Merry Christmas--Happy New Year NORMAL TIMES At L o c k H a v e n S t a t e T e a c h e r s VOLUiME 6 L O C K H A V E N , P E K N A . , D E C E M B E K 19, "Why the Chimes Rang" "Why the Chimes Rang" a piay in one act hy Elizabeth McFadden is to he produced Wednesday December 21 by the people in the Junior High School. An unusual amount of time has been spent in the preparation and the play promises to be very good. The story telia of two pea.sant boys who wish te go to the cathedral at Christmaa time. One is taken by hl3 uncle. Hia brother has no gift te give but aids an old lady to the service. His gift although of the more humble kind ib the best. Woven into the play are seven pantomines which add to the beauty and atmosphere of the play. Near the end come many Christmas carols. The play is under the direction of Lloyd Bauman and Clarence Willianis, both prominent In College dramatics. Mr, All and Mr. Patterson are in charae of the Music. The play is to be given In conJunction with the usual Christmas program. A tree and an exchange of gifts are to add to the enjoyment of the Junior High School people. The Cast of Characters: Holger, a peasant boy, Robert Ungard. Stein, his brother, Wayne Myers, Bertel, their u>ato, Lehr Eckert, An old woman, Kelma Keen, A man, George Sheaalay, A courtier, Robert Rifflard, An old man, Thomas Aikey, A young girl, Mabel Burd, The king, Eugene Fox, The Angel, Josepfcine Packer. College Ih'll Tenor Wins Five Hundred Friends Warm, Friendly Personality of McQuhae Lights Up Varied Program Allen McQuhae, the brilliant and likeable tenor who sang at Teache r s College, Lock Haven, Friday evening, December 9, left Lock Haven with flve hundred new admirers. A particularly uoticable characteristic of both man and his choice of song was his versatility. The program ranged from Donizetti's "Una Furtiva Lagrlmax from "L'ElisIr D'Amore" to the whimsical "Kitty O'Toole" by Protheroe. Mr. McQuhae's program consisted of five distinct divisions: the first, two selections from Handel; the second, a group of French songs, the third, an aria; the fourth, a group of old Irish folk songs, and fifth, a group of English songs. Every Pi'OKraiii DistiuctlT* song waa distinctive and worthy of some speciiil notice. The calm, slow-moving and, withal, fervent "Where ere you walk" from Handel's S e ni e 1 e , Bemberg's "li .s'eige." a light, moving picture o: i snow storm, and the cleverly dra.uatized "Au Pays" by Holmes, were possibly the best received. The snappy "Ballynure Ballad,' the laughable "Low Back Car" and "Kitty My Love," carried oft honors in the Irish group. "The Hour" written and composed hy Solon Albert!, Mr. McQuhae's accompanist, was lovely, "Come to the Fair" by Martin and Hadyn-Wood's "The Brown Bird Singing" were ald outstanding in this group. Mr. McQuhae was especial^ 11b-•rai with encores, adding ten songs fo his long program. His accompanist Solon Albertl, played beautifully. The accompaniment to "Serenade Italienne" by Chausson was a fine interpretation of a Mediterranean *hore scene. U^m^Wi^^W^^W^W^WS 1 ^ '^^ ^^ ^0 ^ Debating Debating has been found as especially alluring in Mr. Sullivan's Social and Industrial History class (the class being evenly divided In sexes, we woader if the females al•^•'=i^^-'-!=**?:? 'J^S^tf li^x?>*51^ii^£PKr ways have the last word.) The question for the flrst formal debate is Resolved: That the Unitstare by way of response. "Ticket?" tire student body. ed States Government Should Subrepeated Earl. i n e college orchestra and Girls' sidize the Merchant Marine. An understanding smile, this time. Glee club added to the spirit of the The^ie la much conjectura as to "I haven't any." affair by rendering Christmas carthe outcoBe, but somewhere we ols. The tables and dining room "Gotta have a ticket." have heard: "The female of the speweie decorated in the usual holiday "Well, possibly not this time." cies ia more deadly than the male." "Huh? Howzat?" And Earl got colors and the whole place radiat•We wonder. ed a Christmas feeling. Even Santa ready to bounce, if necessary. Claus came down from the North "My name la McQuhae." Pole especially for the occasion and He Always Takes Tickets distributed gifts to all present. Finds Them at Banquet They don't get by Cerberus, and j).ner the dinner all went to the they don't get by Barl Smith. When In accordance with the traditions he takes tickets, he takes ticketa. of the college, the annual Christ- gym where music and dancing were Up came a plump, smillDK gentle- mas dinner party was held In the the chief features. Special credit man. He intended to get by with a eollege dining r o o m , Wednesday needs to go to the College orchestnod. "Ticket?" said Smitty, c o « - night. It was greatly enjoyed by the ra which furnished the music for mandlngly. A poUte bmt paaaled memlMra of the faculty and the en- the aflalr. m^^^^^^^i NUMBER 9 Revision of Boy's Dorm Constitution A committee of five has been selected by the mens dormitory to draft a new constitution. The necessity for changes in the old constitution have become vivid, due Ao the growth of the male element in the school and the change of the institution to a college. The committee was instructed to Obtain a dormitory consitution from the other Teachers Colleges of the state before proceeding with the actual framing of the constitution. Hope is expressed by the committee that their work will be ready for adoption during the fir«t week in January. Each class is represented on the committee. Nominations were made by secret ballot, each class selecting its own representative. Three seniors. Rue Fitzsimmons, Feit and Ward were elected. The Juniors are represented by Waterbury and the Freshmen by Bollinger. New Lincoln Book by Local Favorite "Abraham Lincoln. H i s Words and Deeds" has just come from the press of the F. A. Owen Publishing Company. What makes It of especial interest to T. C. students is that its author, Dr. O. T. Corson was the commencement orator when the class of 1926 graduated, and has spoken many times to local audiences, frequently on Lincoln. Dr. Corson's book is a full leatjOi study of Lincoln as a man. It is riot another biography, so much aa a simply written, sincerely appreciative study of Linclon's sterling characteristics: his humility, his reverence, his loyalty, his honesty, his Btanpiiclty, his humor, and his magnanimity. A chapter on the Gettysburg Address, disputing the popular misconception that tt was dashed off with little effort or thought, and chapters on Lincoln's education and OB the Lincoln Tomb round out a book full of the flavor of Lldfcoln and of the author. The Blue Scarf 11 was about seven-thirty the night before Christmas. I was busily wrapping gifts. I had them a 11 wrapped but one, and I prepared to wrap it. I got the box and paper (Continued on Page 3) NORMAL Art Club is Hive of Industry T h e Art Club is busily e n g a g e d in two distinctly different p u r s u i t s a t t h e present t i m e . A v a r i e t y of projects for C h r i s t m a s gifts a r e in progress. In fact, o n Art Club n i g h t . It m i g h t pass for S a n t a ' s own workshop. W o v e n handf-bags, tooled l e a t h e r a r t i c l e s , h a u d - p a i n t e d and block p r i n t e d c a i d s , lumii-shades, and book-ends a r e a m o n g t h e gifts to be seen in t h e m a k i n g T h e o t h e r activity Is t h e p a i n t i n g of s c e n e r y for t h e play. A c o m m i t t e e h e a d e d hy L o u i s e Y o u n g is in c h a r g e of thin w o r k . L. A. L. Girls Disappointed T h e L. A. L. girls h a d been plann i n g for a big feast December, 9, t h e r e was g e n e r a l d i s a p p o i n t m e n t w h e n t h e p l a c a r d : ' L. A. L. party post-poued," was displayed ou the d a y - r o o m door. Some of the more inQUisitive m e m b e r s found t h a t It w a s all due t o luck of funds. W h o d i d n ' t pay iheir dues? P a y 'ein soon, su we can h a v e our p a r t y : It isn't good for our general h e a l t h to be so disappointed. "Light Cuts" Given a Trial "And t h e r e was l i g h t . " At l a s t t h e d e m a n d for lights after ten o'clock is to be given a trial. Until Christmas vacation, a n d from then on, if t h e privilege is not abused. S e n i o r s will be allowed t h r e e h o u r s a week " l i g h t c u t s , " n o t m o r e t h a n two hours to be t a k e n any one night. J u n i o r s a r e given two h o u r s privilege a week, while those who e n t e r e d this year in t h e college course a r e limited to one h o u r a week. W h e n a light cut is desired t h e Hall c h a i r m a n m u s t be notified wiodtAn p r e v i o u s to ten o'clock as to the Miss Pepper Meets Lutheran a m o u n t of time desired. Girls of Teachers College T h e p e i m a n e n c e of t h e privilege will be d e t e r m i n e d by t h e way the Miss Matilda Pepper, the Secreprivilege is either used or abused t a r y of t h e Board of E d u c a t o n oi before t h e C h r i s t m a s holidays. the United L u t h e r a n Church, mti. \v i t h t h e L u t h e r a n s t u d e n t s , uu W e d n e s d a y evening and I h u r s d a y Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority .iiorning. On Wednesday evening she gave Entertains t talk to t h e girls on the work to be done this year and about the A J a p a n e s e Tea held in t h e Y. W. mission work in Russia. r o o m s , Monday, December 5, was the On T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g Miss Pepliist of the r u s h i n g p a r t i e s given by per met all t h e girls who wished to t h e Alpha Sigma T a u Sorority. Japtalk with her on things t h a t intera n e s e l a n t e r n s , parasols, screens, ested them. cherry blossoms, and Incense feaMiss Pepper visits the girls once t u r e d in t h e creation of a t r u e Japa year and all those who met her a n e s e s e t t i n g . Tea, sandwiches and t h i s year will be looking forward m i n t s were served from 4:30 to w i t h pleasure for h e r first vis t next 6:00 by girls in J a p a n e s e costume year. A "Coney I s l a n d " Cone party was given by t h e sorority T h u r s d a y evening a t 9 : 4 5 . Cones were served The Rho Omega Lambda irom a typical s t a n d . T h e e n t r a n c e of a couple from " t h e S t i c k s " trySorcrity kut>hts ing to " d o " Coney Island brought T h e Rho Omega Lambda sorority forth gales of l a u g h t e r , bordering opened their formal rushing seasou on hysteria, from t h e g a n g . on Monday, December 5, witu a Japa n e s e Tea given in their sorority room. A Japanese atmosphere Christmas Shopping r e i g n e d t h r o u g h o u t the party. Lveryoiie does C h r i s t m a s shopOn Wednesday a "Ko-Ko P o u r " ^jing in our houoe. Mother with her w a s lield in room 315 West, and on vvell-planned list of gifts for each T h u r s d a y the sorority room was a u n t , cousin, uncle, friends and evt u r n e d into a Cabaret for the enteren her basket lor t h e poor family t a i n m e n t of the rushees. i h a t lives down t h e way. Ble Saturday Sis goes shopping, too. She is T h e big day began with a breaKquite tile most secretive of buyers, j u s t t r y to flnd cut w h a t your gift fast in the Y. W. C. A, rooms. This trom her Is to be! I really believe was followed by a T h e a t r e party iu she hides t h e m so far a w a y she can't t h e afternoon, where t h e sorority girls and their guests saw "The Fire Iiud them herself. B r i g a d e , " at t h e Garden T h e a t r e . B r o t h e r is a scream. It is so funAt the informal dinner which was ny to h e a r him h i n t i n g and inquirgiven at the "Pop Inn Tea Room" ing a r o u n d to see w h a t you want. in Mill Hall, Miss Alber, faculty adYou can always tell when he han visor, told after dinner stories and b o u g h t a present. His face just Elizabeth Stammely president, SPL'RB beams, and he giggles and teases a few words to the girls. you all t h e time. But after all is N i n e fifteen o'clocK round the said, give me my Dad 'cause he girls in the gym, ready for a few surely Is t h e most e n t h u s i a s t i c of d a n c e s before ending the day with C h r i s t m a s shoppers. a " P . J . " party in t h e sorority room. H a v e you ever gone shopping with y o u r Dad? Every year Dad takes one of us girls shopping with him. At Achenbaeh's— T h e C h r i s t m a s spirit never really Noveltry Ice creai.i end cake for hits him until t h e last shopping day. T h e n how he does t e a r a r o u n d . Ide- sorority parties. as a r e very cheap t h e day he s t a r t s for he has so m a n y ; t h e few Sis and I h a v e a m o u n t to n o t h i n g . H e keeps t h e ' p h o n e r i n g i n g continually In t h e d e p a r t m e n t stores. And when he goes for Mother's p r e s e n t — w e l l , t h e usual result Is four or five pres-ints. because he nevW e h a v e at y o u r coner can make up h i s m i n d . L a s t year v e n i e n c e a full a s s o r t he m a n a g e d to get a n electric washm e n t of C h r i s t m a s er a n d sweeper plus a new set of greetings including s i l v e r w a r e into the house w i t h o u t h e r knowledge. At t h e last m i n u t e attractive money-holders he decided to send a floor l a m p and a n d g r e e t i n g s for t h e s o m e silk underwear as a surprise. Shut-ins. Of course t h e r e are many other p r e s e n t s , brother's, Bister's, granddad's, grandmother's and cigars for all his men friends. An other thing that he Is Quite fond o? d i - n g is NOTICE! UJonKCuif\. lA'-bo >.^ TIMES UiMr rijA.tLib^aAfi^MJfiv. (^roBBtnmB S U C C E S S O R TO ^tt^:ft'B WamatiB i&i|at> LOCK HAVEN Jarboe's 131 E. Main Street (Continued on Page 3) Treasure Hunt Again Planned The T. H. R. club a r e again m a k ing a r r a n g e m e n t s for their T r e a s u r e Hunt. They had planned on it b e fore Thanksgiving hut it had to b e po3t-poned because of t h e rain. The committee h a s a l r e a d y m a d e the instructions and maps and a r e now awaiting the time to place f e m in the various hiding places. T h e hunt will take place n e a r the Campus, and all a r e hoping t h a t Mr. W e a t h e r will have s o m e t h i n g b e t t e r In store for them t h a n he had b e fore. .M Achenbaeh's— Old fashioned springerlees, tarts, and n u t cookies. sand- At Achenhnch's — Small birthday parties given s p e cial attention. Hungry? Satisfy It with Good Food Achenbaeh's Arbor Lunches Served Candy Fruit Ice Cream Soda Susquehanna Avenue Mrtl>tfat|n Ilcturlrg (Ha. 117 E. Main St., Lock Haven, Pa. Established 1 8 5 5 Everything Guaranteed FINE JEWELRY and SILVERWARE Fine Wrist W a t c h R e p a i r i n g Parker, Whal and Waterman Fountain Pens KLEWAN'S for the-Season's Snappiest Shoes IN Patents, Satins .Suedes and V e l v e t s Straps and Pumps Klewans' Shoe Store NORMAL TIMES The Blue iicarf (Continued from Page 1) Choral and Glee Clubs Carol Throughout the City '1 he Day Before Letter to Santa Day-room, U. S. A. Holly and mistletoe, ground pine I searched my room high and Jest 'Fore Christmas turkeys, The Boys' Choral Club and Girls' bittersweets, cranberries, low, but no gift. And it was the one Dear Santa and Mrs: geese, chickens, and all the meat I had Lought tor u.y sister. I was Glee Club spent the early part of As I gaze about me here in positive that I hau bought her a ll e moruing Thursday carolling adorn the market stands the day beobis refrigerated zone, some inner blue georgette scurf, because she hrougiiout this section of the city, fore Christmas. ThebC things alone urge seems to prompt rae to write a had bought herself a new lelt hat i'he hospital and children's home are enough to tell one that Christ.etter to you in behalf of my fellowand I had heard her mention that wore visited, while otlier stops in- mas is here. And i. h e n crowds, sparkling, men. If you will be kind enough to she wishes she would get a scarf for cluded Dr. Armstrong's home, Mr. Ulmer's home and Mr. McDougal's laughing,/ carroling "Merry Chi'ist- grant these few favors, I shall nevChristmas to match it. nias" to friends and enemies alike. jr forget you—most kids never do, home. Well what was I to do? There The newly organized boys' Choral The crowds with wreaths of holly you know. Well to get down to buswas nothing left but to don my coat Club added to this event, although over their arms and sprigs of holly iness, I shall ask flrst of all in the and hat, go over town and buy an.ome of the fellows were out on a on their coats; with all the bundles, name of society that folding doors other one. such Christmasy bundles; green and be sent P. D. Q. to supplant those =;!milar expedition last year. I was just going out the door Roth of these organizations spent red and gold ribbons must tie the cast-iron boards we can't even bore when mother called and asked me their last meetings in preparation, bundles on this day. Big packages, through and that serve as a partiif I had put my galoshes on. Of looking forward to this expedition. little packages, round and flat, long tion between boys' and girls' quartcourse I hadn't and I had to go and short, all sorts of packages ev- ers. This is especially desired by the back and get them. eryone carries the day before Christ- following: Dorothy A s k e y , Clyde I get to the street car line just Swoyer, Ethel Dechant, Charles Dale, Preparing for Christmas mas. in time to miss a car. It seemed like Gladys Carstatter, Earl Smith, etc. And the snow, so beautiful and nours until another one came along. Item 2, That Foley girl's zoo-like There was a crowd of people waiting Preparations for Christnjas cele- white, wears colors of red and groe 'lehavior lacks just one thing to to get on, and they were pushing !bi ation iu the Training School is in most charmingly. It steadily bui make it perfect: a cage, my dear St, and shoving like a crowd of women j.uil swing. Every child is awaiting gently falls, insistent that every Nicholas. Please remit. at a bargain counter. j the day of celebration to arrive, lieart shall be gratified with a snowy Item 3. Are t h e n e w Fords Christmas. Somebody bumped into me and with its fun, parties and plays. equipped with higher ceilings this knocked my car-fare out of my hand The windows: toys enough to year? If so, crank one up for ThelThe primary department plans to As luck happened I had some more hold Its group celebrations in the make any child's heart beat a little I ma Moore who keeps the heat pipes with me. The car stopped, I think ! Kindergarten room on Wednesday, faster as he gazes at them; sucli I dusted off. at every corner. The more I looked December 21, There will a Chrlst- beautilful toys, so new and shiny. Item 4, Rumor has It that Charles at my watch the taster it seemed to I mas tree, presents for each child Christmas toys always seem prettier Russo is musical. But perhaps that go around. -Uld everything that comes with a and brighter than everyday toys. w a s only a day-rumor. Take a At last I was in the store, and of party. Then there are gifts displayed for c h a n c e , St. Chimney-Sweep and course everybody would have to be In the Intermediate and Junior M o t h e r , Father, Sister, Brother, 1 throw him a band-box—or a '•'•'"buying scarfs. I shoved my way to High departments plans are being Grandfather and Grandmother and ber band would do just as well, I the counter, getting black looks and made for group plays and entertain- all the rest. B'ut there's no use lin- suppose. remarks about heing so ignorant, ments. gering, for one simply cannot buy Item 5. Kindly equip Grace Mack but I didn't mind that in the least. all he sees. The next window and with a small red lantern so that '••"" All I was concerned about waa getthe next and the next are the same. voice will not disturb the commutting a blue scarf. Red Cross Christmas Seals Now we have passed the stores ers when she flags the train at Sixth I rattled off to the clerk what I and offices. Now we are going home! Street, Renovo, Pa. wanted. She replied very sweetly, "I Who has wondered how and when In every window a holly wreath with Item 6. If you can wedge a cubic am very sorry, but I just sold the the idea of selling Red Cross Christ- a big, red how looks out upon the centemeter of seriousness Into Miss last one," I turned around and made mas seals, as a means of carrying on world, and in every window sits a Harmon's stock of nonsense, your a dive out of the store, running the war against tuberculosis, start- tall red candle waiting to be lit to next to Lindbergh, old dear. right into some big fat man. He ed V Probably most everyone has show the traveler the way home. Item 7. Also would it be possible started to say something, but I didn't b mply taken it for granted. The And on every porch lays the pine to install a wide-aisle detour for wait to hear. way the idea originated and devel- tree waiting for evening, knowing Vera Duke so that she may walk I ran Into the next store and here oped is really quite interesting and full-well that the next morning he around in a more comfortable manI fouud just what I wanted. I picked surprising. will be far more cheerful and bright- ner? up the package and started out when It was begun in Denmark by a er looking than the people who Item 8. And now that Ethel DecI heard somebody call: "Say come postal clerk twenty-three years ago. hurry by. hant has adopted Ichabod Crane's back here with that." I looked and When the Christmas mail passed And then to go Into your own "capacity of an anacondo" pray hand discovered that I had picked up the through his hands, hundreds of lethome and find holly and mistletoe, over a cedar chest of doughnuts for wrong package. ' lardon me," I ters were sealed with a small stamp and to see a fire burning cheerily her. ssid, and meekly handed It to a big on which was the royal insignia, alThere are quite a few other things In the hearth and the stockings alcolored lady. so a brief message and a date. This ready hanging In a row—why, that dear Santa, which I would like to "Well, you had better watch what postal clerk conceived the idea of ask for, but I will not be unreasIs a positive sign of Christmas. you are doing the next time!" she a seal which would carry a happy onable so that is all for this time. cried. thought to the sick people throughWith the best of intentions, I finally got home with the scarf out Denmark. Many people liked the Santa's Little Helper and went up to my room to wrap It. idea and it was finally carried to I picked up the paper and box oft America where now each year, more Art Classes in Training School Betty Gates Married t h e cedar chest—there was the and more of these stamps are sold. other blue scarf. The fund raised from the sale of Christmas I s almost here and Frances Klizabeth Gates, (Betty), these stamps should reach several Training School pupils are working '23 of Renovo was married to Robmillion dollars. Christmas Shopping hard to be ready in time. ert E. Taylor, Emporium, on Novem(Continued from Page 2) The classes in the primary depart- ber 24. Why all the rush? Didn't you ment are decorating their rooms, The marriage waa held In Emporknow that Its Monday night and making tree trimmings and toys ium where Betty has been teaching buying fruit and candy and nuts for t h e holidays. We certainly have Juniors are allowed out to see "Ben for smaller children. Fifth and sixth since graduation. Mr. Taylor is assistant cashier in enough to last because when he be- Hur"? I guess that's enough to make grades are making stocking dolls, gins buying he doesn't know when anyone hurry out and Join the big wooden animals from cigar boxes, the First National Bank of that and hot dish mats. town. to atop. The hustle and bustle and parade to the Garden. Junior H i g h school girls and hurry of It all makes one gasp for A song servince was held by the boys are making calendars, block- A* Achenbaeh's— breath. I wish it were my turn to For rent—Linen, dishes, and silshop with him this year, but Sis is Y. M. at its regular meeting on printed Christmas greetings, raffia bags, and toys of wood. ver. Wednesday evening, December 7. the lucky one. NORMAL TIMES Squirrel Has busy Day Dodging Bird Belva's pet red squirrel has all sorts of faith in human nature, especially Belva's, but he puts no trust whatever in the good Intention of biids. For several weeks now Belva has Deen feeding reguiariy an intelligent little red squirrel, one of the su.all flock that Inhabit the campus trees. Belva scatters his offerings including corn, at the foot of a big elm. In next to no time the squirrel h a s arrived, h a s chattered "his thanks, and has begun carting everything up into his storage quarters, a hollow in the trunk of the elm tree. L a t e l y a swashbuckling pigeon has been sharing the feast. The pigeon has Belva timed; and as soon as he has scattered any corn over the ground the pigeon arrives, and goes to work without saying anything. But whatever the pigeon has omitted to say the squirrel more than makes up for. He runs down the tree within a foot of the ground, and, head downward, tells that pigeon what he thinks of his table manners. He darts out on the grass a foot or two away from base, and tells that pigeon what he thinks of pigeons In general. He makes a mad dash for the tree again if the pigeon bats an eye in his direction, and as he sails up the trunk he tells that pigeon what ke thinks of a certain pigeon's private and particular family tree. If he arrives at the first branch before he has exhausted the topic, he runs out along it until he is directly over the pigeon's head, and there proceeds to exhibit every variation in personal vituperation a squirrel can invent. His inventiveness seems to be remarkable. Sunday Belva determined to take a hand in the game. Belva was feeding squirrels, not pigeons. Consequently Belva scattered no corn on the ground; instead he placed it directly in the squirrel's storage hollow in the elm trunk. Did that satisfy? Not so you could notice. In due course of time the squirrel presented himself for dinner. No dinner! He hung around for a few minutes, getting wrathler. With no dinner in sight, he flnally thought of that reservoir of food in the hollow tree, climbed slowly and piotestingly upward, poked his head in the opening, and—gasped. First he looked amazed. Then he looked studious. Then he looked worried. Then he looked angry, and angrier, and angriest, and stayed that way. He looked around for that pigeon without success; he had a masterpiece on his mind, and he wanted to get it off. Then he got down to buslnegs. No partnership with any thieving son of a pigeon for him. Bad enough to have it gobble everything set out on the ground; he wasn't going to give up everything he had scrimped auu saved for a wintry day. Not without a flght he wasn't. He pouched all the corn his mouth would hold, took a header down the tree, scampered clear over to the other side of the campus, scooped and scooped and scooped himself a hole big enough for six squirrels at the foot of a tall pine tree, and droijped his corn therein. Then back to the elm for another mountful; then back to the pine to deposit it. All uuy Sunday he worked, and sweated, and bottled up his wrath. W hen he could get all the work out Jf the way—that was the important .hing, aud well he knew it—he would show that pigeon some cussing that was cussing! He feasted his mind with the bigger and better epithets that occurred to him, pausing sometimes for two seconds to get a phrase Just right. But as Sunday wore on, as his weariness mounted, the pauses came further and further apart. Well along in the dim of the evening he made his last trip. The bottom of the hollow w a s scraped c l e a n . He dropped the last mouthful in the new pit; scraped ground over until uo one but he could flnd the place again; climbed painfully up into the branches of the pine, still with some i d e a of exercising that phlllipic against pigeons; thought for one moment of that winter savings deposit, safe now from all thelves and sons of thelves; and gave the faint beginnings of a contented chuckle. It ended in a snore. Parted Center Ways !! "Lo kid." "Lo—'Did ya get balled out at conference?" "No, and it was the most interostin' conference I've been to ever. I was so surprised, I actually enjoyed it. What've ya been doin'?" "O jest foolin' around as usual. I've been trying to find out who that kid is that sits up in the third row in chapel. You said she parted her hair in the middle, and she had black hair, and she's leavin' It grow, I've asked most o' the kids in that row, but they don't know her name. She sits next to that llgl^t-halred Irene Herzog, doesn't she?" "Yeh. Have ya found any more kids that part their hair in the middle?" "Oh yeh, there's that Frances Johnson, s h e ' s got hangs and straight hair—she sits next to Lucinda Johnson. And Mae Millward parts her hair in the middle." "She does? Gosh! I never noticed. Well, I'll have to dub you Bright Eyes; you did see somethin' fer once." "An so's Mary Kell; you know her, she teaches in fifth grade in the T. S." "Oh yeh." "An' Esther Hamlin." "Who under tarnation Is she?" "Don't you know her? She's In Teaching of English class; sits right front of Jo Robinson. She's tall, has long hair, parts ii. in the middle." "Say! do you know that Viola Fulinan?" "Nope, who's she?" "She's In the day-room. I don't Know where she's from, but she's not from Renovo; I asked Grace Mack." "Well, what's she look like?" "She's got dark hair and she wears i t somethin' like Frances Johnson, parted in the middle and oangs over her forehead." "•Yell, I know who you mean. I don't know her though. Grace Mack has got a clever hair-cut, did ya see i t ? " "No! I saw Net Mader up there ripountin' off about somethin' but I didn't see what it was all about." "Well, she's got her hair cut long and combed just like Fulman's, but she forgot the part. Mindja, she hasn't any part at all, though you'd think it would part in the middle; but it won't, I tried It." "Well, If that isn't the limit. That's as bad as Peg Melvin's, did you notice how her hair is parted?" "Yeh, you mean cfat-a-cornered, huh?" "Yeh, she starts to part It on one side, then swings over, and the front of her part Is almost on the other side, Sorta cute like. Wonder If she's gonna let her hair grow for sure?" "Well, if she's anything like you she'd have It cut before this and he lettln' it grow again. You're the worst person I ever saw to be so undecided about lettln' their hair grow." "Oh don't get so upish, you're not so swell yourself. You've left your hair grow three times since school began an' now you're startin' again." "Oh, you gowan!" "Well, I'll see ya later when you feel more like slingin' compliments than you do now," fMore Coming) Geiman Christmas I n Germany Christmas i s the greatest festival of the year, as a lamily festival. It is celebrated to a greater extent than in any other country. Before Christmas there is a vast amount ot preparation: fixing of dainty delicacies to tempt the appetite, endeavoring to find out the wants of children and friends, procurlg of a nice big Christmas tree. In Gt^many everybody has a Christmas tree and everyone gets a present. It is characteristic of the German people to think of others, as on this day of days there is a happy time of supplying trees to hospitals, barracks, work-houses, institutions and places where Christmas would not be celebrated but for thoughtful charity. The Christmas tree In many countries has gone out of fashion, but In Germany It occupies an Important place, and probably always will In the domestic attections. The real celebration of Christmas in Germany begins on Christmas Eve, Holy Eve, as they call it. At tall of dusk one would notice that aie streets are quickly emptying and that traffic and day's work is at an end. Families g a t h e r around the Christmas trees, and good old Fa.her Christmas distributes the pre»jnts. Everyone, old and young, gets a present, and the good old man gives t h e m additional praise or Dlame for their conduct during the year. In this country the celebration la not complete without the singing of Christmas carols, a custom which ia said to have originated in Germany, The gentlest and most reverent traits o f German character a r e brought out in their spirit of Christmas. Our Lizzie's Opinion "Land's sake! Hain't I got 'nufC work to do 'thout tendin' to Mary Ann's yung'un? Ezry, y o u must think I'm made of steel, guaranteed not to wear out! Yes, I s'pose you did want to help her out, but you do the offerln' and I do the work. Besides, that young'un's a regular bad kid. He makes more work In one hour than my three young'uns put together. And, Ezry, let me tell you this—since you ottered to take care of him, you just can! 'Course I'll help you, if he squalls too much, but unless he does, you can do It yourself. Maybe, if you have to mind him you'll get over your willingness to take care of other people's children; anyway, I hope it'll teach you a lesson: not to be quite too willing to "do unto others," for someday you will be gettin' done." "Why, Lizzie, are you thet angry with me? I thought you'd be pleased to help out Mis' Brown specially when she's president of your lodge and sets such store by you. I thought maybe she could help you out sometime. Thet's why I offered our services." "No, Ezry, I hain't angry. I guess I'm Just a mite put out, for I didn't get any of them cookies baked and Johnny Brown does just love 'era. We'll take care of Johnny together, and our young'uns can entertain him." The Beauty Contest which is conducted every fall by the South Texas State Teachers College opened with a peaceful calm with only one nomination. South Texan They ought to come North. To keep the home flres burning seems to be fully as pleasant to Cortland's "sweet girl graduates," as t h e more spectacular business of bearing aloft the flaming torch of knowledge. Statistics compiled b y the main offlce show that nearly 50 percent of the alumnae of C. N. S. discard the ruler for the switch by the time they have been out eight years. Cki-No Press NORMAL TIMES Normal Times pilormal Times is published at Lock Haven State Teaichers College, Lock Haven, Penna., by the Board of Editors of Normal Times. The subscription rate to aii alumni and undergraduates of the school is $1.00 per annum. Board of Editors Managing Editor William Sweet Editor-in-chief Georgia Hursh Alumni Editor Lenore Sharp Business Manager, Ruth McLaughlin Associate E d i t o r s : Verna Mae Kurtz, Geraldine Jones, Elizabeth Spotts, Reba Johnson, Florence Haven, Rowena Glossner, Dorothy McCloskey, H e l e n Young, iLuclnda Johnson, C h a r l e s Vonada, Jesse Ward, Sterl Artley, Martha Maltland, Matthew Shaw, Lucille Taylor. Circulation M a n a g e r , Harriet Rohrbaugh. Subscription Manager, S a m u e l Long. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for In section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized June 3, 1923. D E C E M B E R 19, 1927 Us and Others Editorials Football season's over but basket ball season's just coming, so w e ' v e still got a chance to show how well we can back that team--our team. W h o wants to play on a team when t h e s t u d e n t s d o n ' t give a s n a p whether y o u win or lose, unless they can get a chance to hand you a little ridicule? Those teams t h a t are the best winners are the ones that have had the best support. Some of the very worst teams show as their " b a c k ers a measly few intimate friends and c h u m s of the "fellows" usually! Is that the kind of help we want to give our team? No!! W e want that team to work a n d work hard---we want it to be a winning team. W e can help t h a t to come true-—and how? HERE'S HOW You and I need a cheer when we're going to try s o m e t h i n g . W e want whole-hearted praise, and assurance so that we can give t h e best t h a t ' s in us! Can we work if some one says, " O h , you'll never be able to do it—-don't even attempt it"? T h a t ' s practically what we've been saying to our team, but w e ' v e got to make it u p . A n d we've got to make it up three-fold, for they need our cheering, they need our backing at t h e games---our games! L e t ' s show 'em we've got t h e school spirit we've been accused of not having. L e t ' s be out 100 per cent for that first game in J a n u a r y . L e t ' s show t h e m that we want thera--they who represent o u r s c h o o l - to play the best t h e y ' v e ever played and to show to outsiders a n d to opponents just what stuff w e ' r e made of, and what we've got. W H A T XIVIAS M E A N S Christmas has come to mean, " w h a t shall I buy?" " W h a t will I get?" We are losing sight of t h e real spirit of Christmas, and the greetings we once heard have been smothered under the great god Dollar. W h e r e our fathers were once content with clear toys, we must have W h i t m a n ' s very best; where our fathers were overjoyed at finding a book, or a toy e n g i n e , we must have a whole library, and when we were at the toy stage, we h a d to have t h e t r a c k s to match the engine, or w e ' d cry ourselves to sleep. Young America may not be as bad as some t h i n k , but our riches have gone to o u r heads. W e have forgotten in the rush for money, what that Star of Bethlem stood for. Christmas means an exchange of gifts which more than lots of us can really afford. I ask you, is t h e r e a Santa Clause? and if t h e r e is, d o n ' t you suppose h e ' d rather go back to the days of clear toys, with t h e heartwhole, sincere greeting: "Merrv Christmas"? Kay Hall and Connie Newcombe spent the weekend at their homes in Huntingdon. Elsie Lundgren, a graduate of '27 spent the weekend with Beatrice Engstrom and Flo Haven. Sal Wilson's mother and father visited her Sunday. "Socks" Hartsock, graduate ot the class of '27, spent Saturday with her old roomie, Patty Thornton. Sunday the girls paid their respects to Williamsport. Kathryn Shipman h a d as her guests Sunday, her three brothers. "Cille" Herrit was here for a few minutes Saturday. Bid Spotts' parents visited her Sunday. Ann Gilloeghly, Jule Gibbons, Hel- Harry L. Kriner, 13, Dean of en Horan, and Helen Carden were [ Instruction at California in Williamsport over the week-end. riarry L. Kriner, alumnus or 1.-00K Haven, class ot 1913, now noias tne position of Dean of Instruction in Alumni Mailsack California Normal, California, Pa. MIS. Vernon Robinson, formerly Mr. Krlner's professional progEsther Agnew '23, of Mill Hall, ress has gone on quickly. Immediwrites Normal Times from Lubbock, ately after graduation ne was maae Texas. Professor Robinson teaches principal of Fourth Ward schools of in that city. Both Mr. and Mrs. Rob- Clearfleld. In 1914 he accepted the inson plan to attend University of principalship of Central School of Chicago next year, where Prof. Rob- DuBois, supervising seventeen teachinson will get his Ph.D and Mrs. ers. Robinson her M. A. degree Mr. Kriner attended me univerEsther secured her B. A. degree from Tulsa University in one year sity of Pittsburgh during the 1916after graduating from Lock Haven. 20^ period. From this university he received. In 1920, the bachelor of Barbara Champlin '25, Is holding arts degree both In Liberal Arts and forth for her third year In East McIn Education. While in Pittsburg, Keesport. She has forty of E. McMr. Kriner taught night school the Keesport's young hopefuls in her years 1916-17. second grade. Mr. Kriner'a university course was Hilda Burrows ' 2 5 , teaches In broken by twenty-two months of HughtevUle. The last alunnl subscription to service In the army. He writes thus come in before Normal Times goes "Waa in foreign lands 18 months to press comes from Gertrude Harp- with First Army Corps. Drove cars er '23, of Irvona. This year finds f o r t h e Signal Corps and was her m Altoona. Gertrude was flrst attached to numerous American units aa well as to several French and edltor-l«-chlef of Normal Times. English units. Service took me into England, Prance, Spain, and Belgium, getting into every French Port, the principal cities, and on three battle-fronts. Came from the Cambrai front on Neveniber 10, 1918 and spent November 11 In Paris, from which place I returned to the U. S. with the 41st. Causual Division." Alter graduation from Pitt, Mr. Kriner taught Social Studies in Clarion Normal for three years. The year 1923-24 was spent as principal ot Warren High School. Since 1924 Mr. Kriner has been at uaiirornia. For two years he functioned as head of the Social Studies Department. Here, too, he was director of Slimmer Sessions and now, since this last June, he holds the position of Dean of Instruction. M r . Kriner has recently been granted Dis Masters degree from the University of Pittsburgh. At Pitt, Mr. Kriner was made a memoer or Kappa Sigma social fraternity and Phi Delta Kappa educational fraternity. Price Liiterary society claims him, too, as one of her alumni members. Monday, December 5. Back to the old grind. Thought i d never make it. Spent a long vacation, "out where horse-chestnuts grow." Discovered to things on returning to the grade-1. They hate school, yet; 2, I can't teach. Some folks have more patience, I should have been put out of my misery seven weeks ago. Tuesday, Dec. 6 The next week is full. There are :uly seven things that I can th:nk of that must be done. Hardly seems enough. I wonder what will happen, Jo didn't go to breakfast this morning. And poor me spilled Ink ail over the G. F.'s floor. I sacrificed a pair of my P. J.'s, a bottle of ink, and a blotter. After this I retire at 10. Saw Ben Hur—Oh! Wcdnesaay, uec. 7. Two lesson plans vetoed. I'm getting 6 for a final mark, I know. I won't start excuses, though, why should I? I'm not up to par, and what's worse—(but who cares about that?) The Irisher owes me a letter. I spent a perfectly great evening writing her four pages. No more shall the peaceful calm of the dorm be shattered, I broke my vie, Thursday, Dec. 8 Was wondering all along why the cold In my head hangs on. Found out, at last. I asked my nose and got the following, "I do not choose to run in '28. (That's original, I'm thinking of selling the rights of it to College Humor.) The hand crocheted bathtug goes to the Junior who asked where they put the coal in at? She was looking down the laundry chute. Whoopee! She really but the "at'-' on the end, too. ; , Friday, Dec. 9. Went places and saw things last night. Oh my! I've decided to spend my tirst million in Venice, talking to the gondliers, etc. (Mostly-etc.) Duty calls—must trip over to the Training School. I shall certainly have to have new shoes, or else a new walk, "trip" over th«re is right. Saturday, Dec. 10. "If I were a king" flrst of all there'd be seven Saturdays to think about working; then there would be one in which to get ready; then we would change our minds, and start thinking again. Two weeks from today I'll be waiting for—bnt there "Ain't no Santa Claus." However, there's a lesson plan to write, have to do it now. Never work on Sunday. At Achenbueh's— Cleartoy favora on a stick. 1 N O R M A L TI.Mi:s Exchanges "The question of whether or not the college student is becoming less religious has aroused much discussion and debating. We say, "no". He is merely outgrowing his youthful fantasies concerning his feeling of mysteries and his near-superstit'ous awe of all things of a religious nature. He is becoming critical o He:—Cooped up for two years his own beliefs." d now we're out here on the counCampus ChronicU ter. If you could ever see yourself, The Home of you're crusty! "Get 100 points and join the W. She:—W'ell, you're no Barrymore A. A.—the athletic club. Earn 500 yoursalr. What's the idea? Why not and get a red and white W. A. A. clean us up before we go on display? emblem; 800 and get a silver lovHe:—'Don't be so dumb; we are ing cup; 1200 and win. Indulge in .supposed to be antiques. I've just basketball, volley ball, hiking, swim- tig— ming, track, skating, bowling, or Sue:—^Yes, so we are—but don't any such sport to win your points." you remember, we were on this very A wonderful motive for encourag- counter two years ago? And how ing athletics. clean we were; they didn't even The Easterner look at us then. Why? He;—I've lust figured— The new athletic field at Indiana She:—Oh, I know—they ran out Normal, including track, football and of ideas for Christmas gifts and so baseball flelds, tennis courts and they raked us out of the dirt and— girls' field will soon be completed. He:—As I was saying—I've Just The Easterner ngured it all out— She:—Yes, dear—and we are anThe library Is the greatest source tiques now! Look Henry, the cusof knowledge; the basis of academ- tomers are looking us over. ical activity. New buildings, added He: — (weakly) As I was sayiug— faculty members, increased enroll- you are all— ment are superficial signs of growth. She:—Oh, Henry, why are they That sounds good to us, looking at me? As if I were dirty Egyptian or something. Fancy Boxes for X m a s He:—Can you keep quiet just a S c h o o l managemsnt is easy. minute, dear? Special Candies "There Is really no mischief comNo answer. pared with olden times," says a Well—you're feet are gone. Hon i")elicious Ice Cream mother of a student, "In spite of all the improvement are a perfect relic. She:—Why, Henry sphinx—.you iu ihe schools now , I would not LIGHT LUNCH change my school for yours of to- terrible person—If we didn't have day. The fun then was fun and the our backs to eack other— pleasures were real. How we longed He:—Now, now, Elmira—1 mean for gloomy days when the coal oil you are a marvel as an antique. You are going over big! lamps would be I U " Junior College Journal She:—What was the word we learned in the stock room from that 1>hie new sign at Southern Illinois apache doll? Normal University door: "Come in, He:-—Ripping! That's it, you're don't knock. Go out the same way," simply ripping! if practiced around here would be style QuaHty S h e : ^ ( w l t h the vanity of Eve) — baneflcial, Egyptian H e B r y there's a terrible smudge across your nose. I can just see It Every year about one thousand be twisting my head around as far I Newest S t y le s in feet of pictures of importait events, as it will go. taken with Normal's new camera, Oxfords and Slippers jie:—Thanks, Elmira (absently), j will be put into a school album. I think I'll fall off the counter. I ' Among these pictures will be included those of social hour parties. wish my feet were gone. You know, \ Important »thletlc events, gradua- Elmira, people just won't buy real I IU3 Ma