

ON NAMES
Have you ever concentrated on the
thought:
—That your name is probably the most
concrete manifestation of your individuality and personality.
—That most people are huffy if you
don't remember their name.
—That it is therefore good psychology
to remember people's names. Look at
Napoleon, for instance. All his soldiers
worshipped him—he could call them
practically all by name.
—That people love to see their names
in print.
—That people are insulted if their
name is misspelled in print—despite the
fact that there a r e about seven different
ways to spell any name (Read, Reed,
Rede, Ried, Reid, Wreed, Reade).
—That your own name stands out
from the printed page like an orange
blotch on a black surface.
—That your name probably connotes
some characteristic or occupation of one
of your ancestors, (Long, Smith).
—That you are frothy if your name is
mispronounced consistently.
—That you wish your family had let
you pick your own flrst name.
—That you like a name because you
like a person, and conversely.
—^That all this fuss about names is a
funny personal vanity anyhow.
—That if you want to be popular,
make a good grade, have your students
like you, make a sorority, get pledges,
etc., you'd better remember names—
(pronunciations and spelling).
—That in spite of efforts, College
Times frequently offends by misspelled
names.
—That this is a lot of bunk—only . . .

Attendance Is Large
At Hallowe'en Party

After playing marches for two hours
We suggest that Ed Dettrey and his ac- at orchestra practice:
complices sing the same verse of a song
Jane McGirk—"Let's play something
at the same time. Too many discords
On Saturday evening, students and
else besides waltzes."
come from the rear of the auditorium.
faculty were greeted at the gymnasium
Mr. Lehman—"All right, I'll send for doors by Miss Belle Holaway and Dr.
a load of them."
Harry F. Weber and were ushered into
The latest fad among t h e fair sex of
a real Hallowe'en night scene. Jackthe day-room is red and white stockings
After last week the girls ought to know O-Lanterns peeped from behind corn
and low-heeled shoes. To which of the
stalks, bright windows stood out in a
upperclassmen can we give credit for how to toss coins.
city of dark houses, black witches on
this combination?
It seems strange, but some of the brooms rode above the chimneys, and
freshmen are wearing their ribbons from overhead a sky-full of stars blinked
The demand for cotton has certainly again.
down.
increased during the last week. If stock
With such a background and with the
doesn't go up, it won't b e the fault of
The freshmen seem to be economizing Lyric Orchestra at its best, an evening
the day-room sororities. They've done
by
the
looks
of
red,
white
and
black
of fun began with the flrst notes of a
their best.
stockings.
popular song. Fantastic hats and an inexhaustible supply of ginger cookies and
And then there was t h e Frosh who,
If someone would please think of punch added a great deal to the evewhen the college assembly was told to
something
else
for
the
freshmen
to
wear,
ning's frivolity. The gaity kept increashum the song, asked which verse!!
they would have walking Christmas ing and seemed to reach a climax when,
trees.
at about ten o'clock, the football men
Student teacher (grading Penmanship
returned and were greeted with cheers.
papers)—"These papers are so hard to
Just what Jenice and Betty were t r y - At eleven-thirty, "Home, Sweet Home"
grade. They all look alike to me."
ing to do at the dance Saturday night brought the party to an end.
Second sfudent teacher—"They must we don't know, anyway the music rack
have copied."
and music fell to the floor as they danced
past the orchestra.
The spooks seemed to have been kept
If seeing is believing, anyone who saw
busy half-sheeting beds and the like.
Last Friday at 6:00 P. M., flfteen fair
the "Grand March" Sautrday night must
co-eds became very bold and partook of
Most Frosh boys are hitting the high believe that the football men like punch. a spaghetti dinner at the White Front
do's these days. Getting in tune as fuAlice Lillibridge a half hour after Restaurant on Henderson Street. The
ture Carusos, according t o reports.
lunch—"Well, guess I'll go down and let pastime of the evening, in addition to
strenuous business of eating spaghetti,
my 'roomie' in, 1 have the key."
A milk drinking contest is under way
was harmonious singing. Those present
in the dining hall. Watch for further
College is largely a matter of give and were: Kay Karterman, Pat Farrell, Molly
developments.
take. Give money and take examina- Hammon, Polly Barndt, Mary Steiner,
Ruth Straley, Martha Bittner, Mary
tions.
Beaver, Jean Mateer, Claire Wade, Helen
Many of the girls in Miss Edgerton's
Hygiene class went on a diet when they
After the Hallowe'en dance, some girls Munson, Helen Farr, Jacqualine Randell,
were asked to count their calories.
had broken feet and some broken hearts. Florence Priddy, and Ruth Savage.

Co-Eds Eat Spaghetti