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NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS
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Vou. IT No. 15
ALBANY, N. Y., JANUARY 16, 1918
$1.50 PER YEAR
PROMETHEAN
The first mecting of the Prome-
thean Literary Society, for the new
rt, was held in the auditorium last
Thursday evening. he program
dealt with modern war literature and
Imusic, President Margaret Shevlin
presided,
P*Atter a vocal solo, “Keep the
Home Fires Burning,” by Florence
Stubbs, Miss Shevlin introduced Miss
Jane Jones, English critic of State
College, Introducing her subject,
War Poetry,” Miss Jones spoke of
new word just added, to the lit
ie’s vocabulary.
amine, and it oFiginat
Py Here it is applied to a
class of food which falls under none
the
neither good works of literature, nor
entirely” worthless, They possess
some of the qualities of literature,
and a great deal of human feeling
and interest.
iss Jones then
vitamines, as follows: .
“Harvest In tlinders," by Eliza.
beth Driscoll; "To, Harry Lauder
by Amel A Prayer,” by
\ “The “Name of
Van
read several
making interesting comments
jory remarks’ upon each
She paid an especially fine tribute
to Harry for his excellent
work the soldiers. ‘The
selection, " A’ Prayer,” was, perhaps,
most worthy of mote. It has an
unas Th ‘and teaches a
splendid mors simple manner.
eral numbers on the program
had to be omitted, owing to the
ubsence of, several’ people’ on the
program, ‘The remainder of the
time was spent in singing popular y
songs and patriotic melodies,
ir
‘The next meeting will be held
after mid-year's, Stanley Hleason
and Alice Brown have charge of the
1918 PEDAGOGUE
Have you, signed for the Peda-
goxue?, Don't put it off any longer-
you will he sorry if you don’t get
one, Tt will he good looking on the
outside and just stuffed full with
kinds of interesting things, Your
class picture will be there, besides
fraternity or favorite
N contain funny write
‘about your senior friends, good
jokes and cartoons, ta say nothing of
the surprises. All of these splendid
things you are to obtain for three
dollars and in a few years you won't
sell the book for any amount of
imaney. Sign up with a member of
the Pedagoxte Board, some one in
your class working in ‘the contest, or
in the publication office,
BASKETBALL GAME
SATURDAY NIGHT
Maroncy's victorious five
the St. Lawrence team
Coach
ap
another
fident that
down on the State
annals,
ictory will go
College athletic
JUNIORS TO CELEBRATE
Once again:'19° is having a week
of gaities. ‘Two weeks of exams are
not to interfere with the jollification
the end of the second week, On
‘Thursday evening, January 3
festivities start in earnest wi
junior reception to class members and
and
re the big,
formal functions of the year, and no
effort is being spared to make the
prom | good time. ‘The decora-
tions are. going to he some * spiffy,
the music the best and everything
just righ including” stubs
for programes, are $3.00. Orders
can be obtained only on presentation
af stubs, ‘The juniors have signed up
for nearly all of the 113 couples
allowed—has a few vacant lines
waiting for you—hut you must get
The Jast affair of the week will
occur Saturday evening — the junior
catless banquet, A fine toast list has
heen prepared, and we are going to
sing and cheer for ‘19, Atte
r the
hanquet there will be an in ‘ing
form of entettainment. Come and
find ont what itis. Sig up for the
anque
Williams Five Defeated
State College Outclasses The Purple Team
And Easily Wins
The State College basketball team
journeyed to Williamstown Saturday
and easily defeated Williams Colle
by a score of 33 to 23, Williams was
outclassed from start to finish.
Williams was expected. to give
State a hard run as the team repre~
senting the Purple has two of last
year's men and is coached by Ed,
Wachter, forme
State ‘College disp
wsswork and had
ach,
layed excelle
ball in its
time, Barry
and
The first ten minutes of the game
found the teams on © ns, the
score being nine all.
away after ‘th
kets hy Ba
them a good lead, The
Lime was 19 to 10, with the State on
the long en
State “College
ll
His
outelassed Williams
The Girl With The Green Eyes
Dramatics Cast Scores Big Hit
The first of a series of play
given by the Dramatic Class 0
College, was presented last Sa
evening in the Albany High
auditorium, before a large
The alfair’ was of conside
terest, since it is the first ph
and 0; Agnes Futterer,
dramaties, Miss
plays given dari
student at the college. The pre
tion Saturday evening gave evidence
of the same charming interpretation
and enthusiastic work, From start to
finish the play was a huge success,
work of Miss Sarah Roodly, in
the role of Jin Austin was
perfect throughout the play. As the
eautiful bride in the first act, and
as the jealous wife in the other three
her interpretation was
Te is unusual that an under
cin take a leading role and score so
h ler evident popularity with
andience, who are
accustomed to secing Aibany’s youn
people in the leading roles of college
yw
plays, speaks well for her success.
Alfred Miller, as the husband of
“Jinny." did some very clever act-
ing, and his work in the interests of
“Jinny's” brother deserves. especial
comiendation,
Joseph Lasker, as Geoffrey Tillman,
Jivny's brother, the unpleasant
character of the play. was excellent.
i was very difficult, and Mr,
interpretation and acting
cceptionally fine, Margaret
Becker, as Maggie, Geofl’s first wife,
and maid at the Tillman Mansion, did
same excellent work. Much praise
is due Hazel Hengge, who, in the role
of Ruth Chester, Geoff's second wife,
played well a dificult part,
“Susie,” Jinny's cousin, was one of
the best parts of the play, and wa
admirably played by Ruth’ Lambert
Her make-up. was and her
acting as the mischievous ‘youngster
and later in the pathetic farewell
seeue with Jinney—brought well
deserved praise from all who at-
tended the pla
Schiavone and
as Mr. and Mrs,
parents, were very
Reunning, as Mr
George
W
goad,
Culle
society-secking
Merchant, as
dyspeptic son, drew man
laughs from the audience,
usual applause for a minor role
‘The remaining minor characters
were well played, as follows:
Miss Grace Dane. ..Annamae
Miss Helle Westing,
Gertrude Schermerhorn
Miss Gertrude Wood..May Leonard
Housemaid at Tillman's
Almeda Becker
‘asin
Butler at Tillman's,
Arthur Woodward
Tillman's,
Footman
Isadore Levine
ssssseeesVeronicn Farrell
May Leonard
“Wm, Merchant
sem {Isadore Levine
German couple. 7 Margaret Marron
\ Guide. vslsadore Levine
Emma Swift
Dorothy Townsend
Grace Griffin
Louise Stewart
Much of the success of the play
was due to the work of Doris Sweet
as stage manager.
Corrie,
French couple,
‘Troup of
Tourists......
in the second half and steadily. in-
aased ils lead, The. State College
passed the Gallwith lightning
d., Cohen caged. the ball three
times “in. this half ‘on spectacular
shots, Williams. made a great spurt
itv the last few minites of play and
cut down, the lead, Seore :
STATE COLLEGE
Name “Pos. 1. fp. tp.
Fitzgerald, R. FP. $77
Barry, L, Rc. 3 010
Cohen, Co." 30 6
Curtin, R.G..0 d 0 0
Pott, 1 &. tee 0" 0 30)
als. oe ae)
WILLIAMS
ne Pos, fh, fp. tp.
Weight, R. 3.0 10
Dayton, 1 o:909
Fieser, Co 9100
Manning, C: 0/0 0
Rongs, KG... 20 4
Dunn,’ Le Ge F.2021 0 0 0
Totals, ; 7 9.23
Score at half time —State College,
liams, 10, | Referee — Long.
‘Time of periods —
grand work is to
commended, “Taking raw materia
as he found it, he has develojied a
isketball team of which all State
Colleye is proud. ‘This. game perhaps
more than the others plainly shows
the resulls of his efficient coachi
has the. mat
hy to choose, with L
ight of last year's
Hesides that they have the coaching
of Wachter, known throughout the
state as-a basketball. coach, Coach
oney bucking against both brains
and brawn came thru with a splendid
victory.
All praise to the work of
“allege coach!
a d like a machine,
h lightning
Captain Fitz
r _ Barry y
percision, as if they had been playing
toyether ‘for years, Many times the
ball was taken up the entire length of
the court for baskets, Cohen, out-
weighed, kept up his end'of the’ game
and caged the ballin the second half
for six: points,
Usually only those who know the
me notice the work of the guards,
New York State College rooters
when they glarice down the court and
see, Pol guarding the opponents!
hasket settle back on the bleachers
with a fecling that his line of defense
is impenetrable, :
On Saturday night. Williams. was
forced to try for the hasket with long
shots, Curtin did not ‘allow Captain
Dayton to score a field basket, a feat
everyone thought impossible,” Day-
fon is said to be Williams’ crack shot,
When interviewed. yesterday, Coach
Maroney expressed” his great. satis-
ction with the work of the team,
he. team _ did. wonderfully fine
work. "We eipect to resster another
victory next Saturday night agains
St. Lawrence, aa
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STATE COLLEGE NEWS, JANUARY 16, 1918
STATE COLLEGE NEWS
Vol. II
January 16, 1918
No, 15
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“Thru the installation of the “blanket
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MAIL-BOX
To the Faculty and Students of
State College:
‘Your Cliristmas box came on Dec.
28th and was very much appreciated
iboth by myself and friends. 1 took
it with me on the train to Portland,
as | was going there on a three days’
leave over New Year's, It was well
for me that I had it, for the train
was six hours late, and took about
eleven hours to go the 126 miles,
Tt'has been raining almost continu-
ously since we crossed the Rockies.
The trains are all held up by wash-
outs, so the mail is long in coming.
The camp P. O. is so filled with
mail that it is-almost a hopeless job
of getting it all sorted. There are a
great’ many by the same_name,
believe there are 87 John Smiths, so
it is a problem. to’ find the right
owner of the mail,
It would not have seemed much
like Christmas if it hadn't been for
the boxes and cards received, I miss
the snow'and only occasionaily get a
slimpse of some on Mt, Rainier on a
clear day,
T saw plenty of holly and roses in
bloom in Portland and could not help
feeling sorry for the boys in the cold
army camps in the Fast
‘As yet I haven’
my, company but
be in a week or
so probably. We have been spending
our time studying army paper work
and court-martials, also having a
little physical and ‘lose order drills
each day to keep, us in trim.
There are about 40,000 men here
and plenty of room in the 1100 build-
ings for those soon to come,
Wishing you all a happy New Year.
‘our friend,
Theodore W. Cassavant,
and. Lieut, R, C,
To the Faculty and Students of
State College: —
Please accept my. thanks and ap-
preciation for the Christmas box. 1
enjoyed the contents immensely.
With best wishes for the New
Yeary I beg to remain,
Very truly yours,
Walter J, Herrington,
it, Inf. RC,
To the Editor of the State College
News: —
In regard to the adoption of " god-
sons” which was so strongly attacked
in the last, issie of the News,” we
wish to point out the fact that in the
previous article referred to, the main
appeal was not for our own boys but
for the French, This is plainly evi-
dent from the reference to the
bulletin-hoard notice and from the
description of the sufferings of these
men, whose loved ones are “some
some
The gratitude
nt be realized
only by reading the letters which they
receive in return,
Shall we girls who are privileged
to be students of French, ‘and. who
are anxious to do “our bit” for
tance, fail to help in this good work
use we fear someone will accuse
us of fer anxious to receive
first letter from a man”? Tn
troublous times “think for
yourself” is a good slogan.
ALA, Ho,
BASKETBALL RULES
The committee on basketball have
agreed on the following rules a
schedule to govern interclass basket
all,
1. Doctor Power is to be referee in
all games if possible, In other games
the referee is to be agreeable to
managers of playing teams,
2, Games shall begin at five o'ctock,
3. Game shall. consist of two 20
minute periods with a ten minute in-
terval between periods.
4, All men except Fitzgerald, Barry,
Polt, Curtin, Cohen and Merchant
are elegible for class games, provid-
ing they are members of their class,
5. Men playing in two-thirds of the
games shall be given their class
numerals and any. other. men on
Whom, the managers agree,
6, Games, shall begin on the Mon-
day following Midyears, Schedule:
Nfeacopligater -Rebrliaty 4
Junior Senior... ..... February
Frosh—Juniors. . ,'«..Februaty:11
Soph—Seniors. .. :....Febritary 13
i if sbruary 18
Di Rebruary 20
vy cc Bebruary 23
February 27
March
March
Junior Seniors
Krosh—Soph.
Prosh—Seniors. . .
Juniors—Soph. . .
Frosh—Junior, .. ¢.¢.../March 11
opli—Senior. ., «..s.-,-March 13
Postponement of Games:
Teams should be notified a day
before hand. i
If notice ‘of postponement is not
given, game is forfeited to the team
Appearing on the floor at the ap-
Romnted time, K
‘A.C, Maroney......Athletic Advisor
HC, Lobdell. ......Senior Manager
Nelson J, Force...» Junior Manager
L. M. McMahon, Sopliomore M:
‘R, Bliss...,..,Freshman Manager
SCHOOL OF __
PRACTICAL ARTS
n Omicron Nu meeting was held
on Monday evening, January four-
teenth, P
The pictures recently obtained from
the Department of Visual Instruction
for the Practice House have already
heen hung.
‘The work on the booklet of
recipes being compiled by the Ad-
anced Cookery Class is progressing
rapidly,
ABOUT COLLEGE
dward Long '17, Principal of the
bgerties High School, spent the
week-end in Albany,
Ralph Floody ‘18 has been trans-
ferred. from ‘Pensacola’ to Hampton
Rhodes,
Rhinchard Hohaus '17, stationed at
Pelham Bay, has been‘ made Boats-
men's mate, He spent last week-end
at the Kappa Delta Rho house.
President Barker of Mechanics
Rochester, was a visitor
tere last week. He inspected the
Industrial Department and also gave
an interesting talk to the class in
history 10 concerning his work ‘in
Cleveland Technical High School
where he was formerly principal.
and Lieut, Irving Goeway visited
in Albany during the holidays.
he results of the Pedagogue
contest must be handed to Miss
Magilton 18 before Friday,
‘There will be no dancing class until
the second semester,
JUNIOR CLASS NOTES
At the last mecting of the Junior
class, it was unanimously yoted that
the class adopt a constitution which
shall be permanent for all junior
classes, Alfred Miller, Lyra Water-
house and Clara Siebert were
appointed as members of a commit-
tee to draw up the constitution and
submit it to the class,
Alfred Miller was elected class
cheer leader,
Reports were heard from the
banquet, reception and prom com-
mittees,’ The chairman of the prom
committee annownced that no bids
will be left on reserve after Ja
28th, After that date all rem:
tickets will he sold to anyone desiring
them, Students not belonging to. the
Junior class may sign up after Jan-
ary 1gth, Tickets with stubs have
been printed. ‘The ticket admits you
ta the datice but does not entitle you
to a dance order. “It will be neces-
sary to present the stub when getting
the dance order,
OFFICIAL NOTICES
‘The attention of students is called
to the charfye in the rules which
climinates supplementary examina-
tions, Records will be reported at the
end of this semester according to
this scale:
‘A, Excellent, .. 90-100
B.~ Good, . 80-89
Examinations will be opened
promptly at the scheduled hours and
students will not be admitted to the
morning sessions alter 9.15 nor to
afternoon sessions after 2.13, Morn-
ing sessions of examinations will
close not later than 12, o'clock and
afternoon sessions not later than §
o'clock, The schedule of exami-
nations to provide for conflicts will
be found on the bulletin board,
Lists of students whose unexcused
absences have resulted in " Overcuts
will be fornd on official bulletin
hoard, Students who do not present
to the Excuse Committee, in writing
satisfactory. explanation of overcnts
will be excluded from examinations
and reported as “Tailed” in the
subjects in which they have overcut,
All student organizations of the
College holding regular meetings are
requested to file in the office of the
Dean of Women on or hefore Feb-
bruary first, a schedule of meetings
for the second semester. Each or-
ganization is also requested to file
with its schedule of mectings, a list
of its members.
GA. A,
The freshman squad consists of
Mary Austin, Isabelle Neville,
Winifred Darling, Alice Barnes,
Tessie Darling, Helen O'Prien, Sue
Roche, Mary Grahn, Helen Gold-
sinith, Nellie Parkhurst, Lillian
Honper and Grace Dalton,
The sophomore squiad consi
Forwards—Florence Bohne,
Donohue, Dorothy Wakerley.
enters—Beulah Cunningham, Isa-
helle Johnston.
sof
Hen,
Side Centers—Madelene Cum-
mings, Agnes Nolan, Harriet
Woolsey,
Guards~Margaret Reunning, Sarah
Adriane, Blanche Hill, Dorothy
Wight,
CANTERBURY CLUB
At a mecting of the Canterbury
Club held Wednesday afternoon the
following committees were appointed,
Social, Service, Church attendance,
Finance and Membership.
Tt was decided that the dues should
be fifty cents, payable now to any
member of the finance committec.
Tt is desirable that these he paid
promptly as the Club is considering
having, “a page in the Pedaeoaue.
The Club will meet at, St, Peter's
Church on State St, Sunday at 8
A. M. for corporate communion, All
are urged to come and bring friends,
‘The lecture Monday evening by Dr.
Carlyle was well attended and much
enjoyed. His topic was “The Mean-
ing of Conduct,”
KAPPA DELTA
Lemoyne Gillete entertained Miss
Martha Flick of Little Falls last
week-end,
Lois Knox has returned from a
southern trip through North and
South Carolina,
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FRIDAY, JAN, 18:
9:00 a, m., Student Asem
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. m., Chemistry Club,
Avthe SATURDAY, TAN, 13:
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Room
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hilosophy 4. .
Spanish 2:
9AM.
Biology te 6. os
Rus, Ad,
Chemistry 1
French 7,
German 1,
History 4,
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161
110
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Friday, January 25
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Kaglish 6...
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German 7.
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Physis 1.
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Monday, January 28
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German 9,
Tuesday, January 29
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Several of ouir readers have asked
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pense we quote from “The Gas
Attack”
Of late the scene painter's art—
technically known as camouflage —
has raised the concealment of batteries
id their observation posts to the
realm of the uncanny. According to
Major Wagstaffe, you can now dis-
guise anybody as anything, For
instance, you can make up a batter
of six-inch guns to look like a floc
Of sheep, and herd them into action
browsing. Or you can dispatch a
scouting party across No Man’s Land
dressed up as_pill-boxes, so that the
deluded Hun, instead of opening fire
with am: Il merely post
letters in them— valtable letters, con-
taining military secrets, Lastly, and
nore important still, you can disguise
ourself to look like nothing at all
and in these days of intensified
artillery fire it is very seldom that
nothing at all is hi
Prof, in Phil. — Pools ask questions
that wise men cannot answer.
Brilliant Soph—That’s why we
flunk so many exams,
Knitting is often rather a knotty
problem ~ bitt nevertheless some
inanage to have a ripping time of it,
The Junior President requested at
the clags meeting that each member
wear 19 arm-bands to the “‘eatless”
banquet. Some costume!
Brevity may be soul of wit but it
has no place in exams,
‘N's for the A which one seldom finds,
Won mostly we fear by those we call
grinds,
B’s for the B which try as we might,
We cam never quite earn tho we cran}
all night,
C’s for the C that’s more often scen
Usually earned by an ordinary bean,
D's for the D earned by more than a
few
Which tell the student he has. just
squeezed thru,
E's for the E, which none can combat
Expressed in two sad words,
“flunked flat.”
Poem from Spartanburg
In the South
Is it hot
It is not,
The wonder grows — What is the
Basket Ball Manager doing up
Western Avenue at all hours of the
night? Pop Heason says Red is so
busy he is making his dates in the
carly morn,
Do you know that exams begin to
commence next Monday? Ah, do
The American Society of Phrenol-
ogists at its recent mecting in
Philadelphia prepared for general
circulation a list of terms that may
he used as synonymous for "hit on
the head,” thus conferring a great
favor on those who are always look-
ing for something new. Here they
are:
Prubbed on the dome.
ipped on the conk,
Bumped on the beezer.
Biffed on the coco,
Busted on the cranium,
Wiffed on the skull,
Cracked on the nut.
Nailed on the knob,
Slugged in the belfrey,
Lammed on the peak.
Dinged on the brain-box,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
SPANISH CLUB
The semi-annual election took
place Wednesday at the meeting.
The former officers were asked to
continue to act for the new semester,
A short program was given: A
Spanish poem hy Miss Howell and a
short talk in’ Spanish by Mr.
Castellano,
he next meeting will be held i Marshata
3.
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