The Spectator Edinboro Building program Is Started Assembly Moved Up To Monday Morning THE VOICE OF STUDENT OPINION VOL. V—No. 3 EDINBORO STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, WEEKLY ASSEMBLY ON MONDAY NEXT WEEK Assembly which is ordinarily scheduled for eleven on Wed­ nesday each week has been mov­ ed up to Monday next week so that it will not interfere with the beginning of Thanksgiving vacation which begins immedi­ ately after the last morning class on Wednesday, November 24. Edinboro Players Give “Night Of January 16” In Normal Auditorium Play Centers Around Trial of Karen Andre In Defense For Murder R. R. MALLORY IS JUDGE On the evening of November 18th, “The night of January 16th” was pre­ sented by the Edinboro Players in Normal Hall Auditorium. The play which has been a favorite of the American public both in pro­ fessional and amateur production, was written by Ayn Rand and centerer around the murder trial of Karen Andre. Miss Sarah Kratz played the part of the accused Karen Andre, the lead­ ing feminine role. Strangely enough, this dramatic production had no hero­ ine. (Continued on Page Two) United States Senator Gerald P. Nye Appears Here On Dec. First Speaks On Important American Problems For 1'ifth Program Number has wide experience United States Senator Gerald p. ye, who appears here on December 1 >n the fifth number on the lecture­ entertainment course, will speak on le suUject, “Some Important American Problems”. Mr. Nye, a Republican Senator rom North Dakota, represents a sec^’°n of the United States that is noted ,i°r Hberalism and socialistic tendencies —es. his v voice ’ hls °ice in Congress for the , ew years has been the challenge t’ -• of the investigator. He has P'unged whole-heartedly into the Wk of determining abuses of government and giving the public the facts ( what Jaets "I •••'*- goes on behind the scenes. EDINBORO, PA., NOVEMBER 20, 1937 10c per copy Building Program Is Nearing Actuality As PWA Gives Approval VARSITY HOCKEY TEAM TAKES HIGH HONORS AT PLAY DAY Total Proposed Cost Is $742,000 With Grant Amounting to $114,000 Edinboro Girls Score Two Victories And Tie One Team To Top AU Meet Competition ---------------------------------------- e> ------- INCLUDES GYMNASIUM Captain Re Intrieri Plays Final Gridiron Contest For Edinboro The Edinboro College Building pro­ gram which has been progressing step by step toward reality was given ad­ ditional impetus recently when the Public Works Administration at Is Crimson And White Washington, D. C., announced that Letterman In Football final approval had been given for the For Last Three Years Edinboro program as outlined by the Pennsylvania State Authority. STARRED IN BACKFIELD The entire program will mean the Captain Re Intrieri, of the Red expenditure of 742,000 dollars at Ed­ inboro. One hundred and fourteen Raider gridiron combination, played thousand dollars has been granted his final game of football for Edin­ outright by the PWA, and the re­ boro when the Crimson and White mainder of the money will be loaned engaged Westminster recently. to Pennsylvania. With one excep­ At the start oof the season, Re was tion, this is the largest amount to be elected captain to lead the Raiders. expended at any State Teachers Col­ Throughout the season, although play­ lege. ing with a losing team, Intrieri stood (Continued on Page Three) i out playing “heads-up” ball consis­ tently. In the Westminster game, Re scor­ ed on a lateral from Wolfe, marking up Edinboro’s lone touchdown of the season in a game that the Raiders lost 28-6. Intrieri has won his scarlet “E” each year for three consecutive years, Poem Offers Fitting playing Varsity football in his Sopho­ Remarks for Memories more year. His work has always (Editor’s Note—As Recitation Hall been in the backfield and this past is to be torn down soon, it is only season he starred at the left halfback fitting that its long service as a major post. part of Edinboro’s Campus should ’be given some recognition, Dick Peterson’s poem does this remarkably well.) Student Tributes Old Recitation Hall Which Will Be Torn Down Defeat Western Reserve And Hiram College; Tie Lake Erie College, 0-0 RUTH DIEHL SCORES GOALS The Edinboro Varsity Hockey team held the highest honors of any col­ lege by winning two games and tying the third, at the College Play Day held at Painesville, Ohio, Saturday afternoon, November 6. It takes the girls hockey team to bring back the victories in a grand way. The team gained their first vict o r y against Western Reserve (Mather’s College) making the score 1-0. The . score against Lake Erie was tied, 0-0, but during the whole game Lake Erie had only three chances to score, while Edinboro had the ball all the rest of the time. Our team also found Hiram College easy to defeat, the score being 1-0. Though Edinboro scored all these victories, it was by far the smallest represented. Both Hiram and Wes­ tern Reserve have from four to six hundred girls and Lake Erie has a 5year Physical Education course. Girls Play Exceptionally Well All of the girls played exception­ ally well. The ball was almost con­ stantly with our players. Kruzka and Wilkins showed good teamwork in their dribbling and passing from one to the other. Miss Oliver, a re­ feree and most widely known author­ ity on hockey in America, said that Bradford had great possibilities, which is quite a compliment. The high scorer for Edinboro was Diehl. However, the forward line would Talented Members Are have been utterly lost if they had not To Amuse Rural Schools had such good backing up by their (Continued on Page Three) The Future Rural Educators Club which was formerly the Rural Prob­ lems Club has outlined a plan of ac­ tivity for the year which will include active participation for every member as the talents of the club have been scouted and results studied. Lose First Contest The organization plans to take 2-0 After Hard Game their own dramatic and musical groups to nearby rural districts, P. The Freshman Hockey team met T. A.’s and schools. the Mercyhurst Academy team on With Dr. Christensen’s enthusiasm Monday afternoon, November 15, m and the cooperation of every member, a strenuous game in which they were this club will be an outstanding and defeated 2-0. worthwhile organization to the parti­ The Freshmen played hard and cipant and the campus. well, but the Academy was a little too tough for them, However, this One authority on present day prob­ was the first game for the Freshmen lems says that it is hardest to get a and from their fine play, they seem to have the makings of a fine team. baby to sleep when it is 18. Rural Educators Club Outlines Activity Plan OLD RECITATION! Old Recitation! Bare and bleak; Devoid of graceful symmetry Would that you could only speak! What tales you might impart to me! It must be fifty years or more Since first you graced this rising ground— Then—trees from out your soil sod were born; Now—patriarchs of old abound. Your days are numbered, so they say; That soon we know you’ll be no more; They claim they’re read your final page And destine you to days of yore. And when at last they ■lay -*-i you low And in your instead they raise And in your place ] A more pretentious Hall, I know Your memory will live always. R. Peterson Freshmen Defeated By Mercyhurst THE SPECTATOR Page Two The Spectator The voice of student opinion at Edinboro State Teachers College. Educational Comment President Ross Speaks To Educational Groups Most of us here in a teachers’ col­ All Over Pennsylvania lege are surrounded by an atmos­ By Adaline Snyder Published on Saturday throughout the School Year by the students of Edinboro State Teachers College at Edinboro, Pennsylvania. STAFF Walter Nissen Ruth Diehl Eleanor Storer Norman Dilley Louise Carlburg ... Harold Packard ... Charlotte Weaver . John Clark John Demiankow .. Anthony Cutri Leon Mead Max Young . Richard Benson .... W. Verne Zahniser ........................ Editor-in-Chief ............ Girls Sports Editor Assistant Girls Sports Editor ................ Boys Sports Editor ........................ Society.. Editor ...................... Exchange.. Editor ........................ Feature Editor ........................ Column.. Editor ......... Associate Humor Editor ........................ Humor.. Editor ............................... Art..Editor ........................... News.. Editor ........................... Copy.. Editor Faculty Advisor The subscription rate to the Alumni and general public is one dollar per year. STUDENT OPINION NEEDS EXPRESSION Upon every college campus, there is student opinion, just as there is faculty opinion, or administration opinion. Each of these is found is varying degrees in all colleges- large or small, public or private. Certainly Edinboro is no exception to this rule. Opinion is, briefly, what one thinks about a subject. In a college, opinion of the students usually centers around the college and their col­ lege life. Most assuredly, it is a vital part of any college and governs the entire attitude that a student has toward his school. It is also true that colleges thrive on favorable opinion just as they are injured by unfavor­ able opinion. In either case, it should be expressed. In expressing this student opinion the college newspaper should play an important part. In this matter, this newspaper realizes its responsi­ bility. So far, the only opinion expressed has been that of these editorial columns. In all attempts to express individual opinion through a “Letters to the Editors” column, no success has been achieved because of the lack of response on the part of the students themselves. No one has yet ven­ tured to present their opinion by the means provided by the SPECTATOR. Possibly there is no student opinion at Edinboro. Perhaps Edinboro students do not think about their college and their college life. Or maybe, because commendatory opinion is seldom expressed by anyone, all opinion here at Edinboro is favorable and therefore largely unexpressed, Certainly these assumptions have not been answered either negatively or posi­ tively because so far there has been no response at all by any of the stu­ dents. Yet there should be. A better understanding of each others prob­ lems can best be achieved by expression of the viewpoints of the persons or organizations concerned. Surely no one can act intelligently on a prob-I, lem that he knows nothing about. This newspaper knows little about what I students think if the students do not express their thoughts, And so it is with other groups and organizations on this campus. WHY DO YOU NOT EXPRESS YOUR OPINION, STUDENTS? W. I. N. phere of education, both practical and ideal, or are brought directly in con­ tact with it through a class in educa­ tion. However, teachers and ad­ ministrators in service are not so well aided by their environment in their efforts toward educating children ac­ cording to our high professional goals. These workers find that -one of their chief problems is the disin­ terest of parents, arising perhaps from misunderstanding, of the school’s aims and activities. For the purpose of bringing de­ finitely and simultaneously before parents, and citizens in general, these aims and activities of the school, American Education Week is con­ ducted by our national educational forces in the form of a rather inten­ sive campaign. The general theme for Education week is “Education in our national life”, but each day, as well, has a topic for special attentoin and dis­ cussion. The seven titles include “Can we Educate for Peace”, “Buy­ ing Educational Service”, “The Hor­ ace Mann Centennial”, “Our Ameri­ can Youth Problem”, “Schools and the Constitution”, “School ’Open-, House Day”, and “Lifelong Learn­ ing”. Parents Play Important Part Certainly a thorough consideration of almost any of these subjects re­ veals the important part that parents and home play in the solution, not­ withstanding all efforts of the school. Posters, stories and projects at school cannot induce the child to stand in defense of peace unless the parents favor peace and disapprove of war. The solution of the prob’em of American youth depends on how well parents cooperate with the---------school and , 'Ve U8C..00^ C00Perates with --1 par­ ents in helping pupils to choose vo­ cations, to secure vocational training as much as possible through the schools, and to learn profitable leisure time activities. severai minutes, announced through I School Needs Parent Support its foreman, Dr. L. H. VanHouten, Regardless of how well students a verdict of not guilty for the ac­ learn the meaning, use, and potential cused. This seemed to meet with worth of the Constitution, their in­ formation is valueless unless their (Continued from Page One) favor among the audience as a whole. parents support the information by The male lead—that of the Prose­ The other characters in the court voting in accordance with it. cuting Attorney, was taken by Clar­ Parents can best understand school ence Heft. Similarly, there was no scene, except the jury, were Gardi­ hero as well as heroine in the play. ner Criswell, Dick DeRemer, Daniel objectives and school spirit by visit­ Kusner, Leon Mead, Joseph Norder, ing school frequently during the year Royce R. Mallory, instructor of Robert Scarpetti, Martin Shimko, Lee to"see their children at work. With English at the college, upheld the dig­ Jeffords, Keith Skelton, Elaine Gher­ their help, then, teachers may hope nity of the courts. He presided in ing, Frances Calvin, Marjorie Oliver, to enlist the aid and interest of com­ the judicial robes, of the judge at Floyd Peck, Averyl Wheeling, Jean munity organizations such as P. T. A the trial. Rick, Ruth McFadden, Dorothy Fish­ churches, service clubs and the Coach Jane Ludgate was assisted er. American Legion. throughout the play’s entire practice These thoughts expressed above are The jury, which weighed the eviby Student Coach Joe Zahniser. dence and decided the fate of the ai correlation of the material given in • Miss Elaine Ghering, playing the November issue of the NEA Jour­ beautiful Karen Andre, was chosen the , part of Magda Svenson, stole the nal and your writer’s opinions. It from the audience. _ VU1 , C1; ------------ It consisted of i show with her apt characterization of the usual twelve members who served smay bo valuable to all of us to con­ a Swedish housekeepersider one of the chief ends of this The jury, after deliberatingfor very well though they had not re­ American Education Week: “. . . hav­ hearsed their lines. ing home and school work together in Edinboro Players Give “Night Of January 16” Absence from Edinboro Is Explained By Resume Of Recent Activities CALENDAR IS KEPT FILLED What is the business of Dr. Car­ mon Ross away from the college when he leaves Edinboro at almost any hour of the day or night? Why is he ab­ sent from his office for several days at a time? Does our President just ramble off for a vacation jaunt throughout the surrounding territory, or are his frequent trips concerned I with a more serious activity? Many Questions Are Answered With the many answers to these interesting questions, a story is told that is only indicative of the popular­ ity and demand for Dr. Ross as a j speaker before educational and social groups of Pennsylvania. A recent schedule for a six-day period on the President’s calendar showed the following engagements: Tuesday—Conference, Department of Public Instruction at Harrisburg; Wednesday—Attendance at meeting of State Association of Trustees of State Teachers Colleges at Harris­ burg and also address, Woman’s Pro­ fessional Club at Allentown, Pa.; Fri­ day-—Address, Bucks County Teach­ er’s Institute and address, Bucks County Federation of Women’s Clubs at Newtown, Pa.; Sunday—Address, Convention of Phalanx Clubs, at Oil City, Pa. Trip East Is Eight Hundred Miles Too, it is to be remembered that a trip to Harrisburg and eastern Penn­ sylvania demands the driving of ap­ proximately eight hundred miles for a round trip from Edinboro. Three times during the past few weeks, Dr. Ross has made this trip. On a recent Friday, our President talked at the dinner meeting of the Northwestern Schoolmen’s Confer­ ee here at the College. Leaving shortly after its adjournment at 8:00 p. m., he drove immediately to East­ on. Pennsylvania, in order that he might speak before the Education Club of his Alma Mater, Lafayette College, on Saturday. Easton is only a few miles less than three hundred and fifty miles from Edinboro. Meetings Scattered in Pennsylvania During the past eight weeks, DrRoss has spoken to, or been in attend­ ance at, fourteen meetings scattered all over Pennsylvania. In a similar period of time, he has driven eight thousand miles chiefly throughout Pennsylvania. Surely the preceding facts explain the questions asked many times by Edinboro students and answered in this short resume of the recent activi­ ties of Dr. Ross outside the Edinboro Campus. relation to the community with re­ ference to the welfare of children ami youth.*’ THE SPECTATOR Varsity Hockey Team Holds Lake Erie Squad ¥ To 2-2 Tie In Tussel Tie Contest Is Upset As Edinboro Displays Unexpected Stick Play Original Humor By Norman Dilley Customer (to bootblack): What does your father do? Bootblack: He works on a farm. Customer: Oh, I see. He makes hay while the son shines. ****** yl: h ll*' k K. tSt r-: se K 3 = ■F: ii re ; The Edinboro Varsity Girls Hockey team tied Lake Erie College, 2-2, in the hardest game of the season which was played last Saturday on the home field. The tie score was a big upset for Lake Erie as it has a five year Physi­ cal Education course and has also been under the expert coaching of Miss Oliver, of Scotland, an interna­ tionally known authority on hockey. However, Edinboro, put up a grand fight and nearly swept Lake Erie off their feet. They thought Edinboro would be a “push-over”, but they found out that they had met a “Wat­ erloo”. In the first few minutes, Edinboro took the lead with Diehl making the first goal. A few minutes later, Bradford got in another nice stroke for Edinboro’s second goal making the score 2-0. Lake Erie then scored. At halftime, Edinboro was in the lead, 2-1. In the last half Lake Erie scored another goal while holding Edinboro scoreless, evening the score up 2-2, which was the final score. Throughout the entire contest, Coach Nettie Mai Ruttie used no sub­ stitutes, the starting lineup playing the whole game. Lineups for both games follow: Edinboro f $ Kruszka Wilkins Teetsel Diehl Bradford Gleason Andrews Hays Whiting Samkowski Storer Lake Erie rw ir cf il Iw rw ch Ih rb lb S Murray Calhoun Stricker Thomas; Lormer Carson Howells Grow Ellet Morris Webb Varsity Hockey Team Takes High Honors (Continued from Page One) kalf and fullbacks. Whiting and Gleason constantly stopped the ball from going near our goal, while Hays and Andrews contributed much with ther quick passing to the forward line which often saved us from letting our