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STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1941
Bureau Publishes
Annual Report
Defense Program Causes
Increase in Teaching Jobs
The annual report of the Student
Employment Bureau for the fiscal
year October 1, 1940 to September
30, 1941 disclosed the fact that 122
members of the class of 1941 were
placed. This figure represents 55%
of the seniors registered compared
with 33% placed in 1940.
The Employment Bureau succeed-
ed in securing 392 teaching place:
ments altogether during the past
year. The number of experienced
teachers placed in large schools was
139, Two hundred and one placed
were without previous teaching ex:
perience, One hundred and fifty-two
of these students were graduated
from State or received their master’s
degree from State last June. The
remaining 49 were former graduates
of State who had not been placed
since their graduation.
Twenty-Seven Substitutes
In addition to the above teacher
placements, 25 people were placed
in other than teaching positions,
Twenty-seven were placed in sub-
which
stitute teaching positions
range from a few days to a semest-
er’s employment,
Of the 201 students who received
Bachelor of Arts degrees in June,
1941, 21 are unemployed; 2 are do-
ing ‘substitute teaching; 11 are in
the army; 21 have not reported; 2
@re married; 35 are engaged in
other than teaching positions; 21
are engaged in further study; 89
are teaching. Of the 51 were re-
ceived a Bachelor of Science de-
gree in Commerce, none are unem-
ployed; 3 are in the army; 2 have
not reported; 12 have other than
teaching positions, 1 is engaged in
further study; and 32 are teaching.
This accounts for 253 students who
completed the teaching course in
June, 1941,
Report Gives Salaries ‘
The average salary for inexperi-
enced teachers is $1,191.17, Average
salary for experienced teachers is
$1,476.34. The salaries for inexper-
jenced teachers range from $912 to
$1,800. Salaries for experienced
teachers range from $1,000 to $1,900.
Students placed through commer-
cial agencies are assessed 5% of their
first year’s salary. Therefore the
Student Employment Bureau saved
the inexperienced teachers $1,187.06,
and the experienced _ teachers
$1,026.98 during the past year,
There is an increase in the num-
ber of placements this year because
of the national defense program
Many one-year positions have been
created to fill vacancies caused by
the exodus of teachers to the army.
Jobs in the defense industries are
also attracting some graduates,
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Dean’s List—
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Hughes, Laura; Huyck, Dorothy
Jennings, Shirley; Kircher, Johr
Laurer, Robert; Levin, Maurice; Le- | indebted to the blood bank. Has to
McAllister, Jean;|replace the amount of blood which
tin, Kath- | he re
Mosher, | relative to donate it, or pay a pro-
O'Neill, | fessional donor to replace that same
Pond, | type of blood.
vinon, ‘Thelma;
on, Elizabeth; Me
Massimilian, Lu
Oetken, — Albe
Ruth; Peabody, Elizabeth;
Nellie; Pratt, Marian; Radywonska,
Mary; Roth, Regina
fel; Shanly,
Smith, Jack;
Scovell, Mur-|kept at 5 degrees Centigrade for
|Fury In Rivalry Bloodfest_—_
TYPICAL of the spirited rivalry
pushball contest is this action shot taken at the very moment when the ball shot
cover the heads of the surprised participants, Sophs won, 18-10
Courtesy Knickerbocker News
prevalent throughout the entire frosh-soph
Epsilon Tau Omega
To Build Up Blood Reserve At Hospital
Will Sponsor Drive
have their place in the sun.
eating those proteins, lads and las-
‘Albany Hospital needs your
blood.
Three weeks ago, Albany Hospital
started a blood bank. Epsilon Tau
Omega, the State College Service
Fraternity, is sponsoring a drive to
build up the bank and asks State
College students, either men or wo-
men, to volunteer. At least ten
volunters are wanted within the
next two weeks.
Each person who receives some of
this blood, becomes automatically
ived himself, get a friend or
After the blood is received, it is/
n di
During time it is
‘Tefft, Sylvis
Lillian; Witthoft, John; Wood, Ja- | 4
net and the
Class of 1944: Aney,
Armburst, Virginia; Bake
mel, Herman; Bucci, Adelia; Ca
roll, Patricia; Clark, June;
Gilb Dailey, Madora;
Richard; Demarest, Dorothy
man, Ruth; Gradoni, Ettore
terline, Ethel y, Theodor:
G. Bertram;
Lichtwart, Doris; McFeel
McGowan, Evelyn;
Marion, Vivian;
Preston, Beverly;
Corbin, |
Putnam, Evelyn;
Hannelore; Shay, Jear
rv Simmons, Dorothea; Snow,
Earle; Stolbof, Saul; Ston
Alan;
Taub, Margaret, Wierzbowski, An-
gela; Wilcox, Nan Wirosloff, |
Mildred; Wurtz, Harry
Hadassah To Present Play
Albany Hadassah will present the
“Philadelphia Story” at tee
H. School Monday at 8:30 P.M.)
‘Tickets are on sale in the Co-op.
J.
helmay; ‘Ty- | used
ler, Winfield; Vanas, Don; Westphal, | transfusions.
| plasma, useful in building up 1
) ance in persons susceptible to dis-
Barselou, Paul; Beard, Edith; Blu- | ea:
| sions,
Delfa, | of the various types must be on hand
Fried- | at the hospital for emergencies. The
Hel- | Albany Hospital has fallen below
Kiley, this minimum.
Patricia; | quested to donate one pint of blood. |
‘whole blood,” that is, for
At the end of seven
lays, the red corpuscles are removed
“whole blood” becomes
but not adaptable for transfu-
Thirty quarts of "whole blood"}
Students are re-
All red-blooded persons can now
Start | will be given before any blood is
A thorough physical examination
taken. According to Dr. Charles E.
Martin, Medical Director of the Al-
bany Hospital, blood from persons
of college age is the best that can
be used and the effect upon the
donor is the slightest.
| There are essentially four types of
blood. Types one and three are the
rarer types which are not too com-
mon, Types two and four are easily
found. The purpose of the blood
bank is to find persons with blood
types one or three, the rarer types,
so that they can be reached in case
of emergencies,
If any further information is
| needed, contact Benson Tybring, '42.
-|Bob Reid playing at Sayles Hall, in
Nominees of ‘45 Seek Backing
As Presidential Election Looms
State Men May Obtain
CPTP Flying Instruction
Did you ever want the wings
of an angel? Well, here’s the
chance. There is an opportunity
for a limited number of boys to
obtain flying instruction with
only a small charge to them,
under the Civilian Pilot Train-
ing Program. The purpose of
the courses is to stimulate pri-
vate flying and will be given
every day at specified times
which will not interfere with
school work. It is open to all
boys from 19-26 years of age
Who can pass the physical ex-
amination required.
Such a course will be given
at Albany Airport under the
auspices of Siena College. Those
interested should contact Trece
Aney of the Srate CouLece News.
All-State Bids
On Sale Monday
“Bids for the October 31 All-State
| Dance, first big college social event
of the year, will go on sale Monday,”
Paul Merritt, '42, chairman, stated.
“It is advisable for all students who
{wish to go to get their bids early,
since a large attendance is ex-
pected,” Merritt said.
A growing enthusiasm for the
dance has been noted among the
students. Any disappointment over
the elimination of Scnior Hop seems
to have given way to genuine inter-
est in the new venture. The two-
band, two-dorm, low-bid and semi-
formal features have attracted stu-
dent interest.
All bids will sell for $1.10. There
will be a table in the lower hall of
Draper where bids may be pur-
chased.
Music for the dancers in the Ingle
Room of Pierce Hall will be fur-
nished by Bill Grattan’s band, with
the Brubacher Memorial Lounge. |
Chaperones for the evening will
be: Dr. Howard DoBell, Mr. Paul
Bulger, Mr. G. Elliott Hatfield and
Mr. Louis ©. Jones.
Chairmen of the committees come
It’s election time again — with the
freshmen taking the stage now to
decide who shall lead them against
the sophomores. But with eight boys
and four girls running for class
president, freshmen are going to find
a choice difficult.
The battle of politics is already in
full swing among the frosh, Bill
Grattan, youthful orchestra leader,
started the ball rolling Monday
when he put up a couple of con-
spicuous posters. Notes, supporting
Harold Archambault for president,
have appeared in the mail-boxes, So
far, no open campaigning has been
done for the other male candidates,
Glen DeLong, Stanley Gipp, Ray
Howard, Ernest Mennillo, Francis
Mullin, and Donald Sayles.
The freshmen women are uniting
under the threat of male domination
in the class. At a Newman Hall
meeting, Monday night, the twenty
freshmen living there decided to
give their full support to Flo Gar-
fall, presidential nominee. In de-
claring their intention of backing
Joan Smith, Western Hall dweller,
for vice-president, the Newmanites
angled for dorm votes for Garfall.
Girls from the dorm and cottages
consulted in the Pine Room Tues-
day night, and the majority favored
the Garfall-Smith combination.
Exercising the women's privilege
of changing their minds, the dorm
girls held another meeting Wednes-
day night and reversed their pre-
vious decision. Pierce Hall and three
cottages agreed to back Peggy Dee
instead of their original choice, Gar-
fall. Western Hall, however, is
still backing the Newman freshmen
in their support of Garfall. Other
group houses have taken no definite
stand. Nora Crumm and Mary
Sanderson, candidates for the pres-
idency from the dorm, withdrew
from the race in favor of Dee. There
are two other women candidates
Elaine Drooz and Violet Turk.
New Art Course Offered
As a prerequisite to the course in
Design and Crafts, the Art Depart-
ment will feature a beginner's sec-
tion in Art 4, which will continue
from January, 1942 until January,
1943. From November 3 until Nov-
ember 7 an exhibit on water color
painting will be featured on the
from the three upper classes.
second floor of Draper Hall.
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ALBANY, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1941
VOL. XXVI, NO, 7
Freshmen Choose
Garfall President
On First Revote
Women Repeat Capture
Of Majority of Offices
Following the precedent set by
the Class of '44, the freshmen class
chose Florence Garfall as its presi-
dent, and women captured the ma-
jority of offices. Curtis Pfaff was
elected Vice-President, Betty Ito-
well, Secretary, and Gordon Bas-
kin, Treasurer. The regular elec-
tion was held Monday in the Com-
mons, supervised by Myskania, sen-
ior campus leadership society. Re-
votes were held Tuesday and
‘Thursday.
The freshmen women, fearing
the threat of male domination in
their class, united. On the first elec-
tion with the men’s vote split many
ways, the presidency narrowed
down to a choice between Peggy
Dee, backed by Pierce Hall, and
Garfall, supported among others
by Newman Hall. The result was a
question of which way the men’s
dorm would vote and the revote
shows that Garfall was their choice.
Numerical Election Results
First Revote—President: Dee, 79:
Garfall*, 103; Vice-President: Paul
43; Pfaff, 55; Putnam, 30; Simmons,
27; Smith, 31; Secretary: Codding-
ton, 27, De Chene, 38; Forbes, 62:
Howell, 51; ‘Treasurer: Barnett, 34:
Baskin, 51; Crumm, 61; Mennillo.
38; WAA Manager: Giavelli*, 114:
Tiscler, 68.
MAA Representative: Beach, 44:
McNamara, 81; Privett, 50; Cheer-
Ieader: Cooper, 81; Fillman, 45;
Reynolds, 57; WAA Representative
Now*, 106: Taylor, 77; Songleader:
h, 60; Sprenger*, 92;
Board:
; Pub-
cit
Rooth 50.
Second Revote — Vice-President:
Paul, 64; Pfaff* Secretary:
Forbes, 75; Howell*
Baskin’, 84; Crumm.
presentative: McNamara’,
ett, 75; Cheerleader: Cooper*, 91:
Reynolds, 61; Publicity Director:
Buyck*, 77; Fritz, 75
* Elected.
The campaign was vigorous and
hardfought. Signs boosting all can-
didates were placed in conspicious
spots in the halls and great inter-
est was shown in the election. Two
hundred and six freshmen, all who
were eligible, cast their bullots in
the first three hours of the el
tion. ‘This is an unusually high
figure for a class election.
Revote figures show that Garfall
was elected by the margin of 24
votes, showing definitely the choices
of the class,
With nine of the offices open to
the men, only four have been elect-
ed. For the four major offices, two
men were chosen
Forum Plans Discussion
OF Political Parties
The Republican, Democratic, So-
cialist, and American Labor parties
will undergo a thorough dissection
in a panel discussion of the Forum
on Election Day, November 4, at
3:30 P. M. in Room 206. Four stu-
dents, who are to participate in the
discussion, will demonstrate the dif-
ferences in the programs of the four
parties and explain what they offer
to the American people
At the Forum's meeting, Tuesday,
Unree amendments to the state con-
stitution, which will be voted upon
in the coming election, were debat-
ed and voted upon by the members
present. The first amendment, con-
cerning the appropriation of funds
for the construction of state high-
ways, was voted down. An over-
whelming 45-5 vote against an
amendment proposing to extend the
term of State Senators from two to
four years defeated this amend-
ment.
Frosh President—
FLORENCE GARFALL, ‘45, who will
be the second woman freshman president
at State College in the past twelve years.
Advanced Dramatics
To Give Plays Tuesday
Student Producers Will Direct
Comedy, Historical Farce
Advanced Dramatics students,
Kathleen Martin, and Barbara Ker:
lin, juniors, will present two come-
dies in the Page Hall auditorium
Tuesday at 8:30 P. M.
Miss Martin’s play promises to be
a sophisticated portrayal of the sub-
terfuges at the court of an ancient
Pharoah (James McFeeley, ‘44). Tir-
ing of his queen (Jane Curtis, ‘43),
the Pharoah plots to do away with
her and substitute in her place the
enticing young woman who has cur-
rently captured his fancy (June
Melville, '43). However, he misjudges
the cleverness of his wife who
adroitly turns the tables on her rival.
The play directed by Miss Kerlin
is an entertaining family comedy
vith its setting in the lower middle-
class home of Henry Slater, a meek
and henpecked husband (Art Col-
lins, '45), and his grasping, dominat-
ing wife (Vera Willard, '44). Their
ten-year-old daughter, Victoria,
(Betty Clough, ‘45), causes her
chirpy Uncle Ben (Bob Loucks, '44)
and her overly-refined Aunt Eliza-
beth (Gertrude Myers, ‘44) both
amusement and annoyance before
the sprightly grandfather, (Bob
White, '44) uncovers a family plot
and carries off the honors in the
fray.
‘Ped’ Picture Proofs
Distributed Noons Only
Proofs for pictures to appear in
the 1942 Pedagogue will be distrib-
uted in the Publications Office be-
tween 12 and 12:30 P. M. only
These proofs must be returned
within one week after they have
been received. To date, only about
one-half of the proofs have been
obtained; he complete collection
is expected shortly. Any students
who want their pictures taken over
must have this done before Nov-
ember 5.
Pictures which are being entered
in the Ped “Life at State” Contest
should be ut least three by five
inches and must be accompanied
by the negative which will be re-
turned to the participant
Newman To Discuss Marriage
Christian Marriage, the Christian
Family, and Catholic Sex Morality
will be the themes at the next three
meetings of Newman Club. Christian
Marriage will be discussed at the
meeting Thursday night, to be held
at Newman Hall at 7 30 P. M. Rev-
erend William Cahill, chaplain, and
professor of philosophy at the Col-
lege of St. Rose, will Jead the dis-
cussion.
All-State Hop
In Sale of Bids
With fifty-nine bids sold Monday,
the first day of sales, the All-State
dance appears to be heading toward
success. All-State is an experiment
which, if successful, will bring an
annual repetition. In the last few
years, Senior Hop has been a finan-
cial failure. But, this year, State's
big fall formal has new and diffe:
ent features to make it attractive.
In the first place, it's not a for-
mal; it’s a semi-formal. Secondly,
the price of the bids is at a low
ebb—one dollar per couple plus ten
cents tax. The principal innova-
tion of the dance is the double-or-
chestra, double-dance-hall feature.
The gymnasium of Sayles Hall, the
newly completed men's dorm, will
be the center of activity where Bob
Reid and his orchestra are sched-
uled to reign. A temporary board-
walk from Sayles Hall will lead to
Pierce Hall and the well-known
Ingle Room, Here Bill Grattan is
to direct an evening of rhythm.
Arrangements are being made for
the convenience of the dance-goers
by selling “cokes” in both halls
At least two hundred couples are
expected to attend the All-State
dance, tonight, according to Paul
Merritt, '42. The administration has
shown more than usual enthusiasm
in the novel affair.
Chaperones will be: Dr, Howard
DoBell, Mr. Paul Bulger, Mr, G.
Eliot Hatfield and Mr. Louis C.
Jones.
Sorority House Dances
To complete the All
weekend, the seven sororities
will hold their annual fall house
dances from 9 to 1 tomorrow
night. The dances will be semi-
formal, and couples will prom-
enade from one sorority house
to another. Music for several
of the dances will be furnished
by orchestras while other so-
rorities will use “vies.”
Albany FBI Agent
Lectures In Assembly
Arthur Cornelius Jr., new special
agent in charge of the Albany of-
fice of the FBI, spoke in this morn-
ing’s assembly of the important
role the Federal agents play in na-
tional defense.
According to Mr. Cornelius, never
before has this government been so
prepared to meet the crisis facing
the nation in regard to fifth colum-
nist affairs. Through its prepared-
ness and constant outlook for sabo-
tage, the FBI has been able to
check any such activities. This
morning's speaker is in charge of
the training of police executives in
civilian defense which will begin in
Albany Monday.
Ralph ‘Tibbets, President of Stu-
dent Association, informed the ri-
valry classes that the girls’ banney
hunt will begin the second week
in November
President's Reception
Opens Farrell Mansion
‘The Farrell Mansion was opened
Jast night for its first social event
since Mrs. Margaret Brady Farrell
presented it Lo State College. The
sion was the President's Recep-
lion to the faculty.
President’ and Mrs. John M
Sayles, Dean and Mrs. Milton G
Nelson, and Miss Sara Tod De-
Laney, Dean of Women were in the
receiving line, and members of
Myskania served as ushers, Those
invited included the Commissioner
and Associate Commissioners of
Education, and all active and re-
tired faculty members.
The guests made a tour of inspec-
tion of the mansion.
Committee to Investigate
Sets High Mark Annex Price Increases
Persevering Always Win;
NEWS to Try Poll Again
Some people believe that the
diligent application of effort is
always productive of results in
the long run, More simply stat-
ed, “If at first you don't suc-
Cy eee i]
Two weeks ago the Srate Co-
Luce News held a poll on ques-
tions of current importance.
The questionnaires were lost
before they had been counted.
Next week the News will try
again. The questionnaire to be
distributed then will consist of
queries on Roosevelt's foreign
policy.
This time, no chances are to
be taken. A special squad is to
be detailed to guard the waste-
baskets in which the completed
forms are going to be deposited.
Drucker Will Talk
On WarEconomy
Meeting Will Be Held
Thursday Evening in Page
Dr. Peter F. Drucker, world-fam-
ous economist, author and lecturer,
will speak on the subject “The
Economics of War” at the annual
lecture sponsored by the American
Association of University Women.
The Association devotes one meet-
ing a year as a contribution to State
College students and the city of Al-
bany. This year the meeting will be
held in the Page Hall Auditorium
on Thursday at 8:15 P. M,
Dr. Drucker is the American
financial correspondent for the
“Financial Herald of London" and
the “Glasyow New: He is the
author of two books, one on econ-
omics and the other on Nazi Ger-
many, and is considered to be the
best informed economic and finan-
cial speaker and writer in America
today. He contributes articles to
Harper's and Asia magazines and
The New Republic among others
and has been a frequent guest on the
Chicago Round Table radio program
Plan to Cut Budget,
Add to Student Tax
Under Consideration
Investigation of Annex and Cafe-
teria prices will be made by a com-
mittee headed by William R. Dor-
rance, ’42, Editor-in-Chief of the
News and including Kathryn Wil+
son and Bernard Perlman, seniors,
The purpose of the survey follows
the program of the student-faculty
discussion group designed to foster 9
well-informed student opinion.
In making the survey, the com:
mittee will contact local dairies,
bread and butter companies, and
cigarette distributors in an effort
to find out wholesale prices of prod-
ucts. In view of Kappa Beta’s pay~
ment of ten cents per quart and
Potter Club's payment of twelve
cents per quart for milk, the An-
nex price of sev-
en cents per half
pint is subject to
question, Of fur-
ther interest is
the fact that the
ten cents a quart
milk contains
only two tenths
percent less but-
ter fat than Bor-
den's milk,
“The survey
Dorrance Will be made
to satisfy the student body,”
Dorrance said. “It is very probable
that the prices charged are justified,
If that is the case, the students will
be informed of it." The committee
will have a conference with Miss
Laura Thompson, Manager of the
College Cafeteria, on the increase in
the cost of food products, and the
reason for the increase will be ex-
plained to the student body. All re-
sults of committee findings will be
reported on and discussed at the sec-
ond meeting of the student-faculty
discussion group.
Myskania took the first step in
the group's program yesterday when
it made a tour of the Farrell Man-
sion to determine its possibilities for
use as a Student Union, A discus~-
sion of the proposed Union and
(Continued on page 3 column 2)
Sayles Questions General Use
Of Brubacher Memorial Lounge
Dr. John M, Sayles
“Use of the Brubacher Memorial
Lounge in Sayles Hall by the entire
student body is a subject that has
never been discussed,” Dr, John M.
Sayles, President of the College,
stated in an exclusive interview
with the Srare Couuecy News
this week. A Nuws reporter met
with the President to talk over
questions and topies of general in-
terest. to the student bod:
use of the Lounge and the ace
sibility of the inen’s dorm to ma
commuters were among the sub-
jects on which Dr. Sayles com-
mented,
As far us Dr, Sayles knows, the
dorm has never been locked to
male commuters, although such @&
case has been reported. The Presi-
dent sees no reason why the Me-
morial Lounge should be open to
State College any more than the
Green Room of Pierce Hall, The
questions will have to be taken up
with the administration,
When asked his opinion of the
student - faculty discussion group,
Dr, Sayles declared tuat he is much
pleased with the idea, "I think the
plan affords a very fine opportu-
nity for the students, It will be a
general clearing house for matters
of trouble of the student body, The
problems will be presented in open
meetings, and both faculty and stu-
dents will offer suggestions, Thus
both the administrative and under-
graduate sides will be heard.”
Dr. Sayles is very much pleased
with the job done in cleaning up
State College. He has received
comments from all sides on the
improvement in appearance of the
entire school. Evidently the stu-
dents have taken the slogan “Keep
It Clean” to heart,
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one of the two must inevitably collapse. Need-
less to say, it will not be the dormitory.
Sayles Hall has a capacity of 134 men. To-
day more than half of the building is empty.
The building must have more occupants;
there are enough men living in the four fra-
ternity houses and College House to make up
that deficiency.
But emptying fraternity houses means
strangling the fraternities. Students of this
college are much too fraternity conscious to-
day to give up, without a struggle, the fra-
ternity tradition. The ensuing row would pro-
bably spread to involve fraternity alumni
throughout the state.
If the men’s housing problem is ever to be
solved, work on the solution must begin im-
mediately, Both parties, the Alumni Associa-
tion and the Administration, as well as repre-
sentatives from the fraternities, should ap-
proach the problem with a compromise plan
in mind.
Fraternities, if they mean to survive, must
realize that the best they can hope for is a
compromise, Without one, the fraternity at
State College is doomed.
Therefore, the initial step should come from
the fraternities themselves. Ugly as the
thought may be, it is they who are now on
trial, not Sayles Hall. Interfraternity Coun-
cil should move immediately by organizing a
committee to study the problem. The Stu-
dent-Faculty Discussion Group as well should
look for a solution at its meetings.
Regardless of one’s opinion of fraternities,
they are a social institution at State College,
Regardless of what one thinks of the
dormitory, it is here to stay.
Strictly Business
Turnabout is fair play, Advertising, one of
the most important sources of revenue for
the STATE COLLEGE NEWS, depends on
the amount of purchases by students, It is
not a courtesy on the part of the advertisers,
{t represents a business proposition, a profi-
table venture,
By investing in those concerns which ad-
are in turn investing in the
NEWS. These concerns, through the medium
of advertisi ontribute to the publication
of at at lower cost for the mem-
bers of the student body. But to maintain
and increase this source of revenue, a recipro-
cal line of trade must be set up,
If six-page issues of the NEWS are to be
continued, advertising must be increased,
Local businessmen must realize that adver-
tising in the NEWS will yield profits by in-
creasing student sales, There is one way in
which this can be accomplished: patronize
these advertisers. Mention State College,
Mention the STATE COLLEGE NEWS,
A Tribute To Talent—
There is but one criticism to be
made of the plays presented in Page
Hall Auditorium last Tuesday night,
To wit; they were not long enough,
The audience was generous in ils
reception of the offerings; it could
not have been otherwise.
In the leading role of the Irish
tragedy, Gertrude Gold made her
first appearance on the State stage.
Miss Gold was practically letter per-
fect in her characterization, She
looked old, she walked old, she
thought old, she was old. It required
little imagination to see in her an
Irish woman bowed down by the loss
cf her husband and six sons.
‘The supporting players cavght the
infectious mood of Miss Gold's por-
trayal, Betty Marston and Lois
Hampel warmed to their roles after
a few minutes of rather slow dia-
logue and ection,
One weakness of the play was the
prolonged walling scene at the end.
Neither actors nor direction could
make it more acceptable.
No greater compliment could be
payed to Ethel Tozier’s direction
than the complete sympathy of those
attending the productions, It is the
first time in the memory of the
writer that the presence of a cor
on the stage did not bring forth a
few sly snickers. Let it be hoped
that John Lubey will follow up his
very real cadaver with something a
little more lifelike
In direct contrast io the tens
drama of Miss Tozier’s play was the
Bernadette L. Sullivan
comedy directed by Nodie Davis. The
set elicited a spontaneous burst of
applause; the ensuing dialogue, more
than one spontaneous burst of
laughter.
As usual, P2ul Barselou did not
disappoint his public. Unfortunately
his stage placement was bad. The
important lines which he iad to
deliver would have bes much more
effective if he had been facing the
eudience, A fine comedy sense was
displayed by Hal Ashworth. His
lines were quickly picked up, never
lost or drowned out by a laugh.
In the feminine roles, June Mel-
ville and Trece Aney were more
than adequate. Miss Melville's make-
up and costume were in good con-
trast to Miss Aney's appealing
incenue.
For once an announced eight-
thirty curtain went up at eight-
thirty, This will be the starting time
for all future plays and promptness
is promised
The influence of the Chekhov
players quite evident in the nu-
merous “stage pictures,” especially
in the first play, A bil more practice
is needed to avoid a certain stiffness
in the metion of the actors. Never-
theless, it is an innovation which
should be utilized by the directors
of the coming play
Between the plays, a collection
was taken to help defer the cost
of the The audience res-
ponded generously and this sy:
is to be used in the future.
Profs and Primps
Rhona Ryan
Doctor Sisk is a man of succinct
speech. “No,” he said, “I don’t have
a grandfather like Steptoe Demerit
Hut, but T'll tell you this, my grand-
father died drinking beer from the
bung-hole of a cask, when he chok-
ed on the plug.” (The student body
is requested to read the last sen-
tence over after obtaining a large
grain of salt.)
Thinks Students Good Eggs’
And does he have any hobbies?
“No,” said Doctor Sisk, “I don’t be-
lieve in hobbies—you can do what
you want to do, but you don’t have
to call it a hobby.” And where did
he get his degrees? “I got my de-
grees by degrees.” And what does he
like about State? “I like the stu-
dents . . . they're a bunch of good
eggs, falrly broadminded and lib-
eral.” What course does he like
best? “Mental Hygiene! It’s one
course that's needed. Do you know
that five percent of New York
State's population will be in mental
hospitals?”
xperiments In Nueroses
‘he mention of hospital was for-
tunate, For Doctor Sisk is carrying
on some important experiments with
rats (“they're so cute,” he murmurs.)
at .Jbany Hospital. Most students
have seen arti about the studies
made of the effects of frustration on
guinea pigs, sheep, and rats. Doctor
Sisk, who has only begun his ex-
periments, is trying to show the re-
lationship of neuré to intelli-
gence, and their effect on learning
By inducing a state of frustration in
the rats, through unexpected bir-
riers in routine, Doctor Sisk can go
further in the largely unexplored
field of human neuroses. [t should-
n't be necessary to comment on the
importance of such work
I's. practically impossible not to
like Doctor Sisk
Election Note: Mrs. Rienow 4s
running for a school directorate in
the town of Bethlehem, Attention
voters!
Mary Studebaker —-——
Don’t look now, but fashion, true
to form, is pulling another double
cross on her daughters. Remember
the chic jobs of the World War era,
the daring sophistication of the
hobble skirt, well down to the ankle,
and the recklessness of the slit eve-
ning gown, revealing a la Mata
Hari, a glimpse of black-stockinged
leg? Remember the long afternoon
dress and ankle length evening
gowns? They're ganging up on you
again. Fashion is attempting to
drag them out of mothballs to in-
flict on an innocent following.
Skirts Go Down
Ominously, the last word has it
that skirt lengths, once more, shall
go down. Are State's maidens going
to let down their hems. Will the
dimpled knee below a swing skirt
still hold its own?
Bonwit Teller’s advertisement last
Sunday featured such charming
models as the plunging, or uneven,
hemline, the hobble skirt — “very
1915,” and the angle length dancing
dirndl.
If it’s national defense they have
in mind, certainly they're on the
right track. Barbed wi could be
no more effective than the hobble
skirt when it comes to warding off
undesirables, Is it possible that the
All-State Dance will find State
glamour girls daringly clad in slit
skirts. If so, the hobble skirt will
be here in time for Interfraternity
Ball
Hems Again Hang
As for the uneven hemline, here
you spend precious hours trying
ma your skirts hang evenly,
now the motto seems to be “just
don't give a hang about it." An-
other thing, if this trend pers!
it's going to be hard
too since the normal reaction to the
uneven hemline is “Pardon me, ma-
dame, but your slip is showing."
Perhaps we ean rely upon the con-
servaliveness of State girls to spurn
fushion whims. The fellows must
have some influence!
Discard Those Dungarees
Student Forum
‘Yo the Editor;
I have been brooding over an in-
sult to our fair college. If "Sta
knew of this insult, it would rise to
defend itself.
As I walked from Page Hall the
night of the performance of “King
Lear,” I overheard a neighboring
college girl remark, “Do you notice
how messy these State College girls
jook?” T looked around to see what
she meant, and sure enough, we
were & mess in socks, saddle shoes,
sweaters and skirts. I suppose that
she thinks, and others too, that we
don't know how to dress to suit the
aceaston,
Let's show them that we do
know! How? By dressing to suit
the occasion, thus bringing soctal
cullure to State. If we do this, we
will also show our appreciation of
the artists engaged, glve the entire
performance 4 soctal uplift and help
put it over,
Would you wear the same thing
to a clambake that you'd wear to
the opera? No? Well, guest artists
are comparable to an opera, Lev’s
do them justice!
Sahatalhs:
The Beautiful Room
With the Silence
A. T.
Once in a faraway land,
There was a place where young men and women
Went in order to enrich their minds,
And to acquire culture.
The place to which they went was called a University
For want of a better name.
When its Founders built the University,
They constructed many and varied buildings.
They provided a place to go to lectures.
They provided a place to cultivate leisure.
They provided a place to dance, and a place to play.
And finally, they provided a place to study.
So that many students might use it,
They took a big room.
So that those using it might see well,
They built it with many enormous windows.
So that everyone might sit in comfort.
They provided a multitude of chairs and tables.
And so that the materials for study might not be
lacking,
They bought a multiplicity of books.
When all that had been done,
They looked at their work and they thought
us make it beautiful,
that more people may
‘They took the enormous windows that they had built
To let in the light for the readers,
And they put wonderful stained glass pictures in
them—
Pictures which were very lovely,
But which kept out all the light.
They installed beautiful chandeliers,
Which failed to pass every Adequate Lighting Test
Ever devised.
They took the walls
And they painted murals on them,
And to be sure that everyone understood
What the murals meant,
They put captions under them,
significance —
But they wrote the captions with grammatical errors,
Because no one would see them but the students,
And the students would never notice the mistakes.
They took the books that they had collected,
And arranged them so that no one could find them.
Then they said,
“Now we are ready. Let the throngs enter.”
The throngs did not enter.
Statisticians went to work.
After many arduous computations they announced
That the look of desolation was caused
By the fact that only one student in ten
Ever went there.
come and read here.”
explaining their
‘The Founders had a pow-wow.
“The main object of this room,” they said,
s to furnish a place to study.
In order to study, one must have quiet
“Therefore, we will insure absolute silence.”
The Founders went out and hired a staff
Whose only purpose was to walk around saying,
To all people whom they saw even whispering
“We are trying to enforce quiet so that people may
study.
“If you wish to talk,
“We will have to ask you Lo step outside.”
‘The Unrongs still did’ not enter.
‘The Founders continued to ponder.
The beautiful windows still shut out the light
The stall maintained the utmost quiet
The students kept away
The ones Uhat didn't keep away
Would go in to study.
But the silence would be so inte
‘That, as one, they would fall ash
‘Thus preserving the silence.
se and so peaceful,
»,
Few of them studied,
And even lewer enjoyed the beautitul room
With the bewutitul windows
And the beautiful chandeliers
And the bewutitul mural
And the beautiful silence
And the stall
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STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1941
PAGE 3
Cooper Appoints
Student Auditor
Finance Board Institutes
Uniform Accounting Plan
Mr. Edward L .Cooper, Faculty
Advisor of Student Board of Fi-
nance, this week announced the ap-
pointment of Ellen Delfs, '43, as Stu-
dent Auditor. This appointment is
the result of the resolution passed
in assembly, October 10, for an ap-
propriation to pay for the services
of an auditor to examine the books
of all Student Association organiza-
tions. The auditing plan originated
with the Myskania sugyestion that
Finance Board investigate possibili-
ties of setting up a uniform book-
keeping system.
The success of the proposal will
be revealed through its efiect upon
the student budget. It is hoped that
“padding” will be eliminated through
the establishment of a standard
system.
Student
mounting
Mr. Cooper ‘o date, 909
tickets have been sold. Seniors lead
the list of delinquents with eleven
students lacking tickets. Outstand-
ing in the junior class are five
the sophomore c
men have responded better than
any other class with all but one
student in possession of a ticket
If a senior is for any reason re-
peating a semester, he is not ex-
pected to purchase a ticket so lonis
as he has paid four years’ student
tax
As yet, there has been no thor-
ough investigation of student tax
delinquency.
Sculptress to Appear
In First D&A Cenc
Madame Suzanne Silvercruy:
mous Belgian sculptress, will fins
to the students of State College a
new form of entertainment when
she appears in Page Hall auditor-
ium on November 17 at 8:30. She
is coming under the auspices of the
Dramatics and Arts Association as
its first presentation of the fall
season.
Her lecture will be very unusual
in that she will select some person
from the audience and model them
while she speaks on the outstand-
ing points of sculpturing.
Madame Silvercruys has recently
completed the busts of the Dionne
quintuplets and of Dr. Allan Roy
Dafoe She is the first. seulptress
to have the quints as living models.
Other eminent personalities who
have served as models for her are
Katherine Hepburn, Jack Dempsey
James Truslow Adams, and Prime
Ministers Henri Jasper and Paul
van Zuland of Belgium. ‘This dis-
tintuished — sculpt has been
awarded many prizes for her out
standing work in (his field
Tickets may be obtained throush
the exchange of student Gx
Commerce Club Plans
Publication of Paper
Cooperative yelling plus inter
views wilh prominent Albany bu
iness inen will be the outstanding
features of the Com-Hornm to be
published this, semester under the
Sponsorship of Commerce Club. ‘The
@ will be completed sometinie in
December, and distributed free of
charge among students interested
in commerce.
‘The new staff for Comoran i
8 follows: ‘Phelua Levinson, ‘43
(Anna Cattutl, 2, Kditors-tn
Chict, Jews Sears and Carmen Cop
polit, seniors, — Assoenite [editor
‘Temporary senior still manager
also have been appointed. Dorothy
Brooks is in charge of publicity;
arm tnylis, adverUsing, Armede
Kk, art; Jeanne Sehimuchten
berg, publication; Allen Shimmnons,
editorial de Zilinsk: humor
Faculty advisor for Une publication
is Dr. Thomas Kinsella.
Semanek Plays ‘Eve’ Role
In History of SEB Desk
Desks do have personalities
and their histories are impor-
tant! At least, that’s what Miss
Irene Semanek, assistant direc-
tor of the SEB, will tell you.
In her office is an old oak-
wocd desk, which occupies ap-
proximately one-half of the
room. It formerly belonged to
such illustrious gentlemen as Dr.
Andrew Sloane Draver, former
Commissioner of Education, Dr.
Abram Brubacher, and Dr, John
M, Sayles.
Now for the first time in its
long history of service, it is be-
ing used by a woman, and Miss
Semanek is proud of the fact.
She laughingly asserts that she
would like to place on this desk
a sign “First Woman Owner.”
Noted Traveler to be
SCA Campus Guest
Lecturer to Meet on Cabinets;
Speaks to Club X Tuesday
Catherine Smith, noted traveler
and lecturer on Oriental life, will be
the campus guest of the Student
Christian Association on Monday
and Tuesday. On Monday at 3:30
A. M. she will meet the first and
second cabinets of SCA in Room
100. All those who wish to speak
with Miss Smith concerning her
travels may do so al the Club X
meeting on Tuesday at 12 P. M., or
may stop in at the SCA office any
time for an appointment.
Miss Smith has been a witness to
the present war between China and
Japan and has seen the deplorable
sights brought about by this war.
She has gathered considerable data
in regard to the living conditions of
the Chinese and Japanese people
during the war years.
Annex Survey —
(Continued from page 1, column 5)
methods of finaneing it will be held
at the first group meeting on Tues-
day afternoon 4 P. M. in the Lounge.
Addition of five dollars to the
price of student tax tickets is one
of the methods suggested for solu-
tion of the financial problem, An-
other plan involves cutting the stu-
dent association budget by the sum
of $5000, which would mean more
than a 33 1-3 percent cut for each
activily. This method has the sup-
port of many people who believe
the budget is excessively padded. Dr.
yles Is unwilling to see too high
a student tax, since It would entail
a further financial sacrifice on the
part of the students.
All ineetings of the discussion
yroup will be public, Myskania be-
lievey that if the meetings prove
successful, they will be the most
nnportant step in student-faculty
relations since the founding of Ue
Campus leadership society in 1947
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Bulger Attends
Syracuse Meeting
In an effort to extend the scope
of the Student Employment Bu-
reau, Mr. Paul Bulger, Assistant
Principal of Milne and Director of
the Student Employment Bureau,
has journeyed to a Syracuse meet-
ing of the School Board Members
Association.
Representing State College, Mr.
Bulger intends to make contacts
with principals present at the con-
ference, who plan to hire new day’:
teachers, with the hope that they
may become interested in the stu-
dents of this college as prospective
teachers,
Three graduates who have re-
cently obtained positions through
the Bureau are; Edith Cutting, '38,
librarian, North Haven, Connecti-
cut; Adeline De Carlo, ‘40, com-
merce, Forestport, New York;
Dora De Michele, ‘41, New
State Laboratory Assistant.
SEB is proud to announce that
1 total of $22,132.04 has been saved
by experienced and inexperienced
teachers alike, who otherwise would
have been obliged to pay commer-
celal agenct 6 percent of their
first. year's salaries
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intended when she
control of radio in
Grad of ‘18 Returns To Inform
Students of Radio's Importance
By Mary Betty Stengel
“There must. be more eligible
males around State these days!” ex-
claimed Mrs. William Corwith, '18.
The former Doris Sweet, vice-presi-
dent of the class of '18, was amazed
that so many State girls go with
men from State. Down in the Com~- Mi
mons she confided that there were rie
“a lot more men around.”
Mrs. Corwith spoke in last Fri-
assembly not only as a State
grad, but as the National Broadcast-
ing Company's Assistant to Public
Service Counsellor, Dr. James R.
Angell, Judging from the amount of
applause she received, Mrs, Corwith
“made a hit” with the student body
as a whole, She ho
that her audience at Stale was much
more polite than some of those she
has encountered in her visits to col-
and leges all over the country..
York Later Mrs, Corwith expressed the
hope that she really put 5!
challenge §
told of state
countries like Germany,
made Americans the best informed
people in the world."
During the ye
tion from Stat,c
eral years in secondary schools, went
abroad, and rose to a position of im-
portance in NBO, Yet she laments
that at class reunions she has noth-
ing to talk about. “The others all
talk about teaching or thelr fam-
ilies!”
Corwith remarked upon
many changes in State and State
life since the days of '18, In Rich-
ardson and Page Halls, she felt
“lost” and the Commons seemed
“different.” (The Commons used to
be over in Huested in those days!)
Differences in the social code were
noticed in the number of girls who
smoked. Mrs, Corwith regards
changes in sorority rush rules as
definitely “drastic.”
Mrs, Corwith must have expected
to see all State's co-eds in saddles
and socks for she said, “I'm sur-
prised to see the girls dressed up in
silk stockings and high heels!”
the “Though Mrs. Corwith attended
State for only her last two years,
she was a popular ctudent, (The
most musical too, according to the
"1B Pedagogue.) After assembly
several underclassmen approached
Corwith, Their mothers and
's went to State with her!
ff remarked
“Radio has
since her gradua-
ne taught for sev-
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PAGE 4
STATE COLLEGE NEWS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1941
Basketball Squad
Starts Practice
Brauner and Dickson
Will Co-captein Team
“We have done no scrimmaging.
We have worked wholly on funda-
mentals so I can make no comment
on how the team will look.” That
is the status of varsity basketball at
the present writing to quote Coach
Hatfield. But he had plenty more
to say.
The squad is rounding into shape
slowly but surely, One advantage
over last year is that the men are
working-out in the evening instead
of the afternoon,
Veterans Important
The nucleus of the uncut squad
of about twenty consists of Hank
Brauner and Bill Dickson, co-cap-
tains, and lettermen Moose Gerber,
Tom Feeney, and “Bye” Benton,
Benton joined the team toward the
end of last season. Coach Hatfield
looks to Bill Forrest, Bob Combs,
Fred Beyer, Bill Marsland, Bill
Miller, and Henry Ruback, all up
from last year's frosh squad, to bol-
ster the team. Untried aspirants to
varsity berths who show promise
are Leo Griffin, Art Flax, Bob Sei-
fert, Don Demick, Avrom Koblenz,
Howle Lynch, and Ed Reed.
Coach Hatfield promises to keep
@n “absolutely open mind” in his
selection of a varsity team. “I'm
not set on anything. So far as the
boys are concerned, I'm not inter-
ested in what they did or didn't do
last year. What I am interested in
is how they can take hold this
year.”
Strict Coaching
‘The coach points out that there
will be no individual stars and that
the squad has helght which has
been lacking in past years, This
should tend toward a smoother-
working unit. One weakness is
lack of speed, but the coach feels
confident that the team will be able
to compensate for that,
The unbalanced schedule may
Prove a bug-a-boo to the team. It
was found necessary to play Clark-
son and St. Lawrence on successive
nights on the team’s first trip,
Moreover, these teams will come
here to play on successive nights—
and all these games will be played
before Christmas.
The schedule which was referred
to previously, will be released In the
next issue,
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At this time the Royal Order of
the Ebony Sphere welcomes into its
membership, one Bob Coombs who
may be seen any day sporting a
“beaut” of an inky halo circling his
left orb.
Bob tries to tell us that he got it
in the rivalry game with the frosh
last Friday, Perhaps this statement
would be more accurate if the word
“game” were omitted.
The Royal Order of the Ebony
Sphere has been instituted in order
to organize a group of lads who give
definite proof that they are, or re-
cently have been — “behind the
eight-ball.” Members will be re-
ceived through this pillar weekly.
We were aware of the fact that
there js a shortage of men in State
but the acuteness of the situation
has just been brought to our at-
tention,
Francis Mullin recently received
a note from Marge Ackley, secre-
tary to Miss Johnston, requesting
him to appear to arrange a gym
period,
This week we feel that the pro-
verbial flannel night-cap should be
presented to the current Intramural
Council for its decision to retain,
rather than retire, football and
basketball trophies,
For the past few years it has
been generally understood among
the participants in these sports
that the trophy would remain in
the permanent’ possession of the
team winning it three consecutive
years. This has not been carried
out.
Trophies are relatively cheap—
especially those purchased by the
council. Why, then should the
council react different than the
administration itself, which allows
an expensive trophy’ to be kept by
the group winning it under the
same conditions?
And thirty,
Intramural Basketball
Contains Minor Changes
Having successfully completed its
autumnal — program, — Tntramural
Counell announces that it 1s ready
to embark upon Its winter schedule,
First on the list comes the annual
inter-group house basketball loop,
This year the league will be under
the supervision of Ken Johnson and
Hal Singer. Tt was also announced
that several changes for the better
will be Instituted
Tn order not to conflict with the
varsity practice s games will
be played on Thursday,
and Friday afternoons, starting at
4:00 o'clock on the Page Hall court
Each team Is to encounter each of
the others twice instead of the form.
cr single meet
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Freshmen Cagers
Begin Practice
State’s potential frosh cagers
romped on to the Page Hall court
Monday afternoon to begin the first
practice session of the new season.
Under the eagle eye of Coach Hat-
field, Assistant ‘Coach Paul Merritt
js putting the boys through their
paces. As yet they have had no ac-
tual basketball scrimmage, but
through effective calisthenics and
various other drills the frosh are
being whipped into shape.
Some of the candidates have had
experience while thers have not;
but as assistant coach Merritt said,
“They have a definite competitive
spirit. They are perhaps better or-
ganized than any freshman group
has been for some years. It is this
spirit of competition and organiza-
tion that goes for the making of a
smooth working team of any kind.”
With such a good start we can ex-
pect the Frosh to carry well the
colors of '45 in their schedule of 10
tough games against such worthy
opponents as Albany Law, Delhi,
R. P. I. Frosh, Union Frosh, Al-
bany Academy, Albany Y. M. C. A.,
and Albany Y, M. H. A.
Mullin Defeats Finer
To Win Tennis Tourney
Fran Mullin has emerged as the
tennis champion of the Freshman
class by virtue of his decisive win
over Norm Finer, 6-:
efforts, Fran was pres
trophy in this morning's chapel
Due to an injury sustained in last
Friday's rivalry football game, Dick
Beach was forced to forfeit his
match with Finer, thus hastening
the deciding contest which took
place In Central Park, Schenectady
The Schenectady courts are pav-
ed with macadam, as opposed to the
¢lay courts of Washington Park, but
it is generally admitted that neither
candidate had an advantage due to
this fact,
Mullin displayed fine form and
played a consistently brilliant game,
Finer also showed up well at the
start but he was obviously out-
classed. ‘
GINNY
This department wants to extend
its heartiest congratulations to Flo
Garfall for her great victory in the
WAA tennis tourney. Despite ob-
stacles of schedules end weather,
she was able to complete her con-
tests and can look forward to seeing
her name inscribed upon the silver
cup recording for posterity the
names of WAA's tennis champs.
After being met as usual by the
faithful “De Witt”—the grocery boy
with a battered but serviceable truck
which carts both blanket rolls and
girls up the tong hill to Camp John-
ston—State College's female Daniel
Boones entered the solid cabin to
discover a great loss. (Something is
always missing, you know.) This
time it was the venerable and dear-
ly beloved vic. It was gone—where
io one knew—and all that re-
mained was a broken record on the
hillside—appropriately entitled “Go-
ing, Going, Gone"!
Saturday nite a great deal of ex-
citement was in order when Evelyn
“Put” Putnam casually stepped from
her second story bunk to the floor—
result—one sprained ankle. What
would have happened if she had
stepped from the third story!
Garfall Triumphs
In WAA Tennis
Giavelli Takes Early Lead
But Drops Two Straight
Florence Garfall beat Nora Gia-
velli in two close s 1-5, 7-5, Pri-
day afternoon to annex the title in
the Women’s Athletic Association’s
Tennis Tournament. This history
making match was the first one to
reach the finalist stage in any tour-
ney since 1937, and aroused much in-
terest among the members of the
student body,
Nora served first, exhibiting the
power that has established her repu-
tation in Albany tennis circles. Af-
ter the first game taken by Flo,
Nora won five in a row, However,
Flo fought back, and captured six
straight to win the set 7-5. It was
hard won as each point went to
deuce and then add.
The second set increased in speed
and import. Cautious volleying was
abandoned as Flo sent over balls
with a terrific cut on them. Nora
had to run up to meet the ball, but
held her own by superb cross court
shots. The girls took their services
and the score went to 4-4, then 5-5,
with the ball going over the net
with more force than ever. The air-
light game of Garfall gave her a
7-5 victory in the second set. The
match lasted 1"; hours, demonstrat.
ing the stamina of the girls,
Captain Lols Hafley reports that
at least fifteen girls will receive
credit for tennis as a Fall sport.
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1941
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ALBANY, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1941
VOL. XXVi, NO, &
Thompson to Plan
Better Sandwiches
For Concessions
Increased Operating Costs
Affect Annex Cafeteria
In response to the plan for in-
vestigation of annex and cafeteria
prices, Miss Laura Thompson, man-
ager of the two concessions, dis-
closed that the Annex plans to sup-
ply more filling sandwiches in the
future. She feels that most of the
students do not realize that other
things beside actual cost of food
enter into the operation of the
annex and cafeteria.
“Equipment for preparing food
must be kept up and new equip-
ment bought,” she explained. At
the beginning of the year, a new
dishwasher, steam table and a re-
frigerator unit were installed. The
refrigerator unit alone cost $399.
The installation of these was essen-
tial, since the old equipment was
giving out. Simall kitchen items also
had to be purchased.
Operating on Small Profit
Besides the equipment, salaries
are paid to student help, taking $4)
a week out of the $125 allotted to
pay employees. Operation is con-
ducted on a very small profit.
Actual food costs have also in-
creased greatly. Eggs, for example,
have gone up to fifty or fifty-five
cents a dozen, and ham costs 51
cents per pound. “A profit of only
three and a half cents is made on
each bottle of milk,” Miss Thomp-
son sald. Other items correspond
in cost; soap powder sells for $50
in the bulk lots the annex buys, and
oil has doubled in price.
Delivery Adds arette Cost
As for cigarettes, Miss Thompson
explains the reason for their sell-
ing at one cent more per pack than
the Co-op. The Annex buys cigar-
ettes from a firm which delivers
them, while the Co-op obtains cig-
arettes direct from the store, thus
eliminating the delivery cost.
‘Tomato and bacon sandwiches in
the future will contain two slices
of tomato and one slice of bacon,
Miss ‘Thompson said. ‘The manage-
ment of the annex and cafeteria
welcomes student opinion and wants
to know when they are dissatisfied
Orchestra Rehearsal Sunday
The State College Symphony Or-
chestra will present a lecture dem-
onstration at the Albany Women’s
Club, Monday afternoon, The pro-
gram almost met disaster when the
absence of a dozen violinists frus-
trated the rehearsal. Ib was there-
fore decided to hold a special re-
hearsal at 2 P.M, in Vineentian In-
stitute on Sunday. “For once the
orchestra must come first, Members
must attend,” st:ted Bernard Perl-
man, Conductor.
Franklin's Up In The Air—
Makes Landing For State
And some people call it work!
Last Tuesday, Charles Frank-
lin, '39, former sports editor of
the News dropped in at the
Activities Office.
“Just flew up from Florida,”
he answered the queries which
were hurled at him. “We have
to take a thous-
sand mile trip
in an army
plane to stay in|
flying trim, so Ij
came
How've
been?”
Charlie evi-
dently has|
plenty of leisure
a tan
his could
never be ac- Charles Franttin
quired in the stratosphere,
On duty now as a bomber pilot
he plans to continue in the ser-
vice — by request — until the
present emergency is over.
After being brought up to
date on the affairs (heart and
military) of his classmates,
Charlie waved a not too reluct-
ent good-bye. He flew back
Wednesday to his post in West
Palm Beach.
And some people call it work!
KDR, SLS Plan
Weekend Parties
Firemen's Ball, KDR‘cade
Will Highlight Rush Events
Kappa Delta Rho and Sigma
Lambda Sigma, State College fra-
ternities, will highlight their social
activities with rush parties this
weekend,
Kappa Delta Rho will present a
KDR’cade, which will take place at
the fraternity house Friday evening
from 8 until 12 P.M. The theme of
the party will emphasize a carnival
spirit, Bazaars will be erected, some
of which will feature a pop-corn
concession, penny-pitching, and a
shooting g-llery, State women will
add to the evening by serving as
coat checkers and bartenders. There
will also be dancing during the
evening, “The KDR’ende will em-
phasize informal relaxation from
the strains of college life," states
Herb Leneker, social chairman.
The party, which is KDR's first con-
tribution to State's social rushing,
is under the general chairmanshiy
of Frederick Beyer,
The annual firemen’s ball, pre-
sented by SLS, will take place Sat-
urday evening in the old Slinger-
land's firehouse, where there will be
dancing to the music of Bill Grat-
tan and his orchestra and sq
dancing to the SLS Hotshots.
turing George Kunz and Georg
cobs, jurors, Bob Mason, '45, will
call the dances.
Brubacher Lounge Discussion Group Considers
Student Union Possibility
Is Open Nights
Income From Sayles Hall
Limits Use of Memorial
The impression given last week in
the Stare Cottece News that gen-
eral use of the Brubacher Memorial
Lounge by the entire student body
was being questioned was erroneous
and needs clarification.
The Brubacher Memorial Lounge
cannot be opened to the student
body in the day-time until there is
an adequate personnel staff at
Sayles Hall. This statement was
released by A, Harry Passow, ‘42,
Chairman of the Committee for
Raising Funds for the Equipment in
the Lounge, after a conference with
Dr. John M. Sayles, President of
the College, Mrs. Bertha E. Brim-
mer, Executive Secretary of the
Alumni Association, and Mr, Paul G,
Bulger, Director of Sayles Hall.
Sayles Hall was originally planned
to house 134 men. Since there are
now 51 in the building, the income
from such a minimum number does:
not provide funds for an adequate
staff of caretakers, such as there are
at Pierce Hall. During the day, Mr,
Bulger, the director, is busy in
Milne High School, and all the resi-
dents are attending classes. Since
a $300,000 building could not pos-
sibly be left open, it has been de-
cided to keep the doors of Sayles
Hall locked during the day time. All
members of the student body may
use the Lounge during the evening
hours after dinner, in the same way
as the Ingle Room is used,
Student Association money —
$504.85, contributed to the purchase
of about 30% of the furniture in
the Lounge. In any of the appro-
priation given to furnish — the
Lounge, there was no provision
made for cleaning or for deprecia-
tion of the furniture, Since $1.50 a
day is needed to clean the Lounge
(Continued on Page 6, column 4)
New Signum Laudis
Members Revealed
The names of the new member:
of Signum Laudis, scholastic hor
rary scelety were revealed today in
Assembly. In the fall, the highest
four per cent of the senior class be-
come members, and in. the spring
the list is completed with the names
of the next highest six per cent.
This year, the highest four per
ten names: Janet
a Bush, Mary Car-
penier, William Dorrance, Alberta
Lee, Ruth O'Donnell, Harry Passow,
Jane Real, Je:nne Sehmactenberg
and George Seifert
‘The person with the highest. av-
erage automatically becomes pre
dent of the society. ‘This honor goes
to Janet Brown, ‘The new mem-
bers will be formally inducted at a
mecting at Sayles Hall on Novem-
ber 1
The Belgian sculptress does not
D&A to Bring Famed Belgian Sculptress for Lecture
IUs a lecture, but it's different!
When Madame Suz. nne dsilvercruys,
world - famed Belgian — sculptress,
comes to State, November 17, wn-
der the auspices of Dramatics and
Arts association, she Is going to
model a“ life-size head while she
talks.
Her model will be someone from
the Page Hull audiences-—but no one
will know the identity of the model
until the bust is completed! Tt won't
be a case of formal posing because
Mune. Silvercruys doesn't believe in
it. The model will be seated in the
audience completely unaware that
his features are being reproduced
by a sculptress who has had world-
renowned personages as models.
Miss Ruth EB, Hutchins, Art In-
structor, testifies that Mme, Silver-
cruys’ ability as a sculptress alone
makes her an interesting individual.
When you combine charm as a lec-
turer with this ability, you find un-
usual public interest.
Madame Suzanne Silvercruys
discuss ihe wt of seulptoring while
he works. In Alb ny two years ago,
she related her chidhscod during
the Word ¥ and her espe iences
in the Uni ed Sate. Although D
A has becn prom-s‘d that there w
be no repetition of material used in
previous lectures, the tlk is sure to
be far from dtu. Ta tee, It is partly
the fact that so many Albaniuns
expressed a desire for a revurn en-
agement that inficereod the choice
cf a guest arts
It was quite by accident that
Mine. Silvereruys Was launched upon
a career as a lecturer, When at the
annual United Stites Pres; B_nquet
during the World War the sehedul-
ed speaker failed (o appear, youn:
Suzanne in the visitors’ gallery
wearing a Belgian costume, w
asked to tell of her country’s plight.
Her dramatic eppeal was such a
sensation that she was sent on @
speaking tour of the United States,
DR. MILTON G, NELSON, Dean,
who states that a thorough investigation in-
to the cost of a Student Union should be
conducted,
Advanced Dramatics
To Present Two Plays
Student Producers Schedule
Farce, Psychological Study
Advanced Dramatics will con-
nue its program for the season
with the presentation of two one-
ys In the Page Hall auditor-
t Wednesday at 8:30 P. M,
Betty Taylor id Morris Gerber,
ji , are directing the produc-
Miss Taylor's comedy deals with
the difficulties besetting a young
couple who have just eloped, Evelyn
Jean Tracy, 43) and Roger (Luke
Zilles, '43) hope to elude the form-
er's unsympathetic parents (Ellen
Swarthout, '43, and Joseph Higgins,
"44), but find that Evelyn's uncon-
trollable appetite is a definite handi-
cap. An “apple a day” does not
help to keep Mr. and Mrs, Price
away when they once decide to re-
trieve their daughter, The play is
brought to an amusing climax when
the pursuers overl2ke Evelyn and
Roger at their refuge, Twin Falls
Lodge.
The tragedy directed by Gerber
shows the hological effects of
life aboard a New England whaling
shin on the wife of the captain, Mrs.
Keeney (Doris Lichwart, '44). Af-
ter two unsuccessful years at sea
Captain Keeney (Bert Kiley, '44) is
still se:rching for the catch which
will make his fortune. His wife,
crazed by the hardships and the
nervous strain of her existence, at-
tempts to convince him of the fu-
tility of his quest, Momentarily re
Jenting, the captain finds that when
whales are sighted his dest for
‘ile’ is greater than his concern for
Nt wife's welfare,
Directory Inaugurates
New Corrective Method
‘The Student Directory Board has
inaugurated a new policy to elim-
inate mistakes in names, addresses,
and phone numbers, Galley proofs
of the Directory will be pested in a
conspicuous place, probably the
main bulletin board, where students
will be piven the opportunity to
evamine them and to notify the
Directory Board of any mistakes,
chang or corrections,
Although not enough advertising
has been sold to cover th
cost of publishing the
the students will have a“
better s" according — to
Nicholas , "42, Editor-in-
Chief.
Commission Suggests
Plans For Maintenance
Of Farrell Residence
“Before the idea of a Student
Union is brought before the student
body of State College, a complete
and thorough investigation of the
actual cost of furnishing and main- °
taining such a building should be
made." This was the opinion ex-
pressed by Dr. Milton G, Nelson,
Dean of the College, at the first
meeting of the faculty-student dis-
cussion group held Tuesday at 4:30
P. M, in the Lounge. Those present
were activity heads, faculty mem-
bers and a few independent stu-
dents,
Dr. Nelson's statement followed
the suggestion of Fred Ferris, '42,
representative of Forum and New-
man Club, that student opinion
should be solicited as to whether a
Student Union is needed or desired
by the students.
Student Reception Proposed
Organization of a committee to
conduct an extensive research on
costs was advised, In order to ac-
quaint the student body with the
facilities of the Farrell Mansion, it
Was proposed by activity heads to
open the building for a student re-
ception,
Problems relating to the conver-
sion of the Farrell Mansion into a
Student Union were discussed and
plans for solution offered, Among
the topics reviewed were: the cost
of furnishing and maintaining a
Student Union; means of raising
the necessary funds; the utilization
of the various rooms in the man-
sion, Furnishing the mansion pre-
sents a major problem, There is a
possibility of raising the money by
degrees and furnishing the build-
ing gradually, A thousand dollars
per year could be taken for furni-
ture from the money possibly forth-
coming from student tax tickets and
the college budget.
Passow Advances Plan
A plan for financing the Union
was advanced by Harry Passow, '42,
Chairman of the Student Union
Committee, This plan provides for
the addition of one dollar to the
price of student tax tickets, making
the net cost fifteen dollars, By tak-
ing five dollars from each tax, thus
allowing the Student Association
budget only ten dollars from every
tax ticket, approximately five thous-
and dollars would be obtained for
use in maintaining a Union. This
(Continued on page &, column 4)
Band Committee Motion
Discussed in Assembly
Discussion of a motion concerning
the formation of a committee for
the hiring of bands for school func-
tions was the main feature of to-
day's assembly,
The resolution discussed was:
“Resolved: That a committee of
three members consisting of one
member from the — sophomore,
junior, and senior classes be ap-
pointed by student council upon
ammendation from various class-
to set up an orchestra agency
within college whose duties it shall
be to get bands for all college danc-
es." The motion was proposed by a
committee of class vice-presidents,
headed by Miss Mildred Mattice, '43.
This committee was provided for in
the resolution passed by the Stu-
dent Association last May concern-
ing a collegiate dance band ageney.
No Classes Tuesday
There will be no college classes
Tuesday, November 11 because of
the Armistice Day holiday, accord-
ing to Miss Elizabeth Van Den-
burgh, Registrar. Milne High School
will not be in session either,
Classes will be resumed Wednes-
day, November 12,
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