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STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1940
SEB to Exhibit
Pictorial Advice
Committee Seeks to Educate
Undergraduates in Method
Of Placement Procedure
In an effort to make the students
of State College job-conscious, the
Student Employment Bureau is
sponsoring an exhibit in the show-
case in the Library.
‘The exhibit is the first step in
the educational program of the
SEB student committee composed
of Clarence Olsen and Catherine
O'Bryan, seniors; Ralph Tibbets and
June Haushalter, juniors; and Lois
Hafley and Owen Bombard, sopho-
mores,
The purpose of the exhibit is two-
fold. First, it will offer a glimpse of
the procedure of the SEB in rec-
ommending candidates.
Secondly, the committee wants
the undergraduates to realize that
job hunting is not confined to the
senior year but must be considered
by the student even in his freshman
year, so he can train and plan for
his job.
The background of the project
consists of pen and ink sketches
outlining the personal and profes-
sional skill and equipment of the
successful applicant, These sketches
were drawn by Ethel Cohen and
John Alden, seniors, and David
Hayeslip, "42,
In the foreground a hypothetical
case taken from the SEB files is
outlined for the students, with brief
explanations of each form, Suggest-
ed books on job finding complete the
display.
Discussing the project, Miss Irene
Semanek, Assistant Director of the
Bureau, said: “The display is to be
an educative program for the under-
graduates. We want every person to
be conscious of the demands of
teaching, and we want this con-
sciousness to begin in their first
year.”
The exhibit will continue through
next week.
KPK, Milne Supervisors
Weigh Student Teaching
Two meetings designed to pro-
mote closer articulation between
teaching theory and practice will
take place Wednesday at 3:30 P, M.
in the Milne Little Theatre and at
8 P. M. in the Lounge,
The afternoon session, proposed
by a student committee headed by
Evelyn Olivet, '41, will attempt a
correlation of the theory explained
in Education 10 courses and the
reality faced by student teachers in
Milne,
Kappa Phi Kappa, sponsor of the
evening meeting, has invited the
following six Milne supervisors to;
conduct a panel discussion on “What
is Expected of the Beginning Teach-
er in Milne;” Paul G. Bulger, chair-
man, Wilfred P, Allard, Warren I.
Densmore, Carlton A, Moose, Daniel
Snader and Wallace Taylor, Charles
Quinn, president, promises a valu-
Bundles For Britain
Drive Reaches State
The Bundles for Britain cam-
paign comes to State!
In assembly next week, a short
program will be devoted to ex-
plaining the work of the bundles
organization. State College stu-
dents will be asked to do their
share in the philanthropic work
of this group.
Dr, Caroline A. Lester, who is
in charge of the campaign at
the college, made the suggestion
that in keeping with the spirit
of the drive, students wear some
red, white, or blue clothing to
school Friday.
Debate Team Faces
Six Western Schools
Freshmen Will Join Skidmore
In PKD Panel Discussion
State College's intercollegiate de-
bate season commenced today, when
four members of the State squad left
on a trip which will include meets
with Cornell University, Hobart,
Keuka, Ithaca, Wells, and William
Red Cross Knitters
Move Headquarters
The headquarters of the college!
Red Cross knitting group has been
moved from the Myskania room to
the small room off the Annex, form-
erly used by the Pedagogue photo-
grapher. The room will be opened
during the noon hour and from 2:30
to 4:30 every afternoon for anyone
who may wish to work there.
The request has been made by the
committee in charge of the knitting
that the State women who are par-
ticipating refrain from knitting in
classrooms,
The work will continue for the
rest of the year. The girls who have
begun articles now are to hand
them in as soon as they are com-
pleted, preferably before Christmas
vacation, Yarn will be issued at in-
tervals during the year, and all
articles will be sent overseas as soon
as finished.
Upper Classmen Sign
Today for ’41 Term
Registration for upper class
students for second semester
closes today, according to Dean's
office officials.
All changes must be approved
by major officers, except section
changes, on change cards.
Fees will be collected for next
semester on January 22, 23, and
24,
Registration, which began yes-
terday for upper-classmen, was
conducted the first two days of
the week for the freshmen, No
section changes are permitted in
any freshman courses.
Statesman to Meet
Blanche Kirshenblum, ’41, editor
of the Statesman, announced yes-
terday that there would be a meet-
ing of the Statesman Board Wed-
nesday at 7:30 P. M. in the Publica-
tions Office. All those who contri-
buted to the last issue, and all the
freshmen who signed up are invited
to attend,
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Sharts, seniors, Ira Hirsh and Fred-
erick Ferris, juniors,
State will also debate against RPI
on Tuesday evening in the Lounge.
The question to be discussed is,
“Resolved: that the United States
should assume the leadership in the
formation of a new league of nations
after the present war is over.” Betty
Burke and Selma Leis, juniors, will
uphold the negative for State,
season by debating with RPI last
Tuesday evening. On Tuesday four
members of the team will travel to
Skidmore where they will join in a
panel discussion on the Pi Kappa
Delta question, “Resolved; that the
western hemisphere form a perman-
ent union for defense.” This is the
first time that the freshmen have
used the official varsity topic for a
debate.
The freshman team, under the
leadership of its new officers, Verne
Marshall, president, and Lois Ham-
ple, secretary, are planning an ex-
tensive schedule of debates for the
near future, At present members of
the varsity squad are conducting
seminars for the freshman team.
Tentative plans are scheduled for
a debate with the Siena College
team. At that time, the question of
whether debates should be decision
or non-decision will be discussed.
‘This meet with Siena will take place
after the Christmas vacation.
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ALBANY, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1940
VOL. XXV, NO, 12
Cancer Speech,
British Bundles |
Share Assembly
Chess Club Brings Resolution |
equesting Funds for Trip
To New York Tourney
The spotlight will be divided this |
morning in assembly between the |
Bundles for Britain campaign and |
@ speech to be delivered by Dr. John
M. Swan, Student Association Presi- |
dent Merrill Walrath announced. — |
Dr. Swan, who is president of the |
New York State Committee of the |
American Society for the Control of
Cancer, will deliver an informative
talk on cancer prevention, recogni-
tion and cure. Dr. Swan is an out-
standing internal medicine specialist
who 4s devoting much of his time to
lecturing on cancer. Yesterday he
Chess Team Tackles
Red Raiders Tonight
Only Colgate stands between
State’s chess team and the
championship trophy.
And the boys are going after
Colgate tonight!
“We're gonna bring home the
|bacon,” say the team members,
and this will be in keeping with
the pace that they have been
setting in inter-collegiate circles.
Since the beginning of the
year, the team has been scoring
victory after victory against the
most formidable foes. NYU,
Princeton, Rutgers, RPI, and
Union, have already bowed to the
prowess of the Statesmen, Now
the boys are hoping to go after
bigger things, 1. e., the invitation
tournament in New York City, if
the Student Association passes
the $55 appropriation this morn-
ing
Sororities Gain
Eighty Pledges Of Defense
23 Freshmen Accept KD Pin,
Chi Sig, Gamma Kap Next
In Sorority Competition
| Sce page 4 for Pledge List |
Sorority rushing reached its end |
for this semester Inst Monday after-
noon when Sara Tod DeLaney, Dean
of Women, announced that 80 mem-
bers of the class of 1944 had accepted
bids to join State College sororities.
Kappa Delta led the list in number |
of pledges, with 23 women accepting
tin the number of fresh- |
men pledged was Chi Sigma Theta
| with 15, closely followed by Gamma
| Kappa Phi which gained 14 pledges:
spoke at Skidmore College in Sara- |
toga. |
oe Greek Men Plan
British Aid Program
The second part of the assembly
will be composed of a short pro-!
gram presented by the State Col-
lege division of the Bundles for
Britain organization. The Bundles
for Britain work, which is being
carried on at the college under the
direction of Dr. Caroline A. Lester,
will be explained in a brief address
by Dr, Robert Rienow. The Four
Men of State, Jack Gardephe and
Howard Merriam, seniors, and Ira
Hirsh and Max Reeves, juniors, will
sing. A second address will be de-
livered by Fred Ferris, '42
Students To Contribute
After the
on a
to tal
Page Hal) on Saturday, January 11
1D: ’ [cepted bids last year
Bidless Formal Alter pledge services which were
Expenses of Dance to Be Met
By Fraternity Assessments
Based on Memberships
Continuing the policy of putting | ber of sororities on the
into effect and carrying
througt
e been ad-
d
d for a number of years, In.
‘aternity Council has agreed
“bidless" Interfraternity Bal
ke place in the Gymnasium of |!2¢ remaining ones has shown no
|72 Pledged Last Year
| ‘The total number of freshmen to
pledge to sororities this year is 80, a
|gain over the 72 freshmen who ac-| DR, JOHN M, SAYLES — under
| whose direction college organiza-
lions will comply with the Revenue
}conducted Tuesday afternoon, the, Act of 1940,
| total number of State College women |
|who are affiliated with sororities
reached 371. ‘The number of women ARH Gi | P|
in sororities at State has tended to hs an
remain almost « constant in recent
years despite the fact that the num-| B ll T
ecampus | a omorrow
has been steadily diminishing. _ —
In 1937, there Were 15 sororities in | sy}
~ mtersorotity Counell, "Since then, | BOb Reid's Orchestra to Play For
Fifth Christmas Dance Amid
| five sororities have gone off campus, n
| but the total number of women in Holiday Atmosphere
significant change, making it ob-| The Alumni Residence Halls for
vious that when one sorority drops|Women are presenting their fifth
Committee Reports Effect
Taxon College
[Law Calls For
Income Records
| Activity Heads Will Convene
| ‘With President Wednesday
| For Discussion of Act
Following instruction of Dr. John
M. Sayles, acting president of the
college, a committee compos
;Mr. Clarence Deyo, college tre:
and James Portley, '43, memb [
the Student Board of Finance, yes-
terday concluded an investigation of
| the Revenue Act of 1940 or “Defense
Tax" as it applies to State College,
|The committee has reviewed the
jlaw in consultation with Mr, Harry
M. Hickey, head of the Collection
Bureau of the 14th District of New
York, The committee report fol-
lows
1 Any functions where admission ts
eh and the proceeds inure to the
benefit of ag
| Hon, re
| ble al the tate Of one cont
Jeents or fraction thereof on the
paid for admission,
Av Tt wan ruled that all elusw
dances, sorority and fraternity
iinivston ty charged,
& A, Music
‘wo
funetion:
and (2
Student Avkocduth kets
{ux free Dut all guest pases must *
Hint the world over and you can’t find
the equal of Chesterfield’s right combination
of Turkish and American tobaccos...the best
tobaccos that grow in all of Tobaccoland.
Do you smoke the cigarette
that SATISFIES
GRANTLAND RIC!
American sports writers,
has a friendly visit with his
charming daughter Florence
—of the stage and movies,
program, the student | fy,
body will be asked to ald in the work | "91" ® Ear ine ei ‘aes
of helping the people of England |effort to have the greatest possible
who have suffered loss through the turnout at its annual formal and
war. “We would like,” said Dr. Les- has decided to eliminate the “bid”
ter, “to have everyone contribute system as the first step in attaining
something n two cents will help. |its goal. ‘The expenses will be met
The money ts needed to buy those py assessments from the four fra-
supplies which are vitally necessary ternities, such assessments to be
to the suffering people of England.”| made according to the number of
A short business meeting 1s als0/members on the fraternity roster,
scheduled for this morning. Twoline jarger the membersihp, tne
resolutions will be introduced. |grenter the amount to be paid by
Dramatics and Arts Council will that fraternity. ‘The problem of
ask for a $60 appropriation to pay | meeting the assessment will be work.
s national defense tax, and the!eq out by each fraternity using a
ss team will request $55 to make | system of its own.
a trip to New York city after Christ- |" as yet, no orchestra has been se-
mas to participate in the United jecied but such Capital district fav-
States Intercollegiate Invitation (orites as Gordie Randall and Bob
Chess Tournament. Reid are being considered, Expenses
have been cut to a minimum where-
out, the others absorb the extra
member
Total Constant
The total women in sororities for
the past five years is as follows: 1937,
392; 1938, 363; 1939, 408; 1940, 381;
1941, 371 (pledges included)
The number of freshmen pledged
from year to year has varied from |
72 to 95. |
‘Mac’ Has Operation
At Albany Hospital
at the left end
skania. You're right—
it's empty for the first time this
year. The popular McCreary, |
leader of last Friday's Myskania
Je taxed at the rate a lo
annual Christmas Ball tomorrow | "3," Any ‘person talting to Mpg with
night in the Ingle room from 9 P, M, | thy proviniona of Chix wet is gallty of a
until 1 A. M. ie Wenner and renawieton,
According to Diana Fram, ‘42, it for not
general chairman of the dance, the howh, together
girls and their guests will dance to
the “sweet swing” of Bob Reld and
his orchestra amid appropriate
holiday decorations, By means of a"
stained glass window effect, each
of the large windows will present a
Christmas scene. There will also be
a huge, lighted Christmas tree,
wreaths, and mistletoe placed con-
veniently over the doorways.
The guests will be: Miss Harriet |
Howard, head resident of the dormi-
; Dr. John M. Sayles, Acting
President of the college. and Mrs, |
Sayles; Dr. Millon G. Nelson, Dean
of the college and Mrs, Nelson; M1
Sara T. DeLancy, Dean of Women
return
such relurny ure not
Korms ure to be filled out by the
sisurer of each organization at the
the Funetion ix held and. remit:
hinee made to the Offlee of Liternal
Important Meeting!
All heads of organizations re-
quired to make returns under the
Revenue Act of 1940 are advised
that a “clarification” meeting
will be conducted Wednesday aft-
ernoon in Dr, Sayles' office at 4
Mrs
Toaacco Co,
FIRST STEP IN MAKING CHESTERFIELDS ... the
purchase by highest bid of mild ripe tobaccos,
Chesterfield buy:
attend everyleading tobacco
market In this country and In Turkey and Greece,
(At seen in the new film TOBACCOLAND, U.S.A")
/
estertielc
Scholarship Checks jever possible so that more could be
spent on securing a popular orches-
Mr. Clarence M. Deyo, Secretar
Treasurer of the College, has an-
nounced that the University Scholar-;to be attended by every
for |man,” said
Holders of | dent of Interfraternity Council
obtain the council i
at the treasurer's office on|ton to every fraternity man in the |
college
ship checks will be available
distribution on Monday.
scholarships may
that day.
Dr. Watt Stewart—Devil, Officer, Professor s,J°""
by Shirley Siegel
If it is possible for one man—2 tention to studies as to
former printer's devil, small
newspaper editor and World
officer—to be a walking personifi-
cation of the evolution of education,
that man is the newest addition to
the history department, Watt Stew-
art of West Virginia
In the course of his career he
has been at various stages the high
school student teaching a back hills
grade school; the college student of
some decades later managing high
school classes; the college graduate
earning a teaching — fellowship;
directing teachers’ college history
department, teaching 12 years at
another school; and eventually, the
professor spending his leisure at re-
search work, settling down in an
Eastern college city
He came to State this Fall from,
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechan-
{eal College, after a twelve-year
tenure, One of the first things he
marked with relief was the differ-
ence in the “rah-rah spirit” of the
two schools, Dr, Stewart likes stu-
town | queen
War and basket
tra.
“We want this Interfraternity Ball
fraternity
Bodner, Presi-
“The
sending a personal invita-
Gadlin
cabbage
crownings, publicity stunts,
all cheers,
Tt was college the hard way for
Dr. Watt Stewart
‘snake dance" rests today in the
Albany hospital recovering from
a long awaited, delicate throat
operation, His condition ts satis-
factory and our "Mac" will be
back in his chair when classes
are resumed after Christmas ya-
cation.
Dr. Henry L. Sisk, Instructor in
| Education, and Mrs. Sisk; Dr, Don-
{nal V. Smith, head of the Social
'Studies department, and Mrs.
Smith; and Mr, Edward L. Cooper,
Instructor in Commerce, and Mrs
| Cooper,
The committees consist of Doro-
thy Mae Isaac, ‘41, decorations; Ar-
lene Sadler, '42, refreshments; Shir-
Jennings, ‘43, programs; and
42, guests,
&
dents who pay almost as much at-)Dr, Stewart, for he has been on his} , .
‘own since he was 13. He worked his|/ Dean Will Assist
Way through, partly by teaching |
school in the villages of his native
state. Apprenticeship in his broth-
er’s western New York print shop Miss Alice Packer, ‘42, chairman sel
helped, and there was a period when | Campus Commission has announced
he edited a small town newspaper, the members of the recently reor-
| Returned from France, where he #ithized Campus Commission, They |
served for nearly two years us anjlre: Peter Fulvio, Leslie Graves,
‘officer in the 28th Infantry, Pirst | Janet Krantz, and Lothar Sehultz,
Division, the Southerner returned to path aaa th pele ans
[teaching in the middie west. While’ “According to Miss Packer, impetus |
earning his doctorate ut Chicago Us| for the reorgantenuion came. trom
he became interested in South | the Dean's office, in order to make
jAmerican alfairs. Reflected in hits) the Commission more effective.
|ibrary und office furnishings, this! ‘The new Commission will be em-
interest materialized in 1938 in a|powered to take offenders directly
| biography (pending at w publisher's) |to the Dean's office, where the Denn |
of Henry Meigys, & Catskill native Wil mete out
punishment us he
who was the 19th Century South |S¢es fit, The Commission will hold
American version of Rockefeller and |"esular meetings with the Dean In
other railroad fortune builders. Sears ties argh tonnes and to
The newcomer has already im- Goan 2 ER Ne
pressed students with his interest |” Miss Packer requests the student
\in State and a subtle sense of hum- body to pay strict heed to all laws
or—like the thme he crushed the|and rulings of Campus Commission
senator's sole and beamed, ‘That's |in order to save all concerned a lot
setting you back on your heels!" —/of grief. '
P. M. Attendance at this meeting
shall take procedence over all
other college appointments.
| ng
| partanent
jin mn "
[tun “riewielins MeHENE Ree asa ek
issivns from persons paying such ad.
bliin
7 Hecords sust be kept showing all
wiytients for admidsslon all fre or
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yunlatlons, and wil pays
vib inembers (together with
nw) fu rlod of
Vnited States Mr
Keturns must be
nat
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Pr AL Nu iy
Campus Commission| 13" adsianr hon i
ANY other” persons eommvete
With the collection ar rombitianes of
uns,
he wature of the finetton,
ercof Hekels printed (ueiaters
Wino required to report this
Hem date time, and plies, and
my at hier ential dufornuation
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place Ie
reduced rate. rate
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brokers, ex eens
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seals,
(7). ‘Hox offies
established pr
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remittin
N. B. 'Tho tax returns are t
in triplicate, one copy gol
Internal Revenue Di
to our Troasurer's ico,
PY to be retained by tho organtsas
tlon, Boturne must be notarised, State
College noturloy ure Mr, Clarence Deyo,
trousurer, and Misy Elizabeth Van Dens
burgh, régletrar,
w—oxveR over
penalties, and total
bo kept
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Postlude to Perlman
Everywhere in tife, the true question In not
what we gain but what we do.
—Carlyle.
One Friday, two years ago, a freshman with
a marked gift for oral expansiveness had the
members of the Student Association tittering
in their auditorium seats when he announced
that he was organizing a symphony orchestra.
Week after week, that freshman amused the
assembly with “pleas” for student musicians
and financial support. Our “Doubting
Thomases” knew he was attempting the im-
possible—it was like waiting for an uptown
car on the downtown side of the street.
Today that freshman, Bernard Perlman, is
ajunior. Last night he appeared again in the
auditorium, not to make an announcement,
but to conduct the Symphony Orchestra in a
Music Council presentation that would ordi-
narily feature such world famous artists as
the Don Cossacks. In two short years, almost
single-handed, Perlman has shaped a gang of
raw musicians into an organization rivaling
professional orchestras. If to any one person
the responsibility for last night’s achieve-
ment can be assigned, that person is Perlman,
The work that he has put into the orches-
tra would be a full time job for most men.
Presiding at all rehearsals, learning the music
of every orchestral section, drilling with indi-
vidual sections, interpreting the music, striv-
ing for Music Council recognition, seeking
financial assistance—here was enough work
to occupy most of the waking hours of a pro-
fessional conductor.
Students who have made permanent con-
tributions to State College may be counted
off on the fingers of one hand. If ever such
a list of State’s “immortals” were made up,
the name of Perlman would merit serious
consideration,
Now It's Our Move
The chowmbourd In the world,
Huxley.
This is a frank appeal to the members of
the Student Association for additional finan-
cial support for the ever-victorious chess
team. This morning a resolution will be intro-
duced authorizing an appropriation from the
surplus of $55.00 to defray the cost of send-
ing our chess team to the United States Inti
collegiate Invitation Championship chess
tournament conducted this year in New York
City from December 26-81. The winner of
this tournament is official United States
Intercollegiate Chess Champion.
So far this year, our pawn pushers have
gone undefeated in intercollegiate comy
tion, They have beaten NYU, Rutgers,
Union, RPI, and Princeton. A win over Col-
gate, carrying with it the championship of
the Upper Hudson Valley Intercollegiate
Chess League, is expected tonight. That the
STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER_1!3, 1940
‘A Guide to Peace
ss... and a Happy New Year’
‘The Ferryboat Serenade’
Robert Hertel & Anne Rattray
This a ferry tale about two plays;heroine of the evening's tragedy
which missed the boat. Those whojachieved her glory by illegitimate
cruised aimlessly about State's stage | means; she stole the show. The red-
Tuesday night are numerous, In|haired busybody “pried” her way to
Shaw's egotistical advertisement for top honors. The farmer was vaguely
Candida we found a girl who thought ' old with a makeup resembling the
she could do high comedy; she deliv- | Mississippi at its muddiest. His wife
ered the part with impossible diction. | depended too much on facial expres-
Her lover's attempts to give the play |sion rather than interpretation of
its proper lightness were thwarted | lines to convey her semi-deranged
by her total lack of interpretation. |character. Her constant addressing
The husband might have made the|the audience became ineffectual,
boat if he had given his part more
time in preparation. The furniture | { sibilit: ticularl hi
made a valiant attempt to get over )29 (mbossioillty, particularly when
the gangplank by coming in the we find a hangover from Bury the
front way, but even this only added Ded under a dashing fedora.
to the general confused impression.| The moral of our tale is obviously
Most fairy tales have a happy end- this: Advance Dramaties, don’t miss
ing, but this one is different. The the boat too often!
An Appraisal of “The Great Tradition”
“It ix easier lo be critical than correct.”
—Disraeli
To our mind, a blase clergyman is
Dear Tradition Apprais
To label an idea or practice TRADITION is easy.
Therefore, last week’s TRADITION appraiser had an
easy job. In all fairness, it must be admitted that some
of the items of last week’s article may be open to criti-
cism. Altogether too many, however, are listed so
arbitrarily by the author, thus revealing that he does |
not fully understand the vital things most highly
valued by State students.
Fewer than 20 per ce: tudents indulge in the
“holy hour of dancing” and fewer than 5 per cent “
heard in a drinking song at the wind-up in Burp’s”. We
could go through the article, paragraph by paragraph
and point out the numerous things considered TRADI-
TION by the writer but non-existent as far as the
majority of students are concerned. The trouble with
We Pay Our Debts
The Commentstater-——————
For almost a semester this column has
been complaining. Practically every phase of
State College life has at some time or other
been attacked. No one has escaped criticism.
We have attacked fraternities, sororities,
rushing, Myskania, school spirit, courses, and
student attitudes. We have repeatedly
brought to the attention of our readers those
things about the college which we thought
were not as they should be. Very rarely has
a word of praise appeared in this column.
From September it has been one long com-
plaint.
Today we undergo a change in attitude. In
this, the final issue of the year, we take re-
spite and lay down our cudgels. The Yuletide
spirit is in the air, and there is no time better
than the present to demonstrate our grati-
tude for some of the better things that have
come to our college unnoticed and unsung.
Liberal Myskania
We are grateful:
For a liberally minded Myskania, which
has shattered precedent by snake dancing in
assembly. We are glad to see the starch
finally dissolving from a body which tradi-
tion has up to now made formal and ultra-
dignified.
For smoother and more spirited assemblies.
The chair has been doing an excellent job. It
is gratifying to see that the first rap of the
gavel is sufficient to bring the most disorderly
assembly to order.
For the end of rushing. Since the begin-
ning of the semester it has been a source of
irritation and enmity to many students. With
its close, we may see an easing of fraternity
and sorority spirit, and a revival of school
spirit. The student body has too long this
year been separated into small organizational
cliques each ready to do battle with the
others for the freshman class. The upper-
classmen may now rest at peace and resume
their normal lives and their normal friend-
ships.
For the clean-up campaign. The Commons
has finally been given a bath. Campus Com-
mission has been given a new set of teeth
with which to enforce its dicta. Waste paper
baskets have been conveniently placed in the
lower corridor of Draper Hall.
For the Publications Office—that new phe-
nomenon which recently emerged from the
dirt, confusion, and smoke which was once
the activities office.
Pep “Powwow” Packed Punch
, For last week’s pep meeting. The inspira-
tion that led to its placement on the assembly
program, and the guidance that kept it mov-
ing at a hilarious pace did much to make the
11:10 Friday morning hour a lot more than
something to be cut by any and all. An
assembly such as that, once in a while, not
only is a refreshing bit of fun, but it also
does wonders to school spirit.
For Christmas vacation,
For these things, we are grateful.
_And, above all, we are grateful for the con-
dition that makes all these things possible—
America is at peace.
The Weekly y Bulletin
pUPL
Chelstuas
on Wednesday
Hall auditorium,
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‘Time vards for the No-
State College is that altogether too FléW students are
enthralled by our GREAT TRADITION! It is without
reserve agreed that many of the conditions brought
out in last week's “thesis” do exist but cannot be con-
sidered as a part of TRADITION and condemned as
such,
So far as student government is concerned, the criti-
cism is from the point of perfection; from that point of
view, any government may be sharply criticized, Last
week's Commenistater fails to point out that State has
yember-Decembor pay pers
Alun 8 tod must be returned to the
Maltetue! } Hoyer NYA offlee tomorrow by
Kathryn Devine 4:00 noon,
Dora Aungst Ralph Chirk,
Student Director.
SOCIAL OA
L. Couper
Boned.
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STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1940
Maloney’s
This column is being written un-
der protest.
Overheard at the RPI slaughter
the other night was the following
comment summarizing the game:
State stinks, RPI stinks, and the
referees stink. The first angle is the
one that concerns us,
In more polite language, the State
outfit that fumbled away forty min-
utes in '87 Gym Saturday night was
a far cry from one of the fighting
State fives of old. The boys weren't
taking chances, weren't shooting
enough to satisfy us.
The Clarkson win caught us una-
wares. In the pinch, the Statesmen
|
Yearlings Tackle
Academy Squad
State's Frosh cagers get their
first opportunity to cavort before
the home fans tonight when they
face a strong Albany Academy five
in the preliminary to the varsity
contest. Impressive in their first
start, despite a loss to RPI's yearl-
ing five, the team seems like a fair
|bet to record win number one against
an Academy team that boasts a
victory in its only start to date,
In taking the short end of a 31-
held up well. However, for better
than an even break on the season,
the boys will have to develop more overs have spoken favorably of
aggressive tactics. In other words, | their play. Led by Bill Forrest who
our sorest need right now Is a bit
more of the “old fight."
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but the club lost its scoring eye in)
the last quarter and dropped a
tough one.
In tonight's game the Frosh team
faces an outfit whose initial win
came over Albany Business College
last week. However, the Academy
team is built around Touhey, Peck,
and Plunkett, all holdovers from last
year's outfit
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their third opponent when they
tackle the Siena yearlings.
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Cagers Defeat Clarkson,
Meet Brooklyn Tonight
The State basketeers will take to Page Hall tonight, meet-
ing Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute with a balanced ledger—
one loss to RPI, 32-16, and a victory over Clarkson Tech, 42-39,
A vast improvement was shown in
Monday evening's _ performance.
Speed and cutting coupled with
Brauner's snaggin’ em off the back-
boards were instrumental in keep-
ing the Teachers in top position, At
RPI the team as a whole showed
lack of acclimation to a huge court
with lively backboards.
Poly Lineup
Little is known about Brooklyn
Poly's ability. They usually have a
pretty good roster. The probable
starting Hneup for the Institute 1s:
Charles Walsh, captain, Herman
Brunotti, Richard Schwarting, a
formidable veteran, Alfred Mila-
shefsky, and Thomas Heffernan.
Tomorrow the team takes a long
jaunt to Canton to meet powerful
St. Lawrence University, The Lar-
ries have won their first two con-
tests, defeating St. Michael's and
mighty Colgate.
Larries Powerful
Northern observers have predict-
ed that this year's Laurentian quin-
tet will be a high-scoring aggrega-
tion, Diminutive Joe Tilhurst from
East Syracuse is expected to star,
pressed by sophomores John Var-
soke from Amsterdam and Len Lar-
son from Rockville Center, L. I.
Bill Bartlett of Rutherford, N. J.
and Don Sherwood, Oswego, will
round out the first squad. Other
noteworthy teams carded by the
Laurentians are Syracuse Univer-
sity, Fordham University, Niagara
U., Ithaca, and the University of
Mexico.
In another December tilt the Peds
will meet Siena on the local boards
on the 19th, Siena has a perfect
record thus far with two wins to
their credit, having subdued Oneonta
and Hartwick, Veteran Howie Tuck-
er, one of his team’s mainstays, may
be out of the contest because of a
continued attack of arthritis.
Snover Defeats Brauner
To Win Ping-Pong Title
‘The ping-pong tournament has at
last been completed and when the
fleeting pellet finally came to a
standstill, Jim Snover was crowned
the new champion of State College.
Snover had smashed his way, vic-
tory after victory, until the only
man left between him and the
championship was none other than
Hank Brauner, last year's defend-
ing champ.
Snover disposed of him by winning
three straight for the best 3 out
of 5 games, For his efforts Snover,
was rewarded with a beautiful, gold-
engraved trophy.
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State Women Issue
Request for Bowlers
Strikes! Spares! Recognize the
terms, They are from bowling—
the pastime that “is rapidly be-
coming an American institution”
(quote from Maloney’s column
on intramural bowling which
suggested co-ed bowling.)
Ferne Grenier, captain of
State's feminine keglers, has been
hitting in the lower half of the
second century, as have Jones,
Elswood, Berkowitz and Shafer.
These girls and many others have
been spending Wednesday and
Friday afternoons at the Rice
Alleys. Why not join them?
CH Beats BAR,
Bolstering Lead
College House widened its lead in
the Intramural Basketball league
Monday by defeating BAR 22-16.
The league leaders after trailing
11-10 at the half and 16-14 at the
end of the third quarter came back
with their well-known last quarter
spree to win—scoring five points in
the final two minutes.
Carney of CH scored tive points
to raise his total pointage for five
games of play to 39 giving him the
individual scoring lead, Anderson
of CH was high scorer for the game
with eight points, thus raising his
total to 38 to tle with Gowdy of
the Grads for second place. Sprowls
of BAR added six points to his total
putting himself in third place with
37 points. Jordan of SLS meanwhile,
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although having played only four
games, is in fourth place with 36
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Cooper House made up for its de-
feat at the hands of Dorm B the
previous week by scoring a 6-0 vic-
tory over Commuters B Wednesday
night during the second seasion of
intramural basketball play. Al-
though not indicated by the score,
this game Was a close one with the
Possession of the ball constantly see-
sawing between the two teams.
Newman fell before Junipers in
the second contest of the evening.
This was the first game for both,
with the final score 10-4 in Juniper's
favor, The third game scheduled for
the night was handed to the Dorm
¢ an by way of a forfeit by Wren
fall,
Swimming enthusiasts will have
to restrain themselves from rushing
down to the pool until after the
Christmas vacation. It seems that
Parties will be taking up the time
next week,
Belts and cork products have been
occupying the time of the Craft
Club members so far, and this week
wood and metal materials will be
available for the girls. Work may be
started Tuesday night and taken
home to be finished. How about
those Christmas presents?
° For Discriminating
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Delicious and
Retreshing
There's always a moment
for the pause that refreshes
with ice-cold Coca-Cola, The
taste of ice-cold Coca-Cola
delights your taste, It brings
you a refreshed feeling that
is always welcome. Millions
Luekport rink there’s @ Santa Claus around
sien Richfield somewhere when you figure out how
t und dullet | December 17 Prench- Springs Hel a by Greyhound,
Qverture und the Nuterucker | Spanlsh Clubs Christmas couinain newch you save going y Greyhound
ite of Techalkowuky, party, Lounge, 7:45 P.M. shi iwecry Chrivtiaas|
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SCA will frown a Christ
mas Carol Bing In the Ro-
a government they WANT. Moreover, the government
as provided for, can be changed as they want it changed
—thus making the government good as judged by the
standards set up in the Declaration of Independence, a
widely known principle of American Democracy which
carries more weight than any Commentstater.
Traditionally Curious,
une December 16 —1tallan Club
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squad is good, such triumphs prove, The
team deserves this opportunity to demon-
strate its ability against the nation’s best,
Since its organization in 1938, the chess
squad has been State College’s best “Press
Bureau,” As an advertising medium alone,
it warrants a $55.00 investment,
Nothing Else So Good
Instruction
resumed, 8:10 A. M.
PAGE 4
STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1940
SEB to Continue
Student Program
Voluntary Committees Will Aid
Seniors and Graduates In
Methods of Job-Finding
Continuing the educative program
to aid seniors and graduate students
seeking employment in the field of
teaching, Miss Irene Semanek, As-
sistant Director of the Student Em-
ployment Bureau, a ~inces the
formation of volunta. uctees
to investigate certain phinses ’
terest to the prospective i
The committees will report ou ‘he
following subjects: “Ethics of Job
Hunting,” “Personal Interviews and
Appearance,” and “Letters of Appli-
cation,”
All seniors and graduate students
who wish to volunteer for commit-
tee work are to come to the Student
Employment Bureau office in Milne
and sign up for the committee they
are interested in. The committees
will hold a meeting sometime next
week,
The Bureau especially requests all|
graduate students who have been
In the teaching field to volunteer to
serve on a Round Table in a public
discussion, to be held sometime be-
fore examination, This discussion
will bring to light actual experiences
of those seeking jobs and will afford
many hints to the prospective job-
seekers,
The form of the committee reports
will depend on the discretion of the
members—panel discussions, printed
information, or whatever method
the committee sees fit to use, The
work is definitely a student project,
with all the work being done by the
students,
The idea of student committee re-
ports was originated three years ago
by Mr. Paul G. Bulger, Director of
the Student Employment Bureau.
Since then the committees have
been functioning yearly on a gen-
erally expanding scope.
|Frances Graceffo,
Only a Week to Go—
Sorority Pledge Listing
1940
No News Next Week
Baird, Janet Baxter, Helen Brucker,
Miss Elizabeth VanDenburgh, | June Carlson, Lois Hampel, Georgia
Registrar, announces that col-
lege will officially close for
Christmas recess at 12 noon on
Friday. Instruction will be re-
sumed at 8:10 A. M. Monday,
January 6, 1941.
Before and after the vacation
periods the only excuses which
will be approved are those signed
by the Dean of the College in
person and secured before the ab-
sence takes place. Inasmuch as
December 20 is the beginning of
the vacation, there will be no is-
sue of the News that day, The
next issue will appear Friday,
January 10, 1941.
Herdman,
Lichtwart, Carolyn Lively, Evelyn
McGowan, Ellen Myers, Shirley
Reed, Sally Richards, Janet Roe,
thy Townsend, Ula Wiley, Carol
Wing, Ruth Yutzler.
Mary Joyce, Mary Jane Pickert,
Betty Mary Stengel.
Chi Sigma Theta: Patricia Carroll,
Mary Domann, Agnes Frank, Betty
Gravelle, Joan Hoffman, Helenmarie
Kelly, Patricia Latimer, Kathleen
MacDonald, Betty McGrath, Mary
McNiff, Marie Reilly, Janet R.
Smith, Betty Snyder, Marian Sovik,
Marcia Wilkinson.
Alpha Epsilon Phi: Ruth Fried-
man, Lillian Gross, Mildred Kirsh-
enblum, Adele Lewis, Gertrude Melt-
Departmental Clubs
To Sponsor Parties
Clubs of the Language Depart-
ment of State College will discuss
the Christmas customs of their re-
spective countries at parties sched-
uled for tne coming week.
The Italian Club, under the direc-
tion of Anthony Sardisco, ‘41, will
entertain its members on Monday,
December 16 in the Lounge at 8
P. M. A program of music and
games is being planned by Josephine
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Kappa Delta: Trece Aney, Eunice Ist A
Gamma Kappa Phi: Dora Aungst,
Ryan,
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Psi Gamma: Edith Beard, Helen|Mary MacKay, Amy Marsters, Bar-
Beckerle, June Clark, Theodora Jay, | bara Smith.
Hardesty, Jeanne Harvey, Katherine |Gertrude Bove, Herle Briggs, Mary
F eeiaille Create. Dorig|Colfels, Kathleen Doran, Shirley
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McGrath, Catherine Rice,
Mary
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Hannelore Schoen, Janet L.
Kareta Sullivan, Pauline
Jane Southwick, Mary Squire, Doro- | washinko.
Zeta: Lois Bailey, Patricia
luriel Hughes, Leda LaSalle,
Pi Alpha Tau: Ada Snyder.
Phi Delta: Edythe Baker, Marjorie
|Breunig, Athena Demos, Winifred
Morris, Gertrude Myers, Irene My-|
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seniors, are in
charge of the refreshments which
will consist of Italian food.
The guests of honor will be Fath:
er Michael M. Fufferd of St. An-
thony's Church, and Dr. Thomas G.
Bergin, professor of Romance Lan-
guages, and Mrs. Bergin.
The French and the Spanish Clubs
are planning a joint Christmas party
to be held Tuesday evening, Decem-
ber 17 at 7:45 P. M. in the Lounge.
The Christmas customs of France
and Spain will be discussed. There
will also be games and refreshments,
George Kunz, '43, president of the
German Club, revealed plans for
'thelr annual Christmas party to be
held Monday, December 16, from
7:30 until 10 P. M.
There will be German songs,
and refreshments during the
iB.
Egelston Shatters Old Tradition
At Recent Montreal Discussion
by Edwin J, Holstein
To the north of us there is a city
about seven times as large as Al-
bany. This city in “another coun-
try"—a country at war, Is Montreal
in Quebec, Canada. To this city on | fits of the R. A. F. The soldiers un-
November 30, journeyed a delegation | like our own, are much less con-
of the American Foreign Policy As-| scious of uniforms.
sociation at the invitation of the
“every thing is conditioned by the
at
Uniforms are everywhere in Mon-
treal; the most striking are those
“slate-blue with plenty of brass” out-
A spirit has seized the people of
vee ve
the cigarette
tat Satisties
A carton 0,
Chesterfields with their
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Canadian Institute of International | Montreal; a deeply imbedded convic-
Affairs. As one of the delegates,| tion tempers their lives, Mrs. Egel-
Mrs. Martha A. Egelston, instructor | ston feels. ‘They feel that there will
in History at State, returned to tell| always be an England, even if they
pleasure than anything
else you can buy for
' obs
Women are not regarded highly in
the public life of Quebec
own words they have been “chattels.
The American female delegates w
told that they could speak in the |¢' hemisphere at any price
round-table discussions of the con-
vention. However, when Mrs. Egel-
ston signaled for recognition, she
saw that it would not be forthcom-
ing; the result—she spoke anyway.
Silence settled over the assembly. A
woman had spoken on International
affairs for the first time in the his-
tory of the organization.
Mrs, Egelston confesses that she
went to Montreal full hope; hope
that was speedily squelehed by the
prevalent pessimism she found there.
Pointing out that the “press” has
held that there ts no evidence of
war in Canada, she stated that
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ryations and interpreta- | are defeated. Kill them all, but there
Th thelr | ever. is the same group philosophy
| the St. Lawrence River.
will always be an England. Parallel
to this feeling of patriotism, how-
that is found in the United States
today, namely defense of the west-
Both interesting and significant ts
the fact that Mrs. Egelston saw a
concentration camp on an island in
On the back
of cach inmate there is a bright
scarlet spot ten Inches in diameter.
Trousers are blue and red striped.
Her comment was “Escape from such
a place is impossible |
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