" A T E COLLEGE FOR TEACH,
STATE COLLEGE NEWS, JANUARY 6, 1939
Page 4
Frederick, Smith
Address Session
(Continued from page 1, column V
Dr. Frank P. Oraves, commissioner
of education, was toastmaster. The
climax of the evening's program was
a very effective speech on "Preparedness for Peace" delivered by Senator
Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota.
Wednesday evening was a social
night with reunions and dinners for
members of the various colleges, normal schools, and fraternities represented. Over forty principals were
In attendance at State college's reunion dinner.
NOTICES
8.C.A.
Dr. Hornell Hart, well known sociologist of Duke university, will address the Marriage commission of
the Student Christian association
next Thursday at 7:30 o'clock in the
Lounge of Richardson hall.
* • * *
French Club
The French club will hold a meeting in the Lounge of Richardson
hall on Wednesday, January 11, at
7:30 o'clock. A play will be presented, and refreshments will be
served. Everybody is welcome to
attend.
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•
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*
School Movies
Moving pictures of school organization and activity will be shown In
the auditorium of Page hall next
Friday at 8:00 o'colck In the morning. This program, which Is being
sponsored by the education classes,
Is open to all students interested.
Headlines Reveal Year's Events
As News Copies Pass in Review
(Continued from page 1, column t)
conscious. All this resulted in a
greater interest on the part of the
public in political affairs.
And one of the highlights of the
year was when Herbert H. Lehman,
governor of the state, addressed our
assembly.
Then we came to one of the most
brilliant scenes of the past season,
the sophomore soiree — with that
famed Artie Shaw and his tooting
clarinet. This king of the clarinet is giving the old King of Swing,
Benny Goodman, a close race for
popularity in the musician's poll that
is being conducted among musicians
of New York. In fact, at this printing, it was found that Shaw Is leading by a close margin of six points.
Then comes across our field of
vision the Innovations that have
happened since WJ came to State.
First, incoming freshmen will undergo a new procedure before they
enter state. They will be subjected
to interviews throughout the summer, and as a result a hand picked
freshman class greeted us In the
fall which was distinctly superior
to any that had ever entered these
portals. Now freshmen, don't swell
up.
Then came that grand day of all.
Moving-up day, that day of jo." and
sorrow, was the climax to all the
undergrads, but to those grand old
seniors It was the end, on that last
day of June when they left these
Cappiello Announce*
Junior Weekend Plans
(Continued from page 1, column 2)
Cotls, Mary Koonz; chaperones,
Ruth Donnelly; decorations, Marie
sheltered portals to face the ugly Metz, chairman, Norman Arnold,
world. Success, however, has greeted Robert Martin, Arthur Seld, Frank
Augustine, Isabel Ramel.
them at every turn.
Committees for tea dance will be
After a grand and glorious vacation we returned to our alma mater as follows: chairman, Bob Cogger;
full of pep, vim and vigor, to aid arrangements, Grace Cullen; music,
those poor suckers, the frosh, to sign Bill McCracken; programs, Stewart
up for Myskania, and for any of Smith; decorations, Louise Hessney;
chaperones, June Amacher; refreshthe other activities their little hearts ments, Luella Hess.
desire.
Committees for the annual junior
Campus day is next on our list. I luncheon will b°. as follows: chairYes, that is the day when competi- man, Marjorle Baird; arrangements,
tion between classes runs high, when Theron Powell; speakers, Lorraine
every class tries to make the best Theurer.
impression it can upon the association. And to top it all off, the students chose a queen to preside over
W A N T E D
the activities of Campus day. The
N
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w
Jokes or More
queen we mean Is Chris Ades, that
demure goddess-like beauty of the
Exchanges
senior class and member of the
R. CUTHBERT LONSDALE,
campus leadership society, Myskania.
Editor, Lion.
And as we draw close to the new
year we run across this headline:
'Mrs. Roosevelt to speak before the
student assembly." People from all
Geo. D. Jeoney, Prop
over Albany came to hear the foremost woman speaker In the country
address the students on Armistice
day, asking and pleading for peace
and goodfellowshlp in the world.
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State College News
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STATE COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS, ALBANY, N. Y., FRIDAY, JANUARY 13,
Choral Society
Will Present
Miss Blaisdell
Departments Attempt
ISo "Mid Year" Policy
C a n d l y n to Direct P r o g r a m
of C a r o l s , F o l k S o n g s ,
Chorus by Handel
This evening, the State College
Choral society will present its annual winter concert at Chancellor's
hall, beginning at 8:30 o'clock.
Dr. T. Frederick H. Candlyn, assistant professor of music, will direct
the chorus in a varied program,
Music council regrets to annouco that Ralph Kirkpatrick, previously scheduled to appear at tonight's concert, will be unable to
be present. Sudden Illness, which
has confined him to his bed, makes
his appearance impossible.
Miss Prances Blaisdell, flutist, Will
appear in Mr. Klrkpatrick's place as
assisting artist.
The program which the Choral
society will preent this evening, is
as follows:
I
Carols
a. The March of the Three Kings
French
b. Noel nouvelet
French
c. The angels and the shepherds ....
Czecho-SIovakian
d. In dulci Jubilo
German
e. Hodie, Christus natus est Willan
The Choral Society
II
Frances Blaisdell
III
Folksong arrangements
a. Come, lasses and lads
English
b. Nobody knows de trouble I've seen
Negro Spiritual
d. A fife fisher song
Scottish
e. What shall we do with a drunken
sailor
Sea chanty
The Choral Society
IV
Frances Blaisdell
V
Let their celestial concerts all unite
Handel
The Choral Society
The following will participate in
the concert:
1st sopranos: A l i c e Lc Barron,
Catherine Krien, Ruth Slnovoy, .lean
Strong, Sylvia Weiss, seniors; Mareia
Brrwn, Bernice Mariowic?,, Dorothy
McKee,
Jean
Mitchell,
Isabel
Ramel, Sully Young, Juniors; Eu(Ctmllnut'd on piijic. .'/, column II
Just as we were about to resign ourselves to a nice long
stretch of exams and pre-stooging we find that—lo and behold
—State starts 1939 off with a
little more innovating. This time
the faculty has decided to dispense with a few examinations
and boy that's an innovation.
Certain classes in the various
departments will not have to
burn the midnight oil for their
exam has been done away with
in the course of experimentation.
Instead they will get a comprehensive exam in June which
will cover the entire year's work.
Whatever grade they receive will
be their mark for the entire year.
The only drawback beside the
mental strain in June is that
failures will undoubtedly have to
repeat a whole year's work.
Some of the methods which
are being effected this January
for the most part are interviews.
Exemptions for certain lucky
fresh who maintained an A
average in History 2 is another
novel attempt. So here's to
more progressive ideas and less
worries—we hope!
President Announces
$9,000 Library Grant
Teachers' Colleges Receive
Funds for First Time
Dr. A. R. Brubacher, president of
the college, announces that the Carnegie corporation has granted State
college $3,000 a year for three years
lo purchase books for the school
library.
The grant is not to be used for
highly technical books, but rather
for books of general reading.
The corporation adopted this plan
three years ago when such funds
were granted to liberal arts colleges
only. Last year the policy of granting these funds to teachers' colleges
was Instigated.
There are twenty-four teachers'
training Institutirns in the country
I hat will receive these grants, which
will range from $1.1)0(1 to $9,000 for
i he three-year period. There are six
institutions in the nation to get, the
highest appropriation, one of which
Is Stale college. The only other
New York stale Institution that will
receive the appropriation Is Oneontn
normal, which will receive $1,000 for
I he three-year period.
Survey Shows Cosmopolitan Boy
Is Our Own Man About State
Friedman Lists
Debate Schedule
Snell, Durling O p e n Season
w i t h R.P.I, o n S u b j e c t
of P u m p - P r i m i n g
1939
Dramatics Class to Give
Program of One-Act Plays
C.S.P.A. Journal Prints
Article By Densmore
The State college debate squad
opened its 1939 season last night as
Friends at State of Warren I.
Louise Snell and Lee Durling, sophoDensmore, a member of last
mores, debated R.P.I, in room 5 of
year's graduating class, president
Richardson hall. The subject of the
of the Student association, and
debate was "Resolved, that the U.S. member of Myskanlu, campus
should cease expending public funds
leadership society, will be interfor the purpose of stimulating busiested to hear that he has an arness."
ticle appearing in the January,
1939, issue of School Press ReLast night's debate was the first
view, journal of the Columbia
of a very ambitious schedule that
Scholastic Press association.
has been prepared by Janice Friedman, '40, secretary of Debate counThis article consists of a
cil, under the supervision of Mr. speech given by Densmore at the
William G. Hardy, instructor of EngColumbia Scholastic Press assolish and debate coach.
ciation convention in 1937, when
he was attending in the capacity
The schedule for the 1939 season
follows: February G, Marquette, of associate managing editor of
the Nnw.s. It is entitled "Makhome; March 3, Hofstra, home; 16,
ing Editorial Policy Modern,"
Hobart, away; Keuka, away; Elmira
away; 17, Rochester university, and gives invaluable suggestions
and helps in writing an interestaway; Houghton, away; 27, Hofstra,
ing and stimulating editorial,
away; New Rcchelle, away; 30, Uniwhich will appeal to the readers
versity of Vermont, homo. Tentative
and at the some time treat on
dates have been arranged with the
following colleges: Wells, Hartwick, some timely subject In a constructive way.
Hamilton, Colgate, Bard, Niagara
university at Rochester, Nazareth,
Sources for editorials which he
and the University of Pittsburgh.
mentioned were: new ideas, the
Toward the end of April, State colexplanation of the significance
lege will be represented ut the anof events, which may not seem
nual Cornell debate conference
clear, and the instructive essay,
such as an editorial on etiquette.
This year the forensic squad wiU
concern Itself wilh four major topics.
Densmore is now teaching
The majority of the debates will deal
English and social studies in
with the subject of 'pump-priming.'
East Islip, Long Island.
However, numerous dcba'.es have
been arranged on collective security,
socialized medicine, and on the advisability of the U.S. adopting a policy that would proven: war except
in the event of the actual Invasion
cf our mainland. 'Pump-priming'
and the war que'ion have been
carefully studied in debate seminar,
If the Forum of Politics, under
The few meetings remaining will be the direction of Robert Cogger, '40,
devoted to an investigation of .social- has anything to say concerning the
ized medicine.
appointment to the United Slates
Supreme Court vacancy caused by
the death of the late Justice Cardo/.a, Felix Frankfurter will be the
man.
After a heated discussion at the
Tuesday session of the Forum, the
State politicians passed a memorial
Smiling Reggie Childs, Hie violin- resolution which has been sent by
playing maestro, whose famous or- air-moll to the New York Senators
chestra is known from coast-to-coast in Washington.
for its many broadcasts over the
The group also passed a resolution
NBC network, and engagements at opposing the direct federal regulaAmerica's smartest hotels mid night tion and censorship of the radio.
clubs, has been selected lo wave the The Forum of Politics will conbaton at this year's Junior prom, duet, regular
panel
discussions
which will be conducted on Friday, throughout the Capital district beFebruary 10, at the Auruniii club. fore clubs and organizations, with
"The Smiling Master of Sweet Janlc.i Friedman, '40, as leader,
Swing" will feature vocal Interpola
Frankfurter Wins
Forum's Approval
P r o m Committee
Selects Childs Band
VOL. XXIII, No. 13
T w o Comedies and Fantasy
Will Provide Variety
to Presentation
FUTTERER TO
D I R E C T
Will E x c h a n g e T a x Tickets
o n J a n u a r y 16 a n d 1 7
in D r a p e r H a l l
Dramatic and Art association will
present three-one-act plays, on
Tuesday, J a n u a r y 17, at 8:30
o'clock. The casts for these plays
have been chosen from members of
elementary dramatics class. Miss
Agnes Futterer, assistant professor
of English in State college, is directing.
A comedy, a farce, and a tragic
fantasy have been chosen for presentation this year. "The Kelly
Kid," by K. Norris and D. Totherch,
Is a folk comedy dealing with IrishAmericans in New York city. "A
Cup of Tea" by A. F. Rycrson, a
very humorous farce, deals with the
romantic escapades of a poet who
is a little indiscreet at times. The
eternal triangle Is replaced in this
play by a rectangle, however, and
the results are quite amazing.
The third play will be "The Shoes
that Danced," by Anna Hemptstead
Branch. The sets and costumes for
this play are very beautiful and it
promises to be quite enjoyable.
The cast for "The Kelly Kid" will
include Jeonette Evans, Anne Rattray, Beatrice Dower, Lona Powell,
William Cameron, and John Gardephe, sophomores, and Douglas
Rector, '40. The cast chosen for "A
Cup of Tea," will include Francis
Cassidy, and Marilyn Groff, sophomores, and Catherine Smith and
Louis Fink, juniors. The cast of
"The Shoes that Danced" will be
composed or Douglas Dillenbeck,
Ernest Case, Miriam Newell, Hyman
Meltz, Shirley
VanValkenburgh,
Robert Ague, Jane Hanford, Mary
Miller and Alma Knowles, sophomores, and Doris Shultes, '40.
The following committees have
been appointed to assist in the product Ion of the plays: lights, William
Miller, chairman, John Garcbphe,
Mary Miller, Dorothy Peak, Anne
Rattray, Charlotte Ritchie, Janet
Sharts, Shirley VanValkenburgh,
sophomores, and Doris Shultes, '40;
sets, Hat tie Conklln, chairman,
Lydia Bond, Beatrice Dower Jeanel I e Evans, Ellen Hurley, ' Vivian
(Continued on pone .'/, column >))
tils clothes, yet, he usually
News has reached your inquiring 'dictate
looks mat and well dressed. So
reporter (it. sometimes does) thut the much
for his outward appearance.
Cosmopolitan magazine has launchTo an Innocent question of "what
ed a inn ion-wide campaign to Hud
the "Cosmopolitan Girl." the epi- do you like lo do," I was deluged
tome (if American womanhood, Will wilh answers. In ease you've wonnow 1 sort a go for the idea myself. dered about his sociability let me being citrrii u uvui wn i
The lie detector operates on the
"You're a dirty liar, you guinea
Bill ol eoiir.se I like to be dilforent inform yi u the llrst thing he every Saturday night at 10:30
[principal that when the subject is in
and so 1 decided to search for the hankered for was dancing anyway o'cli ek. The bund may also be heard pig!"
the state of emotional stress such
"Statesman" lUh, uh, 't ain't the that's his story. Next, in line were nightly from Philadelphia.
"Who's dirty, you covin cutntyu?" us accompanies lying, there is an
same one you've been looking fori, sports, swimming, skiing, basketball,
All
this
to-do
about
prevarication
increase in perspiration. Eleetiodes
Other arrangements for the Junior
I decided In uphold the old maxim and ping-pong being uppermost, Bui prom
ami weekend are progressing which lias been running rampant are attached to the palms of the
that's only the beginning, folks only
Hint it's a man's world after all
through
the
halls
during
the
week
is
[suspect, and as a series of questions
the beginning. He also likes bull- rapidly under the direction of Joseph
women.
sessions, music (especially swlngi Cappiello, general chairman. The the result of the psychological ex- [are asked, the detector records on a,
employing a lie-detector graph the degree of perspiration exBo your snooping reporter I rod beer, reading, playing cards, going work of the music committee Is lln- periments
out on dales, staying In on dates, ii.'hed and tinal reports are being being conducted by Dr. Kirsehberg cluded from the palms.
her- trying to appear impartial
of the New York Bureau of Criminal
drawn up by the ether groups.
merry way and met with much suc- and, but of course, sleeping.
Kirsehberg explained at the meetInvestigation, The experiments will
cess. Everywhere I went I found
The
price
of
bids
has
not
yet.
been
ing that as the lie is repeated the
I queried very sweetly, "What do
be
centered
about
twenty-live
State
him dancing in the Commons, loaf- you think ol love and inarrlagoV" set. but decisions concerning this, seniors who have volunteered to aei line on the graph becomes Increasing by the mailbox, rehearsing in To this I gol a whistle and a very decorations, and favors will b ' an- as guinea pigs In an attempt to ingly longer, while the line for true
the auditorium, participating in worried look. Love he decided is nounced early this week. The dunce
; answers becomes shorter.
sports m ihe gym, chatting in the .•.well, but has lost much of its luster will be conducted from 10:00 to 2:00 find the truth about lying.
I As an example of the typo of
Lounge, relaxing I?) In the activities
At the meeting of the research crime to be committed, Kirsehof the more pleasant lllii- o'clock and arrangements are now
office, concentrating In lecture class sii "One
underway to secure late permission. assistants on Wednesday, Or. J. berg suggested the following offense,
us"
to
quote
him.
As
for
marand library Cl'lVl) My, oh, my, does riage, he feels It. is highly desirable,
Allen Hicks presented Dr. Kirseh- While one subject is reading in his
he get around I
berg, as well as Major James study, another student will steal $25
but not to be thought of until after Assembly Will Feature
Winner, Superintendent of statu from the desk drawer in the room.
in case any of you gals Who the age of twenty-five.
Student Talent Show Police. Kirsehberg told the stu- The thief will leave the room and
Following in the same trend of
slipped up on him—P, S. and he
According to an announcement by dents that he laid been conducting give the "loot" to an accomplice, A
often complains how neglected lie's thought, I mustered up enough courexperiments on the "not-so-while" fourth member will be unaware of
been would like to know what this age to ask him what he thought of John Edge, '39, president of Student group
of I he lowest type, the crime—or the criminals. With
the
opposite
sex
and
found
he
was
association, this morning's assembly and thaicriminals
dashing Lothario looks like, here
he now wishes lo experi- troopers brimming over in the laborgoes. He's in the whereabouts, I'd for 'em. To quote from George Jean program will again feature a parade ment on a different class of subjects. atory
all four suspects will bo
sny, of twenty years of age, round Nathan, as he so cleverly did, "I of student talent. Members of all
readily apprehended and subjected
The volunteers will be- taken to to the unerring grueling of the lie
about 6' 11" tall, with 170 pounds think one Intelligent man Is worth classes will take part. Betty Hayof llrm flesh, covering his active ten parcel of beautiful women, but ford, '39, president of senior class, is police laboratories in Schenectady by detector.
State Troopers where Dr. Kirsehberg
frame. Ho is not especially dark or I'd rather spend the evening with j in oh arse.
The remaining part of the assem- will conduct u series of "mock
terrifically handsome, but lie has the beautiful women."
The tests will bo started in Febnice olunr cut features ami a winThis, my friends, is the Mun about: bly hour will be given over to busi- crimes" and pseiido "third degress" X u a r y following the "emotional
[stress" of mid-years.
ness of the Student association.
I lo disclose the "dirty culprit."
ning personality. Esquire may not Slate.
Ever-Versatile State Students
Will Aid in Lie-Detector Tests
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STATE COLLEGE NEWS, JANUARY 13, 1939
STATE COLLEGE NEWS
Established by the Class of 1918
The undergraduate Newspaper of New York State
College for Teachers
Published every Friday of the college year by the
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We Give You — Albany
We hear much discussion about participation in State's activities. We are wholeheartedly behind any program that enables
everyone to participate in college affairs,
including varied extra-class activities, and
we wish more people would see the importance of this participation. We realize that
many people don't have time to do much
around school, but most people do have
some free time.
How much do any of us know about
Albany? (Unless we live here!) How
much are the majority of us acquainted
with anything outside the confines of the
walls of State college ? Are we acquainted
with Albany as an interesting place, historically, politically, and scenically, as well as
knowing it as the home of State college ?
Albany has fine buildings, many of historical interest, including the Philip Schuyler mansion, and t h e old Albany Academy,
which now houses the city education department, where Joseph Henry first discovered the secret of electro-magnetism.
Albany is the oldest chartered city in New
York state; it was early an important port.
How much do you know of the fascinating history of this city, where you go to
school (we don't say—where you live.)
Albany has many fine places offering
cultural advancement to those who are willing to expend a little time and trouble to
get it. How many students visit the Albany
Institute of History and Art, unless they do
it for an Art course? How many of them
have visited the museum in the State Education building, or know anything about it,
save that the libraries are on the second
floor? The Capitol, one of the most expensive in the United States, could furnish
quite a bit to us, besides the legislative
sessions.
Albany offers much in the line of
amusement, and appreciation of other
forms of art. Albany does have theatres,
and many presentations of interest to music
lovers.
This is only a beginning of all that Albany has for you, if you'll take it. The rest
is up to you, and we ask you: What are
you going to do with Albany?
We know you've heard this before, but
we wish you'd take it seriously, for we sincerely believe that you'll be a much better
teacher if you really live in Albany these
four years.
It seems that State college likes to splurge the
money it hasn't got, when it attempts to be "big shots"
at class dances. I t wants to hire orchestras that cost
between four hundred and six hundred dollars in order
to say: "We had 'so and so' a t our Junior prom or
'such and such' at our Sophomore soiree." But where
do the classes end up finally? In the red for one or
two hundred dollars! That is poor financial management when such a small organization cannot meet its
income adequately.
A point to be considered is that this dance,
the Junior prom, is a class dance, a dance given by
the class for its member and supported by them.
It seems however the socialites neglect this point of
view. The bids for these dances are so exorbitantly
high—$3.50-$4.00—that only the fellow with a "full"
pocket is able to attend. There are very few persons
who come to State that can afford to spend between
seven and twelve dollars for an evening's entertainment.
Who goes to these dances? None other than the
same crowd over and over again. If the object of
these dances is to bring the same group together all
the time, why not let them form a social club and make
and sponsor their own functions. Instead they chisel
upon the good nature of those students who pay duesto support the dances and who are called upon for
more support when the dance goes into the red.
If the price of bids comes down to one fifty or two
dollars, a larger percentage of the class will be interested in supporting their class in a dance they feel
they can attend.
The result would be a better attendance at all these
dances. A better spirit of friendliness and cooperation
will be the bond that is formed. At the same time,
other class members will be interested in a poor man's
dance.
An important issue that is overlooked is the large
costs of "incidental" expenses. Programs cost between
seventy and eighty dollars. Would this be a reasonable price that the ordinary "John Citizen" would pay?
There Is doubt that the other "incidentals" run proportionately as high as the bids, such as decorations
and refreshments.
If we want to conduct successful dances here at
State, they should be given so that all the committees
will spend a minimum instead of the maximum amount
allowed for them. Then and only then will we have
dances that will fit the purse of the ordinary student
and at the same time will balance the budget or even
carry an amount over into the black.
Book of the Week:
A Canine Ulysses
STATE COLLEGE NEWS, JANUARY 13, 1939
Freshmen Revive Good Old Days
In Discussion About Traditions
Personal
Viewpoints
(EGO is given the widest latitude as author of this column,
though his viewpoints do not
necessarily always reflect those
of the STATE COLLEGE N E W S J
Well, well, well. As if in
answer to our queries of last
week comes the vigilante committee. Designed to insure the
sanctity of our traditions and
deal with those who defy them,
it can fill a justifiable need.
And let's hope that the frosh
soon realize that we do have a
fair background of tradition that
they would do well to assimilate.
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We welcome that sudden influx of chairs and benches about
the confines of the Annex. The
numbers of people who were
forced to eat their lunches in a
sort of stacked-against-the-wall
position was beginning to be
somewhat of a traffic problem,
as well as an inconvenience.
Perhaps, we students might
like to pledge ourselves to a sort
of reciprocal agreement with the
unknown donor—something like
keeping that area relatively free
from litter.
*
*
»
•
And we'd like a point of information. Is this dancing after
basketball games going to be
curtained at 11:30 o'clock all the
time? And why? If the frosh
have to be in, which is the only
reason we see, they can leave
without inconveniencing the other students.
Or, if it is to prevail, why not
keep the games to schedule a
little more rigidly? Last week's
game, scheduled at 8:30 o'clock,
got under way at about 9:45.
And it wasn't so much the fact
that the frosh game went overtime as the fact that the frosh
game, too, was started late.
And, as a final suggestion, to
the vie operators — why not
let the dancers know when a
particular dance is over? Some
people are systematic enough to
get dates during the evening,
and they like to know when the
dances are coining. Nuff said!
EGO
Hellenics
Back in your good old freshman
days when you were busily engaged
In signing up for Myskania, did you
ever stop to wonder Just how this
organization began? And while you
were tearing across the campus t o
your 8:10 math, class did you ever
halt and ponder over the rules which
made it illegal for you to be doing
just that? No, you didn't I And so
you went your own sweet way, u t terly ignorant of State's most interesting traditions — And mebbe you
lived happly ever after.
But not the class of '42! This year's
crop of kiddies have done something
to be proud of. Last Thursday,
Freshman commission sponsored a
panel discussion on "State College
Traditions"—and more fun, more
laughs, more people killed!
Did you know that long, long ago
the frosh were not allowed to sport
moustaches because such decorations
were thought to give them too much
prestige? Did you know that Dr.
Scotland, as a freshman, was forced
to put up her hair instead of wearing it in pigtails—and that in the
process of being initiated, she was
given the pleasure of rolling a pencil
up the floor of the old auditorium
(now the library) with her nose as
her only weapon?
Are you aware of the fact that
Miss Wallace of our Latin Department was a member of our first Myskania? And that formerly this student honorary society chose its
members by letting the entire junior
class march across the stage while
the chosen few were "grabbed" as
they tripped by? — A procedure
which took only ten and and I do
mean ten minutes! Did you know
that Minerva was bought with "blood
money"? Yes, each student who
took a re-examination in any subject had to contribute one dollar toward the purchase of that fair lady.
Also, the rule which prohibits freshmen from sitting in the rotunda was
made in her honor after she had
been rescued from a fire in one of
the other buildings where she
formerly stood
And that's not all. Dr. Beaver told
tales of them thar days when, in
place of banner rivalry, each class
strove, on Moving-up day to place
its own colors In the highest possible
spot In or on the buildings and keep
the colors of the other classes down.
And when such procedure began to
cause fights on the roofs, the administration limited the hiding of
colors to the trees!
Did your junior advisors ever tell
you these things? No they didn't!
But frosh commission told the
freshmen—and how!
Appointment
Bureau
Hi Greeks—its one week closer to
those final exams and news from the
sorority houses grows loss. Can it
Journey of Taplola, by Robert Nathan. New York, be the alums are avoiding the pre- All persons who had retakes for
agency pictures should see that their
Alfred A. Knopf, 1938, 121 pages.
examination blues?
names are on the backs of the
(On sale in the co-op)
At any rate there are still a few photographs when they return them
A long time ago, a fellow by the name of Ulysses who can't stay away. Chi Sig, for in- to the Appointment bureau office.
went on a trip, and another fellow by the name of stance, entertained Kay Nearny and Each student may chock on his
Homer wrote a long poem about the journey, Just last Kay Qulnn, both of '36 this past Monday or Tuesday for the last
week we picked up the story of another j o u r n e y - weekend.
times. They are on the desk In
chronicled by the facile Robert Nathan—the Odyssey
Delta Omega announces the en- room 121A.
of a twelve-inch long Yorkeshiru terrier, who decided gagement of Irina Anderson, '38, to The reports of the student comto go out into the world and become a hero.
Edward W. Jackson of Brooklyn.
mittees on Personal Appearance,
You can enjoy yourself reading the story as a simAt the A.E.Phi house, they greeted Letters of Application, and Ethics
ple fantasy, or sort of overgrown fairy tale. You can, one of their blushing brides, Phyllis will be given on February 8 10
too, if you prefer, tie It up with tlie foibk\s of our Grossman, '3(i, with her erstwhile and 23. The new handbook 24 has
modern world In a hodgepodge of satire and .symbol- swain in tow.
been issued and will be available at
ism. It'.s infinitely more fun, if you don't try to read
Pi Alpha Tail welcomed a more the desk in room 121 A,
between the lines and worry about interpretations, recent alum over the weekend;
The bureau announces that the
and take it in the first way mentioned.
namely Arlene Simon, "ill.
following graduates have received
Taplola, our terrier hero, is the pet of one Mrs. And lest we forget our newly positions: Mary Riley, '3!), junior
Poppel, who, being a publisher's wife, lends the dog a acquired frosh, be it known that high, Cambridge; James Maxwell,
fair literary background. In fact, it is on overhearing Alpha Rlio recently conducted pledge '30, junior high, Clinton Heights'
a critic remark that we have returned to the ages of services for Anna Rapacz, Sally Helen Oprnndy, '38, commerce',
heroes, that he decides on his trip. He will seek ad- Thomas, both A'2 ami Edna Potter, Mninaroneck; Frances Gilrien '38
library, Walervliel: Alma Bird '2fi!
venture and return to Mrs. Poppel a full-fledged hero. '•10.
Hi' leaves his wicker basket, with its eiderdown quilt,
Phi Lambda announces the pledg- library, Spring Valley; Veronica
Crowley, '35, English mid library,
and sets out. On the way lie picks up Dicky, a canary, ing of Eleanor Sterling, '41,
who is lutein on developing his chest tones. Because
Well, so long for now, gals, and Patiei'soiiviiie, Leonard Qunnt, '38,
he, too, is to be a hero, he insists on being called don't let the quiet hours get you commerce, Naples; Ruth Scht'ii'ick'
"HI, substitute in English. Rensselaer:
ftlchurd.
down.
Frank Champ, '38, substitute in EngWhile the two cower in an nshcan, waiting for
lish, Berne Knox cenliul school;
darkness, they are rather unconventionally picked up
Club W i l l Tour Brewery
M.vrle Former, ';iii. commerce Villa
by a sanitation 'ruck, and unceremoniously dumped
Chillies Kliafer, '39, president of Marie college. Erie. Pa.
into a garbage scow, heading out to sea. Here they the Chemistry club, announces, that
The Appointment bureau requests
run into a philosophical cat, named Jeremiah, who is the members have been invited tc
BOtnewhai of a preacher and prophet. He Joins the make an extended tour of Hfldrlok's that all students pay particular atpair on their journey, and they go on together, falling Brewery next Tuesday afternoon at tention ID their personal appearance from now on.
Into all sorts of predicaments.
4:30 o'clock. They will walk to the
George Salter's sketches of Taplola and his comrades plant. This trip is one of a series
add to thu simple unci beautiful prose of Mr. Nathan. of several trips for educational purChanges Phone Number
There are even maps of lower Manhattan, showing poses, The club has waited lw>
The telephone number of Sluma
the course of their travels. But transcending all, is months to make this lour, escorted Lambda Sigma has been olianged to
Taplola—the lecturer, philosopher, and 'hero', who is by Hie brewniaster, but at their 2-2913, S.L.S. wishes all students
finally convinced Hint "love is meant, to be enjoyed in previous attempt the brewinaster to make a not,, of this, and to
silence."
change it in their directories.
was away on a hunting trip,
Page 3
State Owls to Meet Strong McGill,
Hartwick Squads in Weekend Clashes
Squad Will Meet
Niagara
Change Niagara Game
To Wednesday, Jan. 18
Purple and Gold
Winter Seezon
Skidmor—
Sport z—
Stuf—
Defeat
B.C.
In keeping with the excellent proWednesday in Contest
Connecticut State Five
gram laid out for State's men this
dere
mom:
on Local Court
by 50-43 Tally
James Spence, '39, manager of
year under the able leadership of
weve started goin plasez in busez
varsity basketball, has announcagen. i mene not jist fer fun like
Duke Hersh and Larry Strattncr,
by
Joe
Bosley
Fresh from a 50-43 victory over
ed that the State vs. Niagara
there comes a sadly needed man
The State College Owls scored an tha fellas are alweez kiddid us about
Into the realms of boxing as sheConnecticut State Teachers last Fri- game, previously scheduled for
exciting triumph over a classy Con- but ta get sumweres. wel, ennyway,
day
night,
the
State
Owls
are
preTuesday,
January
17,
has
been
is practiced.
necticut State outfit last Friday las saddy sum of the gurls that pla
paring for a tough weekend that
moved up to Wednesday, JanuThe need of a coach was evident, won't finish until next Wednesday
night
on the local court. The final baskitbawl (wich thay wunt let me
ary 18. This change has been
for full development and proficiency night. Tonight State will encounter
score
was 50-43. The contest was dew cawz i dint praktis enny athalenecessary because Elementary
one of the fastest ever played on the tiks over crissmuss vakashun) hlrd a
In this sport requires more capable McGill university on Page court, to- Dramatics plays were also schedPage court. The ball sailed back bus an went ta skidmor for whut
handling than the usual run of ath- morrow night the team travels to uled for January 17.
and forth so rapidly that heads thay cawl a baskitbawl pladay. but
letics.
Oneonta to square off against HartA preliminary game pitting
bobbed around as if they were i dont think thay go so much ta pla
A note from Dan Bucci regarding wick, and Wednesday we face Niagbaskitbawl as ta drink tee an tawk
the freshmen women against
watching
a tennis match.
this new personage was received the ara university here.
a lotta soshul blab with tha othr
the sophomores in a rivalry conCoach Hatfield started his second kldz, cawz thatz awl thay evr tawk
other day:
test is scheduled for 7:30 o'clock
These three games will be beauties
squad against Connecticut State and about wen thay get bak, nevr about
tonight.
"Intramural's boxing instructor is because every one of the teams is
carefully instructed his regulars as baskitbawl.
quite a capable fellow. He was born having a very successful season. Mche watched the opponents' offensive
In Scotland as Robert Winter, but Gill, on her last trip south, whaled
and defensive formations. It was a gee, mom, tha junyors ar sertinly
is commonly called Scotty.
Union by a margin of more than ten
smart move because very little was slippin. las yere wen thay were sof"Scotty received his education in points and has a strong outfit specknown about the Connecticut quin- mors an hadda be in rivalry, thay
Scotland and England, and during ializing in long shots.
tet. However, the New Englanders were hot stuff, but now that thay
his first six months here won 28 Hartwick, according to latest rehad an ace in the hole—five of them, dont hafta think about that ennyof 29 fights. Among his opponents ports, has won five games and
in fact. After the starting five, com- mor, thay dont seem ta care, in fak,
and some victims are such top- dropped one. Included in the vicposed of rangy lads, had shot Its not enuff junyor gurls shod up at
notchers
as Tommy
Romano, tory column is a startling upset of a
bolt, the coach sent in a squad of a baskitbawl gam las weke, so thay
Frankie Clark, Honeyboy Hughes, St. Lawrence team that carried B r a u n e r , Scott Lead A t t a c k ; fast, tough lads to do their dirt. This hadda forfit it—kin ya majin ennyteam played an entirely different, thin as silli as that?
and Tony Canzoneri, the latter, Fordham to an overtime period in
T e a m t o Meet H a r t w i c k
style—every man had an eye like a
former 135-lb. champ and the fore- New York city before losing the conT o m o r r o w Night
but thay made up for such an
hawk on a set shot.
most of all first ranking challengers. test. Hartwick has been practicing
awfl thing as that by winnin the
"Scotty" is teaching a music class, this year to the tune of various
Hersh, Frament, Simmons, Leh- gam wensdy with tha senyors—thay
Combining sparkling offense with
taking after his dad who also teaches swing bands and has shuffled over
man, Ellerin, and Amyot bore the bete em 18-14.
an
almost
impenetrable
defense,
the
music in Chatham high school,
all opposition so far. The Owls will State college freshmen slaughtered brunt of the attack through the an tawkin about rivalry—its here!
"Prior to his instruction here, attempt to slow that jazz to a Vien- the Cobleskill Aggies, 39-19, in theworst of the game, and with two
at las, Hnaly! tha frosh and sof
Scotty, a former Golden Glove nese waltz.
Page gym last Friday night. It was the complete teams alternating against wimmin are gonna mete in tha cort
champ, coached boxing at C.B.A.
them,
they
had
a
tough
job.
Niagara has come up with an- type of game that has been expected
battul of the setnshry tanite at
with great success.
Trailing by one point at the half, 7:30 in paj hawl jim. if tha teme
other powerful quintet. Last week- from the frosh for quite a time but
"We believe we are indeed for- end the upstaters snapped a seven- which has just been realized.
State unleashed a savage drive that which wins tanite wins the sekund
tunate in getting him to teach the teen-game winning streak of St. State college won as it pleased, carried them into the lead at the time thay pla that teme will get
boys, for he is certainly getting bet- Bonaventure's by a one point victory with Brauner and Scott leading the beginning of the third quarter. The tree poynts.
ter results and longer classes each over the club. Upperclassmen will attack. The Aggies were swept off lead changed hands continually unMonday and Wednesday afternoon remember a few years back when a the court in the first quarter. Coach til with about seven minutes of the tha littul seezon, smawl seezon,
In the Commons and at the same strong State team led Niagara for Hersh started his first team and atcontest left, the Owls grabbed an mid-seezon, whutevr it is thay cawl
time giving hangers-on quite a free the entire game only to crack in the the end of the period, the score stood advantage which they never relin- it, is gonna begin perty soon, sumtime around febuary 6 an wen it
show. So here's hoping for a big- last few minutes and lose out in the at 11-1 in favor of the frosh. The quished.
ger turnout—and good luck, Scotty!" stretch. Niagara was the class of second team was inserted at the A big bouquet goes to Walt Sim- duz start therell be fore sportz—badWe were a little aghast when wc the state that year, playing in thestart of the second quarter. Coble- mons; he played a swell game. He minton, ping pong, volleybawl and
watched the actions of the frosh Madison Square Garden tournament skill rallied enough to tally six more scored thirteen points to lead the folk dancin. tha poynt is that sumsquad last Friday night. Five men— against the cream of the East and points before the half ended, but offense and fought his heart out on buddy has gotta be captins of theez
the defense; even when he was ob-sportz and tha asoclashun want
Brainier, Scott, Dixon, Merrill, and West. This year she will send a State led by ten points.
Hilton — showed more cooperation team with plenty on the ball to make The second half became more of viously out on his feet from the sumbuddy who is reely intersted.
tha only wa tha asoclashun kin find
and teamwork than we've seen in a things interesting for the State var- a rout. Passing brilliantly and punishment, he kept driving.
out whos intersted is from thoz peeWill
Frament
was
in
there
plugthree-year stretch of frosh squads. sity and its supporters.
handling the ball deftly, State
pul. so if yure reely intersted in one
Each man has his own unique
amassed twenty-two more points to ging all the time. Every time some- of thoz sportz, ya rite to tha offis
thing
hit
the
floor,
it
was
Frament
starring points, but the way that
win finally by 39-19.
manajer, louise hessney, an tell hur
the points added up to one neat
State's defense was too much for right after that ball. He also con- whut you no about it. yure letter
quintet, was remarkable. Nothing
the Cobleskill team. Sticking close tributed ten points to State's total. will be konsidered an aplicashun for
Ellerin and Amyot did a mighty
was actually individual that was not
lo their men, the freshmen bottled
a posishun as captin. then counsil
worked in for the benefit of the
up any offensive attempts of thefine job with their shots. Set heaves wil deside which person is tha best
by
those
two
lads
seemed
to
come
at
squad.
visitors. The Aggies had to shoot at
one ta be captin of tha sport, so
Even though no man could be
random and never were any of itsa time when the team was some- ive got jest as gud a chans as ennywhat
discouraged.
They
perked
the
singled out as the star of the action,
players balanced or set in taking
squad up continually by tying the buddy els an boy am i evr gonna apli
it seemed that any one of the startThe Grads and KDR continued their shots.
for jobs as captins. ennyway, thay
score or handing State the lead.
ing lineup could be a star on any their winning ways as they defeated
For its next encounter, the State
kant do ennythin to me fer tryin—
Captain
Duke
Hersh
played
his
man's quintet.
freshmen
team
travels
to
Oneonta,
Kappa Beta and Potter club respecSo, to freshmen squad members, tively, last Thursday in an Intra- where it will oppose Hartwick col- usually swell defensive game. Duke i alweez do—but I nevr get ennywe direct a heartfelt wish that the mural league double header. The lege's freshmen. The freshmen's has a habit of checking loose men wheres.
gee im sad
teamwork would continue and thepowerful Grads had little trouble next home appearance will be Feb- and he doesn't get too much credit
yure luving doter,
even more hardy advice not to getwith KB, winning 30-20. KDR was ruary 10, when they meet Hart- for it. He and Simmons were stalanastasia
warts under the bankboard. Duke
heady if things don't break right. closely pressed by Potter club, but wick.
also livened the contest by engaging
p. s. i told ya that clasez looz
Someday, we'd like to count the managed to eke out a 23-20 victory.
in a brief brawl with some naive intrest
in t u r n a m i n t
gams
number of teams that fall apart
In the second double header,
lad who doesn't realize yet how for- wen thay arnt in rivalry ennybecause they thought they knew how played on Tuesday of this week,
tunate he is. Duke showed swell more, but wen thay are In rivalry
they were—when we have a fewAvalon-Spencer swamped the Comsportsmanship when he soaked up a thayve got sumthin! cawz jist look
years to spare.
muters, 03-18, while the Albanians
punch In the face from a smaller at tha skor for the senyor-soffmor
Speaking of teamwork, we'd like and College house met in a hardman and didn't clout him a couple gam las mondy. the soffmors ar
to throw all the orchids Rockefeller fought, nip-and-tuck battle, with
of times.
in rivalry an thayve sorta got the
Long Delayed Fencing Class
could buy in the direction of the College house squeezing out a 24-21
Tile surprise of I he evening was spirit of tha thing, cawz thay serConducts
Opening
Session
varsity quintet, which went to town triumph.
I
the advent, of a little lad to thetinly liked the senyors! yeh, tha skor
in the second half of the ConnecState
bench—a loyal rooter, too. Hewas 15-9 for tha soffs. im stil sad. a.
The
Grads
had
too
much
power!
Outpinuing
Sigma
Lambda
Sigticut state win.
l
o
o
k
e
d like Charlie McCarthy
and
experience
for
KB.
They
ma
in
three
games
to
none,
the
Grad
The net impression of watching
the whole five men in action was played a smooth, balanced game bowlers pushed farther to the front perched over on the bench but he
thai we were seeing one of the finest and were never headed. Charlie in the Intramural league as thewas belting on Stale. He said so.
At one point, in I he game lie asked
At the
working aggregations in as long as Weberly of the Grads was again sport was resumed Monday afternoon Couch
Hatfield pleadingly:
high
scorer
with
9
points,
and
shared
after
a
four-week
interval.
College
We can remember.
"Gee, when they gonna catch up?"
Despite the strength of the MeOill, scoring honors witli Irv Flshman, |house reversed its form to trim the
Coach immediately replied:
Hartwlck, and Niagara squads to be of KB who netted the same number, Extras 2-1, while the Commuters fell
KDR and Potter club met in onevictims to Potter club to the same
"Thai's what I've been wailing to
faced In the next five days, we
of the most grueling games of thecount.
lind out, son."
have a feeling that State Is going season.
At
no
time
until
the
llnnl
The kid had the right spirit,
Herb
Frankel's
long
delayed
fencto witness two of Hie best home whistle was a icani ahead by more
You'll find
games since the ancient Colgate- than two points. Potter scoring ing program got, oil' to a start on though, when he .said:
"What
the
heck.
They're
only
eight
January
4
in
the
Commons.
Althe very best
Stale scraps.
honors were evenly divided between
\ tough break was forced on the Doran, Hand, and Dully, each get- though but one of the dozen fellows points behind."
You
can't
argue
with
a
kid
like
participating
has
had
previous
exGrails as a result of the announce- ling ti points. Sunll Porcino of KDR
Ice Cream in
perience, training will begin at once that or a team either.
ment that (hoy will lie ineligible to also collected (i.
lor
the
purpose
of
moulding
a
team
Illl\
SWIM',.
w i n t h e lull annual basketball
1 own
Mule
I (I I .'.I', l u .
The Commuters were no mulch to meet Union college in a match
trophy since only underclassmen are
I'lllTI'IIN
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'!
Which
the
latter
has
already
refor
Avalon-Spencer
as
they
trailed
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league, the team winning second isheil far behind at 03-19. This is
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a new high for I lie season. In adII
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Willi,..
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place will lake the cup,
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dition,
l.es
Oerclts
set
a
new
scorAside to Duke Hersh: We imagine
Kxll'IIN
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that we haven't the rlghl lo criti- ing record with fen Held goals and
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a
foul
for
a
total
of
21
points.
Bill
11
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we feel certain that it we were one llaller was close behind with 17 Clllll>||l> 11 HUM'
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points.
of your players we'd cortalnlv like to
( n u n . Mill
Til.
l''or the daily
Tii'nu'j
1
College House needed all the drive
be received the way you receive your
B a s k e t b a l l Standings
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men after they've played in a game. and power I hey possessed to come
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Whether the going was tough or from behind to defeat the champion
liilliui'
Hunan
Iluisrll
I nun
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lii'lfflllm
I mill
11
Ill
not, whet her we were winning or Albanian team, 24-21, John Edge (,1'iiiU
•11,>
I null
ItlTHuff . . .
losing
well, lo forget ideas of and Square Carney again led the Kill!
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11
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Ililluinuil
1
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a smile waiting for us, after we did 0 points respectively, The Albanian N | l l < l l r i ' | - - . \ \ l l l u i l
large and small
nun
•i
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Truro
1
our best. Something tells us that points were evenly distributed, Fred j SHII
0(1(1
I.N
lllll)
the frosh squad likes It, too.
> Day getting U points for high man,
CiintllllllrrN . . . .
1) 1:1
Freshmen Squad
Defeats Aggies
Grads Defeat KB
In Hard Victory
Intramural League
Resumes Bowling
ANNEX
WAGAR'S
5
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STATE COLLEGE NEWS, JANUARY 13, 1939
Page 4
Choral Society
To Give Concert
(Continued from page 1, column 1)
genie Elswood, Carol Golden, Rose
Llson, Pricllla Morton, sophomores;
Barbara Jones, Alberta Lee, Prances
Pratt, freshmen.
2nd sopranos: Betty Baker, Helen
Dunning, Malvlna Grossman, June
Palmer, Hazel Thompson, Dorothy Warren, seniors; Clarlbel Deishler, Marion McKee, juniors; Eloise
Hartmann, Theresa Ollvo, sophomores; Madeline Fagan, Virginia
Lay, Elizabeth Olmstead, freshmen.
Altos: Christine Ades, Kathryn
Happel, Hilah Foote, seniors; Jean
DeFilippo, Eleanor Dibble, Mildred
Labrum, Charlotte Neilsen, juniors;
Dorothy Berkowitz, Mary Carson,
Charlotte Hall, Dorothy Mix, sophomores.
Tenors: Robert Martin, James
Sherwood, juniors; Howard Merriam, '41; William Matthews, '42.
Bassos: Cornelius Fogarty, Kenneth Doran, Richard Lonsdale, SanW
Porcino, Clement Wolff, seniors;
John Finegan, Louis Fink, Ray
Grebert, Robert Karpen, Frank
Kluge, Albert Parker, Frederic Weed,
juniors; Douglas Dillenbeck, Merrill
Walrath, sophomores.
Committees for the event are:
Betty Baker, '39, general chairman;
Carolyn Mattice, '39, and Lillian
Rivkind, '40, publicity and programs;
Alice Brown, '40, door; Rosemary
Brucker and Lona Powell, sophomores, tickets and ushers. The
ushers are: Doris Barrett, Pauline
Bronstein, Dorothea Devins, Ruth
Edwards, Elaine Harvey, Edna
Hein. Beatrice Hirsh.
Colgate Chessmen Bow
To Strong State Squad
The State college chess team
defeated a highly touted Colgate university squad last Saturday evening by the decisive
score of 6% to 2%. The match
was played at the SLS fraternity
house.
Playing nine boards, State won
six, lost two, and tied one. John
Hoose, captain, and playing
member Arthur Fox, '42, playing number one and two boards,
rest
' won in contrasting
gam s. it iok Hoose 51 rounds
to brine a 'it the defeat of
Colgate's LC« larlem Marsh, in
a very hot. contested game.
Fox, however, played the shortest board of the entire engagement as he set up a brilliant
mating combination to overcome
Edward Menasian on the 21st
move.
Steven Shaw, '40, who is
manager of the State team, was
forced to content himself with a
draw, thus sharing the point
with James Cleveland.
Dr. King, member of the Colgate faculty and vice-president
of the New York State Chess association, accompanied the visiting squad.
A return match with Colgate
has been tentatively set for
March. Rutgers has been scheduled for two encounters in the
spring, and engagements are being sought with R.P.I., West
Point Military academy, and
Oneonta.
As yet this chess squad is being conducted on a self-supporting basis, but leaders of the team
are attempting to secure M.A.A.
recognition.
Freshmen Debaters
Vote Passow Leader
Squad Will Meet Sophomores
in Assembly Rivalry Clash
The members of the freshman
debate squad conducted an organization meeting last Monday afternoon, elected officers, and discussed
plans for the season, The meeting
was supervised by Mr, Louis C.
Jones, instructor in England and
freshman debate coach.
Harry Passow was elected chairman of the squad and Lothar
Schultz will be corresponding secre.
tary for the group. They will work
in cooperation with Miss Jane S.
Wilson, '40, debate manager.
Under Miss Wilson's supervision,
work on the new schedule is progressing rapidly. Meets will be arranged with most of the squads engaged last year. The freshmen
will compete for the first time this
semester on Friday when they will
bs pitted against the sophomores in
the many-times-postponed rivalry
debate on the subject: "Resolved,
that this house approves the policy
of State students going steady while
in college."
J U N I O R PROM
Feb. 10
Sec "Charlie" Franklin, '39
for
Dramatics Class to Give Plays
(Continued from page 1, column 5)
Livingston, Miriam Newell, Lona
Powell, Loretta Kelley, Virginia
Meschutt, and Joseph Withey, sophomores; props, Douglas Rector, '40,
chairman, Ernest Case, Robert Hertel, Dorothy Johnson, Sarah Pine,
Sara Horowitz, Gertrude Lehman,
Margaret Park, Ruperta Simmons,
Charlotte Theemling, sophomores,
Catherine Smith, '40, and Roy
Carlson, grad.
Costumes, Irene Pogor, chairman, Louisa Chapman, Virginia
Donlay, Marilyn Groff, Marie Lalonde, Ann McGuinness, E n e s
Novelli, Frances W h i t e , sophomores, Alice Brown, Ruth Finkle,
and Irene Semanek, juniors; advertising, Thomas Vassilliw, chairman,
Robert Agne, Josephine Autilio, William Cameron, Francis Cassidy,
Charles Manso, Rosemary McCarthy, Hyman Meltz. Jean Scott. Irving Smith, Geraldine Pleat, Helen
Clarke, sophomores, and Ellen Pederson, '40; house, Janet MacDonald,
chairman, Virginia Davis, Douglas
Geo
D. Jeoney, Pr op
Dillenbeck, Barbara Ferree, Doris
Grossman, Jane Hanford, Alma
K n o w 1 e s, Virginia McDermott,
Catherine O'Bryan, Catherine Shafer, sophomores, and Louis Fink r
'40.
Ades Supervises Class
The dancing class is still meeting
every Friday afternoon in the Lounge
of Richardson hall at 3:30 o'clock.
Chris Ades, who is supervising the direction of the embryo terpischoreans, has announced that after
examinations the opportunities for
would be dancers will be increased.
Contrary to the usual State tradition which calls for a lack of men,
dancing classes have exhibited an
alarming paucity of State's feminine dancers. A great many men
are turning out each Friday and
they could have a better time if
more girls were on hand to supervise the dancing. Refreshments are
served so come and get something
to eat.
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Today's Assembly Colgate Alumni Creates
Features Class
Adna Risley Scholarship
Admirers Gather at Mohawk Country Club
Rivalry Debate T w o Hundred
to Honor Member of First Red Raider Eleven
Freshmen Out to Cut Lead Two hundred persons gathered re- This scholarship as drawnup by
cently at the Mohawk Country club the Eastern New York Alumni asEnjoyed by Sophomores
to pay tribute to Adna W. Risley, a sociation of Colgate university will
in Today's Clash
mainstay of Colgate university's first
1939
Rand Is First Senior
To Sell Short Story
Gordon Rand, '39, managing
editor of both the Lion and the
Echo, has become the senior
class's first successful author
by virtue of the sale of a
vignette to the American Magazine.
Tough Guy, w h i c h
was
printed in the spring issue of
the Echo last year is the first
short story that Rand has attempted to sell to a national
magazine. It is the tale of the
fountain attendant that meets
up with the supposedly big
bandit and finds—-oh well buy
a copy of American and find
out. Rand was a member of
Mr. William Hardy's English
10 class and Dr. Thompson's
Creative Writing course.
His success has helped to
make many of the literary
seniors conscious of the magazine field as a recipient for their
stories.
And so, GTR give me your
penny.
Vfri.. XSfeVNo. 14
m
Nelson Explains
New Procedure
In Examinations
Comprehensives Will Replace
Usual Semester Finals
in Year Courses
be offered to the high school student in this locality best meeting
by John A. Murray
the qualifications that are to be
determined in the near future. This
Recent announcements In certain
scholarship was announced by Concourses, to the effect that a new
well Higgins, president of the assystem of comprehensive examinasociation.
tions at the close of a year's study
would be substituted for the preAt the banquet "Riz" was prevailing system of final examinations
sented a very beautiful gold plaque
at the close of each semester, have
by Dr. John M. Sayles, director of
provoked much comment among stutraining. This plaque bears the seal
dents in the various classes as to
of Colgate on one side and an inthe implications of this action. As
scription suggested by Dr. Sayles on
is often the case in such situations,
the other.
many of the impressions received by
Sound Proof Room Contains Several members of our college
the students via the 'grape-vine
faculty were in attendance at this
telegraph' have been either misleadLocal Station Hook-up
affair in Professor Risley's honor.
ing or inaccurate. Other students
and Receiving Set
Prominent in attendance were: Dr
have professed an almost complete
ignorance concerning the details of
The English department's need for | A. R. Brubacher, president of the
the recently announced plans. In
a sound poof room which may be « » « ? . ' **•• ^ n
G. Nelson dean
1
order to correct or complete these
of
the
college;
Dr.
Donnal
V.
Smith,
used for speech and recording is in
impressions, an interview was sought
professor of social studies; Dr. Clar.
the process of being satisfied. Mr. ence
with Dr. Milton G. Nelson, dean of
F. Hale, professor of physics;
Louise
Snell, rebuttal.
The freshout and Dr. John M. Sayles. director of
the college.
| c n j e f engineer,
men aggregation
will include
Jean- ;jD]H .u nBt'rubacher's
orders isto carrying
outfit room
etle Ryerson, first speaker; Harry ^m of "Draper" haFf "so" that it "may [ t r a l n i n & January Break to Go
Passow, second speaker; and Thomas b p a s n e a r ] y SOund proof as posPrior to the banquet, "Riz" was
Dr.
Nelson
that the new
Augustine, rebuttal. The freshmen s i ^ l e
"
, interviewed by Coacli Andy Kerr of Special Meeting to Feature system was explained
being adopted to do
are coached by Jane Wilson, '40. | T h e p l a n w n j c l l j s being followed Colgate on a program carried
Miss Katherine Duffield,
away with that complete break in
Each of the constructive speakers ' h a g b e e n a d v a n c e d by broadcasting ! through station WGY o v e r a
college study at the end of January
State Secretary
will be permitted seven minutes e n g m e e r s . T h e room will be in- large NBC hookup. The Red Raidand the intensification of work and
speaking time; rebuttals will be five s u ] a l e d w j [ n c e i 0 tex allowing four ers' mentor questioned Risley on his
Once again the Student Christian worry with long papers due. With
minutes in length.
inches of air space between the wall ! early football career, on his years association will sponsor organ re- examinations in every course just
Edge will preside over the debate. I and the I beam. The ceiling will | as an arbiter on the gridiron, and citals during the first week of ex- two or three weeks after the ChristJudges are to be: Dr. Caroline Les-[be a false covering. The air filled concerning his views on football as aminations from 12:30 to 1:00 mas holiday, students have found
ter, instructor of mathematics, Dr. space which completely surrounds it is played today.
o'clock in the Unitarian chapel on January the drab month of the year.
Carleton E. Power, professor of the room serves to make the sound
Since he played football at the Washington avenue.
He pointed out that this was parscience and Mr. Edward L. Cooper, proofness of the room effective by central New York state school, 'Riz'
An interesting urogram of faculty ticularly disheartening to students,
instructor in commerce.
preventing the entrance of noises made a name for himself as a foot- and student organists has been ar- because mid-winter climate is so
jball official. He had handled a large ranged by the chairmen, Catherine gloomy and since this is the season
from the outside.
Quartette to Sing
of
important
gridiron Adams, '39, and Jean Mitchell, '40. when colds and other health plagues
During the five minute intermis
P e room will be ventilated by an number
in
the
east
and
as
far
west The program for the week is as are at their worst. He added that
sion between constructive speeches indirect system However, when the aclashes
and rebuttals, it is planned to pre- room is to be used for classroom s Denver. The Albany man was follows: Monday, Merrill Walrath, "the traditional division of the
sent a very versatile quartette that purposes, the insulation may be re- one of
, the few American officials 41; Tuesday, Dr. Harold Thompson, academic year into two halves does
not seem logical for those students
se
was originally scheduled for appear- moved from in front of the black- l ™!" lf (, n a [ Spauldnig 'A" rating.
professor of English; Wednesday, Dr. who are registered in year courses
•Riz'
has
been
one
of
the
leaders
ance in last week's talent show. The boards and windows,
T. Frederick H. Candlyn. assistant where the assumption is made that
remainder of the program will be I Mr. Hunt plans to insulate the I in the activity of the Colgate professor of music; Thursday, Wal- there is a continuous period of study
[alumni
in
this
vicinity.
It
was
given over to announcements and floor at a later date. Moreover, the
rath; and Friday, Hazel Roberts, '42. beginning in September and ending
any business that might be pro present frame of the door is false fargely through his efforts that the
The first and seconu cabinets of in June."
posed.
so that there might be no connection long established custom of Saturday the Student Christian association
alumni luncheons at the University will hold a special meeting next
The sophomores are going into with the outside,
Tlie dean stated that current
this debate thoroughly convinced J William Hardy, instructor in Eng- club was initiated.
Friday at 3:30 o'clock in the Lounge "trends in American education point
that they will emerge victorious. Last u . sh w n o h a s b e e n working along
of Richardson hall. Miss {Catherine out the fact that many courses, each a
year, the class of 1941 scored a w i l h t n e engineers on this project
Duffield, state secretary of the Stu- unit in itself, are tending to give way
startling upset by defeating the class announces a series of innovations,
dent Christian Movement in New I to system of units larger than semesof 1940 in a debate on the honor | namely, that the room will be on
York state, will address this meeting. Iter courses." It is believed that a consystem. This triumph was largely a hook-up with all the local radio
Freshmen commission will hold its | siderable portion of our curriculum
responsible for making last year's i stations. It will also be equipped
first meeting of the second semes- I i s organized on the basis of year
rivalry end a tie.
with a radio receiving set. Still
ter Thursday, February 9, at 3:30'courses, and it has seemed that in
o'clock in the Lounge of Richardson j Lhose courses it may be advantageous
The freshmen, on the oilier hand, later, it is hoped, an amateur radio
' (Continued on page Jh column 1)
appear just as confident.
station will be installed here.
Plans for Junior Weekend are hall.
Hearing completion, according to
Joseph Cappiello, '40, vice-president
of the class and general chairman.
Bids for Prom will sell for $3.75; Tea
Dance, $1.50; and Luncheon, $1.00.
A blanket price for juniors for the
entire weekend has been set at $5.50.
Last Friday financial history was I Lion. First, the class treasurers have Francis Murphy and his Ten Eyck
The ingenuity of Stale college stu- I The religious subdivision proved
made at State college when the stu- experienced great difficulty every band have been secured for Tea dents reached a very interesting j most interesting. In answer to the
climax in llie History 120 lecture question, "Do you believe that God
dent association passed a resolution yiar in collecting class dues witli j Dance,
empowering Student council to col- Llie result that drives had to be I Prom the outstanding event of section. A questionnaire of 42 ques- has human attributes?", the Cathled an eight dollar dues fee from launched at frequent
intervals, Junior Weekend, will be conducted tions on eacli Individual's philosophy, olics answered 2-1 yes, the Agnostic
each incoming freshman beginning j Under this system the class treas- |at the Aurania club on Friday eve- made by a committee from the class, and Jewish, 8-0 and 10-1, no, regiven on Monday, January 10. spectively, and Protestants were
next September. Lloyd Kelly, '40, Urer will be relieved of this duty ning, February 10, from 10:00 to 2:00 was the
following Wednesday, after about evenly divided. On the quesvice-president of student association and a more efficient system of col- o'clock. Reggie Childs and his or- On
tabulating the results, the commit- tion, "Do you believe that law is
sponsor of the resolution in .student lection instituted. Furthermore, it chestra vwll furnish the music.
The queen who will reign over the tee found some very amusing naturally divided into two parts,
council, introduced the resolution is felt that the freshman will be
good and bad?", the result was Cathand spoke on it Following u dis- better prepared to meet this pay- evening's festivities will be chosen uiswers to their questions
Tile only question to receive olics, evenly divided, Protestant,
cission, the legislation was passed ment upon entering college than from the following nominees: Mary
Arndt, Eloise Hartmann, Dorothy unanimous approval from the class Jewish and Agncstlc, no. In anb.\ an ( veiwhelming majority.
later during the following years I'liichard, Ruby Stewart, and Jane was:
"Is law necessary?" The com- other question on religion, "Do you
Under LIIIK system, each freshman when lie has many other expenses, Wilson. The queen's identity will be mittee
up the remaining think membership in a recognized
will pay a sum of eight, dollars at jThis would lend to eliminate the kept secret until the evening ol questionsdivided
Into
social
relations, re- church, necessary?", the results were,
the same time of payment of student ' present situation in which seniors Prom.
ligion,
and
business.
The question Protestant, 714-1, no, Agnostic, 8-1,
tax. Tin' money, which will be col- pay up all back dues in the latter
of
social
relations
(sex)
group no, Jewish, 2-1, no, and the CathoThe
new
programs
promise
lo
be
leeted under llie supervision of (Stu- part of the senior year in order to especially attractive and original. was divided into masculine tlie
and
fem- lics were evenly divided.
dent council, will cover the annual receive a leaching recommendation They are done in celluloid and gold inine groups.
On the problem of business the
class dues nl two dollurs per year from the college. Another reason and are embossed Willi the Stale
One Interesting question, "Should students had diversified opinions.
for the entire four years. This will is that this system provides for a seal.
there be a double standard of con- One of tlie questions asked was, "Is
result in a class budget of $000 per toiler schedule of class functions.
Tea Dance will be held in the duct for men and women?", re- government designed primarily lo
year or $2,400 for the entire four- Class banquets could be offered free
year period and will provide for a i lo members of the class, and finan- Ingle room of the Alumni Residence sulted in these figures: females, 4-1 protect private property?". The remore comprehensive program ofjcial risks as in the case of Prom halls on Saturday, February 11, from no, males, 21-0 no. To the ques- sults were, farmer 2-1, yes, business
2:30 to 5:30 o'clock. Francis Mur- tion "Is infidelity in women to be 3-2 no, labor, even, professional 2-1,
class activities. In case that Llie or Soiree would be lessened.
phy, who will furnish music, may be more criticized than in men?", the no. On the question, "Do you conentire amount is not used in one
A cross-section of student opin- heard on Tuesday nights at 11:16 results were: female 6-1 no, male sider the business man to bo in a
year, the sum remaining will be ion reveals favorable reaction. The o'clock over WOKO.
5-1 no. To the question, "Is divorce lower class than the professional
added to the budget for the following concensus is that this new system
wrong", the results were: female
tlie answers were, farmer
Junior
Luncheon
will
precede
the
year. The resolution also provided is a progressive one and provides Tea Dance and will be held at the 3-1 no, and male 7-1 no. Another man?",
no, business 9-1 no, labor 3-1,
that the budget for any year can foi an efficient method of handling Ten Eyck hotel at 12:00 o'clock noon. question was, "Do you believe that 5-1
be altered by a two-thirds vote of collections of dues. One opinion is Speakers for the occasion are Mr. marriages should be made within no, professional 8-1 no.
On tlie whole this discussion gave
that class.
thai llie system looks good on paper, Louis O. Jones, instructor in Eng- one's own racial group?" the re- an idea of the personal philosophies
Many reasons have been advanced but the question lies in how well it lish, and Dr. Allen J. Hicks, profes- sults were, female 2-1 no, male 3-1 of the students of the college in
no.
by Kelly for initiating tills resolu- will work out next September.
sor of guidance.
regard to a variety of subjects.
John Edge, '39, president of the
student association, announces that
this morning's assembly would
feature the many-times-postponed
rivalry debate between the freshmen and sophomore classes. This
debate will count two and onehalf points in rivalry and will be
centered on the following resolution: "Resolved, that this house approves the policy of State students
going steady while in college." The
sophomores will uphold the negative
of this proposition while the freshmen are to present the case for the
affirmative.
Juniors Coach Squad
The sophomore squad, coached by
Rita Sullivan, '40, is composed of,
Rosemary McCarthy, first speaker,
John Murray, second speaker; and
football squad and the 'dean of Albany officials.' One of the highlights of this tribute was the creation of The Adna W. Risley Scholarship.
Speech Courses
Have New Room
S.C.A. to Sponsor
Organ Recitals
Juniors Arrange
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History 120 Students Analyze
State Students' Philosophies