Staff UTiSiy t£ay— Ea.i.te.1 Bloomsbur g Stages Annual College Evening f or Kiwanis-Rotary Clubs Four Hundred Guests Attend Banquet; Music Furnished by Russ Fairchilds Thursday, Mar ch 14t h , the college community were hosts to the Rotarians and Kiwanians of this vicinity. Between four and five hundred guests attended the banquet in the college dining room. This year a new procedure was followed; no long speeches were given at the banquet, and the program in the auditorium was limited to one hour. Following the program in the auditorium a dance was held in the gymnasium with music furnished by Russ Fairchild and his orchestra. Music was furnished in the auditorium by the Maroon and Gold orchestra, directed by Prof. Howard Fenstemaeher. Norman Maza, president of the Community Cfoygrnrnent Association, welcomed the Rotarians and Kiwanians. He expressed the appreciation of the college for the fine cooperative spirit shown by the townspeople throughout the year and hoped that they would enjoy the program to follow. The players of the Alpha Psi Omega dramatic fraternity presented a laugh—and thought—provoking play ent i tled , "The Wonder Hat." This presentation was enthusiastically received by the audience. The cast included: Stuart Edwards as Harlequin; Spencer Roberts as Punchinello; Isaac Jones as Pierrot; Florence Stefa nsky as Columbine, and Jane Dyke as Margot. Due to illness, Jack Shortess was unable to participate in the play as Harlequin; Mr. Edwards relieved Mr. Shortess and turned in an out-standing performance despite having only two days rehearsal. Immediately after the play, the room was darkened and a color film , photographed and directed by Prof. George J. Keller, was flashed on the screen by Prof. Shortess. This film , entitled "Living at Bloomsburg," depicted a day in the life of students at Bloomsburg. Starting with the rising bell and continuing through the day. Also including various social activities, the movie was both entertaining and instructive. Some very excellent shots as to angle and lighting added to the beauty of the film. Prof. Keller augmented the film and added to the enojyment of the audience by various comments about particularly interesting shots. (Please Turn to Pa ge Four) w Business Education Dept. Plans Display Plans for the annual Class A Commercial Contest which will be held April 27th are well under way. This contest is sponsored each year by the Secondary School Business Education Department. This year one of the feature attractions of the project will be an exhibition, of. old commercial and office machinery and equipment. Miss Mason is cooperating with the commercial department and the display will be placed In the library. Students are requested to contribute to the display If they have any old equipment of any type listed below: old typewriters old duplicating equipment, letter presses, letter copy books, bookkeeping records, old commercial textbooks, old pens, old check protectors, pen holders and racks. If you have anything to contribute to the display, please contact one of the following: Mary Ann Naunas, Robert Joy, Aldonna Moslowsky, Florabelle Schrecongost or Mr. McMahan. & _ JACK ME LTON TO PLAY FROSH HOP Dancing: From 8:30 to 11:30; Freshmen Inaugurate Date Bureau For March 30 Eichelberger Hi gh School Wins Annual Class A Play Tournement -«High Wins in HERBERT M'MAHAN TO ACT Tunkhannock Class B Division in Ninth Fratern ity Contest AS CHAIRMAN AT ANNUAL Eichelberger High School, Hanover, CONVENTION MARCH 20-23 Pennsylvania, won the silver loving The For ty-Third Annual Conven- cup in the Class A Division of the This year the Freshmen are going tion of the Eastern Commercial Annual High School Play Tournato try something new. They 're startTeachers Association will be held in ment sponsored by the Alpha Psi ing a date bureau for the benefit of Atlantic City, March 20th to the 23rd. Omega Fraternity. The winning play the bashful members of gur college Those from Bloomsburg planning to was entitled "Pink and Patches." community. Girls, if you wan t to go attend the convention are Mr. and Tunkhannock High School took to the hop and have not received a Mrs . Herbert. E. McMahan , Mr. and first honors in the Class B Division. bid , or if you want a "variety " of Mrs. Harvey A. Andruss ,and Mr. and Their play was "The Opening of a "candidates," give your name to BetMrs. William C. Forney. ^ Door." Tney also received a silver ty Katerman or Jean Hope. Boys, if Mr. McMahan will serve as chair- loving cup. you are in the same boat and don't man of the Distributive Occupations The schools participating in the know whom to ask, contact either Joe Section on Friday morning, March Class A Division were Berwick High LEWIS HOSKINS Madl or Ralph Baird. This bureau is 22nd. In the af ternoon he will serve School and Eichelberger High School. open to all classes, but the lists will as chairman on a panel discussion on Tunkhannock High School, Wyoming not be published. The only way to the same topic. Last year Mr. Mc- High School and Weatherly High Engineer Gives a see the lists is to go to one of the Mahan served as State Membership School's groups took part in the Class committee members. Chairman at the same convention. of Demonstration B Division. The price, dear lads, is on-e dollar Others on the panel are: Charles J. Janet Mitchell, of Berwick, who begged, borrowed or stol, per co u ple Television at T. C. Jensen, head of the Commercial De- portrayed the part of a society maten. For only one dollar you can dance partment , Chester, Pa.; Al DeMond, to the music of Jack Melton with Monday, March 18t h, Lewis Hos- teacher of Retailing, Cardozo High ron in "Mimi Lights the Candle," reyour current heart-throb — maybe kins , television engineer for the Na- School, Washington, D. C; Carroll ceived honorable mention. Janet us on, of Weatherly, who also someone else's, too. "Monsieur " tional Broadcasting Company, pre- Nolan, Instructor of Salesmanship, Ferg played the part of a society matron in Donald Jenkins has promised that the sented an interesting talk and dem- Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Decorating Committee has a treat in onstration on television in the chapel. Indiana , and Harold W. Thomas, In- "The Tarnished Witherspoon ," and store for those truly fortunate indi- This program was obtained through structor of Distributive Subjects, Dorothy Jones, of Wyoming, who viduals that get programs before they the School Assembly Service and as State Teachers College, Indiana, Pa. took the part of an old grandmother are all sold. The Freshmen are brag- a demonstration of this laboratory Mr. McMahan says that these con- in "The Patchwork Quilt," also reging that the punch has been "fash- miracle, it brings to our attention that ventions are indeed worthwhile and ceived honorable mention. This was the ninth annual High ioned by the gods themselves" and television is an established fact. contain many valuable assets. At the School Play Tournament held at promises to be the most delicious that Hoskins, scientist and investigator , convention a representative can con- Bloomsburg S. T. C, a dramatic conhas ever been served in B S T C. brought with him over a ton of equip—j tact Rome of the nation 's most out- test' which ' has brought ' about six If you want to earn the title "Dr. ment to demonstrate more clearly standing leaders in the commercial hundred high school boys and girls Who Knows and Does the Latest and definitely one of the greatest field. Representatives from the varto our campus. Thing, " come to the Freshmen Hop, steps made in human communication. ious institutions exchange ideas and March 30th and help to usher out The image screen is one of the larg- then go back to their own schools On Friday evening, March 15, Eichelberger High School presented "Pink windy March and usher in the new est ever used in this country, and Mr . well-informed on the modern trend and Patches," and Berwick High date bureau. Hoskins' explanations are direct and of education . Here in their own School presented "Mimi Lights the to the point. Certainly any student schools they may put these new and Candle." Wyoming High School gave COMMITTEES FOR THE ( that attended the chapel exercises probably better ideas into practice. "The Patchwork Quilt" ; TunkhanSENIORS ANNOUNCED and heard him talk has a better un- This year the general theme of the nock High School, "The Opening of derstanding of the principles involved convention will be "The Contribution a Door " and Weatherly High School, Preparation for the Senior Ball is in television. of Business Educati on to Youth Ad- "Th e Tarnished Witherspoon," on well under way. Most of the neces- He pointed out that voice trans- j ustment." The Eastern Commercial Saturday afternoon , March 16. Dessary committees have been appoint- mission was and is a marvel of Teachers ' Association is the largest pite the inclement weather, about ed. Charles Kelchner has been ap- science; television is one step furth- association of commercial teachers in four hundred persons attended each pointed General Chairman. Other er—it not only transmits sounds , but the United States. performance. committees working under Mr. Kel - also moving images at the same time The j udges were: Mrs. Clalr Hid** and without the aid of wires. chner are: lay, Bloomsburg; Mr. Maynard Pen"B" CLUB PLAN S SPRING One of the outstanding facts of this Orchestra—Pihl Moore , chairman; nington , Principal of the Fifth Street appea rance is that soon the instruOUTIN G AT WHIRL ' S END School, Bloomsburg; Mr. James DaMary Hanley, James Rimm. Program—Sam Miller, chairman; ment that Mr. Hoskins demonstrated Principal, Mainville High School will be a household convenience. Al- Although the weather has not been vis, Helen Harmon , Florence Stefansky. and Miss Elizabeth Feinour, Millville. England Decorations—Florence Park , chair- ready sets are being sold in too hospitable, the "B" Club is confi- Dean Andruss welcomed the guests man; Lillian Yeager, Charles Girton. at popular prices. The nearness that dent that it will improve. Already and gave a short talk regarding the Refreshments—Robert Linn , chair- this machine has come to that stage they have made plans to spend the value of dramatics in developing man; Mildred Bonin , William For- was clearly demonstrated by an inter- week-end of April 27th at Whirl's poise and personality in college stuesting transmission of the voices and End. This will be the annual Spring dents. sythe, images of several students. chairman; Investion—Earl Houck, Camp sponsored by this organization. Spencer Roberts played the organ Jams Darrow , Isaa c Jones, and Helen This machine will probably have a The following committees have been between the performances. far-reaching effect on education over appointed for the Camp: _ r\ Brady. A Cap and Gown Committee with the air, for now the speaker can dem- General Chairman—Aldonna MasVICTOR TURINI Rosemary Hausknecht, chairman; onstrate the topic that he is stressing. lowsky. o Josephine Brown and Leonard Stout, Correspondence — Virginia Dean, ELECTED EDITOR was appointed to take care of the COURSE NOW GIVEN Arleen Swinesburg. gowns which have to bo secured. The Sutherland. IN SAFE DRIVIN G Refreshments—Esther In a Community Government college owns one hundred, but an adTransportation—Lois Slopey . meeting held in chapel last Friday, ditional eighteen to twenty-five are March 29th the "B" Club will hold Bloomsburg Teachers College is the student body elected Victor Tuneeded. broadening its scope of influence in a party (without men). The follow- rini to serve as Editor-in-Chief of In order to have the Ball oft cam- the field of education , its latest addi- ing committees hpve been appointed: the Maroon and Gold for the next pus, transportation would have to be tion being a Safe Driving Course General Chairman—Sara Masteller. term. At the same time a vote was provided, The following people have which is presented in ten evening Refreshments—Ruth Brodbeck. taken on the proposed constitution volunteered to serve on a committee classes. The course Is divided Into Games—Isabelle Olah. changes, and the results have been for transportation : two sections: A class-room course In placed on the bulletin boards. Charles Girton , chairman; Deane rules and regulation, nnd a course in FROSH ATTAIN HIGH Turin! Is a Junior, secondary, maj Harpo, Gone Sharkey, Mrs. McCern , actual operation of a motor vehicle on SCHOLASTIC R A TING oring in mathematics and French . He Royce Masteller. the highways. quite active in the Poetry has been Guest couples will not bo allowed The class-room course on rules and Six members of the Freshman class Club and Language Club and is at to attend. Each Senior is allowed regulations is open to licensed drivers attained a rating of 2.5 or better dur- the present time make-up editor on one guest. as well as beginners, and was estab- ing their first semester in Blooms "Maroon and Gold" Staff. Mr. Green and white have been chosen lished to provide a free course In burg. They are deserving of a great- the Turin! served this year as chairas the class colors, red roses being highway safety. Any person that deal of credit for their achievement. man of hns the Committee. chosen as the class flower. As yet, takes part one of the courso and is The following have that rating: Hazel The otherSocial nominees for the office no motto has been selected. satisfied with his driving need not Chappell , Business Ed., Danville; wero George Willard and Wilfred r* take part two dealing with oporating Howard Halptn , Secondary, Forty- Conrad. Each of the three candidates Word of Praise techniques. A minimum feo is charg- Fort; Janet Hoffman , Business Ed., gave a short speech in chapel on the Don't withhold the word of praise, ed in part two of the course to defray Espy; John Hubiak, Business Ed., topic, "What does the school paper it may spur someone on—just at the expenses for Insurance, gas and oil, Forest City; Joan Kuster, Secondary, owe the student body, and what does moment when they think everything and general repairs to the automo- Bloomsbura ; Joyco Lohr, Secondary, the student body owe the school paphas gone from them. biles. Berwick. er?" \ j UJarumt an& (&ati\ . . NINE WEEKS' PERIOD Member ftssocided Cblle6iafe Pr ess STAFF Stu dent Interest ? Books and Authors The willingness with which some of the students of B. S. T. C attend chapel programs that have been set aside for the discussion of student problems and community government compares favorably with that evidenced by someone going to the dentist. Somehow they overlook the fact that they are being given the chance to gain the experience of self government. Somehow they fail to see that these meetings are held for their benefit. Community government cannot live with this tpye of cooperation. It is both a sign of intelligence and education to be interested in the affairs of government. The failure to i-ecognize the importasce of such functions is a reflection on one's education. After all we are supposed to have had some background and training, but such indifference as has been shown toward the last few meetings shows that it has not been absorbed. One would expect to find a feeling of responsibility in a college community such as ours— "Verdun " by Jules Remains is a historical war picture in fiction form , which is the most absorbing type of literature. The minute feelings of the soldier, the general, and the whole French nation are unforgettably etched on the reader 's mind. One sees unfolded before him authentic military plans, once guarded so zealously, now open to the world. The daily account of a soldier's life in the trenches is given;*though repulsive, it is nevertheless tfue—the lice and rats, the nauseous food, the filth which makes a human being give off the odor of an animal; and the withering black hand, protruding above the scarred earth, used gruesomely as a hatrack. The dominating theme is War, and the characters taking part are given a sort of desultory manifestation because they are, none the less, essential ingredients. Soldier Jerphanion, parted from his wife by the conflct , consoles himself by writing her love letters; General Duroure sees the War offering him a chance to rise higher in the official military ranks; and Haverkamp , the profiteer , sees his opportunity for profits through the sale of boots and munitions. Everyone hoped, even expected, the War to last only one year, but it moved on much longer. And with this prolongment, confusion engulfed all. It gained momentum slowly, surely , propelled at first by man's own machinations, then getting away from his control until he also is hurled about by the massive whirl of activity he has himself created, A gigantic Frankenstein. The novel's second part is centered about a large fragment of the World War—the siege of Verdun. Soldiers standing on a hill on the outskirts of the city see it in flames. The spectacle, though disheartening, is somehow glorious to behold. The philosophic and realistic exposition of the strife, focussed chiefly about one battle, remind one of Tolstoy 's masterpiece "War and Peace." George Meredith, English novelist, created fiction about Dukes, Duchesses and aristocracy to forget the fact that he was himself the son of a common tailor. Robert Louis Stevenson got the idea for his story "Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" from Edgar Allan Poe's story of a double personality, "William Wilson." Stevenson also wrote "Treasure Island" af ter Poe's "The Gold Bug." When Poe was on his deathbed in a Washington Hospital, his pain was so acute at times that he pleaded with his doctor to be killed outright. Anthony Trollope wrote more books than any other English author. He averaged three and four novels a year for twenty years. Victor Hugo was the most eminent literary figure in France for fifty years. "Old Rare," Ben Jonson, the English playwright and contemporary of Shakespeare, in his early manhood was a soldier with the British army against the French in Flanders. While both armies looked on, Jonson fought a duel with the champion of the French army and killed him. Rupert Brooks, the soldier-poet , who died aged 28 while sailing through the Dardanelles in 1015, and who is buried in Skyros, Greece, was considered the handsomest Englishman of his time Editor-in-Chief Gerald Fritz George Willard N ews Editor Edi torials David Nelson , Rutter Ohl, Adrian MasauotU Victor Turini Make-up Editor Desk Editors Ruth Brandon , Ma r ie Pa r sell Depar tment Editors : Music Ted Wenner , John Young Sports Tom NortW, Jack Rcmaly, Marie Parcell Humor and Exchange . Joe Hudock STUDENT GOING "SQUIRREL, BAIT" Paul Kokitas , Literary Editors Stella Herman Edith Preidberg, ? >• ¦• ¦ ¦• • • • Special Featu res • ....,?> Marie Louise Miller , Jane Dyke Bruce Sutliff Photography -- Lewis Long. Stanley Schuyler Circulation Manager WHERE IS IT? Typists _ . Ruth Shonk , Har rison Cameron ¦¦' ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ • ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ •¦ ¦ ¦ ^ ¦¦¦ ¦¦B ? If we were not given a voice in the Reporters—Wilfred Conrad. Eleanor Con- *•* nor. James Watts, Ethel Lauer. Elgovernment of our college communiwood Beaver, Walt Lewis, Marion C ASTER—the word itself reveals its origin. It is an eastern word and ty we would be clamoring for repMurphy, Martha Wrigh t . Ruth Hope. 1 Eleanor Curran, Vi rginia Dean, Mary ^ means something fro m the east. The sun has returned from his south- ' resentation. We have it—BUT WILL Bru nstettcr , William Wertz , Alex Fos- ern sojourn and again shines from the east, bringing new warmth , love and WE KEEP IT? Whether or not our ter, Murial Rinard : FAem-STST ADVISEBS Miss Ethel Shaw Miss Pearl Mason Mr. S. L. Wilson MARCH 20 , 1940 Letter to Editor To the Editor of the Maroon and Gold: No doubt you have noticed the empty seats in the auditorium except when soityc artist or particularly noted organization is scheduled for the chapel program. It seems that it is almost always the same group of cases it is the group that doesn 't that is absent , and in the majority attend that criticizes and complains . There seem to be about three distinct types of "Chapel-goers ." First there is tire type that goes almost every time, and cuts only when he has some impor tant engagement. This type really gets soino pleasure in going to chapel and is seldom heard complaining. Then there is the type that goes only when some highly touted performer is to appeal- on the program. This type usually enjoys the prog rams that he attends and may some time take part on the program ii! he is approached. Ho wever , he doesn 't seem to be attracted by all the progra ms, and he is often heard grumbling about the selection of programs tha t are ofTercd. The third is the type that never goes and has trouble telling a stranger where he can find a seat. He hasn 't been to chapel enough times to be able to find his own seat. This type scorns to get a kick out of ridin g the chapel committee , and he misses all the 'entertainment that be derived from attending those programs. Maybe we ought to take inventory and find out where wo stand. Sincerely yours, M. R. o Letter to Editor For a long time wo have been trying to got Saturday night dances. March ninth the C G A sponsored one nnd it failed miserably because of lack of support, Those that attended 'enjoyed themselves, but there weren't enough people there to make expenses. I hove talked to a number of students and hero are .some of the reasons why they did not attend: some students had decided to refrain from dancing during Lent, others said that th ey didn 't wunt to go stag (This dance was not to bo a "couple dance" —perhaps the committee should have mndo this more clear to the student body) . Others suid that they went home to spend the weekend. Howover, all of those that I talked to did not want to see the idon abandoned . Those that didn 't want to go stug said that if they hod known that other Easter ! Its Ori gin and Meanin g! j i revival in his rays. "The Winter is passed; the rain is over and gone; the system of community government is flowers appear on the earth; and the time of the singing birds is come." Who to function depends on the type of iI has done this? Easter. Who is Easter? Easter is the lovely goddess who ( support that it is given. Why not beckoned Sol from his nor thern home. Easter is the goddess of Spring. The turn over a new leaf and take adname "Easter" is used only among English and German people. It is deriv- vantage of our opportunities? ed from the heathen Saxon 's goddess, Ostara , Osterr or Eastre. Easter, the n herald of the East, the morning, the Spring. The month of April was dediFinders Keepers , cated to her, and was called Eastermonath a mong the Angles and Saxons. Easter always falls on the Sunday after the full moon, nexTaifter March Losers Weepers? 21. Easter is a day of thanksgiving. It is a day of exuberant joy. Many years ago this day became a favorite time for baptism; all labor ceased; trade Many students forget to pick up was suspended . Alms were given to the poor; slaves were freed. One of the most wide-spread Easter superstitions is that which holds their belongings, and when they rethat the sun participates in the merry-making by dancing in the skies. Sir turn for them they find that they are missing. The first thought that enJohn Suckling wrote, in "The Bride "— ters their mind is that some one has "But oh, she dances such a way, stolen them. Many do not think of No sun upon an Easter Day going to the business office to see if Is half so fine a sight." ! The question of the sun 's danco has been discussed at length by schol- they have been turned in. The reI ars , who finally declared that , though the sun might shine most brightly on sult is that many articles of moneI Easter morning, there was no dancing. This superstitution of the sun 's tary and sentimental value are left dance on Easter Day may be traced to heathen customs, when men danced unclaimed. at festivals after the vernal equinox. Many other superstitions _cling to the At the present time there are at Easter festival. Many think it unlucky to omit wearing new clothes on Eas - least a dozen pens, ranging from to Shaeffers, gloves, pins , ter Day. On this day , society 's Spring season begins, and the ladies appear Wearevers and enough articles to start a for the first time in their new Easter bonnets. Dressmakers and flower- pawn shop. other There is also a set of dealers are well acquainted with this law of the social world. keys for a Ford car among the colTo see a lamb on this day is a good omen , as in accordance with the pop- lection. Any of these can ula r belief , the devil can take any form other than that of a lamb or dove. be obtained by simply articles calling and ~Ta goes, As the story there fell from heaven one day, long, long ago identifying them. If you have lost gigantic egg; it rested on the Euphrates , where a dove spied it, descended, anything please go to the business ofand ha tched it. From its shell arose a splendid beauty, Easter, or Venus. fice and claim it. If you have found This explai ns why eggs are a favorite food of this season. When the Chris- anything, think of the other fellow tians came to our Saxon lands , they thought it fitting to retain the egg as a and turn it in at the lost and found festal food , as from its shell there issued a new thing of love and life. department. After all, that is the To Ger many do we owe the popularity of the Easter hare , it was the purpose of such a department. German mothers who promised their children that the bunny would leave o eggs in odd corners for them if they were good. The connection between Easter and the hare come from the latter 's relation with the moon. The COMMUTERS TOO hai -e, a nocturnal creature , is an ancient symbol of the moon. In America , where the hare is rare, this myth has been transferred to the Easter rabbit. The picture that was shown in the o auditorium on "Living At Blooms!"? burg " was both interesting and t It should make those that j beautiful. More Saturday Night Dances? i saw it appreciate the beauty and atmosphere that prevails at 4> homelike *. Bloomsburg. It was also an example HERE HAS BEEN a rumor circulating about that Saturday Night Dances of fine photography on the part of S are "Gone Wi th the Wind." Why should they be? There is no reason Mr. Keller, and those students that were photographed did a good job for believin g this, Just because the first dance was not as successful us it of acting. should bo, does not mean that the next one will be the same. Those who However, a large number o£ were to the dance can ull say thut they certainly enjoyed themselves a great students (notquite all day students, by the , deal. But as you know, there were not many there. The reason uccounting way) have expressed the opinion for such a poor turn-out is this: day women that the daymen and poor night to huve the dance; it was March 9th was a very just two were deserving of more attention. weeks before our Easter vacation, Naturally, almost everyone would go After all, even though they do not home on such a date; however, those who remained here at school were at actually live in Bloomsburg, they the dunce, with an exception of some of the girls. We must not blame them, spend almost as much of their time beca u se, really, it was the fault of our committee for not makin g it clearer to hero as do the dormitory students. them that this was to be a stag dance. Why wasn't Romethlng included on Let's let by-gones be by-gones and hope for the best next time, There life in the dny rooms? The picture may be another open Saturday night before the end of this term , a n d as soon could have been enriched a great as this dute is set , the committee shall do its best to inform you more thor- de al , for some interesting things do oughly. If there is not a possible date on the calendar for this year, we are happen in tho lives of the commuasking next year 's Social Committee to continue the work that has been ters, started. It is the fond desire of all the students of B. S. T. C. thut you do so. o stags would have been there, they too would have gone. There is no reason why this type o£ dance could not be successful, If it wore built up and advertised ufte r Easter it would probably bo a success. Why not try it ngain? Sincerely yours, D. N, Flash! Flash! Stopl Right where you are! Have you made any plans for the evening of May 3rd? If you have, we suggest chnnging them; if you havn 't , we suggest making them, May 3rd Is one of the biggest dates on the college calondar. The Dramatic Club presents to tho public the All-College MISS SCHRECONGOST TO Musical Comedy, written, directed , A census taker asked the woman ATTEND B, 0. T. A. CONVENTION and played by our own college stuat the door: "How many in your famdents. Don't miss itt ily?" Miss Flornbello Schrecon gost is -U "Five," she snnpped, 'mo, the old pla nning to attend the Eastern Com- WPA oxecutlve: "If wo don't figure man , a cow, a kid , and a cat." merclel Teachers Association Confer - out a way to spend one hundred and "And tho politics of your family?" onco which will be held in Atlantic twent y million dollars , we lose our "Mixed. I'm Republican , tho old City , March 21st to 23rd . Miss Schre- jobs." man 's a Democrat, the kid's wet, the congost is a junior and is taking tho His socrotar y: "How about a bridge cow's dry, and tho cat's a populist," strai ght commorcl&l sequence . over the Mississippi lengthwise? " 1 R eleases *..... I 3fc letter to Ahtmmta 3£ j Day Room Doings Theme song for the day room—a • • ¦ ¦• • ¦• ¦• • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 > come fact that Spring is j ust around •'^ • ¦• • ¦ ¦• • • ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦• • • •¦• • • • •¦• ¦ ¦• • • • • • • • •¦• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ¦• chair, a chair, a cheese sandwich for the corner. Even though we haven 't a chair. The rush for seats at noon reached the corner yet, it's good news Dear Pete Alumnus:— By Lawrence Myers hour would make the forty-niners Woo! Woo! Am I on the pan! It seems that my letters to you aren't as know that checks are j ust as smart The results of the student question- to look like snails going to a shotgun accidently get they confidential as I thought they were. Somehow or other as ever , but they 're at their best this aire taken some time ago will be wedding. in to the Maroon and Gold. At present I am having SnifTum and Snoop— quibble The gentle day men do not found in another part of this issue. Spring when we wear them huge in Hollis over such a trifle as shoving and Schacffer—working on the case. size or very tiny; no inbetweeners for On the whole, the student body coeach other, they just act civilized and Bob Llewellyn tells me that Spring is j ust around the corner. To ap- bash each other operated very well in giving reason- us. Polka dots, of course, in every pease 's heads in. poetry—for example: writing his manly instincts he has taken to size , the newest being about the size able answers to the questions asked. Don't look now, but who is that Ah! but jt was a night for love; The feature staff of the MAROON of a golf ball. We're seeing stripes laughing—oh, it's just Worman , the around his honey dove. before our eyes, in every size and wrapt his arm was And AND GOLD extends its thanks to the mad Fiddler, tuning up a ham sandones run up and He whispered: "Dear, I love you so." students and to Jack Schlauch , who color. Simple huge wich for the boys. He'd make a good ty down, and dain nearer; his voice grew dearer : braid and ribbon She nestled pa rtner for the Cackle Sisters broadhelped to tabulate the results. If you "Darling it's late; and I have an eight . . . think it's a good idea to have these ones go round and round on skirts. casting over WKOK. O' clock class tomorrow." polls of student opinion , t ell u s and Jacke t s and skir ts and wais t s ha v e Have you heard the new motto sugriotous combinations to chase the Hermie Wormie Vonderheid takes a test from Mr. Tate, and it goes gested by Charles Swope? Here tis— we'll try more of them. ' Cracks of the week: A teacher mid-winter blues. Something to keep something like this: "Early to bed and early to rise is not IS 1V11. i cUt;. • once asked his class to name two an- in mind is the wool and taffeta twofor Charley but for other guys. The " Vonderheid: "Man is it." cient sports. Some Frosh piped up some that's being seen around. Plaid other day he reached his zenith of his or check taffeta in trim , orderly Jerry Duke Russin told Wally Be-What-You-Arc Walinchus that his career and cracked a joke that could Cleopatra. This wi th, "Antony and " from the faculty, "Ven us di Milo , the dresses or skirts look really Springish brother j ust opened his own undertakin g business. only be traced back to 1894. with a plain color wool jacket. Inquired Wally : "How's business?" girl who got the breaks." Someone wandered into the office Said the Duke: "Dead. " The first informal dance for stu- Of course you have a suit on your the other day and asked the way to mind. In fact there are thi'ee fundaNow we are concerned abou t Edzie Wedzie Vastine (so she calls him , I the State Hospital at Danville. When dents held Saturday, March 9, created a lot of favorable comments. Thir- mental types you could have in mind. am told). He writes weird tales, you know. And he suggests the following he was asked what he expected to see ty-six couples managed to get there There is the sporty tweed that is a menu for some quie t, murderous evening at home: there he pulled up his coat collar, regular eye-catcher in any of the Vegeable Soup of Horrors and hear the surprisingly good music luscious drew down his brow in a mysterious pastel shades or a snappy Hash Dish of Mystery of Jim Deily and the rest of the boys. air and said, "Shh, they say that they check and featuring the new longer Milk Arsenic "Wine Now that we know that it's a good jac are crazy down there." Whereupon ket. On the other hand we find Egg Whip Zombie Pudding thing, let's all get behind the idea and the answer, "Yes, we know, there are Black Coffin Without Cream To Drink make informal Saturday night danc- the trim , severely simple suit with about a dozen going to school here." es a permanent institution at B. S. T. that crisp look, that depends on tailSince the girls of Waller Hall found out who Joe Junior was, they won't Winton "Buzz-saw" Laubach, spuroring and fabric to make it a wingive me any news for you. Most of the time they talk in riddles; for in- |tonsiled tenor from Beritbri, so enjoy C. This business of going home every ' ," (She wouldn't ed the Community Sing presented in week-end is kid-stuff. Let's cut the ner . And t hen , we find the soft, fem- stance , Mary Reilly said to me; "My girl friend, ." (And she Chapel recently that he requested apron strings. Once they get the soc- inine suit that is a good flatterer. This tell me her name). "Has a case on your boy friend , pretty dressmaker details, many wouldn 't tell me his name, but I guess it's B. K.) ial room going there'll be plenty to has that his thanks "To the manager of novel pockets, white touches and a everyon e in this theatre" be printed. His neighstory that year is the short, short do around the place. , pay-oft' of the Well the dash of flowers for luck. Suit your- North Hall tells about Ralph Superman Tipton. It seems that one of the in- bors enjoyed it too—they thought The Foote-Beilhartz musical com- selves, girls. edy is cast and in rehearsal. Foote is By night, we'll see that new "cov- mates of Room 390—probably Elzie Wellzie Miller—had lost his key. At any Andy Devine was sitting in on our getting gray hair already but at least ered-up look," and the young, frivi - rate , Flesh Tipton came up from the shower room one afternoon and reach- chaDel Droeram. The Fairer Side he's got a good bunch of people to lous, romantic-as-a-full moon" group. ed above the door for the key. It was not there! (Tragic sound effects) . Calling all Sherlock Holmes—Who work with. Get your ticket order in Another case of warfare. Yards and And Miller was nowhere in sight. (Ditto on sound effects). And it was getnow while there's still time to get yards of lace or chiffon , s t arched or ting cold. (Br-r-r-r-r) . And Tarzan Tipton's blood was boiling! (Fever is the girl who poured the noodle soup down, the sink and then left the seats. floa ting, loom on the horizon. Long sound effects) . For a minute all was red. (Beautiful sunset from any scene in Gone plump little noodles to struggle along From the looks of the gym team, sleeved, high necked, full-skirted, or ! Bang! Thunder! the best they could in the bottom of Pete Wisher, of the local high school, will you have tiny puffs of sleeves, With the Wind). And then came the storm! (Crash had in assembly the other day, we'd very low cut, round or square necks, Lightning ! For better sound effects just picture Prof , coming up the hall the sink? Anyone finding any clues turn them in immediately to Sargent say that they 'll give the champ ions, and huge expanses of skirt—take while Brennan and Jackie Davis are wrestling). And then came the storm , we repeat , and Tracy Tipton was standing in Walp of the D. W. A. squad. Pottsville, a good bit of competition your choice. Lace bands , ruffles or in the state meet this Spring. Won- yokes on net or satin are new as 1940. his own room by the window and yelling out: "Somebody send Miller up As long as we're in the mood to ask questions, h ere's another one. Who der how that poor fellow with the Colors can be sof t and sentimental or with the key! I can 't get in my room!" is the day girl's choice for "young senses. (Impossible). He was in his room and beThen he came to his everything slipping suspenders felt? flash red and in between. , veneered door. Yes, the panel from the hardwood Ralph 440 Mr. Lincoln" from B. S. T. C? Oh, lay hind him Dinner dresses have their very own "Philletter from the Vic Turini's yes , he's here—wandering around just walked through the door. adelphia Insurance Company " t akes hats—turbans , pillboxes or page-boy Tipton , not realizing his own strength , Ripley loose, too. ... Paging Mr. Ripley . . . Paging Mr. the prize from this column for clever skull caps. It has come! It is here! And do now because I feel a terrific convulsion of Oalclosing , I must be And so all this timv?, but—capos and Tha t's advertising. There are more intelligirl tells me that you offered her an engagement ring— we like it! Of course, I mean the gen t, witty people in ihc school than dolman sleeves are stealing back. (l culus coming on. My radio. The other noon hour we found and she accepted. Lots of luck , pal (?) most men dream of . Insurance com- Keep on the lookout for them. it deposited upon our doorstep. After Your friend, o pany! Ha! JOE JUNIOR. joyf ully dragging it into the room, we Orchids to Mr. Fenstemnker for proceeded to open it with the help of P. S. Sadie Sipper tca is broken hearted. getting that Shamokin band hero. the can-opener. It's a dream of symOne of the best features this year. It metrical beauty, with creamy, smooth, was interesting to look around the j STUDENTS LIST dark wood, and—well! anyway, we Children Perfo rm auditorium and watch the reaction to Gripe! Squawk! What is it? It's think it's pretty nice. Keep an ear IDEAL CHOICES tuned the different numbers. A good num- the peeves showing through . Wheth Poetr y Club For to the day room and maybe ber of the teachers and all the stu- er or not we admit it , everybody has you'll be hearing things. den ts clapped twice as hard as bcfoi-o a peeve about something. Teachers, Mem be rs of t he Poe t ry Cl u b, on o—; — Because of the many scattered af ter "Tiger Rag." The boy on t he beca use of their constant association March 14 t h, were guests of the Train, choices m ade we were unable to pick given Physicist dr ums could have with Jill kinds and type of peopl e, ing School and enjoyed an unusually DON'T SNUB A Hagenbuch a stifY run for his money. ha ve more and different peeves than good progra m sponsored by the the ideal girl and boy and the most pop ular girl and boy. For the same BOY BECAUSE— Sixty people out of the 300 who ordinary people. You'd be surprised fourth grade children, The skit was reason some of other questions gave answers to the qucstionnirc say at some of them. in the form of a verse choir , consist- had to be omitted.theHowever, the rest Of physical disability. Milton was that they play bridge. How many One t eache r does n't like to teach ing of differently pitched voices. of the results appear below. , teacher she , day; grade school on a warm sunshiny people would be in favor of starting Miss Barnes , fourth blind and deaf. Beethoven, the mun bridge club? Play bridge and have would much rather take a walk. An- with tho aid of Miss Bcilhartz, stu- The ideal girl and boy are average sicia n , was deaf , yet— some of our campus experts discuss other teacher abhors the fellow who dent teacher, directed and originated i n looks , intelligence and language; "To blind old Milton's ray less orbs cheerful but sober; smooth dancers. A light divine is given ; fundamentals and features of unus- says, "I can't." Still another won't the entire skit. About ten per cent of the students And deaf Beethoven hears the the people among anything to do with the popular ha ve glad any ual hands. We'd be to hear Poems that are who pay attention to everybody 's child ren were recited in unison. Cer- said that they like jitter bugs. The hymns comments you have to make. business but their own. (She ain't tain boys and gh-ls gave individual ideal boy is sincere and has average And harmonies of heaven." kiddi n') . A certain commercial teach- recitals and impersonated characters athletic ability. The ideal girl is afHe chooses a humble trade. The A CRY F O R M O RE HUM O R er sits up nights peeving about the such as the Walrus , the Oysters , the fectionate rather than aloof and de- author of "Pilgri m's Progress", was a fellow who won't practice what ho Carpenter , the Sweet Potato and the finitely a brunette (3 to 1), Tho tinker. Freshmen liked the cheerful type He stutters. Demosthenes, the preaches—the guy whose motto is, Lovely Lady. It seems that the students in Lock with average intelligence. From the greatest orator of Greece overcame a Haven Teachers College have about "Don 't do as I do , do as I say." AnFreshmen to tho Seniors there was a harsh and stuttering voice. chills gets other commercial teacher the snmc criticisms for their pnper as ANNUAL COLLEGE EV ENING marked trend , especially among the Of the ignorance of his parents. we have for the "Maroon and Gold." up and down his back every time gi r ls , toward a wittier, superior type Shakespeare, the world's poet, was his fingernails over scrapes somebody Students arc always clamoring for (Continued From Pane One) of person. son of a man who was unable to more humor, and the following ex- tho blnck bonvd, assembly snng Mental Attitude ; witty, Frosh—30 the finish the fitting As a , our esteemed Bollove it or not write his own name. corpt was taken from the Lock Haven teachers do have n life outside of the the Alma Mator under the direction per cent, Seniors—50 per cent. Intel- no seems dun ana stupid. Hogartn, "Times": Moore. classroom—and what's more, they of Miss Harriet M. ligence: Superior, Frosh—15 per the celebrated painter and engineer, Open Letter have peeves in their privnte lives, too. To tho strains of (lTnnnhauser ," the cent, Seniors—40 per cent. was slow at learning and did not deDear Editor:— Why don 't we have some better One of our science teachers positively guests retired to tho gymnasium Favorite Actor: 1. Clark Gable, 2. velop as soon as most boys. turns purple whenever a girl with where everyone danced to the excell- Spencer Tracy; Favorite Actress; 1. He wears shabby clothes. When jokes in the paper? gets within ten ent music of Russ Fnirchild and his Hcddy Lamarr, 2, Bette Davis; Fav- Edison, the great Inventor, first enA Friendly Critic, crimson fingernails foot of hi m, Another teacher—we orchestra, orite Comedian: 1. Jack Bonny; Fav- tered Boston, he wore a pair of yelDear Critic:— orite Orchestra: Glenn Miller; Radio low linen breeches in the depths of Our best jokes are walking around sco her quite often in the library— she goes Program on two feet. Wo can 't put thorn in dunces with rage whenever best liked: Lux Theatre; Hit winter. to tho movies und happens to sit in three blocks out of his way to avoid Parade, Information Please. His father is a poor drunkard. Kitthe "Times." to, who made a new departure in The Editor, front of some post who insists upon women smokers. Did you seo Gone With tho Wind? tollin g the world at largo all about Strange as it seems, there nre a few Bible study, was such. He fell from Yes—75 per cent. u how tho movie ends. Ono teacher teachers who have no peeves at all. a scaffold in his boyhood and became "Whut the dickens arc , you doi ng would like to chow tho ears off the Ono of these unusual people declar- Do you play bridge? Yes—15 per totally deaf. He was so pinched with cont, clown In the cellar? " demanded tho guy who porks in the middle of the ed , "Why should I have a peeve? I'm hunger , shivering in rags, .crawling street, A certain director of educa- happy the way I am. " Conv ersely, a Do you think that President Roose- about with exposed and bleeding rooster. "If it's any of your business," ro- tion will not tolorato cutting card- toachor oxclnlmed , "A pot peeve? I volt will be re-elected? Yes—30 per feet , that he waB sent to the parish plied the hen , fr igidly, "I'm laying board with t\ butchev knlfol Another can't tell you, I have bo muny, they cent, No—GO par cent. Admitted that work house, where his first book was they didn 't know—10 per cent, teacher—a man , of course—will walk arc too numerous to mention," In a supply of coal," written, ? ? T\ Jt . . try _ t _ . ti SOME PET PEEVES OF PROFESSOR S U —¦ ¦ . '- "— t /- — irt 1'