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State College News
NEW
VORK S T A T E COLLEGE FOR
ESTABLISHED BY THE CLASS OF
VOL.
Ill
No. 8
STUDENT ASSEMBLY
Reappropriation Question
Decided
)
Before Student Assembly Friday
morning, November 29th, ballots
were passed out concerning the reappropriation for United War Relief of $'100 of the athletic appropriation of the State College Student
Fund,
After the singing of the
Alma Mater, Lyra Water-house, Acting President of 1919, requested a
discussion of the reappropriation in
order to prevent possible misunderstanding. It seemed as if the matter were understood by all, for no
one asked any questions. Therefore
the ballots were marked, signed and
collected.
Miss Archibald, '20, the recently
elected college song leader, made a
motion that the " Star-Spangled
Banner," "The Marseillaise" and
"Rule Britannia" be learned by the
Continued on Pago 3
FRENCH
CLUB
Dr. Cameron Delivers Lecture in
French
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The French Club held its opening
meeting on Monday, November 25th,
in the Auditorium. A pleasant afternoon was enjoyed by all, and the
singing of " La Marseillaise" showed
the spirit of the club. The president encouraged the members to correspond with college students in
France, and several interesting letters from our sisters across the ocean
were read.
French students, attention!
If
you promise faithfully to read a
French magazine, it will be subscribed for and left in the library at
your disposal. But you must make
it worth while.
The new officers for the year were
elected as follows:
President, Dorothy Roberts, '19.
Vice-President, Harriet Rising, '20.
Secretary and Treasurer, Madeline
Gonard, '20,
Professor Cameron gave a very interesting and instructive lecture in
French
on " Charles
Pegucy."
Peguey's death on the immortal battlefield of the Marnc was an inspiration to his fellow countrymen. His
works arc not well known here.
They deal with the life of the laboring class and show how the French
are devoted to their duty, never
leaving it until it is honorably and
well done.
The religious side of Peguey's
nature shows his desire to return to
that ideal of which Joan of Arc was
a type. He was not an orthodox
Catholic, but he loved the church and
its associations.
French students may be interested
to read his work on " Mystere de la
Charite dc Jeanne 'D'Arc."
HONOR MEN RETURN
Lieutenant David Aaron, '19;
Private Harold Schutts, '19, and
Private Arthur Ferguson, '21, have
returned to State College to resume
their studies.
ALBANY, N. Y.,
TEACHERS
1918-
DECEMBER 5,
S. A. T. C. Demobilized
State College Cantonment Emptied of Men
by December 15th
Work on the demobilization of the
Stale College's. A. T. C. began on
Monday, Section B being taken first.
According to Captain Rush the camp
will be completely disbanded by December 15th.
Regular calls and army discipline
will be continued with no interruption until the last man has received
bis discbarge papers.
COLLEGE
APPRECIATES
FAITHFUL SERVICES
Charles Wurthman, Janitor, Proves
Loyal to College Interests
This week marks the beginning of
another year to add to the twentyseven years already spent by Charles
Wurthman, college janitor, in safeguarding the interests of this institution.
Soon after his emigration, at the
age of twenty, from Germany, Mr.
Wurthman obtained, through former
Commissioner Draper, the position
as fireman in the old State Normal
School on Willett street below
Washington Park.
lie began his
long term of service on a December
first, and has since seen State College emerge from the Normal School
and Normal College chrysalis. He
tells, interesting stories of the fire on
January 8, 1906, which destroyed the
Normal School at its' Willett street
location. Classes at that time were
held in churches and_ any buildings
available. Soon the site upon which
State College now stands was purchased, and the present buildings
were erected. The Normal School
enlarged and .increased its courses
and became the Normal College, and
finally State College for Teachers.
There were but seventeen members
on the faculty in the Normal School
Continued on Page 3
CANTERBURY
CLUB
Canterbury Club held its first meeting Monday evening, November 24th.
Election of officers for the year was
the important business of the evening. Marion Curtis, '19, was unanimously elected president. The other
officers are:
Vice-President, Dorothy Banner,
'20.
Secretary, Bertha West, '20.
Treasurer, Mary Whish, '20.
Reporter, Elizabeth Makin, '20.
The next meeting will be held November 16th, at 7.30 o'clock, in St.
Andrew's Chapel. The speaker for
the evening is Dr. Creighton R.
Storey. His subject will be Social
Center Work in Albany. After the
meeting the club will be entertained
in the church parlors by the ladies
of St. Martha's Guild.
Any college girl who is an Episcopalian or who is not affiliated with
any church is cordially invited to
join the club, of which the Reverend
Mr. Creighton, Rector of St. Andrew's, is advisor,
Section B men will return to thenrespective civilian duties as soon as
possible. Section A men will return
lo college and law school, taking up
their regular schedules without delay.
The disposition of the buildings
has not yet been arranged.
CHEMISTRY
$1.50
1918
CLUB
There will be a meeting of the
Chemistry Club Friday afternoon,
December 6th, at ten minutes after
four. Professor Kennedy will speak,
his topic being "Explosives." A
large attendance is desired. Professor Kennedy will read the
Chemistry Club Honor Roll, which
contains thirteen names.
At the first regular meeting of the
Club held two weeks ago an excellent attendance record for the year
was inaugurated.
Current topics
were interestingly discussed by several of the members, Miss Gertrude
Blair, '19, presided.
RESULT OF LAST FRIDAY'S V O T I N G
The counting of ballots cast by
those eligible lo vote in Student Assembly last Friday totalled 285 in
favor of reappropriation and 156
against. This decision means that
$400 of student money will be devoted to United War Relief.
LETTER
FROM
FRESHMAN PRESIDENT OF
C L A S S O F *21
Tells of Interesting Sights
The following excerpts from a letter of John Schulte, '21, will be of
interest to many State. College people.
In speaking about one of his
return trips from France, Schulte
says:
"We made Ponta Dclgada in St.
Michaels Island.
The harbor is
formed by a hi" sea wall, and affords
Continued on Page 3
PER YEAR
JUNIOR-FRESHMAN
RECEPTION
Successful Social Event
On Friday, November 29th, beginning at 7.30 o'clock, the Annual
Junior Reception to the Freshmen
took place.
The scene of the affair was the
college gymnasium. The committee
in charge had spared no pains in making the decorations as attractive as
possible.
Red, white and blue
dominated' the color scheme. The
class banner in yellow and white occupied a conspicuous place.
The receiving line was headed by
Miss Harriet Rising, the president of
the Class of 1920, and included Dean
Anna E. Pierce; Dean H. H. Horner; Miss Mary Cobb; Private Geo.
Sehiavone, Vice-President of the
class; Elizabeth Gardner, Secretary;
Elizabeth Archibald, Treasurer, The
junior members of the faculty were
invited to act as cbaperones, and all
Freshman faculty members were
guests.
The Fresh-man Class was welcomed by Harriet Rising, who spoke
words of admonitipn and advice to
1922, and encouraged the growth of
class and college spirit. In closing,
she presented the colors blue and
white to the Freshmen.
These
colors were those of last year's
Senior class, and will be the property of 1922 until its graduation.
Miss Ruth Heminover, '22, represented the Freshmen in receiving the
colors, and voiced appreciation of the
honor conferred upon her class.
A short program began the evening's
entertainment.
Florence
Stubbs, '20, sang charmingly and
was heartily encored. Sally Roody,
'20, gave readings in her usual deContinued on Page 3
" NEWS "
DISTRIBUTION
Blanket Tax Cards Entitle Students
to Copies of College Paper
Commencing with the current issue
of the "News," the former plan of
distribution will be adhered to. Each
student is required to present his or
her blanket tax card at the " News "
office. Here the card will be punched
and the student will receive a copy
of the " News." The blanket tax
card acts as a receipt, showing that
the student has paid the tax. Hence
do not forget to bring cards on
Thursdays!
S. A. T. C. Central Game Ends In Tie
Turkey-Day Football Battle at Ridgefield
a Scoreless Draw
The S. A. T. C. football team, of
State College, and the Centrals of
Albany, battled their way to a scoreless tie on Thanksgiving Day at
Ridgefield Park. A real battle it
proved to be, for the teams struggled
for an hour in a vain effort to put
across a score that would net victory,
It was a contest well worth seeing.
Excellent defensive work by both
teams, when a touchdown seemed
imminent, marked what was a
gruelling gridiron combat.
The individual honors were taken
by Sergeant Barry of the S. A. T. C.
eleven. Twice when the Centrals
attempted forward passes, which, if
successful, would have placed the
team in a fair way to snatch victory
from the soldiers, Barry intercepted
them.
Continued on Page 3
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STATE COLLEGE NEWS, DECEMBER 5, 1918
THE STATE COLLEGE
NEWS
Vol. l i t
D e c e m b e r S, 1918
No. 7
Published weekly, on Thursdays,
during the college year, by the Student Body of the New York State
College • for Teachers, at Albany,
New York,
The subscription rate is one dollar and a half per year. Advertising
rates may be had on application to
the Business manager.
Articles, manuscripts, etc., must be
in the hands of the Editor before
S a t u r d a y of the W e e k preceding
publication.
Board of Editors, 1918-1919
Editor- in-chief,
Donald M. Tower, ' IQ
Managing
Editor,
Bcmice S. B rower, 'to
Business
Manager,
Caroline E. Li pes, 'JO
.. . Assistant
Business
Manager,
Ellen Donahue, '20,
Associate
Editors,
Edward T, Springmann,
'M
Dorothy M, Banner, Vo
Kenneth P. Holben, '20
Elsie Haubury, '20
Bertha West, Vo
EDITORIALS
BOOMING COLLEGE
With the disbanding of t h e . S . A.
T, C. and other army cantonments,
there is the certainty that men will
return to college, and the probability
that State can once more take Iter
place in the intercollegiate basketball
world.
It will be a most difficult
proposition to organize and develop a
team.
But with the prospective
stars, and such capable leaders as
Lobdell, '20, and Fitzgerald, 1 9 , a
team of which State' can be proud,
will be organized.
T h e team must
be boomed and cheered and bragged
about, and given financial support,
A n d so with many other things.
It's a case of boom, push, shove, pull,
yell, cheer, brag, advertise, pay up
and work.
Boom State College!
T H E SAME OLD STORY
It's the same old story in the same
I old way. This year's student tax is
I not yet paid by everyone.. A few
who are always loyal and faithful
have paid — other are slinking out of
their duty — slinking!
T o think that
there are people of that type in this
college is a loathsome thought, but
necessarily so. And they are not the
people who don't do anything.
On
the list of slackers are the names of
some of the most active of college
people—'people who stand before the
student body as leaders and have the
" b r a s s " to try to " put it over.''
But there are people who know—•
and their knowledge is going to
spread.
Myskania is considering taking
radical measures to collect back
taxes.
Something must be done at
nice. T h e list of those people who
have not paid will he publicly announced, and perhaps published in
the " News."
Still more radical
measures may ''"' .aken.
It is past tune for slackers to slide
in, just: in time to saa-c their skins,
but t h e r e is still an opportunity.
This chance will be closed soon, and
then woe unto those who have been
so despicable as to sneak out of a
paltry $5.00 duty.
The above article emphasizes the
need for money.
The w a i t e r has
been discussed and advertised and
there is no excuse for those who fail.
As a gentle hint and a strong suggestion — sec Mr. Hidlcy AT ONCK
and pay up.
Above all things, be
square.
Since April, 1917, State College has
shown her patriotism in hundreds of
ways and has succeeded in placing
herself in the list of h u n d r e d per cent
American colleges. Besides establishing a splendid army cantonment on
her campus, besides giving practically
every man of her student body and
alumni association to Uncle Sam,
and besides placing herself at the
disposal of the United States government for every possible service, she
has done scores of other things that
'have counted for something in the
long run.
Each separate service deserves
special mention, hut only a brief list
is possible.
Among things worthy
of notice — a n d many will be overl o o k e d — a r e : c o n s t a n t Red Cross
work on the part of faculty and
students, large contributions to every
w a r relief fund, large purchases of
Liberty Bonds, voluntary giving up
of all elaborate social functions,
sending forth of Y. W . C, A. canteen
AN APPORTUNITY
workers, giving of many kinds of
personal services — and others ad infinitum.
Miss Agnes Futtcrcr wishes to anEvery student and member of the
nounce that all college students are
alumni and faculty can but read the
invited to attend any of the Shakesforegoing list with pride. It is, inpeare presentations by the students
deed, a reputation of which to be
of English VI in the Auditorium,
proud. Also it is a reputation to be
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at
lived up to.
three o'clock.
To live up to the reputation of an
h u n d r e d per cent A m e r i c a n college
ALUMNI NOTES
is not going to be an easy task. Yet
it will not be more difficult than the
Silvia
Tyrrell, '18, and Grace
services rendered during the tim,e of
Sickles, '18, are doing bacteriology
desperate need.
W e have already
work
in
connection
with the Ameribegun our response to appeals of the
can Red Cross, Fort McPhcrson, Ga.
reconstruction period.
It is not to
Marie F . Lee, '18, is teaching in
be questioned whether we shall conSouthampton, Long Island.
tinue or not. It is certain that we
Faith Wallace, '17; Edith Chandler,
shall.
But just as charity begins at home/ '18; Marion Blodgctt, '17; Helen
Ross, '18; Delia Ross Root, ex-'19;
so does service and loyalty. Besides
our duties to the world at large, we 'Dorothy Austin, '18; Eleanor Dunn,
'17, and Vcrna McCann, '17, were
of State College have duties and obvisitors at State College during their
ligations to our college world. First
Thanksgiving vacations.
in our lives should be the matter of
Mabel Albee, '18, who is teaching
keeping State College at the front.
at Saugerties visited college last
W e should spare no effort to boom
and p u s h / t h e college. T h e r e is al- Friday.
Lillian Reichard, '18, principal of
ways the opportunity to speak a good
the school at Athens, New York, was
word ' for Alma Mater.
T h e r e is
1 recent visitor at college.
always the chance to advertise the
college broadcast. Then there is the
Elm'etta V a n Deloo, '18, and Alice
chance to pay the student tax, to sup- Howell, '18, who arc both teaching in
port teams, publications and other Cedarhurst, Long Islahd, spent their
student activities,
Thanksgiving vacation in Albany.
NEWMANCLUB
There will be a meeting of Newm a n Club Monday afternoon, D e c e m b e r 9th.
S. A. T. C. NOTES
Corporal Founks has recovered
from his recent illness.
H e reported for duty Thanksgiving night.
T h e barracks were
practically
empty last Thursday. Many fellows
went home.
Those who stayed in
town were invited to dinner by Albany folks. The football game was
the feature of the day. The soldiers
feel sure they won, although there
was no score.
Saturday morning several little,
individual envelopes helped to take
off the curse of inspection.
Wednesday night, November 27th, after
retreat Captain Rush made an important announcement to all men of
the post. T h e entire command must
be mustered out before December
15th.
T h e business of demobilizatoin started Monday morning, Sectiofi B receiving first attention.
Y. W. C. A.
T h e meeting of Y. W. C. A. held
on Wednesday, December 4th; was
devoted to studying the life of Alice
Freeman Palmer.
Edith Morrison,
'19, was the leader.
BARGAIN DAY IS EVERY
DAY AS FAR AS T H E PEDAGOGUE IS CONCERNED
$2.98 for the best year book you've
ever had. Sign up now and pay on
o r before February 1st. A Pedagogue will he given to one person,
from each class, getting the most
subscriptions in his class.
Those who arc now competing a r e :
1919
Helen F a y
Clara Holder
t
1920. [
Lovisa Vetlder
Marjorie Bryant
Mabel Baird
1921
Mabel White
1922
Helen Walsh
You'd better get busy, 1921 and '22!
HOME ECONOMICS
NOTES
T h e first contingent of girls in the
Practice House are Fanny Plusch,
Amelia Cosier, Satic Winne, Elsie
Fuller, and Irma Baldwin. All are
enjoying the work and fun of
" breaking in " a new house.
Miss Wilson's class in dietetics
prepared a list of food materials for
the Thanksgiving baskets given to
various Albany charity associations
for distribution among the needy.
It will be of interest to students
to know that practice teaching is being done in Excelsior Schools, at
Stop 4, Schenectady Road; Troy
Orphan Asylum, T r o y ; Albany City
Orphan Asylum — in which there are
two classes of boys being taught
sewing and cookery; Albany High
and Milne High School.
Students, notice! T h e dressmaking shop is now specializing in waistmodelling.
Anyone wishing one
made apply to Miss Tempany at
once.
T h e price is low and the
workmanship high.
Miss Tempany
may be reached by telephone — West
2398,
On Thanksgiving Day the cafeteria
made a specialty of serving a regular
old-fashioned dinner, under Miss
Tuttle's direction.. About fifty people were served,
Miss Nellie Britton, '18, is taking
a four-week course in bacteriology
at Rocker feller Institute in preparation for position as army bacteriologist at Fort Baraneus, Florida.
Special dishes, such as jars' of
creamed-chicken and pans of baked
beans, may be obtained at the
cafeteria for home use.
Mrs. Scribncr, formerly Miss Almira Dibble ( 'IS, is doing government work in Washington, D. C. .
Miss Marion S. Van Licw is this
week inspecting the Home E c o nomics work in Catskill, Saugerties,
Kingston, and other towns down the
I fudson.
Miss Mabel Holiday, '18, was a
visitor at college Friday, November
29th.
OMICRON NU
i
Formal initiation into Omicron Nu,
the honorary Home Economics society, took place on Tuesday evening,
November 25th, at the home of Mrs.
Frcar on Madison avenue,
Those conducting the initiation
were Dorothy Bachellcr, '19; Harriet
Church, '19; Jeancttc Reller, '19;
Edna Woodward, '19, and Bcmice
Bronnei'j '19.
Those initiated were Magdalene
Andrae, '19; Satic Winne, '19; Geraldhie Jennings, '19; Arlien BeardsIcy, '19; Hazel Byers, '19; Fanne
Plusch, '19; Irma Baldwin, '19,. and
Mildred Holchkiss, '19.
The members of the society arc
already formulating plans for the
annual conclave to be held here next
spring. Every Omicron Nil chapter
in the United Slates will send a
delegate.
PROMETHEAN
Members
of
Promethean
are
hereby advised of the opening meeting to be held Thursday, December
5th, at 4.10 p. in., in Room 101, Full
attendance is desired, since plans for
the year will be discussed.
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YELLOW
Belgium was devastated, her people enslaved, her children dying, her
most, precious possessions violently
taken from her, for four years, and
in all that time all her people, from
King and Queen down, did not complain of their lot as much as the
Germans have since the armistice
was signed,
France for fifty-one months was a
battlefield, her capital endangered,
her sons sore pressed by the invaders, but France never lost courage or
whimpered.
Serbia was wiped out, the victim
of atrocious crimes, and she kept her
courage.
Russia, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey—-all have been beaten in
the field and forced to surrender, and
every one of them has behaved with'
a certain amount of resignation betokening courage.
But Germany bowls like a whipped
cur, cringes before its conquerors,
weeps crocodile tears, begs, whines;
all the yellow in all the aniline dye
work in all of Germany ever turned
out couldn't make her yellower.
—From N. Y. Suit.
G A. A, S O N G
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CONTEST
T h o s e i n t e r e s t e d in t h e s o n g contest being c o n d u c t e d by the G, A.
A. are h e r e b y advised that the t e r m
of the c o n t e s t is extended
to
W e d n e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 11th. T h i s
is an o p p o r t u n i t y for a n y o n e with
r h y m i n g ability to do her b i t . f o r
college!
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STATE COLLEGE NEWS, DECEMBER 5, 1918
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Jones
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Substitutes:
Jmies for Sbaniey,
Diedrieh for Jones, Wexclbaum for
Grecnhurg.
Referee—Coach Walter L, Boyson,
A. II. S.
Head Linesman—Coach
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KAPPA DELTA
We welcome as Kappa 'Delta members Fannie Abccl, '19; Constance
Gross, '20' Hilda Blair, '20; Marion
Baker, '20; Harriet Holmes, ' 2 1 ;
Dorothea Wesel, '19.
Harriet Rising spent Thanksgiving
at her home.
The girls at ihe house enjoyed a
Thanksgiving dinner.
Viola Brownell, '19, and Marjorie
Bryant, '20, spent the week-end at
their respective homes.
KAPPA
NU
NOTES
Mrs. Erwin, of Chicago, TIL, was
the house guest of her cousin, Ethel
Hogan, '20, last week-end.
Jane Schnilzler, '20, spent T h a n k s giving at her home in Kingston.
Dr. J. C. Russell was the recent
guest of his daughter, Ailcen Russell, '19.
Elizabeth O'Connell opent T h a n k s giving at her home iu Barrytown.
DELTA
OMEGA
All of the girl.s remained at the
house Thanksgiving Day.
Marion Blodgelt, '17, and Delia
Ross
Root,
ex-'19, spent
their
Thanksgiving vacation with the girls.
Eclith Woodruff, '18, has sailed for
France.
T h e sorority had an enjoyable
evening at the home of Edith W a l lace, '17, last Saturday.
S. A. T. C. G A M E
C o n t i n u e d from Page 1
In the second period the soldiers
carried the ball to within the shadow
of the Centrals' goal posts, but their
march for a touchdown was nipped
in the bud when the whistle for the
end of the first half blew. This was
the S. A. T. C. eleven's golden opportunity.
Thereafter they were
seldom in position to start a drive
for a touchdown,
T h e Centrals, too, were denied victory by the timer's whistle at the
close of the game. In the last quarter the Centrals gained the ball, in
the soldiers' territory, by holding the
S. A. T. C, men for downs,
A
march down the field brought them
to the twenty-yard line. Flerc Schilling tried a field-goal hut failed. T h e
game ended a minute later.
T h e line u p :
S. A, T, C.
Position
Centrals
L. E.
Baker
Hosdowich
R. T.
Bruno
Streibert
OFFICIAL CALENDAR
Ilubbell
JUNIOR RECEPTION
Continued from Page 1
light[ul maimer. Following this the
entire assemblage was led in singing
by /Elizabeth Archibald, '20. During
this feature the contirigdni of men
present in uniform joined
their
voices in snugs of the barracks.
Dorothy Banner, '20, added much to
the musical selections by her piano
accompaniments,
Dancing followed, music being
furnished
by
the
well
known
O'Neill's orchestra.
Members of
Company A, State College S. A. T.
('., were present until time for taps.
During the evening the Freshmen
demonstrated their pep and initiative
by displaying a bine and white '22
banner.
Members of the committees in
charge w e r e : Music, Sergeant Edward Springmann; decorations, Jessie Gilford;
chairman,
Elizabeth
Gardner, Peggv Van Ness, Marion
Ranncy, Mildred fligland, Frances
Raley,
Elsie
H'anbury,
Florence
Stttbbs, Miriam Smith; invitations,
Elizabeth Gardner, Anna F o r t a n i e r ;
entertainment, Sally Roody.
STUDENT ASSEMBLY
('iiiitinued from Page I
student body.
This motion was
passed unanimously.
Miss Archibald pointed mistakes almost universally made in our national anthem.
T h e college profited by her criticism
and sang the hymn in a manner
worthy of il. Next, the college attempted to sing, " I Ain't Got Weary
Vet," but until after the second time
the college gave it, it would be hard
to convince any one that the students meant what they were singing.
However,
"Solomon Levi"
was
given in a rousing manner, and the
" s i n g " was fittingly ended with
" S. C. T. Has Cultivated Me," sending everyone out from assembly
feeling most cultured.
LETTER FROM FRESHMAN
Continued from Page I
pretty good protection from the sea.
The town itself was picturesque, but
the worst part of the whole thing
was the ban on ,-liore liberty except
when accompanied Ly an officer. * * *
There were some fine old churches
that T should like to have visited.
Style of architecture is the squarebox kind with frescoed walls and
balustrades.
T h e stores, as much
as I could gather from a passing inspection, made a fairly successful attempt at being modern and somewhat American.
The natives go
barefooted practically all the time,
yet they wear, heavy overcoats and
wrap up their heads in big mufflers.
Some contrast I "
Cotrell & Leonard
T H U R S D A Y , D e c e m b e r 5.
4:00 P .
M.—Promethean
L i t e r a r y Society, R o o m 101.
F R I D A Y , D e c e m b e r 6. 9:00
A. M.— S t u d e n t Assembly,
A u d i t o r i u m . 4:10 P . M.—
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THAT JUNIOR PARTY
Wre Juniors had a party
As custom does demand,
In honor jif the Freshmen —
To give the welcome hand.
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Lenox Lunch and Restaurant
Good
For reasons beyond question
(1 think it was the men),
We had to duly promise
To end the fun at ten.
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But they were widely scattered;
So, to make, their presence known,
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And gave vent to lyric lone.
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Next began the dancing —
The music was just great!
And the punch was very tempting
Tho' it met an early fate,
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Bui just as things were humming,
When the fun was at its height.
The clock did strike nine-thirty
And the boys did say, "Goodnight."
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Never mind, my beauties,
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Harriet Church, '19; Hazel Byers,
'19; Jennie Muhlemann, '18, and
Faith Wallace, '18, were the guests
of the Eta Phi House girls at
Thanksgiving dinner.
Ruth Kinuney, ex-T9, who is in
training at the Albany City Hospital,
visited at the house on Thursday.
Faith Wallace, '17, and Jennie
Muhlemann, '18, spent Thanksgiving
vacation at the house.
Edith Chandler, '18, and Elmetta
Van De Loo, '18, spent the vacation
with their parents in Albany.
Verna McCann, '18, was a visitor
at college on Friday.
APPRECIATES SERVICES
Continued from P a g e 1
days, Dean Pierce and Dr. Richardson being the only remaining members of that group.
Mr. Wurthman has established an
enviable record for industry and
managerial ability in his capacity
as overseer of the college buildings.
H e has proven himself honest, faithful and loyal. His first interest has
always been the welfare of the college.
T h e students hereby express their
appreciation of
Mr.
Wurthman's
constant service in their behalf, and
wish him continued success,
Albany, N.Y.
Phone West 888-J
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PSI GAMMA
Gertrude Swift, '17, spent the
week-end at the Psi Gamma House.
v
- Mrs. M, H . Howell and Mr. C. I i .
Dickey were the guests of Dorothy
Howell on Thanksgiving Day.
Cordelia Haight spent Thanksgiving in Schenectady.
Cecile
Conklin and
Madeleine
Martwell
spent
Thanksgiving
in
Chatham,
Cecile Conklin spent the week-end
in Hillsdale,
Lieutenant W . G, Stephens, of
Petersburg, Ky., was t h e gaest of
'Dorothy Howell last Monday,
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STATE COLLEGE NEWS, DECEMBER 5, 1918
ADDRESS BEFORE
NEWMAN CLUB
Father Dunney's Subject Is
Ferdinand Foch
Mr. Brown — " I had a queer
dream last night, my dear. I thought
Father Dunney's recent address
I saw another man running off with
before the Newman Club was one
you."
,
of
great interest, The subject was
Mrs. Brown — " And what did you
well chosen, for there are few men
say to him ? "'
in
the
public limelight to-day more
Mr, Brown — " I asked him what
talked about than Marshal Ferdihe was running for?"
nand Foch. Yet the public knows
little of his life history. Everyone
is marking his deeds of valor, and
Up to Date
consequently everyone is curious to
know of the influences that shaped
She —"Do you know how to such
a character as his. Father
Hooverize?"
Dunncy spoke authoritatively, since
He —"Hooverize?"
he
has
made a close study of the
She —"Take a little roll with life of France's
hero.
honey."
Father Dunncy said in part:
" Recently the fortunes of over
Quite Impossible
5,000,000 Allied soldiers of .Belgium, France, Italy, England and
Wix — " I see by this paper that America' have been placed in the
more than onc-hslf of the world's bands of this one man; upon his
population is feminine."
brains, ability, strategy rests, huNix — "I don't believe it. If it manly speaking, the success of our
were so how do you account for the armies lighting for democracy,
fact that one-half of the world cleansing the earth with their
doesn't know how the other half blood in order to make it a decent
lives?"
spot to live upon. Seldom, if ever
in history, has such tremendous
responsibility devolved upon a
Truthful Scot
mortal man. But how, you may
ask, how can this come to pass?
A lawyer was examining a Scot- Because that commander is every
tish farmer.
" You'll affirm that inch a man, every inch a soldier,
when this happened you were going every inch a patriot, every inch a
home to a'meal. Let us be quite commiiclcr. Naturally enough the
certain on this point, because it is a questions rise to your lips: Who
very important one. Be good enough is he, where does he come from,
to tell me, sir, with as little pre- what has be clone, why is be where
varication as possible, what meal it he is? The answers to those
was you were going home t o ? "
queries furnish the lesson that is
" You would like to know what so well worth learning.
meal it was?" said the Scotchman.
" Ferdinand Foch was born in
"Yes, sir; T should like to know,"
66 and a half years ago,
replied the counsel, sternly and im- Tarbes,
and
was bred in that little triangle
pressively. " Be sure to tell the of territory,
Bosquc-Land, which
truth."
produced such immortal com"Well, then, it was just oatmeal." has
manders as Ignatius Loyola and
Francis Xavier.
" Pro Deo et Patria was the
Quick Action
vary A. B. C. of the boy's upbringing. Even as a youth the talent
Jack (gallantlv)—" Botty, clear, for mathematics was noted, as
anything (hat you say goes."
also was his passionate love for
Betty (quickly) — " Jack I "
history. Now, nothing is clearer
than the truth that environment
and
early education are the chief
A Bit Clumsy
determinants of character. Young
Fetch's surroundings and early
Edith — "How does Fred make lesso.nings were such as implanted
love?"
religion and patriotism at the very
Mae—"Well. I should define it as bases of his char? ter. He was
unskilled labor."
taught as you were taught, that
patriotism is no mere matter of
voice
and show; it is an affair of
On Any Bench in the Upper Hall
the mind, the heart, the will; it is
a virtue; an enterprise of the
Two is bliss —
whole soul. Foch learned that lesThree's a blister!
son well. He was a 100 per cent
patriot. Graduate from a Catholic
college, where history and matheTHIS REALLY HAPPENED
matics were his pet subjects, he
entered the army. He was sigEnd of Letter —" Good-by, my j nally endowed with the ' geometclear, for the present.
Yours, ric' mind, and while at the PolyJack." Then — " x-x-x-x-x. P. S. technique showed the stuff—menI hope the censor doesn't object tal stuff and moral stuff—of which
to those crosses."
| he wa'S made and was everywhere
Added by Friend Censor—"Ccr- j regarded as a clean, straight, uptainly not. x-x-x-x!"
I standing, exemplary fellow, who
was bound to make good. Don't
(From the Sheridan Reveille.)
think for one moment, however,
that
his path was an easy one. It
" A wise old owl lived in an oak,
was uphill fighting most of the
The more he saw, the less he way.
It look him 34 years of solid
spoke,
service in the French army before
The less he spoke, the more he he became a brigadier commander
heard.
of artillery in the Fifth army
O soldier, imitate this bird."
corps.
(From the Sheridan Reveille.)
" I n 1907, when our graduates
were mere tots in the first grade
BREAKFAST MENU FOR G. K. he was director of the Ecole de
Guerre,
Muffins — with honey.
" I n 1911, when they were half
Mush,
through Grammar school, he was
Posturn (there's a reason).
made a general of division,
Christmas and New Year's Cards, Davis Quality Cards, Gibson
Art Co. Cards, Fountain Pens, Fine Stationery
For Chriitmai Gifto
Lowney'i Chocolates
Schrafft't Confections
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Washington and Lake Ave*.
Opposite High School
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" I n 1914, when they were ready
to enter the High school he was
appointed commander of the
Twentieth corps at Nancy,
"Through long days, 45 years,
he was with his beloved soldiers,
teaching them the art of war, inspiring them for service in the
army, stirring their faith in
France and enkindling deep in
their souls a flaming patriotism —
the sort that has rarely been equalled, never surpassed. He is the
only one of the Allied commanders who has never yet failed to
carry through a major operation
that he planned and directed.
" When he was asked how he
could do those things he answered simply and humbly ' God gives
me ideas.' When on the eve of
a great battle, he approached his
chaplain: 'To-morrow,' he said,
' W e are to make our supreme effort in arms. Do you also make
a supreme effort in prayer.' From
the first he was a man of prayer.
' Watch and pray ' was his watchword. He fought his first great
battles foi his religion, lie stood
up always and everywhere for his
faith.
Steadily and surely he
forged his way to the front because he was a man of prayer and
a man of perseverance. No matter how hard the way, how cruel
the setbacks, he came back fresh
and strong. 'Repulse' he always
maintained 'is the half-way house
to victory' and victory consists in
the ascendancy established by the
victor's will. It is Foch's good
will, whetted upon a fine mind and
exercised with boundless energy,
that makes him the man he is, of
tranquillity, good-humor, religious
honesty, moral power, and incomparable foresightcdne'ss — the
greatest military master of our
clay. It is not hard to see why
Ferdinand Foch is the idol of the
French soldier; the sole active
commander who has the respect
and ad-miration of French, Belgian, British, Italian and American forces alike; the hope and
stay of the 5,000,000 soldiers who
are glad to be gencralled by a
man of his form and make."
Miss Mary Fitzgerald and Miss
Monica Cardiff were elected senior
councillors; Miss Ethel Hogan
and Miss Eugenia Smith were
made junior councillors; Miss
Dorothy Collins and Miss Laura
McCarthy were electee! sophomore councillors, and Miss Elizabeth Carey and Miss Helen Walsh
freshmen councillors. Miss Catherine Wansboro was made reporter, Miss Mary Winters and Miss
Helen McGinn were elected librarians.
ETIQUETTE TALKS FOR
DOUGHBOYS
Mess Manners
By Bran Mash
Rules for table deportment in
the Army are far different from
those in civilian life, as any one
who has ever heard a company at
mess will readily recognize. To
begin with, it is impossible for a
man to drink out: of the saucer,
for the simple reason that there
ain't no such piece of crockery.
Thus one of the cardinal principles
of direct behavior at table has got
to be abandoned from the start.
Leaving the spoon in the canteen cup, and thereby deflecting
some of the undue heat from the
cup's interior to the surface of the
spoon, is perfectly permissible and
should be practiced on all occasions when the coffee is actually
hot; that is, when the drinker
happens to be pretty well up forward in the mess line. Warming
one's chilled hands on the exterior
of the cup, meanwhile exclaiming
"Oh, boy!" is also condoned in
army usage. The grand old indoor sport of blowing into the
coffee to cool it is likewise de
rigueur, and also excellent for developing the lungs. In the most
select Army circles it is customary to save a little of the coffee to
loosen up the goo in the mess tin
when cleaning it.
(From The Stars and Stripes.)
MOTHER GOOSESTEP
I lovc_ those dear .Germans,
Their hearts are so warm,
And if we disarm them
They'll do us no harm.
We'll send them new clothing
And shiploads of food.
They'll divide with the Allies
Because they're so good.
—From N. Y. Tribune.