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VOL. X-NO. 7
Hiss Pettit
To Leave
After six years as dietitian here
at Edinboro, Miss Sarah Pettit
is leaving for New York where
she will be dietitian at one of the
Halls in Columbia University.
In addition to her regular duties
as dietitian, Miss Pettit has served
as faculty advisor for the Can
terbury Club and has taught
bridge playing in the Key Klub.
She is also a member of Alpha
Delta. Before coming to Edinboro,
Miss Pettit was dietitian for the
Riverside Drive Church in New
York.
Succeeding her is Mrs. Wertman, who had been dietition here
at Edinboro before Miss Pettit.
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Spectator Staff
Holds Dinner
On Thursday evening, Febru
ary 11, the Spectator Staff held a
banquet in the Haven Hall din
ing room.
Although this dinner had pre
viously been planned simply as a
social event for the staff, it turn
ed out to be a farewell dinner
for the editor, Clinton Thomas,
and John Johnson, who were
among those who left the following
Tuesday for active service. In
addition to the staff members and
Mr. Frank La Bounty, the organ
ization’s faculty advisor, Dr. L.
Van Houten and Mrs. Grace
Conrath of the Albion News, pub
lishers of the Spectator, were
present.
Informal after dinner speeches
were given by Dr. Van Houten, Mr.
La Bounty and Mrs. Conrath.
L ujr in g th el' talk; Mrs.,
Conrath presented Clinton Thomas
W1th a log book in which to keep
record of his military career, as
a Parting gift .
Clinton Thomas served as maser of ceremonies.
Swtbcibfo
THE VOICE OF W
WRITE US
STUDENT OPINION
EDINBORO STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, ED IN B O R O, PA.
To date the social calendar for the month of March stands
as follows:
MARCH 10, Wednesday . . .
Wilfrid Laurier Husband
“How America Lives”
MARCH 12, Friday . . .
Sing in the Haven Hall parlors
MARCH 16, Tuesday . . .
4:00 p. m., Girls’ basketball game, Sophomores vs.
J uniors,
7:30 p. m., Movies
MARCH 17, Wednesday
4:00 p. m., Swimming Meet—Interclass.
6:30 p.m., Y.W.C.A., “Women Defending Freedom”
by Miss Fomess
MARCH 18, Thursday . . .
4:00 p. in., Girls’ basketball game,
Seniors vs. Freshmen.
MARCH 20, Saturday . . .
St. Patrick’s Party (temporary)
MARCH 23, Tuesday ...
4:00 p. m., Girls’ basketball game, Seniors vs. Jun
iors; 7:30 p. m., “Social Etiquette”, Off-Campus
girls at Mrs. Snyder’s residence.
MARCH 24, Wednesday ...
4:00 p. m., Girls’ basketball game, Freshmen vs.
Sophomores.
MARCH 25, Thursday ...
4:00 p. in., Girls’ basketball game, Seniors vs.
Sophomores.
MARCH 26, Friday . . .
End of third quarter
MARCH 31, Wednesday . . .
4:00 p. m., W.A.A. meeting and tea awards.
March 10, 1943
Wilfrid Husband
Lectures Tonight
Wilfrid Laurier Husband
This evening at 8 P. M., in the
college auditorium, Wilfrid Hus
band, speaker on the Lecture En
tertainment Course series, will
present his color film entitled,
“How America Lives”.
This vivid portrayal of our na
tions architectural progress in the
housing field at the present time
will be accompanied by visionary
interpretation of post-war homes
by such famous designers as Nor
man Bel Geddes, Gropius and
Frank Lloyd Wright.
Mr. Husband should have in add
ition to his factual material, some
interesting stories of his person
al adventures in Sweden, Finland,
India and China, where he has
made documentary films and re
search.
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Haven Elects
New Officers
Mu Kappa Gamma
Pledges Members
New officers for the House
Council of Haven Hall were elect
ed at a House meeting held in the
Haven Hall parlors, January 26.
There are as follows: Dona Bert
ram, pres.; Mary .Belle Fowler
vice-president; Eljnor Sebring,
secretary; Lois Ann Rooney,
treasurer; Eleanor Price, social
chairman; Peggy H£im, fire cap
tain.
'
The Mu Kappa Gamma, Honor
ary Music Fraternity, accepted six
new members at a'formal initia
tion service held Thursday eve
ning, February 9th, in Haven Hall.
Following this ceremony, a dinner
was given in honor of these new
members and the soloists perform
ing in the musicale later in the
evening..
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New members include Marjorie
Hall, Merrit Macintosh, ^'ArJehe
MacIntyre, Jane Morrison;.•'Phyllis
Myers and Clinton Stubb#.
“Gammer Gurton’s Needle”, a
Participants, in. the musicale„ ..fifteenth, century, three-act play
were Anna Ruth GraV^i;:;pTail6:‘
given by the Dramatic Club
Peggy Heim, flute; Junieftostetler, was
on Tuesday evening, February
violin; Dewey . .Long,, .tenor.. Re 16th, in the NewpCollege Auditor
freshments were . s^ry;ed at the ium. Althpugh this unusual play,
close of the program.
given in rhyme, was an experiment, it was well received by the
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audience. Principal parts were
Write io a man in the Service played by Sally Wilson, Eleanor
Price, Joyce Ryder, Katherine
today . . . He'll appreciate it.
Hippie, Myrtle Johnson, Peggy
McElrory and Rosaline Mineo. The
Movies will be held at ESTC play was announced by Eleanor
every Tuesday evening.
Sebring.
Miss Skinner Speaks Dean Presented
With Flowers
*• Key Club
°n Monday, March 1st, in Hah !\ 11311 parlors, the Key Club
j.’ 3 its bi-monthly meeting. Miss
°*°thy Skinner of? the Art dewas guest "speaker. Her
0f c’ “Make-Up”, was in the form
be a cllalk talk, -which proved to
f0 °ne.of most interesting and ina^ve informal meetings of
ue year.
SERVICE MEN
Because of the serious illness of
her mother, Miss: Kelley was call
ed home to Shippensburg, Penn
sylvania, on Tuesday, February
2nd, and remained there until
February 12th at;which* time Mrs.
Kelley was well on-. the way to
recovery. Upon her return, the
dean of women was presented with
roses from the Haven Hall girls.
Dramatic Club
Presents Play
THE SPECTATOR
Page Two
Havens Ravins
Reeder's Digest
Well here we go with what we
Here it is, another dramatic per
fondly hope will be a column. The iod in the history of Reeder Hall.
odds are stacked up high agamst Yep, the old homestead has a new
Editor
Natalie R. Jacobson at.
,
name. It has been decided that in
Nothin’ much has been hap all probability, the most suitable
Exchange Editor
Rosaline Mineo pening lately. Heaven knows,
name is “The Morgue”.
As you know, shortly after the
Secretary
Bette E. Miller there aren’t many of us left for
anything to happen to, what with 29 E.R.C. men left, we lost a
the
draft
and
appendicitis
and
Faculty Advisor
F. L. La Bounty
group of Air Corps men. Namely
everything. While we’re on the Barohn, Stubbe, .and McIntosh.
Features
Jack Aiton, Carol Davis, George Kosanovic, subject, don’t forgdt Virginia Now Ikey leaves March 11. Is jt
Jones, Phyl Morrison and Dottie any wonder we named it the
Dewey Long, Norma Scheidemantel.
Watson, three Havenites who are “Morgue”?
Reporters
Helen Hansen, Dorothy Kingsley, Arlene Webb. now peacefully resting, minus ap
In a certain room there is a
pendixes, while the rest of us certain wall which is known to
slave and work our heads to the Reeder—dtes as the “Post Office”.
(Printed by The Albion News, Albion, Penn'a.)
bone in classes. Oh yes, we go Upon this wall, all the letters re
to classes now. Haven’t you heard? ceived from the fellows in the
Nasty things are apt to happen if service are tacked up. If you need
we cut.
By the way, with any address, just ask your old pal,
first
Phyl
and
then Dottie leaving
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If he has it, you can get it.
us, we’re beginning to wonder Sut.
Oh yes, a couple of the fel
The “29” and now more are gone from the College into just what there is about Recitation lows
found a jar of pink paint the
active service, leaving for us, the remaining, the responsibility Hall that gets ’em down.
other
night and having nothing to
At last all the initiations are
and the privilege of carrying on all the fine traditions and in over ( praise be ), and now we can do painted Juro’s door in an old
deed, the very life of our Edinboro College. Yes, we feel the all attempt to look fairly human i Swedish manner. Believe me, the
Dean of Men acquired a few gray
loss of our boys, especially when we realize the gaps they have again and live in peace once more. hairs when he spied it. It really
That is, those of us who don’t live
left in the various student activities, but it is now for us to near the coke machine can live in is decorative though—adds a child
fill those gaps.
peace. Mary Claire, Alice and Lu- ish atmosphere to the new hall.
There is also a matter of a baby
Having been first chartered in 1861 as a State Normal cille have quite the time trying
sleep while right outside their carriage being bent to—-well, be
School, Edinboro is now eighty-two years old, the second old to
doors some of our thirstier souls ing bent. If anyone knows who
est State Teachers Collage in Pennsylvania. It has during that drop coke bottles and discuss var- was riding around in Dr. Hiskey’s
period of years carried on through the Civil War, the Spanish- ious people far on' into the night. baby carriage, will you please
American War and World War I; so must it carry on through Well girls, they say there is no pass on the info—?
rest for the wicked.
Now that the plastering is done
this war. Although Edinboro has always been a co-educational
We see Katy Henderson came and the place is getting cleaned
institution, it has, as most teachers colleges, been predominately back for a visit—but not to see up, we have nothing to do but
feminine, especially in time of war. Yes, one must admit it the gals at Haven, ’fraid we just drive nails into the plaster, chip
can’t compete with the Navy as
woodwork and throw darts at
was the women students almost entirely who preserved, con- main attraction here. While we the
spots on the walls.
tinued and enlarged our college during those difficult times of are talking about the Navy, ’tis
Well, guess that’s all of impor
war. They have done it before, and they can do it again. They rumored that they found their tance right now. Anyhow, Yours
clothes had received extra special
can and they must.
care from the laundry or some truly must get back to his little
Already the remaining student body has filled many va- body. They came back flower ax. He’s chopping off the legs of
chairs so he won’t have to bend
cancies. The women on the campus now occupy such positions scented and lace trimmed. Gee! over
to tie his shoes.
nobody
pays
that
much
attention
as dishwashers, waiters and even janitors; the remaining men to my clothes. Wonder if it could P. S.
have stepped into the executive offices of their organizations have been the same gang who kid
On the third day of March,
and are carrying on almost single handed. Nevertheless, ajll napped Dewey’s jacket and gave it 1943, a day to go down in the
of ur have noticed a definite laxness, a lack of initiative in most the once over lightly. After that history of E.S.T.C. Joseph
he ought to be quite a sweet
taught his first class in
of the organizations and student activities. Wq all want the guy. Oh well, never mind, Dewey, Scalise
the training school at Edinboroformer activities to continue. We all vote for a certain thing lots of people like apple blossom Good Luck, Pal Joey
to be done, but not one of us wants to undertake the responsi cologne.
Say, have you noticed that Jane were puzzled by a peculiar flash
bility connected with the carrying out of the action. When we
Morrison has come to stay with ing of lights on the top floor of
do shoulder a responsibility we do not carry it on the shoulders, us? Glad you’re here, Jane. Drop
so to speak, but hold it gingerly at arm’s length between the in and see us some time; we never Reeder. Alas and alack, Haven
was puzzled too; we can’t read
thumb and little finger. We do as little as possible that the see you off the first floor. Speak code. By the way, fellows, you’re
position or obligation requires, and then leave it for the re ing of first floor, makes us think whistling under the wrong win
of Mary Belle. Oh me, there’s one
maining few who still think that a job worth doing at all is girl who doesn’t mind growing dow. She lives at the other end
of the hall.
worth doing well. Now there are so few of us left on campus, old in a hurry if she can have
Before going any further, let
that all the responsibilities must be distributed as evenly and plenty of heri favorite dessert
with every birthday. Have you us pause and rejoice. Believe it
as far as possible if those activities which we have been accus ever tickled Mary Eleanor Smock’s or not, movies are here at last*
tomed to take for granted are to) continue to function in their chm? No? You must try it. She and all on our student activity
tickets too. For that we wish to
normal way. Yes, many of us will be asked to handle things makes the funniest faces
Have you noticed our'student go on record with three wild and
we know very little about or have never done! before, but let us teachers lately? They’re a weird
rousing cheers, and we suppose
accept those jobs cheerfully and execute them to the) best of crew. The strain of writing all the rest of you feel the same wayour ability. The twenty-nine have left the campus to do their those lesson plans must have been
One thing more—This column
too much for them. They’re reallv
job; let ua in Edinboro do ours.
thrilled with their first few days wishes to state here and now that
Not all of our undertakings,} however, have been on (the of teaching . . . Imagine that .
the infirmary is on the third floor.
down grade. The recent assembly programs have been a com Any moment we can expect them You know, it’s quite a shock to
start glbbermg and tearing their be awakened from a sound sleep
mendable improvement over those we have had in the past,
at the unholy hour of 7:40 a. mwhich is proof in itself that we here can do a good job when
Then there wag
by masculine voices debating
we are willing to expend some whole-hearted effort and energy, the saner residents of^Edinboro whether to come in or walk up
another flight.
EDITORIAL
THE SPECTATOR
Dlf. Campus
W.A.A.
The off-campus girls held their
The girl’s basketball season is
tfular meeting at the home of off with a bang! The Phis are
Srjorie Hall. The etiquette of leading by a nose with the Delts
’ ving and eating was discussed, not far behind. The first game was
nd several suggestions for table so closely contested, that it de
netting were presented by the veloped into merely a passive one.
The defense was excellent, keep
airls.
'"Uncle Sam has claimed the ing the points down, and the
neater number of our off-campus game ended in a tie of 10-10.
jales, but we still have a few of
In girl’s basketball, tied games
,hem left, among them Theo. Ves- cannot be played off; therefore, the
Jer} who is finding out what it game was played over, February
’g to be a teacher. How do like 25, with the Phis coming out with
it, Theo?
the victorious score of 22-11. Mar
Bea Hanna is very poor at judg- tha Oblinski and Marjorie Hall
ling distances or at least that is tied for hgh score for the Delts,
in-hat we assumed when she land- and Margaret Creacraft and Ruth
’gd in the middle of the creek in- Jones tied for high score for the
'stead of on the other side. You Phis. It was a good fight anyway.
had better practice up on those
On February 24, the W.A.A.
jbroad jumps, Bea.
held
the first swimming meet of
: Jean Ketcham is breathing
’calmly now. The letter finally the year, with thirty-one girls
As in basketball,
came; Kenny’s safe and sound. participating.
one
swimming
must win
Nothing to worry about, at least two meets to be team
declared winners
for the time being.
season. The Phis came out
Bergene Bailey is going to ex of the
top with a score of 36-30.
perience “life’s greatest moment” i on
Special events of interest that
■his month. Congratulations, Ber- ’ took
place were techniques and
»ene.
strokes, commando swimimng and
We don’t see much of Mary Ar- synchronized swmming. June Hos
:ello anymore. Wonder what the tetler was high scorer with 15
ittraction is on the Edinboro cam points for the Phis. Phyllis Myers,
pus. She isn’t home long enough Phi, Marjorie Hall, Delta, and Nat
jow to even get her homework alie Jacobson, Delta, followed with
lone. Of course we understand 9 points each.
ihe Navy is a lot more attractive
than a text book.
Ducy has decided that “Phil” is
Ruth reports a wonderful week
bis idea of a swell girl.
end in Erie, but we can’t find out
which was the center of interest,
the guy or the dance.
We see that Margie Hall’s trips
; Trade at-----------------------to the post office are becoming
more and more frequent. Hope you
find your mail box just overflow
ing with the mail you want to
get most.
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Alpha Delta
Initiates Pledges
Alpha Delta Sorority has, dur
ing the last two weeks, pledged,
initiated and accepted six new
members from the Freshman and
Sophomore Classes. Those chosen
were Elaine Almgren, Mary Ar
tico, Betty McCray, Joyce Ryder,
Ann Wentz and Joan Whitehill.
The usual procedure was carried
out. On Monday, February 15th a
party was given for all eligible
members of the Freshman class.
Games were played and refresh
ments served. On Monday, Feb-;
ruary 22nd those accepted were
invited to a pledge service and
party. The following week was
“Hell Week” which ended Satur
day, February 27th with a formal
initiation service in the Sorority
rooms, a formal banquet in the
College dining room, followed by
a party and dance.
The following Monday, March 1,
a farewell meeting was held to
bid Miss Pettit, one of the Alpha
Delta Sorority members good
bye.
Y.W.C.A- NEWS
Mr. Royce Mallory was guest
speaker at the Y. W. C. A. meet
ing last February 17.
“Books as Friends” was the sub
ject the Y. W. chose for presenta
tion before the group. Some cur
rent books which were discussed
and placed on the “must list” for
reading were: “Look to the Moun
tain” by La Grand Cannon, Jr.,
“We Took to the Woods” by Louise
Dickenson Rich, and “Guadalcanal
Diary” by Richard Tregaskis.
On March 3, Myrtle Johnson
spoke to the group on the sub
ject of “The Student War Relief
Society”. She explained how this
fund functions to help such people
as the instructors and students in
war torn China by supplying food,
clothing and materials to carry on
their education program.
Movies will be held at ESTC
every Tuesday evening.
Page Three
Life Guards
Hold Dinner
Last Friday evening, March 12,
the life guards instructors of Ed
inboro attended a dinner arranged
by Miss Nettie Mai Ruttie in the
College dining room.
Besides the eight Red Cross life
guards and instructors on campus,
Dr. and Mrs. L. H. Van Houten
and Mr. Rubner, Red Cross ex
aminer from Erie, were present.
Mrs. Kimball and Mrs. Worthing
ton, dressed soberly and wearing
their best black gloves, walked
along the stony country road back
toward Sophia Hardy’s farm, to pay
their visit of condolence.
“How do you reckon she’ll be
bearing up?” Mrs. Kimball asked
Mrs. Worthington. Both ladies wore
their most solemn, funereal expres
sions.
“A mighty severe blow,” Mrs.
Worthington said. “Mighty severe.
To lose your only son, the mainstay
of your declining years. And such
a dreadful death, too—to go down
with a ship. Mercy!”
“The first of our boys from Hand
j,” Mrs. Kimball
County to go.
said, mournfully.
“I wouldn’t blame
Sophia Hardy for
feeling right bit
ter.”
They stood on
the simple stone
doorstep, with
downcast eyes,
getting them
selves into the
proper commiserative mood.
“Come in!”
The voice was brisk and cordiaL
They looked up in surprise. Sophia
herself had come to the door. As
they followed her into the parlor
they exchanged glances, with eye
brows lifted. Sophia was not even
in mourning. The parlor shades
were not even drawn.
“It’s nice of you to come." Sophia
said. “Do sit down.”
“We came,” Mrs. Kimball said
almost reprovingly, “to tell you that
our hearts are bleeding for you in
your great loss."
“We know how lonely you must be
out here,” Mrs. Worthington said.
“With nothing to take your mind off
off . .
She sniffed and
reached in hcr purse for a hand
kerchief.
"Oh, I keep busy,” Sophia said.
"I’ve just finished applying for the
Government insurance on Tom’s
life.”
The visiting ladies could not re
sist a shocked glance at one an
other.
"I want to get it right away,” So
phia said. "So I can put it into War
Bonds. My boy hasn’t finished fight
ing yet. not by a long shot.”
The ladies were so occupied with'
feeling horrified, so titillated by this
callous behaviour in a bereaved
mother—that neither of them no
ticed Sophia’s hands. Under the
folds of her clean print dress,
against the seat of her chair, they
were tightly clenched.
(Story from an actual report in
the files of the Treasury Depart
ment.)
THE SPECTATOR
Page Four
Kappa Komment
Phi Sig Sez
To Our Service Men
“Hello” to the boys in the serv
Well boys, how is it way down. time to lime tc[ let y°u knov^ ice and thanks for the letters so
thar in the sunny south? We hear I what, goes on here,
way out far, but please don’t rest on your
record. Send us more.
tell ’tis warm. Warm? Gosh- we|^®st •
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The other boys would like a line
One of our lads, Corp. Frank
in Edinboro don’t remember what
from
you
too.
Here
are
all
the
Holowach
by name, was here this
that feels like.
week and gave us rhe inside dope
We know all you fellows have addresses we couid get for you.
on the behavior of the “29” while
someone extra-special to write to
they were at New Cumberland.
back here in Edinboro, but could Pvt. William Barohn
He mentioned the word “K-P”,
n’t you please drop a line to your Trng. Sqd. 1138, Flight G35
but of course we won’t repeat
Spectator too? After all boys, you BTC No. 9, Miami Florida
any names. As a side-light how
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wouldn’t like us to publish parts
ever, we hope that for Dove’s sake,
from those extra-special letters, Pvt. David Blasdell
those little white bones with the
would you? Dick Williams, our 11th Tr. Bn.
spaced dots will continue to speak
piano virtuoso younger, did write Co. A, Camp Wheeler, Ga.
i words of cheer to him. It is rea letter to the Haven Hall girls, Pvt. William Dove
I ported that such action makes him
and since the student body con 11th Bn. Co. A.
sists mostly of girls anyway and 3rd
happy and contented.
Platoon, Camp Wheeler, Ga.
Jack Bonnett, with his feet
since the rest of you boys would
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planted on Georgia soil in Camp
probably like to know too, here Pvt. John Johnson
Wheeler, reports that they are
goes with the said letter:
11th Btn., Co. A
Fort Sill, Okla. Camp Wheeler, Ga.
j working an eight-hour shift at
Feb. 23, 1943
I regular pay. “Drilling”, so they say
“Hi Girls:
is an honorable task, especially
Pvt. Chas. M McIntosh
I surely do miss Edinboro and Trg. Sqd. 1138, Flight 635
under the direction of an Army
all you charming girls, (ahem!) 1 BTS No. 9, Miami Fla.
“Sarge”, for it appears on the
wish I were back there with you
approved list of professions.
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slaving away at assignments. I’m Pvt. William Shollenburger
Clinton Thomas, stationed in
slaving away but right now it’s USMCR, Platoon 139
St. Petersburg, Florida, says that
not at assignments. I was placed 8th Recruiting Battalion
the weather is fine and the land
in the field artillery and there’s Parris Island, S.C.
scape is beautiful. We hope that
plenty of work to do. We have
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it will make his stay more ennot been assigned permanent bar Pvt. Earl Stubbe
;oyable as he continues his work
racks yet and we’ve sort of been Tng. Sqd. 911, Flight 635
in the Army Air Force Basic
living temporarily. We eat from BTC No. 9, Miami, Fla.
Training Course in preparation for
our mess kits. It’s fun but it’s
Meteorology.
not like being served believe me. A/C J. F. Mensinger
George Hills, way down deep in
Johnny Skelton, Ralph Zindel Cadet BTC No. 1
the heart of Texas, is having a
and Al Block are the only Edin Boca Raton Club Sq. M.
work-out with the Anti-Aircraft
boro men with me here. They Boca Raton Field, Fla.
boys. We are still waiting for his
may be moved somewhere else, I
weather report.
don’t know. This camp has about
After a short but effective HellPvt.
James
Bartoo
65,000 men in it and that’s a lot.
Week, we can report that Pat
11th
Bn.,
Co.
A.
We all passed our intelligence
Crawford and Dick Hoh are the
tests with marks above average Camp Wheeler, Ga.
two latest additions to Upsilon
and tomorrow we get our person
Chapter, Phi Sigma Pi. The ban
al interviews for officer’s training
quet honoring these two men was
school. If we are successful in Pvt. John Bonnet
held on Monday evening, in the
those interviews we take 13 weeks 11th Bn., Co. A.
Dining
Room with Mrs. George
4th
Platoon
basic training, 4 weeks of prep
Hills as guest, and Faculty men
school and then spend 3 months Camp Wheeler, Ga.
and wives present. The final inin officers training schools. If we
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pass everything, we are second- Pvt. Howard Griffin
Pvt. Clinton Thomas,
lieutenants upon graduation. How PL 1 Bn. 2
Sqn. 425, 603 Training Group
ever, it’s a tough routine and lots Eng. RTC, Ft. Belvois, Va.
BTC No. 6, AAFTTC
of things can happen, so we’re not
St. Petersburg, Fla.
planning . on that 1 commission.
Pvt. Ronald McCoy
It’s beautiful put here. The wea 11th Btn. Co. A.
Pvt. R. S. Wiliams
ther is warm and the sun shines PL. 1,
13088737
Miami Fla.
all the time. (Except at night—ha)
Field
Artillery RTC
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We’re only 35 miles from the Texas Pvt. Kenneth —
Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Sackison
’ bdrder but the- heck of it is, we’re 11th Btn., Co. A
1800 miles from home. I don’t
expect to get homie until at least Camp Wheeler, Ga.
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next fall and maybe not even Pvt. Wilbur Sloan
then.
11th Btn., Co. A.
Don’t worry girls—with us four Camp Wheeler, Ga.
Edinboro students fighting, the
war can’t last long, (ahem) We’ll
be home before you know it.
So Long,
Love to All,
(Even Sally Wilson)
DICK.
P. S. I hope a lot of you drop
me a line. I’d be happy to hear |
from you soon. I’ll write from ■
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After hell-week, or should t
say hell-weeks, is over, we th
members and pledges of Kan/ '
Delta Phi settle down to a peac
ful life again. Our pledges, Stan'Mz
ley Bailey and Grant Hare hav r
survived the ordeal with only
few bruises and a great deal OfM
goose pimples. Last Saturday they
were accepted as permanent mem- L I
bers.
Chester Eisaman leaves for
Tennessee, March 11, with his
line of jive and, Marge, we know
he’ll make good.
L As for the remaining members J3"
that leaves:
Vernon Dornbach
president of the frat and a Mar- A
ine Reserve; Dick Whitehill, acting vice-president and Navy Reserve; Sut Aiton, secretary and
frat post office; Paul Gunn, chaplain and Naval Reserve; George
Kosanovic, historian and Naval
Reserve; Joe Scalise, prominent
student teacher.
Me
Stan is in the Army Air Corps :the
and Grant is a Naval Reserve.
At this time we think an ex- 3 ’
planation is needed in reference to P
Sut being the frat post office. We -*e
have decided that through him \
we are to keep in touch with one
another. The main idea is that
when this fracas is over we may
all get together for at least a P3
week here at Edinboro. This was
decided by the whole Kappa Delta «
Phi.
We want to congratulate Dick
Whitehill for his excellent por
trayal of an ideal Master of Cere
monies.
Write to a man in the Service
today . . . He'll appreciate it
itiation service was held later in
the evening.
Now that I have “given out”
with the news, I shall bundle up
again and retire to my favorite
spot (on top of the radiator in
my room) and dream of southern
sunshine and Georgia mud while
patiently awaiting the return of
Spring and warmer weather.
That’s all for now.
i boston STORE i
ERIE, PENNA
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VOL. X-NO. 7
Hiss Pettit
To Leave
After six years as dietitian here
at Edinboro, Miss Sarah Pettit
is leaving for New York where
she will be dietitian at one of the
Halls in Columbia University.
In addition to her regular duties
as dietitian, Miss Pettit has served
as faculty advisor for the Can
terbury Club and has taught
bridge playing in the Key Klub.
She is also a member of Alpha
Delta. Before coming to Edinboro,
Miss Pettit was dietitian for the
Riverside Drive Church in New
York.
Succeeding her is Mrs. Wertman, who had been dietition here
at Edinboro before Miss Pettit.
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Spectator Staff
Holds Dinner
On Thursday evening, Febru
ary 11, the Spectator Staff held a
banquet in the Haven Hall din
ing room.
Although this dinner had pre
viously been planned simply as a
social event for the staff, it turn
ed out to be a farewell dinner
for the editor, Clinton Thomas,
and John Johnson, who were
among those who left the following
Tuesday for active service. In
addition to the staff members and
Mr. Frank La Bounty, the organ
ization’s faculty advisor, Dr. L.
Van Houten and Mrs. Grace
Conrath of the Albion News, pub
lishers of the Spectator, were
present.
Informal after dinner speeches
were given by Dr. Van Houten, Mr.
La Bounty and Mrs. Conrath.
L ujr in g th el' talk; Mrs.,
Conrath presented Clinton Thomas
W1th a log book in which to keep
record of his military career, as
a Parting gift .
Clinton Thomas served as maser of ceremonies.
Swtbcibfo
THE VOICE OF W
WRITE US
STUDENT OPINION
EDINBORO STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, ED IN B O R O, PA.
To date the social calendar for the month of March stands
as follows:
MARCH 10, Wednesday . . .
Wilfrid Laurier Husband
“How America Lives”
MARCH 12, Friday . . .
Sing in the Haven Hall parlors
MARCH 16, Tuesday . . .
4:00 p. m., Girls’ basketball game, Sophomores vs.
J uniors,
7:30 p. m., Movies
MARCH 17, Wednesday
4:00 p. m., Swimming Meet—Interclass.
6:30 p.m., Y.W.C.A., “Women Defending Freedom”
by Miss Fomess
MARCH 18, Thursday . . .
4:00 p. in., Girls’ basketball game,
Seniors vs. Freshmen.
MARCH 20, Saturday . . .
St. Patrick’s Party (temporary)
MARCH 23, Tuesday ...
4:00 p. m., Girls’ basketball game, Seniors vs. Jun
iors; 7:30 p. m., “Social Etiquette”, Off-Campus
girls at Mrs. Snyder’s residence.
MARCH 24, Wednesday ...
4:00 p. m., Girls’ basketball game, Freshmen vs.
Sophomores.
MARCH 25, Thursday ...
4:00 p. in., Girls’ basketball game, Seniors vs.
Sophomores.
MARCH 26, Friday . . .
End of third quarter
MARCH 31, Wednesday . . .
4:00 p. m., W.A.A. meeting and tea awards.
March 10, 1943
Wilfrid Husband
Lectures Tonight
Wilfrid Laurier Husband
This evening at 8 P. M., in the
college auditorium, Wilfrid Hus
band, speaker on the Lecture En
tertainment Course series, will
present his color film entitled,
“How America Lives”.
This vivid portrayal of our na
tions architectural progress in the
housing field at the present time
will be accompanied by visionary
interpretation of post-war homes
by such famous designers as Nor
man Bel Geddes, Gropius and
Frank Lloyd Wright.
Mr. Husband should have in add
ition to his factual material, some
interesting stories of his person
al adventures in Sweden, Finland,
India and China, where he has
made documentary films and re
search.
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Haven Elects
New Officers
Mu Kappa Gamma
Pledges Members
New officers for the House
Council of Haven Hall were elect
ed at a House meeting held in the
Haven Hall parlors, January 26.
There are as follows: Dona Bert
ram, pres.; Mary .Belle Fowler
vice-president; Eljnor Sebring,
secretary; Lois Ann Rooney,
treasurer; Eleanor Price, social
chairman; Peggy H£im, fire cap
tain.
'
The Mu Kappa Gamma, Honor
ary Music Fraternity, accepted six
new members at a'formal initia
tion service held Thursday eve
ning, February 9th, in Haven Hall.
Following this ceremony, a dinner
was given in honor of these new
members and the soloists perform
ing in the musicale later in the
evening..
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New members include Marjorie
Hall, Merrit Macintosh, ^'ArJehe
MacIntyre, Jane Morrison;.•'Phyllis
Myers and Clinton Stubb#.
“Gammer Gurton’s Needle”, a
Participants, in. the musicale„ ..fifteenth, century, three-act play
were Anna Ruth GraV^i;:;pTail6:‘
given by the Dramatic Club
Peggy Heim, flute; Junieftostetler, was
on Tuesday evening, February
violin; Dewey . .Long,, .tenor.. Re 16th, in the NewpCollege Auditor
freshments were . s^ry;ed at the ium. Althpugh this unusual play,
close of the program.
given in rhyme, was an experiment, it was well received by the
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audience. Principal parts were
Write io a man in the Service played by Sally Wilson, Eleanor
Price, Joyce Ryder, Katherine
today . . . He'll appreciate it.
Hippie, Myrtle Johnson, Peggy
McElrory and Rosaline Mineo. The
Movies will be held at ESTC play was announced by Eleanor
every Tuesday evening.
Sebring.
Miss Skinner Speaks Dean Presented
With Flowers
*• Key Club
°n Monday, March 1st, in Hah !\ 11311 parlors, the Key Club
j.’ 3 its bi-monthly meeting. Miss
°*°thy Skinner of? the Art dewas guest "speaker. Her
0f c’ “Make-Up”, was in the form
be a cllalk talk, -which proved to
f0 °ne.of most interesting and ina^ve informal meetings of
ue year.
SERVICE MEN
Because of the serious illness of
her mother, Miss: Kelley was call
ed home to Shippensburg, Penn
sylvania, on Tuesday, February
2nd, and remained there until
February 12th at;which* time Mrs.
Kelley was well on-. the way to
recovery. Upon her return, the
dean of women was presented with
roses from the Haven Hall girls.
Dramatic Club
Presents Play
THE SPECTATOR
Page Two
Havens Ravins
Reeder's Digest
Well here we go with what we
Here it is, another dramatic per
fondly hope will be a column. The iod in the history of Reeder Hall.
odds are stacked up high agamst Yep, the old homestead has a new
Editor
Natalie R. Jacobson at.
,
name. It has been decided that in
Nothin’ much has been hap all probability, the most suitable
Exchange Editor
Rosaline Mineo pening lately. Heaven knows,
name is “The Morgue”.
As you know, shortly after the
Secretary
Bette E. Miller there aren’t many of us left for
anything to happen to, what with 29 E.R.C. men left, we lost a
the
draft
and
appendicitis
and
Faculty Advisor
F. L. La Bounty
group of Air Corps men. Namely
everything. While we’re on the Barohn, Stubbe, .and McIntosh.
Features
Jack Aiton, Carol Davis, George Kosanovic, subject, don’t forgdt Virginia Now Ikey leaves March 11. Is jt
Jones, Phyl Morrison and Dottie any wonder we named it the
Dewey Long, Norma Scheidemantel.
Watson, three Havenites who are “Morgue”?
Reporters
Helen Hansen, Dorothy Kingsley, Arlene Webb. now peacefully resting, minus ap
In a certain room there is a
pendixes, while the rest of us certain wall which is known to
slave and work our heads to the Reeder—dtes as the “Post Office”.
(Printed by The Albion News, Albion, Penn'a.)
bone in classes. Oh yes, we go Upon this wall, all the letters re
to classes now. Haven’t you heard? ceived from the fellows in the
Nasty things are apt to happen if service are tacked up. If you need
we cut.
By the way, with any address, just ask your old pal,
first
Phyl
and
then Dottie leaving
★
If he has it, you can get it.
us, we’re beginning to wonder Sut.
Oh yes, a couple of the fel
The “29” and now more are gone from the College into just what there is about Recitation lows
found a jar of pink paint the
active service, leaving for us, the remaining, the responsibility Hall that gets ’em down.
other
night and having nothing to
At last all the initiations are
and the privilege of carrying on all the fine traditions and in over ( praise be ), and now we can do painted Juro’s door in an old
deed, the very life of our Edinboro College. Yes, we feel the all attempt to look fairly human i Swedish manner. Believe me, the
Dean of Men acquired a few gray
loss of our boys, especially when we realize the gaps they have again and live in peace once more. hairs when he spied it. It really
That is, those of us who don’t live
left in the various student activities, but it is now for us to near the coke machine can live in is decorative though—adds a child
fill those gaps.
peace. Mary Claire, Alice and Lu- ish atmosphere to the new hall.
There is also a matter of a baby
Having been first chartered in 1861 as a State Normal cille have quite the time trying
sleep while right outside their carriage being bent to—-well, be
School, Edinboro is now eighty-two years old, the second old to
doors some of our thirstier souls ing bent. If anyone knows who
est State Teachers Collage in Pennsylvania. It has during that drop coke bottles and discuss var- was riding around in Dr. Hiskey’s
period of years carried on through the Civil War, the Spanish- ious people far on' into the night. baby carriage, will you please
American War and World War I; so must it carry on through Well girls, they say there is no pass on the info—?
rest for the wicked.
Now that the plastering is done
this war. Although Edinboro has always been a co-educational
We see Katy Henderson came and the place is getting cleaned
institution, it has, as most teachers colleges, been predominately back for a visit—but not to see up, we have nothing to do but
feminine, especially in time of war. Yes, one must admit it the gals at Haven, ’fraid we just drive nails into the plaster, chip
can’t compete with the Navy as
woodwork and throw darts at
was the women students almost entirely who preserved, con- main attraction here. While we the
spots on the walls.
tinued and enlarged our college during those difficult times of are talking about the Navy, ’tis
Well, guess that’s all of impor
war. They have done it before, and they can do it again. They rumored that they found their tance right now. Anyhow, Yours
clothes had received extra special
can and they must.
care from the laundry or some truly must get back to his little
Already the remaining student body has filled many va- body. They came back flower ax. He’s chopping off the legs of
chairs so he won’t have to bend
cancies. The women on the campus now occupy such positions scented and lace trimmed. Gee! over
to tie his shoes.
nobody
pays
that
much
attention
as dishwashers, waiters and even janitors; the remaining men to my clothes. Wonder if it could P. S.
have stepped into the executive offices of their organizations have been the same gang who kid
On the third day of March,
and are carrying on almost single handed. Nevertheless, ajll napped Dewey’s jacket and gave it 1943, a day to go down in the
of ur have noticed a definite laxness, a lack of initiative in most the once over lightly. After that history of E.S.T.C. Joseph
he ought to be quite a sweet
taught his first class in
of the organizations and student activities. Wq all want the guy. Oh well, never mind, Dewey, Scalise
the training school at Edinboroformer activities to continue. We all vote for a certain thing lots of people like apple blossom Good Luck, Pal Joey
to be done, but not one of us wants to undertake the responsi cologne.
Say, have you noticed that Jane were puzzled by a peculiar flash
bility connected with the carrying out of the action. When we
Morrison has come to stay with ing of lights on the top floor of
do shoulder a responsibility we do not carry it on the shoulders, us? Glad you’re here, Jane. Drop
so to speak, but hold it gingerly at arm’s length between the in and see us some time; we never Reeder. Alas and alack, Haven
was puzzled too; we can’t read
thumb and little finger. We do as little as possible that the see you off the first floor. Speak code. By the way, fellows, you’re
position or obligation requires, and then leave it for the re ing of first floor, makes us think whistling under the wrong win
of Mary Belle. Oh me, there’s one
maining few who still think that a job worth doing at all is girl who doesn’t mind growing dow. She lives at the other end
of the hall.
worth doing well. Now there are so few of us left on campus, old in a hurry if she can have
Before going any further, let
that all the responsibilities must be distributed as evenly and plenty of heri favorite dessert
with every birthday. Have you us pause and rejoice. Believe it
as far as possible if those activities which we have been accus ever tickled Mary Eleanor Smock’s or not, movies are here at last*
tomed to take for granted are to) continue to function in their chm? No? You must try it. She and all on our student activity
tickets too. For that we wish to
normal way. Yes, many of us will be asked to handle things makes the funniest faces
Have you noticed our'student go on record with three wild and
we know very little about or have never done! before, but let us teachers lately? They’re a weird
rousing cheers, and we suppose
accept those jobs cheerfully and execute them to the) best of crew. The strain of writing all the rest of you feel the same wayour ability. The twenty-nine have left the campus to do their those lesson plans must have been
One thing more—This column
too much for them. They’re reallv
job; let ua in Edinboro do ours.
thrilled with their first few days wishes to state here and now that
Not all of our undertakings,} however, have been on (the of teaching . . . Imagine that .
the infirmary is on the third floor.
down grade. The recent assembly programs have been a com Any moment we can expect them You know, it’s quite a shock to
start glbbermg and tearing their be awakened from a sound sleep
mendable improvement over those we have had in the past,
at the unholy hour of 7:40 a. mwhich is proof in itself that we here can do a good job when
Then there wag
by masculine voices debating
we are willing to expend some whole-hearted effort and energy, the saner residents of^Edinboro whether to come in or walk up
another flight.
EDITORIAL
THE SPECTATOR
Dlf. Campus
W.A.A.
The off-campus girls held their
The girl’s basketball season is
tfular meeting at the home of off with a bang! The Phis are
Srjorie Hall. The etiquette of leading by a nose with the Delts
’ ving and eating was discussed, not far behind. The first game was
nd several suggestions for table so closely contested, that it de
netting were presented by the veloped into merely a passive one.
The defense was excellent, keep
airls.
'"Uncle Sam has claimed the ing the points down, and the
neater number of our off-campus game ended in a tie of 10-10.
jales, but we still have a few of
In girl’s basketball, tied games
,hem left, among them Theo. Ves- cannot be played off; therefore, the
Jer} who is finding out what it game was played over, February
’g to be a teacher. How do like 25, with the Phis coming out with
it, Theo?
the victorious score of 22-11. Mar
Bea Hanna is very poor at judg- tha Oblinski and Marjorie Hall
ling distances or at least that is tied for hgh score for the Delts,
in-hat we assumed when she land- and Margaret Creacraft and Ruth
’gd in the middle of the creek in- Jones tied for high score for the
'stead of on the other side. You Phis. It was a good fight anyway.
had better practice up on those
On February 24, the W.A.A.
jbroad jumps, Bea.
held
the first swimming meet of
: Jean Ketcham is breathing
’calmly now. The letter finally the year, with thirty-one girls
As in basketball,
came; Kenny’s safe and sound. participating.
one
swimming
must win
Nothing to worry about, at least two meets to be team
declared winners
for the time being.
season. The Phis came out
Bergene Bailey is going to ex of the
top with a score of 36-30.
perience “life’s greatest moment” i on
Special events of interest that
■his month. Congratulations, Ber- ’ took
place were techniques and
»ene.
strokes, commando swimimng and
We don’t see much of Mary Ar- synchronized swmming. June Hos
:ello anymore. Wonder what the tetler was high scorer with 15
ittraction is on the Edinboro cam points for the Phis. Phyllis Myers,
pus. She isn’t home long enough Phi, Marjorie Hall, Delta, and Nat
jow to even get her homework alie Jacobson, Delta, followed with
lone. Of course we understand 9 points each.
ihe Navy is a lot more attractive
than a text book.
Ducy has decided that “Phil” is
Ruth reports a wonderful week
bis idea of a swell girl.
end in Erie, but we can’t find out
which was the center of interest,
the guy or the dance.
We see that Margie Hall’s trips
; Trade at-----------------------to the post office are becoming
more and more frequent. Hope you
find your mail box just overflow
ing with the mail you want to
get most.
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Alpha Delta
Initiates Pledges
Alpha Delta Sorority has, dur
ing the last two weeks, pledged,
initiated and accepted six new
members from the Freshman and
Sophomore Classes. Those chosen
were Elaine Almgren, Mary Ar
tico, Betty McCray, Joyce Ryder,
Ann Wentz and Joan Whitehill.
The usual procedure was carried
out. On Monday, February 15th a
party was given for all eligible
members of the Freshman class.
Games were played and refresh
ments served. On Monday, Feb-;
ruary 22nd those accepted were
invited to a pledge service and
party. The following week was
“Hell Week” which ended Satur
day, February 27th with a formal
initiation service in the Sorority
rooms, a formal banquet in the
College dining room, followed by
a party and dance.
The following Monday, March 1,
a farewell meeting was held to
bid Miss Pettit, one of the Alpha
Delta Sorority members good
bye.
Y.W.C.A- NEWS
Mr. Royce Mallory was guest
speaker at the Y. W. C. A. meet
ing last February 17.
“Books as Friends” was the sub
ject the Y. W. chose for presenta
tion before the group. Some cur
rent books which were discussed
and placed on the “must list” for
reading were: “Look to the Moun
tain” by La Grand Cannon, Jr.,
“We Took to the Woods” by Louise
Dickenson Rich, and “Guadalcanal
Diary” by Richard Tregaskis.
On March 3, Myrtle Johnson
spoke to the group on the sub
ject of “The Student War Relief
Society”. She explained how this
fund functions to help such people
as the instructors and students in
war torn China by supplying food,
clothing and materials to carry on
their education program.
Movies will be held at ESTC
every Tuesday evening.
Page Three
Life Guards
Hold Dinner
Last Friday evening, March 12,
the life guards instructors of Ed
inboro attended a dinner arranged
by Miss Nettie Mai Ruttie in the
College dining room.
Besides the eight Red Cross life
guards and instructors on campus,
Dr. and Mrs. L. H. Van Houten
and Mr. Rubner, Red Cross ex
aminer from Erie, were present.
Mrs. Kimball and Mrs. Worthing
ton, dressed soberly and wearing
their best black gloves, walked
along the stony country road back
toward Sophia Hardy’s farm, to pay
their visit of condolence.
“How do you reckon she’ll be
bearing up?” Mrs. Kimball asked
Mrs. Worthington. Both ladies wore
their most solemn, funereal expres
sions.
“A mighty severe blow,” Mrs.
Worthington said. “Mighty severe.
To lose your only son, the mainstay
of your declining years. And such
a dreadful death, too—to go down
with a ship. Mercy!”
“The first of our boys from Hand
j,” Mrs. Kimball
County to go.
said, mournfully.
“I wouldn’t blame
Sophia Hardy for
feeling right bit
ter.”
They stood on
the simple stone
doorstep, with
downcast eyes,
getting them
selves into the
proper commiserative mood.
“Come in!”
The voice was brisk and cordiaL
They looked up in surprise. Sophia
herself had come to the door. As
they followed her into the parlor
they exchanged glances, with eye
brows lifted. Sophia was not even
in mourning. The parlor shades
were not even drawn.
“It’s nice of you to come." Sophia
said. “Do sit down.”
“We came,” Mrs. Kimball said
almost reprovingly, “to tell you that
our hearts are bleeding for you in
your great loss."
“We know how lonely you must be
out here,” Mrs. Worthington said.
“With nothing to take your mind off
off . .
She sniffed and
reached in hcr purse for a hand
kerchief.
"Oh, I keep busy,” Sophia said.
"I’ve just finished applying for the
Government insurance on Tom’s
life.”
The visiting ladies could not re
sist a shocked glance at one an
other.
"I want to get it right away,” So
phia said. "So I can put it into War
Bonds. My boy hasn’t finished fight
ing yet. not by a long shot.”
The ladies were so occupied with'
feeling horrified, so titillated by this
callous behaviour in a bereaved
mother—that neither of them no
ticed Sophia’s hands. Under the
folds of her clean print dress,
against the seat of her chair, they
were tightly clenched.
(Story from an actual report in
the files of the Treasury Depart
ment.)
THE SPECTATOR
Page Four
Kappa Komment
Phi Sig Sez
To Our Service Men
“Hello” to the boys in the serv
Well boys, how is it way down. time to lime tc[ let y°u knov^ ice and thanks for the letters so
thar in the sunny south? We hear I what, goes on here,
way out far, but please don’t rest on your
record. Send us more.
tell ’tis warm. Warm? Gosh- we|^®st •
................
The other boys would like a line
One of our lads, Corp. Frank
in Edinboro don’t remember what
from
you
too.
Here
are
all
the
Holowach
by name, was here this
that feels like.
week and gave us rhe inside dope
We know all you fellows have addresses we couid get for you.
on the behavior of the “29” while
someone extra-special to write to
they were at New Cumberland.
back here in Edinboro, but could Pvt. William Barohn
He mentioned the word “K-P”,
n’t you please drop a line to your Trng. Sqd. 1138, Flight G35
but of course we won’t repeat
Spectator too? After all boys, you BTC No. 9, Miami Florida
any names. As a side-light how
—-A'—
wouldn’t like us to publish parts
ever, we hope that for Dove’s sake,
from those extra-special letters, Pvt. David Blasdell
those little white bones with the
would you? Dick Williams, our 11th Tr. Bn.
spaced dots will continue to speak
piano virtuoso younger, did write Co. A, Camp Wheeler, Ga.
i words of cheer to him. It is rea letter to the Haven Hall girls, Pvt. William Dove
I ported that such action makes him
and since the student body con 11th Bn. Co. A.
sists mostly of girls anyway and 3rd
happy and contented.
Platoon, Camp Wheeler, Ga.
Jack Bonnett, with his feet
since the rest of you boys would
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planted on Georgia soil in Camp
probably like to know too, here Pvt. John Johnson
Wheeler, reports that they are
goes with the said letter:
11th Btn., Co. A
Fort Sill, Okla. Camp Wheeler, Ga.
j working an eight-hour shift at
Feb. 23, 1943
I regular pay. “Drilling”, so they say
“Hi Girls:
is an honorable task, especially
Pvt. Chas. M McIntosh
I surely do miss Edinboro and Trg. Sqd. 1138, Flight 635
under the direction of an Army
all you charming girls, (ahem!) 1 BTS No. 9, Miami Fla.
“Sarge”, for it appears on the
wish I were back there with you
approved list of professions.
—
Ar
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slaving away at assignments. I’m Pvt. William Shollenburger
Clinton Thomas, stationed in
slaving away but right now it’s USMCR, Platoon 139
St. Petersburg, Florida, says that
not at assignments. I was placed 8th Recruiting Battalion
the weather is fine and the land
in the field artillery and there’s Parris Island, S.C.
scape is beautiful. We hope that
plenty of work to do. We have
—¥•—
it will make his stay more ennot been assigned permanent bar Pvt. Earl Stubbe
;oyable as he continues his work
racks yet and we’ve sort of been Tng. Sqd. 911, Flight 635
in the Army Air Force Basic
living temporarily. We eat from BTC No. 9, Miami, Fla.
Training Course in preparation for
our mess kits. It’s fun but it’s
Meteorology.
not like being served believe me. A/C J. F. Mensinger
George Hills, way down deep in
Johnny Skelton, Ralph Zindel Cadet BTC No. 1
the heart of Texas, is having a
and Al Block are the only Edin Boca Raton Club Sq. M.
work-out with the Anti-Aircraft
boro men with me here. They Boca Raton Field, Fla.
boys. We are still waiting for his
may be moved somewhere else, I
weather report.
don’t know. This camp has about
After a short but effective HellPvt.
James
Bartoo
65,000 men in it and that’s a lot.
Week, we can report that Pat
11th
Bn.,
Co.
A.
We all passed our intelligence
Crawford and Dick Hoh are the
tests with marks above average Camp Wheeler, Ga.
two latest additions to Upsilon
and tomorrow we get our person
Chapter, Phi Sigma Pi. The ban
al interviews for officer’s training
quet honoring these two men was
school. If we are successful in Pvt. John Bonnet
held on Monday evening, in the
those interviews we take 13 weeks 11th Bn., Co. A.
Dining
Room with Mrs. George
4th
Platoon
basic training, 4 weeks of prep
Hills as guest, and Faculty men
school and then spend 3 months Camp Wheeler, Ga.
and wives present. The final inin officers training schools. If we
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pass everything, we are second- Pvt. Howard Griffin
Pvt. Clinton Thomas,
lieutenants upon graduation. How PL 1 Bn. 2
Sqn. 425, 603 Training Group
ever, it’s a tough routine and lots Eng. RTC, Ft. Belvois, Va.
BTC No. 6, AAFTTC
of things can happen, so we’re not
St. Petersburg, Fla.
planning . on that 1 commission.
Pvt. Ronald McCoy
It’s beautiful put here. The wea 11th Btn. Co. A.
Pvt. R. S. Wiliams
ther is warm and the sun shines PL. 1,
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Miami Fla.
all the time. (Except at night—ha)
Field
Artillery RTC
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We’re only 35 miles from the Texas Pvt. Kenneth —
Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Sackison
’ bdrder but the- heck of it is, we’re 11th Btn., Co. A
1800 miles from home. I don’t
expect to get homie until at least Camp Wheeler, Ga.
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next fall and maybe not even Pvt. Wilbur Sloan
then.
11th Btn., Co. A.
Don’t worry girls—with us four Camp Wheeler, Ga.
Edinboro students fighting, the
war can’t last long, (ahem) We’ll
be home before you know it.
So Long,
Love to All,
(Even Sally Wilson)
DICK.
P. S. I hope a lot of you drop
me a line. I’d be happy to hear |
from you soon. I’ll write from ■
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“THE STOKE of REAL VALLES”
Men’s and Boy’s Clothing,
Furnishings ana Shoes
CLAUDE L. BIRCHARD
Phone 2791
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, PA.
After hell-week, or should t
say hell-weeks, is over, we th
members and pledges of Kan/ '
Delta Phi settle down to a peac
ful life again. Our pledges, Stan'Mz
ley Bailey and Grant Hare hav r
survived the ordeal with only
few bruises and a great deal OfM
goose pimples. Last Saturday they
were accepted as permanent mem- L I
bers.
Chester Eisaman leaves for
Tennessee, March 11, with his
line of jive and, Marge, we know
he’ll make good.
L As for the remaining members J3"
that leaves:
Vernon Dornbach
president of the frat and a Mar- A
ine Reserve; Dick Whitehill, acting vice-president and Navy Reserve; Sut Aiton, secretary and
frat post office; Paul Gunn, chaplain and Naval Reserve; George
Kosanovic, historian and Naval
Reserve; Joe Scalise, prominent
student teacher.
Me
Stan is in the Army Air Corps :the
and Grant is a Naval Reserve.
At this time we think an ex- 3 ’
planation is needed in reference to P
Sut being the frat post office. We -*e
have decided that through him \
we are to keep in touch with one
another. The main idea is that
when this fracas is over we may
all get together for at least a P3
week here at Edinboro. This was
decided by the whole Kappa Delta «
Phi.
We want to congratulate Dick
Whitehill for his excellent por
trayal of an ideal Master of Cere
monies.
Write to a man in the Service
today . . . He'll appreciate it
itiation service was held later in
the evening.
Now that I have “given out”
with the news, I shall bundle up
again and retire to my favorite
spot (on top of the radiator in
my room) and dream of southern
sunshine and Georgia mud while
patiently awaiting the return of
Spring and warmer weather.
That’s all for now.
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ERIE, PENNA
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