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The Suectato^
The Voice

Dr. LaFollette Home; Modern Languages
Uses Crutches
To Feature
Dr. Ernest R. LaFollette, of the
faculty, who suffered a ruptured
Achilles tendon during the facultystudent basketball game played on
February 22, is now able to walk
with the aid of crutches as he re­
cuperates at his home in Edinboro.
The tendon was torn completely
away from the bone, necessitating
an operation. While at Hamot Hos­
pital in Erie, Dr. LaFollette met a
number of nurses who had taken
their cadet training at this college.
The instructor’s physician. Dr.
Fortune, said that he had treated
only five such cases in his exper­
ience and that this “was the best
job of tearing the muscle from the
bone.”
Dr. LaFollette’s cousin, Phil La­
Follette, who recently addressed
ESTC students and faculty, visit­
ed the educator in the hospital.
By next week. Dr. LaFollette
expects to change his hip-length
cast for one which will permit
better walking. The total healing
process, however, will require
about six weeks, he reported.

Summer Courses
In a preliminary announcenient
concerning ESTC’s summer ses­
sions, Dr. L. H. Van Houten, Presi­
dent, revealed that a new emphas­
is will be placed upon modern
languages.
Dr. Frederick Koenig, language
instructor, will conduct classes in
French I, German I, and “The
Teaching of Modern Languages,”
the president said.
The complete announcement of
summer session schedules will be
issued soon by the Dean of In­
struction’s* office.

VETS READ
OFFICIAL
STATEMENT
ON PAGE TWO

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Percy Grainger, Pianist - Composer
To Give Concert March 21st
WAS CLOSE FRIEND OF GRIEG

Student-Teachers
Get Experience
At Edinboro H.S.

Percy Grainger, internationally
famous pianist and composer, who
recently began a nationwide con­
cert tour as' soloist with the San
Francisco Symphony Orchestra, is
scheduled to perform in the Audi­
torium on March 21 in one of the
season’s outstanding evening-en­
tertainment programs.
Born in Melbourne, Australia,
July 8, 1882, Grainger began
studying the piano when he was
six years of age. Six years later he
had earned sufficient money by
giving concerts to enable him to go
to Europe for further musical
study.

By GEORGE FREEMAN

Chosen by Grieg

In 1907, after he had toured
As its name implies, our college
—Photo by Bob Murray
England, HoUand, and South Af­
is mainly concerned with the edu­
• Allen Jones, left, has just poured a fast ball — snowball,
cation of school teachers. After that IS —- at the head of Merle Klinginsmith, who apparently managed rica, Grainger played before the
lust m tlTVIA.
___________ ■
.«
Norwegian
composer,
Edvard
three years of formal study here to
to uUClC
duck just
in time. Such shennanigans were a^ common
sight on the
at college, one year of practice campus coring the aftermath of last week's snowstorms. Music Hall Grieg. The latter was so impressed
by the young pianist’s performance
teaching is necessary before a IS in the background.
that he chose Grainger to play a
teaching degree is awarded to the
Grieg concerto at the Leeds, Eng­
candidate.
land, festival that year.
Most of our students majoring
in teaching get their required ex­
Grainger came to the United
States in 1915. Three years later
JOHNSON. CARR; CO-EDITORS perience at Edinboro High School,
he was a. star musician in an Army
that modern brick structure just
band, often being requested to do
The yearbook of Edinboro State behind Music Hall. This is the
Miss Iva Kitchell, dance satirist,
“I’ve got rhythm” was the dis­
Teachers College, edited by the proving ground where they put in­ covery made by approximately 60 whose appearance at the college solos on the piano during the
Junior Class, will make its debut to practice the theories learned students composing the newly-or­ was postponed nearly two months course of war-bond publicity
shows.
around May 15. The staff of the during the three previous years.
because of a sudden surge in her
Last semester, 27 Edinboro ganized dancing class, as they
1947
“Conneauttean” includes;
His most popular composition,
tried out their “ballroom legs” for popularity, is scheduled to do her
Louise Johnson and Carol Carr as seniors carried out student-teach­ the first time in the high-school unique “spoofing” of the dance in Country Gardens,” grew out of
co-editors, Romaline Hall as busi­ ing assignments. This semester, 33 basement last Thursday evening. the Auditorium on the evening of this period, as a result of Graing­
er’s improvisations on an old Eng­
ness manager, and Wilma Jean are student teachers at the train­
Mrs. Wayne Brawley, the in­ March 25.
Steadman as photography editor. ing school. Each student may structress, was generous in her
After a highly successful per­ lish morris tune.
The yearbook has been helped teach in two subjects, depending praise of the promptness with formance at New York’s Carnegie
The deep friendship felt by
considerably by the Photography upon the courses he has taken at which her pupils caught on. Many Hall and a subsequent portrayal Grieg toward Grainger is illustrat­
Club. Peter Jung and William Rif- the college. The three main divis­ of them said that they had never in “Life Magazine” early this year. ed by entries in the famous Nor­
fner, especially, have done a splen­ ions of teaching are elementary, taken a dance step before Thurs­ Miss Kitchen’s recital became the wegian’s diary: “What an artist,
did job of taking and printing art, and secondary education. Ele­ day evening.
object of such great demand that what a man. What a lofty idealist
pictures for the “Conneauttean”. mentary education ends at the
“Dancing is a lot of fun . . . and her agents requested that ESTC
^ mature conception of
eighth
grade;
art
is
taught
any­
They did all the photography work
easy to learn,” asserted Mrs. agree to postpone her original life is his . . . amongst the greatest
except individual and faculty pic­ where up to the high-school level; Brawley, who is a graduate of the date, January 29.
pianists I do not know one that I
tures, which were taken by the and secondary education extends Marjorie Webster School of Danc­
Typical of the encomiums ac­ could compare with him.”
from
the
ninth
to
the
twelfth
Frank Schauble Studio in Erie.
ing, Washington, D. C., and who corded Miss Kitchell by entertain­
This is the first time that the grades. In secondary education the studied with Mme. Probejenski ment critics who have seen her
'Trotting Pianist*
subjects
taught
by
teachers
are
students have ever taken such an
show is the following comment
in
Paris.
is a staunch believer
active part in the photography science, social studies, English,
Total cost of the ten-lesson from the magazine “Theatre Arts”: in exercise and moderate diet. In­
mathematics, French, and speech.
work of the yearbook.
dancing course is $4. Lessons are With what sly malice she plays cluded in his remarks on these
Six Semester Hours Credit
The engraving and printing are
scheduled for each Thursday eve­ up the bad moments of classical
being done by the National Service
The student teacher’s schedule ning, but the tinie will be changed ballet . . . she has no competitor subjects are:
“I used to be called the “trotting
Engraving Company and the Ash­ calls for a total of 5 periods per when other activities are slated for in the field of dance satire.”
pianist
in London. I wear sum­
by Printing Company in Erie.
day. Two periods are devoted to that night.
mer clothes winter and summer in
It is expected to be one of the actual teaching; two are spent in
Eunice Theobold, ESTC student,
order to indulge in my love for
best yearbooks Edinboro has ever conference with the supervising provides the piano accompaniment
trotting . . . almost daily. I like to
critic” teacher; and one period is for the class.
produced.
be in chilly, draughty rooms when
used in observing a qualified
possible.
teacher conduct a class. The stud­
My favorite foods are boiled
ent must turn in a teaching plan
Night club atmosphere, com­
rice, oatmeal, brown bread, jam,
two days in advance, to be approv­
plete with floor show, blues sing­ fruit, wheat cakes with S3o*up, pies|
ed by the supervising teacher.
ers, and secluded tables, will pre­
The credit received for this
vail in Crawford Gymnasium on sweet puddings, nuts. I never eat
That the element of “conscience” the evening of March 22, when the meat or fish. I never drink tea or
Second Army
Headquarters, teaching is six semester hours. A
coffee . . . never touch alcohol or
teaching
degree
or
teaching
cer­
may cause pangs of remorse years college
choir’s
“Glocca-Morro tobacco. I am not conscious of
Philadelphia, Pa., has announced
the availability of a booklet en­ tificate requires twelve semester- after a deed has been done was Dance” is scheduled.
According to Mrs. Esther W. nerves or ill health in any form.”
titled “Nineteen Days from the hours credit in practice instruc­ proved to the college authorities
last week, when they received a Campbell, music director, the en­
Apennines to the Alps — The story tion.
Student teachers sometimes vol­ letter signed, ‘“A Past Student,” tertainers will be drawn largely, A feeble excuse offered by a
of the Po Valley Campaign.’^
unteer
for extra-curricular work, from Oil City, Pa.
from the ranks of ESTC students. pupil in a literature class when he
Combat veterans of the Fifth
such
as
lunch-room
supervision
or
Stating that after attending Barber-shop
quartettes,
piano attempted to stumble over his
Army may obtain copies of the
reading: “You’ll have to excuse
booklet by sending a request to: club organization. No credit is ESTC’s summer school 24 years soloists, and specialty dancers will me. Sometimes my tongue gets
given
for
this,
but
it
offers
good
ago,
he
felt
the
urge
to
acquire
a
be
presented
by
a
local
master
of
Commanding General, Fifth Army,
(Continued on Page 3)
souvenir of the campus, the con- ceremonies. For those who are un­ over my eye tooth — and I can’t
1600 East Hyde Park Blvd., Chi­
science-striken
writer enclosed $1. attracted by the prospect of danc­ see.
cago 15, Illinois. Requests should
Presi(dent
Honored
to
atone
for
her
illicit acquisition. ing or watching the show, card
be marked “Attention: ALFSI —
It was deduced by local experts tables will be provided so that
AN.”
MARCH
that the repentant correspondent they may entertain themselves.
At Faculty Party
12—YWCA
meeting, 7:30 p. j
is a woman. Certain statements
The admission price - $.50 a
A humidor containing Dutch made in the letter were taken as couple and $.35 single - is expect­
1^ Inter-class swimming me<
Masters cigars was presented to indisputable evidence of this; for ed to provide funds with which a
4 p. m.
Dr. L. H. Van Houten at a sur­ example: “T do not make a habit number of professional musical
15—Inter-collegiate playday.
prise birthday party held in his of taking things. I teach my child­ groups can be engaged for perfor­
p. m.
honor at his home last Monday ren against it.
mances at the college this spring,
To raise money for its annually evening.
Alpha Delta Formal Initi
The pilfered item: a relish dish. Mrs. Campbell stated.
featured social event, the prom,
tion and Dinner,
Dr. L. H. Van Houten, college
Members of the college facul­
the Junior Class is sponsoring the ty were responsible for the president, commented that al­
dance.
“Civilization?”
movie, “My Darling Clementine,”
25—Iva Kitchell 8 p. m.
party. Ice cream, cake, and cof­ though the bursar’s office had to
“An
upward
growth
or
tendency
it the local theatre on a date to be
fee were served the guests, and exercise some ingenuity to enter that has enabled mankind to de­ 26—^"The Spectator."
lounced later.
games rounced out the even­ the $1. on its books, similar gifts of velop the college yell from what 29—^Easter Recess (begins .
of the class are selling
atonement will be entirely wel­ was once only a feeble waring’s entertainment.
' ^ Its at $.40.
noon).
come.
whoop,”

"Conneauttean''
Debut Slated
For May I5th

60 Students Begin Iva Kitchell Coining
Dancing Course
At Long Last

Choir Sponsors
“Night-Club" Dance

Attention! Fifth
Army Veterans

Junior Class
Sponsors Movie

Former Student
Co nscience-Stricken

PAGE TWO

THE SPECTATOR

Published bi-monthly by the students of State Teachers College,
Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Co-Editors ...................................Joseph R. Spence, Jr.; John B. Bonnell
News Editor ................................................................................ El Osborne
Feature Editor

................................................................... . Dolly Johnson

Sports Editor ...................................................................... Glenn Hetrick
Staff .............. Frank Filesf, Tony Vescio, Lou Ploch, Peg Gedeon
Exchange Editor ....................................................................... Janice Lytle
Staff Photographers .............'......... .......... William Riffner, Peter Jung
Business Manager ...................................................................... John Rouse
Assistant Business Manager ................................................ Bill Murphy
Business Staff .................................. Charlotte DeLay, Howard Freeman
Reporters ......................................................................... Gloria McAllister,
Frankie Kratz, Gerry Prengaman, Marjorie Campbell, Bob
Connors, Jeanne Kennedy, Mary Jane Rozelle, Patricia McNarney,
George Freeman, Joseph Barolak
Staff Typists ...................... Elizabeth Valla, Betty Smith, Mary Ann
Hebert, Jo McDonough, Carol Atwater
Advisor ................................... ....................................................... Mr. Lowder

Teachers Demands And Wodd Peace
Amid the current clamor for increased pay on the part of the
teaching profession
perhaps the most important of several illpaid white-collar groups
one seldom hears a contrasting note.
Newspapers, magazines, and public speakers have taken up the
teachers’ plight with a vigor unprecedented in American history.
If all citizens have not been roused from their neglectful at­
titude toward the dispensers of knowledge, many guardians of the
public purse in state legislatures have been moved to grant greater
compensation to the members of this vital profession.
—

That teachers’ demands
we shy away from premature en­
dorsement or condemnation of teacher strikes
are largely just­
ified is almost universally admitted. Into their hands is falling
ever-increasing responsibility for the early guidance of America’s
young children, along moral and social lines as well as scholastic.
—

—

One of the rare contrasting notes mentioned above came in a
charge hurled by Humbert H. Humphrey, Mayor of Minneapolis,
Minnesota, when he addressed the American Association of School
Administrators, meeting at Atlantic City, New Jersey, recently.
The mayor, reports “The Christian Science Monitor”, said:
“School teachers have been . . . afraid to tackle controversial is­
sues.” Specifically, he charged that educators have ignored the
problems of race relations.
William Benton, Assistant Secretary of State, addressing the
same gathering, refrained from any such indictment of the teach­
ing personnel. He declared that “world enemies numbers one, two,
and three are: Ignorance, Misunderstanding, and Mistrust.” He
called these factors the breeders of hate and war.
Continued Benton, “World-wide understanding among ordin­
ary people is our most important and least developed resource.”
In urging greater teaching of international understanding, he thus
implied that it has been neglected in the nation’s classrooms.
These statements seem to indicate that the intensive campaign
aimed at more reasonable teacher pay rates is likely to have one
or two unexpected results in the educational world.
A public which pays its teachers better doubtless will demand
more expert instruction from them. It will be a powerful boon to
the prospects of world peace if the same public becomes equally
insistent that its teachers expound the principles of international
brotherhood, that they point out the illogic of racial prejudice
and that they face all matters of controversy with the utmost
frankness.

To Think Or Not To Think
A very noticeable flaw in our educational system is its frequent
failure to develop in youth the important habit of effective think­
ing. This defect is particularly serious in our atomic world of to­
day. Offhand, we can think of two good reasons why it is more
important to think today than it was in our earlier history. They
are: first, the fact that the maturing of our nation has multiplied
social and economic problems
making them more complex than
ever before; and second, the fact that there has been a phenomen­
al growth of propaganda.
—

Nearly everyone realizes that the citizen who can discuss cur­
rent problems on any basis other than that of emotionally-condit­
ioned prejudices is certainly rare. Likewise, the average citizen’s
receptive mind offers a very thin protection against propaganda.
, Even though our problems baffle the great thinkers, we must
not conclude that it is hopeless to anticipate good results from the
cerebration of the masses. The people must learn either to think
or look to some sort of dictatorship, as was the case in Germany.
Those who are educators and those who are preparing to teach
surely have a tremendous responsibility.
We do not pretend to be experts in the techniques of develop­
ing thinkers; and, besides, space is too limited for a detailed dis­
cussion of the procedure to be followed. The purpose of this ad­
monition is chiefly to remind all of us
teachers and prospective
teachers
that we must continually guard against the frequent
tendency to take the easy path of training parrots by asking
Who? ’ and “When?” instead of developing sincere thinkers b\
asking “How?” and “Why?”
—

—

Roving
Reporter
By WALTER MATTSON
During the last two weeks in­
creased violence raged in Pales­
tine; Britain slowly recovered
from the brink' of disaster; Rus­
sia maintained the “iron curtain”;
Republican and Democratic fur
flew in Washington; and on the
campus at E. S. T. C. an august
body of men were inducted into
the fraternity’ of Phi Sigma Pi.
After being informally and form­
ally initiated into the brotherhood,
I decided to take down a few pro­
found comments (as to pet peeves
—etc.) of my fraternal brothers.
Brother Webb — Not enough
outside publicity for the college.
Correct the impression that our
COLLEGE
is
a
NORMAL
SCHOOL.
Brother Murphy — Why not
save on expenses? We have the
equipment. Why not print our own
newspaper?
Brother Freeland — All stuckup people peeve me!!
Brother Lynch — Why keep on
referring to the “New Auditorium”
as such? Why not name it in hon­
or of the dead in World War II?
Brother Sammons — Let’s show
a little more respect for the facul­
ty.
Brother Snyder — My pet peeve
is people that tell me about a mov­
ie one step ahead of what is on the
screen. I see it as an echo of my
announcer.
Brother "Anonymous’' — Why
do the Kappa Belts go around with
long faces? Could it be that they
don’t have enough nails to chew
on?
Brother Ody — I’m thinking of
organizing a committee to buy a
snowplow!!

Scuttlebutt
By DRUTH McCLURE

Yers truly had the great oner
and plesur of attendin’ the social
event of the year — the one and
only Bowery Brawl. The convensun-un-ulism of society was certenly threw off. More fun!! More
people killed!!! A complit list of
distinguished
or
extinguished
gests wuld be to lengthy, but I
wuld lik ta comment on whut I
found outstandin’ otherwise.
Clyde Snyedr was after proof
that the Charles Atlas “MuscleBuilding Plan” works..
Some of the girls made me think
of the movie “Getting Gertie’s
Garter”!!!!
Walter what happened to your
eye? Was it caught in your mouse
trap corsage — or were you struck
by Polly’s outfit?
Was Posy looking for a table to
crawl under or just playing sub­
marine? Guess who she torped­
oed?!!!
Joe Baird and Dick Strand turn­
ed up with beautiful “soup strain­
ers.”
Did you notice Palmer and
George (not the dog) making like
“the look” and H.S.T. (use your
imagination) during the rendition
of “The Bowery”?
Maybe we should call Elwood,
“Wildwood”—our tough, straight
shooting news editor.
The Student Council had plenty
of Bowery atmosphere, what with
the bar (of course, bartenders too),
the peanut shucks on the floor, the
rowdy shoor floow, and the lovely
corsages . . . P. U.
Of interest to the clothes-conscious “co-eds” no doubt would be
a personal comment on the unique
attire of the evening.
Pour les mademoiselles—slits
with a skirt — or rather skirts
with a slit, flower-pot accessories
for the hair, 10c store diamonds
and poils, gaudy sweaters, and
black stockings a la Bowery!!!!
Pour les messieurs (?) (the spell­
ing may be incorrect . . . but the
connotation is perfect!), baggy
trousers, some “roomie’s” plaid
shirt, suspenders a la rope, bow
ties a la cheese cloth, and b-e-u-t-if-u-1 corsages of various weird
combinations.

MARCH 12, 1947

V. A. ADVICE TO VETERANS
The following informalion has been furnished by Dr. H. L. Offner,
Dean of Instruction, for the benefit of veterans.
A veteran to be admitted to college must present a Veterans Ad­
ministration Certificate of Eligibility and Entitlement (Form 7-1950)
properly authenticated in order to benefit under the G. I. Bill (P. L.
346) at the time of registration.
To secure a Certificate of Eligibility and Entitlement the veteran
must first file an application for rights on V. A. Form 7-1950 and ac­
company the application with a certified or photostatic copy of his dis­
charge.
Veterans' Responsibility
The responsibility for securing a Certificate of Eligibility and En- .
titlement is entirely the veteran’s. The college will assist in unusual
cases by supplying necessary application forms, but reserves the right
to refuse registration to veterans who do not present a certificate at
the time of registration.
A veteran who previously attended another college must present
a supplemental Certificate of Eligibility and Entitlement. A veteran
transferring to Edinboro from a college outside the Erie Sub-Regional
Territory of the V. A. who has not had sufficient time to procure a sup­
plemental Certificate of Eligibility and Entitlement may be admitted
to ESTC provided he presents a statement from the college last attend­
ed, certifying that he is eligible for re-entrance there and a statement
that he has made application to the V. A. for a supplemental certificate.
A student transferring from within the Erie Sub-Regional Territory
should not request registration without presenting a supplemental cer­
tificate since prompt service on securing a supplemental certificate can
be secured where all requirements for application have been met.
The requirements for application for a supplemental certificate
are: 1. A signed request for a supplemental certificate. 2. A statement
of progress in terms of satisfactory or unsatisfactory from the institu­
tion last attended. 3. A notice of interruption by the college last at­
tended. 4. Change of address on V. A. Form 572. unless the mailing ad­
dress for residence purpose will not be changed. The Erie Sub-Regional
Territory of the V. A. constitutes the counties of Erie. Warren. Mc­
Kean. Elk. Forest. Venango. Crawford and Mercer.
Veterans on terminal leave status may secure a Certificate of Eli- v
gibility and Entitlement in the same manner as those who have com­
pleted service, except that a copy of the terminal leave orders must
accompany the application in lieu of the discharge. A certificate issued
on the basis of such orders is temporary, pending final receipt of the
final discharge papers.
Veierans under P. L. 16 are admitted only on specific Letters of
Authority addressed directly to ESTC for each individual veteran. Be­
fore such a letter will be issued by the V. A., following advisement, it
is the veteran’s responsibility to secure from the college a statement
certifying that he will be admitted. The V. A. will assist in procurement
of such information from the college when desired.
Veterans are required to meet ESTC admission requirements and
general college regulations in order to enter and remain.
Veterans whose Certificate of Eligibility and Entitlement will ex­
pire during their college attendance are responsible for personal pay­
ment of bills incurred after the date of expiration. You will be notified
by the V. A. concerning the date of expiration.
Veierans withdrawing during, or at the end of. a session are to
notify the Dean of Instruction's Office before leaving so that their
records may be set in order.
The V. A. pays the cost of contingent fees (tuition), activities fees,
books and supplies. The veteran must pay for his subsistence—board,
room, laundry, etc. At ESTC books and supplies are furnished to veterand at Cooper’s Bookstore downtown on requisition forms signed by in­
structors and approved by the Dean of Instruction’s Office. It is the
responsibility of the Veteran to have his requisition sheets properly
signed and authenticated or he may be liable for payment himself. The
V. A. will in no case reimburse trainees for books and supplies pur­
chased out of their own funds.
The V. A. takes note of the scholastic progress of all trainees. P.
L, 16 students are required to maintain standards of progress acceptable
to the V. A. They must report upon request to the V. A. Traning Of­
ficer assigned to the college. Reports of grades for both P. L. 16 and
P. L. 346 students are sent to the V. A. The V. A. expects the ESTC to
initiate action leading to termination or interruption in college for un­
satisfactory progress. Veterans who are terminated for unsatisfactory
progress must report to the V. A. Advisement and Guidance Section for
counselling prior to receiving a supplemental certificate covering any
portion of unexpended eligibility. The V. A. reserves the right to re­
strict or limit additional training courses contemplated for such veter­
ans.
Through the cooperation of the college, a V. A. Training Officer
visits the college regularly for the purpose of discussion of individual,
personal problems and matters relating to V. A. records and reports.
Training (Dfficer will in no case intervene in the college’s establish^ administrative routine. Veterans requested to report to the Training
Officef are expected to do so at the specified time.

Extension Classes
Held In 5 Cities

What Does This
Sigma-Phi?

Teachers in service at Titusville,
Sharon, Frapklin, Warren, and
Erie are served again this semester
by the college’s extension classes.
Undaunted by snow, ice, or arc­
tic temperatures, 14 local instruc­
tors journey
over
frequently
treacherous highways to conduct
their diversified afternoon and
evening classes according to the
following schedule:
Titusville:
Mr.
Ellenberger,
“Ethics”; Mr. Mallory,
“The
Teaching of English”; Mr. Griff­
in, “American Government”; Dr.
Butterfield, “General Psychology.”
Sharon: Mr. Neel, “American
Government”;
Dr.
Butterfield,
“Educational Measurement”; Dr.
Hendricks, “U. S. History Before
1865”; Dr. LaFollette, “Evolution
of American Public Schools”. Dr.
Offner is substituting for Dr. La­
Follette at present.
Franklin: Miss Baron, “School
Law”; Dr. Offner, “History of the
U. S. and Pennsylvania”; Miss Mc­
Donnell, “English Literature.”
Warren: Mr. Boak, “World Lit­
erature”; Dr. LaFollette, “Visual
Education”; Miss Baron, “School
Law.” Dr. Gatzy is substituting for

Hanging from a limb of a talD
pine tree, the object was slowly
swinging and twisting in the
breeze. Early rising students of
E. S. T. C. on their way to break­
fast stopped to stare at it and then
walked on discussing the gruesome
sight; but every few steps they
stopped, turned, and looked again.
The head was forced to one side
by the dirty rope which had
strangled it. The feet, untied, hung
limp and lifeless. “Shades of the
Klu-Klux-Klan,” said one impres­
sionable freshman.
By ten o’clock, having been the
chief topic of campus conversation
until then, it was cut down, strik­
ing the ground with a sickening
thud. It was roughly dragged away
to rest in an unknown spot.
The Kappa Delta Phis had hang­
ed a Phi Sig in effigy.
—Charles Morrison
Dr. LaFollette at present.
Erie: Dr. Hendricks, “History of
the U. S. and Pennsylvania”; Mr.
Reed, “Evolution of American
Public Schools.” Mr. Zahniser,
“Teaching of English”; and Miss
Morton, “Modern Novel.”

PAGE THREE

THE SPECTATOR

MARCH 12, 1947

Y W Plans
Student Teaching Kappa Delta’s
(Continued from page one)
Numbers Increase Prayer Service

Six Colleges
To Compete
On Sports Day

experience for the student instruc­
tor.
Mr. Charles W. Ellenberger, the
principal, is coordinator of student
teaching in the high school. He
sees that each student teacher gets
teaching experience in the subject
for which he is qualified. The col­
lege coordinator is Miss Frances
Whitney.

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On Sports Day, March 15, Edinboro State Teachers College will
be the center of an important,
women’s athletic contest. There
will be three divisions of sports:
basketball, badminton, aijd swim­
It is easy to see that students of
ming. The visiting women athletes
teaching are well prepared for the
will be from Lake Erie, Allegheny,
important job of educating young
Thiel, Grbve City, and Westmins­
America. Upon graduation, they
ter.
have three years of educational
In badminton, Edinboro will be
theory and one year of actual in
represented by Grace Wasum and
structional experience
behind
SUM
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Gene Bossart. For basketball, we’ll
them, which gives them a firm
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Williams,
pictured
above,
have as forwards Emily and Ber­
foundation for a career of teach­
tha Hammermeister, and LeVieve was not grinning when he found ing.
Obert; guards will be Violet Kim- himself snow-bound at Lavery's
Students teaching in the elemen­
berlin, Virginia Ransom, and Leo­ Corners, between Edinboro and
na Herrick. Edinboro will be rep­ Albion, at the moment when he tary grades are Mary Diane Lesresented in the swimming contest was scheduled to lecture at the hok, and Margaret Strommer. Art
by Marylou Reader, Marilyn Pal­ college on the subject, "Mushing teachers are Elmer Abahazi, Ches­
mer, Charlotte DeLay, Peg Ged­ in Alaska." Calling the college to ter Eisaman, Marjorie Evans, An­
eon, Eileen Vose, Jane Twichell, tell of his plight, Williams com­ nette Henness, Dolores Sayre, and
mented wryly, "If I had my dog Harold F. Schlindwein. Teaching
and'Lois Sitler.
sled and snowshoes, I would be
Each basketball team will play able to arrive in plenty of time." high-school subjects are: Dorothy
Brown, English and French; For­
against three other colleges. At the
rest Doucette, Trigonometry and
end of these games, an honorary
tournament team will be chosen. beaten by the very able Phis, Civics; William Dove, U. S. His­
Each badminton team will play headed by the Hammermeister tory; Frank Holowach, Problems
against all the others; the swim­ girls. This duet working for the of Democracy and English; Made­
ming meet will be a six-way af­ Phi Blue Team tallied a total of line Ledwick, English; Howard
fair. All these events will be held 19 points,' 10 for Emily, and 9 for McCoy, US History and general
at the same time; the badminton Bertha. LeVieve Obert came in science; Dora Noxon, algebra and
games at the high school gym, the next with six points to make the English; James Parker, chemistry
basketball games at the college total of 25. Their rivals, the Belt and English; David Phillips, US
gym, and the swimming at the Red Team, could only sink 5 points History and General Science; Alois
with Pushchak netting 4 of them. Stankiewicz, chemistry and Eng­
college pool.
The other two teams. Delta lish; and Marshall H. Webb, U.S.
Although this contest will not
be open to the public, the women’s Greys and Phi Golds, settled for an History and physics.
athletic department
feels that 8-4 decision in favor of the Phis.
everyone should take a genuine In­ Jean Simoni was the only scorer
terest in the event and should on the Belt team; whereas Stockhope that Edinboro comes out pn ton, Hill, and McLain shared scor­
ing honors for the Phis.
top.
Seniors Defeat Frosh
The interclass teams played off
last week for positions in the fin­
als. The Seniors were victorious
in the freshman-senior game, win­
ning 12-8 to hand the frosh their
first defeat. In this game the two
Women’s basketball has continu­ Hammermeister sisters were riv­
ed at a fast pace in the past two als; Emily helped the seniors by
weeks in .both the W. A. A. com­ securing 4 baskets, and Bertha
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The two divisions of the W.A.A. both of whom had lost their pre­
the Phis and Belts, resumed their vious games, reached an 11-10 de­
competition, this time on the bas­ cision in favor of the juniors. High
ketball floor. The Belts were not as scorers were Obert, with 9 points
fortunate as they had been in the for the juniors, and Campbell,
swimming events and were badly with 6 for the sophomores.

The Theta Chapter of Kappa
Delta Phi Fraternity has greatly
increased in number through the
recent initiation of new pledges,
and is now one of the leading or­
ganizations on the campus. |Since
reorganizing after the war. Kappa
Delta Phi has been pledging prom­
ising men from among the new
students.
The new brothers of Kappa Del­
ta Phi are: Fred Abbott, Joe Baird,
Nestor Bleech, A1 Bloch, Robert
Bloom, Aldo Bonomi, Camille
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Mark Rutledge, Dan Susi, Tony
Vescio, John Vinnick, Art Warren,
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Instead of their regular meet­
ing, which usually takes place in
Music Hall, the YW girls are to
have a mid-week prayer service
tonight. Reverend J. Calvin Wind­
er, of the local Presbyterian
Church will address the group.
The topic will be timely and de­
votional. The group will journey
to the church at 7:45 this evening.
Those planning to attend are re­
quested to meet in Haven Hall.
Allen Lake, local student, will
be featured as the guest speaker
at the next meeting of the group.
This will be on March 26 in Music
Hall.

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MARCH 12, 1947

Edinboro Swimming Team-^47 Slippery

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Basketball Thriller

Mermen Submerge Westminster
47-19 In Final Meet Of Season

By FRANK FILESI

By LOU PLOCH
Displaying a burst of hidden
power on February 22 in the local
pool, the Edinboro swimming
team submerged the mermen rep­
resenting Westminster, 47-19, in
the final aquatic meet of the seas­
on.
Edinboro took possession of the
lead from the opening gun by win­
ning the 300-yard medley relay
with the team of Mickey Schlindwein, Walter Linburg, and Fred
Abbott. Continuing at a fast pace,
the Red and White tankers copped
five of the remaining eight events.
Individual stars of the meet
were William Schildmacher and
Abbott of Edinboro; both of whom
broke Crawford Pool records.
Schildmacher lowered the prev­
ious record in the 60-yard free­
style race by 2:2/18 seconds to
wip this event in the fast time of
32.7. In the 100-yard free-style
event, Abbott raced home in the
record-breaking time of fiftyeight seconds.
Relay Record Broken
A third pool record was toppled
by the Raiders in the final event
of the meet, the 400-yard free­
style relay. The winning quartet
was composed of Abbott, Warren,
Ottto, and Schildmacher. Mickey
Schlindwein kept up his winning
way by besting Pitcher of West­
minster in the diving competition.
With the final meet of the year
safely tucked away, the local
swimmers can review a season of
moderate success with a record of
three victories and five defeats.
The boys from Erie County began
the campaign in strong fashion
with two smashing wins. In suc­
cessive meets, Buffalo Teachers
and Grove City fell before the at­
tack of the Red Raiders.
On January 19, when Allegheny
left Crawford Pool with the high
side of a 42-24 decision, the local
aquamen went into a tailspin they
could not shake until five meets
had gone by the board. Two of
these defeats were at the hands of
the classy University of Pittsburgh
team; the remaining two victories
were credited to Fenn and to Slip­
pery Rock.
Graduation To Cut Squad
Graduation and transfer will cut
heavily into the squad now coach­
ed by Art McComb- Three of the
stalwarts of the present team —
Schlindwein, Kosanovic, and Eisaman — will be graduated. Long
and Otto are transfer students;
Young and' Brukner will do their
swimming next fall for Penn
State. Edinboro’s chances for a
successful season next year will
be helped materially if Clyde
Snyder’s student-teaching duties
do not prevent him from contin­
uing as manager of the Red and
White.

Alumni Game To Be
Held On Saturday
Everyone is urged to attend a
basketball game on Saturday at
the Crawford Gymnasium between
the Edinboro varsity and a team
composed of former ESTC players.
This game, postponed from last
Saturday night, is to be played for
the benefit of Carmen Giordano,
a Red Raider football player, who
was injured in an automobile ac­
cident several weeks ago.
Many of the alumni players are
past stars at Edinboro and are now
coaching
high-school
teams.
Among the ex-college stars who
will face the college quintet are
Tony Cutri, head coach at Girard
High; Bud Rohde, coach at Wat­
erford; and Nick Volitich, who
played on the All American Ser­
bian team which recently toured
the United States. According to in­
formation released by Coach Har­
rison, other alumni players will
be Fred Case, Lockport, N. Y.,
coach and former pro; Ray Intrieri, N. C. U., player and also a pro
star; Fred Casoli, now coaching at
Alliquippa; and two other former
ESTC stalwarts, Ed Simon and
Oscar Palmquist./
This game will be a college
event that no student should miss.
Besides being for a worthy cause,
the game will be worthwhile from
a competitive standpoint.
The
committee in charge of the fray
has some additional entertainment
planned. Remember that Saturday,
March 15, is the date for the Edin­
boro Varsity-Alumni game.
Admission to the game will be
by donation, with fifty cents as a
minimum.

Clarion Wrestlers
Beat Raider Matmen
The Clarion crushers bested the
Edinboro wrestlers in a closely
contested match at the Crawford
Gymnasium on March 6. Final tal­
ly for the match was 21-11. The
ESTC team displayed fine form
and would have evened the score
had it not been for the necessity
of a forfeit and a withdrawal be­
cause of injuries to Edinboro
grapplers.
Captain Weixel, running true to
form, pinned his man y^ith a halfnelson-crotch in two minutes and
twenty-five seconds of the first
period. Joe LaSlavic and Dewey
Davis came through with decision
wins, amassing individual scores
of 10-4 and 6-3, respectively.
Lightweighter Douds lost a close
decision of 7-5; Hunt, handicapped
by a face injury, was decisioned,
10-6.

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forfeit,

Chippy

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ALEGHENY QUINTET 50-38 pounds, wrestled in the 165-pound
The Edinboro Jayvee basketball
team dropped its third game in
five performances to a strong Al­
legheny quintet, 50-38. The battle,
fought on the Edinboro hardwood,
was the second victory for the
Gators over the Edinboro combine.
Tony Vescio and Dick Strand
were the big guns for ESTC’s
quintet. Tony collected eleven
markers from five field goals and
one charity toss; Dick Came
through with nine points from
four field goals and one foul shot.
Allegheny jumped to an 11-5
lead at the quarter and continued
to outscore the Red Raiders to
hold a 26-16 advantage at the half.

class. Although he was pinned
twice. Chip gave his much heavier
opponent some rough competition.
Wrestling with an old injury,
Felix Matuszewski was again hurt
as a result of a hard take-down in
the opening minutes of the tilt.
The match had to be forfeited be­
cause of the injury to Felix, mak­
ing the final score 21-11 in favor
of Clarion.
The Edinboro Jayvees came back
fighting to outscore the Allegheny
junior varsity 15 to 8, making it
34-31 at the three-quarter mark.
Allegheny resumed its scoring
spree in the fourth canto to come
out on top, 50-38.

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S. Long, and C. Snyder, manager.

Local Matmen
Lose Two Events

Raiders Trounce
Fredonia Teachers
By TONY VESCIO

In two engagements away from
home, Edinboro’s wrestling team
came out on, the short end of the
scores. On February 26, the locals
were rebuffed 21-13 by the matmen representing Clarion State
Teachers College. Later, at In­
diana, Coach Reed’s boys were the
victims of a powerful team of In­
diana grapplers, losing 24-8.
Jack Weixel, the 130-pound Red
Raider representative, pinned his
Clarion opponent in five minutes,
fifty seconds. In a good match, Ed­
inboro’s Joe La Slavic fought his
way to a six-minute and fifty-fivesecond pin over his 145-pound op­
ponent. Spike Karsznia was the
lone Edinboroite to even his match
by a decision. This event was de­
cided in a four-minute overtime.
Indiana completely dominated
their match with the Red and
White. Captain Jack Weixel was
the only Reedman able to make
the win column. Jack earned a 6-3
decision over the Indians’ J. Beers.
The remaining Edinboro tallies
were the result of a forfeit because
of nose injury to Indiana’s Ballante, who was to have been Wil­
liam Hunt’s opponent.

Gannon Juniors
Upset Local J.V.^s
The Gannon Jayvees avenged
their earlier loss to the Edinboro
juniors by copping a 40-35 win
on the Cathedral Prep court in
Erie. The Edinboro cagers had pre­
viously toppled the Erie team by
a 33-26 score on the Edinboro
hardwood. The Gannon team,
playing very aggressive ball, did
not clinch the game until the final
stanza.
A1 Babcock led the locals in
scoring with ten points; McCloskey of Gannon, with thirteen
points, was high man of the game.
The Red Raiders scored cpnsistently in the opening period to
hold a 14-5 lead at the quarter. The
lead was narrowed to 17-16 at the
half, and Gannon came out on top
at the end of the third quarter,
25-24. From there on it was a bat­
tle to the finish, with Gannon
overpowering the Edinboro quin­
tet to win 40-35.

The Edinboro courtsters scored
their easiest win of the season by
downing the Fredonia, N. Y., Blue
Devils on Edinboro’s floor, March
1, winning by a 54-25 score. His­
tory was made as 13 Red Raiders
broke into the scoring column to
romp over a weak Fredonia team.
Lipchik and Lloyd led the home­
scoring with 17 and 12 points, res­
pectively.
Edinboro led at the quarter, 9-2,
and increased the lead to 20-11 at
halftime. Scoring freely in the
third period, the Red Raiders held
a 39-17 lead at the close of the
third quarter.
With the reserves scoring 12 of
15 points in the final stanza, the
Edinboro men walked away with a
54-25 victory. This was the first
time any large number of reserves
have had a chance to display their
ability, and they proved themselv­
es capable of the task of meeting
varsity competition.

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In a preliminary game to the
Edinboro-Fredonia varsity game,
the Edinboro Whiz Kids won their
11th straight victory by stopping
the Conneautville Blazers, a top
independent combine from Con­
neautville, 38-24. The Whiz Kids
aggregation is the only team on the
campus which boasts an undefeat­
ed season, having beaten all other
intramural teams.
Bob Wampler, who has led the
Whiz Kids in scoring all season,
came through again with 16 points
to pace the young men of Edin­
boro. Sindlinger led the losers with
8 markers.
The Whiz Kids grabbed the lead
early in the contest and never re­
linquished it. At the quarter, the
Whizzers were on top of a 10-4
score; they left the floor at half­
time leading 15-8. A big third
quarter found the Whiz Kids lead­
ing 27-15. They continued their
scoring spree to outscore the
Blazers 11-9 in the final stanza and
to come through with a 38-24 win.

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Edinboro’s cagers finished the
regular season with seven victor­
ies and eight defeats when they
were defeated by Slippery Rock
52-49 at the Crawford Gymnasium
on March 5. The Red Raiders dis­
played good form and teamwork
on the floor, but they were unable
to click from the foul line in a fast
and rough contest.
Slippery Rock took an early
four-point lead, which the Red and
White, by accurate shooting, soon
overcame. With the teams battling
neck and neck, the quarter ended
in a 13-13 deadlock.
Paced by Lloyd and Lipchick,
high scorers for the locals, the Ed­
inboro quintet outplayed and outscored the Rockets in the second
stanza. At the half-time whistle.
Coach Harrison’s boys were on the
high side of a 28-24 score.
The second half was all Slippery
Rock as they consistently scored
on their frequent foul tries. Rock­
eteers Harper and Johnson were
the leading shot-makers of the
game, with seventeen and fourteen
points respectively.
Although the Raiders outscored
the Rockets in the number of field
goals, twenty to eighteen, the boys
from Slippery Rock were more ac­
curate from the foul line. The
Rockets converted sixteen of their
twenty-four free chances to ob­
tain their victory margin.
Playing their last game for
ESTC were Ronald McCoy and
Elmer Abahazi, both of whom will
graduate.

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