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PROMISED

JUNIOR VARSITY
LOSES TO
NEWPORT H. S.

Re of the Most Beautiful Carols
B and Hymns in Musical
B History to be Sung.

Newport Five Displayed a Good
Defense, Allowing Normal
Only Five Field Goals.

Hss Sands has assembled , for FriHevening , a collection of some of
Hnost beautiful carols and hymns
¦usical history. There will be seftns by the eom oined Glee Clubs,
Bhe separa te Glee Clubs and by
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Mixed Quartet. In addition ,
H will be vocal solos, readings,
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audience singing. Miss Sands,
¦zing the fact that nothing
¦ids the spirit of Christmas
Bid so quickly as the singing of
¦tiful old carols, has prepared the
¦wing program :
Ik Forth , O Beau t eous, Heavenly
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ght
Bach
I Combined Glee Clubs.
¦ Carols.
¦e Shepherds Watched Their
ocks
Old English
Breton
the Ci*adle of a King
What Mean These Songs _ Welsh
Combi ned Glee Clubs.
n, Hark , the Herald Angles Sing
Audience.
il Solo , 0, Leave Your Sheep
Hazlehurst
Esther Snyder.
ittle Town of Bethlehem.
Night
German Hymn
Mixed Quartet.
n the Sun Had Sunk to Rest
Old En glish
Senior Glee Club.
n » As in the Gladness Men of Old
Audience.
ling, Christmas Carol — Dickens
f i'ofessor Frederick D. Losey.
in . It Came Upon the Midnight
[ear.
Audience.
>1h, Hark, What Music Fills the
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p«l Lullaby
Old German
Junior Glee Club.
ml Solo
Mr. John Gilbort
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0
Holy Night
Adam
'•'em
Combined Glee Clubs.
>nn , 0 Come All Ye Faithful.
Audience.
oocnuso of tho length of. tho pro1111 tho concert will start nt 7:30
•ock.
woryono is looking forward to a
; wjoyablo evening.
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Newport Township High School
basket ball team, rated as holding the
best chance to upset Nanticoke 's habit of steady winning in the scholastic
cage, playing its first game at home
they set back our boys, 34-23.
The Newport five displayed a good
defense that allowed our boys to
score only five field goals. Ruggles
and Bendock were the high scorers,
while Yarashefski played a good floor
game for Normal.
The line-up :—
Bloomsburg.
G. F. Pt's.
Wilson, F.
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1
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W adas , F.
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4
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McGr ath , C
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0
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Yarashefski , G.
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Slusser , G.
2
3
7
Moore , C.
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Kraynack , G."
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Zi m merman , F.
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DR. WEST ADDRESSES STUDENTS
ON "OUR INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL"
The Age in Which We Live is Being Recognized as the Cap italistic Age,
Meet the Need in a Constructive and Masterful Way—Let
Every Day be a New Day and Start the World Anew.
The student body and faculty of
Bloomsburg State Normal were again
favored by a speech from Dr. West
who visits this school on successive
occasions during the school year.
The subj ect of Dr. West's lect ure
was "Our Intellectual Capital. " The
age in which we live is being recognized as the Capitalistic Age. It is
the age of financial wealth, of capi t al
made profitable , the age when Capital is in the saddle. On the interest
of Capital Nations go to war, courts
swing in to action , in fac t our whole
social order is t hro w n int o t umul t by
Capital.
Many people do not recognize that
there is another kind of Capital—a
Capital which is significant to the
destiny of the race. This is, Intellectual and Moral Capital. All capital is under the control of this, our
Intellectual Capital, all cap i t al is
crood onlv in that it is directed bv
this capital. It is a big proposition
to get a million dollars and to get it
under complete moral control.
It Is easy to estimate the value of
many things but it is much more difficult to comprehend the Intellectual
Capital which goes into these things.
If wo lack Intellectual Capital we
are as helpless as anything in the
Univorso.
Wo look with wonder and admiration at the works of Shakespeare. He
was not a millionaire in money, but
a millionaire in Intellect. Ho had
ripened his capacity by its use, he
had thrown his marvelous insight into
writton language.
That groat musical masterpiece,
The Messiah , was written in twenty three days and has hold the world for
ovor two hundred years, From whore
did it come? Out of tho authors Intellectual Capital! He did not stop
there but wont on nntl on writing

mor e, investing that capital which
was within himself.
It is remarkable how few accumulate Intellectual Capital. It comes
by arduous application. In the first
twenty-five years of life we make a
decision respecting the amount and
stability of our Intellectual Capacity.
We have the first fifty years of life
in which to accumulate financial cap ital but a man can not go on collecting financial capital if he has not this
other Capital.
Intellectual Capital is constructed
in two ways. It is determined by the
amount of external facts and truth s
that you can accumulate and call
your own. This marvelous world of
facts and truths is not ours until we
open and i*eceive them. Make these
truths ours, then we are accumulating
real Capital. Many stand idly by and
is satisfied just to "get by. " It is not
the worldly goods you possess, or the
grades you get which count , but it is
how much you make your very own.
Then you can go out into the world
and have something to invest.
There is another process by which
you can obtain Intellectual Capital—
that is, tho discovery of the resources
within yourself. The gold within
yourself may lie useless. It is up to
you to make use of that within yourself. , It is terrible to tramp across
your own personal capital because
you have ftvilod to bring into use your
own capacity. It is a gigantic tragedy to become a paupor when you
have tho chance to become an Intellectual millionaire
Our Intellectual Capital determines
tho contribution wo are going to
make to this life, Bodily hoalth is
indeed a vital necessity to life but
nevertheless not all wealth comes

Continued on Pago Eight.

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Newport.
G.
Ruckle, F.
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Naj aka, F.
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B endo ck , C.
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Chick , G. _..»
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Rogowicz, G.
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Weltman , F.
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Olsh eski , F.
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F. Pt's.
1 13
0
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5 15
0
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Totals
14
Referee—Steve Lerda.

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TAU PHI EPSILON
Introducing the new sorority. Tho
Tau Phi Epsllon made its entrance
into the rapidly growing circle of
girls ' clubs during the last week. Its
members arc ; Anne Clarko, Jule Prisbek, Dorothy Davios, Ellen Oates,
Selma Millor , Ruth Smith, Hanna
Nagolberg, Helen Hess, Kitty HefFron
and Irene Benowitz. Officers for this
year are : President , Ireno Benowitz ;
Vice-President, Ellen Oatos ; Secretary, Anne Clark ; Treasurer , Dorothy
Davios, Patronesses, Miss Alexander
and Miss Johnston. An attractive
social program has been arranged for
the coming year. Tho sorority has
promises of becoming one of the lending social groups of Bloomsburg,

LAUGHTER.
Laughter Can Decipher Physical Body
as Wel l as Spiritual Being.

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laughs. You see a strong cool headed successful man of affairs—h e is a
machine ; you see a warm hearted irresponsible , happy-go-lucky man who
laughs most of the time—he is a
weakling. You see a great Lincoln ,
who in spite of the responsibility
resting on his shoulders , with perfect
frankness bares-his soul—h e is a man.
For every laugh that degrades and
destroys there is one that uplifts and
makes alive. When your friends
greet you laughingly , you know it is
well with them ; when you hear the
children laughing at their play, you
cease to worry about them ; when you
pass a stranger on a dark night, a
whistle, which is merely a strain of
laughter with a musical education ,
dispells all fears.
The mountain stream gurgles and
babbles on its way, the sun smiles,
nature rej oices on a spring morning;
but of all created things man alone
really laughs. What a really divine
thing laughter is which is able to
lighten the weight of that burden
which is common to man. A hearty
laugh banishes troubles , puts an end
to the blues and tho the day be dark
and dreary , puts a silver lining on
every cloud.
God has given us laughter ; He
means for it to have a place in our
lives. Each faculty which He has
given has a field for activity and
laughter, t herefore , has a field of usefulness.

"How much lies in laughter, the
cipher-key wherewith we decipher
the whole man. "
In this brief statement Carlisle has
uttered a great truth , as he attributes to laughter this unique and
commanding position.
Wha t, then , shall we say as t o the
psychology of laughter—the physiology of laughter, too, if you please ;
for the whole man includes his body
as well*as his soul. Laughter can as
truly decipher the physical body as "
well as the spiritual being.
When God gave man a soul and so
placed him above the rest of Creation
he gave laughter with it as a safety
valve. Laughter, smile , chuckle , titter, giggle, tho produced by varying
amoun ts of exploding happiness are,
nevertheless, synonymous terms for
this one substance, which God gives
to each of His noblest creatures as a
tonic for their lives , a governor for
their ac t ions , and a mirror for their
being. It is the one capacity given
to each of us , the noblest of his
creation. You have seen men whose
eyes have never beheld the beauties
of the field or forest, t he heavens
studded with a thousand stars, or the
golden glow of an evening sunset;
you have seen men whose ears were
as unresponsive to the harmonies of
nature as the ears of Ulysses and his "The thing that goes the farthest,
companions when deafened to the be- Toward making life worth while,
witching music of the sweet voiced That costs xthe least, and does the
mos t,
Sirens ; but you have never seen a
Is
just
a pleasant smile.
man , no matter how defective his
full
of worth and goodness, too
It's
power, who did not have so much as
manly
With
kindness blent
a smile tucked away in his being. A
worth
a
million
dollars.
It's
good hearty genuine, spontaneous ,
And
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doesn
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cost
a
cent. "
side-splitting laugh is as good for the
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cise ; it is the finest tonic jn the world
for body , mind and soul. The fat man
has become almost the concept for ART EXHIBITION TO BE HELD
the j olly man. If the th eories of the
physiologists be true thaj t as an aid Will be Held in Auditorium From
to digestion an ounce or laughter is
January 11 to 14.
worth a gallon of pepsin , would it not
be more correct and proper to say
Th e Senior Class has been prepart ha t he has become fa t because he ing a special treat for the students
has laughed? Suffice to say that and facul t y of t he N ormal School and
laugh ter determines the girth of a from January 11-14 this treat will
man 's body as well as the bread th $>i bo rendered. At that time the Art
his soul. A hearty laugh creates an Exhibition will be held in the auditorappetite , adds spice and garnish to ium.
victuals, makes a homely face a feast
This project has been sponsored
for the gods.
each year by the Senior Class of this
Now for laughter as a cipher-key school and success has always been
to a man 's character. This truth is attained. It is one which will always
so evident that it finds abundant prove to be educational?
fruitage in the verse of evexy poet.
The proceeds of this project go to
the memorial fund and aro used for
"It is easy enough to be pleasant ,
the purpose of buy ing a pictui'e for
When life rolls along with a song,
the Senior Class to leave as a memorBut the man , worth while ,
ial.
Is the man who can smile
When everything goes dead wrong. "
[B. S. N. S.]
And again :
SCRUBS TO PLAY
"To laugh were wnnt of goodness and
of grace ;
It is interesting to know that Mr.
And to be grave, exceeds all pow'r Nelson has started to ai'rango a scheAnd to be grace , exceed all pow 'r dule for tho Junior Varsity. Two
of face. "
games aro already on tho schedule,
both games with Coal Township High
With every laugh tho inner nature School. Ono game is to bo played at
of man comes to the surface, reveal- homo and tho other
is to bo played
ed by the things at which ho laughs at Coal Township 1. Coal Township
and by tho things at which ho does High School is being ably coached in
not laugh. There aro vulgar laugh s all athletics by "Jorry " Fitzpatriek ,
and cruol laughs, and bettor laugh s a former student at B. S. N. S. and
and fiendish laughs. There are Captain of tho 1924 foot ball team.
boisterous laughs and hollow laughs , Tho dato for tho games' lias not beon
tantalising Jaugh s and maddening settled as yot.

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too heavy, or was it too near i
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One of Verna Medley 's Um
grade lights—"Teacher , I know
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olive oil' means. "
Teacher— "Wha t does it mean?
We were walking into the restauBright Light—"It is the Fr
rant the other day observed by many
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spectators. Of course, we had an meaning for 'Good-bye '."
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idea they were wondering where the
fire broke out. But—they had a difWe were hibernating over
ferent trend of though t. We knew week-end. No one turned out \|
when a kindly old gentleman remark- breakfast.
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ed , "Gee , there must be an old maid 's
convention some place. "
Helen Jones ' favorite cry, "Olu
Therefore , we have decided that
"The Seventeen Co-eds " does not ap- John !"
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ply. Here are some suggested names
Our "Prisoner 's Song "— "My Kin,
"Ladies in Waiting," "Seventeen
Brehelor Girls," with the motto, dom for a Situation !"
''Single—but willing. "
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At our meeting we were given direction for making write-ups for the
Obiter.
1. Everything must be uniform
(Mar tha Showers wants to verify
that) Everybody must be in uniform(?).
2. Do no t tell any one else what you
write or whom you write about.
3. Everything must be original.
4. Don't write anything like "she is
a meek little girl," or "she surely
is going to be successful," because she isn 't (except as a
(?) (?) •
5. Punctuate your poor English.
Clippings :—

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Nora Tuc ker Makes New Invent ion.
Vot ed as Edison 's Rival !

Miss Noi-a Tucker made use of a
simple piece of string. She tied one
end of the string to the alarm clock ,
and the other end to the electric
ligh t. When the alarm clock goes
Thif
off the light is to go on.
string broke.
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Irishman Eats Welsh Rarebit.

One of t he R ohlands twins at e so

much Welsh rarebit that she wondered if she 'd be hopping around trying
to sing Welsh hymns and dancing a
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Prof. Sutliff 's Course Fails !
In Berwick there are 360 seconds
in a minu te.
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At the table Viola Janulewicz declares she wants the smaller half.
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Accordmg to one of Grace Thompson 's pupil s "Shoes is a means of
transportation from Boston."
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Elsie Bower—I understand you
were throwing snowballs today?
Pupil—i couldn 't throw snowballs ,
street.
there was no one/ /in/ the
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Wo hear so much from Miss Rich
"How 's your situation (an introduction of a Lesson PUm)? " that wo are
convinced that when wo go homo , instead of saying "How do you do,"
we'll bo saying, "How 's .your situation?"
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The Fourteenth Street teachers £
clare that their baby hike is worH
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How is this? The postman \
marked "I was just getting acquait
ed with the last bunch of girls whs
they left." You ex-Berwickians, ta
you explain yourselves?
[B. S. N. S.]

BIRTHDAY PARTY
Dance Exhibitions Given by ti
Misses Healey, Smith and Prisbek,
Miss Irene Benowitz entertained i
a birthday party Friday even 'ng, D
cember 10. Those present wen
Misses Dot Davies, Helen Oakes, Oc
Williams, Anne Clarke, Jule Prisbtl
Peg Healey, Catherine Deane, Rut
Smith, Hanna Nagleberg, Sally Mi
ler, Ruth Ouslander, Helen Hes
Kitty Heffron , Sara Mittleman at
Grace Moran.
Popular acclaim gave the prizea rare Kirbyan parrot to Miss Pe
Healey for having the most uniqm
costume.
Dance exhibitions wet
given by the Misses Healey, Smitl
and Prisbek. Miss Miller entertninc
with several amusing' recitations
Games and a buffet lunch were ih
final features of the affair.
[B. S. N. S.]

SENIOR CLASS NOTES
Art Exhibition by Class is Progr eii
ing Very Nicely.
Tho Senior Class has already M
played wonderful class spirit. IM
meeting goes along nicely and ever
member willingly offers suggestion
as the opportunity arises.
All committees which wore appoW
ed aro doing their work very efficien 1
ly. It is a great aid to the elm
President when tho committees vr oi
efficiently.
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The Art Exhibition which is heir
sponsored by the Senior Class, is pi'
grossing very nicely. Miss Bauclie
who is in chargo of tho Exhibition,
arranging the material and Tins
rounded well into shape, The stU 1
ont body as a wholo is taking an n
Alice Jones took Lillian Robertson tivo part by getting bohind tho R
homo-with her last wook :oml. Lillian hibition and making it a success flM
doosn 't look tho sam e What' s the cinlly as well as otherwise

Our poor mail carrier ! He 's getting weak from carrying letters to
Martha Showers. (Especially when
the author doso not know her full
namo).
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AUTUMN TONE.

crows
H'lr the far cry of
in
the gray sky.
high
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south
ne
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,,ist of a flock
H passed the cloud-dimmed day¦
ti me moon.
m* toned with the grayness of the
m skv
I blucness of the edges of things
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the whiteness of the early moon.
R quieted with the silence of trees
H tj, e emptiness of limbs.
Ki calmed by the stillness of thin
H smoke
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the dusk of house porches
m old box cigars.
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—Sterling Strauser.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO ALL
The Maroon and Gold St aff
wishes every student and every
member of the faculty a Merry
Christmas and Happy New
Year. This issue of the paper
will be the final issue until January 14, 1927 , owing to the
fact that we leave on Wednesday noon and do not arrive
back to the inst it u t ion un t il
January 4.

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ity? Decide for,yourself for you must
have the courage of your convictions.
For myself , I am not sure. Perhaps
as *time goes on I will come to know
and understand , but maybe I must
wait until on some 'final day all my
unanswered questions will be explained.
— Hope Colley.
[B. S. N. S.]

SORRELL AND SON

(By Warwick Deeping) .
Af ter the war Sorrell finds himself
without a title, withou t money, without social position, and without his
wife (she had divorced him). He
THE VANQUISHED
sets out with his only son Christopher
or Kit, to find a means of earning a
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Is there a glory in defeat? Can it living for them. They go to a small
be that the vanquished is victorious? town wher© Ssrrell i§ offered a posiHmoon , you burn like silver Bronze We are so in the habit of glorifying tion in an Antique Shop only to find
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the smooth cold bark of poplar him who receives the laurels from that the man who was to employ him
5 limbs.
the judges that it may blind us to had died t ha t morning.
»eathe the brilliance of you, moon , perhaps the greater glory of him who
Sorrell and his son talked over the
Rste your sparkle on my lips.
goes down in the battle physically sit uation , for they were the closest
ft are high over distant hills.
worn out having given all that was in of friends and pals, and Sorrell dem clear space whispers "Blue Star, him , but whose spirit is still blazing cides to accept any position he can
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Blue Star ,"
high in the height to which the worn get after receiving Kit's word for it
We the name from the mouth of a out body cannot be pushed.
i that he would think none the less of
far lover.
new
thought.
I
can
This is not a
him if he does work that is not what
me answer tonight, moon , and not even pride myself on discovering is t ermed a "white collar j ob." He
play a part.
I it anew for it thrust itself into my gets employment as a porter at a hothe light of you I give myself mind from the pages of a book I have tel. Here he suffers very much from
away.
j ust finished. But the idea interests the tyranicale rule of the landlady,
—Sterling Strauser.
me.
whose actions at t he ho t el are , at
Surely it is great to give all you times, qui te questionable.
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have in ba t tle ; to t oil and sweat and
By chance, Sorrell mee t s Thomas
then to be the conqueror , t o feel the Roland who gives him a position as
THE HAWK.
power of victory surging within you, porter in one of his newly purchased
to look at the world proudly and be hotels. Here Sorrell has it much nicluff of feathers
able to say, "Yes, I have won."
eart, a life,
er than before , but he is continually
But has the vanquished given ju st being hounded by the head porter.
>opi ng, soaring, wheeling,
as much of his st reng th , has he no t Af ter a while, howev er , the head porlging in mid air
toiled and sweated to as great a de- ter is discharged and he is promoted.
tionless.
gree only to go down in defeat? Must From then on he makes rapid progluff of feathers,
he not have the extra courage to ress and works himself up un t il he
leart, a life,
straighten up and smile in the face becomes manager and owns consideriOlll.
of the world , and. still grasping his able stock in the company.
brok en sw ord , pass out with the eyes
ves,
All the time, Kit , too, is making
of
pity—pity which he does not want i*apid progress. In spite of financial
ink with the beauty
—eating into his very heart?
Autumn.
difficul t ies, he hits been kept at school
Is his courage, I a sk you , not great- or under a private tutor. He chose
1, dizzily
er than that of the winner? Should t h e m edi cal pr ofession for hi s lif e
the ground,
he
not then be given the greater ad- work and as he was a very bright
nilk-weed seed
miration? We say we admire cour- young man he managed to secure
led
¦oss my path.
age but we are not consistent when scholar ship whi ch aid ed hi m in his
we accord admiration to the victor many years at school.
)ent-up spark
and not to the defeated.
immortality
Sorrell's one aim was to give everyBut then if the defeated has more thing he could to his son. They were
dging this generation with the
courage is he not the victor? It is pals in the truest sense of the word.
next.
confusing to think about it for it They made renl confidants of each
—Helen Stackhouse.
seems the more one puzzles over it other—talked over all Kit's problems,
the more hazy one 's ideas become. those concerning his studies, his
Can the victor if he is the victor real- sports, his action towards his mother
BARD PURSE L
ly be the conquered and vice versa ? (wh o later feels that she would like
Is the real conqueror of the scien- to own him) and his women friends.
tific world the man who, striving toKit becomes a successful surgeon ,
gives
ligh
invaluable
data
t,
wards
the
and
is well liked by all his associates.
Square
)
(Below the
secured by first-hand knowledge and He has met few girls, but ho was
then sinks into darkness victim of the very.' friendly with one, who as she
disease
he sought to conquer? Or is said, was socially his inferior. She
>omsburg
-:- Pa. he the victor
-:who comes in , takes the was run over by a motor, and dies.
last few steps and puts the solved However, ho later did fall in love with
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problem before the world and gets Molly Pentroath , tho sister of one of
the reward ?
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his school-fellows. She is an author ,
Is he conqueror who hWthe touch and tho ' she likes him she refuses to
of genius in his heart and the feel of marry him because of the feeling that
great things but who ennnot find the it would end her career.
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magic-stone in his environment to
Kit becomes very ill, and Molly
free tho treasure? Or is it the new rushes to him and at the hospital
—PRE SSING—
generation which comes into the gives her consent to marry him. While
world inheriting the flame of the old Kit and Molly are abroad on their
—REPAIRIN G with also tho touch-stone of opportun- honeymoon , Sorroll is taken seriously

ill—he is a victim of cancer. Altho
he was ill for quite some time he had
kept it from Kit in order not to mar
his happiness. After their return Kit
and Molly do everything they can for
Sorrell , but there are no hopes of
saving his life. The last kindness
Kit does for his father is to administer an overdose of morphia (to
deaden the pain) and thus end his
suffering.
I enjoyed this book very much because it was so different from the ma- ^
j ority of the books of today. It was
realist ic , bu t no t in the sense tha t
many of the modern stories are. In
other words there were no t, as a rule ,
women whose actions were not accep ted by society. No one was dragged down and no one needed moral
uplif ting especially. There were
parts which would not affect one as
being so pleasant or decent-—for inst ance if one read between the lines,
one might interpret that Sorrell
would have been more of a man if he

had married Fanny Garland, an inti-

ma t e friend of his, instead of expect-

ing her to save her attentions for him
otherwise, but even so this was not
brought out prominently enough to
leave a bitter impression after reading the story.
Aside from this I liked the story
and would recommend it t o ot h er
readers.
—Evelyn Harris. '
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THE CHRISTMAS STORY
Many years ago while shepherds
Wat ch ed their flocks one win ter 's
night,
There appeared to them an angel
In a wonderous glow of light.
And he spoke to them these tidings
"Do not fear. Great news I bring
For tonight in yonder city
There was born the Saviour King. "
"There 's a bright star in the heaven
That will guide you to his throne. "
So the shepherds left the hillside,
And each face with great j oy shone.
Soon they reached the town of Bethlem.
There the guiding star hung low.
And they found the Kingly Christ
Child
With his Mother all aglow.
Then they heard the heavenly choirs
Heralding the kingly birth ,
And they, too, in gladness sang.
There was joy and peace on earth.
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MAROON AND GOLD
Friday, December 17,

" What Do You Kn ow
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Published weekly during the school year of 2920
and 1927 by the students of the Bloomsburg State
N orma l School Yor the inte rests of the st u de n ts,
the alu mn i , and the school in general.

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(By Prof. Noe Zall)

Dear Prof.—What musical instrument
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produces foot-notes?
Answer—A shoe horn.
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"Jimmie " Coursen
Editor-in-Chief
Dear Prof.—Why does water put a
fire out?
ASSOCIATE EDITORS.
Answer—Because
it's wet.
Ruth Davies.
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Mary Isaacs.
Dear Prof.—What is a net?
Lucy Rood.
Answer—A net is a bunch of holes
Leo Moore.
tied together with little pieces of
Thomas E. Welsko.
string.
Miltona Bolen.
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Alice Brobyn.
Dear
Noe—What is it a sign of when
Mildred Benson.
a
student
never passes anything?
Kathleen Somers.
Answer—Poor
table manners.
Elizabeth Delaney.
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Marvin Thomas.
Dear Prof.—I am a young man 22
Mae Healy.
years of age and in 3rd year High
Ned Raker.
School and am very much perplexNicholas F. Polaneczky.
ed by a serious question. How
long can I live without brains?
Subscription price— $1.50 for resi- Answer—Time will tell.
dent students and alumni.
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Entered as second class mail, at the Dear Prof.—What 'causes sleeping
Bloomsburg Post Office , Bloomsburg,
sickness?
Penna.
Answer—Listening to a lecture on
Office—293 1 North Hall, Bloomsthe psychological aspect of "Why
burg State Normal School, BloomsDoor Knobs Are Bald. "
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Dear Prof.-^-How many min ts are
News About You—of You—For You.
there in the United States?
Answer—There are three : in Denver,
San Francisco and Philadelphia ,
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Answer—A mean man who had a,
grudge against his neighbor and
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wanted to keep him from oversleeping.
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of
ours
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into this Normal School j
Notice :—Our stock of questions are
entry into the land of smiles. Smilrunning low. Therefore , we ask
ing faces are seen each and every day
you t o submi t all you can t hink of
and we will endeavo r t o answer
as we go back and forth from class to
them even tho we have to go thru
class. Each person nods, sm iles, and
greets his or her friends wherever
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they meet whether it is on the camp[B. S. N. S.]
us , i n t he classr oo m, or the dormitories.
When we enter a classroom some
FACULTY NOTES
kind consoling friend greets us with
a happy word and a kind smile. Our
Mr. Shortess served on the ju ry of
teachers carry smiles on throughout Columbia County Court last week.
the entire class period , and we cannot
help weaving a smile for them. The
general opinion is "Have a smile for
Misa Jeffries will visit her home
everyone you meet and they will have
in
Odessa, Missouri , during the
a smile for .you. "
Holidays,
Christmas
What does all this go to prove?
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Does it not show tnat in our extimago
long,
a
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tion "A smile will
We regret to hear that Mr. Keller
way." We are simply proving that is ill in the Bloomsburg Hospital.
"Smiling faces always find welcome
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and that's why everyone should learn
Dr. Reimer visited the State Deto smile. "
'Did you ever stop to wonder whore partment of Education at Harrisburg
the smile originated? Did we ju st this week.
smilo for the sake of smiling or was
Mr. Nelson and Coach Booth atthoro something in our sentiment
caused by our environment which tended the Health Education Concauses all theso smiles? Was it that ference at Wilkos-Barre last Friday
our environment was j ust full of and Saturday. / / / /
smiles and wo simply fitted ourselves
Miss Sands will direct tho Christfor our environment. With ovorything smiling about us how can wo mas Carols presented in the auditorium tonight.
do anything other than SMILE ?
Then let us continue smiling 1 nnd
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titudo , .Things will bo made much
brighter and in tho end things always
Have You Your Tickets For the
work out i'or the best.
Art Exhibition?
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Would Like All Write-Ups Handed in Farmers Gather in Chicago to ty,.
by December 20-21.
cuss Their Difficulties,
A meeting of all the girls who have
oeen selected to hand in write-ups
tor the Obiter was held last Monday
and these girls were instructed to
compose write-ups with not less than
one hundred and seventy-five and net
more than two hundred words each.
These people are requested to have
thei~ write-ups handed in to the staff
by December 20th.
The boys likewise have been v selected to prepare write-ups of the
ssime length and are requested to
have tiiem in by December 21st.
The cooperation of these people is
necessary in order to facilitate the
work outlined by the staff.
All the individuals who are having
their pictures placed in the Obiter
have had their pictures taken and
now the staff is ready to send them
away tor cut-making.
The s various clubs, sororities and
studen t organizations that intend to
have their group pictures placed in
the year book are requested to have
their group pictures taken as soon as
possible. Make arrangements with
Mr. Phillips for your appointments.
The total cost of having group pictures along with group write-ups
placed in the book is fifteen dollars.
This includes cost of proof , cut , and
page space. No money is to be paid
to Mr. Phillips for having group pictures taken.
This cost is included in the fif teen
dollars which is to be collected by
members of the Finance Committee
of the staff.
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DANCE ! ? !
Gym Will be Trimmed in Christmas
Colors For the Event.

The most outstanding event Of
these past few weeks has bee n i\%
ga thering of the farmers in Chicago
to discuss their difficulties and ways
and means of overcoming them. The
President' s solution to the problem
was ridiculed by the delegates whi]e
a rousing ovation followed the pr 0.
posal of Senator Louden , of Illinois,
The matter is fur ther complicated by
the fact that the Senator of Illinois
.s one of the seriously considered can.
didates for the Presidency in 1928.
This farm problem is nothing to
lightly cast aside. It is a National^
problem involving as it does the welfare of the farmers, our most import,
ant producing class. The farmers
have waited long and patiently fo r
something to be done. Now they are
demanding their rights. There is a
gradual feeling of dislike for the pros.
ent administration growing. They
feel tha t although by himself the
President would no doubt be all right
yet he is influenced so much by oth;r
people that he is no longer a safe
candidate for the farmers to support .
Will they turn to Senator Louden?
The farmers have lost ninety billions of dollars in the past five years
while five hundred national banks
have gone to the wall annually tryin;
to serve the rural communities. Can
anyone in the face of the statistics
regard this matter with little concern? If any other industry had lost
accordingly the newspapers would
have printed nothing else. Why this
seeming neglect of the farmers? The
farmers are now demanding that this
be adj usted during this short session
of Congress. What will be done? If
nothing, wha t will be t he result?
Dare the farmers increase the number of mortgages when already there
has been an increase of 200 per cent.
during the last five years? This is a
problem which the American people
as a whole must face and settle. Congress has the power to pass Legislation. What will be the nature of iti

What could be more "topping "
than a Christmas dance?—th e night
befor e we go home. What! with the
excitement of going home, packing—
then the dance—we feel sure it will
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be a huge success. The entertainers
for the evening will be Alexander 's
If you save one dollar a week, you
Orchestra. So we are already quite
sure of good music. The gym will will save on e millio n doll ars in 20,be trimmjed, in Christmas color 000 y ears. Begin saving now.
scheme s, making it as realistic as
possible. Recalling the Christmas
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dance last year, the decorations,
Have You Your Tickets For the
music and the jolly crowd, w e co u ld
hope for no better success this year. Art Exhibition?
Don't forget girls ! Cards must bo
gotten for your guests from Miss
Conway or Miss Edmunds.
And a Jolly Christmas to All.
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If any one sees Charlie Surfield—
wake him up .
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MISS EDITH S. CANON

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ftlee Clubs, has planned to give
R methmg unusual in the way of
has been
Hisical program. She
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¦ore voices of the two Glee Clubs
Isome Christmas Carols of rare
By. The enter tainment will be
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B)crs will be given by the Senior
Kization , some by the Junior and
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by the combined clubs. An en¦inment of this type is something
¦ok forward to. It is something
¦and promising. It is to be hoped
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it will become an annual event
Be school. Miss Sands is being
¦ted by Miss Canon.
He Glee Clubs are, and have been,
I organized for quite some time.
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¦ed. Although we have not heard
|i of them yet, we are asked to
wait till the seventh.
pretty and appropriate pin has
selected and ordered. The memare w aiting anxiously for its arI

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GIRLS' ATHLETICS
or Class Team to be Chosen to
Play Senior Team .

ie basket ball tournament began
[onday. Owing to the large numof teams, each t eam w ill be able
lay but once a week. The girls
playing well and each one seems
ave the real spirit of the game,
he end of the tournament a Juti;lass team will be chosen who will
the Senior team. It is to each
s advantage to play her best.

Those students who are engaged in
musical activities have probably had
the good fortune to come in contact
with Miss Canon of our Music Department and have become more or
less acquainted with her. Many of
the rest of us have not had this opportunity. In order that we may become better acquainted with Miss ,
Canon we have asked her to write a
short resume of her life. It is as follows :

Born ? A long, long time ago. (?)
Where? Way Down East in Portland , Maine.
I experienced the usual education
as a child and in due time was graduated from High School. Instead of
going to college I studied music under private teachers in Boston , Mass.
This study included not only piano
lessons but also lessons in Harmony,
Theory Salfege and Appreciation. I
also attended the Thomas Whitney
Livette School of Music in Concord ,
Mass.
My teaching experience has been as
varied as there are different types of
people , as I have given piano lessons
to people of all ages, from five to fifty-five. At one time I taught in the
West Newton Music School, a very
in teresting- music settlement school
ju st outside of Boston.
During the summer I have charge
of the music at Camp Hiawatha—a
camp for girls in Maine.
So mix in a few recitals—an active
interest in Y. W. work and a keen enj oyment of athletics and you have a
very brief resume of my life to the
present date.
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Encouraging to Editors.
We have j ust learned of an editor
who
poor twenty years ago
; and restarted
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This was acquired through industry,
economy, conscientio u s, effor t, indomitable perseverance and the death
In basket ball practice this week of an uncle who lef t him $49 ,900.
Vital was told by the coach to stay
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on the bench for the present. Vital's
sore because he never received the
Builder 's Foreman—Excuse me,
present.
bu t are you the lady what's singing?
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Josephine Dormitory—Yes, I was
singing, why ?
Builde r 's Foreman—Well, please,
Drill Sergeant—"Fire at will. "
don 't hang1 on the last note so long.
Eecruit—Which one is Will ?
The men have knocked off twice for
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lunch already, mistakin ' it for the
Pompeii. " Wonder what he died of? dinner whistle.
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Senior—Some kind of an eruption.
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What is that white stuff , Captain ?

Ex.—I hear you and Gallagher
Captain—That is snow.
almost had a fight.
Tourist—I thought so myself , but
De Lucca—Yes, we would 'a had a gentlemen told me it was Greece.
a good fight only there was no one
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to hold us apart.
Millionaire (speaking to body of
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students)—All my success, all my
tremendous financial prestige, I owe
Ex.—Why did you throw the old to one thing alone—pluck , pluck,
cuspidor out? I miss it.
pluck.
Marv.—That's nothing, you missed
Jakie Baum—But how do we know
it before I threw it out.
who to pluck?
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Van Aernam—I must buy my girl
present. She gave me this
a
Christmas
A corn syrup manufacturing contie
last
Christmas
and I ought to recern received the following letter:
ciprocate.
Dear Sirs :—I have ate three
Rushin—Reciproca te? For that
cans of your corn syrup and it
tie?
You mean retaliate.
has not helped my corns one bit.
—Josephine Dormitory.
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Louis Bernhard , Sr.

Doe—Do Englishmen understand
WATCHES , DIAMONDS , JEWELRY
American slang?
Dont—Some
of
them
do,
w
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A GOOD TEACHER
Doe—My daughter is to be married
First National Bank Building,
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A good teacher must have patience come across.
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and never lose her temper. She must
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A RARE TREAT

A good teacher will try to ask
easy questions—not catch questions
—so that the pupils will be able to
answer.
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good teacher will not show her parast Friday night wo enjoyed a tiality in the class room.
il" treat in the gym. "Jimmie "
;enbender and his brother played
A good teacher will try to explain
snng many of the latest popular the most difficult parts of the lesson
? hits. Jimmie presided at the and expect the pupils to get them ivt |
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She will never pass from one
the clarinet.
lesson to another unless she is sure
'r iday night entertainers are so that the class understands thoroughly.
su al, but when they appear they
entertainers. Wo hope Jimmie
good teacher must be as polite to
his brother enj oyed it all as much herApupils as she expects them to be
we and will play again for us in to her. She will have a sense of hunear future.
mor and not forget that she wns .ji!iiniiiiiMii!ir jiiiiiiiiiiiirjiiiiiiiiiii!tjmiiiiii/H ^^
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nil of her pupils like her subj ect inExhibition ?
Friday,
December 17
One of the Season 's Best
Week,
This
dreading
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stead of
"MIKE "
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Saturday Continuous— A Thrilling Handicap of Trotting Thorou gh ,
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"DIXIE MERCHANT"
Monday and Tuesday—Norma Shearer , Conrad Nagle and An
Ruth—Have you road Freckles?
Excellent Cast , in "THE WANING SEX. "
Peg—N o, mine are brown.
Today and Tomorrow
Wednesday—Mrs. Rudolph Valentino in An Excellent Production
"WHEN LOVE GROW*, 'COLD"
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Thursday and Friday—Conway Toa/ le , Barbara Bedford and Other
HE COLLEGIANS AND STAGE
Have You Your Tickets For the
Well Known Artists in "THE SPORTING LOVER. "
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W e learned of a new phenomena
from Jasper Fritz who discovered an
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"Triflles. "
ju st the opposite. " Jasper 's voice
The play given last week was en- was also heard lauding the "beautititled "Trifles " written by- Susan fullest" piece of architecture of the
Glaspell. This play had a mysterious age.
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"Mutt" Miller 's burden is an exaudience.
pense.
It was a play of country life. The
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scene was the kitchen in the abandonThree pinochle records have been
ed farm house of John Wright.
during the past week.
established
Wright had been killed and his wife
Evey
and
Nuss
made 122 in 3 hands.
was being held for the murder. The
In
another
game
Nuss bid 35 and
sheriff , Henry Peters; the County AtSpades.
Evey passRaker
bid
36
on
torney, George Henderson and Lewis
passed.
Raker
had a
ed
and
Kistler
Hale, the first who had discovered
straight
and
other
melds
for
a
total
the murder, are searching the house
of
23
and
Kistler
had
the
other
for*evidence. Mrs. Peters and Mrsi straight. The total meld was 38 and
Hale had accompanied the men.
While the men are examining the the bid was 36. / r i t
house they examine the minor deOnions are growing on the floor of
tails of the kitchen. Hale says they
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Locker Room and the Mainville
are just like, women , always botherboys
are giving all of their valuable
ing about trifles. The men fail to find
assistance
to the growth of the pungevidence while the women in a
ent
vegetable.
mysterious way, come upon the evidence but decide to save Mrs. Wright
Evey and Nuss have started interby keeping it a secret.
est
in the game of checkers. It's popThe play was directed by Miss Mildularity
is not yet widespread
but
red Rehm. The cast included :
hopes that it will reCoach
Bo^th
George Henderson—Haven Fortner.
place pinochle.
Henry Peters—Thomas Merrick.
Lewis Hale—Armand Keller.
George Morrison has been appoin tMrs. Peters—Mildred Rehm.
chaperon to Schuman whose quesed
Mrs. Hale—Beatrice Englehart.
tionable affiliation s with the opposite
set will bear investigation.
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Evey pays homage to his feudal
"Lord. "

Normal Opens Cage Season With
the Alumni.

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Tomorrow nigh t in the Normal
Gym the basketeers under the supervisio n of Coach B oo t h w ill make their
fi rst appearance of the court season
against an alumni composed of some
of the best basket ball tossers that
ever wore a Bloomsburg uniform^.
The boys representing the varsity
say that after the last few weeks of
quelling practice they feel as though
they are ready to show the speed and
ability of their combination working
as a unit. They also feel that anyone who witnesses this combination
in action tomorrow night will be convinced that it is one of the best to be
developed here in many years. They
have adopted victory to be their slogan which they will strive for in hope
of adding an honorable record to the
basket ball history of the institution.
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T he seasons of the year affo r d
many opportuni ties for worth-while
projects in the school. Christmastime especially gives us a real motive
to carry out problems in the different
courses. We have chosen the art
cla ss in which t o make something
tha t will have not only an educational value but a practical one as well—
making tea tiles for a Christmas gift
to mother.
One can readily see that the proj ect is well motivated. To make
something is usually of interest to
small children ; but to make something that can be used for a gift to
someone else hold s e,yen greater interest.
First step. We used squared paper , six inches by six inches. Each
child was given a square of paper on
which to work out his design. To give
them an idea of how designs can be
worked out on squared paper, we
made several models for them to look
at. The children wen t to work with
a will and by the end of the first lesson many of them had their designs—and they were original—completed.
Second step. The next lesson was
used for finishing the designs in pencil. A few minutes were taken in
which to tell them a little about color; how to choose contrasting colors,
what colors looked well together, and
what colors did not blend. After
they decided on the colors they wanted to use, they studied their designs
to see where to put these colors, writing very lightly with pencil the name
of the color in the space chosen for it.
Third step. We bought enough
clay from the local pottery to supply
each child. The children then molded the clay into squares , six by six
inches and about one-half inch thick.
Each child had been given a sharppointed tool (a sailor 's needle) at the
beginning of the period. While the
clay was still soft, the design was
laid on the tile ; and the pattern traced over with the needle. This made
an impression on the soft clay and
the tiles were allowed to harden.
Step four. Oil paints mixed with
white enamel (to give them drying
quality) 'were used to paint in the
design on the clay tile. The same
color scheme was followe d as in the
original pattern. After the paints
were sufficientl y dry, the entire top
surface of the tile was gone over with
transparent shellac to keep the design from wearing or washing off. .
This work is being- done under the
room teacher, Miss Elsie Lorenz and
the student teacher, Miss Esther
Welker.
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The Y. W. C. A. was deeply impressed by the talk Professor Albert
gave in the meeting last Wednesday
evening. His topic was "The Purpose
of Christianity. "
He said that there are five things
we must do to fin# Christ. Those
things are :
1. Desire to know Him.
2. Learn to do His will.
3. Endeavor to be like Him.
4. Appreciate Christ's ehai'acter.
5. Serve the Lord.
Professor Albert also said that
Christ left two things with us. They
are :
1. The Word—the lamp .
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2. The Church—the society for
fellowship.
In conclusion Professor Albert loft
CHAPEL
with us one great thought. It is:
"Jesus sacrificed by giving His life. Entertained With a Series of Movies
Therefore , to be like Him we must
on t h e "Welfare Road/'
also bo willing to sacrifice "
We have boon entertained with a
series of movies on the "Welfare
Road" in chapel exercises. They wero
YOU CAN GET
very interesting and many students
enj oyed them because they found out
IT AT
tn yr Qi: about welfare work than they
over know. We hope that Mr. Nelson will havo some more real soon.

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The run of competitive plays being
staged by the Bloomsburg Players is
to close the second week in January.
All plays* desiring to compete must
be produced before that time.

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1. Is it a great hai'dship to );
where one has been accustom
to living?
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2. In what type of teaching positi
is the teacher closest to Nattj
and the great out-doors?
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3. Which teacher is best qualify
(other things being equal ) f Of
given position ; one who k no
something about it to start viit
or one who knows little or no!
ing about it?
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4. Which teacher is more likel y
succeed : one who has prepai
for a given type of position a
t akes it, or one who prepares {
one thing and takes another?
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5. Which type of teacher is mo
likely to be successful : one \i
goes into a hard position with !
eyes open, or one who is looki
for a snap?
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6. Which teacher is more desiral
for a community; one who
watching for a chance to shift I
something easier, or one who
and remains loyal to his group!
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tion is one most likely to find
"j ob" waiting?
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8. In what type of position is oi
likely to be most free to exerei
his own initiative? (Provided!
is the fortunate possessor of it)
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STOP ! LOOK ! LISTEN !
Middlers Have Organized. Fin
Meeting Held December 10.
The Middlers for the first tin
have come together and organized
Middler Class. Their first meetii
was held in Science Hall, R oom 3
December 10, 1926. Ralph Davi
acted as chairman. Under his capab
leadership, the class discussed t)
pros and cons for the organizatio
and came to these conclusions :
In unity there is strength.
Organization means cooperation
Organization means class spirit
The following people were elect*
as officers :
President
"Red" Gitrri
Vice President
"Tax " Dnvi
Treasurer
Eleanor Evm
Secretary
Helen Jonki
Watch for further activities of tl
Middler Class.
[B. S. N. S.3

"UKE" CLUB
Has the Club Fallen Down, on >'
Job ?
Wo haven't heard from «tho "U
Club lately. Are thoy boing orgn"'1
ed or are they falling down on th
j ob? We hope that we will hoar fw"
thorn soon.

HNEED FOR CO-OPERATION
HyinUci- How Earnest the Effort ,
Bfc/ f Munt Have Cooperation.
H ( .r<> is a group of students in
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school , elected by the student
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iI soil", which is doing every'IBr in its power to make conditions
in lne dormitory more easy
"Htlntf
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p ioasant. This is the Student
.¦•riling body. As has been said ,
'Brirls themselves elected the mem"H of it , trusting them with the re¦sibility of giving everybody a
H ik'iil. However , some people
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¦with the act of voting their
that
rKiisiliility ended.
"¦-cry right-minded student will
¦t'de the fact that, no matter how
Host the effort made, nothing can
¦lone withou t cooperation. We
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v what is expected of us. Just a
|H sacrifice of a useless whim on
'fB); nt of everyone of us will make
ft s nm a great deal more smooth-

LIFE INSURANCE

NEWS "REVIEW OF WEEK

49 Per Cent, of Population of United Interesting Editorial in Papers of Mexico Granted Concessions to England.
President Coolidge 's Address.
States Have Life Insurance.

Life insurance plays an impor tant
part in our economic activities today.
It is astonishing to the mind that in
1906 , 17 per cent, of the population
of the United States had taken out
life insurance policies ; today the
number equals 49 per cen t, of the entire population. While today $3.10
out of each $1.00 of National income
h invested in life insurance compared with $2.09 twenty years ago. If
these figures keep on increasing it
will not be long before life insuranc e
will be the greatest of all business in
this country. We are even making
allowance for depreciation in value
of the dollar and increased insurance
that might offset the shrinkage in
purchasing power and the gains over
the last twenty years are amazing.
This gain in life insurance by men
in all phases of life seems to be a
great force against fu ture poverty
[B. S.-N. S.]
H
in homeB stricken with grief or death.
This article seems to me one of the
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most impor tant issues of the week
¦ LAKES TO ATLANTIC for it proves- to us that a substantial
part of the Nation 's surplus money is
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going into channels that will lead to
^B Via St. Lawrence River and the greater prosperity and happiness.
Other Via Hudson River.
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With the people investing their
money in a sound proposition it only
goes to show that our Nation will live
Hie report of the engineers who on and the people will be happy.
H investigating plans for the de¦pment of a navigation route from
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¦brent Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
He most important economic topic
I. C. C. SEEKS MORE POWER
»i(> week because this plan will be
Jof the determining factors in the
¦notion of our economic prosper- Requests
More Power to Control Pro^H
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Consolidation
of Railroads.
¦he commit tee reports two posS new transportation routes. One
The Interstate Commerce CommisMthe St. Lawrence River and the
Wit Lakes, the other via the Hud- sion , in its annual report to Congress,
Hltivor. They also report two ob- requested more power to control proIft: first—to develop a navigation j ected consolidation of railroads ., auHo from the Great'Lakes to the thority to compel promoters of conHntie Ocenn and , second—to de- solidation to include in their schemes
Hp water power at the same time. such railroads or railroad property as
the two is likely to benefit the public , and
H' claim that to construct
be
once
would
saving
of j urisdiction over consolidation pro^Bcts at
a
,
Hey as tho five million horsepow- j ects. The problem of railroad mergHiiich would be released will eas- ing is looming greatly upon the inHcpay the cost of the entire im- dustrial world. We have already seen
the advantage of joining various
H'emont.
Hliis new route is essential to the small lines into one system. TravelHlle West. For years these States ing facilities are much better, freigh tH labored under a transportation age is less ; tho whole process, thereHi imp. This new plan will raise for e, is more economical. If consolHiivice of their leading product— idation within a limited area brings
Hrt grain. If their goods can be such advantages, why should it also
Hvted at a cheaper price , think of not be beneficial if extended to a
U money and prosperity it will large area , even to the entire United
Consolidation means the
Htt to the raisers of these products. States?
B will help to solve the farmers ' 'concentration of capital ; this means
Hlom of di sposing of his goods big business and prosperity.
Henien tly. At the same time the
I chose this topic not onl y because
H"l' tho water power will savo ouv of its economic importance to the
H °N und other ' natural resources. people as a whole, but because it
H the two projects are worked out bears directly upon the subject under
M'llior , engineers have proved that discussion in our last few classes, tho
\M slvonm of water power will vo- development of tho railroads in tho
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tlit! enormous coat of construc- United States. This article seemed
QB< This will savo much money for to bo very appropriate.
D Government and consequentl y
B not rniso our taxes.

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One very often hear murmurs of
disapproval from the American hoi
polloi to the effect that Mexico, shovild
stabilize her government and abolish
revolutions. This is, of course , easier said than done when one comes
into realization of the fact that the
United States is an important factor
in stirring up every revolution that
comes upon long-suffering Mexico.
In the last 10 years there hasn 't been
one disturbance in Mexico that we
haven 't had a hand in. What a record for a democratic nation, a freedom-loving nation where ideals of a
'stabilized government are fostered !
Naturally, there must be some potent cause back of this policy of exploitation. It is Oil, in capital letters , for Mexico possesses immense
oil fields, the richest in the world.
Only 54 million acres are being exploited at present and yet Mexico is
second in world production. Since
there is oil present there i§ accompanying its discovery a struggle
to control and monopolize the .output.
In Mexico there are two countries
battling unto death for supreme control—United States and Great Britain , represented by Rockefeller and
Pearson respectively. The trouble
occurs in Mexico because the United
States prefers to remain a foreign
nation whereas Great Britain falls
under Mexican control, laws, etc.
Before the oil deposits in Tampic o
were discovered Rockefeller and the
Standard Oil were hugely enjoying a
monopoly. To rid themselves of this
monopoly Mexico granted concessions
to England , and Pearson for m ed t h e
Mexican Eagle. Then Mexico proceded to pass a law which made it
clear that sub-soil cannot be sold
along with top-soil. So this is the
pr esent situation which Rockefeller
is bucking. He is competing, as a foreign company, against a native company which is protected by that nation 's ' laws. He is also competing
against the Texas Company and the
Mexica n Petroleum Company. Then ,
as a final .blo w, he can buy no new
fields in Mexico because sub-soil can't
be sold. It is quite obvious that this
thz'ee-fold problem is a serious one,
not only to Rockefeller 's interests
but to ours, as a country.
At present the petroleum industry
in Mexico is being controlled by two
Anglo-Saxon Nations—Gi'eat Britain
and the United States. But here 's
the rub—the Mexican Eagle produces
32 million barrels of oil yearly while
Standard Oil produces 19. As a result, Mexico is continually in tho
throes of revolution. Since Rockefeller is powerless in the hands of n
strong Mexican government he continually aids the belligerent minorit- .
ies and there ensues one government
after another. Is this right? Should
» Mexico be exploited in this manner?
That is the question and capital continues answering it as best suits its
pecuniary interests.
Rockefeller wants more oil fields ,
more concessions and a monopoly.
Until he gets those Mexico will continuo in her prosont desperate stato.

It was interesting to read the editorial comments of the various papers
concerning President Coolidge 's address to Congress. They nearly all
agreed that the President has set
forth a very good idea of the properity of the Nation and a plea for us
to keep it so. They nearly all felt
that Coolidge did not care to have
much legislation passed during this
session of Congress.
The New York Times was interested in trying to discover in the message as to whether Coolidge would
be a candidate in 1928, but the search
was rather discouraging. Coolidge
evidently doesn 't believe in disclosing
his views so far ahead of time.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press found
Coolidge 's message a bit discouraging. They were searching for some
clue to tell them whether Coolidge
intended giving any aid
¦ to the cotton
growers with their surplus crop.
Their search revealed tendencies
which they believed were not favorable. They feel that Coolidge wan ts
the farmers to stand on their own
feet and not depend on the Government.
The Los Angeles Times writes very
highly of Coolidge 's speech. It feels
tha t it is a very inspiring- documen t
and one which was not meant only
for Congr ess, but for the world to
hear.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat approves of the message and especially
of his reference to the development
of water ways. This phase of the
speech must have struck a very valnerable spot for to read their editorial gives th e impression that the
part about water ways was bj' far
the most important part.
The San Francisco Chronicle believes that this message of Coolidge 's
was a political challenge to the opposing party holding Government positions. This paper believes that
Coolidge wanted to sound the opposition and issued the challenge in his
message.
The editorials showed how (sectionalism ) colored their views. They
nearly all felt that Coolidge 's message was good. Then they proceeded
to pick out the parts which touched
their sections of the country and
made these parts so important. I
would say that the parers, twelve of
them, were for Coolidge j ust as long
as h e didn 't tramp on their pet ideas,
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Students to Examine the Newest
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[B. S. N. S.]
^.On Tuesday afternocn the firm of
Bnnghart and Fowler, Inc., bcugh t its
¦wookly supply of candy,

SNOW

ORIGINAL BALLADS

Snow came down on Christmas Eve
A foolish night to roam !
The world was made of ice and ink.
Old men should stay at home.
Carol singers sang old songs.
The wind hummed in the trees.
Rich folks listened in their beds.
No chance had they to freeze.
Snow came down on Christ mas Eve
And fro z e an old man 's feet.
Carol singers sang old songs
And j ollied in the street.
Rich folks rested in warm beds
Dreaming of tomorrow.
They were happy in their homes.
They did not think of sorrow.
An old man plodded through the
ni ght.
His nose, and ears were red.
H is arms were st iff with W inter 's cold
He did not look well fed.
The carol singers went their rounds
And spread good Christmas cheer.
They did not please the old man !
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The snow was in his ear.

DR. WEST ADDRESSES
NORMAL STUDENTS

In Miss Culp 's class in Li t era t ure
the students were to write original Continued From Page One.
ballads , the following being examples
of their work :
from good health but from our Inteli t / 1
lect. You can live your life and
make your contribu tion from this
The Ballad of Glen Alde.i
source. The books which I read beRecently there had been a mine come mine, the ideals I master are
disaster at Nanticoke in which ten mine. You can loose money but you
men , all of whom had large families, cannot loose that within yourself , exlost their lives.
cept by one thing, which is , Moral
Bankruptcy.
The length of your active life is
Glen Alden mines had started work
determined by your Intellectual Cap'Twas seven-thirty o 'clock.
For coal must be mined all day long ital. Whether or not your constructive and potential life will last 25, 40 ,
To fill with fuel the dock.
or 60 years depends upon your Intellectual Capital. You live until you
Ten toiling "men worked vigorously
are no longer capable of performing
All bending low with age ;
your
duty. If your Intellectual CapTheir aims were not to fill the dock
uai
is
mere a na operating, you are
But to earn a living wage.
there no matter how old you are.
In this present age there is a grea t
The hours passed on till half past deficiency
of Intellectual Capital. In
two
the
church
,
in Christianity it is most
When work is almost o 'er.
evident.
It
is up to the intelligent
Then suddenly there came a flash—
men
of
today
to take the old truth s,
A flame flew past the door.
to
reorganize
and build upon them.
The singers hurried home at last
»of intellectual appreciation you
Out
For they were weather-wise.
The mines afire ! And there is no es- build up an understanding.
They did not please the old man !
cape !
We need today, Intellectual Capi-*
The snow was in his eyes.
Death faced the miners ten.
tal with which to rebuild the relationThey grouped together for a while
ships of the earth. We stand in the
The carol singers fell asleep
To
ask
for
aid
,
but
then
!—
shadows of tragedy. It is up to the
Each in a sof t warm bed.
coming gen eration to let the old ideas
"They did not hurt the old man !
"Explosion
shou
ted
some
one.
go
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to the bottom of the sea and build
dead.
had
left
him
For they
Explosions follow faster and faster
up new ideals. We have no domin—Sterling Strausser.
And the miners all were burned
ant head to say "Take away the old,
And
all
passed
to
their
Master*
.
build
up the new. " We lack capital
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with which to build the new upon the
old.
Now many children homeless are
It is up to us to be sure to go into
Because of this disaster.
LICK RUN ROAD
life with Intellectual Capital that will
Bu t all are being taught the way,
last until our life is done. Meet the
Lick Run Road was a ghostly place, To love their Lord and Master.
need in a constructive and masterful
—James Coursen.
The darkest way to town.
way—let every day be a new day and
Where the devil hiriself showed his
start the world anew.
ugly face
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When the rain came roarin g down.
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'Twas along this rowd pn his way to
LOCA L HAPPENINGS
town
GEOGRAPHI C CLUB MEETIN G
Young Pete McCann would ride.
His face was covered by never a
fro wn
Many of
students are eagerly Regular Meeting of Society Was
But was touched with a glow of pride. awaiting fpr the
the Christinas Holidays.
Held Monday .
Some of t he Junior s h av e al rea dy
On such a night as this it was •
started preparations for packing.
Rain and sleet a blowing
The National Forests, a topic of unWhen Pete McCann rode into town
All the various organizations of usual interest and entertainment
To see his love, Miss Bowing.
the school are having their pictures was the subj ect of discussion at the,
taken at Phillips ' Studio. Our Obiter regular meeting of the Geography
Ho reached the town without mishap is going to be the
best that was ever Society on "Monday afternoon. Dr.
Took his horse into the barn
put
out.
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Russell was fortunate in being able
And rapped upon the parlor door
to secure five films from the United
Wherein waited his lovelorn.
States Forestry Service which re—— MIM^——1^
1 vealed to us the beauty and grandeur
He stayed until the clock struck >i— I^ B—————
of the scenery of parts of our countwelve
try with which we are unfamiliar.
Then bid his love good night.
During the hour we forgot that we
And started back the way he came
"WHEN YOU THINK OF
merely looking at pictures.
were
Without n bit of light.
Lost in imagination; wo were tramping through the White Mountains,
Ho struck the stretch of road wherein
fishing in the Pecos River , viowing the
play.
Ghosts were said to
Continental Divide , and camping in
a
look
havo
not
once
to
Ho stoppod
the
Crater National Forest. But that
spurred
his
horse
awny.
But
was not nil.
THINK OF
Many of the scones impressed upon
It happened that right behind him
our minds the nation 's loss through
rode
forest fires and the importance of the
Old Nick McLarren of Fenham Dees
conservation of our forests. CampWho said ho saw young Poto McCann
ing and recreation scones around
Fly his horso right over the trees.
Lake Tahoe contrasted strongly with
tho denuded areas which result from
Now Peto McCann novor came back
fire. Much of tho destruction can bo
It's a mystery to this day.
Cor. Main and Iron Sts.
eliminated for it is due to carelessHow ho rode out of town that ghostly
ness; but tho pooplo may come to a
night,
realization of what they are losing
On his liorso and flow away.
too late.
when
—Warren E. Pennington,
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Even though we hear many w
sayings about there being no San
Claus we still think there is 01
Everybody is getting ready for 1
arrival.
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The Alpha Delta girls are being (
t ertained at Miss Nelle M oore 's hoi
on Saturday evening. Each rne mt
is taking a gift to put in Santa Clai
bag. The best part is we are pla
ning on having a real Santa Clai
After all gifts are placed in his b
they will be distributed among \
members. There will be dancing a
refreshments will be served. Eve
body is certain of spending a delig
ful evening.
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"Does my hair look all right
"Oh!. I don 't want to be in the fr<
row !" "I do wish you would let
stand in the back row." "Will the {
in the green dress please stand stil
"Now everybody look natural. " Th
are some of the remarks we heard
Monday af ternoon when we had (
pictures taken at Mr. Phillips'. 1
are glad the period of agony is ot
and we are anxiously waiting to ;
the proofs.
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Members of the Alpha Delta S
ority wish members of the facu
and students of the school a v<
Merry Christmas and a Happy N
Year.
[B. S. N. S.]

PHI SIGMA LAMBDA
At the last meeting of the Phi Si
m a Lambda , "Peg " Coxe acted
hostess. After the business was d
posed of , a social meeting was he
and delightful refr eshments we
served. Greater acquaintance amoi
the four-year girls is already beii
cai'ried out in this sorority.

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