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State College News
NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS
Esrapuisnen ay tHe Cu.
3 oF 1918
Vou. III No. 4
ALBANY, N. Y.
Ocroser 10, 1918
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NOTICE
altimore,
‘The attention of the students is
called to the following. sotice
‘The State Library will be open
Sunday afternoon from two to six,
on October 6, and every Sunday
thereafter through the month of
May 1919, Books may be borrow-
ed and returned by regularly a
credited borrowers, ‘The gener
reading room the periodical
reading room will he open and the
service will be in every respect
that of week days.
(Signed) J. I. WYER, JR,
Director:
STUDENT TAX
‘The following authoritative no-
tice in regard to the hours of col-
lection of the Blanket Tax is as
follows
Monslay, Qctober 14 —9:00 a. m
to 12:00 m,; 2:00 p, m. to.5:00 p,m.
Waanendi Ostoher ‘o—9:00
m, to 12:00 m.; 2:00 p. m, to 5:00
p.m,
In ROOM 203.
CAT
DEAN PIERCE ATTENDS
MEETING
LEY,
Student ‘Tax,
Miss Anna E, Pierce, dean of
women, was absent from college
during the pa k-end in at-
tendance upon Ae imp it meet-
ing of the Intercollegiate Commit:
tee on Women's War Work
Abroad. Miss Pierce is an advis-
ory member of this committe:
The meeting was held at the Wo-
men's University Club, New York
City.
HAVE YOU JOINED
G, A, A. YET?
Don't wait to be asked, The
new officers want every girl in col-
lege to belong to the Girls’ Athle-
tic Association. It’s. for you,
whether you are athletic or not,
At the first meeting, held on Oc-
tober first, the officers for 1918-19
were elected
President—Ellen Donohue, '20,
Vice President—Harriet Wool-
sey,
Secretary—Nellie Parkhurst, '21.
sagt Fenturet—Matelene Cummings,
Next Saturday, October 12, was
Continued’ on page 3,
Formal Inauguration of the S. A. T. C, at State College,
Dr. Brubacher Addresses S. A. T.C.,
Tuesday, October 1st
“In organizing the Student Army
‘Training Corps to-day w
colleges fram each of the orly-
cight states in a movement of large
signiticance, We are here and now
giving surety for a victorious army.
We are here and now dedicating
the educational interests of Amer-
ce, We are here
¥ consecrating the youth
nd to the intelligent and
eflicient prosecution of the wa
We are, tovday serving notice on
the s forces of atitocracy
that the will of a free people has
decreed justice and mercy to the
oppressed nations of earth
“Lam particularly happy in wel-
coming you, our friends of the AL
hany Law School, who come to us
under the orders'of the War De-
partment, Standing shoulder to
shoulder we propose to do the task
our country wants done,
“ All of us present here are par-
accepted
War Department to prepare offi-
cers and experts of various kinds
for the army. Our entire educa-
tional equipment, the country's ch-
tire educational resources, are thus
ced ait the disposal of the gov-
ernment, ‘The work of the colleges
is modifiéd to suit the demands of
the hour, Courses relating diree
to war work take the place of the
courses offered in times of
and. give siire guarantees that. the
army will have men. trained in
those specialties which modern
warfare needs, The secrets of
science and: the mysteries of me-
chanical skill unite to. break the
power of that ruthless and cruel
military machine that has so long
threatened the well-being of hus
manity the world over.
t the schools
i colleges are necessary to the
pia
tial ocenpation.
ss of the country is
ognized. We have
te College
itary. sic
to-day fully. r
pride that
w School will now
mely in the contri-
e have sent a very large
percentage of our boys to the
front. Of 185 registered when war
was
with th
Continued on page 3.
FORMER SENIOR EDITOR
OF “NEWS” A_ VIS-
ITOR AT COLLEGE
Miss Mildred McEwan, '18, was a
welcome visitor at College during the
past week, Miss McEwan is teach-
ing at Schuylerville, but is at present
enjoying an enforced vacation caused
by. the temporary closure of
Sehuyleryille High School, ‘Miss Me.
Ewan will be pleasantly remembered
by her many friends of the Class
of 1918 She was also well known
by the lower classes while in Col-
lege, because of her active interest
in College affairs. She was a
prominent member of the “ News”
Board at the time of its inaugu
tion, and was one of the Senior
Editors in 1917-1918,
MUSIC CLUB
The first. meeting of the Music
Club for this year will be held Mon-
day, Oct, 14th, at 3:40 in the Audi-
torium, The student hody is cordial-
ly invited to attend this meeting and
hear the excellent program, Fresh-
men, this means yout, too! We want
you all to join us, Read this progra
and then decide if you ean afford to
miss it,
Piano Solo...
Esther Cramer, "21
+Mary Whish, '21
‘Sally Roody, '20
Gertride Southard, '21
Vocal Solo....,.Florence Stubbs, '20
The Music Club is open for mem-
Continued on page 3.
stretcher,
STUDENT ASSEMBLY
Captain Swindlehurst Ad-
dresses Student Body
Dr, Brubacher was most fortunate
in securing a very interesting speaker
for Student: Assembly Friday morn-
Captain Swindlehurst, a native
‘inadian, after
davel by ‘Dee Brubacler paid:
sives me a great deal of ‘pleasure to
be here this morning to tell you the
simple story of our work at the front.
It is really easier to fight than to
talk,
“T enlisted as a private in the
bulance attached to,
ale of the Royal
ment, ‘This regiment is,
Ameticnns ‘who enlisted before. the
entered the war,
re American, We were
niland and quarantined, but
two days later the quarantine "was
lifted and we were rushed to France,
in France we were put in box cars
and crowded so closely that we were
obliged to stand up all night. From
Baupaume we had to march up to the
town of Ypres lient of Ypres
was shaped like a triangle—and there
is not an inch of that ground that is
not filled with dead,
Novy the Ambulance Corps in the
my works like this
There are in first Hine trenches four
dressing stations, ‘These are some-
dugouts or sandbay huts. The
al Aid Posts have a stirgeon
A squad of stretcher bearers.
Four trenches lead to the main dres
ing station, and this leads to. the
Casualty Clearing Station,
which ‘the men are sent ‘to, the
hospitals in France or England.
At the Casualty Clearing Si
¢ the Red Cross nurses, f
near the front the woinen a
lowed to go. But they are by no
means out, of danger, because the
Red Cross is a target for the German
airmen, ‘The Huns train, their ma-
chine guns on the nurses if they are
near enough, A man wounded on the
front line is mn first-aid by
ch put) ona
sent to
Continued on page 4.
NEWMAN CLUB
ewman Club, an organiza-
tholic students in order
intanceship and
The
tion for
to promote acc
loyalty to one another, and to pro-
vide Icctures, entertainments, and
social meetings for its members, is
about to enter upon its second
ear.
The officers for, the year are:
President, Catherine Fitzgerald,
'19; Vice ‘President, Ethel McKen-
na, '19; Secretary,’ Margery Finn,
‘2b; ‘Treasurer, “Margaret Major,
Regular meetings are held on
the first Hulda, of each month in
room 211 at 4:10 o'clock,
On Saturday, October Sth, a get-
together hike was enjoyed.
A reception to the Faculty will
be held at the Newman House, 226
Elm street, from 4 until 6 p. m,
Friday, October 11th, i
Further announcements will be
made concerning the year's pro-
gram,
STATE COLLEGE NEWS, October 10, 1918
THE STATE COLLEGE
i NEWS
Voli It October 10, 1918 Nov 3
Published weekly, on ‘Thursdays,
during, the college year, ty the Stu-
he New York State
Miee Teachers, at Albany,
New York,
‘The subscription rate is one dol-
tag ada Halt per year, Advertising
Fates may be fiad on application
the Business manager,
Articles, manuscripts, otc,, must be
in the hands of the. Editor before
Saturday of the week preceding
publication,
Board of Editors, 1918-1919
Editor-in-chief,
Donald M, Tower, '19
Managing Editor,
Bernice S. Bronner, 19
Business Manager,
Caroline B, Lipes, "19
Assistant Business Manager,
Van Allen Lobdell, ‘20
oar ign, "20
‘Borothy al panier, 20
Kenneth P. Holben, '20
Elsie Handury,, tg
Bertha West, "20
EDITORIALS
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE CASUALTY LIST
Of the hundreds of readers of
the daily easualty list wh
ly search for a fan
tien away with
who foolishly
at the frig
tow many ace. the hidde
cance of the roll of America's hon-
or men?
Each day the report, contains
such names as Brown, Wellington,
St. Claire, Devereatix, Pulas!
Berenstein, Mahoney,’ O'Brien,
Douglass, ‘Contento and Schwin=
delbaum. A rapid glance over the
list shows a name representative
of practically every nation in. the
world—all fighting together as
a common caus
le these men are Americans,
still the blood of other iations
flows in their veins, and, through
countless generations, their fam-
have boan loyal to other aa;
ns and other principles. Bu’
How teibal or racial differences are
forgotten in the concentration of
effort for general principles—pri
ciples which concern all men, re-
gardless of the individual. These
men have proven themselve
to make the supreme sacrifice
fight together for the common
goal.
Ts, there not, then, grounds for
the hope that f Sghting Europe may
some day be united in a common
effort to reach a common, goal?
Is the analogy too far fetched to
be used? ‘The answer is, plainly,
no. Just as men alone have for:
gotten the bitterness of the past, so
can nations forgive and forget in
the supreme sacrifice that peace
and prosperity may come
A GOOD SIGN
15
me, then
f, or
exclaim
One of last year’s. graditates,
who returned for a visit during the
past week, was heard to remark:
T don't know what's the matter
with. people; they're too industri-
ous even to visit’
Have you noticed it too? One
does not see so many people stand-
ing about the halls or stairways or
sitting on the benches — nal
dling away. time— just vis
All about the place. the Yami ne
khaki bespeaks "action, service,
striking the keynote for the entire
atmospliere of college. Knittin
needles fly, and girls who aren't
Knitting ate busy, too, Class work
wns to progress tote rapidly,
Some. professors have, gaid they
nad to. work hard to. keep ahead
of their classes, Industry. pros-
ers everywhere
‘The lessons of the war are
Not ‘onl colleg
of people
and manifest
evolution of
lution resulting from the war.
The change is for the better. You
have heard the remark that the
folks back home will have to work
hard to be worthy of the boys
when they return, ‘Though the
preparation may not be. startling,
it is none the fess certain in its
forward movement.
ver was Tenttyson's immortal
O yet wo trust that some-
how good will be the final goal
of it”
more fervently uttered than during
the days through which we hav
and wre passing. And,
igh the darkness there ean be
the faint signs of the dawn of
May jwhen good will be the
i
final goal of
It is poor patriotism. that ap-
plauds the flag, hisses pictures of
the kaiser, Is to buy a Lib-
erty Bond. ‘The flag is deserving
of all reverence and respect; the
kaiser is a fit subject for hissing;
hut the business of this war is
‘There are two classes of
the boys abroad and the
Aeraea homie yout can't go,
draft your dollars, ‘They are
needled,
‘The United States of Am
the richest corporation
Yet it still is, pos
purchase a share of itt ‘The price
ts kent at par A dollar a week will
start the investment, Tf you want
4 mortgage on the wealth of the
American continent and a share in
the task of making the world fit to
live in, invest! “Agents of
Fourth Liberty Loa will explain
the details,
Fight or buy bonds! Many
Americans are doing both, Many
others are not able to fight — but
they. can save money to buy bonds.
Buying bond is practical patriot=
ism, plus profit,
The best celebration of Ameri-
can victories abroad is the pure
chase of Liberty Bonds. . They
Make the ultimate triumph “pos-
si
DOES THIS APPLY TO
YOU?
Tt is a matter of great incon-
iy that some stu-
tents allow mail addressed to therm
to collect in the mail hox in the
basement at the foot of the main
stairs. The room in the compart-
ments of the box is limited at best,
but when taken up with week-old
letters it becomes an unknown
quantity, In these times we should
endeavor to save the other fellow
as much trouble:as possible. Get
into the habit of looking over the
mail every day or so. You may
find an. important letter for your-
self, who knows? In any ‘case,
you will no doubt save someone
else much exasperation,
QUERY
Where is fast year's music 3 class
that, promised Professor Belding
they'd return this fall for the pro-
duction of "The Japanese Girl,”
which was unable fo be presented
last spring? We have the music
learned, ‘Let's rush through the
few rehearsals necessary for the
presentation of this extremely
clever operetta and make of it a
Hreat success, Remember, you
students of last year's mil
class, you gave your word!
JUNIOR CLASS NOTES
The first, Junior Class meeting
was called by the President, Har-
ig, on Mousday, September
The spirit of '20 was again
shown by the number present at
this meeting, ‘The, class voted to
purchase another Liberty Bond.
Triday night, October i8thy was
the date decided upon for the an-
nual Junior reception to the Fresh-
now!
OMICRON NU
At a recent meeting of Omicron
Nu, the following were elected to
‘metnbership :
Bald
Aillen Bewdley, "19
Hazel Byers, "19,
nine Plusch, "19,
19,
"19,
na Andeag, "19,
The. formal i
ition will take
place on some date in the near future,
SWIMMING CLASSES
We have s imimlag for th
We have selminine forthe
niors,
rosh
Every lass “has swinming now:
s
n Seniors go, by gosh!
‘Tucsdays—4 330-5 : 0 Me Saphs.
Fridays—4 30-5 :40. P. ML, Fr
Snunlayee 9:30.11 0 ACM fun
ORR cael
Seniors—Come any day.
HOME ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT
‘The Home Economics Practice
House is located at 45 South Lake
avenue, and will be occupied. by. its
first group of resident girls Sunday,
For the benefit of those not ac-
inted with, the House, let it be ex-
d that it is a-means by which
the Seniors of the Department can
carry out in. practice the theori
which they have imbibed during th
four years here. Practical wor
planning and serving meals, in acting,
as hostess, in caring for’ the fur-
nace—in fact the entire management
of the home is carried out by. the
girls, The Department is most for-
tunate sectiring so efficient and
sympathetic a House Director as
Miss Eva Wilson, a member of the
Home Economics faculty, The girls
of the Department consider them-
selves favored to be able to live un-
der the, ideal home, management st-
pervised by Miss Wilson,
Each girl of the Home Economics
Department. has an. opportunity. to
spend four weeks in the house during
her Senior year. ‘The first group to
live there this year are Harriet
Church, "19; Amelia Gosier, "19;
Fanne ‘Plusch, "19; Erma Baldwin,
19; Satie Winne, "19.
At tea Sunday evening, Sept, 2h,
after a guessing competition, the
tiames of the several rooms of the
Dormitory, at Madison avenue,
were divilg fa their owners, Such
names, as Blighty,” “No, Man's
Lands" and “Anti-Blues,”. while
propriate, proved very bailing to the
contestants, As guests of the even-
ing were Miss
and Miss
“ike Bormitory. eiterthined Miss
Eunice Perine at dinner ‘Thursday
ig. at, the Dormitory
Mie Wine Amelia
Hont, Grace Griffen,
kiss, "Mable Kellys" Juniors, {elon
ner, Merthin West,
1 Shaw,
Margaret
Colle
nd will now take. a postion
Meinan diitavce’ Hospital Gloverss
ville, N.Y.
Marion Peterson, "8,
Hendrickson, "18, dying at
Long Island Hospital, Brooklyn, N.
of the Dep
ered pon the
ss Mary Smith, of the
lly, els as eric,
il Juniors of the Department
and, Rachael
hing in. Trinity and South
id Settlements, and at the Girls?
Club,” This teaching docs not give
nd is. purely vol-
however, vali
any college eredlit
unitary, Lt affords,
le experience to aid subsequent
practice teaching. Juniors are algo
assisting Miss Madge Bloodgood in
preparing and serving meals in the
War Kitehen,
CHEMISTRY CLUB
‘the first mecting of the Chemist
Club for the year will be held on Fri
day afternoon, Oc 4:10
in room 250, Current topies in ch
istry and 0 consideration of plans for
the growth of the Club for the year
will be discussed,
‘The Club has lost a
of members through gr
ge number
dation and
viee, and as
st of cligible stu
se will probably
were is but a
dents, the: tn
small, However, such a condition
will ‘make little’ difference in the
Club's program, as "Quality, not
‘quantity,” has always been the motto,
tis planned to erect an Honor
Roll, in the near future, to those
members of the Club who are in, the
service of the government, — With
the probable exception of the frater-
nities, Chemistry Club can boa
larger percentage of its members in
ny other organization
OF this fact it is
will endeavor
service than
in the College,
ry is to the successful
completion of the war.
KAPPA DELTA
Louise Burleson, '18, is teaching at
Hoosick Falls, N.
Le Moyne Gilictte Miller, 118, is
teaching at Stanford, N. Y.
Janet Wall, "18, is teaching at
Mamaroneck, N.Y,
Elizabeth MacMachon, ‘18, is cen-
sor of Spanish lelters in New York
ity.
Viola Brownell and Mildred Oaty
spent the past week-end at their re- .
spective homes,
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STATE COLLEGE NEWS, October 10, 1918
ETA PHI NOTES
Pauline Kinne, "18, is teachin
mathematies and biolegy- at ‘Friends
ship, N.Y
Dorothy’ Bachellor, "19,
friends in Altamont last wee
We extend congratulations | to
Arlign Beardsley, '19} and Mazel Bs
ers 18, who are ‘pledged to Onnieron
visited
taking
Miller
ernie A, Mublemann, ‘18,
course in
v York City.
h Chandler, ‘18, who is teach-
t Willshoto’ Ne Yo spent fast
with her parents in Al
ing
week-end
bany.
inetta Van De Loo, "18, Domestic
Science instructor at Lawrence, Long
Island, was a recent visitor in Al-
Dany.
Theda Mosher, 116, on her way to
Bingiamton, No Yor spent short
time at College Friday noon,
KAPPA NU NOTES
Clare accented po
sition as diclitian’in the Carson Peck
Memorial Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Lorett ex-'20,, is int
Washington, 1). C,, doing government
work,
“Clare, Hogan is the guest of her
wel Hogan, "20,
ith Sullivan, "19, spent last week-
fend at her home'in Kingstor
We congratulate
drac, 19, pon her election to mem
bership in Omicron Nu,
DELTA OMEGA
me Dorothy
re glad to we
gytletae
Saratora, and
were dinher ues ‘at the house Sat”
urday, Sept. 2
Maigal Berni, ‘17, is employed
in the ofces, of ‘he ‘standard Oil
Company in this
"The members of the Sorority were
delightfully entertained at the home
of Miss Agnes Putterer, 444 Clinton
avenue, on Saturday evening, Oct.
Sth.
PSI GAMMA
The members of Psi Gamma en-
joyed a combined picnic and nutting
party last Saturday afternoon,
Cordeli ight spent last _week-
end in Schenectady,
Helene Van Ness, € 219, 2 former
Psi aS
nell,
Kap st
Tecently. spent the day in Albany.
‘Amy Clubley, '21, suffered from an
attack of the grippe last week which
gonfned her te the house for a few
te¥F . Sillworth, 2b, of Kingston,
N, Y,, was the guest of Alberta Silk-
worth at the Psi Gamma House one
day last_week.
‘Amy Clubley, ‘21, was visited last
Tuesday by, her, inele, Mr. Fran
Ogden, of Providence, R. I
ALPHA EPSILON PHI
lon Phi has elected the
flicers for the ensuing
Alpha Ey
following
yeMean—Sophia Rosensweig, "19.
Secretary ‘dith Sherman, '20.
‘reasurer Jonnie, Rove rard,,'20.
Asgodlate iter for Alpha Epsilon
Phi Quarterly—Goldie Bloom, "20.
Reporter—Bertha Gallup, "21,
Miss Marion Levitt, 18, our former
‘Dean, is taking charge of Mr, Gustav
Lorey’s studio at Schenectady.
Miss Sara Ruth Rabiner, "18 is
teachings at Rotterdam Junction, and
spending hier week-ends at homie,
Miss ings
up inten: eteriology at
the Bender Laboratory in this city,
SMILES
1 inquired of a
though
An upperclissn
young lady who looked a
he might possess
"Are yout
She replied,
“What is
these day:
who had
“Oh, he’
through
other.
doing
2" questioned the man
Goodby
st returned home,
working his son's way
college,” returned the
tically inclined — tourist:
the death rate her
me as it is every
‘one death for every
else,
bitant,
where
inh
Hewat & your, Moxthery
ment to an army of-
Heer had just been announced. and
the wns great exeltement in th
said a friend of the fam-
old colored washwoman,
you seen Miss Edit
ance?”
Liza pondered a moment,
it over the tith once moi
she suid "Te ain't beet
“Tommy, isn't it rather an ex-
agance ‘to eat both butter and
your bread at the same
The
for
i's economy,
same bread does
both.”
‘The t
cher, was taking a class
infant Sabbath school room
s making her pupils finish
each sentence to show that they
understood hi he idol had
eyes,” the teacher began, “but it
Si ied the children,
“Tt had ears, but could not—”
“ Hear
pe
childrei
“Te had a nose, but could not—”
Wipe it,” shouted the children.
Adam Bede went to the White
House one day when he was in
Congress to introduce the numer-
ous members of his family to the
President,” he said, "this
is my wife, and Here is my’ string
of Bedes,
Mark Twain was very ill one
day on a yachting cruise, and the
steward went to the author as he
was desperately leaning? over the
rail,
“Mr. Clemens, can't I get y
something that might help?”
“Yes, wered the author,
“get me a little island,"
_ An American soldier was talk-
a French
University Club in Paris, He said,
“What is your definition of our
soldiers?”
‘The Frenchman answered, “I'd
call ‘em fools, You tell "em to
take one trench and they take
three!”
NEW YORK STATE COL.
LEGE FOR TEACHERS
OFFICIAL CALENDAR
THURSDAY, Oct. 10:
7:30 p.m, Omicron Nu,
Green Room.
FRIDAY, Oct. 11:
9:00 a. m., Student Assem-
bly, Auditorium,
4:10 p.m, Chemistry Club,
Room 250.
MONDAY, Oct. 14
4:00 p. m., Musi
ditorium,
Club, Au-
Essay on Pants
Pants are made for men and not
for women. Women are made for
en and not for vanes, Pants ore
like molasses; th e thinner in
hot weather and. thicker in cold
weather, ‘There has been much
discussion as to wheth
singular or plural, Seems
that when men wear pants it
plural, and wh
pants itis singular. “If you
lo make pants last, make the coat
first.
‘The new recruit walked into t
orderly room and mute himself
home with the clerks there
much
heard of him before.”
* Tle's a son of Major Operation
said the sergeant-major,
"Anda brather 10 Co
i I the past corpora
cousin to Private n=
said the, orderly clerk as he
him out, Didn't you see their
son the door as yoir cane in?
DR. BRUBACHER'S ADDRESS
equally well.
Sat. Avtay “Praising Carne, wil BE.
tingly render support to the brave
imen already at the front. T there-
¢ upon you young men the
seriousness of your work and re-
tind you that this opportunity to
‘ve your country is the grea
Honor that ean came to your
will do. your part well is al-
realy e move on to-
i the goal’ with full confidence
ned and brave army; a
great and honorable victory, a
Peace with justice, Democracy tri-
umphant."
Continued from page 1
yoted as the day for the first hike.
The committee has not completed
all arrangements yet. Watch for
notices on the Locker Key Board,
‘A committee was also appointed
for the Frolic, That much expect-
ed event will take place just as
soon as Uncle Sam doesn’t need
our gym
Everybody sign up for both of
these important functions of G, A.
.1 You can’t attend them until
you, have paid your dues, unless
you're a Freshman, A table isin
the lower hall every day to receive
your twenty-five cents, Remember—
it's a small sum to pay for many good
times!
Buy Liberty Bonds—the Buyway
to Berlin,
Fearey’
for Shoes
28 No. Pearl St.
Cotrell & Leonard
Makers of
CAPS, GOWNS, and Hoods
Brondway, Albany
Bradt Drug Co.
7 Cont
556 Broadway
Lenox Lunch and Restaurant
Good Things To Eat
3 Centeal A Albany, N.Y
Agents For
Hart, Shaffner & Mi
Regal Shoes
x Clothes
EAT HOSLER'S ICE CREAM
IT's THE BEST
Cotrell & Leonard
47210 478 Brondway
HATS. AND, SHOES FOR MEN
Fine Qualities
Reasonable Price
‘Shampooing —Scalp Massage—Hair-
Dressing—Manicuring
MRS. LEE
267 Ontario St. Albany, N.Y.
Phone West 888-J
MUSIC CLUB
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bership to all students in College, It
aims at the appreciation and enjoy-
nt of the best music,
The officers for the year are:
President—Helen Wright, '20,
iee-President — Marion Posson,
Sceretary and ‘Treasurer—Margery
Finn, '20.
A girl was asked to parse “kiss,”
and this was the result:
“This word is a noun, but it is
usally used as a conjunction, It is
never declined and is more common
than proper. It is not very singular,
in that it is ustally used in the plural,
Tt agrees with me.
Professot Waller, in a chilly class-
room: “Any teacher when given real
responsibility should be as cool as we
are this minute.”
It ig rumored that Ed, Spring:
man, having water on the knee,
cannot hold a girl on his lap wit
out making the fair one sea sick,
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STATE COLLEGE NEWS, October 10, 1918
STUDENT ASSEMBLY
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of his
he statement that Ge Can-
adians had insufficient dressings is
tintrue, Your work of the Red Cross
shows to the greatest advantage at
the advance dressing stations. |The
mien when brought in are suffering a
great deal from exposure, but after
change of clothing, and a ere
Tonimy is perfectly happy. The: first
question he generally asks is, ‘Am
busted up enough to Fe. to Blighty
Landon)?" Ii the doctor says he
“Tommy immediately begins to joke
about his wounds, One, fellow who
came int well peppered with shrapnel,
was asked how he received his
wound, ‘Well he said, ‘T saw a can
s in front of the captain's
id T went after it, hen I
was coming’ back a, shell exploded
and blew the can right out of my
hand. I wouldn't have cared a hang
if T hadn't have taken ll that trouble
to get the thing!”
“Nt the station, the wounds are ex-
amined, They used to pour pure
iodine in the raw wounds, but
now they have something else that is
miore soothing. The danger. of
wounds les, on aceount of the highly
fertilized soil, in the contraction of
tetanus, So the stretcher bearer in-
jects an anti-tetanus serum into, the
Wounded men, afterwards markin
foreheads with the letter T witl
an indelible pencil to show that the
men have been The men
hate this inoculation and swear pro-
fusely. joculated one fel-
low and had turned ‘round to do the
same to a wounded German when I
felt a tug at my coat as I bent down,
and, turning, I mated the fellow what
the matter w He didn't answer,
so Thent over the German again. An-
other tug at my coat, ‘Well T said,
what is it? | What can T' do for
ou?" The fellow answered, ‘Say,
iow much will you take to let me
jab that into him?’
“A medical card, waterproof, is
buttoned inside the coat pocket
it is written the man’s name, regi-
ment, whether previously wounded,
when given morphine, whether.
inoculated, This is put into. an en-
yelope and sent with the man to the
dressing station so that the
wounded man is not bothered to an-
swer a-lot of questions, Generally, }
the wounded man is asked of what
réligion he is, One day I asked. a
wounded man his religion, ‘Oh,’ he
said, wearily, ‘Roman — Catholic,
Church of “England, Presbyterian,
tretich mortar or machine gun!’
“In a war ambulance, there is
room for four stretcher cases and
two walking cases. When the wound-
ed arrive at the station, if there
is no necessity to change the dress-
ings, the men are rushed to the C. C.
‘and attended to there by special-
sts
“Up in the salient we had an ad-
vance station in a sand-bagged hut,
which was safe from rifle fire an
shrapnel fragments, ‘There we gath-
ered our wounded, and worked. at
night, ‘Then we would rush the
wounded outt to a narrow gauge rail-
Way, pitt them on trucks and. rush
them to the ambulances, | Pri
an eye on this track,
chine guns trained o
aly.
¢ trenches, oppo-
ays putting tp
ds’ with messages that he was
going to do something to the
dians in June, No one paid much
attention fo these, but on the second
of June, Fritz opened up a terrific
honibardment, Two hundred and
fifty cannon were trained on us. The
nounted to thirty thou-
Germans fook our front
y surprise and went on to
lais, ‘There Fritz hesitated, when
Tie had the road open, and this was
his undoing, for reserves came up
and the Germans were swept out of
the territory they had gained, These
Feserves were composed of English
and Scotch soldiers. Although this
d to the
heen impossible
had it not heen for the reserves. The
English soldier has no equal, Tommy
isa splendid fighter and’ the best
sticker you could ever wish to find.
"In the stretcher hearers’ squad
no man allowed to sleep until
he was, thoroughly, exhnustel, | He
obliged to. work day and
the. wounded had been lying
in for three days and when
they were picked up, they were found
with maggots alive in their wounds,
“Now, in regard to gas attacks,
Fritz has two methods. One is the
cloud, and the other the shells, ‘The
first he used when the wind was
blowing in’ the direction of our
trenches, | He has pipes Inid. out
along the ground and when the con-
ditions are favorable he releases the
DON’T
take your films to inexperienced
Persons to be developed and
printed, as more films are ruined in developing than in taking.
We have had 16 years experience in developing, finishing and
enlarging, and are
ioneers in the bu
So, if you want best
reaults obtainable and the benefit of our 16 years experience, bring
your films to us for good work and best reaults.
WILLIAM SPEIDEL, Central Ave, and Quail St,
C. BARBIN, Central'Ave. above Quail St,
POLAKOFF PHARMACY, 251 Central Ay
RADDING PHARMACY, 1062 Madison A\
MOREHEAD'S DRUG STORE, C
Look for the name
work is delivered to you i
L.A, BALDWIN, Maditon Ave, above Quail St
E, C, CHOWDER, 301 Ontatio St
ESLOUVI, 1064 Madison Ave
‘Ave, and Ontario Se,
if you want work that is A-| and guarant
‘ewamped with work, for the public likes our work «o well that we cannot get the
work out in 24 houre and do it right; to do the right kind of
little longer, generally 48 houre,
T. J. BRENNAN
STATIONER
College and School Supplies
Fine Stationery, Magazines, Greeting and Congratulation Cards,
Camera Films, Developing and Printing
FOUNTAIN PENS
LOWNEY'S CHOCOLATES
Ce
Opposite Albany High Schoo!
lorner Washington and Lake Avenues
SCHRAFFT'S CONFECTIONS
Near State College
PRICE, SERVICE AND QUALITY PRINTERS
aes.
1a
Printersof State College News
HAMILTON PRINTING COMPANY
240 HAMILTON STREET
ALBANY. N. Y.
gas, As soon as the gas-guard, who
is on duty continually, hears a hissing
sound at night, or sees a cloud roll-
ing along the’ ground in the day,
he sends out a warning to put on the
s masks, The artillery immediately
Begins firing into the cloud on. ace
count of a possible attack from Frit
“T should like to, correct an erro-
neous statement about, Canadians not
taking prisoners. ‘The Canadians
know what regiments are opposite
n, and if these regiments are
guilty of atrocities to any of our com-
ides they have no merey on Fritz,
but fight him to the death, Let me say
that the Saxons have ‘never been
ave committed any atroci-
He Lends Best Who Lends
Quickly. Buy Bonds NOW.
When I was much younger my
father asked would T ever do any
good for the family, |"
you suggest, dad?” I
home,” he told me.
‘One thing that is pretty hard to
step on now isa woman's skirt,
‘This sure is » funny world.
man jis happy to-day and to-t
row he's married!
PERSONALS
Helen S, Moore, ex-'20, h
cepted. a position’ with the ‘Ma
ning Paper Company of Troy as
ceretary to the manager.
Willard Pearsall, '17, who is in
government service, is tem-
vere stationed "at Washington,
son, "18, is instruct
ing classes in English at Vancou-
ver Barracks, Vancouver, Wash,
Mr. Heason was one of the Senior
editors of the “News” during
1917-1918)
Luella Clark,
government wor!
N.Y. *
‘Anna Burrell, "19, Katherine Me-
Carthy, "19, Florence Boh
Harriet Woolsey, 120, Madeline
Cumimings, '20, and Marie Barry,
"19, are doing ‘recreation work in
Stanley
ex-'21, is doing
Gloversville,
the public schools of the city.
ATTENTION!
When you want to buy:
Candy go to:
Bradt’s Drug Store, or
Brennan's, or
Hosler's
Caps and Gowns, Women's Cloth-
ing, Men's Shoes and Hats, try
Cotrell & Leonard,
Good things to Zat—you'll find
them at
3 Central avenue (Lenox Lunch),
Teecream, at
Bradt’s, or
Hosler’s,
Men's Clothing:
Savard & Colburn,
Note-books,
Brennan's,
Paper, pens, etc.:
Shoes
Fearey's.
Or if you want:
Shampooing, scalp massage, hair-
dressing, manicuring, go to
Mrs. Lee, 267 Ontario street.
Or if you need:
Films developed and printed —
have the work done well, by
Roy, “Expert Photographer,”
Take them to
W- Soeide, Centrat-and Quail
Cc in, ‘Central, above Qu:
Boot Pharmacy, 251 Central.
Radding Pharm’y, 1062 Madison,
Baldwin, Madison, above Quail.
Chowder, 301 Ontarii
Eslowvi, 1064 Madison,
Morchead’s Drug Store, Central
Ontario,
Prescriptions filled, go to
Bradt Drug Co.
Some good printing done, go to
ting Ce
and tell them you came because
saw their ad, in the State College
News.
