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STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1940
PAGE 4
State's World War
Greeks Sponsor
Novel Functions
(Continued from page 1, column k> vided an experience new for all who
•gainst violence; childhood against passed through them. They brought
Inhuman cruelty; a free people denial, work, adventure—and they Sororities and fraternities have
against slavery."
brought tragedy.
given the freshmen welcomes in the
The same day the NEWS published Seven Students Dead
form of open houses and smokers.
the above speech, it also contained
After the war had ended, and had Many pledges of last year were
an article exhorting the students to been in some measure forgotten, one initiated this week-end into the
use less candy and thus to conserve day the students and faculty gathmore sugar. To aid them, it pub- ered on the campus In front of ranks of the Greeks. They are: Chi
lished two recipes for candy, neither Draper Hall to plant seven oak trees Sigma Theta: Patricia Berry, Doro—one for each of State's students thy Cox, Ann Shannon and Mickey
of them using sugar.
who had given his life In his coun- Adams; Beta Zeta: Mary Fairchild,
War Influences Jokes
try's service. Six of those trees were Ellen Holly, Ruth Leggett, Jean
The war affected other things as for men, and one was for a woman— McAllister, Dorothy Russell, and
well as the number of men students a worker in a YMCA canteen over- Jean Sears; Psi Gamma: Betty BarIn the college. Even the joke col- seas. Four of them flourished and den, Dorothy Geertsen, Patricia Gibumns were affected. Jokes such as still grow on the State College camthis one were common In Joke pus, serving to remind us today of son, June Melville, Glenice Matcolumns—they didn't need to be the sacrifices of State's children of thews, Shirley Ott, June Semple and
Mildred Studley.
humorous; the major requisite was a past day.
The Edward Eldiea Potter club
that they be unfavorable to the
Central Powers.
will hold a Vic Party tonight.
"Do you know why the Kaiser is
like a man from the north of IreHardy Announces New Debaters
land?"
Commissioner Cole William G. Hardy, instructor in
"I give up."
"Well, one comes from Belfast, and
Dr. Ernest E. Cole will be installed English and coach of the Varsity
the other is going to Hellfast."
as President of the University of Debate Squad, announces that the
Imagine reading Jokes like that the State of New York and Commis- following have been selected for the
for a year and a half.
sioner of Education at a convoca- Debate Squad:
With 1918, there came a new cus- tion of the Regents of the University
Sadye Zi'inskas, Betty Burke, Solotom to the college—that of holding next Thursday night at Chancellor's mon Greenberg, Dorothy Huyck,
dances without decorations and Hall. Dr. Henry M. Wriston, Presi- Muriel Scovell, Marie Soule, Rolf
without refreshments in order to dent of Brown University, will be
Toepfer, and Ernest Anderson.
cooperate with the country's food the principal speaker.
conservation plan. The Intersorority
Dr. Cole was born in Savona,
party which was held on April 19,
1918, was called the most novel eat- N. Y., November 18, 1871. He holds
less, decorationless, expenseless so- the bachelor of laws degree from
cial function In the history of the Cornell University, the honorary
degree of doctor of pedagogy from
school.
State College, and the honorary deAnti-German Feeling Rises
gree of doctor of laws from Alfred
A reflecton of the feelings of the University.
college and of America in general
Although a lawyer by profession,
can be obtained from a letter which Dr. Cole began an educational career
appeared on the editorial page of soon after his admittance to the bar
the May 15, 1918 issue of the NEWS. in 1895. From then until 1916 he
This letter, which was written by a held four public school principalmember of the faculty of the col- ships. In 1916 he gave up education
lege, read in part as follows:
and became a member of the law
"We are right, Germany is wrong. firm of Cole and Knapp.
The day has passed when we could
From 1920 until 1926 Dr. Cole
see one iota of right in Germany. served on the State Legislature as
"We are against the German war an assemblyman and later as a
code, against German militarism, senator. In 1925 he became chairman
against the German type of educa- of the Senate Committee on Public
tion, against the German system of Education. In 1926 he became legal
government, against the German counsel for the State Education Desystem of diplomacy, against the partment. He was appointed deputy
German disregard for accepted in- commissioner of education in 1928.
ternational practices. We expect to
On June 20 he was elevated to
see the German race a pariah race, the commissionership by action of
outcast among nations—a punish- the Board of Regents.
ment to be a German . . . ".
This sort of writing was not only
approved of at that time, but was Kirshenblum Promises
actually believed in.
So much literature of this type was
November Statesman
circulated, and so profound was its
The first issue of the Statesman
influence that by May, 1918, fully will be out early in November. The
one-third of the men who were board, headed by Blanche Kirshenregistered at State were serving in blum, '41, invites all State students
the army.
including graduates to submit conSlogans Used
tributions, poetry, features, and carThose who stayed at home were toons. Freshmen will be notified
constantly reminded of their part. shortly of assignments and meetings.
All through the issues of the NEWS
Says Miss Kirshenblum, "We exwhich were edited during the war pect numerous improvements and remay be found little bits like the fol- finements in this year's issues. We
lowing:
are taking all criticisms and suggesBUY LIBERTY BONDS — THE tions into consideration. This is only
BUYWAY TO BERLIN
the second year of this experimental
LICK A STAMP TO LICK THE publication. We expect to put it on
a permanent basis this year".
KAISER
Regents to Install
State College News
Bureau Will Complete
Registration of Seniors
Pi Gamma Mu Cadet*
To Aid instructors
The Student Employment Bureau
announces that today, October 11,
is the last day for registration. The
Bureau expects a higher registration
this year than last.
The Student Employment Bureau
Committee met yesterday to discuss
and outline the program for the
coming year. The committee Is still
working on the details, and the
definite plans will not be presented
to the students until a future time.
Seniors and graduate students are
urged to watch the bulletin boards
for further announcements. They are
also asked to watch the mail boxes
for interview notices.
Pi Gamma Mu members will
have an opportunity to develop teaching technique before going into the practice
school, under a new system of
cadet
teaching
announced
this week by Dr. D. V. Smith,
faculty head.
The new program will make
right hand men of each member of the national honorary
social studies society. They
will take over many of th6
routine duties of instructors
of basic social studies courses,
Geo. D. Jeoney, Prop.
Z-443
*
Afternoon Lists Rivalry Tilti;
Crowning, Stunts, Dance Slated
For Evening's Events
Dial 5-i913
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Mead Defeated;
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The Third lerm
POPULARITY
Will Begin
Smokers say
that Chesterfield is the one completely
satisfying cigarette. Everybody who
tries 'em likes 'em. Chesterfield's
right combination of American and
Turkish tobaccos is the best that
money can buy.
A
Do you smoke
the cigarette that
SATISFIES
Betty Parrott, '41, Editor-in-chief,
states that the college directory will j
be placed on sale by Thanksgiving. I
Each copy will be sold for ten cents.
Copies of last year's directory will go
on sale soon for five cents each.
WMtmmf&
Welcomes the Students oj the
College Back to Albany
WE WILL BE GLAD TO
SERVE YOU.
R005£V£LT'5
State Debaters
Announce Rally
Parrott Announces Early Issue
We hope you will find it
convenient and sensible to
make Whitney's
your
shopping headquarters this
year.
•
Beatrice I
Alma I
Mary I
Miriam I
Lona I
Madeline I
State's twentieth annual Campus
Day will begin at 3:00 o'clock tomorrow afternoon when women
rivalry events will take place on the
Page Hall campus. The feature attraction will be the coronation of
the nineteenth Campus Queen,
Roosevelt Victory Probable
6Z2k
elected by the members of the Stud- Neophytes Tryout October 2 4 ;
In November Elections,ent Association,
Vermont Debate Initiates
State Tradition G O P
Other activities of the day will
Prolix Varsity Schedule
include the first rivalry games beWendell L. Willkie was elected
tween the freshmen and the sophoPaul Grattan, '41, president of
President of the United States last
mores, skits by each of the four Debate Council, announces an opweek in the straw vote conducted
classes, and dancing in the Page portunity for all students to give
by
the
STATE
COLLEGE
NEWS.
Hall gym. Ralph Tibbetts, '42, vice, vent to their political enthusiasms.
Willkie polled 48.8% of the votes
president of the Student Association, In keeping with the present interest
cast for the candidates of the major
is general chairman of the da s in the coming presidential election,
parties. Franklin D. Roosevelt was
events.
Debate Council will sponsor a Town
given 45.9% of the votes that were
Meeting October 31 at 8:00 P. M„ in
Results are Secret
cast. Of the students of the college
the
auditorium
of
Page
Hall.
Student
Six candidates for Campus Queen
who voted, 53.6% put themselves
were placed in nomination this "campaign managers" will speak in
down
as opposed to the third term,
year. They are Beatrice Dower, Alma behalf of the various candidates.
and 46.4% stated that they did not
Knowles
Mary Miller, Miriam There will be three or lour speakers
'By His Face Ye Shall Know H i m "
object to it.
Newell, Lona Powell, and Madeline and much "atmosphere".
Scesny, seniors. As usual, no one
In the same straw vote, Bruce
except members of Myskania, senior fin Poll Planned
Barton, Republican candidate for
115 Men
Register
Advanced Dramatics
campus leadership society, know the
"Pin Poll" will make its debut
United States Senator from New
With Draft
Board
outcome of the election. Only when at State at this meeting. This novel
York, defeated his Democratic rival,
the newly-elected Queen, with her poll consists of having two pieces
Season James Mead, 301 to 246.
attendants, appears in the Richard- of cardboard, one with Willkie pins
One hundred fifteen State
The presidential vote in this elecson Hall doorway to the auditorium on it—the other having Roosevelt
men, both graduates and untion is one of the closest that has
Augustine and Evans Produce
at 8:00 P. M. will the secret be out. buttons. As each person enters, he
dergraduates, over 21 years of
ever been returned in a State elecThe procession will then move to chooses a pin. The number of pins
age, registered last Wednestion. The actual figures were: Will'Dramatic Gripping Epics'
the platform where last year's queen, taken will be tabulated and the winday, October 16, with the Colkie, 282; Roosevelt, 265. The votes
Jane Wilson, will crown her succes- ner announced. Grattan promises a
lege Draft Board, set up for
The two initial productions of the gathered by the minor candidates
sor. Madalyn Beers, '41, will super- fair election with no "stuffing the
the convenience of the studTuesday night Advanced Dramatics were as follows: Norman Thomas,
vise the procession.
ballot boxes." All sludents are inents.
series will be presented Tuesday at '/#o«
vited to attend this old-fashioned
All those eligible for regis8:15 in Page Hall auditorium. Tom
Queen Entertained
political rally.
tration did so—no draft dodgAugustine and Frank Evans, juniors, t»* • Ctahj* U 7KW. Term
Then, as entertainment for the
Tryouts for freshman
debate
ers at State.
are the respective producers of two
newly-crowned queen, each class squad will be held Thursday, Octo"dramatic and gripping epics." The "* • X«*tWt a t 5"M*
will present command stunt per- ber 24 at 3:30 in Room 28 in Richcast for Augustine's play, a saga of ft
formances. Robert Hertel, '41, Is in ardson Hall. Each candidate must Hirsh Defeats Kunz
charge of the stunts, while Enes present a two minute speech on the
the sea and submarines includes
By 10 Vote Margin Hyman Meltz and Louis Fink, senNovelli, '41, Ira Hirsh, '42, Leo Flax, third term issue. All freshmen may
'43, Robert White, '44, are the class try out. Mr. Jones is coach of the
iors; Vince Miller, '42; Byron Bendirectors.
Ira Hirsh, '42, defeated George ton and Don Vanas, sophomores;
Freshman Squad. Debate Council
Following the stunts, dancing to has appointed Janet Sharts, '41, as Kunz, '43, by a vote of 176 to 166 and Arthur Soderlind, '44. Cast for
the music of Bob Reid's orchestra, student director of Freshman De- for the position of Student Associa- Evans' "restful" play is: Joe Withey
tion Songleader. A total of 347 studwill terminate the day's activities, bate.
ents cast their ballots in the revotes and Robert Jones, seniors; Roy SomDancing will end at 12:00 P. M.
between Hirsh and Kunz, conducted mers, '42; Rhona Ryan, Georgia
Freshman women will have late per- New Secretary
Hardesty and Robert Loucks, freshI
Glen Walrath, '42, has been ap- Wednesday in the Commons.
mission until 1:00 A. M.
I The last minute, whirlwind drive men.
pointed
secretary
of
Debate
CounThe afternoon's activities will beput on by the Kunz supporters gave
These presentations will climax
gin at 3:00 P. M. when freshman cil. He replaces Dorthea Devins, '42, evidence of the results that can oband sophomore women will vie in now at William Smith College. Harry tained by active support of a candi- weeks of intensive preparation.
three rivalry "obstacle" races. One Passow, '42, has been elected Pub- date. Kunz gained 115 votes, while Students will be admitted for ten
cents or Student tax.
rivalry point will be awarded to the lic Relations Counsel.
winner of each race. Lois Hafley,
Varsity debate will hold its first Hirsh, who had the advantage of
At least eight of the ten first
leading
the
singing
in
assembly
for
'43, Pat Latimer, '44, are the class home intercollegiate debate on Novf£
Cm.
tf
Cm
semester
plays have been cast. The
four
weeks,
only
increased
70
votes
managers.
ember 1 at 8:00 P. M. in the Lounge
19; Roger Babson, 8; and Earl Browfrom
the
original
ballot
results.
schedule
for
the
rest
of
the
semesof Richardson Hall. As yet neither
Hay i w
oa. m©
Pushball Game
The complete first ballot result ter includes the work of the follow- der, 2.
speakers' topics have been selected
The
vote
this
year
is
in keeping
was
as
follows:
ing Advanced Dramatics students:
At 4:00 o'clock the giant pushball, for this debate with the University
100 October 29, Harry Jordan and Rob- with the tradition that State College
ten feet in diameter, will be rolled of Vermont. This meeting will be lllriill
Is always Republican in Its politics.
Kunz
51
out, and the freshmen and sopho- the first in the series of about eigh- Co.v
20 ert Agne; November 5, Ruth Keeler Only twice In all the polls that have
more men will attempt to push the teen intercollegiate debates sched- Jtyt*rHOii
Vince Miller; November 19, been taken at State since 1924 has
21 and
ball from the center of the court uled for this year. Debate Council Novelli
12 Louise deAngelis and Dorothea Mac- a Democratic candidate been elected
10
through their rivals' goal. The game will also sponsor some ten intramural Kltchli!
Isaac; December 3, Anna Catutti by the student body. State students
will be played in two periods of contests.
have elected Republicans to the
Total
220 and Tom George.
five minutes each, the winners will
There will be ten plays presented presidency in 1924, 1928, and 1932.
be awarded two rivalry points. Class
next semester, including the annual Polls were conducted at State in the
managers are Edward Reed, '43,
spring production directed by Miss "off" years to determine the winners
and Van Shultze, '44. William Haller,
of the gubernatorial elections, and
Agnes Futterer.
'41, will supervise the game and
only once have State students failed
John Bakay, Harold Duffy, Arnold
to elect a Republican to the goverEllerin, Gerald Saddlemire, seniors,
norship.
and Philip Kaufman, William Dick- 1
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SCA Sponsors Minister
son, juniors, will act as Judges.
In 1924, the State voters predicted
In Series of Lectures that Calvin Coolidge would be
elected to the presidency, and that
Student Christian Association is Colonel Theodore Roosevelt would
Pi Gamma Mu to Discuss
.sponsoring a series of four classes on be made governor, Both these men
the theme "The Life and Teach- were Republican candidates, AlNew High School Plans
*fp*T ^ P f l a T
i" ings of Jesus Christ." The Reverend though Coolidge was elected to the
Pi Gamma Mu, honorary Social
Kenneth B. Welles, of the West- presidency, Colonel Roosevelt was
Studies society, at its Wednesday
minister Presbyterian Church in defeated by Al Smith. In 1926, State
meeting laid extensive plans for n
Albany, leads the meetings on Mon- predicted that Ogden Mills (Repubprogram early in November in which
day afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30 lican) would be elected over Al
all majors in Social Studies, includin the Lounge of Richardson Hall. Smith. Smith was reelected GovContlnued on page 4, column 2
ing graduate students, are invited
Newman Club meets again next
to participate.
Thursday at 7:30 o'clock in NewThis program is to be made up of
Freshmen Nominate President
man Hall. Father Cahill, chaplain,
a thorough discussion of the social
will
open
the
meeting
with
Benedicstudy program in secondary schools.
At an organization meeting of the
tion. During the business meeting, freshman
Included under this topic will be
class Wednesday noon,
Fred Ferris, '42, president, will con- the following people were nominated
such items as: (1) "New Social
Study curriculum for the secondary
duct a discussion on the revised for president: Patricia Carroll, Robschool" (2) "Regents examination"
constitution and on the Corporate ert White, William Forrest, Daniel
and (3) "What is expected of new
Communion Breakfast scheduled for Hanley, Phillip Murphy, Robert
CONFORMING-with provisions of the Selective Service A c t ,
teachers in the social study curriOctober 27. Entertainment will fol- Loucks, Richard Young, Lyman
culum?"
Merrill Walrath, '41 /.Student Association President, registers.
low, then dancing and refreshments, Juckett, and Van Schultze.
Definitely Milder, Cooler'Smoking
decidedly Better-Tasting,
Chesterfield is one up on 'em all
Hush, little thrift stamp,
Don't you cry;
You'll be a war bond,
By and by!
FIGHT OR BUY BONDS!
CLEAN YOUR PLATE — SAVE
FOOD!
Campus Gets Barracks
In the fall of 1918, the Student
Army Training Corps was first introduced to the college. Under the supervision of the federal government,
a training camp was established on
the campus in which students who
were attending the college could at
the same time receive military training. A barracks and a mess hall were
built on the spot where the Milne
School and Page Hall now stand.
At that time, there were about 110
men In the college. Of them, ninetyone passed their physical exams and
were admitted into the SATO, All
the men left as the NKWH, which
wrote In an editorial commenting on
the formation of the SATC:
" . . . there Is but one course for the
young civilian to take. He should
enter college, faithfully perform his
duties here, and accept his glorious
opportunity for service. The need is
great, the opportunity is at hand,
and the men must, and will respond."
The war years at State College
were extraordinary ones. They pro-
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VOL. XXV, NO. S
Willkie Wins Over Roosevelt
In Close State College Vote
10%
Boulevard Cafeteria
1D8-200 CENTRAL AVENUE
Suspense Climbs
As New Queen
Disclosure Nears
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Tomorrow writes finis to the eventful reign of
understanding, popular, and beautiful Queen Jane
I. Tomorrow will see her crown placed on the brow
of the Nineteenth Sovereign. May her reign be as
wise and as beneficent.
Long Live the Queen!
Epistulary Regurgitation
Did you read today's communication to the Editor
of the STATE COLLEGE NEWS?
I did. I had to.
D&A's points were well taken, even though an
inordinate amount of space was used in "taking
them". This editorial might well be written as a
parallel answer to the Council's reply. And thus
the exchange would proceed prolix and ad museum.
For the sake of the records, let's assume the following:
1. Cornelia Otis Skinner was good. Very good.
2. The Official seating capacity of Page Hall is
1,050. It took seats in the aisles to amass the D&A
total of 1,110. Albany High seats 1,166 comfortably. With seats in the aisles, it could have accommodated many more.
3. Concerning the acoustics which the NEWS did
not mention: Shall we compromise by saying they
are, to say the least, "abominable". Evidently the
faculty members who allege Page Hall's acoustics
superior to Albany High's have never been seated
under our balcony, and are at loggerheads with Miss
Futterer and Dr. Candlyn, chief acoustic-decriers.
4. The reason why the Student Association di<
not hear Miss Skinner was "Page Hall was too
small." In other words, the association was not there.
5. D&A is good. Very good. Their letter said as
much. It is not a "poster-hanging" organization.
Who said it was?
6. D&A "missed the boat" again. The only point
of "D&A—A Study in Myopia" was this: No matter w h a t a r t i s t is secured, a r e we or the people of Albany to come first?
SKIVY DAVIS.
OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY. KICKED
23 GOAL? AFTER TOUCHDOWN?
IN ONE GAME, SEPT. 29,1917.
***>_
D & A Discusses D & A
-CommunicationT h e t e r m " S t u d e n t Association"
was too generally used. S t u d e n t s in
the back whom we h a v e consulted
:;aid they could hear perfectly. Muss
Clearly the NEWS did not investigate Skinner is an accomplished enough
the matter very thoroughly or it performer to be h e a r d in our audiwould not have made such state- torium. I n fact, s h e r e m a r k e d upon
ments. D and A wishes to give you the responsiveness of t h e audience.
another side of the story.
"Not enough time was given for
"The Albany High school would students
to exchange t a x tickets."
have been the ideal solution."
S t u d e n t tax tickets went on sale
Our auditorium seated 1110 people
on that night; Albany High seats a day after reserved seats were p u t
1166. Furthermore inquiries from on sale. As usual, s t u d e n t s did not
reliable members of the faculty have heed t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t in assembly
proved that the acoustics of the Al- lo please exchange tickets early.
bany High auditorium are fright- Reserved seats quickly oversold the
fully poor, so much so that few or- s t u d e n t tickets, a n d we closed t h e
ganizations in town will rent it. It table as a n a n n o u n c e m e n t t h a t the
is true that fire laws were broken auditorium was full. However, no
on this occasion but since they have s t u d e n t with a tax ticket was r e been broken consistently on Gradua- fused a d m i t t a n c e on t h e night of
tion and Moving-Up Day by people the performance.
To the Editor of the NEWS:
We of the Council feel that last
week's NEWS editorial criticizing the
Skinner production was unfair.
in higher authority, we fail to see
why criticism should fall on us.
"An unjustifiable number of seats
were reserved."
In past years the Council has been
bringing you two little-known artists each year. Of course few outside seats were sold. Students who
came were assured of good seats,
but so few supported the productions that the number of empty seats
was a disgrace to the performer.
This year, we decided to take a chance
unci adopt a new policy. We signed
Miss Skinner at a price which was
equal to that of both the fall and
spring productions combined. It was
necessary to sell those seats to earn
enough money to give you another
top rate performance In the spring.
We accomplished that aim.
P e r h a p s we were mistaken in our
j u d g m e n t of t h e s t u d e n t body, but
we t h o u g h t we were doing a good
job in bringing to t h e Association
two high-priced artists instead of
two u n k n o w n ones a s before. Perhaps s t u d e n t s would r a t h e r come to
hear u n k n o w n artists a n d be sure of
front seats because no one in Albany
will buy tickets. We a r e open to
criticism of a certain kind but, in
the Instance of last week's NEWS,
we feel t h a t such a s t a t e m e n t was
not only unfair, but did n o t represent t h e opinion of t h e s t u d e n t body
as a whole. We were proud of our
production. Maybe we're mistaken.
M a r y Miller,
President.
The Last Straw
Nor do they earn It straw
—Don Quixote, Cervantes
Someone tried to get a straw to drink a Coca-Cola
"with" and was unsuccessful. The dispensers told
him that too many straws were being used; thus
drinking from the bottle is necessary.
Now lo many this means nothing, but to others
who think that drinking from a bottle is undignified, it is a social injustice.
Straws are mostly made of space; space is cheap.
It can be obtained from such convenient spots as
empty library shelves and between the prongs and
pickets of forks and fences.
The rest of a straw is paper. Paper is strewn
about our streets and desks, Thousands, nay millions, of men are unemployed and could easily be
induced to gather refuse inexpensively.
Put all the above factors together and the dearth
of straws seems quite ridiculous, doesn't it? Let's
ease the pain of the socially alert, Annex, and give
them straws to drink with. Open the "Burma
Road", please I 1 I
The Commentitater-
The audience in Page turns restlessly In the seats;
some chew fingernails, others wave fragments of paper,
and the majority whisper to their neighbors—then
suddenly the hum of voices dies down—the piano
strikes up the majestic chords of "Pomp and Circumstance", and the audience cranes its collective neck.
Through the doors of the hall come the ladles-inwaiting, smiling sedately and keeping in time to the
music, and behind them, proud, head erect, eyes glistening with joy, steps the Queen I
To the upperclassmen of State, the above paragraph
strikes a familiar chord in their memory—and In the
freshmen it arouses a burning curiosity as the entir*
college awaits the advent of Campus Day, 1940.
Steeped as it is in the traditions of State College,
Campus Day is a fitting prelude to the school year;
this is the clay the freshman and sophomore classet
declare war on each other—breaking each
Campui
other's necks over that monstrosity we call
Day
a "pushball." It is a day replete with ath1940
lctlc events, class stunts (good ones—we
hope) and dancing, climaxed, of course,
by the coronation of the Campus Queen.
But Campus Day, 1940, comes at the close of a week
fraught with significance—in the week marked by
registration for the draft. Who knows but that, because of lack of men in each class, next year may find
the freshmen and juniors pitted against the sophomores and seniors in inter-class rivalry?
I
The Queen Is Dead!
1922-The House of Minerva-1939
1922 Queen Ethel I
1923 Queen Edna I
1924 Queen Mildred I
1925 Queen Muriel 1
1926 Queen Edna II
1927 Queen Ruth I
1928 Queen Mildred 11
1929 Queen Ethel II
1930 Queen Catherine I
1931 Queen Florence I
1932 Queen Dorothy I
1933 Queen Harriette I
1934 Queen Harriet I
1935 Queen Rita I
1936 Queen Elsie I
1937 Queen Lucille I
1938 Queen Christine I
1939 •Queen Jane 1
• Hulaliny.
Marboro
Schenectady
Waterford
Albany
Catskill
Glen Wood Landing
Albany
Saugerttes
Albany
Albany
Delmar
Utica
Albany
Blnghamton
Albany
Troy
Albany
Greenwich
Ethel Rusk
Edna Sha fur
Mildred Hammersley
Muriel Wenzel
Edna Eampman
Ruth Lane
Mildred Lansley
Ethel Graundhofer
Catherine Norris
Florence Friedman
Dorothy Cronk
Harrietts Goodenow
Harriet Ten Eyck
Rita Kane
Elsie Smith
Eucillc Zak
Christine Acles
Jane Wilson
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STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1§, 1940
STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1940
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How many students remember a n item in o n e of lasl
year's Commenstalers
decrying the lack of a n o r c h e s tra here a t State—not a symphony o r c h e s t r a , b u t a
swing band? I t was a good suggestion, b u t it w e n t
the way of all radical suggestions while t h e college year
took its usual course. B u t t h a t ' s o n e of t h e fallacies
of the h u m a n being—given a t h o u g h t - p r o v o k i n g suggestion, he calmly absorbs it until some o t h e r more
energetic h u m a n being takes u p t h e idea a n d p r o m o t e s
it. Then t h e former wakes up, proclaims it a good
idea, and jumps on t h e bandwagon.
Now. in a college which c a n produce sufficient m u s i cians to make up a very good symphony orchestra,
there must be enough " 'gators" a n d 'cats' w h o c a n get
together and create t h a t hodge-podge of t h e musical
scale called "swing." Surely, t h e r e is some
State
member of t h e u n d e r g r a d u a t e body with
Swing
enough leadership a n d ability to bring
Band
these d o r m a n t jitterbugs t o g e t h e r for a
j a m session now a n d t h e n . I t would be a
pleasure to see our own band in t h e C o m m o n s of a
Friday afternoon, playing melodies for s t u d e n t s , tired
after a week's session with studies. I hope t h a t t h e
band which played at last year's basketball games
will be brought together again for t h i s season. I t
certainly was inspiring to hear college t u n e s briskly
played between halves and quarters of t h e g a m e . Now
let's have more of the same this year.
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T h e Commons h a s once again become t h e college'!
social center at noon, what with t h e r e p a i r i n g of t h e
vie. W h a t we once mistook lor kilocycles gone m a d
has been transformed into music -uiocet m u s i c . T h i s
brings to mind the recorded concerts which SCA sponsored last year during the exam periods. Now, as a
music-lover, I have racked my brain to find o u t any
possible reason why these fine concerts c a n n o t be
continued throughout this school year. We
could have, let us say, one h o u r a week
Music
devoted to t h e classics. T h e Lounge would
I''or
be a n ideal spot for such a concert, prefModerns
erably at Friday noon, or if this is n o t
feasible, at some later hour in the a f t e r n o o n , when
students would like to relax after classes. I ' m sure
there are enough music-lovers in school w h o would
appreciate such a move on the p a r t of some o r g a n i zation in school and who would be glad of t h e c h a n c e
to hear some serious music. N e w m a n Club, SCA,
anybody, please take notice!!
The Weekly Bulletin
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for atmlcnt a[>IJ 1 Scatluiis. All
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iiw iviiiicMcui in l.rlntf In pie.
I UN's Imineilliituly. The lmreiiu'a work lma bci.n slowed
ilnwii Immeasurably by lueii
of i'ini|)i;riiiii)ii Croin a luriju
number el' HlinleiiiH whu
wore Hi'ut out on Ion (In bill
fulled In report baelt, The
bureau urgently retjueiita all
ueujilu whu reeelved John
before new u p n I I e a 11 o n
blanliN arrived, and who
have not filled ,,m tun.],
blank a aa yet, to do BO at
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Hurry I'uaanw
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NTATIONMAN l)i:.VI)I.INi:
honor of the nliiinnl. Freshmen have been Invited l» attend a s guests of ihe fruleruily.
ART I) E I'AKT MB NT
An exhibition of posters
made by the silk screen nroeeaa Is now on display In
llie aecunil floor corridor of
Draper bull. These were
made by arllals' of Ihe Federal A n 1'rojeet.
Mr. Joseph liiirron, who
ill reels Ihls work, will talk
to the elaasea In Arl Appro'lailon in ll:|ii on Monday
and Tuesday niiirnlutfa, ()<••
toiler III anil |i^ In room
l!l)K. Nou members of the
eblsses will be weleome lo
hear Ihe talka lo the extent
of Ihe I'lipaelly of Ihe room,
MUN II iilehlna.
"KIIIICHIIIIIII" deadline la
lletnliur iil. Will aludeuta
SOCIAL
C A MSN DA II
pleaae baud In inalerlal aa
tleioher 111 Rivalry events'
auull a:, iioaalble.
anil pushball foulest on Ihu
lUicnelie Kli-M beiililiiio.
I'.ii'e Hall enmpiiH ai :i :00
ICdltor.
UAI'I'A DUI.TA 1(110 Vl< I'. M. Crowning of ('Miupiia
Uileen and ihe elnss aklla In
I'AIITV
Ihe i iMlihuiuin „t I'ML'e hull
Hill a ehaiiler of Klin MM ai
M I'. M.
Delia Itho will hold a Mull,
eriiinlver'a llruwl IIIUIKIH at
IM'liiliur 21 SCA meeting
M;.'lll, ill Ihe I'l'iiiernliy hoiiae, Of K r l l e j u l l : . eillllllllssliin lit
Wbleh la liiealed at il! Hon Id 11.111) 1'. M. In the Lounge.
I,alio Avenue.
llelulier '.'li Club X meetUAI'I'A IIIITA IIAN(»I)KT ing al I'-'iin |>. M In the
The senior I'IIIHB meinhera
Lounge. Ailvaneed liramnof Kii|i|ia Hutu and I lie fa
lles plays lit Hilli 1'. M. lu
eully of Ihe BtiUogB are InIhe auditorium of I'uge hull.
vlled lo intend id,. Kapna
Oetobor lil -Freshman IryHeln Alumni bamiiiet to- uiils lor delude HIJUIHI ut
iiliiht ai »;.'!() ai ihe fraterni- »:»U P, M. In ltooin 128 of
ty hoiiHe nl 1!H7 Qliali atreel, Itlehardaoii Hall. Newman
l.uler In ihe oyualug Kuiiiia 'dub mooting »t 7:.'i0 p , U.
llelu will bold a ilauee in ill Newman hall.
Maloney's
Baloney
Four Lettermen
Answer Coach s
Call (or Cagers
Ten Daring Danielle Boones
Invade Chatham Wilderness
Coach Hatfield
We've done it again . . . . members of the All-American Oirl clan
have one more eventful, delightful,
stomach testing and muscle building
stay at Camp Johnston to chalk up
en the slate of the modern "Danielle
Boones."
Friday night all was darkness,
when Tubbs, the grocery boy, opened
the rear of his delivery truck, and
ten fugitives from college textbooks
and city life spilled out on the hillside. Plash . . . . Beers of the Myskania lineup turned fireman; Wilson of theatrical fame, hash-slinger;
and the frosh, Carroll, Prey, and
and
McKay, porters for the evening.
Twenty Freshmen Apply For
Berths on '44 Aggregation;
Practice Begins,Monday
-J.R.M.
Echoes of dribbled basketballs resounded figuratively through the
depths of Page Hall Gym during the
week for the first time this season as
twenty cagers responded to Coach
Hatfield's call to the colors.
With State's biggest varsity sport
Initiated for the 1940-41 season, it
seems appropriate that some mention should be made of the schedule
that the boys are booked to run
through between December 7 and
March 8. It will be recalled that
harsh words were tossed to and fro
last spring when the rumor spread
that this year's schedule was to be
one of the scrawniest in years, with
the majority of home games listed
for afternoon play.
Coach Hatfield's a n n u a l varsity
basketball call was answered by four
of last year's lettermen and 16 other
candidates. Arnie Ellerin, Bill Dickson, Paul Merritt, a n d H a n k B r a u n er are t h e lettermen who showed u p
in the gym Monday afternoon. T h e s e
are t h e only m e n from last year's
team who are still in college,
Among t h e other sixteen who a r e
trying out is Bob Lupean, who played varsity basketball a t P r e d o n i a
Normal for two years. He should
make a valuable addition to t h e G. ELLIOTT HATFIELD, who this
With the intramural touch footsquad. Nearly all of last year's fresh- year will supervise the frosh team as ball league nearly ended, Kappa
man team arc trying out for varsity
Delta Rho moved into the lead with
berths. Les G e r d t s a n d Gerry S a d - well as coach the varsity.
four wins in four days. Kappa Beta
passed Potter Club, moving Into
cllemire a r e the only two seniors
second place by several percentage
beside Ellerin who a r e candidates.
KDR Gains Lead
In Football Loop
N o Afternoon Games
Varsity Practice
T h e final version of t h e slate as
Official varsity practice will s t a r t
h a n d e d to this d e p a r t m e n t shows on Monday at 4:30. There will be
t h a t last year's protests were fruit- short practice sessions of approxiful. Not a single afternoon game a p - mately one hour every day of t h e
pears in t h e line-up, while t h e
schedule as a whole will be one of week. T h e first week will be spent
t h e most strenuous a S t a t e aggrega- in conditioning Ihe squad. T h e r e after the main object will be to get
tion h a s faced in many a moon.
T h i r t e e n contests m a k e up the the team in top shape for the opencampaign
for
the
approaching ing game on December 7 against
season, six of which will be played RPI.
on t h e home court. Highlighting the
Twenty freshmen applied Tuesday
bunch will be the opening clash with afternoon in response to Coach's call
R P I t h e St. Lawrence a n d Clark- for candidates for the frosh team.
son games mentioned a g " ™ ^ ; N o 1 m a n y ()f these m e n have h a d ,
Trackmen Meet
Delhi Tomorrow
points.
KDR was apparently incited by
the breaking of their string of unscored-upon victories extending over
three years. Potter did this when
they completed a pass into the end
Opposition Has Good Material; /.one on Monday. Wednesday the
Yesterday's Timing Shows
Vastly Improved Team
Football Standings
w
State's cross-country
boys a r e K l i p p i l tli'ltil K i m
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again kicking up t h e cinder track Klllipil lli'tn
I'lllHT ( l l l l l
preparatory to taking the trip to U ' . l l l l l i ITH
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Delhi tomorrow In their second con- Colll'KH IIOIIHII
.a
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test of t h e current season.
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Time trials were held yesterday I Frimli
a n d the ofiicial timing shows a d e - K D R boys really played some h a r d
cided improvement over the previ- football when they downed t h e
h o m ^ n d ^ . ^
ous week s clocking. T h i s upswing is | Prosh, 19-0. They were a g a i n unable,
able departure from tradition is ^
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due to the two additional weeks of I however, to prevent their goal line
postponement ol the Alumni g a m e 1 " - '
training which have given t h e r u n - j from being violated.
from its traditional spot at t h e head j- ru ,sh Practice
ners a chance to unlock some of
Also on Wednesday, K a p p a B e t a
of the schedule to coincide with
p r o s h practice h a s been scheduled
their leg muscles a n d smooth out I passed the College House boys off
MAA Alumni Day on M a r c h 8 A
Thursday afterTucsdav
a n d
their r u n n i n g form.
' heir feet In defeat them 24-13.
complete schedule will appear m the | ^ ^ a ( 4 . . j 0 A s C | U a d Q f t e n o r
NISWH a t a later date.
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Delhi's First
m p n
w m
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L.an.i(,d
UUs
Tomorrow's contest will be t h e
year. Manager Bakay h a s announced
Givel Givel Give!
Dial the frosh schedule is rapidly first for Delhi but t h e presence of
Sometime during this morning's being rounded Into shape;
five m a n y veterans who were responsiassembly, tattered figures will slink titimes have already been scheduled ble for State's defeat last year conup and down the aisles of Page Hall, unci others are being negotiated for. stitutes a formidable obstacle to
shoving pasteboard containers under
This year's basketball play will be hurdle. Coach Larry Taylor h a s a l t h e noses of unsuspecting ll:10ers. greatly similar to last year. F o r t h e ways been noted for his m a n u f a c To allay any tears, this d e p a r t m e n t I'lrsl time in several years, there turing of a bunch of well-trained
wishes to inform its readers t h a t have been no drastic changes in t h e fleetfoots. Delhi's r u n n i n g course is
in every sense of t h e expression a
those tattered figures will be this
rules. T h e only i m p o r t a n t changes "cross-country" course. T h e r u n n e r s
year's basketball cheerleaders, solichave been made in the rules c o n - not only have to r u n up a n d down
iting funds for decent togs for t h e
jcernlng t h e actions of t h e scorers. hill a n d t h r o u g h plowed fields b u t
coming season. Our suggestions of
last year's c a p t a i n even h a d to
the past few weeks t h a t the noise- List of Candidates
makers be outfitted from t h e StudThe complete list of candidates s t r a i g h t a r m his way through a cowent Association budget have been to for the varsity and the frosh follow: ini'ested p a s t u r e !
no avail. T h i s is a final appeal. Be
Varsity---Ellerin, Dickson, Merritt, Confidence Prevails
prepared this morning to give. To
Captain Gene Agnello a n d m a n use a trite expression: remember, Brauner, Gerdts, Saddlemire, GrifI lin, Lehman, Lupean,
Bombard, ager Bob Cooke jointly agreed t h a t
they're your cheerleaders.
J Peeney, Portley, Hansen, Lynch, the S t a t e s m e n s t a n d an excellent
By t h e way. we've learned t h a t
Hammond, Reed, Anderson, Gerber, chance to come out victorious in t o I n t r a m u r a l Council h a s decided t h a t
morrow's meet. T h e outfit, having
the i n t r a m u r a l trophies a r e not to Flax, Born.
Freshmen—Miller, Skolsky, T u c k - h a d a taste of competition two weeks
be retired after three successive
wins. T h i s idea which was subscribed er, O'Leury, Oarr, Reed, Forrest, ago. is now clicking along very
to by m a n y of the men on t h e c a m - JTerhoe. Duncan, Young, Marsland, smoothly.
Making t h e trip tomorrow a r e
pus, was never approved by MAA i Ruback, WurUs, Coombs, Snyder,
or I n t r a m u r a l Council. T h e trophies McCabe, Ashworth, Wise, F u d e m a n , C a p t a i n Agnello, P r a n k Hansen, J i m
Snover, Bill Miller, Verne Marshall,
will continue to circulate forever— Koblenz and Evans.
J i m Portley a n d either B e n Reed
or a t least ad flnitum.
or Don Demlck.
Jang! Crash! Clunk I . . . . Spoote?
No, only a State trooper making his
rounds. Was Knowlton's face red
when she greeted Sir Oalahad of
the brass buttons, wickedly brandishing a marshmallow fork In her
attempt to protect the fireside!
7:30 Saturday a. m., the peaceful
stillness was shattered by the lusty
lungs of Beers: "It's a be-j/oo-tlful
day in Chicago!" At 10:30 a. m.,
pump-washed "pans" turned pink
when it was discovered that the faculty guest for the weekend, Dr.
Lester, had arrived thirty minutes
before. Prom "Dr. Dentons" to Jodp h u r s _ l n a fi a s h i back into rolledu p p a j a m a s _ i t w a s so hot!—
An impromptu swimming party
followed the arrival of North Hall,
en masse
Too bad that the
moving-picture camera fiend—and
we do mean Beers—didn't have her
equipment.
Sunday, the day of rest—oh ye-ah
—you try taking a ten-mile hike
that turns into fifteen miles because
you get lost! On top of that, miss
the only train back to Albany before midnight, and play bridge hi
the station until the rescue partyMiss Johnston—arrives.
But Gosh, it's all fun and we're
ready and rarin' to do it again.
New Routine Introduced
Into Chess Tournament
The chess department has Introduced an innovation into State College by forming two tournaments instead of the usual one—a major
tournament and a minor one.
With the tournaments now in full
progress, a closely contested race is
being waged in the majors, with
Steve Shaw leading the pack by a
scant margin. J. Gillan is right at
his heels by a mere half point.
George Erbstein, a freshman who Is
very handy with his chessmen, is
leading the pack in the minor division with two wins and no losses.
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Girls' Riding Success
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The response to a pica for more
horse-back riding enthusiasts was
so great last week t h a t t h e riders
had to be divided into two groups.
Since only six horses a r c available a t
the stable, Kay Wilson a n n o u n c e s
t h a t it will be necessary to have
three sections from now on riding a t
ten, eleven, and twelve o'clock S a t u r d a y mornings. Experienced riders
will meet at the Dorm a t 0:25 A. M.,
Intermediates a t 10:2ft A. M„ a n d a
[mixed group a t 11:45 A. M. Girls
should sign up today on t h e WAA
'bulletin board.
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Harder Downing's Continentals
Will Register for Senior Formal
Harder Downing, sweet swing
trumpeter, "Jumping Jive" Washington, and all the boys will journey
down to the Ten Eyck Hotel on
November 1 to help make the
Senior Hop an outstanding social
event of the current season.
The scene will be the ballroom of
the Ten Eyck. This is especially appropriate as the ballroom has been
recently redecorated in red and
white, colors of the class of '41.
The selection of Harder Downing
from a large number of available
orchestras was an extremely difficult choice of the music committee.
The orchestra, which is very well
known, played this summer at
Sylvan Beach, the Playground of
Central New York. "Danceland" the
recently renovated dance pavilion at
the beach, has been hiring topflight orchestras to build up presHARDER DOWNING
tige, among these being Paul Whiteman, Jimmy Dorsey, Orrin Tucker, of Ernie "Jumpin Jive" Washington,
Ozzie Nelson, Tony Martin, Glen the only negro player in the outfit.
Miller, and Harder Downing, As
a further indication of Downing's Downing is noted as a sweet swing
superiority we quote Len Kowalsky, trumpeter, and Is famous for his
'40, who needs no further introduc- swing selections of college songs.
tion: "I danced to the music of It has been rumored that the band
Harder Downing all summer at Syl- will swing some of our college songs,
van Beach, and it gives me the excluding, of course, the Alma Mater
greatest pleasure to inform the and Great Fires.
students of State College that they
Since bids are only $2.50, this will
are in for an evening of grand entertainment with a very, very probably be one of the least expensive formal dances of the year.
smooth band."
Bids will be placed on sale, startDowning has been featured at the
big dances of many of the colleges of ing Monday, October 27, at a table
the East, including Colgate, Harvard, in the lower hall of Draper near the
bulletin board. Bids will be sold durand Hamilton.
The band, which is composed of ing the week and may also be pur12 men, features the piano selections chased at the door.
SEB Places Grads;
Books Given Seniors
Dial 8-9038
Corner Ontario at Benson St.
the
NEWS
and
the
Statesman are both illiterate
line by line, man to man, issue for issue.
So what?
Well, everyone laughed—
even big "Red" Murray appreciated the portrait a la growl
advanced by the opposition.
The comparison of academic
standards was, indeed, highly
informative—not to say humorous. Students chuckled and
cheered, hissed and hooted,
had a good time. Everybody
listened. Why, one worldlywise soph was heard to remark:
"That was a good idea. I've
never had such a h
of a
good time in assembly before!"
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Continued from page 1, column 5
ernor. In 1928, State chose two Republicans again. Picking Herbert
Hoover over Al Smith and Albert
Ottinger over Franklin D. Roosevelt
in the gubernatorial elections, State
again found itself wrong as Roosevelt was elected over his Republican opponent. In 1932, the State
voters picked Hoover to win over
Roosevelt by a 2 to 1 vote. Roosevelt
won in a landslide vote.
F^m
YOUR COLLEGE FLORIST
Presidential Candidates
(8) Roger Babson, Prohibition Party
(2) Earl Browder, Communist Party
(265) Franklin Roosevelt, Democratic Party
Norman Thomas, Socialist Party
(19) Wendell Willkie, Republican Party
(282) Candidates
Senatorial
(301) Bruce Barton, Republican Party
(253) James Mead, Democratic Party
Are you against the third term ?
(284) Yes.
(260) No.
Are you eligible to vote this fall ?
(65) Yes.
(507) No.
According to the unanimous
decision of the assembly at
large,
State College
Results of Poll
Willkie Wins
The Student Employment Bureau
announces that the following people
have obtained positions: Jean S.
Wallace, '38, at East Greenbush;
Miles Abbott, '32, at Pulton; Marjorie Baird, '40, at Brooklyn; June
Palmer, '39, at Long Island College;
Doris O'Hare, '39, at Utica Country
Day School; John Havko, '40, at
Lyon Mountain; Joseph Cappiello,
'40, Jeffersonville; and Franklin
Student Guess Correct
Peeky, '37, at Rome.
In 1936, the student body guessed
Students who have filled out
cards are asked to come in and correctly in the presidential election,
complete them by making necessary picking Roosevelt over Landon by a
changes and by making out a 415 to 401 vote. The fact is notable,
schedule of their free periods so however, that although State picked
that the bureau can find them at Roosevelt to win by a bare plurany time. All students are asked to ality, in the national elections of
watch the mailboxes and to look for that year Roosevelt won by an unprecedentedly large one.
notices on the bulletin boards.
Two facts are readily apparent:
The Employment Bureau has
placed some books on reserve which the fact that State is traditionally
they feel all seniors should read. Republican, and that elections at
These include: "Are All American State must be viewed in a more
Teachers Free" by Beale, "Techni- normal political coloring before they
ques of Teacher Self-placement" by can be interpreted. On this basis,
Mac Dougall, "U. S. Department of and on the evidence afforded by
Interior Bulletin, 1932," No. 17, "In- the past votes, it would seem that
stitutional Teacher Placement" by the Willkie victory with such a
Umstahd, and "Characteristic Diff- close margin could well indicate a
erences in the Teaching Perform- Roosevelt victory in November in
ances of Good and Poor Teachers" New York otate and consequently
in the nation. This conclusion is arby Barr.
rived at through the observation
that State straw votes have almost
invariably acted as negative baroForum of Politics Plans
meters in state elections.
Election Day Celebration Roosevelt in 1936
In 1936, State gave the election to
The Forum of Politics is planning Roosevelt over Landon, 415 votes
a party for Election night, Novem- to 401. The figures returned by the
ber 5, from 9:00 to 1:00 A, M. in the electorate made Roosevelt president
gymnasium of Page Hall. The party by a plurality of about 16,000,000
will be in the form of a political votes. Thus it would seem that
rally, and will feature a thirty-piece State's action in electing Willkie over
band, dancing, refreshments, and Roosevelt, 282 to 265, can be intergames. Rose Llson, '41, is chairman preted as forecasting a Roosevelt
of the committee.
plurality of about 8,000,000 votes in
At the second meeting of this November.
year, Janet Sharts, '41, speaker, announced that a committee will be
appointed to revise the constitution.
C. P. LOWRY
This committee will consist of past
members of Forum and will report
Watchmaker and
at the next meeting,
Jeweler
The Forum also announces that a
Albany, N. V.
poll regarding conscription will be 239 Central Ave.
conducted today In assembly.
EMIL J. NAGENGAST
Illiteracy Lauded;
Debate Effective
Band, Tin Poll
The meeting will be enlivened by a
series of devices. Upon entrance
each guest will make known his
political preference by picking from
a card the button bearing his chosen
insignia. During the meeting, the
vacancies will be tallied to show how
the audience voted in the pin poll.
Final tradition of all town meetings, the brass band, will be present under the direction of Ira Jean
Hirsh, '42.
SCA to Attend
Colgate Parley
Dean Delaney has been appointed State's faculty representative to
a committee which will consider aid
to student refugees from China and
Europe. The committee will meet at
Colgate University on November 13.
Several members of SCA will also
attend the annual New York State
Intercollegiate Conference at Colgate. This conference is open to all
students connected with religious
organizations in New York State
Colleges. Robert Agne, '41, SCA President, feels that due to the critical
situation in Europe another such
conference m a y b e impossible.
Therefore lie says that special attention should be given to the speakers who will be part of the program
at Colgate.
Especially outstanding is Robert
C. Mackio, recently from Geneva,
Switzerland, who is general secretary of the World's Student Christian Federation. His topic will concern the plight of students in
Europe and China and our response.
Former Chaplain Speaker
A t Communion Breakfast
This picture of Cheilerfiold buyeri inspocting lolioccu
cropi in the flald before auction time li one of many
Interesting iconei In the new book " T O B A C C O I A N P , U.S. A , " Thli fascinating itory of how Chesterfields are made, from seed to cigarette, Is yours
for the asking. Mall your rtqunt la l l m - i i • M y . . .
Teeing Company, 430 HUH Aynu; New fork, N. <t.
Lu|ifilglit VIM. LlUIMT It Minut i'oMCCO Co
Leading Figures in Thursday Debate
Newman Club will hold Its annual
Corporate Communion and Breakfast, S u n cl a y, October 2 7 t h e
Feast of Christ the King, at the
Grotto of Vlneentian Institute. A
mass will bo celebrated at 0:00 A, M.
by the chaplain, Father William Cahlll. Breakfast will follow in the Vlneentian cafeteria. Fred Ferris, '41,
president of Newman Club, will be
toastmaster. The speaker scheduled
is the Reverend John Collins, Pastor
of St. Joseph's Church in Rensselaer,
who was a former chaplain of Newman Club at State.
VOL. XXV, NO. 6
Engineers for Willkie,
Back Choice of State
For once State and RPI agree
—they both prefer elephants to
donkeys. For RPI has also named
Willkie as its choice in the coming Presidential election.
Yet at RPI Willkie was the
favorite by a 3-1 majority, while
at State he topped the race by
only 17 votes. This indicates that
although both institutions are
traditionally Republican, t h e
Democrats at State have a much
larger minority. Also this would
seem to indicate that the Engineers are more conservative than
State students.
Bunting, Brass and Soap-Box
To Highlight Political Rally
Thursday in Assembly
Bunting and soap-boxers will keynote the Town Hall presidential
meeting scheduled to come to order
In the assembly next Thursday night
under the gavel of Paul Grattan,
President of Debate Council.
For the first time since 1936,
State men and women, vote-eligible
and under 21, will be invited to
hear qualified speakers discuss the
case for chief executive: Mr. Roosevelt of the Democrat (donkey) party,
Mr. Willkie of the Republican (elephant) party, and Messrs. Babson,
Browder, and Thomas of the Prohibition, Communist, and Socialist
parties, respectively.
Audience to Cross-Examine
After speeches have been delivered,
the audience will take over in an
open question period, directing their
attacks or interrogations, through
Chairman Grattan, to each of the
spokesmen.
Defendant for the Republican
candidate will be Louise Snell, '41;
for the Democrats, Fred Ferris, '42,
and for the "Socialists—" that is, a
combination of the minor parties
Janet Sharts, '41.
Year
ALBANY, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1940
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Debate Council
Summons State
To Town Hall
•f«H
Regents Board
Delays Election
O f State Head
Vandcrzee Announces Selection
OF President Must Await
Action by Legislature
State College must wait at least
until April for an announcement of
its new president. Dr. John M. Sayles
will continue as Acting President
until that time. So said Mr. Newton B. Vanderzee in a statement to
the STATE COLLEGE NEWS Monday.
Dean Announces
Honor Students
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT A N D W E N D E L L L. W I L L K I E whose candidacy (or the presidency of the United States will be the
subject of a Debate Council-sponsored discussion Thursday night in Page
HalL
110 Students Earn B Average
For the Year 1939-1940;
Previous Lists Larger
Queen Bea Reigns as State
Campus Day Pageantry Dies
Dean's List on Page 4
of this issue.
The weeks of anxious suspense
culminated in the coronation of
Queen Beatrice I Saturday night.
There was much speculation as in
who would "Bea" the queen and
who would be attendants. The secrecy was maintained until the first
strains of Pomp and Circumstance.
Then there was a momentary hush
before a whispered mumble spread
the news that the "Queen Bea" was
truly Campus Queen.
The minute the lights were dimmed the two pages, Muriel Scovell
and Esther Tein, sophomores, stepped from behind the curtains, raised
uhetr trumphets and there issued
from backstage—a fanfare As the
Queen led the procession around the
auditorium, she was followed by her
attendants from all four classes, a
train-bearer, and ushers from the
freshman and junior classes.
When the procession reached the
stage, last year's Queen Jane I
stepped forth attended by Lona
Powell and Miriam Newell, seniors.
Jane wore a princess-style dress of
black velvet. As Bea approached and
knelt at her feet, Jane removed the
crown from her own brown head and
placed It firmly on the dark-haired
Educators7 Fraternity
Fetes New Pledges
On the thirty-first of October
Kappa Phi Kappa, the professional
education fraternity, will honor its
new members at a banquet at the
Hotel Wellington. Dr. D. V. Smith
will Introduce Professor Risley, the
speaker of the evening.
The members of this fraternity are
selected for their high scholastic
standing and their educational
ideals.
The senior pledges of the fraternity are: John Alden, Gadlin Bodner,
Ernest Case, Robert Hertel, Nicholas
Glacomlno, Vincent allien, Roy
McCreary, Howard Merrlam, Gerald
Saddlemire, and Merrill Walrath,
seniors.
The junior pledges Include: Irving
Bliss, Henry Brauner, William Dickson, Henry Germond, Leslie Graves,
Donald Green, David Haycllp, Edwin Holsteln, Harrison Jordan, Robert Meek, Nicholas Morsillo, Harry
Passow, Bernard Perlman, Maxon
Reeves, Alfred Stiller, Ralph Tibbets, Benson Tybring and Allen
Woodell.
Kappa Phi Kappa is a professional education fraternity, the purpose
of which Is to promote the cause of
education by encouraging men of
sound moral character and recognized ability to engage In the study
of its principles and problems.
ss3^gaffi&&*i&
Bess. Then the queen and her court
seated themselves on the right of
die stage to watch the presentation
of class skils.
The skit performed by the frosh
was awarded the judges' decision of
first place, but much of the public
opinion favored the sophs.
The other court attendants to the
queen were: Madeline Scesny, Mary
Miller, Alma Knowles, seniors; Kay
Peterson, Marjorie Gaylord, juniors;
Jean Buckman, Jane Curtis, sophomores; Jean Harvey, Georgia Hardesty, freshmen. Ths ushers were:
June Haushalter, Mary Jane Evans,
juniors; Patricia Latimer, Patricia
Carroll,
freshmen;
train-bearer,
Lionel Sharp, Milne Junior high
school.
Bea Dower has been prominent in
the State of affairs since her freshman year. Among other things, she
has held class offices, was junior
associate editor of the NEWS. Her
royal career started last year when
she was crowned Junior prom queen.
This year Bea is co-managing editor of the NEWS, member of Mys-
kania, and president of the Alumni
Residence halls.
Maestro Downing
Swings Our Songs
Glenn N. Clark, '41, chairman of
the music committee for Senior
Hop, after witnessing Harder
Downing and his band In rehearsal at the offices of the management In Utica, claims there
are only twq words to describe
the music of the maestro—"terrific," and "solid."
Downing has been working on
special arrangements of State
College songs, and has completed
the arrangement of "Life is
Very Different." The song has
been converted to a modern style,
closely resembling swing.
"All who attend may expect a
surprise," (We quote Glenn) "And
It will be a pleasant one, making
the night a memorable one in the
history of Slate's formals." End
quote.
SEB Re-registers 31/
Interviews Total 338
Miss Irene Semanek, Assistant
Director of the Student Employment
Bureau, announced that 31 students
re-registered and that 307 new
students appeared for interviews.
This makes a total of 338 interviews.
These new students do not become
active registrants until their fee Is
paid.
Dr. Milton G. Nelson, dean of the
college, has announced the names of
110 State College students who maintained at least a B average for both
semesters of the 1939-1940 school
year and thus earned a place on the
dean's list. The total number represents a net decrease of 18 from last
year's total, when the policy of a
list compiled from both semesters
was inaugurated.
Compare Lists
The number of students to earn
a place on the dean's list for any
one semester hit a high of 230 in
November 1938, over 20 per cent of
the student body maintaining the
necessary average, and it was at this
time that Dr. Nelson announced
that the dean's list would be compiled thereafter from students able
to secure a B average both semesters. The number dropped to 128
when the first list operating under
the new policy was inaugurated and
took another drop to 110 this year.
Dr. Nelson declined to make any
comment about the list other than
pointing out that the new policy
served to restrict the number, make
it more difficult to earn a place on
the list, and therefore served to
make it more of an honor. "Appar(Continued on page 4, column lt)
Legislative Action
According to Mr. Vanderzee, chairman of the Board of Visitors, the
selection of a new president must
await legislative action to be introduced at the 1941 session. This will
delay the selection of a new executive officer for the college till
spring.
The Regents of the University of
the State of New York discussed
the selection of a successor to the
late Dr. Brubacher with our Board
of Visitors at a joint meeting last
week. It was decided then to await
legislative action. Presidents of this
college are selected by the Board of
Regents acting on nominations of
the Board of Visitors.
According to Mr. Robert Whelan,
of the Board of Visitors, there exists
no legal disqualifications for consideration of individuals already on
the college faculty.
Acting President
Dr. Sayles was first named Acting President in September of 1939.
He succeeded Dr. Nelson who served
in the capacity of acting president
throughout the summer of 1939.
Members of our Board of Visitors
are: Newton B. Vanderzee, Selkirk,
chairman; Robert E. Whalen, Albany; William H. Anderson, Troy;
Dorothy A. Cogswell, Loudonvllle;
Ella S. Cameron, Albany; Frederick
McDonald, Albany; and Edward R.
O'Neill, Schenectady.
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First Business Meeting
The class of '44 will have its first
opportunity to witness a business
meeting of the Student Association
in assembly this morning.
Time permitting, at least two resolutions will be introduced. The
first concerns an Orientation program for freshmen, and the second
will concern elections.
Publish Election Results—
Say Songleader Candidates
The publication last week of the
results of the Hirsh-Kunz election
has revived the issue which was
brought up in assembly last year—
the Issue concerning the publication
of the numerical results of all elections.
On the trail of a story, the roving
reporter accosted all the people
whose names were published last
week together with the votes that
each had received.
"What do yon think about publishing the results?" all were asked,
one by one.
Hirsh said, "I like the idea. It's
good to know by how many you
win or lose—even if you win by as
little as I did."
Kunz's answer was, "Publish
them, by all means. I feel better
now that I know that I didn't lose
by much, than I would if I didn't
know by how many votes I had lost."
Ryerson answered, "Sure, you
ought to publish them. It never hurt
anyone to know right where he
stands whenever he runs for office,"
Cox replied, "Certainly you ought
to publish the results. The student
body has a right to know how its
votes were cast,"
Novelli told us, "I'm very much in
favor of publishing the reports. Discouraged? Why should I be? Every-
body can't win an election, and most
people never run anyway."
Ritchie laughingly answered, "If
anyone In the school would be opposed to the publication of the results, I imagine that I'm the one.
I'm in favor of it, though. It's good
democratic procedure. I vote yes."
This set of answers convinced the
reporter that the candidates in this
election at least were very much in
favor of having the results of elections posted.
It is curious to note that State
Is one of the few colleges In the
country which keeps its election results secret.
Last year, Mary Jane McKay,
president of NSFA, told the NEWS
that the great majority of American
colleges make a practice of posting
the numerical results of all elections In the college, Miss McKay
wrote in part:
"The practice of posting the results of elections in colleges has been
borrowed, I suppose, from our civic
life where all election results are
posted for the public to see. I should
think that the normal curiosity of
your student body would demand
that they be 'in on the know'
. . . . In a highly democratic procedure, there does not seem to be
much point in keeping election returns secret."
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