Don't Overlook
The Editoria ls

"The Ref lector of
Student Activity"

Commerce Department Looks Forward Obiter Positions
Popular Baritone Miss Mary Allen
Added to Faculty To Eighth School Commercial Contest For '38-'39 Term
Will Appear Here
Filled by Coeds
In Song Program Replaces Mr. Curtis in Dept. of Plans No
Earl Spicer, Renowned Radio
Singer and Concert Violinist,
Here on March 4
Earl Spicer , baritone, will sing in

the college auditorium on Friday,
March 4. His rise from country boy
working upon his father's farm to
a soloist of international fame has
been rapid.
He sang as he raked hay and milked cows, and he sang in the little
church choir on Sunday. When he
went to college he sang, and his
singing attracted the attention of
his professor who persuaded him to
continue music as a life work. So
in 1914 he set out for Europe on a
freight boat in BsarGh of a career.
This career was laid aside at the outburst of the World War, for he j oined the British forces in England,
serving overseas four years. He returned to his studies and in 1923
gave his first concert in London.
Since then he has achieved an enviable position for himself among the
singers of today.
Renowned for concert and oratorio
work, he is also well known to radio
audiences. He was soloist for the
Fuller Brush radio broadcast for
three years and has since appeared
as guest soloist on other programs
for the. National Broadcasting Company. .

Thirty New Students
Enrolled this Term
Thirty new students and transfers
have enlisted for this semester. A
few of them are students who have
had several years work at Bloomsburg and have returned to finish or
take additional courses.
The following is the list of new
students from the office of the Dean
of Instruction : Clair Baum, Nuremberg; Margaret Beringer, Bloomsburg; Peter De Rose, Peckville ; Arlene Fetter, Northumberland; Mrs.
Deborah Griffith, Bloomsb'g; Thomas
Grow, Rlngtown ; Eleanor Haines,
Catawissa; William Hess, Bloomsburg; Fayetta Honicker, St. Clair;
Donald Karnes, Bloomsburg ; Alexander Carpelenia, Bethlehem ; Beatrice Kirchman , Danville; Kathryn
Lanciano, Kulpmont.
Betty McCawley, Old Forge; Cathrine McCord, Plymouth ; Kenneth
Miller, Nescopeck ; Joseph Monaghan ,
Lost Creek; Janice Nichols, Berwick; Thelma OpUnger, NorrJstown;
Leonard Philo, Kingston ; Eleanore
Reilly, Shenandoah ; Mary Savage,
Ben ton; Herbert Schneider, West
Hazleton ; Virginia Shombach, Troxelvllle; Grant Thomas, Lee Park ;
William Wanlch, Light St.; James
Watts, Millvillc ; Mildred Weitz,
Duryea; Robert Welkor, Shamokln;
and Thelma Welker, Shamokin.

Dramatic Group Enj oy
First of Sunday Teas
Last Sunday, the Dramatic Club,
began a short scries of informal
afternoon teas hold at tho apartment
< of Miss Allco Johnston, tho sponsor
of the club. This is an Interesting
feature of tho social program of tho
Dramatic Club, enlivening the Idle

Commerce as Instructor of
Accounting, Typing

Miss Mary Allen has been added to
our faculty to replace Mr. Curtis,
who has accepted a position at Shippensburg. She will teach accounting
and typewriting.
Miss Allen attended the Philadelphia Business School in Philadelphia,
the Pierce School of Business Administration in Philadelphia, West Chester State Teachers College, and has
earned her B. S. at the Bloomsburg
State Teachers College.
Miss Allen has had several years
teaching experience in Wyebrooke
High School ,in WyebrooKe, Pennsylvania, and the Oxford High School
at Oxford, Pennsylvania. She has
also had some office experience in
Downington. Pennsylvania.

Annabel Bailey and Abigail i
>,¦
Lonergan Named Editor
And Business Mg'r
Plans for the Eighth Pennsylvania To compete for the commercial
/.
cup, a Class A. school must enter

On Campus on April 30 and May 7

Commercial Cont est, a project sponsored by the Junior Chamber of
Commerce, of the College, have been
completed. Because of the large
number of high schools participating
in the Contest, the schools will be
divided into Class A. and Class B.
competition. The Contest will be
held two days, April 30 and May 7.
Examinations for the contest will be
prepared by the following faculty
members of the Department of Business Education: Gregg Shorthand,
Miss Margaret Hoke; Bookkeeping,
Mr. Herbert McMahan; Typewriting,
Miss Marguerite Murphy; Business
Arithmetic, Miss Mable Oxford ; Business Law, Mr. Walter Rygiel.

five students in at least three events.
Winners of the Class B. schools will
be awarded a plaque. The successful high school teams of the past are:
William Penn, Harrisburg, 1937; Wyoming, 1936 and 1931; Collingsdale,
1936; La trobe, 1934; Berwick, 1933;
and Northampton, 1932. F o r t y
schools, from which fifty teachers,
and over two hundred students and
visitors attended the Contest last
year, will be invited.
The Contest will be managed by
William C. Forney, Director, Department of Business Education at the
Bloomsburg State Teachers College,
and inquires regarding the contest
should be referred to him.

At the Junior class meeting, Annabel Bailey of Danville was elected .
editor of the college yearbook, the; Obiter. Abigail Lonergan of Berwick was named business manager of
the publication. They will assume
their duties at the beginning of this
spring's sport season.
Miss Bailey succeeds George Sharp
as editor of the annual publication
while Miss Lonergan will occupy the
position now filled by John Hendler. ;
The present officers have agreed to.
cooperate as much as possible in>
orienting the new editor and business
manager to their work.
Elgetion ef two women to fill the
positions is unusual, not only on the
Bloomsburg campus but also among
other coeducational institutions.

Gamma Theta Upsilon
Initiates Pled ges Rotary *Kiwanis ISJight Dr. Park Interprets
Sino-J apanese War Name Four Cand idates
On February 17, Gamma Theta Scheduled for "March 10
For Editor School Pape r
Upsilon held a formal initiation of

new members. Miss Carrie Livsey
read a report of the December meeting of all chapter sponsors held at
the University of Michigan. Dr. H.
H. Russell, sponsor of the Bloomsburg Chapter, as president of the
national organization, had charge of
the meeting. John Fiorini appointed
the following committee to prepare
a program for Founder's Day : Dorothy Sidler, Mildred Hart and Vera
Follmer.

The Eleventh annual Kiwanis-Rotary—College evening will be held
at the College Thursday evening,
March 10 at 6:00 p.m. Following the
dinner a program will be presented
by the undergraduates in the auditorium of the college after which adjournment will be made to the college gymnasium for a dance. This
joint event has always been one of
the outstanding community affairs of
the town.

Dean Koch Again Named Director
County Speech and Music Contests
Professor John Koch has been re-appointed director of speech and music contests in Columbia County for the season of 1938, according to announcement from the University of Pittsburgh. The Columbia County program is a part of the Pennsylvania Forensic and Music League, a state-wide
organization of high schools interested in speech and music activities. Professor Koch has served as director since 1932, succeeding W. W. Baker of
Bloomsbunr.
Each year hundreds of Pennsylhigh schools and thousands in
vania
Interfraternity Ball
states enter their bands, orPlanned for March 5 other
chestras, choruses, ensembles, solodebate teams, speakers, readers,
Committees Functioning, with ists,
and orators in a program of county,
General Plans Advanced
district , and state-wide contests in
The Annual Interfraternity Ball speech and music, The Pennsylvania
will be held March 5, 1938, and will program is one of the largest in the
be sponsored by Kappa Delta Pi, Sig- nation and is now in its eleventh
ma Gamma Theta Upsilon, Pi Ome- season.
ga Pi, Alpha Psi Omega, and Phi Those schools placing first in the
Columbia County program qualify
Sigma Pi.
for
the Northeastern district meet,
William Thomas, General Chairinvolving
high schools in e l e v e n
man, has appointed the following
Northeastern
counties of Pennsylcommittee heads; Orchestra, Neil
vania.
The
Northeastern
district
Ritchie; Decorations, William StrawInsky; Programs, John Fiorinl; Re- contests will be held, at a place to
freshments, Dot Sidler. Music will be named, early in April, and will
bo furnished by Frank Lombardo and be under the direction of John B.
Boyer, Assistant Superintendent of
his orchestra .
Northumberland County schools at
Admission will be $1.00 and guest Sunbury.
cards must bo secured from tho
dean 's office for all guests who arc Those placing first in tho 47 music and six speech events in the
not fraternity members.
Dress will be formal for women. Northeastern district contests qualify for the eleventh annual final state
contests of tho League at Grove
Sunday afternoons of campus life.
The flrst of those gatherings was City, April 29 and 30. Those will
in ehargo of Poggy Johnston , Marg- bo directed by the University of
aret Gr ah am , and Virginia Burke. Pittsburgh. Previous state contests
Joyce Dessen, Florabelle Schrecken- have been held at Pittsburgh, Harrlsgost, and Irono Dichl arc in ehargo burg, Philadelphia , Altoona, Sunbury,
Johnstown , Oil City, and Pottsvlllo.
of noxt week's toa.
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Harvard Scholar Tells Chapel
Nominees Write Editorials for
Audience Possible Reasons
This Issue, Eliminating
For Panay Bombing
Usual Chapel Talks

On Monday, February 21, Dr. No
Yong Park, a Harvard scholar, lecturer, and author, x gave the chapel
audience a new view of the SinoJapanese conflict His sense of humor and vivid personality made his
unprejudiced account more interestine.
In reference to the sinking of the
Panay, a vital point as far as we
Americans are concerned, Dr. Park
said there may have been many reasons. Japan probably wanted to
show China that no help will come
to them from other nations. Another reason might have been to
scare all foreigners away. On the
other hand, the militarists probably
did it in order to gain the favor of
the people and to shine as heroes.
The Japanese give self-defense as the
reason. They claimed that the Panay had fired first , but those who survived r e p u d i a t e d the argument.
When this explanation was not accepted they returned to the original
contention that the weather was bad.
The Japanese maintain they are
fighting for self preservation. They
want more land in order that their
people may expand; but constantly
the cry is for an increase in population. The Japanese have never faced
the problem of food. Even if Japan
is completely cut off from the world
by boycott her people will not starve,
for Japan depends largely upon the
waters of the Pacific Ocean for her
food supply.
Dr. Park thinks that we should
teach people to express themselves
not by increasing armies and navies
but by building empires of culture
and civilization. Then there will be
no need for peace treaties or boycotts to preserve peace in tho world.
After his talk, Dr. Park answered
some questions raised by tho audience.

PHILOSOPHY

CORNER

At times it is far more advantageous to bo toleran t of tho opinions
of others, and a better listener , t h an
It Is to bo tho bettor talkor.—Goorgo
W. Blount.

At a special meeting of the student council on Monday, February
21, the nominees for the office' of ed- (
itor-in-chief of the Maroon and Gold
were chosen. They are: Ruth Dugan, a junior secondary student of
Bloomsburg R. D.; Jennis Tewksbury, junior secondary from Tunkhannock; Paul Kokitas, junior secondary from West Hazleton; and Ben
Hancock, sophomore from Shamokin.
Instead of the usual speech made
in chapel before the election, the
council decided that the nominees
write editorials. Read these carefully—not for the content, but for the
style—and decide which of the noiri- '
inees will be capable of handling the
position. Elections will take place
on Wednesday, March 2.

Program Committe e
Named for New Gr oup
Public Affairs Club Meeting
Based on Chapel Speech
Prof. E, A. Reams has announced
the following committee to take'
charge of the programs for the Public Affairs Forum; Charles Weintraub and Alfred Kiebler, co-chairman, Charles James, Jennis Tewksbury, Sara Mausteller, H o w a r d
Tomlinson, Dorothy Englehart , and
James De Rose.
At the meeting on February 21;
the forum held a spirited discussion
about the situation in the East as
discussed by the chapel speaker, Dr.
No Yong Park.

New Libr aries

Dr. Lester K. Ade, Superintendent
of Public Instruction , announced that
during the past year at least eight
cities in Pa, have organized new libraries with the old and guidance of •
State Library and Museum. The
following cities, ho said, now h ave"
now libraries : Sayro, Sunbury, Wostlawn , Housovlllo, Cooldalo, Colling*
dale, Irwln, and Johnsonburg, ,
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Published Bl-Weekly During tlic College Term
By Studen ts of Bloomsburg State Teachers
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Mind Your Manners
Editorials Written by Candidates
goes up the stairs first , a
For Editor of the Maroon and Gold man1. Who
or woman ?

Should the Money Being Spent on Armaments
Be Turned Over for Combating Disease?
Member

ftssoctded GbUeeSicrfe Press
R EPORTORIAL STAFF
Editor In Clilef
StaslK Zola
Managing Editor
Tnu ) Kokltns
Associate
Jane Lockard
News Editors
Rutli Dugnn , Ben Singer
Literary Editor
Sylvin Conway
Sports Editors
Alex McKechnle . Willia m
Yunvortli , Anna Onn>r.
Features
Edwa rd Matthews , Pa ul KokltRs ,
Ben IIiukiicIc
MANAGERIAL STAF F
Typists
Circulation
Bxchnnge

Vera Shorldnn , Era Eeicbley
Robert Hopkins , Ma ry Qulgley
Bertha Kravitskl
REPORTERS

• Phyllis Wnguer , Helen Brady, Ray McBrlde.
Joyce Dossen, Philip Traupane , Helen Powell,
John Fiorlni , Ma rgaret Smith. Howard Tomlinsoii , Kdwu rd t'lowell . A rleno Swliiednir c.
Tirssah Coppes , Gerald Frltx. Barbara Gillette .
George Wlllard , Glad y s Jones , Ruth Boone.
Mnude Willinins . Hill $trawln *ki . Hay Zimmerma n. Mill 's Snijth
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FACU I.TT ADVISORS
Samuel Wilson . Pon rl Mason , Ethel Sha w

Spring Is in the Air

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What if the m a ny millions of
dollars appropriated for armaments ivere turned over for medical research? . Would the hunt
for a disease germ assure us protection from a human enemy.
Disease may overtake us or it
may not; only the future can
tell us that. But the present is
mo r e imniine?it. A germ may
attack an individual; it may or
may not overcome him—the resistance of the body tvill decide
that. But what resistance can a
strong and health y body offer
against a bullet?
We must do some research
icork in medicine in order to
prolong our lives and the lives

Should the Money Being Used f or Armament
Be Used to Combat Disease Instead?
On the surface of this ques- 1 will provide us with a national
tion it ii'ould appear that the j defense? We should try to save
on ly hmnan thing to do is to \ lives by combating disease in our
spend the money to relieve the country, but f irst we must make
hitman race of diseases, but have sure that we will have those lives
you stopped to think that unless to save. Unless we have the
we are prepared to defend our means for d efen di ng oursel ves,
shores we may be wiped off the there is no reason to think that
face of the earth? The methods we can survive.
of modern warfare have develWe knoiv that to save our
oped to the stage ivhere another cou ntry fro m d estr uc t ion , we
World War ivotdd wreck our must provide an adequate coast
civilization , while today there defense, but not for agression.
is no known scourge that could After we ma k e pro v isions to save
do such wholesale destruction. the nation from the greater menPrivate philanthropy will pro - ace of war, we can provide the
vide for research work in med- means to combat disease.
icine, but what private wealth
RUTH DUGAN

Spring is in the air. Perhaps she
is only around the next corner; perhaps, she is trailing the Ides of
March ; perhaps she is waiting for
¦April suns. But nevertheless there
is an inescapable anticipation brewing.
One day the calendar will be
months behind time; it will practically do a strip tease; and we will
be seeing the misty blue skies of May
in February, smelling earthy smells,
feeling a softer wind and a brighter
sun. But , alas, the next day will
see Old Man Winter reciprocating
for his day of idleness with a wind
that turns noses into beets, and feet
into icebergs. But no matter howmuch out-of-date snow the old ogre
is deter m ined to pile down on u s.
how many sullen days he gives us to
keep our spirits at ebb tide; we
Life or
still will know that Spring is in the i
air. That one day of blue skies i
"L ife, liberty, an d the pursuit
and gold sun showed us that and no
more can he fool us. Day by day we I of happiness. " The words mock
shall watch anxiously for another us from the musty conf ines of
breath of a south wind, a new green- t h e Declaration of Independness in the lawns , or for a promise
i ence. They fairly dance in their
of tulips along the wall.
Our memory reaches back to oth- ) mockery. For is that the triple
er springs and drags our treasure * I ideal we are holding out to our
out to haunt us. The day we pickci ; citizens today?
the first blue violets , the remembered
feel of warm earth in our hands as I The cherished phrase is being
we piled it around a tiny crocus, j lost in the muck of strife and
how the brown flooding waters swept j warfare that blocks the road to
away the last vestiges of frost , the I
Today our ideals
way the sun shone warmly on our the future.
,
are,
"Death
bondage , and the
neck and arms as we knelt on the
damp ground: these make our ex- p u r s u i t of war." When we
pectation grow into longing, as we spend billions of dollars annualpu sh Wi nt er i n to the p a st an d w alk
ly for armaments , certainly we
swiftly to war d this yea r's spring.
Yes, Spring Is in the air. You ciin 't are not building for life , but for
death. When we hourly anticideny it.

Poetry Club
Mr. and Mrs. Sutliff and Mrs.
Koch were the guests of the Poetry
Club on Thursday, February 17.
The progra m consisted of a short
business meeting followed by a recitation by Miss Ethol Lauer, who
read several original poems and recited a radio skit. After Miss Lauer's presentation Mr, Sutliff described how his book entitled "Alma
Mater" came to be published, Mr.
Sutliff then read several poems. After the readings refreshments were
served.

of future generations , but we
should not do so at the expense
of ignoring impending w o r I dwide dangers . We must be ready
to defend o u r s e l v e s today
against possible aggression. An
international t o u r n a m e n t
of armamej its is now in progress.
Can we stand aside and look on
on ly as spectato rs at this huge
contest. Who can pred ict at
what moment the spectator may
be dragged into the arena to
take active part in a fray where
b are knuckles are useless and exceptional physica l strength ineffectu al again st tveapons of fire
an d steel.
PAUL KOKITAS

pate and prepare for war , we are
forfeiting the future happiness
of this generation , And how
can we say our citizens have the
right to liberty when we take
their tax dollars to buy tveapons
and battleships and airplanes,
without their consent or without
any hope of benefit for them?
Yes, the life, the liberty, and the
happiness of every one of our
one hundred and thirty million
citizens is being sacrif iced to another goal— 'p reparation for selfdefense .

Death
Recently, the president asked
Congress for an appropriation of
twenty-one billion dollars tvith
which to enlarge the Navy . Instead of defending lives by the
point of a gun, why not defend
lives by safeguarding health?
What could our health clinics
and our state and federal health
agencies not do ivith even one
billion of this proposed expenditure? Doctors and nurses are
giving noble service with meager pay amon g the great army of
sufferers in order that the work
of mercy might go on. But it is
impossible for them to r e a c h
everybody. The clinics are far
apart , and usually only in the
larg e cities. Millions go un treated — spreadin g disease and
misery to others. Disea ses remain menaces throu gh inadequate funds ivith which to combat them properly, and the lives
of our people remain constantly
in danger of their infection.
Just recently we have started
upon a campaign to rid t h i s
country of the greates t plague of
modern times—syphilis. Sweden has reduced her percentage of
syphilis to almost zero — but

Other Campi

Wife : How did you remember you
had forgotten your umbrella ?
Prof. : I missed it when I raised
2. In a theatre, if you are obliged
my
hand to close it after it had stopsomeone
who
to cross in front of
gets up to let you pass, what should ped raining.
Hullabaloo
you say? '
?*?
3. Who should say "hello " first
when a man and woman pass each A lad in college named Breeze
other?
Was weighed down by B.S.'s and
4. Should a man who is with a
M.D.'s
lady stand when another man comes
from the strain
collapsed
Ho
to the table ?
Tis plain
doctor,
5. In a thea tre, who goes down Said the
yourself
by degrees!
killing
You
are
the aisle first?
Miss Uecortlia
Continued on page 4

Should Money Now Being Used for Armaments
Be Turne d Over f or Medical Research?
Such a war ivould be 'welThis is the era when civilizaEvery livij ig soul would
comed.
tion is at its hig hest. Man is
be
interested
in it, and the sup '
supposed to be solicitous about
iven
such
a program
po
rt
g
the welfare of humanity. Social
conventions are more widely rec- wotdd be both from a p ersonal
ognized than ever before , and and social point of view. Since
civic ideals have assumed their the beginning of time, disease
high est standard. But with all has ravaged and robbed man of
this tendency toward universal his health , and happiness. PeS '
ivell being, man, paradoxically tilence and sickness ran rampant
eno ugh, is now in the throes of f or agesf until man learned to
a great program which portends combat them. With the passing
human suffering — armament. of t ime , man, throug h experThe civilized world is preparin g ience and stud y, learned to confor war. And the c o u n t r i e s trol and even eradicate some of
which are the social and eco- these. But even today there are
nomic leaders of the world are some diseases, prevalent as ever,
the leaders in this movement which throug h the ages have
which ivill inevitably end in in- taken a greater toll of human
ternational strife. N ot yet over life and happiness than all the
the effect of the last great war, ivars in t h e h istory of the world.
these countries are pushing to- M ost outstanding among these
ward greater horrors. Is this for is syphilis . Our lack of knowlthe benefit of the hitman race? edge about , and ability - to- con'
Of cours e, military leaders and trol , this disease has b een due
administrative officials w o u l d m a i n l y , to o it r prudishness ,
have us believe that armament which in turn is the direct reis the only way to prevent ivar, sult of lack of education. At the
but has it ever done so in the present time, leading educators
past? The financial outlay of and social workers are realizing
such a program is inestimable, the tremendous importance of
while the benefits derived are enlightening the masses, for by
neg ligible. If United States is this procedure they can see the
to keep her policy ivhich the ,} realization of their ultimate goal
World War taught us: "Fight —victory over disease.
only in defense of our country,"
The one thing which will
then we need build no new Ziar- make possible this mass educa bingers of death. Our naval tion , and also care for those aland military forces have been ready afflicted , is a great finandeclared by experts to be far cial fund. And this fun d could
more than enough to offset any come from governmental approdanger of attack from foreign priation supplanting t h a t for
power. Why expend all this armament. Picture the result money for soynething so obviousinstead of men f ighting, killing,
ly futile? Why not, then, in
keeping ivith the tenets of all half mad with the lust fo r blood,
our religions , all our beliefs, all there will be peace , quiet, and
our interest in human welfare , new hope for millions of p eople.
utilize that huge amount in a In brief, war against disease inwar that will be far more effec- stead of war again st n a t i o n s
tive, whose effects will be more
far reaching, and which will pro- means life, instead of death. It
mote human health and happi - is about time the ' c i v i l i z e d '
ness ,' namely, a war against dis- ivorld opens its eyes.
ease.
BEN HANC OCK
Sweden does not spend millions
for armament. We must have
money to f igh t this disease. The
$200 ,000,000 that one battleship costs wotdd be sufficient to
carry on a campaign a g a i n s t
venereal disease for a period of
ten years. We, too, can reduc e
our percentage of syphilis by reducin g expenditures for armaments .
And there arc others which

are only meager!? financed—
tuberculosis , infantile paralysis,
insanity, blindness, cancer. Let 's
not put any more wealth into
munitions and ships and g u n s
that are only a p reparation for
death, but let us give our dollars
g enerously to the doctors and
health autho rities who will pre serve our life, and happiness and
liberty.

JENNIS TEWKSBURY

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Huskies Overpowered by Shippers in 2nd Half, 48*3$|
"Baseball Bug" Bothers Dr. Nelson;
He Looks Over Prospective Roster

Stroud Contest Tonight
Is Final f or Ruckle

All But Two of Last Season 's Regulars Back
Dr. Nelson, baseball coach, started the baseball season by calling a
short meeting of the spring athletes. He told the boys to begin by getting
in condition and brushing up on their studies so that they won't have any
worries when they start the firs t game, April 13.
The boys have an excellent chance to go places this season , according
to Dr. Nelson , since all the regulars are back except an outfielder , Kotch ,
and Novelli, a pitcher.
"There is no reason," Dr. Nelson said, "why this year's team should not
be a winner. It will depend on the boys. If they are more interested in
selfish motives and pleasures, lack ambition to get in condition and keep
that way, and are not willing to make some personal sacrifice in order that
the team may benefit , then it will be a mediocre club, going nowhere and
arriving there ahead of time."
The tentative schedule for this season is as follows :
April 13
Millersville
Here
Susquehanna
Here
April 27
Away
April 30
W. Chester
Shippensburg
Away
May 3
TALK ABOUT consistency, Andy
Bucknell
Away
May 4
Giermak
had it two weeks ago when
E. Stroudsburg
Away
May 7
he made 9 out of 9 fouls in the InMay 12
Indiana
Here diana engagement. In addition he
May 13
Kutztown
Here bagged 2 field goals to lead the evJUNIE RUCKLE
Open
May 14
enin g's scoring with 13 counters.
May 16
Susquehanna
Away Incidentally the team made 16 of J unior Collegians
May 21
Bucknell
Here their 20 free throws in the same
battle.
Take Second Mat
EVEN WITH snow on the
Tilt With Locals
ground, the Husky nine aspirants
J ayvees Split Games
are beginning to work out in the
The Bloomsburg State Teachers
With Dickinson Sem. training
school playground. F.S. College wrestling team was subdued
Do you notice how Doc. Nelson by the Scranton Junior College reThe "Husky " Jay vees who have
acts these days since his pet di- cently in a 25-13 match held at
rounded out three playing seasons
version is just around the cor- Bloomsburg. The Bloomsburg "Husner
?
with but one defeat split games rekies" had previously been defeated in
SINCE
intramural Basketball has a meet held at Scranton. The local
cently with the strong Dickinson
Playing at ended with but a few casualties, collegians, however, made a strong
Seminary quintet.
coach Tate is continuing his program
Bloomsburg the "Husky " Jayvees in athletics for the men by starting showing against'a fin e Scranton team
and with more experience will be a
won out, only to lose the following an intramural softball league with tough combination for next season.
night on the Dickinson Seminary Johnny Sircovics as his aid. Sign up For Bloomsburg, Early, Plymouth ;
court. Some excellent material in boys for another enthusiastic round Shiner, Berwick; Taylor, Berwick;
Hancock, Mt. Carmel ; and Stenko,
the Jayvees squad will be available of games.
Berwick ; lost on falls. The BloomsBUT TWO GAMES remain on
for varsity competition next season.
the Husky five calender and then
burg "Huskies" to win by virtue of
Junie Ruckle, Del Withka, and
falls were: Welker, Shamokin; ReagJohn Slaven will hang up their
er, Shamokin, Woytovich, ShamoCrimson Tide Wins
sneakers af ter completing sev- kin , won by a decision.
Intramural Crown eral years on the local varsity.
Our congrats go to these boys
who have given their all for B.
The Crimson Tide was mopped up
S.T.C. in this winter attraction.
by the Tigers Wednesday, February
16, for the Intramural crown by the
WITH THE SNOW on t he gr oun d , High aiming Freshmen are Dorothy
score of 53-39.
that packing, soggy material, the Savage, Isabel Olah, and Arlene
Sanger, captain of the Tigers, by campus lads have been sharpening Swinesburg. Each of these girls has
scoring 26 points, led his team to up their wings for baseball by en- a good many points toward their
victory. Sircovics, the big wave of gaging in the manly art of a little athletic awards.
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the Crimson Tide , was high scorer snow ball slinging. By the way, we
of his team , having 12 points.
saw some pretty good marksmen . . Betty Lerew, Sarah Altland, Carrie Yocum , Eunice Laubach , and
How about it girls?
Tigers
Margaret Youtz are now full fledged
goals fouls. points
.Flayer
members of the "B" Club.
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A Winners-Losers Tournament will
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each individual wrestler made out. ment will start within the next few
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man.
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Beginners
Baseball
will start on
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Referee : May
165 — Wolkor
3 1 11 Club camp which is to be hold over
165 — Laubach
1 1 0 the weekend of April 9 and 10, It
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Reagor
2 1 8 will be in collaboration with the
Thomas : Hit the ball how hard
Unlimited—
Girls' Athletic Association of the
you can.
Stenko
2 0 Bloomsburg High School.
Teacher: Thomas, if you wore Hopfor
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Him: She said she would be faithmates was going to bat, you wouldn 't
Mansfield 23, Bloom 13; Keystone ful to the end.
• say hit the ball how hard you can, Junior Collogo 25, Bloom 13; Bloom He: My, but that sounds rowould you ?
15J^, Brooklyn Poly technical Insti- mantic.
Thomas: No, I wouldn't. I'd say tute W/i\ Keystone Junior College Him: Yes, but I'm the quarter25, Bloom 13.
"Get on base."
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Unable to cope with the smart playing of Sweeney and Campbell
the Husky Five dropped a 48-39 decision to the Black and Red
from Shippensburg yesterday afternoon.
Quickly gaining a 6 point lead that was never topped the
Gulian men scored bucket for bucket to 'swamp the local cause.
Definitely showing the loss of captain Junie Ruckle, the Maroon.
and Gold tried hard to turn the tide of battle and evened the

count 26 all only to sink back and let the Cumberland Valley
squad forge into the lead by dropping in 4 twcJ-pointers in about
two minutes.
At half-time the count was 26-24 with the visitors on top. At
the opening of the third period the Bloom teachers attempte d to
stop the scoring spree of Campbell and Sweeney but th ey may as
well have saved their energy as these two gents were absolutely on
and they couldn't be stopped.
With but two minutes to play
ANNUAL BASKET - both coaches substituted freely
and the pups brought the local
BALL TO URNEY count
to 39 before the whistle
HERE M AR. 12, 19 sounded. With their last few
pokes , they made a lop-sided dePlans for the Seventeenth Annual
High School Basketball tournament feat look to be a close one.
Campbell with 17 markers
to be held here March 12, 18, an d 19
are rapidly being formulated. The and Sweeney close behind with
tournmaent will be sponsored by the 14, lead their teammates to vic-i
Community Government Association tory, while Bonhom with 12
of the College and governed by P. I.
A. A. regulations. Letters of invita- points led the losing cause.
tion are being sent to high schools
throughout the service area of the
college by the invitation committee
which includes : Norman Henry,
Frank Patrick of Berwick, and Walter Woytovich, Shamokin. "Tomy"
Davison, Hanover Township, is general chairman of the tournament, and
Dr. E. H. Nelson, Director of Health
Education at the College is in charge
of all activities.
As in past years the tournament
will be conducted in three divisions,
Class A , B, an d C, and so far letters
of inquiry regarding the tournament
have been received from West Wyoming and Foster Township. This
basketball tournament sponsored for
years by the Bloomsburg State Teachers College has always been one
of the high lights of the cage sport
in this vicinity as the various scholastic seasons come to an end. Last
yea r's winners were Freeland , Class
A; Wilkes-Barre Township, Class B;
and Pulaski Junior High , Coal Twp.,
Class C.

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Wrestling Scores
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Phys. Educ , Fine Arts
Become More Popular
Enrollments in physical education
and the fine arts in Pa. schools increased more than 200 per cent during the six year period from 1928
to 1934, Dr. Lester K. Ade, Superintendent of Public Instruction said
recently. The figures, recently compiled, show that the number of students pursuing these courses rose
from approximately 160,000 in 1928
to 420,000 in 1934.
The survey of instruction In physical education in Pennsylvania , Doctor Ade said, reveals a remarkable
growth from 1928 to 1934. In this
field the number of schools offering
courses rose from 63 In 1928 to 745
in 1934; whilo the enrollment jumped
from 47,727 to over 200,589.
The following table shows the figures relating to schools offering fine
arts and physical education In Pennsylvania for 1928 and 1934:
Course
School Pupils
1028
Drawing and Art
285 42,101
Vocal Music
379 61,350

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2 3-3 7
Slavin
1 1-3 3
Bonham
6 0-4 12
Van Devender
0 0-2 ,4
Wenrich
2 0-0 -4
Banta
3 2-3 8
Withka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -. O- : 1-3 -1 k-k
Snyder
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Totals
16 7-18 39
SHIPPENSBURG

Sweeney
7 0-2 14
Spangler
2 1-3 5
Anderson
2 2-5 6
Haller
3 0-3 6
Campbell
7 3-5 17
Trostle
0 0-0 0
Parkin
0 0-0 0
Bay
0 0-0 0
McTigue
0 0-0 0
Total
21 6-18 48
Half-time score: B.S.T.C., 24; S.S.
T.C., 26. Williams—Referee. Bryan—Umpire.

Broadway Prod uctions
Become More Serious
Students of the theater are acclaiming the fact that out of more
than a score of the successful plays
now on Broadway, at least ten are
serious and brilliant studies dealing
with the problems of man's spiritual
existence. Pick of these are "Of
Mice and Men ," "Golden Boy, " "Susan and God," "The Star-Wagon,"
"On Borrowed Time," "Our Town,"
"Shadow and Substance " and "Many
Mansions." The plays which have
met with the most favorable public
reaction are Paul Osbom 's "On Borrowed Time" and Thornton Wilder '^
"Our Town," recent arrivals which
have helped save a mediocre Broadway season. Both treat of the human desire to cling to life and the
inevitablillty and deep peace of death.
Instrumental Music .... 300
1084

9,563

927 180,741

Drawin g an d Art
Vocal Music
Instrumental Music . . . .
Physical Education . . . .

476 78,825

708 127,73$
389 13,357
745 200,569
2,318 420,488
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Life in a Nutshell
BYRON LEROY BEAVER—Born
in Aristes, June 30, 1915. While trying to climb a tree fell and broke his
wrist and it is still in very bad condition. The year he graduated from
high school, he was occupied as a
salesman. In later life became a coal
man and one day happened to put
two ton of coal in the wrong cellar
and had to carry it all out in baskets. Pet Aversion ... Handshaking.
Likes baseball and football; wine
and women.
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DOROTHY ELEANOR SIDLER
came into her own August 30, 1916
mid the general hub bub of cackling
hens and crowing roosters. Fourth
in line of Sidler Dynasty, descended
from the Van Sitlers of Germany.
First remembers actually smearing
axle grease on a new party dress
at age of 4. Read nine books in first
grade . . . greatest moments were
when she shook hands with Gov.
Earle and once when she ate a Coney
Island hot dog. Favorite pastime is
music. Plays for her own amazement . . . greatest ambition is to
attend the Olympics. Favorite radio
singer is Jeanette McDonald and her
Pet Aversions are men's moustaches.
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MARY AUDREE REED d a t e s
back to May 12, 1916 to the little
town of Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Never
saw a mountain until four years ago
when she moved to Penna. At age
of 5 cut the curls from just one side
of her little sister's head. Her favorite sport is swimming. After cooking her first dinner she expected her
brother to refuse to eat it but was
broken hearted when the dog refused
it also. Can imitate Betty Boop,
play t he pian o, skates, rides, and if

r George Washington
"I am not afraid to go," George
Washington uttered while he was
near the end of his long and most
memorable life. A mere cold brought
about the illness which proved fatal
to a man who towered above other
men in both physical and personal
attributes. Over six feet tall and
weighing more than two hundred
pounds. George Washington had to
be exceptionally gifted in mind and
body to dominate the struggling age
of young America. And dominate
that age, h e did , as history vividly
reveals.
Washington had only eight years
of school training, but even in those
early days when education handicaps were prevalent, he learned to
. love beauty for its own sake, to
profoundly appreciate music and drama, Fielding's "Tom Jones," and
Smollet's, "Humphry Clinker, " and
"Peregrine Pickle," were books that
fascinated him during his hours of
reading.
Consideration of others was a quality well known to have been possessed by him. When still a youth ho
sailed away with his half-brother
Lawrence, to Barbadoes, where the
latter hoped to regain his falling
health. George went along to look
after the sick man. In Barbadoes
George Washington was stricken
with smallpox.
He was only 21 when ho wns put
.t in command of a force of 300 men ,
ordered to guard 300 miles of Virginia frontier. Ho was with General Braddock on that Ill-fated
march to Duqucsnc. While Braddock lay fatally wounded , Washington lived through a barrago of gunfire, having two horses killed under
him and four bullets shot through
his coat. His life was savod for
something greater than an end on a
battlefield. America needed a leader, and that man, fato docrood , was
George Washington.

there's anything she can't do, she
goes ahead and does it anyway. Pet
aversion . . details. Favorite Pastime
. . . . working math puzzles. Wants
to fly and take a parachute jump.
Says eating spoils her appetite. Her
hobby is collecting anything from
anywhere just so it's something.
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J O Y C E L Y N DONZELLA ANDREWS was born Nov. 27, 1914,
the last in line of ten children, in
the scenic North Mountains. First
memory is having the mumps at
age of 4. Biggest childhood moment was when she received a Collie
puppy—Bob. Was president of senior class of Sonestown high school
. . . . delivered salutatorian address
. . . . Biggest disappointment when
she found out about Santa Claus.^
Fond of t hea tre, drama, mu sic, knitting, sports. Has seen Quintuplets ,
Niagra Falls, and Toronto Fair.
Greatest ambition is to replace Sonja Heinie as world's champion iceskater.
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Students Reveal Wh at
They Expect of Mates

Girls Are More Exacting In
New students on our campus, Lo- More advice—this time student
Their Demands According to high
Nell and Lehigh Tess—have you advice—don't miss the now college
Campus Survey
met them yet ?
picture to which Prof. Keller is giv-

In a recent survey made on our
campus it was found that most of
our students nave a very definite idea
of what they expect in their life's
companion. We'll take the boy's
idea of an ideal mate. They like
girls who are well groomed and
sincere; some of them don 't like girls
who smoke but most don 't car e;
they must be sensible and broadminded, and intelligent enough to be
able to discuss topics of interest;
they must have common sense; some
like them to be athletically inclined; but the only two characteristics
unanimously agreed upon by the
males were culinary ability, and being a good sport.
When the girls' ideals are compiled
we find ourselves searching for a
super-man, something you find only
in story-books. They want a protector who is respectable, courteous,
truthful, sincere, trustworthy, a good
spor t, cheerful, considerate, f r iendly,
faithful, witt y, and keen.
If anyone finds individuals with the
above characteristics, please kesp
them under lock and key until they
can be properly and duly examined,
because they will be a revelation to
social science.

MARGARET MURO SMITH born
Oct. 9, 1916 in West Sterling, Penna.
Grew up amid the quiet scenes of
country life. Spent early girlhood
days playing Indian in the Wayne
county wilds. Was always missing
the school "wagon" and had to walk
two miles to school. Remembers
drifts over her head. Professional
hash slinger . . . among her list of
heavy eaters are James Roosevelt
and Rex Beach. Decided to give up
the profession when she found that
she had served a prominent N. Y.
broker a big fly with his soup. Dis- At a meeting of the North Hall
likes liver and dandelions, malted men last week several improvements
milk shakes and soda pop. Takes to the present facilities were recompart in all sports and enjoys reading. mended. A motion was made and
passed that a letter be sent to the
president's office .setting, forth their
grievances and recommendations for
Transportation Unit
There was also some
Real in Presentation improvements.
discussion of the fire regulations and
the methods by which they are to be
Nothing Left Out by Student carried out.

North Hall
News

Teachers in Work at
Training School

Sp e c t a t t l e R

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G r a n t Brittingham, a freshman
secondary, has gone home to recupFlorence Snook, Middleburg, Mary erate from an attack of pleurisy. We
Stine, Elysburg, Charlotte Goldsmith, hope that he will soon be back with
Dallas, and Wilma Forte, Freeland, us to resume his studies.
student teachers in the Kindergar***
ten of the Benjamin Franklin Training school of the Bloomsburg State As Phil Trapane 's arm is broken,
Teachers College have for the past a certain "Dan" took "Burkie" to
several weeks been conducting a unit the dance. All's fair in love and
on Transporation under the direction war.
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of their Training Teacher, Miss
Dan Litwhiler and "Bullets" KonGrace Wollworth.
In order to make the unit more iecko were out limbering up their
realistic the Kindergarten youngsters arms the other day. Then came the
have built a bus and a boat using snow.
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their large floor blocks. Many "trips"
Most
everyone
on third floor was
have been taken by bus to nearby
morning by
rudely
awakened
Sunday
cities. Wilkes-Barro, Bethlehem, New
having
nice,
cold,
oozing
snow ramYork, and Philadelphia are the most
med
down
his
neck.
Pleasant,
to
popular of those. Often the childsay
the
least.
ren have taken their books with
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them and looked at the pictures as
they "rode". The driver of the bus Perhaps some of the "shower-room
has a coveted position , he not only song birds" could get together and
guides the wheel but wears a special- put on a concert. There's talent in
ly made paper hat and takes up the them thar throats.
fares, The boat has boon used not
only as a "pleasure craft" but as a Organize Verse Choir
fishing boat and a freighter. "Trips"
have been taken up and down the
The Verse Choir, under the direcSusquehanna just for fun. "Trips " tion of Miss Johnston, has organized
to the New England coast for fishing with a membership of 42 students.
have boon frequent. Large catches The following officers were elected:
of fish have boon "brough t back" In- president, Ray Zimmerman ; vicecluding several whales. Cottages president, Francis Earloy ; secretary,
have been "built" on the other side Virginia Dean.
of the lake and lumber has been
Tho club Is specializing in chorlc
transported to do this.
reading and Is preparing for a radio
Playing "trafnc " has boon another broadcast on March 30.
activity of much interest to them.
The play room furnishos space for garton by tho P. T. A., constitute the
wide streets and sidewalks, The autos which oro driven down tho
children tako turns being the traffic streets. Both theso and the pedespolicomon who stand at two Intersec- trians must heed the directions of the
tions. Two wagonR and a scooter, "traffic cops" at tho corners. They
paid for by monoy given the Kindor- hdvo now begun making airplanes.

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We hear Mr. Reams is better than ing the finishing touches. And watch
the original Mr. Quizz—he ques- for the part showing John Bower
tions more often.
and Marshall Ferguson working on a
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frog.
Even the faculty, and Jim Deily's
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orchestra gave the college a good •From the number of college sturepresentation.
dents down at the high school dance
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on Tuesday night one would think
Timely advice from Dr. Russell: it was a college dance held in the
"Better late than never, but better high school gym. Seen dancing were
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Kemple, Slaven, Zelesky and Co.,
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Jury, Kolchner, Hopkins, Strawinsky
In Chemistry class, Charles Gir- and Co., Hess, Bakey, Shel Jones,
ton was ready to demonstrate an Houseknecht, and a slew of others.
experiment using a potato. He look***
ed about for the potato then told the
You can 't keep a good dancer down
class some one must have eaten it —not even if his ankle is broken.
since he couldn 't find it. All this Red lef t his crutches at home and
while the potato was being mashed ' went to the dance on Saturday night.
in his right hand.
And he didn't sit any out.

Queer Quizz
This week's question—Do you think
married women should teach ?
"I believe that marriage is an institution and that women should consider their position in married lifg
as a vocation in itself. In order to
do justice to the home and family
life they should not try to hold
down two j obs at one time."
Chas. James
"No, because I'm not married and
I'm looking for a school and don't
want any married woman keeping
me from getting one."
M. T. Quigley
"No. A married woman's place
is in the home and not in the teaching profession. The teaching profession nowadays is too overcrowded to
allow married women to teach."
J. B. Kovalesky
"No, becau se a married woman , in
order to do justice to society, should
stay at home. If the husband has
any love for his wife, he should have
pride enough for her to keep her at
home."
P. B. Frankmore
"Certainly. Why shouldn't the
wife help to feather the nest."
F. Pursel
"Man craves for good cooking and
a nice home. If a woman teaches
how con she take care of her home?"
Al Finder

Dr. Kehr Entertains
At Tea f or New Girls
Dr. Marguerite Kehr, Dean of
Women at the Bloomsburg State
Teachers College, recently entertained at a tea for new upperclass girls
and transfers from other colleges.
The following girls, Upperclass Advisers Committee, acted as hostesses:
Bernadette Reynolds, Chairman,
Pottsville; Olga Fekula, Frackville;
Miriam Utt, Bloomsburg; Dorothy
Englehart, Bloomsburg; Agnes Ryan,
Dunmore; Betty McCawley, Old
Forge. Guests included: Beatrice
Kirschman, Danville; Arlene Fetter,
Northumberland; Virginia Shambach,
Troxelville; Mrs. Deborah Griffith ,
Bloomsburg; Thelma Oplinger, NorT
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of the college faculty.
Dr. Kehr has been in Atlantic City
this week to attend some meetings
of the National Association of Deans
of Women.

"Fo ur Kings** Feature
Wednesday Broadcast

The outstanding feature of the
Maroon and Gold hour last Wednesday was the brass quartet composed of Harry Bittenbender, Jack
Naus, George Bird, and Paul Klinger, of the Berwick High School, called The Four Kings.
Bernice Blaine, also of Berwick, a
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sophomore, sang a medley of three
songs, with Peg Ward at the piano.
The freshman girls were playing As a novelty Miss Ward played a
basketball in the gym. It was an piano selection, "The Bells Of St.
exciting game. The score was tie, Mary" using the strings of the piano.
and each player was striving to do
her best, guarding the opponents. Mind Your Manners
Suddenly someone broke away, dribbled up the floor and made a basket,
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j ust as the whistle blew, ending the
Answers
game. Looking to see who was to be
1. A woman goes up first , but the
guarding her, tho team found that
Sarah Masteller had been closely man conies down first.
2. "Thank you " or "I beg your
guarding tho referee.
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3. The woman.
It seems the snow put an end to
4. Yes,
thoughts of spring for awhile . . . .
5. Tho man goes first unless there
except in the halls.
is an usher.
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Not only are tho flowers budding in the Intramural program . Warm
with tho spring, but also a few ro- weather can 't arrive too soon.
mances . . . seen together now and
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Tho Sophomore Cotillion was quite 1
Davidson , Peg Ward and Bertie
successful.
Let's hope future college '
Zimmerman, Marg Doppon and Cecil
affairs
are
as
well attended.
Clef
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Hozohlah Stover, Ruth
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'Olaf , tho Viking' Macaulay was
Monahan Isn't tho only one who sporting a nlco toothache the other'
has been to Lost Creek—according day. Wonder whore hor sympathizer
to Mr. Tate, Anna Granclls is familiar was.
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