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STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1942
ollege
Cagers Oppose R.P.I. Tomorrow R"»u«* L*«I
Sports
Intramural Loop
Eagles Meet Tech Takes Team to Troy (^aaet Sfiottfafa
With 2 Victories
The first personality to be conIn Home Contest
Last Thursday's action in t h e
sidered in this column, which is to
Chatter
By
Pete Marcheita
On Wednesday night the varsity
basketball squad will inaugurate its
home season against a strong C l a r k son quintet. This will be the first
and only appearance that the Eagles
will make on the home court before
the Christmas furlough.
Because of intervening c i r c u m stances it will be impossible to have
a pep rally in Assembly today. H o w ever t h e team is deserving of all the
support that t h e students can give
them, and a pep rally will show t h e
boys that t h e students a r e really
behind them.
Pep Rally in Commons
Therefore, t h e cheerleaders have
decided to have a pep rally Wednesday noon in t h e Commons.
Mimeographed sheets with the v a r ious cheers on them will be distributed.
These will include the
State College Fight Song. Everyone
should make an attempt to be
present to arouse t h e basketball
players to a fighting mood, which
they will need against Clarkson that
evening.
Although
the squad
returned
victory less from last week's n o r t h ern trip, they nevertheless played
as well as could be expected. We
must realize that both Clarkson and
St. Lawrence have teams of much
better playing ability.
Muscles Stiff
Then, too, we must not forget
that t h e players rode all d a y on
the train and then were playing even
before they realized that they were
in Potsdam. Their muscles were too
stiff to offer their best for the
game.
In t h e contest with the
Larries, the Statesmen played better
ball than the score indicates. Only
a half dozen points separated the
opponents throughout most of the
game.
During the past week all squad
members have shown considerable
improvement in ballhandling and
cutting, and they hope to redeem
themselves in front of local fans.
The fast break, which was to
have been one of State's main
offensives,
was used
effectively
against them in their trip north.
Moose Gerber was informed by
his physician that he will be physically fit to play basketball within
a few weeks.
Lemke, who starred against State
last year in the RPI game, will
captain the Engineer outfit tomorrow night.
Bowling and Swimming
Head WAA
rrogram
Bowling has gotten off to a start
in WAA's winter sports program and
takes place every Monday, Tuesday,
and Thursday
from 3:30 to '")
P M. at the Rice Alleys on the
corner of Quail and Western. C a p tains a r e Lois Dunn and Mary Now.
The inter-house bowling tourneys
•MU scheduled to start after the
Christmas vacation.
'1'he captains
ask Hie group houses to form teams
ol live members to compete in the
tournament to facilitate an immediate start after the holidays.
Pat Latimer has announced the
plans for swimming
li will start
after Christinas at Public Bath No
3, on Central and Ontario. The
time will be Tuesday afternoon mid
a life saving class will be conducted
on Thursday nights. The fees will
be ten cents on Tuesday and twenty
cents on Thursday.
Schedules for inlur-house basketball will soon be arranged
St. Lawrence; Clarkson
Trip Quintet In North
The P u r p l e a n d Gold Eagles will
be seeking their first w i n tomorrow
night when they tackle t h e R P I E n gineers in Troy. R e t u r n i n g from a n
unsuccessful trip, the team h a s been
practicing n e w plays a n d correcting
their mistakes in order to obtain
better results in Troy.
Besides boasting a strong quintet,
the Engineers offer their a n n u a l o b stacle, the size of their court, often
termed
" t h e miniature
prairie."
Workouts a t Siena a n d last w e e k end's contests should have conditioned the players for this game.
This will be the opening contest for
RPI and it will give them their first
chance to test last year's brilliant
freshman team in varsity competition.
Meet Clarkson Here
Next Wednesday evening the Page
Hall gym will be the scene of State's
first home contest, when Clarkson
makes its annual appearance. Though
the Techmen proved vastly superior
at Potsdam, the Page Hall court a n d
recent drills may change the aspects
of the game.
Arriving at Potsdam an hour a n d
a half late, the players p u t u p a
hard-spirited
fight,
which was
nevertheless, unequal to that of the
Tech team. A wide breach in the
score held throughout the game, as
the home team s w a m p e d Stale by a
53-2!) score. Smith and Navarro of
the locals scon
sixteen a n d ten
points respective... to take scoring
honors for the evening, a n d nearly
duplicate the total score of ten State
players who saw action.
Combs,
Marsland and Bora divided eighteen
points equally to m a k e u p the major
portion of the offense.
Lose To St. Lawrence
After a short night at Potsdam,
the team entrained to Canton where
they met St. Lawrence in an after
noon tilt. T h e Larries took their
measure 48-35 by virtue of an early
first quarter 17-4 lead. Though t h e
Stalemen, led by Hansen who netted
twelve points and Marsland who
garnered 7 closed this lead to 22-17
at halflime. they were unable to
emerge victorious.
It was a big Irishman named
O'Connor who dropped, tapped, and
tossed in eight baskets and a foul
shot for a total of seventeen points.
Of course, Varsoke's thirteen points
didn't hinder the Larries' cause, but
it was the former who spelled defeat.
All of State's reserves were pressed
into service a n d several of them,
especially Rubach, showed (lashes of
ability and spirit.
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In Extra Period
In a wild b u t closely contested
game last Friday night, the junior
varsity lied the Albany Business
College at 72 all, only to lose 76-75
in an overtime period.
Both teams played wide open ball,
with emphasis on the offense and
very little defense, as the score i n dicates.
Bortnick was high man for the
Eaglets, scoring one-third of the
total points garnered. This was
tempered somewhat, however, by
rather poor defensive playing. R i c cardo helped by throwing in fifteen
points, and Capel, playing especially
well under the basket, added twelve.
Streoler with t h i r t y - t w o and E d wards with twenty-five were high
for the Businessmen.
Although the game was lost, there
was value in it for the jayvees in
that ii brought to light weaknesses
which must be worked on and cor
reeled. The team showed both that
it has the basketball skill and competitive spirit necessary for a winning team.
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"The Coke's in"
Choral Society Combines
W i t h College Orchestra
Music Council will present a combined
Choral
Society-Orchestra
concert J a n u a r y 7 in Page Hall at
8 P. M., as its first affair of t h e season. It also marks the first combined concert of the two organizations
This year t h e orchestra is
u n d e r the direction of Earle Snow,
'44, while t h e Choral Society will
be u n d e r the leadership of Dr. T,
F. H. Candlyn, Assistant Professor
of Music.
The orchestra will present as its
portion of the program:
G r a n d March from Aida
Verdi
A Mighty Fortress
Luther
Pams Angeliais
..
Franek
Menuetto from 12th Sym'y Hadyn
Menuetto from 40th Sym'y. Mozart
Emperor Waltz
. ..
Strauss
Star Spangled Banner
Smith
The Choral Society has chosen
the following selections:
T h e r e was a Pig Went Out to Dig
art'. Grainger
Oh, Didn't It Rain
arr. Burleigh
The Wise Kings T h r e e
Candlyn
In Excelsis Gloria
Candlyn
T h e Snow
Elgar
P r a y e r from "Boris"
Moussorgsky
A Fife Fisher Song
arr. Roberton
P e a t - F i r e Smooring Song
arr. Roberton
Chorus of Priestesses
Moussorgsky
The Galway Piper
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J e a n MncAllister, '43, is General
Chairman for the affair. Committee
heads who will assist her include
Publicity, Mary Studebaker, '44;
Programs, Verne Marshall, '44, and
Ushers, Eunice Wood, 45.
be e x concert
of e x before
Expecting a hearty response from
the student body because there is
more money in circulation this year,
Campus Chest had set a goal of
$500.00. However, not only did the
r e t u r n s fail to come up to expectation, but lasl year's mark of $385.00
was not even reached.
Greenberg, Chairman, says "It is
needless In say that we are disappointed
The purpose behind C a m pus Chest is inure eminent this year
than ever before. Although there
an 1 2111) less students enrolled this
scar, there is more money floating
around. We can find no worthwhile
excuse whatsoever lor the poor
showing made."
Cupel
Totals
SPORT TOGS
Snappy Men's Shop
O n January 7
Sol Greenberg, '43, announces
that the C a m p u s Chest contributions for 11)42-43 total $325.00.
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Fail To Reach Goal
The next game I'm the junior varsi ty is tomorrow nigh I ill Troy ' I'hey
play the RPI frosh in a prelimi nary
to the varsity game.
Tolals
Sayles Extends Christmas
Greetings To All Students
Music Council
Campus Chest Returns
An addition to the Eaglet rosier
is Hed Evans, who started practice
last week.
"That's the happy greeting heard today when a
new supply of Coke arrives at a cooler. Folks
The committee will meet during
I be second semester to decide how
lo divide the money among the
various organizations
$50 00 has
already been promised to the STATE
COI.I.KCK N E W S to
finance
the
mail-
ing of issues lo Ihe service men
SHIRTS
Snappy Men's Shop
TIES
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SPORT HOSE
Snappy Men's Shop
wait for i t . . . wait because the only thing like
Coca-Cola is Coca-Cola itself. Customers smile
and start moving up to pause and be refreshed.
"There's a cheerful spirit about this w a y of
The
Hed Cross,
Tuberculosis
Fund, Infantile
Paralysis
Drive,
Navy Hclief, and Ihe World S t u dent Service Fund will definitely
have u share in the proceeds
Assisting Greenberg on ihe commuter
are Don Vanas,
Emily
Blasiar, Seniors; and William Tucker, and Harold Ashworth, Juniors.
accepting wartime restrictions. Morale is high."
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S t u d e n t tax tickets will
changed at t h e door of the
to eliminate the difficulty
changing them several days
the concert.
Max Braun and Ed Reed, both of
whom would probably have been a
great help to the Purple and Gold,
were not able lo play. Braun was
ill while Heed suffered from a leg
injury.
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G. Elliot Hatfield, athletic director
and basketball coach of State College, w h o will take the varsity
squad to R P I tomorrow for the
first contest in the home vicinity.
be a regular feature, is the m a n who i n t r a m u r a l league brought t h e first
of t h e year's upsets as t h e R a m b l e r s
was acting captain of t h e team for
defeated the once victorious K D R
the first game of t h e season, F r a n k
five, 22-17, in the second game.
Hansen.
In the first contest a strong S L S
F r a n k is a seasoned varsity playquintet clowned t h e Finks, 28-14.
er, having played on t h e varsity for
Playing spirited ball against KDR,
three years, as well as on the Frosh
the Ramblers dropped in t h e first
team, and at the Troy Orphan A s y counter, a n d w e n t on to take an
lum before coming to State. A t h 11-9 lead at t h e half. D u r i n g t h e
letics h a s been his big e x t r a c u r r i second half, they increased the lead
cular activity at State; he is a
and rolled in to t h e victory, much
member of MAA, a n d plays in all
aided by Dingman, w h o sank s e v the i n t r a - m u r a l leagues, except of
eral spectacular o n e - h a n d e r s . Beach
course, basketball.
and Pfaff stood out for t h e losers
As to his private life, we a r e
with 7 and four points respectively.
sorry to have to report that there
is absolutely nothing for a s c a n d a l In t h e opening g a m e of t h e e v e monger to sink his or h e r teeth
ning the Finks fell as helpless v i c into. In fact, F r a n k is almost the
tims to S L S , w h o put forth t h e
epitome of perfection.
He doesn't
strongest team to be seen yet in the
smoke to excess, drink to excess, nor
league. With Hippick dropping in
does he have any steady girl-friend
16 points alone and G u a r i n o conapparently.
(And what can a
stantly breaking u p the Fink's of
scandal-monger peddle unless it is
fensive. A r t Olivet and his charges
something about wine, woman, or
did not stand a chance from t h e
song?)
opening whistle on. It was a case
of a strong offensive and defensive
Like the majority of men in State
squad playing against a team which
he has joined a reserve, specifically,
had neither.
the Marine Corps Reserve.
At present, he is working at t h e
No games were played Tuesday
Albany Home for Children, in order
night d u e lo the Advanced D r a m lo put himself through college.
atics productions
A>.
"Cannon on W h e e l s ' , demonstrating the fighter Airacobra, belter
known as the P-39, will be shown
in Page Mall Ibis afternoon al 1 3(1
The entire student body is invited to view the film.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: TO the
students
o/ Slate College, Dr. John M.
Sayles,
President,
extends
his
wishes for a happy holiday. This
year's message provides an idea
jor post-war construction,
ideals
oj a "White
Christmas."
His
full message
follows):
E v e r y w h e r e this year they
are singing "I want a white
Christmas." A n d what do they
mean—certainly peace in this
time of distress, kindness in
these hours of trouble, good will
for this erring world.. A n d so
with this pause in o u r duties,
time comes to provide opportunity to think of our part in
contribution to a new world
which we shall help construct;
peace on earth a n d good will
to all.
A Merry Season to each of
you.
J o h n M. Sayles,
President.
Seniors Arrange
Annual Banquet
The members of the class of '43,
will enjoy their annual Senior B a n quet in the Flag Room of the Hotel
Ten Eyck on J a n u a r y G at (i P. M.
Immediate reports indicate that at
least 100 students will attend.
While
the Seniors
consume
the turkey dinner, which will cost
them b u t ninety cents per person,
the hotel management will provide
an orchestra at no extra charge.
T h e meal is actually priced at $1,65,
but the class treasury has a p p r o priated the difference. Al II) P . M.
the Flag Room will open to the
public, and the Seniors who wish
to remain will be entertained by the
Hotel Ten Eyck floorshow.
"A first day s i g n - u p of 42 persons
promises to make the affair a t r e mendous success," explained Peter
Marcheita. '43, Publicity Manager of
the Senior Class
Madge Sinclair, '43, chairman of
a r r a n g e m e n t s , urges every Senior,
who likes a good meal, the best of
dinner company ,and the c o m r a d e ship of his classmates, to register
his signature on the poster in lower
Draper Hall.
Assisting Miss Sinclair a r c Shirley Coddinglon, Sylvia Tefft, Shirley
J e n n i n g s . Doris Sayles and Gloria
Cammarola.
Sororities Slate
Christmas Parties
Celebrations Tonight
The
seven
campus
sororities
promise holiday decorations, e n t e r tainment, a n d "vie" music at their
Christmas parties this evening; and
also issue a special warning of " B e ware—Mistletoe!"
Psi Gamma's Sophomore members
h a v e arranged a "youngsters' observation of Christmas" as the theme
of that sorority party which .will
take place from 8 to 11 P M
Florence Cohen, '44, is c h a i r man of AEPhi's celebration which
will be held between 9 a n d 12 P . M.
She will be assisted by the Sophomores.
The Gamma Kappa P h i party
will be planned by the freshmen
pledges and will take place from
9 till 12.
Beta Zeta and P h i Delta will
observe "Old-fashioned Christmas"
celebrations. Barbara P u t n a m , '45,
is chairman of t h e BZ affair which
will begin at 9 P. M. Mary K. M c Kay, '44, Helen MacDonald, 43,
Lucille Stitt and Dulsey Gale,
Sophomores, will aid Miss P u t n a m .
J a n e Edmunds, '43, is in charge of
a r r a n g e m e n t s for the Phi Delt party,
starling at 8:30 P. M. Phi Delta
will also hold a stag bowling party.
Kappa Delta and Chi Sigma Theta
will hold their parties from 9 till
12 P. M.
F r o m midnight till 2 A. M., ihe
women will hold "hag parties,"
while the men participate in the
annual Christmas carol serenade al
the various group houses.
Ration Boards In Need
of Help Next Week
Local rationing hoards a r e in
need of volunteer help d u r i n g the
coming week. Any person living in
Albany or vicinity is asked to contact the boards and arrange for
work (see lime schedule below).
The fuel rationing board, occupying the basement of the New York
Power and Light Company, needs
workers from 9 A M. lo 5 P . M., and
from fi to 9 P. M. Mr. Ackerman
and Miss O'Brien a r e in charge.
Those willing lo work al. the
rationing board which meets in the
Hearing Room of the State Office
Building should contact Miss Winch leff, 2-3111, ex 07.
Regal Honors at Pierce Hall Formal
Before the announcement thai
Shirley Eastman had been chosen
by Ihe women of Pierce as Ihe
Queen lor their Formal, her attendants, one from each class, hail
taken their places on Ihe stage
In order came Marie Scudder, the
representative of the frosh, Eunice
Wood, of the class of '45, Kathryn
llerdinan, Ihe J u n i o r choice, and
Madge Sinclair, Ihe Senior attendant.
Proceeding down Ihe aisle formed
by the couples attending the Formal, the King a n d Queen look
their places on thrones opposite
the slage
Amid Ihe red and green
of the decorations which carried out
the Christmas theme, the grand
march began, led by Shirley Cod-
DeLaney Resigns As Dean,
Stokes Appointed to Post
Sisk W i l l Leave Soon
For Induction In Army
A t A l l Seven Houses
Eastman, Shoemaker Attain First
by Dorothy
The clock was striking twelve
and the band had just
begun
a march when Shirley Eastman,
escorted by Fred Shoemaker, knelt
on the stage of the Ingle Room al
Pierce Hall lo receive her crown
from the hands of Eunice Baird lo
become the first Snow King ami
Queen in State College history.
T h u s Ihe high point of the evening
was reached al Pierce Hall's annual
Winter Formal.
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dinglon, President of ihe dorm, and
her escort.
The new King and
Queen descended from their thrones,
signaling the resumption of dancing.
Passing down Ihe receiving line,
after signing the Guest Bonk and
entering
the Ingle
Room, the
"dormite" and her escort found
themselves a purl of a wintry scene
of Christmas trees and frosted windows.
Inviting them In dance,
Bernie Collins and his orchestra
completed the necessary r e q u i r e ments lor a super lime. Twilling
to ihe rhythms of Ihe band, imbibing some uf ihe dorm's punch,
and jusl plain talking and another
Dorm formal became a thing id' the
past
Departing al 1 A. M , the
dancers left Ihe Ingle to the tender
mercies of Ihe frosh w h o were
elected lor clean-up committee
The crowning of Ihe new Queen
may have been Ihe high point
of the evening lor the women
but for the men the l'acl that it was
an evening spent in comfort al a
tuxedo-less dance w a s the besl
part of Ihe affair.
A Queen and
comfort two new features at Dorm
Formal to combine with the old and
familial' ones of good dancing, punch
and lots of fun.
News of the resignation of Miss
Sara T. Delaney, Dean of Women,
which came so suddenly last week,
was confirmed Monday, a n d Dr.
J o h n M. Sayles, President of t h e
College, announced t h e appointment of Dr. Ellen C. Stokes, I n structor in Mathematics, to that
position Another important faculty
change is the release of Dr. H e n r y
L. Sisk, Instructor in Education,
who will enter the army.
Duties Begin J a n u a r y 1
Miss Stokes, who received word
of her tentative appointment from
Dr. Sayles several weeks ago, will
assume h e r duties as Dean i of
Women on J a n u a r y 1, when Miss
DeLaney's
resignation
becomes
effective.
Cou'trsy Central Studio
Dr
Ellen C. Stokes
Forum to Make
Darlan Inquiry
A board of inquiry headed by
"Elmer Davis" as chairman, will
discuss the case of Admiral Darlan
and the North African situation at
the next Forum meeting to be held
J a n u a r y li at 3:30 P. M. in the
Lounge. "Instead of just an ordinary panel discussion on the s u b ject, we are presenting something
different,"
said
Shirley
Wurz,
Speaker of Forum
The rest of the Board to be r e p r e sented in spirit, if not in the flesh,
will be "General Dwight W. Eisenhower, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, General Charles DeGaulle and
a blitzed Britisher." Each member
will prepare a brief speech presenting his views.
A biography of Darlan will lead
off the discussion; "General Eisenhower" will tell, "Why I did what
I did," while "President Roosevelt"
will explain, "This will not last."
"General Charles DeGaulle" will
discuss, "How it affects myself and
my
followers" and the blitzed
Britisher" will ask, "Is this letting
us d o w n ? "
Miss Wurz urges every Forum
member to look over the bibliography used in getting material for
the discussion
The lisl will be
posted in the lower hall of Draper.
Seven Students Still
Lax In Tax Payment
"Although we are al present
limning al a deficit, we will be able
In make it up from lasl year's surplus, aecumlated by the shortened
school year." In these words, Dr
Edward 1. Cooper, Instructor in
Commerce and Faculty Advisor I i
the Student Board of Finance, s u m med up the functioning ol the
Board.
As yel, seven members of the
student body have failed In pa\
student taxes
All members uf Ihe
Class of 11)1.1 have paid their lax.
while live members of ihe Class
uf 1944 have hilled lo do .so. One
member each from the Classes of
1915 and 194(1 has failed lo pay
Upon advice from the Office of
the Dean, some half-lax payments
were received.
They number 19
However, Ihe Board reiterated ils
policy formulated ul the beginning
of the year thai no student leaving
school for .my reason would receive
a refund.
Recently, a motion to
refund part of each student lax In
those men forced to leave for military service was made in assembly,
but this was defeated
The new Dean received h e r
Bachelor and Master Degrees at
Brown University, and h e r Doctor
of Philosophy Degree at the University of Chicago. S h e h a s been
a member of the State College faculty for 1(5 years. She is a member
of Phi Beta Kappa Society, Sigma
Xi, Mathematics Society, a n d a faculty m e m b e r of Beta Zeta sorority.
Commenting on h e r position,
which will be permanent, she said,
"I am looking forward with great
pleasure to working with the s t u dents. I hope they will give me
as much confidence and help as has
been given other deans.
Having
had a close association with many
members of the student body, I am
looking forward to executing the
duties of the Dean of Women."
At present, it is expected that
a substitute teacher will take over
the classes which Miss Stokes has
been teaching. If one cannot be
obtained, however, she will teach
some of h e r classes in addition to
acting as Dean.
To Enter Reel Cross Service
Miss DeLaney leaves State College to assume the position of A s sistant Director of t h e Red Cross
Overseas Club. She will report to
Washington on J a n u a r y 4, and from
there will be assigned lo overseas
duty. Her job will be one of o r ganization and administration.
"I am sorry to leave State, where I
feel I have been a long time," she
said.
"The friendly, personal aid
given me by the faculty and students was appreciated. People were
friendly a n d willing to work. There
is a grand person coming in. I am
sure the students will enjoy her
very much."
Dr Sisk, who volunteered for a c live service, will enter Officer T r a i n ing School. He will leave for Camp
Upton December 2(i where he will
receive his basic training before b e ginning his officer training.
Upon
completion of this, he will be coinmissioned as a Second Lieutenant,
and assigned as a personnel officer
in either the Signal Corps, Ordnance
Department, Chemical Warfare, or
Engineer Corps.
Classes now taught by Dr. Sisk
will be absorbed by other classss
NH one will be hired In lill i h e v a cancy.
Men Called To Service
To Get Semester Credit
Dr Milton G Nelson, Dean of
ihe College, announced yesterday
ili.it all men called into military
service between J a n u a r y I, 1943
and the official mid-year e x a m i n a tion period would be recommended
by him lo ihe faculty fur special
examinations or other considerations
in those subjects in which a satisfactory standing has been maintained.
Marks, based on these
special considerations and an evaluation of work already done, will
then be recorded for a full semester's work.
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And Now, Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the last day thai Miss Sara T.
DeLaney, for two and one-half years Dean of
Women, will be with us. She leaves Slate College to join the overseas division of the American
Red Cross. It was a difficult choice lor Iter to
make, but since she herself decided her course,
it is not for us to question her decision. .America
is at war and Dean DeLaney seeks active participation. She is indeed very courageous. For
the student body, the Nicws bids her "bon
voyage" with the fervent hope that she will be
happy in her new post.
T o Dr. Ellen Stokes, her successor, we pledge
our undivided cooperation. Hers will be a difficult change lo make, from Instructor in Mathematics to Dean of Women, but we sincerely believe that she has the qualities which the office
demands. .She will assume her duties ai a crucial
moment in the history of the College, indeed, in
the history of the world.
When next we meet on this Campus we will
have a new Dean and a new year. For the new
Dean we need not fret, lor she is capable, and
she is kind.
Of what we are not so sure is I he New Year.
What is in store for us in 1943 is a great question
mark. We go into it with one major and outstanding desire, the desire thai ii will bring an
end to the horrible suffering ol mankind; we
pray thai 1911, State's one hundredth anniversary year, will find us living at peace with all the
world, and at the beginning of an era of international harmony and good will.
Christmas, 1942
It is uearl) Christinas again the I/.M2 anniversary ol an event that altered the history ol a
planet,
We could write about the old traditions, We
could etilogi/e the Yule log, and the Christmas
tree, We could indulge in hulls and mistletoe
reminiscences. We could think about Christmas
stockings, plum pudding, letters to Santa Clans,
and carol singers,
Yes, there are mans limits ssc could MIS, mans
things ssc will siiy, and think, and reiiieinbei.
Bin iheie me oihei things, loo, We shall uole
the coining ol Christinas lot the second time in
a nation at Wai. We shall miss mans friends;
some ul ilu'iu we shall always miss. To descend
io the more prosaii ileitis, ssc will luid mans ol
the customary dishes conspicuous In then ah
seine from our lables,
Yes, we will all Intel Christmas, l!Mii, dilleicui
from its immediate picdc-iessois. Some ol us
will realize ilie significance ol the changes; others
will not ttise ihem a second thought. I ake svhai
altitude we will, the change* are here. The)
are here lo sia\, until thai day, not so lai in the
future, when we can dream of, with the sine
knowledge that ssc will asvaken lo, a "while
Christinas" all over the world.
War Fronts by Feigenbaum
Dobbin, Childers
Rommel Retreating Into Tunisia
Hammered By Allied Aircraft
T h e Berlin radio r e p o r t e d this
week t h a t General B. L. Montgomery
h a d thrown
his
powerful
British 8th., A r m y in a smashing
attack against the forces of Field
Marshal
Erwin Rommel at El
Aghelia in North Africa, a n d that
Rommel h a d been forced to retreat
before this powerful offensive. T h e
t r u t h of the m a t t e r is that M o n t gomery h a d stopped his chase of
Rommel across 600 miles of desert
to give his wearied m e n a welle a r n e d rest, a n d to bring u p more
men a n d supplies for the final a t tempt to crack t h e fortifications
which
Rommel h a d supposedly
thrown u p at t h e n a r r o w bottleneck
at El Agheila.
The t h r e a t of a
British flanking move from the south
caused Rommel to order a general
retreat into Tunisia. Rommel's r e treat so far is orderly, and h e is
taking everything with him. H o w ever, British and American a i r crafts a r e bombing and strafing his
retreating columns mercilessly.
The road along which Rommel is
w i t h d r a w i n g follows the coast, and
skirts the mountains on the land
side.
This terrain prevents the
British from encircling the Germans,
and now they can do nothing but
chase Rommel into Tunisia without
being able to encircle h i m or d e stroy him. A backward chase is a
long one, and the wily G e r m a n commander m a y still be able lo make
contact with t h e Nazi forces fighting in N o r t h e r n Tunisia.
Meanwhile, the Allied forces a d vancing into Tunisia from the east
have received a temporary setback.
Lack of advanced
fighter
plane
bases has caused the Allies to lose
control of the air, and the deadly
G e r m a n 88mm. guns blasted a d vancing American tanks.
Allied
Speak O n Xmas
In Other Lands
h e a d q u a r t e r s have explained the
cause of this.
D u e to Admiral
Darlan's unexpected aid in the
capitulation of the F r e n c h African
colonies, t h e Allied found t h e m selves with less losses than they
expected, b u t with not enough
strength to advance into Tunisia
safely. However, the decision was
m a d e to advance despite lack of
strength, a n d the temporary G e r man success had been expected.
Arrival of Allied reinforcements
will soon drive the G e r m a n s back
into Bizerte a n d Tunis.
The Russian offensive continues
along the front despite stiffened
G e r m a n resistance. T h e battle in
Russia is slow and grinding d u e to
the G e r m a n defense positions which
have been built to fight independent
of each other and to take a terrific
toll of the enemy. Heavy snowfall
has w r e c k e d the v a u n t e d Nazi
mechanized army, b u t at t h e same
time it has slowed the Russian a d vance. T h e hardest fighting is t a k ing place a r o u n d Stalingrad where
the
Germans
have
unsuccessly
c o u n t e r - a t t a c k e d in a desperate attempt to halt the Russian encircling movement. The Red A r m y is
also advancing toward Rhzev due
west of Moscow.
General M a c A r t h u r reported that
the American and Australian forces
had finally captured the last J a p a nese stronghold of Buna on the
Island of New Guniea. T h e fall of
the port climaxed months of fighting in the jungle and dense u n d e r growth of the tropics. T h e Japs
attempted to land invasion forces on
the island, b u t Allied planes took
a heavy toll of the J a p ships, and
broke up the fleet. A few troops
did succeed in getting ashore, but
United Nations' forces a r e moving
them up.
Communications
To (he Editor:
In last week's issue of the NEWS,
a lecture of Professor Donnal V.
Smith of the Social Studies Department merited front page recognition.
From the contents of the article
written in the generality and a m biguity paralleled only by the A t lantic C h a r t e r I was, with much difficulty, able to discern that t h e topic
and discussion concerned the "role
of the s t u d e n t during war times."
By the further elimination of a
series of incongruous contradictions
I concluded that the solution offered
for the elimination of conflicting
thoughts and doubts from students
mind's could be accomplished by r e suming a "little good h a r d work,"
presumably study, and relying upon
the activities of norma/ times to win
the war.
Since I know the editor is bound
conscientiously to interpret the lectures in the light intended rather
than distort the material to coincide
with his personal prejudices, and
since I hesitate to question the integrity of our esteemed editor, I
shall proceed to challenge Professor
Smith directly, on the premise that
the opinions are his rather than the
editor's.
Yes,
Professor Smith, we all
agree. Our main job is to study
and is the preparation for our vocation that, in interpretations of your
osvn words, we should "have an
abiding faith in what we tire preparing to do " But at the same time I
hesitate to abandon the fundamental
principles of democracy, the gospel
sve are about to spread and the
things for which we arc fighting and
accept the totalitarian philosophy,
us depicted by your interpreter, of
"each one to apply himself to the
task alloted, and to do it exactly."
This is, us you suggest, assuredly
the best method of producing ofliciency in the army, hut if Uncle
Sam wanted men in college to be
only disciplined he might easily accomplish this feat through his u n I'clonting agent, the draft board
However, Uncle Sam wants much
more
than
discipline
and the
limited education restricted to the
study of textbooks from college
students.
As soldiers he wants
original minds that have the ability
lo cope with the problems of war,
"emotional or psychological conditions which make for uneasiness"
without resorting to, as suggested,
"a resting tablet—a conference—a
bull session—or best of all a little
good h a r d work that you a r e s u p posed to do in normal times." As
teachers, Uncle Sam expects the
same originality of mind, but augmented with the spirit for cooperation a n d intense research that can
be ideally obtained from many war
activities.
The problems "In These Our
Times" I am sure cannot be solved
by Harding's policy of "back to
normalcy," b u t rather by an active
participation in war activities (at
the expense not of studies but of
our selfish social life and by versatility in accepting and coping with
the challenge of changing conditions.
We may propose "to carry on with
the normal routine that is the professional purpose of the college" but
if we close our eyes to the effects
and causes of war, and lose the war,
the professional purpose of the college will be to imbibe the doctrines
of Fascism firmly into the heads of
future generations. Then, alas, we
shall have our "discipline," the o b literation of "tension" and "strain,"
Hie goal we are evidently aspiring
toward,
1 sincerely believe Professor Smith
does not suggest, as might be indicated from the article, that we as
a college adopt the same policy of
isolation that proved so disastrous
lo the entire nation as a result of
p r e - w a r policy. If nothing else, sve
have all learned that this is a small
world and what concerns our neighbor concerns ourselves
And when
the neighbor happens to lie Uncle
Sam it concerns us doubly.
(At
least enough to pull our heads out
of a text-book and take al least a
quick glance around before poking
il back into say a French book )
As fur a solution, I oiler none
Hut the issue is of such pertinent
importance to all of us that I suggest yes, urge that the opinions of
other authorities on the subject he
obtained and in condensed form in
the NLWS and as a personal favor,
a statement be obtained from P r o fessor Smith clarifying my misinterpretation or possibly the editor's
of his lectures.
Sidney S. Weinman
KIIITOII'S NOTK: Dr. Smilh'a
luvluro
was published
[rum a
liandwiiltca
miinitscriitl jurnislied
by the Niws
by Dr. .S'mitJi InmHiilj,
by a F r a t e r n i t y Man
This column,
by any other name, would
be the
same.
Personalities, not percentages, are the only true
indicators of rushing success, as any fraternity or
sorority affiliate will agree . . . So what's all this
noise about? Benjamin Franklin, addressing the d e l e gates from the 13 colonies, once said, "We must all
hang together or else w e will all hang separately"—
a slogan which has many present-day applications. . . .
Myskania, wearers of the blackout nightgowns, will
continue to crack down on freshmen violators of t r a d i tions. Those thinking themselves exempt, for one
reason or another, will be wise to toe the mark. . . .
If you see any fellows running around with toothbrushes protruding from their pockets, don't think
them odd . . . They're only ERC men, so confused by
all these contradictory statements that they don't want
to be caught napping. . . .
. .. V«
Point of correction to dowtown papers . . . F r a n k
H a r d m e y e r was g r a d u a t e d from a place called State
College, not Cornell Univ . . . We're touchy about
those things . . . Downtown papers had a story on
F R A N K ' S letter home.
Senator P A U L GRATTAN, in Trinidad, regrets that
the s u r r o u n d i n g s are 100",, masculine . . . P A U L r e cently skinned a 7-ft. Boa Constrictor, to be rewarded
by t h e sight of the snake's heart—still beating!
C A R L MITCHELL, located in Williamsburg, Va„
has been advanced to Second Class Petty Officer . . .
Explains sailor-situation in nearby Richmond thus:
"That city, which was formerly Khaki-Wacky, nosv
has suddenly changed to true-blue." Sailors insure
this by use of the convoy system. . . .
LES GRAVES, Colgate pre-flighl, lists a full day's
activities & adds, "Then we go to classes again at
nite from 7 to 9. After that we can do anything we
want until 10 o'clock, at svhich time we're glad lo gel
to bed."
Lt. GORDY RAND, flight instructor at Walnut
Ridge, Ark., laments thus: "I hope for rain so I can
play the typewriter at Operations. It rains—we fly!"
Shavetail J O H N BAKAY was among the highest Hi
of his OC class of 423. Goes to Fort Bliss, Texas, to
teach others specialized work in Aircraft Identification
J O H N favors compulsory training as an education in
itself and believes it should be a permanent thing.. .
P F C J A C K SHAPIRO, writing from India, doesn't
go quite as far as Bakay, b u t does say, "It really is
an education in itself. In fact I recommend it to all
college men in place of a M. A. degree. . . ."
J O E McCABE, training at Spence Field, Ga„ had
his silver wings pinned on last Friday . . . HANK
BRAUNER must be at Lowry Field, Denver, on the
26th
. HANK will study the lab end of aerial photography at the Army school there . . RALPH CLARK
(Air Force Technical School, Sioux Falls, S. D.) svill
be g r a d u a t e d the 21st . . . Failing lo get his NEWS
lately, R A L P H asks (and somebody hold Slavin) "Do
they still publish it?"
AND THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT . . .
Dear Santa:
Please bring the "News Board" a sanctum sanctorum
for Christmas, so our little pal David won't have to
put up all those signs requesting the "great u n w a s h ed" to keep their distance
Gratefully yours,
Dirlyfaec
Last M o n d a y evening at a joint
meeting of the French and Spanish
Clubs, Dr. M. Annette Dobbin, I n structor in F r e n c h ; and Dr. James
Wesley Childers, Assistant Professor
of Spanish, presented the Christmas
customs of two lands. France and
Mexico.
Dr. Dobbin a n d Dr. Childers contrasted C h r i s t m a s in America, where
"the snow-flecked tree, bubbling
lights and multi-colored decorations
are some of the aspects," to that of
other countries. Dr. Dobbin continued, "Instead of hanging up a
stocking on C h r i s t m a s Eve, the little
French children place a wooden
shoe in front of the fireplace. The
next day they find a small coin inside their sabots."
Of Mexico, Dr Childers says,"Los
Hijos (Mexican children) have a
lovely t h o u g h t concerning the Three
Wise Men. They believe that one is
black, one is yellow, and one is
white—representing the three leading races. T h e children place their
shoes on the balcony. They believe
that it is the Wise Men who leave
presents there."
Continuing, Dr
Childers explained, "A quaint and
charming custom unofficially opens
the Mexican holiday season
Some
time between December l(i and D e cember 25, posadas (sessions) wind
in and out of the streets, knocking
on doors.
They get refused but
continue on their way until some
home admits them and invites them
to dine. This has all, of course,
been p r e a r r a n g e d .
Most visitors
agree that the merrily-clad crowd
and the high lilting voices present
a fond picture of Mexico al Yuletide."
In both France and Mexico, Midnight Mass is an occasion of b e a u tiful dignity and solemnity. "The
French," Miss Dobbin stated, "go
straight to a ea/e from church, and
while the outside world is dark and
sleepy, they have their Christmas
festival."
Fraternity Serenaders
Will 'Give Forth' Tonight
Girls tonight's the night! Wash
out your ears and open t h e
windows, for a little after the
Cinderella h o u r you will hear
the sweet sound of masculine
voices joined in song.
And
those voices will belong to the
fraternity men of State, w h o
once more a r e showing the r o mantic side of their natures, and
are giving forth with their a n nual Christmas serenade.
First one frat starts out and
makes a tour of the other frat
houses, singing and picking up
new carolers along the way.
Then they start in on the s o r o r ity houses, a n d as they d r a w
near, the girls hang out the
svindosvs and voice their a p p r e ciation.
However, it is a w e l l - k n o w n
fact that singing vsdiets the a p petite
Can the girls take a
hint?
>eserve
PAGE 3
Nurses Aides Find Work Satisfying, and Amusing
When a series of feminine giggles
accompanies a defensive statement,
"But I'd never done a n y t h i n g like
that before," svhich in turn accompanies a crimson face with an e m barrassed expression, chances a r e
there's a nurses' aide in the group.
There are 51 of them—51 State
women working p a r t - t i m e at the
Albany Hospital, finding o u t that
the service they can give and the
satisfaction of aiding the w a r effort
a r e significant additions to the 3040 cents per hour remuneration.
They've pile u p laughs and e x p e r i ences, they've returned to their
group houses after working, tired
and sometimes a little too sick to
eat, b u t they agree, "It's worth it."
The nurses' aides began to filter
into the hospital two months ago.
Some of them rolled u p their
sleeves and were prepared for a n y thing; others expected to a r r a n g e
flosvers for patients or to amuse the
inmates of the children's ward.
•by J a n e Heath*
At first the giggles w e r e few,.
"Nothing funny h a p p e n e d to m e ; it
was all rather revolting," frequently
summarized a day's work. O n e aide
who got her orders mixed was told,
"I thought you had to be smart
to go to State College."
The first job of another aide w a s
to start changing the diapers of the
nursery residents. "I'd never even
held a baby before; I w a s just p e r plexed," she confided to h e r r o o m mate. Later she was permanently
assigned to the maternity ward
where she reports, "The food is d e licious, especially t h e desserts. Only
annoyance is the happy fathers svho
always mill around."
One of the workers started off
with the task of transferring an
elderly lady from a stretcher to h e r
bed. "I don't know hosv I did it."
she related, "but the patient landed
in bed, groaning, with h e r head
svhere her feel should be and vice
versa."
Laughs, advice, a n d various a n t i dotes followed the story of t h e aide
who swallowed a mysterious pill.
"I was drinking a glass of fruit
juice which one of t h e patients h a d
left untouched," she explained. "All
of a sudden a little r o u n d tablet slid
down with the juice."
The second-floor aide has a
bundle of tales about "Moose" and
"Terry," patients of a while back.
She began with "Wait till I tell you
about the time 'Moose' w a n t e d . . ."
but her voice trailed off. H e r facial
contortions and chuckling assured
listeners the story was funny b u t
not to be retold.
Gradually the gripes disappeared.
Some of the aides quit; sometimes
the vacancies were filled b y others.
Many are veterans now.
Albany Hospital is almost as
popular as the Commons, b u t it is
much more popuar with patients.
The aides work comparatively short
hours, and the hospital maintains a
24-hour shift.
Status
Remains Unci.
Unclear
The Associated Press is a story
datelined Washington, D. C , D e cember 15, made the following
statement concerning the Enlisted
Reserve Corps:
"College students who are m e m bers of the Enlisted Reserve Corps
probably svill be called to active
duty within a few weeks.
"This was disclosed today by a
War d e p a r t m e n t spokesman who
said the orders taking those youths
into service probably would be
issued soon after the first of the
year. No prediction was made as
to the date the enlisted reserves
would be directed to report. M e m bers of basic Reserve Officer T r a i n ing Corps, not members of the
Enlisted Reserve are subject to induction, the department said."
Editor's note: The effect of this
a n n o u n c e m e n t on those enlisted in
the army reserves in this college
is not yet clear.
GKORCJK I). J E O N E Y , P r o p .
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of the students' w a r - t i m e dilemna.
The author
handles a definitely vague subject for any description of mental processes must necessarily ho vague
in a clear, concise manner, enabling the average student to easily grasp his ideas
Those fortunate enough lo have heard the Dr. Smith
lecture on democracy in his History classes ssill
quickly
recognize
the oft-expressed
democratic
philosophies . . . His official title should read: Head.
Social Studies Department, Professor of History, and
Defender Par Excellence of the Democratic Was' ol
Life
This column goes on record as agreeing 11)1)', \silh
the expressed views of the author. In our opinion, the
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ideas thai do mil exist. . .
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Ijt'Kln at II A M. tomorrow. ( 'hisses will lie resumed Monday, January 4.
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STATE COLLEGE NEWS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1942
PAGE 4
State Quintet Down RPI;
Overcome Lead to W i n
Sports
Chatter
By
Pete Marcheita
If MAA does nothing else this
year, it will have more than served
its purpose for the year. We say
this because we believe that in the
creation of a $1000 reserve to p r o tect the students who participate
in athletics.
The council h a s
started something which m a y prove
of great value as the years go by.
"This fund" stated Bombard, MAA
president, "will not interfere with
any fund now existant in the college.
It is merely an additional
fund under MAA control."
The need for such a control fund
was brought to light this fall when
Terry Smytli and "Moose" Gerber
were h u r t while playing i n t r a m u r a l
football. This emergency was met
by taking money from the S t u d e n t
Association surplus.
Realizing the necessity for some
sort of precaution, MAA investigated possibilities of insurances. H o w ever, it came to the conclusion that
although an insurance company offered better security, the premiums
were in excess of MAA's means.
Therefore, this scheme was a d v o cated whereby the left-over from
each year's MAA and W A A contingency funds will be deposited in
the reserve fund r a t h e r than r e turned to the Student Association
surplus.
The existence of this fund will
improve previous conditions which
made no allowance whatsoever for
a source of income with which to
pay for any serious accident which
might occur during participation in
athletics.
Ramblers, Potter
Still Undefeated
The intramural league standings
are beginning to take a definite
shape as a result of the games
played during the past week. The
Ramblers and Potter a r e now tied
for first with two and one victories
respectively
against
no defeats.
Potter Club's 35-22 victory over
SLS in the opener last Thursday
showed that they definitely have the
material to make them contenders
for final honors. Led by Gipp and
Singer with 11 and 10 points r e spectively, the State street lads
led all the way after matching
SLS's opening field goal.
Hippick
was high for the losers with 13.
In the second game KB displayed
n much better combination than it
did against KDR and swamped the
inexperienced Dorm team 18-18.
Both their ball-handling and floor
game were much improved and Bittman and Leo Flax struck high
form with 33 points between them.
KB rang up their second straight
Tuesday when they defeated the
Finks 23-10 in a rough knockout
game. Flax continued his inspired
drive with nine points for the winners. Following this, KDR and the
Dorm put on another free-for-all
with the former gaining the nod
30-29 despite Chillemi's 17 points.
R. MENDE
e n trill
In State's Initial W i n ;
When the nets h a d finally cooled
off last night, the score showed the
Statesmen behind Clarkson 63-39.
State enjoyed their only lead of
the evening when Bolo Marsland
tapped in a pair of rebounds, The
visitors then p u t into action their
spot pass offense and were never
threatened leading at the half 25-12.
Big gun for the visitors was
Mavarro who dropped the 28 points
which proved the margin of victory.
Despite the sparkling play or H a n sen, Bora and Mullin, the Statesmen
were unable to master enough
strength to dampen the fire.
In the preliminary game, the
jayvees.
lacking
any
creditable
offense, came out on the short end
of a 54-35 score. Capel paced the
losers with a dozen points.
T h e unpredictable Eagles chose
RPI as their first victim of the year,
and upset them 33-32 at Troy last
Saturday. A last half rally beyond
expectation was necessary to a c expec
complish this feat as RPI succumbed
to State for the first time in their
new '87 gym.
The final score, even though it
was close was no indication of the
excitement and thrills of the game,
from the State viewpoint, of course.
The 33-32 score certainly doesn't
suggest an eight-point State deficit
at the half and a 23-11 score a few
minutes later, before the spirit and
conditioning of the Eagles closed
this lead.
New Pants!!!
Clad in the royal purple " w a r m u p " pants, for which they had been
clamoring so long (the last State
team to wear them was the team of
'41, the squad entered the "parade
grounds," and after a disappointing
start earned the right to wear them.
Hatfield's promise to let them keep
them if they won may or may not
have had its psychological effect,
but nevertheless, these purple togs
did add to the appearance of the
squad.
Every basketball te?:n m u s t h a v e
its floor general, a~d this year it
is indubitably H a r r y Bora.
With
good reason does h e hold this position, for h e h a s h a d m a n y years
experience with a basketball; four
in Scotia High School, and three in
college.
As was the case with Hansen,
Harry's
extracurricular
activities
have been strictly athletic.
He
was a m e m b e r of MAA, and a p a r ticipator in some i n t r a m u r a l sports.
He is now a senior and a m e m b e r
of the Air Corps Reserve. Of course,
this means that h e will be called
soon after graduation, and for this
reason we extend him our deepest
sympathy. He will be leaving much
more behind h i m than other State
College men since he was married
last August. His wife is the former
Mary Colfels. R e m e m b e r her, '44?
Incidentally, he is known in most
q u a r t e r s by the somewhat m e l o dramatic nickname of "Handsome
Harry."
The State junior varsity lost its
second straight game last S a t u r d a y
night, 35-27, to the R P I Frosh. Only
in the first half did the jayvees
even stay in the r u n n i n g ; still they
were trailing 11-14 at the i n t e r mission.
During the second half
the Engineers took control of the
game and were never
further
threatened.
At no point in the game did the
State team display the ability of
which it is capable.
It had the
advantage of playing the Techmen
in their first game. T h e opponents,
however, had that one essential
which can make the difference b e tween a winning team and a team
that hasn't a chance against c o m petition, teamwork. In the JV team
this quality was sadly lacking.
For the Eaglets, "Big Ed"
was high scorer with a total of
points made on spectacular
handed shots. Anderson was
for the victors with 14 points.
John G. Myers
The defeat was bitter medicine
to RPI, for it was their second consecutive loss at the hands of H a t field's charges.
This defeat also
resulted in expressions of "sour
grapes" to last year's RPI alibi r e garding State's "bandbox" gym, as
the Statesmen turned the trick on
their opponents own eccentric court.
No Individual Stars
Individual stars were lacking in
State's lineup, but the main threat
in the RPI squad was their tall
center Hecht, who scored ten points
and played excellent defensive ball
to keep the Engineers in the game.
Hansen's seven points were enough
to garner scoring honors for State,
leaving twenty-six points which
were
distributed
rather
evenly
among the other five scorers.
The Eagles finally gained the
lead in the closing minutes of play
as Comb's basket from mid-court
was duplicated by Young's clever
l a y - u p shot. This gave the Purple
and Gold a 33-30 lead which was
protected well enough despite one
final Engineer goal, as the players
"froze" the ball.
Credit must be given to Coach
Hatfield who anticipated the need
for
conditioning
and scheduled
practices at Siena
The effect of
these drills was obvious at the end
of the game as State's starters finished strong.
The box score:
STATIC
ig
2
Hansen
Combs
2
0
Bubach
3
Born
Marsland 2
2
Flux
1)
Mullln
2
Young
Player
Totals
13
fp t p
3 7
2 0
0 0
0 (i
1 5
I 5
0 0
0 4
7 33
KIM
Player
Ig fP tp
Lurie
3 2 t)
Becker
0 1 1
Cult ski
2 1 f>
M c L a u g h 'n 0 0 0
Hecht
4 2 10
Pock
0 0 1)
Lemke
2 1 5
Brown
1 0 2
0
1 1
Blnslick
Totals
12
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