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COLLEGE TIMES
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State Teachers College, Lock Haven, Penna.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1936
Vol. 13.
No. 11.
Theme for This Issue . . "THE SOCIAL LIFE'
Member College Trustees
Country Club to Dr, Armstrong Appointed
Commission Are Appointed to
be Site of Dance of Education Policies
It has been announced by the Educational Policies Commission at Serve o n
Board
for Pan-Hellenic its headquarters
in Washington, 0. C, that Doctor Dallas W. Armstrong, President of the State 'Teachers College at Lock Haven, has
Thus Far Six Members Have
Music for Second Sorority been appointed a member of the Educational Policies Commission.
Been Officially Confirmed
Dance to Be Furnished
The Commission was appointed for a five-year term by the joint
action of the National Education Association and the Department of
by Governor Earle
by Eddie Schadt
Superintendence to develop long-.-ange planning for the improvement
COMMITTEES ARE BUSY
The Pan-Hellenic semi-formal
dance, sponsored by the three sororities on the campus, will be held
on March 21 at the Country Club.
Music will be furnished by Eddie
Schadt.
This is the first year that the
combined sororities have held two
dances in the same year.
The committees who will be responsible for the success of this
event are as follows: Music Committee—Anne Wilson, chairman,
Helen Kohler and Ethel Law; Decoration—Marie Gehron, chairman,
Nancy White, Anna
Trexler,
Gladys Shaffer, Jean Kunes and
Rutii Burkett; Place—Anne 1 razier, chairman, Leanore Dick and
Jane Mervine; Clean-Up—Evelyn
Willianis, chairman, Helen Homer,
Margaret Griffith, Dorothy Hamburger, Jean Heilman and Marjorie Pfoutz; Tickets—Gretchen
Dickey, chairman, Helen Eyerly
and Dorothy Lillibridge; Program
—-Clee Howe, chairman, Marian
Harsch and Mary Louise Markel;
Refreshments — Maxine English,
chairman, Louise McEntire and
Mary Ulmer; Alumni—Leah Kraemer, chairman, Doris Yarrison and
Ruth Eleanor Bower.
Ball
Qala Event
Rhythm! Romance! Glamour!
Gaiety! All held sway at the most
gala event of the season—the
Senior Ball. The gym was very attractively decorated with colors of
the rainbow starting with rich violet, and shading into the more
delicate lines of pinks and blues.
Dame Fashion dominated the
scene as the "belles of the ball"
appeared in the latest styles and
shades blending well with the rainbow colors of the decorations. The
dark "tuxes" of the gentlemen
made a stviking contract. Lovely,
scented corsages worn by many of
our fair ladies added to the enchantment of the scene.
Balloons in various colors, red,
white, orange and blue, were suspended across the ceiling and lent
a note of the bizarre and fun when
they were suddenly dropped upon
the unsuspecting dancers, who immediately proceeded to burst those
secured by their neighbors.
A sip of cooling punch was
quite refreshing between numbers
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of the American school.
The policies of the Commission will be developed from its contact
with educational leaders serving as consultants in all parts of the
country. It is an agency of leadership and service rather than an
agency for bringing about standardization and uniformity.
The members will receive important materials pvepaved by the
Central Committee and will be asked to assist the Commission by
expressing opinions on issues submitted, by raising additional issues
to be considered by the Commission, by disseminating its recommendations, and by reporting conclusions of impovtant committees of which
the consultants ave members.
Spring Festival
Library Shelf
Qets Up Speed
Filling Up Fast
Reporter Has Ear to
Dr. North Announces
Ground and Gets Inside
Acquisition of Several
Information on Events
Loan Library Books
Have you seen the girls walking
The Loan Library reports the
acquisition of a number of new avound the campus with bright colbooks during the last week. Among oved costumes ovev their arms?
them are two of the present best- Have you heard any of these same
sellers: OLD JULES, by Mari girls mutter, "I've got to practice
Sandoz, and LIFE WITH FATH- my exercises"? Have you failed to
find Miss Dixon sitting down and
ER, by Clavence Day.
The formev is a novel dealing resting?
with pioneev life in the Middle
These are all signs of preparaWest. The chief chavactev. Old, tion fov the annual Spving FestiJules, holds the center of the stage val.
by the qualities which make him
Some of our most historic cos"diffevent." Some of his actions
tumes ave the Mexican jackets.
are truly amazing.
Clarence Day's book deals with Pevhaps some of ouv Fveshman
an equally interesting character. givls fvom Lock Haven, who atAnyone who wants to understand tended the tvaining school, will be
the American family and who en- intevested in knowing that they
joys humor owes it to himself to wove, in the third gvade, the childven's blouses fvom which our
vead the novel.
PARTNERS IN PLUNDER is a Mexican jackets are made.
book of a diffevent sovt. Its subOur Russian tunics weve fovmertitle, "The Costs of Dictatorship," ly athlete's costumes, and our Russuggests its timeliness. If you sian petticoats—well, ask Miss
really want to know some of the Dixon about theiv ovigin. The chilfacts of behind-the-scenes activity dven's gvoup will pvesent a colorin Amevican life today, you will ful away of costumes.
be intevested in this new expose
Exevcises always have a promby one of the associates of Coninent part in our festival. Few apsumevs' Reseavch, Inc.
pveciate the houvs of havd wovk
Old-time favorites which have these dvills take. One is rewarded,
been best-sellevs in their day, and however, by the thrill that comes
which will give the lover of good fvom being a pavt of this lavge
novels several pleasant hours a r e : gvoup wovking in perfect harmony.
Ellen GUusgow's THE ROMANTIC Much credit should go to Miss
COMEDIANS (Miss Glasgow is, Dixon fov hev clevev planning and
you know, the authov of the cur- for hev patience in working with
rent best-seller, VEIN OF IRON);; almost two hundred girls.
Joseph Hergesheimer's THE PARThis year the festival is built
TY DRESS; and Anne Parish's
THE PERENNIAL BACHELOR. on a tvip around the United States.
The popularity of the last-named You will visit the mining country,
novel is attested by the fact that j an Indian reservation, a Mexican
it has been reprinted nineteen j Festa, and other spots just as intimes.
j tevesting. The tvip is climaxed by
For the short-story lover the Li- j a scene fvom the Mavdi Gras at
(ConlinuBd on paao 3)
| New Orleans.
WELCOME IS EXTENDED
New trustees for the Lock Haven Teachers College were recently appointed. Mervin A. Burkett,
of this city, has been appointed by
Governor Earle as successor to Dr.
David W. Thomas, and J. Fred
Katzmaier, Williamsport attorney,
will succeed Robert P. Rich.
The members of the new board
will include three alumni of the
Teachers College, three people
who have spent their active years
in the profession of education, and
a former trustee of the Teachers
College, who was active in fostering the institution in its early days
as a Normal School.
The reappointed trustee is Dr.
Sweeney, a former superintendent
of schools in Elk County. The former trustee who will again find
himself active in the affairs of the
college, after its status has
changed from that of a Normal
School to a fully accredited fouryear Teachers College, is Mr.
Charles R. Lauer.
The trustees who will take up
their work as board members after previous experience in administering school district affairs are
Mv. Katzmaier, a Williamsport
school director, and Mr. Burkett,
who began a six year term as a
member of the Lock Haven School
Boavd last December.
Those whose appointments were
announced later ave Miss Elizabeth H. Peale, Charles R. Lauer
and Hartman B. Herr, all of this
city. Miss Peale succeeds Mrs.
George H. Diack, Mr. Lauer succeeds M. E. Haggerty and Mr.
Herr succeeds I. T. Parsons, who
has been secretary of the board
fov a number of years.
The outgoing members of the
college board are Dr. Thomas,
president, Mrs. George H. Diack,
I. T. Parsons and M. E. Haggerty,
Congressman Rich, S. L. Rush and
Harold D. Woolridge.
The student body expresses its
appveciation fov the unfailing undevstanding and loyal support of
the outgoing Board members and
extends a cordial welcome to the
newly appointed members.
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for the
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FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1936
EDITORIAL
How To Say It
The Queen's Taste: No. 11
Glasses and cups ave not seized
and dvained at one gulp by those
wishing to be thought mannerly.
Don't encircle the cup with your
fingers. Be suve to hold the cup by
the handle—that's what it's for.
And byi the way, don't be a "cupcuddler"—one hand is all you
need to hold the cup.
The knife is fov cutting puvposes
ONLY. And one shouldn't cut
more than one bite at a time.
The fork should always be held
move like a pencil than a shovel.
When cutting meat the knife is
held in the vight hand and the
fovk in the left, WITH THE
PRONGS DOWN. If you are lefthanded, the positions are reversed.
The King's English: No. 11
"Hadn't ought"
Wrong: "He hadn't ought to do
it," or "He hadn't ought to have
done it."
Why? Because OUGHT is uninflected; i.e., it exists in only one
form. If you wish to use it to express past time, you must employ
it with the perfect infinitive of the
following verb.
Right: "He ought not to do it,"
or "He ought not to have done it."
"Used to could"
Wvong: "He used to could take
it."
Why? Because USED TO is always followed by an infinitive, and
COULD is not an infinitive form.
Right: "He used to be able to
do it."
TUMBLERS TUMBLE
LETTERS
Our Physical Education majors
have been pathetic, long-suffering
victims of Mr. Bossert's tumbling
classes.—Now there's Kime, he
would be an addition to any gym
team.—Conrad complains he is
muscle-bound, but we enjoy hearing him land when he does it so
lightly.-—One of our born "leaders" is Hopkins. When the class
started to practice diving he wasn't
satisfied to dive over two boyis; he
wanted to have the piano placed
in front of the mat. We're sorry
they didn't let him try it.—-Mertz
does the perfect backward roll:
.she never gets further than her
neck.—We notice that Smith insists on trying a front flip and always lands before the flip is half
finished, but he never complains.
—The whole class wonders if
Stouck has a backbone.
The Editor,
The College Times,
Dear Sir:
Abolish Sororities?
Many people who are immedIn a large number of the colleges and universities in this country iately concerned with our College
a perennial controversy rages, which is concerned with the question have adopted a rather difficult and
of extra-curricular clubs and organizations. The question is fundamentally that of existence—"Shall clubs and organizations be abol- old-fashioned attitude toward Colisheid?"—and the fight over it is hottest in the section concerning lege organizations. This is a deplorable condition and should be
sororities.
The arguments against sororities are simple, energetically pre- remedied, for until such a change
sented, and often repeated. One claims that sororities are undemo- is made, the College itself will
cratic; another maintains that they foster false estimates of excellence suffev in move than one way. This
and superiority; others say that sororities cause widespread unhappi- may be illustvated by the fact that
ness and discontent, that they encourage toadying, academic careless- the modevn conception of educaness, relaxed standards and morals.
tion is considevably venioved from
It is agreed at the outset that there may be, and probably are, that of the pvevious generation. In
isolated cases in which all and each of these conditions are true. It is their time education consisted enthe purpose of this discussion, however, to develop the case for sor- tirely of what leavning students
orities in a college like ours, on the ground that the benefits far out- veceived fvom text books, ov, libweigh the defects, in order to bring about greater appreciation and evally, fvom the pvofessov or inunderstanding of the sorority situation, and a wider tolevance toward structor. The modern school is concevning fvaternities and sorit
iSororities do constitute a fovce in any college wheve they exist. vastly different. The up-to-date orities, and without further inThis is because the sorovity idea is attvactive to the average girl. college sjistem recognizes the value vestigation, have formed, or more
The badge she wears may be dear to her as a sign that she was tvied of formev methods of leavning, properly "adopted" these quite
in the balance and found adequate, but the idea of sorority itself but at the same time vealizes that, arguable theories. Those midcomes to stand, in her mind, for much move than personal values.
fov the avevage student, the most victorians undoubtedly are not
Perhaps the greatest of these general values is that of stronger valuable and impovtant conse- possessed of the faculties necessocial confidence. This confidence is not essentially the result of hav- quence of college tvaining is a sary to enable them to think for
ing been "picked," as many detractors maintain, using it as an aid in knowledge of humanity and cul- themselves. Or possiblyi they have
proving sororities undemocratic. It comes, rather, as a natural out- tuve. And what is move, an insight been brought up in the doctrine of
growth of the value set by sovovity ideals and study on gvacious, gvace- on eithev of these two subjects can "What was good enough for my
ful adjustment to the human wovld avound us. Sovovity life places a
value on the leavning and pvactice of bettev social relationships, and be gained only by expevience in father is good enough for me."
since wider knowledge means gveater self-faith, the sovovity girl grows college. Wheve can this expevience This may be a logical excuse for
be better gained than in student theiv actions, but it is not acceptin inner strength.
Membevship in a sovority provides an impetus toward leadership. organizations? Most positively it able in this modevn wovld. They
The sorority community is small, with a social and business life of its | cannot be secured in a lecture or should leavn to think for themown, and in the course of a year each girl finds opportunities for sevies of lectuves; nor can it be selves.
learned, even in pavt, fvom social
managership and co-operation which give valuable training.
I sincerely hope that these
"The world," as adult life with all its problems and satisfactions science. Theve is indeed evevy words will not fall upon deaf ears,
is called, does set store by the individual who can fit into its pattern avgument in favov of fvaternities, and that as a result those "fogies"
and carry his share of the load, and it has its reward ready. Alumni sororities and other school organi- who have been standing as obwill rise up to bless the name of any college that has given preparation zations.
stacles to our progress will at least
for play as well as for work, for work alone is only half of life.
Of course there are those who, investigate before they condemn.
A favorite cry of those who would destroy sororities is that the
INTERESTED STUDENT
sorority idea is sele'ctive. It seems reasonable to inquire, in answer, being self-complacent to the n-th
"Isn't all of the life into which we shall enter selective?" A college degree, slander them as being the
which protects its students against bumps which will hurt more later is chief evils of college life. EvidentWrite to the
doing no kindness to the adults which those students will become. In ly, such people have at one time or
an earlier issue of this paper, the editorial column presented sugges- other overheard some person
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tions by which individuals might make themselves attractive socially.
and say i t !
The sorority idea itself is based upon the undeniable truth that the whose ideas were equally biased
world for which college students are preparing themselves is selective in
the extreme, and that those who ave ready and who know how to be
approves of public conduct which places members or groups in an unon hand are the ones who will get the chances and the "breaks." This lavorable
light.
should serve to condemn the world, not sorority training.
Sorority life as an idea, then, contributes largely to the standards
Finally, the sorority idea emphasizes the old adage, "With every and social
activities of any college, and without it the college would
privilege goes a responsibility." Those who accept the satisfactions be much poorer To destroy the sororities on a campus would be to
and benefits the sorority can confer should also accept the responsi- destroy one ot the featuves most attvactive to enteving students, and
bility of behaving as a leader and an example. Individual girls some- most valuable to those gvaduating. Let us value at theiv true worth
times fail in this important part of sovority membership, but they the sororities Lock Haven possesses, and vealize that through them, in
should be condemned as individuals, not as members of theiv sovorities, ' pavt at lea.st,_this college measures up to modevn standards of general
which are victims of their behavior, and not sponsors. No sorority j teacher training.
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room Y.W.C.A. gave in the Y
Clubs Qrow Calm room
Sorority Rushees
on Friday, March 6. It was
Dr. North announces the
the largest and most successful
following
After Many Days luncheon
ever given by the Y.W.
Accept Final Bids
CA. Miss Poole and Mrs. Bossert
Loan Library Hours At Season Close
guests. Caroline Brown was
of Chaotic Work were
chairman of the committee in
charge. Other committee members
Rushing Season Climaxed by were: Alice Fredericks, Ruth
Formal Dinner Parties to Crowley, Ruth Foulk, and Jean
Mann.
Honor Young- Guests
Education Club
The immediate plans of the EdY. W. LUNCH A SUCCESS ucation
Club consist of the in-
Daily—
8:50 - 9:00
10:20 - 10:30
11:20 - 11:30
Tuesday and Thursday—
2:10 - 4:00
auguration of a system of extension service to public schools and
public school meetings. Under the
proposed system, talented students
from the college will be given opportunity to offer services as
speaker.-;, musicians, and dramatic
enterta'ners before gatherings of
parent-teacher's meetings and public school assemblies. This plan has
grown from a recognized need and
a public demand for such services.
Such experience should prove invaluable to future teachers.
The ultimate ambition of the
club, however, is to become a member of the Kappa Delta Pi, the national honorary educational fraternity. The club has been fortunate in having been favored with an
addre-ss on "National Educational
Fvaternities" by Miss Geavy, in
which all detailed technicalities
were discussed. The club is now
preparing a pvogvam for the culmination of activities as the Education Club.
Additional plans being made are
attendance at the annual Bucknell
Confevence this spving and for the
annual Educational Club party.
and any other time you can
Sigma Sigma Sigma
catch him in Room 26!
Formal dinners are lovely anyv/here, but when it is a progressive
dinner involving a ride from house
to house, the pleasure is doubly
LIBRARY FILLING UP
effective. The Sigma Sigma Sigma
Sorority, on February 29, enter(Continued frem page 1)
tained the "rushees" for the last
bravy has acquired O. Henry's
time.
THE TRIMMED LAMP. This volThe guests met in the Blue
ume contains such favorites as
Room at six o'clock and were
"Accovding to Their Lights."
transported in automobiles to the
Although just too late for Washhome of Mrs. Lauer where the
ington's Birthday, the well-known
first course of the dinner was
SEVEN AGES OF WASHINGserved. The party progressed to
TON, by Owen Wister, will prove
the home of Gretchen Dickey
to be interesting reading to patriowhere the main course of the dintic Americans. One attractive qualnev was served. Name cards helped
ity of this book for the student
the "rushees" find their places,
harvassed fov time is its brevity.
and they were pleasantly suvprised
Last, but not the least interestto discover their places were aling volume in this group is Ralph
ready occupied by a "Scottie" carStraus' biography of
Charles
rying a pencil. "The last stop was
Dickens. The great virtue of this
made at Louise McEntire's home
book is its simple and interesting
wheve dessevt was served.
treatment of the great novelist.
Pi Kappa Sigma
One doesn't have to be a Ph.D. to
Long dresses! A pavty spirit
understand and enjoy it. Then,
pervaded the halls of L.H.S.T.C.
too, it's short.
The last elaborate party given by
the Pi Kappa Sigma Sorority was
a buffet supper held on February
HELP US MAKE THE
28, from 6 to 10 P. M. The mystery was not disclosed until the
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rushees assembled in the Blue
Room. Six o'clock! Cars drove up
Send us your account of
to the front door and the lovely
IMPORTANT EVENTS
ladiesdeparted for places unknown. Socializtd Group Discussions
They finally arrived at the home and Diction Cautions Proceed
of Ruth Eleanor Bower in Mill
Surely it is fine to talk about
Hall where a lovely supper was
modern methods of classroom pro- I
prepared.
All kinds of entertainment, in- cedure, but Dr. Weber's Sopho-'
cluding Shakespearian and guess- more Sociology classes are actual-.
ing games and
refreshments ly engaging in socialized discussion
formed the highlights of the even- groups, each of which consists of
PLEASE RETURN
ing. After the guests were pre- seven students. At least once a
sented with pastel colored atomiz- week the class divides into the varMY POETRY
ers, the party broke up, scoring ious discussion groups which meet
in
vacant
rooms.
Each
member
of
|
BOOK!
another success for the Pi Kappa's.
the class has wvitten a paper on a '
Dramatic Club
topic of his own choice. On certain I
The Dramatic Club entertained scheduled days each topic will be I
RUTH CROWLEY
the faculty and student body of criticized by a member of the
the college at a St. Patrick's tea, group who has written a paper
held March 9 in the Blue Room. taking the opposite side of the I
Yellow and green, the club's col- question. A different person will!
ors, was the scheme for decoraton. act as secretary each time. The
A bouquet of jonquils adorned student is allowed fveedom to de- |
the center of the service table at velop the peviod in an original way
which Harlan Harsch and Arlene if he caves to do so, and is reto
Dunkle poured. Miss Arey, Kath- sponsible fov taking the attend1—Ellen Harding for her work
erine Caprio, William Mahaffey, ance, notes on the comments, etc.
on the Spring Festival.
and John Yon received the guests. The gvoup discussions ave often
2—Anne Gilmartin for her paThrough the cooperation of the vevy lively and not only intevestclub members, this tea proved to ing but veally helpful.
tience with her room-mate.
be one of the most enjoyable
3—"Bevinda" for her new
minor social functions of the year.
birthday bracelet.
After enduring a n-wmber of
Those who attend a tea, not for
4—"Blanche" Gehron for her
gi-amniatically
incorrect
special
rethe social aspect, but fov the vicwinning witticisms at the
tuals were not disappointed for ports. Dr. North decided it was
table.
about
time
to
do
something
about
the refreshments were of the
5—Morrill Laubach for his indaintiest and tastiest. The pledges the situation. In a rather forceful
suppressibility.
proved their efficiency in the kit- manner, he cautioned his Sopho6—Helen Eyerly for her unfailchen, and as the trite expression more English Literature classes to
ing courtesy.
goes, a merry time was had by all. improve their diction. He said that
there is pevhaps an excuse for j
Y.W.C.A.
7—Dorothy
Shelley for the long
faulty speech, if a student is '•
distance she commutes daily.
Over fifty day room girls at- reared in a home where a foreign j
tended the luncheon which the day
(Continued on page 4)
IT HAPPENED IN
YOUR CLASSES
Com tn unist!
ORCHIDS
Invitations to New Girls Go
Out After Strenuous
Rushins Period
SORORITIES WELCOME
The heyday of rushing season
was reached on Monday, March 2,
at 3:20 P. M., when the longawaited answers to bids were announced by the sorority advisers.
The "rushees," after a hectic two
weeks' rushing period, were made
to get down to business and make
their choice.
Newly accepting girls were entertained at tea in the various sorority rooms immmediately after
the replies were received.
Those accepting Alpha Sigma
Tau bids are: Dorothy Taylor,
Geraldine Hoover, Alberta McGuire, Wilma Allen, Nedra Powell,
Jessie Leiby, Remona Cromwell,
Anna Landis, Mary Margaret McNitt, Ruth Conn, June Freed,
Louise Selleck, Eula Glossner,
Anna Banzhaf.
Those pledging themselves to Pi
Kappa Sigma are: Rose Marino,
Mary Kress, Ruth Simon, Mildred
White, Agnes Green, Madeline
Deise, Mary Hammer, Jeannette
Grout, Martha Halbrock, Marguerite McCollum, Margherita Folmar,
(Continued on paj?e 4)
ADDRESS BY DR. STEIN
The Rev. Curvin Stein was present at our chapel exercises on Friday, March 6. After leading the
devotions he addressed the students briefly. In the beginning of
his speech. Dr. Stein described how
as children wo first learn to write
our names. With pride we scribble
our initials impartially on all that
takes our fancy. Then as we grow
older we become conscious of how
our name is woven into human relationships. No longer is it a thing
to be bandied about lightly, but
our identification tag which we
strive to make as worthwhile aa
possible. Those who heard Dr.
Stein enjoyed his pleasant talk,
and hope that we way be so fortunate as to have him with us
again this year.
BRICKBATS
to
and
for
their "necking" parties in
public.
2—Mavgavet Griffith for her
white shoes in winter time.
3—Leah Kvaemev for oversleeping her eight o'clock classes.
4—Stoner, Mertz and Co. for
theiv putrid puns.
5—John Yon for his indefatigable appetite.
6—-Bill Hopkins for his black
eyes (with sympathy).
7—"Wimpy" Underwood for
the Times contribution he
never contributed.
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Corridor Parties
Afford
Pleasure
to Dorm Qroups
ABOUT THE BOUTS
Seen from the Ringside—Conning the Contests—All
Over the Lot
Decisions,
draws,
technical
knockouts, and knockouts were
among the referee's tabulations
for the boxing match with Western Maryland Frosh. Lock Haven
dvopped this contest by a 5-4
score. Two new faces appeared on
the card. Angie Muro, our 112pounder, made his flrst appearance
and was knocked out shortly after
the opening bell. Mike Haddad, in
his ring debut, dropped a close
decision to the Western Maryland
165-pounder.
Snoopy Reporter
Sees Queer
Bits
of Human Nature
In the Bloomsburg Teachers
College paper there was an inter- Fire Drills Bring Out Worst
esting article on the need for an
Aspects of Students,
organized conference among PennBut the Funniest
sylvania State Teachers College
athletic teams. This would create
real competition and do away with FRIENDS ARE DISGUISED
SPLENDID SPIRIT SHOWN
the disputes as to the mythical
championship. The Shippensburg
During the second semester the
They catch you unawares! Maypaper rates Bloomsburg basketball
girls of the dormitory have been
team better than Kutztown, hold- be you are in the dining room and
enjoying a new social function—
ers of the mythical championship. have your spoon half way to your
the so-called corridor parties.
Lock Haven defeated Bloomsburg mouth; sometimes you are taking
Three parties were planned, one
and should have won from Kutz- a shower (if you go to bed late, or
for each floor. The parties are held
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town. So we are really bettev than get up eavly) ; but usually you're
in the Y. W. room, and the rein bed—^that's what we don't like
Believe it or not, Ferd Wetzel scores would show.
freshments and entertainment are received a cut above his eye while
about five drills. No matter where
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planned and prepared by commit- acting as a second. The accident
you are, you ave unawave of where
The Maroon and Gray accepted to go ov what to do, or if you do
tees appointed by the hall chair- happened in the corner between
men of the different floors. The rounds when Marzzacco bumped an invitation to play a basketball know you don't do it. You wear
game with the "Y" team as part of youv bedvoom slippers instead of
expense of the events is paid by him.
the Williamsport Y.M.C.A. "Col- youv shoes, your bathrobe instead
the women's student government.
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lege Night." The locals dropped of your coat, and you forget your
The first pavty was held by the
The final bout of the season
towel. This applies to some of the
third floor girls on February 17. with Bucknell Freshmen ended in this game by one point.
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captains and lieutenants as well as
It was a "Mister E" party, so many a 4-4 tie. Lock Haven was handiSpring football practice will get to the privates.
guessing games were played. Other capped by having to present a
entertainment was provided by crippled team in the ring. Ed Kol- under way in a few weeks. Coaches
Personally, I like fire drills.
Miss Dixon and Miss Poole. The ner had to forfeit his fight because Fredericks, Bossert and Parsons They lend ouv usual voutine a.bit
entertainment and refreshments of a nose injury; McCollum was will have a fine squad to work ! of uncertainty. They give us opwere so well enjoyed that, al- kept out because of an eye injury with. It would be nice if a prac- portunity to see things as they
though the party was scheduled to suffered in the Western Maryland tice game with Penn State or really are. You can't always tell
end at 10 o'clock, it lasted until match; Wetzel fought in the 145- Bucknell could be arranged to cli- what people actually look like in
10.30. The chairmen of the com- pound class, thus spotting his man max the spring campaign.
the daytime, but you certainly can
mittees in charge were: Rita Pohl about ten pounds. An old shoulder
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at a fire dvill. We have some
—Entertainment, Clee Howe—In- injury forced Ferd to retire in the
Just where are the lettermen of mighty fine examples of Dr. Jekyll
vitation, Jeanne Lepley—Refresh- third round.
ouv college? Many men earn the and Mr. Hyde in the girls' dormiment, Julia Cronister—Decoi-ation.
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vight to wear a letter, but an or- tory. You wouldn't recognize some
The second party was held by
Kress' fight against Bucknell ganized group is missing. Yes, we of the girls with their curls in
the first floor on Tuesday, March was much different from the one have the Vavsity Club. Such an cuvlevs and their complexions still
16. This was a St. Patrick's Day against Western Maryland. Roy organization should be large and in boxes and bottles. Fire drills
party, and the refreshments, enter- gave the crowd plenty of action in active. Why can't we have a real cause other unusual occurrences.
tainment, and decorations were in the Bison bout.
club to take care of our athletes? A junior girl, who hasn't been to
keeping with the traditions of the
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breakfast more than twice before
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day. The chairmen of the comThe Blacks have challenged the this year was there the other mornCongratulations to a winner!
mittees which so ably planned the Frank Marzzacco was the lone box- Grays, intra-mural winners, to a ing after the dvill. If that same
event were: June Freed—Invita- er to remain undefeated this year. post-season game. If arrangements girl had an eight o'clock class that
tion, Helena Silagyi (sounds Irish, A draw with Penn State Freshmen can be made, a real battle will be morning, maybe she got there on
doesn't she?)—Decoration, Anne spoiled his chance for a perfect in store for everyone.
time, for once.
Gilmartin (the real thing this record.
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Don't think these fire drills
time)—Program, Leah Varner—
A slump in outdoor sports led to aren't sevious, howevev. They are
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Refreshment.
an
activity
similar
to
glacier
climbBill Hopkins must pack plenty
leally carried out in a very orderly
The-third party, which will end of dynamite in his fists. If you saw ing. Students in the training manner. We have a well-organized
the series, will be held by seeond his Bucknell opponent at the Sen- .school braved many dangers to five depavtment. (One of the first
floor. It is rumored that this one ior Ball, you would understand.
cross the ice jam in the Susque- floor captains even has a two-galis to be an April Fools' party. Un- ACCEPT SORORITY BIDS qui
hanna.
ne respectaient pas la loi. II y lon kettle of water, or sometimes
less I have been fooled in advance,
avait bien des honnetes gens dans coffee or tea, in her room.) At
it will be held on Wednesday,
I'Ouest a cette epoque; lis etaient the head of the organization are
((^ontinuod from page 3)
April 1.
heureux qu'il y avait parmi eux the fire chief and her assistant. On
Irene
Meyer,
Eleanor
High.
The splendid spirit which the
quelques uns qui savaient manier each fioor there are two captains
The
following
will
join
the
girls have shown in planning and
les pistolets aussi bien que les co- and two lieutenants. These perbonds
of
Sigma
Sigma
Sigma:
G.
attending the events is sufficient
quins. M. Hickok etait le plus sons see that the girls are out of
justification for their continuation. Sarah Mertz, Florence Duke, Ger- celebre des honnetes gens qui sav- their rooms in a certain limit of
aldine
Fulton,
Peggy
Stouck,
Mary
It is hoped that they will be held
time. They maintain order and
Hershberger,
Sara aient tirer.
more frequently, and that there Katherine
On vcnait de trouver de I'or pres silence. Their job isn't an easy
.Sykes,
Jane
Chalfonte,
Jane
Yost,
might also be a joint party of the
Alice Fredericks, Edna Livingston, de Deadwood; des coquins de toute one. We are going to get many of
three corridors.
pavtie de I'Est et de I'Ouest s'y these fire drills, so take them and
Jane Seltzer.
etaient diviges dans I'espoir de s'y like them, and obey the rules. Coenrichiv; il y avait aussi des co- operate!
IT HAPPENED IN
LE LANCELOT DE L'OUEST quines, qui chevchaient de I'or,
mais dont la technique etait bien
(Continiu^d I'roni pjig-e 3)
Au mois d'aout en 1876, on a diffevente de celle des hommes. On
BALL GALA EVENT
language is spoken, but this ex- enterre a Deadwood, D. S., M. buvait; on dansait; on jouait aux
cludes the vast majority of stu- James Butler Hickok, qui avait cavtes; on faisait jouer les pisto(Continued from page 1>
dents who slaughter the English ete, pendant vingt ans, le Lancelot lets. M. Hickok alia a Deadwood;
of Ivan Faux' syncopating mellanguage. If some feel that they I de I'Ouest. Sa belle frappait tou- il voulait trouver de I'or, mais, odies.
are prudes because they speak jours celui qu'il voulait tuer; ja- quand on lui demanda de se faire
A note of sadness yet happiness
correctly, or if their associates mais, cependant, il ne tirait sans gardien de la paix, il allait accepter
can't understand good diction, raison. Grand, bien fait, aussi le poste. Les coquins euvent peuv touched the hearts of the Seniors
then the associates should be habile aux poings qu'avec les pis- en appvenant cela; quelques uns as the archestra played "Lights
changed. Certainly we are laboring tolets, il parlait doucement et avee pevsuadevent a un nomme McCall, Out" for the final number. It
under a delusion; we are pre- correction, sans jamais jurer ni se en lui donnant de I'argent, de tuer meant the end of the most anticidestined to failure before we step servir de mots indignes d'un vrai M. Hickok; il a reussi a le faire en pated dance of the year. Hats off
a foot into a classroom as pros- ' gentleman. Comme gardien de la tirant sur lui de devriere. On en- to the Seniors!
pective teachers, if we take words j paix il protegeait les femmes et les tevva M. Hickok a Deadwood, ou
beautiful in themselves and speak , faibles; il ne cherchait jamais Ton volt aujouvd'hui sa statue echappa a sa punition, mais, quelthem so that all their beauty is querelle, mais, au besoin, il savait pres du tombeau. Pendant quelque ques mois plus tard, il fut arrete et
gone.
faire expier leurs crimes a ceux temps apres I'attentat McCall legalement pendu.
St. Patrick's and April Fool's
Spirit Prevail on First
and Second Floors
COLLEGE TIMES
FIRE DRILL
State Teachers College, Lock Haven, Penna.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1936
Vol. 13.
No. 11.
Theme for This Issue . . "THE SOCIAL LIFE'
Member College Trustees
Country Club to Dr, Armstrong Appointed
Commission Are Appointed to
be Site of Dance of Education Policies
It has been announced by the Educational Policies Commission at Serve o n
Board
for Pan-Hellenic its headquarters
in Washington, 0. C, that Doctor Dallas W. Armstrong, President of the State 'Teachers College at Lock Haven, has
Thus Far Six Members Have
Music for Second Sorority been appointed a member of the Educational Policies Commission.
Been Officially Confirmed
Dance to Be Furnished
The Commission was appointed for a five-year term by the joint
action of the National Education Association and the Department of
by Governor Earle
by Eddie Schadt
Superintendence to develop long-.-ange planning for the improvement
COMMITTEES ARE BUSY
The Pan-Hellenic semi-formal
dance, sponsored by the three sororities on the campus, will be held
on March 21 at the Country Club.
Music will be furnished by Eddie
Schadt.
This is the first year that the
combined sororities have held two
dances in the same year.
The committees who will be responsible for the success of this
event are as follows: Music Committee—Anne Wilson, chairman,
Helen Kohler and Ethel Law; Decoration—Marie Gehron, chairman,
Nancy White, Anna
Trexler,
Gladys Shaffer, Jean Kunes and
Rutii Burkett; Place—Anne 1 razier, chairman, Leanore Dick and
Jane Mervine; Clean-Up—Evelyn
Willianis, chairman, Helen Homer,
Margaret Griffith, Dorothy Hamburger, Jean Heilman and Marjorie Pfoutz; Tickets—Gretchen
Dickey, chairman, Helen Eyerly
and Dorothy Lillibridge; Program
—-Clee Howe, chairman, Marian
Harsch and Mary Louise Markel;
Refreshments — Maxine English,
chairman, Louise McEntire and
Mary Ulmer; Alumni—Leah Kraemer, chairman, Doris Yarrison and
Ruth Eleanor Bower.
Ball
Qala Event
Rhythm! Romance! Glamour!
Gaiety! All held sway at the most
gala event of the season—the
Senior Ball. The gym was very attractively decorated with colors of
the rainbow starting with rich violet, and shading into the more
delicate lines of pinks and blues.
Dame Fashion dominated the
scene as the "belles of the ball"
appeared in the latest styles and
shades blending well with the rainbow colors of the decorations. The
dark "tuxes" of the gentlemen
made a stviking contract. Lovely,
scented corsages worn by many of
our fair ladies added to the enchantment of the scene.
Balloons in various colors, red,
white, orange and blue, were suspended across the ceiling and lent
a note of the bizarre and fun when
they were suddenly dropped upon
the unsuspecting dancers, who immediately proceeded to burst those
secured by their neighbors.
A sip of cooling punch was
quite refreshing between numbers
(Continued on pase 4)
of the American school.
The policies of the Commission will be developed from its contact
with educational leaders serving as consultants in all parts of the
country. It is an agency of leadership and service rather than an
agency for bringing about standardization and uniformity.
The members will receive important materials pvepaved by the
Central Committee and will be asked to assist the Commission by
expressing opinions on issues submitted, by raising additional issues
to be considered by the Commission, by disseminating its recommendations, and by reporting conclusions of impovtant committees of which
the consultants ave members.
Spring Festival
Library Shelf
Qets Up Speed
Filling Up Fast
Reporter Has Ear to
Dr. North Announces
Ground and Gets Inside
Acquisition of Several
Information on Events
Loan Library Books
Have you seen the girls walking
The Loan Library reports the
acquisition of a number of new avound the campus with bright colbooks during the last week. Among oved costumes ovev their arms?
them are two of the present best- Have you heard any of these same
sellers: OLD JULES, by Mari girls mutter, "I've got to practice
Sandoz, and LIFE WITH FATH- my exercises"? Have you failed to
find Miss Dixon sitting down and
ER, by Clavence Day.
The formev is a novel dealing resting?
with pioneev life in the Middle
These are all signs of preparaWest. The chief chavactev. Old, tion fov the annual Spving FestiJules, holds the center of the stage val.
by the qualities which make him
Some of our most historic cos"diffevent." Some of his actions
tumes ave the Mexican jackets.
are truly amazing.
Clarence Day's book deals with Pevhaps some of ouv Fveshman
an equally interesting character. givls fvom Lock Haven, who atAnyone who wants to understand tended the tvaining school, will be
the American family and who en- intevested in knowing that they
joys humor owes it to himself to wove, in the third gvade, the childven's blouses fvom which our
vead the novel.
PARTNERS IN PLUNDER is a Mexican jackets are made.
book of a diffevent sovt. Its subOur Russian tunics weve fovmertitle, "The Costs of Dictatorship," ly athlete's costumes, and our Russuggests its timeliness. If you sian petticoats—well, ask Miss
really want to know some of the Dixon about theiv ovigin. The chilfacts of behind-the-scenes activity dven's gvoup will pvesent a colorin Amevican life today, you will ful away of costumes.
be intevested in this new expose
Exevcises always have a promby one of the associates of Coninent part in our festival. Few apsumevs' Reseavch, Inc.
pveciate the houvs of havd wovk
Old-time favorites which have these dvills take. One is rewarded,
been best-sellevs in their day, and however, by the thrill that comes
which will give the lover of good fvom being a pavt of this lavge
novels several pleasant hours a r e : gvoup wovking in perfect harmony.
Ellen GUusgow's THE ROMANTIC Much credit should go to Miss
COMEDIANS (Miss Glasgow is, Dixon fov hev clevev planning and
you know, the authov of the cur- for hev patience in working with
rent best-seller, VEIN OF IRON);; almost two hundred girls.
Joseph Hergesheimer's THE PARThis year the festival is built
TY DRESS; and Anne Parish's
THE PERENNIAL BACHELOR. on a tvip around the United States.
The popularity of the last-named You will visit the mining country,
novel is attested by the fact that j an Indian reservation, a Mexican
it has been reprinted nineteen j Festa, and other spots just as intimes.
j tevesting. The tvip is climaxed by
For the short-story lover the Li- j a scene fvom the Mavdi Gras at
(ConlinuBd on paao 3)
| New Orleans.
WELCOME IS EXTENDED
New trustees for the Lock Haven Teachers College were recently appointed. Mervin A. Burkett,
of this city, has been appointed by
Governor Earle as successor to Dr.
David W. Thomas, and J. Fred
Katzmaier, Williamsport attorney,
will succeed Robert P. Rich.
The members of the new board
will include three alumni of the
Teachers College, three people
who have spent their active years
in the profession of education, and
a former trustee of the Teachers
College, who was active in fostering the institution in its early days
as a Normal School.
The reappointed trustee is Dr.
Sweeney, a former superintendent
of schools in Elk County. The former trustee who will again find
himself active in the affairs of the
college, after its status has
changed from that of a Normal
School to a fully accredited fouryear Teachers College, is Mr.
Charles R. Lauer.
The trustees who will take up
their work as board members after previous experience in administering school district affairs are
Mv. Katzmaier, a Williamsport
school director, and Mr. Burkett,
who began a six year term as a
member of the Lock Haven School
Boavd last December.
Those whose appointments were
announced later ave Miss Elizabeth H. Peale, Charles R. Lauer
and Hartman B. Herr, all of this
city. Miss Peale succeeds Mrs.
George H. Diack, Mr. Lauer succeeds M. E. Haggerty and Mr.
Herr succeeds I. T. Parsons, who
has been secretary of the board
fov a number of years.
The outgoing members of the
college board are Dr. Thomas,
president, Mrs. George H. Diack,
I. T. Parsons and M. E. Haggerty,
Congressman Rich, S. L. Rush and
Harold D. Woolridge.
The student body expresses its
appveciation fov the unfailing undevstanding and loyal support of
the outgoing Board members and
extends a cordial welcome to the
newly appointed members.
Save WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8
for the
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FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1936
EDITORIAL
How To Say It
The Queen's Taste: No. 11
Glasses and cups ave not seized
and dvained at one gulp by those
wishing to be thought mannerly.
Don't encircle the cup with your
fingers. Be suve to hold the cup by
the handle—that's what it's for.
And byi the way, don't be a "cupcuddler"—one hand is all you
need to hold the cup.
The knife is fov cutting puvposes
ONLY. And one shouldn't cut
more than one bite at a time.
The fork should always be held
move like a pencil than a shovel.
When cutting meat the knife is
held in the vight hand and the
fovk in the left, WITH THE
PRONGS DOWN. If you are lefthanded, the positions are reversed.
The King's English: No. 11
"Hadn't ought"
Wrong: "He hadn't ought to do
it," or "He hadn't ought to have
done it."
Why? Because OUGHT is uninflected; i.e., it exists in only one
form. If you wish to use it to express past time, you must employ
it with the perfect infinitive of the
following verb.
Right: "He ought not to do it,"
or "He ought not to have done it."
"Used to could"
Wvong: "He used to could take
it."
Why? Because USED TO is always followed by an infinitive, and
COULD is not an infinitive form.
Right: "He used to be able to
do it."
TUMBLERS TUMBLE
LETTERS
Our Physical Education majors
have been pathetic, long-suffering
victims of Mr. Bossert's tumbling
classes.—Now there's Kime, he
would be an addition to any gym
team.—Conrad complains he is
muscle-bound, but we enjoy hearing him land when he does it so
lightly.-—One of our born "leaders" is Hopkins. When the class
started to practice diving he wasn't
satisfied to dive over two boyis; he
wanted to have the piano placed
in front of the mat. We're sorry
they didn't let him try it.—-Mertz
does the perfect backward roll:
.she never gets further than her
neck.—We notice that Smith insists on trying a front flip and always lands before the flip is half
finished, but he never complains.
—The whole class wonders if
Stouck has a backbone.
The Editor,
The College Times,
Dear Sir:
Abolish Sororities?
Many people who are immedIn a large number of the colleges and universities in this country iately concerned with our College
a perennial controversy rages, which is concerned with the question have adopted a rather difficult and
of extra-curricular clubs and organizations. The question is fundamentally that of existence—"Shall clubs and organizations be abol- old-fashioned attitude toward Colisheid?"—and the fight over it is hottest in the section concerning lege organizations. This is a deplorable condition and should be
sororities.
The arguments against sororities are simple, energetically pre- remedied, for until such a change
sented, and often repeated. One claims that sororities are undemo- is made, the College itself will
cratic; another maintains that they foster false estimates of excellence suffev in move than one way. This
and superiority; others say that sororities cause widespread unhappi- may be illustvated by the fact that
ness and discontent, that they encourage toadying, academic careless- the modevn conception of educaness, relaxed standards and morals.
tion is considevably venioved from
It is agreed at the outset that there may be, and probably are, that of the pvevious generation. In
isolated cases in which all and each of these conditions are true. It is their time education consisted enthe purpose of this discussion, however, to develop the case for sor- tirely of what leavning students
orities in a college like ours, on the ground that the benefits far out- veceived fvom text books, ov, libweigh the defects, in order to bring about greater appreciation and evally, fvom the pvofessov or inunderstanding of the sorority situation, and a wider tolevance toward structor. The modern school is concevning fvaternities and sorit
iSororities do constitute a fovce in any college wheve they exist. vastly different. The up-to-date orities, and without further inThis is because the sorovity idea is attvactive to the average girl. college sjistem recognizes the value vestigation, have formed, or more
The badge she wears may be dear to her as a sign that she was tvied of formev methods of leavning, properly "adopted" these quite
in the balance and found adequate, but the idea of sorority itself but at the same time vealizes that, arguable theories. Those midcomes to stand, in her mind, for much move than personal values.
fov the avevage student, the most victorians undoubtedly are not
Perhaps the greatest of these general values is that of stronger valuable and impovtant conse- possessed of the faculties necessocial confidence. This confidence is not essentially the result of hav- quence of college tvaining is a sary to enable them to think for
ing been "picked," as many detractors maintain, using it as an aid in knowledge of humanity and cul- themselves. Or possiblyi they have
proving sororities undemocratic. It comes, rather, as a natural out- tuve. And what is move, an insight been brought up in the doctrine of
growth of the value set by sovovity ideals and study on gvacious, gvace- on eithev of these two subjects can "What was good enough for my
ful adjustment to the human wovld avound us. Sovovity life places a
value on the leavning and pvactice of bettev social relationships, and be gained only by expevience in father is good enough for me."
since wider knowledge means gveater self-faith, the sovovity girl grows college. Wheve can this expevience This may be a logical excuse for
be better gained than in student theiv actions, but it is not acceptin inner strength.
Membevship in a sovority provides an impetus toward leadership. organizations? Most positively it able in this modevn wovld. They
The sorority community is small, with a social and business life of its | cannot be secured in a lecture or should leavn to think for themown, and in the course of a year each girl finds opportunities for sevies of lectuves; nor can it be selves.
learned, even in pavt, fvom social
managership and co-operation which give valuable training.
I sincerely hope that these
"The world," as adult life with all its problems and satisfactions science. Theve is indeed evevy words will not fall upon deaf ears,
is called, does set store by the individual who can fit into its pattern avgument in favov of fvaternities, and that as a result those "fogies"
and carry his share of the load, and it has its reward ready. Alumni sororities and other school organi- who have been standing as obwill rise up to bless the name of any college that has given preparation zations.
stacles to our progress will at least
for play as well as for work, for work alone is only half of life.
Of course there are those who, investigate before they condemn.
A favorite cry of those who would destroy sororities is that the
INTERESTED STUDENT
sorority idea is sele'ctive. It seems reasonable to inquire, in answer, being self-complacent to the n-th
"Isn't all of the life into which we shall enter selective?" A college degree, slander them as being the
which protects its students against bumps which will hurt more later is chief evils of college life. EvidentWrite to the
doing no kindness to the adults which those students will become. In ly, such people have at one time or
an earlier issue of this paper, the editorial column presented sugges- other overheard some person
COLLEGE TIMES
tions by which individuals might make themselves attractive socially.
and say i t !
The sorority idea itself is based upon the undeniable truth that the whose ideas were equally biased
world for which college students are preparing themselves is selective in
the extreme, and that those who ave ready and who know how to be
approves of public conduct which places members or groups in an unon hand are the ones who will get the chances and the "breaks." This lavorable
light.
should serve to condemn the world, not sorority training.
Sorority life as an idea, then, contributes largely to the standards
Finally, the sorority idea emphasizes the old adage, "With every and social
activities of any college, and without it the college would
privilege goes a responsibility." Those who accept the satisfactions be much poorer To destroy the sororities on a campus would be to
and benefits the sorority can confer should also accept the responsi- destroy one ot the featuves most attvactive to enteving students, and
bility of behaving as a leader and an example. Individual girls some- most valuable to those gvaduating. Let us value at theiv true worth
times fail in this important part of sovority membership, but they the sororities Lock Haven possesses, and vealize that through them, in
should be condemned as individuals, not as members of theiv sovorities, ' pavt at lea.st,_this college measures up to modevn standards of general
which are victims of their behavior, and not sponsors. No sorority j teacher training.
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room Y.W.C.A. gave in the Y
Clubs Qrow Calm room
Sorority Rushees
on Friday, March 6. It was
Dr. North announces the
the largest and most successful
following
After Many Days luncheon
ever given by the Y.W.
Accept Final Bids
CA. Miss Poole and Mrs. Bossert
Loan Library Hours At Season Close
guests. Caroline Brown was
of Chaotic Work were
chairman of the committee in
charge. Other committee members
Rushing Season Climaxed by were: Alice Fredericks, Ruth
Formal Dinner Parties to Crowley, Ruth Foulk, and Jean
Mann.
Honor Young- Guests
Education Club
The immediate plans of the EdY. W. LUNCH A SUCCESS ucation
Club consist of the in-
Daily—
8:50 - 9:00
10:20 - 10:30
11:20 - 11:30
Tuesday and Thursday—
2:10 - 4:00
auguration of a system of extension service to public schools and
public school meetings. Under the
proposed system, talented students
from the college will be given opportunity to offer services as
speaker.-;, musicians, and dramatic
enterta'ners before gatherings of
parent-teacher's meetings and public school assemblies. This plan has
grown from a recognized need and
a public demand for such services.
Such experience should prove invaluable to future teachers.
The ultimate ambition of the
club, however, is to become a member of the Kappa Delta Pi, the national honorary educational fraternity. The club has been fortunate in having been favored with an
addre-ss on "National Educational
Fvaternities" by Miss Geavy, in
which all detailed technicalities
were discussed. The club is now
preparing a pvogvam for the culmination of activities as the Education Club.
Additional plans being made are
attendance at the annual Bucknell
Confevence this spving and for the
annual Educational Club party.
and any other time you can
Sigma Sigma Sigma
catch him in Room 26!
Formal dinners are lovely anyv/here, but when it is a progressive
dinner involving a ride from house
to house, the pleasure is doubly
LIBRARY FILLING UP
effective. The Sigma Sigma Sigma
Sorority, on February 29, enter(Continued frem page 1)
tained the "rushees" for the last
bravy has acquired O. Henry's
time.
THE TRIMMED LAMP. This volThe guests met in the Blue
ume contains such favorites as
Room at six o'clock and were
"Accovding to Their Lights."
transported in automobiles to the
Although just too late for Washhome of Mrs. Lauer where the
ington's Birthday, the well-known
first course of the dinner was
SEVEN AGES OF WASHINGserved. The party progressed to
TON, by Owen Wister, will prove
the home of Gretchen Dickey
to be interesting reading to patriowhere the main course of the dintic Americans. One attractive qualnev was served. Name cards helped
ity of this book for the student
the "rushees" find their places,
harvassed fov time is its brevity.
and they were pleasantly suvprised
Last, but not the least interestto discover their places were aling volume in this group is Ralph
ready occupied by a "Scottie" carStraus' biography of
Charles
rying a pencil. "The last stop was
Dickens. The great virtue of this
made at Louise McEntire's home
book is its simple and interesting
wheve dessevt was served.
treatment of the great novelist.
Pi Kappa Sigma
One doesn't have to be a Ph.D. to
Long dresses! A pavty spirit
understand and enjoy it. Then,
pervaded the halls of L.H.S.T.C.
too, it's short.
The last elaborate party given by
the Pi Kappa Sigma Sorority was
a buffet supper held on February
HELP US MAKE THE
28, from 6 to 10 P. M. The mystery was not disclosed until the
COLLEGE TIMES
rushees assembled in the Blue
Room. Six o'clock! Cars drove up
Send us your account of
to the front door and the lovely
IMPORTANT EVENTS
ladiesdeparted for places unknown. Socializtd Group Discussions
They finally arrived at the home and Diction Cautions Proceed
of Ruth Eleanor Bower in Mill
Surely it is fine to talk about
Hall where a lovely supper was
modern methods of classroom pro- I
prepared.
All kinds of entertainment, in- cedure, but Dr. Weber's Sopho-'
cluding Shakespearian and guess- more Sociology classes are actual-.
ing games and
refreshments ly engaging in socialized discussion
formed the highlights of the even- groups, each of which consists of
PLEASE RETURN
ing. After the guests were pre- seven students. At least once a
sented with pastel colored atomiz- week the class divides into the varMY POETRY
ers, the party broke up, scoring ious discussion groups which meet
in
vacant
rooms.
Each
member
of
|
BOOK!
another success for the Pi Kappa's.
the class has wvitten a paper on a '
Dramatic Club
topic of his own choice. On certain I
The Dramatic Club entertained scheduled days each topic will be I
RUTH CROWLEY
the faculty and student body of criticized by a member of the
the college at a St. Patrick's tea, group who has written a paper
held March 9 in the Blue Room. taking the opposite side of the I
Yellow and green, the club's col- question. A different person will!
ors, was the scheme for decoraton. act as secretary each time. The
A bouquet of jonquils adorned student is allowed fveedom to de- |
the center of the service table at velop the peviod in an original way
which Harlan Harsch and Arlene if he caves to do so, and is reto
Dunkle poured. Miss Arey, Kath- sponsible fov taking the attend1—Ellen Harding for her work
erine Caprio, William Mahaffey, ance, notes on the comments, etc.
on the Spring Festival.
and John Yon received the guests. The gvoup discussions ave often
2—Anne Gilmartin for her paThrough the cooperation of the vevy lively and not only intevestclub members, this tea proved to ing but veally helpful.
tience with her room-mate.
be one of the most enjoyable
3—"Bevinda" for her new
minor social functions of the year.
birthday bracelet.
After enduring a n-wmber of
Those who attend a tea, not for
4—"Blanche" Gehron for her
gi-amniatically
incorrect
special
rethe social aspect, but fov the vicwinning witticisms at the
tuals were not disappointed for ports. Dr. North decided it was
table.
about
time
to
do
something
about
the refreshments were of the
5—Morrill Laubach for his indaintiest and tastiest. The pledges the situation. In a rather forceful
suppressibility.
proved their efficiency in the kit- manner, he cautioned his Sopho6—Helen Eyerly for her unfailchen, and as the trite expression more English Literature classes to
ing courtesy.
goes, a merry time was had by all. improve their diction. He said that
there is pevhaps an excuse for j
Y.W.C.A.
7—Dorothy
Shelley for the long
faulty speech, if a student is '•
distance she commutes daily.
Over fifty day room girls at- reared in a home where a foreign j
tended the luncheon which the day
(Continued on page 4)
IT HAPPENED IN
YOUR CLASSES
Com tn unist!
ORCHIDS
Invitations to New Girls Go
Out After Strenuous
Rushins Period
SORORITIES WELCOME
The heyday of rushing season
was reached on Monday, March 2,
at 3:20 P. M., when the longawaited answers to bids were announced by the sorority advisers.
The "rushees," after a hectic two
weeks' rushing period, were made
to get down to business and make
their choice.
Newly accepting girls were entertained at tea in the various sorority rooms immmediately after
the replies were received.
Those accepting Alpha Sigma
Tau bids are: Dorothy Taylor,
Geraldine Hoover, Alberta McGuire, Wilma Allen, Nedra Powell,
Jessie Leiby, Remona Cromwell,
Anna Landis, Mary Margaret McNitt, Ruth Conn, June Freed,
Louise Selleck, Eula Glossner,
Anna Banzhaf.
Those pledging themselves to Pi
Kappa Sigma are: Rose Marino,
Mary Kress, Ruth Simon, Mildred
White, Agnes Green, Madeline
Deise, Mary Hammer, Jeannette
Grout, Martha Halbrock, Marguerite McCollum, Margherita Folmar,
(Continued on paj?e 4)
ADDRESS BY DR. STEIN
The Rev. Curvin Stein was present at our chapel exercises on Friday, March 6. After leading the
devotions he addressed the students briefly. In the beginning of
his speech. Dr. Stein described how
as children wo first learn to write
our names. With pride we scribble
our initials impartially on all that
takes our fancy. Then as we grow
older we become conscious of how
our name is woven into human relationships. No longer is it a thing
to be bandied about lightly, but
our identification tag which we
strive to make as worthwhile aa
possible. Those who heard Dr.
Stein enjoyed his pleasant talk,
and hope that we way be so fortunate as to have him with us
again this year.
BRICKBATS
to
and
for
their "necking" parties in
public.
2—Mavgavet Griffith for her
white shoes in winter time.
3—Leah Kvaemev for oversleeping her eight o'clock classes.
4—Stoner, Mertz and Co. for
theiv putrid puns.
5—John Yon for his indefatigable appetite.
6—-Bill Hopkins for his black
eyes (with sympathy).
7—"Wimpy" Underwood for
the Times contribution he
never contributed.
1—
COLLEGE TIMES
Corridor Parties
Afford
Pleasure
to Dorm Qroups
ABOUT THE BOUTS
Seen from the Ringside—Conning the Contests—All
Over the Lot
Decisions,
draws,
technical
knockouts, and knockouts were
among the referee's tabulations
for the boxing match with Western Maryland Frosh. Lock Haven
dvopped this contest by a 5-4
score. Two new faces appeared on
the card. Angie Muro, our 112pounder, made his flrst appearance
and was knocked out shortly after
the opening bell. Mike Haddad, in
his ring debut, dropped a close
decision to the Western Maryland
165-pounder.
Snoopy Reporter
Sees Queer
Bits
of Human Nature
In the Bloomsburg Teachers
College paper there was an inter- Fire Drills Bring Out Worst
esting article on the need for an
Aspects of Students,
organized conference among PennBut the Funniest
sylvania State Teachers College
athletic teams. This would create
real competition and do away with FRIENDS ARE DISGUISED
SPLENDID SPIRIT SHOWN
the disputes as to the mythical
championship. The Shippensburg
During the second semester the
They catch you unawares! Maypaper rates Bloomsburg basketball
girls of the dormitory have been
team better than Kutztown, hold- be you are in the dining room and
enjoying a new social function—
ers of the mythical championship. have your spoon half way to your
the so-called corridor parties.
Lock Haven defeated Bloomsburg mouth; sometimes you are taking
Three parties were planned, one
and should have won from Kutz- a shower (if you go to bed late, or
for each floor. The parties are held
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town. So we are really bettev than get up eavly) ; but usually you're
in the Y. W. room, and the rein bed—^that's what we don't like
Believe it or not, Ferd Wetzel scores would show.
freshments and entertainment are received a cut above his eye while
about five drills. No matter where
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planned and prepared by commit- acting as a second. The accident
you are, you ave unawave of where
The Maroon and Gray accepted to go ov what to do, or if you do
tees appointed by the hall chair- happened in the corner between
men of the different floors. The rounds when Marzzacco bumped an invitation to play a basketball know you don't do it. You wear
game with the "Y" team as part of youv bedvoom slippers instead of
expense of the events is paid by him.
the Williamsport Y.M.C.A. "Col- youv shoes, your bathrobe instead
the women's student government.
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lege Night." The locals dropped of your coat, and you forget your
The first pavty was held by the
The final bout of the season
towel. This applies to some of the
third floor girls on February 17. with Bucknell Freshmen ended in this game by one point.
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captains and lieutenants as well as
It was a "Mister E" party, so many a 4-4 tie. Lock Haven was handiSpring football practice will get to the privates.
guessing games were played. Other capped by having to present a
entertainment was provided by crippled team in the ring. Ed Kol- under way in a few weeks. Coaches
Personally, I like fire drills.
Miss Dixon and Miss Poole. The ner had to forfeit his fight because Fredericks, Bossert and Parsons They lend ouv usual voutine a.bit
entertainment and refreshments of a nose injury; McCollum was will have a fine squad to work ! of uncertainty. They give us opwere so well enjoyed that, al- kept out because of an eye injury with. It would be nice if a prac- portunity to see things as they
though the party was scheduled to suffered in the Western Maryland tice game with Penn State or really are. You can't always tell
end at 10 o'clock, it lasted until match; Wetzel fought in the 145- Bucknell could be arranged to cli- what people actually look like in
10.30. The chairmen of the com- pound class, thus spotting his man max the spring campaign.
the daytime, but you certainly can
mittees in charge were: Rita Pohl about ten pounds. An old shoulder
• ••
at a fire dvill. We have some
—Entertainment, Clee Howe—In- injury forced Ferd to retire in the
Just where are the lettermen of mighty fine examples of Dr. Jekyll
vitation, Jeanne Lepley—Refresh- third round.
ouv college? Many men earn the and Mr. Hyde in the girls' dormiment, Julia Cronister—Decoi-ation.
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vight to wear a letter, but an or- tory. You wouldn't recognize some
The second party was held by
Kress' fight against Bucknell ganized group is missing. Yes, we of the girls with their curls in
the first floor on Tuesday, March was much different from the one have the Vavsity Club. Such an cuvlevs and their complexions still
16. This was a St. Patrick's Day against Western Maryland. Roy organization should be large and in boxes and bottles. Fire drills
party, and the refreshments, enter- gave the crowd plenty of action in active. Why can't we have a real cause other unusual occurrences.
tainment, and decorations were in the Bison bout.
club to take care of our athletes? A junior girl, who hasn't been to
keeping with the traditions of the
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breakfast more than twice before
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day. The chairmen of the comThe Blacks have challenged the this year was there the other mornCongratulations to a winner!
mittees which so ably planned the Frank Marzzacco was the lone box- Grays, intra-mural winners, to a ing after the dvill. If that same
event were: June Freed—Invita- er to remain undefeated this year. post-season game. If arrangements girl had an eight o'clock class that
tion, Helena Silagyi (sounds Irish, A draw with Penn State Freshmen can be made, a real battle will be morning, maybe she got there on
doesn't she?)—Decoration, Anne spoiled his chance for a perfect in store for everyone.
time, for once.
Gilmartin (the real thing this record.
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Don't think these fire drills
time)—Program, Leah Varner—
A slump in outdoor sports led to aren't sevious, howevev. They are
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Refreshment.
an
activity
similar
to
glacier
climbBill Hopkins must pack plenty
leally carried out in a very orderly
The-third party, which will end of dynamite in his fists. If you saw ing. Students in the training manner. We have a well-organized
the series, will be held by seeond his Bucknell opponent at the Sen- .school braved many dangers to five depavtment. (One of the first
floor. It is rumored that this one ior Ball, you would understand.
cross the ice jam in the Susque- floor captains even has a two-galis to be an April Fools' party. Un- ACCEPT SORORITY BIDS qui
hanna.
ne respectaient pas la loi. II y lon kettle of water, or sometimes
less I have been fooled in advance,
avait bien des honnetes gens dans coffee or tea, in her room.) At
it will be held on Wednesday,
I'Ouest a cette epoque; lis etaient the head of the organization are
((^ontinuod from page 3)
April 1.
heureux qu'il y avait parmi eux the fire chief and her assistant. On
Irene
Meyer,
Eleanor
High.
The splendid spirit which the
quelques uns qui savaient manier each fioor there are two captains
The
following
will
join
the
girls have shown in planning and
les pistolets aussi bien que les co- and two lieutenants. These perbonds
of
Sigma
Sigma
Sigma:
G.
attending the events is sufficient
quins. M. Hickok etait le plus sons see that the girls are out of
justification for their continuation. Sarah Mertz, Florence Duke, Ger- celebre des honnetes gens qui sav- their rooms in a certain limit of
aldine
Fulton,
Peggy
Stouck,
Mary
It is hoped that they will be held
time. They maintain order and
Hershberger,
Sara aient tirer.
more frequently, and that there Katherine
On vcnait de trouver de I'or pres silence. Their job isn't an easy
.Sykes,
Jane
Chalfonte,
Jane
Yost,
might also be a joint party of the
Alice Fredericks, Edna Livingston, de Deadwood; des coquins de toute one. We are going to get many of
three corridors.
pavtie de I'Est et de I'Ouest s'y these fire drills, so take them and
Jane Seltzer.
etaient diviges dans I'espoir de s'y like them, and obey the rules. Coenrichiv; il y avait aussi des co- operate!
IT HAPPENED IN
LE LANCELOT DE L'OUEST quines, qui chevchaient de I'or,
mais dont la technique etait bien
(Continiu^d I'roni pjig-e 3)
Au mois d'aout en 1876, on a diffevente de celle des hommes. On
BALL GALA EVENT
language is spoken, but this ex- enterre a Deadwood, D. S., M. buvait; on dansait; on jouait aux
cludes the vast majority of stu- James Butler Hickok, qui avait cavtes; on faisait jouer les pisto(Continued from page 1>
dents who slaughter the English ete, pendant vingt ans, le Lancelot lets. M. Hickok alia a Deadwood;
of Ivan Faux' syncopating mellanguage. If some feel that they I de I'Ouest. Sa belle frappait tou- il voulait trouver de I'or, mais, odies.
are prudes because they speak jours celui qu'il voulait tuer; ja- quand on lui demanda de se faire
A note of sadness yet happiness
correctly, or if their associates mais, cependant, il ne tirait sans gardien de la paix, il allait accepter
can't understand good diction, raison. Grand, bien fait, aussi le poste. Les coquins euvent peuv touched the hearts of the Seniors
then the associates should be habile aux poings qu'avec les pis- en appvenant cela; quelques uns as the archestra played "Lights
changed. Certainly we are laboring tolets, il parlait doucement et avee pevsuadevent a un nomme McCall, Out" for the final number. It
under a delusion; we are pre- correction, sans jamais jurer ni se en lui donnant de I'argent, de tuer meant the end of the most anticidestined to failure before we step servir de mots indignes d'un vrai M. Hickok; il a reussi a le faire en pated dance of the year. Hats off
a foot into a classroom as pros- ' gentleman. Comme gardien de la tirant sur lui de devriere. On en- to the Seniors!
pective teachers, if we take words j paix il protegeait les femmes et les tevva M. Hickok a Deadwood, ou
beautiful in themselves and speak , faibles; il ne cherchait jamais Ton volt aujouvd'hui sa statue echappa a sa punition, mais, quelthem so that all their beauty is querelle, mais, au besoin, il savait pres du tombeau. Pendant quelque ques mois plus tard, il fut arrete et
gone.
faire expier leurs crimes a ceux temps apres I'attentat McCall legalement pendu.
St. Patrick's and April Fool's
Spirit Prevail on First
and Second Floors
Media of