MERRY
CHRISTMAS

HAPPY
NEW YEAR

College Dram atic Fr aternit y Will Presen t "The Fool" Tonight
WALLER HALL
GIVES PARTY

A Few o/ the Famous Apollo Boys

College Drama
Here Tonight

Sponsors Christmas Part y For
Red Cross Crippled

Bloomsburg Players to Give
"The Fool" at 8:15 O'clock
This Evening

Saturday afternoon , December 14,
the Waller Hall girls sponsored the
annual Christmas Party for the Red
Cross Crippled Children's Clinic and
their younger sisters and brothers. It
turned out to be very enjoyable to
every child present and even to the
many college students in attendance.
Musical selections and skits by college students predominated in the entire program.
Jessie Schiefer, of Steelton, who is
General Chairman this year, has placed the following girls in charge of the
regular committees: Montana Williams, Slatington , Refreshments; Jean
Langan, Duryea, Hospitality; Erma
Wolfgang, Shamokin, Publicity; Irene
Diehl, Bethlehem, Decorations; Sara
Bailey, Danville, Finance ; Ludmilla
Matanin , Mountain Top, Invitations;
Catherine Jones, Shickshinny, S.O.S.;
Ruth Schield, Taylor, Transportation ;
Mary Bretz, New Bloomfield, Gifts ;
Ruth Rhys, Warrior Run , Welcome;
and Margaret Neece, Williamsport ,
Checkroom.
Catherine Oplinger, Nanticoke,
Vice-Chairman, was in charge of the
piograin. June Eaton, Galeton , was
Stage Manager. Other program assistants were Margaret Robeson,
Beach Haven; Evelyn Flagg, Briston;
Jessie Hackenberger, Mifflin town ;
Mary Keesler, Callicoon, N. Y. and
Helen Johnson , Galeton.

Tonight the Alpha Psi Omega with
The Bloomsburg Players presents the
four act play, "The Fool," by Channing Pollock, in the College auditorium at 8:15 P.M. The, play is under
the direction of ]MUss-Aliee Johnston.
Channing Pollock Is one of the leading playwrights of America. His play,
"The Fool," has had a long professional run in New York and London,
and since its first production, the
play has been revived many times by
little theatres and colleges.
The cast of characters, in order of
speaking, is as follows :
Players
Characters
Mrs. Henry Gilliam .. Marie Parsell
Mrs. Thornbury .. Rachel Yarowsky
Betty Katerman
"Dilly " Gilliam
George Menarick
Mr. Barnaby
Marian Murphy
Mrs. Tice
Stuart Hartman
Jerry Goodkind
Carl Berninger
Rev. Wadham
Betty Lou Kepner
Clare Jewett
George F. Goodkind . Elwood Beave
Charles Benfield ... Herbert Snyd
Daniel Gilchrist
Stuart Edwar
A Poor Man ......-;-. Jaetr Roclwrrr^
Jack Mertz
Max Stedtman
Boyd Buckingham
Joe Hennig
Gerald Fritz
Umanski
Walter Mohr
"Grubby"
Mack
Jerome Lapinski
Mary Margaret
Barbara Straub
Additional Persons in Act III
Lois Gruver, Betty Griffiths, Roberta Hastie, Margaret Robeson, Reed
Buckingham, Thurwald Gommer, and
Irving Gottlieb.
The Maroon and Gold Orchestra
will entertain between scenes. All
students and faculty are guests cf the
Dramatic Club at this play.

Children 's Clinic

Senior Dance
Huge Success
Music of Serge Marconi Band
Thrills Dancers With
Latin Rhythm
The Senior-informal turned out to
be one of the best dances held so far.
There was a record breaking crowd
to enj oy the captivating rhythm of
Serge Marconi's Band. The red and
green decorations, depic te d t he real
spirit of the Yuletide season.
The following committees were in
charge: General Chairman, Walter
Reed; Orchestra Committee, chairman, Richard Foote, Charles Robbins;
Decorating Committee, chairman ,
Grant Brittingham , Joe Wesley, Marie Parsell, Sara Masteller, Jane Dyke,
Michalene Zuchoskl; Publicity Committee, Isabclle Olah, chairman , Jack
Shortess, Bety Miller, Marie Parsell;
Program Committee, Catherine Oplinger, chairman , Virginia Dean ; Refreshment Committee, chairman , Virginia Hughes.

Social Service Club
Will Help the Needy
The newly-formed Social' Service
Club is packing baskets ' ror Christmas. Every year the Red Cross has
been doing this project, but because
of their other heavy duties now, the
club has taken over the work. Ruth
Hope Is efficiently taking charge of
the organization , planning, buying,
and packing involved. Every girl in
the club is helping, mooting her task
with a truly Christmas spirit, Thirty(Continued on Pa ge 5)

CAA Students Prepare
B.E.C. Club Hears
Women Attorney For Cross-Country Hop

Apollo Singers
Score Success

On December 5, the Business Education Club of Bloomsburg State
Teachers College held its bi-monthly
meeting in the college auditorium.
Miss Bailey, one of the few women
attorneys of Pennsylvania, was the
speaker of the meeting. Miss Bailey
stated that the main objective of a
high school instructor of commercial
law is to teach the students to know
when to secure the assistance of an
attorney.
In her talk she gave the members
of the club the fundamental assistances that they, as f uture teachers ,
should give to students who might
work in law offices. These assistances
were as f ollows:
1. Acquaint the students with legal
terms.
2. Teach them how to spell.
3. If possible, coordinate typing,
shorthand , and English courses with
commercial law courses.
Her final advice to the members
was to respect the rights and property of others and by so doing stay
out of trouble and out of the courts.
At the close of the meeting, Mr.
Nonnemacher, president of the club,
announced that there would be a
Christmas party given for the members of the club, Thursday, Dec. 19,

Choir oL Young .Boys Delights
Large Group With Varied
Program Here

Dr. Marguerite Kehr
At Harrisburg Meeting
Dr. Marguerite Kehr, was In Harrisburg Friday and Saturday attending a meeting of the Legislative
Council of Pennsylvania. She represented the Pennsylvania Association,
Deans of Women .
Some of the organizations affiliated
are Federation of the business and
Professional Women's Clubs, the Congress of Parents and Teachers, the
Pennsylvania State Education Association and the Pennsylvania Division
of the A.A.U.W.
Saturday afternoon Dr. Kehr was
at Ellzabethtown College for a meeting of the executive board of the
Pennsylvania Association of Deans of
Womon.

Cloudy skies and snow have not
hindered the flying - progress; of our
students participating in C.A.A. at
the local airport. Despite the field
being covered with snow the last few
weeks, they have proven themselves
quite capable of mastering this new
experience in their flying career. Most
of the students are progressing according to schedule and have thus far
approximately twenty out of the
thirty-five hours required to obtain a
private license.
The young birdmen are now ready
for one of the most important stages
in their C.A.A. program—cross-country solo. Aided by their course in navigation, they have mapped a fifty mile
flight to neighboring airports. The
round trip will include Williamsport
and Sunbury airports. They will remain at each airport long enough to
sign the airport log book.
The whole flight should take approximately one and one-half hours.
Before the students fly solo on their
cross-country trip, they must fly the
same course with the instructor ,
spending one-half hour at each airport practicing landing and take-offs.
George Lewis, the first student to
fly cross-country had quite an exciting experience. En route for Williamsport "Pud" found that his ship was
"icing up," one of a flyer's greatest
perils. "Pud", however, reached Williamsport Airport without further
mishap. Because of the change in
weather conditions, the Williamsport
Airport Officials "grounded" "Pud",
rather than have him take the unnecessary risk in flying on to Sunbury and Bloomsburg, George stored
the plane at the airport and returned
to Bloomsburg by car.
The following day, Bobby Gus,
fligh t Instructor at the local airport ,
flow the Pipor Cub back homo. George
was quite thrilled and excited over
his first unusual experience In the air.

On Tuesday evening, December 10,
the Apollo Boys' Choir from Birmingham , Alabama, under the direction of
Coleman Cooper, entertained at
Bloomsburg State Teachers College.
The choir sang a varied selection
of sacred, f olk, semi-classical music,
and a few songs to convey the Xmas
spirit. Several solos and a costume
number helped to make the progranj
as enjoy able as it was educational.
Mr. Cooper gave a brief talk on the
organization, education, and voice
training of the boys, and stressed that
even though these youngsters were
touring most of the time, their academic education was not slighted.
Scholastic standing above average, Don
Jenkins Capably Directs
excellent health , and obedience are
Entertainment
Dedicated
some of the necessary requirements
To
Lavelle,
Brittingham
to become a member of this organization.
Under the able direction of Don
Jenkins, the Sophomore Class preW.C.T.U. MEMBER sented a very entertaining program
in chapel on Monday, December 9.
TALKS IN CHAPEL The
program sparkled with wit and
laugh-provoking humor throughout.
Miss Stearns Addresses Groups Opening with an introductory address
On Importance of Temperby Don Jenkins in which he dedicated
ance to a Teacher
the program to John Lavelle and
Grant Brittingham, two embryonic
Miss Stearns, a member of the Wo- graduates, the program moved along
men's Christian Temperance Union , at a fast pace. A rube band marched
gave an Interesting talk before the down the aisle, gave a short concert
general assembly on December 6. She on the stage and proceeded to leave
spoke on one of the subjects required the same way they entered, through
by law to be taught In all the public the auditorium. The corny musicians
schools In Pennsylvania—that of tem - were Joe Madl, Ernest Kocher, John
perance, or the abstinence from the Witkoski , Sam Cohen, Jack Atkinson ,
use of intoxicants.
and John Apple,
Miss Stearns, who Is a graduate of
While the audience was still apNew York University, pointed out plauding the rube band , Winton Lauthat when we are teaching we will bach strolled out from the wings,
find that the attitude of our pupils is spoke a silly ditty and strolled right
usually tn favor of , rather than back from whonce he came.
ngalnst, the UBe of alcoholic beveragThen came the laugh hit of tho
es, If we wish to swing the pendulum show, "Mighty Casey at the Bat."
In th« other direction we shall have Casey, portrayed by John Makalmiuk
to make thorn sco why alcohol is gestured to tho reading of tho poom
considered by tho general public as by Alec Foster. Time, an d again tho
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Sophomores Give
Chapel Program

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Mtxxv Clirtetmag
"Silent nig ht , holy ni g ht , all is calm , all is bri g ht'— " with these
familiar words ringing in our ears we usher in another Christmas season. I am wondering i f we, Americans, really appreciate the signi ficance of these words. If we pause and take an inventory of the world
perhaps the fact will dawn that our country is the onl y one
|pday,
he world
that can enjoy this wonderful refrain.
^t
H Yes, the American Christmas will be silent from shrieking sirens ,
warning of approaching death from the sky; holy in t h at we may
worship in our own way our God to whom this day is dedicated. All
is calm as we sit within our homes amid peace an d quiet k nown on ly
to those who have no fear; all is brig ht for us as we look upon a wartorn world with an assuring sense of security for our future.
The first Christmas was one of great joy an d happiness. So why
not ma ke this , in every sense of the word, a merry Christmas. Surely
we have many things to be merry about. We sympathize with those
un fortunate people who are not in a position to have a Christmas such
a s ours , but if we fail to keep the spiri t of Christmas alive, who will?
Many years ago on Christmas Day there was born in Bethlehem
a child who was to be called Savior. The world ol that day was not
unlike the world today , There were strife and evil the same as now.
But those who believed and had hope in their hearts rejoiced with
feasting and carried gifts to the place where this Child lay. Today we
are the ones who must bear gifts and tidings of joy , because we are
the only people with the opportunity. We are the ones who believe
that from this chaos will come order. We are the onts who have reason
to be gay and thankful when we hear , "Peace on earth , good will toward men. "
A Merry Christmas to all!

. . »** tfc e spirit

Santa .Clause is dead, someone has said, But how can he be? Santa Clause is a spirit,
It was also a Spirit which gave us the conception of Jesus. God ,
our Father in heaven, had earl y created the earth and every river , tree ,
hill , and person in .ft,.He had prepared the way for our Saviour to come
and give the Christmas .season,
. . . The Christmas season. What does that mean?
It means business; it means just plain work; it means a chance to
celebrate; it means the season of giving'—the viewpoint depending on
the individual.
The privilege ol giving is not a recent one because for one thousand nine hundred and forty years now people have offered tokens or
gifts to their friends and loved ones, This, we know , started way back
in Judca by the manger of Bethlehem when the three wise men broug ht
their gold, frank-incense , and myrrh, They brought their gifts to the
newborn Babe. But the greater gift prior even to these was the gift of
the Holy Ghost , making possible the birth of Jesus, Has this gift ever
been equaled? The Spirit gave it to man,
x
Who is Santa Clause? What is Santa Clause? He is the spirit of
giving, the "jolly, old fellow " who brings us our presents on the day
which so many years ago brought the Great Gift to the world.

Turnabout:
A certain professor at Ohio State
walked into the classroom" fifteen
minutes late to find the class gone.
The next day the students were reprimanded. The professor said that
of his
his
hat on the desk was a si^n
presence * Next day the professor
again found an empty room. On each
desk was a hat.
The Kcystonian
Scnuitoii-Keystone Jr.
More Draft Jokes: '
"So you complain of finding sand in
your soup? "
"Yes, Sir."
"Did yo u join the army to serve
your country, or complain about the
soup?"
"To serve my country, sir, not to
eat it."
Tiie Keystone
Kutztown S. T. C.
NOTE TO ALL draftees : there are
only two sizes of clothes in the United
States army—too little and too big.
The Collegia

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LITTLE TOWN
Clean , wide streets
I sit in my darkened window
below,
Spot ted with leafy patterns
And look to the street
glitter,
beautiful
Alight with a
Of streaming sunlight through
A magical, fairy glow.
Lofty maple branches.
,
crimson
and
emerald
Stri ngs of
Splashes of silver and blue , Dignified houses set apart
By whitewashed fences—
Living trees of pine and spruce ,
Light decked in every hue. Over which the gossip flies
And over all a great golden star , On Monday.
Symbol of light and love;
Green lawns sprinkled
Telling unheeding passers-by
Of the Baby sent from above. With dancing daffodils,
Petite snowdrops, and
SOLITUDE
Splashes of yellow forsythia.
Deep, living quiet ,
CHRISTMAS STREET

A silence filled with resonance—
Ebbing and flowing on a soft wind
That kisses the trees
In a shaded, moss-grown nook.
There wild flowers bloom.
A peace impenetrable lingers—
For God is there.
—D. K. T.

Red-brick school house ,
Sagging steps
Desks with carved initials
Jingle ot j ack stones, chinks of marble

Steathily night creeps overLamps flicker in windows.
Noises die, the lamps go out.
FRAGMENT
All is quiet.
Within the narrow confines of the
Let Us Find Your Market:
—D. K. T.
bone
The Millersville Snapper, the school Are battles fought which put
Within the narrow cup of skull,
paper of Millersville S. T. C, in t ends No puny struggles of the flesh to Such bitter quaff , such bitter quaff!
running a classified ad section for the
shame.
—J. D. Y.
benefit of the students. "If anyone
has any books, guns , coats , or other
things to sell; or if anyone would like
to buy a second-hand suit or book, he
may gain satsifactory results by adA Room With A View
Dear Mr. Editor:
vertising in this column.
Crosstown
There was a Masquerade Ball the
Rates will be one cent per word ;
Remember the time and the place
other
night. Did you know about it?
the minimum price will be ten cents
per ad. This is a non-profit scheme Dear Editor,
Apparently many people didn't. We
To begin with, I am a "Frosh ", hear a lot about the lack of social
and will be published for the benefit
therefore , I'm not supposed to know
of both men and women students.
affairs, but when we do have an enWhy can 't the M. & G. perform a much , but if you and your staff will
give me part of a column in the tertainment , such as a dance, the
similar service ?
Maroon and Gold, I should like to crowds is conspicuous by its absence.
Co-recreatlonal Sports Night:
tell you some of my ideas. I really I am not saying the attendance at the
The State Teachers College of Sal- don 't know how good they (my ideas) Masked Ball was slim, but I am sayem , Massachusetts has inaugurated a are , but that is for you to decide.
ing that it was not sufficient. CertainFirst of all, I understand that each ly when the C. G. A. and the Social
novel idea of having a co-recreational
sports night . "Games of tennikoit , May B.S.T.C. has a May Day, Queen Committee expend their efforts to
shuffleboard, volleyball , ping-pong, and everything else. It is something conduct such an informal affair—and
that each student and faculty look Francis Thomas and his helpers are
and badminton were played.
"After refreshments, the players forward to. It is quite a success. But doing a good job —the students should
that's in the early summer. How turn out to support them, and also to
danced in the gym".
Seems like a good idea , doesn 't i t ? about doing something like that in take part in the prospective good
the winter time. Well, say before or time.
after Christmas. Or, at the Mid-year
Coed 's Dilemma:
The n, too , I'd like to do a bit of
If she has too many dates, she's Dance. Tha t would be a nice place criticizing of the spirit of the people
and
an
appropriate
time
to
announce
frivolous—if she has a steady, she
the name of the queen. Then , in turn , who did attend the dance. Apparently
has no stag line.
they came to dance, and only to
If she obeys all the rules, she 's a have her reign over the dance that dance. When the people in charge
Have the senior and junior
drip—if she doesn't she gets caught. evening.
classes , each , ej ect t wo candidates. tried to start a special dance in which
If she doesn't study, she kets kick- And each fraternity elect one candi- everybody could take part , they h ad
ed out—if she studies , she 's a grind. date. This would also, to my opinion , to drag couples onto the floor by
main force and brute strength. The
If she talks a lot , she's got a line— give the college more publicity.
clowns,
soldiers and hunters didn 't
if sh e doesn 't she's a social flop.
Or , if yo u do n't like this idea , have
even
want
to take part in the Grand
If she dresses up to go to classes, a Varsity King and Queen in keeping
Ma
rch
;
they
just wanted to watch the
she 's clothes conscious—if she doesn't , with the football season. This may
pu t more school spirit into the stu- others march.
she 's sloppy.
Let' s get into the spirit of things.
it she carries her own cigarettes, dents, especially around football seaEither
support the student social
her friends bum them—if she doesn't, son.
events,
or
stop yelling about, the lack
I
don
't
know
how
well
I
have
exshe's a sponge,
of them. And when we attend a dance
pressed
my
thoughts
and
underdevelIf she come on time to dances, she
or party—get into the fun.
hasn 't been around—if she comes late, oped I de as, but I hope you will at
least read my letter.
Last year we hoard speeches and
she misses all the fun.
Faithfully to B.S.T.C and to the read articles crying Cor Saturday
If she yells a lot at football games, cause, I remain ,
night dances. The social committee
she makes a fool of herself—if she
scheduled a few dances for Saturday
A
"Frosh"
.
doesn 't , she lacks school spirit.
n ight , and the crowds were so small
Lot* Angela* CollegUui
that the danco could have been held
Humor
in
your oflico, This year the bellows
Xtnas rime for Xmitt time:
for those week-end dances aro again
By
EDWIN
WENNER
'Twas the night before test time, antl
in tho air. Don 't got mo wrong—I'm
way through my head ,
for thorn 100 per cent. But if we do
I hunted in vain for bits I had read.
Sam Blgony was teaching Gerald have a few dances on our social calenNot a thought was stirring—not oven Fritz how to fly an airplane. One day dar for Saturday night ,
let's all go to
a mlto,
he landed without Fritz. Mrs , Bigony them Instead of going homo for the
My brain was off duty, quite cold for asked what had become of tho stu- tveok-ond or planning to
take tho
the night.
dent. Tho Instructo r replied : "It was girl-friond to tho movlos.
like this , I was four miles north of
Yours,
Onward, turn onward, O Time in thy here when I did n loop, and unforWeJI-moanJng.
tunately ho fell out, Fortunately,
flight ,
And make tost tlmo tomorrow two there was a load of hay passing by
on tho road, Unfortunately, there was Tugond: You've got a bad cold.
weeks from tonight.
.
a pitchfork sticking up Jn the hay. Jury: Yen.
Th o Echo
"A Merry Christmas to you nil, Fortunately, his missed tho pitchfork , Tugond: How'd you got it?* '
but unfortunately he also missed the Jury : X slept In a field last night and
God Bless us ovoryono."
'
—Tiny Tim hay."
' someone left tho gate, open,

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Rum, But More ? ? ?
by Josefina Valaderis

ff lmy Christmas . .

9-

You think that Christmas at Puerto Rico only moans rum, rum , rum—
and more rum, don't you? I know
that is all you have heard about it,
but let me tell you how Christmas
is really celebrated and you will wish
you could be there. The season starts
seven, days before Christmas Day and
ends the seventh of January. Yes, I
know what you are thinking, that
would be a grand vacatiort! But we
have classes until two days before
Christmas Day, even though the vacation lasts till the seventh of January.
Why start so early celebrating
Christmas? Well, most of the Puerto
Ricans are Catholics and it is a Catholic custom to go to five o'clock mass
every morning for seven days before
Christmas Day. But you don't think
there is any fun in getting up so
early in the morning just to go to
mass , do you? Oh, but we make it a
lot of fun! After the mass, which is
over by six, we separate into groups
and gather at the homes of our differeiTt friends. On the way we sing
Christmas carols and compose verses
about the family we are to visit. To
these verses we adapt suitable music.
When we reach the home we sing
these verses to the family who has
invited us. You smile because you
think that we have "polished the
apple" by singing to the family, but
any way we are welcome. And how!
There you eat and dance until you
have to go to work or to school. See,
the fun has already begun!
On Christmas Eve we have a grand
party. When it is almost twelve
o'clock everyone goes to church to
what we call, "The Cock Mass". Yes,
I know you name it differently here,
but I like ours better. After the mass
we return to the party. Then is when
the party is at its highest point. Yes,
the rum is not absent, neither is the
rice pudding, nor the nut cake. There
you dance—waltz, fox trot, conga or
rhumba. Oh, rhumba! Yes, just as in
the pict ure you s aw, "South America
Way". Are you wondering when we
sleep? If you are lucky enough to
sneak out, you will sleep; otherwise
you have to make it up after Christmas.
On Christmas Day we have dinner.
The most typical food is "pasteles".
You haven't heard of Puerto Rican
pasteles? They are made of a mixture
of tropical starchy fruits, like "platono", and are filled with meat. These
"pasteles" are wrapped in leaves of
the banana tree and then are boiled.
No, I don't think you have ever eaten
them. You might be thinking of "Mexican tamales". The "pasteles" taste
different from the "tamales". Instead
of your traditional turkey we have
chicken. Nuts, fruit cake and wine
are not absent from the Christmas
dinner, neither is the much-talked-about rum . It is Christmas Day, and
everything is happiness !
Christmas joyousn ess must go on!
Almost every night there is a party,
No, you don't go to them all. Once in
a while your father reminds you that
ho has to work the next day. :You
don 't mind missing a party, not much.
After all you need to rest and be in
the mood for New Years Eve and
New Years Day.
Yes, we also have a New Year.
There is always a party going on.
Your parents might decide to stay
at home and welcome the New Year.
Don't feel sorry, They go to a party
after midnight.
Oh yes, wo also kill the Old Year at
twelve o'clock. All you hear is noise,
the- older people shooting, the kids
banging tin cans. You might evon
hoar a drum , but don 't worry there
are no Indians comingl
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THE L OVE WA S NI G H J ^^hsor ge willard

I Always Get a
Christmas Present
Reed Buckingham

Christmas is like a series' of balls
given by Louis XIV. Anticipation of
the next, along with its possibility
of uncomparable splendor obliterates
the past. Each succeeding one is
thought to be the best. Our "ball"
is infl uenced by two continental customs—bellschnickling and religion.
On Christmas day, after two hours
at church, my friends and I dress in
old Dutch costumes with half masks
and wigs. Then , unrecognized, we visit the houses of relatives and friends
who have prepared for the bellschnicklers with a store of cakes,
cookies, and entertainment. Entrance
to one of these typically Dutch houses
in Windsor is acquired by hitting the
door with a boom-socket. The,boomsocket is composed of a ball in the
end of a long stocking, with a string
tied around the foot of the stocking,
behind the ball, to keep it stationary.
The stocking is grasped by the top,
and while everyone stands at a distance , the holder swings it in a wide
arc until it meets the door with a
jolting noise. This usually brings a
pretty maid dressed in a Dutch costume, not disguised, since everybody
knows her. Why ? Because this is her
home. She admits us with a flushed
face that becomes her all the more
because it is not cosmeticized.
The door through which you enter
always leads to the kitchen, since the
living room, being reserved for more
austere occasions, is never in the
ground floor . Besides, the kitchen is
more important. In this part of the
house the ingesting of ailments takes
place. A flurry of hands, an opening
of cupboards, and there before you is
your favorite cake. A cocoanut cake
with the luscious frilly cocoanut
hanging over the sides—the insides
yellow and moist. Devil's f ood , angel's
food—made by one or the other—
according to opinion. And then walnut cake, with its dainty decorations
of kernels usually spelling the name
of one whom the fair maker hopes
will partake and remember where he

The Snow fluttered down upon a sleeping world without much warning.
When the world began to stir, the sky had turned from black to the gray of
dawning. Quite a surprised world tumbled out of warm comforts and shiveringly shut the windows. The monotonous glistening whiteness buried everything and gave it new character. The horizon was dotted with dull black
shapes; with a little deciphering, these dull shapes became snow laden trees.
The sky seemed clear and yet misty. An eerie world.
This was Christmas. Soon the day would be solemnized and ritualized
in the same manner it had always been.
To Professor Smith, Christmas was an attitude, a psychological phenomena . At Christmas, mankind would embrace mankind; after the Yuletide
passed, mankind would return to its old hatreds and connivings. But, he
felt, he was using classroom technique j n hj§ reasoning—like talking shop.
"What have I to be thankful for this Christmas?", he asked the gray
mist. He stood by his window trying to find the answer.
The usual Christmas. Ties, razors, cigars, cigarettes and Lord-knowswhat-else exchanged. What does it all amount to? Selfish thirsts assuaged
by glittering trifles. Greedy humans palpitating over something-for-nothing.
He still looked toward that distant horizon.
Smith felt the cold and shivered. He took a shower and dressed. He
ended by sitting deje ctedly down to breakfast. He remembered, after waiting
for a time, that Martha was not there to serve him. He growned and set to
boiling eggs and perking coffee. Quite inefficiently, he completed the
necessary overtures and sat down to eat.
"Why, such a thing as gifts? A silly bother, when one gives something
no one wants and receives in turn nothing of value." His consuming of the
toast ended the monologue.
He turned to speak to Martha. Where was she ? Oh yes, she's gone. But
jto return to that subj ect of Christmas. Tinsel on cut evergreens. He mulled
that phrase over and over. Tinsel on cut evergreens. . . Beautiful, but like
Christmas gifts, quite useless. He drew sketchy pictures with his fork on
the table-cloth. Martha wouldn't like that, would she ? Where's Martha?
Oh, yes, she's gone. Love. . . an emotion produced . . . Oh, drat it! Always
evaluating everything according to nerve reflexes, bah! If he looked at a
small puppy with longing, it boiled down to the cause of the emotional feeling. Selfishness was the residue. Like tinsel on cut evergreens is man's
folly. . . great scott! Poetry! He must be mad!Never before had he departed
from that cold reasoning that won him his place in the university.
Yes, he knew now what was the tinsel on the Christmas tree! His pride
in his intellect. He killed that love in himself and Martha. Now he saw who
gave him "the gift of undying devotion everyday". Yet by his smugness, by
his coldness, his cruelty he broke her heart. She's gone! But if he beseeched
her to return she would only shake her head and mimic him and say: "You
want me for your selfish desires. Love in itself is selfish not unselfish!"
"Man is only a machine. . . " He j ammed his fingers in his ears to shut out
The kitchen is warm, the most imher voice. He awoke with a start, form his thoughts. He wanted to find Marportant
article of furniture being the
Where
is
she?
WHERE
IS
SHE
?
unselfishly.
tha. Love her
He ran to the window and scanned the blue-white eternity of snow. stove, Besid es hea t, it gives the atShe's gone, he thought, but so was the Old Smith. Perhaps . . . ?
mosphere and odor of burned wood.
If one looks closely enough he will
f in d a day 's supply of wood piled
the stove. The kitchen
Bv
Edwin
Wenner
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Some say that the word "Mistletoe" comes from the missel thrush, a
the
bird
messenger of the gods who brought the plant to the earth. Actually
is very fond of the berries and is responsible for the wide distribution of
Christmas Season
Mistletoe. Growing as it does, on trees as a semi-parasite, it is at once showy
1940
because of its huge masses of dense light green growth. For this reason
It
comes
from
there is another, and more plausible explanation of its name.
Peace on earth and good will to men,
Mistletan—different twig. Its Latin name, Phoradendron ( tree-thief) and
Loud, angels sing the ancient
Viscum.
anthem:
Readers of Virgil remember the Mistletoe as the Golden Bough by the And, wretched with war Earth silent
plucking of which Aeneas was enabled to descend to the underworld and
writhes
came back safely.
Dellverately closing ears and
In the language of the flowers, Mistletoe means "give me a kiss". This
eyes.
has its basis in a Scandanavian myth.
She cannot return that holy song,
Balder (the Scandanavian counterpart for Apollo) received a charm
Too many horrors about her
from his mother Frigga or Freyja (equivalent to Venus) against all Injury
throng.
from everything which sprang from the four elements—flre, water, air and
earth. Loki, an evil spirit, having an enmity against Balder, formed an No! Not as one can the song be sung,
arrow of Mistletoe which did not grow from any of these elements. The
But bit by bit its echos are flung,
arrow was placed In the hands of the blind Helder, who was to launch it at Back to the stars from the very few
the seemingly invulnerable Balder. The Mistletoe dart struck Balder to the
Whose hearts to the Christ Child
ground, The tears of Frigga became the white berries of the Mistletoe.
still are true.
Through the concerted efforts of the gods, Balder was restored to life and Untainted , unchanged, some children
Frigga decreed that plant must never again bo an instrument of mischief.
raise
Frigga, being the goddess of love and beauty, grateful for the restoraSoft, free, sweet voices in song
tion of her son, is said to bestow a kiss upon anyone who shall pass under
of praise.
the Mistletoe.
From this old talc we derive our custom of kissing under the Mistletoe. Pure in heart have they remained,
As it hanga upon the chandelier or in the doorway each lad may claim a
While man, his immortal soul has
kiss from the maid who chances beneath it with this provision ; that the
stained
lad remove a berry to give to the maid until at last, when no more berrioB With hate for his fellow men of earth.
are loft , the bough loses its spell and no more kisses are then available.
God, we know that you lovo the
So dear is this plant to Scandanavian antiquity that if enemies met by
mirth
chance beneath it in a forest, they laid down their arms and maintained a Of children. Keep them of hatred free,
truce until the next day. From this has arisen the custom of hanging a
Guldo thorn to lovo all mankind
branch over a door, entering which was a pledge of peace and friendship to
and Thee.
bo soaled by a kiss.
—Mario,

Mistletoe - Gift of the Gods

Christma s at
Grandfath ers'

Raymond Algatt
"How did we celebrate Christmas ?
Well , it was like this, Son." Father is
talking. Would you like to listen ?
"In the first place our Christmas
lasted three times as long, and secondly, we did not believe in a mythical Santa Claus. I had read and heard
of such characters as St. Nicholas and
Kris Kringle, but to us it was all
bunk.
On the morning of the twentyfourth , the day before Christmas ,
Father and my older brother, Karl,
hitch the horses to the sleigh and
drive off in search of an evergreen
tree. Mother who has been bustling
around since dawn is busily preparing
the house for the arrival of the relatives and guests in the late afternoon.
Uncle Frederich and my older sisters,
Martha and Elizabeth are - hanging
the decorations about the house. My
other sister and I, both of us too
small to help, try to keep out of
everyone's way.
Evergreens, pines and the customary mistletoe, are hung from the
scoured windows and doors. Garlands
of holy are draped about the spotless
walls. The pleasant spicy scent of
pine and spruce boughs permeates
the entire house.
In the kitchen Mother and Aunt
Katrinka are preparing the special
meal for this day—Krishtof Obent
Day. The meal consists of two dishes,
one a pudding called "kesael", consisting of oats flour and poppy seeds,
the other a drink, "buellmilk", obtained by extracting the milky juice
from poppy seeds.
About noon Mother remarks,
"We're just about finished, Katrinka,
prepare the table." Katrinka goes out
to the barn and brings in an armful
of dry, cleaned straw. She places this
on the table in an even layer and
over this spreads the tablecloth. According to custom, this is done in
humble remembrance of Jesus
Christ 's birth in a straw-filled manger. Mother then places the food on
the table and covers it with a cloth.
(This meal will not be eaten until
night.)
Father and Karl arrive with the
evergreen tree and after dinner we
all go to the living-room where the
family is gathered to decorate the
tree. This is a happy moment as we
all merrily trim the tree. Since we all
help, everyone is in each other's way,
but eventually it is finished and there
it stands, resplendent in its lights and
tinsel.
Glancing at the clock Mother
shooes us away.
'It is late, our company will be
arriving soon. Hurry and get ready
for them.'
But we know the real reason. When
the last one of us has gone out, she
locks the door and from under furniture, from closets, from behind books,
she brings forth the Christmas presents. The smaller ones she ties on
the tree, and the larger ones she
arranges in a row upon the table.
Then she hurries out and locks the
door behind her.
About five o'clock the relatives and
guests begin to arrive . My parents
and older brothers and sisters entertain them until six o'clock, but our
attention is centered on the locked
door . Time creeps on. This hour seems
like a week.
Six o'clock—a bell rings. Mother
opens the door and we eagerly scramble through. Mother has difficulty In
holding us back while she distributes
the presents. Confusion reigns as we
eagerly tear open our gifts. Everybody kisses everybody else; and the
next two or throo hours pass in as
many minutes.
(Continued on Page 4)

Rum , But More ? ? ?
(Continued from Page 5)

It is New Years Day. That means
we are having roast pork for dinner.
Im agine , a whole pig tha t has been
roasted over an open fire stick ! It is
a day for a grand dinner. The family
and thei r best friends are gathered
together , everyone is wearing the best
in their wardrobe. There are toasts
for future happiness and after the
dinner the party goes on.
But the most picturesque part of
Christmas is not yet ended. We have
the "Three King 's Day " on Jan uary
6. The three kings—Melchior , Gaspa r,
and Baltazar—are supposed to come
on the night of January 5 to give
presents to the children. Even the
grown ups get presents . Instead of a
Santa Claus we have the Three Kings.
Don 't worry. We don't get more presents because there are three persons
giving them. I love to see the children
getting all prepared for the coming
of the Three Kings. It is the custom,
since the Three Kings travel on camels , to prepare a box with grass for
the camels. Wherever you put one of
these boxes you can be sure that you
will find some present the next day.
I know what you are thinking. If you
were there you would put a box in
every corner. But the children know
that the Three Kings do not like
selfish boys and girls. If you go to
the park on the Three King 's Day you
will see every child playing with his
toys. Even the porrest child has some
toy .' They are happy for they believe
in the Three Kings.
There is nothing so picturesque as
going to the country on the Three
King 's Day. You are welcome at
every place even if you don 't know
the people. It is a day when the
country people or the so-called "ji bows" of Puerto Rico are looking
their best. They are dressed in bright
colors. There is always a cluster of
flowers or a bright ribbon tied on the
heads of the gay country girls. Every
"jibow" has his guitar or mandolin
and when three or four of these "ji bows" meet the dance begins. They
play typical dances. Everything is as
colorf ul as is the sunset. See, there
is more than "rum" to our Christmas!

I Always Get a
Christmas Present
(Continued fro m Page 3)

chai rs, the table and the dishes on
the shelves are all antique , and these
provincial people use them daily,
quaintly unaware of its intrinsic value. There is usually a "grandma " in
the corner , knitting a new sweater—
having j ust finished one for a gift.
For entertainment the hostess tries
to guess the identity of the visitors,
however, those guesses are neither
confirmed nor denied. The older
members of the group sometimes relate amusing stories and anecdotes of
deeds performed in years gone by.
In preparation for leaving there is
usually a cup of hot broth or coffee
to prepare you for cold until the next
place is reached. The farewell—nnd
the lady of the house gives each
visitor a maternal kiss, and if the
pretty maid likes the sound of your
voico--a kiss that is a littJo more
than sororinl.
The second continental influence of
my Christmas is Huguenot religion,
Though a now member of the family
seems to bo gained by its ritual , it
characterizes the day more by somberness than celebration, The firs t I
remember of Christmas, my sister
was baptized , the next Christmas, my
brother, which really heralded their
ontranco into the family. The third
Christmas I had a new brother-inlaw, the fourth—a cousin, and so on ,
God giving me presents that last and
are appreciated so much that I sometimes wish my cousin were not my

Christmas at
Grandfathers'
(Con t inu ed from P age 3)

Later in the evening j ust before
bedtime everyone gathers in the dining room to eat kesael and drink
buellmilk. Since this food is eaten
only once a year, a ceremony accompanies it. Finally the guests depart
and we go to bed, although ordinarily
I should have been there hours ago.
Thus our Christmas is well over before the day itself arrives.
The next day, Christmas Day, we
arise late in the morning and before
breakfa st sing carols and pray—sort
of a private church session at home.
This day is spent quietly, usually in
paying and receiving visits, at which
we children compare our presents.
The third day, the day after Christmas , is spent with much frivolity and
merriment. The fist two days had
been comparatively quiet in remembrance of Jesus Christ's birth , but
this day is not observed as religiously. In the afternoon the relatives and
guests again gather at our house,
and a dance and feast is held, which
last throughout the afternoon and
evening. Everyone is happy. The re is
laughter, merriment, singing, dancing.
Bother Karl seizes Mother and twirls
her around. Mother modestly blushes
for she hasn't danced since this day
a year ago. My sister Martha and her
beau are bashfully dancing near the
edge of the room. We children are
busy keeping out of the way of the
twirling, stomping dancers. Father ,
Uncle Otto, and two guests have
formed a quartet , but no one pays
much attention to them. The music
is furnished by a group of musicians
playing horns of some type, fiddles ,
and accordians.
So it goes far into the night. Noticing our drowsiness, Mother puts us
children to bed. While we clasp our
toys and dream of next Christmas,
the guests gradually depart. Soon
our Christmas is over, but the holiday
spiri t lingers in our hearts, and as we
merrily dive home, each plans to
make the nex t Christmas even happier than this has been.
*The German term s used may not
be correct due to incomplete memory.

Your Favorite Movie
The book from which "The Letter"
was taken was written by William
Somerset Maugham , probably most
noted for his novel, "Of Pluman
Bondage." All his works are so cool
and completely honest that at firs t
Americans rej ected them ; however,
they all muke good American plays.
The scene of "The Letter" is a rubber plantation in the Orient. The wife
of the owner is in love with another
man led mnn. She writes him a letter
imploring him to visit her and then ,
in a frenzy, kills hi m. The rest of the
plot revolves about the letter, how
she begs it from the Eurphaslun wife
and is killed because of it,
The movie hns probably more good
acting than many recent movies. Botte Davis is the cool, dramatic wife,
and GaJe Sondergard is the silent ,
mask-like Oriental. The opening
scones where the man is killed , and
the tri p through native Singapore are
especially effective. The picture as a
whole is engrossing, but the conversation is often stilted and the plot
somewhat too well contrived.
cousin. I wonder what God will give
mo noxt Christmas,
Bocnuso of religious views too, the
American custom of bestowing largess is deferred until the New Year.
All those things combine to make my
Christmas on evont that I look for.
ward t o,

Hedgerow and
Candida

B( J GS by William Hagenbuch
A few days ago , yo u r reporter w as
asked : What are ji tterbugs and what
can be done about them ? The answers to such questions call for an
unusually large amount of thought ,
the result of which is a severe headache. However, I shall endeavor to
enlighten our readers on the cause
and effect of young America's latest
indoor track meet.
First I believe an understandable
definition of the creat ure we are discussing would be in order . Viewed
from a distance , the typical jitterb ug
appears to be a chimpanzee with a
"hot foot", or an eight-cylinder, hundred and twenty horsepower case of
St. Vitus dance . The most amazing
part about ji tterbugs, however, is the
fact that when they coordinate their
minds and muscles into the supreme
effort of standing still they really
appear quite human. You can actually
walk up to within speaking distance
and suffer no noticeable effects, but
when the band breaks into the melodious strains of "Shoot the Meatballs
to me Dominic Boy", the best thing
to do is beat a hasty retreat to the

nearest tree. From this vantage point
you can see the various contortions
which are part of this twin-motored ,
double-geared , 1941 Delienism Tremins set to music. The particular
phase of the dance which I was privileged to see, reminded me of two
intoxicated steam shovels fighting it
out for first place in the semi-finals
of a wrestli ng tournament , and from
where I was hanging, it looked like a
draw. The facial expression which accompany these musical fights makes
one think that the "bugs" ju st swallowed a dose of sulph ur and molasses
with castor oil as a chaser.
The best remedy for these boa constrictors with the hot flashes, is to
supplement the usual sport coat and
slacks with strait j ackets and leg
irons. Follow these with ice packs on
his head , soak his feet in soda water
and put a mustard plaster on his
kisser. Allow no swing music whatsoever and every half hour threaten
him with Beethoven 's 5th Symphony?
If a cure is not effected in a week
turn him over to the nearest mental
institution.

Living Christmas

SOME CLIP/

A little boy and a Christmas window . . . and teary eyes searching
every corner, claiming every toy. . .
There's heaven for him in that window! Heaven there! . . . and he
stands at the gate. . .
A little kitten at his feet, crying
for cold-biting chills that make his
tiny spine tingle. . . There's heaven
for him in the warmth of that body
he brushes! Heaven there! . . . and
he stands at the gate. . .
"What a dreadf ul pity!" this woman cries . . . and passes by.
Another looks with pity . , . and
stops. "How cold that kitten must
be!" She picks it up, pets it , snuggles
it close to her, wa rm s it 'neath her
furs. . . It purrs . . . meows . . .
and dies.
"Heavens!" she cries . . . and drops
it to the pavement . . . and shrinks
from it in horro.
Tears in the boy's eyes. . . He is
cold .h u ng ry, and passionately sympa thetic for the little animal. . . His
stomach cramps, and aches, and
pains. . . He cries the more . . .
touches the dead thi ng . . . and
fain ts. . .
Dreams are so consoling. . . The
physical numbs, the mental rests, the
soul elevates to happy heights . . .
peace . . . sleep and dreams. . .
Wha t is this ? Heaven ? There is
snow upon the wall and the floor . . .
and a blanket of snow that covers me
and warms me. . . Snow that warms
. . . everything so white , . . so snow
white. . . And here and there bells
that swing and ring and cheerfully
sing the Chrlstmastide , And red ribbons dra ped about windows. . . Snow
and bells and ribbons . . . Christmas
day. . . A hospital!
Oh God ! Joy! Joy ! It is so warm
here ! So clean and white , . . and
warm ! And toys, flowers, candy, good
sister-nurse. . ¦And singing 'neath
the window, Christmas carols. . . Yes !
Yes, God ! Joy! Peace! Warm , happy,
cheerful , joyful Christmas !
Merry Chistmas, slster-nursol
Morry Chistmns, little boyl
Tears from his oyos . . , nnd she
smiles . . . and sobs . . , and cries
. . . and suddenly touches the boy,
prays, nnd covers his warm body.
Ho will live . . .
Christmas for the living, . . Christmas for the near-doad , but living. . .
Always silent, peaceful Christ-day . .
for all . . . In hoavon . . . and upon
earth, . . .

If you have ever been around a
business office, or even if you haven 't
you must have encountered the paper
clip. Technically speaking, the paper
clip is that clever little device which
might best be described by the single
word "thing", or "stuff like that
there." If you insist upon further description—well—(skip it)
It so happens that I have made a
collection of paper clips which have
been "through the mill". Once they
were all simple, easily recognized
"things" and stuff; but now they no
longer resemble paper clips in any
way, shape, or manner. What do they
look like ? I'm not exactly certain , but
taken as a whole they give a rough
idea of some of the things that can
be done with the world's over supply
of these diabolical little "things", once
a business man starts to toy with
them.
Take, for example the one I call
exhibit D. This fugitive from a five
and ten might be used as a design
for a new style lacrosse racquet. I
call it the "Lacrosse-Racquet-withExtension-Handle design". One never
can tell, it may suggest something
else to me by this time tomorrow.
Another favorite in my collection is
a design which I have temporarily
named the "Good-All-Around Thing!"
By this I mean that for a good Allaround thing, I prefer it to most of
the other things which naturally fall
i nt o this classif ica t io n . For your further enlightenment , I suggest you
call at my homo and feast your
"glimmers " on my exhibit F. (Visiting
hours by appointment).
tsut to mo ine most, curious iuea yet
to como out of a paper clip is the
one tagged exhibit H Vj . You remember—it stands just inside the front
door.—yes, that' s the one. I happen
to know the gentleman who created
it. Ho is a great lover of pretzels, and
this weakness has greatly influoncod
his paper clip twisting. So in the spirit of cooperation and with no intent
to hurt the feelings of my friends , I
have decided to call it simply "Protzel-At-Rest" (from the picture of the
same name) and let it go at that. To
attempt to understand its true moaning would indeed bo useless,
There uro numerous designs in my
collection which would tax everything
in a world such as ours. And then
too—I foel that I've cited enough cases tq give you a fair picture of j ust
whoro paper-clip-twisting stands today and whoro it is leading us.
Then again I'vo given you several
ideas with which to start your own

• Robert Sommett

By BILL PEGG

By John Young

There was a time when this column
rather suspected that Hedgerow was
dependent in no sma31 degree upon
charm , that the overwhelming swell
of old b urlap and ancient red velour
curtains and spot lights and musty
atmosphere so charmed the spectator
that he might be a little insensible
to slightly sketchy prod uction and
half-hearted staging. For the intimate
and tiney ex-snuff will which nestles
m a hollow in the ai ty Rose Valley
colony is an exceedingly quaint and
picturesque place. All of which sounds
rather trite. It isn't: quai nt and picturesque are jus t the words.
But after the performance of "Candida" Monday , November 25, we are
fully convinced that the Hedgerow
Theatre is worthy of being called one
of the great Little Theatres in the
lnnr ?

The sum and substance of Candida
is not so simp le as it would appear:
The wit, the irony, the none-too-gentle sarcasm were to a large degree
lost in transit from the stage to the
ear of the large audience which j ammed Carver Hall. But it was played
beautifully ; that's really all that matters in this case.
To begin w ith , the company is a
finished one: None of your catch-ascatch can performances here; each
player had been polished until he
shone. There is no doubting their sincerity of purpose or loftiness of goal.
And as to the performances: David
Metcalf's Marchbanks was nothing
short of superb , worthy, in any case,
of a better Candida. Candida, sir, was
a distinct disappointment. What was
the charm which made Marchbanks
and MorrelL fall so madly in love
with her ? Miriam Phillip's characterization of that noble lady gave us no
inkling; b u t , it was. in the main ,
quite satisfactory. She has a voice
like blue velvet. She has marvelous
diction. The gal is good. She's O.K.
Swell. She can act. But I still don't
know what quality it was which served to attract such Olympian gentlemen as Marchbanks and Morrell.
The less said about Hary Sheppard's Morrell , the better. His mannered inflection and gesture ; his muffling
so many lines made the Reverend Mr.
Morrell andodious and fatally disgusting gentleman. Bugess was broadened
a trifle more than was necessary;
Catherine Reiser's P rossy was play ed
to perfection with the proper amount
of restraint and good taste; Morgan
Smedley made a thoroughly lush
hexy.
What a wonderful improvement It
was over that dramatic mis-carriage
of last year, The Jitney Players !

PARABLE OF THE 'I SM S
.Socialism; If you have two cows, you
give one to your neighbor.
CommunlHin ; If you have two cows,
you give them to the government
and the government then gives you
some milk.
Fascism: If you have two cows, you
keep the cows and give the milk to
the government; then the government sells you some milk.
Now DenllHin : If you have two cows,
you shoot one and milk the other;
then you pour the milk down the
drain.
NnxlHiit : If you have two cows, tho
government shoots you and keeps
tho cows.
CiijiittillHin ; If you have two cows, you
soil one and buy a bull.
—TUB READER'S DIGEST
experiments. For I know sooner or
later you too will como to the day
when you must decide for yoursolf
what to do with your paper clip accumulation.

College Cagers Take Opener, Trouncing Alumni Five 61 to 26

Huskies Look For
Fine Court Season

Sporting Around

Huskies Select Their
All-Opponent Team

By Aiex Foster

Look Impressive
In Early Trial

If present plans materialize , there will no longer be any doubt as to Six Colleges Represented on
Holds Hopes for Championship
the football , basketball , and baseball standings among State Teachers ColTeam Compiled by Senior
Bent on grabbing themselves many
Team Built Around Four
leges. George Miller, football mentor at Indiana and Merel Agnello, sportsa
seasonal victory, the current ediGrid Players
editor of an Indiana sheet, are formulating plans to organize the teachers
Remaining Veterans
colleges into a conf erence. In vitations have been mailed to coaches of the
tion of the B.S.T.C. court unit unreeltwelve other teachers institutions asking their opinion of the all-important
Six colleges were represented on ed before a swollen band of wellA torrid battle for the key positions matter.
wishers a preview of their forthcom-;
on the B.S.T.C. basketball team is
The B.S.T.C. sport officials were in favor of the proposed set-up as will be the Bloomsburg Huskies' all-opponent ing intentions as they easily routed
recently
being waged by more thany twenty- the majority of schools. Besides replying in the affirmative this college sug- football eleven which was
on
five aspirants under the watchful eye gested that the coaches meet in Harrisburg during the Christmas vacation compiled by Seniors—Bill Kerchusky, a peppery Alumni combination
floorcollege
The
ght.
n.
in
conjunctio
Saturday
n with the Educational Conference which is being held there. Leo Lehman, Grant Brittirigham and
'
of Coach George Buchheit as the
boards was the scene of the 61-26
Such a forward step toward unifying the teachers colleges would Joe Wesley.
Huskies prepare to open their stiff
definitely be a trend in the right direction. It would give these schools the
Millersville , Indiana , East Strouds- conquest.
14-ga me card.
prestige that they long have deserved. Under the tentative idea the colleges
The Buchheit-tutored cagers, scorThe return of four of last year's would be divided into a eastern and western conference. Bloomsburg being burg, lock Haven , and Mansfield
ing
at will, jumped into an early firststarting five along with five other included in the former. Each team must play four conference games in order placed two men on the star-studded
quarter
lead and from then on never
to
be
recognized
for
a
championship
berth.
Shippensburg
rated
a
team
while
seasoned veterans from the past cam"Grads" a look-in. The
gave
the
sing
le
placement.
made
the
going
tough
for
JUST
AROUND
THE
CORNER
have
paign
sported one of their
however,
,
Grads
The backfield cordon composed of
the newcomers, but several will no
With basketball firmly established as the No. 1 sport for the next three
years, but sharpsquads
in
best
one
of
doubt see varsity service throughout or four months, the thoughts of many are centered upon the approach of hard-lugging "Whitey " Weist,
by
the
Huskies
spelled the
shooting
activity
Last
year
this
another
intra-mural
Bloomsburg.
season
here
at
the
leading
scorers
in
the
east
this
the ca mpaign. It will be well into the
year
with
"Whitey"
Masfunctioned
with
three
loops.
This
well-balanced
difference.
schedule before a regular starting five lowsky, Nevin Slusser, and Walter Kania supervising the proceedings, bigger season; Campbell, 60-minute Lock
The Huskies starting five which inhas been chosen as each position and better leagues are in the making. After the Xmas vacation the loops Haven plunger; McNamara, Stro u d
cluded
Frank Valente and Dan Bon-'
and
Kishlewski,
allfleet-wing
runner,
will probably get underway.
boasts many promising men.
ham
at
the forward posts, "Sli m"
This depart ment has one suggestion to make. If at all possible the time of around standout from Mansfield , form
Added Height
, and Bill Kerchusky
Herr
at
center
for
a
number
policy
a quartet that packs speed and powAs in the past , Bloomsburg will be the period should be increased. It has been the general
in supportMaslowsky
an
ideal
method
would
be
to
however,
of
years
to
play
10-minute
halfs,
"Whitey
"
and
er.
represented by a towering aggrega- operate on a 15 or 20 minute basis which is the common practice in other
points in
eighteen
ing
roles
tallied
The
all-opponent
forward
wall
tion , with eight of the probable var- colleges sponsoring this program.
period
before
the
Alumni
the
opening
sity squad topping the six foot mark.
Already teams are beginning to take form and combinations guided by which boasts such A-l performers as could really find the cords. "Wally'
'
Bill Kerchusky, high-scoring center "Mike " Shalanta , Paul Baker and Leo Lehman, plus those rampazing Del- Dan Miller, renowned Millersville
varsity performer, was
of yester-year, has been moved over eski "Bigon 's" are among those who predict a prosperous season for their tackle, and Balonnis , an expert wing- Walinchus,
from
the lineup.
In
the
past
there
has
been
a
very
small
attendance
at
the
respective
clubs.
ssing
mi
to a guard post . Maslowsky and Ed- contests but it is hoped that the student body will see fit to attend he gilt- man who matriculates at Indiana,
Defensive
Husky
Stout
round out the well-balanced unit.
wards , both vets, are also back-court edged battles in a big way.
pJay
on
the part of the
Brilliant
The
team
is
as
follows:
candidates.
'.
IT WON'T BE LONG
)
defense
prevented the
Bloomsburg
(Stroudsburg
End—Randon
Paul Kellogg, a newcomer to the
According to announcements made recently that the contract for supplyGrads from getting underway. Unable
Tackle—Miller (Millersville)
squad , will alternate between the ing electric
current for the new gym will be awarded on Dec. 15, it won't be
to penetrate the B.S.T.C. formation,
Guard—Beightol (Lock Haven )
guard and forward position . Joe Ches- long until the structure is ready for occupancy (we hope). The latter part
(
the men of "yester-year" resorted to
Mansfield)
Center—Brannon
ney, six ft. 2 in. Frosh, also is a of January should find the gym in partial use, of course, depending on the
mid-court
shots, but without success.
(Shippensburg)
progress
made
juice.
with
the
Guard—Strohm
performer
and
may
be
called
switch
Bonham, Kerchusky, and Herr did a
Coach Buchheit and his charges are looking forward to playing a goodTackle—Harklerood (Indiana)
for service either as a guard or at the
ly number of games on the spacious floor-boards which is altogether poscommendable job under the basket
End—Balonnis (Indiana)
pivot position.
sible. The seating capacity of the gym is around twelve hundred , which is Back—Weist (Millersville)
and on the rebounds.
Joe Wesley, sharp-shooting Senior, double that of the present cramped quarters. The opening of the hall should
Both clubs had twelve-men squads
Back—Campbell (Lock Haven)
the Valente Bros., Tony and Frank, encourage an usually strong following of wishers from surrounding towns.
and
as a result substituted freely.
(Stroudsburg)
Back—McNamara
Should we be awarded with a permanent peek at the inside of the
two speedy floormen and Wally Walsecond-string saw much
(
The
Husky
points.
Mansfield)
building
B.S.T.C.
stock
will
soar
several
Back—Kishlewski
inch u s, a holdover, are the leading
throughout the rough contest.
service
contenders for the two scoring posiOFF STRIDE
Kerchusky and Herr paced the .
tions.
George Ehmann , former Millersville All-State piyot-man, has invaded
Maroon
and Gold attack by garnishAt center Halpin , 6 ft. 4 in. Soph., the pay-for-play ranks of basketball and is working in the back court for
ing
fourteen
and twelve points re,
Dan Bonham, well-built Senior, and the Lancaster Roses in the Tri-County Loop. . . Nod to George Menarick
spectively. Smethers and D. BlackSlim Herr, converted forward, are Leo Lehman and Bill Kerchusky for being given honorable mention on the
All-State gridiron selections. . . The college keglers paced by Captain Wilburn accounted for fourteen of the
bidding for varsity births.
liams and Coach Koch have captured twelve straight points at this writing
Grads markers.
Lock Haven Here
in the Inter-City bowling league. . . Lock Haven along with Penn State Husky Cross Country Team
In a preliminary game, the Whites,
On January 9, the Huskies will and Susquehanna will meet the University of Mexico quintet when they
Suffers 30 - 25 Reverse to
second-year men, won over the Golds,
trek to Shippensburg for their first come East in Feb. . . Swimming team may be in the offering if the doors
the gym are swung inward . . . Coach Buchheit holds down an end post
West Chester
newcomers this season, 32-22.
taste of teachers college opposition. of
on the all-time Illinois eleven. . .
The lineups :
The junior-varsity unit which last
B.S.T.C.
The Husky Cross-Country team
year aggregated an enviable record
2
0-0
4
F. Valente, f
closed
its
current
season
with
the
will again present a smooth-working
Wesley, f
2
0-0
4
West Cheste Club last week. The A. Valente , f
1 3-3
5
outfit. Several out-standing prospects
3
2-3
8
score , however, is not indicative as to D. Bonham, f
including hard-working Hugh Niles,
f
0
0-0
0
the margin of defeat. Had one Bloom Kellogg,
By Paul Kellogg
Ralph Crocomo, demunitive forward ,
Halpin , c
3
0-1
6
winner
finished
two
second
earlier
the
and Stu Yorks will be augmented by
6
0-0 12
L. Herr, c
As far as B.S.T.C. is concerned basketball is in the spotlight. Twenty- outcome would have been reversed. B. Kechusky, g
6
2-8 14
some talented Frosh.
five candidates have reported to Coach Buchheit—all fighting for recogni- The final tabulation showed Blooms- Edwards, g
2
1-3
5
tion (and positions) . . . It made this writer very happy to see Reagan and burg 30, West Chester 25, and, as Maslowsky, g
1 0-0
2
Co. slap mighty Cornell's wrist—even though I favored Cornell to win. Penn
0
1-2
Chesney, g
1
Sportsmen Receive
was, by far, the superior team that day. . . "Slim" Herr, "Whitey " Maslow- Nelson would say, "low score wins."
The team this year was composed
sky, "Wa lly " Walinchus , and "Bill" Kechusky all back from last season's
26 9-20 61
Athletic Awards starting
lineup. . . It has reached me, via a most reliable source, that the of three Frosh, three Sophomores,
ALUMNI
Stroud five is anticipating its best season in years ; all big boys who can ball
0
1-3
1
one Senior. Howard Tomlinson Giermak, f
College Athletic Committee handle. . . Joe Wesley and "Stew" Edwards have ideas, and well founded: and
Shakosky, f
0
0-0
0
will
be
missed
next
fall
as
a
result
of
Watch them. . . Karns is going in the jewelry business—eight watches. . . .
C. Blackburn , f
1 1-3
3
Grants Awards to 60
Mt. Carmel 1—Shamokin 0. Upset? No? I can only guess. . . I have been four years hard work ending in grad- Kundra, f
0
1-3
1
asked to namo the outstanding football players of the present season accord- uation. "Tommy " will not be easily Kirker, f
0
0-0
0
0
2-2
2
Sport awards for football , soccer , ing to my selection. Here they are: End—Kelley of Cornell, lineman—Suf- replaced. '41 should see a veteran F. Valente, f
¦
of Michigan. . Beat teams of the year ? squad , one of the finest In the state, Van Devender, c
0
3-4
3
and cross-country were granted to fridge of Tennesee, back—Harmon
No doubt about Boston College in the East, Tennessee in the South , MinnesoLuckenbill, c
1 0-0
2
nearly sixty B.S.T.C. athletes follow- ta in the Mid-West, Texas A. & M. in the West
,and Stanford on the coast. on the "Hill". Hugh Niles, John Hub- D. Blackburn , g
3
1-1
7
ing a meeting of the college athletic . . , The Vols and the Bostonians for the best game of 1941. . . The Ail- iak, and Don Jenkins will be serving Kotys, g
0
0-0
0
3
1-2
committee held during the past week. American Goat is Walt Matuszcya k. So make by passing from his own seven their third year as varsity runners, Smethers, g
7
,
0
0-0
0
Both junior-varsity and varsity with a, thirteen point lead. . I understand that Shamokin has a wonderful while Egroff , Kania, and Riffle are all Banta , g
band. . The starting lineup for the Phillips Oilers, National A.A.U, Champs,
awards are listed in the report of the will
average over six feet four. . , Casey might have struck out , but not lettermen from this year's Freshmen
8 10-18 26
committee.
Kuster. She saved the day for the "Mudhens" in a volley ball tilt Dec. 9. ranks.
The awards are : Football (varsity) Breaking a 15-15 deadlock, "Jamming" Jean Ace'd out on the "Catbirds"
The Maroon and Gold participated W.C.T.U . MEMBER TALKS
—Quick , Shalanta, Mercer, Trout- Foster better, stick to "Sporting around," and forget his latent talents a-la In five meets winning one and losing
Malone. . Who was the bird who gave me thirteen points and took the
man, Makslmiuk, Herr, Lehman, Dor- Ted
(Continued fro m Pag e ()
Redskins? 73-0, favor of Bears. • . The basketball clinic at State proved a four for the 1940 season.
something undecelvable; for example,
mer, Menarick , Walinchus, Kerchus- great benefit both as entertainment and helpful hints oh offense and deky, Atkinson, BrJttingham , Moyer, fense. . . The owner of the Indians hired a new manager without consulting
SOPHOMORE PROGRAM why football coaches forbid young
players to abstain frpm it during their
Schmlnky, Maslowsky, Wesley, Don- the players. Such crust! . . . Tony Valente is back this year with the same
fight and drive on the hardwood. . . . Take a look in the gym some Monperiod of training, and why the paachy, and Robinson; (jayvee) Halpin , old
(Continued
from
Page
1)
day p.m. and watch "Dlz" do a buck and wing while engaged In a volley
Pettlnato, Koslowsky, Gatski , Hor- ball game. . . Lehman, Menarick, and Kerchusky have been mentioned as skit had to be stopped while the stu- pers say that eight-tenths of all automobile accidents are caused by drunkvath, Maglll, Chosney, Rabb, Conte, candidates on the All-State team. , . Intra-murals should be starting soon. , dent body rocked with laughter.
Other acts Included solo perform- en drivers.
Sponseller, Algatt , Murphy, Juraslk, , . . The response to the wrestling questions was very gratifying. Something
should, and probably will , be done , Eleven boys have made known their de- ances by Jim Dormer, Jack Davis,
It is never too early to begin tern*
and Deleskl (j unior-manager) .
sire to wrestle, to date. Stroudsburg lost to L. I, U. 47-38. The Blackbirds,
Soccer: (varsity) , Colley, Conner, coached by Clair "Busy " Boo, have ruled the basketball world
for a number Edward Hollls, and Bill Horvath, poranco education, It is well to start
Dancing was furnished by tho chorus In tho grades and continue through
Deaner, Edmunds, Housknocht , Kos- of years.
]
that also performed in tho recent college, In the grados all that is nectobaudor, McHenry, Patterson , SlusHope are Ruth Shay, planning; Erma
SOCIAL SERVICE CLUB
musical comedy.
ser, Thomas, Wagner , Wanlch, Yeany;
essary la to show the pupils how alcoWolfgang, purchasing; Cathorine
(jay veo), Davles, Hartman , Hona,
The program was brought to an hol is harmful to their physical well(Continued from Paf/e 1)
Jonos, rocolving ; Sophie Kokora, Lin. appropriate finish by an A Capella being, In high school and college tho
Robbln , Watkln , Webb.
Cross-Country : (varsity) Kania, six baskets are being packed with tho da Lord, Candace Dietrich , packing; Choir consisting of sixteen members subject may be treated more exClaire Sorocco, Ruth Snyder, dellv- of the Sophomore Class, singing tho tensivoly; dealing with its social and
Nlles, Tomllnson , and Jenkins; (joy. holiday needs.
Sub-chatrmon working with Miss ery; and Millie Matanln , fi nance
Voe) Egroff and Hubiak,
Alma Match
economic aspects,

B.S/I\Q Harriers
Close '40 Season

Between the Uprights

...

Much Ado About A Cappella Choir
Sings in Assembly
Nothing
By Larry Myers

The Senior Informal was tops in
music, company and dress. It takes
the seniors to really do a thing right;
t hey 've been around long enough to
know what's wanted and then do it.
Serge Marconi deserves his title—
"Glenn Miller of Wyoming Valley".
We hope we get to hear him again.
However, the dance was marred by
the deplorably childish conduct of
certain of our students who were so
anxious to help the decoration committee take the decorations down that
they were unable to wait until thhe
dance was over . They deserve a public reprimand for their actions. Will
this be tolerated in the future ?
Earl Harris of the C.G.A. Election
Board relays the information that it
was necessary for the people in
charge of the recent Freshman elections to go out in the hall and ask
the Frosh to record their votes so
that a quorum might be had. It is
unfortunate that so early in their
college life they must follow the bad
example set by the upper-classmen
in their elections. This attitude of
indifference existing in the student
body with regard to the election of
their class officers must be checked
before it is too late, before we lose
the right to organize our class units
for the purpose of securing common
goals in an efficient fashion.
Carl Beringer says that when girls
start to put the dog on they're
through with puppy love. Smart fellow.
Snapshots: Bob Warrington and
Joe Koslowski passing atom of magnesium around in chemistry lab last
week. Dick Foote and Jim Deily taking snapshots of people around the
campus . . Why? Don Schminky and
John Murphy at "Down Argentine
Way " some time ago nominating Betty Grable as their favori te movie
actress and why not ? ? Paul Rowland
and Ted Harwood adjusting their ties
in the reflection of some chaps
"lengthy forhead".
Correction with apologies: Miss
Rich and Miss Simpson were organizers of the Social Usuage Club which
we mentioned in the last issue. Miss
Simpson is the faculty adviser.
f u a Lewis wno is enrolled in me
C.A.A. training course started his
cross-country flight last week only
to be forced down with ice on his
wings af ter the first leg of his trip,
at Montoursville back in the sticks
someplace. "Dawn Patrol" Williams
and the others will be doing their
/ligh ts very shortly too.
Why don't those in charge of publicizing college sports see that wo
hear about the bowling scores ? The
college does have a team entered
down at the Midway alleys which
does quite well, better than some of
our better-known teams in fact. It's
a fine sort of game for winter weather
and is the best thing in the world to
keep one from going soft. We noticed
that some of the girls from the B
Club wore down last Saturday to
try their hand at the gome, We
think it would be a good idea to promote interest in the gnme here ; possibly arrange intermurnl meets boteewn classes with appropriate recognition.
Only five men are needed for u
team . Surely that many or more
could be obtained from each class
in the school. Who's interested ?
-Coed, "What do you do when you
stay after class with the professor,
study history?"
Frosh, "No, make It."
What happened to the girl in the
cotton stockings."
"Nothing ".

If you are not, yo u w ill be , afte r
tha t is what you're here for, or
am I mistaken ?
Yeah—every morning the parade
starts. Where are they going? Why
to the high school to teach.
Vic. Turini taxies up the steps to
his room to find that Bloom high
kids have not forgotten the old saying— "Blessed is the man who sitteth on a tack—for he shall rise
again." No fooling—Turini almost^got
the point
.
Then there's potential professor
Drue Folk who was surprised to find
that an optimist is a man who fixes
your eyes . . . at least that was the
answer from his charges while teaching in Berwick H. S.
During a supervised study period ,
Geo . Willard 's optical orbs gleamed
upon a paper of a supposed senior
democracy student to find the said
culprit drawing moons, horses, t rees,
and teachers (and stuff like that
there). Heaving his great bicepts and
snorting with rage, Geo prepared to
spring upon his unsupecting adversary . . when much to his embarrasment he suddenly discovered the culprit to be five year old vistor .
We are also pleased to know
(much to Gerald Fritz's irritation)
that England is called the "Mother
Country " because there is a baby
born every minute in London. (Just
an appreception shouts Prof . Koch).
I've often wondered why the supposed gentlemen in olden days always walked on the outside. Frances
Rowe discovered the explanation by
interrogating her 8th grade ' history
class. It seems the people always
threw their garbage out the window
. . well what could one expect a
gentlemen to do but get as far away
as possible.
all ,

On Monday, December 16, assembly
was the scene of an enjoy able musical
program consisting of Christmas
Carols presented by the A Cappella
Choir and the college chorus. The
song "Silent Night" was sung from
colored slides recently acquired by
the college. Miss Jane Rutledge accompanied the choir at the piano
while Miss Moore directed the choir.
The program presented was as follows :
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear. .
Willis

The First Noel
Traditional
College Chorus
Scripture Reading
Blow Winds , O Softly Blow . .Mueller
O Po ' Little Jesus
Jones
Cherubin Song
Bortniansky
A Cappella Choir .. . . .
O Little Town of Bethlehem . .Pedner
William Barton , Walter Mohr,
James Deily, Joseph Malinchoc
O Come All Ye Faithf ul
..from Wade's "Cantus Diversi"
Silent Night
Jruber
College Chorus

Poets Review
Choric Speech
The Poetry Club at its regular
meeting December 5, enj oyed a program of choric speech. The chairman ,
Stella Herman , opened the program
with a resume of the history of its
development from its origin in the
old Greek Tragedies to the post-war
year 1922 when it became universally
known in American schools and colleges. Its representative American
authors in Vachel Lindsay, while John
Masefield has fostered the development of choric speech in England.
Two students, Ruth McFee and
Betty Lebengood former members of
the Pottsville Verse Choir read Elias
Liebarmann 's poem , "I Am An American ", Betty Lebengood presented a
short history of the Pottsville Verse
Choir under the able direction of Professor Haviland.
The group under the direction of
Ruth McFee read three selections:
"Old Love"
Katherine Lee Bate r,
~
"A Prayer to Saint Katherine" ..
Tradional
"Caliban in the Coal Mine"
Louis Untermeyer
Next week the club will sponsor
its annual Christmas Party. "The
Whi te Cliffs of Dover", by Alice Duer
Miller, recently given over the radio
by Lynn Fontaine, w ill be rea d by
Irene Diehl , Mildred Eaton and Elizabeth Bartha.

Things You Should
K now
n

vni.

•

««r

a y iiuwin wtsmier

Many a woman who goes on a diet ,
finds that she is a poor loser.
A bird in the hand is bad table
manners.
Two problems our pioneer women
did n 't have were cigarette stains on
their fingers and chapped knees.
Dartmouth probably played Maine
early in the season In the hope that
the other colleges on her schedule
would go as Maine did.
In Arkansas a cow wandered into
a public library. Possibly in search of
"Green Pastures".
When a man wants his handkerchief he reaches around and takes it
out of his back-pocket. When a girl
wants hers, she arises, shakes herself
and picks it up.
Somo grumble because they don't
get what's coming to them; others,
because they do.
Good times are those in which people make the debts that worry them
in bad times.

Yes, Teacher!

She Stole Their Hear ts

North Hall
By Jerry S. Russin

MASQUERADE FETE
PROVES SUCCESS

WALLER HALL
NEWS

Judges Select Prizewinners From Waller Hall girls have the Christmas spirit! If you don't think they
Wide Array of Costumes
The Masquerade Ball , held November 23, proved to be a most enjoy able
affa ir. The predominating feature was
the wide and beautiful array of costumes. Because there was so much
cleverness and originality displayed
by the entire group, it was difficult
for the judges to decide to whom the
prizes should be given.
Miss Betty Lou Kepner, above, was
one of the outstanding contestants for
the Prettiest Girl prize. The judges,
Mr. and Mrs. Rygiel, Mr. and Mrs.
Bailor, and Dr. and Mrs. Russell ,
presented the following list as prize
winners :
Prettiest Girls — Zoe Whitmlre,
honorable mention—Betty Lou Kepner, Peggy Holuviak.
Handsomest Boy—Betty Smith,
honorable mention—Gerald Fritz ,
Reed Buckingham.
Most Original Boy—Dave Nelson,
honorable mention—Charlene , Aldona Mcslosky.
Most. Original Girl—Joe Hudock ,
honorable mention—Joe Chesney,
Miss Oxford.
Funniest Girl—Arlene Swinesburg,
honorable mention—Jane Dyke, Mrs.
koch.
Funniest Boy—Walter Mohr, honorable mention—Harry Zavacky, Sam
Cohen.
Best Looking Couple—Larry Myers

have, just take a jaunt through the
halls of the girls' dormitory and you
will find wreaths, hemlock boughs and
silver bells decking the doors. Upon
opening the doors you will see all the
vases filled with pines and red sage,
while holly berries frame the pictures.
The Christmas trees for each floor
are up and decorated. Of course there
is the large tree in the lobby.
One of the model rooms, occupied
by Betsy Miller and Mary Keesler,
will be discussed in an article in the
Pennsylvania School Journal.
Many of the girls have started
knitting socks and mittens for "bundles for Britain." The latest fad in the
dormitory is to do needle point.
Many of the girls are having difficulty In solving their Christmas lists.
Maybe you fellows can drop a few
hints.
All the girls did their share of
work in making the Crippled Children's Party a big success.

and Margaret Robeson , honorable
mention—Miss Barnes and Miss Johnson, Carl Berninger and Agnes Eunson.
Most Original Couple—Ida Jane
Shine and Helen Klingerman, honorable mention—Miss Barnes, honorable mention—Claire Sorrocco and
Lois Gruver, Jo<< Glllespl and Sara
Lebengood.

A very Merry Christmas, a most
Happy New Year to everybody from
every body here. It may be surprising for you to know that bridge is
becoming very popular at North Hall.
A bridge tournament is being sponsor ed , and the ' following teams are
competing. Wesly, Kerchusky ; Lyons,
Edmunds; Herr, Walinch us; Tipton ,
Rommer; Bonham, Valente; Whitby ,
Richards; Herbert, Russin ; Perry,
Pape.
Willia m Spanaid , a freshman , is no
longer with us. He is planing to enter a school of osteopathy.
Two former North Hall members,
Ernest Christmas and Edward Bacon
spent the weekend with us, and attended the senior Informal dance.
The following social committees has
been appointed by Waiter Reed,
North Hall president: Jerry S. Russin chairman , Elwood Wagner, Edward Hollis, Herman Vonderheid ,
Hugh Niles, and Edward Walinchus.
This committee together with the
Waller Hall Social Committee is in
charge of after-dinner dances,
Plans are also under way for the
annual pingpong tournament . Joseph
Malinchock holds the present championship title.
Three North Hall nimrods, Walter
R eed , Herman Vonderheid , and Conrad Shnffer were successful during:
hunting season , each getting a doer..
Frosh Taxi Miller suffered a dislocated shoulder while playing basketball. Let's hope you 'll got better
soon Taxi,
There are two freshmen who have
succeeded in keeping high the torch
of honor for North Hall. John Thomas
has been elected as President of the
Freshman CInss and Leonurd Wcmo
is the new class representative. Nice
work boys I