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STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1940
PAGE 4
Forum Opposes
'Enforced' Vote
Adopts Resolution Supporting
Eltctorai College Repeal,$30 Added to Treasury
Forum of Politics, overlooking no
eventualities, this week sent to committee a resolution opposed to
any possible law forcing all eligible
citizens to exercise their right of
franchise.
It adopted also a resolution supporting abolition of the electoral
college, a motion which, it is rumored, may come up before the Congress early in the next session.
Miss Rose Lison, co-chairman of
the recent Election Watch, reported
the body's treasury of 15c had been
enhanced by the addition of more
than $30 as a result of the party.
Attendance totaled 299 paying
guests and about 50 others, including
the military band which was largely
featured all evening.
Alfred Stiller, chairman, announced new regulations for Forum's
bulletin board. He is assisted by
Hilda Graubart, Helen Kriska, Morris Gerber and Frances Bourgeois.
First committee reports, on the
excess profits tax and conscription
of industry, will be given to the
group at the first meeting after
Thanksgiving.
Speaker Janet Sharts has called
a special meeting of the Board for
next week when they will outline a
more specific plan of procedure for
the rest of the year.
Business was considerably obstructed at the last meeting by misunderstanding about the most efficient means of transaction. The
group finally voted to act according
to Roberts' Rules of Order, with Miss
Sharts serving as parliamentarian.
'Teach Children
Not Facts'-P. V .
Children, not facts, are the important thing to be considered in
teaching the new social studies program, according to Dr. Donnal V.
Smith, faculty mentor of Pi Gamma
Mu, honorary social studies fraternity, at Tuesday night's meeting
in the lounge.
Smith described in detail the new
social studies program for secondary
schools, emphasizing teachers should
be prepared to teach children and
not the text's subject matter.
Miss Catheryn O'Bryan, president
of the fraternity, announced at
the meeting Smith would speak to
seniors and other majors interested
in the program for teaching social
studies from the text book procedure
at the meeting on December 4. Social
studies minors are invited to attend.
Statesman Comes
With Thanksgiving
Easter has its bunnies, Christmas its holly and mistletoe, but
Thanksgiving at State College always brings out the first edition
of the Statesman.
Blanche Kirschenblum, editor
of the Statesman, State literary
and humor publication, announces
that the first issue of the magazine for this year will be distributed Monday. Copies may be
obtained in the Rotunda of
Draper hall upon presentation of
Student tax.
Miss Kirschenblum has also
stated that all manuscripts will
be returned by her in the Publications Office after Thanksgiving
recess.
Fire Annihilates
KDR's Meadowbrook
Have you heard, or have you?
It seems that things are burning
up these days. Just one week ago
today members of KDR were
planning to attend a barn dance
to be held that evening at that
renowned b a r n , Meadowbrook
(Not to be confused with the
Meadowbrook.) The party was to
begin at 8:00 o'clock.
According to reliable sources,
at approximately 6:00 P. M. the
phone at the KDR house rang. To
the extreme pleasure of the entire
household, it was a young lady.
But lo and behold, this young
lady had some rather startling
news to relate. According to both
the Albany and Slingerlands Fire
Departments, Meadowbrook had
burned to the ground!
What to do? ? ? For the intervening two hours excitement ran
high. After Drs. Nelson, Sayles,
and the janitor had been contacted, and cornstalks had been
procured, the party was held in
the Commons with Jack Ryan's
orchestra providing the music.
Was it sabotage? ? ? Interfraternity Council will investigate.
Plans (or Dorm
Progress Rapidly
Construction on the men's new
dorm, which was started on August
12, is progressing rapidly. According to Dr. John M. Sayles, acting
president of the college, the contractor is confident of having the outside frame of the building completed
by winter.
After a short delay of two weeks
because of excess water found in
the pit, thirty-six trucks transported
cement for several days until a concrete mat was laid on the ground as
a foundation. This mat, which is a
three foot concrete cap over the
clay soil, will solve the difficulty of
the wet condition of this ground.
Wooden frames for the sides of
the basement have been erected,
and Mike Vignola, the contractor,
hopes to have the concrete poured
into these by today.
Work on the interior of the dorm
will continue throughout the winter
and spring. The building will be
ready for its occupants next fall, according to schedule.
The furniture for the new dorm
will be selected soon. Dr. Sayles and
his committee are examining catalogues now before making a definite
choice.
There is a possibility that maple
furniture, similar to that found in
the Alumni Residence Hall for Women, will be chosen. Consideration
has also been given to English oak
furniture that would add a masculine touch to the interior. Such furniture is designed to withstand the
wear and tear to which the males
would subject it.
"This America—it's a paradise,"
the refugee sighed in a charming,
unmistakably
German
accent.
"There is so much food, enough for
everyone."
She was one of the dozen and a
half newcomers to the States at the
Wednesday meetings conducted by
Dorothy Johnson, '41, Pi Gamma Mu
representative, at the Jewish Community Center.
Most of them are German, one
or two, Austrian. Many betray extensive culture in their tone of
voice; some, shy, can murmur no
more than "I'm sorry; I don't speak
English."
All of them, teacher reports, are
cordial and grateful for the United
States and the class in American
History which she conducts one afternoon a week.
"It's not really a history section,
as the schools teach it," Miss Johnson emphasized.
"These women are learning about
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Directory on Sale
Through December
How are you at addresses and
phone numbers?
As an answer to all such distressing problems, State College
annually publishes a Director!/,
listing the names, addresses, arid
phone numbers of all students.
Didn't you get your Directory
this year?
Betty Parrott, '41, Editor-inchief, has announced that all
those students who have not yet
purchased the 1940-41 edition of
the State College Directory will
be able to do so any noon until
the beginning of the Christmas
vacation.
The new, more accurate Director!/ may be obtained any day
from 12:00 to 12:30 P. M. in the
lower hall of Draper.
100 Women Join
In Knit Program
Red Cross W i l l Ship Articles
To War Suffering Nations
First Week in January
Sweaters, socks, and mufflers are
now being knit by more than 100
State College women who have
joined in the knitting program initiated recently at the college by the
Red Cross. Leonora Davis, '43, announced that the yarn which has
been received early this week from
the Red Cross, had been distributed
to the women who had signed up
and that knitting had already begun.
'Dirty Linen' Topic
Of Rienow Speech
Students of the college will hear
in assembly this morning a
speech entitled "Dirty Linen."
The address will be given by Dr.
Robert Rienow, member of the
college Social Studies department
faculty.
He will speak of American public policy and American educational policy. Dr. Rienow describes his speech as "a reappraisal of American educational
policy in the light of current
world affairs."
Dr. Rienow will explain the
meaning and application of
"Dirty Linen" in his address.
VOL. XXV, NO. 10
Frosh Pledges
To Fraternities
Total 59 Men
'Good Will' Dances Saturday,Innovation Sponsored By
Interfraternity Council
Reinforced this year with new
talent from the class of '44, the
State College Symphony Orchestra
See Page l, for Pledge Lint
will present its third seasonal concert Thursday night, December 12, at
One of the most spirited rushing
8:30 P. M. in Page Hall auditorium.
campaigns conducted since 1935
Bernard Perlman, '42, will conduct
ended Monday when the five-yearand Ira Hirsh, '42, will assist.
old Interfraternity Council reported
For the first time in its history,
Mufflers Chief Articles
59 freshmen accepting bids to memthe orchestra will feature a soloist,
bership.
Chief among the articles being
Julia Tunnell, '41. Miss Tunnell, a
knit are mufflers, which, according
soprano, has spent summers touring
Climaxing the two-month-period,
to the Red Cross specifications, must
with various symphonic groups and
Gadlin Bodner, president of the
be
six
feet
in
length.
"A
muffler
this
has assisted in many productions of
Council, has announced the frasize." commented Miss Davis, "rep-'
that kind.
ternities will hold Round Robin
resents two weeks' to a month's work i
The program will include: Over"good will" dances tomorrow night.
on the part of the knitter."
Petit Advises Freshmen Girls
ture to La Gazza Ladra by RosPotter Club tops the pledge tally
The women participating in the
O n Formal Rush Procedure
sini, Mozart's Jupiter
Symphony.
with 23, thereby refuting a NHWS
program were hampered this week I
Miss Tunnell will sing Eha'.i Dream
A s Informal Period Ends
prediction that according to the reby the fact that there was no room |
from Lohengrin by Wagner.
Six Central New York Colleges in which they could work or store
cent
trend, it should fall below last
Mr. Hirsh will conduct the OverState College sororities approached
ture to Marriage of Figaro by Mo- On Itinerary Which W i l l Open supplies. It was finally decided that the end of their rushing for the year year's crop of 21 pledges.
the Myskonia room would be used.
zart and the Praeludium by JarneIntercollegiate Season
This room is now open during the as formal rushing week drew near. SLS Pledges 17
felt.
Sigma Lambda Sigma continued
day, and a sewing machine will soon In direct contrast to the fraternities,
State College will open its Inter- be installed there so that women whose efforts to obtain pledges were its steady growth with the addition
The program continues with Night
on Bald Mountain by Moussorgsky. collegiate debate season on Friday, who wish may work there during ended Monday for the duration of of 17 pledges, three more than last
For the finale, Mr. Perlman will December 6, when four members of the day.
the semester, the women were now year. Kappa Delta Rho slipped
conduct the orchestra in the Pro- the State team leave on a trip which
Some
of
the
knitting
which
is
now
facing the most intensive part of slightly from the place it held with
will
include
meets
with
six
colleges
cessional March from Tannhauser
last year's 13 pledges, when it put
being
done
will
be
sent
to
Europe
their year's activities.
of
central
New
York
State;
namely,
by Wagner, while Mr. Hirsh directs
its pin on 11 men,
on
a
boat
that
is
scheduled
to
leave
Cornell
University,
Hobart,
Kcuka,
the State College Chorus.
Formal rushing week will start
Ithaca, Wells, and William Smith early in January. The articles knit- Saturday when the freshmen women
Kappa Beta pledged eight men,
Lona Powell, '41, president of Music Colleges. Students representing State ted will be sent lo Finland and
one less than bid. Last year 11 were
will receive their rush invitations.
Council, is general chairman in college will be Evelyn Olivet and Britain.
charge of arrangements. Concert- Janet Sharts, seniors, Ira Hirsh and
These invitations entitle the girls bid and 11 pledged.
First Aid Instruction
master this year is Ruth Moldover, ,.,
,
.
,
,
,
Despite the implications of shifts
to the last two parties of the rush
'42, who is also secretary for the | P l e d o l l c k P e r l l s < J u n l o r s Another part of the Red Cross season. Friday evening, December among the brotherhoods, the posiorchestra.
j Friday afternoon, the debaters program, the first aid instruction
t i o n of
fraternities as an institution
Admission to the concert will be !| will lace Cornell on the Pi Kappa drive, has already gotten underway. 8, there will be buffet suppers from apparently
remains constant. Like
0
to
9
P.
M.
The
second
and
main
by student tax or payment of fifty Delta question: "Resolved: That the During the past week, over 110 stulast
year.
59 freshmen accepted
event
will
be
formal
dinners
on
Sat' western hemisphere form a perman- dents signed up for the course, which
c e n t.s.
urday evening, December 7, from 6 pledge invitations; 65 were bid.
|ent union for defense." Saturday consists of 15 weekly lessons.
However, many more than G5 bids
| afternoon they will debate Hobart
The course will be taught by in- until 11:30 P. M. The usual third!
j on the economic phases of a union structors furnished by the Red Cross party which was a tea dance h a s ; w e r e issued, because duplications
Hartwick Professor
with South America. Saturday eve- headquarters. A meeting of all who i been cancelled by the council.
were generally the rule. For inill AArirocc <\TA l n i n g U v o o f t h 0 s t a t c debaters will have signed up has been called for
To explain formal rushing and stance, SLS, KDR, and Potter all
III ^ \ a u r c S 5 J V . / » discuss dictatorship with William Monday noon in room 200 to begin bidding. Bertha Petit, '41, president bid 1G certain freshmen; Potter and
I Smith College. Their colleagues will organization.
of Intersorority Council, will talk SLS each pledged six of these, while
Dr. Herman Keiter, professor of also debate, but with Keuka Col• to all freshmen girls after assembly KDR pledged four.
religion at Hartwick College, One- lege on "The Cultural Aspects of a
' today.
onta, N. Y„ will be guest speaker at Union with South America." The
EEP Conflicts With SLS
| While preparing to entertain the
a general meeting of the Student I debates with Ithaca and Wells ColKappa Beta and Potter conflicted
freshman
girls
at
final
rush
parties
Christian Association Monday at I leges will be on literary subjects.
next week, the sororities ar also ] o n t w o l:iici's' b u t ' c a m e on~ w i t n e c l u a l
3:30 P.M. in the Lounge of Richard- j S l a t e w i n d e b a t e
,th R p l
busy with faculty dinners and par- honors, each pledging one. In the
son Hall. Dr. Keiter will speak on Tuesday night, December 10, in the
single conflict between Potter and
I ties.
"What Does it Mean to be a Chris- lounge.
SLS, Potter's pledge pin was the
tian in 1940?"
Three tipperclass pledges were an- victor.
A
law
pending
in
Congressional
nounced this week by State sororiFollowing the general meeting,
More uneven was the doubling-up
committee at this time, to repeal the ties.
there will be an informal discussion
$2146.60 Deficit
of bids between Potter and Its oldest
Johnson
Act
which
prevents
credit
and a fireside buffet supper for all
Phi Delta pledged Dolores Brege, contemporary, KDR. Of the fourthose who make reservations in
Finance Board reports that 835 full extension by the United States to
advance with the committee. Dr. student tax tickets have been sold nations defaulting in war debts, led '42, on Monday evening. Psi Gamma j teen boys both groups wanted, Potter
Keiter will aid in the discussion to date. This is one hundred less members of the Forum of Politics has pledged Cornelia Carey, '42, and pledged 11, KDR, 3. SLS and KDR
Kappa Delta has pledged Shirley | duplicated on seven boys, six of
which will last until 7:30 P. M.
than the number sold by December into a heated discussion at this Coddington,
'43.
whom took the SLS pledge.
Dorothy Johnson and Douglas 1 of last year. To meet a standing week's meeting.
The strenuous last week rushing
Dillenbeck, seniors, co-chairmen of deficit of $2,14G.G0, the board reMiss Shirley Wurz, '43, chairman
Stewart Enters Kappa Beta
evidenced among fraternity groups
SCA Students' and Religion Com- quests all students who have not of the committee which investigated
was condemned by Interfraternity
mission, are In charge of the meet- purchased their tickets, to do so im- the act. and Nicholas Morsillo, '42,
Dr. Watt Stewart was inducted in- Council in a short statement issued
mediately.
ing.
argued for their recommendation
that Forum defeat the original reso- to membership of Kappa Beta at a last week. Talk of a silent period
lution calling for repeal. Their reso- special service recently. Dr. Stewart such as the one now in effect among
lution was adopted with an amend- [ is a new professor in the Social the sororities, was again revived.
• Studies Department at State Col- ; The question of a silent period is
ment, as follows:
replacing Dr. Charles Barker, | one that has been brought up unsuce "Resolved: That Forum oppose re- lege,
cessfully several times in the past.
peal of the Johnson Act at lliis Who was here last year.
by Flora Gaspary
I waving their banner in the air. Ac- time "
If you think '70 had spirit •v
tually, they found no more than a
should see '43 unci '44!
A further resolution by Bella
few .sophomores. Ever suspicious and Lashinsky,
'•11, urging Forum to
Tuesday night at 7:30 P. M., the keen of mind, the female element of
lower hall of Draper was again bulg- the class of '44 finally discovered they support "repeal of the Act at such
time as England needs our financial
ing with what seemed like hundreds had been drawn from the hunt by a aid,"
by David Sluvin
was defeated.
ol freshmen and sophomore girls .sophomore ruse.
"Black Hole of Calcutta." That possession of the Commons at ex.Speaker
Janet
Sharts
reported
anxiously awaiting the Myskania sigBy this time two sophomores,
was the epithet conferred upon the actly 12 noon on the 18th.
mil to begin once again the hunt lor crawling in the attic of Richardson, two executive board proposals for Commons of Hawley Hall In an artiThe student body was caught comthe coveted yellow banner. The busi- had found I he treasure, and after a Town Hall group and regular panel cle in last year's NKWS. Today, one pletely unaware and cries of disness-like freshmen chid in vari- word had been miraculously passed discussions. Carl Marotto, '42, chair- may call it the "Hole of Calcutta," tress and agony came from the tuncolored slacks and while sweatshirts lo nearby classmates, unsuspected by man of the resolutions committee, bill I he adjective "black" no longer nel leading to the Commons as
refused to lose sight of their orange- the freshmen, plans were made to asked the organization's support of applies.
gentlemen returned with their ladies
the suggested SI. Lawrence Watershirted rivals. Consequently, for dispose of it.
Reason: During the Thanksgiving from their ill-fated dance dates.
way,
which
will
affect
Albany.
The
every group of sophomores, two vigilvacation six members of State ColHiniill groups of students stood
With a great deal of excitement,
anl and supercilious freshmen were secrecy, and suspense the drama resolution goes into committee tills lege's janitorial force labored for around the corridor of lower Draper
week.
lurking in the background carefully proceeded as one of the women cartwo whole days scrubbing, washing and the locker rooms discussing the
watching every move.
and dusting.
unheralded closing of so vital a
lied I he class emblem, concealed
since the Commons is in constant college artery as the Commons.
After the search had been under under her coal, lo a third story
Statesman Seeks Material
use, and this use guarded jealously Bridge parties were transported to
way for about 20 minutes with no classroom. It was then dropped from
apparent success on either part, the window Into the waiting arms of
Miss Blanche Kirshenblum, '41, by students in the college, it Is many Annex halls, and locker rooms.
there came an urgent cry from the a heroic sophomore, who struggled editor of the Slalenman, college lit- times impossible for the janitorial
An inventory of (he work done
attic of Draper Hall, "Sophs! successfully to overcome a sole fresh- erary and humor magazine, an- force to make necessary cleanings. adds up to this; steamplpes dusted
So - - ophs! Soph - - mores!" At man aggressor. The '44 banner was nounces that contributions of artiThe day before the vacation, Dr. and scrubbed, chandeliers cleaned,
which instant the freshmen thronged then whisked away in a mysterious cles, short stories, and poetry are John M. Sayles, acting president of walls scrubbed, and floors mopped.
en-masse to the third floor Draper. car.
now being accepted for the coming the College, decided that it was
The Publications Office on the
Upon arrival at the scene of the
With this in mind, you can readily issue. The deadline for the articles about time that the Commons had lower lloor of Draper underwent the
commotion, said freshmen did not see that just as '70 comes after '75, will be announced in next week's a bath. With an order from the same treatment with similar pleasfind the villanous sophomores smugly so '44 goes after '43.
NUWH.
president's office, the Janitors took ing results.
Sororities Plan
Formal Weekem
State Debaters
Prepare for Trip
W i t h Chesterfields the smoking
situation is always well in hand—because
Chesterfields have what smokers want.
Chesterfield's right combination of
American and Turkish tobaccos makes it
the smoker's cigarette.
Do you smoke the
cigarette that SATISFIES
' WM
W
Forum Opposes
Johnson Repea
•Black Hole' (iets Whitewashing
As Students Express Approval
•
MADISON SWEET SHOP
Boulevard Cafeteria
Z-443
Contested '44 Banner Disappears
Via Sophomore Girls, Autoniobil
For Discriminating
Gentlemen
Uickock
Dial 5-1913
Geo. D. Jeoney, Prop.
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"Did they know the expression,
'raising the roof,' got its origin
from the custom of a home builder
to act as host to his work men when
they had completed the rafters?
"That's the sort of thing we hope
will give them an understanding of
their new home. Enthusiasm they
have, but also a profound ignorance
of America."
Miss Johnson has an ancestral
background that makes her an able
interpreter of Americana. Family
headquarters are in historic Easthampton, L. I., which was settled
some 300 years ago.
Give 'em the SMOKER'S cigarette
and watch 'em register
Watchmaker and
Wembley
the American people and how they
came to be what they are. They'll
get a few dates—1620, 1776, but only
a few; the big thing, as far as
they're concerned, is the description
of custom and tradition.
"What were the earliest homes
like _ and why was the 'salt box'
house such a popular form? Why did
the first colonists come here and
how did they follow through their
search for religious toleration? What
was a typical colonial day like?
Where were the Pilgrim fathers
when the Pilgrim mothers were getting up before dawn to start the
dinner-sized breakfasts going?
Dial 8-9038
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State Sweeps Clean
"Cli'iinlliK'HH
is next
to O I M I I I I U ' K H "
—John
Wesley
Cleanliness is coming to State, evidently to stay.
Already its fingers have grazed the Commons, Publications Office, and campus leaving marks of improvement.
Early this year the publications of the college, at
the instigation of the N E W S , banded together to
make a so-called "activities" office a cleaner, more
pleasant place in which to work. Obvious and
immediate success was gratifying to the publications. The office was less crowded, thus much
cleaner. Smoking was cut to a minimum.
Much more gratifying was the redoubled cooperation of the administration, directed by Dr. Sayles.
Already the Commons has been purged in an unprecedented frenzy of scrubbing and washing. Likewise the Publications Office has felt the administration's renovating spirit. New light bulbs and waste
baskets have joined with a major cleanup job to
make for an improved working atmosphere. Recent
plantings of shubbery- -together with unpopular although necessarily stringent requirements governing
the use of the lawns—are making for a more beautiful campus, a goal only now being sought.
T h e administration has been severely handicapped
in its efforts to make State College a better place in
which to work and play by the lack of three all
important requisites—time, money, and student
cooperation. Routine work of an already understaffed janitorial force is such that significant cleaning and repairs must await the few vacation periods.
Prospects for an increase in the maintenance budget
•of the college are not bright. And the student cooperation has not been what it might.
Something should be done about the overabundance of cigarette butts in the lower hall of
Draper. Smoking should be limited to the Commons,
locker rooms, and rest rooms. Campus Commission
should get on the job and clean up the very "messy"
mailboxes. These are but two instances of what
might be done. Hundreds more could be cited. The
student body, aided and abetted by a working
Campus Commission, has an excellent opportunity
to keep the "cleanliness campaign" initiated by
the publications and the administration going at
full speed — ahead!
Write---Not Edit
.Thanksgiving has come and gone. With them
came a new Statesman. The cover was wonderful.
Not so the inside pages,
The key to the Statesman's problem rests in an
announcement appearing on page one of today's
NKWS. The board is still seeking contributions of
worthwhile student material. A superior publication would result if contributions were the exception rather than the rule.
The function of a board of twenty and its staff
should be to WRITE, not edit.
Belated Bidding Better
iBo mm WK
-The Commentiteter
Last Monday at 12:30 P. M„ the fall rush season
PR3R R.H.WHEaES, UNW. OF
closed with freshmen handing in their bids. Some fraKANSAS IS WRITING A
ternities were satisfied, others weren't. One thing that
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most of the fraternity men will agree on is that this
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Fall showed more high-pressured rushing than any
INCHES HIGH/ HE IS RECORDING
other before it. There were many incidents which
THE INTER-RELATION OF POLITICAL,
will be talked about for quite awhile, grudges will be
LITERARY, HISTORICAL.ART AND
nourished, and feelings hurt. The most bewildered
SCIENTIFIC DATA.
people will probably be the frosh. So It seems to quite
a few people that there must be some solution to the
present problems of rushing.
There have been many articles written in the past
about rushing and they were as sincere as this one.
But they offered no constructive criticism. In the past,
the rushing system offered no solution
Constructive to its troubles. However, two things
Criticism
have changed in the past two years.
Lacking
First, the rise of competition; second,
the extension of the college course. In
the light of the five-year course, we should give the
freshmen more time to make up their minds and
extend the rush season to include the entire freshman
year.
As conditions exist now, a freshman has to abide
for four and one-half years by a promise he has made
after a few concentrated, awfully-confused days of
thinking. This seems unfair and unnecessary. Why,
in the name of all fraternities, can't the freshmen
enjoy their first year of college without tasting the
salt of fraternity rushing I
A brief explanation of a proposed new rushing system is as follows:
1. Freshmen will not be bid until the first week of
their Sophomore year.
(During the course of a year a freshman will automatically associate himself with a group of fellows.
r-. UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR FROM AUSTRALIA
I I H E FIRST COLLEGE Y.M.C.A
Over the period of a year he will find out for himself
TRAVELED 12,000 MILES TO ATTEND THE
BUILDING ERECTED IN
EMPIRE UMIVERSITIES CONGRESS AT
where he fits best and will not be talked into anyAMERICA IS STILL IN USE /
LONDON, ONLY TO FIND THAT HE WAS fi
thing. High-pressure "salesmanship" the first week
IT WAS BUILT IN 1865 AT
YEAR AHEAD OF TIME ,'
of school will be out because everybody is too busy
HANOVER COLLEGE^ INDIANA
THE MISUNDERSTANDING WAS1 CAUfED
collecting the loose ends of last year. Finally, the
BY A TYPISTS' ERROR.'
sophs won't have time to be rushed. The summer time
will give the frosh ample opportunity to think over
their impressions of the various fraternities.)
A Queen and A Quarter
2. A social calendar for fraternity functions can
be planned.
Robert Hertel & Anne Rattray
(This will include smokers, parties,
We wired Walter Winchell and Miss Ryerson had her usual dirTi- Outline
dances, etc. Under this arrangement, no
ordered nine orchids after witness- I culty of suppressing her distinctive Proposed
week-end will be desired above all others.
There will be no conflict for the November
ing the pre-Thanksgiving plays. To personality and portraying a heart- Changes
10 week-end.)
all those who helped keep a restless, broken lady-in-waiting. Her interpretation was adequate, but not in3. Freshmen will be allowed to stay in any i'rat
light-hearted audience keyed to the spired. The supporting cast main- house at any time.
sombre mood of tragedy for two g j j ^ u ^ h i g h quality of "the per(There can be no partiality to one fraternity here,
hours goes the big white orchid in formance
since in a year's time the freshmen will have had ample
the center.
Miss Mclsaac has made the most time to experience this rare privilege in every frat
Julia Tunnell, not a newcomer to notable contribution to State's drama house.)
4. There will be no silent period.
the footlights, achieved distinction this year, and deserves two orchids
(This has often been contemplated but is now
because of her inspired role of Eliza- for direction.
Miss Cattuti's portrayal earned an foolish as well as a waste of time.)
beth. Her characterization was well
5. The climax for rushing will be Interfraternity
sustained because she brought a orchid. She gave us the mood of the smoker the first week of the new school year.
variety of mood and inflection which Play, but built her climax too soon
(A joint fraternity function is healthier and more
gave us the feeling that it was not M o l ' e restraint in the beginning normal for the yearlings than any one fraternity
would
have
given
more
force
to
her
i ' n i i M 1-invn irjt
Miss Tunnell we watched, but Eliza- ibig
moments. Mr. Vassilliw's talent function.)
This plan has the following advantages to offer:
beth. We wish that we might see has been too long hidden. His role
1. Pressure on fraternity men and freshmen will be
more of Miss Tunnell's acting.
of the father was a deeply sincere
Mr. Cassidy's voice quality fell a one. Mr. Snow is a welcome surprise. relieved.
little short of an ideal Essex, but his I His first appearance establishes him 2. The frosh, after a year, will know better what
interpretation of the lines and the j as a promising thespian. An orchid their minds are.
3. The freshmen will rush the fraternities, instead
character were excellent, and in our | to a budding actor!
of vice-versa. This is a more normal situation.
Miss Keeler portrayed a difTicult
opinion, the best performance that
4. Freshmen will not be subject to
he has yet given. To Miss Tunnel role with poise A more consistent Advantages
high-pressure salesmanship in the last
and Mr. Cassidy, then, two large rendition of character was needed. Appear
hours.
To Miss DeAngelis, a big orchid. Numerous
orchids.
5. Fraternities can plan entertainment according to their budget, and
not be caught short.
Disgruntled -Disappointed
6. There will be no more cliques at noontimes of the
last week fawning over the freshmen.
-Communications7. Freshmen will not have their egos blown sky-high
Until May, 1939, State College had far greater degree and about more by their sudden popularity.
This is a plea to all fraternities and Interfraternity
a humor magazine and a literary subjects than its contemporary, the
partner. Combined Into one, we Nicws. Certainly, a staff writing for Council to do away with every aspecL and intimation
have a Btateunian with a few of the the magazine can deal with topics of the present rushing system.
If all the fraternity men who are opposed to a congood and most of the bad features which a newspaper cannot. The
of both. This letter will not be a de- magazine can be a more potent edi- tinuance of this year's treachery and tricks will only
say something in their respective fraternity meetings,
structive effort: rather it will be a
something might be done.
sincere attempt to point out what torial force.
we think are definite opportunities
The Stdtcmunn does not do justice
for improvement in the present mag- to the ability of the college which it
azine. Our suggestions follow:
is supposed to represent.
The Weekly Bulletin
Disgruntled,
1. Articles should be written expressly for publication in the StatesNYA
man, Staff members should write, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
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not merely edit. Writing with a twoIt seems strange that a college wiirli iliii maximum ilnm illfold purpose Is bound to lose seme- such as State, whore students are Inwi'il ilii'in ijiirliiu tin' Hi'*i
|n rinds will Im pur
thing of Its effectiveness, We sug- supposedly selected for qualities of NYA
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gest a stall responsible for the ma- scholarship and personality, should tiiiriiig llm Xnvi'iiilii'i' Di'terial used. The present system is show such an Inverse ratio of hon- I'l'inlii'i' |i;iy |n rinil. This
far too dependent upon contributions esty. Everyone who knows condi- limn, liuwi'Vi'i', riiiiniil In'
iniiiln up lifter IIITI'IIIIHT I.'I
via creative writing classes.
tions at State lias heard of the prev- Slinli'iils will jili'iisi' inilr
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luwi'il thi'iii I'lir I lie pcrluil.
zine. There should be more car- has lost articles in the past, not imitiiipii Clark,
Slnilciil IHi't'ctor.
toons, more Jokes, risque and other- portant enough to make a fuss about,
and
who
is
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confronted
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a
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wise. Good jokes from exchanges
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sup the humor of this college, In to the person (Identity unknown) Muiiiliiy. T i m mails w i l l Im
fact "Honl Solt Qui Mul Y Pense" who picked up my pockotbook in a si.hi iluiiv f r o m 11:01) A. M
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cerning the College and life therein for returning the pocketbook. Your hilililuii uf p.miliums wlili'h
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Basketball Schedules 1940-41
Varsity
December
Sat. 7- RPI*
•
>. :•*?#/
Baloney
Mon. 9- -Clarkson
Fri. 13- -Brooklyn Poly
Purple and Gold to Start Tough Schedule Against RPI/
Sat.
14- -St. Lawrence *
St. Lawrence, Clarkson to Play State This Year;
Thur. 19- -Siena
-J.R.M.
Frosh Slated for O n l y Ten Encounters
January
Today's formal announcement of
Fri. 10- -Plattsburgh *
the
1940-41
basketball
schedules
carOnly one week remains before State's varsity capers start on t h e !
Fri. 17- -Pratt *
ries us to the brink of what in this
toughest 13-game schedule any State team has ever faced.
' department's opinion will be the
February
hottest cage campaign in many a
The first game of the season will?'
Fri.
7- -Hobart *
year. We'd like to cite a few facts
be the traditional RPI-State battle'"
Sat.
8- -Oswego *
to bolster our opinion.
at Troy next Saturday night, De-Plattsburgh
Fri.
14A
glance
at
the
schedule
will
tell
cember 7. This year, only one game,
a lot. The final draft carries thirFri. 21- -St. Michaels
instead of the usual two, has been
teen games, which in spite of comscheduled with RPI. The Engineers
ments to the contrary, constitutes March
will not appear on the Page floor
1- -Siena *
pretty close to a full load, The RPI Sat.
College House Downs Potter
until next year.
tilt is a natural opener, what with
Sat. 8- -Alumni
BAR Deadlocks
l-M League Lead
Freshmen
December
Sat.
7—RPI *
Fri. 13—Albany Academy
Thur. 19—Siena
January
Fri. 10—Plattsburgh *
Fri. 17—Albany Academy *
February
Fri.
7—Delhi *
Fri. 14—Albany Business
March
Sat.
1—Siena *
Tues. 4—Delhi
Sat.
8—Sophomores
* Away.
years of bitter rivalry behind it.
Clarkson opens the State home season with a bang. With a newcomer
to Page, the contest should prove to
As play approaches the half way be the feature attraction on the local
mark in the first round of intramural boards. Also on the home card,
basketball play, the standings show Brooklyn Poly and St. Mike's, both
three teams undefeated and tied for old timers on our roster, must be
by Peter Marchetta
the league lead with three victories granted more than passing imporAlbany later in the year for the reDuring the past two weeks, State's
each. College House, BAR, and the tance. The Plattsburgh clash will
Grads all boast clean slates and for be interesting, if only from the chess team has proven without doubt turn matches.
the present are well in front of the standpoint of seeing new competi- that it is worthy of national promi- N Y U Defeated
rest of the pack.
tion in action.
Last Friday State College's chess
nence. In this period the chess team
After a long sojourn in Intramural
The Siena games alone will pro- eked out a victory over NYU, alleged- team gained sweet revenge for last
athletic basements, the representa- vide local basket fans with enough
year's defeat at the hands of NYU.
tives of Brubacher, Avalon and snappy play to justify the whole ly the third best team in the country. However, this game, which was
Robin halls have emerged as the season. Sports commentators seem Moreover, it won decisive victories played at the SLS house, was closely
early season "dark horse." Boasting to be unanimous in heaping praise from Rutgers and Princeton. Rut- contested all the way. At 2:00 A.M.,
a close win over KB and having upon the newly named Indians. gers is at present leading the New the match was forced to adjourn
trounced SLS Tuesday, the BAR Iiigh spots on Siena's card for the
Intercollegiate till morning, with State leading 2-1.
boys look like one of the top teams. year are such outfits as St. Francis, York-New Jersey
Chess
League,
while
Princeton
is a This score, however, did not appear
Sprowls, who hit the cords for 16 Scton Hall, St. Bonnie, Canisiu.s,
secure, since the two boards which
points against SLS, Portley, Tyler, and Providence, all of which must member of the Ivy Chess League, were still being contested, seemed
Peppard, are all capable courtmen, be regarded with more than a which is the best in the country.
hopelessly lost to State. But when
assisted by two good-looking frosh, grain of the well known sodium
After a strenuous automobile play was resumed in the morning,
chloride. With vets Tucker, CruinDemick and Duncan.
Steve Shaw and Art Fox, the two
Feature of the past week came mcy, Sullivan, Rehfuss, Barrett journey, the Statesmen arrived in team mainstays, rallied courageously
and
O'Brien
still
in
the
crew,
the
New Brunswick and at once en- and by noon their grit was rewarded.
Tuesday when College House and
Potter Club tangled. For three quar- Indians should scalp more than countered the Rutgers aggregation. Both succeeded in wresting the adone
unsuspecting
rival.
Suffice
it
ters the teams battled along with
I The match went on into the wee vantage from their opponents and
CH holding a 14-12 edge. The dam to say that the two war dances
broke in the final stanza as Central with State will be worth watching. ' hours of the morning and ended the games ended in a draw and thus
Something happened on State's when Steve Shaw finally vanquished a victory for State College, 3-2. To
Ave. ran wild and recorded a topheavy 31-14 victory. The defending j sport front this month that can his man, after five hours of intensive Hoose and Gillen, who each won his
champs have now hurdled three hardly be neglected. In fact it playing. All other members of the respective game, goes most of the
teams who will stand high in the would bo a gross insult not to con- team, except one, also won their credit for this victory over NYU.
gratulate the brainy chessmen for
Having already beaten its toughest
their spectacular feat in knocking boards and thus the score was 5-1.
opponents, State's chess team can
Standings Wednesday
off Bulgers, Princeton, and NYU Princeton Defeated
l.osl
look forward to an undefeated seain rapid succession.
Won
Leaving immediately for Prince- son. In intercollegiate competition,
II
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, Since the inception of chess at
itAK
:i
I Slate, the boys have performed in ton, State's chessmen arrived at State has chalked up four' straight
II
Freshman Opposition
a manner that has put the best 4:00 A. M. Here they found little victories.
Kill!
1
This year's frosh aggregation will
teams in the East to shame. The difficulty in obtaining sleeping quarroller
1
' mere fact that chess is not appealing ters and at 8:00 A. M. they break- Union This Weekend
step Into a comparatively favorable
Kit
1
schedule of exactly ten games even,
' from the spectator's standpoint de- fasted as guests of the Orange and This weekend will find State's
which is one less than the previous
' tracts in no way from the impor- Black. With only three hours of chess team meeting its traditional
lliiinlili'is
0
tance of the local outfit's achieve- sleep, the team began its second rival, Union, in Schenectady. This
season's eleven naturals.
ments. It is no exaggeration to say match within twelve hours. By noon match will be a league contest of
final
standings
and,
consequently,
Missing from the competition this
that State's pawn pushers are well it was all over and,State emerged the Upper Hudson Chess League.
observers
who
are
bold
enough
to
year will be Troy Business College's
on the road to becoming one of the as victor by the score 5'i - Va. On its Other members of this league, becall
the
turn
at
this
time,
are
giving
strong outfit (two games) and the
sides State, are Union, R P I and
nation's top notch teams.
return home, the members of the Colgate. State has already defeated
Union Frosh. They are replaced witli the titleholders the nod. The Grads
chess team attended the Rutgers-St.
one away at Plattsburgh Normal continued impressive in swamping
Jimmy Chappell has asked us to Lawrence football game as guests of RPI and a victory over Union will
College and a rivalry contest with the Ramblers 30-9. However, they advertise
give the team a firmer grip on the
the
fact
that
a
bus
will
be
now boast wins over the league's
the sophomores.
Rutgers University. Those who made trophy which is being provided for
three cellar clubs, so their contest run to the RPI game at Troy on the trip were Steve Shaw, Art Fox, the championship team.
The State yearling's inaugural ad- with KDR last night should be the December 7, if enough signify their
intention to go. Since there is no John Hoose, James Gillen, Roy Somdress is at RPI, December 7, on the tipoff on their real capabilities.
mers, and Henry Kratz.
out - of - towners' immense "crossThe surprise of the season thus home game with the Engineers this
D i a l 8-9038
country" gym floor. Only one contest far, lias been the hapless play of the year, it is hoped that there will be
Both Rutgers and Princeton were
representation
than
usual
will take place with the Engineers Ramblers. The same team that pro- a larger
so surprised at being defeated by
ELSE'S HAIR DRESSING
0 _. ._,
as compared with the dual meets of vided such stern competition last from State at the Troy tilt.
State College that they immediately
HAIB STYLIST
the past held on a home-and-home year, now has a strangle hold o n '
asked for return engagements. Their
basis.
challenges were cordially accepted
Licensed Zotos Shop
last place and isn't playing any close
Gaps in Schedule
and their teams will journey to 805 Madison Ave.
games. Their losses to Potter Club Handcraft Show Feature
Albany, N. Y.
and
KB
gave
both
these
clubs
their
O
f
W
A
A
Lounge
Tea
Two large gaps hit the frosh in
initial
victory.
their practicing. The first is over
Eat at John's Lunch
Though the bulk of the season is
Again this year the Lounge of
two weeks long during Christmas
D i n n e r s 25c a n d U p
vacation and the next comes at the still on tap, the lineup of the teams Richardson Hall will be the scene
Delicious S a n d w i c h e s a n d
finish of January for almost over is already apparent. The six clubs of the annual WAA Tea, which will
Sundaes
three weeks. In direct contrast the occupying the first six spots at the be conducted Wednesday afternoon,
frosh will strike a furious pace when present writing are all capable. The December 4, from 3:30 to 5:00 P. M.
7:30
A
.
M
. — 11:00 P . M .
three outfits appear hopelessly Miss Johnston, physical ud Instructhey reach the home stretch in other
Opp. t h e H i g h S c h o o l
mired.
tor,
and
Madalyn
Beers,
president
of
March, having to play three games
WAA, will pour.
in eight days.
Jane Williams, general chairman,
Coach Walter Danilewlcz did not New Craft Club Convenes
is planning an exhibit of handcomment on this team's chances for
With Johnston and Beers crafts and snapshots of up-to-date
a successful season, but from the
WAA events. The latter will be of
favorable appearance by way of form
As announced in the Winter special interest to the freshmen.
in practice sessions, supplemented by Handbook (which, incidentally, may
Assisting Jane are the following
a wealth of experience and height, still be obtained from Anita Holnu, Win Jones, food; Kay Peterson, enthe frosh should run through their the first meeting of the newly or- tertainment; Armede Black, pubAlbany's Fashion Center
present schedule with wings.
ganized Craft Club took place Tues- licity; and Anita Holm, hostesses.
day night at 7:oo P. M„ in the FeniMaybe you need some warm and
niore Cooper House.
I-M Practice Inaugurated
bulky cardigans, or a couple of
Miss Johnston and Madalyn Beers
new trim skirts for classes. Or
discussed the different types of work For Slate College Bowlers:
CREAM
Basketball practice, preparatory to the girls could do, and showed samare jou In the spirit for a new
the Inauguration of another WAA ples of handcraft.
tea and date dress. Maybe you
intramural league season, started
Regular WAA credit will be given
are planning on a new glittering,
Monday with a turn-out of lli'ty-slx to the participants in the newest
glamorous evening dress. Whatgirls. The practice sessions will be weekly activity of the association.
ever your needs, now and during
conducted on Mondays from 3:30 to
5:00 p. M. and on Fridays from 4:30
Western and Quail
the year, you'll find the smartest,
Kodaks
Cine Kodaks
to 0:00 P. M„ including this afterthe most fashion-right clothes at
Nothing Else So Good
noon.
Whitney's.
Albany
Camera
Shop,
Inc.
The schedule for the Intramural
Is So Good For You
games has not been made up yet,
204 Washington Avenue
Second Floor
but there will be contests staged In
ALBANY, N. Y.
From 0:00 A. M. to 0:00 P. M.
the Page Hall gym every week startPHONE
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ing next Wednesday from 7:30 to
9:30 P. M.
Instead of two games with R P I
this year, two games have been
scheduled with Siena as opposed to
one last year. The Siena game will
be played at the William S. Haekett
Junior High School gym which will
serve as the home court for the
Mohawks.
Five New Opponents
There are five new opponents for
the Pedagogues this year. The chief
additions to the schedule are St.
Lawrence and Clarkson. The caliber
of these two adversaries can hardly
be overrated. They both consistently
turn out high class squads that meet
the best teams in the East. Hobart,
Oswego, and Plattsburg can hardly
be expected to provide breathers.
These teams, though not in the same
class with St. Lawrence, help make
the schedule as tough as any. As
usual, the Purple and Gold will meet
Brooklyn Poly, Pratt, St. Michael's,
and the Alumni. Past experience
has shown us that tough opposition
will be displayed by all these regulars, with the possible exception of
the Alumni. The squad has been
preparing lor this season for the past
month. Next week, as a special
preparation for the RPI game, the
managerial staff will mark our regulation rectangular hankboards in
the shape of the irregular elliptical
steel hankboards now in use at the
RPI gym. This will accustom the
team to the shape of the boards
which they will find at RPI.
In Feature Cage Contest;
Grads Record Easy Win
Chessmen Victorious Over
NYU, Rutgers, Princeton
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State College News
STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 89, 1940
PAGE 4
Deadline for Survey
Poems Must Be Really Bad
For Mcllwaine's Collection Questionnaire Nears
by Andrew Talus
1 lay down nnrt slept after the burial;
1 started to school I dreamed,
But had left my books at home,
Pa brought them it seemed.
I seen him coming stepping high,
Which was' of his walk the way;
I had stopped at a house nearby—
His face was pale as day.
When ho was having convulsions
He feared he would hurt mo;
Therefore told me to go away,
He had dug artichokes for mo.
"To get in my collection, poetry
cannot be just bad—it has to be
superlatively bad."
With these words, Dr. Shields
Mclllwaine, one of the newest members of the State College faculty,
described his poetry collection. The
poem above is a specimen from his
"superlatively bad" collection, reprinted in the STATE COLLEGE NEWS
through Dr. Mcllwaine's courtesy.
Dr. Mcllwaine terms himself a
"miscellaneous Southerner," and
such he is. He was born, bred, and
educated in the South and has done
most of his teaching there. The son
of a Presbyterian minister, he spent
most of his childhood traveling with
his father from parish to parish in
the various Southern states. Born
in Alabama, he has also lived in
South Carolina and Tennessee.
He received his education at
Southwestern College in Memphis;
attending that institution at the
same time as Dr. C. Currien Smith,
Assistant Professor of Education.
Mcllwaine's first teaching position was at Lee's Institute in Breathit County, Kentucky. "They call it
'Bloody Breathit,'" he confided
smilingly. "When I got there, the
courthouse was already full of
holes. The old family feuds that
once filled the Kentucky mountains,
have now disappeared but human
life is still cheap down there."
"The first two weeks I was there,
I was afraid to step out of the house
where I boarded because only a few
days before my arrival, a man had
been killed in its front yard. It
seems he filled himself with 'mountain dew' and went on a rampage
waving a shotgun. He pulled the
trigger a few times, and then the
sheriff came after him."
"He caught up with him in the
front yard."
After a year in Kentucky, Dr.
Mcllwaine went to the University of
Chicago on a Fellowship.
Three years followed in which he
taught in the Mississippi State College for Women. "I enjoyed myself
those years," says Dr. Mcllwaine,
but I would not care to repeat the
experience." A man who teaches in
a women's college feels as if he were
intruding into a female world, Dr.
Mcllwaine explained and then he
added, "An unmarried instructor in
a women's college is a sage of the
first order."
He then returned to his Alma
Mater, Southwestern College, this
time as a professor, and stayed
there several years, leaving it to
come to State.
"I expected to enjoy State College
before I came to it," he said upon
being questioned, "and I have not
been disappointed. The students
here seem to be so much more anxious to learn than the average."
Dr. Mcllwaine wrote a book last
year while on a fellowship of the
General Education Board of New
York. Titled, "The Southern PoorWhite," it is a continuous narrative
combining the social and literary
history of the South.
Dr. Mcllwaine speaks with a mellifluous Southern accent, which he
says has lessened considerably since
he first came to the North. "When
I first taught in Chicago, my accent
was so pronounced that my classes
could hardly understand me," he
says. Only a few months on the
State faculty, his courses have become known as among the most interesting offered at the college.
Bridge by McCarthy,
Six Lesson System (?)
State College is going to have
bridge lessons! Tuesday afternoon the newly organized Bridge
Club will meet in the Lounge at
3:30. This club, sponsored by
Newman Club, under the direction of Rosemary McCarthy, '41,
will attempt to teach any one in
State the art of playing bridge.
From the modern to the classical—Newman Club is also presenting a program of classical
music next Friday from 3:30 to
5 P. M. in the Lounge. According
to Anthony Ingoglia, '42, chairman, all students are invited to
come and listen to their favorite
classical compositions.
Smith W i l l Discuss
Textbook Teaching
To Speak About Observations
O f Unforseen Situations
Kappa Delta Rho: Fred J. Beyer,
Herman Blumel, Jr., Russell Blythe,
William Forrest, Robert Gleason,
Mason Goss, William Marsland, William Murray, Raymond Verrey, Warren Walker, Henry Wise. Recently
pledged were John McAuliff, '41, and
Anthony Ingoglia, '42.
Edward Eldred Potter Club: Francis J. Bishop, T. Robert Combs,
Arthur J. Cornwell, Donald Demick,
Kenneth B. DuBois, Graham H.
Duncan, Malcolm P. Evans, Jr., Dan
Hanley, Donald Hutchenson, S. Bertram Kiley, William Miller, John
Mould, Philip Murphy, Paul O'Leary,
Benjamin Reed, Van Vliet Schulze,
Frederick Shoemaker, Bernard Skolsky, Allan Terho, William Tucker,
Roy Williams, Harry Wurtz, Richmond Young.
Kappa Beta: Bernard Bernhardt,
George Erbstein, Leonard Freedman,
Irving Fudeman, Avrom Abba Koblenz, Gilbert Snyder, Saul Stolbof
and Irven Swire.
Sigma Lambda Sigma: Harold G.
Ashworth, Paul Barselou, Charles
Capel, Peter Dahoda, Paul Ferencik, Ralph Frederick, Joseph B. Higgins, Lyman Juckett, Stanley Leven,
Walter Lowerre, Verne Marshall,
Clarence Oarr, Vincent Pape, Earle
R, Snow, Arthur Soderlind, Raymond
Welch and T. Robert White.
Departmental Club Plans
Include Talks, Meetings
The International Relations Club
will present Dr. Rienow, instructor
in Social Studies, at a meeting
Thursday, at 3:30 in the Lounge. He
will speak on "World Conditions."
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ALBANY, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1940
VOL. XXV, NO. 11
Musical Organizations Join Freshman Girls Basketball Squad Engages
Attend Formal
To Give Thursday Concert Events Tonight RPI Away, Clarkson Here
Orchestra Under
Perl
eriman s Baton
Assembly Today
To Feature Rally
Saturday Dinners W i l l Climax
Semester's Rushing Efforts,Silent Period to Follow
Sorority women and freshman
girls looked with relief this week
RPI Game in Troy Tomorrow;
toward the rapidly approaching
Clarkson W i l l Play Monday
formal rush weekend which comes
tonight and tomorrow night, bringTo Open Home Season
ing with it an end to the hectic
In place of its usual Christmas
rushing which has prevailed from
State College's varsity and freshconcert, Music Council will present
the beginning of the semester. State
man basketball squads Journey to
a program featuring the State Colsororities are making last minute
Troy tomorrow night to inaugurate
lege Symphony Orchestra and the
arrangements for their formal rush
the 1940-41 season by playing RPI
State College Chorus on Thursday
events, buffet supper tonight and
on the huge '87 gymnasium court.
night, at 8:30 P. M. in the auditorformal dinner tomorrow. The silent
The first home game is scheduled
ium of Page Hall.
period will follow immediately, to
for Monday night, when the Purple
last until 5:30 P. M. Tuesday afterBernard Perlman, '42, will conduct
and Gold Teachers meet the Technoon, when the freshman women
and Ira Hirsh, '42 will assist.
nicians from Clarkson on the Page
will be pledged to their respective
Enrollment in the orchestra this
Hall court. The Clarkson game will
sororities.
year has reached an all time peak
be played at 8:30 P. M. and will be
of 60 members, and added talent
preceded by an intramural game
FACING THE O R C H E S T R A — I n Suppers Tonight
VARSITY MENTOR — Principal between College House and BAR.
from the freshman class and other Thursday's concert will be Bernard
Tonight
from
6
to
9
P.
M„
all
the
attraction
at
pep
assembly
today,
institutions in the capital district Perlman. 42, founder and conductor
Due to the fact that the game is
sonorities with the exception of Coach G. Elliot Hatfield.
has added to its effectiveness.
being played on a weekday night,
of the State College Symphony j Alpha Epsilon Phi and Chi Sigma
there will be no dancing following
As an added attraction this year, Orchestra.
Theta will hold buffet suppers. Tothe game.
the orchestra will headline Miss
. morrow night the ten sororities will
Julia Tunnell, '41, a soprano, as
I'cp Assembly
'each hold their formal dinners. The
soloist. Miss Tunnell has had exfreshmen being rushed will be callThis morning's assembly will pay
perience singing with numerous
ed for by sorority women at 6 P. M..
homage (o the opening of the varsity
symphonic groups.
and returned to their residences at
basketball season by reason of its
11:30 P. M. Transportation for the
being a pep assembly. John Garrushees,
who
received
their
invitaOverture to La Gazza Ladra
dephe, '41, head cheerleader, is in
Portley Denies Continuance of
tions to the formal dinners last
Rossini
charge. Coach G. Elliot Hatfield will
week, will be furnished by each rushEtna's Dream from Lohengrin
give a short talk. Members of the
New House Endangered
ing sorority.
Wagner
squad will be introduced to the asBy State of Finances
Immediately after formal dinners
Vocal rendition—Miss Tunnell
sociation by Gardephe. The cheercomes the silent period, which beJupiter Symphony
Mozart
leaders will lead cheers as a warm
James Portley, '43, Manager of up for Monday night's game and the
gins Saturday night at 12 P. M. and
Intermission
Brubacher
Hall,
today
flatly
denied
lasts
until
5:30
P.
M.
Tuesday
afterOverture to Marriage of Figaro
State College Band under the direcrumors that the recently organized tion of Charles Reynolds, '42, will
noon.
Mozart
men's
cooperative
group
house
was
Conducted by Mr. Hirsh
play several selections.
Freshmen Indicate Preference
in danger of immediate bankruptcy.
Night on Bald Mountain
The varsity team which will meet
Monday morning, preference cards Portley claimed that the only iminMoussorgsky
RPI and Clarkson has just conwill
be
distributed
to
the
freshman
ent
danger
was
the
opening
of
the
Praeludium
Jarnefelt
women, who will fill them out with new Dorm, and emphasized that this cluded a week of secret practice.
Conducted by Mr. Hirsh
the names of the sororities from would be felt equally by all the Coach Hatfield has not as yet seProcessional March from Tannlected his starting five. However, It
whom
they will accept bids, in the men's group houses.
hauser,
Wagner
order
in
which
they
prefer
the
sorA disagreement between the boys will probably be made up of five
Orchestra—Mr. Perlman
orities.
These
preference
cards
must
and
the management led to the of the following six men: Arnie ElChorus—Mr. Hirsh.
be returned to the office of the disbanding of Spencer Hall and the lerin, Hank Brauner, Harry Bora,
FIRST SOLOIST —ever to be Dean of Women by noon Monday. formation of the cooperative house, Bill Dickson, Frank Hansen, and
The best voices in choral and featured with the State College Sym- Monday morning at 9 A. M. the "Brubacher," with the financial Paul Merritt.
operatic societies are welded into a phony Orchestra, Miss Julia Tun- sororities will hand in to the office backing of Miss Mildred Shorday. Reports From RPI
chorus by Hirsh to accompany the nell, '41, will sing 'Elsa's Dream' from of the Dean of Women a list of the Miss Shorday, who manages other
Reports of the RPI team indicate
'Lohengrin.'
orchestra in the grand finale.
freshmen whom they wish to bid. women's group houses on the cam- that Coach Edmund Donald is folThese lists will be compared with pus, agreed to advance money for lowing his same policy of last year
Dr. Henry L. Sisk, instructor in
the preference cards, and Monday furniture, a goodly sum of this loan of using two separate and distinct
education, has volunteered to play
afternoon each sorority will be told to be paid back this year.
the French horn. Edward South- Association Revamps
teams. His squad this year is small
which members to pledge.
wick, a senior at Albany Medical
Brubacher Hall can accommodate and the emphasis is on speed.
College, is the first cellist, and Staber
Campus Commission Bids will then be formally distri- 20 men, but at present only 14 live The cheerleaders will make their
Kerr of the Rensselaer Polytechnic
buted, and freshman women will be at the house, two of whom do not first appearance at a basketball
Institute is a solo flutist. The
pledged Tuesday afternoon, imme- eat there. Running expenses can be game in their new uniforms at RPI.
Strict
Definition
of
Powers
president of the student council at
diately at the end of the silent per- met by twelve
,. , ,,paying occupants, so The State College Band will not acMilne High school, Edward Langwig,
iod.
To Facilitate Enforcement
the
very
slightly
operating margin company the team to RPI, but they
is the orchestra percussion expert.
will not allow an appreciable amount w i u p l a y Monday night at the ClarkRules To Be Revised
Mf-rrill Walrath, '41, President of
Lona Powell, '41, president of
the original loan to be paid back. s o n g a m e T h e preliminary to this
Formal weekend this year will of The
Music Council, is general chairman. StUt. :nt Association, announces that
close state of Brubacher's game will start at 7:30 P. M. and
bring
to
an
end
what
is
generally
John Gardephe, '41, is in charge of Campus Commission is being enfinances will make the effects of the admission will be by student tax
arrangements. Members of Music larged and reorganized, in order to conceded to be the most unethical opening of the new Dorm crucial. ticket.
Council and freshman tryouts for change it from a "latent, inefficient rushing among State sororities in
the Council will usher.
organization to one witli the power recent years.
Bertha Petit, '41, Intersorority
Tickets for the concert will be and inclination to enforce its de- Council president, commented on
crees."
distributed this week in exchange
Campus Commission consists of a the rushing this year, saying that
for student tax tickets. Admission
some revision of the Intersorority
to the concert without a tax ticket small group of students appointed rules was shown necessary, and that
yearly by Student Council, This
will be $.50.
commission regulates some of the steps toward such a revision would
more important non-academic fea- be begun immediately niter silent
period.
State College faculty members s n o w L n a t l n e 1 8 5 w o m e n a n d the
tures of .student life.
have been known at many times to 05 men who took the test ranked alOne of the most, if not I lie most
Ingoglia W i l l Present
heap laurels on their classes when most the same in effectiveness of
important duty of the Commission
it comes to the matter of superior expression, vocabulary, speed and
Cattuti,
George
Give
is
to
see
thai
the
halls
are
kept
Classic Vic Concert
achievement. There must be some level of comprehension. The woclean of papers and cigarette butts.
scientific reason for such state- men averaged seven percentile
Tuesday
The new Commission will be larger
ments, and the key to the answer scores higher than the men on the
State College will have the privthan the former one, and will have
may lie In the aptitude and Intelliilege of hearing a "vie" concert of Its
powers more strictly defined, j Advanced dramatics class will pre- gence tests which are given at times total score. It Is interesting to note
classical selections today.
that 3,087 of the total of 10,534
Members will have the authority to s ( , n l t w o m o r e l n t n e P a l l s e r i e s o f throughout the college career.
ranked below the lowest of State woNewman Club, under the direc- warn violaters and to report them
Last May the class of '42 was men.
act plays Tuesday night in the
tion of Anthony Ingoglia, '42, is to the administration If the warn- | one
auditorium of Page Hall at 8:30 ushered into a room and given a
sponsoring the concert this after- i igs are not heeded.
The most representative grouping
P. M. Anna Cattuti and Thomas cooperative English test which was
noon from 3:30 until 5 P. M. in (lie
George, juniors, will direct.
also taken by sophomores in 98 of Slate's students seems to be the
Lounge,
Miss Cattuti's play i.s a tragedy other colleges. The results of the middle 80% since the first and last
The program consists of the fol- Club X,Marriage Commission Meet in which a farm woman is the vic- tesUs gave gratifying evidence oi 10'"< «>'e usually much lower or
hl
respectively than the midlowing pieces: Overture to William
tim of unhappy circumstances. The the superior ability of State stu-! lSher
The
Friendship
and
Marriage
dents.
|
" e 80'^
Tell by Rossini; Prelude to Act 111
leading character is played by Miss
Q) Lohengrin by Wagner; Second Commission of the Student Chris- Louise De Angelis, '42, assisted by
Average total score for State, Of the middle 80% of State woHungarian Rhapsody by Liszt; Hun- tian Association will hold Its next Robert Agne, '41, Alice Packer and students was equivalent to the 81st! men who took the test, all scored
garian Dances, Nos. 2, 5, (1 by meeting at 3:30, Wednesday, in the Roy Summers, juniors and Ellen national percentile; i. e. 81% of all .higher than the lowest fl0% of the
the sophomores tested in all the 99 ! national group and were surpassed
Brahms, and Symphony Number 5 lounge. A faculty speaker is sched- Swarthout, '43.
uled to address the meeting. Also
The second play is a high com- colleges made lower scores than the by only 3% of the national group.
in O Minor b" Beethoven.
the meetings of Club X, which has edy in which a poet falls in love with score which divides the upper 50%
In the freshman year tests which
Newman Club is also sponsoring been organized for those unable to another man's woman. The east in- of the class of 1042 from the lower the class of '42 took, the scores of
a panel discussion to be conducted take part in extra curricular activ- cludes Hyinan Meltz and Francis 50%.
the class ranked 15 percentile points
in the Lounge on Thursday, Decem- ities, will continue every Tuesday Cassidy, seniors, and Josephine
This year the scores for men and higher than the average of the other
ber 12, at 3:30 P. M.
noon.
Trumbull '42.
women were separated. The results colleges who took the same test,
Chorus to A i d in Grand Finale
O f Page Hall Presentation;
Hirsh to Conduct Group
Brubacher Hall
Rumor Baseless
SCA Will Send Six
Six representatives from State
College will be among delegates attending a Faculty-Student Interfaith Conference at Vassar College,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. today and tomorrow.
The purpose of the conference is
to promote good understanding and
cooperation between the Catholic,
Protestant, and Jewish faiths. The
sponsoring committee includes Father T. Lawrason Riggs of Yale,
Rabbi Isidor Hoffman of Columbia,
and Mr. Ray Sweetman of the New
York Student Christian Movement.
Mr. Sweetman is known to many
State students.
Bea Dower, '41, Kay Wilson, '42,
and Rose Stern, '43, will represent
the Alumni Residence Halls. Robert
Agne, '41, SCA President; Miss Helen
Curtis, advisor of SCA, unci Dr.
Ralph Clausen, assistant professor |
of science, will also attend.
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The German Club of State College
is planning an exchange meeting
with the Russell Sage German Club,
according to George Kunz, '43, president.
There will be a meeting Thursday
noon, in room 26 to discuss the details and also to make plans for an
outing in the near future.
Anthony Sardisco, '41, president of
the Italian Club, states there will be
a meeting on Monday evening, in
room 28. Dr. Thomas Bergin, professor of Romance Languages, will
be guest speaker. All students are
welcome.
The Mathematics Club is preparing for its annual Christmas party.
William Weyant, '41, president of
the club, announces a meeting
Inursday at 7:30 P.M., in room 101,
to formulate the final plans of the
party.
Dr. Donnal V. Smith, Professor of
Social Studies, will speak on the
subject: "How to Teach Social Studies Courses With a Textbook" at Pi
Gamma Mu meeting, Wednesday, in
the Lounge at 8 P. M.
During the past few weeks Dr.
Smith has been observing various
schools, including Milne, and has
noticed situations arising that could
not be foreseen, and therefore have
not been discussed in methods classes. These situations, and the most
effective way of solving them will be
brought to light by Dr. Smith during the meeting.
He will also emphasize the value
of special daily preparation to
the teacher and will explain ways
of making this preparation less difficult and more beneficial to the students.
"All seniors who are in the Social
Studies field are requested to come,
and any other Social Studies students are welcome," according to
Catherine O'Bryan, '41, president
of Pi Gamma Mu.
In his discussion of textbook
teaching, Dr. Smith will present
students with a definite plan to
guide them in the use of any high
school text. Pi Gamma Mu is planning another social program to take
place soon after Christinas vacation,
at one of the local roller skate rinks.
Geo. I). Jeoney, 1'rop,
198-200 CENTRA!, AVENUE
Students who have not filled out
the survey questionnaire for the
State College Employment Survey,
are requested to do so before the end
of the day by Harry Passow, '42, director of the Part Time Employment
Bureau, in charge of the survey. The
accuracy of the survey will be hindered unless the blanks are filled out
by more than the 600 who have responded so far.
Students who do not cooperate,
will be considered as not desiring
employment and will be more or less
ineligible for future aid from the
part time employment bureaus of
the college.
Students wishing to work through
the Christmas vacation, should contact Passow immediately at the
PTEB desk in the Dean of Women's
office. "Jobs will be filled as soon
as they are received, from the rolls
of students who show their desire
to work during the vacation," according to Passow. "Students should
be certain that they will be in Albany
during the Christmas vacation before applying for work during that
period, so that there will be no last
minute tie-ups caused by changes
in plans."
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