^ i ALUMNI DAY SATURDAY COLLEGE TIMES state Teachmrs College, Loch Haven, Vol. 17 Pa. No. 14 TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1941 To Get Diplomas; Alumni Day May 2 4 ^ Commencement and Baccalaureate Speakers Announced For Senior \ Exercises To Be Held O n M a y 27 As The Times goes to press the only release we can give you on the Commencement speaker is that Dr. Ben G. Graham, superintendent of Pittsburgh schools, and one of the state's most outstanding educators, will speak at t h e 65th annual Commencement on Tusday at 10:30 A.M. On Sunday at 4 P. M., Bishop Hunter Wyatt-Brown of Harrisburg, will deliver the baccalaureate address. Plans for 1941-42 Budget Committee About Completed New Finance Committee Appointed—Budgret to Be Balanced in Fall * P l a n s for the Student Coopera t i v e Council budget for the school t e r m of 1941-42 have been going forward during the last month. B u d g e t estimate «heets have been driven to the different organizations a n d all have been returned with "the exception of the Praeco and m u s i c orgaTiizations' reports. T h e new finance committee has 1>een appointed t n d will consist of 14 members headeKi by t h e newlyelected and installed treasurer of "the Council, Lewla Rathgeber. The proportion of classes is on a fiveXlve-four ration. There are five seniors, five juniors and four sophomores. The Seniors a r e Violet Nest e r , Rosella Corbin, William Grenoble, Fred Vairo and Dorothy Keister. The Juniors are, in addi"tlon to Mr. R a t h g e b e r : Leo H e r t z o r , Walter Ganz, Tbni Kilsdonk. a n d Eather Marie Shea. The four aophomores a r e •William Hoffman, M a r y Baldwin, J e a n e t t e EJaron and H e n r y Ryan. Only six of the 14 a r e members of t h e Board of Direct o r s . This is permissible inasmuch a s a member of the finance com(Continued on Page Two) New Officers for Freshman Class The Freshman Clasis held their l a s t meeting of t h e year on F r i d a y a t 10:00. The most Importajit business was the election of class officers. , T h e new President of t h e class of '44 is Allen Kelley, from Oaleton. H e will aucceod Dan Bloomen, a DuBois student. William Hoffman, Lock Haven, was chosen Vice-President. T h e Class aLso continued In office the treasurer, Helen Burgess, from Lajnado"Wine, and Priscilla Hese, of Williamsport, as Secretary. Mr. Lehmam, class adviser, urged t h e class to get their d u e s paid as Boon a s passible, explaining that t h e class trea«ury was very low. Delta Rho Beta Holds Fraternity Dinner Dance Mr. Hudson Speaker; Over One Hundred Fifty People in Attendance The Delta Rho Beta F r a t e r n i t y brougrht their curremt year to a close on Saturday, May 17, when they held their dinner-dance a t the Clinton County Country Club with Barney Underwood as toastmaster. The annual Derby event was one of the most successful in point of numbers of any held t h u s far. Over one hundred forty people attended. Thia included about thirty alumni and guests. The favors for the occasion were gold square pursea with the fraternity .seal and amall vanities inside, also with the fraternity seal. The ladies also received corsages. The four faculty advisers, Mr. Parsons, Mr. Smith, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Fleming, and their respective wives, were guests of the fraternity as well as Dr. ajid Mrs. Flowers, and Mr. Hudson, famous custodian of the book store, who w a s the feature speaker. After the banquet the group danced to the music of t h e "Rhythmaires" of Lewistown. Bruce Adams, t h i s year's president, was general chairmajn. Bd Saiers was chairman of the seating a r r a n g e ments and programs, Robert Slenker handled the menu, and Glenn Lytle headed the music committee. The College Times expresses the best wishes of the entire student body and faculty of the College for a successful career to each and every senior. May you continue to remember your Alma Mater, feel free to visit us, and keep alive the many friendships you have formed here at CoOeere. College Players Present Final Play, '*The Romancers" Next Year's Praeco ENDS SUCCESSFUL YEAR Staff to Be Headed As a final offering the College Players a r e presenting, in comjnecBy Don Rathgeber tion with the Alumni Day activiBigrger and Better Praeco Is Planned For Next Year The editing of next year's Praeco will be under t h e guidance of Don Rathgeber, a Junior in secondary education, who formerly held t h e position of sports editor. He has been a stajf member ever since his Sophomore year. This year t h e PRAF3CO has been under the able leadership of T h o m a s E. Bittner, who informed the TIMES t h a t the college yearbook would probably be in the hands of the student body before May' 22. To all those who would be interested in working on the PRAECO, it is asked t h a t they please sign their names on a slip of paper and hand it to Mr. Rathgeber. The advance reports seem to bear out the prediction of this year's staff t h a t the 1940-41 PRAECO will be even better t h a n last year's. The entire staff and their faculty adviser. Dr. Bottorf, deserve a vote of t h a n k s for their splendid work. Rosella Corbin Is English Club Holds Elected Dorm Pres. New Officers Installed Final Meeting At Reg:ular Ceremony With their final meeting, a picnic a t the Rocky Point camp, t h e English Club brought one of their most successful years to a close. The seasoTi s t a r t e d with a party given a t Dr. North's home; gathered momentum with two more meetinga in which speakers gave addresses; and was well on its way to t h e finish line when Dr. Dunlap gave his talk on Mark Twain a few weeks back. In addition to these main points t h e r e were numerous meetings t h a t greased the trail for a smooth runining and an enjoyable club year. T h e lending library r e p resents one of the large projects whioh Is promoted every year, and, like the club, its records show t h a t it too went through t h e greatest year since i t s beginning. T h e literary publication, T H E CRUCIBLE, adds a n o t h e r t r i m p e t call for the club as it emerges in its first year of existence on our campus. Most of the praise for all this can be directed to tho retiring president. Loreta Petrucci, who, with t h e help of adviser I>r. KTorth, -was never afraid to p u t work or time Into the organization. The new president, J. (C3ointlnued on Pagre 2) Alumni Day Program Closes The Book On Another School Year Rosella Corbin stepped up from her position a s Vice-President of the Girl's Dormitory Council a n d became President a t the annual election T h u r s d a y night. Misis Corbin, who hails from Altoona, will succeed Lois Wagner. Maxine Bressler, from Renovo, was elected Vice-President, J e a n Haggen was chosen Secretary, and Rita Williams of Montrose, wajs elected President. The new officers were installed oo Sunday night a t the regular ceremony. Afterwards the girls had a party, and refreshments were served. » Class of '43 Elects For Next Year The present Sophomore Class held their election for next year's offices on Friday morming a t 10:00. The optgolng president, I^ewis Rathgeber, presided over t h e final nieetlng. The cla.ss voted to elect by a (Continued on Page 2) ties, t h e one-act play, "The Romancers," by Edmoad Roistand. Thia play lias already had two public performances; one a t Mill Hall High School a n d one a t Avis High School; consequently, by t h e time the college sees it, the cast will be well versed in their roles. T h e play t a k e s place in t h e fifteenth century, necessitating period costumes for the entire cast. Mi»s Sonia Venger has done a goo<3 job in designing and making the greater p a r t of fne wardrobe for the play. One of t h e difficulties encountered in t h e production w a s the construction of a wall t h a t could be easily carried about "on tour," but after the director, Charles Norlund, had a brainstorm, he a n d the stage manager. J. Russel Gabel, managed to erect an effective wall. Not only did it serve a s a wall, but it is mo constructed t h a t "on tour" it will serve as a dressing room, clothes closet, and prompter's booth. if the limited staging facilitie.s of some high schools nece.ssitate such measures. Probably t h e first public performance of the play gtave EJdmond Rostand's ghost the chills, to say nothing of t h e headaches for the prompter. The cast acted well their parts, but they seemed to get their cues mixed up. When they found themselves mixing speeches, they merely continued actiingr until they got back on the right track again, causing the prompter to go haywire, but the audience wa-ri planned by the various reunion claisses. The afternoon has a number of attractions. One to thret; is the time scheduled for a baseball game b e tween Lock Haven and a traditional rival, Bloomsburg S t a t e T e a c h ers College. T h i s will take piace on the old college field. At two o'clock the music and speech d e p a r t m e n t s of the college will put on a p r o g r a m in the new auditorium. T h e speech group will present a play, "The R o mancers," and singing will be d o n e by the music g r o u p s . At three-fifteen, W. Max Bo-irsert, alumni president, will preside at the business meeting and election of officers in the new auditorium. This win be followed by a, reception for alumni and -wniors at t h e president's residence. At six-fifteen in the evening t h e annual bainquet for alumni, seniors, and faculty members will be held in the college hall. Several college music groups will entertain. In. a d dition, plans have been made to provide a speaker. Class groups are to sit together. The dinner will cost one dollar, the only charge ' (Continued on Page 2) New sec Officers Installed for '43-43 The officers for the coming year in the Student Cooperative Council a r e : President. Dick Hartzell; Vice-President, Eugene Shuey; Recording Secretary, Ruth Myers; Con-esponding Secretary, Lucy Read; a n d Treasurer, Lewis R a t h geber. The Installation Committee h a s decided to use the same ceremony as they did last year, hoping to make It a tradition. On Monday morning. May 19th, im the final Assembly the move-up day exercises were combined with, the Installation Service. T h e Old Student Council w e r e guests in the dhilng rooni for lundfc on Monday noon. THE COLLEGE TIMES COLLEQE TIMES T h e College Times is published a t t h e Lock Haven State Teachers ollege. Lock Maven, Penna., by the EWitorial Board of the College Timoa Published Semi-monthly During the School Year EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-Chief . . . . Lewis W. Rathgeber, Jr. Assistant Bditor George Givin Managing Editor Dale Olmstead Sports Bditor Don Rathgeber Social Kditor William Masterson Business Manager J- Russell Gabel Assistant Circulation Manager Charles Zong Assistant Circulation Manager Margaret Shaff jr Advertising Manager C. William Hoffman Assistant Advertising Manager Charles Bowes eacretaries Winifred Miller, Sonia Venger Staff W r i t e r s : John Akeley, Charles Norlund, William R. Bittner, Priscilla Hess, Louise Caldwell, Betty Thompson, Rita Hurd, Lois Raup. Virginia Keith, Doris Case, Phylia Wolfe, Alyce Barr, Ban Wetzler, Fred Jamison, Barney Underwood, J a c k Stevenson, George Barnes, Richard Hartzell, Jack Wharton. Acceptance for mailing at special rates ot postage provided for lu Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized J u n e 3, 1823. Entered as Second Class m a t t e r November 6, 1928, a t the Post Office a t Lock Haven, Penna., under t h e Act of March 3, 1879. TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1941 GOODBYE In a short time we shall all be saying the usual goodbyes, wishing the usual good luck, and signing new Praecos, trying in one sentence to sum up an entire year. Not a person on Campus will have a harder .job than your editor, as both a personal friend' of practically every student, and as the voice of student opinion. If each of you does nothing else, he should take a bird's eye view of the school term of 1940-41. How have I improved ? Have I added to my intellectual stature ? Have I added to the utmost of my ability? If not, where have I failed? Then, most important of all, how can I make up for lost ground ? Do not forget, however, that there is more to school than the intellectual side. I sincerely doubt if the greater part of the school has neglected the social aspect, but there are those who have not obtained the fullest social benefits of our college, and there are those who have not handled their social life in a manner befitting college students. A versatile social background acquired in college can be of the greatest service not only to teachers but to all others who go out into the world, as they must, and mingle with their fellow men. Such a background may well give the possessor the ultimate in life. It may be the vehicle that will carry one's ideas and contributions throughout our globe and serve as the excuse for that person's being. Do not forget, my friends, the saying compounded by the ancient philosophers when asked by their monarch for a statement that would endure for all time —"This too shall pass away—we pass this way but once." Yet if I leave no other thought with you, I do want to impress upon you as both a personal and editorial message a plea to continue to have hope and faith. We have passed through one of tha finest seasons of the year, spring. It should leave with each of you the thought that all is not lost. That somehow the seasons will continue to follow each other. That the sun will always rise on a new day giving continued promise of a better future to come. SENIORS In a short time our College will be mourning the loss of one of the finest groups of Seniors ever to receive their diplomas. They will be going out into the world to start what Ave all hope will be very successful careers. At the same time they are going out into a world that will demand a great deal of them—that IS demanding a great de^l of them. jTliey are going out to become positive additions to one of the finest of professions. Plato compares teaching to the uipright apex of a pyramid. Yet it also seems logical to place them at the base of the pyramid. Is not education, and consequently teaching, the foundation of human progress and civilization .' I t would be impossible to picture a civilization without education Do not believe, however, that there is little left to be done When men slaughter each other, when men devastate fields and homes, as is the case in Europe, then remember that civilization has not advanced too far above the nrimitive level. Wars are simply devices for turning the clock of (progress back to the days when self-preservation was S S more dominant. Wars only prove that education is S a veneer with the great mass of humamty. It is up to vou Seniors, future leaders of education, to carry it beyond edu^Uon for the few. You must once, and for all time ent h r S e reason as our criterion and drive primitive methods and motions into oblivion. Eagle Nine Defeats Mansfield 7 to 4 Seventh Inning Rally Brings Five Tallies Springing to life in t h e seventh inning, T. C. gained revenge for their defeat a t Miansfield last week by trouncing the Mountaineers 7-4. on our home field, Friday afternoon. Reliable H u b Heverly was the EJagles' choice for mound duty and pitched his uaual steady, dependable game, allowing the U p - s t a t e r s nine scattered hits. This was Heverly's third istraight win. Lee, Mansfield hurler, who was with Elmlra of t h e EJastem League fast year, w a s tagged for 11 safeties. After trailing 3-2, Coach Yost's n i n e suddenly found their work and came through with 5 tallies in the big seventh. Springman was safe on a fielder's choice amd wa« scored on Florey's first single of t h e year, who likewise tallied on a pass ball. Heverly was hit by a pitched ball and w a s driven in by a home r u n by Wagner. Moore then smacked a n o t h e r 4-ply wallop. Mansfield threatened a rally in t h e eighth but were able t o get only one more run. Walt Ganz led the T. C. batters with t h r e e hits while Joe Wagmer a n d Dale Florey had two apiece. The fielding throughout was good, with plenty of spirit a n d cooperation. CLASS OF 194.3 (From Pagre One) plurality vote t a t h e r t h a n a majority. Roger Ferneau, from Tyrone, w a s chosen to succeed Mr. R a t h geber. Toni Kilsdonck, Lock H a ven, w a s elected Vice-President, succeeding Lucy Read. 'The position of Secretary will be filled by Alyce Barr, of Renovo, who succeeds Janice S t r a t t o n ; and Dale Olmstead of Lock Haven is the new T r e a s u r e r following Mr. Givin. Mr. Fleming then congratulated t h e present class officers explaining that he had received fine cooperation from them during the past year. The class then elected Mr. Fleming as faculty adviser and a d journed. ALUMNI DAY (From Page One) for the entire day. After dinner an aquatics demonstration will be given in t h e swimming pool by health education s t u d e n t s u n d e r t h e direction of Miss Dorothy Deach. The ei-ening will be climaxed by t h e alumni dance in the old gymnasium. A great deal of time has been spent by your alumni officers and t h e college- alumni-association is preparing the alumni program for this year. They deserve muoh credit and t h e largest t u r n o u t ever. COLLEGE PLAYERS (From P a g e One) a b d u c t '"Sylvette" when "Percinet" lays him low irf a sword fight. With t h e presentation of this play, the College Players will bring to a close a very successful year, beginning with t h e three-act play "You Can't Take It W i t h Tou," the presentation of numerous one-act plays throughout t h e year, and the formation of t h e T h e t a Zeta Cast of the Alpha Psi Omega National Dramatic Fraternity. ENGLISH CLUB (From Page One) Russel Gabel, although he has no definite plains for the forthcoming season a s yet, intends to strive for t h e high goals s e t u p by the 194041 period. Tornig Westinghouse EJdlaon Smith, t h e inventor, ia h a r d at work on a new one—a combination of flapjack griddle and the a u t o m a t i c record changer for quick breakfast service.—Detroit News. SPORTLITES By OON RATHGEBER THOUGHTS FOR ANY DAY: When an athlete allows t h a t he is the salt of the earth, it makes his t e a m - m a t e s feel like sprinkling him a r o u n d . . . . No m a t t e r w h a t game you play, you a r e never beaten until you loae confidence in yourself. But, once you admit to yourself t h a t you're licked, you a r e through. BASEBALL: There is a great amount of enthusiasm among the s t u d e n t body for baseball this s e a s o n . . . . The booriiing Irish voice of P a t O'Neill can be heard above all o t h e r s . . . . Peter P a n Ganz is no small noise when it comes to cutting loose with those bellicose b e l l o w s . . . . P r a n k Lovich h a s the stands on meedles and pins with his base s t e a l i n g . . . . Pity the poor old umpire w h e n he appear.s a t LHSTC T h e eminent Mr. Yost has enlisted t h e aid of a flock of youngsters to chase foul balls for h i m . . . . M a y b e we are wrong but we fnlnk t h i n k some of the veterans ai-e slipping, and they look like good foul ball chasing prospects. ball's most sen.sational characters, has requested that he be put on tha voluntarily retired list . . . . T h a t BobFeller la on the road to becoming one of baseball's g r r e a t e s t . . . . That Buddy Baer will join the Joe Louis' Bum-of-the-Month C l u b . . . . That the U. of North Carolina tennis playei-s believe they hold a record—51 consecutive victorlea. COINCIDENCE: I happened te be glancing through a Praeco of about 1930 vintage—and, so help me, t h e r e I s a w a picture showing the same dance of the veils t h a t the physical EMucation girls put on in the mdi-wlnter Festival. Yes sir. something new every year. ORCHIDS The orchide in this last issue go to all tho.se senior athletes w^ho will leave the c a m p u s this s p r i n g for the last time. If we could give you a reward, we would; but since wa are not in a position to do so, a c cept our best wishes for your continued health, happiness, a n d prosWE SEE BY T H E PAPERS: Tliat Dizzy Dean, one of base- perity. FIRST FRAGMENTS By CHARLES A. NORLUND F r o m t h e point of editing poetrj-, this has been a pretty good year. T o u r editor didn't have to go abegglng quite so much fir contributions. Since t h e advent of Mr. Hills, the writing of poetry, among other types of composition, has gained a new momentum. (I know of one individual w^ho has a t least seven articles "In the mail.") So prospects for this nook of t h e paper look r a t h e r good for next year. E\eryone with whom I've talked hope t h a t Mr. Hills will be with us-ne.\t year. I hope so, too. A word to the observant: this summer you will undergo m a n y experiences, some pleasant, some otherwise. Why not t r y to put them on paper? Who knows but t h a t you will have plenty of material for composition next t e r m ? Thia issue we publish a few pieces by Helen Stine, a raduating senior. I like both of the poems presented here. That they read well is perhaps their best quality. T h e following piece is very musical, and there are many delightful combinations of sounds. I particularly like the line which repeats the title. And all along your broad highway. You see the things I wajnt to see. . . . With your rippling water painta Won't you picture it for me? As far as craft goes, I t h i n k t h a t this one is t h e better done. The meter fits the jollity of the occasion. (Although I am vaguely r e minded of something by Robert Louis Stevenson). It is an appealing children's poem. 3 Trackmen Sent To State Meet Skerpon, F^airchilds, and Geno represented Lock Haven in the a n nual State Teachers College T'rack and Field meet a t Shippensburg, Saturday afternoon. Bill Skerpon was entered in the pole vaulting event, in which ha tied for first in the meet with Shippensburg last week. Ned Fairciiilds competed for honors in t h e half mile H e bias had two firsts in this event this year. FVank Geno, who was second In the triangular meet a t Slippery Rock, heaved t h e shotput for T. C. Coach Bossert accompanied t h e team. SGTS* GRIFFITH. MACK Strangely—In This Quiet Place T h e rain fell softly on the eaves. ENSIGN GAINES HERE EJnsign William Gaines, who reIt Is a melancholy sound, cently received his commissiom a s I only hear the drifting leaves. an ensign after completing the U. Against t h e wind, as they come S. Navy aviation course a t t h e Nadown. val Training Station at Pensacola, And strangely, in this quiet place, Fla., First Sergeant William T. Sergeant So Bur« it seems, your presence Griffith, Jr., and Staff Paul A. Mack, both of the Headhere, I find your arras and touch your quarters Battery, First Battalion, 190th Field Artillery, Camp Shelby, face. Miss., a r e .spending furloughs with So tangible, so sweet, my dear. their friends and relatives here. There a r e some things which an- The trio met a t Mobile, Ala., and noy amy editor. It seems forgivable drove to this city in Ensign Gainea* to ignore punctuation in modern car, driving s t r a i g h t through and poetry, b u t I have never heard of arriving in 12 hour§~ driving time. Sergeants Mack and Griffith a r e it being successfully mis-used. For example. The first two lines state visiting a t their homes h e r e and two different thoughts. If we want Ensign Gaines, a g r a d u a t e of the to admit t h a t they a r e related (not Lock Haven Teachers College last dependent), a semicolon is neces- year, is a guest a t the home of Mra. sary—otherwise, a period. T h e r e Charles H. Gallagher, of SusqueIs no need for a comma a t t h e end hanna Ave. of t h e third line. T h e second s t a n za is over-dressed with commas, PLANS FOR '41-42 although, if we overlook t h e awkF^om P a g e One wardness, it is grammatically cor- mittee does n o t have to be on t h e rect. Of course they a r e little Board of Directors. things, but they caji get u n d e r the The actual allocation of funds skin. must w a i t until next fall when the size of t h e income from Student A Water Color Picture O lazy, rippling river, flowing on- Activity fees will become more d e finite. As soon as school s t a r t s next •ward to sea. September, however, the finance You must have a secret massage. committee will be h a r d a t work a t Win you ripple It to m e ? You flow by nig'ht and all t h e day. tempting to balance the budget.