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Raphael Demos toTalk Religious Club Beidler Heads Red Cross On uJefferson and Plato" Leaders React Drive on Trinity Campus Harvard Philosopher To Smith Column Twelve Students Named And Author to Speak IE uropean Union ByDave&hlard F th L h H ., To Assist in Collections In Chem Auditorium c 0 d In reply to the controversy oc- a e r ync a I s oncept ppose ca ioned by David mith's "Omega" Trl· nl·ty Sel·smogra ph The 1948 American Red Cross Fund Raphael Demos, noted Harvard 1 Z • column in Ia t week's issue, th Tripod am(lai"'n is now in full swino-, an- Univer ity philosopher, will speak at n I I' p ,... ,... m me rn Ta I k ha inte1·viewed a group of men, both >) eter \'an :lletre nounc d Joseph B. Beidler, captain Trinity College tomorrow evening at Last Thursday even1·n.,.,... 1·n the Rtu d ents an< 1 f acuity, of qua 1ifi •d .:-eismologistsM at Fordham nivcr- for the Trinity drive recently. This eight o'clock in the Chemistry Audito- Chemistry Auditoriu111 , s1·1• Alf1·cd opm10· · n. sity have to contend with vibrations year's campaign, said Mr. Beidler, rium. "Jefferson and Plato" will be Zimmern gave another in his cut·1·e11l Th e column in which :llr. milh from milk trains, Maypole Dances on will continue through March 15, but the subject of PI·ofessor Demos' series of commentarie on 1vot·ld r'mar· Delta Kappa Epsilon, Oliver Church"' the initiation dinner of Phi Beta time. Sir Alfred uppo1·ted th1's at·"'u-,., l o 1't s mem b er . \\1 e h avt• cngagecI f ore a nea1·-capac1ty· au< 1·l<'nc c 1n· I of . lpha hi Rho, David Lambert of Kappa in Hamlin Dining Hall before ment by point1'ng out S(Jecl'fic bottle- many goo d speam- nmg, 1arcH 5. of Dc•lta Psi. A native of Smyrna in Asia Minor, a plan. He reminded his audience bership is growing, now b •ing be- Introduced by Professor Edwanl L. Oth 1· !'iludent lieutenants include Professor Demos attended Anatolia that Europe does not have a common tween thirty and forty men. f believe Tt·oxell, State Gt•olog-ist and !'resident l•' t·ank Austin, George Donn <' lly, Ken­ ollege there before coming to the culture like that of orth America, that the other religious organizations of t h .. Geological Society, Father neth II igginbolham, G orge Simon­ United tate in 1913 to study at that the political boundarie of on campus are making a distinct l'fl'ort Lynch congratulated Trinit~· for set­ ian, and Merrill Stein. Dr. Louis H. Harvard, where he received his Europe are very difficult to establi h, to foster,religious feeling·." ting up the only . cismograph in thi!i ' nylor will receive donations from doctorate. that many European nation , par- Robert Tansill, Canterbury Club- section of New England. He pointed the Faculty, and l\Iiss Eileen 0' onnor He studied at Cambridge University ticularly Germany and Russia, arc "We naturally welcome criticism as out that onnecticut is still shaldng from tlw Administrative Staff. in England and at the niversity of politically immature, and that multi- there is always room for improvement oiT the ciTects I)[ the last ice-agt• with Paris. He has been a member of the lateral trade and European union in any organization. However the mino1· trembles from tim to time, To provide for oiT -campus students, faculty at Harvard since 1916 and was would be incompatible under present Canterbury Club is quite active, with which can best be observed by a station .Mr. Beidl I' will station a representa­ na~1 ~ d Alford pr~fessor of natu.ral I conditions. The speaker maintained fifty-nine reg·ular me.nbers working located ncar the center of the region, tive or two in Seabury Lounge dul'· rehgJOn. moral ph!losophy, and CIVIl that the only ba ts for such a union on a planned program." as at Trinity. in g· noon hours this week. polity in 1945. He was a Guggcn- was conque t, and that "you cannot Dr. Cameron-"I believe il is dif- Th e: wol'ld-famous authority rc- Outstanding s rvic s rendered by heim Fellow in Paris in 1928-29. I take a Federal union out of a group of ficult to weigh the comparative worth viewed the prog1· ss of se i s molog~· the American Red Cross include the Professor Demo edited selection people not prepared for it." of campus religious g1·oups in this from the hineRe bell method of 150 following. Di saster service is pt·o­ from Plato !n 1931 and .Plato's com- , The speaker went on to criticize the instance for two reasons: fir t, no A.D. down to the present coordinated vided to cop with such calamities as plete wo1·ks m 1936. He IS the author idea held by many on this side of the standard of measurement has be •n world-wide network of observatories. lh Hartford ircus Fire. Health of "The Philosophy of Plato." Atlantic, that a European union would established; second, the author of the [t wa not until the 19th century that services include fi1·st aid, water safetyr be similar to and as easy to achieve a article under discu sion did not any real p1·ogress was made in the accident pt·ev ntion, and nursing and was the American union. He reminded demonstrate his special competence to tas k of traclcing earthquak s and nutrition service. Volunt e1· services Horace Heidt Will the audience that the American com- evaluate the work of the four religious learning about the interior of the in clud ho pi tal entertainment, nurses' munity did not emerge from a legis- groups. However that may be, I know earth from them. aides, social welfare aide, canteens, Hold Music Contest lative act, and that unlike Europeans, the Episcopal students wi ll not resent In 1878 Sir John Mi ll, Britis h engi­ and Gray Lady service. If you have musical talent you may Americans were citizens before they criticism and will welcome this chal- 1 ~ee r and father of modern seismology, be the lucky winner of five thousand were nationals. l lenge to make their religion on the set up th first modern pendulum dollars and a movie contract, for oo Sir Alfred stressed the fact that campus a more visible expression of seismograph and founded the Tokyo Monday, March 15, at 4 p. m., in t~ the political salvation of Europe can their belief than they have done Society following the disastrous quake Dr. Cameron Gives Music Room, auditions for the Phillip only come from one quarter, the Unit- ~ hitherto." of that year in the Japanese islands. Third Lenten Lecture; l\Iorri (Horace Heidt) progr~ - will ed ations, and that the "old world "'1·ed Missel, Prote. tant Fellows hip I His eiTorts, said Father Lynch, led be held for Trinity students, accord­ has a long way to go on the road to -"As president of the Protestant to the establishment of the first Amer­ Attendance High justice and freedom." Fellowship, I believe that Mr. mith ican Society following the San Fran­ ing to Leon d'Ussau, Heidt's talent Special emphasis was placed upon Professor Barber of the history was wrong in aying that the Prot- cisco earthqualw of J 906. manager. Each week Horace intro­ an analogy of aesthetic experience department introduced the speaker, estants were doing nothing about At the same time German r s arch duces four young and talented musi­ used to hint at religious truths and who gave a resume of recent develop- their religion. Last semester a pro- had di sclosed the dual nature of thr cians who compete for a prize of two the problems raised in the analogy ments in the United Nations before gram was planned and canied out. shock wav s Rent out by quakes, and hundred and fifty dollars. The winner Ul'tw en aesthetics and religion by the dealing with the main topic of the (Continued on page :l. ) had aJTived at am thod which enables goes on to compete for a quarterly Rev. JPrague, Czechoslovakia, due to the Troxell predicted that the Trinity Martin Parlan, book department; meeting, and refn•shments were also of the college are urged to plan to recent Communist overthrow of the seismological equipment will be in­ Donald Prigge, doorman; Rodney served. attend this meeting. Benes government. stalled within the next few weeks.) Davis, seating. March 10, 1948 Page Two THE TRINITY TRIPOD - ~be ~rinitp ~ripob Musical Notes TRINITY COLLEGE, Hartford, Conn. By George towe Member Associated Collegiate Press Little Licia Albane e wa b~ all account the star Published Week ly th rou ~e h o ut the Aca dt·m ic Year by the f the evening in the Connecticut Opera Company's STUD I!: NTS OF TRINITY COLLEGE 0 ubscription- $3.00 per Yenr d t'on of "La Traviata" Ia t Thursday night. After Student Subscrip tio n included in th~ Tuition F Loe pro uc 1 . . .• Enter ed nt H nrt.ford , Con n., us second class m nt tcr a some'\ ·hat pedestrl8n f1rst act, she '' armed. up to her February II, 19 17. under t he Act of Jltn rr h 8, 1879. "' with a fi re and fervor whiCh made us AdverlisinK Rates Furni~hed on Application ro Ie an d an" . The columns or THE TRI 'ITY T RI POD ure at all times open forget how thoroughly hackneyed th1s. opera has be- to alumni, underJ,! raduatl' nrH.l otherg for the tli. cus ion of matterd of interest to Trinity men. come. Albanese is one of those rare s.m ger who can act wi th the voice alone ami can proJ.ect a~ emotion WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1948 without re orting to the b ro~d gesticulatiOn which es for acting on t he operatic stage. EDITOR-!N-Cll!Elo' pas h I d' · ltob..rt J r n k ins If anyone deserved to share t e P au 1t With the ASSOCIATF: i.;DIT OR MANAG ING ED IT O R fln ~~> lcl W. Gleason , J r. ltob1. H. Burko• D. FAwt!t'rlt .T. Coote passages or to sentimentalize. And it wa certainly F'f: ATURF. EJJ ITOH G o'ONN St.owc good to hear the body of tone which he c~n draw from F EA TU R~! STAFf· the men under him, quite adequately provmg how much R. Hrrbert D. s. S m ith II, l< uu F. Cnmpbdl 1(. Boyl<' more than mere accompaniment is the Verdi orchestra. S PORTS E DITOR llichnrd Avitnbile The tenor, Richard Tucker, g ave a well-routined ASSISTANT S POl<'fS E DIT OR M . H . R a n k in performance as Alfredo, bu.t. his acting . was on the S PORTS STAFF wooden side and in the traditiOnal operatic tyle. His ,1. Wetter R Blum f: lton L . S m it h 0 . MitchPil best singing came in the denunciation scene of Act 2 FRA'I'F:R ITY J' OIT OR .T nnw RrnnueJI and in the closing passages of the last act. REWRITE-:0.1AKE I' T.:DITOR orman Young was a sympathetic elder Germont, Leoncl M itch <• ll REWRITF: ASSISTANT li1A K~;u p ASS ISTANT acting with restraint and giving fine support to Al­ D. olli ~ r A. AuKtin ART ED!'fOH banese in the second act duets. His "Di Provenza" was Stn nl··y Ro . J srt •r ~t ART STAFF rapturously received by the large audience. Hory O'Cor.nor Rlch nrd llill ill rd The handling of the cho1·us in the first act reveals I'IIO'fOGRA PITY EDfTOR R. ,f o n t•'\ a dramatic weakness in the Verdi staging. After having ASS ISTANT PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR A llro ,vn left the room, why do they suddenly reappear en ma se OUSlNESS MANAGER just as Violetta and Alfredo have finished their col­ P"tl1r De twil<' r To the Editor IRCtii.AT!ON MA AGER A DV~ : HTI S IN I'; MANAGER loquy? It is too coincidental and the way it was I thought that the Union Store was operated for the benefit of the .J ohn MncKt•s,on Tl nh"r t Oowdon handled Thursday night made it look artificial. CIRCULATION D E PA R'l'Mf;NT students of Trinity ollege and that it was a non-profit concern. Instead I Jnm~R Hnllydny Oonnltl fo' llrrow The final opera of the Connecticut Company thi ADVF.RTISI ' r; DEPART lENT have found it to be just th opposite. Lined notebook paper that costs thirty Hi rhnrd Ki chline ,J!'l mrq ~ ~> nnn r ll season will be "Lucia di Lammermoor," starring Lily .T ohn Lovell .Juhn )1 cGnw cents in any drug store in Hartford costs fifty-two cents at the Union Store. The t!iff renee in quality of paper, if any, is certainly not worth twenty-two Pons, on April 8. cents. The conv niencc of having a store on the campu should not be used ulendar of Event · at t he Bushnell : J a mes Lukens McConauqhy lo bleed the students. Sincerely, . I. Tenny. larch 14- Rochester Philharmonic with Leinsdorf. The premature death . UIHia y of Connecticut's Gorodnitski is soloist in Liszt's Fir t Piano Con­ evenly-sixth hicf E .·rcutiv<' is of particular poig- To the Editors of the Tripod: certo. nancy to the m n of Trinit~· olleg<'. Since 1!'l26, when The pen tmtin(! expose of Protestant laxity on the campu by columnist l\Iarch 17- Philadelphia Orchestra with Ormandy. as the yearling president of We!=~le y an t niven;ity h•• David Smith warrants your attention. His facts arc mustered without resort recei,·ed an honorary Doctorate of Laws from Dr. to logic. He prefers to tilt Quixotically against the windmill of an imagined Ogilby, Governor McConaughy has manifested an ac­ Prole tant "a pathy" and not to follow his snarled thread of reasoning to its Movies tive int<.'rest in lhe affairs of his Ilartrord rivals. Dur­ logical conclusion - by using his unneces arily-prolific pen as an unwieldly ing the cunent academic year, the Govemor appear d lance instead of a darning needle. By Brainard A. Rau on the campus to d liver a Convocation nddre s~ and I grnnt thnl tho Newman lub has th ir Ionsignor h eham; to lecture later to attend the annual Trinity-Wesleyan football brilliantly on Roman apologetics ... because they are sent to lecture bril­ Hollywood runs through its "We terns" formula classic. liantly! I grant that the Hillel Society has a concentration of leadership again with flawless and boring precision: thi time In a special interview last ovember, Dr. Mc- and intellect ... because our society limits our sturdy, Jewish students they have called it "Albuquerque." Conaughy told a TriJ>Od reporter: "I think that the so ·ially! But to lash out at the mild Canterbury Club is unjustifiable. That The story is about an embryo freighting company's Trinity-We ley an r elations a1·e ideal. For the last ociety pursu s preci ely those aims for which it was created. Members of fight to break up the monopoly that a nasty old codger, twenty years they have been especially clo e. Presi­ the anterbury lub represent the ollege in Hartford social work, almost with dreams of empire, has on the ore shipments from dent Ogilby and T were intimate friends; th faculties the only r epre entation from Trinity in that field, and surely Dr. Cameron's the plateaus around Albuquerque. ~·orked together in the early days of the war, and the lectures have been well attended. The usual ingredients of the formula are present: :students haYe been drawn together by having the same Protestantism as a group, however, is not interested in close organiza­ "the" girl, the stage holdup, the runaway tage, the fraternities and vigorous athletic competition. There tion. They r eserve the right to interpret Christianity ectionally; to allow bloody slugfest, the crooked sheriff, Gabby Hayes, the are closer ties between Wesl yan and Trinity than these heterogeneous sects to remain as aloof of each other as they choose; gun battle in the street, some shooting that would between Wesleyan and the Little Three." and, not being hemmed in by apologetic or racial pressures, to find their in­ make the Lone Ranger wince, and- well, you know Trinity College is fortunate in having had uch a tellectual stimulation elsewhere ... and at whatever set times they may the rest. place in the distinguished career of a man who once so choose. The Cinecolor is poor, the acting is worse, and the told the student body, "I am for Trinity in every game I suggest that two columns of "Omega" published to date have been a action scenes are tiresome, and few and far between. but the last." We take our place with the people of credit neither to the TriJ>Od nor to the author. You will 1·ecall the political Even the two or three score mule looked embarrassed. Middletown and the tate of Connecticut in gratefully blatancy i sued in an earlier "Omega" as new, fresh, magic medicine to cure preserving the memory of his con iderable contribution • * our country of its troubled years. Boiled down, the verbosity up in steam, I've always been loyal to Republic Studios, and to our common welfare. the potnge pr ved to be a wilted, lettuce hors d'oeuvre of the Young Repub­ "The Flame" didn't cause me to waver one bit. Repub­ lican lub. lic never spends much money on a picture, and they The Meanest Thi eves Why not confine i\lr. Smith's earnest precocity to the advertising rarely have any big people in them, but they always Of a kindred race to those who tap poor-boxes and department. Frank Lambert, Jr., '50. manage to wrap up a very original and clever story pickpocket the blind are Trinity undergraduates and with some good, sincere acting and realistic settings. extension students who have been helping them elves To the Editor In "The Flame," John Carroll is the good-for-noth­ liberally to the contents of the College Library. In a The level of criticism concerning last week's "Omega" has become evident. ing but likeable brother of a young millionaire, Robert community which necessarily center around its collec­ I will endeavor to answer it here. Craig. Craig has only a few months to live and is tion of books, this meanest larceny is a crime of excep­ In the fit· t place I might ugge t to outraged Protestants that they spending his last few months in a mansion overlooking tional viciousness. read the column more clo ely. A little attention will reveal that it is not in the Atlantic. He spends most of his time playing In a cursory check of "liberated" volume last week, any way directed against the Fellowship, but rather against outside reticence dirges on the organ in the living room (I'd be depressed librarians discovered that more than 300 have disap­ to take interest in it. too). Then one day, his nurse, Vera Ralston, rebels and peared during the last year. Amongst the plunder I have been criticized on the grounds of incompetency to judge. For the tells him to brace up and play some cheerful music for were one volume each from the important scholarly past three terms I have attended most of each club's meetings. As far as a change, and have some fun before it's too late. He sources, The Dictionary of ational Biography and experience is concerned, it has been ample. Right or wrong, what was said does, and what's more, asks her to marry him, which The Dictionary of American Biography. 'l'hese sinJ?le was based on sufficient conversance with these organizations and with their he does. tomes cannot be replaced individually, and since new programs. He doesn't know that the nurse is working with sets are either prohibitive in cost or unavailable alto­ Furthermore it appears that these loud voices have no conception of the John Carroll in a confidence game, and that thcY'':e gether, the Trinity collections arc ruined for ver. With principle of comparative criticism. I need not be reminded that there are planning to marry when raig dies and leaves hi fiendish discrimination, other thieves have removed. differences of purpo es and principles among the clubs. Apparently my money to his wife. Then again, Carroll hadn't counted with varying degrees of permanency, volumes placed critics need be reminded that omething may be judged with reference to on his accomplice falling quickly and completely in lo\'e on the Reserve list, thus making it impossible for the extent it i adequate and fulfills its proper ends. with her new husband. To make matters worse, Car­ classmates to fulfill set assignments. In one such case, nfortunately a whole paragraph offering solutions was deleted ans roll's plan is discovered and he is being blackmailed by a Reserve book was stolen two weeks before a mid­ my knowledge. This is information, not retraction. My opinions on Canter­ a small-time operator who is trying to impres a night­ years exam; a report on it wa to constitut 20 "/r bury stand. Its lectures have been alternately dull and lacking in taste. club singer, Constance Dowling, lover of expensive credit in the exam. Finally, the Library staff is almost There are enough intelligent people in it to do . omething. Why they haven't, things. resigned to the daily pilfering of one to half a dozen I don't know. Carroll hasn't many scruples, but he's decent enough periodicals and newspapers placed in the Reading Room. This Lambert per on' letter is of course quite laughable, its only signifi­ to want to protect his brother from the blackn1ailer. Be The systematic looting of the Trinity Library pro­ cance being an intere ting commentary on the author's social discomforture. vides the casual campus visitor with a sonowful com­ What modicum of coherency perceivable in this thing is so absurd as to does the blackmailer in, but takes a bullet in the back mentary on undergraduate ethics. Lacking sufficient invite- only condescension. I am ure that i\Ir. Lambert will appreciate that himself- one of the best scenes in the picture. funds for an electric eye at the desk or a customs in· I can't be bothered commenting on such mouthings. As far as I'm concerned, John Carroll is a first-rate spector at the door, the Library ·taff can only hope Alone among expressed critici m, Dr. ameron's remark are most actor. His acting was restrained and very natural and Th. . ' ( ~~ that succeeding generations of Hilltoppers will some­ intelligent. All others are generally characterized by misinformation mi .. easy. 1s IS Constance Dowling's second picture 3 how be conditioned against this wretched, anti-social int~rpretatio~, and irrelevant ~· he~o. ric. To dat~ there has been nothing of Weekend): she scintillates and handles her role like practice of book-running, and respect the Library as a sohd refutation offered. The Slglllflcance of th1s fact needs no elaboration. veteran- she'll be way up on top before long. When sacrosanct repository of literature for all the members she does her torch song you'll feel like a little old iro.n David Stanley Smith. f'J' ' t IC of our academic society. (Continued on page 6.) 1 mg near a bar magnet. Vera Ralston, the s 0 Scandinavian, is a little slow, but does pretty well. March 10, 1948 THE TRINITY TRIPOD Page Three

David Hewitt WRTC Installs New Demopoulos Writes More Letters ... Column for "Times" (Continued from page 2.) proper place for a disapprobation of Technical Equipment taYros Demopoulo , \\' sleyan Gives Talk on WRTC has recently completed sev­ :\1arch 4, 1948. the nature you set forth is in private. Freshman football player, who has Dear Dave: And, finally, as the editor of the eral new improvements in it techni­ been confined to the Hartford Hospital cal equipment, Samuel Ed all tation Your column in Ia ·t week's Tripod Tripod added to your remarks, so do Banking Aspects ince his injury in last fall's Trinity­ wa both amusing and distressing. lt we say, "David Hawley Smith's Tech~ical Director, announ~ed this \Ve leyan Frosh encounter. recently mormng. was amusing because ome of your opinions are his own and not those Monday evening, March 1, a small expre ed hi gratitude to both the group met in the Woodward Lounge Ed all described the added equip­ remarks r veal you as being quite of the Protestant Fellowships." people of Hartford and Trinity men, mi informed about what i happening. Sincerely yours, to hear David Hewitt, Assistant me~t as consisting of mainly as a for their kindness to him. Cashier of the Hartford ational cuemg amplifier, an additional turn­ Therefore, in your charges, you would Fred Mi sel, Bank and Trust Company, give a brief table input, a remote input, which seem to be guilty of that liberalism President of the Protestant Fellowship. talk concerning the aspects of com­ may. be u ed for piping in Fl\1, and Reactions ... which makes your secularism even ontinued on page 6.) mercial banking, its income's services, a microphone switch for control room ( ontinued from page 1.) more incoherent. For in tance, you and expen es. and studio operations. Thi year the Fellowship ha decided are of the opinion that the Protestants Among other things mentioned was Among the programming for thi to follow Dr. Cameron's lectures, as at·e "doing nothing about their r Jig­ ion." If you will but look back to progress made by banks, so far as week, the station will feature a new its particular studie in religion dur­ Foster Speaks on last emester, you will then realize wages are concerned since 1932. The show combining the talents of Phil ing Lent. Our religiou organization that a program was adopted and car­ Forei gn Service speaker himself, a graduate of Wes­ Hale, Alpha Delt Variety emcee, and is very active and is, I believe, achiev­ I·ied out. If you are cognizant of leyan University, recalled going into Boots Holljes, Seminar in Swing host. ing its purpose." Andrew B. Foster spoke on "The what has been going on, you will re­ Foreign ervice as a Career" before a bank upon graduation with a start­ The show, described loosely as a Arthur Walmsley, Canterbury Club member that not too long ago the a group of political science and inter­ in g salary of six hundred dollars. The variety program, will have its first -"The problems mentioned by Smith, members of the Prote tant Fellowship national relations students in Wood­ average starting pay is now about official airing at 9 p.m. Friday in if they do exist, should be dealt with adopted Dr. Cameron's Lenten eries ward Lounge last night. $2,000. the Seminar spot. by the club itself. There are four as their course of study during Lent. Mr. Foster, a foreign service officer One flaw cited in the banking An invasion of the office of a radio different religious organizations on \V also remember that in th verv and as istant chief of the state De­ system today was the poor training commercial writer will be the subject campus, each of which runs in a dif­ near past the xecutive committ e ;r partment's Briti h Commonwealth received by the employees in public of a takeoff on tomorrow evening's ferent way and upon different princi­ our Fellowship asked you if you would Affairs Division, outlined the quali­ relations. "This," he said, "is con­ Alpha Delt Variety Show at 8 p.m. ples. Therefore what applies to one accept the position of chairman of the fications of foreign service candidates trary to the desire of all banks for The weekly variety stint will also fea­ group may not be common to an­ program committee. You were o!Tered, and related the procedure under which satisfactory relations and they are ture the fraternity glee club and a other. Smith's views as an out ider t hereby, complete control, subject to diplomatic and consular officers are making an earnest attempt to correct piano surprise. to our meetings are ba ed on his it." criterion of first impression , which the approval of the ex cutive commit­ representing American political and tee, over whatever discussions and economic interest throughout the As th~ lecture. was one in a series Political Battle may be misleading." lecturer were to be presented. You world. of vocational guidances, arranged by. Chaplain O'Grady-"We have, so F b very emphatically, but polit ly, the placement bureau, the discussion y far, made provi ion for the organiza- A native of Philadelphia, ;\lr. Fos­ oreseen Dems refused the position. Thus it would led to the advantages and disadvan- A four-point program to herald in tion of the four different streams of ter receiv d the B.S. degree from appea1· that you are quite willing to tages of the occupation and also to wh~~ portends to be a momentous faith on the campus. It is not to be Dartmouth College in 1925, the B.A. offer criticism but not assistance the general employment picture at political ?attle on the Trinity College expected of the Administration, the and M.A. degrees from St. John's "whereby the cultural heritage of the College, Cambridge University, Eng­ the present time along with the men- car_n~us IS to be undertaken by the faculty advisers, or the chaplain to several faiths may be studied." land, in 1929 and 1933. H e also studied tion of promotion possibilities. Tnmty You~g Democratic Club. carry the burden of these student But. we are specially distressed to in Switzerland and Danzig. After The major advantage of the pro- . The ad.op~Jon of a constitution and groups, once organized. The Canter­ realize that a member of the Protest­ s rving fo1· a year as a deputy district fession cited was the security factor, It: submiSSIOn to the National Com- bury Club has shown noticeable ad­ ant Fellowship should publicly criticize inspector on the Saar Plebiscite Com­ as great as that of any private busi- mitte~ of the Young Democrats of vance in that the club is no longer other religious groups on the campus. mission in 1934-35, Mr. Foster entered ness. Following this, the negative ~men~a so as to affi.liate the Trinity pre-theological in emphasis. The ot only was it in bad taste, Dave, the Foreign ervice and was appointed factors were discussed and found to cub ~Jth the Connecticut and national Protestant Foundation, however, but it revealed a cheapne s to which vice consul at Montreal. be a low starting salary and long or_gamzatwns, the. i~suance of a suffers from a number of ailments, the Protestant Fellowship not only Later he was stationed at Athens hours at some pa ·ts of the year pre- m~meographed periOdJc.al, a debate most noticeable of which is the lack 1 does not subscribe but utterly de­ and Salonika and in 1943 was named paring statements, and during exam- Wit~ the ~oung Repubhc.an Club and of student support, typefied by Smith's nounces. Your attempt to increase consul to the Governments of Greece inations by state, federal and private an. mt~ns1ve and extens1ve member- own refusal to become program chair­ your own stature by tearing away at and Yugoslavia established in Egypt. investigators. ' sh1p dnv~ comp?se the club's activities man of the Foundation. In relation another's must result in defeat. Il In 1945 he was named special assist­ The banking world, like any other for the 1mme.d1a~e future. . to the comment on Robertsian pro- is not only unethical but we doubt ant to the Assistant Secretary of occupational field has certain quali- T~e OrgamzatJon Comm1ttee now cedure, such a system is necessary to that your own religion ever taught State, and later that year was made fications which are desired in ·ts e _ cons1sts of seven members under the conduct a meeting of a club with the 1 you to be so ungracious and uncharit­ chief of the Division of Foreign Ser­ ployees. Among them are a willinmg- te mporary c h a1· rmans h1"p of R ona ld vane· d act1v· ities such as the Canter- able. We grant that you are entitled vice Planning. He took over his pres­ ness on the part of a man to evidence _A_._ u_r_q_u_h_a_r_t_. ______:_ _b_u_:ry:...__C_lu_b_.:...is:...._c.:...a:.:r:..r.::.y.:..in...:g::_.:..on:..:..:...."_ _ _ _ to an opinion, but we feel that the ent duties in 1947. his ability to produce, a desire and Calendar of Events willingness to do that extra some- thing, and a willingness on the part March 10: March 15: of a man to "stick his neck out"; to 9 :30-5-Senior Interviews, Liberty 9 :30-5-Senior Interviews, Brewer accept a little responsibility. Mutual Insurance Co., Woodward & Co., Woodward Lounge. Speaking of t he possibilities of Lounge. 7:30-Vocational Series, Mr. Fran­ promotion, Hewitt cited the current 9 :30-5-Senior Interviews, E ast- cis Ahern, City Editor, "The Hart­ upswing in deposits and business in man Kodak Co., Cook Lounge. ford Times." Topic: "Journalism," AFTER THE GAME Woodward Lounge. general, and declared promotion to be March 11: more rapid than usual. He made clear, 9:30-5-Senio r Interviews, G. Fox 8:00--Prudential Life Insurance however, that this was not to be & Co., Woodward Lounge. Co., Cook Lounge. Group meeting regarded as a permanent trend. 6 :30--Phi Beta Kappa Dinner, Cook with Seniors. REFRESH WITH COKE 8:00--Political Science Club, Sea­ In replying to a citation of a com- Lounge. mon complaint against banking, the 8:00-Lecture, Raphael Demos, bury 34. amount of sidetracking, the speaker Professor of Philosophy, Harvard March 16: held that there has not been much of University, Chemistry Audita- 9 :30-5-Senior Interviews, Pruden­ tial Life Insurance Co., Wood­ this since the depression, certainly no rium. ward Lounge. more than in any other business. March 12: 9 :30-5-Senior Interviews, Lever After declaring the best opportun­ 9 :30-5-Senior Interviews, Aetna Brothers Co., Woodward Lounge. ities at the present time to be in the Life Insurance Co ., Woodward 7 :30-Dr. Cameron's lecture on field of management, necessitating Lounge. Christianity, Seabury 34. only a general background and com­ 7:30-Vocational Series, Mr. L. March 17: mon sense, Mr. Hewitt summarized Barton Wilson, III, '37, of the 9 :30-5-Senior Interviews, Calco the possibilities in the trust depart­ E. W. Robotham Co. Topic: Chemical Division, Woodward ment as limited to specialists in either "Advertising." Lounge. law or accounting. March 13: Note: The Vocational Series Talks 8-12-Hillel Dance, Ogilby Hall. are open to all classes. DRY CLEANING DANCING NIGHTLY 3 Hour Service Mitzi Green. 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Two Telephones: Phone 2-6652 An Alumnus of Your Old Rivlll Better Shops and Department Stores CUSTOM TAILORS 2-7016-2-1044 Hllmilton College March 10, 1948 THE TRINITY TRIPOD Page Five Swimming/ Squash Championships Racquetmen Close To be Held Soon in lntramurals Poor Year; Jessee ISees Improvement Sports on Parade N. L. Basketball Race By Bob Blum two contests remammg, while the By Dick Avitabile Still To Be Decided As the 194 quash . ea. on draws econd-place Rioteers have three. The to it clo e. Trinity's • quash nine finds By far hall Rankin climax game of the year which will it elf at the end of a discouraging probably decide the ~utcome of the tring of lo es. Yet, although the Don Phelps, director of intramural 'ational League race will be held on team has not won a match thi year, After watching ·wesleyan's indomitable baskt>tball team defeat a stub­ athletics, announced a busy program J]a,·c h 12, when the two teams clash. there are everul cheering factors. born Trinity quintet for the fourth conserutive lime in two years, we were for the next two weeks, which will see Earlier in the sea on, the Rioteers First, the team ha shown a marked left practically speechless. It has never been our policy to put stock in activity in three spot'ts: basketball, lost a spine-tingling game to Sigma swimming and squash. and steady improvement as the year jinxes, but the men from l\Iiddletown cert.ainly appear to have the Indian­ 1\u, 33-32, and now look for revenge. has progres, ed. \\'ith several men -ig-n on our Hill toppers every time the two schools meet on a gridiron or A tentative date of March 16, at 8 igma u's lone setback came at the of the 1947 team graduated, such as ba. ketball court. o'clock has been set as the qualifying hands of the Neutrals by a 23-16 former qua h toumey winners Rich- Despite the tragic ending, ho\\·e,·er, the game was just about the best night for the intramural swimming count, whom they later trounced by meet. The first night will determine a convincing 43-16 margin. ard Wei enfluh and Robert Toland, we haYe ev r witnessed. F1·om the opening whistle until Joe Ponsalle's foul the finalists in all events, with the The secret of success of the Sigma there can be small wonder that the shot S<'nt the encounter into overtime a mere seven seconds before the gun, exception of the diving, which will be u outfit seems to be the fact that team was not as succe sful as those Ineither quad had command of th situation for more than a few minutes. decided at this time. The final in all the squad has had at least 10 men of the past few years. Tl'inity was ahead most of the way, but never by enough to give them a other events will be held the follow· appear for each of their games. The Secondly, although the match scores ft>eling of s curity. Even after the unfortunate injury to Red Faber, causing ing night, Wednesday, March 17. J-Sox seems to have the best all­ fail to indicate it, th individual gam his withdrawal from the game, the Hilltoppers did not slacken their pace. Eight teams have been entered in around team, while the Neutral have scores tell the story of the team's The arclinals, however, were not to be d nied. As soon as the overtime the swimming competition this year the best defensive aggregation. spirit and fight. With the same began, the fates started to do their work, and before long, all was lost. Oh, including Delta Phi, Delta Psi, D.K.E., determination applied to the 1949 well, there' always fencing, and, of course, the baseball season will be Sigma Nu, Alpha Delta Phi, Alpha schedule, the racqueteers should do getting under way in a short while too. an excellent job. Chi Rho, Psi U ., and the J -Sox. Last This week marks the end of Trinity's winter sports program. Perhaps Thirdly, the freshman team has year found Delta Psi winning the title, a quick summary of th swimming and basketball seasons would be of in­ Quintet to Engage produced several capable of winning with Sigma Nu second and the Dekes terest. Joe Iarke's varsity natators did not enjoy one of their more suc­ varsity berths by next year. Among third. Yale Tonight in cessful campaigns. The mermen cored victories over Boston University these are John F. Burbank, Henry C. Mr. Phelps announces that the ·worcester T ch, and Union, but were beaten by M. I. T., Bowdoin, Amherst, Clifford, Duane H. ewton, and or­ events will consist of the 150-yard Season's Finale and Wesleyan, the final record reading three wins and four setbacks. Pros­ man J. Elmes. medley relay (in which three men peels for next y ar are conside1·ably brighter, however, f01· most of the By Marshall Rankin However, according to Coaches will participate per team), 50-yard noticeable weaknesses on this and last year's squad seem sure to be rein­ Jessee and Beidler, there are several freestyle, diving (to be decided on Having split a pair of decisions in forced by members of the present freshmen aggr gation. last week end's short road trip, disheartening elements in the squash the first night), 50-yal'd backstroke, Regardless of the Wesleyan catastrophies Ray Oosiing's hoopslers will trouncing Hamilton but losing a set-up; the chief and only major one 50-yard breaststroke, and the 200- terminate a bett r-than-average season tonight, ven if they are unable to heartbreaker to Union, Trinity's bas­ is the students' attitude toward the yard relay (in which four men from curb Tony Lavelli and his Eli's in the final game of the '47-'48 campaign. ketball men now return home to face sport. In an interview held March 6, each qualifying team will compete). In amassing a 1·ecord of eleven and five to dale, the Jlilltoppers have the Elis of Yale tonight in the con­ after he had just returned from wit­ In the diving event, there will be three triumphed over Williams, Massachusetts ., Bat s, Bowdoin, W. P. I., Mid­ cluding game of the year. nessing the first round of the Inter­ required dives, the front, back, and dlebury, oasl Guard, Tufts, Hamilton, and Amhe1·st twice. Aside from Going into tonight's contest, the collegiate Squash Championships a~ front-jackknife, in addition to option­ Wesleyan, the only defeats have been suffered at the hands of 1\1. r. T., Holy Hilltopper will sport a record of Yale, Jessee said that he was more al dives. Points will be scored in the Cross, and Union. eleven wins and five setbacks. A win than just irritated at the lack of in­ following manner: for the relay terest. He remarked that, since there The only man on the basketball t am who will graduate in June is Cap­ events, 10, 8, 6, 4, and 2 (10 for first over the ew Havenites would not only wind up the season in a blaze of is a new .C.A.A. ruling that matches tain Red Faber. Red has really made a name for himself in collegiate basket­ place, 8 for second, etc.); and for the must be of nine men on a team, it is ball. He has had a great deal to do with raising Trinity's court status to its individual events, 6, 4, 3, 2, and 1. glory for Trin's combine, but wo~ld also give the team a respectable won practically impossible for a top-flight present peal<. It will be a long time before the college can boast of a hoop­ and lost rating for the year. team to be entered, when there is a ster with Faber's talent and skill. Lest we forget, however, Jack Mahon, ~ine quash Teams Entered Those who witnessed the contest working squad of only ten varsity Ron Watson, Bill Pitkin, and Joe Ponsalle also deserve a great deal of credit. In the coming squash champion­ played between the two teams last men. "Trinity has the finest observa­ The performances of the latter two men in the Union and Wesleyan games ships, nine teams have been entered, year in ew Haven will remember tion courts in the country," he con­ were little short of sensational. these being the same as entered in that Faber and company came very tinued. "Trinity, Harvard, and M.I.T. There is not much that can be said for squash. T1·inity's only other the swimming, with the addition of close indeed to pulling the game out were the first of the New England winter sport. The racquetmcn had an extremely disastrous season, but next the Commons Club. of the fire. The Elis, however, put colleges to introduce squash, and the year will probably see a marked improvement. first Intercollegiates were held here The squash teams consist of five on a last-minute spurt, and came Shifting our thought-s from the T1·inity campus to the Major League in 1930." Dan went on to say that men to a squad, with any three out through victorious, 57-53. baseball sc ne, we noticed that the Brooklyn Dodgers sent Ed Slanky to the he felt squash should be established of five winning the matches, which This year's Yale aggregation has Braves for Ray Sanders, "Bama" Rowell, and an undisclosed amount of as an intramural competitive sport, are to be played in tournament fash­ not been sensational. Thus far in money. As rabid followers of the "Bums," we should like to express our with facilities of unparalleled excel­ ion. The date of the first round is Ivy League competition, the Elis have disapproval, not so much of the loss of Slanky, although he will be missed, lence. Although more courts are scheduled for March 8, 9, or 10, when been able to capture but three wins but of th almost useless material obtained in return. Rowell is headed needed, there is ample space for the D.K.E. will encounter the Commons in eleven games, for a sixth place straight for Montreal, and Sanders' capability is very questionable. On the small squad which presently occupies Club. Delta Psi will play the winner standing. In their last outing, how­ other hand, the Braves have been strengthened considerably and cannot be the ones in Trowbridge Memorial. of this match, in the second round, ever, the proteges of coach Howard overlooked in the coming flag race. "Three thousand men play squash on which will also see Alpha Delta Phi Hobson trounced their traditional 65 courts at Yale all year 'round," vs. Delta Phi; J-Sox vs. Crows; and rival, Harvard, by an 80-51 tally. he stated, "and if a man develops in Sigma u vs. Psi U. The date for According to the oddsmakers, Yale intramural play, he is asked if he will these matches has been set for March hould be about a ten-point favorite come out for the squad." 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15. The semi­ to win, but a close game is anticipated. "Squash is a sport requiring team finals will be staged on March 16, 17, The Trinity defense must keep a balance," Dan continued. The last and 18, with the finals following on watchful eye on the great Tony Lav­ four players' results are as important March 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23 . Delta elli, who is rated one of the finest ball as the first five's. With most of this Psi was victorious in last year's players in the East. year's hard fighting combination of tourney. In the last few games, the Oosting­ Jay Geiger, Harry Montgomery, Lee On the basketball scene, we see that men have sorely missed the services Wills, Ed Nonis, Bridgman Griswold, the American League has finished its of Captain Edward (Red) Faber, who has been outstanding the entire year. Gus Stewart, Ben Paddock, AI Earl­ season, with the J -Sox coming out ing, and Henry Goodyear returning as winners. The Yankees, finishing Red will probably see action in to­ night's game, which will be his last for next season, squash may "pick in second slot two games behind the up·· at Trinity. Brooks Brotht:rs' 'li-avt:lling Rcprescnta- Jarvis squad, qualify for the coming in a Trinity uniform. Faber and Bill playoffs. Pitkin should pace the Hilltoppers tivt: ... with a comprehensive assortment rnnity College Official Theme Padl! The ational League race, however, offense. Pitkin's performance against or our cclcbratt:d R cady madt: Clothe~ is still a tight-knit affair. Sigma u Union last Saturday night, in which and School Supplies and Furni-; hings ... will be in leads at this point with a 7 and 1 the rangy forward set a new college at the record, closely followed by the record by hooping 30 points, will not Rioteers with a 6 and 1 showing. The soon be forgotten. TRINITY DRUG CO. HARTFORD results of recent games showed the 12R4 Rroad Rtreet ( lleublein //rJtel ) following scores: D.K.E. 31, Delta Psi 13; J-Sox 46, Yanks 37; Sigma u WED ' ESDAY, J,\RCH 17 43, Neutrals 16; ;Rioteers 41, Psi. ·I 22; Sigma u 2, Psi U. 0 (forfe1t); HEUBLEIN Tfl R, 1) ,\Y, :\L\RCH 1 R and Neutrals 49, Delta Phi 42. The HOLIDAY games of March 8, 12, and 15 still The Most Talked About HOTEL remain to be played. Sigma Nu has Pipe Mixture in America ~ """""'" "" RAY'S TAILOR SHOP * - Aromatic in A MEETING PLACE FOR 211 Zion Street the pack . .. 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· Commons Club News Still More Letters ·3) · · 1 "wdl done. , However when h Down Fraternlty Ro W The Common Club is proud to an- (Continued from page · stu d en t spen d a por t'10n o f hi tuitioneac DELTA PSI's early breakfasters at the Haight Dinin"' Hall were surprised! nounce the election of the following To the Editor: d. · f the (approx. $3.00) to support the Tr1· od · . · · · '"' · · b · · f h ·1 b· D ·d With each succee mg 1ssue o P to fmd three proverbial late-comers lustily consummg their grapefru1t under me'1 as mcm eJS 0 t e c u · avi . . · t that it would seem that there should b' F I · C0 11· · l'h'l1 1 1 h' p · R · Tripod 1t becomes more appaien e a ign proclaiming: "Health Table." Deac harle:; Dick Kichline and Dum- A wm WI, ace P Ja, a., a:.:- . . . h t of some consideration for the sub.c1-1·b ' ' 1 Ph 1T 1 If 0 IT J · L · 11 there 1s little concern on t e par d . h er. Dum Hamilton explained that they had taken a long run around the College monc • . P man, ~ ·• O\\ c ' IT f 01 . the tvpe of material In ot~er wor s, Its ~uld at least merit perimeter They topped this off with the fantastic tale of the discovery of ~lass.; I•Jitott .\larshall Krackhardt, the sta · • Ed't1 ··al readmg. Perhaps tf the edito1·s d'd . . . cr t M. . . R I h Ch ·1 L h r printed ExclUSIVe of the Oil 1 miraculous springs of water in the cellar doorway of the Hall. Doubting m on, • ass., a P al es as e ' · · · .· · rt One not feel that in order to create ·nter- BJ· okl' \I · · · H · t ·t Pal u page there IS httle ougma 1 Y· 1 Thoma es had their doubts shaken when they investigated and found the 0 me, · ass., em Y uai a ' d the fact that many events e t handsome salaries must be paid basement furniture afloat. .JJ-., S~uth N?I·walk; \\'i 11 ia"? Raymond Icannot eny_ . k 1 ce every we might have a better paper. Sp·r·t Schmidt Chnton ;\1ass. · Edgar Ron- of human mte1 est ta e P a 1 1 ALPHA DELTA PHI brothers in the house diminished in number on Thurs- aid To~tevin, jr., P~rdy's, N.Y.; day on the Trinity campus; t~etfhacts cannot be bought. When the Tripod day night to such a degree that huck "Getsy" Sanford gave the remaining Robert Tau, Nanking, China; Ira may be obscure, but the story IS er~. has a will to become a worthwhile few a quarter apiece and sent them out to forage for themselves. The rca- Gat·diner Vail, .Jr., Locust Valley, If we consider the news pre ented 1t organ of student opinion, then they son: the Alpha Delt Eastern Association Banquet at the Ruppet·t Brewery N.Y.; Donald Louis Gabree, West is impossible to say that the covera_ge will have little difficulty filling posi- "Tap R oom " m· N ew y or k . p os t -pran d'1a 11 y accompan1e· d b y e"•h erea1 s t rams· Hartford; Julien Bissonnette and is adequate. W h at I· S th e ma tte1 · w1th tions on their staff. from "Hansel Und Gretel," Greenwich Village tour guide, Timesatyrist Hemy Mitchell Olesky, Hartford. the city desk? Yours sincerely, O'Boyle, hand-in-hand with Crusher Van Horne, led the wined and dined The ~" newly elected members will One answer may be that the stress E. Otis Charle , 'I . brethren through the cab-lied labyrinths to the stygian bistros of that un- be formally initiated into the club at is on advertising rather than news. Editor's ote: What "handsome holy quarter, ostensibly to check the data of the Kinsey Report. The con- a forthcominJ?: meeting. The advertising department deserves salaries"? sensus of the stay-at-homes is that the visiting Phi-men could have pursued the Thespian Muses to a g t·eater advantage in the Metropolis, instead of loitering, watch-chains a-swinging, around the drug shops of Greenwich Village. ALPHA CHI RHO was honored by a visit from Stuart Jones, 'Ia, Friday afternoon. All concerned had a great time going over old times in the Chap­ ter Hall. "Stu" well rememhe1·ed when Tr inity allowed TWO o'clock j)artics when we "really" had ollege Life. The new After-dinner policy of short sp akers has gone over \\ ilh great enthusiasm among the young t' men of the house. "Santa" Lovell managed to bl'ing in sound effects on the day of his I eindecr Speech. "Vote Straight Republican," he was heard to av to the tune of little Bells. Big Jl anlws Perez promises two cars in eve1·y garage if he is elected to a post of power (Voodoo). Pikie's l•' rench "2" dub is maldng- progress slowly, but wilh a delt"l·mined interest. Owen Mitchell seems to have been overlooked in our last issue. Please forgive my forget­ fullness and accept the congmtulalions of Phi Psi. As dog "Alpha" ke ps running up expenses w ith the wonders of modern medicine, we become cer­ tain that veterinarians arc a bourl'eois lu xury. DELTA KAPPA EP. !LON wants at this lime to give their thanks to th brothers of the Gamma Phi cha Jl tcr at Wesleyan, for being the perfect hosts that they were. During the last week end, many Alpha hi brothers went down to Middletown to "visit." Imagine our surprise at f inding lhaL we had picked one of Wes' big week ends to make our presence known! Ob­ viously undisturbed by this, we went on to have a wonderful lime. We only hope that we can show them a hospitality as warm as theirs come the time o£ the enior Ball. About the only other thing of interest. during the past week was the ·et of wrestling matches that was held last Saturday; Jim Pag-e started the thing- off with flying colors by putting brother igma's knee on the semi-permanently disabled li st. After this gargantuan and slightly bloodthir ty beginning, though, there was li ttle damage done. The final results (unofficial), gave Red Ratcliffe the champion hip, hi s J·e·ward being a great big candy bar from the judges, and a blow in the J' ar end from the disgruntled losers. ':UB..l\1... ~, Tl, l\.f\J1fgn.talR.tru ll... 12m•,irl. W,il lrunl),. 'U1 tL lli!l~. w.·m'I!Ui 'Ul· 1'\J\in~ elected Commander and Lieutenant-Commander respectively for the coming I year. Other newly chosen officers include: Bob Bowden, Treasurer; Bill Jette, Steward; Jay Geiger, Recorder; Bob Compton, I. F. .; Bob Obrey, Chaplain; and " Rocky" Fiske, Marshal. The chapter extend its thanks for a job well done to Jim Prendergast and other retiring officers. ongratula­ tions are also extended to Jay Geiger and Francis Mullane on being elect d to the Sophomore Dining Club. La. t week end the house held a v ry successful dance under the direction of Jim Manion. Ted DiLorenzo has announced J that plans are progressing for t he banquet which is to be held in honor of the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of Delta Chi hapter of igma 1 u here at Trinity. All alumni and active brothers are invited to attend t he festivities at the Bond Hotel. We want to wish basketball captain Ed Faber Jots of luck in the East-West game to be played at Madison Square Garden later this month. DELTA PHI has been the scene of fierce struggle· this week, reaching proportions that place the communist wars in a class with the National Marbles Tournament. It all tarted last Wednesday when Housemother Powers launched a verbal attack against an unnamed garbage col lector, who claimed that the city exercises the right of eminent domain over the farme1·'s pig that have previously enjoyed unrestricted rights to our leftovers. Then the basement theater of operations, under the joint command of Brothers George Covert a nd Ray Tribelhorn, reported that the enemy casualtie to date total twenty-four mice and one bat. (Wingspan: twelve-i nchc .) A mi nor skirmish occurred when Brother Harvey ou rse, obliviou to the fact that he had been locked in the telephone booth for over an hou1·, hung up the receiver and manfully battled his way out.

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