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Broadway Hit, With Scenery 'n'
Everything, and All-1927 Cast,
Is Class Play Production.

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State

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LOCK HAVEN, PA., MARCH

School

10,1927

NUMBER 10

Senior Prom Biggest
Dance of the Year
The "Boy Friends" Enjoy Dancing in Summer Garden New Campus Organization to
Back All Teams, Protect the
to Royal Serenaders' Music
Varsity Letter, and Work for
Larger Enrollment.

On Friday evening, March 11, the
Senior class will "spread" itself over
the foot-lights for all those who may
care to come, see and hear. It will be
the occasion of the annual Senior play,
which this j'ear is "Adam and Eva."
This year there will be a departure
from the custom that has been prevalent
the last few years. Formerly it has been
the policy of the class to present three
one-act plays in giving an evening's
prograni. Before preparations were started for the play this year, the class voted
to present a three-act play that would
complete an evening's entertainment in
itself, and selected "Adam and Eva," a
comedy in three acts and four scenes,
written by Guy Bolton and George Middleton. Tho cast consists of six men and
four women. Included in the cast are
Kathleen Hendricks, ilarie ilcNellis,
Edith Hopkins, Helen Secor, David Ulmer, Ed Sherkel, Cy Williams, Gordon
McCloskey, Lloyd Bauman and Sterl
Artley.
The part of Mr. King, played b y Ed
Sherkel, is that of a prosperous rubber
manufacturer who has become tired of
paying the bills that his two daughters,
Eva and Julie, his son-in-law, Clinton
DeWitt, aud his sister-in-liiw, Abby,
seem to manage to run up each month.
The family, on the other hand, has
taken the head of the house much as a
permanent fixture — necessary but yet
very unbecoming to have around.
Mr. King finally arranges to trade
places with his general manager, Adam
Smith, played by Diive Ulmer. He installs Adam as head of the family "with
full fatherly powers" and then goes to
Brazil on a business trip. The situation thus created Adam proceeds to solve
according to several ideas of his own.
Kathleen Hendricks and i l a r i e McNeills take the parts of Mr. King's
daughters. Cy Willianis is Julie's husband. Edith Hopkins, who is "Aunt Abby Rocker," makes a typical club woman, with so many engagements that
she has to use the Pierce Arrow i n order to be able to meet them all.

Little Drops of Plaster
The quiet of the library was recently
and suddenly broken, when, with a
crash, a large section of plaster fell
from the ceiling in tho sample book
room. Even Miss McDonald jumped for
her life. Work stopped, but not for
long. Belvie arrived and cleared away
the debris.

The Senior Prom of C. S. N. S., held
Saturday evening, February 19, in the
g.vm was without a doubt one of the
most successful affairs of the season. Dr.
Armstrong and Mrs. Armstrong, -with
JHss Roberts, Mr. Dyek, Miss Gilkey,
Edw-ard Sherkel, and Miss Margaret
Sherkel made up the receiving line and
greeted the girls and their friends in a
charming manner. Members of the facult.v were included among the patrons
and patronesses.
The gym was attractively decorated. A
Spring Garden setting was given the
gym by the use of potted rose trees, as
a background, with rustic benches scattered around, lattice-work booths with
lovely furniture, and a rainbow canopy
as the central features.
The orchestra was placed in an attractively decorated booth in the center of the floor.

Punch and light refreshments were
served during the dance and judging
from the nunibers always at the tables,
were enjoyed.
Perhaps this dance was more largely
.attended than any dance preceding it.
Williamsport, State College, Jersey
Shore, Altoona, and Lock Haven were
well represented. Despite the crowded
condition every one danced gaily to the
Jersey Shore Royal Serenader's music.
The committees in charge w e r e : Deeorations, Josephine Paul, chairman ; Paul
Vonada, Edith Morrison, Harriet Kelt,
Mike Kirby, Ruth Jones, Alice Hesser,
Helen Shearer, Tommy Hosterman.
Program: Josephine Viering, chairm a n ; Margaret Sutton, Betty Jordan.
Refreshment:
Ruth Oechler, chairman ; Amelia Martin.
Orchestra: Max Fitzsiniiiions, chairm a n ; Tommy Larkiu.

Committees for Senior Play
Appointed

Dickinson Wins Debate
From Penn State

The following committees have been
C. S. N. S. enjoyed its neutralit,y in
appointed for the Senior play, "Adam the auditoriuni on Friday night, Februaud Eva," which will be given on a r y 25, when Ilickiusou College and
March 1 1 :
I'enn State met in debate, the issue:
"Resolved that the Volstead Aet should
Stage nianager, Ch.arles Dale.
Assistant stage manager, Walter Mil- be so modified as to permit the manufacture and sale of light wines and
ler.
beers." The affirmative, taken by Penn
Property committee; Edith Morrison, State, was ably upheld by M. R. Davis,
chairman; Mary Angus, Elverda Rich- H. K. Dodge, aud M. D. Beriyhill. The
ardson, Josephine Viering, Isabelle Boy- negative was defended by Horace
lan, Christian Feit, and Fred Barr.
A'ought, W. Arthur Foos, and Howard
Advertising committee:
T h o m a s G. Stutzman.
Larkin, Harriet Kelt, Rose Bower, Ruth
The votes of the judges. Professor E.
Oechler, Max Fitzsimmons, Clyde SwoyL. Craik, of Juniata College; Principal
er, and Ruth Jones.
S. F. W. Morrison, Clearfield, and Henry
Hippie, Esq., Lock Haven, stood two to
Are We Excited About
one in favor of Dickinson. When Dr.
Armstrong, wlio was chairman, anProhibition?
nounced tho winning team, appl.ause
Somehow C. S. N. S. does not appear filled the auditorium. Although the Norto be all het up and worried to death
mal school has a great feeling of .affecover the prohibition issue. "Prohibition
tion for Penn State, it could not help
at its Worst," by Irving Fisher, has rebut recognize tho oratorical ability of
cently been added to the library. Dr.
Armstrong called it to the attention of the Dickinson team, that of Stutzman
the student body in chapel, wishing to especially. Davis, the first speaker on
discover whether it would be worth the afftrmiitive, held the audience spellwhile to add additional copies to the bound with his speech, but in tho end
Dickinson won, deservedly.
stock.
Two weeks have passed. The book has
occupied a prominent place on the librarian's desk. Not once, apparently,
has it been used. Whatever the explanation, 0. S. N. S. does not appear
to be strongly concerned over the prohibition question.

Many were the discussions in the dorm
over the week-end on who should have
won, or who the best speaker was, or
which school is the better. No matter
how the Normalites felt about it, they
are grateful for the privilege of hearing such a debate.

Varsity lettermen, all those entitled
to wear the letter of Centr.al State, have
organized a varsity letter club, christened it the C Club, elected ofScers, and
started actively several lines of work
to increase the interest i n wearing of
the school emblem and the success of
all boj-s athletics.
First discussed last December a t the
football banquet, tho idea has gained
momentum rapidly. On January 13 all
letter wearers met in the Y. M. G. A. and
elected a committee to draw up a tentative constitution. Max Fitzsimmons,
Hugh Fredericks, David Ulmer, and
Thomas Larkin were elected to the committee, with Christhan Feit as chairman.
After several weeks of consultation, they
drew up a constitution which was presented to the rest of the lettermen,
voted upon, and adopted on February 11.
Protection of the varsity letter is one
of the club's iniijor purposes. To make
sure that it will uot be awarded unworthily, or worn by those other than
those entitled to do so, definite minimum requirements h.ave been set up,
governing the number of periods required ill each sport, reserving the
rights, under specific conditions, to withhold the letter where any suspicion of
uuworthiiiess may exist, or to award it
where justice would indicate it should
be awarded, and specifying in detail
the qualifications under which t h e letter may be granted.
In order to ensure ,a rapid increase
in the nuniber of boys attending Central State, and to encourage their coming out for the teams, the club hopes
to help wherever possible to make conditions here increasingly attractive to
students, and intends to encourage the
enrollment here of possible letter-winners.
On February 18 Christian Feit was
elected president; Max Fitzsimmons,
vice president; Thomas Larkin, secretarj', and Gordon McCloskey, treasurer.

Several Alumnae Return for
Senior Dance
Quite a few of our alumnae r e t u r n e d
to join with the students in t r i p p i n g
the light fantastic at the Senior Ball.
It seemed like old times to the Seniors
to see Margaret Sloey, Mildred Myers,
Mary Nason, Ruth Epler, Mary Adams,
Amelia Welsh, Grace Beck, and B y r o n
McDowell back with them again.

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Juniors Give Unusual Party
for Seniors
The .liniior girls have leealled to the
miiiils of the faculty what the "days of
long ago" were like, iiiid gave to the
ymiiigi'i- niembers of C. S. N. S. sonic
idea also. The .junior part.v, taking its
cue from Wiishiiigtou's Birthday, started ill a dining-room whose tables and
pillais were decorated with red, white,
and lilue bows, and cdiitiiiiied with a
colonial prograni in the gym. At seventhirty, February 2(i, tlie gym lialcuny
was crowded with spectators.
The tirst Junior to appear was a
dainty cobinial maiden—none otlier tliiui
Flo Keed—who sang " ' T i s the Last Kose
(if Kumiiier." A violin solo was then
given by Mollie Kvin. This was followed
by a lecitiitioii, "The Jlinuet," by Louise
Voung.
The next and the biggest attiactiou
of the evening was a Jlinuet by sixteen
Juiiidi gills. ,lo Robinson, Helen Carden, Caioline Eckels, r r a u c e s Waxier,
Mowrie Kliner, Helen Westrick, pjlinoiPatterson, and Rebecca Johnson acted
the part of men and presented a ver.v
pretty picture ill their tweed knickers,
black velvet jackets and white frills.
The colonial maidens for the evening
were: Jerry Couwa.v, Agnes Gallagher,
Flo Reed, Louise Young, Riichel Hevenor, Dorothy McCloske.v, Christine I]dlei, and Elliiline Stevens.
These same girls gave the Siiiiare
Dance for the next act. Dot Killen
"calling out." This made such a hit
with the iip]ireciative iiudience that the
girls app(>iired a second time.
The closing number was a solo bj'
Pauline Bongiovoui. Tlie rest of the
evening was given over to dancing and
the drinking of punch.

Heard at the Arbor
"I'll be loving you alwiiy.s—7.-7,-7,." The
needle cauglit in ii groove and for a moment, "With a love that's t r u e " waveied and didn't know whether to go on
or not.

Unusual Farm Produces Timber
Wolves for Sale

ALUMNIHAVE YOU TOLD OUR PLACEMENT
BUREAU ABOUT THAT POSITION
TO BE VACANT? SOMEBODY IN THE
CLASS OF 1927 WOULD LIKE
THE APPOINTMENT

Calf Dies For Love
of Psychology Class
When iiii'iiibers of the Edueatioiuil
I'sycliobig.v Class entered the clinic Friday moiiiing the.v saw, spread on the
table, ready for the morning's work, a
liair of e.ves of a beautiful blue hue,
a brain, and three others iiearl,v like it,
a bit messy looking, a large tongue, and
a skull on which the blood had not yet
dried. Murder had not been committed
ill the cause of science: the remains
were those of a freshly slaughtered calf,
but the.v bore a horrilily interesting
reseniblaiice to huiiiiiu organs.
First III come under iliss Merrells
knife was one of the eyes. It iiroved a
bit tough for the small scalpel or the
dull kitchen knife in the hands of the
operators but Rupert Fitzsimmons came
to the rescue with his razor. With this
she ]ieiietrated the e3-e-ball, the class
watching, between fascination and repulsion, as the jelly like interior fell
out. Then Dorothy Bickel arranged on
slides bits of the three layers wdiich
foniu'd the covering of the eye-ball,
and the class took turns squinting vigorously at them through the microscope.

"Oh 1 guess I'll have a chocolate roll
—no, what else have you got that's good?
Just about this time arrived Mr.
Are the honey rolls fresh.' Well, I'll
Brion with his camera to explain how
have two ot them and
"
And I said, "Well, Art McKane, if closely its lueehanism resembles that of
you can't arrange to come to this dance, the eye. And the resemblance was
you'll never, never get another bid from close, but it did not take the chiss long
me. And he got here. Didn't you
" to see that the eye is a much more
mil r vel ous instrument.
"So, she said. Miss Liirkin, your noteAfter hiiviig seen the comiilicated lens
book wasn't among these,' and J a n e !
I was petrified; and I said, 'But I passed of the ciimeia, it was doubly interesting
it in aud she looked all over the place, to the class to watch Miss Merrells reund no sign of it, and all of a sud- mo\"e the tin.v lens from the second eye
and lay it on the slide. I t looked so
den
'"
like a bit of grii,y gelatine that it was
" I got a letter from my man today,
difficult to believe that it plays so imkids and he sent you all his regards,
portant il part ill human existence.
but you should see what he said at the
With the brain. Miss Merrells had an
end for me. Girls, he's the most woneasier t i m e ; it wasn't nearly so tough.
derful lover I ever
"
"Well, I've got my two notebooks to The cerebrum, with its many couvoludo, and t h a t thesis iind those readings. tions; the cerebelluin, called hy the ancients tho "arbor vitae" because of a
Gee, I'm a busy woman."
tree-like
arrangement of its nerve
"Catherine, may I have more honey
fibers; and the thalamus, lately the subrolls? Those are good."
"I'll be loving you always." For the ject of so much investigation: these were
seventy-eighth time that afternoon the exiimiiied minutely. The sutures of the
needle caught in the groove and "With skull was penetrated and disclosed how
a love that's true," waited uncertainly perfectly the brain must have fitted in
to it. With a little more time, tho class
iis to whether to go on or not.

might have measured tho intelligence
of the subject and computed its IQ.
Vivian Eberhart volunteered that he
must have been a verj' bright calf, his
lirain hiid so iiiiiiiy couvolutions.
Then the ears of a pig were studied,
but he hiid been dead so long that the
class derived a better idea of the hearing process from studying the telephone
iind its connections, which had been
borrowed from Jlr. Edler, the repairman of the lociil teleiihone company. The
snout of a pig was in even worse condition, so the class made a very hasty
study, indeed, of the hairs which furnish the stimulus to the sensory neurones of the olfactory nerve. The class
period was so nearly over th.at only a
liiisty look was possible at the taste buds
and at a cross-section of the tongue.
The actual dissecting of these organs
by Miss Merrells and the siiuints through
the microscope had illustrated to the
eliiss more physiological psychology than
the diagrams in a dozen text-books.
Psychology, no longer a matter of textbooks and recitations, had become a live,
fascinating, even though somewdiat gruesome, smelly subject, to which any reaction might be possible excei>t indifference.

Rev. Parkhill Talks in
Geog Class
Rev. I'arkhill, pastor of the local Piesbyteriiin Church, brought to the geography class on February 23 some first
hand information on Syria. He spent
three yeiirs in Syria himself, even coming to know the elusive Mr. Lawrence,
the power behind the throne in Arabia,
whose articles have lately been appearing in the World's Work.
He discussed particularly the variety
of religious in Syria, and the tenacity
with which Syrians cling to their beliefs. Because they do not interfere in
religious matters in their colonies. Rev.
Parkhill said, the English are much preferred by the Syrians to the French as
the controlling foreign power.

Is the most interesting farm in the
United States located at Kane, Pa.?
Right on the city limits iu that North
Peiiiisylvauiii city is located the tract
on which Dr. McCleery breeds, r.aises,
and 11111 ikets wolves, full-sized, savage,
beautiful wolves, both timber wolves and
the lesser breeds.
Dr. JlcCleery's fame has spread the
world over. Wolves from his farm have
been used in many motion pictures; the
wolf in "Brown of the North" is from
his collection. The Pittsburgh Zoo is
only one of those who have purchased
Dr. JlcCleery's wolves. Au Englishman
of noble liiiik came to Kiine a short time
ago, and bought and departed with the
now famous "Lady Helen."
The owner hiis made a study of the
habits and lives of wolves. He has
brought them in from the Rocky Jlountain region, and his farm manager has
selected only those who were in every
resjiect superior animals, with the result that the wolves bied on the farm
are magnificent specimens.
The wolves are kept in pens fifty feet
square and eight feet high, with wire
laid on the ground inside at the foot
(if the fence to prevent burrowing out.
Seven pens iiltogethcr there are in the
center of the four acre fleld, ivhicli is
also carefully enclosed in wire fencing.
Large, beautiful animals are these
wolves, much resembling collie dogs.
Some are brownish in color, others grizzly grey. The young wolves, shy at first,
soon become quite tame, and follow
their master around like dogs; though
later they turn so savage that only Dr.
JlcClcery and his farm manager trust
themselves inside the pens.
On a clear, cold winter night the hoivls
of the hundred wolves, piiciug their pens
and baying the moon, can be lieard for
miles around.

"Them Marks Again!"
Once more Miss Ritter's desk has been
the center of action for the Normalites.
At regular intervals Jliss Ritter attains
a doubtful popularity, as sudden in its
decrease as in its increase. There's no
doubt at all that Jliss Ritter deserves
popularity, but why does every one rush
her at ouce? Is she the only person
eligible for an approaching dance? does
she grant desired permissions, or just
what does she do that one finds this
crowd gazing with admiriition? Here
is the key to the whole solution. Marks!
Wriggly, curly marks of blue ink on
a piece of white paper, in the custody of
Miss Ritter.
What agonies have been suffered?
What hopes lowered or sometimes even
raised by that innocent looking sheet of
paper? What member of the faculty
are ijraised and, i t has been known,
what ones have been dragged througii
the dark slime of abuse, all because of
those same blue marks?
Yes, the marks were out February 18,
and now that every one got up the courage to take first a glance and then a
concentrated look, the rest of the time
has been spent in writing home explaining this five and headlining that
one. Through the halls have gone the
cries, "What did you get in teaching?"
"What did you get in Sociology?" Oh,
yes, the marks are out once more.

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Triangle! Select iiny likely solution of Athenaeum Library of Bury .Street, Edthe problem and work it out for your- munds, England.
The Marlborough
self.
House, London, boasts two volumes
bound ill the skin of Mary Putuiiin, a
witch of Yorkshire, who was hanged for
The Unusual in Books
The unusual is alwiiys interesting. The murder, iind one bound from the skin
Bible seems to have been the object of of George Cudmore, who was hanged in
eccentricities of publishers from the 18.3(1.
Woman, as ever, drew upon the extratime of the first printing press, soniewdiere near the middle of the loth cen- ordinary to further her purposes. A
tury, down until t h e present. To be- devoted woman admirer of Camille
gin with there is the Thumb Bible, then Flammarioii, a French iistronomer, bethe Murderers Bible, the Wife-Hater fore her death bequeathed by will her
Bible, tho Discharged Bible, the Breeches skin to be used to bind an edition of
Bible, the Leda Bible, the Bugge Bible, his works.
and tho Wicked Bible. All these are
extremely valuable.
Blunders have
National Normal News
made them interesting. The Vinegar
Warrensburg, Mo.—The Denishiiwn
Bible stated the "paralile of the vine- dancers, with Huth St. Denis and Ted
gar" rather than of the "vineyard"; the Shawn, Tony Sarg's Marionettes, aud a
Wicked Bible printed the Seventh Com- concert liy Galli-Curci star the last
mandment minus the negative; the seniester with red-letter evenings of enBreeches Bible translated "Adam and tertainment.
Eve made theinselves breeches"; a BelEdiuond, Okla.—Enid Hayward, a
fast Bible in 1710 stated "sin on more" freshman here, is the winner of a nainstead of "sin no more." The Thumb tional short story contest for high school
Bible is no bigger t h a n a postage stamp students, sponsored by the W r i t e r s
but yet it contains copper plates. In Magazine. The award is the result, j u s t
1862 the invention of a microscopic announced, of ii story which she had
writing machine made possilile, iiccord- written wdiile a senior in high school.
iiig to calculations, the writing of the
North Adams, Mass.—The worst evil
wdiole Bible twenty-two times within the
which a school can inflict upon a pupil
space of a square inch.
is so to manage its iictivities that he
Oddities made other books world- acquires an inferiority comple.x, says the
famous. In the Palace of the Escorial in State Director of Physiciil Education for
Spain reposed volumes six feet high Massachusetts. Nothing fails like failand four feet wide. In 1851 Gray's ure, he believes.
"Elegy" containing thirty-two stanzas
Chicago, 111.—The Student Council opof four lines was iirinted in a space erates a Book Exchange, in which secof four inches by three. The smallest ond-hand books are passed on to new
book was published iu 1807 by Saliuin owners for half jirice. Three hundred
of Padua, a Lilliputian printer. I t is and seventy-five dollars in sales iu a
approximately one-half an iiicli li,v one- single da.v indicates how hard the counquarter inch.
cil Wiis worked. (Wonder how niiiny of
Another factor affecting the unusual the students said, or even thought,
in hooks is the use of color. As early | "Thank you for the kindness.")
Kingsville, Tex.—High schools of
as 1(J13 a book, "Elegy on the Death of
Prince H e n r y " was printed in white on Texas are competing in one-.act play
black paper. At Paris in 1720 was print- contests, under tlie general auspices of
ed the "Book of Four Colors," using four the state teachers colleges. Nine schools
different colored inks. A notion akin meet here at South Texas Teiichers Colto inodern ideas prompted the author of lege, the winner later meeting other seca book, the "Book of Toinorrow," to is- tional winners for the state championsue his selections on variegated paper shiii.
in varicolored inks. He maintained that
Kingsville, Tex.—The "South Texan"
each .article was most effective when pleiisaiitly reviews the Christmas issue
printed on a type of paper in a t.ype of of "Normal Times" in their issue of
ink pcculi.ar to it. Thus his love poems February 8. Tlie "South Texan" is one
were published on rose-colored paper of "Normal Times" newest exchanges, a
«dth light ink. A most unique book, six-column, full newspaper size, fourBabbage's "Specimens of Logarithms," page piibliciitidii, with a professional
was printed iu Louduii in 1831. Only front page make-up, a well-achieved
one copy was luaile but it consisted of news style, and many evidences of entwenty-one volumes. It was printed on terprise iu covering the run of tho
one hundred and fifty-one different col- news. It ranks iu tho first group of
ored papers in the following inks: our hundred normal school exchanges.
black, purple, dark red, light red, olive,
Nacogdoches, Tex.—A hitherto unpubyellow, dark green, liglit green, dark lished letter of George Washington, perblue and light blue. Volume XXI con- taining to au exchange of prisoners, has
tained metallic printing in gold, silver been found by a Mr. West, of Lufkiu,
think up such things, let alone Oscar, and copper bronzes upon vellum and Tex., according to the "Pino Log," of
for we as much as told you he was cuc- colored paper.
S. F. Austin Teachers College.
Animated Pens Accounted For koo in the beginning. Yes. In the beEllensburg, Wash.—Sixth grade juipils
One of the most interesting depiirtiiros
Mysterious disaiijiearance of fountain ginning were created Heaven and Earth, from the ordiuiiry was at its height dur- at the Edison School are making their
pens during the hist few weeks at C. S. and who should come around the corner, ing the French IJevolution. The French own ukuleles, violins, drums, etc., from
N. S. may be accounted for by the fact but Michaelovitch, who is now in his iiristocracy ridiculed Bousseau's "The apple boxes, cigar boxes, chopping bowls,
th.at they were full when they left and he.v-da.v and owns the most of Manhat- Social Contract" as ii mere theory but and other m.aterials. In connection with
that they took their barrels along.
tan Island, besides six she-goats who their skins, Carlyle wrote, furnished the tho project tho class is studying the
Fountain pens do not often go on faithfully provide the children with cot- binding for the second edition. Dur- liistor,y of musical instruments.
ing the despotic reign of the guillotine,
tears, but Gladys Wilson has had four tage cheese.
De Kalb, 111.—Student government is
Now t h e r e : you should see what we a tannery was established to prepare being launched at Northern Illinois T.
desert her this year and is contemplating buying another. Sho may keep this have come to and how smoothly the the human skin for use as leather. A C. The movement was launched by the
one full of water so it will find its way plot works itself out. You have Pat, book bound in the skin of Corder the students, and has met with the approvMichaelovitch, and Oscar—The Eternal Eed Barn Murderer is kept in the al of the administration.
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Thiit story!
! Springing
Xormal T i m e s is published n t ('<^ntrnl S t a t e upon ine with blinding surprise, emergN o r m a l S('IHK>1, I.,<H*k Hnven. r c n n s y l v n i i i a , by
ing abruptly from the shifting mauve
t h e Board of E d i t o r s of Normal T i m e s .
Thp siibscriptioii r a t e to all alunini a n d under- shadows of my
inner consciousness,
g r a d u a t e s of tlio school is 75 c e n t s .
comes the ahirming realization of the
BOARD OF EDITORS
Lenore Sliarp, Kose Bower, H a r r i e t
Kelt, well-nigh forgotten request. I was bidDavid I'Imer. Klverdn Ricliardscni, Sterl i^Vrtley,
you but last
Bljiiiehe W a h l . M n r p i r e l Sutton. Klla Mne Lilly, den to plot a tale for
E d w a r d Slierkel. Alary Marj^aret A d a m s , Mildreil
Oh tluit eternity of nocturnal
S t e w a r t . T h o m a s liosterniau. Doroth.v Riley, month!
P a u l Vonada, Re;;iiiald F i t z s i m m o n s , Kuth Jones, sufferings
of doubts, fears, hideous
M a r y Kirhy. Helen R e t t g e r .
imaginings, raucous jamborees—those
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE
E t h e l Decliant
Aniniated F o u n t a i n Ten hours of upheavals due to lumps in the
iHUiiBe Young
Lincoln's F a i t h Defended
How
Edna Jteani
Term M a r k s mattress; well, what d'ye expect?
All>ert Hobba
Sterl A r t l e y Hark
Not even IrvAnn trillocKlv
J u n i o r s (rive I ' a r t y could one "reniember?"
lone I'ottiT
J u s t About J e r r y ing Berlin.
M r s . .7. F r a n k l i n Long. Calf Dies f<a- I.^»ve of Class
Mary Marjzaret Adanis
H e a r d a t t h e Arbor
Acting ujion impulse, as is customary
Helen K e i s t e r
Building a N a m e
ISeatriee E r i c k s o n . . .Unusual I'ennsylvania F a r m with me when I seat myself upon a lightE l e a n o r Brassington
T h a t Story
Ted Bray
W h a t Girls T a l k About ed oil stove, I have hastily aecuuuiU*ted
M a r g a r e t Coira
Tlie T'nusunl iu Books
Miirgaret Coira
H i k e r s Arouse Country all my inaterial resources and throw
Dorothy Riley
Our Own Little Diary
Dent Bowser
Tennis for Beginners them into the production of the sweetRose Bower
W h e r e Shall We Wsilk est story ever filmed. Like .a bustle in
a fictitious tale based upon a stern
MARCH 10, 1927
reality.
Be warned! Leave reason behind and
Building a Name
check all valuables, for todii,y we are reWhen you want to read a good story, sponsilile only to Benito's Mussolini and
you pick up your favorite magazine, his courageous cohorts with gay black
and then you look for the name of the shirts, "les shurtz noire" as the French
author whom you know writes, don't would say, if they only knew the meyou ? Or if you want to see a good chanical procedure for such osculations.
movie, you like to get one by a good
Well, it seems there were two Irishauthor like Emerson Hough or Curwood, men, one named Pat, the other staggerwdth a good actor like Tom Mix or Har- ing sadly under the pseudonym of
old Lloyd—someliody whose iiiinie guar- Michaelovitch; and Pat says "Mike, what
antees all that you should expect.
makes j-ouse do them things?" thereby
If it turned out poor, you'd be aw- hoping to exiiose certain psychoanalyfully disappointed, and you wouldn't ticiil niaunderiiigs which were beyond
have much faith in that name iigain. It the ken of his immediate comprehenwould have cheated you. But you do sion. But our hero was too very, very
not often find disaiipoiiitment in a name
war.v for him. In a jiffy he was off like
that you have come to trust. The men
a flash; and since ho has gone out of
or women who hiive built up these iiiimes
tho story, we will introduce the first
so that you look to them with confldence
string quarter-back from the second
know thiit you do look for their names
team, named Oscar Biidwcisser, because
and trust them, and they have to keep
his parents were both unfortunate menthem up to standiird. It liays them
tal l.v .vou know—you know—gone nuts
to do so.
and couldn't for tho life of them think
You wouldn't go out of your way for of iiu.vtliing more appropriate. Pat's
a show by an unknown actor, or to read Irish temiier was rising fast and threata story by somebody that you had never ened to overflow its banks, so Pat let
heard of. Of course you would occasion- out a "Dam!" imd held it back temporally. If you liked it you would look for arily, ileanwhilo events were conspirthat same name again, and p r e t t y soon ing to make ii fool out of somebody.
that would be iinother Uiinie that you
"If I ever get a chance to strike that
could trust.
tiling I'll strike it hard," said Oscar,
Then, liecause other iieople knew and whose normal e.ve was riveted fast upon
trusted that name, they would go to that the purple, blooming tip of Pat's nose.
show, or buy that magazine—and that There the orb rested, I repeat, slowly
man's name has become a thing of real opening and closing its gorgeous wings
value.
in the moonlight until, in answer to ,a
But if he fell down once—no one whistle from out of the gre.at beyond, it
would trust him again. That is the way trotted obediently in t h a t direction,
it is with building a name or a reputa- leaving behind a faint thin bark, such
tion—it is worth a lot if you do it right. as is found on white birches in MassaBut you have always got to live up to it, chusetts, Maine, Verinout, and—well I
keeji to the samo high standard. Your guess you can flnd it most •In.ywhere by
present name is your strongest guaran- looking hard enough for it.
tee for your future. How much have
Oh, the pathos of those silly words.
you made yours worth?
Vou can't imagine how any one eould

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Hikers Aroused Countryside

Lincoln's Faith Defended

Mill Hall rulihed its eyes iind looked
askance at the U\ely ciiiwd of hikers
that loiigregated llieic on the afteiiKMin
of .Silturday, Febiuiiiy 1-.
One group of hikers, the .biliiistowii
buiicli, in search nf some fun and lured
b.v the atiiiosiilietf {tf Spiiiig. set out
friiiii the school just iifter the bell for
luncli liiug. They caiiied tiieir own
eats with them. Resiilents of Fairview
Street thought Unit one of the Sunday
Schools had started the picnic season
early.
Pint of the Scniiitiiii gang got going
at about 2 o'clock. They had decided
to stiiy at school and stud.v a bit, but
finally could not resist the temptation
to explore the countryside.
The parties passed each other in the
middle of Mill Hall's spacious business
center. Jolly greet ings of surprise and
ga,v hulloos of good fellowship, ciilminating iu ii mad rush to one side of the
street, where a luiick college rush ensued, so suddenly broke the peaceful
quiet of that calm village that its bewdldered inhabitants could onl.v stand
a n d wonder.

That l.iiKMilii was a good church inemliei iiud a firm believer iu pra.ver was
iisseiti'd strongly by Miss Eowe at the
V. \V. ineetiug following his birthday.
She denied recent assertions about his
lack of fiiitli, iind produced anecdotes
and biogiiiiihiciil material which effectually disjiosod of the stories. Her talk
was i'ullowed by several reiidiiigs on the
life of Lincoln, given by Helen Klepper iiud i l a r i e Eckert. The nieeting had
been iiriiiuged as a special Lincoln menioiial seivice. Euth Adams acting as
general chairniau.

At last, wheu some one could make
himself heard by the mob, one of the
g,iy Scrautonians started ii diisli to the
sunny side of the thoroughfare where
J u n i o r and Senior squatted, knelt, and
stood packed together in au effort to
liiive their sparkling countenances reproduced by the camera.
Sarcastic farewells and light repartee
preceded a general breakup and division of the ways. The last hiker, buttoning up his sweater under his chin,
bid good-bye to Mill Hidl at 4:30 and
about an hour later wearily climbed the
dormitoi'v stairs.

O. D. C. P a r t y
The O. D. C. Club enjoj'cd a Videutiue party Saturda.v evening, February
12, at 340 West. The party was given
for the pledges to the Club, wdio wdll be
initiated soon. Tho pledges are Jean
"Whitehead, Florence Martin, Lucille Herr i t t , and Katherine Hartswiek. Miss
E u t h Whitehead, of Patton, Pa., was the
guest of the evening. To "Texas" Holmb e r g and "Tin}'" Potter, belong the honors of the delicious lunch served. "Keis"
Keister a n d "Iinpie" Workman decorated the room to suit the occasion and
made Valentine favors for every one.
"Cookies" Krankiiig, the president of
t h e Club, gave a short talk. Owing to a
slight indisposition, she gave it from
a sitting position, however this did not
effect her peppy spirit. "Pat" Riley could
n o t let t h e day pass without relating
a few anecdotes about Ablaham Lincoln.
P a t ' s roomie, "Tacs" Eettger gave a
brief talk on the life of Lincoln.
" P l u m p " Mortimer contributed to the ent e r t a i n m e n t by singing a few Valentine
songs. The pledges surprised the memb e r s of t h e Club by giving a short origin a l play.
The proctor's "lights out, girls,"
brought t h e p a r t y to an abrupt end, with
,1 unanimous blind dive for souvenirs.

Y. W. C. A. Elects New Officers
.\t a well attended meeting of the
Y. \V. ('. A. the following officers were
chosen fur the coining y e a r : President,
Kiitlili'eii Siiangler; vice president, Dorothy Bastian; secretary, Alice E d l e r ;
treasuiei, "N'orua !Mac Kurtz. These new
odiceis will be installed soon.
The retiring ollicers a r e : President,
Mary Miirgaret Adams; vice president,
Coiiiiie Gilloegly; secretary, Evelyn
lletlieiliu ; treasurer, Ruth Jones.

Where Shall We Go for a Walk?
In il school of any kind it seems that
there are people who are willing to go
for il hike or a walk but don't know
where to go, and either from inability
to ask questions, or fear of getting themselves lost (I don't believe that), or
from lack of abilitj- to make up their
minds, don't get started on that long
thought of plan of exploring the country round about by the slow but certain
method of perambulation. Right here and
now let me warn away any person who
desires to find in this a set of directions
which one finds in the State Syllabus of
Health Education; such as, arms sideward fling, heels raise—until every muscle is properly exercised. Some people
like that sort of thing, but they are t h e
mechanical tj-pe, the type who can read
nothing unless it is useful, play no
gaines that are not definitely healthful,
and in general must be busy about something that is definitely and concretely
practical. From such as these let me
preserve such knowledge of the hikes as
I am going to set forth. Was it not
against something like this that an authority oil sports, whom I heard just
the other day, spoke definitely a n d
forcefully? Did I not myself hear him
say that he had never yet entered a
sport thinking about the definite health
value of the game, but always for t h e
sheer joy of it? Then may I ask what
person, wdiat mere person I repeat,
sliould have the nerve to go on these
hikes, which presently and iu my own
good time I am going to describe to you,
for the purpose of reducing or t a k i n g
needed exercise? Eight here and now
let me advise them to rise thirty minutes early, collect the letters of their
friends, and proceed on a trip to t h e
post oifice to whicli they can rush in
high-heeled shoes and a half-awake
manner. There is mueh that you can
miss ou such a trip but then we all miss

TIMES
enough—it doesn't matter where we walk
so, IIS I don't want .any reducers taking
the hikes that I expect to describe, I
would suggest that they follow some
method such as that. A person may be
allowed his peculiarities, I hope.
Since I have definitely stated the people whom I tliink these suggestions won't
help, I will now say that any person
who really likes to get away from rows
of brick houses and pretend that he's
seeing the real country (he daren't mind
getting muddy by the way) may be interested iu reading these suggestions,
noting the ones he has taken that 1
haven't even heard (if and feeling superior iibout it, and also noting mistiikes ill the directions given which after all lead to more discoveries than a
strict following of directions over will.
It is for these people and for tho sake
of getting a required thesis written that
I am employing this ink. Authors nowadiiys write for the lucrative value of
it so }-ou will understand when I say
I am not the big-hearted individual to
\riite for the welfare and information
of a group of individuals whom I know
onl.y remotclj- and about whom I care
less.
Now that J'OU know whether or uot
.vou are the person to verify these hikes,
I will say that most of them arc within
the limits of the dormitories and do not
require more than two or three hours
if you are not tempted away from the
beaten path by a small by-way or by the
temptation to sit ou the planks of a
narrow bridge and swing your feet. Time
is your own, spend it as you choose, but
before I tell you of the specific details
of the comings and goings of these
walks, I wdll suggest that it is always
best to discover your own. I have now
done my best to warn you away from
this so you proceed at your own risk.
Walk No. 1
Time : Before breakfast preferably.
Route: Go up Girls' Glen until you
reach the Cottiige, the first house on the
right after you leave the Normal. Then
turn left and follow the path up over
the hill. By aud by you will meet the
road that goes up Boys' Glen. When
you reach this, turn left once more, follow the road until you see the home of
Dr. Armstrong looming up before you.
If you prefer, when you come to a narrow, grassy road that crosses a stone
culvert, you may t u r n left across this,
go up over the hill to the old reservoir
iind by going down either of two paths
up there you may precipitate yourself
into your own back door. If you want
to go steep, take the ono farther east.
If you are not in such a hurry, take
the one toward the west and dodge the
briars. This likewise deposits you at the
back door, or more specifically the tennis
court back of the gym.
Ths is the simplest form of the walk
that I have described to you. It is a
walk that abounds in spirits and shades
of the past, partly because you pass two
cemeteries with another one out of sight
over the hill to the right of you as you
go down Boys' Glen, and partly because
the place itself is haunted by the spirits of departed Normalites. On this hill,
years ago, was situated the Central State
Normal School. A brave position it held
and towering over the city it stood unblinking for many years. Go carefully

lest .vou offend one of those spirits and
perchance the grandfather bunny (I
don't know that he is but as far as I
know there's no reason why ho can't be)
who dwells on this peaceful hillside. If
you are careful and do not make too
much noise by chance you maj- see him
disappearing into the briars or bounding down the hillside two jumps ahead
of .you, a distance which he soon increases. You may even catch sight of a
ground hog moving along more leisurely.
Then certain it is for those who like
birds t h a t in the spring you eannot fail
to see t h e downy woodpecker, tapping
out his niorning song. I'm sure that's
the way they sing although no ornithologist will commit himself. A great many
of the birds make this their choir box
for their matin songs and in the spring
I would not be much surprised if you
would meet a group of Nature Study
people led by Mr. Ulmer, chasing to and
fro trying to catch up with some songster ill order to shoot him wdth their
field-glasses. All this I say can be seen
on this simple hike that I have specified
took one hour (at a moderate gait). I
do not specify t h a t all this can be seen
in one hour unless you are quick of eye
and iiiiublo of foot.
Now if you would spare more time
you might keep on up the hill until you
reach another old reservoir. This I
might mention is the especial haven of
the woodpeckers during their courting
season. At no other place are they displayed to such a fine advantage (maybe they know it too). From here also
you can see the sunrise although it is
from the lower lull that the sun shows
itself most fully and rises over a scene
broader and more varied. First of all
you may see the Normal, looking like an
old castle from t h e back, then the town,
river and the hills beyond. It is good to
got out of bed in the moruing during
spring.
One more suggestion and I will let
you discover the remainder of things to
be found here for yourself. If by any
cliance you are inflicted with wandering
feet and a sniffing nose you can wander over these hills to your heart's content, not finding anything so wonderful
perhaps, maybe now and then an unexpected view, .an especially velvety patch
of moss, or hearing the lovely trill of
some bird. You may do so without fear
of getting lost for you will end either
in Boys' or Girls' Glen. Then follow
your nose and you will be back again
at your own dormitory.
Walk No. 2
Time: One hour and a half at a steady
pace, less by running, more by rambling.
Before breakfast by starting at 5:15
A. M.
Route: Go up Girls' Glen but do not
let your feet stray from the beaten track
this morning. On .and on up the road
past farmhouses a n d barking dogs until
you reach the Fairpoint School, a distance of about three miles. Then t u r n
left onto the road which leads to Flemington, there's a little hill you must
journey up and down again, and in about
ten or fifteen minutes you will come
to a white farmhouse and a burned barn.
Eight there you turn left once more
into a narrower, less used road, which
generally contrives to stay muddy in a
spot not very far from the place where

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you t u r n . This is the Boys' Glen road
and the rest is simple. Follow this road
and in time you wdll recognize the cemeteries that I spoke of previously. Do
j u s t as you did before from this point
and you will return once more to the
place from which you started.
E e m a r k s : If instead of turning left
at the white farmhouse and burned barn
you had gone straight on, you would
have come to the town of Flemington.
Here if you will turn left (have you noticed how frequentlj' you t u r n left?)
and follow the car track you will reach
Normal via the city streets. On this
hike J-ou will pass the piaper mill (the
largest in the United States and perhaps the world, I'm not sure) with its
piles of lumber all about. Take notice
of it, it is worthwhile. It is on the right,
not along the street, but still plainljvisible. This makes a longer hike and
perhaps you had better take an afternoon for it. Along this road you will
also catch sight of the canal. This is
before j-ou come to Flemington. If you
ever come here in the summer, you will
want to know the location of it for
acquatic reasons. It is also of deep historic interest since it is part of the system that was to connect Pittsburgh and
Philadelphia and never got itself completed. Tho railroads saw to that.
Now let's go back still a little farther on our journey. At the place where
J-ou reach the school house if instead of
t u r n i n g left, you turn right, you will
reach the Sugar Eun Road. At what
point I don't know for this is one of
the hikes I have never taken. But when
you reach another main road, t u r n right

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and stick to the same road (If it's spring
you'll have no trouble, that road produces the stickiest mud next to the river road that I know of). You will come
out on Susquehanna Avenue. This hike
is especiallj- nice for a large group since
you have plentj- of room in which to
chase around.
Walk No. 3
Ileic's- another one to acquaint you
with Girls' Glen.
Time: Two hours, more if J-ou like
to explore tho bj--wiij-s.
Route: Go up Girls' Glen again, until you come to the third lane on the
right hand side of the ro.ad, if it isn't
tlie third one, it's the fourth. The one
distinguishing make is a poach orchard
without a fence, two hundred feet from
the main road. This is an especially
fine hike to take in the fall. Of course,
j-oii turn into this road and if you do
not have w-aiidering feet you will follow
it until J-ou come to a school house
which faces on the Sugar Run Road.
It will be to the left of you. Here you
turn right and walk down the Sugar
Run Eoad. If J-ou can plan your time
properlj- j-ou will be able to do this at
the same pace at which j-ou started, but
if J'OU stop, as any group I have been
with has, j-ou will have to race down Susquehanna Avenue to get there in time
for lunch, breakfast, or what not.
Remarks:
There are some lovely
views along here. In one place you can
see hills and more hills and then the
river with a puff of smoke now and then
to show that this is an enterprising oommuiiitj'. One thing t h a t has alwaj-s
proved a snare for a good many people,
unless thej' have passed in the dark,
has been the enticement of paths disappearng off into the woods. This region
has been cut out b,y lumbermen and
some of the old roads are left. In these
woods J-ou can alwaj's hear the pheasants
rising with the thundering noise they
make and if J-ou keep your eyes open
J-ou can find a variety of wuzzy Ciiterpillars to carry home on a leaf. (I have
never j-et had anj'thing useful to carry
them in) and lose every five hundred
feet of the waj'. In here you can well
believe that j'OU are away from everything for it is quiet and still save for
the wind caught in the trees now and
then. There is no certain path that you
can take into these woods but you can
follow any varietj- you please and you'll
come out somewhere. It's fun once in
a while not to know where you are going. It isn't good business but it's pleasa n t walking.
Walk No. 4
Time: An hour at the least, a day at
the most, according to the Dormitory
Rules.
Route: Have you ever noticed the
paths along the side of the hill that is
on the right of the Girls' Glen Road?
Cross the run the flrst chance you get
and follow the path. I t is the upper one,
by the way, the lower one takes you to
a ravine which is an ideal spot for a
picnic supper. This hill is a nice place
in which to find arbutus in the spring,
and there are also violets. Well, as I
was saying, follow this path wherever
it leads you and it will seem to end in
an uncultivated fleld. Cross this and
t u r n left on an old grassy road. Follow this and you will see, if you go far

TIMES
enough, an old house, a tumble-down
barn, and the remains of .a sawmill.
Then the road dwindles down iuto a trail
and then into branching paths w-hich are
alwaj-s going around turns just to tempt
J-ou to see what's next, I honestlj- believe. When J-ou return follow- the same
road and if j-oii don't want to go across
the field again, just keep going on the
road and j-ou will come out on Susquehanna Avenue right above the Children's
Home.
Eemarks: When j-ou follow- the path,
it leads through some pine thickets.
Here j-oii can alwaj-s find juncos in the
winter time. There are other varieties
of our winter birds here too, b u t none
that seem to be such persistent visitors.
Quite often it is up here that j-ou will
find the blue jays. If you don't succeed
in seeing them j-ou can at least he.ar
them. But when you get up past the
saw mill the place seems curiously quiet,
save for the noise of the small stream
that is there. There are very few birds
but it is a fine place for butterflies. You
can find a great variety of moths and
butterflies but the problem is to catch
them. The place seems ideally protected for them. Thorny and spikej' bushes
abound with the increased impediment
of an uncertain path. I have gotten a
great niauj- more scratches, bumps, and
falls, t h a n butterflies and bugs but I
once kidded a katydid into thinking I
was harmless and took him down from
his perch in the tree. That was a real
victorj' and one not easily accomplished.
I believe I was advertised after that
for I have never again even succeeded
in getting one to wink at me.
Walk No. 5
Time: An afternoon and a long one.
Route: Up Susquehanna Avenue we
will go this time. At the first bj--wajto the right, turn off and follow it down
the hill and across the wooden bridge.
Then go by a white house, you're really
trespassing but tho man who lives there
doesn't mind, and take the path going
up the hill. When you reach the top,
lo and behold, you are on the river road.
After that it is simple, turn right and
follow the road. If you keep on j-ou
w-ill come to Riverview, which is a collection of summer cottages. After that
it is about a mile to Ice Mines, which
was reallj' our destination all t h e time.
There is no definite mine b u t some
sniall holes in the side of the hill which
contain ice in the summer. You will
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OUR O W N L I T T L E DIARY
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Tho past week-end went like lightning.
I wish the danee was ,iust coming. Not
much doing todaj'. This place is so exciting? I guess the trains aren't running from home to Lock Haveu.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Another uneventful daj'. Wish soiuething would happen. Went down town.
This was Cookie's afternoon off so we
celebrated. I wish there was a Washington's Birthdaj' everj' month iu tho
j-ear.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
I'm getting to be a regular artist.
Missed nij' vocation so the gang thinks.
Went through all mj' other classes as
usual. There's one class I haven't the
courage to recite in. Some d a y I will,
niaj'be.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24
Yesterday was a big daj' at home.
Hope some of the returns float in this
direction. Went out to the movies. We
were almost late getting in. We certainly stepped on it coming back. Made
it, too. It's a wonder there wasn't a
freight train a mile long to hold us up.
We were luckj'.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Tried to work iu the Library but
couldn't. My mind wandered too much
so I wandered out. Every one looked so
busj' it made me feel fuiinj'.
J. and F. wont to State. Keis and
Edna, went home, that's four gone. This
end of the floor is almost deserted.
Might look lonesome but I guess we
can still be heard. Hope the spirit for
going out doesn't move any more of us
right away.
The debate was rather interesting.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26
This is the flrst Saturdaj' since I've
come down here that I've worked.
I
didn't even go down town. Th.at's another rare occurrence. That Art is finished now and my arm is nearly paralyzed. I've been looking at colors so
long now that I'm color blind.
The Junior party was cute. Everything was clever. Enjoyed the dancing
too. Xo feed tonight and I'm starved.
The box of candy disappeared rather
fast. That's the last one I'll get until
after Lent.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Told my story to mj'self this morning—interesting!! Locked mj' door and
studied. The whole gang was in the
next room talking. I t was misery to
staj' out but I did. Don't know as I
got very much out of it. I was in my
room in body but with the kids in
spirit.
Didn't go out tonight. Expected Tottj'
to call and she did. I'm so glad I stayed
ill.

J . and F. came back tonight. The
gang will soon be reunited. Keis and
Edna will be in later. Anxious to get
the news of the town.

Mr. Gage Speaks at P o r t
Allegheny Institute
Prof. Gage had his name on the local Institute program at Port Alleghenj',
February 19.
The district Institute, held for the
benefit of McKean County teachers, was
in session during the entire week, beginning Februarj' 14.
Mr. Gage addressed the McKean Couiitj' teachers on Satiirda.v, the 19th, with a
talk relating to the fundamental importance of reading in the schools a n d out
of the school. He stressed particularly
the neccssitj' of developing better attitude toward the selection of reading
material in general.
i l r . Gage tells us that among the seventj'-livc teachers who attended the institute, about thirty were formorlj' students at old C. S. N. S. "It seemed like
,•1 home-coming to me." He said he had
a. ver.v en.joj'able time meeting old
friends iu Port Alleghenj'. Ainoug others he met was a present teacher in
the Port Allegheny school, who hjiplioned to be a student of his when he
first started to teach iu a high school
in Xew York State.

TIMES

JUST A B O U T JERRY
Examination Time
It was time for the semester examinations and a gloom had fallen over the
school. The ones who had worked all
year were working harder than ever,
and the frivolous ones who had played
all year were working with a desperate
frenzj'. But J e r r y was not working—no
indeed. The day before exams is not
the time to begin to studj'. One has impressed the instructor with one's intelligence or one has not, and the result is
as sure as if the marks were already
down in black and wliite.
Her friends, all of them, were subjecting themselves to what was known as
a "regular cram." Her own room-mate
even drove her from the room because
she laughed out loud over tho book she
was reading. She wandered around to
the rooms of her friends, and was confronted by a "Verj' Busj'" on everj' door.
She finally thought of some Juniors that
she had not visited for some time, so
she turned down the hall to 320 and
found a "Positively Engaged to Every
One" across the door. J e r r y heaved a
disappointed sigh loud enough to carrj'
through the transom.
Jerrj' wrote a note under the "Engaged" sign and tip-toed down the hall,
then liack again. The door opened and
a face peered out. " J e r r j ' Stewart, was
that you?" she asked. "We thought it
was some one coming to have some work
explained, so we kept still. Come i u ! "
"With an 'Engaged' sign like that on
the door?" said J e r r y . "Xot for anything!"
"Do come in, Jerrj', and cheer us up,"
thej' chorused. "We're so scared we
don't know what to do. The Seniors
have been telling us the most dreadful
stories about exams. They aren't true,
are t h e y ? "
"Of course not," rcidied Jerry. "Don't
believe a word those Seniors tell j'OU.
Thej' were Juniors themselves last j-ear
and if the cxainiiiations were as bad as
they saj-, they woudii't have passed
them."
A relieved expression passed over the
two faces.
"It all depends on chance," continued
Jerrj'. "Some classes are so large that
the professors haven't time to read the
papers so they just go down the list
and flunk every thirteenth girl. Just

hope none of you will be nuniber thirteen."
J e r r y rose. "Well, good-bye, girls,"
she said. "Above all things don't worry.
I'm glad if I've been able to cheer you
up a little bit—but don't believe any of
those silly stories the Seniors tell," she
called back over her shoulder, "they're
just trying to frighten you."

Student Council Approves
Mailless Days
George Washington's Birthdaj' was
celebrated by at least one of tho student
council members, the one whose t u r n
it may have been to place the mail in
the mailboxes. Ann Orlin—it was even
she—k ran around happily all day,
knowing that no mail would be delivered
on the holidaj'.
The popularity of our half thousand is
alarming to those who dailj- sort and
struggle through the mailing. Tho student council heartily approves mailless
days—but, of course, since they can never be sure themselves just which days
would be letterless for them, they intend to do nothing whatever about starting a possiblj' uiipopuhir new custom.

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Hot Plates
Irons
Grills
Toasters
Fans
Chafing Dishes
Manicuring Sets
Pen Knives, Shears
Alarm Clocks
Safety Razors, Etc.
We Have Them

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TIMES

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Beomner<;
By Dent Bowser

Normal Loses to Dickinson
Seminary
Central State was again forced to defeat when the Dickinson Semiuarj' boj's
beat them on Fridaj' evening, February
18, by 34-19.
The game, played on Central State's
floor, was hard fought. The Xormal
team showed not a few signs of improvement since the game with Indiana. Their
passing and shooting made Dickinson
feel uneasy at several stages of the
game. The Dickinson boys led from the
first cjuarter to the last, but it kept them
busy to keep Xormal at a wholesome distance.
At the end of the first half the score
stood 19-9 in Dickinson's favor. The
Xormal fought with renewed vigor iu
the third quarter and raised the score
to a iioint where Dickinson began to
worrj-. Slowly the margin narrowed,
but Xormal's dreams vanished when
Dickinson tightened up her defense during the fourth quarter. While Xormal
was making a final attempt with long
shots, the Dickinson forwards slipiied
around Central State's guards for three
baskets and clinched the game.
The final score was 31-19. The lineup:
Lock Haven
FG
F
T
Baumau, R. F
1
0
1
Eenniger, B. F
0
0
0
McCloskey, E. F
0
0
0
Hosterman, L. F
3
1
7
Sherkel, C
4
0
8
Ulmer, L. G
0
0
0
Williams, E. G
0
1
1
Bohn, E. G
0
1
1
8
Dickinson
FG
Clewns, L. G
0
Lindimoch, L. G
0
Schugart, E. G
1
Hohenshelt, R. G
1
Fryberger, C
0
Xeal, C
1
VanAntwerp, L. F
4
Shugart, L. F
2
McKay, B. F
5
Chambers, E. F
2
Schuers, E. F
0

3

19

F
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0

T
0
0
3
2
0
2
8
4
11
4
0

Ki

2

34

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Faculty Plays Seniors—Group I
The few students who knew about the
basketball game between Group I Seniors and the Faculty, and who ventured
over to see it on Wednesday, February
16, were more than glad they had done
so. The reason so few knew about it
was that it was only a practice game,
and thus not meant for spectators. The
Seniors managed to win by a score of
14-13. However, it was not the closeness of the score that made the game
so intensely interesting.

.lust to see Mike Kirby playing
against Miss Barkhuff and Katy Orth
guarding Miss Dixon was quite enough
to furnish amusement for the spectators.
.Miss Barkhuff and Miss Eussell seemed
quite perplexed when the ball landed in
their arms, but wheu it came to guarding the.v were hard at it.
During the last quarter, the Facultj'
passed the hat to the spectators. The
exact amount of this free-will offering
was sixteen cents!
It is often said that a practice game
is better than a scheduled one, and
again this proved true. This game was
worth an admission fee to all who saw it.
Tona Hosterman scored largelj' for
the Seniors, .and Miss Dixon and Miss
Eearick divided the honors for the Faculty. Gwen Stringfellow, in the capacit.j' as referee, handled the game well.
Faculty
Seniors
Miss Linderman
Guin Knapp
Center
Miss Pollock
Miss Dixon
Mike Kirbj'
Side Center
Miss Barkhuff
Miss Animond
Agnes Matson
Guard
Miss Gilkey
Kathryn Orth
Guard
Miss Eearick
Lucille Herrit
Forward
Miss Pollock
Tona Hosterman
Forward

Snow Once More Envelopes
Town
Snow—snow—more snow! Since Fridiiy, February 18, the Normal has not
promenaded Main Street hatless and
.•irtic-less. On that evening snow began to fall, continued all night, all the
next day, and then all daj' Suiidaj'.
Miuiy of the girls of tho dorm thought
their boj'S would never get here in time
for the dance, but despite the drifts and
piles of snow, they came. After they
got here some were heard to say that
they didn't eare how much it snowed.
No matter how they felt about it, the
snow continued to come down, and by
Suiidaj' morning it was really hard for
the "old regulars" to get to church. By
noon the residents had p.aths made and
it was a pleasure to walk between the
great banks.
The sun has wrought havoc with the
white covering now, but while it was
.still here it was surely enjoyed.

Derbies Cut Down Two
High Hats

SERVING THE BALL
A good service is of the greatest importance to n tennis plaj-ei', and it is
not so hard to master as niaiij' beginners seem to think. In serving, the ball
should not be hit down into the service
court; ratlu'i it should be hit awaj- from
the server. It alread.v has downward
moticjii when hit and gravitation will
help to bring it down. To deliver the
service the weight should be on the right
foot (for right-handed plaj'crs), the ball
thrown up si.x or nine inches bej'ond
the reach of the racket; and the ball
struck with the center of the racket as
it descends. An imiiortant thing to remember in serving, as well as in all
strokes, is to keep j'our ej'e on the ball
and let the bodj' follow through with
the stroke. Of almost equal importance
is hitting the ball on the service at the
full extent of the reach. The service
should alwaj'S be under control so that
the server can keep his opiionent guessing as to what part of the receiving
court the ball is going to land in. In
serving the placing of the hall counts
more than a terrific drive because the
drive is very difficult to control.

THE TECHNIQUE OF RETURNING
BALLS
111 receiving the service the receiver
should be sure to play back far enough
so that he can get a swing on the ball
that will not be cramped. The best waj'
to plaj- tlie serve is to hit the ball at
the top of its bound. The higher the
ball is, the more commaiid is had of tho
opposite court. The weight of the bodj'
should be evenly distributed on the balls
of both feet to facilitate a quick and
well-balanced shifting of position. The
placing of the return of one opponent's
serve should be the primarj' object,
rather than a certain kind of stroke.
When receiving <a serve one should try
to anticipate the general direction that
the ball will take. This will give the
receiver <a chance to get "set" for the
return. Most champion players believe
in the "center" theory, t h a t is, returning the service down the center of ones
opponent's court. This lessens the angle
at which the ball can be returned. The
most usual return of a service is crosscourt, that is, across the center portion
of the net rather than up the side lines.
The reason for this is natural, for a
plaj'er is apt to make a large nuniber of
his shots througii the medium of least
risk. Thus playing over the center portion of tho net involves the least amount
of risk both ns to directiou and elevation, for the net is lowest at this point.
The best weapon is a varied attack
which will keep one's opponent guessing.

Two of the few remaining high hats
of the dorm have been cut down and
made over into regular Derbies. The D.
The average player is naturallj' strongE. B.'s have lately concluded initiating er on his forehand than on his backMax Bossert and Norman Moi'gain.
hand. In both strokes the position is

side-wise to the net, aud the ball should
not be Iila.ved too close, preferablj' near
.•inn's length. The ball also should be
plaj-ed a little iu advance of the bodj'.
The swing should be free and natural,
the weight at fii'st eveiilj' distributed
on the balls of the feet.

Seniors Choose Class
Day Speakers
At a recent Senior cljiss meeting four
class daj- siieakers were elected. Their
speeches will appcir in I'raeco, hence
their earlj' selectiiui.
Chiss Historj'
Euth Jones
Chiss Propliec.v
Eose Bower
Cliiss Will
Miirie McNellis
Class Song
Bhinche Swope

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Where Sliall We Go for a Walk?
(Continued from Page 5)

know when you've reached it by a watering trough along the side of the road
just after j'ou've crossed a small wooden bridge. Generally there is a haze on
the mountain at the spots which contain
ice. You must climb to see the ice but
it is worth it. To return-right-about
face, and retrace your footsteps.
Eemarks: This is the longest hike
I luave mentioned but the river road is
alwaj's fun to walk on, at least it was,
and here also you can t u r n off at quite
a number of places. There is a hairpin turn in it t h a t is especially fine
for turning off. A path runs along the
side of a brook here a u d leads to what
is known as the Old Sullivan Farm.
Here I saw my first a n d also my last
cardinal. Here is another place in
which to flnd the spring flowers and
to wander aroimd over the hills.
Along the river road are springs but
I fear they have not been properly tested so I expect you had better not drink
from them. I must tell you that under
the wooden bridge is a flne place to get
away from a shower. You do not get the

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same amount of water t h a t you do out
ill the open but what you get has been
enriched with a fine yellow variety of
mud. I t is fine for the skin. If there
aren't many of you there are one or two
dry places but alas for the rest! They
must take the mud without a groan and
even if it does run in their ej'es pretend they are beautifully dry.
Walk No. 6
An hour and a half

Time:
if you
hurry.
Eoiite: From the Normal School, go
down to Titus' along Water Street and
across the Lock Port Bridge, t u r n left
and then take the right hand road. A
walk of about five minutes will bring
you to a steep hill made of rocks. At
the foot of this along the road is a narrow path that leads straight up. As you
get farther up, it becomes steps i n the
rock. This is known as Peter's Steps.
From the top of this you can get a fine
view of Lock Haven. There are also
raspberry bushes to help make the climb
more pleasant.
E e m a r k s : There are paths up on top
which, as usual lead you anywhere. By
taking a northerly direction you may go
out in the country and .ifter crossing
field come to a road. By t u r n i n g left
J-ou come back to the base of Peter's
Steps again by means of a nice orderly
waj' which almost makes you wonder
whj' you toiled up that steep path.
B j ' keeping ou up the main road you
will come to Queen's Eun, which is the
home of bricks I suppose from the number I've seen here with that name on
them. Continue and you come to Eenovo. By turning right at the bridge
J-ou go through Loek Port and then
Dunnstown, a pleasant walk along the
river.

TIMES
What Do Girls Talk About?
They discuss what kind of a fellow
their future husband will be. Caesar's
wife probably had some definite ideas in
mind when she got Caesar. Her ideals
would have been shattered if she could
have heard the girls in the E a s t dorm
argue on this question.
Caesar's wife was determined that her
husband would be a leader of men.
Strange as it may seem Ethel Hartsoek's
husband must be a leader of women.
In other words he must be a dancer.
Ethel says a man that can't stand on
his own feet and up for his own rights
is never going to be her man.
Caesar's wife wanted a keen-minded
guy. Girls of todaj' want open-minded
fellows according to an East Dorm girl.
Not only must he be open-minded but he
must be broad-minded. A girl's idea of
a broad-minded fellow is one whose
brains are so thinly scattered over hia
broad mind that there is not enough wit
concentrated in one point to see her
pulling the wool over his eyes.
Caesar's ivifo wanted a wealthy man.
Girls of today want one also. One girl
says she does not think she would be
happy with a man if she had to pay the
parson. That kind of guy doesn't get
married.
Well, to sum it all up, P a t Thornton saj's her man must have his own
hair. She once went to a wedding wher"^
the groom's wig fell off during the ' j mony. That sure was embarra' .ig to
the girl, to say nothing of the fellow.
How sorrj' I feel for Mrs. Caesar. She
must have had a very rudimentary appreciation of what a husband ought to
be, Caesar was bald-headed.

Artley Back From Mystery Trip

sterl Artley left the boj-s' dorraitorj'
February 26 without notifj'ing even his
room-mate where he was going. The purpose of his secret journey has been the
main topic of discussion since t h a t date.
Sonic of the boys came to the conclusion that he was paying a short visit
to relatives. The larger group, those
who held to the opinion that he had
left to be married the following Sundaj', have made preparations to serenade
In conclusion, there are many more him on the first dark evening after his
hikes but those are for you to discover. return.
Beturning to Peter's Steps there are
several fascinating legends connected
with it which make the spot still more
charming. I will not repeat them, having never gotten a story correct in my
life aud hating to convict myself on
paper. Go to natives of the place for
j'our information. I will say though
that I once got some lovely wild roses
there.

TTtis is the Hunter's

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