GHASTLY GHOSTS PLAY PRANKS That the most hectic season of the year is approaching has been realized by the members of the student council. They have already named a committee to lay plans for the annual Hallowe 'en party. This party has been an anticipated event for many years by the numerous "play-people " that are straining mightily to become instructors of youth in the halls of this temple of knowledge. From behind shocks of dried corn ghastly hands will protrude. Shrieks, screams and yells will ring through the air. There will be the pleasant odor of October-browned leaves and moth balls from lately stored Hallowe 'en costumes. The female will wear male costumes and North Hall "co-eds " will be present. "Oh boy ! What a mix-up it will be. " Attendin g this melee there will be thugs and mugs , adorned with cork , mercurichrome , rouge, and "Prof. " Keller 's suggested art paints. There will be ghosts and goblins , soap boxes and garbage cans , Christians and Turks , and wild and wooly cow-punchers fro m the plains of Waller Hall. Alexander 's "fiery-breathed Ogres " will blast forth their weird hectic music from behind a screen of corn stalks , (not a corn crib. ) These monsters will go through a series of tortuous contortions to the tunes of "St. Loui s Blues, " "Somebody Stole my Gal" and other hot , peppy numbers. Previous to the "foolish fair " there will be a party in the dinin g room and probably a special program will be arranged. All be there , but bewa re, It 's dangerous in a goblin 's lair. The Observer Don 't forget Home-coming Day, N ov. 16, 1929. Talk it up and let 's make a sucess of it! Invite your parents , friends , alumni and what-nots. How about the Faculty throwin g waste paper on the ca m pus? The students are asked not to do it; why not the Faculty? Dr. Lose, a last yea r chapel speaker , is a speaker at the Schuylkill County Teachers ' Institute in Potlsville this week. Did some one say there was school spirit present at B. S. T. C. "Seein ' is Believin ' ." The old sayin ' is , Think all you speak; but speak not all you think ; Thoughts are your own; your words are so no more: Where Wisdom steers , wind' cannot make you sink; Lips never err , when she does keep the door. —By Henry Delaune Every day that passes along has its value, but whether it is to be the chance of a life time is somehow never determined until that day is done. "IF I WERE A FRESHMAN AGAIN» " (Looking back through the clarifying lens of f i ve-and-twenty y ears) I f I w er e going to college n ext year , I would aim for: 1. *A letter in Athletics. Because play is an essenti al part of life. Athletic contests— some of them—are play at its best for a normal , health y man. 2. A grade average ot B. Grade "c" or "d" usuall y means shoddy work and that's a bad habit. "A" for me would require a grind and neglecting, life which I refuse. "B" is all that is left. 3. Time for some real friendships, bot h men and women. Life's chief value finally is friends. These four years must not be friendless or hurriedly , superficially "friendly." 4. Some real piece of service on the campus or in the community. A great growing selfish life— "There ain 't no such animal." 5. To do well what I do. It 'c a slow college nowada3's that has less than one-hundred extra -curricular activities on the campus. Well , about nin ety-six of these I would let the other fellow run and I would "saw wood" pn the few that seemed to me of most value. 6. The discovery of scientifically valid processes of growth—physical, ment al , relig ious , and the beginn ing of habits of growt h in this direction. Life is not a store house. It is an organism. Not what I know on Commencement Day , bu t wh a t habits are mine which will give drive and productivity increasingly when I'm out in life. So I'd test any college activ ity by habit producing value . Would I join a fraternity if I had a chance? Oh , w ell , maybe. I ( am a fraternity man) would tell the fellow who waxed eloquent on "All the real fellows in college are in the frats " that his information is inaccurate, that there is no need of hurry and I may join later and I may not. Would I date it and "say it with flowers?" Sure, but I wouldn't talk myself hoarse saying it. In a word , I'd try to be a growing, human Christian student and if any one got more fun out of life than I, I'd ask him how he got that way.— The Intercolleg ian Debatin g Club Elect Officers On Wednesday, Sept. 16, the Debating Club elected their officers. They are : President , Patrick Kane; Sec. Treas. Grace Callendar. At this meeting plans for the work of the club were made. A committee was appointed to draw up a constituion for the club and another committee was appointed to select a name for the club. In the next meeting of the club the first debate will be given on the subject : Resolved , "that the President shall have the power to raise or lower the tariff fifty percent." Su pport the Maroon and Gold—This is your opportunity. Make the most of it! BLOOM LOOSES TO SHIPPENSBURG 7-0 In what later proved to be a hard fought game , Bloomsburg elected to receive the ball and Shippensburg defend the west goal. Shippensburg kicked off to the five yard line and Keller received and advanced the ball to the 20 yard line before being downed . By . using end runs with Keller carrying the ball Bloom advanced to the 20 yard line and then with each man takin g his turn with the ball we advanced to the 5 yard line where Shippensburg strengthened and held the locals for downs. Shippensburg tried a few plays with Captain Beyers carrying the ball for short gains but were forced to kick. Bloom taking the ball on the 50 yard line tried a few line bucks but were forced to kick , Rudowski doing the kicking . Beyers received the kick and carried the ball three-fourths of the time for Shippensbufg . He advanced the ball to the 20 yard line where he tried a forward pass which grounded in the end zone thereby giving Bloom the ball on the 20 yard line. Here the quarter ended. Bloom started out with a bang in the second quarter and by a series of passes and line bucks the ball was advanced again to the 5 yard line. Here Rudowski took the ball to the one yard line but the official penalized Bloom 5 yards because the backfield was in motion. Bloom failed to gain throu gh the line and the ball went to Shippensburg . Shipp ensburg kicked to midfield and the half ended with Bloom in possession of the ball. Shippensburg had the choice and elected to receive. Rudowski kicked off and the Shippensburg man was down after returning the kick five yards. The rest between halves seemed to renew their spirits and they started off with a rush. They registered 2 first downs in short order on line plays. The work of Captain Beyers was outstanding during this period. Bloom 's line stiffened and they were Failing to gain ground fo rced to punt. Bloom was again forced to punt. Then Shippensburg started their march goalward. They hammered our line , skirted our ends and forward passed successfully placing the ball on the one yard. Their quarter-back took the pass from center and tried the center and was already stopped in his tracks , as their big full-back slammed into him and IIterally pushed him across the line. Captain Ruch protested, but his protests were uncontinued on page 4 CALENDAR \ I Oct. 26, Football , California , home. {Oct. 28, Maroon and Gold , room L, S 4:10. 5 Oct. 28, Freshman Girl' s Volley Ball , \ 3:10. < Oct. 28, Symphony Orchestra , Room \ 42 , 4 :10 < Oct. 30, Student Council , roomK , 10:00 S Oct. 30, Senior Girl's Volley Ball , 4:20. 5 Oct. 31, Extra Curricular Activities . 3:10. < O ct. 31, Halloween Party, Gym , 7:15. \Nov. 22 , Opera , "Tales of Hoffman , " Maroon and Gold October 2 5 . 1929 MEMBER PENNSYL VANIA SCHOOL , PJR K SS ASSOCI AT I ON Published weekly durin g the school year of 1929 and 1930 by the students of Bloomsburg State Teacher College for the interest of the students , the alumni , and the school in general. EXECUTIVE BOARD Editor-in-Chief— W. B. Yeager Jr. ^ Associnte Editor—O. Palsgrove Assistant Editor- Esther Yenger Business Manager Student Advisor S. W. Kurtz C. R. Wolever Faculty Advisor—S. L. Wilson IMitorial Stali The Freshman girls conti n ue to show much enthusiasm in the second week of their Volley Ball Tournament. Four teams captained by Urba n , Dunn , Bambe and Roachford came through for their first wins this week. Roachford's team runnin g up the highest score of the season so far , by beatin g Barrett 's team with a score of 88-10. Three teams have won every game to date: Team 2, Kelley, captain; Team 6, Slowey, captain; Team 17, Hubler , captain ; three have lost every game to date: Team 5, Barrett , captain; Team 9, Megargel , captain; Team 15, Eck , captain. Scores for second week are: Capt . Team Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 18 2 36 51 Ke lley 3 39 Shook 4 44 Urban 6 47 53 Slowey Gmybill 7 42 45 8 38 Dunn 10 88 42 Roachford 11 46 L awson 13 41 Lyons d y H; Sr y- ~ }Clrculation Editors B. Bowman—Girls Sports Editor I. Robbins—Humor Editor Reporters T. Schuy ler O. Krap f H. Keller E. Miller L. Gillow F. Dushanko M. Nelson K. Hoffman S. Roddy D. Frick C. Riggs C. Menges M. Betterel y Subscription Price—$1.00 for resident students and alumni. Entered as second class mail , at the Bloomsbur g Post Office , Bloomsbur g, Pa. News About "Von —Of You—For You EDITORIAL CAN YOU BE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE? We are governed by many laws which are not of our making. Heredity and environment have an almost dominant influence over us. Upon reaching the age when it is possible to think and plan for ourselves we take stock account. Our several abilities suit us for special activities. A big mistake young people make in choosing their vocation is in entering that field which is not crowded and in which the returns seem more promising regardless of their being suited to it. To achieve something worthwhile you must put your whole self into the work. It is that last punch at the critical time that makes you a failure or a success. You may have big handicaps. Count the costs! Much effort must be exerted for the son of a truck driver to become an outstanding figure in society while the son of a 14 65 16 17 18 A Glimpse ai Beginner 's Tennis Although it is late in the season the few Freshman girls who are eager to learn the Tennis game bra ^e the wind and cold to take advice and learn to serve , return , cut , lob , etc. The individuals and scores for first two games are: Oct. 9, A. Fowler 6-D. Jones 2 K. Fowler 3-Fawcett 5 Keen 5-Watkins 1 Kehler , Bush 5-Frank ,Hutching 8 Faust 4-L. Kelley 6 Madoushek 2-Jenkins 2 Challenger 2-Sutter 3 Mileskay 4-Simonovitz 3 October 16 Keen 5-Kehler 4 Watkins 5-Frank , Hutching 7 Faust 4-Madoushek 1 L. Kelley 4-Jenkins 3 Sutler 7-Simonovitz 3 Advice to Freshmen Going home week-ends is a bad habit. So said a member of the faculty to her freshman class and she backed up her statement by quoting a passage of scripture about "where your heart is there shall your treasure be also. " And so freshmen if you desire to lay up a treasure at B. S. T. C. you will have to brin g your hearts here and refrain from the week-end habit. Banta 51 60 26 Bambe Hubler Maddox 67 n£y~m^mm~mminntmm^~mm^nnimmmm—^nn^^**"—^n ni ik Jk -:- Mm —->^OCnT "T?fffff"""T?0Of"T" ^!!!?D0C!rT!»Z?POCSZS3PPCSS!»SiSS?O H. & C. C U T RATE The Store Where You Save Money & & -:- Patent Medicines -:- Toilet Articles Stationery -:- Candy , Etc. HOLLINGSHEAD & CHRISTIAN GET ACQUAINTED WITH — FELDM AIM'S ,.. Exclusive Wearing Apparel ... nt 144 East Main Street nn nn inn * " >:"Gold Stri pe " Hose Boss Mocnssin8 21 East Main Street *"""' Inn< Inn< "' ^ f -:• "i r •:- Bloomsburg , ¦ Pa. "mm infi lanr——-mn«—— \^ t i wim- mm H A L L O W E E N NOVELTIES Halloween Goods — AT — Q B U S H ' S %#o¥ Y MASKS x FAVORS :-: NAPKINS Reasonably Priced The Oldest and MOST Progressive Confectionery Store in Bloomsburg Phone 107 112 East Main Street J. J. Newberry Co. A cross fro m CAPITOL THEATRE T. W. BELLOWS, Munnger The Senior girls could not take up Hockey because of the field being used for Volley Bad , so rather than lose a half semester major credit in athletics they chose to play Volley Ball. Very few responded to the first call , but till the first games were played last Wednesday, twelve teams had signed up. Teams playing the first game were: Captains Score 25-- 9 Klischer-Reitz 27--18 Ransavage--Ivey 21- 9 Donahoe-Jones Wilson-Pennington 21-18 22-15 Davis-Machie Senior schedule for Oct. 30 is: Davis vs. Richards , court I , 4:25 Machie vs. Novak , court II, 4:25 Donahoe vs. Ransavage, court III, 4*.25 Jones vs. Ivey, court IV , 4:25 Klischer vs. Pennington , court 1, 5:00 Reitz vs. Wilson , court II , 5:00 Second Week of Five Week Volley Ball Tournament—Seniors Open Season Vid Jones—Sports Editor Norm a Knoll—L iterary Editor Maudrue O'Connell—Social Editor Bloomsburg, Pa. AAAAM\/V\AAAAMVVVV\MWVVWVWVWW Upper Classmen Play Volley Ball professional man might find following in his fa ther 's footsteps the path of least resistance. We say there is no cost system but how many setbacks do we give those who are climbing. The mind exerts a far greater influence over the body than it is possible to imagine. It has been said, "Rags, tatters and dirt are always in the mind before being on the body." This is not a new theory. It was part of the preaching of the world 's greatest teacher nearly two thousand years ago. He said that as man thought so was he. Think in terms of what you want. Make it become a part of you. Should the world decl are y ou a fai lur e isn 't it because you first admitted it to yourself? The things you aren't very oft en are what you might h ave been. ^ ^& ^^K ^^h ^ k ^^h ^fc A^B\ AtM^. ^^k A fe. ^ ^ k AUUUk. .JMU^ AM^kk. J t t M . AMM^ AMM^ AUmUl ^^b. AUUU^ AMM^ ^^k ^^k J i t *, ^ k AMM± JM^ ^ ^ M^* A\ M^ AM^. d ^ ^ ^ .^h. ^^k. ^ ^ _^k ^ ^ .^k. ^ ^ ^ ^ «A ^ ^ ^ ^ ^b~ .^b. -_~ -- __. P A T RO N I Z E O U R A D V E R T I S ER S ._ __ . . . in LITERARY Comparison I am such a little thing Beside you, O Mountain, With your snow painted cap ; Yet I may love the sky, While about you slumbers wrap. I am such a frail flower of earth Beside you O Mountain , With your shoulder-cloak of cloud; Yet you must forever silent be, While I may shout for joy aloud. I am small and you are mig hty ; O Mountain , majestically asleep ; Yet I would forever be small Inst ead of t ow ering silent ly Never to love the stars at all. —Margaret Elms Literary Column Paul de Kruif , author of the well-known "Mi crobe hunters" has written another inter esting book which he calls "Seven I ron Men". Henry Hasen of the "World" calls this st ory of the rise and fall of the seven iron - h unting Merrits "a great American drama ," while the "Telegram " remarks that it is "as delicious a piece of satire as has ever been done. Much comment has been made in the leading magazines of today concerning ' a biography of a great American. This book is published und er the title of "Life and Letters of Stuart P. Sherman" by Jacob Zertlen and Homer Woodbridge. Henry S. Canby, editor of "The Saturday Review" has written a m ost enthusi a tic account of the man a nd the book in the last issue of the magazine. "Broth ers and Sister s" bv I. ComotonBurnett is a novel written almost entirely in conversational form—giving a new style and manner for the reader to digest. Hugh Walpole says that these conversations have an odd flavor of "Alice in Wonderland" and a re as real and vivid as "Jane Austin ". These two combinations sound rather novel and interesting to me. "Queen Elizabeth", a biography by Katherine Anthony, is the Literary Guild selection for October. The history of this remarkable ruler is depicted with a new and wholesome freshness. Graham Greene's "The Man Within ", which has been meeting with such great success in London is the author 's first novel. Younger members of your family would be especially interested in one of the following children 's books :— L U S T I O' 8 Two-Pnntw * Snit Shop • *• .*# For Moil nml Future Men 7 East Main Street :•: . .'. .' Bloomsburg, Pa If its AUTO Refinishin g INTERIOR Decoratin g Call Us :-: We Know How P. K. Vannatta _ \ Catherine Street ;.; Bloomsburg, Pn. 1. More "Very Young" Songs by O. A. Milne. 2. "If I Could Fly" by Ferun L. Fraser. 3. Abby in the Gahi" by Florence Choate and Elizabeth Curtis. 4. "The Boys Tale of Kit Carson"by Flora Warren Seymour. • 5. "War-Paint and Powder-Horn" by Vernan Quinn. "Hunters of Heaven, The American Soul as Revealed by Its Poetry", by Clem ent Wood treat s poetry fro m th e cru de In dian song down to contemporary verse. The old "dim e" novel is being resurrected. "M alaeska " by Mrs. Ann S. Stevens was the first of the Beadle Series ever published. It is now to appear as a $2.50 novel ; the jacket will sustain the old form by reproducing an early steel engraving, and the frontisp iece will be a facsimil e of the original cover. One of the best of American wa r books is Ernest H emingwa y 's "A Farewell to Arms". It is the story of an American soldier with the Italian army and his love for an English nurse. An addition to the biographical literature of our times is "Up to Now", an autobiography by Alfred E. Smith. Critics' comments on the book have been most complementary. Evidently Smith has filled his work with his own magnetic personality. The "Liter ary Column" on ce m ore makes a plea for original contributions—prose or poetry—by the college students. Do You Know That— The school spirit has dropped over 100%? Years ngo , this school was known as "Tiger No rmal. " lets show our claws to California , and £et up there and growl and roar for Bloomsbur g . The boy 's Locker Room has subscribed to the Maroon and Gold , one-hundred per cent? What 's the matter with the rest? Pete Kovvalchick gets a hair-cut every three months , whether he needs it or not? my, my, such extrava gance. Walter Stier and S. Kurtz , have returned to a bachelor life? They expect to have a few more in their midst before another week passes , such as D. Fetter , B. Mohan and C. Wolever. Bill Trump was summoned the other evening to break down one of the doors on fourth floor , W aller Hrill , to prevent what appeared to be a murder? However it was only Dot Bohn receivin g vocal instruction from her room-mate. The "Three Musketeers ," ha v e "Yock" walking around in a daze? Won 't one ofthe "Steers " please enlighten him? The "hot-dog " cr y has not y et st ar t ed in Wall er H a ll? „____ Classmen Knows A Freshman knows not but he knows not that he knows not, A Sophomore knows not and he knows that he knows not. A Junior knows but knows not that he knows. A Senior knows and he knows that he > knows. *ma »o^ «»h.m»o.—¦t^mom ^o^ma ^mn ^mwmm¦amma ^m *y ^yihmi *omK*o^*a4» Nothin g Succeeds . . . . . . . . Like Self-Confidence Do yon believo in yourself ? Are you backing yourself to win ? How can you expect others to believe you a winner unless you look and act the part ? Selfconfidence is contagious. Nothing succeeds like SELF-CONFIDENCE. The best reason for wearing good clothes is not for the impression they make on others. Far more important is the effect on YOURSELF. • Hemingway's Clothes will give you that CONFIDENT FEELING. 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At the last meeting over seventy-five pictures were mounted for the libra ry file and other pictures were cut and classified for personal collection. During the year it is expected that the club will become familiar with the handling of new books, the classification and assignment of classroom library materials as well as the making of scrapbooks , posters and other valuable projects. ij i iTw! i i*»_ ^ Kodak Finishing Lea der Stor e Co. Miss Charlotte Lord visited her sister Grace on Saturday. Miss Peg Jones and Miss Jule Abrant(Mrs. Lasky), class of '28, visited Margaret Oswald on Sunday. Miss Mildred Goraraer, a former Bloomsburg student who is now a senior at Bucknell visited room 283 on Sunday evening. Miss Ruth Pratt, '24 , visited Maudrue O'Connell on Sunday evening. Miss Ruth Sonner and Minnie Howeth att ended the gam e a t Shi ppensburg. The following girls showed their school spirit by dri ving to Shippensburg to root for the team : Muriel Reese, Congetta Pecora , Gertrude Shrader , Grace Carr and Ruth Yeager. Library Club JEWELER Optometri st Whitman 's & Lovell and Covel Chocolates Prescription Druggists since 1868 % EK BBBHMIHBHmHiCflnBBBBH9HHHHBHDBHiBBiHlk ^HHBHIBBHV Mark Lifes Milestones— with PHOTOGRAPHS i ii | Will keep this— j Record for YOU Jack Geistwite 124 East Main St. . i Bloomsburg, Pa. C I T Y E L E C T R IC SHOE REPAIRING 142 East Ma in St r eet Bloom sburg, Ph. Philli p Toormlna i*n M i i » n w i i w n - M i i M i m- i Tgn »*«)«»IMIV0«» 0«»< l«»»«B»«B»IMi» irr n -M ii M (MI»IMi»