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The Birch Rod

OF THE Edinboro State Normal School
Volume II

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1912

Edinboro’s Football Season at a
Glance.
The Edinboro State Normal School is justly
proud of her football team for the season of
1912.
It is true that only two of the eight
games played were won, but it is also true that
four of the games which were lost were lost by
such small margins that they may be consider­
ed almost as encouraging as victories.
Normal, 40; Cambridge 0.

The first game of the season, played at
Edinboro with Cambridge High, and resulting
in a score of 40 to 0 in favor of Edinboro,
needs no comment.
From kick-off to whistle
it was a series of irresistable line plunges against
a weak line.
The game was an even more
overwhelming defeat to Cambridge than the
score shows.
Edinboro farmer boys proved
conclusively that there there is no such thing as
the superiority of mind over matter.
Normal 0; Titusville 7.

At Titusville the beginning of Edinboro’s
hard luck showed itself.
The game was lost
by a score of 7 to 0, but, more than merely
losing the game; Edinboro lost her full back
and one half back, two of the strongest men on
the team.
At the close of the game the ball
was within four inches of Titusville’s goal line,
and ten seconds more of play would have tied
the score. Members of the team say that Ed­
inboro kept the ball in Titusville’s territory
three-fourth of the time and that only a lucky
forward pass won for Titusville.
Normal 7; Meadville 26.

Meadvllle High won from Edinboro by a
score of 26 to 7 on the Normal field.
Not­
withstanding the large score, the representa­
tive paper of Meadville High, "Red and
Black," states, in a resume of the season, that
the game was one to be proud of, and that the
game was one of the hardest fought of the
whole season.
In this game Edinboro’s other
half back was injured.
Normal 6; Allegheny Reserves 14.

The Allegheny Reserves outweighed the
Normal boys by about ten pounds to the man,
and furthermore, they had the advantage of
previous years of practice. The score was 1 4
to 6 in favor of Allegheny and is probably a
a fair representation of the respective abilities
of the teams.
The Allegheny boys were as
clean a bunch as have played on Edinbcro’s

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field this year.
What the score would have
been had Edinboro been able to play the same
team that played Cambridge is only a matter
of conjecture.
We of Edinboro believe it
would have been even more favorable to the
Normal than the score of the Cambridge game.

Edinboro Reserves.—Outlook for Next
Year.

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(Cor.tinned on seventh page.)

If the record of the Reserves may be taken
as the standard for the record of the coming
football season of 1913, Edinboro will certain­
ly have a winning team. Two games have
Normal 6; Thiel 31.
been played this season. One at Waterford, re­
At Greenville Edinboro was whipped to a sulting in a score of 18 to 6 in favor of Edin­
frazzle by a team some twenty pounds to the boro and the other at Edinboro with Cam­
man heavier.
The field was a miniature lake bridge High, resulting in a score of 26 to 0 in
as a result of the snow and rainstorms and in favor of Edinboro. The Waterford game
the first quarter the lighter boys in red and was by far the easier game of the two although
white were rushed completely off their feet, the score does not support this statement. Ed­
the score for the quarter being 19-0 in favor inboro made her eighteen points in the first
of Thiel. The second quarter gave Thiel six half, and would have kept her opponents from
more points and made the score for the half scoring had not some one blown a whistle at a
25 to 0.
In the last half the Edinboro boys critical moment, allowing a Waterford back to
tightened up and ran the Thiel team down the score on a forward pass. The ball was kept
field for a touchdown and only allowed one in Waterford territory throughout the game ex­
touchdown to their opponents.
The score for cept for the times when Waterford kicked off
the second half
6-6 and for the game i I ^ "and me nme~'arinB~~roucbuown -warsmade. The only thing which kept Edinboro
6.
Normal 6; Warren 7.
from rolling up a gigantic score was the timely
Edinboro again fell victim to a wet field in punting of Waterford. Although Cambridge
a game with Warren High at Edinboro. The has a much stronger team than Waterford, she
Warren team was light and fast and for this was as utterly unable to withstand the line
reason was not affected so much by the condi­ bucking of the Reserves as she had been un­
tion of the field as were the heavier oppon­ able, six weeks before, to withstand the line
ents. The score at the finish stood 7-6 in bucking of the Varsity. Had she not punted
favor of Warren.
This game may be consid­ continually the score would very probably have
ered as a victory for Edinboro. The Warren been as great as that rolled up by the Varsity.
team was outclassed throughout the game and Only once did Cambridge have a chance of
were returned victors purely by luck.
It was scoring and that was on a long forward pass
one of the easiest games of the season and which was caught just in front of the goal line
should have resulted in a very different score. and just outside the side line. The fact that
Normal 0; Thiel 6.
the pass was slightly erratic is all that kept her
Thiel College came to Edinboro expecting from scoring. Cambridge ^had the advantage
to win the seventh game by such a score as of having a coach on the field. It may be
would end Edinboro’s football ambitions for all said that the Reserves have not been scored
time. The game started with a rush—an Ed­ on this year, for the touchdown made by
inboro rush—which carried Thiel rapidly down Waterford was made after the Edinboro boys
the field. When she had recovered from her believed that time was called.
surprise Thiel managed to hold Edinboro for
From these two games it may readily be
downs, and from then on it was simply a mat­ seen that the team which enters the field next
ter of an irresistable force coming in contact fall will very probably be a better team than
with an immovable body.
Once Edinboro the one which entered it this fall. It will be a
went to sleep for about three seconds and lighter team than the one that played the first
Thiel promptly ran a punt, which she received, game of the season of 1912, but nearly as
across Edinboro’s goal line.
The goal was heavy as the one which played the last game.
not kicked and the pounding was repeated. In addition to the regular Reserves a half
The final score stood 6-0 in favor of Thiel. back, an end, the full back and the quarter
In this game seven of the eleven men had nev- back of this year’s team will return. Captain

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Lavery Oration Contest.

Literary Societies
To the Editors of The Birch Rod.
In your last issue of The Birch Rod I wrote
asking for fair treatment for Potter Society at
the hands of the Philo editors of The Birch
Rod, to which the editors appended a para­
graph making a suggestion which I have no
disposition to criticize, but ending with these
words, "so what are you going to do about it
a-n-y w-a-y?" This sufficiently indicates your
attitude, revealing as it does that not only is
justice to be denied but common courtesy also,
and since this is your attitude there is nothing
to be done except to endure the situation under
protest, however.
CHAS. SCOTT,
President Potter Society.

Philo Evsrett Society.
The last regular meeting of the society for
this term was held December 7. The pro­
gram, which was one of the best given this
year, was as follows:
Roil call answered by Proverbs________ ___ ____ _
Current Events______________Clara White
Essay - j
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- - T - Ruth Mahan
Recitation Lepha Parker
Geography Contest-------------------------- ----------------Wilda Sadler, Bruce Patterson
Piano Solo___ --___ Madeline Scott
Continued Story—Part 111Catherine Crawford
Vocal SoloStuart Graham
Reading________ ___________________ Geneva Babcock

The contest, which was very interesting and
instructive, was decided in favor of Wilda
Sadler.
The hall was well filled with visitors. On
account of the Dixie Chorus at 8 o’clock, the
business meeting was postponed until Monday
evening. At that time the following officers
were elected for the winter term: Charles
White, president; Marjorie Fisher, vice presi­
dent; Ethel Case, secretary; John Harbaugh,
critic; Leo Amagost,. treasurer; Ella Mays,
editor; Jerome Rusterholtz and Stewart Gra­
ham, tellers.
With the society in the hands of these en­
terprising leaders we look forward to a suc­
cessful term. We do not know what new and
original surprises to expect, but of this we are
certain, that nothing that will make the society
better and stronger will be left undone.
Philo has received a very cordial invitation
to Potter hall December 14. The society will
gladly accept the invitation.
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year, and invite you to come to
our next regular meeting, January 4, 1913.
Miss Roberts (in German)—"Why was
Mary Stuart in prison?"
Corns—"Because she couldn’t get out."

The Lavery oration contest which was an­
nounced some time ago has been definitely set
for the first Saturday afternoon in February of
1913. Mr. Lavery, the founder of the con­
test, is one of the active members of the present
board of trustees. His long remembered "Go
early, stay late and sit close" speech of last
year perhaps had as much influence in matters
of ceremony.among students, and in particular
between students and faculty, as any words
ever uttered from the chapel stage.
Mr. Lavery is particularly interested in the
matter of delivery. He has announced that
he will have the orations judged very largely
from the standpoint of delivery. It rests upon
every participant to spare no pains in making
his presentation the best in finish.
Several students have signified their intention
of entering the contest. It is highly probable
that a half dozen people will take part. Those
who have signified their intention of becoming
candidates for the substantial prize are of such
standing in the student body that a first class
contest is assured.

Nr. Reeder Talks To Students.
Isaac R. Reeder, the only living trustee who
served on the board of 1861, gave a very interesting linH thoughtful talk iiT chapel hall
Wednesday morning, December 4.
Mr. Reeder although 80 years of age still
enjoys the blessings of good health and a strong
clear mind. His talk was very impressive. He
spoke of the tendency of children to pattern
after teachers, and what a responsibility rested
with those who were preparing for that pro­

fession; if each succeeding generation was to
be stronger mentally and morally.
These thoughts, grand as they are, were
even more forceful, being given by pne who
has lived to see in many cases where one’s
character was formed by doing as the teacher
had done. The speaker also emphasized the
thought that those who were going out as
teachers would be responsible for the ideals
that are placed in the minds of those who will
be at the head of our nation in the future.

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Alumni Notes
Greater Erie's Greater Store—Boston Store

Laura Allen, ’08, is teaching in Harborcreek.
Miss Lettie R, Odell, ’91, has charge of
the mathematics department of the High School
in Denver, Colorado.

New Fall Goods in

Mr. M. T. Young, a former student of Edinboro and a teacher in 1900-’01, has charge
of an agency of the Aldis Magazine Agency
in Rochester, N. Y.

Everg Department

Miss Bernice Brant, ’ll, is teaching in
Rome township, near Titusville.

At the present time we are showing New Fall
Goods in everg department and are glad to have our
out-of-town customers inspect the showings to their
hearts^ content

Ferndale, Washington, Dec. I, ’12.
Dear Friends:—I read Frank McEntire’s
letter in the last issue of The Birch Rod and
determined that I should let my friends know
in which part of the globe I am situated.
I am teaching in Ferndale, Washington, a
small town with about a thousand inhabitants.
It is situated on the Nooksack River near the
foot hills of the Cascade Range. On clear days
we can see the Selkirk mountains in the north,
Mt. Baker and other snowy peaks of the Cas­
cade Range in the east; the Olympic mountains
in the south, and the Pacific Ocean in- the_
west. It is surely an inspiration to teach in the
midst of such surroundings.
The climate here is very mild. We have
had a few frosts but none severe enough to
hurt the roses, which are still blooming in pro­
fusion. There are also many pansies, sweet
peas, asters and many other fall flowers. At
present the rainy season is just beginning which
lasts about three months.
1 have a position in a large new high school,
consisting of a few more than a hundred
students. I teach six classes and like my work
very much.
I join with Mr. McEntire in urging the read­
ers of The Birch Rod to write, as we who are
so far away certainly appreciate hearing from
you.
JULIA W. COLVIN, ’ 12.

MILLINERY DEPARTMENT is a charming
place for the women and girls. The hats this season
are nobbier than ever, the stgles being most practical
and wearable. No difpcultg whatever for ang one to
be suited with a hat from our varied assortments.
Then, too, we execute orders to the minutest detail.
Just give us an idea of what gou want—or we will
supplg the idea, too, if gou choose.
IdRESS goods and SiLRtS Departments are
particularlg interesting Just now, and the CLOAK and
SUIT Department, 2nd floor, is the nucleus of interest.
Coats and Suits for Fall are here in wide assortment
and the prices, as usual, are the lowest possible.
SHOES, perhaps the first essential in the fall ap­
parelling, are here in the new lasts and stgles of
leather—both tan and black. Suedes, etc. Walking
Shoes, Dress Shoes, Semi-dress Shoes and partg slip­
pers to suit everg taste.
While we mention the above departments particu­
larlg, we do not mean that theg should overshadow the
mang other departments in the store which are show­
ing equallg as interesting Fall Merchandiser-Men's
and Women’s Underwear, Hosierg, Blankets, Flannels,
Corsets and Gloves, Upholsterg and Curtain Dept, 2nd
floor. Shirt Waists and Muslin Underwear—all con­
tribute their quota to the fall displag.

Recent College News.
Dr. H. W. Temple, of Washington and
Jefferson, was a successful candidate for con­
gress on the Washington party ticket in the
last campaign.
With the opening of her new gymnasium
Bowdoln has turned over the old athletic build­
ing, the Sargent gymnasium, to the boys of
Brunswick.
Harvard’s academic year is the longest of
all the colleges, and the recesses embrace
32.05 per cent of the fifty-two weeks. Other
colleges follow In the order named: Dart­
mouth, 32.33; Yale, 33.15; Princeton
33.83; Brown, 33.97; Pennsylvania, 34.52.

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THE BIRCH ROD

A fortnightly newspaper edited by the stu­
dents of The Edinboro State Normal
School, and published at the print
shop of the Edinboro
Independent.
TERMS—This newspaper will be supplied for the
school year, 1912-13, for the sum of fifty cents, or
five cents a copy.

This paper is entered as second-class mail matter at
the postoffice at Edinboro, Pa.

EDITORIAL STAFF
Editors........................ ........Charles Marsh; Donald Richey
Athletic Editor................................. '..........Hubert Bentley
News Editor......................................................Alice Walker
Alumni Editor............................................DavidS. McGuire
Manager..............................................William T. McKelvey
Assistant Manager......................................John Harbaugh

I wish to express my appreciation of the
support given me by the members of the
varsity and the second team during the football
season which has just closed.
The consistent work of Captain DeRemer
was an incentive and an encouragement to the
team and also to me. I have never seen a
team lose over half their games as ours did,
and then begin to improve in their playing and
end their season by winning the last game.
Football is a "grind” when a team is .losing, yet
the men took their defeats in a cheerful and
sportsmanlike manner. Our line was excep­
tionally strong and did better work than any of
our opponents’ lines. The work of the back
held was handicapped somewhat by changes
due to Injuries. Toward the end of the season
the team was working as a unit, and while
several of the men were playing a star game
they were working in perfect harmony with
the other players. The second team proved
its ability in the game with Cambridge Springs,
and if all of the second team men come back
next year it looks like a winning team for Ed­
inboro in 1913.
R. F. HAYES.
Those who have scrutinized the "protest" in
the edition of November 28 will wonder what
we have been doing that was so scandalous.
Indeed the editorial staff was chosen by a
disinterested committee from the student body.
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were not taken into consideration when the
staff was appointed.
If Potter has not had fair treatment in The
Birch Rod whose fault is it? W^e have
published every item that they have handed
in. If they feel slighted we advise them to
elect an editor that will do the work satis­
factorily. During the present administration
there has been no way of judging which
society is entitled to first place. To my mind
it would be absurd to give the oldest society
first place because it was the oldest. Such an
arrow would pierce the very heart of emulation
and kill society spirit dead as a door nail.
There would be nothing to arouse rivalry
between the societies and we have seen to our
sorrow the effect of that condition in the past.
We maintained that Philo was entitled to
first place in The Birch Rod at the first of the
term because she was doing most of the work.
And, moreover, if she does more and better
work than any other society she is entitled to
hold first place in school. Is that not absolute­
ly fair? Now, understand, we do not main­
tain that Philo is far superior to Potter nor are
we convinced that the contrary is true. The
contest showed that both societies have reasons
to be proud of the work that they are doing.
We have this suggestion to propose to the
SocisliesT' 'Make the fall term contest an an­
nual affair, and the society that wins is entitled
to first place in school for that year.

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Wade Frat.
Charley looked very sad when he returned
from the Dixie Chorus Saturday night. The
reason for this was not known until Hiram re­
turned Monday evening and informed us that
he had the pleasure of relieving Charley from
escorting his lady friend home.
The (infantry) is steadily growing smaller as
Roy has not been home for two weeks and
Don and Nevin are not going home next
Saturday.
Tuesday night Don and Nevin went to bed
about 7:30 o’clock, having the alarm clock set
for three, to get up and study. Charles
and Silvan knowing this, vijited their apart­
ments about 1 1 o’clock and set the little wasp
alarm for a few minutes after that time. Pretty
soon the little thing began its clatter and rattle.
This awoke Don enough to make him rub his
eyes and say, "Nevin, it’s morning; get up and
build a fire." Nevin obeyed promptly and
they both got dressed and studied two hours
before they discovered the fact that they had
arose at 1 I o’clock.

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Miss Zola Bauman, of Chicago, 111., a
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The term now closing has seen Very credit­
able work done in the Model School. The
enrollment remains the same as that of last year,
but it is not, of course, as large as might well
be desired. The fact that unity and enthusiasm
in the school life are maintained under disad­
vantageous circumstances is a tribute alike to
the earnestness of the teachers and the interest
of the pupils. The writer of this review has
never seen more conscientious effort than has
been displayed by a very fair proportion of the
Senior student-teachers. It is true that the
largest efficiency in the teaching service cannot
be attained either here or elsewhere except on
the basis of adequate training, both academic
and professional, and prolonged and varied ex­
perience. It is equally true, on the other hand,
that the great State of Pennsylvania, after a
regime of reaction, is only now arousing to a
reasonably keen perception of its duty to safe­
guard amply the preparation of its public school
teachers. The "system" is at fault, not its pro­
ducts. The Model School teachers do not
merit censure for conditions of training or ap­
prenticeship for which they themselves are by
no means primarily responsible. Rather do
Jtiy„d?serve fu|L_jg:ed^
conscientious, and withal capable effort to in­
terpret and execute their full duty.
The interest displayed by the pupils has been
equally gratifying.
Attendance has been
reasonably regular, deportment, uniformly good;
class work, with few exceptions, has been satis­
factory. The introduction of manual training
as a required subject for the advanced grades
has proved to be a fortunate experiment.
Morning chapel exercises, conducted on the
plan of last year, have provided valuable drill
in declamation. Special recognition is due for
their efficient services to the members of the
Normal faculty who have supervised instruc­
tion in their several subjects. Withal it has
been a good term, fruitful alike in effort and
accomplishment.

Presentation of Official Letters.
Saturday morning in chapel Mr. Baker pre­
sented the official letters to the football team.
Mr. Baker made a short speech, in which he
expressed his appreciation of the loyalty of the
team and the byal support given to the team
by members of the school. He also spoke of
what a letter should mean to a student.
The following men were awarded the white
block letter "N": Bentley, ’ 13; DeArment,
’13; DeReamer, ’13; Graham, ’13; Green,
14; Hood, 14; Jewel, ’ 14; Johnson, ’ 1 3;
Leach, I 3; Marsh, 13; Matthews, ’ 14;
Obert, 13; Richey, 13; Shriver, ’15; Skel­
ton, ’14; White, ’13.

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Reeder Hall Notes.

Ned Dearborn, ’12, and his friend, Mr.
Baker, were welcomed at our hall Saturday,
December 7.
Mr. LaBounty has again recovered, after an
illness of almost six hours.
All the boys except Dickey and Gorman
are able to go to the dining hall now.
The snow is a special delight, or should I
say horror, to the Spanish boys. They enter
into the game of snowball with sheer enthusi­
asm, but soon the smile changes to a frown
and they beat a hasty retreat for the Dormi­
tory, with such expressions as "No like," "Cold."
The last game that the Reserves played
with Cambridge High was not published in
The Birch Rod, for reasons that have not been
expressed. The result was that several en­
thusiastic players, who have an ever-abiding
desire for popularity and especially delight in
seeing their names in the paper, were very
much offended. They formed a conspiracy
against the editors, with the intention of per­
sonal injury as a punis'hment for neglect of duty.
The plans were thwarted, and as yet no harm
has been done.
Almost any hour at night, and all hours in
the dav^^|ie corridors ficho and re-echo with
quotations oF s3ect passages from II Penseroso.
Guess what’s happening in Reeder Hall!
Well, since you can’t guess, if you promise not
to tell any person or persons who are not sub­
scribers of this, our own dear Alma Mater’s
periodical, I will state a brief resume of the
history now being coined, which will live Icftig
in the history of the school —a history chiefly
of Me—e’s and I’s, also several unfortunate
victims. The history as entered is as follows:
Our nice little Dickey Hummer-of-a-blrd
started the ball rolling, which proceeded to
travel with great speed to the Blakes-Lea, with­
out any abatement in speed, rushing across
Acers without any Delay and passed onward,
leaving a Gorrie-man nearly dead in its tracks.
Then low and behold! The ball seemed to
changt character—becoming yellow—almost
"jaundlcum," and was literally inhaled by the
hall Bdlows. Later to his great regret he felt
it necessary to take a slight vacation, and beat
a quick retreat to his home. The various
calamities and illness caused by this rolling
missle of woe produced a perfect chain of
disastrous ills, each link unerringly following
the preceding link with an interval of live or
six- days. Now after a month and a day the
more serious wreckage caused by this ill-timed
ball of miserables, has been, in a measure made
over and repaired, but nevertheless it has left
all the unlucky participants thin, almost "skeletonic" with sad dreary eyes that blink and
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only remedies for this are, according to Miss
Sweet, either a dark room or those grinny
wizzars called smoked spectacles, that so alter
the few human characteristics possessed by
these gorillas that they are really a very start­
ling sight as they falter and limp down the
promenades of their respective floors, endeavor­
ing to look exceeding wise and healthy. But
I am sorry to say they fail in these their divine
ethics.

The Active
Man

There has been lately more or less rumors
of war in certain portions of this our beloved
shanty (I should say palace). On Tuesday
night a distant growl was heard from room
No. 31 which was soon followed by a start­
ling scream which resembled that of a cat after
receiving from some hostile hand a drenching
deposit of ice water on its back. This occurred
at 9:30 o’clock, and one-eighteenth of a second
later our motherly step father on second floor
arrived at this scene of action. But to his sur­
prise he found only a studious pair of contest­
ants, one drenched to the skin the other with
an innocent look (which, by the way, is ever
abiding) on his downcast visage. After brief
but pointed inquiry "pater Snyder" unraveled
the mystery and proceeded to deliver to his
audience, namely. Marsh and Leach, a com­
position of” sublime prose far exceeding any
poetry, even Milton. Then after receiving
necestary promises to be quiet in the future our
most thoughtful father returned to his room.
Tragedy in One Act.
Scene: Third Floor.
Time: 11 p.m.

Noise from within—Miller’s room.
Deep moans and giggles.
Mr. LaBounty (kicking with his slippered
toe against the door) "Villain, I am here and
demand an entrance at once."
Door slowly unbarred and more reluctantly
opened.
A sudden rush and scurry.
A shriek and then a deep villainous laugh.
Most certainly Mr. L’s.
Mr. L. exits with Miller’s scalp.
Mr. L. to bystander—"Green, Miller’s room
mater, himself is hoarse croaking the fatal en­
trance of myself—but Miller shall sleep no
more for I have his scalp."
Miss Theme (hesitating after reciting two
lines of II Penseroso), I can’t think of the next
word."
Mr. LaBounty—"I thought something like
that was the matter."

If vou go in for football or ang
other sports gou realize the necessitg for having a handg slip-on
garment to wear. The verg gar­
ment gou can wear at such a
time is a

Pennsglvania
Knit Coat
with unbreakable Mohair button
holes. We have them in mang
weights, models and colors, with
collars in various stgles. Everg
coat is fitted with the wonderful,
unbreakable Mohair button holes
that guarantee shape retention
and long life. Priced reasonablg.
Drop in and look them over.

H. G. GILLASPIE
EDINBORO, PA.

Green—"When I was in the eighth grade
the kids all called me Corns."
Marley—"Why was that?"
Green—"Because I was always at the foot."

Home of Gold Seal Rubbers.

Page Seven

THE BIRCH ROD
Edinboro Reserves.—Outlook for
Next Year.
(Contin”ei from first page.)

Green, at quarter, is expected to duplicate his
cool headed game of this season and to grow
a little bigger next summer. Matthews and
Hood have shown what they can do as full
and half backs and Shriver has proved a fast
and reliable end. On these four men depends
much of the effectiveness of next year’s team,
and those who have seen them play do not
hesitate to place this trust in their hands.
There will be competition enough in the back
field to keep things moving. In the Cambridge
game H ayes showed the winning variety of
quarterback brains, and that the loud voice
which Mr. Snyder finds so much fault with is
a very valuable asset in a football game. In
the same game Jewell showed what a small
man with a pair of very short legs can do when
it comes to carrying the ball rapidly down the
field. At Waterford Babcock’s head long
plunges into the ranks of the enemy did much
to win the game. Miller’s beautiful passes and
accurate kicking have received applause from
all who saw. On the line the work of Daley,
Gorman, Alegre, Soety, Pattison, Skelton,
Coulter, McKee and others has attracted at­
tention and won games. Competition will be"
stronger in the line than anywhere else, owing
to the equal strength of the different men. At
end Blakeslee and Kilbane will be expected to
beat this year’s men out of the’r positions.
Blakeslee’s game against Cambridge won for
him the regard of his fellow students. At
center, Harbaugh will play a game unsurpassed
in the history of Edinboro football.
These remarks are intended to give some
idea of the probable strength of next year’s
team, and is not intended as a prediction of the
line-up. Nothing would please The Birch Rod
editors better than to learn next fall that men
had been found who were able to make every
man fight for a position, and the members of
this year’s team will feel that the ambition of a
lifetime has been realized for each of them
when Edinboro wins the championship of the
surrounding states.

Honor Roll of Students.
The following students were not reported
absent from chapel or classes during the month
of November:
Agnew, Mary
Autate, Mary
Amidon, Angeline
Andrews, Lena
Baker, Mabel
Baptista, Edward
Batchelor, Grace
Batchelor, Macie
Biemer, Regina
Blakeslee, Carlyn

Kilbane, Zoa
Lamb, Lucy
Lockard, Esther
Lockard, Lillian
McIntosh, Gladys
Mitchell, John
Monderau, Emmett
Morgan, Ellen
Morton, Mabel
Mosier, Helen

Bowersock, Freda
Bowser, Ethelyn
Boyle, Madonna
Burns, Teresa
Carman, Navin
Case, Ethel
Compton, Alice
Comstock, Joy
Copeland, Feme
Coulter, Leon
Crouch, Ethel
Culver, Twila
Davis, Susie
Diehl, Rachel
Fisher, Marjorie
Fleishman, Irene
Frame, Cynthia
Gebhardt, Erma
Glenn, Lulu
Griswold, Mearl
Haight, Margaret
Harbaugh, John
Harvey, Florence
Hasbrouck, Ora
Harrison, Leo
Hood, Harold
Johnson, Arthur
Joslyn, Mildred

Peckj Nellie
Peterson, Elsie
Pieper, Matilda
Query, Lucinda
Quirk, Anna
Reed, Estella
Rickard, Alta
Robinson, Margaret
Roudebush, Lelah
Sammons, Edna
Sammons, Mabel
Seavy, Edna
Schruers, Velma
Shively, Perry
Sigworth, Bess
Sigworth, Ina
Sillies, Estella
Smith, Grace
Stevenson, Hazel
Terrill, Luciel
Vincent, Quiney
Wade, Marjorie
Webster, Marie
White, Clara
Whiting, Helen
Whitman, Walt
Wood, Ivis
Wood, Sarah

Nervous About Parcels Pest.
The postoffice department is making great
preparations for the "parcels post" which goes
into effect January 1. The plan practically

The Best
Millineri^ Styles
Are Here
Nothing the
Least Bit
Ordinary
The woman wishing to
make the selection of her'
hat a pleasure will welcome
the opportunitp which our
collection of choice fashions
grants.

All the Leadin^t^\
Styles are
__—T^r^^'-vy^tt^rford ki^ed'

and without much capital to use. The express
companies have expensive outfits of horses,
wagons, automobiles and experienced em­
ployees; the government has not. Some post­
masters fear that their offices will be "swamped"
with a vast amount of business which they can­
not handle.
The strength of the army is 82,305 men,
an Increase of about 8,000 during the year.
It cost $1,110,952 to elect Woodrow
Wilson president, according to the Democratic
campaign treasurer’s final report.
Helena (looking at the meat on her plate)
"What makes them give me lean meat? 1
like Fat."

'We will not attempt s,
describe them, but rather
emphasize our established
reputation of'‘making good''
in the originalitg of the
stples, qualitg of materials
and workmanship. We must
also mention that the prices
asked are far less than
others'. We specialize on
hats at

$3.75, $5, $7.50

and $10.

Harrv Thompson
9 E. 9th ST., ERIE, PA.

See our line of Fire Arms,
Fishing Tackle, Cutlery,
Athletic Goods, Mechani­
cal and Electrical Toys, &.c

Trask
Prescott &
Richardson Co.
9th and State Streets
ERIE, PA.

Page Eight

THE BRICH

It's a store that was founded
in 1852 on such principles
that have built for Erie
a great store.

ROD

Football Season at a Glance.
(Continued from first page.)

er played football until two months before.
These men were pitted against men twenty
pounds heavier than themselves—men who
had played at least one season of football pre­
vious to this.
Normal S; Titusville 0.

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Recommending nothing which is
not a true value; if found otheh
wise, a return of goods and re­
fund of moneg.
Alwags on the lookout for the new
things, and when such things
are created in the fashion cen­
ters of the world that co-operate
with good stgle and good judg­
ment, theg're brought forth and
recommended to gou, and noth­
ing that represents an exhorbitant profit.

The last game of the season was played at
Edinboro—with Titusville—and resulted in a
score of 5-0 in favor of Edinboro.
The Tit­
usville boys were confident of winning and the
Edinboro boys were determined to redeem
themselves for a season of defeats.
The Ed­
inboro team was slightly the heavier of the two
but the visitors had the advantage of years of
practice. In this game, as in the Thiel game,
seven men had never played football until this
season.
The only thing that saved Titusville
from a severe thrashing was the fact that she
resorted to punting and kept at it throughout
the game.
Although fighting against hard luck from
start to finish, neither team nor school showed
the least disposition to quit.
As man after
man was disabled and obliged to stop playing,
man after man was fouiid eager to fill the va­
cant place.
Under difficulties which would
iiave^auseajnft^rimanagenjeiits tcT cancel, ev­
ery game was met and pla^l^ on schedule
time.
After losing for half a season the team
showed improvement in each successive game
until, with only five men of the original team
in the game and with an entirely new back
field the last game of the season was won.
The spirit shown by the school was magnificient
and gained force with each successive defeat.
Not a little is due Coach Hayes. With a
man of less ability and weaker personality in
charge it is extremely douU_^,tl if a team could
have been kept in the field. By his tireless en­
ergy and absolute squareness Mr. Hayes has
won the admiration of eWy member of the
football team and the respect of the student
body.
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A store where visitors are welcome
the same as customers to stroll
about and feel at the same ease
as theg would in their own
homes.

Bonnie made his first appearance yesterday
after his sick spell. We . rejoice in the fact
that we see him again romping over the campus.
For some time his nurse was puzzled to know
whether the sickness was due to eating too
much on Thanksgiving or measles. If the
former the fresh air will do him good, if the
latter we caution exposure too soon lest the
cold air may work unfavorable results.

WARNER BROS.,

Mr. LaBounty (in Lit.) "What would you
do if I asked you who was Salmasius, and
counted twenty-five per cent on that question?"
Pupil (to himself): "Flunk."

A force of intelligent sales people
striving to be of service to gou.

ERIE, PENN’A

Miss Ham—"Of what does a river consist?"
Freshman—" W ater."

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flowers with The Birch
Rod. We order them
free of charge bg tele­
phone.
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ERIE, PA.

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