Merry Christmas--Happy New Year

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At L o c k H a v e n S t a t e T e a c h e r s
VOLUiME 6

L O C K H A V E N , P E K N A . , D E C E M B E K 19,

"Why the Chimes Rang"
"Why the Chimes Rang" a piay in
one act hy Elizabeth McFadden is
to he produced Wednesday December 21 by the people in the Junior
High School. An unusual amount of
time has been spent in the preparation and the play promises to be
very good.
The story telia of two pea.sant
boys who wish te go to the cathedral at Christmaa time. One is taken by hl3 uncle. Hia brother has no
gift te give but aids an old lady to
the service. His gift although of the
more humble kind ib the best.
Woven into the play are seven
pantomines which add to the beauty
and atmosphere of the play. Near
the end come many Christmas carols.
The play is under the direction
of Lloyd Bauman and Clarence Willianis, both prominent In College dramatics. Mr, All and Mr. Patterson
are in charae of the Music.
The play is to be given In conJunction with the usual Christmas
program. A tree and an exchange of
gifts are to add to the enjoyment of
the Junior High School people.
The Cast of Characters:
Holger, a peasant boy, Robert Ungard. Stein, his brother, Wayne Myers, Bertel, their u>ato, Lehr Eckert, An old woman, Kelma Keen, A
man, George Sheaalay, A courtier,
Robert Rifflard, An old man, Thomas Aikey, A young girl, Mabel Burd,
The king, Eugene Fox, The Angel,
Josepfcine Packer.

College
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Tenor Wins Five Hundred Friends
Warm, Friendly Personality of
McQuhae Lights Up
Varied Program
Allen McQuhae, the brilliant and
likeable tenor who sang at Teache r s College, Lock Haven, Friday
evening, December 9, left Lock Haven with flve hundred new admirers.
A particularly uoticable characteristic of both man and his choice
of song was his versatility. The program ranged from Donizetti's "Una
Furtiva Lagrlmax from "L'ElisIr D'Amore" to the whimsical "Kitty
O'Toole" by Protheroe.
Mr. McQuhae's program consisted of five distinct divisions: the
first, two selections from Handel;
the second, a group of French songs,
the third, an aria; the fourth, a
group of old Irish folk songs, and
fifth, a group of English songs.
Every

Pi'OKraiii DistiuctlT*
song waa distinctive and

worthy of some speciiil notice. The
calm, slow-moving and, withal, fervent "Where ere you walk" from
Handel's S e ni e 1 e , Bemberg's "li
.s'eige." a light, moving picture o:
i snow storm, and the cleverly dra.uatized "Au Pays" by Holmes, were
possibly the best received.
The snappy "Ballynure Ballad,'
the laughable "Low Back Car" and
"Kitty My Love," carried oft honors in the Irish group.
"The Hour" written and composed
hy Solon Albert!, Mr. McQuhae's accompanist, was lovely, "Come to the
Fair" by Martin and Hadyn-Wood's
"The Brown Bird Singing" were ald outstanding in this group.
Mr. McQuhae was especial^ 11b-•rai with encores, adding ten songs
fo his long program.
His accompanist Solon Albertl,
played beautifully. The accompaniment to "Serenade Italienne" by
Chausson was a fine interpretation
of a Mediterranean *hore scene.

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Debating
Debating has been found as especially alluring in Mr. Sullivan's
Social and Industrial History class
(the class being evenly divided In
sexes, we woader if the females al•^•'=i^^-'-!=**?:? 'J^S^tf li^x?>*51^ii^£PKr
ways have the last word.)
The question for the flrst formal
debate is Resolved: That the Unitstare by way of response. "Ticket?" tire student body.
ed States Government Should Subrepeated Earl.
i n e college orchestra and Girls'
sidize the Merchant Marine.
An understanding smile, this time. Glee club added to the spirit of the
The^ie la much conjectura as to
"I haven't any."
affair by rendering Christmas carthe outcoBe, but somewhere we
ols. The tables and dining room
"Gotta have a ticket."
have heard: "The female of the speweie decorated in the usual holiday
"Well, possibly not this time."
cies ia more deadly than the male."
"Huh? Howzat?" And Earl got colors and the whole place radiat•We wonder.
ed a Christmas feeling. Even Santa
ready to bounce, if necessary.
Claus came down from the North
"My name la McQuhae."
Pole especially for the occasion and
He Always Takes Tickets
distributed
gifts to all present.
Finds Them at Banquet
They don't get by Cerberus, and
j).ner the dinner all went to the
they don't get by Barl Smith. When
In accordance with the traditions
he takes tickets, he takes ticketa. of the college, the annual Christ- gym where music and dancing were
Up came a plump, smillDK gentle- mas dinner party was held In the the chief features. Special credit
man. He intended to get by with a eollege dining r o o m , Wednesday needs to go to the College orchestnod. "Ticket?" said Smitty, c o « - night. It was greatly enjoyed by the ra which furnished the music for
mandlngly. A poUte bmt paaaled memlMra of the faculty and the en- the aflalr.

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NUMBER

9

Revision of Boy's Dorm
Constitution
A committee of five has been selected by the mens dormitory to
draft a new constitution. The necessity for changes in the old constitution have become vivid, due Ao
the growth of the male element in
the school and the change of the
institution to a college.
The committee was instructed to
Obtain a dormitory consitution from
the other Teachers Colleges of the
state before proceeding with the
actual framing of the constitution.
Hope is expressed by the committee that their work will be ready
for adoption during the fir«t week
in January.
Each class is represented on the
committee. Nominations were made
by secret ballot, each class selecting its own representative. Three
seniors. Rue Fitzsimmons, Feit and
Ward were elected. The Juniors are
represented by Waterbury and the
Freshmen by Bollinger.

New Lincoln Book by
Local Favorite
"Abraham Lincoln. H i s Words
and Deeds" has just come from the
press of the F. A. Owen Publishing
Company. What makes It of especial
interest to T. C. students is that its
author, Dr. O. T. Corson was the
commencement orator when the class
of 1926 graduated, and has spoken
many times to local audiences, frequently on Lincoln.
Dr. Corson's book is a full leatjOi
study of Lincoln as a man. It is riot
another biography, so much aa a
simply written, sincerely appreciative study of Linclon's sterling characteristics: his humility, his reverence, his loyalty, his honesty, his
Btanpiiclty, his humor, and his magnanimity.
A chapter on the Gettysburg Address, disputing the popular misconception that tt was dashed off
with little effort or thought, and
chapters on Lincoln's education and
OB the Lincoln Tomb round out a
book full of the flavor of Lldfcoln
and of the author.

The Blue Scarf
11 was about seven-thirty the
night before Christmas. I was busily
wrapping gifts. I had them a 11
wrapped but one, and I prepared to
wrap it. I got the box and paper
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Art Club is Hive of Industry
T h e Art Club is busily e n g a g e d in
two distinctly different p u r s u i t s a t
t h e present t i m e . A v a r i e t y of projects for C h r i s t m a s gifts a r e in progress. In fact, o n Art Club n i g h t . It
m i g h t pass for S a n t a ' s own workshop.
W o v e n handf-bags,
tooled
l e a t h e r a r t i c l e s , h a u d - p a i n t e d and
block p r i n t e d c a i d s , lumii-shades,
and book-ends a r e a m o n g t h e gifts
to be seen in t h e m a k i n g
T h e o t h e r activity Is t h e p a i n t i n g
of s c e n e r y for t h e play. A c o m m i t t e e
h e a d e d hy L o u i s e Y o u n g is in c h a r g e
of thin w o r k .

L. A. L. Girls Disappointed
T h e L. A. L. girls h a d been plann i n g for a big feast December, 9,
t h e r e was g e n e r a l d i s a p p o i n t m e n t
w h e n t h e p l a c a r d : ' L. A. L. party
post-poued," was displayed ou the
d a y - r o o m door. Some of the more
inQUisitive m e m b e r s found t h a t It
w a s all due t o luck of funds.
W h o d i d n ' t pay iheir dues? P a y
'ein soon, su we can h a v e our p a r t y :
It isn't good for our general h e a l t h
to be so disappointed.

"Light Cuts" Given a Trial
"And t h e r e was l i g h t . " At l a s t
t h e d e m a n d for lights after ten
o'clock is to be given a trial. Until
Christmas vacation, a n d from then
on, if t h e privilege is not abused.
S e n i o r s will be allowed t h r e e h o u r s
a week " l i g h t c u t s , " n o t m o r e t h a n
two hours to be t a k e n any one
night. J u n i o r s a r e given two h o u r s
privilege a week, while those who
e n t e r e d this year in t h e college
course a r e limited to one h o u r a
week. W h e n a light cut is desired
t h e Hall c h a i r m a n m u s t be notified

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p r e v i o u s to ten o'clock as to the Miss Pepper Meets Lutheran
a m o u n t of time desired.
Girls of Teachers College
T h e p e i m a n e n c e of t h e privilege
will be d e t e r m i n e d by t h e way the
Miss Matilda Pepper, the Secreprivilege is either used or abused t a r y of t h e Board of E d u c a t o n oi
before t h e C h r i s t m a s holidays.
the United L u t h e r a n Church, mti.
\v i t h t h e L u t h e r a n s t u d e n t s , uu
W e d n e s d a y evening and I h u r s d a y
Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority .iiorning.
On Wednesday evening she gave
Entertains
t talk to t h e girls on the work to
be done this year and about the
A J a p a n e s e Tea held in t h e Y. W.
mission work in Russia.
r o o m s , Monday, December 5, was the
On T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g Miss Pepliist of the r u s h i n g p a r t i e s given by
per met all t h e girls who wished to
t h e Alpha Sigma T a u Sorority. Japtalk with her on things t h a t intera n e s e l a n t e r n s , parasols, screens,
ested them.
cherry blossoms, and Incense feaMiss Pepper visits the girls once
t u r e d in t h e creation of a t r u e Japa year and all those who met her
a n e s e s e t t i n g . Tea, sandwiches and
t h i s year will be looking forward
m i n t s were served from 4:30 to
w i t h pleasure for h e r first vis t next
6:00 by girls in J a p a n e s e costume
year.
A "Coney I s l a n d " Cone party was
given by t h e sorority T h u r s d a y evening a t 9 : 4 5 . Cones were served
The Rho Omega Lambda
irom a typical s t a n d . T h e e n t r a n c e
of a couple from " t h e S t i c k s " trySorcrity kut>hts
ing to " d o " Coney Island brought
T h e Rho Omega Lambda sorority
forth gales of l a u g h t e r , bordering
opened their formal rushing seasou
on hysteria, from t h e g a n g .
on Monday, December 5, witu a Japa n e s e Tea given in their sorority
room.
A Japanese
atmosphere
Christmas Shopping
r e i g n e d t h r o u g h o u t the party.
Lveryoiie does C h r i s t m a s shopOn Wednesday a "Ko-Ko P o u r "
^jing in our houoe. Mother with her w a s lield in room 315 West, and on
vvell-planned list of gifts for each
T h u r s d a y the sorority room was
a u n t , cousin, uncle, friends and evt u r n e d into a Cabaret for the enteren her basket lor t h e poor family
t a i n m e n t of the rushees.
i h a t lives down t h e way.
Ble Saturday
Sis goes shopping, too. She is
T
h
e
big
day
began with a breaKquite tile most secretive of buyers,
j u s t t r y to flnd cut w h a t your gift fast in the Y. W. C. A, rooms. This
trom her Is to be! I really believe was followed by a T h e a t r e party iu
she hides t h e m so far a w a y she can't t h e afternoon, where t h e sorority
girls and their guests saw "The Fire
Iiud them herself.
B r i g a d e , " at t h e Garden T h e a t r e .
B r o t h e r is a scream. It is so funAt the informal dinner which was
ny to h e a r him h i n t i n g and inquirgiven at the "Pop Inn Tea Room"
ing a r o u n d to see w h a t you want.
in Mill Hall, Miss Alber, faculty adYou can always tell when he han
visor, told after dinner stories and
b o u g h t a present. His face just
Elizabeth Stammely president, SPL'RB
beams, and he giggles and teases
a few words to the girls.
you all t h e time. But after all is
N i n e fifteen o'clocK round the
said, give me my Dad 'cause he
girls
in the gym, ready for a few
surely Is t h e most e n t h u s i a s t i c of
d a n c e s before ending the day with
C h r i s t m a s shoppers.
a " P . J . " party in t h e sorority room.
H a v e you ever gone shopping with
y o u r Dad? Every year Dad takes
one of us girls shopping with him.
At Achenbaeh's—
T h e C h r i s t m a s spirit never really
Noveltry Ice creai.i end cake for
hits him until t h e last shopping day.
T h e n how he does t e a r a r o u n d . Ide- sorority parties.
as a r e very cheap t h e day he s t a r t s
for he has so m a n y ; t h e few Sis and
I h a v e a m o u n t to n o t h i n g .
H e keeps t h e ' p h o n e r i n g i n g continually In t h e d e p a r t m e n t stores.
And when he goes for Mother's
p r e s e n t — w e l l , t h e usual result Is
four or five pres-ints. because he nevW e h a v e at y o u r coner can make up h i s m i n d . L a s t year
v e n i e n c e a full a s s o r t he m a n a g e d to get a n electric washm e n t of C h r i s t m a s
er a n d sweeper plus a new set of
greetings including
s i l v e r w a r e into the house w i t h o u t
h e r knowledge. At t h e last m i n u t e
attractive money-holders
he decided to send a floor l a m p and
a n d g r e e t i n g s for t h e
s o m e silk underwear as a surprise.
Shut-ins.
Of course t h e r e are many other
p r e s e n t s , brother's, Bister's, granddad's, grandmother's and cigars for
all his men friends. An other thing
that he Is Quite fond o? d i - n g is

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131 E. Main Street

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Treasure Hunt Again Planned
The T. H. R. club a r e again m a k ing a r r a n g e m e n t s for their T r e a s u r e
Hunt. They had planned on it b e fore Thanksgiving hut it had to b e
po3t-poned because of t h e rain.
The committee h a s a l r e a d y m a d e
the instructions and maps and a r e
now awaiting the time to place f e m
in the various hiding places. T h e
hunt will take place n e a r the Campus, and all a r e hoping t h a t Mr.
W e a t h e r will have s o m e t h i n g b e t t e r
In store for them t h a n he had b e fore.
.M Achenbaeh's—
Old fashioned springerlees,
tarts, and n u t cookies.

sand-

At Achenhnch's —
Small birthday parties given s p e cial attention.

Hungry?
Satisfy It with
Good Food

Achenbaeh's
Arbor
Lunches Served
Candy
Fruit

Ice Cream
Soda

Susquehanna Avenue

Mrtl>tfat|n Ilcturlrg (Ha.
117 E. Main St., Lock Haven, Pa.
Established 1 8 5 5

Everything Guaranteed
FINE JEWELRY and
SILVERWARE
Fine Wrist W a t c h R e p a i r i n g
Parker, Whal and Waterman
Fountain Pens

KLEWAN'S
for the-Season's Snappiest Shoes
IN
Patents, Satins .Suedes
and V e l v e t s
Straps and Pumps

Klewans' Shoe Store

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The Blue iicarf
(Continued from Page 1)

Choral and Glee Clubs Carol
Throughout the City

'1 he Day Before

Letter to Santa

Day-room, U. S. A.
Holly and mistletoe, ground pine
I searched my room high and
Jest
'Fore Christmas
turkeys,
The Boys' Choral Club and Girls' bittersweets, cranberries,
low, but no gift. And it was the one
Dear
Santa
and
Mrs:
geese,
chickens,
and
all
the
meat
I had Lought tor u.y sister. I was Glee Club spent the early part of
As I gaze about me here in
positive that I hau bought her a ll e moruing Thursday carolling adorn the market stands the day beobis refrigerated zone, some inner
blue georgette scurf, because she hrougiiout this section of the city, fore Christmas. ThebC things alone
urge seems to prompt rae to write a
had bought herself a new lelt hat i'he hospital and children's home are enough to tell one that Christ.etter to you in behalf of my fellowand I had heard her mention that wore visited, while otlier stops in- mas is here.
And
i. h e n crowds, sparkling, men. If you will be kind enough to
she wishes she would get a scarf for cluded Dr. Armstrong's home, Mr.
Ulmer's home and Mr. McDougal's laughing,/ carroling "Merry Chi'ist- grant these few favors, I shall nevChristmas to match it.
nias" to friends and enemies alike. jr forget you—most kids never do,
home.
Well what was I to do? There
The newly organized boys' Choral The crowds with wreaths of holly you know. Well to get down to buswas nothing left but to don my coat
Club
added to this event, although over their arms and sprigs of holly iness, I shall ask flrst of all in the
and hat, go over town and buy an.ome of the fellows were out on a on their coats; with all the bundles, name of society that folding doors
other one.
such Christmasy bundles; green and be sent P. D. Q. to supplant those
=;!milar
expedition last year.
I was just going out the door
Roth of these organizations spent red and gold ribbons must tie the cast-iron boards we can't even bore
when mother called and asked me
their
last meetings in preparation, bundles on this day. Big packages, through and that serve as a partiif I had put my galoshes on. Of
looking
forward to this expedition. little packages, round and flat, long tion between boys' and girls' quartcourse I hadn't and I had to go
and short, all sorts of packages ev- ers. This is especially desired by the
back and get them.
eryone
carries the day before Christ- following: Dorothy A s k e y , Clyde
I get to the street car line just
Swoyer, Ethel Dechant, Charles Dale,
Preparing for Christmas
mas.
in time to miss a car. It seemed like
Gladys Carstatter, Earl Smith, etc.
And the snow, so beautiful and
nours until another one came along.
Item 2, That Foley girl's zoo-like
There was a crowd of people waiting
Preparations for Christnjas cele- white, wears colors of red and groe 'lehavior lacks just one thing to
to get on, and they were pushing !bi ation iu the Training School is in most charmingly. It steadily bui make it perfect: a cage, my dear St,
and shoving like a crowd of women j.uil swing. Every child is awaiting gently falls, insistent that every Nicholas. Please remit.
at a bargain counter.
j the day of celebration to arrive, lieart shall be gratified with a snowy
Item 3. Are t h e n e w Fords
Christmas.
Somebody bumped into me and with its fun, parties and plays.
equipped with higher ceilings this
knocked my car-fare out of my hand
The windows: toys enough to year? If so, crank one up for ThelThe primary department plans to
As luck happened I had some more hold Its group celebrations in the make any child's heart beat a little I ma Moore who keeps the heat pipes
with me. The car stopped, I think ! Kindergarten room on Wednesday, faster as he gazes at them; sucli I dusted off.
at every corner. The more I looked December 21, There will a Chrlst- beautilful toys, so new and shiny.
Item 4, Rumor has It that Charles
at my watch the taster it seemed to I mas tree, presents for each child Christmas toys always seem prettier Russo is musical. But perhaps that
go around.
-Uld everything that comes with a and brighter than everyday toys.
w a s only a day-rumor. Take a
At last I was in the store, and of party.
Then there are gifts displayed for c h a n c e , St. Chimney-Sweep and
course everybody would have to be
In the Intermediate and Junior M o t h e r , Father, Sister, Brother, 1 throw him a band-box—or a '•'•'"buying scarfs. I shoved my way to High departments plans are being Grandfather and Grandmother and ber band would do just as well, I
the counter, getting black looks and made for group plays and entertain- all the rest. B'ut there's no use lin- suppose.
remarks about heing so ignorant, ments.
gering, for one simply cannot buy
Item 5. Kindly equip Grace Mack
but I didn't mind that in the least.
all he sees. The next window and with a small red lantern so that '••""
All I was concerned about waa getthe next and the next are the same. voice will not disturb the commutting a blue scarf.
Red Cross Christmas Seals
Now we have passed the stores ers when she flags the train at Sixth
I rattled off to the clerk what I
and offices. Now we are going home! Street, Renovo, Pa.
wanted. She replied very sweetly, "I
Who has wondered how and when In every window a holly wreath with
Item 6. If you can wedge a cubic
am very sorry, but I just sold the the idea of selling Red Cross Christ- a big, red how looks out upon the centemeter of seriousness Into Miss
last one," I turned around and made mas seals, as a means of carrying on world, and in every window sits a Harmon's stock of nonsense, your
a dive out of the store, running the war against tuberculosis, start- tall red candle waiting to be lit to next to Lindbergh, old dear.
right into some big fat man. He ed V Probably most everyone has show the traveler the way home.
Item 7. Also would it be possible
started to say something, but I didn't b mply taken it for granted. The And on every porch lays the pine to install a wide-aisle detour for
wait to hear.
way the idea originated and devel- tree waiting for evening, knowing Vera Duke so that she may walk
I ran Into the next store and here oped is really quite interesting and full-well that the next morning he around in a more comfortable manI fouud just what I wanted. I picked surprising.
will be far more cheerful and bright- ner?
up the package and started out when
It was begun in Denmark by a er looking than the people who
Item 8. And now that Ethel DecI heard somebody call: "Say come postal clerk twenty-three years ago. hurry by.
hant has adopted Ichabod Crane's
back here with that." I looked and When the Christmas mail passed
And then to go Into your own "capacity of an anacondo" pray hand
discovered that I had picked up the through his hands, hundreds of lethome
and find holly and mistletoe, over a cedar chest of doughnuts for
wrong package. ' lardon me," I ters were sealed with a small stamp
and
to
see a fire burning cheerily her.
ssid, and meekly handed It to a big on which was the royal insignia, alThere are quite a few other things
In the hearth and the stockings alcolored lady.
so a brief message and a date. This ready hanging In a row—why, that dear Santa, which I would like to
"Well, you had better watch what postal clerk conceived the idea of
ask for, but I will not be unreasIs a positive sign of Christmas.
you are doing the next time!" she a seal which would carry a happy
onable so that is all for this time.
cried.
thought to the sick people throughWith the best of intentions,
I finally got home with the scarf out Denmark. Many people liked the
Santa's Little Helper
and went up to my room to wrap It. idea and it was finally carried to
I picked up the paper and box oft America where now each year, more Art Classes in Training School
Betty Gates Married
t h e cedar chest—there was the and more of these stamps are sold.
other blue scarf.
The fund raised from the sale of
Christmas I s almost here and
Frances Klizabeth Gates, (Betty),
these stamps should reach several
Training School pupils are working '23 of Renovo was married to Robmillion dollars.
Christmas Shopping
hard to be ready in time.
ert E. Taylor, Emporium, on Novem(Continued from Page 2)
The classes in the primary depart- ber 24.
Why all the rush? Didn't you ment are decorating their rooms,
The marriage waa held In Emporknow
that Its Monday night and making tree trimmings and toys ium where Betty has been teaching
buying fruit and candy and nuts for
t h e holidays. We certainly have Juniors are allowed out to see "Ben for smaller children. Fifth and sixth since graduation.
Mr. Taylor is assistant cashier in
enough to last because when he be- Hur"? I guess that's enough to make grades are making stocking dolls,
gins buying he doesn't know when anyone hurry out and Join the big wooden animals from cigar boxes, the First National Bank of that
and hot dish mats.
town.
to atop. The hustle and bustle and parade to the Garden.
Junior H i g h school girls and
hurry of It all makes one gasp for
A song servince was held by the boys are making calendars, block- A* Achenbaeh's—
breath. I wish it were my turn to
For rent—Linen, dishes, and silshop with him this year, but Sis is Y. M. at its regular meeting on printed Christmas greetings, raffia
bags, and toys of wood.
ver.
Wednesday evening, December 7.
the lucky one.

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Squirrel Has busy Day
Dodging Bird
Belva's pet red squirrel has all
sorts of faith in human nature, especially Belva's, but he puts no trust
whatever in the good Intention of
biids.

For several weeks now Belva has
Deen feeding reguiariy an intelligent little red squirrel, one of the
su.all flock that Inhabit the campus
trees. Belva scatters his offerings
including corn, at the foot of a big
elm. In next to no time the squirrel
h a s arrived, h a s chattered "his
thanks, and has begun carting everything up into his storage quarters, a hollow in the trunk of the
elm tree.
L a t e l y a swashbuckling pigeon
has been sharing the feast. The pigeon has Belva timed; and as soon as
he has scattered any corn over the
ground the pigeon arrives, and goes
to work without saying anything.
But whatever the pigeon has omitted to say the squirrel more than
makes up for. He runs down the
tree within a foot of the ground,
and, head downward, tells that pigeon what he thinks of his table manners. He darts out on the grass a
foot or two away from base, and
tells that pigeon what he thinks of
pigeons In general. He makes a mad
dash for the tree again if the pigeon bats an eye in his direction, and
as he sails up the trunk he tells
that pigeon what ke thinks of a
certain pigeon's private and particular family tree.
If he arrives at the first branch before he has exhausted the topic, he
runs out along it until he is directly over the pigeon's head, and there
proceeds to exhibit every variation
in personal vituperation a squirrel
can invent. His inventiveness seems
to be remarkable.
Sunday Belva determined to take
a hand in the game. Belva was feeding squirrels, not pigeons. Consequently Belva scattered no corn on
the ground; instead he placed it directly in the squirrel's storage hollow in the elm trunk.
Did that satisfy? Not so you could
notice. In due course of time the
squirrel presented himself for dinner. No dinner! He hung around for
a few minutes, getting wrathler.
With no dinner in sight, he flnally
thought of that reservoir of food in
the hollow tree, climbed slowly and
piotestingly upward, poked his head
in the opening, and—gasped.
First he looked amazed. Then he
looked studious. Then he looked
worried. Then he looked angry, and
angrier, and angriest, and stayed
that way. He looked around for
that pigeon without success; he had
a masterpiece on his mind, and he
wanted to get it off.
Then he got down to buslnegs. No
partnership with any thieving son
of a pigeon for him. Bad enough to
have it gobble everything set out
on the ground; he wasn't going to
give up everything he had scrimped

auu saved for a wintry day. Not
without a flght he wasn't.
He pouched all the corn his mouth
would hold, took a header down the
tree, scampered clear over to the
other side of the campus, scooped
and scooped and scooped himself a
hole big enough for six squirrels at
the foot of a tall pine tree, and
droijped his corn therein. Then back
to the elm for another mountful;
then back to the pine to deposit it.
All uuy Sunday he worked, and
sweated, and bottled up his wrath.
W hen he could get all the work out
Jf the way—that was the important
.hing, aud well he knew it—he
would show that pigeon some cussing that was cussing! He feasted
his mind with the bigger and better
epithets that occurred to him, pausing sometimes for two seconds to
get a phrase Just right.
But as Sunday wore on, as his
weariness mounted, the pauses came
further and further apart. Well
along in the dim of the evening he
made his last trip. The bottom of the
hollow w a s scraped c l e a n . He
dropped the last mouthful in the
new pit; scraped ground over until
uo one but he could flnd the place
again; climbed painfully up into the
branches of the pine, still with some
i d e a of exercising that phlllipic
against pigeons; thought for one
moment of that winter savings deposit, safe now from all thelves and
sons of thelves; and gave the faint
beginnings of a contented chuckle.
It ended in a snore.

Parted Center Ways !!
"Lo kid."
"Lo—'Did ya get balled out at
conference?"
"No, and it was the most interostin' conference I've been to ever.
I was so surprised, I actually enjoyed it. What've ya been doin'?"
"O jest foolin' around as usual.
I've been trying to find out who that
kid is that sits up in the third row
in chapel. You said she parted her
hair in the middle, and she had
black hair, and she's leavin' It grow,
I've asked most o' the kids in that
row, but they don't know her name.
She sits next to that llgl^t-halred
Irene Herzog, doesn't she?"
"Yeh. Have ya found any more
kids that part their hair in the middle?"
"Oh yeh, there's that Frances
Johnson, s h e ' s
got hangs and
straight hair—she sits next to Lucinda Johnson. And Mae Millward
parts her hair in the middle."
"She does? Gosh! I never noticed.
Well, I'll have to dub you Bright
Eyes; you did see somethin' fer
once."
"An so's Mary Kell; you know
her, she teaches in fifth grade in
the T. S."
"Oh yeh."
"An' Esther Hamlin."
"Who under tarnation Is she?"
"Don't you know her? She's In
Teaching of English class; sits right
front of Jo Robinson. She's tall, has

long hair, parts ii. in the middle."
"Say! do you know that Viola
Fulinan?"
"Nope, who's she?"
"She's In the day-room. I don't
Know where she's from, but she's
not from Renovo; I asked Grace
Mack."
"Well, what's she look like?"
"She's got dark hair and she
wears i t somethin' like Frances
Johnson, parted in the middle and
oangs over her forehead."
"•Yell, I know who you mean. I
don't know her though. Grace Mack
has got a clever hair-cut, did ya
see i t ? "
"No! I saw Net Mader up there
ripountin' off about somethin' but I
didn't see what it was all about."
"Well, she's got her hair cut long
and combed just like Fulman's, but
she forgot the part. Mindja, she
hasn't any part at all, though you'd
think it would part in the middle;
but it won't, I tried It."
"Well, If that isn't the limit.
That's as bad as Peg Melvin's, did
you notice how her hair is parted?"
"Yeh, you mean cfat-a-cornered,
huh?"
"Yeh, she starts to part It on one
side, then swings over, and the
front of her part Is almost on the
other side, Sorta cute like. Wonder
If she's gonna let her hair grow for
sure?"
"Well, if she's anything like you
she'd have It cut before this and
he lettln' it grow again. You're the
worst person I ever saw to be so
undecided about lettln' their hair
grow."
"Oh don't get so upish, you're not
so swell yourself. You've left your
hair grow three times since school
began an' now you're startin' again."
"Oh, you gowan!"
"Well, I'll see ya later when you
feel more like slingin' compliments
than you do now,"
fMore Coming)

Geiman Christmas
I n Germany Christmas i s the
greatest festival of the year, as a
lamily festival. It is celebrated to
a greater extent than in any other
country. Before Christmas there is
a vast amount ot preparation: fixing of dainty delicacies to tempt the
appetite, endeavoring to find out the
wants of children and friends, procurlg of a nice big Christmas tree.
In Gt^many everybody has a Christmas tree and everyone gets a present.
It is characteristic of the German
people to think of others, as on this
day of days there is a happy time of
supplying trees to hospitals, barracks, work-houses, institutions and
places where Christmas would not be
celebrated but for thoughtful charity.
The Christmas tree In many countries has gone out of fashion, but
In Germany It occupies an Important
place, and probably always will In
the domestic attections.
The real celebration of Christmas

in Germany begins on Christmas
Eve, Holy Eve, as they call it. At
tall of dusk one would notice that
aie streets are quickly emptying and
that traffic and day's work is at an
end.
Families g a t h e r around the
Christmas trees, and good old Fa.her Christmas distributes the pre»jnts. Everyone, old and young, gets
a present, and the good old man
gives t h e m additional praise or
Dlame for their conduct during the
year.
In this country the celebration la
not complete without the singing of
Christmas carols, a custom which ia
said to have originated in Germany,
The gentlest and most reverent
traits o f German character a r e
brought out in their spirit of Christmas.

Our Lizzie's Opinion
"Land's sake! Hain't I got 'nufC
work to do 'thout tendin' to Mary
Ann's yung'un? Ezry, y o u must
think I'm made of steel, guaranteed
not to wear out! Yes, I s'pose you
did want to help her out, but you do
the offerln' and I do the work. Besides, that young'un's a regular bad
kid. He makes more work In one
hour than my three young'uns put
together. And, Ezry, let me tell you
this—since you ottered to take care
of him, you just can! 'Course I'll
help you, if he squalls too much, but
unless he does, you can do It yourself. Maybe, if you have to mind
him you'll get over your willingness
to take care of other people's children; anyway, I hope it'll teach you
a lesson: not to be quite too willing
to "do unto others," for someday you
will be gettin' done."
"Why, Lizzie, are you thet angry
with me? I thought you'd be pleased
to help out Mis' Brown specially
when she's president of your lodge
and sets such store by you. I thought
maybe she could help you out sometime. Thet's why I offered our services."
"No, Ezry, I hain't angry. I guess
I'm Just a mite put out, for I didn't
get any of them cookies baked and
Johnny Brown does just love 'era.
We'll take care of Johnny together,
and our young'uns can entertain
him."
The Beauty Contest which is conducted every fall by the South Texas State Teachers College opened
with a peaceful calm with only one
nomination.
South Texan
They ought to come North.
To keep the home flres burning
seems to be fully as pleasant to
Cortland's "sweet girl graduates," as
t h e more spectacular business of
bearing aloft the flaming torch of
knowledge. Statistics compiled b y
the main offlce show that nearly 50
percent of the alumnae of C. N. S.
discard the ruler for the switch by
the time they have been out eight
years.
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D E C E M B E R 19,

1927

Us and Others

Editorials
Football season's over but basket ball season's just coming, so
w e ' v e still got a chance to show how well we can back that team--our team.
W h o wants to play on a team when t h e s t u d e n t s d o n ' t give a s n a p
whether y o u win or lose, unless they can get a chance to hand you a
little ridicule?
Those teams t h a t are the best winners are the ones that have had
the best support. Some of the very worst teams show as their " b a c k ers a measly few intimate friends and c h u m s of the "fellows" usually!
Is that the kind of help we want to give our team? No!! W e want that
team to work a n d work hard---we want it to be a winning team. W e
can help t h a t to come true-—and how?
HERE'S HOW
You and I need a cheer when we're going to try s o m e t h i n g . W e
want whole-hearted praise, and assurance so that we can give t h e best
t h a t ' s in us! Can we work if some one says, " O h , you'll never be able
to do it—-don't even attempt it"? T h a t ' s practically what we've been
saying to our team, but w e ' v e got to make it u p . A n d we've got to
make it up three-fold, for they need our cheering, they need our backing at t h e games---our games!
L e t ' s show 'em we've got t h e school spirit we've been accused of not
having. L e t ' s be out 100 per cent for that first game in J a n u a r y .
L e t ' s show t h e m that we want thera--they who represent o u r s c h o o l - to play the best t h e y ' v e ever played and to show to outsiders a n d to
opponents just what stuff w e ' r e made of, and what we've got.
W H A T XIVIAS M E A N S
Christmas has come to mean, " w h a t shall I buy?" " W h a t will I get?"
We are losing sight of t h e real spirit of Christmas, and the greetings
we once heard have been smothered under the great god Dollar. W h e r e
our fathers were once content with clear toys, we must have W h i t m a n ' s very best; where our fathers were overjoyed at finding a book,
or a toy e n g i n e , we must have a whole library, and when we were at the
toy stage, we h a d to have t h e t r a c k s to match the engine, or w e ' d cry
ourselves to sleep.
Young America may not be as bad as some t h i n k , but our riches
have gone to o u r heads. W e have forgotten in the rush for money,
what that Star of Bethlem stood for. Christmas means an exchange of
gifts which more than lots of us can really afford. I ask you, is t h e r e
a Santa Clause? and if t h e r e is, d o n ' t you suppose h e ' d rather go back
to the days of clear toys, with t h e heartwhole, sincere greeting:
"Merrv Christmas"?

Kay Hall and Connie Newcombe
spent the weekend at their homes
in Huntingdon.
Elsie Lundgren, a graduate of '27
spent the weekend with Beatrice
Engstrom and Flo Haven.
Sal Wilson's mother and father
visited her Sunday.
"Socks" Hartsock, graduate ot the
class of '27, spent Saturday with her
old roomie, Patty Thornton. Sunday
the girls paid their respects to Williamsport.
Kathryn Shipman h a d as her
guests Sunday, her three brothers.
"Cille" Herrit was here for a few
minutes Saturday.
Bid Spotts' parents visited her
Sunday.
Ann Gilloeghly, Jule Gibbons, Hel- Harry L. Kriner, 13, Dean of
en Horan, and Helen Carden were [
Instruction at California
in Williamsport over the week-end.
riarry L. Kriner, alumnus or 1.-00K
Haven, class ot 1913, now noias tne
position of Dean of Instruction in
Alumni Mailsack
California Normal, California, Pa.
MIS. Vernon Robinson, formerly
Mr. Krlner's professional progEsther Agnew '23, of Mill Hall, ress has gone on quickly. Immediwrites Normal Times from Lubbock, ately after graduation ne was maae
Texas. Professor Robinson teaches principal of Fourth Ward schools of
in that city. Both Mr. and Mrs. Rob- Clearfleld. In 1914 he accepted the
inson plan to attend University of principalship of Central School of
Chicago next year, where Prof. Rob- DuBois, supervising seventeen teachinson will get his Ph.D and Mrs. ers.
Robinson her M. A. degree
Mr. Kriner attended me univerEsther secured her B. A. degree
from Tulsa University in one year sity of Pittsburgh during the 1916after graduating from Lock Haven. 20^ period. From this university he
received. In 1920, the bachelor of
Barbara Champlin '25, Is holding
arts degree both In Liberal Arts and
forth for her third year In East McIn Education. While in Pittsburg,
Keesport. She has forty of E. McMr. Kriner taught night school the
Keesport's young hopefuls in her
years 1916-17.
second grade.
Mr. Kriner'a university course was
Hilda Burrows ' 2 5 , teaches In
broken by twenty-two months of
HughtevUle.
The last alunnl subscription to service In the army. He writes thus
come in before Normal Times goes "Waa in foreign lands 18 months
to press comes from Gertrude Harp- with First Army Corps. Drove cars
er '23, of Irvona. This year finds f o r t h e Signal Corps and was
her m Altoona. Gertrude was flrst attached to numerous American units aa well as to several French and
edltor-l«-chlef of Normal Times.

English units. Service took me into
England, Prance, Spain, and Belgium, getting into every French Port,
the principal cities, and on three
battle-fronts. Came from the Cambrai front on Neveniber 10, 1918
and spent November 11 In Paris,
from which place I returned to the
U. S. with the 41st. Causual Division."
Alter graduation from Pitt, Mr.
Kriner taught Social Studies in Clarion Normal for three years.
The year 1923-24 was spent as
principal ot Warren High School.
Since 1924 Mr. Kriner has been
at uaiirornia. For two years he
functioned as head of the Social
Studies Department. Here, too, he
was director of Slimmer Sessions and
now, since this last June, he holds
the position of Dean of Instruction.
M r . Kriner has recently been
granted Dis Masters degree from the
University of Pittsburgh.
At Pitt, Mr. Kriner was made a
memoer or Kappa Sigma social fraternity and Phi Delta Kappa educational fraternity.
Price Liiterary society claims him,
too, as one of her alumni members.

Monday, December 5.
Back to the old grind. Thought
i d never make it. Spent a long vacation, "out where horse-chestnuts
grow."
Discovered to things on returning
to the grade-1. They hate school,
yet; 2, I can't teach. Some folks
have more patience, I should have
been put out of my misery seven
weeks ago.
Tuesday, Dec. 6
The next week is full. There are
:uly seven things that I can th:nk
of that must be done. Hardly seems
enough. I wonder what will happen,
Jo didn't go to breakfast this morning. And poor me spilled Ink ail over the G. F.'s floor. I sacrificed a
pair of my P. J.'s, a bottle of ink,
and a blotter. After this I retire at
10. Saw Ben Hur—Oh!
Wcdnesaay, uec. 7.
Two lesson plans vetoed. I'm getting 6 for a final mark, I know. I
won't start excuses, though, why
should I? I'm not up to par, and
what's worse—(but who cares about
that?)
The Irisher owes me a letter. I
spent a perfectly great evening writing her four pages.
No more shall the peaceful calm
of the dorm be shattered, I broke
my vie,
Thursday, Dec. 8
Was wondering all along why the
cold In my head hangs on. Found
out, at last. I asked my nose and
got the following, "I do not choose
to run in '28. (That's original, I'm
thinking of selling the rights of it
to College Humor.)
The hand crocheted bathtug goes
to the Junior who asked where they
put the coal in at? She was looking down the laundry chute. Whoopee! She really but the "at'-' on the
end, too.
; ,
Friday, Dec. 9.
Went places and saw things last
night. Oh my! I've decided to spend
my tirst million in Venice, talking
to the gondliers, etc. (Mostly-etc.)
Duty calls—must trip over to the
Training School. I shall certainly
have to have new shoes, or else a
new walk, "trip" over th«re is right.
Saturday, Dec. 10.
"If I were a king" flrst of all
there'd be seven Saturdays to think
about working; then there would be
one in which to get ready; then we
would change our minds, and start
thinking again.
Two weeks from today I'll be
waiting for—bnt there "Ain't no
Santa Claus." However, there's a
lesson plan to write, have to do it
now. Never work on Sunday.
At Achenbueh's—
Cleartoy favora on a stick.

1

N O R M A L TI.Mi:s

Exchanges
"The question of whether or not
the college student is becoming less
religious has aroused much discussion and debating. We say, "no".
He is merely outgrowing his youthful fantasies concerning his feeling
of mysteries and his near-superstit'ous awe of all things of a religious

nature. He is becoming critical o
He:—Cooped up for two years
his own beliefs."
d now we're out here on the counCampus ChronicU ter. If you could ever see yourself,
The Home of
you're crusty!
"Get 100 points and join the W.
She:—W'ell, you're no Barrymore
A. A.—the athletic club. Earn 500 yoursalr. What's the idea? Why not
and get a red and white W. A. A. clean us up before we go on display?
emblem; 800 and get a silver lovHe:—'Don't be so dumb; we are
ing cup; 1200 and win. Indulge in .supposed to be antiques. I've just
basketball, volley ball, hiking, swim- tig—
ming, track, skating, bowling, or
Sue:—^Yes, so we are—but don't
any such sport to win your points." you remember, we were on this very
A wonderful motive for encourag- counter two years ago? And how
ing athletics.
clean we were; they didn't even
The Easterner look at us then. Why?
He;—I've lust figured—
The new athletic field at Indiana
She:—Oh, I know—they ran out
Normal, including track, football and of ideas for Christmas gifts and so
baseball flelds, tennis courts and they raked us out of the dirt and—
girls' field will soon be completed.
He:—As I was saying—I've Just
The Easterner ngured it all out—
She:—Yes, dear—and we are anThe library Is the greatest source tiques now! Look Henry, the cusof knowledge; the basis of academ- tomers are looking us over.
ical activity. New buildings, added
He: — (weakly) As I was sayiug—
faculty members, increased enroll- you are all—
ment are superficial signs of growth.
She:—Oh, Henry, why are they
That sounds good to us,
looking at me? As if I were dirty
Egyptian or something.
Fancy Boxes for X m a s
He:—Can you keep quiet just a
S c h o o l managemsnt is easy. minute, dear?
Special Candies
"There Is really no mischief comNo
answer.
pared with olden times," says a
Well—you're feet are gone. Hon
i")elicious Ice Cream
mother of a student,
"In spite of all the improvement are a perfect relic.
She:—Why, Henry sphinx—.you
iu ihe schools now , I would not
LIGHT LUNCH
change my school for yours of to- terrible person—If we didn't have
day. The fun then was fun and the our backs to eack other—
pleasures were real. How we longed
He:—Now, now, Elmira—1 mean
for gloomy days when the coal oil you are a marvel as an antique. You
are going over big!
lamps would be I U "
Junior College Journal
She:—What was the word we
learned in the stock room from that
1>hie new sign at Southern Illinois apache doll?
Normal University door: "Come in,
He:-—Ripping! That's it, you're
don't knock. Go out the same way," simply ripping!
if practiced around here would be
style
QuaHty
S h e : ^ ( w l t h the vanity of Eve) —
baneflcial,
Egyptian H e B r y there's a terrible smudge
across your nose. I can just see It
Every year about one thousand be twisting my head around as far I
Newest
S t y le s in
feet of pictures of importait events, as it will go.
taken with Normal's new camera,
Oxfords and Slippers
jie:—Thanks, Elmira (absently), j
will be put into a school album.
I
think
I'll
fall
off
the
counter.
I
'
Among these pictures will be included those of social hour parties. wish my feet were gone. You know, \
Important »thletlc events, gradua- Elmira, people just won't buy real I
IU3 Ma antiques—just let them get hold of ;
tion and like activities.
something
that
looks
musty,
tho'
and
This camera and equipment necessary to operate it to th« best ad- they take to It like ducks to water.
sne:—nenry, that lady is going
vantage, costs over $300, and was
paid for out of the general school to buy us—we're really supposed to and we started out as "made In U»
fund.
Chicago Normalite be antiques. And the card here says S. A. broi«E« bargains foc $.60
we're "Special at $105.00." Oh.— apiece!"
M
Kathryn Gummo '2« has taken a
position in South Renoro, opened by
Mildred Reiter's acceptance of a position In Weedville.

Hart

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Toasters, Globes,
and Study Lamps

Electric Supply Co.
113 Main Street

Titus
Just off the Campus
Serve:
Dainty Lunches
Tasty Sandwiches
Delicious Sundaes
Wc deliver ler crewn or lunchat to
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Lock Haven's Shopping

Dorothy Brua, '25 li teaching at
Pleasantrllle, N. J. Dot has been
teaching t h e r e since 'graduation
from Lock Haven.

Christmas -To a Pair
of Book-Ends
He:-—Well, we seem to have suddenly come into promin«ic«.
She:—Here two years, and back
into style—I'll never get my fac»
clean. That Is absolutely the dirtiest stock room I ever saw.

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merchandise, fairly priced, displayed to make your
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