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TRAINING SCHOOL BUILDING IN USE AT START OF TERM
DR. J. W. COOPER
ADDRESSES STUDENTS
AND FACULTY
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HOME-COMING DAY
The New Building is modern in
One of the new members of our every detail; it is an imposing strucProfessor Harvey A. Andruss, Di! rector of our Department of Com- , facul ty is Miss Margaret Hoke who ture standing on an elevation in the
i mercial Teacher Training, comes to teaches in the Department of Com - rear of the etnnis court.
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"Teach ing as a Vocat ion, is Topic us from the State Teachers College, j¦ merce. Miss Hoke attended high It is a two story brick structure
Indiana , Pennsylvania , where through school in Harrisburg. She received and is everything that a modern
of Discussion in Chapel
his experience in the training and . her B. S. from John Hopkins Univer- traning school should be. Grading
supervision of commercial teachers he j sity, Master of Arts from Lebanon work that is being done around the
Last Monda y.
has gained accura te, first-hand inf or- : Valley College, and a Secretarial Cer- building will add further attractivemation regarding the secondary ' tificate from the School of Business, ness to the building.
Dr. J. W. Cooper, United States school demand for properly trained Columbia University. She received
The building has its main entrance
Commissioner of Education, spoke in j cofiimeFcial teachers.
much of her teaching experience at from th e East Stree t side , but there
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chapel last Monday on the subje ct of
Professor Andruss received the de- Western High School in Baltimore is a rear entrance where an automoteaching as our vocation. He dealt gree
of Art:; and a Certi- and in Skidmore College at Saratoga bile can be driven.
with the topic in four main divisions : ficateofinBachelor
Public and Private Bus.ness Springs , New York. Miss Hoke 's
The building is as nearly fireproof
the type of materials used ,^ the cost from the University of Oklahoma iii home is in Lebanon , Penna.
as
a school can be made and there are
of a mist ake , the period of training,
1924.
Prior
to
that
time
he
had
fire
towers at both the north and
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and the nature of the reward.
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Practical
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graduated
from
Draughon
south
ends of the buildng.
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For the purpose of the discussion Business College, Dallas, Texas. He ] Y. M. C. A . CA BINET
equipment used in the old
The
all vocations were divided into trades also holds a degree in Business Ad- ¦
training
school has been moved to the
ATTENDS CONFERENCE
and professions. Trades were desig- ministration from the .North-western '
and new equipment is
building
new
nated as dealings with material, tang- University School of Commerce, and ,
also
on
hand.
On Wednesday , October 22, Proible things ; professions with relation- in addition , has one year s work toThe building is for children from .
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fessor
Shortess, Oliver Krapf , Clarships.
kindergarten to the seventh
ward
a
degree
of
Doctor
of
Philosthe
ence'Hunsicker. Seyemore Stera and
Teaching may be made either a ophy.
grade.
Kenne t h Hawk , att ended a conference |
trade or a profession. So long as
As you enter the main entrance,
Professor
Andruss
has
contribute
d
held in the Williamsport Y. M. C. A.
teachers see themselves merely as
t
he
offi ce of the direc t or of t eacher
to
many
business
and
educational
The
colleges
represented
were
:
Sustaskmasters to drill pupils in so many
training,
Mr. Rhodes, is on .the left.
magazines
and
periodicals.
A
result
Universi
ty,
quehanna
Dickinson Semfacts of history and to teach so many
Adjoining
his office is that of his Secof
the
demand
for
three
of
his
recent
!
spelling words each day, teaching will
! inary , Lock Haven State Teachers retary, M iss Fest, and then t here ar e
monograph
,
articles
is
an
educational
College and Bloomsburg State Teachremain a trade. But when teachers
office s for the director of primary
can see a relationship between the "How to Use Practice Sets in the ' ers College.
education
and the director of inter<
Teaching
of
Bookkeeping.
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boy of today and the man of tomormediate
training.
and
The combina tion of teaching
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row and use that knowledge in dealNo man can reach the fron t rank if " - One of the outstanding features
business
experience,
with
his
acadepupils
as
individuals
teaching with
mic prepara tion fits Professor An- he is not intelligent and if he is not of the building is that each room is a
ing will be a profession.
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complete unit. This unit consists of
In a trade the cost of a mistake druss to head our new Department of trained with intelligence.
a
class room with a capacity of forty
—Theodore Ro osevelt.
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will not exceed the value of the work- Commerce.
childr
en, a group room , room for the
er 's time and the finishe d product. If
teacher in charge and a cloak room.
a doc t or makes a m is t ake i t may cos t ial that will perish soon and be for- MAROON AND GOLD
The group room can be used for
the life of his patient. A mistake by gotten. If , however, a man erects
teaching
a part of the class. There
BID
ORCHESTRA
GETS
a minister may cause some one to a monument he cannot expect cash
are
wall
cases for supplies and for
lose fai th. A mistake by a teacher reward to the full value of his
the
child's
articles, each one having
may make of some boy a criminal in- achie vemen t, for it will live long and
Our own orchestra was awarded a personal compartment.
stead of a useful citizen. Teachers be of untold value. Part of his re- the bid to play at the Hallowe 'en parThe kindergarten has a fireplace
must therefore seriously consider ward must come from satisfaction. ty and dance to be held in the Gym.
and
is very homelike in all respects.
their responsibility to society in strivThe same principle is true in the tonight. The orchestra was officially
Each
floor has two drinking founing to apply unerringly the sciences professions. A doctor who saves a organized as an extra-curricular actains.
On
the first floor is locate d
of psychology and biology in treating life cannot ask for a cash value of the tivity in the college. Professor Koch
the
kindergarten,
first , second and
children as individuals.
life. A minister who saves a soul can was elected activity sponsor ; William third grades ; on the
second floor ,
The period of training for a trade never receive cash value for the soul. Letterman , president; Bob Parker,
fourth
,
fifth,
and
sixth.
is much shorter than that required Neither can a teacher hope to receive treasurer ; and Sam Kurtz , directorThe building is well lighted and is
for a profession. To master a trade cash value for the lives he has mould- manager; make up the officers of the
connected
with the plant fire alarm
requires the development of skills. At ed.
organization.
system.
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the time of the World War boys were
We may wonder why the doctor
taught mechanics in six to eight and lawyer receive more compensaweeks. The doctor , lawyer , minister, tion than the teacher. The main reaSome poetic mind called America
Our country has prospered , our
teacher must study for years to be- son is that teachers do not esteem government is secure. But that i.ros- the melting pot for all races; there
come efficient. We want a doctor their own profession. Too many wish perity and that security flow from have been some disappointments in
who treats our ailments as a special to have their identity concealed when the school and the church. They are melting adults, but none will deny
case and not like every other. We they are among strangers.
the product of the mind and the soul. that our public schools are the real
want teachers who will deal with our
Instead , when the doctor has said They are the rosult of the character melting pot. pouring out a new race.
children as each b-oing different from that he has j ust made a fine medical of the American people.
Under our schools , race, class, and reevery other. In other words fore- discovery, the lawyer has told of winligious
hatreds fade away. From this
—Calvin Coolidg-o.
sight in relationships is necessary.
ning a difficult case and the architect
real melting pot is tho hope of that
As to the nature of tho reword to has told of tho beautiful building he
fine metal which will carry the adbe expected , n tradesman may de- has planned the teacher should say,
Knowledge is in every country the vance of our national achievement
mand n reward covering the value of "I' m a teacher, We make those fel- surest basis of public happiness.
and our national ideals,
his product if his -work is in a mater- lows. "
—George Washington.
—Herbert Hoover.
TOURING CALIFORNIA
CAMPUS IMPROVEM ENTS
MAROON AND GOLD
Seven thirty, Friday evening
We no te with pleasure and inter"Pagan
" Greco 's mour n ful met al
est the various improvements which,
OCTOBER 31, 1930
steed
gave
a wailing cough at North
when complete d, will beautify and imHall.
Between
its badly torn sideprove the campus of our college imcurtains
were
seven
human bodies
measurably. The new concrete walks
p
iled
in
to
muscle-crnmping
angles
leading up to the Training School and
Nor th Hall are certainly much better and seven hearts tha t bubbled over
with courage and optimism.
than a gravel walk or worn path.
Lined at a lunch counter someThe new concrete driveway
through back campus certainly im- where in t he m oun t ains of cen tral
proves the grounds around North Pennsy lvania , the noses which were
cold and red of Bob Parker, Leo
Hall.
The biggest improvemen t is the Yozvick, Gerald W oolcock , Emanuel
MEMBER PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL
new power plant which will supply Thomas , Bernie Mohan , Orval PalsPRESS ASSOCIATION
Carver Hall , W aller Hall , the new grove and Frank Greco were counted.
Laundry, and the Training School From that stop, when it was discovwith heat. We hope the improve- ; ered how many were making the trip,
Published weekly during the school year
ments are finished by Homecoming (we hope tha t everyone who started
of 1930 and 1931 by the students of the
Bloomsburg State Teachers College
Day, but it doesn't seem possible that was present) a method was worked
ou t whereby roll could be checked.
they will be.
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When
all of the members had their
EXECUTIVE BOARD
feet
comfortable
thawing in a cheap
Editor-in-Chief
Ivor L. Robbins INTERESTING NOTES FROM
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Associate Editor
Orval Palsgrove
chow
house
, someone would yell
MAROON AND GOLD OF 1927
Managing Editor __ George Bruckman , Jr.
During the past two years many "One!" Numerically every one kept
Business Manager
Oliver Krapf
Faculty Advisor
S. L. Wilson changes have been made abou t the j check on himself which reduced the
school. It will be of interest to enum- possibility of becoming lost to a minimum.
some of them.
erate
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EDITORIAL ST AFF
The wheezing steed strove all night
The kitchen has been completely
Social
Lois DeMott
Sports
Jack Hall remodeled , enlarged and equippe d long through mountains and a blizSaul Gutter
Literary
Make-Up
Paul Baker wi th new bake ovens , new dishwash- zard , and the motor gave more coughs
Exchange
Winifred Robbins ing machine, new gas ranges, new | than ever exude d from a T. B. SaniHumor
James Johns
Circulation
Carl Riggs electric freigh t elevator, new steam- j tarium. Finally it dragged the noers , remodeled refrigeration plant, mads into Greensburg where they had
etc. It has a til efloor , excellent il- breakfast.
REPORTERS
About 7 A. M. the mob whirled the
Lorna Gillow. Helen Keller, Mar y
lumination and faultless ventilation.
Betterly, David Bak er , Ezra Harvis,
starter
and after following a snaky
The dining room has been enlarged
William James, Charlotte Osborne,
highway
that scrambled all over
and remodeled.
Fred Jaffin, Frank Geroski.
Western
Pennsylvania,
finally came
There is a central lobby with til-e
to
the
iron
gate
of
that
steel city,
floor and imposing windows. There
TY PIST S
California.
Being
proud
color-bearis in addition a central lobby on each
of the three upper floors for floor ers of Bloomsburg they parked the
vibrating victor on the campus with
meetings, etc.
Marion Hinkel
Mae Evan s
North Hall has been changed into its copious supply of Maroon and
a men 's dormi tory at an expense of Gold streamers adding some color to
NEWS ABOUT YOU, OF YOU , FOB YOU
the dark and dreary California.
abou t $25 ,000.00.
Yale locks have been put on all the Somehow this brilliance was unapdoors in t he men 's and women 's dor- preciated and California "Frosh" carried off t he nomads ' nobl e effor t s t o
mitories.
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At an expenditure of about $G O0O show their loyalty to Bloomsburg. '
After the nomads watched Bloomselec tric clocks , fire alarms and scheburg
go down to defeat at the hands
dule bolls were in stalled.
of
eleven
California men , three offiThe a thle t ics of t he ins t i t u t ion
cials
,
and
about five hundred fans,
have been reorganized. Sports are
they
departed
for home declaring
EDITORIAL POLICY
now played for the student not for
the
next
time
"that
we go to see Calipublicity or gain.
fornia
it
must
have
a Golden Gate. "
Extra curricular activities have
The editorials in -he Maroon and been introduced and organized as
Gold this yaar will not necessarily ed u cat ive fac t ors .
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represen t the opinion of a majo rity
STUDENTS ARE DOING
of the undcr-graduate , alum n i , or
EDITOR
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NOTE
faculty. Some will be designed in] The candy merchants are experstead to arouse intelligent discussion
iencing unusua l competition this year,
of such problems as we believe merit
With this issue the present stalF of for there has been
a startling increase
the consideration of everyone inter- the Maroon and Gold takes its trial
in
the
personnel
of
the trade. We
ested in our State Teachers College. flight. There may be a few mistakes
ought
to
see
some
high-powered
sales!
We are optomists , certainly, but we in this first issue, but they shall be
manship
before
long.
It
goes
with do no t believe that our college is per- given immediate attention for it is
ou
t
saying
that
a
general
slashing
of
fect , so from time to time we shall our hope to put out the best paper
prices
would
not
be
met
with
disappresent problems which we believe that Bloomsburg has ever had.
proval by many of the students.
will merit your consideration.
We-realize that we have been a
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"Edi tor 's Mail" colu mn. Communica- lay is due to the fact that there has
Apples are
a premium in the
tions concerning Bloomsbui 'g prob- been , during this year, a complete ro- Locker Room. at Ask
"Bill" Weaver
le m s, or tho conduct of this paper , oi'ganization in the financial manage- or
"Woodie
Hum
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whether favoring or oppo sing our ment of the Maroon and Gold. It is
views, are welcomed by the Editor no longer solely a student publicaand will be published in this column, tion. Everything must bo approved j Just whe n we are getting
to know
Tho Maroon and Gold does not as- by the Department at Harrisburg bo- j him , Kenneth Bavilacqua
left
school.
sumo tho responsibility for the facts fore we can give a contract.
He is now living at Hamilton , New
or opinions contained in those comSince wo are working under a dif- York.
munications and will be solo j udge of ferent system and with a now printHi »H Hi
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their suitability for publication. er there may be a few mistakes but
Anonymous letters will not be consid- in tho end wo believe that everything
We do not need to be reminded
ered , but names will bo withhold from will load to a bettor school paper in that winter is in the offing. Sheeppublication if so desirod.
skins, overcoats and gloves make
the future,
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Bloomsburg Alumni have been loyal. Many have been seen on the
campus this year, some quite early
in the season but many others have
been to the football games.
Two captains of previous football
teams , "Alex " Kraynack and William
Swinehear t, were at the game Saturday. "Jap " Fritz, Army Keller,
"Ex " Matthews and other players
were also there.
Among the people, who were at
the game Saturday were : "Bob"
Dew , Eaymond Hodges, Sam Fortner , "Peg" Oswald, Dorothy Harris,
Dorothy Richards, Gladys Richards,
Dorothy Schmidt, Martha Laird, Elizabeth W ard , Richard Frymire, Jack
Taylor and Truman Litweiler.
We were glad to . see so many
alumni back and hope they will come
Home Coming Day and bring others
with themr
WHO ?
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WHERE?
Frances Buble
S. Williamsport
Margaret Swartz Espy
Thyrsahirt SchylerDamascus
Karleen Hoffman Mon tandon
Northu mberland
Dorothy Irwin
Caroline Eckel
Clark Summit
Madrue O'Connel Johnstown
Katherine RobbinsEdwardsville
Elizabe th WilliamsMoscow
Marion Slack
Lake Ariel
Grace Reichard
Milton
Louise Hewitt
Luzerne
Irene Davies
Kingston
Kingston
Th-alma Cobb
Washington
Fred Berger
Charlotte Lord
Wilkes-Barre
Alice Law
Kingston
Dorothy Harris
Old Forge
Richard Frymire Mainville
Mar t ha Laird
Mainvill e
Mary Laird
Fleetville
Nescopeck
Robert Dew
Grace Lord
Hemlocks Creek
Ethelda Young
Honesdale
Gladys Richards Paxinos
Raymond Hodges Scranton
Marie Byerly
Herndon
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Kathryn and Loretta Fleming are
students at Columbia University
doing work on masters' degrees.
Margaret Oswald is doing substitute teaching in Scranton.
daily appearances on the campus.
Commuters who drive cars are thinking of alcohol and heaters. One person has already reported a frozen
radiator.
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Jimmy Hartzel and Paul Baker do
considerable singing in the Locker
Room. It is reported that they can
make more noise than Greco 's automobile.
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The Locker Room boys are having
a hard time getting down to work.
Congested-rooms , shortage of lockers,
dust, dirt and noise from building improvements are responsible.
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LITERARY
THOMAS , THE IMPOSTER
A Book Review.
"Thomas, the Imposter," by Jean
Cocteau , a translation from the
TERS E VERSE AND WORSE
French by Lewis Galan tiere, is the
A bit of this , a bi t of t hat ,
story of a youthful liar 's escapades
And very little said,
during the World War. Guillaume
Permi ts the column writer
Thomas Fontenoy, the imposter , is
To earn his board and bed.
known merely as Guillaume Thomas
un til the third ye~r of the war, when ,
A lot we say you may not like,
Bu t little do we care,
:.t the age of sixteen, he add^d the
Just so our bed at night be soft ,
surname of Fontenoy when &.n Army
Our meals approach the square.
Officer , seeing his passport and mis******
taking the name of the town of FonMy lady had such laughing eyes
tcnoj' for the youth's name , asked
Whene 'er she smiled at me
him if he were related to the famous
Her lustrous orbs convinced me then general of that name. Immediately
She cared quite visibly. '
Thomas claimed such a relationship,
and henceforward adop ted the name,
But late , I've found a startling fact and with it, the famous General as an
Disturbing me perceptibly,
uncle.
Her amorous looks she gave to all—
Thomas was an inveterate liar, but
To sailors , babes and dogs—then an unconscious one. When he told
me.
an untruth , it was generally at some
one 's innocent prompting—much as
My lady had such laughing eyes,— he had adopted his famous surname.
Oh , w©e is mel Alas! Alaelc !
His tnanfier and character were such
My lady 's languorous laughing eyes, that he was instantly trusted, and t he
Oh , how I crave to make them name of Fontenoy with the connecblack.
tions it implied got him to places and
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helped him meet persons he would
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never have known.
Due to his adopte d name, Ihomas
Passi ng Fancy.
met
Madame de Bormes, a widow
The moon is so bewitching ,
whose
adventurous and restless spirit
The midngiht stars so bright,
young, and was introduced
kept
her
I want you always near me
by her to her daughter , Henrietta. He
To kiss and hold me tight.
help Madame de Bormes with her volYour lips are so beguiling,
unteer hospital unit until he left for
Your hair so softly spun ,
work
at the Front with a n-ewspaper
It makes me want to love you
staff
to
which he attached himself.
And be the only one.
he was abandoned by his
Finally
,
Bu t I don 't trust this moonlight,
companions
and adop ted by the AmerI've fel t like this before
ican Marines , loved and idolized by
And found upon the morrow
them. He knew no fear because unAnother to adore.
consciously he was always enacting a
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role , and his role s never called for
At the Dance.
any thing so painful as sudden death.
One night when the Captain of the
Hear the laughing in the shadows
Marines wan ted to get a message
Of the swing beyond the hedge ?
through to another trench, Thomas
Carefree dancers are rejoicing
volunteered. After some argument,
In the romance of a pledge.
the Captam allowed him to go, giving
him instructions to travel by the
love
no
other,
He has sworn he'll
back
route far behind the trenches.
She has promised to be true ;
But
Thomas
cast himself for»a heroic
!
Now they dream of love together
role
and
went
by the abandoned front
And swear the dream is new.
line, Out in the darkness of No
Man 's Land he encountered an enemy
After lingering a moment
patrol. At first he stood as though
They leave their young romance
petrified
, then shouting his adopted
To thrive upon the pleasure
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name as a battle-cry, he endeavored
In a different partner 's dance.
to rush past them. A bullet struck
[ him in the chest, and he fell face forThen after a few numbers ,
ward in the mud.
In answer to the Spring,
Pie fell. He became deaf , blind.
The man strolls with another
Toward the shadows of the swing. "A bullet," he said to himself. "I
am lost if I don 't pretend to be dead. "
"But in him , fiction and reality
they
hear
laughter,
Approaching
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the same. "
ligh
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And by the pale moon 's
"Guillaume
Thomas was dead. "
He sees the second romance
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The
breath
of life to Thomas was
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Of his first girl of the night.
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adventure—action
action
of the
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mind as well as of the body. He
A public government without pub- thrilled to emotion, regardless of
lic Information or the means of ac- whether the emotion was prompted
quiring it is but a prologue to a farce by good or evil. Love, his love for
or a tragedy, or perhaps both , i Konriette , was an emotion , but he
Knowledge will forever govern ignor- J could easily supplant it with the
ance. and a people who mean to be , emotion engendered by watching the
their own governors must arjn them- j devastation caused by the enemy 's
selves with the power which know- big guns , or the elation caused by the
ledge gives.
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—James Madison, j Thomas was a liar. Perhaps "liar "
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One of the most recent organiza.
tions at Bloomsburg State Teachers i
coached
Maroon and
A superiorly
College is the Junior Chamber of
season open
Gold
machine
kicked
the
Commerce , composed of students in
at Kutztown with a 19-14 win. The
the Depar tment of Commerce.
team showed plenty of power on both
This organization began to function the offensive and defensive, and only
the latter part of September under the warm day and lax playing on the
the supervision of Professor H. A. part of Bloomsburg 's secondary deAndruss, Director of the Depar tment j f ense gave the Keystone team their
score.
of Commerce. It was organized for
The initial game on Mt. Olympus
the purpose of promoting interest in was played with a big but slow Milthe various phases of commercial lersville eleven. Bloomsburg flashed
work , and forming a social contact a baffling passing game that swept
between the members of the organ- the big Lancastrians to defeat. When
ization , the Department of Commerce the dust at last cleared away the
and the other depar tments and or- score stood Bloomsburg 19, Millersganizations of the College.
ville 0.
One definite aim of the club is to
Mansfield blew in with the best
sponsor a contest in commercial sub- eleven that the Booth Machine tackj ects for high school students in the led t his season , and to make the going
eastern part of the State. The con- still more rough the home team was
tests will be held on May 16, 1931 , withou t the services of four regular
at the College and will be conducted men. Coach Boo t h met the emerby members of the Junior Chamber gency with a selection of reserve maof Commerce. Medals, cups a nd terial that couldn 't have been better,
awards will be given to the winnors Kritzer , Corson , Jones and Lawless
of various contests.
playing a bang-up game. The coach
From _ time to time the organization and team are to be highly congratulwill have business men and educa t- ated on emerging with a 6-6 score,
ional men speak at its meetings upon the home touch-down resulting from
differen t types and phases of business a pass from Kirker to Lawless.
and the place of commercial work in
the modern high school curriculum.
W e Lose to California.
Bloomsburg 's badly cripple d team
is a little too strong and does not de- met defeat last Saturday at the hands
of the strong California eleven. The
scribe with a nicety his deviation boys played their best, bu t the o dds
from the truth for Thomas had the were against them from the beginsoul of an artist , and lived and dealt ning . They were game to the end
in fictions. He lived his falsehoods and did no t admi t defea t un t il the
so thoroughly that they were his life. last whistle blew leaving them on the
He never delibera tely planned a lie. short end of a 13-0 score.
An emotion would engross him and
******
he would follow it through its varied
Next
week
the team plays in Lock
fic tions into the realms of fancy. His
s
back
yard. Last week Lock
H
a
ven
'
mind pictured the world peopled by
Haven
downed
Shippensburg by a
his thoughts. His youth and the fact
get the "Spirit
31-12
count.
Let's
that he never tried to materially gain
of
Pagan
Greco
and
his crew and
"
by his un truth s made him successful.
go
boys,
with
the
even
if
it does t ake
H-2 was a dreamer who lived his
dr eams, disregarding entirely stark all night to get there.
reality and convention.
He so entirely lived within his
CHAPEL EXERCISES
dreams that he pretended to die as
he actually lay dying; or perhaps he
We have been very forunate this
did die as he assumed the pose of y ear in having with us several very
death.
interesting speakers. Rev. Robert L.
The book reads as though it has Parker gave us a lecture on "France s
lost through the process of transla- Willard. " Dr. Bruner presented a
tion. Undoubtedly it was meant to lecture on "Glands. " Mr. Andruss
be written in the realistic style, but talked to us on the Department of
in all but a very few places , it falls Commerce at B. S. T. C., giving us
short of the true realism. It is more some of the aims of that department
impressionistic.
in a State Teachers College. Mr.
The character of Thomas is drawn Bakeless gave us a very interesting
with hair-line precision. It is an etch- illustrated talk on "The Works of
ing against the turmoil of war, an Art About Our Campus. " Miss Kaetching in which the background is vannah related to us some of the inas negative as a well-placed curtain- teresting experiences which she had
drop. Not a scene nor a character is while traveling in Europe.
superflous. There is not a phrase nor
a word that does not have a direct
SURE SIGN
bearing on the theme. The story has
He (as they drive along a lonely
the sharp lines of a cameo.
road) : "You look lovelier to mo every
The delineation of the character of minute. Do you know what that's a,
Thomas, the Imposter , is the draw- sign of?"
ing of the character of a dreamer
She : "Sure. You 're about to run
who unwittingly and without thought out of gas."
lives his dreams. It is a study in the
psychology of the unconscious fictionThe hand that rocks the cradle conist.
fuses the world when it sticks out
—J. G. B.
from the driver 's seat.
B
WHAT SOME OTHER
PAJAMA PARADE A
COLLEGES ARE DOING
DISTINCT SUCCESS
What could be more lovely than
the yearling's in one.grand pajama
parade ? The Frosh had queer anticipations when commanded to appear
in their pajamas at 9:30 in North
Hall for inspection. A long row of
serious faced Frosh viewed the heavy
paddle s in the hands of the upperclassmen with dread. No one knew
the strength of these planks better
than they, for they had made them.
Roll-call , and the men lined up and
they were checked over carefully. A
howl arose from scores of dusky
throats. Frosh Stroughton and Frosh
Rober ts had come prepared. After
removing1 a dozen towels apiece from
the two men they were paddled well
and hustled back into their group.
Palsgrove, the master of ceremonies, announced the fact that the
Freshmen were to sing the Alma Mater. They sang* and marched to the
tune of the paddles until they reached the Inner Court where they made
their aij pearance, Palsgroye told
each man to announce himself. The
Honorable Mr. West was a Dotmlar
man that night. Plenty of talent was
displayed. Frosh "Cockles" Jones
and Frosh Thomson attempted to
dance gracefully in football shoes
and Huck Thomas, the wonder boy,
accompanied them with his harmonica. Frosh Kerr Miller put his whole
heart into his proposal. Fortunately,
no one fell for him—a two story drop
is <\ot to be laughed at. Little Frosh
Jall'in made the following statement,
"I' vo r.ovnp brv« to further my education. " Frosh Garfield Miller could
not refrain from saying a good word
in favor of his former room-mate,
Stanhope Roddy.
Knerium called
Palsgrove 's attention to the restless
feet of Frosh Long-, so Long- had to
do t he d a nce of t he "Seven Veils. "
Frosh Gr a men and Gribbon , to the
dismay of all concerned , sang a song.
The Frosh were the n treated to a
light shower of rain.
The boys bid the girls good nigh t
and received a big ova tion. AH the
boys proceede d to the fountain where
the Frosh were ducked into the fountain of youth and allowed to swim
around in it. "Gee , Frosh , wasn 't it
a grand and glorious feeling- when it
was all over. "
JL.
A
It is an opinion which I have long
en tertained and whici. every day 's experie n ce and observ at ion tends t o
confirm that however free our political institutions may be in the commencement , liberty cannot long bo
preserved unless society in every district and in all its members possess
that portion of useful knowledge
which is necessary to qualify them to
discharge with credit and effect those
great duties of citizenship on which
free government rests,
—James Monroe .
You 'll find that education is about
the only thing lying around loose in
this world , and that it's about the
only thing that a fellow can have as
much of as he 's willing to haul away.
Everything else is screwed clown
tight and the screw driver is lost.
—George Horace Lorimer.
The United States Army Band organized by General Pershing during
the World War , has greatly pleased
audiences at Bucknell and Stroudsburg- as shown by the praise given
the min "The Stroud Courier " and
"The Bucknellian. " The "Stroud
Courier " says of them—"The United
States Army Band , appearing- here,
g-ave two programs as worthwhile, interesting and popular as the school
has ever known. The band was received with an enthusiasm which was
more than j ustified. All types of
band music were represented.
The Lock Haven girls are interested in horse-back riding. The "College Times " enthusiastically tells of
them—"Twice a week the Lock Haven Cow Girls settle themselves in
taxis to be transported to the riding
academy. At this point they are
boosted into the saddles of spir ited
mounts.
They learned to mount , to jump
hur dles, and t o ride "through the
wilds of Lock Haven forests."
Bethlehem receives a gif t in the
form of a large laboratory. An article in the "Brown and White " telling about the dedicatory exercises
contains the following— "Science will
cure unemployment." This end for
the greatest economic evil of modern
society was prophecied by Charles ,M.
Schwab , chairman of the board of directors of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation in his address of 500 industrial leaders and representatives of
universities assembled Wednesday
af ternoon for the dedication of the
James Ward Packar d memorial laboratory of electrical and mechanical
engineering. "
Shippensburg has a Nature Camera
Club. "The Campus Reflector " tells
of an in teresting trip the club made
to an apple orchard. They took
splendid pictures of the apple trees
laden with fruit.
CALENDA R
FROM THE SIDELINES
Friday 31. Hallowe 'en dance—Gym.
8:15 o'clock.
Saturday 1. Football: Lock Haven
vs. B. S. T. C. Away.
Monday. Chapel : Community Government Association meeting.
Wednesday. Chapel : Dunmore High
School Orchestra Program.
Wednesday. Y. W. C. A. and Y. M.
C. A. meeting's at 6:30 o 'clock.
Thursday. Maroon and Gold Dance
in Gym. 6:30 o 'clock.
Friday. Chapel : The first of Dr.
Earl W. Raguel's addresses.
Saturday. Home Coming Day.
Morning: 'Dedica tion of New
Training School.
Af ternoon : Football—B. S. T.
C. vs. Shippensburg.
Evening: Dance in Gymnasium.
Kri t zer and Cor son are two nice
backs that are getting to be heard
from.
Kirker should be called the Jimmy
Dykes of the Bloom Machine.
Lawless surely went up in the air
for the pass that made Mansfield sick.
Does Bloom miss Rudowski? Would
the Yanks miss Babe Ruth?
"Tiny " Beyers with a broken hand
and a bum knee insisted on staying
.n the "old figh t."
uon 't forget the line. They are in
the fight every second.
Prof Koch plus the Corona was an
arden t fan.
"Bill" 'Sweinhart, "Bill" Partridge,
"Ex " Mathews, "Hinie " Morgan,
Jack Taylor and "Bill" Hess, "B"
men of yesterday were among the
spec tators.
"Tiny " Beyers was a t ower of
str-ength on the line—but he was outnumbered.
More games like this and we would
have to carry the team in an ambulance—look out North Hall.
Football officia ting is lik-e any other profession. It takes in the good
and bad.
Many a scrub who never expected
to leave the bench saw plenty of
action.
R emember "El" Greco ! Go to
Lock Haven !
—David H. Baker.
JOK ES
Kurtz: "Who 's the responsible man
here ? "
Home: "If you mean the fellow
that always gets the blame—it's me."
******
Johns: "What makes you late for
work this morning?"
Hall : "Why you see there are eight
in our family. "
Johns: "Well?"
Hall : "And the alarm -was set for
only seven."
******
Dr. Russell : "Can you tell the class
the name of the belt north of the
Equator? "
Frosh Harvey : "Can 't sir. " (Cancer).
Dr. Russell : "Correct. "
** * * * *
R oman : "I hear you acted in a
recen t talking picture."
Evancho : "Yes, I was the approaching foo t-steps. "
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ARE YOU A SELFCONSCIOUS POET ?
v
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* * *
DID YOU KNOW THAT
Four out of every five have it, that
is, four football men out of every
five have some physical deformity
from the California game Saturday ?
******
No teacher can please everyone,
and it's a good student who doesn 't
"yip " about his low grades?
*** * * *
Another wheel-barrow of sand was
pushed across the Campus?
***** *
The high cost of crackers and peanut butter will bankrupt some of the
Waller Hall residents?
******
A Freshman said to a Senior :
"Hello, big Senior,
Tell me why
You turn the other way
When I pass by? "
M iss Sh aw: "Leander swam the
Hellespon t every night to see Hero.
Tha t is the strongest proof of love we
know."
Saul Gu tt er: "I know a better. "
Miss Shaw : "What is that?"
Saul Gu t ter: "Our maid loves the
postman so she writes a letter to herself every night to make sure he will
The Senior replied:
come nex t day. "
"Hush , little Freshman,
* >i< * * * *
Don 't you cry,
You 'll be a Senior
Mr . Andruss : "What's in bookkeepBy and by."
ing ?"
******
Fr osh M iller : "A series of dizzy
There
are
396 boarding : students
calculations."
and 273 day students enrolled at B.
S. T. C. this semester. Of these 199
CROSS -COUNTRY TEAM
are men students.
Do you have the creative urge ?
Do yo u wake up from your sleep in a
cold sweat and suddenly start to write
your burni ng thoughts, no matter
what the hour or place ? Do you get
spo ts before the eyes when reading
"Eddie Guest," and do you long to
break ou t in f r ee verse ? A re you a
Puritan with a scarlet robed poem in
your trunk? Do you write essays,
short stories? Do you tap dance? If
you do any of these things, or even
if yo u do n 't, write your thoughts
down on paper and walk, don 't run ,
to the nearest exit. There if you
WINS AT CALIFORNIA
find a mail box , drop in your manuscript , to Literary Editor , Maroon
The cross-country team jo urneyed
and Gold , Box 279 ov hand to the
to
California with the football men
nearest important looking person,
and
decisively defeated the team of
who will eventually turn out to be
that school on the first meet of the
one of the staff.
year.
The score was Bloomsburg 23—
The good education of youth has California 32. Low score wins. Allen
been extended by wise men in all Parr , couch and captain , of the
ages as the fullost foundations of the Bloomsburg team , led the field with
happiness both of private families Clnir Troy taking- third ; Eddie Baum ,
fourth ; George Rinker, seventh and
and of commonwealths.
—Benj amin Franklin. Fred Fowler, eighth.
The strength and security of the
nation will always rest in the intelligent body of the people, Our education should implant conceptions of
public duty and pri vate obligations
broad enough to envisage the problems of a great distraught world.
More than anything else, men and
women need the capacity to see with
clear eye jvnd to contemplate with
open, unprejudiced mind the issues
of these times.
—Warren G. Harding.
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HOME-COMING DAY
The New Building is modern in
One of the new members of our every detail; it is an imposing strucProfessor Harvey A. Andruss, Di! rector of our Department of Com- , facul ty is Miss Margaret Hoke who ture standing on an elevation in the
i mercial Teacher Training, comes to teaches in the Department of Com - rear of the etnnis court.
"
"Teach ing as a Vocat ion, is Topic us from the State Teachers College, j¦ merce. Miss Hoke attended high It is a two story brick structure
Indiana , Pennsylvania , where through school in Harrisburg. She received and is everything that a modern
of Discussion in Chapel
his experience in the training and . her B. S. from John Hopkins Univer- traning school should be. Grading
supervision of commercial teachers he j sity, Master of Arts from Lebanon work that is being done around the
Last Monda y.
has gained accura te, first-hand inf or- : Valley College, and a Secretarial Cer- building will add further attractivemation regarding the secondary ' tificate from the School of Business, ness to the building.
Dr. J. W. Cooper, United States school demand for properly trained Columbia University. She received
The building has its main entrance
Commissioner of Education, spoke in j cofiimeFcial teachers.
much of her teaching experience at from th e East Stree t side , but there
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chapel last Monday on the subje ct of
Professor Andruss received the de- Western High School in Baltimore is a rear entrance where an automoteaching as our vocation. He dealt gree
of Art:; and a Certi- and in Skidmore College at Saratoga bile can be driven.
with the topic in four main divisions : ficateofinBachelor
Public and Private Bus.ness Springs , New York. Miss Hoke 's
The building is as nearly fireproof
the type of materials used ,^ the cost from the University of Oklahoma iii home is in Lebanon , Penna.
as
a school can be made and there are
of a mist ake , the period of training,
1924.
Prior
to
that
time
he
had
fire
towers at both the north and
j
and the nature of the reward.
s
Practical
I
graduated
from
Draughon
south
ends of the buildng.
'
For the purpose of the discussion Business College, Dallas, Texas. He ] Y. M. C. A . CA BINET
equipment used in the old
The
all vocations were divided into trades also holds a degree in Business Ad- ¦
training
school has been moved to the
ATTENDS CONFERENCE
and professions. Trades were desig- ministration from the .North-western '
and new equipment is
building
new
nated as dealings with material, tang- University School of Commerce, and ,
also
on
hand.
On Wednesday , October 22, Proible things ; professions with relation- in addition , has one year s work toThe building is for children from .
'
fessor
Shortess, Oliver Krapf , Clarships.
kindergarten to the seventh
ward
a
degree
of
Doctor
of
Philosthe
ence'Hunsicker. Seyemore Stera and
Teaching may be made either a ophy.
grade.
Kenne t h Hawk , att ended a conference |
trade or a profession. So long as
As you enter the main entrance,
Professor
Andruss
has
contribute
d
held in the Williamsport Y. M. C. A.
teachers see themselves merely as
t
he
offi ce of the direc t or of t eacher
to
many
business
and
educational
The
colleges
represented
were
:
Sustaskmasters to drill pupils in so many
training,
Mr. Rhodes, is on .the left.
magazines
and
periodicals.
A
result
Universi
ty,
quehanna
Dickinson Semfacts of history and to teach so many
Adjoining
his office is that of his Secof
the
demand
for
three
of
his
recent
!
spelling words each day, teaching will
! inary , Lock Haven State Teachers retary, M iss Fest, and then t here ar e
monograph
,
articles
is
an
educational
College and Bloomsburg State Teachremain a trade. But when teachers
office s for the director of primary
can see a relationship between the "How to Use Practice Sets in the ' ers College.
education
and the director of inter<
Teaching
of
Bookkeeping.
"
boy of today and the man of tomormediate
training.
and
The combina tion of teaching
j
row and use that knowledge in dealNo man can reach the fron t rank if " - One of the outstanding features
business
experience,
with
his
acadepupils
as
individuals
teaching with
mic prepara tion fits Professor An- he is not intelligent and if he is not of the building is that each room is a
ing will be a profession.
¦
complete unit. This unit consists of
In a trade the cost of a mistake druss to head our new Department of trained with intelligence.
a
class room with a capacity of forty
—Theodore Ro osevelt.
|
will not exceed the value of the work- Commerce.
childr
en, a group room , room for the
er 's time and the finishe d product. If
teacher in charge and a cloak room.
a doc t or makes a m is t ake i t may cos t ial that will perish soon and be for- MAROON AND GOLD
The group room can be used for
the life of his patient. A mistake by gotten. If , however, a man erects
teaching
a part of the class. There
BID
ORCHESTRA
GETS
a minister may cause some one to a monument he cannot expect cash
are
wall
cases for supplies and for
lose fai th. A mistake by a teacher reward to the full value of his
the
child's
articles, each one having
may make of some boy a criminal in- achie vemen t, for it will live long and
Our own orchestra was awarded a personal compartment.
stead of a useful citizen. Teachers be of untold value. Part of his re- the bid to play at the Hallowe 'en parThe kindergarten has a fireplace
must therefore seriously consider ward must come from satisfaction. ty and dance to be held in the Gym.
and
is very homelike in all respects.
their responsibility to society in strivThe same principle is true in the tonight. The orchestra was officially
Each
floor has two drinking founing to apply unerringly the sciences professions. A doctor who saves a organized as an extra-curricular actains.
On
the first floor is locate d
of psychology and biology in treating life cannot ask for a cash value of the tivity in the college. Professor Koch
the
kindergarten,
first , second and
children as individuals.
life. A minister who saves a soul can was elected activity sponsor ; William third grades ; on the
second floor ,
The period of training for a trade never receive cash value for the soul. Letterman , president; Bob Parker,
fourth
,
fifth,
and
sixth.
is much shorter than that required Neither can a teacher hope to receive treasurer ; and Sam Kurtz , directorThe building is well lighted and is
for a profession. To master a trade cash value for the lives he has mould- manager; make up the officers of the
connected
with the plant fire alarm
requires the development of skills. At ed.
organization.
system.
i
the time of the World War boys were
We may wonder why the doctor
taught mechanics in six to eight and lawyer receive more compensaweeks. The doctor , lawyer , minister, tion than the teacher. The main reaSome poetic mind called America
Our country has prospered , our
teacher must study for years to be- son is that teachers do not esteem government is secure. But that i.ros- the melting pot for all races; there
come efficient. We want a doctor their own profession. Too many wish perity and that security flow from have been some disappointments in
who treats our ailments as a special to have their identity concealed when the school and the church. They are melting adults, but none will deny
case and not like every other. We they are among strangers.
the product of the mind and the soul. that our public schools are the real
want teachers who will deal with our
Instead , when the doctor has said They are the rosult of the character melting pot. pouring out a new race.
children as each b-oing different from that he has j ust made a fine medical of the American people.
Under our schools , race, class, and reevery other. In other words fore- discovery, the lawyer has told of winligious
hatreds fade away. From this
—Calvin Coolidg-o.
sight in relationships is necessary.
ning a difficult case and the architect
real melting pot is tho hope of that
As to the nature of tho reword to has told of tho beautiful building he
fine metal which will carry the adbe expected , n tradesman may de- has planned the teacher should say,
Knowledge is in every country the vance of our national achievement
mand n reward covering the value of "I' m a teacher, We make those fel- surest basis of public happiness.
and our national ideals,
his product if his -work is in a mater- lows. "
—George Washington.
—Herbert Hoover.
TOURING CALIFORNIA
CAMPUS IMPROVEM ENTS
MAROON AND GOLD
Seven thirty, Friday evening
We no te with pleasure and inter"Pagan
" Greco 's mour n ful met al
est the various improvements which,
OCTOBER 31, 1930
steed
gave
a wailing cough at North
when complete d, will beautify and imHall.
Between
its badly torn sideprove the campus of our college imcurtains
were
seven
human bodies
measurably. The new concrete walks
p
iled
in
to
muscle-crnmping
angles
leading up to the Training School and
Nor th Hall are certainly much better and seven hearts tha t bubbled over
with courage and optimism.
than a gravel walk or worn path.
Lined at a lunch counter someThe new concrete driveway
through back campus certainly im- where in t he m oun t ains of cen tral
proves the grounds around North Pennsy lvania , the noses which were
cold and red of Bob Parker, Leo
Hall.
The biggest improvemen t is the Yozvick, Gerald W oolcock , Emanuel
MEMBER PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL
new power plant which will supply Thomas , Bernie Mohan , Orval PalsPRESS ASSOCIATION
Carver Hall , W aller Hall , the new grove and Frank Greco were counted.
Laundry, and the Training School From that stop, when it was discovwith heat. We hope the improve- ; ered how many were making the trip,
Published weekly during the school year
ments are finished by Homecoming (we hope tha t everyone who started
of 1930 and 1931 by the students of the
Bloomsburg State Teachers College
Day, but it doesn't seem possible that was present) a method was worked
ou t whereby roll could be checked.
they will be.
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When
all of the members had their
EXECUTIVE BOARD
feet
comfortable
thawing in a cheap
Editor-in-Chief
Ivor L. Robbins INTERESTING NOTES FROM
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Associate Editor
Orval Palsgrove
chow
house
, someone would yell
MAROON AND GOLD OF 1927
Managing Editor __ George Bruckman , Jr.
During the past two years many "One!" Numerically every one kept
Business Manager
Oliver Krapf
Faculty Advisor
S. L. Wilson changes have been made abou t the j check on himself which reduced the
school. It will be of interest to enum- possibility of becoming lost to a minimum.
some of them.
erate
,
EDITORIAL ST AFF
The wheezing steed strove all night
The kitchen has been completely
Social
Lois DeMott
Sports
Jack Hall remodeled , enlarged and equippe d long through mountains and a blizSaul Gutter
Literary
Make-Up
Paul Baker wi th new bake ovens , new dishwash- zard , and the motor gave more coughs
Exchange
Winifred Robbins ing machine, new gas ranges, new | than ever exude d from a T. B. SaniHumor
James Johns
Circulation
Carl Riggs electric freigh t elevator, new steam- j tarium. Finally it dragged the noers , remodeled refrigeration plant, mads into Greensburg where they had
etc. It has a til efloor , excellent il- breakfast.
REPORTERS
About 7 A. M. the mob whirled the
Lorna Gillow. Helen Keller, Mar y
lumination and faultless ventilation.
Betterly, David Bak er , Ezra Harvis,
starter
and after following a snaky
The dining room has been enlarged
William James, Charlotte Osborne,
highway
that scrambled all over
and remodeled.
Fred Jaffin, Frank Geroski.
Western
Pennsylvania,
finally came
There is a central lobby with til-e
to
the
iron
gate
of
that
steel city,
floor and imposing windows. There
TY PIST S
California.
Being
proud
color-bearis in addition a central lobby on each
of the three upper floors for floor ers of Bloomsburg they parked the
vibrating victor on the campus with
meetings, etc.
Marion Hinkel
Mae Evan s
North Hall has been changed into its copious supply of Maroon and
a men 's dormi tory at an expense of Gold streamers adding some color to
NEWS ABOUT YOU, OF YOU , FOB YOU
the dark and dreary California.
abou t $25 ,000.00.
Yale locks have been put on all the Somehow this brilliance was unapdoors in t he men 's and women 's dor- preciated and California "Frosh" carried off t he nomads ' nobl e effor t s t o
mitories.
,
At an expenditure of about $G O0O show their loyalty to Bloomsburg. '
After the nomads watched Bloomselec tric clocks , fire alarms and scheburg
go down to defeat at the hands
dule bolls were in stalled.
of
eleven
California men , three offiThe a thle t ics of t he ins t i t u t ion
cials
,
and
about five hundred fans,
have been reorganized. Sports are
they
departed
for home declaring
EDITORIAL POLICY
now played for the student not for
the
next
time
"that
we go to see Calipublicity or gain.
fornia
it
must
have
a Golden Gate. "
Extra curricular activities have
The editorials in -he Maroon and been introduced and organized as
Gold this yaar will not necessarily ed u cat ive fac t ors .
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represen t the opinion of a majo rity
STUDENTS ARE DOING
of the undcr-graduate , alum n i , or
EDITOR
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NOTE
faculty. Some will be designed in] The candy merchants are experstead to arouse intelligent discussion
iencing unusua l competition this year,
of such problems as we believe merit
With this issue the present stalF of for there has been
a startling increase
the consideration of everyone inter- the Maroon and Gold takes its trial
in
the
personnel
of
the trade. We
ested in our State Teachers College. flight. There may be a few mistakes
ought
to
see
some
high-powered
sales!
We are optomists , certainly, but we in this first issue, but they shall be
manship
before
long.
It
goes
with do no t believe that our college is per- given immediate attention for it is
ou
t
saying
that
a
general
slashing
of
fect , so from time to time we shall our hope to put out the best paper
prices
would
not
be
met
with
disappresent problems which we believe that Bloomsburg has ever had.
proval by many of the students.
will merit your consideration.
We-realize that we have been a
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Apples are
a premium in the
tions concerning Bloomsbui 'g prob- been , during this year, a complete ro- Locker Room. at Ask
"Bill" Weaver
le m s, or tho conduct of this paper , oi'ganization in the financial manage- or
"Woodie
Hum
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whether favoring or oppo sing our ment of the Maroon and Gold. It is
views, are welcomed by the Editor no longer solely a student publicaand will be published in this column, tion. Everything must bo approved j Just whe n we are getting
to know
Tho Maroon and Gold does not as- by the Department at Harrisburg bo- j him , Kenneth Bavilacqua
left
school.
sumo tho responsibility for the facts fore we can give a contract.
He is now living at Hamilton , New
or opinions contained in those comSince wo are working under a dif- York.
munications and will be solo j udge of ferent system and with a now printHi »H Hi
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Anonymous letters will not be consid- in tho end wo believe that everything
We do not need to be reminded
ered , but names will bo withhold from will load to a bettor school paper in that winter is in the offing. Sheeppublication if so desirod.
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Bloomsburg Alumni have been loyal. Many have been seen on the
campus this year, some quite early
in the season but many others have
been to the football games.
Two captains of previous football
teams , "Alex " Kraynack and William
Swinehear t, were at the game Saturday. "Jap " Fritz, Army Keller,
"Ex " Matthews and other players
were also there.
Among the people, who were at
the game Saturday were : "Bob"
Dew , Eaymond Hodges, Sam Fortner , "Peg" Oswald, Dorothy Harris,
Dorothy Richards, Gladys Richards,
Dorothy Schmidt, Martha Laird, Elizabeth W ard , Richard Frymire, Jack
Taylor and Truman Litweiler.
We were glad to . see so many
alumni back and hope they will come
Home Coming Day and bring others
with themr
WHO ?
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WHERE?
Frances Buble
S. Williamsport
Margaret Swartz Espy
Thyrsahirt SchylerDamascus
Karleen Hoffman Mon tandon
Northu mberland
Dorothy Irwin
Caroline Eckel
Clark Summit
Madrue O'Connel Johnstown
Katherine RobbinsEdwardsville
Elizabe th WilliamsMoscow
Marion Slack
Lake Ariel
Grace Reichard
Milton
Louise Hewitt
Luzerne
Irene Davies
Kingston
Kingston
Th-alma Cobb
Washington
Fred Berger
Charlotte Lord
Wilkes-Barre
Alice Law
Kingston
Dorothy Harris
Old Forge
Richard Frymire Mainville
Mar t ha Laird
Mainvill e
Mary Laird
Fleetville
Nescopeck
Robert Dew
Grace Lord
Hemlocks Creek
Ethelda Young
Honesdale
Gladys Richards Paxinos
Raymond Hodges Scranton
Marie Byerly
Herndon
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Kathryn and Loretta Fleming are
students at Columbia University
doing work on masters' degrees.
Margaret Oswald is doing substitute teaching in Scranton.
daily appearances on the campus.
Commuters who drive cars are thinking of alcohol and heaters. One person has already reported a frozen
radiator.
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Jimmy Hartzel and Paul Baker do
considerable singing in the Locker
Room. It is reported that they can
make more noise than Greco 's automobile.
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a hard time getting down to work.
Congested-rooms , shortage of lockers,
dust, dirt and noise from building improvements are responsible.
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LITERARY
THOMAS , THE IMPOSTER
A Book Review.
"Thomas, the Imposter," by Jean
Cocteau , a translation from the
TERS E VERSE AND WORSE
French by Lewis Galan tiere, is the
A bit of this , a bi t of t hat ,
story of a youthful liar 's escapades
And very little said,
during the World War. Guillaume
Permi ts the column writer
Thomas Fontenoy, the imposter , is
To earn his board and bed.
known merely as Guillaume Thomas
un til the third ye~r of the war, when ,
A lot we say you may not like,
Bu t little do we care,
:.t the age of sixteen, he add^d the
Just so our bed at night be soft ,
surname of Fontenoy when &.n Army
Our meals approach the square.
Officer , seeing his passport and mis******
taking the name of the town of FonMy lady had such laughing eyes
tcnoj' for the youth's name , asked
Whene 'er she smiled at me
him if he were related to the famous
Her lustrous orbs convinced me then general of that name. Immediately
She cared quite visibly. '
Thomas claimed such a relationship,
and henceforward adop ted the name,
But late , I've found a startling fact and with it, the famous General as an
Disturbing me perceptibly,
uncle.
Her amorous looks she gave to all—
Thomas was an inveterate liar, but
To sailors , babes and dogs—then an unconscious one. When he told
me.
an untruth , it was generally at some
one 's innocent prompting—much as
My lady had such laughing eyes,— he had adopted his famous surname.
Oh , w©e is mel Alas! Alaelc !
His tnanfier and character were such
My lady 's languorous laughing eyes, that he was instantly trusted, and t he
Oh , how I crave to make them name of Fontenoy with the connecblack.
tions it implied got him to places and
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helped him meet persons he would
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never have known.
Due to his adopte d name, Ihomas
Passi ng Fancy.
met
Madame de Bormes, a widow
The moon is so bewitching ,
whose
adventurous and restless spirit
The midngiht stars so bright,
young, and was introduced
kept
her
I want you always near me
by her to her daughter , Henrietta. He
To kiss and hold me tight.
help Madame de Bormes with her volYour lips are so beguiling,
unteer hospital unit until he left for
Your hair so softly spun ,
work
at the Front with a n-ewspaper
It makes me want to love you
staff
to
which he attached himself.
And be the only one.
he was abandoned by his
Finally
,
Bu t I don 't trust this moonlight,
companions
and adop ted by the AmerI've fel t like this before
ican Marines , loved and idolized by
And found upon the morrow
them. He knew no fear because unAnother to adore.
consciously he was always enacting a
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role , and his role s never called for
At the Dance.
any thing so painful as sudden death.
One night when the Captain of the
Hear the laughing in the shadows
Marines wan ted to get a message
Of the swing beyond the hedge ?
through to another trench, Thomas
Carefree dancers are rejoicing
volunteered. After some argument,
In the romance of a pledge.
the Captam allowed him to go, giving
him instructions to travel by the
love
no
other,
He has sworn he'll
back
route far behind the trenches.
She has promised to be true ;
But
Thomas
cast himself for»a heroic
!
Now they dream of love together
role
and
went
by the abandoned front
And swear the dream is new.
line, Out in the darkness of No
Man 's Land he encountered an enemy
After lingering a moment
patrol. At first he stood as though
They leave their young romance
petrified
, then shouting his adopted
To thrive upon the pleasure
j
name as a battle-cry, he endeavored
In a different partner 's dance.
to rush past them. A bullet struck
[ him in the chest, and he fell face forThen after a few numbers ,
ward in the mud.
In answer to the Spring,
Pie fell. He became deaf , blind.
The man strolls with another
Toward the shadows of the swing. "A bullet," he said to himself. "I
am lost if I don 't pretend to be dead. "
"But in him , fiction and reality
they
hear
laughter,
Approaching
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were
the same. "
ligh
t,
And by the pale moon 's
"Guillaume
Thomas was dead. "
He sees the second romance
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The
breath
of life to Thomas was
I
Of his first girl of the night.
,
adventure—action
action
of the
—B. I
mind as well as of the body. He
A public government without pub- thrilled to emotion, regardless of
lic Information or the means of ac- whether the emotion was prompted
quiring it is but a prologue to a farce by good or evil. Love, his love for
or a tragedy, or perhaps both , i Konriette , was an emotion , but he
Knowledge will forever govern ignor- J could easily supplant it with the
ance. and a people who mean to be , emotion engendered by watching the
their own governors must arjn them- j devastation caused by the enemy 's
selves with the power which know- big guns , or the elation caused by the
ledge gives.
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—James Madison, j Thomas was a liar. Perhaps "liar "
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One of the most recent organiza.
tions at Bloomsburg State Teachers i
coached
Maroon and
A superiorly
College is the Junior Chamber of
season open
Gold
machine
kicked
the
Commerce , composed of students in
at Kutztown with a 19-14 win. The
the Depar tment of Commerce.
team showed plenty of power on both
This organization began to function the offensive and defensive, and only
the latter part of September under the warm day and lax playing on the
the supervision of Professor H. A. part of Bloomsburg 's secondary deAndruss, Director of the Depar tment j f ense gave the Keystone team their
score.
of Commerce. It was organized for
The initial game on Mt. Olympus
the purpose of promoting interest in was played with a big but slow Milthe various phases of commercial lersville eleven. Bloomsburg flashed
work , and forming a social contact a baffling passing game that swept
between the members of the organ- the big Lancastrians to defeat. When
ization , the Department of Commerce the dust at last cleared away the
and the other depar tments and or- score stood Bloomsburg 19, Millersganizations of the College.
ville 0.
One definite aim of the club is to
Mansfield blew in with the best
sponsor a contest in commercial sub- eleven that the Booth Machine tackj ects for high school students in the led t his season , and to make the going
eastern part of the State. The con- still more rough the home team was
tests will be held on May 16, 1931 , withou t the services of four regular
at the College and will be conducted men. Coach Boo t h met the emerby members of the Junior Chamber gency with a selection of reserve maof Commerce. Medals, cups a nd terial that couldn 't have been better,
awards will be given to the winnors Kritzer , Corson , Jones and Lawless
of various contests.
playing a bang-up game. The coach
From _ time to time the organization and team are to be highly congratulwill have business men and educa t- ated on emerging with a 6-6 score,
ional men speak at its meetings upon the home touch-down resulting from
differen t types and phases of business a pass from Kirker to Lawless.
and the place of commercial work in
the modern high school curriculum.
W e Lose to California.
Bloomsburg 's badly cripple d team
is a little too strong and does not de- met defeat last Saturday at the hands
of the strong California eleven. The
scribe with a nicety his deviation boys played their best, bu t the o dds
from the truth for Thomas had the were against them from the beginsoul of an artist , and lived and dealt ning . They were game to the end
in fictions. He lived his falsehoods and did no t admi t defea t un t il the
so thoroughly that they were his life. last whistle blew leaving them on the
He never delibera tely planned a lie. short end of a 13-0 score.
An emotion would engross him and
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he would follow it through its varied
Next
week
the team plays in Lock
fic tions into the realms of fancy. His
s
back
yard. Last week Lock
H
a
ven
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mind pictured the world peopled by
Haven
downed
Shippensburg by a
his thoughts. His youth and the fact
get the "Spirit
31-12
count.
Let's
that he never tried to materially gain
of
Pagan
Greco
and
his crew and
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by his un truth s made him successful.
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boys,
with
the
even
if
it does t ake
H-2 was a dreamer who lived his
dr eams, disregarding entirely stark all night to get there.
reality and convention.
He so entirely lived within his
CHAPEL EXERCISES
dreams that he pretended to die as
he actually lay dying; or perhaps he
We have been very forunate this
did die as he assumed the pose of y ear in having with us several very
death.
interesting speakers. Rev. Robert L.
The book reads as though it has Parker gave us a lecture on "France s
lost through the process of transla- Willard. " Dr. Bruner presented a
tion. Undoubtedly it was meant to lecture on "Glands. " Mr. Andruss
be written in the realistic style, but talked to us on the Department of
in all but a very few places , it falls Commerce at B. S. T. C., giving us
short of the true realism. It is more some of the aims of that department
impressionistic.
in a State Teachers College. Mr.
The character of Thomas is drawn Bakeless gave us a very interesting
with hair-line precision. It is an etch- illustrated talk on "The Works of
ing against the turmoil of war, an Art About Our Campus. " Miss Kaetching in which the background is vannah related to us some of the inas negative as a well-placed curtain- teresting experiences which she had
drop. Not a scene nor a character is while traveling in Europe.
superflous. There is not a phrase nor
a word that does not have a direct
SURE SIGN
bearing on the theme. The story has
He (as they drive along a lonely
the sharp lines of a cameo.
road) : "You look lovelier to mo every
The delineation of the character of minute. Do you know what that's a,
Thomas, the Imposter , is the draw- sign of?"
ing of the character of a dreamer
She : "Sure. You 're about to run
who unwittingly and without thought out of gas."
lives his dreams. It is a study in the
psychology of the unconscious fictionThe hand that rocks the cradle conist.
fuses the world when it sticks out
—J. G. B.
from the driver 's seat.
B
WHAT SOME OTHER
PAJAMA PARADE A
COLLEGES ARE DOING
DISTINCT SUCCESS
What could be more lovely than
the yearling's in one.grand pajama
parade ? The Frosh had queer anticipations when commanded to appear
in their pajamas at 9:30 in North
Hall for inspection. A long row of
serious faced Frosh viewed the heavy
paddle s in the hands of the upperclassmen with dread. No one knew
the strength of these planks better
than they, for they had made them.
Roll-call , and the men lined up and
they were checked over carefully. A
howl arose from scores of dusky
throats. Frosh Stroughton and Frosh
Rober ts had come prepared. After
removing1 a dozen towels apiece from
the two men they were paddled well
and hustled back into their group.
Palsgrove, the master of ceremonies, announced the fact that the
Freshmen were to sing the Alma Mater. They sang* and marched to the
tune of the paddles until they reached the Inner Court where they made
their aij pearance, Palsgroye told
each man to announce himself. The
Honorable Mr. West was a Dotmlar
man that night. Plenty of talent was
displayed. Frosh "Cockles" Jones
and Frosh Thomson attempted to
dance gracefully in football shoes
and Huck Thomas, the wonder boy,
accompanied them with his harmonica. Frosh Kerr Miller put his whole
heart into his proposal. Fortunately,
no one fell for him—a two story drop
is <\ot to be laughed at. Little Frosh
Jall'in made the following statement,
"I' vo r.ovnp brv« to further my education. " Frosh Garfield Miller could
not refrain from saying a good word
in favor of his former room-mate,
Stanhope Roddy.
Knerium called
Palsgrove 's attention to the restless
feet of Frosh Long-, so Long- had to
do t he d a nce of t he "Seven Veils. "
Frosh Gr a men and Gribbon , to the
dismay of all concerned , sang a song.
The Frosh were the n treated to a
light shower of rain.
The boys bid the girls good nigh t
and received a big ova tion. AH the
boys proceede d to the fountain where
the Frosh were ducked into the fountain of youth and allowed to swim
around in it. "Gee , Frosh , wasn 't it
a grand and glorious feeling- when it
was all over. "
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It is an opinion which I have long
en tertained and whici. every day 's experie n ce and observ at ion tends t o
confirm that however free our political institutions may be in the commencement , liberty cannot long bo
preserved unless society in every district and in all its members possess
that portion of useful knowledge
which is necessary to qualify them to
discharge with credit and effect those
great duties of citizenship on which
free government rests,
—James Monroe .
You 'll find that education is about
the only thing lying around loose in
this world , and that it's about the
only thing that a fellow can have as
much of as he 's willing to haul away.
Everything else is screwed clown
tight and the screw driver is lost.
—George Horace Lorimer.
The United States Army Band organized by General Pershing during
the World War , has greatly pleased
audiences at Bucknell and Stroudsburg- as shown by the praise given
the min "The Stroud Courier " and
"The Bucknellian. " The "Stroud
Courier " says of them—"The United
States Army Band , appearing- here,
g-ave two programs as worthwhile, interesting and popular as the school
has ever known. The band was received with an enthusiasm which was
more than j ustified. All types of
band music were represented.
The Lock Haven girls are interested in horse-back riding. The "College Times " enthusiastically tells of
them—"Twice a week the Lock Haven Cow Girls settle themselves in
taxis to be transported to the riding
academy. At this point they are
boosted into the saddles of spir ited
mounts.
They learned to mount , to jump
hur dles, and t o ride "through the
wilds of Lock Haven forests."
Bethlehem receives a gif t in the
form of a large laboratory. An article in the "Brown and White " telling about the dedicatory exercises
contains the following— "Science will
cure unemployment." This end for
the greatest economic evil of modern
society was prophecied by Charles ,M.
Schwab , chairman of the board of directors of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation in his address of 500 industrial leaders and representatives of
universities assembled Wednesday
af ternoon for the dedication of the
James Ward Packar d memorial laboratory of electrical and mechanical
engineering. "
Shippensburg has a Nature Camera
Club. "The Campus Reflector " tells
of an in teresting trip the club made
to an apple orchard. They took
splendid pictures of the apple trees
laden with fruit.
CALENDA R
FROM THE SIDELINES
Friday 31. Hallowe 'en dance—Gym.
8:15 o'clock.
Saturday 1. Football: Lock Haven
vs. B. S. T. C. Away.
Monday. Chapel : Community Government Association meeting.
Wednesday. Chapel : Dunmore High
School Orchestra Program.
Wednesday. Y. W. C. A. and Y. M.
C. A. meeting's at 6:30 o 'clock.
Thursday. Maroon and Gold Dance
in Gym. 6:30 o 'clock.
Friday. Chapel : The first of Dr.
Earl W. Raguel's addresses.
Saturday. Home Coming Day.
Morning: 'Dedica tion of New
Training School.
Af ternoon : Football—B. S. T.
C. vs. Shippensburg.
Evening: Dance in Gymnasium.
Kri t zer and Cor son are two nice
backs that are getting to be heard
from.
Kirker should be called the Jimmy
Dykes of the Bloom Machine.
Lawless surely went up in the air
for the pass that made Mansfield sick.
Does Bloom miss Rudowski? Would
the Yanks miss Babe Ruth?
"Tiny " Beyers with a broken hand
and a bum knee insisted on staying
.n the "old figh t."
uon 't forget the line. They are in
the fight every second.
Prof Koch plus the Corona was an
arden t fan.
"Bill" 'Sweinhart, "Bill" Partridge,
"Ex " Mathews, "Hinie " Morgan,
Jack Taylor and "Bill" Hess, "B"
men of yesterday were among the
spec tators.
"Tiny " Beyers was a t ower of
str-ength on the line—but he was outnumbered.
More games like this and we would
have to carry the team in an ambulance—look out North Hall.
Football officia ting is lik-e any other profession. It takes in the good
and bad.
Many a scrub who never expected
to leave the bench saw plenty of
action.
R emember "El" Greco ! Go to
Lock Haven !
—David H. Baker.
JOK ES
Kurtz: "Who 's the responsible man
here ? "
Home: "If you mean the fellow
that always gets the blame—it's me."
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Johns: "What makes you late for
work this morning?"
Hall : "Why you see there are eight
in our family. "
Johns: "Well?"
Hall : "And the alarm -was set for
only seven."
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Dr. Russell : "Can you tell the class
the name of the belt north of the
Equator? "
Frosh Harvey : "Can 't sir. " (Cancer).
Dr. Russell : "Correct. "
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R oman : "I hear you acted in a
recen t talking picture."
Evancho : "Yes, I was the approaching foo t-steps. "
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DID YOU KNOW THAT
Four out of every five have it, that
is, four football men out of every
five have some physical deformity
from the California game Saturday ?
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No teacher can please everyone,
and it's a good student who doesn 't
"yip " about his low grades?
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Another wheel-barrow of sand was
pushed across the Campus?
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The high cost of crackers and peanut butter will bankrupt some of the
Waller Hall residents?
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A Freshman said to a Senior :
"Hello, big Senior,
Tell me why
You turn the other way
When I pass by? "
M iss Sh aw: "Leander swam the
Hellespon t every night to see Hero.
Tha t is the strongest proof of love we
know."
Saul Gu tt er: "I know a better. "
Miss Shaw : "What is that?"
Saul Gu t ter: "Our maid loves the
postman so she writes a letter to herself every night to make sure he will
The Senior replied:
come nex t day. "
"Hush , little Freshman,
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Don 't you cry,
You 'll be a Senior
Mr . Andruss : "What's in bookkeepBy and by."
ing ?"
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Fr osh M iller : "A series of dizzy
There
are
396 boarding : students
calculations."
and 273 day students enrolled at B.
S. T. C. this semester. Of these 199
CROSS -COUNTRY TEAM
are men students.
Do you have the creative urge ?
Do yo u wake up from your sleep in a
cold sweat and suddenly start to write
your burni ng thoughts, no matter
what the hour or place ? Do you get
spo ts before the eyes when reading
"Eddie Guest," and do you long to
break ou t in f r ee verse ? A re you a
Puritan with a scarlet robed poem in
your trunk? Do you write essays,
short stories? Do you tap dance? If
you do any of these things, or even
if yo u do n 't, write your thoughts
down on paper and walk, don 't run ,
to the nearest exit. There if you
WINS AT CALIFORNIA
find a mail box , drop in your manuscript , to Literary Editor , Maroon
The cross-country team jo urneyed
and Gold , Box 279 ov hand to the
to
California with the football men
nearest important looking person,
and
decisively defeated the team of
who will eventually turn out to be
that school on the first meet of the
one of the staff.
year.
The score was Bloomsburg 23—
The good education of youth has California 32. Low score wins. Allen
been extended by wise men in all Parr , couch and captain , of the
ages as the fullost foundations of the Bloomsburg team , led the field with
happiness both of private families Clnir Troy taking- third ; Eddie Baum ,
fourth ; George Rinker, seventh and
and of commonwealths.
—Benj amin Franklin. Fred Fowler, eighth.
The strength and security of the
nation will always rest in the intelligent body of the people, Our education should implant conceptions of
public duty and pri vate obligations
broad enough to envisage the problems of a great distraught world.
More than anything else, men and
women need the capacity to see with
clear eye jvnd to contemplate with
open, unprejudiced mind the issues
of these times.
—Warren G. Harding.
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