FAGt4
Basketball Loop
inaugurates Slate
KDR, Colltge Home Score
During First Day's Struggle
Yesterday afternoon Intramural
Council raised t h e curtain o n intramural basketball to inaugurate the
1041-42 court season.
In t h e opening contest yesterday,
Kappa Beta emerged as victorious
over K D R In a closely fought battle
by a score of 18-11. College House
displayed a good offense in bowling
over t h e Ramblers, 28-12.
As announced by K e n Johnson
and Hal Singer, co-chairmen of the
basketball league, there will be t w o
games played o n every Tuesday and
Thursday followed by a single contest o n Friday. T h e first game will
begin promptly at 4 o'clock.
According to this setup, the eight
teams of the league will be able to
play each other twice instead of the
customary single meeting. If the
schedule as arranged is not hindered by intervening circumstances, all
but four games of the first round
will be completed before t h e Christmas vacation.
An announcement h a s been made
by the Hygiene department t h a t n o
one will be allowed to participate
in league games with glasses, unless
"he hands in a written permission"
signed by one of his p a r e n t s or
guardians. This ruling will be strictly enforced.
Commercial Department
Forms New Fraternity
The c h a r t e r members of t h e local
c h a p t e r of Pi Omega Pi, national
business education fraternity, will
be a n n o u n c e d by George M. York,
Professor of Commerce, in this
morning's assembly.
This year the members will be
chosen from t h e senior class; in
the future, however, juniors who
have completed their fifth semester m a y be admitted. Membership
is based on scholarship a n d interest in t h e business education field.
A committee of commercial students under t h e c h a i r m a n s h i p of
Mary Viliano, '42, began organizing
this c h a p t e r of t h e society on October 4. At present t h e r e a r e 52
c h a p t e r s of t h e fraternity in t h e
United States.
Professor York h a s stated "this
organization will go far towards
bolstering t h e position of our college in commercial education."
C. P. L O W R Y
JEWELER
w
s+*L<P
STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1941
Football Spirit Goes Formal
At Newman Hall Tonight
Goal posts, brightly colored
pennants, and yard line markers will decorate Newman Hall
tonight when the Newmanites
present their annual fall formal. I n keeping with the spirit
of the season, the theme of the
dance will be a football game
with football sayings and megaphones providing an authentic
atmosphere.
Dancing will take place between the hours of 9:30 and 1
to the music of Jack Gentry
and his orchestra. A large scoreboard will be used to announce
the order of the dances. The
dance h a s been planned under
the direction of Ruth Schmitt,
'44, general chairman. It is e x pected that about 35 couples
will attend.
Sororities to Complete
Formal Rushing Plans
Sorority rushing will be climaxed
after Thanksgiving vacation with
t h e Annual Silent a n d F o r m a l
Rush Periods. While sororities are
completing p r e p a r a t i o n s for their
a n n u a l r u s h parties, t h e F r e s h m e n
women will receive rushing instructions in t h e weekly orientation
class of November 24.
Silent period h a s been extended
this year from Friday, November
28, to Tuesday, December 9. Each
sorority will give a buffet supper
a n d formal dinner on December 5
a n d 6 respectively.
T h e rushees will receive invitations to these parties on November
29, a n d a r e requested t o r e t u r n
t h e m , having checked t h e parties
which they desire to a t t e n d .
On Monday, December 8, p r e ference slips will be sent to all
freshmen women. They must be
filled out according to t h e order of
sorority preferences a n d submitted
to t h e Dean of Women's office by
12 noon of t h e same day.
Rushees a r e requested to visit t h e
Dean of Women's office, where expense sheets m a y be consulted along
with a list of members of each
sorority.
Ten men are still battling for
positions o n the freshman basketball squad, following the first cut
of the season. Coach G. Elliot Hatfield emphasized, however, that this
is but a tentative selection and it
is possible that the group may be
further whittled to eight before the
curtain raiser against Albany Academy, December 6.
The following men have survived
the axe-wielding: Dick Beach, Buck
Hlppick, Warren Kullman, Stan
Gipp, Fran Mullin, Art Olivet,
Zollie Privett, John Sussina, Joe
Tassoni and Frank Woodworth.
The fact that the varsity is carrying fifteen men this year, will
enable the frosh to operate with
less t h a n two t e a m s . With intramural basketball occupying the gym
t h r e e afternoons a week, the frosh
a r e forced to practice t h e same time
as t h e varsity. With this a r r a n g e m e n t i n mind, Coach Hatfield plans
on pitting two varsity t e a m s against
each o t h e r a n d working out t h e
freshmen against t h e third.
SCA Plans College Sunday
T h e S t u d e n t Christian Association will observe "State College
S u n d a y " November 16 with a religious service a t t h e First Presbyterian Church, a t 11 A. M. Dr. J o h n
M. Sayles, President of t h e College,
and K a t h r y n Wilson, President of
BOA, will p a r t i c i p a t e .
Coach Searching for Team^ Co-ordinator
As Squad Shapes Up for Coming Season
Another Duke Hirsch or Tommy
Ryan is what Coach Hatfield is trying to And among the members of
this year's varsity basketball squad.
Someone w h o will not only hold
t h e m e n together o n the court but
who will give spark to their play.
Tom Peeney looks like the man
for the job. It is one thing to watch
a squad go smoothly through its
plays in practice but quite another
to see that team in a game where
not only plays but competitive spirit counts. And Peeney h a s that
spirit. His one weakness is his reluctance to shoot from the floor.
As the team shapes up so far
Bob Combs has about the best eye
o n the team, but that may not
help much if he does not show a
little more spirit t h a n h e did with
the frosh last year. T h e c o - c a p tains, Hank Brauner a n d Bill Dickson, d o n o t quite m e a s u r e up t o
t h e i r responsibilities a t t h i s writ-
ing. Dickson was not exactly outstanding for his scoring last season and Brauner h a s slowed up
considerably although he looks as
good as ever under the basket.
Bye Benton, Bill F o r r e s t and
Fred Beyer are t h r e e big question
m a r k s . If B e n t o n c a n check as
he did in t h e P r a t t g a m e in New
York last season a n d c a n learn to
use h i s h e i g h t to a d v a n t a g e , h e
will be invaluable to t h e team.
F o r r e s t ' s performance fell off after h i s early success with t h e frosh
last year. He will be o n h i s mettle
to show t h e t e a m t h a t h e c a n
help i n t h e scoring column. Beyer
h a s a g r e a t deal of n a t u r a l ability
but lacks t r a i n i n g a n d experience.
His pass-work is h i s weakest point.
Moose Gerber's p e r f o r m a n c e in
practice sessions shows a definite
i m p r o v e m e n t over his " h o t and
cold" exhibitions of last lear.
G E O R G E D. JEONEY, PROP.
DIAL 5 - 1 9 1 3
BOULEVARD CAFETERIA
TRY OUR BUSINESSMAN'S LUNCH
50c
108-2OO C E N T R A L A V E N U E
ALBANY. N. Y.
E M I L J . NAGENGAST
YOUR COLLEGE FLORIST
Corner Ontario
at Benson St.
TRADE AT
YOUR
COLLEGE
HABERDASHER
T H I RIGHT RECIPE
FOR T H A N K S G I V I N G
MADISON
SWEET S H O P
CSNAPPY
Home Made Ice Cream
and Lunches
WATCH REPAIRING
785 Madison Avenue
ORUEN - HAMILTON • ELGIN
LONGINES WATCHES
239 CENTRAL AVE. ALBANY, N. Y.
Freshmen Squad
Cut to Ten Men
2-9783
We Deliver
MEN'S
SHOP
MANHATTAN SHIRTS
ADAM HATS
ALBANY, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28,1941
Z-443
State Orchestra
To Give Concert
During Assembly
Campus Chest Resolution
Scheduled for Consideration
T h e S t a t e College S y m p h o n y O r c h e s t r a will present its first p r o g r a m
of t h e year in assembly this m o r n ing. P a r t of t h e h o u r is t o be d e voted to a business meeting.
U n d e r t h e direction of I r a Hirch,
'42, a n d Earle Snow, '44, they will
play Perpetnum
Mobile, a musical
h u m o r e s q u e by J o h a n n
Strauss,
Praeludium,
by A r m a s J a r n e f e l t ,
and t h e first a n d t h i r d m o v e m e n t s
of H a y d n ' s Symphony
No. I;! in B
Flat.
C a m p u s Chest Resolution
Don Vanas, '43, will introduce in
assembly a resolution which will p r o vide for the establishment of a C a m pus Chest. If t h e resolution is a p proved, all students will be asked to
give a n y a m o u n t of money they c a n
afford to a fund from which c o n t r i butions will be given to t h e various
charitable organizations which m a k e
appeals to t h e s t u d e n t body. T h e
need for such an organization was
most, acutely felt last fall when four
such institutions asked for money
within a two-week period. E s t a b lishment of this Chest would eliminate t h e necessity of such drives, all
such appeals being relegated to i.lio
Chest Committee for consideration.
C a m p u s Chest Committees
This resolution provides for the
establishment of a C a m p u s Chest
Committee, to consist of t h e Presid e n t a n d Vice-President of t h e S t u dent Association, t h e president of
Epsilon T a u Omega a n d t h e h e a d s
of t h e three leading religious organizations—SCA, Newman Club, a n d
Menorah.
I t will be t h e duty of this committee to organize a n d execute a n
a n n u a l drive for funds a n d apportion
these funds among those charities
who m a y apply.
A poll will be conducted in today's
assembly by Forum a n d STATU COLLBCB N E W S to d e t e r m i n e
F A L L STYLES
117 S. PEARL
State College News
what
d e n t s think of t h e foreign
tion.
stu-
situa-
2 2 1 CENTRAL AVE.
Students Invited to Fair
S t a t e College s t u d e n t s a r e invite;!
to a t t e n d the Milne High Book Fair,
which will be held in Room 224 a n d
in t h e Library Reference Room of
Milne during t h e week of December
1-8.
I n t e n d e d to acquaint visitors with
the Milne students a n d their work,
the fair will feature a n exhibit of
s t u d e n t projects as well as a display of old and modern books.
f*
•
»
*
*
•
UOT" r r > UNOKH AIITHnKIfY OF THE T O O . C O L A COMPANY BY
ALBANY COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO.
226 No. Allen St.
Albany, N. Y.
*
•
\UN£S
Reporting to their regiment in
England, the two commuters were
.150 BROADWAY
TERMINAL
4-0108
Mexican Theme
For SCA larnivai
Decorated with sleeping mucliachos, cacti, a n d sombreros, t h e
Commons will go Mexican for t h e
S t u d e n t Christian Association fiesta tomorrow from 8 to 11 P . M. I n
addition to la conga a n d other
dancing, there will be mystic fortune
tellers, various concessions, refreshments, a n d a floor show to contribute to a gay, truly Mexican spirit.
Emily Blasiar a n d B r y a n t Taylor,
juniors, who are c o - c h a i r m e n of
the affair, have emphasized t h a t it
will be a "celebration for everyone,
a n all-college carnival." T h e y are
assisted by B a r b a r a S m i t h a n d H a r old Ashworth, Sophomores.
Actual work is to be performed by
the Frosh Club division of SCA.
F r e s h m a n chairmen include Richard Beach, concessions; D a n Regan,
e n t e r t a i n m e n t ; LeRoy Groff, decorations; Betty Carraany, publicity;
Aleen Coddlngton a n d Shirley M a son, refreshments.
Proceeds of t h e Mexican fiesta
will be used to send a representative
to Ohio for t h e National Assembly
of t h e S t u d e n t Christian movement.
Twenty-five cents is t h e admission
charge.
Religious philosophy will be t h e
theme of the general SCA meeting,
December 4 in t h e Lounge a t 3:30,
with Herbert King, negro leader and
National Secretary of t h e S t u d e n t
Christian Movement In a southern
region, as guest speaker. Mr. King
will discuss informally his personal
philosophy a n d will lead spirituals.
T h e student body is invited to a t tend.
Rejoins Black Watch R egiment
GREYHOUND
GREYHOUND
One H'nil
Way Trip
•1S8.5S $11.HO
Cleveland
. 3.90
7.05
Buffalo
3.15
5.70
liorhrster
1.05
Syracuse
3.55
1.05
tiiiigiui niton, . 2.25
SiTiinlon
3.45
fl.iJ5
1,95
New York
3.55
lilniini
. 3.50
0.30
Spiln/jlield
. I.(M)
S.45
Wilkes Barre. . 3.86
0,05
Boston
. 8.85
5.35
Worcester
. 3,50
4.50
I'ittslield . . . 1.00
1.80
Philadelphia . . 3.30
5.05
W h e n this year's edition of
"Who's W h o Among S t u d e n t s
in American Universities and
Colleges" comes off t h e press,
New York S t a t e College for
T e a c h e r s will be r e p r e s e n t e d by
twenty-five
students'
names.
T h e book is compiled each year
from t h e lists of o u t s t a n d i n g
J u n i o r s a n d Seniors, scholastically a n d e x t r a - c u r r i c u l a r l y , in
A m e r i c a n colleges.
T h e following s t u d e n t s have
been selected: J a n e t Brown, William Dickson, William D o r r a n c e ,
Frederick Ferris, M a r y Klein,
Shirley Kyle, K a y Peterson, Virginia Polhemus, J e a n e t t e Ryerson, Elizabeth Simmons, Glen
VValrath, a n d K a y Wilson, seniors; Elizabeth B a r d e n , T h o m a s
Feeney, Howard Lynch, Mildred
Mattice, David Slavin, Andrew
T a k a s , B r y a n t Taylor, a n d D o n
Vanas, juniors.
Listed in the book from last
y e a r ' s issue were I r a Hirsh,
Paul Merritt, H a r r y Passow,
B e r n a r d P e r l m a n , a n d Ralph
Tibbctts, seniors.
Hardmeyer Hikes to England
Frank
Hardmeyer
m a k e s the
Niews again! H a r d m e y e r , '.'id, is u
m e m b e r of the Black W a t c h Regiment, famed C a n a d i a n
infantry
unit. Stationed in Nova Scotia when
the regiment was ordered to action,
H a r d m e y e r and two c o m p a n i o n s
were left ill r a m p because of an
o u t b r e a k of measles. T h e y left t h e
c a m p on weekend passes a n d tried
to join a British-bound ship, but
failed.
Hltchlking to the United
Stales, they tried to board ships at
New York and Boston without success.
In desperation, the three c o m p a n ions tried to s u r r e n d e r a s d e s e r t e r s
on a British destroyer. T h e y were
laughed a t ; one of the companions,
discouraged, went back to Canada,
but not the other two.
H u r d m e y e r a n d his friend hiked
to F l o r i d a and boarded a plane to
C u b a whore they signed on a s a n t i a i r c r a f t g u n n e r s on u t a n k e r .
' T h e right place to eat Thanksgiv.ig dinner is at home — and the right
way to get home is by Greyhound!
Maybe money doesn't mean anything
to you — and then again maybe it
does. At any rate you'll save a lot of
it traveling at Greyhound's low roundtrip fares—and you'll have a lot more
fun going with the crowd. Plan now
to take this trip to "turkey" by
fluper-Coach at a super-saving!
Each time you taste ice-cold Coca-Cola, you are reminded
that here is the quality of genuine goodness. Experience,..
many a refreshing experience... has taught people everywhere to trust the quality of Coca-Col J.
•
Twenty State Students
Named for "Who's Who'
placed under a r r e s t a n d court m a r tiuled. T h e sentence w a s sixty days
In detention with such duties as
peeling potatoes.
"I'm happy. I'm where I wanted
to be in the first place," wrote Hardmeyer to his p a r e n t s when lie
reached England.
H a r d m e y e r was one of the leading m e m b e r s of the class of '.'i(i, being class president in his Senior
year a n d a m e m b e r of Myskunia.
In his J u n i o r year he a p p e a r e d in a
play, " T h e Lady Shows H e r Medals," by liai'i'ie. In this play he
took the purl of a young m a n in the
Black W a t c h Regiment.
After
graduation
from
State,
H a r d m e y e r t a u g h t D r a m a t i c s in Albany High School, wrestled professionally, a n d received some recognition a s an author. In t h e October
of 1040, he went to join the Canadian a i r force. He was rejected as
an a i r m a n because of slight colorblindness a n d enlisted in t h e Black
W a t c h to join the conflict.
VOL. XXVI, NO.
Spotlight Shines O n Sororities
As Fraternity Rushing Closes
Changed Sorority Rule;
Longer Silent Period
Distinguish '41 Rushing
S t a t e College sororities take t h e
social spotlight this week a s t h e
fraternities concluded r u s h activities with pledge services Monday
night. Several new aspects e n t e r into t h e picture this year, said J e a n
Sears, '42, President of Intersorority
Council. In addition to t h e q u o t a of
15 girls for each sorority, t h e length
of silent period h a s been extended to
ten days. I t begins a t 5 P . M. today
and lasts until December 9 when
pledge services will be held.
Silent period will be broken only
at the two formal rush events, buffet
supper a n d formal d i n n e r . I n v i t a tions to these affairs a r e mailed t o day, beginning the F o r m a l Rush
Period. F r e s h m e n must
indicate
which events they wish to a t t e n d
and r e t u r n all invitations immediately to t h e respective sororities.
I n t e r s o r o r i t y Council h a s limited
the a m o u n t of money to be spent on
each girl present.
Buffet supper is scheduled for
Friday, December 5, from 6 to 9
p. m. a t the sorority houses, and
formal dinner on t h e following night
from 7 to 11:30 P. M.
T h e following Monday freshmen
women will fill out their preference
slips and return them by noon to
the office of the Dean of Women.
These slips a r e m a t c h e d with the
bid lists of the sororities, a n d a t 5
P. M. of the same day sorority presidents receive lists of t h e rushes who
have chosen their sororities. F r e s h men receive final bids on Tuesday
and are pledged t h a t evening.
(Continued, on page G, column 2)
Hunting Theme Slated
To Reign at Formal
" A - h u n t i n g they will go"—all the
guests of the Pierce Hall girls who
are entertaining tonight, from 9
P. M. to 1 A. M. a t their a n n u a l fall
formal. Ending h u n t i n g season with
a "bang", the format's theme is
definitely on t h e woodland side.
Stuffed animals and snow-covered
pine trees will give t h a t last "wilderness" touch to the Ingle Room;
but guests are asked to leave their
s h o t - g u n s a t home.
Bill G r a t t a n with his orchestra,
the answer to every dancer's prayer,
is to be musical master of the hunt.
And the punch-bow! offers continuous r e f r e s h m e n t s to t h i r s t y h u n t e r s .
About one hundred couples arc
expected to assemble at t h e call of
the h u n t i n g - h o r n . Emily Blinder, '43,
vice-president of t h e dorm a n d general c h a i r m a n of t h e dance, warned
the ARH girls t h a t "tlv.s is the last
week of open hunting season on
'dears.' so you'd better catch a buck
while you can—and anyway everybody's bound to have a swell time."
Cliiipcrones for the affair a r e : Dr.
and Mrs. John M. Sayles Dr. and
Mrs. Milton G. Nelson. Miss S a r a
T. DiLaney, Miss Ellen B. Stokes,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul G, Bulger, Dr.
Minnie B. Scotland, Mr. a n d Mrs.
Shields Macllwainc, and Mrs. i; W.
Vinall.
Christinas Seal Sale Begins
Alpha Epsilon Phi will stal'l Its
a n n u a l sale of Christmas seals Monday. Heals will be sold dailv from
9 A. M. to 3:30 P. M. at a table near
the Annex.
This project h a s been handled
annually by Alpha Epsllcn Phi since
1921.
Blanche Navy, '42, is chairm a n of t h e committee. T h e money
goes to the Tuberculosis Association,
"We usually sell around fifteen
dollars worth of s t a m p s , " said
Florence Halbreich. "We'd like to
surpass t h e mark this year if possible."
Washline Full at Dorm
Since Socks Regain Favor
D e m o c r a c y r e i g n s ! D o w n with
oppression, said P i e r c e
Hall
counselors, a n d proceeded to
abolish the rule of stockings a t
d i n n e r . Only on W e d n e s d a y s a n d
S u n d a y s must t h e fair co-eds a t
221 Ontario S t r e e t struggle into
filmy hose to descend t h e curving staircase a n d into t h e diningroom.
"Now I'll have to w a s h my
socks," said Muriel Scovell, '43,
diving under a bed a n d bringing
forth a conglamcration of v a r i colored footwear.
Roommates
L c g g e t t and Soule nodded w e a r ily. B u t it's worth it, a g r e e each
a n d every dorm w o m a n . T h i n k
of the saving on nylons ($1.98 a
p a i r ) , away from the w e a r a n d
t e a r of kicks u n d e r t h e table.
Glenn VValrath, '42, expresses
t h e one note of regret. " I t m e a n s
saddle shoes instead of p u m p s
for my critical eyes, if I were
invited to d i n n e r ! "
Two Paintings Stolen
From Martin s Exhibit
Hutchins Discovers Theft
Before Thanksgiving Holiday
Discovery of t h e theft of two
highly-prized water colors from t h e
Draper Hall exhibit by Miss Grace
Martin. Instructor in Art, prompted
an administrative warning t h a t a n other such episode would b r i m r e strictive measures on a n y further
exhibitions. T h e paintings were taken before the Thanksgiving vacation.
As far as can be determined, t h e
pictures were stolen between (i P. M.
Thursday, November 13, a n d 10:30
A. M. the next day when Miss R u t h
Hutchins, also of t h e Art D e p a r t ment, discovered t h e theft a n d r e orrted it to Miss Martin. When
Miss Hutchins a t first noticed t h a t
the paintings of a u t u m n landscapes
were misshvr, she believed that Miss
Martin had received an opportunity
to sell them.
Miss Martin herself says, " I t
would be cmbarassing if the p a i n t ings were returned now because it
mi'jht mean that the paintings are
not valued. It really is flattering I
suppose, but a t the same time I'd
r a t h e r be paid for the pictures or
give them to someone of my own
choice."
T h e landscapes were large ones
measuring 18 x 24 inches.
As yet, no definite action has
been taken to prevent additional
thefts. Miss Hutchins believes that
il would be feasible to have cither
portable .screens or glass covere I
boards for Inline displays.
Forum Plans to Publish
Semi-Monthly Paper
I he Forum will publish a semimonthly
newspaper entitled the
Hoap-Bti.c, which is expected to be
issued sometime this m o n t h . It will
be distributed tree ol charge among
students interested in Forum.
It will feature primarily the activities (.1 Forum, personal notices
aboul lis members, a n d a calendar
ol current civic topics,
in connection with the m u c h discussed question its to the future of
the Furrell Mansion, F o r u m Committees are Investigating t h e possibilities of a student union for t h e
college.
Also being investigated is the
question "Should civil service e m ployees be allowed to s t r i k e ? " Both
these topics are to be discussed a t
future Forum meetings.
4 8 Freshmen Accept
Bids in Fraternities;
Four Return Blanks
T h e hectic a n d unpredictable f r a ternity rushing c a m p a i g n s of 1941
closed a t 12:30 P. M. Monday, w h e n
the 1945 rushees t u r n e d in t h e i r bids.
F i n a l results revealed t h a t K a p p a
Beta led with t h e highest p e r c e n t age, .777, pledging seven out of n i n e
freshman m e n bid. K a p p a Delta
Rho followed with a .666 p e r c e n t a g e .
Fourteen bids out of 2-1 issued were
returned t o KDR.
T h e E d w a r d Eldred P o t t e r Club
slipped from its d o m i n a n t position
of last year. Potter pledged 23
freshmen out of 36 bid in 1940. T h i s
year a total of 32 bids were issued;
15 were returned signed. S i g m a
Lambda Sigma h a d a .631 p e r c e n t age, pledging 12 o u t of 19 m e n . T h i s
was a drop from i t s last year's list
of 17 pledges.
48 Accept Bids
T h e total percentage of fraternity
pledges exceeds t h a t of last year.
Out of 52 bid, 48 accepted, a s
against last year's 65 bids a n d 59
acceptances.
K a p p a Beta a n d Potter Club c o n llicted on three bids. O n e of t h e
three conflicts signed t h e K B bia,
one pledged Potter, a n d t h e other
returned both bids unsigned. T h r e e
other freshmen returned unsigned
bids.
KDR, Potter a n d S L S oriple-bid
seven freshmen. Of t h e seven w h e
received bids from all t h r e e f r a t e r nities, three took t h e K D R pin, one
pledged Potter a n d one S L S . T w o
did n o t pledpe any fraternity. Kap>
pa Delta R h o a n d P o t t e r Club
doubled up on 16 bids. K D R pledged
9 of t h e 16, as against 4 pledged by
its rival, Potter. SLS a n d K D R doubled on eight men, four of whom
took t h e K D R pin a n d o n e pledged
SLS.
KDR Comes To Fore
K D R came to the fore, while
Potter Club a n d SLS went down
slightly from their last year's s t a n d ing, and K a p p a Beta's position r e mained fairly constant. Following
is a list of the pledges a n d their
fraternities:
Kappa Delta R h o : Harold A r c h ambault, Harry Baden, Collin B a r nett, Richard Beach, G l e n n D e Long, LeRoy Groff, Harold Lind,
Ray McNamara, Alfred Meschter,
Nicholas Murphy, Zollie Privett, J o seph Tassoni, Donald Walsh, D a n t e
Zaccagnlni.
Edward Eldred Potter Club: Michael Capuano, Paul Dor O h a n e s sion, J o h n Dooley, J a m e s D u n n i n g ,
Stanley Gipp, W a r r e n
Kullman,
Eugene McClaren, Ernest Mcnnillo,
Francis Mullen, Arthur Olivet, Al
Skavina, Donald Sayles, Louis S u m berg, Pierre Vining, F r a n k Woodworth.
Kappa
Beta: Gordon
Buskin,
Norman Finer, Harold Goldstein,
Louis Habineaii, K e n n e t h Savitsky,
Paul Wagner, Arnold W a x i n a n .
Sigma Lambda Sigma: Sain Dickleson, William G r a t t a n , David Griflin, J. Michael Hlppick, J o h n Lubey,
Robert Mason, Dominic Muto, Vincent Pickett, Daniel Regan, J o s e p h
Roillier, Kieran Spencer, Donald
Townsend.
Fraternities Dance Tomorrow
As is usual at the end of t h e m e n ' s
l u s h i n g period, the fraternities will
have house dances tomorrow from
H P.M. to midnight. T h e s e dunces
will bu in the form of it r o u n d robin.
T h e object of this round robin is
to promote good feelings t o w a r d
each of t h e fraternities.
Fraternity m e n a n d pledges alike will bo
welcome in all of the f r a t e r n i t y
houses.
STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER I I , 1t41
STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER M , 1941
PA<*<
STATE COLLEGE NEWS
Established M a y , 1916
by iht Class of 1918
Vol. XXVI
Friday, November 28, 1041
No. 10
Mentor
Distributor
Associated Collegiate P r a t t
Collegiate Digest
The undergraduate newspaper of the New York State College (or Teachers published every Friday of the college
year by the NBWa Board (or the Student Association.
Phones: Office, 5-9373; Dorrance, 3-2843; Holstoln, 5-2815
Orunwald, 3-9BSS
Entered as second class matter Albany, N. 7., postofliee.
REPRESENTED FOB NATIONAL ADVERTI9INO »V
National Advertising Service, Inc.
College Publishers Representative
NIW YCmiC. N.Y.
4 2 0 M A D I « O N AVC.
CHICAOO • BOtTOS • LOi /
• I l l • SAB FKAHCItCO
The News Board
WILLIAM R. DORRANCE
KDWIN J . HOLSTEIN
A. HARRY PA8SOW
MADELINE ORUNWALD
HARRIET DEFOREST
ALLEN SIMMONS
CARL MITCHELL
FLORA GASPARY
MURIEL SCOVELL
DAVID 8LAVIN
ANDREW TAKAB
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
CO.EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
MANAGING EDITOR
BUSINESS MANAGER
ADVERTISING MANAGER
CIRCULATION MANAGER
SPORTS EDITOR
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
ISSUE EDITOR
ANDREW TAKAS
All communications should be addressed to the editor and
must be signed. Names will be withheld upon request.
The STATE COLLEGE NEWS assumes no responsibility
for opinions expressed in its columns or communications,
as such expressions do not necessarily reflect its view.
Intellectual Immaturity
We, the students of State are immature.
Think about it for a minute. Read it again.
Then see if you don't agree.
We of State like to think of ourselves as
young men and women, possessed of an adult
viewpoint, the equals of our elders in judgment and outlook.
We are so only in our imaginations.
We come to college and we live in a world
entirely of our own making. We refuse to
look beyond our own limited mental sphere.
The world today is passing through one of its
greatest crises: we are only faintly concerned. Social and economic ills beset the
nation: we worry about where we will raise
enough money for Saturday night. The postgraduation future faces us with its uncertainty : we dismiss thoughts of it until "after
we're through."
Undoubtedly our collegiate years afford us
what is probably our last opportunity to enjoy ourselves without any cares or responsibilities. Undoubtedly we should take advantage of that opportunity. At the same time,
however, it is not fair to the development of
our own mental maturity that we ignore
eveything outside the collegiate sphere.
The great majority of us do not care a whit
what happens off the campus. Either we
are absorbed in the task of enjoying ourselves
to the utmost, or we are obsessed with the
desire to cram as much factual knowledge as
possible into our heads during our years here.
Our lack of extra-collegiate interest is the
poorest sort of training for our lives after we
are graduated. The educational world is a
highly artificial one, and we who dwell in it
completely, will be lost once we leave it.
We at State still have many things to learn.
We must learn to show an interest in the
current problems of the world; we must learn
to look beyond the next day or the next week;
we must learn to develop a responsibility outside the collegiate circle.
Then, and only then, shall we be justified
in considering ourselves mature.
The Seventh Commandment
Recently two paintings were taken from a
Draper Hall exhibition. No one knows the
identity of the thief. It may have been un
outsider; it probably was not. If a student is
guilty, he should be reminded that it is not
only a matter of stealing two pictures, but it
involves depriving 1100 students of the benefits of future educational exhibits.
It is possible that out of the entire student
body there are few who would do such a
thing. However, one person's action is enough
to destroy iaith in the entire student body.
Marching Along
SCMCUGIKA, i
Wendell CidyJ i m m y Quinn, Class of '41, landed
in C a m p Lee, Virginia t o find t h a t
a r m y life is n o t w h a t h e h a d e x pected i t t o be. J i m m y (according
to m y information) is a good n a t u r e d
I r i s h m a n who says h e c a n ' t break a
bad h a b i t once h e forms one a n d
h a d hoped t h a t t h e Army would
s t r a i g h t e n him o u t . M u c h t o h i s
surprise, he was treated in a civilized
m a n n e r from t h e time of his arrival.
T h e a d j u s t m e n t to a r m y life w a s
still difficult a n d t h e hours of classwork in a medical training course
were long. W h e n work was finished
t h e r e was n o t h i n g t o do a n d Q u i n n
was soon very eager t o leave both
Virginia a n d t h e army.
Early this fall J i m m y was t r a n s ferred t o LeGarde G e n e r a l Hospital
in New Orleans. Since his transfer
his letters have h a d n o t h i n g b u t
praise for New Orleans. Life is looking u p now as his time is his own
after five o'clock. T h e work is n o t
h a r d ; in fact, Q u i n n r e p o r t s t h a t it
is scarcely h a r d enough to keep h i m
from going stale. T h e hospital is
a very interesting place which cares
for t h e really sick soldiers from t h e
neighboring territory. Although h e
does n o t "tote" a gun, i n a c t u a l w a r fare h e m i g h t be called on to assist
in removing t h e wounded from t h e
battlefield. Because of this d a n g e r ous task, t h e medical corps h a d a f a tality r a t e second only t o t h a t of t h e
engineers in t h e First World War.
T h e r e is plenty of s e a food available a n d , as h e lives across from
Lake P o n t c h a r t r a i n , J i m m y plans to
when t h e weather w a r m s u p . I n h i s
get i n some swimming every day
free time he h a s done a lot of e x ploring in t h e creole q u a r t e r s a n d
could undoubtedly tell you students
of history something about t h e "cadj i a n s " who have i n h a b i t e d t h e r e gion from way back. H e m a n a g e d
to see t h e T u l a n e - A l a b a m a football
game a n d plans to be p r e s e n t for t h e
S u g a r Bowl event. T h e big event in
J i m m y Quinn's life will be t h e Mardi
G r a s which is one of t h e most colorful festivals in this h e m i s p h e r e . H e
h a s been invited out to dinner, a t tended dances, a n d finds t h a t for all
practical purposes he is now just a
civilian in uniform. After t h e first
of t h e year he expects a furlough,
but until then he m a y be reached
a t L a G a r d e General Hospital, New
Orleans, La.
Pna^i and PninupA,
Rhona Ryan
M a r y Studebaker-
"Down in New Jersey S t a t e T e a c h ers' College they called m e 'Uncle
Bill'. Yes sir, they loved me dearly."
Well, come to t h i n k of it, Professor
Hartley does look like somebody's
kindly uncle, until you begin to discover t h a t a tornado with a sense
of h u m o r must have h a d a set-to
with h i s family tree.
For, besides teaching some of t h e
liveliest a n d most enjoyable classes
in college (but he gives terrific tests I
he is immensely interested in audiovisual education—movies a n d records. I n fact, he's written a book
on "Selected Films for American
History."
No, girls, Christmas i.' n ' t coming
earlier this year but our advice is.
It's never too early to s t a r t your
Christinas thinking. Let's begin now.
Christmas comes b u t once a year,
and w h e n it comes m a k e t h e most
of it. Mercenary? Maybe, b u t with
prices a n d taxes being w h a t they
are, who can help having a few d e signs on t h e Noel season? Besides,
isn't it better to drop a few well
placed h . n t s t h a n to e n d up with
the
annual handkerchiefs
from
Aunt Abigail or the scarf t h a t Uncle
Homer always sends?
Has Many Interests
He's an educational advisor on
Columbia's School of the Air a n d
writes a column in the Social Education Magazine.
I t ' s called, most
sibilantly, Sight and Sound in the
Social
Studies.
There's another
book on t h e subject of conservation
and citizenship. "Beautiful format,"
he says a bit wistfully.
All his students hear a lot about
his wife a n d child. Professor H a r t ley explains his preoccupation from
the fact t h a t he spent three years
teaching in a girl's private school.
Evidently protective measures were
necessary, "Did you ever teach in
a private school for girls?" he asked with a h a u n t e d haggard look.
Studious State Femmes Scare
Conservative Union to Skidmore
Stock Up On Extras
If you're lucky enough to be asked what you want, speak up—for
now's the time to stock u p o n those
extras you've wanted for so long.
Take Max Factor's P.in Cake M a k e u p , for instance. T h e r e ' s a gift
worth a brand new complexion t h a t
stays on all day. Or, how about
some of the light perfumes t h a t
even add zest to »n 8:10 M a t h class?
Helena Rubinstein's "Apple Blossom" is a favorite. Another item for
Christmas stocking is t h e luxurious
b a t h salts a n d powder set t h a t h a s
always defied your budget before.
Cosmetic liouses outdo themselves
.u this season a n d there is no limit
to the specials they have to offer.
Have Your Powder Mixed
Incident, lly, speaking of cosmetics, there is a place In town where
Does Not Live in Y.W.C.A.
they mix your powder to match your
And despite t h e StateCollege Directory he does not live in the Y.W. skin tones while you wait. It's all
very scientific: they keep a record
C.A. "Please scotch t h a t rumor—
of the ingredients they've used in
I'm n o t one of t h e girls." Professor
your powder a n d t h e next time you
Hartley spends his week-ends in
come in, your recipe's waiting. T h e
Brooklyn with his family (and still
concoction is mixed for only one
looks a bit green a t t h e mention of
dollar. Nice idea, h u h ? F o r Christthe Dodgersi. "My litle girl," he
mas or otherwise.
said proudly, "got a 97 average on
Don't forget costume jewelry when
her report card a n d she's in grade
you're making out your "wanted"
2B! He attributes it all to her p a list. Wooden jewelry heads t h e
ternal Inheritance."
|:arade in the form of earrings,
In class or out, Professor Hartley
necklaces i nd carved bracelets.
is a loud of fun a n d well-stocked
These unci many others are worth
with jokes, quips, raised eye-brows,
a little audible wishful thinking.
and all necessary adjuncts to being
Who knows b i a w h a t it might fall
the life of the party. Yes. S t a t e Col( n appreciative ears—and why not?
lege students ought to be calling him
Bet even Aunt Abigail gels baffled
"Uncle Bill" in short, order. Hello
once in a while.
there, Uncle Bill I
Loolc to This Day
/%<n>K In tins day, lor it is lih .
•rf - 111 ils brie I c mirsc lie all l In writu's
And realities ol your existent e :
The bliss id growth,
The glory ol action,
The splendor ol beauts.
I'or yesterday is but a dream,
And tomorrow is only a \ ision ;
Hut today, well lived, makes evers yesterday
A dream ol happiness,
And every tomorrow a vision ol hope,
Look well, therefore, to this day.
• from the HunuhtU
Schenectady Boys Shout
The Tale of Harold's
Pathway to Success
More Invitations to State
A.I,
I n t h e fall of every year, a multitude of freshmen
descend on t h e College. They come from far a n d
near. They a r e p r o m p t e d to come by different m o tives. Few of t h e m come in order t o get a n educaion.
Harold was a n exception. I n h i s eyes could be discerned nothing b u t t h e gleam caused by a n insatiable
t h i r s t for assorted a n d specialized information.
He
h a d come to learn. H e m a d e n o bones about it.
W h e n h e arrived a t t h e College, t h e upperclassmen
took h i m in h a n d , a n d showed h i m all t h e i m p o r t a n t
things. They h a p p e n e d to show h i m Myskania.
Harold was enthralled. He was fascinated. H e was
awe struck. W i t h a n almost reverent m a n n e r , h e
whipped out h i s F r e s h m a n Handbook a n d t u r n e d to
t h e page telling h i m about Myskania. H e read t h a t
none b u t the leaders, none but t h e best, none b u t t h e
most popular could aspire to be on t h a t body.
T h e n a n d there Harold underwent a metamorphosis.
H e resolved to get on Myskania. He resolved t h a t
everything he would d o in the next three years would
be directed toward placing h i m on t h a t body.
A new m a n was born. Harold threw all his books
into a corner, a n d went out a n d bought himself a
sports coat a n d a pipe. He tried to cultivate a M a n ner. He tried to join a fraternity. He failed.
Fraternities, Harold h a d found out by this time,
were wonderful things. Being in one of t h e m was
t h e most i m p o r t a n t qualification for Myskania. I t
was n o t t h a t everyone in a fraternity was on Myskania, oh no!—but everyone on Myskania was i n a
fraternity.
Harold was no h a n d s h a k e r . He wanted to be on
Myskania, but h e did not have a very clear idea as
to how to go about it. When t h e time for t h e spring
elections rolled around, it was doubtful if more t h a n
fifty people knew h i m by n a m e . Therein lay t h e
secret of his success.
Harold r a n for t h e secretaryship of S t u d e n t Association. On t h e ballet with h i m were t h e candidates
of various powerful organizations on the campus. T h e
consensus of opinion was t h a t he didn't have a chance.
W h e n the ballots were counted, Harold was proclaimed the victor. I t was simple. People h a d voted
for h i m because they did not know him, therefore disliking him less t h a n t h e people whom they knew;
they h a d voted for h i m because he did not belong to
a fraternity; they h a d voted for him because they could
think of no one else to vote for. At a n y rate, h e won.
Harold was amazed. He never would have t h o u g h t
it possible. All through his sophomore year, h e sat
up on the stage. He never said a n y t h i n g ; lie never
did anything. He was completely in t h e background,
and completely inoffensive. F o r those sterling qualities, he was elected vice-president t h a t spring.
Once more Harold was amazed. Once more h e did
nothing. Once more he sat on t h e stage for a whole
year—until Moving-Up Day.
As he sat in his seat t h a t day, Harold t h o u g h t of
his freshman year, a n d of the day t h a t he h a d r e solved to get on Myskania. He thought regretfully
t h a t he had never h a d a chance to make himself i m p o r t a n t in t h e college. He h a d never been on a n y
committees. He h a d never led any movements. He
had nver spoken in Assembly. All in all, he h a d never
once done a n y t h i n g to put himself in t h e public eye.
True, he had been elected lo two offices, but Harold
realized t h a t it was due only to pure luck, a n d t h a t
would never be tapped. Harold was dismal.
When he h e a r d his name being culled, he was completely bullied. He t h o u g h t a major mistake h a d o c curred somewhere. When the caller persisted, Harold
suffered himself to be led lo the stage, where his h a n d
w s shaken, a n d he was led to a seat In which he was
not allowed to sit. He w a s completely bewildered.
He could not see how anyone would have thought
t h a t he deserved the ribbon pinned on him.
Harold never got over his bewilderment. All his
Senior year he s a l un the stage. He never said a n y thing; he never did anything. T h e only tiling t h a t he
achieved was u realization t h a t his fellow Myskuniuns
were no supermen, but a group of successful politicians.
At Moving-Up Day of his Senior year, Harold
thought thai at last his chance h a d come to do something. He would t a p someone else. When Myskania
had its elections, they decided to have one person
fewer on their successors. They drew straws to determine which of I hem would not tap anyone.
On Moving-Up Day, Harold rose from his seat a n d
when his turn to l a p came, he walked the length of
the stage, turned, a n d stood behind his empty .seat.
He had preserved ills record.
The W e e k l y Bulletin
SIAIolls
Nuvi iilln-I- I'll Tliiiiiniii Muiv
Si'llliil-M
Wll'i
i-V|li-rt
lii
l i . l i ' l l I ' l V l l i ll I . I I . i l l ' I I I
I III M T | S f l l l l ' H l l T I V p U l ' l
lii
II
.i'l.'l
I I I Milne
I I in A \1 . TIII'MIIIJ ,
. rlllln T '.I
ill
lie
r'l'KII
.Ml Minimis wliu will n
in 11 II in All,.mi i.r I he i Inn
ill IIIMI wliu wish in wiirli
m i l - lliv I'llli.il ri liiiliilnyis
hlmlllil I'epnl'l l" I In- I'TIOIS
ilenli
HIU'I.U. r . \ l . | ; i N I U U
Niiwliiilier - s S.CA I hueIIH, Lulllitfe, 7:311 I'. M.
Niivemliul' -'S I'leive Hull
luiiiiill, I'li-n-u Hull, II
1'. .\1.
.Niivi'iiiiiiT L'II sc.s uuriilvuli
I'mnniiins, H I'. M.
IIIMIHI Ijiij
II Tlllllllim
S I ' ,\|
Nnu-mlii-iMinimi
I'. M.
Mlli-llen [ml'
Muiv
II, Mini.
:M |t.i|>|m
I|IJIII-U,
lli-ln
limine,
s
Niiveiiilier L'll I'.illeifi' limine
\ |,< ilmii'ti, I'wIUigii limine,
ll |>, M
liueeiiiliur -j r'uniui uuvi
i ii M. Miuiitfu, :i :,'lll I1. M
llneulllliul• \i Ailviim-iiil I>I'll
limlll'H |i!;tv, I'.llfO Mull
nuilliiirluin, Si'lll IV M.
,
I'l'iemher .1 llelnile I .mm
ell Hireling, Unuiil ~0. ,'1 :<til
I'. M.
Ileeeiuller
iiiBotliig,
V. M.
I
SI'A
i,limine,
UOIIUI'U I
II:;iu
By Aney a n d Baxter
Two S t a t e co-eds, a r m e d with p a per a n d pencils a n d a n official OK
from D e a n G a r i s ' office to poll t h e
campus, invaded Union College early
Tuesday m o r n i n g . After overcoming t r e m e n d o u s obstacles, such as a
s u m m o n s to a p p e a r in traffic court
a t 10 A. M . for going 58 miles p e r
h o u r t h r o u g h a r e d light, they completed a blitzkrieg t h a t was short
(but sweet; a n d t h e Union m e n succumbed graciously.
Saratoga More Convenient
Yes—Union m e n think of S t a t e
women, b u t they go to Saratoga.
Maybe it's because it's easier to get
there, m a y b e t h e Skidmore girls
have m o r e "refinement," or maybe
t h e S t a t e women a r e too studious or
—could it be t h a t Union needs more
encouragement?
Says o n e Union man—"Heck, it
costs almost a buck for a round trip
bus ticket to Albany b u t only a quarter to S a r a t o g a . " Well—And on the
"refinement" angle, they h a d a
c h a n c e to slam their traditional r i val, R.P.I.—"Who a r e T H E Y to d e m a n d r e f i n e m e n t in a n y o n e ? " which
s t a t e m e n t speaks for itself. And
most Union m e n agree t h a t the
higher scholastic
standing
here
tends to m a k e S t a t e women look
down on t h e m e n they go out with
as inferior, a n d girls—no m a n a p p r e ciates t h a t (with apologies to Dorothy Dix).
More Open Houses
"Frankly, I don't know, but I i m agine they're like other women."
N o n - c o m m i t t a l , isn't it, but t h a t ' s
t h e prevalent idea a r o u n d t h e Union
campus. T h e boys in Schenectady
w a n t more a n d better open houses.
Favorably impressed by t h e Open
House a t Pierce Hall, o n e m a n said,
"We'd like more invitations." O t h e r
memories included t h e classic r e mark, "I went to one S t a t e dance
and came h o m e pleasantly plastered
And some of t h e social conventions
of S t a t e women a r e screwy."
"If you a p p r o a c h S t a t e women
with t h e right attitude a n d spirit,
they a r e usually responsive"—this
from a s t u d e n t with s u m m e r school
experience a t Albany. "Naive, but
with possibilities"--from a Vassar
advocate. " S t u c k - u p , n o t friendly"
—oh, oh—watch it, gals. "All breeds
at S t a t e ; some a r e beautiful a n d
o t h e r s - ! More varied t h a n a t Skidmore a n d Sage where there Is
one d o m i n a n t class."
Union Is Willing
S t a t e co-eds m u s t n ' t lose heart,
however.
When one Union m a n
was asked w h a t he t h o u g h t of S l a t e
women as a rule, he replied, "Well,
it's my rule," a n d a n o t h e r h a s dated
a S t a t e girl exclusively in the last
year a n d a half. It's up to S t a t e
women to increase this percentage
for the Union boys are ready, willing and able.
They also c o m m e n t e d on other
angles. T h e main fault, as they
see us, is t h a t State t h i n k s t h a t
State is terrible. Wo m u s t acquire
more school spirit, says Union. A n other thing, they think t h a t the
sorority rush system is screwy
there shouldn't be u quota. And the
hours!
As to w h a t the blit/.cis though!
of Union men
well, they wenswell. They were hospitable, courteous, full ol fun, non-committal,
and eager lo meet t h e girls at Slate.
Imager lo he ol' assistance., they
luiili their visitors a r o u n d the campus, giving I hem an insight into all
phases of Union life. Chapel, the
library (from which t h e co-eds were
politely ejected;, two fraternity
houses, the office of the Coneorfitrilft I'M, Union's hi-weekl,y newspaper, all eanie in for their s h a r e
of ullenlion. And the m e n !
Nelson Modifies
Junior Program
Methods Classes Scheduled;
Content Work Postponed
An emergency p l a n to facilitate
teaching i n Milne n e x t year was
outlined to t h e J u n i o r E d u c a t i o n
classes, Friday, November 14, by D r .
Milton G . Nelson, D e a n of t h e College. Because former Methods classes were replaced by junior E d u c a tion 10 u n d e r t h e five-year program,
none of t h i s year's J u n i o r s would be
prepared to teach in Milne n e x t fall.
T o remedy this defect i n t h e p r o gram, a class in Methods for juniors
h a s been scheduled for Tuesday,
Wednesday, a n d T h u r s d a y a t 8:10
A. M. n e x t semester; but t h e junior
section of Education 10, now i n p r o gress, will continue until J u n e . A p proximately ten weeks will be given
to Methods in t h e major subject
a n d five weeks in the m i n o r subject.
Senior practice-teaching, c a r r y i n g
three h o u r s u n d e r g r a d u a t e credit,
will follow the same system a s formally—one-half of the class teaching
during the first semester of n e x t
year a n d t h e r e m a i n d e r finishing
the year. P a r t of t h e fifth year will
be spent in advanced c a m p u s teaching, carrying six hours' g r a d u a t e
credit.
This temporary change in t h e
five-year p r o g r a m will provide t h e
same total n u m b e r of hours i n M e thods a n d practice-teaching in t h e
completed p r o g r a m ; but t h e juniors
will have to postpone three hours of
content work until their senior year
to get in their three hours of M e thods this year.
It Is believed t h a t t h e first fiveyear class to leave S t a t e will be
equipped with a p r e p a r a t i o n which
is far superior to t h a t of p a s t graduates; t h a t training will reach a
level which will be found difficult to
a t t a i n in t h e future.
T h e purpose of t h e workshop p l a n
is t o provide a place where secondary t e a c h e r s interested in t h e d e velopment of a new curriculum
m a y w o r k on their problems with
t h e aid a n d stimulation of a highly
selected g r o u p of co-workers.
T h r e e subjects have been chosen
for intensive study: Child Developm e n t a n d G r o w t h ; Reading, Writing
a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n ; and t h e A r t
of T e a c h i n g . T h e study will be m a d e
u n d e r t h e direction of Dr. Harold
E. B . Spreight. Dr. Robert W. F r e d ericks, Principal of Milne High
School, is t h e local c h a i r m a n of t h e
Art of T e a c h i n g topic.
Plan Photography Exhibits
E v e r y o n e m a y contribute to next
m o n t h ' s photography exhibits in
D r a p e r Hall. T h e annual faculty
exhibition is scheduled for December 1 to 9 while the student display
will s t a r t December 10.
Beware, all you h i g h pressure
sorority r u s h e r s ! T h e f r e s h m e n w o m e n a r e beginning t o suspect your
ulterior motives. W h e n asked t o
s t a t e their opinions of sorority
r u s h i n g , t h e majority of t h e r u s h e e s
s t a r t e d o u t with, " R u s h i n g is lots
of fun, but—," a n d ended w i t h a n
outpour of varied opinions both for
a n d against this t r a d i t i o n a l college
custom.
Among those in favor of r u s h i n g
is Betty Clough who says s h e h a s
m e t so many girls she c a n ' t r e m e m ber their names. T h e majority of
freshman women agree t h a t r u s h ing offers t h e best m e t h o d of b e coming acquainted. I n fact, it is so
effective t h a t Dorothea S m i t h b e lieves, "You don't even get to know
your fellow-freshmen."
Invariably t h e freshmen believe
t h a t rushing gives t h e m a feeling of
importance a n d m a k e s t h e m t h e
center of constant a t t e n t i o n , , a n d
"Nobody minds attention," declares
Anne Fritz.
On the other hand, rushing was
criticized on several points. J o a n
S m i t h feels t h a t it causes h a r d feelings. S h e believes t h a t sorority
rushing should be like t h a t of t h e
fraternities. Others also sympathize
with J o a n ' s suggestion. J a n e Heath
s t a t e s , " T h e m e n h a v e a frank
m e t h o d of rushing."
Opinions were widely varied as to
w h e t h e r or n o t r u s h i n g w a s t o o obvious. Eleanor Hayeslip finds the
system "pretty subtle." " Y e a h , " a n o t h e r freshman chimed i n , "like a
Mack truck."
M a n y were strong i n t h e i r c o n d e m n a t i o n of t h e r u s h e r w h o c r o s ses h e r fingers a s s h e p a y s a c o m pliment. Eunice Wood is definitely
against insincerity a n d describes t h i s
type of rushing as "gushy." N o r a
Giavelli believes t h a t s o m e t i m e s i t
is difficult t o tell w h o is sincere
and w h o isn't, while F l o Garfall,
president of t h e f r e s h m a n class,
blames t h e abuses of r u s h i n g o n t h e
gullibility of t h e f r e s h m a n w o m e n
themselves. "They should realize,"
says Flo, " t h a t every girl m u s t pull
for h e r sorority,"
A few girls w h o would n o t c o m mit themselves, dismissed t h e q u e s tion
with pretended
innocence.
Connie Coburn replied, "Nobody's
rushed m e so far."
Marion Duffy, '45, s u m m e d u p t h e
consensus of opinion both of r u s h ees a n d sorority members when s h e
remarked, "It's all very confusing."
II NORTH PEARL
Plans Traditional Ball
$2.50
Max Reeves, '42, President of I n terfraternity Council, stated t h a t
the a n n u a l I n t r e f r a t e r n i t y Ball will
be held in t h e Commons December
hi. Dancing will be from 10 P. M. to
2 A. M.
T h u s far, t h e selection of t h e band
has n o t yet been m a d e ; possibly
lust year's band m a y be engaged
again.
T h e c h a i r m e n of the various committees have been announced as follows: Arrangements, Max Beeves,
'•12; Music, Harold Singer, '43; P r o g r a m s , Robert Leonard, '43; and
Clean-up, l!)4f> pledges,
Upon completion of fraternity
rushing, such a n event is held a n nually for t h e purpose of promoting
friendship a m o n g the various fraternities.
You ll find
At the
ANNEX
To make her eyes shiny And her hips tiny!
GIRDLE by F0RTUNA
Beta Zeta, KB Pledge
Beta Zeta last week pledged Margaret Everett, '43, a n d J e u n e i t e
Shay, '44. As honorary 1 acuity m e m bers, they Inducted Dr. a n d Mrs. O.
Luther Andrews, Dr. iviatle Green,
S t a t e College will be t h e scene of
a n e w project on teacher t r a i n i n g
w h e n t h e faculty workshop opens i n
J u n e . T h e project h a s been m a d e
possible by a $45,000 g r a n t of t h e
National Education Association.
Rushing Tactics Confuse Frosh
But 'AS Also Likes Attention
Interfraternity Council
CREAM
Miss Doris Kelly a n d Dr. und Mrs.
Oscar Lanford.
K a p p a Beta h a s inducted Erwln
Steinberg, '41, a n d Avroin A. K o b lems, '44, into full membership.
College Chosen Scene
Of Faculty Workshop
Double control for holding tummies Hat — - cleverly provided
by a cleverly designed suction of clastic placed on the inside of
the garment, Makes those curves look smooth as a pancake —
rounds your hips
whittles your waistline for the new "tiny
waist" fashions. Cotton, rayon, and elastic fabric which can
easily be, washed.
Nothing Else So Good
h So Gootl For You
IllNIOIt CONTOUR
SHOP
Main
Floor
PAGE*
STATE COLLEGEINEWS, FRIDAY/NOVEMBER I I , 1941
STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28,1941
t>A0f 8
i ii i i
New Statesman State Makes Favorable Impression
No Improvement As Freshmen Express Opinions
by Jeanette Shay
Where is the State of the awful
reputation, the place where everyThe Statesman,
magazine of one is stiff, studious, and serious
moods, hits a high-low medium in about life? That's what the freshwonder. When asked this week
its first issue of the year. I t has menexpress
their opinions of State,
variety, presenting both the literary to
the freshmen told of their surprise
and t h e humorous talents of State when they came here and found
College. I t s appeal ranges from State a friendly place and found
class to classic. There is musical State people eager to make them
data for lovers of melody, and an feel at home.
advisory column for lovers of love.
All the freshmen seem to be imThe idealist finds his poetry, and the
realist his jokes. The Statesman pressed by the people a t State and
the feeling between the students.
balances the budget, but—
The main fault of the current is- Collin Barnett said in this connecsue of the Statesman is also the tion, "I like State because, well,
main fault of most of its predeces- we're all about equal financially
and potentially equal socially. No
sors—it is a "run of the mill" ma- one
is snobbish." Lucille Kenny degazine. The material does not go clared,
"I like the people. They seem
far enough; it only brushes the sur- to like to learn about things and yet
face of State talent. The selections they like to have fun too."
are not a fair representation of what
On the subject of men, the woState students can produce.
men had much to say. Mary SanderFlash of Inspiration
son remarked, "I like the intellectual
True, there are flashes of inspir- quality of the boys. You gotta like
ation, so rare that they can only be somethin' about them." Aleen Codclassified a s "flashes." Alice in dington said, "I'm one girl who
Blunderland is an excellent example thinks the men are all right." Overof humor, a cleverly written and hearing this statement, Shirley Mainoffensive take-off on life at State son declared, "I like the men, too,
and the "Great Tradition." On the but there aren't enough of them."
other side of the ledger, the poetry
"There are so many girls at State
is definitely the superior contribu- that it's a regular paradise for the
tion of the intellectuals. The few fellows," said Harold Archambault.
serious selections show State that Fran Mullin admitted that there
State can think and create and are "some nice girls." But he added,
make their thoughts live.
"When there are so many girls,
An issue can be made in the case there are bound to be some nice
of Henrietta the Stooge. Poor be- ones."
The freshmen agree with the
nighted Henrietta is the twin sister
of the Learned Daughter, an early sophomores that they have gone up
NEWH Sakatalks, but less cleverly from their knickerbockers. "One
presented. Vacation gives the im- reason why I like State," said Conpression of an attempt at sustained
writing. It is too much so; its conclusion is flat. Consider now the Leah Lovenheim prize story. Perhaps Annex Price Report
it is sheer Impudence to criticize the
judgment of the English professors, Theme of Meeting
but the critic takes the risk. It is
The report of the committee inordinary; its counterpart can be vestigating annex prices was disfound in a dozen magazines. It is cussed at an informal meeting of
a common, unadulterated, pleasant Myskania with Dr. John M. Sayles,
little romance.
President of the College, Tuesday at
4:30 P.M. Items taken into considIs This Stale's Best?
eration at the meeting were Miss
Is this the best that State can Thompson's recent expenditures for
offer for a major contest? Ap- kitchen equipment and the rising
parently it is, or else we must be- prices of food.
lieve that State College is not inAnnex sandwiches were compared
terested in producing anything rep- in price and quality to those of
resentative of the high standards neighboring restaurants, and It was
that do exist here. Leah Loven- suggested that either a five cent
heim would be disappointed at the sandwich be reintroduced or a good
quality of the material which won ten cent sandwich be provided. The
her twenty-five dollars.
price of milk was also reviewed. It
The idea of photography is a was agreed that if a profit increase
bright spot among the too obvious is necssary, such increase should not
defects of our State College maga- come from protective foods such as
zine, but the photographs them- milk. Dr. Sayles indicated that he
selves are not the work of a camera- would give the matter of annex
man—the printing is not wholly at
prices his serious consideration in
fault. Give us pictures, Statesman the near future.
Board, but focus them.
Also brought out in the discussion
was the advisability of retaining the
Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola machines.
Freshmen to Fill Out
It is feared that the price increase
of milk and the availability of these
Second Semester Cards
carbonated beverages may lead to
Freshmen are requested to come an unhealthy consumption of the
to the Registrar's office on either latter. However, Dr. Sayles intiDecember 2 or December 3, for mated that there would be no drastic
registration cards for second sem- action taken In regard to the maester. These cards are to be filled in chines this year,
and returned Immediately.
All second semester fees will be
" • \
HEY
collected on January 21, 22, and 23,
HEADING FOR HOME?
Students are lo make out a class
card for each of their courses.
Stun rigln anil ctisy! Send youi
Cards for science courses are to be
luggage ri)uncl-iri|) by trusty, lowfilled in only on the triplicate cards.
eosi RAILWAY LXHIUISS, ami take
No second class card is required,
your train with peace of miiul.Wc
The Registrar asks .students to be
pick-up tind deliver, remember,
sure to fill in a class card for gymnasium, Those who do not have to
at no extra charge within mir reglake any mathematics courses for
uLii vehii Ic limits HI all i uies and
the second semester should see the
prim ipaI towns. You merel) plume
Registrar.
Dr. Milton O, Nelson, Dean of the
AmtNCv ^ ^ r I N C .
College, has not yet deckled on definite dates for uppercliisH registraNATION-WIDE
RAII-AIK
SERVICE
tion.
Magazine Follows Pattern;
Prize Story It Ordinary
Practical Joker
Wakens
Students from Lethargy
"Something new has been
added." An alarm clock has unexpectedly come into the possession of the State College Library.
At precisely 9:47 P. M. on
Wednesday evening, while all
those diligent scholars (commonly called stooges) were seated in the library pouring over
their books, the shrill, familiar
sound of an alarm clock was
heard. Everyone, startled out of
his lethargy, began to laugh with
the realization that a practical
joke had been played. Miss Helen
James, the librarian, gazed confusedly about, attempting to
discover the whereabouts of the
disturbing element; it was found
shortly in a waste paper basket,
placed in the middle of the
American History section.
The culprit has not yet been
discovered, but he will pay the
extreme penalty of missing his
8:10 class every morning.
Class o f 4 4 Leads
A s Rivalry Advances (
It's the freshmen's turn now maybe. They've begun a counter attack,
and with each rivalry event the ofnie Coburn, "is that it's a good
fensive gains added impetus. But
place to be on your own and learn to
has the sophomore blitzkrieg bogged
get along." Betty Howell declared
down under the stiffening of freshthat since she's come to State she
men resistance? The experience of
feels older and more capable of taklast year's forays enabled them t o
ing responsibility."
accumulate a n early lead, but the
Elsie Whipple, when asked to
pressure of the long siege h a s
present her ideas on State, offered
brought forth traces of an early
constructive criticism, "Why don't
cracking of morale.
they install "chaise-lounges" in
classrooms and serve mid-class
Early in the year, taking advansnacks like you see advertised in
tage of a light freshman squad, the
magazines? It would be much more
sophs won the pushball and foot
informal. Or why not have a turnball games by slight and indecisive
stile nickel fee for freshmen entermargins. Then the soph girls, by viring the front door of Draper just as
tue of their enormous musles, outa gentle reminder?"
ran and outjumped the freshman
women in the Obstacle Races. By
On the serious side, the freshmen
this time the freshmen began to
really do have some.interesting sugcatch on, so when the "Battle of the
gestions for the improvement of
Intellects" was staged, their debatState. They feel that more than
ers easily outspoke and outproved
anything else we lack school spirit.
the best of the sophomore class
Barbara Putnam declared, "State
speakers. This was the first real
needs glamour. We don't brag it up
indication of a challenge to the
enough. Everyone acts as though
sophomore steam roller. The points
he's ashamed of it." Buck Hippick Advanced Dramatics
were obtained in the following manthinks that a "lot of the energy that
ner.
is being put into politics could be
used to create college spirit."
To Give Plays Tuesday
Sophs
Frosh
Pushball
2
Some of the other things at State
that the freshmen object to are Two one act plays will be pre- Obstacle Races
2
1
dirty politics, quick quizzes, the sented Tuesday evening in the Page Football
3
aromas that usually float around Hall auditorium under the direction Debate
2%
of Jacqueline Shaw, and Jean TraHuested Hall, the two and one half
Total
7
3%
to one ratio of women to men, the cy, juniors, Advanced Dramatics
But the score is not a true indilibrary, the science course, the lack students.
cation of the situation. The freshof a campus the lack of a football
Miss Shaw's production promises man girls definitely have the advanteam. Nora Crumm thinks "the to be a cynical thrust at the futility
school would be perfect if it didn't of war. The boring round of gaiety tage in the banner hunt, as they
have possession of the sophomore
have any studies."
in the world of Columbine (Ellen
For the most part, however, the Swarout, '43) and Pierrot (Luke Zil- banner.
Thus the reserve freshman legions,
freshmen like State very much. les, '43) is blotted out for a while after
delayed action, have begun a
Sunna Cooper went so far as to say by the onslaught of war. Against spearhead
attack which if successful
"I like everything about State, even the black background of war the will be followed
up by a pincher
rivalry and the sophomores."
petty causes of the conflict are movement of freshman men and
thrown into bold relief.
women to the right and left flanks
The sophisticated comedy directed of the sophomore class.
Ped to Reveal Winners
by Miss Tracy revolves about a domestic crisis in a British household. Forum to Discuss Poll
Of Picture Competition
Meek Henry Gow (Vince Miller ,'42)
is heartily disgusted with his own
Open discussions concerning the
Winners of the Pedagogue Photo- weakness and the overbearing attigraphy Contest will be announced tude of his wife (Betty Marston, result of the student opinion poll
in assembly this morning. The con- '43i. Summoning his courage Mr. which will be held in assembly this
test, open to any student of State Gow finally shakes off his shackles morning and the drawing up of the
College, was designed to secure in- and takes malicious delight in new constitution of the Forum will
highlight Forum's meeting in the
teresting and unusual pictures of
throwing the family into terror.
Lounge
Tuesday at 3:30 P. M.
life at State.
The prize winning pictures will
appear in the Pedagogue. Judges
GEORGE D. J E O N E Y . PROP.
DIAL 5 - 1 8 1 *
wore the members of the Pedagogue
board and Dr. Howard DoBoll,
Professor in Mathematics. The winning pictures were selected for interest, accuracy, and technical perfection.
BOULEVARD CAFETERIA
TRY OUR BUSINESSMAN'S LUNCH
O T T O R. M E N D E
50c
"The College Jeweler"
103 Central Ave.
Albany, N. Y.
198-200 CENTRAL AVENUE
ALBANY. N. Y.
The taste
that charms
and never cloys
,A
•VTvr;wv;-fri
KIMMEY'S BREAD
H O L S U M
(White Bread)
KLEEN • MAID WHEAT
HOLSUM CRACKED WHEAT
(Delicious Toasted)
J. L KIMMKY BAKERY
Albany, N. Y.
(Jo refreshed
You'll welcome Ice-cold Coca-Cola just as often and at surely
as thirst comes, You taste its quality, the quality of genuine
goodness. Ice-cold Coca-Cola gives you the taste that charms
and never cloys. You get the feel of complete refreshment,
buoyant refreshment. Thirst asks nothing more.
BOIUED UNDER AUTHORITY Op THE COCA-COtA COMPANY BY
ALBANY COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO.
226 No. Allen St.
Albany, N. Y.
oca
¥
You trust its quality
The
Giin
^K~*
Mil
GINN Y
Slicing a cut from Maloney's Baloney of last year, we get this tasty
morsel of thought:
". . . bowling, a sport rapidly becoming an American institution, and
easily participated in by all, has a
definite spot on every college sports
program. We still maintain that
there are plenty of keglers in the
student body — but what can we do
about it? Is co-ed bowling the answer?"
At the time Maloney was lamenting the lack of enthusiasm among
the males for this sport; but during
this same period the females were
really rolling their own at the Rice
alleys. This year Maloney's query
is being answered by Gene Guarino
and Win Jones, who are planning
co-ed bowling every Monday afternoon. This should awaken the men's
interest, and should increase that
of the women. As Gene said, " I t
should be fun I", and as Win said,
"I'm looking forward to the future."
Later on mixed teams will be formed.
Three l-M Teams
Still Unbeaten
In League Action
Varsity Cagers Scrimmage
In Preparation For First Tilt
Intramural Council Seeks
'King Kong o f Ping Pong'
Aspirants for the Intramural
ping-pong crown are at present
winding up their extensive
training with light roadwork
and shadow-paddling for the
coming tourney.
Henry Brauner, last year's
runner-up, is reported to have
said, "Bring 'em on, I'll lick dose
bums." The bookies are giving
8-5 odds on Brauner despite the
severe battering he received
from last year's champ, Jim
Snover.
Promoter Art "Jacobs" Flax
promises the public only the best
of competition.
A record gate is expected; and
everyone is urged to get his
ringside seat immediately, since
the tickets are selling very fast.
It is also urged that spectators
remain in their seats until Myskania "passes out."
Departure of Forrest
Deals Unexpected Blow
To Eagle Hoop Hopes
With the opening contest with
Clarkson just one week off, State's
cagers are trimming down into
fighting form. Spirited scrimmaging
has marked the drill sessions for the
past week.
The team looked very encouraging
in its practice game against a local
aggregation Wednesday. The fast
break featured State's sparkling offensive in its first real test of the
season. More scrimmaging with the
frosh and outside teams will round
out the team's preparations.
This final week will be devoted to
smoothing out the attack and selecting the first five. The coach is as
yet undecided on his opening lineup,
but it appears as if Brauner, Dickson, Feeney and Combs will be sure
starters.
CARL
With the opening of the all-important basketball season but one
week away, we find that the ship of
State sports has suffered a serious
blow with the loss of two important
crewmen.
This is our way of referring to the
untimely absences of Bill Forest and
Fred Beyer—two of the most promising lads who were recruited from
the ranks of the former freshman
aggregation.
Bill will not only leave the cage
floor but college as well. He plans to
go immediately to work.
Fred has run into scholastic difficulties because of the many hours
he finds it necessary to spend in doing outside work. The only happy
thought at the present time is that
Fred may possibly be able to return
to the team next semester.
Keep 'Em Flying
In the meantime—Good Luck, felA satisfactory nickname for
las—youth may triumphantly a s State s court representatives has
sume maturity only when it hails
long been lacking. I n an effort
disappointment.
to remedy this woeful situation,
Intramural Holocaust
the sports department unaniThe other night a strong SLS
mously voted to dub the team
Inter-House League
basketball team was royally trouncing
the Eagles. With the nation so
Mullin Seen as Key Man
the representatives of the Thomas
defense - conscious — and espeBesides this innovation, Win is
Of Hard-Driving Yearlings
More House during the Intramural
cially
air-minded — it was
also going to inaugurate an interCouncil cage series. At half time the
tnought the the name Eagles
house league bowling Thursdays on
With the opening tilt against
fraternity lads led, 16-0. However,
was particularly appropriate.
the Western Avenue alleys. These Academy looming ever nearer, the
early in the second phase of the
games will be played at a rate of
frosh basketball squad has been
The squad was handed a severe game, a chap named Skavina pulled
thirty-five cents for three games. working out intensively under the
Girls desiring credit must play watchful eye of Assistant Coach blow when Bill Forrest decided to a whirling-dervish act and slipped
in a twin-counter for the underleave school to take advantage of
twelve games.
Paul Merritt.
the present industrial situation. dogs. Surprised, chagrined, enraged,
When the skies open up and Ole
The squad is showing definite imthe leader of the fraternity quintet
Man Winter starts his wintry blasts, provement over its earlier workouts Coach Hatfield had been looking called an immediate time-out and
forward
to
his
becoming
one
of
the
the winter sports of skating, skiing and should give their Academy hosts
main cogs of the team. Forrest will went into a pow-wow to determine
and tobogganing will be scheduled.
a real tussle come December 6.
be especially missed for his stellar where the serious fault was.
Council has appointed Sylvia Teft
The ball handling has improved,
Well, boys, to condescend to quote
head of the winter sports with a and the boys really drop their lay- play under the basket. Rich Young
captain for each sport under her. ups. On the whole, the club is not may be the man to take Forrest's the female-piloted Statesman: "give
Anyone interested in taking over a group of "deadeyes" and seems to place. In the recent scrimmaging he 'em a taste of Heaven" will ya?
has shown himself to be a good team Final score: SLS 30, TMH-8. The
one of the jobs should drop Sylvia prefer to work the ball in close beman and a player who uses his junior partner of the team must
a note.
fore shooting. The absence of any
height to advantage.
have kept the books.
"pop-artists"
should
prove
a
blesComing Up
As Fred Beyer has also found it Managerial Mainstays
sing,
however,
since
long
shots
freSports Night is coming. In fact, quently have an adverse affect on necessary to leave the team, the
WANTKII: A manager for the State
it is next Friday, December 12. WAA the team-work of a green squad.
coach has added Bob Seifert and
College basketball teams.
and MAA are getting together planRed Evans to the squad.
We would not be in the least surThe key man of the team is
ning a wow of a night with the
prised if this ad suddenly appeared
basketball game against Connecticut definitely Fran Mullin. This boy
in one of the local papers. In the
State the main feature. After the lives up to Mont Pleasant's record
short time of only one month the
game everyone will adjourn to the of turning out finished ball players.
managership of the varsity basketCommons for a night of fun and Zollie Privett and Art Olivet, along
ball squad has changed hands three
witli Mull.n, form the nucleus of
frolic.
times I
frosh attack. They both play a
This week Kit Herdman is organ- the
game and will proFirst, Ai Stiller found that he did
izing WAA's third annual intramural hard-driving
Intramural Council's promise of
not have enough time to fulfill the
basketball league and would like to vide plenty of fight.
The remaining two slots are at expanded activity Is finally bearing duties required for such a position;
see that each group house sends a t
present
open, with Buck Hippick, fruit. A bowling league will get un- then Clay Sprowls, his successor,
least one team to represent it In the
Warren
Kullman,
John Sussina, and derway Monday, December 1, with found himself in the same situation
court loop. Last year there were
Joe
Tassoni
the
leading
candidates. Gene Guarino and Don Demick act- and also resigned. Now we have a
eleven teams in the tournament.
new manager—one' Lothar "Dutch"
Frank
Woodworth
and
Stan
Gipp, ing as co-chairmen.
Don't forget, frosh and sophs, you
The league will have exclusive use Schultze, and he promises to stick
though
handicapped
somewhat
by
have to get In some practice for the
of the first six alleys at Rice's on
rlvaldy game early next semester. lack of height, are fast men and Monday afternoons. League matches it out to tho end.
Three very Important points are to should have something to contri- will start promptly at 3:45 P. M. From our standpoint, we can't for
bute.
the life of us, see why such a Job
be awarded to the winning class.
Teams not represented by five men
The team work is far from per- at the starting time will forfeit their would be tossed aside so easily. Chief
towel-tosser for the varsity has
fect, but there is a fine competitive matches.
been a coveted position for years,
spirit and a lot of scrap is evident.
The teams' rosters have not been
Annual W A A Tea
The team may or may not get off to completed as yet, but it is expected and unless the athletes have been
a good start, but this squad is go- that the league will consist of seven perspiring profusely, if still Is the
ing to improve mightily as the squads. Three matches will be run same.
Features Fencing Show
season grinds on, and by February off each league afternoon with each The Sports Highway
The Women's Athletic Association
the frosh should be represented by of the five men on a team bowling
We got a letter from one of State's
sponsored a tea yesterday afternoon
a good ball team.
three games, The teams' total pins former students who Is now attendfrom 3:30 to 5 in the Lounge. It was
for three games will determine the ing classes In the Signal Corps at
attended by the many sportswomen
winner of a match.
Red Bank, New Jersey.
of the college. Invited faculty mem- W A A Terminates
The s t u d e n t, Leu Varmette,
Each contestant will be charged
bers, chatted Informally with the
thirty-five cents for the three games writes: "I am still attending classes
students.
Fall Sports Schedule
he bowls; Intramural Council will and Army life really isn't had. HowA highspot of the tea was a fencrefund fifteen or possibly twenty ever, it's a court martial offenst to
With
the
coming
of
cold
weather
ing exhibition by Put Carroll and
cut class so I don't cut!"
cents of this.
and snow flurries, the WAA fall
Theodora Jay, sophomores. The girls
A
trophy
will
be
awarded
to
the
sports season has closed. The cap- winning team and one may also be
explained to the guests the differtains of tho various sports have awarded to the person with the Colgate Loss Imperils
ent, fine points of fencing and illustrated i heir talks with demonstra- announced the people who will re- highest individual average for league
tions ill various strokes, Tills dis- ceive credit.
games. Clarence Ourr has been ap- Defense of Chess Cup
play of fencing ability Increased the
Tennis had one of its most suc- pointed to keep the official record of
interest already shown in WAA's cessful seasons. Twenty-five people team and individual scores and
State's formidable chess team
newest sport. Fencing was just in- competed In the tournament which averages. Upon completion of the kneels vanquished for the lirst
troduced this fall and lias about ended with Flo Garfall victorious. schedule the five men with tho time In a number of years. The
forty followers who meet every SatFifteen girls will receive credit for
highest averages will play a team pawn-pushers have lost their first
urday morning In the gym.
tennis, many of whom played in the
three matches this year against
from Siena College.
tournament, according to Captain
strong Kl'I, Army, and Colgate
The second part of the program
teams.
was a skit on life nt Camp Johnston Lois Huney,
After many stormy games and a Basketball Managers Wanted
or. "How to Be a Good Campfire
Colgate swamped the locals Notrip to Bennington College, hockey
aid." This skit was written and
Attention sophomore and fresh- vember II, 4'--'•», Art Fox alone
directed by Elizabeth Gravelle, '44. captain Jane Greenmun has a n - man men! Dutch Schultze, varsity saved the team from a shutout by
Cookies were served with the tea nounced that twenty players will basketball manager, lias announced
tying his opponent after nearly sevduring the entertainment,
gut WAA credit for hockey. Hockey
that there are a number of mana- en hours of play. Since this was a
league match, ' i.s considered a
General chairman was Lois Hal- was a favorite fall sport again this gerial positions open for members of
year. State girls seem fo go for botli classes, There is ample oppor- severe setback ' . State's defense of
ley, '43, who was assisted by Gloria
uutdoor sports. Only three people, tunity to work up and eventually be- the chess cup.
Oanunoratii, '43, publicity; Ledu LaIn the Army game on November 2,
however, played enough badminton come manager of the varsity. FreshHalle, '44, and Nora aiavelli, '45, arlo gut credit.
men are wanted to aid their class the Statesmen were defeated 4-2,
rangements; Pat Frey, '44, and Mary
team, while the sophomores are allien and Summers chalked up the
Swimming and fencing will conNow, '45, faculty unci invitations;
tinue through the winter, so credit needed on the varsity staff. All those only wins for State; Fox, Erbsteln,
Betty Gravelle, '44, and Jane Wilawards cannot be made until the interested are urged to contact Oarr, and W'ahler succumbed to the
liams, '42, entertainment; Dot
Army.
Bchultsse immediately,
end of the season.
Townsend, '44, refreshments.
Frosh Court Team
Shows Progress
Council to Begin
Bowling Matches
_ _ M l ~~
"
Three teams still find themselves
in the undefeated class as intramural basketball swings into the
second week of action.
Until yesterday's game, Kappa
Beta and Sigma Lambda Sigma set
the pace for the loop by virtue of
their two successes on the court
against no setbacks. By outscoring
College House, 21-8, in their lone
encounter, Potter Club remains at
close range for the top position In
the league.
Kappa Delta Rho broke into the
winning column Tuesday when It
coasted to a 22-16 victory over an
improved Sayles Hall aggregation,
after compiling a comfortable 18-9
Standings Wednesday
KupiMi Hi'tii
Won
2
Loot
0
SIKIMII I.IIIIIIIIIII Sii;nm . .
2
0
I'ottor Club
Kiipim Delta Hlio
Clllll'KU HllllHO
TliiinuiH Mori;
Itiimlili-rH
HuylcH Hull
I
1
I
0
0
0
(I
1
1
1
2
2
lead at half time. This win balances
the one previous loss of the Lake
Avenue lads.
The defending champions from
Central Avenue stumbled on their
second hurdle of the campaign when
they dropped a decision to Potter
Club. College House was a completely outclassed outfit In this contest
after making en impressive showing
against the Ramblers.
Kappa Beta's play slowed up considerably as the rambling commuters threw a scare into their ranks
in the game on Tuesday. The Ramblers led throughout the contest—till
the last two minutes when KB eked
out a 14-11 win. Sayles Hall and
Thomas More accompany the Ramblers as the teams who have yet to
come up with a victory.
The newly formed men's dorm
squad lost games to SLS and KDR,
while Thomas More, playing the
poorest brand of ball of any team in
the league, dropped Its lone contest
to date to SLS, 30-8.
Basketball Practice
Starts Winter Season
Newly Appointed Captains
Inaugurate Extensive Program
WAA's winter sports season got
under way Monday with the naming
of winter sports captains, and the
first basketball practice. Besides the
regular snow sports, ping-pong,
bowling, basketball and fencing will
bo sponsored.
Both ping-pong and basketball
will hold the floor on Mondays and
Wednesdays from 4:00 to 6:00 P. M.
in the Page Hall gym. Marge Ackley, assisted by Marge Breunig, will
captain ping-pong, while Kit Herdman and Jane PicUert will direct
basketball. Ten hours participation
is necessary for credit in either
sport, with ping-pong requiring
three supervised hours.
Basketball to Begin
The third annual intramural basketball tournament will begin as
soon as the group houses have organized teams and received some
practice. Last year two of the
Dorm's three teams offered the
greatest competition to their opponents, with Dorm B team annexing
the title and winning the silver
cup.
Win Jones will captain bowling at
the Rice Alleys, corner of Quail and
Western, Mondays from 3:45 to 5:00
P. M., Tuesdays from 3:30 to 4:30
P. M., and Thursdays from 3:30 to
5:30 P. M. There will be a charge
of fifteen cents a game with a refund from WAA expected.
Fencing Continued
Fencing, started tills Fall, will
continue through the winter season.
Right now the girls are learning
parries-blade work under the supervision of Mr. Moclion of RPI, and
captain Teddy Jay.
Swimming, also, will be carried
over into the winter season, with
Osnlf Serablan as captain. Only
livo more free Thursday nights remain; therefore, those wishing to
get credit should go on Tuesday and
Friday afternoons from 2:30 on in
order to participate in enough hours.
•> -
r
•
»w Ui'f^fB
" ' . . ' •
.
, < ' • • . -
•-
•WB)Sai«Sii..,.'i .:••>.,< ,.
,"
\
rAMt
STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER SI, 1941
Sayles Hall, Pierce Hall Add Color to Life ot State
Prices,FoodandFun
Same inBothDorms;
Officers Make Rules
By Bernard Skolaky
The following is the second in the
objective survey of living conditions
at State College.
"The first girl out of the dorm in
the morning is the best dressed."
This well known fact explains the
advantages of living in Pierce Hall
better than a folder issued by the
Alumni Association. With this on
one side of the ledger and the rumor
that one freshman at Sayles Hall is
the proud possessor of a pair of field
glasses which he keeps on the desk
of his unlocked room, the living advantages of both dorms are well
balanced.
Unbreakable Glasses
It's a great honor to be invited to
dine at 221 Ontario Street since the
girls must pay $.70 for every dinner
guest and $.30 for a breakfast visitor. At dinner, not only does the
visitor run the gamut of fruit juice
to dessert, but he can have the
added attraction of dropping his
water glass on the floor repeatedly
since the glasses are unbreakable.
A girl used to having her breakfast
in bed would find herself on a starvation diet. Breakfast is served
promptly at 7:15.
The dinner bell rings every night
at 6 P.M. Dashing to the dining room, each girl takes her assigned place and the meal begins.
The chief occupations seem to be
wishing "happy birthday" to some 1
girl whose birthday it isn't, and complaining about the food. The girls
can have as much milk as they want
and they frequently take advantage
of this fact.
New Automatic "Vic"
Dinner finished, the girls adjourn
to the Ingle Room for dancing or
bridge. The dorm girls appreciate
the new automatic "vie" which will
probably be an important factor in
promoting more "Ingle Room dates."
Returning to their $162-a-semester
rooms which they must furnish with
bedding, the girls begin to s t u d y that is, if the occupants of the third
floor (2-9612) will permit concentration. The studying gradually
gives way to the "bull session" and
the girls talk far into the night.
When at last they get to bed, every
so often a night fire drill is planned
for 2 A.M. In pajamas, and carrying
a towel, the girls march out the side
doors, in the front door and down to
the Ingle Room.
Mrs. Vinall Is Hostess
The officers of the dorm act as
an administrative body, making laws
and trying to enforce them. Mrs.
Grace Vinall, Social Director, acts
as overseer and hostess.
Sayles Hall, where a room with a
view is at a premium, can easily be
found by cutting across the back
yard.
Sayles Hall is practically a replica
of Pierce Hall in design and management. The yearly cost is the
same and each dorm has a $3 tax
for house privileges, the use of the
game room, attendance at social
functions, etc.
After dinner there is a mad rush
for the telephones to get dates, proving that State's men are no wallflowers. Practical jokes have a definite place In the men's dorm. Quite
frequently a fellow will enter his
room and find his bed on top of his
room mate's.
Few Women At Sayles
Paul Bulger is the Director of
Sayles Hull and his wife is one of
the two women living there, The
other woman is the janitor's wife,
whom no one has ever seen.
The favorite hangout of the fellows is the play room with its pingpong and pocket billiards. Quite
understandably most of the spare
time is spent in "bull sessions." The
fellows are now looking forward to
the opening of the new gym.
Orchids -
Hoses
Gardenias
CUT FLOWERS
It's liliKiiinli i'liiwum
Kverywhere
Phone 8-3573 - 1020 Madison Ave.
« Selects Cast
Thompson Edits
<*"<*™>
Narrative
The annual Elementary Dramatics Ocean
—
plays have been scheduled for the
night of January 13, in the new year
of 1942. Tryouts for parts in the
three one-act plays selected were
held this week. Casts will be posted
today on the bulletin board outside
of Dr. Jones' office.
A tragedy and two comedies were
chosen for the 1942 presentations.
The Street Attends A Funeral is a
character drama highlighting the
reactions of women in a mining
town when a neighbor's son is killed
in war.
Noel Coward is the playwright of
Hands Across the Sea, a high comedy depending on the action of the
characters in an amusing situation
for its punch. The other comedy,
When You Are Twenty One, by
Ludwig Thoma, is the third of the
triumvirate selected to entertain
State on January 13. An absentminded professor has quite a time
trying to explain marriage to his
Courtesy Knickerbocker News prospective son-in-law.
Abovt: A fireplace, books, and'a'gatherinj'of friends make life'at'Pierce
Miss Agnes Futterer, Assistant
Professor of English, is casting and
Hall cozy and homelike; Below: A good game of billiards seems to give a clue
directing the Elementary Drato the enjoyabltness of the recreational facilities at Sayles Hall.
matics plays. Weekly rehearsals
have been scheduled.
I
Courtesy Knickerbocker
Sororities
(Continued from Page 1, column 3)
Due to the limitation set on the
number of pledges a sorority may
admit, more than half of the 1945
women can not be sorority members.
If each of the six sororities takes
the maximum number of pledges, 15,
the total number of freshman sorors
will be 90, out of a class of over 200
women. Each sorority must hand in
a preference list made out in the
order of its preferences. Additional preference lists may be submitted until the desired number of
pledges has been obtained.
Other new policies inaugurated
this year altered the rush systems
of the female Greeks. Especially in
the dormitories and group houses
where freshmen and sorority women
live together have the changes been
felt. Conversations between freshmen and sorority women are limited to the places where all gather,
or in the rooms If a representative
from another sorority to which the
freshman is eligible is present. The
penalty for breaking silent period
will be decided upon by Intersorority Council.
News
SEB Director Semanek
Discloses Placements
Six more placements have been
made by the Student Employment
Bureau, as released by Miss Irene
Semanek, assistant director of the
SEB.
Graduates placed are George
Pearson,'41, math and science, Marlboro; Sophie Reutenauer, '40, history and French, Grand Gorge;
Mildred Hamilton, '38, social studies, North Rose; Gil DeLaura, '36,
physics and general science, Mellore.
Long Island; and Estelle Englehardt, '41, social studies, Hyde Park.
Alda McGowan, graduate student,
substitute teaching, mathematics
and science, Berne.
The deadline for payment of dues
was Monday; Miss Semanek urges
immediate payment of all outstanding fees.
To the reader who loves to revel
in the pages of alluring sea stories,
"The Last of the Logan," a story of
the true adventures of mariner
Robert Coffin, is the acme of adventure. With a full introductory
background by the editor, Harold
W. Thompson, former head of the
State College English department,
the chronicle of one of the most
amazing sagas of mariner life is
complete.
Robert Coffin scrupulously avoids
the supernatural, the fantastic, and
the flamboyant in depicting for the
reader a chronological survey of his
experiences from the time he began whaling in the Atlantic Ocean
to his gold searching days on the
continent of Australia.
The author, one of a line of illustrious sea captains, inaugurated his
career to obtain funds to further
his education rather than pursue
the life of a tiller of the soil as was
urged upon
him, paradoxically
enough, by his relatives, a sea folk.
Directory Sales Reach The taste of the salt spray turned
his ambitions.
Total of 7 5 0 Copies
Shipping as a regular hand on a
whaling schooner which was desThe sales of the 1942 Directory tined to offer him more than several
have steadily mounted from the 560 exceptional adventures, this sailor
copies sold on the first day to a total novice soon became a regular boatof approximately 750 copies sold to bred whaler and close friend of
date.
many of the other men aboard ship.
This year's directory combines A shipwrecked, perilous life among
three new features, among which the cannibals of the Fiji Islands, the
are the insertion of academic and escape to Australia, and the gold
social calendars and the use of ad- rush there tell in brief the story of a
vertisements through which the to- career abounding in excitement and
tal cost of publication has been re- downright enviable travels.
duced by 25%.
The style of the author is so simAlthough a superior grade of paper has been used, the cost of print- ple that after reading the book, one
ing was approximately the same as wonders what it was that so gripped
last year. Since the cost of making his interest. Coffin wrote the narraa new cut was prohibitive, the JOV- tive of his young life merely as a
er design of the 1942 Directory was personal account but Dr. Thompson
not one submitted by the art depart- obtained this and started to publish
ment as in previous years. This year it. Several excerpts from his writa more readily available cut was ings appeared and soon public demand prompted printing of the
used.
book.
The Directory Board has advocated two alternative measures which
should be taken every year. These
are: the solicitation of advertising in
the spring of the year for the folKjustave Lorey Otudio
lowing fall in order that publication
may not be delayed, or the exclusion
STATE'S
of advertising entirely with a budget appropriation supporting the
OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER
Directory.
Smart Ghillie ties of alligator-grained calf with
leather walking heel. Wear them to classes —to
football games —on those long afternoon walks. Fashionable, comfortable
— and easy on your allowance.
PLATES 2 0 c AND UP
DELICIOUS SANDWICHES
HOME MADE ICE CREAM
7 : 3 0 A. M. TO 11:00 P. M.
OPPOSITE THE HIGH SCHOOL
only*/l-00
*4- 00a„H«K.09
and *5
gpaaanro^
Morris Diner
Lady Dou&las Glamour-Spun
Hosiery — Chiffon an J Struct
VPti&bl-in wanlid Vail
Sbailts. Aik about our lloiliry
Club.
Herb Monette, Prop.
40c and 45c Dinners
234 Central Ave.
Albany, N. Y.
^f^iFffffirroirifrairFpg'^'HH'
Mariner's Autobiography
Includes Whaling, Gold
DRINK
Eat at John's Lunch
PLENTY OF
PARKING SPACE
State College News
For Future Pro
(OKSA<;F.S
Madison Flower Shop
Futter r
WE
NEVER
CLOSE
mmaasmtaamm
W. L. DOUGLAS SHOE STORE
452
BROADWAY
(Near Post Office)
Open Saturday Evenings
NEWEST FALL STYLES FOR M E N - $ 4 . 5 0
15.50-$7.50
Z-443
State To Initiate
Contribution Drive
For Chest Funds
Grcenbcrg, ' 4 3 , li Head
O f Charity Benefit Board
i
A college-wide drive for contributions to the first State College Campus Chest is scheduled to begin
Monday.
The f u n d s obtained
through this campaign will be donated to the charitable organizations which solicited the students
for money last year.
This drive will be instituted as a
result of the resolution passed in
assembly last week for the organization of a Campus Chest. The
Board, headed by Solomon Greenberg, '43, consists of the president of
Student Association, Ralph Tibbetts, vice-president of Student Association, Don Vanas, and the presidents of the following organizations: SCA, Kathryn Wilson; Menorah, Selma Leis; Epsilon Tau
Omega, Benson Tybring; and Newman Club, Frederick Ferris. Miss
Sara T. DeLaney, Dean of Women
Is the faculty supervisor.
Solicitors will collect the money
and will approach each student
through group houses instead of
through school organizations. Commuters will be reached by a special
committee. To facilitate the auditing of books, the Student Board of
Finance requires that receipts be
given for all amounts of money collected. Tags will be placed on students so that they will not be approached twice.
"If every student contributes fifty
cents or more, this year's quota of
$500 will be reached easily, Greenb e r g explained.
Considering t h e
number of organizations aided by
the Chest, both
the student and
the charity will
benefit. The student will have to
contribute o n l y
once during each
year and t ae
charities will re- s"h "'"-'i"-™
ceive larger amounts of money than
formerly.
It has already been decided that
the charities who will benefit this
year are the Red Cross, the WorldWide Student Fund, the Albany
Community Chest, and the China
Relief. A floating fund of about
$50 will be maintained until some
charity, makes an appeal for aid.
The outlay of money in all cases will
be decided by the Board.
There will be three tables in the
Annex, Commons, and lower Hall
of Draper, respectively, for the collection of money. At the central
table, a group of thermometers will
be set up to record the progress of
each group house and body of commuters. One main thermometer will
show the entire amount of money
contributed day by day.
This plan has proved successful
in many other colleges. Last year,
the average amount contributed by
each person in Union College was
$1.91.
Trio Leads Pep Rally
Today's assembly consisted of
a pep rally with cheer-leaders Dorothy Cox, Lois Hafley, juniors, and
Robert White, '44, in charge. All
the college yells and cheers were
reviewed and new ones practiced.
The program was originally planned
as a send-Off for the basketball
team, but because of u change in
plans, the team left earlier than was
thought.
The State College Band offered
several pieces during the rally,
among them: "Under the Double
Eagle," by Wagner; "Ambassador,1'
by Laurendeau; "Tenth Regiment,"
by R. B. Hall; "Semper Fldelus,"
by John Philip Sousa.
Attention, girls 1 Here is a tip
on our State men! Six of our
bold, handsome men were called
down to a clothing firm to model
men's suits. Yes, men do model.
This group when called to do
their task hurriedly polished up
on their appearance, scampered
down to State street, and donned
the suits awaiting them, Click
of a camera—then it was all
over!
Take a peek at the Times
Union, where you will see these
six gentlemen in their snappy
tweeds and smooth covert.
Those who desire first hand
information
concerning the
proper technique of displaying
the manly torso in proper attire
may consult the following:
Fred Shoemaker, Joe Roulier,
Doc Cook, Fran Mullin, Harry
Archambault, and Al Meschter.
Robertshaw Hired
For Greek Ball
The ten piece orchestra of Butch
Robertshaw, a newcomer to State,
will be featured at the Interfraternity Ball which will be held in the
Commons from 10 P. M. to 2 A. M.
December 13.
"Butch Robertshaw has the most
popular band in the capital district," stated William Matthews, '42.
He is especially well known in the
Schenectady - Amsterdam vicinity.
"At present he is playing on Sundays at Mohawk Mills where such
bands as Erskine Hawkins and Colman Hawkins have appeared,"
stated Harold Singer.
Robertshaw plays the drums and
specializes in swing but his sweet
music is very danceable. Among
other attractions are a male vocalist and novelty numbers in which
Robertshaw, himself, takes the part
of a girl.
Plans to decorate the Commons
for the ball reveal that a box shaped
like a Chinese lantern will cover
the center light. Streamers will run
from this to banner adorned walls.
Bids for Interfraternity Ball have
no definite price. When the cost of
the dance is determined each of the
four fraternities is assessed a certain percentage of cost based on
membership. A fraternity may pay
the assessment from the treasury
and admit its members free; it may
assess each member a certain
amount; or it may find out how
many members are going and divide the cost among them.
Vending Machine
May Supply Milk
At Lower Rate
As a result of an investigation
at a local dairy, Student Council will
probably install a milk machine hi
the near future, provided that the
cafeteria realizes the profit from
the sales. Inquiry at the dairy revealed that a machine which would
dispense milk at five cents a bottle
is available. Dr. John M. Sayles,
President of the College, is reported
in favor of the installation of such
a machine so long as Miss Thompson
will receive the profit.
All students are invited to attend
the next meeting of the discussion
group. The topic of milk and food
prices is a vital one to every person
at State College, and attendance
will result in a better understanding
of the situation. The idea of such
a group, as formulated by Myskania,
is a pioneer venture between students and faculty. To make this
more democratic innovation a success, it is necessary for all students
to cooperate for its support.
Rustics To Gamble On Turtles
At The Coming Sports Night
The hicks and hayseeds of State
College can really shake down the
rafters on December 12 at the annual
MAA-WAA Sports Night which will
be conducted like a country bazaar.
This theme was approved by Kay
Peterson, president of Women's
Athletic Association and William
Dickson, president of Men's Athletic
Association. Jane Greenman and
Owen Bombard, juniors, co-chairmen of the Carnival, announced
that no tricks will be pulled on the
visiting fanners and nil pickpockets
will be publicly spanked.
The country b u m p k i n s will
form a line at the
Commons' d o o r
immediately after
the basketball
game with Connecticut
State
Teachers College.
Each student will
pay the p r i c e
marked on the
slip of paper that
Is pulled from the
doorman's h S, t i Kutltwtan Veluttaa
the prices range from one to ten
cents.
State Is Against War,
Pro-FDR, Poll Reveals
Majority Approves Aid
Intersorority Head— To Oppressed Nations;
73% Disapprove A.E.F.
[For a duplicate of the foreign
policy questionnaire and percentage
results, see page 6, columns If and 5]
Back F. D. R., but stay out of
war says State College. In the poll
conducted
Group Meets Tuesday
Discussion of this project will be
the chief feature of the next student-faculty discussion group meeting on Tuesday at 4:30 in the
Lounge. Miss Laura Thompson,
Manager of the cafeteria, is expected to be present to comment on
the idea and to explain the rise
in milk price. A representative from
the Hygiene department may also
attend to comment on the effect of
the higher price of milk on the
health of Milne and State students.
Student Union was the first topic
of discussion at the Tuesday meetings. This assembly of the group
was successful from the standpoint
of results. At that time the feasibility of a student union at State
was investigated, and further work
on the idea was left to the Myskania committee, chairmaned by
A. Harry Passow.
Committee Awaits Replies
Letters have been sent out to
several colleges asking for information on the aspects of student
unions. Questions about the financial and social angles were asked.
The committee is awaiting replies
to the letters. Five thousand dollars
is the sum estimated as necessary
to start a union. This price includes
furnishings.
1941
VOL XXVI, NO. 11
ALBANY, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5,1941
Modeling Field Invaded
By Handtome State Men
1916
Central Studio
Photo
JEAN SEARS, '42, President of Intersorority Council, who is in charge of all
formal rushing activities.
93 Freshman Girls
Invited To Parties
Of approximately 200 freshmen
girls only 93 received invitations to
the sorority rush parties due to
duplicate, triplicate, and quadruplicate bidding, as well as intersorority
limitations, Jean Sears, '42, President of Intersorority Council, revealed. With this in mind, the
sororities will begin the final stage
of their rushing this week-end with
a buffet supper on Friday evening
from 6-9 P. M. and formal dinner
on Saturday evening from 7-11:30
P. M.
This duplication means that at
most less than half of the freshmen
women will join sororities this semester. The number of freshmen
pledged has varied each year from
72 to 95.
Since the sororities are each limited to fifteen pledges, a maximum
of 105 women can be bid by the
seven sororities. As a result of the
limitation of pledges, girls who in
former years would have received
several invitations to the parties,
received only one because sororities
stopped to consider whether they
had any chance whatsoever with
that particular girl.
Preference slips will be issued to
the freshmen through the Dean of
Women's office on Monday morn(Continued on pane a, column 21
Booths and concessions will extend around the Commons and may
be patronized for a penny. The felPolicy Poll, Resolution
lows who thought that a shiner was
becoming to Harry Bora will have
Considered By Forum
a chance to redecorate his profile at
Discussions of the Student Opinthe ball tossing booth. If any man
has become proficient In the art of
ion Poll taken by the STATU CIJU.KIJH
dart throwing, he can display his
NBWH last week and of bills now
ability al the dart concession. Maybefore the Senate highlighted the
be you were the champion penny
meeting of the Forum Tuesday afpitcher of your town; if so, you can ternoon.
step up to the penny pitching booth
A resolution introduced by Betty
to match your skill with the other Bailey, '43, to the effect that Forum
experts, ft is possible to gain the oppose the bill now before the Senale
doubtful distinction of being the
to increase by five million dollars
windiest student in college al the
the fund for veterans was passed.
wind section, which will consist of
Among the various committees
blowing ping-pong balls the length
now at work Is one to establish a
of the table. For the gamblers
college defense unit to cooperate
turtle racing will provide a long, If
with the Albany defense unit, and
not fast, run for your money.
a committee to investigate ways to
cut down traffic on Washington
Every student will clutch his price
slip as he makes the rounds of the Avenue.
A committee to investigate chargbooths because every time he wins at
es of communism and racketeering
one of them this slip will be punchin labor unions and one to look lntj
ed. When the bazaar ends at midthe relations between Mexico and
night, the fellow and girl whose
the United States with particular
tickets have the most holes will be
emphasis on the oil well controversy
rewarded. Prizes will also be given
were proposed.
to the runners-up.
by
the
STATE COLLEGE
NEWS and Forum last Friday in
assembly, the majority of students
approved of all-out aid to the n a tions resisting aggression, but 73%
say they want no American Expeditionary Force. The poll was conducted to determine the opinions of
the student body concerning the administration's foreign policy and national defense, and to discover how
well qualified the students are to
voice those opinions.
Not Prepared For War
Most of the students seem to feel
that the United States is not prepared for war, 72% voting so. Although 11% feel that the United
States is prepared, a rather large
percentage, 17%, are undecided as
to our preparedness.
While 85% of the student body
voted that the United States should
not enter the war today, 73% disapproved of an expeditionary force
to assist Britain and Russia. Why
the difference of 12%? Does the
word "today" influence the students,
further indicating the belief that
the country is not prepared?
Half of the student body has
faith in the allied forces, 50% believing that they can be victorious
without another American Expeditionary Force. However, a large
percentage, 33%, are undecided.
Which way those 33% would throw
their votes is another question for
discussion.
Send Everything But Men
About 64% approve of all-out aid
to nations resisting aggression, but
less than half of that percentage,
23%, approve of an A.E.F. Send
them everything but men seems to
be the sentiment of State College.
The student body has always displayed somewhat
anti-Roosevelt
tendencies; 53.0% voting last year
as opposed to a third term for
President Roosevelt. This time,
however, only 26% are not in favor
of the administration's policy of
all-out aid to the allies, which
seems to show that the majority
approve of Roosevelt's policies.
Although in the past our foreign
policy has included protection for
China against aggression, only 13%
feel that a war with Japan would
be to our best interests. 71% of
the students oppose a Japanese war
in comparison with the 85% opposing our entrance into the European
war.
The rise of prices lias been seen
in our school, yet only 51% cared
to have the government regulate
wages as well as prices. This can
{Continued on puyv <i, column 3)
State Historian to Talk
Before Pi Gamma M u
Interesting points of New York
Stale will be discussed by Dr. Arthur
Pound, state historian, in a program, sponsored by Pi Gamma Mu,
Wednesday, December 17, at 3:30
P. M., in Room 20.
During his talk, Dr. Pound will
display at least 100 slides showing
the historical spots of New York.
Everyone in the audience will find
some place, building or persons of
particular interest to himself.
According to program director,
Edwin Holstein, '42, "Dr. Pound
hasn't spoken here recently, but his
talk promises to be educational us
well as interesting. We should all
hear Dr. Pound and learn more of
the state we live in."