STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FEBRUARY 23, 1940
State College News
Concer For TEACHERS, Atpany, N. Y., Fripay, Marcu 1, 1940
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SCA Anticipates State and RPI to
THE WEEKLY BULLETIN
This bulletin will be the medium for all announcements of an official TG
nature. Students and faculty are requested to look to the bulletin for
‘information. Notices for the bulletin must be in the NEWS mailbox :
Chesterfield presents a Assembly Today |
To Feature Vote
not later than 5:00 o'clock on the Wednesday of each publication week.
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EMPLOYMENT at 7:30 o'clock for the purpose of
deadente seeking employment are|electing officers for the coming
requested to come to the PTHB/year, The meeting will be in the
Students Will Receive
New Statesman Issue
According to Marcia Browa,
Battle
office to fill in schedule blanks|Lounge of Richardson hall.
for the second semester, Blanks
will be found of the ene come
and may be filled in any time dur- ,
ing the day. It is imperative that| Fe
as possible.
Mary Jane McNamara, | Feb.
Party, Commons of Hawley hall,
Edgar Perretz, Directors, 4:00 Sralook,
ART EXHIBIT
Students are requested to watch
the bulletin boards on the second
floor of Draper hall and the li-
brary display cases for exhibits of| °,
reproductions of Italian master-| .,\
pieces such as those shown by| Feb.
the Museum of Modern Art at New
be Ruth E, Hutchins, | 0°
Assistant Professor of Fine Arts,| Feb.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
BUREAU Feb.
The following books are on re- to
serve in the library: ool
Barr, Characteristic Differences in Feb,
the Teaching Performance of| Feb.
Good and Poor Teachers,
Beale. Are American Teaohersa
Free?
Donovan. School Ma’am.
MacDougall. Techniques of Teacher
Belf-Placement,
Ryan, Your Clothes and Your Per-
sonality,
Umstahd. and Others. Institutional| Feb.
Teacher Placement. Feb,
Feb.
Feb.
U, S, Department of Interior Bul- Albany Town Meeting, room 20,
8:00 o'clock,
letin, 1932, No. 17, Monograph No.
12, National Survey of Secondary | me,
Education, Selection and Appoint-
‘ment of Teachers.
Paul Bulger, Director. Feb.
SERVICE FRATERNITY
The State College Service fra-
ternity will meet Monday night
Jeanne McKay, NSFA president,
schedule changes be made as soon ‘Auditorium, 11:10 o'clock,
men vs, Albany Business College,
State college vs.
Gymnasium of Page hall, 7:30
day,” First Presbyterian church,
State and Willett streets, 11:00
heads of point system revision
plan, room 109, 4:30 o'clock.
Auditorium of Page hall,
o'clock,
meeting,
led by James Robinson, young
negro minister, Lounge of Rich-
ardson hall, 3:30 o'clock.
Rose vs, State college,
of Richardson hall, 8:00 o'clock.
liam and Mary vs. State college,
Lounge of Richardson hall, 8:00
o'clock,
Richard Platt, President,
SOCIAL CALENDAR
23—Assembly, Talk by Mary
23—Sophomore Leap Year
24—Basketball games, Fresh-
St. Michael's,
lock.
25—SCA “State College Sun-
lock,
26—Open hearing for activity
26—Service fraternity meeting,
unge of Richardson hall, 7:30
lock.
21—Advanced dramatics class
present two one-act plays,
Religious commission
23 —
round table discussion
28—Lutheran club supper.
28—Adult Education council,
College of St.
Lounge
28—Debate,
29—Debate, University of Wil-
State Debate Squad
To Have Home Meets
Entering the second week of its c
home schedule, the State debate of t!
team will engage St. Rose on Wed-|of the club will leave Albany to-
nesday and on the following day,| mor
the University of William and Mary, |assistant professor of Latin,
Dorothy Johnson and Janet|remi
Sharts, juniors, will represent the
Among other
coupes ued in ae Orevon sole members will visit the Italian ex-
liscussion with our Albany neigh-
one ‘The resolution of Phi Kappa | hibit
Delta, national debate society, will/of Art,
Classical Club to Visit
The Classical club is planning a|
weekend trip to New York city, ac-
ording to Betty Bunce, president
them in New York Sunday,
Exhibits in New York
he club. Some of the pany to |
row, with Miss Edith Wallace,
The |
ainder of the group will join
things, the club
it in the Metropolitan Museum
julde the discussion, It states:
Resolved: That the United States
should follow a policy of strict 1so-
lation toward all nations outside the
western hemisphere engaged in civil
or international conflict.” On
‘Thursday, Anne Lomnitzer and Bet-
ty Denmark, seniors, will participate
in a round-table discussion with the
debaters from the South.
Thomas Augustine and Vincent
Miller, sophomores, entertained the
Fordham debaters yesterday. Last
Wednesday, Haskell Rosenberg, '40,
and Glen Walrath, '42, met the
Rochester branch of Niagara uni-
versity, All of these round-table
discussions concerned the Phi Kap-
pa Delta question,
Sullivan Will Continue
Dancing Classes Today
Rita Sullivan, '40, has announced
that the classes of instruction for
freshmen who desire to learn how
to dance will be resumed starting
today at 3:30 o'clock in the Lounge
of Richardson hall.
As in the past, music will be
furnished by Esther Stuhimaker,
‘43. Upper-class girls will assist |
Miss Sullivan {in this instruction, |
There 1s the possibility of combin-_
ing both the boys’ and girls’ classes
in leu of separate meeting \
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On Amendments
Point Revision Committee
to Offer Resolutions
for New System
Lloyd Kelly, '40, president of the
Student association, has announced
that this morning’s assembly will
be a business meeting. The first
order of business will be the report
from the standing Point System Re-
vision committee. The text of the
committee's recommendation 1s:
1. Resolved that Article V, Section
2 be amended by striking out ‘part (d).
11. Renolved that the by-laws be
amended by striking out section Gand
substituting the following:
aystem providing for
distribution of of-
own ax the
The Student asso de-
terming offices shall be major
rr.
¢. All offices not lted us major or
minor «hall be known as unclissitied
offices,
ervon may hol
minor offic
offices, There shall
on the number of ui
h be held.
ono mujor of-
i
anwifled offi
of thin wystem,
leers to ull pont:
by the
1 day
fon of Student axwoelution
* previously provided for.
shail be provisional
by Mynku
flee
i whinll have the power to
e the resignation of any per-
olding office in violation of
vast
Following the report which will
be read by Walter Harper, ‘40,
committee chairman, the association
will discuss and vote on the three
amendments which have been post-
ed for the required two weeks, ‘The
amendments are as follows:
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40, Editor-in-chief of the States.
man, we can expect the second
issue of that publication to be
on the market before this morn-
ing’s assembly,
Present plans are for its dis-
tribution at one of the tables in
the lower corridor of Draper
hall in time for assembly snitch-
ing. This issue will be larger,
better, and will contain greater
variety in makeup, style, con-
tent, and print. We wouldn't
think of telling you some of the
nice things which you will come
across when you rip open your
copy and devour its contents (or
Just devour it, we don’t mind),
but you can be sure of sumpin’
special nice, and on State's intel-
lectual level, too, No mention
was made as to variety in source,
but we'll bet the student body
came through with its contribu-
tions—or did they?
Varied Program
'Freshmen to Conduct Tea;
| Morford Will Discuss
| War and Religion
| ———_—
SCA is continuing its plans for
the mid-winter program, Fresh-
man commission, Student and Re-
Ugion commission, Social Action
commission and Club X will have
meetings in the immediate future,
Freshman commission will spon-
sor an “All-College-Lounge-Tea”
Thursday from 3:30 to 5:00 o'clock,
Bryant Taylor, president of Fresh-
|man commission and general chair-
jman of che tea, announces the fol-
lowing committees: publicity, Wil-
lam Phipps; hostesses, Shirley
Eastman; arrangements, Dorothy
Roth; re-arrangements, Barbara
Kerlin; food, Dorothy Huyck; floor-
|show, Van Ellis and Don ‘Vanas,
| Social Action Commisison
Bureau Will Have
Panel Tomorrow
|seniors and graduate students
|the auditorium of Page hall from
10:00 to 12:00 o'clock tomorrow,
The discussion will center around
the question, “What the high school
;principal looks for in the beginning
The five principals who will talk
include: Mr, Arnold Copping, Ber- nese
lin Central high school, Berlin; Mr.
F, Remington Furlong, Cocymans | tion staff, will addr ess the assembly | nesday at
al high school, Coeymans; Mr, | at Albany Business
J. Stanley, Hadley-Luzerne ited number of State students who
, Cen
! Ralph
Central ‘high
zerne; Mr.
Berne-Knos
school,
Edward
Central high school
Berne-Knox; and Mr. Richard R.
Wurth, Roesselville Central high
|school, Roesselville
At the discussion, two hundred
jleaflets containing ‘a bibliography
books which may be obtained
from the Pruyn library on
seeking will be distributed,
The Student Employment bureau
announces the following place-
ments: Anila Fralick, ‘34, science,
dramatics, public speaking, Town
of Webb, Old Forge; Anne Kalich-
Hadley-Lu-
tty man, '39, personnel work, New York
budget
ay of the
State Training school for Girls, Hud-
son; Jane Wilson, '40, junior high
brary, Scotia; Mrs, Joyce Edwards,
40. musie and sewing, Glen Fal
lizabeth Wheeler, ‘40, substitute
in commerce, Schaghticoke; Helen
Bernard, '39, mathematics and guid-
ance, Le Roy; Darwin Van Keuren,
‘40, commerce, Andes; Buel Arnold,
9, commerce, Jamestown; Lora
Engelson, °37, commerce, Rochester
Business school, Rochester.
Pretty Southerner Airs Views
On Styles and
by William Dorrance
“Contrary to the statement in the
Ni Mary Jeanne McKay, pre
ident of NSFA, who spoke here
last Friday, is not twenty-fi
view Friday afternoon. — Apparel-
led smartly ina wine crepe. suit,
Miss McKay declared, girl of
my tender years is easily hurt by
& misrepresented age."
Turning to matters of tor
gravity, Miss McKay aired herself on
the American Youth congress,
think the newspapers of this coun-
Uy shamefully smeared the Youth
congress. They deliberately distorted
the Congress’ Washington meeting
to give the impression of radicalism,
riot, and immorality.”” In a slight
southern drawl she added, that
the papers “played up the | hisses
and boas. Actually the boos were
isolated and infrequent,” she said.
In a response to a question, she
explained her almost negligible
Youth Movement
outhern drawl have taken
speech training at college and have
rked with northerners for years.
he broke into a broad southern
dialect with, “How yo’ all, honey
chile? Why sho’ nuff, honey lamb
T can talk like that to although
I think most southerners who do
tall that way ure putting on.”
She described Vassar as having
one of the most unusual styles in
the North. “
ing Seotch Icilts. All they need now
is bagpipes and they could enlist
in a Scottish regiment."
‘The pretty southerner confessed
she was a jitterbug at heart. “The
dance craze passed me by when I
Was in college. Now in my third
year out of undergraduate work,
T regret not having learned to jit:
terbug. I am crazy oyer the snag,
shuffle, and Lindy, Perhaps one
of you boys will teach me to jitter,”
she coyly suggested, (Ed. note—
Miss McKay learned to jitterbug
that night at the Sophomore party.)
The Student Employment bureau| “Religion and Problems of War,”
ae » tor) Will sponsor a panel discussion for
responsible for F in| Mission will conduct a tour to the;
le} 1940 Dorm dri
"he girls there are wear- |
| Tonight Canterbury club and SCA
jyat. cooperate with the local Peace |
council in presenting the Reverend
Richard Morford, minister of the|
House of Friendship, at 8:00 o'clock |
Jin the Lounge of Richardson hell
|The subject of discussion will be
G. Elliot Hatfield, whose squad
Tomorrow the Social Action com-| faces RPI tomorrow’ night.
South end of Albany, It is urged
that all students interested in see- St t d B t
he
ing the acute housing probiemsof| SLE ANG Dates
Albany meet in the Rotunda of
!Draper hall at 9:45 o'clock. T D b t W.
| Student and Religion Commission 0 e a e ar
| Wednesday, from 12:00 to 1:00
jo'clock, Dr. T. Z. Koo, brilliant Chi-| ‘The State varsity debate squad is
leader and member of the entering its pre-spring schedule with
| Wor Ids’ Student Christian federa- | a debate with Bates college on Wed-
:00 o'clock in the Lounge
college. A lim-/of Richardson hall.
The squad has almost finished its
10:00 o'clock nor] seminar. activities, The past few
have neither a
Thompson,!/# 12:35 o'clock class on Wednes-| periods have been devoted to dis-
jday have been invited to attend.| cussing and practicing the Oregon
A planning committee for Club] style of cross-examination discus-
X met under the leadership of Ed-|sion, ‘The schedule ot forthcoming
kar Perretz and Geraldine Ewing, contests, however, will include panel
seniors, for the purpose of deciding discussions, Oregon discussions, and
the nature of future meetings, The the formal style debates.
Tuesday meeting will feature dif-| ‘Anne Lomnitzer, vice-president of
Aieewe, {ybes of dancing—social, | nobate council, and Betty Denmark,
and Virginia reels, seniors, will represent State college
. ae agains'
Chairmen Announce
discussion Wednesday, on the timely
topic: “Resolved: that the United
. ing | St'2 ce best serve democracy. by | (} y three games e
Dorm Drive Captains |%!*'s, ca" Pes, sev aged wea eames ave heen
log This question is a simple stat
Seniors Will Meet Monday | mont ofthe national forensic. fr
To Clarify Plan's Aim ternity, Phi Kappa Delta, question.
Mr. Hardy, debate conch,’ says that
he expects an “enlightening discus-
sion."
Plans are being formulated for a
trip to western New York. In ad-
dition a delegation will go to Col-
| Joseph McKeon and Janice Fried.
man, seniors, co-chairmen of the
have announced
the list of captains who will assist
in forwarding the campaign. A
erlain number of classmates will
be assigned to cach captain who will
contact them in regard to pledges,
|The list includes:
| Mary Arndt, Marjorie Baird, Jane
| Ba {, Ellen Best, Alice Brown,
Joseph” Cappiello, Ruth Donnelly,
[Janet Ellis, Louis’ Francello, Waltee
| Harper, Otto Howe, Frank Kluge,
Leonard Kowalsky, Helen Lannen’
|Mary Jane McNamara, Roger Mor:
un, “Doris Parizot, Eleanor Prat
Dorothy Pritchard, Paul Sapolsky
Fay Scheer, Walter Simmons, Rit
Sullivan, Mary Trainor, and’ Jane
Wilson. annual Alumni day.
There will also be a meeting of| Chapell said, “We're trying 10 make
the senior class Monday at 8:00} this a traditional eveni in order to
Glock in the Ingle Room of the/rekindle some of the old college
[Alumni Residence halls to clarify| spirit among our grads and bring
the object of the Dorm drive. Dr.! them closer to thelr Alma Mater
|John M,. Sayles, president of the}
[college and M
cuitive secrelury of the Alumni! poy,
Association, will take part Mn the isticates will be given an’ onrons
meeting,
York State Debate conference. Both
of these events come in April,
aN esi:
Chapell To Welcome
Old-Timers Tomorrow
The return of the natives will
occur at State tomorrow when many
of the alumni return to be treated,
RE jin “gab-fests," cards, ping-pong and |
Group Installs Officers | Volley bail,
AL its meeting last Monday night, !8 on the program for “those who
the State College Service fraternity can like {t.”
installed these new officers for boys will receive a buffet supper
— ————e
VARSITY COACH Line-up
| On Page Court Tomorrow
at Full Strength
with Frament, Havko
Back in Condition
HOPE TO AVENGE Loss
Contest Will Be Final Game
for Senior Members
of Varsity Team
State has its last Opportunity to
salvage something from a mediocre
season tomorrow night, when the
cagers face RPI's visiting aggre-
gation. The Engineers, traditional
foe of the Teachers, invade Page
with a record that has seen them
victorious in 8 out of 10 starts in
contrast to the home team's 4 out
of 11 record. However, this is the
one game of the year when State
fans can disregard past form and
expect to see the home quintet play
its head off in an effort to gain
the major prize of the hoop cam-
Paign,
The team has built up a terrific
will to win tomorrow. Just
the fact that RPI is the foe is
enough, but in addition the boys
vividly remember a 34-28 opening
Season loss that they are bent on
avenging. Besides that, five mem-
bers of the squad will be out there
hoping to end thelr basketball ca-
reers at State with a victory.
Home Court Edge
Because past performances rarely
mean anything between these two
foes, there is little sense in analyzing
respective records, Worth looking
at, neverthless, is the home court
domination that these two teams
have exerted over each other in
the past. RPI, as usual, has been
invincible against everyone on the
‘87 court, Thelr only two defeats
came at the hands of Stevens Tech
and Union; both were played away
from Troy, In fact, the “Oherry and
White" have in the two years that
they have played in their new gym
lost only one game at home and at
Bates in the Oregon style| on the road.
feted, and seated by Jimmy Chapell,| (9d with Rusty Carman,
41, general chairman of the second eae’
When queried, | @ttack,
In the evening the |and
the same time have won only one
Possibly, the Engin-
cers’ record this year would not
be as good were {t not for the fact
played away from
roundings, On the other hand,
State's invincibility over RPI in
Page hall has been equal to the
Engincers' domination at Troy, In
fact, RPI has never beaten State
on the Page floor.
Full Strength
For the first time in
familiar sur-
several
gate university to attend the New| Weeks, State ts at full strength,
Frament achieved his great per-
formance against St, Mike's, play-
ing with a bad cold and a weak
wrist, while Johnny Havko was cut
over the eye early in the game,
Both are fit and ready to go to-
morrow night,
RPI has come up with a scoring
threat recently in the Person of
Sophomore Bert Hawks, He's been
hitting do.ble figures consistently,
rangy
should pace the Donaldmen
Drama Group to Offer
One-Act Presentations
Advanced Dramatics will enter
Invitations have been sent out | {ls second week of the current sea-
Bertha Brimmer, ‘to over 200 alumni and male mem. | $00 with the presentation of two
of State's faculty. The soph-|Plays Tuesday night directed by
Irene Poger and Robert Hertel,
tunity to compare reminiscences Juniors,
Hertel's play is a dramatic tragedy
Even a basketball game) Which deals with the Serbian peas-
ants, The cast will be: Hyman Melta
Louls Greenspan, juniors;
Louise De Angelis and Vincent Mil-
1940-1941: Paul Grattan, '41, presi- Nd passes to the basketball Bathe sophomores; and George Kung,
41, vice-prest- “all for free.”
Assisting Chapell in his prepar-
Dennis Hannan
dent; William Haller,
dent; Benson Tybring, '42, treas-
rer; Alfred Stiller, '42, recording ations are:
Secretary; Robert Rich, '43, cor- Louis Greenspan, juniors:
responding secretary;
Portley, '43, historian, omores; and Jack Bradt, '43,
and fantasy in pantomine,
Howard includes: Ann Rattray and Barbara
and James Anderson and Clay Sprowls, soph | Ferree, Juniors; Lauretta Servatius,
Miss Poger's presentation is @
The cast
‘42 and Murlel Scovel, '43,
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Confuci
may or may not have said it, but
today’s assembly will be devoted to a business
meeting of the Student association, ‘To the average
seat-owner in Paye’s auditorium this may mean
one of several things: (1) a delayed lunch hour,
(2) a grand opportunity for reading the States-
man as well as the usual News, (3) a morning nap,
(4) an ideal time to cut the weekly gathering alto-
gether,
What does a business meeting mean to you?
It's for you, you know, as well as the “other guy.”
Today we vote on three amendments to the con-
stitution, Have you bothered to read them, con-
sider them, and make your decision, or are you
going to stand up and vote only because you're
tired of sitting down and want to stretch? Don't
let the filibusters and politicians do all the dis-
ng get in there and say what you think |
Who goes to school here, anyw You do! Well,
all right... |
‘ , : ,
‘Let's All Sing —
Three or four cheers for Advanced Dramatics
if they were responsible for providing the escel-
lent musical entertainment between the two plays
last Tuesday night, But a couple of hundred boos
to you if you were one of the highly impolite in
the audience, which expressed its appreciation by
resUessly squirming and jabbering throughout.
ince i seems impossible to reform the listeners
themselves, perhaps those in charge could revise
the type of entertainment between plays, What's
the matter with the “community sing” idea? — Tt
worked once before, we recall. Since the members
of the audience insist upon expressing themselves
vocally while awaiting the rise of the curtain,
there's no reason why they shouldn't do it ona
larger, more unified seale, is: there?
You Tell Us
Are you bored with it all? Do you lie awake
nights wondering what to do and why? ‘Then
sink your little teeth into the following problems
if you can find the answers you're better: than
we are:
Whatever became of the “annual” Greek play
presented: two years ago at Commencement time?
Why can't we all sell maygizines or fudge or some:
thing and buy a few clocks for some of the Draper |
hall classrooms? Where did) the proposed honor
system go and why? What's the reason for the
difference in the number of minutes girls in’ dif-
ferent group houses accumulate before being cam-
yused? How can the traffic jam on the winding li- |
brary stairs be regulated? Knough?? It’s too much
for us! |
STATE COLLEGE NEWS, MARCH 1
Pointed Matters’
Commentstater
“In an attempt to make a democratic distribu-
tion of offices and to prevent any student's devoting
an unreasonable amount of his time to extra-cur-
ricular activities,” Student association adopted a
point system several ‘years ago. The association,
annually acknowledging the weaknesses of this
present system found in section 6 of the by-laws
of the constitution, has allowed it to exist, although
inadequately enforced and admittedly unjust, both
to office holders and potential office holders, To-
day, the association will receive recommendations
for a new system in assembly.
(1) The ratings, as provided now, have prevented
one person from exceeding a maximum of ten points.
Necessarily, some people, although capable of doing
more without endangering their academic activitic
have been required to give up a small office
membership on a team,
(2) The number of points assigned cach office
was evolved by an intricate mathematical formula.
The variables were (a) the number of hours spent
executing the duties of the office and (b) a factor
of prestige which was arbitrarily assigned. Ther
fore, an tnscrupulous person might easily keep hi
office in the lower brackets by reducing the hour
variable,
(3) ‘There has been considerable difficulty in en-
forcing the point system due to political expediency
; and personal selfishness in office holders,
Plan
The new plan, which the title of “Major-
Minor Office Plan,” is a sound approach to the set-
tlement of these three difficulties. ‘The committce
climaxed its deliberations Monday with a meeting
open to all activities concerned.
It proposes to repeal Section 6 and to strike
out the fourth clause of Section 2, Article V, of
the State College Student Association Constitution
which assigns the duty of enforcing the point
tem to Student council. One important section ot
the recommendations provides that the power of en- |
forcement be given to Myskania.
The new method will provide two classifications
of offices; namely, major effices und minor offices,
; Provision has been made that offices or membership
in other activities not included under the two group-
ings be understood to be unclassified, Any person
can hold one major office and any unclassified of-
fices he desires, or he may hold two minor offices
and any number of the unclassified.
Secondly, since this system is based on outside
observation of each activity (although cach activity
head has been consulted for his suggestions), the
system will prevent digital manipulations.
This looser structure, it is believed, will permit
a person in a major position to hold a smaller office,
thereby correcting the first objection.
Last, by incorporating the enforcement of the
system with Myskania's certification power it is
hoped to accomplish a democratic, fair distribution
of offices.
The Critic
Any member of the larger than usual audience
attending this week's Advanced Dramatics plays will
probably remember Tuesday, February
date Joe Withey gave his anti-war play, “Bury the
Dead.” Actors, director and hard-working member:
of the stagecraft crew deserved the applause they
received and more besides. We were glad to see them
strive for effects; the flashes of light and rumble
of cannon, the silhouettes on the wall, the radio
voices, the music, the convincing stillness of the corp-
ses all combined to find and sustain the mood. Indi-
vidual parts were well-cast. Hy Meltz, part soldier,
part philosopher; Roy Sommers, the irate, inef-
fectual general; Joe Blackburn, a soldier who thinks,
too; the women, Mary Miller, Anne Rattray, Mari-
lyn Groff, and Kay Wilson, giving the feminine slant
on war; the difficult parts of the corpses who gave
meaning to words without movement or facial ex-
pression; in fact, not a badly-played part among the
twent
The audience, literally sitting on the edges of
their seats, waited expectantly and eagerly from one
“spot” to the next, The play was long but never
dragged once, The few flaws in timing were over-
shadowed by the unity and suspense held throughout.
The most dramatic moments Were the conversations
between the corpses and their “women” where personal
emotion became stronger than the sociological idea
behind the action. All in all, a vital, timely play pre-
sented effectively with that certain “punch.”
Ty contrast to the starkness of the battlefield was
the blue and white (2) living-room scene of “Quality
directed by Hattie Conklin. A charming
rounded performance, its best asset was the pace
of the action. Lydia Bond and Shirley Van Valken-
burg gave their usual fine interpretations, ‘The new-
comer, George Seifert, has a good voice and an in-
teresting eyebrow. We would have enjoyed seeing his
eyes, too, If he had given us a char ‘The set was
hardly dainty enough for the atmosphere of “Quality
Street" but the costumes redeemed it in part
On the whole, the plays seemed to carry out com-
pletely the most important phase of the dramatics
course that of experimentation in new fields. We
should particularly like to sce further use of light-
ing effects in setting the mood of a play.
as the |
, 1940
he Diplomat
Last week seemed to have been
an off week for everyone, including
Ye Diplomat, but things seem to
have been perking up lately, We
saw Kelly solving a few problems
a week ago tonight, but it was
purely business. After all, Mary
Jeanne may have wanted to inves-
tigate the EEP situation,
Certain statistics have been re-
| before he whispers his words of
jleve via the line. John, doesn’t
she get in until then? Vanas, of
‘course, is also peculiar, never mak-
, ing a call under an hour and thirty
minutes, an endurance record;
while Curly Taylor whispers his
{love words in a tone so soft that
|she doesn't need the phone to
jhear them,
| Reading the newspapers we see
astrologis! taking cracks at the
coming year, so what harm is there
du our “star” gazing?
| We see Kaufman, losing his
i“green"-ness and taking girls to
|College house, maybe even to to-
(Night's shindig—Tabner still sing-
jing “Arndt We Faithful?”
{"Smoothy" Singer getting smoother
and smoother—"Cute "Miller
getting cuter and cuter as his in-
Iterests become Took(er)—Hertel fi-
nally realizing that Blackburn is
| competition—Sprague Tynan her-
self down to one—Stan being Fa-
ville Forever to Lucille—Max still
lexereising his Sykes-Appeal on the
| blondes
Honey keeping that date Her-
'tis—Murray’s slogan getting to
|be State's by-word
“['m not perfect, I'm just good.
ask me!" You could do it too with
‘6 A’s—The News Board will not go
to see th Empire State building
while in New York.
Stuff in Gene
Didn't Walrath and Tibbetts do
well at the sophomore party. A
Scarlett blonde and a bewitching
brunette!—Sigma Lambda has in-
augurated a new parlor game .
The girls paddle the guys of their
choice. Pete Fulvio, now called the
Unpopularity Kid, suggested it.
Gardephe seems to have made the
North haul, now. Hard to keep
up with these thin,
Stuff, to Finish
Some of these fellows remind you
of John Roosevelt while he was at
i Harvard, He always got home from
|parties just in time to go to class
jin his tux, Kluge hasn't had
| his name in this column for a long
time. Can‘t anyone think of any-
thing interesting about Kluge?
Address to the News,
Another Thin-Man-Ma- |
| Hellenics
This week again more pledges,
singed a little, perhaps, by their
week's sojourn in another region,
are safe at last in their respective
fraternal homes, At formal ini-
tiation last Saturday, SLS gathered
in fifteen new members; Maurice
{Johnson and Charles Reynolds,
Kunz, Tom
|Don Vanas, Curly De Nike, Bob
lPoesagiel Eugene Guerino, Luke Zil-
les, and Walter Grzywacz, frosh.
‘heir formal initiation was fol-
}lowed by a banquet at which Dr.
|Sisk was made an honorary mem-
ber.
Kappa Beta had already inducted
|some of its pledges, but it con-
ducted formal initiation service last
|Monday night for Moose Gerber,
|'42, who was unable to attend the
| previous ceremony.
|" Sunday Psi Gamma initiated Mary
[Irving and Jane Williams. sopho-
|mores. Carolyn Burrows, Dorothea
Fisher, Marie Bailie, Una Under-
wood. and Clarice Weeks, freshmen.
This Sunday Dennis Dole. ‘41,
Bill Phipps. Owen Bombard, Curly
Taylor, Bob Leonard, Warren Wag-
ner, Herb Leneker and Jack Smith,
freshmen, will take the vows of
KDR. After the sei there will
be a banquet at Jack's restaurant
with Mr, Swanker as guest speake
Next Monday morning will see
the white rose of Kappa Delta on
Jean Buckman, Doris Sutton, Emily
Blasiar, Shirley Long, Jeanette
Bee Jane Curtis, Muriel Sco-
vell, Shirley Eastman, Lois Hafley,
Mildred Mattice, Betty Marston,
|and Janet Leet. freshmen pledges.
| _And_ speaking of pledges, Shirley
Ott, Mildred Studley, and June
Semple are now wearing the pledge
pin of Psi Gamma. Ellen Swarthout
43, has taken the first vows of
|Gamma Kap, and Charles Trimm,
43, has promised SLS.
There are a few Leay year parties
this week; so boys, cross your fingers
and hope for an invite to Gamma
Kap, Sigma Alpha or AEPhi,
This last weekend saw many old
faces back in town, ‘There were
Virginia Bolton, ‘39, and Stella
Sampson, '38, at Psi Gamma; and
Joyce Maycock, "39, at the house
on 303 Quail street. Gret Jackson
Rice, '38, parked her luggage at
Sigma Alpha last week and renewed
old friendshir Kay Lynch, '39,
dropped in to say hello to her Chi
Sig sisters, and Marg Mattison, ‘39,
|was welcomed back to KD. Phi
|Lambda opened its doors to Mary
Markham, "36
| Communications
The NEWS unsuaes ne responsibilities for communtentions printed in
ieations iy
au
this column, AM &
which will be withheld
ust bear the signature of the: a
‘To the readers of the News
As the Alumni association pledg-
ing drive gathers momentum, every
senior will be approached for a
substantial pledge to be used to
build a combined field house and
men's dorm. ‘This is not an oc-
casion for blind action- it behooves
ery senior to consider very thor-
Joughly where his money-to-be-we-
hope is going. We all, of course,
want to see a new building going
up for State, and we want to do
our utmost to assure a bigger, bet-
ter State college, when graduate
and find our places “in the pas-
ture." A field house would ful-
dorm?
Tam not at all convinced chat
| the desirability of building a men's
dor is as generally conceded
among the student body as it’ is
assumed to be In the list two
weeks | have talked this over with
dozens of State college men, and
|they were unanimous in their em-
phatie opposition. ‘The most im
portant reasons for the opposition
to this dorm ure as follows:
1 Tt will mean the eventual, if
not the immedi: dissolution of.
all fraternities and group houses.
under the five year plan
will still not be enough men
on the campus to fill hoth a dorm
and our present facilities. One or
the other would have to go guess
which
2, Room and board rates would
be proubitive. ‘The hard-hit poek-
fill this desire but would a men's)
ethook of the average Stute col-
lege man simply could not stand
the strain,
It would be a hardship to our
‘ommuters, who would be without
a place to “stay over” a night or
two in Albany.
4. It would very definitely af-
fect the morale of the male stu-
dent body instead of living on
the cooperative democratic basis
which is concomitant ith smuall-
kroup living, they will become, in
effect, mere hotel-guests, not en-
joying the privileges of running
their own affai managing their
own finances, submitting to their
own diseipline and maintaining the
democratic ideals to which State
college, both students and faculty
stand so definitely committed
Now bear in- mind nobod
poses building a fine new fivld-
house, to contain gym, little then-
tre, bowling ete. Unut's 0
fine thing and fills a erying need.
Hut we do not feel that the con-
struction of a men’s dormitory,
with the accompanying undermin-
ing of our present system of group
and fraternal living, is for the
ultimate geod of the stude>t body.
So let's see uw big turnout at Mon-
diy nights meeting (Bditor’s note,
see page 1) and everyone make it
clear that we are most desirous of
putting this pledging campaign
over, with a bang but for a field-
house, not a dorm!
Very sincerely,
| Bob K
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STATE bullets may yet be mowing down the Russians on the Manner- |
heim line if the dream of a cert |
ain “Union, RPI, Siena, State rooter" |
and Schenectady Union Star correspondent is by some miraculous pos-
sibility realized.
Such a rooter wrote Dan Duval, sports editor of the Star, last week,
Proposing a post-season cage tournament this year, throwing State,
Union, RPI, and Siena together for the benefit of the Finnish Relief
fund. Says his letter:
“Why can’t these four natural rivals be matched in a pos'
tournament? Union meets ne
season while RPI pla only Union and State, Both State and Siena
would like a crack at the Dutchmen, while RPI would be far from opposed
to a third scrap. RPI may also enjoy a chance to take on
is confident that it has a chance against the Union five s
McGill which in return beat the Garnet by more than ten poi
mped Norwich which finally lost to RPI after three overtime periods,
According {0 the anonymous “Union, RPI, Siena, State rooter,” the
tournament should consist of two games the first night with the winners
clashing on the second. It seems to us that the only logical match-up
for the first night games would be State vs. Union and Siena vs. RPI
in the light of the MeGill and Norwich angles. Might: we append the
suggestion that the Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament” be
played at the y. Two Albany teams ¢ been suggested
as contestant y and Schenectady are within a ten-mile radius,
With four vicinity student bodies to draw from, plus the outside interests
which such a tournament should arouse, it seems that there would be |
little difficulty in filling the drillshed to capacity each night.
‘The idea stated by “Union, RP
laid;
one to take up the er even in spite of the odds
ainst such a (ournament becoming at the cry come from State.
The idea has already spread. Roy Shudt, in his Troy Record sports col-
umn (iis week joined his voice with that of Dan Duval in acelaiming such
a (ou.ney
So to RPI, Siena, and
Concardicnsis: we have bei
PPARENTLY ow minor-
the frosh with a defeat
won, served to prod the ye
Union how ubout it? Please note,
Hill and Niagara (of Niagara!)
shall we say slip—of last week in charging
t the hands of Delhi in a game they reall
rlings on to victory over ABC and in the s
ond Delhi game. In fa we're so apologetic after those brilliant games
that we've gotten our master statistician, Phil Kaufman, to dig up evi-
dence to show the frosh better than the varsity. It's like this.
ite downed ABC Saturday night,
w college, 49-46, leaving the frosh
Green Mountain lost (o the
ts under Siena
The sum total: the frosh
utisfied now, frosh? Stop
r
six points better than the
Sic 59-51, making our frosh (wo poi
trimm tate varsity 52-45 on January
points better than the varsity!
Seriously, though, the frosh have been playing a very different brand
of ball in tinese past few games. A win over the RPI frosh, and we'll
actually call ‘em good, By no means has Hansen been hindering the}
team in that new brand of ball.
‘The curtain will ring down tomorrow on another State court cam-
paign as well as on five college basicetball carcers. ‘To Frament, Sim- |
Kluge, Havko, and Barrett. lotsa luck! Despite the fact that
run up an excellent record this season, tomorrow night's should
contested clash between the old rivals.
mons,
RPI
be a hotly
Hard-working Chess Team Goes
Down to Defeat for First Time
30 hours for the six-man team or
about five hours per man. Thirty |
hours of pure brain work! And
the day after a tough match with
Union! Surely an exhibition of
stamina and endurance not often
seen on college campuses.
ate’s chess squad suffered its
first defeat of the year last Thurs
day and y at the hands of the
famous NYU team by a score of 4-
2 Yes, we said Thursday and Fri-
day. ‘The mateh began on Thursday
night at 8:00 o'clock and continued
until George the janitor threw the! ‘Their good showing against NYU
teams out of the Lounge at mid-'has built up their reputation, since
At. Play was resumed on Friday NYU has been rated as the third
afternoon up in one of the com- best team in the country, ‘The NYU
merce department rooms. This players admitted that this had been
d for another four hours one of the hardest matches
Ul Steve Shaw, the last man play- they have ever played,
ing for State, Finally resigned ‘The record of the squad now
This sets a local record for the stands at four wins and one loss
longest chess game played. Tt lasted Tye victories have been seored
for a total of eight hours actual ypainst Cornell, Colgate, Union,
playing Gime, with an elapsed me and RPT. ‘Three other matches
; Art Fos’s game WiUT jaye been definitely scheduled. |
number one man Lor John Hooxe, “Al, captain-manag
the Violets, hested for a mer * Cornell and Green Mountain Junior |
hours and Bob Patton, the only college are coming here to play,
State man who won his game, pole snd State is wong to Colgate for
tshed off his opponent in JUSt a peturn mateh
little over three hours,
her State nor Siena during the regular | .,
Purple and Gold
Bows to Speedy
St. Mike’s Outfit
Frament Only Bright Spot
In Colorless Contest;
Havko Injured
State dropped its seventh game of
the current season last Saturday
to an extremely fast St. Michael's
team by a 55-40 score. The visitors |
ran the Purple and Gold into the
ground in the first half as they
built up a 34-16 lead by the inte
mission, State came back to close
the gap to 9 points in the closing
sessions, but faded in the late min-
utes,
Frament’s six baskets in the clos-
ing period on about as many shots
ave him scoring honors on the
Sinte side and kept the team with-
in reach of the victors for a while.
Bad Breaks
Brauner’s fancy pivot opened the
seoring, but the fors ran up an
ly lead with four consecutive
baskets. State braced and the two
teams battled up to a 13-12 count,
The next few minutes saw the home
‘cam fold and give St. Michael's
a ten point lead. At this stage,
he substitutes were coming in thick
ind fast. The boys had no chance
to get settled and were confronted
by an 18-point deficit’ when half-
"time rolled around.
Just about everything in the way
f bad breaks hit the Teachers in
he first half, Havko was cut over
the eye and had to end his activities
‘or the evening, while stringent of-
ficiating — putting it politely — left
half the team with two or more fouls
er man, The St. Michael mark:
manship throughout the half was
little short of phenomena),
Second Half
State opened the second half with
what as closely as possible resembl-
ed the regular starting five—sans
Havko and Ellerin and shortly
had the crowd thinking it would be
a ball game yet. Led by Frament,
the team whittled the St. Mike
lead to nine points, but that was as
far as it could go, About then the
fourth personal caught up with
some of the beys and the cause
Was lost, Toward the end, whole-
sale substitutions had the team
wearing a groove in the floor be-
tween the bench and the scorer.
WAA Council Proposes
Amendment on Awards
An amendment to the WAA con-
stitution revising the athletic awards
stem was formulated by WAA
couneli at its meeting in the Pine
room at the Dorm Wednesday night.
‘The amendment proposes that two
awards be given to the girls who
participate in the sports’ offered,
After earning credit in four sports
for the year, freshmen would. re-
ceive thelr class numerals in. their
class colo} After the third year
of activity, girls would receive a ke
with the WAA seal on it. ‘The thre
years for eligibility would not nec-
strily have to be consecutive.
There would be no reward for
four years participation
As it is now, the only award given
by WAA is a skin with the WAA seal
stamped on it. A girl receives this
after three years’ participation In
four sports per year.
OTTO R. MENDE
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John Hoose, playing at Che tein Sem
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in just a little longer period. Jim
Gillan got) a draw in about five
hours. while Roy Sommers managed
to get one in just four hours even.
The aggregate Hime spent playing
chess in the NYU match was
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College House Beats
KDR In Crucial Game
Potter Holds Second Spot
With Win Over Ramblers
Frosh Meet RPI
In Season Finale
Yearlings Overwhelm Delhi;
Gain Victory Over ABC
As Hansen Stars
College house continued on the
victory trail in the men’s intramural
; basketball league by defeating both
KDR and Robin hail during the past) ae green and white eh
Week Mone tp dosing te the On Tal caeas of State will mest the Tine
ys dropped out of a sec- "
ond place tle with Potter club,| jrolans of RET tomorrow night on
Potter strengthened its hold on sec-|("@ Page hall court in the final
ond place by swamping the Ram-|®*Me of the season.
Bleté: y ping This contest will be colored by
The KDR-College house game, all the traditional rivalry between
Tuesday night, was one of the hard- the two schools, The play should
be made more bitter b;
est fought of the year. Squ r- er by a desire
at e year. Square Car | ror revenge on the part of the
: Teachers who lost the first
all the way with his long shots. st game
‘The KDR boys didn't seem to be in Troy by a score of 38-31, The
able to find the basket at all as|{Teshmen are now in the midst of
they wound up on the short end of | three-game winning streak and
a HRs1) score, they don't want to see the string
Ace Parker's brilliant scoring was | PYken.
the highlight of the SLS-Avalon- | Frosh Swamp Delhi
(Spencer game Monday. Parker got Over the past weekend, the frosh
a total of 22 points, the largest| Managed to win their ‘third and
|fourth games at the expense of
Delhi and ABC, On Friday night
the yearlings traveled to Delhi and
came home with a 53-38 victory on
their string, Hansen was the shin-
ing light of this contest as he roll-
‘ed in a total of 20 points. Gerber
and Bora were next high with 9
jand 8 tallies respectively, The Green
and White took command of the
game at an early stage and were
never headed, At half-time, the
individual score of the year. SLs | Statesmen were leading 28-20.
won the game in the Inst minutes Upset ABC
| with 49 points to Avalon-Spencer's} The following night, the Teachers
| 45. met a high-flying Albany Business
| Last Thursday, College house college outfit and clipped their
swamped Robin hall by a mammoth Wings to the tune of 29-26, This
score of 54-14, Phil Kaufman was |Win Was rather startling since ABO
high for the winners with 14 tallies. /had run up a total of 101 points
The second game saw the frosh against St. Joseph's of Bennington
barely nose oul SLS by a score of on the preceding night. Meliski,
37-35, Al Oetken was high for the|ABC center, had 43 points against
h with 14. St. Joseph's but was held to 12
Kappa Beta finally got rid of|tallies by the Teachers. Hansen
that goose-egg in the win column jagain proved his scoring ability as
on Monday night by beating the|he tallied 10 points. Bora and Flax
[Grads 15-13 in an overtime game.|came next with 7 and 5 respectively,
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THE WEEKLY BULLETIN
This bulletin will be the medium
nature. Students and faculty are requested to look to the bulletin for
information. Notices for the bulletin must be in the NEWS mailbox
not later than 5:00 o'clock on the Wednesday of each publication week.
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MAKE-UP EXAMINATIONS
‘The schedule for make-up ex-
aminations has been posted. All
students who are to take these tests
are requested to take special note.
Elizabeth Van Denburgh,
Registrar.
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Full orchestra rehearsals are be-
ing conducted each Wednesday
night from 7:30 to 10:00 in room 28.
Bernard Perlman, Conductor.
ANNOUNCER TRYOUTS
All students interested in trying
out for the position of announcer
on the new public address system,
are requested to see Merrill Wal-
rath today. ‘Tryouts will be con-
ducted on Monday at 4:30 o'clock
in room 209,
ART EXHIBITIONS
The Art 6 class will take charge
of the two exhibit boards on the
second floor of Draper hall. One
board will be used for “Art To-
day” and the other for “Art Through
the Ages.” All student contribu-
tions, especially fine photographs
for the modern art exhibit, will be
appreciated.
Ruth E. Hutchins,
Assistant Professor of Fine Arts.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Miss Edith Neil, registrar of the
Interboro Institute, will talk to all
students interested in Foreign Lan-
guage-Secretarial training on Mon-
day, at 11:00 o'clock.
The bureau would like to thank
the volunteers who did such fine|
work on the student meetings. |
Paul Bulger, Director. |
STATE COLLEGE NEWS, MARCH
for all announcements of an official
Chesterfield’s
Twin Pleasures are
Leal Mp ldness
Better Th iA
“You can’t mistake the
extra pleasure you get
from Chesterfields.
COMMERCE CLUB
There will be a meeting of the
Commerce club in room 206 on
Thursday.
Florence Gebe,
Vice-President.
SOCIAL CALENDAR
Mar. 1—Assembly, Business meet-
ing, Auditorium, 11:10 o'clock.
Mar. 1—Canterbury, SCA Peace dis-
cussion, Friendship house, Up-
per State street, 8:00 o'clock.
Mar, 2—Student Employment bu-)
reau panel discussion, Auditorium, '
10:00 o'clock.
Mar. 2—Tour of South end of Al-|
bany, leave Rotunda of Draper
hall, 10:30 o'clock,
Mar. 2—Alumni day, Gymnasium,
2:00 o'clock,
Mar. 2—Basketball game with RPI.
Mar. 4—Tryouts for Public Address
system announcer, room 209, 4:30
o'clock,
Mar, 4—Meeting of senior class, |
Ingle room of Alumni Residence
halls, 8:00 o'clock.
Mar. 5—Advanced Dramatics, plays, '
Auditorium, 8:00 o'clock. |
Mar. 6—Chemistry club meeting,
room 250, 7:45 o'clock.
Mar, 6—Debate, Bates vs. State col-
lege, Lounge, 8:00 o'clock. |
Mar, 7—Freshman commission “All-
College-Lounge-Tea,” Lounge, 3:30
o'clock Because of their right
Mar. 7—Commerce club meeting, combination of the world’s
Clubs Announce
Future Programs
The departmental clubs, after a
comparatively inactive period fol-
lowing mid-terms, are now com-
pleting plans for future meetings.
Chemistry Club
The Chemistry club will meet
Wednesday at 7:45 o'clock in room
250 of Husted hall, The guest speak-
er will be Mr. Francis Norton of
the research laboratory of the Gen-
eral Electric company.
will talk on the subject “Polarized
Light and Bentonite Sols.”
Italian Club
Wednesday, February 28, the
Italian club inaugurated a new pro-
gram which will be followed in fu-
ture meetings. The plan calls for
a series of literary discussions on
such subjects as: Petrarch, Michia-
velli, and modern Italian literature.
Student members of the club will
take turns leading the discussions
on some particular phase of Italian
Mterature in which they are in-
terested,
Spanish Club
Leslie Gerdts, ‘41, has resigned}
as president of Spanish club, James
Snover, '41, will take over his duties,
Mathematics Club
Theron Powell, '40, has resigned
from the presidency of Math club.
Harold MacGregor, '40, will assume
the duties of Powell.
Annual Newman Retreat
Newman club will conduct its an- |
nual retreat next weekend begin-
ning at 8:00 o'clock Friday night
at the Holy Name's academy, Other
services will be on Saturday morn-
ing at 10:30 o’clock and Saturday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock,
The Reverend Francis F. Woods,
D.D., will be the retreat master at
the Communion breakfast, to be
conducted on Sunday in the small
grotto on the corner of Ontarlo
and Yates Streets. Mass will begin
Mr, Norton |
room 206, 3:30 o'clock, a : : ‘
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In Their Empty Cases cooler, better-tasting and
Sure, it's all right to go over
to the machine and buy yourself ma .
a Coca-Cola, But it’s not all definitely milder smoke.
right to just leave the bottle any-
where you happen to drink it!
Miss Thompson, manager of the
college cafeteria, makes an ap-
peal to the students, Empty cases
to the left of the machine pro-
vide ample space to deposit empty
bottles,
You can’t buy a better cigarette
ack and Bob
leasley
Forum Will Meet
There will be a meeting of the|
Forum of Politics Tuesday from 2:30 |
‘to 4:30 o'clock in room 206 of Rich- |
ardson hall. |
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ALBANY, N,
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State COLLEGE FoR TEACHE
RS, ALBANY,
Fripay, Marcu 8, 1940
Vor, XXIV, No.
Seniors Show
For Proposed Dorm Plan
Sayles Outlines His Plans;
1940 Shows Opposition
to Field House
DISCUSS PRACTICALITY
Drive Captains to Approach
Classmates for Pledge
to Building Fund
Those members of the senior
class who attended the Dorm drive
meeting in the Ingle room Monday
night went on record as being in
favor of a combination recreation
center and dormitory. The meet-
ing was called to clarify the objects
of the Dorm drive,
The approximately fifty seniors
present almost unanimously agreed
that the dormitory would have no
ill-effects upon fraternities, sorori-
ties, and group houses as they exist
today. The session lasted from 8:15
aes be 15 o'clock.
Sayles, acting president, out-
sees his plan. The seniors respond-
ed with questions on the dormitory
The practicality of a field house
was thoroughly discussed. A con-
siderable portion of those present
expressed their opposition to the
building of a field house without
a dormitory, The concensus of
opinion was that further investiga-
tion of finances was required be-
fore anything further would be done
No satisfactory plan was advanced
for the upkeep of such a building
Field House
The field house as proposed would
consist. of nnasium, bowling
leys. recreation center, and showe
Dr. Sayles expressed his doubt of the
possibility of a loan to build a field
house which had no ostensible means
of self-support. The discussion re-
volved around the field house and
the purpose for which the money
is to be spent
The drive started Tuesday morn-
ing. ceording to Janice Friedman,
‘40, co-chairman of the drive, there
will be no compulsion to pledge.
Tt will be entirely personal. 3
senior will be approached by
tain in the next few weeks
may feel free to pledge or to refuse
as he sees fit id Miss Friedman
“IT cannot emphasize too much that
no che is to be coerced into this.
The only hing T regret is t
weather kept so many senio:
from Monday's meeting.”
Dorm drive captains will have a
informal — get-together ‘Thursday
night in the Ingle room of the
Alumni Residence hall, Mrs. Brim~-
mer, executive seeretary of the
alumni association, is sponsoring
the affair.
Collegiate Press Offers Hints
For Getting Straight “A’’ Grades
philosophy, for instance. ‘This is
1
ACP) tunting for a short-cut to
a straight A average?
If you are, heed the following
nine-point ram to scholastic
nee: am formulated for
you by the ever-helptul editors of the
Midland of Midland college
1. Don't give your prof apples
‘Too obvious.
2. Find out his hobby and follow
this up with well-pkuned questions
to draw him out
3. TP the entire class walks out of
the classroom when the prof is 10
minutes late, be the only one to
wail, even if its half an hour. ‘This
procedure is good for a B-phis uny
day
4. Always greet an instructor,
ing his first name, but a
Good morning, professor.”
5. When sitting at the faculty
table in the dining hall or walking
about the administration building,
always walk with your head down
as if in deep thought, pondering
some weighty problem in math or
| fast
Preference
Speaker Wil) Discuss
Lack of Youth Hostels
Hey, kids, do you see the slush
outside? Well, slush means
spring, spring means summer,
and summer means hikes and bi-
cycling. So, guys and gals, start
shining your hiking shoes and
painting your bicycles, for now
you will be able to take a long
hike or ride and spend the night
at one of the famous youth hos-
tels mushrooming in this area,
This morning in assembly
Charles Harris, field representa-
tive of the American Youth Hos-
tel association, will discuss youth
rostels, Organized in Europe,
hostels have spread to the United
SCA Will Sponsor
Chinese Aid Week
To Help Students
Hanson Hwang,Noted Leader
Will Enter Discussion in
Lounge Friday
The Student Christian association
will sponsor a Chinese Aid drive next
week to raise money to help Chinese
students to continue their education
amid war-torn conditions in China,
“Chinese Aid Week" will be cli-
maxed on Friday by the appearance
of Mr. Hanson Hwang, noted Chi-
nese student leader. in the Lounge.
Chinese Aid week, which is spon-
sored nationally by the World Stu-
dent Christian federation, is con-
ducted in colleges throughout the
easlern part of the United States.
As a method of raising money, the
States where they are springing
up all over the country.
Newman to Conduct
Its Retreat Tonight
Breakfast nd Guest Speaker
Sunday
The annual retreat conducted by
Newman club will begin tonight in
the Academy of Holy Names at
Madison avenue and Robin street.|
Rev. Francis F. Woods, D.D., will!
be retreat master at the services
tonight at 8:00 o'clock and tomor-
row at 10:30 and 2:30 o'clock
The Rey. Woods is assistant. pi
tor at St. Margaret Mary's church
and teaches in the Convent of
Mercy, Before coming to Albany
about a year ago, he taught in
Catholic Central high schoo) in
Troy.
The retreat will be followed by
a Corporate Communion and break-
fast Sunday morning, —Mass_ will
be at 8:30 o'clock in the Smal] Grot-
to at Ontario and Yates streets.
The breakfast will be in the cafe
teria immediately afters
Walter Hahn. professor of econ-
omics at St. Rose college and a
graduate of New York university.
will be speaker at the break
Mary Gabriel, ‘40, is general chair-
man of the breakfast, assisted by
the following committee heads: pub-
licity, Virginia Polhemu:
ully, Mary Krengloskie :
Mary Ozmon and Margaret Furey
sophomores; entertainment, Laur-
etta Servatius. |
The retreat fucted annually
during the Lenten season, Ts. pur- |
pose is to provide the students with |
the opportunity for meditation and
to hear talks pertinent: to their|
college lives:
tighly recommended to get on the
honor roll
6. Oller to wash the professor's
car, put up his storm windews or do
wny Hide job around the house, but
don't uceept any money for the
work
7. Apple polishing procedure in
Clissrooms jneludes sitting in the
front row, responding to professorial
humor with loud, hearty gut
and liberal use of big words. ‘This
is important never use a bw
lable word) where a five- -sylluble |
word will do
8 Carry a lot of big reference
books around. ‘This is tremendously
impressive and is worth an A minus
in any class. |
9. TF you must close your eyes
while in deep thought, wrinkle your
forehead and otherwise look wor-|
ried or the professor may get the
wrong impression — and grade ac-
cordingly.
Editor's Note: You might try
studying, too!
Chinese Aid drive features Chinese
dinners which are served in college
group houses. These Chinese, or
economy dinners, have rice as the
main course, and the money saved
by economizing is contributed to
the Chinese fund. Plans have been
made to have these Chinese din-|
ners served in State group houses | t
on Friday evening.
Throughout next week, tags in
the shape of Chinese coins will be
sold near the Commons and the
Annex. The money from this sale
will also go into the fund.
The week's activities will culmin-
ate on Friday when SCA presents;
Mr. Hanson Hwang, noted Chinese
speaker, Mr, Hwang will lead a
discussion at a Lounge tea Friday | ;
afternoon from 3:30 to 5:00 o'clock. |,
All students are invited to attend
the discussion, Mr, Hwang is now
an exchange student at the Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania.
‘The committee in charge of the| ¢
Chinese Aid drive at State college | i
consists of: Alma Knowles, ‘41; i
Bernice Duell, Betty Cummings. |
Peter Fulvio, and Benson Tybring, ‘
r
sophomores be
At a joint meeting of the First
nd second cabinets of the Student
C
wald, Kenneth Haser,
Christian asseciation conducted re-| Beatrice Dower, John
Class of ’40 Will Celebrate
Annual Banquet March 19
TOASTMASTER
Walter Harper, ‘40, president of
he senior class, who will act as
oastmaster at the annual senior
banquet.
Delegates to Attend
Columbia Press Meet
Seven members of the News
board will attend the annual Co-
umbia Scholastic Press association
‘onvention in New York city next
week. The party will leave Wed-
nesday noon and will return Sun-
Jay, ‘The convention proper will
issemble at the School of Journal-
sm, Columbia university
‘Those members of the board who
will go to New York are Betty
lark, Mary Gabriel, Saul Green-
seniors; and
Murray.
cently, the nominating committee|Stephen Kusak, juniors. Ralph
was chosen, consisting of the follow- | C
ing members: Mary Trainor, Rob-
ert. Martin, and Geraldine Ewing,| ,
seniors; William Haller, “1; Ralph]
Tibbetts and Hazel Roberts. soph-
omores; and Don Vanas, "43 ¢
Advanced dramatics will present
two one-act plays Tuesday evening
it 8:15 o'clock in the Page hall audi-
tori, Barbara Van Patten, '40, and
Jean M Scott, 41, will direct
the. presentations
Miss Van Patten’s is a comedy
concerned with the return of a
younger sister to the home she left
for a stage career. Her two older
sisters attempt to conceal the facts
of their father’s will from the prod-! 1
igut daughter; however, ina sur-
prise ending, the sisters learn the]
foliy of their action, ‘The cast
includes: Beulah Gifford, Betty
Hardie, seniors; Anne Rattray, Ger-
aldine Pleat, juniors
Mis S play as both aw satire |
and womiracke play. ‘The action |
kes place outside of a city wall
fourteenth century France. ‘The
main charac are a blind man,
his wil paralytic, and his wife. |
scast of this play will include
Floise Hartman, 40; John Gardephe
Joseph Withey, juniors; Josephine
‘Trumbull, ‘42; Don Vanas, '43; and
a crowd of about seven men and
women
The scenery for these presenta-|'
jtions will be made by Mr. Hardy's’ !
stagecraft. class ’
\
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Due to the recent cut in the | I
student budget, there will be | t
no issue of the News published | ¢
next wee! :
in
Spencer — hall
semester search for
lark, ‘41, will also attend,
The Stare Coneck News is a
member of the Columbia Scholastic
-ress association and sends a del-
egation to the scholastic press con-
vention annually
| Advanced Dramatics t
Will Continue Plays |r ‘nivice' on ‘newsaper’ work |
A varied program is in store for
he delegates, Famous. journali:
>
Guests Will Include Dobell
As Principal Speaker,
Bulger, Frederick
DANCING AFTER DINNER
Prosser, General Chairman,
Names Committee Heads,
Directs Function
The senior class will have its an-
nual banquet Tuesday night, March
19, in Jack's restaurant at 6:00
o'clock. Beside the traditional din-
ner, the class of 1940 will partici-
pate in dancing in the large ban-
quet room, according to Florence
Prosser, ‘40, general chairman of
the affair.
Although the cost per plate will
be seventy-five cents, ten cents of
that amount will be paid by the
senior class treasury thus making
the cost per senior, sixty-five cents.
Harper Is Toastmaster
Walter Harper, president of the
class, will be master of ceremonies.
Guest speaker for the evening will
be Dr. Howard Dobell, professor of
mathematics. Other guests include
Mrs, Dobell, Mr. Paul Bulger, di-
rector of appointment bureau, and
Mrs. Bulger, Dr, Frederick, principal
of Milne high school, and Mrs.
Frederick,
The banquet will be conducted in
the blue room at Jack's restaurant.
After the dinner, the seniors will
dance in the spacious banquet room
on the floor above. Music will be
supplied by the special recording
machine provided by the caterers.
Committees assisting Miss Pros-
ser art arrangements, Marion
Walker and Max Sykes, co-chair-
men; Mary Trainor; programs,
Marion Kingsley; decorations, Marie
Metz; entertainment, Gordon Peat-
tie; and faculty invitations, Janet
Montfort.
Banquet Comes Early
The banquet this year is pur-
posely being conducted much earlier
than it was last year, Last year,
“the senior | had its banquet
the night before Moving-up Day
and encountered a number of dif-
ficulles. The banquet conflicted
With the junior banquet which is
traditionally conducted on that
night, The difficulty of having the
same speakers also arose and since
May has always been the month of
banquets, the seniors have set theirs
for Tuesday, March 19,
State Students Draw-up Plans
For Men’s Co- -operative House
W Hatook mi be sc LIFTTERHLPLANC
dmybed?
Howaboutacttingintheshower?
Such may be the rapid run of
sonversation which may be heard
1 State's newest group house
srubucher hall, No, it's not that
mlutial red-brick mansion neross
it's a structure on Madi-
son avenue which has gone in for
t imported Kuropean eam-
» fashions. It should be di-
rect from Paris, but we'll bet it's
he Finnish influence
What we really mean is, that
pardon us, Bru-
pacher hall, is undergoing some
undamental organization changes
and is now headed in the cooper
ative direction,
Three of the me
nterested residents of the house
udyanced the cooperative — plan
vhen their house manager felt the
agrarian urge and served notice
hat he was soon to leave for New
Mngland. Faced with the unpleas-
unt outlook of indulging in a mid-
rooms, the
hoys hit upon the new idea for
group-living and drew up a set of
dans, However, the plans had
o be altered when it was found
that the risk did not justify the
nyestment in the opinion of the
fellows interested.
All Kinds of ideas were then pre-
sented by the resourceful fellows.
Some of the freshmen memb
of the house felt that it would neces-
sitate selling the assembly seats
which they purehased at the be-
ginning of the year. Others want-
ed to sell them anyway, Tt wasn't
long before a bright litle lad
found the solution—they made up,
ahem, some very clever sayings of
that ancient oriental philosopher
‘and the Greeks had a word for it)
namely One Pun Confucius, and
sold them to the various radio ar-
lists and newspaper — syndicates
throughout the country! Well what
of it?) The point ts they remedied
the situation
Their problems weve not over fer
a plan was needed to convince next
year’s male trosh of the advantages
to be gained by living there, The
way this matter was taken care of
is professional secret and we prom.
ised not to tell.
The fourteen present members of
the hall are already planning a
house-warming which will take
place soon after Easter, In the
meantime the affairs of the house
will be vested in a house manager,
a social director, and other offi-
cers.
