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February Eighth
The Spectator
Edinboro
________________ THE VOICE OF STUDENT OPINION
VOL- VI—No. 3
I MID-SEMESTER RECESS
BEGINS ON JANUARY 21
Mid-semester recess begins on
Friday, January 21, at noon and
classes will resume for all stu
dents on Wednesday, January 25,
at noon.
Phi Sigma Pi Holds
Professional Meeting
In Reeder Hall Rooms
Mr. Waldo F. Bates,
Head of Art School,
Is First Guest Speaker
SOCIAL HOUR FOLLOWS
The first professional meeting of
the Phi Sigma Pi fraternity was held
on Monday evening, December 19, at
9:00 p. m. in the Reeder Hall club
rooms.
Mr. Bates, head of the Art Depart
ment at Edinboro, and faculty ad
viser of the Phi Sigma Pi Fraternity,
spoke to the members of the organi-|
zation on “The History of Fraterni-I
ties”.
EDINBORO STATE
teachers college, EDINBORO, PA. JANUARY 14, 1939
Jitney Players Give
Four All-Star Plays
la Auditorium Show
ScRAb Club Sponsors
First Appearance Here
Of Marionette Casts
BOOKED ON FEBRUARY 8
The Jitney Players, with an out
standing cast, have been booked here
TWednesday,
” ’
’
“
February 8, for ...e
the per-
formance of ar comedy,
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“The Bandit’s Bridal Gift", by Louise Vallance; a heavy melodrama,
_______ f “The
Triumph of Noble Striving", or “You
Cur, Sir!", by Vega Ihsen; a light
farce, “The Isle of Tabu”, by Char
lotte Weaver; and a drama, “War
Drums”, by Frank Manning, as their
8:00 o'clock offering at the college
auditorium.
This season marks the first appear
ance of this company of marionettes,
founded by the Stagecraft class and
their instructor, Miss Skinner. Their
local appearance is being sponsored
by the ScaRAb club.
Defeat*
Fredonia 43-37
10c per copy
RED RAIDERS ENGAGE CLARION
ON HOME HARDWOOD TONIGHT
Coach Harrison to Place Veteran Team
On Floor f-r Second Start of Season
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Freshman Players Will
Kappa Delta Phi Is
Add Much Strength
To Send Delegates
To 1939 Combination
To Boston Convention
WOLFE IS TO PLAY
Theta Chapter Will
Meet With Seventeen
Member Organizations
LONEL WATTERS IS HEAD
Edinboro’s pioneer national social
fraternity, Theta Chapter, Kappa
Delta Phi, is now planning to send
delegates to Boston on February 11
to attend the national convention of
the fraternity, at which eighteen
chapters of the fraternity will be re
presented.
Delegates To Attend Convention
The Red Raiders of Edinboro State
Teachers College, playing their second home game in as many starts,
will meet Clarion Teachers —
in —
thegymnasium tonight.
With the loss of only two lettermen, Re and Ray Intrieri, Coach
Harrison
has again
lined
"
........
_J up a veteran organization, as well as several
outstanding Freshmen, to represent
the Red and White this year.
Veteran. Will Play
Veterans Paul Pfieffer, Nick Volitich, Fred Case, Red Lytle, and Fred
Casoli will undoubtedly be among
those who see action tonight. Harold
Arkwright and Frank Soscia are
Freshman players who may enter the
game for the Raiders.
John Wolfe, Edinboro’s outstand
ing all-round athlete, having fully re
covered from a football injury of the
arm, is again playing his consistently
good ball, though he did not begin
regular practice until late.
The convention, which will be held
at the temporary headquarters of the
fraternity at Hotel Copley Square,
After Mr. Bates’ talk refreshments
will be the first of the national meet
i consisting of doughnuts and coffee
ings that Edinboro delegates have
| were served and a social chat was held
attended.
, among the faculty advisers and memTheta Chapter, originally Beta Xi,
1 bers of the fraternity.
was organized in Edinboro in 1924,
The meeting was attended by the
and since its inception it has been
following: Mr. Bates, Mr. McNees,
one of the leading social groups of
; James Wood, Nick Krivonak, Ponzithe college. At present, under the
Two Regulars Missing
' ano Manning, Lee Jeffords, Daniell
direction of President Lonel Wat
Two former regulars who will be
i Kusner, Martin Shimko, Charles Lew- i
ters, the fraternity is making exten
(Continued on Page Four)
is, Lawrence Hickman, Conrad Prisive plans for the forthcoming
1 mavera, Anthony Cutri, Richard Benpledge season, which will open im
; son, Tex Boerstler, Fred Case, Grant
mediately after the start of the
! Abrams, Guy Taylor, and Wilder Mi
spring semester. Membership to the
chael.
chapter is limited, and candidates
Subject For Lecture
must, to become affiliated with Theta
Norman Dilley, Walter Nissen, Is “Public Opinion”
Chapter, maintain certain standards
Chester Gutzler, and James D. Brown,
Dr. A. L. Sachar, noted not only as of scholarship and character set forth
also members of the fraternity, could
one of our prominent popular lec by the national organization.
j. not be present.
Two Are Certified
turers of today, but also as an edu Theta Chapter Start* Second Year
In Public School Art
cator and historian, will speak in the
Theta
Chapter
is
starting
on
its
IONA BENNETT HURT IN
college auditorium, Wednesday eve second year as a national chapter.
there
TOBOGGANING ACCIDENT
( Though
o.......
..... will
vc nobemid-year
ning, January 18, on the subject, Mr. Doucette,
T
........................
who has for years been ] graduation exercises this year, nine
“What Makes Public Opinion".
a member of Alpha
Chapter,
located who are leaving us ■will re
»uv.
ni
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students
A wish for an expedient recovery
Having traveled extensively in in Boston, conducted formal initia
ceive official degrees at this time and
■ is extended by the Edinboro Student
I B<>dy to Iona Bennett, who, during Europe and the near East, Dr.Sachar tion ceremonies last year.
then attend the annual commence
is well-equipped to speak on current
In
local
activities
the
fraternity
I ^e recent holiday season, fractured
ment exercises held on May 25.
historical and social questions. He plans to be very active during the
The Misses Kathryn Cochanides
: a h-P while tobogganing near her has only recently returned from Eur
coming
semester.
| home in Corry.
and Ruth McFadden will receive
ope where he has been observing con
their Bachelor of Science degrees in
ditions in Austria, Poland, and the 300 ENROLLED IN
kindergarten and primary teaching.
COLLEGE CALENDAR
Baltic States.
EXTENSION COURSES
Robert Scarpetti, Paul Pfeiffer,
Lecture Is Illustrated
Jack Neigenfind, Daniel Jackish,
Jan. 14—Basketball—Clarion at EdThe
enrollment
for
the
extension
Equally interesting will be the il
and Arden Davies will receive their
lustrated lecture scheduled for Feb courses next semester is estimated Bachelor of Science degrees in sec
inboro
Jan. 16—Group A Clubs
at
three
hundred
students.
ruary 15, by Julien Bryan, who, as a
ondary education.
Jan. 18— Lecture—Dr. Abram L. news cameraman, has filmed news
Extension courses are taught in
Two students will graduate from
Erie,
Lundy
’
s
Lane,
Springboro,
“scoops" in all parts of the world.
Sachar
the art course with the degree of
Jan. 19— Basketball—Caliornia
Jamestown,
Cochranton,
Franklin,
Bachelor of Science in Public School
at He presents a lecture sparkling with
human interest and humor along Centerville, Titusville, Corry and Art. They are Miss Hazel Cook and
Edinboro
Feb. 8—Puppet Show
Lawrence
Park.
with his fascinating motion pictures.
Conrad Primavera.
Refreshments Served
Mis* Pocahontas Plays Lead
Leading the cast of “War Drums"
is Miss Pocahontas, a vivacious
sparkling-eyed young lady, who does
not look too much like her famous
father. Many favorable comments
concerning her acting ability have
been made by our leading drama crit
ics.
During the rehearsals of “The Isle
(Continued on Page Three)
Dr. A. L. Sachar Will
Speak In Auditorium
Mid-Year Grads
To Receive Degrees
At May Exercises
THE SPECTATOR
Page Two
The Spectator
The voice of student opinion at Edinboro State Teachers College.
Published on Saturday throughout the School Year by the students of
Auslanders Present
Annual Art Exhibit
Will Take Place Soon “Poets’ Symposium11
In Haven Hall Lobby On Thursday Evening
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Edinboro State Teachers College at Edinboro, Pennsylvania.
Strict Requirements
Are Set Up, Covering
Editor-in-Chief
Flat Painting Display
Joseph S. Norder ....
......................... Assistant Editor
Weston Coxe
................... Boys Sports Editor SHOWING OPEN TO PUBLIC
Stuart Ackelson
’
Column Editor
Nancy Seay ..........
........ Assistant Column Editor
One of the outstanding events of
Virginia Gray
.
................. News Editor
the second semester will be the An
Carl Weber .............
.....
.....
Assistant
News
Editor
Dorothy Williams ...
nual Art Exhibit of Edinboro State
...........................
Feature Editor
Beatrice Hall
Teachers College, which will take
Assistant
Feature
Editor
........
Mary Wasmuth
place during the first two weeks of
....................
Girls
Sports
Editor
Averyl Wheeling ....
the second semester and will be open
Assistant
Girls
Sports
Editor
Mary Everall
.
to the general public.
Art
..
Editor
.................................
Charlotte Weaver ..
The exhibit will consist of flat
.................
Assistant
Art
Editor
Ray Gallagher
paintings done in any technique or
................
...
..
Supervising
Editor
Walter Nissen ........
Faculty Adviser media that is desired. Prizes will be
W. Verne Zahniser
awarded to first, second, third, and
popular choice paintings. All artists
GENUINE TEACHER MUST BE EDUCATED
will be restricted to three paintings
The first duty of a teacher, prior to whatever he does in the classroom,
each and an exhibitors fee of ten
is to cultivate his own mind. No one can be a genuine teacher unless he
is himself sharing in the human attempt to understand men and their world. cents a painting will be charged.
STAFF
Purpose Is Three-Fold
One cannot educate people by bringing them in contact with uneducated
This event will be held in the lob
teachers.
—Jour, of Adult Ed., Oct. 1938—Alexander Meiklejohn. by of Haven Hall and is sponsored
by the combined art interests of the
college. Its purpose is to promote
interest in art, to encourage high
standards of workmanship, and to al
low the students of the college to see
BY WALTER BILSKI
It is most deplorable that so little honest opinions, yet there are many work that is done in the art school.
The requirements to which each ex
individual student opinion is allow underlying subversions counteract
hibitor must strictly adhere are as
ed to express itself on this campus. ing such action. The first and fore follows:
most is group pressure among the
Although supposedly a democratic in
1.All pictures must be framed in
students themselves; anyone voicing
stitution with free speech para
an opinion which might be dissimi some manner.
mount, there are many subversive in
2. No one will be permitted to
fluences working away from this idea. lar in any way from the views of the exhibit more than three paintings.
group is immediately silenced in
The students dare not speak their many ways; social ostracism, ridi
3. The
~
exhibit is only for flat
opinions and views for fear of being cule, unkind remarks, etc.
The work. Objects in the “round” will
branded “radical”; they cannot give group as a whole is disinterested and not be accepted.
expression
to
their intellectual wants others to be the same.
4. Any media may be used that
growth without being called “agita
The second great obstacle to free is adaptable to flat painting, This
tors” or “dangerous people”. Many
would consist of water color, oil, paof the classrooms have degenerated speech is within the classroom itself. tel, pencil, pen and any other media
to mere recitation activities, routine School grades are dependent to a
5. All work must be in before
features which must accompany the large extent on how well a faculty mid-semester vacat’on begins.
member likes or dislikes a student.
acquisition of so many credits.
6. Any paint'ngs that are 12inThus the constant fear of receiving a
Students Are Puppets
low grade prevents the students from 16in., 20in.-25in., 21in.-28in. may be
In many cases having the same acting normally. It is also a known framed by Mr. Doucette for use in
status as puppets, students dare not fact that the college can make or his traveling exhibition.
ask questions or give honest opinions, break a student—especially in the
The judges for the exhibition will
for fear of incurring displeasure of teaching field.
Conferences and re consist of four people—two from
the instructors and subsequently re commendations among the faculty Erie and two from Edinboro.
ceiving a low grade. The give and kept in form by personality sheets
take attitude which characterizes and grades, exercise a powerful hold
constructive thinking is to a large upon the student, if he wishes to be
measure lacking, superseded by a in the good graces of the college.
dull apathy among the students. The
Dear Editor and Student Body:
School Spirit Lacks
result is an indifferent and disinter
Such subserviency among students
That which I have to say may
ested attitude toward things which
they are supposed to learn. Curiosity has at least .one immediate result— cause much comment and discord
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is deadened. Rather than being edu the lack of school sprit. The vari among that group of the student
cated, they are trained. Courses be ous factors, group pressures, school body who hab tually “skip” chapeL
come “things’’ which we have to take marks, fear of ridicule, etc., all have However, if that group will consider
a hand in mold ng the student into "hat I have to say, I believe that they
in order to obtain a degree.
a desired “social creature”—a per will assume a d fferent attitude.
With the persistence of such an at
sonable, likeable individual, pliable
I have been chapel monitor for
titude, the students have so well in h’s ways, easily led, and trained to
two years, and have done my assign
adopted the suit of complacency that handle beautifully.
ment conscient’ously. making true
any attempt of individual expression
reports to the Dean’s office As
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by others is resented. They want to
a
POET IS SHELLEY KIN
result of doing this, mv duty Ii can
get “through” with as little trouble
look
forward
to
black
eyes,
a
’
smash
and work as possible. It is most
Mrs. Auslander, the former Auded nose, a broken neck, and what
paradoxical that where freedom of rey Wurdemann, is a g;--'w
great grand- not, according to the threats of those
speech is encouraged, it is most ef daughter of the poet Shelley,
and is tudents who, because of the absenc
fectively
suppressed.
Although the youngest woman poet to , receive
es recorded against them will soon
there is open encouragement to give the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
[be expelled from campus activities
Student Opinion
Letters to the Editor
Mrs. Auslander, Former
Audrey Wurdeman, Won
Pulitzer Poetry Prize
fr«
Fo’
POETRY IS FAMOUS
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Auslat^
two brilliant leaders in the fid?;
poetry, presented a “Poet’s Sy?ium” entitled “Great Poets and G-..‘
Poetry”, in the college auditor.'
Thursday evening, January 12.
Auslander Studied Abroad
Graduated with honors from B<
vard, Joseph Auslander continue^
education abroad, pursuing his &
ies as a Park Traveling Student,,
the Sorbonne in France. Retard'
to America, he was appointed!
1922, as English Instructor at Bvard University and Radcliff CoV
To write a new kind of tn-'
book—the account of a poet's
grimage through the Old World,
Auslander, in 1930, again
abroad, this time following the ia,
of the poets from Homer to the ps!
sent day, and visiting those placcji
Europe that by romantic assort.'
or residence have called forth git.
poets.
After completing the o'
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for one week.
Students Should Cooperate
This is what I have to say: i’
best, fellow students, being chi;-'
monitor is not a job to be cove:*
If the reader thinks it is an easyKter to cause a fellow student to:
expelled for a week he is sadly e*
taken. And, too, if the reader the
that the monitor isn’t sorely tem^
to give the habitual cutter en<4
“present” marks to prevent him frbeing expelled he is again mistak"
We monitors, however, were
the job of recording absences aBi-j
must be done faithfully if the fltor is true to himself and to his sch:It would help me a great deal f
student would sit in the seat as*',
ed to him, because I have no®'1
way of knowing whether or not h ;
present. If those students who en would report their presence toimmediately after assembly,
would be less chance of the:r
marked absent.
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Monitors Are Faithful
If the steady cutter. w’ll sub
consider it a bit he will probably
that he would think less of the
tor if he marked “present”
“absent” belonged, than he wou-.
the monitor did the correct ths?
don’t believe that anyone
thinks of one who would break ac;’
tract as a worthy indiv dual. ■'
marking the chap;! roll cor**,
would be breaking a trust.
something I will not do.
So, if I have lost frinds by
ing chapel roll, I say well and
they wouldn’t be worthy any®3-*.
Ethel Th®®5'
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THE SPECTATOR
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Frosh, Phi Sigma Pi Original Humor
Lead Intramural Loop
By Nick Krivonak
Teacher: Children, the world is round.
With Clean Slates
Jimmie: I believe it’s square.
Freshmen Boast Three
Leading Scorers And
Four Clear-cut Wins
VOLBERS HAS 51 POINTS
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The Freshman and Phi Sigma Pi
are tied for first position in the intra
mural league after ten games and
three weeks of competition on the
hardwood.
The Freshman team, boasting the
three leading individual scorers in
Bill Volbers, Stuart Ackelson and
Reed Stoops, has won four games,
having a clean slate in all games so
far.
Phi Sigma Pi, also a team that has
not lost a game yet, has the fourth
ranking individual scorer, Chester
Gutzler, as a member of a combina
tion that is rated by many as a team
superior to the Freshman, who have
met neither of the tough fraternity
clubs as yet.
Kappa Della Is Third
Y. M. C. A., with three games to
date, holds second place, having a
.667 percentage standing.
Kappa
Delta Phi is in third place with a .500
percentage standing, having lost to
Phi Sigma Pi and having been vic
tors over 'Off Campus.
Bill Volbers, with a total of fiftyone points, is far out in front in the
scoring race. His high score for one
game was made against the Commut
ers when he scored twenty-two points.
Ackelson has a five point hold on sec
ond place with 33 po;nts. Reed
Stoops, a third member of the Fresh
man team, is in third position with
27 points.
AUSLANDERS PRESENT
‘ POETS’ SYMPOSIUM”
Continued from Page Two
gr image, he settled down to finish his
manuscript in a tower built by the
Emporer Justinian, in a pleasant spot
overlook’ng the Adriatic Sea.
Works Are Famous
Mr. Auslander’s works include
“Sunrise Trumpet”, 1924; “Cyclop’s
Eye,” 1926, and “Hell in Harness,"
1929. In collaboration with Frank
Ernest he has written “The Winged
Horse,"’ 1927, and “The Winged
Horse Anthology,’’ 1929.
In 1924, Mr. Auslander was award
ed the Blindman Prize for Poetry,
after having served as Editor of
^The Measure”, which pos't'on gave
h'm
imuch opportunity
______ to review and
' ’ 1 arwrite many poems and critical
t cles.
GIRI S’ HOCKEY TEAM
LOSES FINE PLAYERS
Next year's hockey team will be
p'inus six very fine players: Mary
Lou Whiting, Katherine Cochanides,
ary Rhinehart, Maxine Teetsel,
hcatr"ce Hall and Eleanora Storer,
;
an outstanding goalie.
Page Three
Girls’ Sports
Plans are being made for a new ac
tivity on this campus, called Coedu
cational Recreation, according to
Teacher: No Jimmie, it is round!
Miss Ruttie who has charge of woJimmie:
Ji
—.L: I want to argue, so we’ll call it square.
men’s athletics.
One night a month the men will be
Wifey Darling, when you and I kept company, my mother used to have invited to the gymnasium to partici
something green with every meal.
pate with the women in such sports
Hubby—Yeah, me!
as shuffleboard, badminton, pi^ng
pong, deck tennis and paddle tennis.
The young Scotch graduate complained that his sheepskin didn’t have The success and need of this venture
enough meat on it.
will be shown by the way the men
accept it.
Teacher (in geography lesson): Now can anybody tell me where we
Hockey Team Praised
find mangoes?
Edinboro varsity hockey team is
Knowing little boy: Yes. miss, wherever woman goes.
to be congratulated for taking sec
ond place in the Great Lakes sec
The Scot stormed into the house and thundered, “Woman, I have a bone tion of the United States Field Hock
to pick with you.’’ His sarcastic wife merely sneered, "Sorry, but I’m not ey Association this fall. Our team
hungry.’’
held Lake Erie College, winner of
first place, to a scoreless tie up to the
Aunt Fanny: Aren’t you going to say the blessing, dear?
last six minutes of the game. The
Machine Age Child: This food is coming to you through the courtesy Cleveland Plain Dealer praised the
of God Almighty.
fine stick work of Maxine Teetsel and
Mary Rhinehart’s excellent defense.
Love is blind, bift there are plenty of people willing to make spec
The ski teams are waiting anxious
tacles of themselves for it.
ly for favorable weather. They have
been invited to participate in the in
“I know a girl who plays piano by ear.”
tercollegiate meet at Kane in Feb
“ ’S nothing, I know an old man who fiddles with his whiskers."’
ruary. Miss Ruttie has interviewed
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4
several men on our campus who have
Lend a neighbor a garden rake and he’ll come back for mower.
had skiing experience and she hopes
—From 1000 New Joke; -Winter Edition, 1938-39 to be able to send a complete ski
Team
G
FG
F Total team, made up of both men and wo
Player
4
Freshman
23
5
51 men, to the meet.
Volbers
Season Looks Promising
4
16
33
Freshman
1
Ackelson
Both Phi and Delta basketball ma12
Freshman
4
27
3
Stoops
2
0
20 terial looks very promising.
This
10
Phi Sigma Pi
Gutzler
2
9
18 year there is the greatest number of
0
Kappa Delta Phi
Mead
twoor
three-year
varsity
players
8
1
1
17
Off Campus
D. Smith
7
2
2
16 that Edinboro has had for some time.
Y. M. C. A.
Hull
2
7
16 The outstanding three-year varsity
2
Off Campus
De Remer
2
8
0
16 players are Alice Kruszka and Ruth
Kappa Delta Phi
Miller
15 Gilbert. Among the two-year play
Commuters
1
7
1
Gwilliam
ers are the following: Emily HamSTANDING OF THE TEAMS
mermeister, Virginia Andrews, Kath
Average erine Van Tassel, and Shirley Art
G W L
4 4 0
1.000 man. The one-year varsity players
Freshman
1.000 include Beatrice Case,
2 2 0
Phi Sigma Pi
Geraldine
2
1
.667 Hafer and Vega Ihsen.
3
Y. M. C. A.
2 1 1
.500
Kappa Delta Phi
Of course the basketball fans re
.333 member hearing about Slippery
3 1 2
Reeder Hall
0
2
.000
2
Spectator
Rock’s Play Day last season. This
.000 year, Pennsylvania College for Wo
2 0 2
Commuters
2
0
.000
2
Off Campus
men has invited our varsity basket
ball team to Pittsburgh for its Play
Hasten May Model
RUMORS: That ScaRAb club Day. It should be very successful,
may have Ellen Hasten model in bal considering our great possibilities of
having a clicking team to send away.
By Charlotte Weaver
let costume for the next meeting. It
Private conversation of an art edi would be a grand opportunity for
MARIONETTE SHOW
tor: Sputter—sputter—of all times members to try a few pastels in the IS ON FEBRUARY 8th
to write a column; the week before manner of Degas. That the puppet
(Continued from Page One)
exams is most tedious—Where, oh show soon to be forthcoming will be
presented in the fashion of a minia
of Tabu”, crowds, mostly masculine,
Where is my assistant? Dawg gone, ture tournament of plays.
have lined up three deep to see the
I suppose he’s up to his neck in clay,
That the art exhibit of students’ superlative hula danced by three mis
modeling with fury like his fellow
work to be held this spring will be tresses of that gentle art—Misses
Freshmen, or perhaps he hasn t got
ten out of the habit of attending noteworthy. We especially want to Wicky, Wacky, and Woo.
Feminine Hearta Flutter
class meetings yet. My, this is such encourage the Freshmen to enter
their best pieces.
It wouldn't be
All feminine hearts will receive an
a strain on ones artistic tempera
surprising
if
they
gave
the
upperopportunity to flutter when Percival
ment. It’s a wonder we art students
classmen some stiff competition— Trueheart, the handsome young lead
have any thing left beyond plain tem
they have the talent required.
ing man of “The Triumph of Noble
per. Just what am I referring to?
OBSERVATIONS: Nice
pencil Striving"’, treads the platform.
Well, a Chinese philosopher might
Ohhhhhhhhhhh! And how all will
put it this way: Wise guy not one painting of Robert McKinney’s hang
who crack jokes; he get schoolwork ing in Mr. Bates' room. Sophomores tremble when Avaristo, the Scourge
done.
(Didn’t get that one from are beginning to doubt whether sci of Mexico, enters with his lusty leer
playing Chinese checkers, but must ence, psychology, art, and they them during the portrayal of “The Ban
selves will ever agree about color. dit’s Bridal Gift”.
admit it’s a fascinating game.)
Sketches
THE SPECTATOR
Page Four
Reeder’s Digest
Final Construction
Work Delayed
Haven Hi Lites
By Dorothy Williams
By Carl Weber
Well, here we are, back again af
FLASH! SEEN: ONE LON WAT ter a wonderful vacation. If you Cold Weather Slows
TERS WITH A BROOM IN HIS want to hear some dirt from Haven Building Completion
HAND
Hall, just lend an ear.
Students at Edinboro State Teach
Benson Ignores Rain
Ellen Graves sees “Red” spots in ers College were disappointed on re
What was Reed Stoop’s idea in try front of her eyes.
turning from their holiday vacation
ing to persuade Bob McKinney,
Ginny, we’ve heard of tuiti-fruiti to note the apparent slow progress
freshman Ladies’ Man of the third —snutsy-frutsy is a new one.
made towards the completion of the
floor, to leave “Skinny” Skelton’s
Don't you love the smell of pop new buildings on the campus. While
house about a fortnight ago one dark corn that comes from Room 52 these
the general construction of the build
night?
Campus Scene:
Dick days?
ings went ahead at a rapid rate all
Benson and Billie Gillespie sitting on
Bear
Attention, third floor girls:
through the summer and fall, the
the Haven porch bench (greatly ab to the right!
adding of the final touches which will
sorbed in each other) while it was
Nina Gale Miller has a clever hob allow of the buildings being used for
cold and rainy outside.
by of collecting salt and pepper shak the purpose intended seems to have
Shaaf Visits Berber
ers—she has 59 sets.
bogged down.
Even though many short freshmen
I heard a choice bit of gossip to
The greatest handicap comes from
came to our fair dorm last Septem night. Should I tell it, Anne Krivonber, little “Dar” Miller is still the ak? Wouldn’t Ginny Peters be sur the heating plant not being available,
making it necessary to provide port
shortest of all Reederites
“Adam prised—or would she?
Schaaf visits the Barber at least once
Nancy, we just don’t throw snow able heaters in all the buildings where
work is being carried on during the
every night but his jokes still grow balls around here.
The greatest disap
whiskers
Bleech-ing is Ann KriTo all you “soon-to-be” graduates: cold weather.
vonak’s newest hobby?
Last Sorry to see you leave—but good pointment is in not being able to use
I the big new gym during the basketmonth, Elmo Wolfe, Floyd Peck, Wes luck!
| ball season which opened yesterday
Coxe and Johnnie Bleech entered sev
when Fredonia State Normal met the
eral Reeder rooms and tickled their
residents. Among the victims were I| RED RAIDERS PLAY
local bunch on the old gym floor.
Walt Nissen. Fred Casoli, Paul Tess, I CLARION TONIGHT
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Reed Stoops, and Walt Gesin.
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Compliments of
Norm Dilley Studies
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The residents of Reeder Hall all missing from the Edinboro squad to
thank Mrs. Forness for the coopera night are Joseph Zahniser and Don
STEVEN’S BARBER SHOP
tion and assistance she gave them Reichel, who are student-teaching in
Next to Post Office
during the first semester
Most Erie. They will be back on-campus
Reederites are spending their time on next semester again to play as mem
intramural basketball
We hear bers of the regular squad.
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Edinboro will be out to avenge a
that Norm Dilley has been studying
41-35
late
season
reversal
at
the
quite a bit lately
Bill Snyder is
the best ping-pong player in the fresh hands of Clarion last year when the
man class
The Male Quartet, con Raiders split a pair of games with
Edinboro won
sisting of Stu Ackelson, Ray Graves, tonight’s invaders.
Dick Peterson, and Ray Mitcham, is the other early season game 33-28.
coming along fine.
Jackith Is Patient
The new buildings make the cam
pus look better.
Now, if Nissen
would only shave off his mustache,
how nice this place would be
Dan
Jackish, the potential tornado in
sheep’s clothing, has yet to get sore
at a visiting Reederite who uses his
bed for a foot rest
A good color
combination around the campus is
Red and White-ing....Hazel Dennison
is starting to make a research on In
dian folklore.
BOSTO
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As the semester comes to a
close
the Alpha Deltas begin to
' reminisC(:e t
over the many pleasant ]gatherin.
>gs
they have had in the Past
months. It seems such a short i
while
ago that we became acquainted’ with
the freshmen girls at a formal
tea.
Only a few weeks later we had
lovely trip into Erie. We celebrat*
ed our tenth birthday by having din*
ner at the Barn and later going f0 i
the Playhouse to see the comedy J
“Room Service”. Then came ThanU 1
giving. At our last meeting before
vacation we had a small party. At
Christmas time Santa Claus decorated the sorority rooms and gave each
girl a present. Now as we are near
the close of the semester the Alpha
Delts must say good-bye to those who
leave to do student teaching and to
Mickey McFadden who goes out into
the world.
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ing a farewell supper next Monday
night.
MEET THE BUNCH
at
JOLLEY’S
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ERIE
PENNA.
GIVE FLOWERS
If you cannot visit us in person
• • ■ a good second best is to
“Order by Mail”
Personal Shopper—6th floor
a gift of
True Sentiment
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Erie’s Foremost Clothiers
TRASK, PRESCOTT & RICHARDSON CO.
P. A. MEYER & SONS
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DEPARTMENT store
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
On
Show Given
February Eighth
The Spectator
Edinboro
________________ THE VOICE OF STUDENT OPINION
VOL- VI—No. 3
I MID-SEMESTER RECESS
BEGINS ON JANUARY 21
Mid-semester recess begins on
Friday, January 21, at noon and
classes will resume for all stu
dents on Wednesday, January 25,
at noon.
Phi Sigma Pi Holds
Professional Meeting
In Reeder Hall Rooms
Mr. Waldo F. Bates,
Head of Art School,
Is First Guest Speaker
SOCIAL HOUR FOLLOWS
The first professional meeting of
the Phi Sigma Pi fraternity was held
on Monday evening, December 19, at
9:00 p. m. in the Reeder Hall club
rooms.
Mr. Bates, head of the Art Depart
ment at Edinboro, and faculty ad
viser of the Phi Sigma Pi Fraternity,
spoke to the members of the organi-|
zation on “The History of Fraterni-I
ties”.
EDINBORO STATE
teachers college, EDINBORO, PA. JANUARY 14, 1939
Jitney Players Give
Four All-Star Plays
la Auditorium Show
ScRAb Club Sponsors
First Appearance Here
Of Marionette Casts
BOOKED ON FEBRUARY 8
The Jitney Players, with an out
standing cast, have been booked here
TWednesday,
” ’
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February 8, for ...e
the per-
formance of ar comedy,
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“The Bandit’s Bridal Gift", by Louise Vallance; a heavy melodrama,
_______ f “The
Triumph of Noble Striving", or “You
Cur, Sir!", by Vega Ihsen; a light
farce, “The Isle of Tabu”, by Char
lotte Weaver; and a drama, “War
Drums”, by Frank Manning, as their
8:00 o'clock offering at the college
auditorium.
This season marks the first appear
ance of this company of marionettes,
founded by the Stagecraft class and
their instructor, Miss Skinner. Their
local appearance is being sponsored
by the ScaRAb club.
Defeat*
Fredonia 43-37
10c per copy
RED RAIDERS ENGAGE CLARION
ON HOME HARDWOOD TONIGHT
Coach Harrison to Place Veteran Team
On Floor f-r Second Start of Season
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Freshman Players Will
Kappa Delta Phi Is
Add Much Strength
To Send Delegates
To 1939 Combination
To Boston Convention
WOLFE IS TO PLAY
Theta Chapter Will
Meet With Seventeen
Member Organizations
LONEL WATTERS IS HEAD
Edinboro’s pioneer national social
fraternity, Theta Chapter, Kappa
Delta Phi, is now planning to send
delegates to Boston on February 11
to attend the national convention of
the fraternity, at which eighteen
chapters of the fraternity will be re
presented.
Delegates To Attend Convention
The Red Raiders of Edinboro State
Teachers College, playing their second home game in as many starts,
will meet Clarion Teachers —
in —
thegymnasium tonight.
With the loss of only two lettermen, Re and Ray Intrieri, Coach
Harrison
has again
lined
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outstanding Freshmen, to represent
the Red and White this year.
Veteran. Will Play
Veterans Paul Pfieffer, Nick Volitich, Fred Case, Red Lytle, and Fred
Casoli will undoubtedly be among
those who see action tonight. Harold
Arkwright and Frank Soscia are
Freshman players who may enter the
game for the Raiders.
John Wolfe, Edinboro’s outstand
ing all-round athlete, having fully re
covered from a football injury of the
arm, is again playing his consistently
good ball, though he did not begin
regular practice until late.
The convention, which will be held
at the temporary headquarters of the
fraternity at Hotel Copley Square,
After Mr. Bates’ talk refreshments
will be the first of the national meet
i consisting of doughnuts and coffee
ings that Edinboro delegates have
| were served and a social chat was held
attended.
, among the faculty advisers and memTheta Chapter, originally Beta Xi,
1 bers of the fraternity.
was organized in Edinboro in 1924,
The meeting was attended by the
and since its inception it has been
following: Mr. Bates, Mr. McNees,
one of the leading social groups of
; James Wood, Nick Krivonak, Ponzithe college. At present, under the
Two Regulars Missing
' ano Manning, Lee Jeffords, Daniell
direction of President Lonel Wat
Two former regulars who will be
i Kusner, Martin Shimko, Charles Lew- i
ters, the fraternity is making exten
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is, Lawrence Hickman, Conrad Prisive plans for the forthcoming
1 mavera, Anthony Cutri, Richard Benpledge season, which will open im
; son, Tex Boerstler, Fred Case, Grant
mediately after the start of the
! Abrams, Guy Taylor, and Wilder Mi
spring semester. Membership to the
chael.
chapter is limited, and candidates
Subject For Lecture
must, to become affiliated with Theta
Norman Dilley, Walter Nissen, Is “Public Opinion”
Chapter, maintain certain standards
Chester Gutzler, and James D. Brown,
Dr. A. L. Sachar, noted not only as of scholarship and character set forth
also members of the fraternity, could
one of our prominent popular lec by the national organization.
j. not be present.
Two Are Certified
turers of today, but also as an edu Theta Chapter Start* Second Year
In Public School Art
cator and historian, will speak in the
Theta
Chapter
is
starting
on
its
IONA BENNETT HURT IN
college auditorium, Wednesday eve second year as a national chapter.
there
TOBOGGANING ACCIDENT
( Though
o.......
..... will
vc nobemid-year
ning, January 18, on the subject, Mr. Doucette,
T
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who has for years been ] graduation exercises this year, nine
“What Makes Public Opinion".
a member of Alpha
Chapter,
located who are leaving us ■will re
»uv.
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students
A wish for an expedient recovery
Having traveled extensively in in Boston, conducted formal initia
ceive official degrees at this time and
■ is extended by the Edinboro Student
I B<>dy to Iona Bennett, who, during Europe and the near East, Dr.Sachar tion ceremonies last year.
then attend the annual commence
is well-equipped to speak on current
In
local
activities
the
fraternity
I ^e recent holiday season, fractured
ment exercises held on May 25.
historical and social questions. He plans to be very active during the
The Misses Kathryn Cochanides
: a h-P while tobogganing near her has only recently returned from Eur
coming
semester.
| home in Corry.
and Ruth McFadden will receive
ope where he has been observing con
their Bachelor of Science degrees in
ditions in Austria, Poland, and the 300 ENROLLED IN
kindergarten and primary teaching.
COLLEGE CALENDAR
Baltic States.
EXTENSION COURSES
Robert Scarpetti, Paul Pfeiffer,
Lecture Is Illustrated
Jack Neigenfind, Daniel Jackish,
Jan. 14—Basketball—Clarion at EdThe
enrollment
for
the
extension
Equally interesting will be the il
and Arden Davies will receive their
lustrated lecture scheduled for Feb courses next semester is estimated Bachelor of Science degrees in sec
inboro
Jan. 16—Group A Clubs
at
three
hundred
students.
ruary 15, by Julien Bryan, who, as a
ondary education.
Jan. 18— Lecture—Dr. Abram L. news cameraman, has filmed news
Extension courses are taught in
Two students will graduate from
Erie,
Lundy
’
s
Lane,
Springboro,
“scoops" in all parts of the world.
Sachar
the art course with the degree of
Jan. 19— Basketball—Caliornia
Jamestown,
Cochranton,
Franklin,
Bachelor of Science in Public School
at He presents a lecture sparkling with
human interest and humor along Centerville, Titusville, Corry and Art. They are Miss Hazel Cook and
Edinboro
Feb. 8—Puppet Show
Lawrence
Park.
with his fascinating motion pictures.
Conrad Primavera.
Refreshments Served
Mis* Pocahontas Plays Lead
Leading the cast of “War Drums"
is Miss Pocahontas, a vivacious
sparkling-eyed young lady, who does
not look too much like her famous
father. Many favorable comments
concerning her acting ability have
been made by our leading drama crit
ics.
During the rehearsals of “The Isle
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Dr. A. L. Sachar Will
Speak In Auditorium
Mid-Year Grads
To Receive Degrees
At May Exercises
THE SPECTATOR
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The Spectator
The voice of student opinion at Edinboro State Teachers College.
Published on Saturday throughout the School Year by the students of
Auslanders Present
Annual Art Exhibit
Will Take Place Soon “Poets’ Symposium11
In Haven Hall Lobby On Thursday Evening
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Edinboro State Teachers College at Edinboro, Pennsylvania.
Strict Requirements
Are Set Up, Covering
Editor-in-Chief
Flat Painting Display
Joseph S. Norder ....
......................... Assistant Editor
Weston Coxe
................... Boys Sports Editor SHOWING OPEN TO PUBLIC
Stuart Ackelson
’
Column Editor
Nancy Seay ..........
........ Assistant Column Editor
One of the outstanding events of
Virginia Gray
.
................. News Editor
the second semester will be the An
Carl Weber .............
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Assistant
News
Editor
Dorothy Williams ...
nual Art Exhibit of Edinboro State
...........................
Feature Editor
Beatrice Hall
Teachers College, which will take
Assistant
Feature
Editor
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Mary Wasmuth
place during the first two weeks of
....................
Girls
Sports
Editor
Averyl Wheeling ....
the second semester and will be open
Assistant
Girls
Sports
Editor
Mary Everall
.
to the general public.
Art
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Editor
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Charlotte Weaver ..
The exhibit will consist of flat
.................
Assistant
Art
Editor
Ray Gallagher
paintings done in any technique or
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Supervising
Editor
Walter Nissen ........
Faculty Adviser media that is desired. Prizes will be
W. Verne Zahniser
awarded to first, second, third, and
popular choice paintings. All artists
GENUINE TEACHER MUST BE EDUCATED
will be restricted to three paintings
The first duty of a teacher, prior to whatever he does in the classroom,
each and an exhibitors fee of ten
is to cultivate his own mind. No one can be a genuine teacher unless he
is himself sharing in the human attempt to understand men and their world. cents a painting will be charged.
STAFF
Purpose Is Three-Fold
One cannot educate people by bringing them in contact with uneducated
This event will be held in the lob
teachers.
—Jour, of Adult Ed., Oct. 1938—Alexander Meiklejohn. by of Haven Hall and is sponsored
by the combined art interests of the
college. Its purpose is to promote
interest in art, to encourage high
standards of workmanship, and to al
low the students of the college to see
BY WALTER BILSKI
It is most deplorable that so little honest opinions, yet there are many work that is done in the art school.
The requirements to which each ex
individual student opinion is allow underlying subversions counteract
hibitor must strictly adhere are as
ed to express itself on this campus. ing such action. The first and fore follows:
most is group pressure among the
Although supposedly a democratic in
1.All pictures must be framed in
students themselves; anyone voicing
stitution with free speech para
an opinion which might be dissimi some manner.
mount, there are many subversive in
2. No one will be permitted to
fluences working away from this idea. lar in any way from the views of the exhibit more than three paintings.
group is immediately silenced in
The students dare not speak their many ways; social ostracism, ridi
3. The
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exhibit is only for flat
opinions and views for fear of being cule, unkind remarks, etc.
The work. Objects in the “round” will
branded “radical”; they cannot give group as a whole is disinterested and not be accepted.
expression
to
their intellectual wants others to be the same.
4. Any media may be used that
growth without being called “agita
The second great obstacle to free is adaptable to flat painting, This
tors” or “dangerous people”. Many
would consist of water color, oil, paof the classrooms have degenerated speech is within the classroom itself. tel, pencil, pen and any other media
to mere recitation activities, routine School grades are dependent to a
5. All work must be in before
features which must accompany the large extent on how well a faculty mid-semester vacat’on begins.
member likes or dislikes a student.
acquisition of so many credits.
6. Any paint'ngs that are 12inThus the constant fear of receiving a
Students Are Puppets
low grade prevents the students from 16in., 20in.-25in., 21in.-28in. may be
In many cases having the same acting normally. It is also a known framed by Mr. Doucette for use in
status as puppets, students dare not fact that the college can make or his traveling exhibition.
ask questions or give honest opinions, break a student—especially in the
The judges for the exhibition will
for fear of incurring displeasure of teaching field.
Conferences and re consist of four people—two from
the instructors and subsequently re commendations among the faculty Erie and two from Edinboro.
ceiving a low grade. The give and kept in form by personality sheets
take attitude which characterizes and grades, exercise a powerful hold
constructive thinking is to a large upon the student, if he wishes to be
measure lacking, superseded by a in the good graces of the college.
dull apathy among the students. The
Dear Editor and Student Body:
School Spirit Lacks
result is an indifferent and disinter
Such subserviency among students
That which I have to say may
ested attitude toward things which
they are supposed to learn. Curiosity has at least .one immediate result— cause much comment and discord
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is deadened. Rather than being edu the lack of school sprit. The vari among that group of the student
cated, they are trained. Courses be ous factors, group pressures, school body who hab tually “skip” chapeL
come “things’’ which we have to take marks, fear of ridicule, etc., all have However, if that group will consider
a hand in mold ng the student into "hat I have to say, I believe that they
in order to obtain a degree.
a desired “social creature”—a per will assume a d fferent attitude.
With the persistence of such an at
sonable, likeable individual, pliable
I have been chapel monitor for
titude, the students have so well in h’s ways, easily led, and trained to
two years, and have done my assign
adopted the suit of complacency that handle beautifully.
ment conscient’ously. making true
any attempt of individual expression
reports to the Dean’s office As
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POET IS SHELLEY KIN
result of doing this, mv duty Ii can
get “through” with as little trouble
look
forward
to
black
eyes,
a
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smash
and work as possible. It is most
Mrs. Auslander, the former Auded nose, a broken neck, and what
paradoxical that where freedom of rey Wurdemann, is a g;--'w
great grand- not, according to the threats of those
speech is encouraged, it is most ef daughter of the poet Shelley,
and is tudents who, because of the absenc
fectively
suppressed.
Although the youngest woman poet to , receive
es recorded against them will soon
there is open encouragement to give the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
[be expelled from campus activities
Student Opinion
Letters to the Editor
Mrs. Auslander, Former
Audrey Wurdeman, Won
Pulitzer Poetry Prize
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POETRY IS FAMOUS
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Auslat^
two brilliant leaders in the fid?;
poetry, presented a “Poet’s Sy?ium” entitled “Great Poets and G-..‘
Poetry”, in the college auditor.'
Thursday evening, January 12.
Auslander Studied Abroad
Graduated with honors from B<
vard, Joseph Auslander continue^
education abroad, pursuing his &
ies as a Park Traveling Student,,
the Sorbonne in France. Retard'
to America, he was appointed!
1922, as English Instructor at Bvard University and Radcliff CoV
To write a new kind of tn-'
book—the account of a poet's
grimage through the Old World,
Auslander, in 1930, again
abroad, this time following the ia,
of the poets from Homer to the ps!
sent day, and visiting those placcji
Europe that by romantic assort.'
or residence have called forth git.
poets.
After completing the o'
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Students Should Cooperate
This is what I have to say: i’
best, fellow students, being chi;-'
monitor is not a job to be cove:*
If the reader thinks it is an easyKter to cause a fellow student to:
expelled for a week he is sadly e*
taken. And, too, if the reader the
that the monitor isn’t sorely tem^
to give the habitual cutter en<4
“present” marks to prevent him frbeing expelled he is again mistak"
We monitors, however, were
the job of recording absences aBi-j
must be done faithfully if the fltor is true to himself and to his sch:It would help me a great deal f
student would sit in the seat as*',
ed to him, because I have no®'1
way of knowing whether or not h ;
present. If those students who en would report their presence toimmediately after assembly,
would be less chance of the:r
marked absent.
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If the steady cutter. w’ll sub
consider it a bit he will probably
that he would think less of the
tor if he marked “present”
“absent” belonged, than he wou-.
the monitor did the correct ths?
don’t believe that anyone
thinks of one who would break ac;’
tract as a worthy indiv dual. ■'
marking the chap;! roll cor**,
would be breaking a trust.
something I will not do.
So, if I have lost frinds by
ing chapel roll, I say well and
they wouldn’t be worthy any®3-*.
Ethel Th®®5'
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Frosh, Phi Sigma Pi Original Humor
Lead Intramural Loop
By Nick Krivonak
Teacher: Children, the world is round.
With Clean Slates
Jimmie: I believe it’s square.
Freshmen Boast Three
Leading Scorers And
Four Clear-cut Wins
VOLBERS HAS 51 POINTS
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The Freshman and Phi Sigma Pi
are tied for first position in the intra
mural league after ten games and
three weeks of competition on the
hardwood.
The Freshman team, boasting the
three leading individual scorers in
Bill Volbers, Stuart Ackelson and
Reed Stoops, has won four games,
having a clean slate in all games so
far.
Phi Sigma Pi, also a team that has
not lost a game yet, has the fourth
ranking individual scorer, Chester
Gutzler, as a member of a combina
tion that is rated by many as a team
superior to the Freshman, who have
met neither of the tough fraternity
clubs as yet.
Kappa Della Is Third
Y. M. C. A., with three games to
date, holds second place, having a
.667 percentage standing.
Kappa
Delta Phi is in third place with a .500
percentage standing, having lost to
Phi Sigma Pi and having been vic
tors over 'Off Campus.
Bill Volbers, with a total of fiftyone points, is far out in front in the
scoring race. His high score for one
game was made against the Commut
ers when he scored twenty-two points.
Ackelson has a five point hold on sec
ond place with 33 po;nts. Reed
Stoops, a third member of the Fresh
man team, is in third position with
27 points.
AUSLANDERS PRESENT
‘ POETS’ SYMPOSIUM”
Continued from Page Two
gr image, he settled down to finish his
manuscript in a tower built by the
Emporer Justinian, in a pleasant spot
overlook’ng the Adriatic Sea.
Works Are Famous
Mr. Auslander’s works include
“Sunrise Trumpet”, 1924; “Cyclop’s
Eye,” 1926, and “Hell in Harness,"
1929. In collaboration with Frank
Ernest he has written “The Winged
Horse,"’ 1927, and “The Winged
Horse Anthology,’’ 1929.
In 1924, Mr. Auslander was award
ed the Blindman Prize for Poetry,
after having served as Editor of
^The Measure”, which pos't'on gave
h'm
imuch opportunity
______ to review and
' ’ 1 arwrite many poems and critical
t cles.
GIRI S’ HOCKEY TEAM
LOSES FINE PLAYERS
Next year's hockey team will be
p'inus six very fine players: Mary
Lou Whiting, Katherine Cochanides,
ary Rhinehart, Maxine Teetsel,
hcatr"ce Hall and Eleanora Storer,
;
an outstanding goalie.
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Girls’ Sports
Plans are being made for a new ac
tivity on this campus, called Coedu
cational Recreation, according to
Teacher: No Jimmie, it is round!
Miss Ruttie who has charge of woJimmie:
Ji
—.L: I want to argue, so we’ll call it square.
men’s athletics.
One night a month the men will be
Wifey Darling, when you and I kept company, my mother used to have invited to the gymnasium to partici
something green with every meal.
pate with the women in such sports
Hubby—Yeah, me!
as shuffleboard, badminton, pi^ng
pong, deck tennis and paddle tennis.
The young Scotch graduate complained that his sheepskin didn’t have The success and need of this venture
enough meat on it.
will be shown by the way the men
accept it.
Teacher (in geography lesson): Now can anybody tell me where we
Hockey Team Praised
find mangoes?
Edinboro varsity hockey team is
Knowing little boy: Yes. miss, wherever woman goes.
to be congratulated for taking sec
ond place in the Great Lakes sec
The Scot stormed into the house and thundered, “Woman, I have a bone tion of the United States Field Hock
to pick with you.’’ His sarcastic wife merely sneered, "Sorry, but I’m not ey Association this fall. Our team
hungry.’’
held Lake Erie College, winner of
first place, to a scoreless tie up to the
Aunt Fanny: Aren’t you going to say the blessing, dear?
last six minutes of the game. The
Machine Age Child: This food is coming to you through the courtesy Cleveland Plain Dealer praised the
of God Almighty.
fine stick work of Maxine Teetsel and
Mary Rhinehart’s excellent defense.
Love is blind, bift there are plenty of people willing to make spec
The ski teams are waiting anxious
tacles of themselves for it.
ly for favorable weather. They have
been invited to participate in the in
“I know a girl who plays piano by ear.”
tercollegiate meet at Kane in Feb
“ ’S nothing, I know an old man who fiddles with his whiskers."’
ruary. Miss Ruttie has interviewed
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several men on our campus who have
Lend a neighbor a garden rake and he’ll come back for mower.
had skiing experience and she hopes
—From 1000 New Joke; -Winter Edition, 1938-39 to be able to send a complete ski
Team
G
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Player
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Freshman
23
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51 men, to the meet.
Volbers
Season Looks Promising
4
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Freshman
1
Ackelson
Both Phi and Delta basketball ma12
Freshman
4
27
3
Stoops
2
0
20 terial looks very promising.
This
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Phi Sigma Pi
Gutzler
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18 year there is the greatest number of
0
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twoor
three-year
varsity
players
8
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Off Campus
D. Smith
7
2
2
16 that Edinboro has had for some time.
Y. M. C. A.
Hull
2
7
16 The outstanding three-year varsity
2
Off Campus
De Remer
2
8
0
16 players are Alice Kruszka and Ruth
Kappa Delta Phi
Miller
15 Gilbert. Among the two-year play
Commuters
1
7
1
Gwilliam
ers are the following: Emily HamSTANDING OF THE TEAMS
mermeister, Virginia Andrews, Kath
Average erine Van Tassel, and Shirley Art
G W L
4 4 0
1.000 man. The one-year varsity players
Freshman
1.000 include Beatrice Case,
2 2 0
Phi Sigma Pi
Geraldine
2
1
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2 1 1
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Kappa Delta Phi
Of course the basketball fans re
.333 member hearing about Slippery
3 1 2
Reeder Hall
0
2
.000
2
Spectator
Rock’s Play Day last season. This
.000 year, Pennsylvania College for Wo
2 0 2
Commuters
2
0
.000
2
Off Campus
men has invited our varsity basket
ball team to Pittsburgh for its Play
Hasten May Model
RUMORS: That ScaRAb club Day. It should be very successful,
may have Ellen Hasten model in bal considering our great possibilities of
having a clicking team to send away.
By Charlotte Weaver
let costume for the next meeting. It
Private conversation of an art edi would be a grand opportunity for
MARIONETTE SHOW
tor: Sputter—sputter—of all times members to try a few pastels in the IS ON FEBRUARY 8th
to write a column; the week before manner of Degas. That the puppet
(Continued from Page One)
exams is most tedious—Where, oh show soon to be forthcoming will be
presented in the fashion of a minia
of Tabu”, crowds, mostly masculine,
Where is my assistant? Dawg gone, ture tournament of plays.
have lined up three deep to see the
I suppose he’s up to his neck in clay,
That the art exhibit of students’ superlative hula danced by three mis
modeling with fury like his fellow
work to be held this spring will be tresses of that gentle art—Misses
Freshmen, or perhaps he hasn t got
ten out of the habit of attending noteworthy. We especially want to Wicky, Wacky, and Woo.
Feminine Hearta Flutter
class meetings yet. My, this is such encourage the Freshmen to enter
their best pieces.
It wouldn't be
All feminine hearts will receive an
a strain on ones artistic tempera
surprising
if
they
gave
the
upperopportunity to flutter when Percival
ment. It’s a wonder we art students
classmen some stiff competition— Trueheart, the handsome young lead
have any thing left beyond plain tem
they have the talent required.
ing man of “The Triumph of Noble
per. Just what am I referring to?
OBSERVATIONS: Nice
pencil Striving"’, treads the platform.
Well, a Chinese philosopher might
Ohhhhhhhhhhh! And how all will
put it this way: Wise guy not one painting of Robert McKinney’s hang
who crack jokes; he get schoolwork ing in Mr. Bates' room. Sophomores tremble when Avaristo, the Scourge
done.
(Didn’t get that one from are beginning to doubt whether sci of Mexico, enters with his lusty leer
playing Chinese checkers, but must ence, psychology, art, and they them during the portrayal of “The Ban
selves will ever agree about color. dit’s Bridal Gift”.
admit it’s a fascinating game.)
Sketches
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Reeder’s Digest
Final Construction
Work Delayed
Haven Hi Lites
By Dorothy Williams
By Carl Weber
Well, here we are, back again af
FLASH! SEEN: ONE LON WAT ter a wonderful vacation. If you Cold Weather Slows
TERS WITH A BROOM IN HIS want to hear some dirt from Haven Building Completion
HAND
Hall, just lend an ear.
Students at Edinboro State Teach
Benson Ignores Rain
Ellen Graves sees “Red” spots in ers College were disappointed on re
What was Reed Stoop’s idea in try front of her eyes.
turning from their holiday vacation
ing to persuade Bob McKinney,
Ginny, we’ve heard of tuiti-fruiti to note the apparent slow progress
freshman Ladies’ Man of the third —snutsy-frutsy is a new one.
made towards the completion of the
floor, to leave “Skinny” Skelton’s
Don't you love the smell of pop new buildings on the campus. While
house about a fortnight ago one dark corn that comes from Room 52 these
the general construction of the build
night?
Campus Scene:
Dick days?
ings went ahead at a rapid rate all
Benson and Billie Gillespie sitting on
Bear
Attention, third floor girls:
through the summer and fall, the
the Haven porch bench (greatly ab to the right!
adding of the final touches which will
sorbed in each other) while it was
Nina Gale Miller has a clever hob allow of the buildings being used for
cold and rainy outside.
by of collecting salt and pepper shak the purpose intended seems to have
Shaaf Visits Berber
ers—she has 59 sets.
bogged down.
Even though many short freshmen
I heard a choice bit of gossip to
The greatest handicap comes from
came to our fair dorm last Septem night. Should I tell it, Anne Krivonber, little “Dar” Miller is still the ak? Wouldn’t Ginny Peters be sur the heating plant not being available,
making it necessary to provide port
shortest of all Reederites
“Adam prised—or would she?
Schaaf visits the Barber at least once
Nancy, we just don’t throw snow able heaters in all the buildings where
work is being carried on during the
every night but his jokes still grow balls around here.
The greatest disap
whiskers
Bleech-ing is Ann KriTo all you “soon-to-be” graduates: cold weather.
vonak’s newest hobby?
Last Sorry to see you leave—but good pointment is in not being able to use
I the big new gym during the basketmonth, Elmo Wolfe, Floyd Peck, Wes luck!
| ball season which opened yesterday
Coxe and Johnnie Bleech entered sev
when Fredonia State Normal met the
eral Reeder rooms and tickled their
residents. Among the victims were I| RED RAIDERS PLAY
local bunch on the old gym floor.
Walt Nissen. Fred Casoli, Paul Tess, I CLARION TONIGHT
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Reed Stoops, and Walt Gesin.
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Compliments of
Norm Dilley Studies
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The residents of Reeder Hall all missing from the Edinboro squad to
thank Mrs. Forness for the coopera night are Joseph Zahniser and Don
STEVEN’S BARBER SHOP
tion and assistance she gave them Reichel, who are student-teaching in
Next to Post Office
during the first semester
Most Erie. They will be back on-campus
Reederites are spending their time on next semester again to play as mem
intramural basketball
We hear bers of the regular squad.
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Edinboro will be out to avenge a
that Norm Dilley has been studying
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late
season
reversal
at
the
quite a bit lately
Bill Snyder is
the best ping-pong player in the fresh hands of Clarion last year when the
man class
The Male Quartet, con Raiders split a pair of games with
Edinboro won
sisting of Stu Ackelson, Ray Graves, tonight’s invaders.
Dick Peterson, and Ray Mitcham, is the other early season game 33-28.
coming along fine.
Jackith Is Patient
The new buildings make the cam
pus look better.
Now, if Nissen
would only shave off his mustache,
how nice this place would be
Dan
Jackish, the potential tornado in
sheep’s clothing, has yet to get sore
at a visiting Reederite who uses his
bed for a foot rest
A good color
combination around the campus is
Red and White-ing....Hazel Dennison
is starting to make a research on In
dian folklore.
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As the semester comes to a
close
the Alpha Deltas begin to
' reminisC(:e t
over the many pleasant ]gatherin.
>gs
they have had in the Past
months. It seems such a short i
while
ago that we became acquainted’ with
the freshmen girls at a formal
tea.
Only a few weeks later we had
lovely trip into Erie. We celebrat*
ed our tenth birthday by having din*
ner at the Barn and later going f0 i
the Playhouse to see the comedy J
“Room Service”. Then came ThanU 1
giving. At our last meeting before
vacation we had a small party. At
Christmas time Santa Claus decorated the sorority rooms and gave each
girl a present. Now as we are near
the close of the semester the Alpha
Delts must say good-bye to those who
leave to do student teaching and to
Mickey McFadden who goes out into
the world.
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ing a farewell supper next Monday
night.
MEET THE BUNCH
at
JOLLEY’S
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If you cannot visit us in person
• • ■ a good second best is to
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