S4 iT O m O A The La w r e n t ia n ol> 54» No« 30« LAWRENCE COLLEGE, APPLETON, WIS. Friday, May 21, 1937
Millis Will Head iational College Wriston Will Speak Watts Is Elected Lawrcntians Plan Midwest Conference Over Radio Station 'layers Initiate Head of College During Coming Year Detailed Program W1XAL on Sunday Dean John H. Millis was named president of the Midwest Confer Hiirteen Members Dr. H. M. Wriston, former pres Business Officers ence for the coming year at the an For World Peace ident of Lawrence and now presi nual spring meeting held a week utstanding Student* in dent of Brown University, will Laurence Business Manag- ago tonight at Northfield. Profes :ilis Waldron Speak? to speak over radio station W1XAL. sor Bryant of Coe was named sec Dramatic» Initiated Into er Named President of retary for another year. Bryant has Campus Peace Or Boston, at five o'clock. Eastern held the office for all but one year Honorary Society Daylight Saving Time, three o’clock National Association since the Conference was organ ganization Central Standard Time on next ized: that one year he was named Thirteen students, outstanding in The Association of University World peace is a topic of recur Sunday afternoon, May 23. president. and College Business Officers elect Under the present round robin rent interest everywhere, but twen iwrence dramatics, were initiat- The lecture will be the second of last night into the Lawrencc ed Mr. Ralph J. Watts, business system. Lawrence has decided to ty peace-loving Lawrentians met a series, “In the College President’s drop Cornell in 1938 football and manager of the College, as presi at Hamar House last Tuesday to apter of the National Collegiate Study”, in which presidents of New play Coe down there. Mention was a.vers, the largest honorary col England colleges will give views on dent, at its annual meeting in Chi made of the 1937 Conference track plan a detailed program of peace late dramatic society in the topics of interest in the current cago last week. Mr. Watts has been meet which will be held in Apple action to raise to new heights in untry. news. Station W1XAL broadcasts secretary and treasurer of the or ton with the Vikes, of course, as terest in the Lawrence campus and hosts. Initiated last night were Walter on a frequency of 11.79 megacycles ganization for the last two years, surrounding communities. )ffey, Irving Sloan, Sylvia Dubs- and he succeeds Charles A. Kwnt/ Motivating force for the action ’, Margaret Mercer, Phyllis Van New Officers in of Ohio State University as presi Youth Groups to planning conclave came from the jlpen, Rosemary Dupont. Albert dent. campus peace group, the informal iak. James Morrow, Roger Fisch- Initial Meeting Discuss Educational Trends Meet as Congress organization of which was made , Everett Baumann. Dorothy Be- At the twenty-seventh annual public only last week. Five stu dents, Margaret Seip, Martha Lyon, w. Wilmer Witt, and Evelyn Mer- Executive Committee meeting discussions of future trends Vational Problems tip for is. in education, formal training of Wesley Pcrschbacher, A1 Haak, Founded at Wisconsin Hears W. A. A. Re- business administrators, college fi Consideration at- Mil and Marian Humleker, cooperating National Collegiate players was quest for Fund!* nances. application of social secur waukee July 2-.> with Dr. T. S. Kepler and Dr. H. undcd on June 8. 1919 nt the ity to colleges and universities, in S. Flics form the nucleus of the niversity of Wisconsin, and Law- In solemn session on Monday af ternal audits, the policy of merged Young people from every sec new group. nce was granted a charter in ternoon at 2:30 P. M. the newly tion of the country will meet this investments and their legal aspects, Outline Fields of Activity 26 elected Executive Committee wel summer in Milwaukee, for four Among the charter members of comed into office coal-heaver Don relation between federal and state days. July 2-5, in a model congress To outline possible fields of ac e local chapter. Number 21. were ald MacDonald. Before King Ar governments in budgetary control to discuss national problems such tivity and to suggest effective or Ibert L. Franzke, now at the Uni- thur left his position at the round of state institutions and financing as unemployment, war, slums, ganizational procedure came Ellis table, he expressed his appreciation ‘rsity of Washington. Mr. Warren a university were conducted. crime, education, and religion. This Waldron of Ohio State from the pck. and Mr. Howard W. Trover. of the Committee's cooperation and Milwaukee Congress, modeled af Emergency Peace Office at Mil ie last two are associate profes- support throughout the past year's Speakers included Dr. Robert M ter the Washington one. will in rs of English here. Other char- labors, and his hope that the pres Hutchins, president of the Univer clude a senate, house, joint com waukee. Mr. Waldron has been ac r members still in Appleton are ent Committee would work as well sity of Chicago: Robert B. Stewart, mittees. and caucuses. Each nation tive in peace work in the Mid rs. John Ash. Alice May Whittier, together. comptroller at Purdue university: al group is entitled to four mem west. id Carson Harwood, who are now After this fireside swansong. Dr. A. J. Klein of Ohio State Uni bers in the senate: each local one, He introduced the topic for con orking In the Little Theater of MacDonald took the helm and pi versity; Frederick Woodward, vice one representative for every fifty le Fox River Valiev. loted the committee through some president of the University of Chi members. sideration by pointing to the im Secretary Outlines Aim* rough water as Mary White, speak cago; A. J. Lobb of the Mayor Senators and other officials must minence of war and the very pre Speaking for National Collegiate ing for the W. A. A. requested $50 Foundation: Dr. Rainard B. Robbins have proposals and bills ready to carious restraints of fear which at layers. Miss Gertrude Johnson, of the Teachers' Insurance and Am- from the committee to meet a de be referred to the committees be present operate to keep European cecutive secretary, outlined the ficiency in the W. A. A. budget not nuity Association of America: C. F. fore the congress opens. The fee nations from each other's throats. road aims of that organization in discovered until just recently. Part Miller, assistant comptroller at for senators is $2.00 for all events le Little Theater on May 8. This of the blame for this failure to Ohio State University: E. S. Erwin, representatives, $1.00 for all events; Of Europe, he said that the fact that imorary organization proposes to balance the budget was laid upon assistant comptroller at Stanford visitors, $.50 per day. Spanish civil conflict had not ffiliate all college groups to work the shoulders of Ponds’ Sport Shop, University: and C. A. Webber of the Begins Friday spread across national boundaries >r better dramatics through group their failure to send itemized state University of Illinois. Delegates register on Friday indicated a sincere desire for peace. lay writing, acting, costuming, di ments of the W. A. A. account. In Speakers Present morning. Nomination of cabinet Turning to the United States, he »cting, stage designing, research these Rooseveltian days, this is not Others were Fay E. Smith, sec leaders and greetings from nation mentioned the many peace groups i dramatic technique, and liter such bad business except that 850 retary of the University of Wyom al leaders, will take place in the working industriously toward an lure. must come from somewhere with ing. Earl C. Albright, assistant to afternoon. A house session opens effective neutrality. Students outstanding in dramatic out taking the pep out of the Pep the president of Oklahoma. Agri Saturday morning, followed by in Difficult to Educate ork are elected to this honorary band or the other allotted allow cultural and Mechanical College. vocation and committee organiza Tremendous difficulties are in rganization. It is also necessary ances. James H. Foran, executive secre tion which will work on the fol the way of peace education, he > have had several courses in dra Appointments will be formally tary of College of St. Thomas, lowing topics: agriculture, demo continued. A military conscious ad tatics to be eligible. Membership made at the next Executive meet comptroller at the University of cratic liberties, education, labor, ministration has mobilized indus i National Collegiate Players is ing for the student committees. Chicago, and Harry L. Wells, bus peace, and recreation. Expert testi try on a vast scale to make the n attainment sought after by cpl- This meeting is to be held on Mon iness manager at Northwestern uni mony from nationally Dromincnt United States an efficient fighting >ge students who are interested in day. May 24 at 2:30 p. m. in the Lit versity. speakers will be included. Offi machine at the click of a telegraph le theater. erature Room. Members of the com The meeting was attended by 125 cials, delegates, lobbyists and guests key. Any such mobilization would mittee and students are slightly delegates representative of 80 in will be entertained. Following this, mean a rigid military dictatorship lean Millis Invite» more than urged to be present. stitutions. a dance will close the evening. with rigid suppression of individual On Sunday morning the young rights. Creek Council Memlter* politicians will attend church ser Measures employed by the Emer The Interfraternity Council is vices. Hearings will be continued gency Pcace Campaign were re oing to Alaska! Yes sir. they've Greeks Sang for Glory, with youth testimony and findings viewed by Waldron and recom nswered the call of the wild drafted. A meeting of delegates will mended for use by the Lawrence rhich in this case, seems to come discuss the ways and means of co- group. Such measures included a rom Dean J. S. Millis. The rush Sharping and Shiveringooerating to supplement findings number of peace caravans, consist a the Northwest will be on June of committees. About twelve groups ing of several trained students, and the occasion—Aha. we’ve Yes, there was log-dumping dur While actually before the foot will be working on special prob each to operate in communities lems. Senate meeting on Monday throughout the country, an expan ot you. It’s not for gold nor to ing the Intersoro-Frat sing the oth lights, it was funny what little Dund a new colony, but for the er evening—also train whistles and will discuss methods of organiza sion of last summer's 23 state cam things made impressions on rath ure of food. Members of this crickets to produce the romantic, tion and determine action. House paign, and other educational meas ear’s Interfraternity Council have —if a bit chilly, atmosphere. The er chilled minds. The distraction of meetings will be held to listen to ures to contact interested groups teen invited by Dean Millis to a sliver of moon and battery of spot white breath that curled up be a forum of experts and participate of any kind. Training for this work linnpr at Alaska. Wisconsin. lights gave the occasion the nec fore one's eyes, the forgetting of in a symposium on subject from is to be given at the Midwest In essary Lawrence watchword—light. the unseen audience, the conscious the floor. Various groups from stitute of International Relations at The sisterhoods and brotherhoods ness of the neighbor's chills, the committees, the house, senate, and Naperville, Illinois during the first BILLBOARD shivered in anticipation until their director's pitch-pipe, all made in caucuses will conclude the Con part of the summer. Sat. May 82: Phi Delta Theta turn came; shivered without their dents on the mind that was prim gress. Organisation Plans Discussed Learn Cooperation Formal. coats as the big moment arrived arily concerned with the worry Turning to practical affairs, the Sigma Phi Epsilon Formal. and passed so quickly; and shivered that the altos had to go from G This Congress will give youth assembled twenty chose for their State Quadrangle Meet at Be* with apprehension as they listened sharp to F to D sharp in one cer an opportunity to consider mutual leader Margaret Seip. and discussed problems, seek solutions, and loit and waited with fears, tremblings tain spot, and if they made it. all complete organization plans. A Sun. May 23: Poetry Tea in the and speculations for the results oi well and good; but if they did not. strengthen the efforts of organiza number of specific committees were library from 4:08 to 5:08 P. M. the judges' decisions. The very dis a sound like the cat’s backyard tions serving them. It is intended to suggested, and plans for working Fri. May 28: Beloit Belays at tinguished trophies, set in a place squawk would result. The sing fest offer youth a chance to learn from bibliographies and finances were of vantage with the aid of an ov certainly was an experience! each other how they can best co tentatively offered. Beloit. operate to contribute to the wel Sat. May 28: Comprehensive Ex* er-head spot, were gazed at with It was a universal bet with the Dr. Fries suggested the possibil fare of our generation, our country aminatlons. covetous eyes as the goal of long audience as to the length of time ity of sending a delegate from Beta Theta PI Formal. weeks of practice. Weeks of discords, before someone would have a mis and our world. Lawrence to Naperville, adding that Delta 8lgma Tau Formal. and flattings, and sharpings, and hap with the wooden-box-and-board the necessary $150 may be available Mon. May 31; College Holiday. wild harmonies, as each group steps leading to the platform. When MacDowell Male Chorus from interested groups in the city. Tues. June 1: Comprehensive worked on sweetheart songs and that anticipated time came, and Reelects A. A. Glockzin The next meeting was called for Examinations. clever or harmonious arrangements those with humorous streaks in May 27. at which time further edu Wed. June 2: Semester Examin- that would do the trick with the their natures were satisfied, they The Appleton MacDowell Male cational plans for the summer atlons start. judges were culminated on the watched the timorous steps of oth Chorus unanimously reelected Mr months will be explained, and next Thurs. June 18: Semester Ex* frosty evening of May the four ers following as they used the un Albert A. Glockzin, associate pro year’s program more fully discuss aminatlons end. teenth. steady contrivance. Some aban fesso/ of public school music as ed. Fri. June 11: Senior Ball. The optimists who decided on doned it altogether on their way their musical director at the board Installation of President T. N. summer apparel were amply re down as they made dashes for their of directors meeting on last Mon Barrows. warded for the showing they made coats. day evening. Mr. Francis Proctor BOOK ROOM NOTICE Sat. June 12: Class Day. under the lights. The choir-robed Notwithstanding the relief we ex was also reelected accompanist Final returns will be made to Sun. June 13: Baccalaureate ser individuals were envied for the ad perienced when the whole affair This organization gave its home the publishers Immediately. Stu vice. vantage they had of keeping their was over, we look forward to next concert in the Lawrence Chapel dents must purchase all books Mon. June 14; Commencement. hands warm in the folds of their year and pray in the meantime for with Salvl, the harpist, on April reserved for them at once. gowns. more comfortable weather. 20. Page Two T H E LAW&ENTIAN ' Friday, May 21, 1937. Laverenz, Cape, Transfer of Executive Committee Ballots Lawrentians May Exhibit of Etchings Transfer Forest Weidman Smith Transfer Transfer Rounds Transfer Mueller Allen Transfer Transfer Mauland Closes Art Series
Spencer, Walter 2 3 Attend Relations Of Library Displays
JC £ A 1— £ s £ so « Candidate tS ’nd 1 y 3rd A variety of contemporary etch •i i ings, loaned by courtesy of F. H. Receive Awards 39 2 41 45 5Ô 54 Institute June 21 Arthur 57 2 4 5 4 54 Bresler Company, Milwaukee, ends Ú0 40 Joseph 30 w 16 46 V S3 1 ¿4 54 the art exhibits for the College lir o k u K Hall Hold* Annual 35 2 :57 6 44 10 54 54 Midwest International Re VVulterdiiix 28 1 35 i 38 year. They will bs on exhibition Award* Banquet; Holmes Sheldon 23 23 1 24 2 26 9 3¿ 1 36 16 52 2 54 lations Group Meets at until June 7 at the Lawrence Col Rounds 30 30 30 2 32 2 ÍA "V 4T 6 47 1 s 'I' (i a k t in aster North Central College lege Library. Mauland 23 1 24 1 25 3 ih 4 32 3 35 mmmm In sharp contrast with the black A four course dinner such as one Allen 19 19 8 ài 2*7 1 28 — An opportunity to attend the and white are Lionel Lindsay's feldom sees, including fried spring Mueller 20 ¿6 20 3 23 Midwest Institute of International etchings depicting courtyard scenes, chicken, new potatoes, and all the Smith lé lé 16 --- Relations to be held at North Cen a convent, and a cathedral of Spain. trimmings, served in an atmos Total valid ballots— "A Rajahs Palace,” and “Church Forest 16 16 16 --- tral College at NaperviHe, Illinois phere of soft candle light and sweet 264 Divided by 4 + 1=» of Seville,” of intricate architecture, Gmeiner 12 iS --- music, greeted the residents of Bro- *9 8 4-1— 54 Necessary from June 21 to July 2 at a reduced are handled with fine and delicate kaw Hall at its fourth annual ban Weidman 10 --- rate may still be open to Lawrence lines. quet on May 19. Invalid 2 2 2 students. A saving of eleven dol A portrait of George Bernard Jack Promer. introduced by lars would be made possible Shaw by Walter Tielt attracts at Toastmaster Bill Holmes, gave a through ushering and waiting on tention; perhaps because of the brief history of the bull sessions table during the Conference ses character so well defined in the ex out of which the forensic cup sions. Under these conditions only pression of the Irish playwright. grew, and then railed upon Ken Class of 1937 in Motor Accident an additional amount of nineteen Louis Rosenberg turns to Rome for neth O.sbon, last year’s winner, to dollars would be necessary. a picturesque background for his present the cup to the winner for College Credit Given etchings. this year, Robert Leverenz. Danger-Waples Toll Increasing All students interested in a better In a lighter mood are the whim NY id man Presents Athletic Cup understanding of current interna sical etchings of Wilkinson depict Bob Arthur presented the ideas liiles Thomas Mann on City Police Department tional conditions will find it profit ing trout fishing in Maine. “Up the behind the athletic cup. and called able to attend this conference. Two Stream" and “Fishing in the Rap upon Don Weidman, last year’s Dangers of Negative Stages Safety Drive hours of college credit are offered ids" are among the most skillful of winner, to present it to the winner for an additional fee of six dol his works. for the year. J. Wellington Cape. Opinions To Proleet Lives lars. This will count for collateral, The canyons and deserts of Ari Paul Schmidt presented Tom Ja says Mr. Donald Dushane. zona provide the theme of George cobs, who gave the scholarship cup Miss Dorothy Waples, associate The driver of every twentieth car Attenders at Ithe Institute will en Burrs etchings. His “Arizona to Selden Spencer, this year’s win professor of English, presented her in this country will be in an ac Clouds” and “Desert Cactus" es ner. joy the leadership of such men as first “baccalaureate sermon” incident resulting in the death or in Senator Gerald' P. Nye, of the Sen tablish his standing as a skillful The last and most important cup, portraver of landscape scenes. given for leadership in the hall, Convocation on Monday. As one jury of a man, woman, or child ate Munitions Investigation Com good scholarship, and extracurric who has observed undergraduate this year. Year after year, the ter mittee. Dr. Hugo Simon, formerly ular activities, the President’s Cup intellectual fads, she compared the rific toll of motor vehicle accidents member of the German military "Tension in the Orient." “The Eu class of 1937 with those of 1927 and and diplomatic staff, Pierre dc was presented by John Hastings in the United States has been in ropean Crisis. “Economic Founda last year’s winner, to Austin Wal 1917. Lanux. French author and director tions of World Peace,” and “Dem ter. Special mention went to The present class, she said is in creasing. In one year about 36,000 for ten years of the Paris office of ocracies and International Coop Wayne Cochran and Stanley Av much graver danger than either people died because of someone’s the League of Nations Association. eration. T. Z. Koo, traveling secretary for ery. Everett Bauman described the one of the others. The graduates of recklessness or carelessness, and The primary purpose of the In 1917 were terribly serious, but the World Student Christian Fed stitute is to make available to difficulty in choosing between more than 1,000.000 were injured those qualified to receive the vastly deluded in regard to the war eration. and Dr. Palyi, world-noted group leaders, teachers, ministers, award. and its significance. A decade later, and many crippled for life. economist and former chief econ and college students an accurate Walker Speaks on Awards students were primarily interested Most of the accidents occurring omic advisor to the Reichsbank, the factual basis in regard to interna«' Bill Holmes introduced Kenneth in kissing in the most public of within the city limits occur be central bank of Germany. tional relations in order that they Walker, head counselor at Brokaw. possible places, but in 1937 they are tween five and six o'clock in the More Speakers might better get a growing knowl- who spoke on Brokaw awards and in serious danger of dilettanteism. a evening. It Is going home time Other speakers and leaders will edge in world affairs. life at Lawrence and received a far graver situation than either of when pedestrians are in a hurry, include C. V. Gregory, editor of the Information regarding this con great ovation when he remarked. the others. and they are likely to be careless. Prairie Farmer, Miss Josephine ference can be secured by writing *T have just completed my fourth At Lawrence, she continued, we Most deaths occur between sev Schain, president of the National to the executive secretary at North freshman year. It has been a suc are constantly reminded of the lib en and nine o'clock in the evening Conference on the Cause and Cure Central College, Naperville, Illi cessful year for several reasons." eral arts ideal, but that docs not For every person killed during the of War. Dr. Paul Douglas, professor nois. Bill Dupont sang two numbers. imply that students should develop morning rush hours three are kill of Economics at the University of •‘Night and Day,” and “A Hearta fear of expressing positive opin- ed during the evening. The effect Chicago, Dr. Henry Cadbury, Hol An “Anti-Corsage League” form of Stone,” accompanied by Cecil ion. When they say that, “One thing of fatigue is obvious. lis professor of Divinity at Har ed at the University of the South Neubecker. is as good as another. One man is One out of every ten pedestrians vard University, and Dr. W. C. Al- at Sewanee claims a membership of Lewis Speaker as good as another,” and use that killed has darted out into the road lee, president in 1936 of the Amer 75 per cent of the student body. The The speaker for the evening idea as an excuse for evading the from between parked cars along ican Society of Zoologists. Among organization's men will not dance Were Dean H. F. Lewis, dean of the necessity of opinion, they are in the street. the courses to be offered will be with women who wear corsages. Institute of Paper Chemistry. He danger of becoming nonentities. The safety drive by the Police spoke on the desirable attributes Only by honest study can they be Department of the city of Appleton of a college man. He summed up come pet sons of intellectual mer to protect the lives of its citizens 1he seven qualities of true leader- it. is perhaps its most worthwhile *hip which were will power, knowl She concluded her speech by achievement. The policemen de Buetow’s Beauty Shop edge, enthusiasm, self-confidence, reading part of the story, “Mario served a great deal of credit and energy, a sense of responsibility or and the Magician," by the exiled 100 per cent cooperation. 225 E. College Ave. Call 902 loyalty, and courage. German author, Thomas Mann. The The program was punctuated by story was of the nature of an alle the flashes and clicks of Photogra gory. showing how in Italy men POSTPONE PICNIC pher Bob Isley’s camera which came to grief because they took an The Science Picnic at High brought back memories of the Bro negative intellectual stands so de Cliff has been postponed to kaw Ghost. W'hite coats, formal plorable here, a stand insufficient Monday afternoon. May 24, at dresses, shining cups, yellow can to cope with the positive ideas of 3:30. dles. and all were blended with the an insane fanatic. Alma Mater as another Brokaw banquet ended leaving smoking candle wicks, cigarette ashes, and Features | — pleasant memories. Fo r efficient and FRI. thru. MON. 2 I Starts TUES. llisliop E. L. Waldorf The whole town will be Dally 1:30 to 11:30 P. M. Mats. 25c Eves. 40c Speaks at Convocation dependable w ork on a laughing jag l Bishop Ernest L. Waldorf of the Thrills ... and Chicago area of the Methodist Epis heart-throbs, too VokmaS/tetâeh copal Church addressed the student Call Convocation on Wednesday morn ....in Wally ing. The father of the famous swellest hit I Northwestern football coach, Lynn Waldorf, advocated to students an Patterson Plumbers enlargement of their world by a greater variety of interests. He pointed out that everyone’s world was what he himself made it. The A Cappella choir assisted In 1he service, singing “Be Not Afraid" from Mendelssohn’s "Elijah". I.a- SWING INTO SUMMER Vahn Maesch accompanied at the organ with the “March Romaine" by Gounod, and "Fantasia in G Minor" by Bach. IN A hobo with a “good line of talk" can make between $3 and $10 n day, declares Dr. William Bailey, economist and former Yale Univer U ff sity professor, who conducted a OIDEO boarding house for knights of the road in order to study them. SOME CAST! I ADD *■ The smartest style of the ,,tk UNA MERKEL season. Regularly f 1.69/ A R I C LINDEN Juuer You’ll find our sensational bargain. JUDITH BARRETT popular delicacies BETTY FURNESS JOHN BARRYMORE J E D HEALY BASIL RATHBONI at the new JANET BEECHER EDNA MAE OLIVER D in d trf by J. Wmlttr Hubtm Reginald denny DIANA Restaurant RALPH FORBES A* M.Q.M. Plttor» Delivery Service All Sized Second Feature Nan (3 Smart Girls) Grey HOFFMANN S John (fighting interne) Howard — in — Puritan Bakery KINNEYS LET THEM LIVE’* 423 W. College Ave. 104 E. College Ave. Be Sure I t ’« Kinney’• r im “KILLERS OF THE SEA"
? r day, May 21, 18t7 T i l LAWRKNTIAN Page Threa awrence Social Pace Students to Discover Surprising Revelations Give Series Behind Scenes in Ariel Office Quickens in Spite of 0 / Recitals Just about the time whe.i mos ta tennis defeat- (more for Ariel quitoes, black lake flies, may bugs, Budget.) These two worthies will For those who are lovers of good love bugs, and others of nature’s air force, together with stray breez leave their positions in the Ariel Impending Exam Menacemusic, well performed, recitals by es of flowering currant and wild Dugout as the newly elected Grace vocal and instrumental students plumb that blow through the trees- Cooley and Tom Jacobs take over es fill the air, and that gas about HE campus hummed like that proverbial hive of busy bees last will be presented at frequent in the command. weekend. There were the usual formats, and those very unusual tervals during the next three Spring at Lawrence is sprung, comes the news of the annual air And now to the contents them “Ariels,” and the usual, “You look swell on that sorority picture,”weeks. selves—this is better than the or “Did you read what they said about me?” or “My dear, positively too raid. Of course, everyone knows the Donne in Recital yearbook is out. Perhaps it was the Grapevine. Those two students are devastating, positively too camera-breaking for words!” and, of course, Chrissy and Cochran. Of course, the flowing, delicate gowns, the garlands of flowers, and May’s music On Sunday afternoon, May 23, feature of the advertising section, the grape vine system, (which not Chrissy can’t read without her formed a fitting climax to it all. But, ah’s us. May shall have its bitters as at 4:30 P. M. Miss Hazel Dunne, only caused the ads to be read, but glasses, though they're not in evi well as its sweets—the traditional dark cloud on May’s fair horizon, the dence in that frontispiece. And be fly in Spring’s ointment, the professors’ delight, the oil for midnight student of Mr. LaVahn K. Maesch, many-a-face-as-well) that let ev will present her senior organ re eryone know the line formed to sides that picture warranted a man lamps—exams. Busier and more busy grow the days. A veritable Sher on second—and later on third, lock Holmes is needed to find that lull they say comcs before the storm. cital at the Chapel. Miss Dunne, an the right on Saturday, May 15. Despite the efforts of the staff to though we can’t find any third From the Edgewater Beach Ho organ major, will graduate this floor pictures in the volume. That tel in Chicago, Jimmy Jackson and dish the Ariels and the smooth Eta Sigma Phi Gives spring with a bachelor r f music de working combination of O'Boyle to picture of a well-coiffured Main Hall, evidently taken last fall, is re his sixteen piece orchestra are gree. She has accepted a position Gaenge to Jacobs, the waiting line Tea fo r High School versed in negative so that it will coming to play at Riverview Coun as instructor of piano at Kemper wound past Main Hall like a Fresh Members of Eta Sigma Phi, na man snake dance on Home Com meet the Lib coming from the oth try Clnb for the Phi Delta Theta Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin, and or er direction. Other negatives were formal tomorrow evening. May 22. tional honorary classical languages ing or the line-up of applicants to ganist of St. Matthew's Episcopal fill a vacancy in the Police Force reversed at random as the hours fraternity, entertained the Apple grew smaller and weeer. The Phi Delts will not eat dinner Church, which she will assume in or Post Office. ton High School Latin students of On the sports frontispiece is a en masse tomorrow night, but it is the fall. Her program is as follows: Assisted by the $1.50 increase in Cicero and Virgil and their teach All-College ticket last year, Mil chummy little study of Coach Derr an old Phi Delt custom for the sen 1. Prelude, Fugue, and Chaconne —you remember the one with a ers at an annual tea in the Latin dred Gaenge. editor-in-chief, and iors to have a banquet on this oc Buxtehude hat brim, but did you know that Library on last Monday afternoon. Robert O'Boyle crashed through casion. and undoubtedly many oth 2. Chorale Prelude: “From God I with another student production brim concealed the embarrassing er couples will be seen dining out May 17. Punch and cookies were Ne'er Shall Turn Me” that ranks the tops, and was as truth that the Coach was snooz ing? And all those striking studies before the formal. served. Of special interest was the Buxtehude surprising as O'Boyle's closing of 3. Prelude Clerambault of various balls in a capable mas Among those present will be Dr exhibit of pictures, books and hand the door to the Ariel office on 4. Passacaglia and Fugue in C Wednesday afternoon after the Del- culine hand—it's the manual ex and Mrs. T. N. Barrows. Dr. and icraft of ancient and modern Italy, Minor Bach tremity of the same blonde gen Mrs. D. M. Delo, Mr. and Mrs. Na contributed by Dr. Harold Weston 5. Traume Wagner tleman to whose athletic accom than Pusey, Mr. and Mrs. Donald professor of Greek and Latin, and 6. Ronde Française Boellman Beek Speaks Over plishments is devoted another full DuShane, Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Trev- page. Who said monopoly? All the Miss Edna Wiegand, associate pro 7. Toccata: “Tu Es Petra et Portae er. Dr. and M. C. Towner. Mr. and Inferi Non Radio Station WLS shots of athletes with black back Mrs. H. W. Troyer. Mr. and Mrs. fessor of Latin. Praevalebunt Adversuste” Mr. Warren Beck associate pro grounds were staged in the Ariel of Warren Beck, and Dr. and Mrs. J Henri Mulet fessor of English, spoke over ra fice—and the little number where B. MacHarg as chaperones and Vocal and Piano Students dio station WLS in Chicago on a relay baton is exchanging hands guests. Between thirty and fifty On last Monday evening voice Friday, May 14. at 9:45 A. M., Cen is concerned with nothing more alumni are expected to attend al Next Week’s students of Dr. Carl J. Waterman tral Daylight Saving Time. His that a carefully rolled piece of so. and Piano students of Mrs. Ger speech, “When Freshmen Come to wrapping paper. Formal At North Shore Chapel trude Claver were presented in re College,” was one of a series of That expanse of vest ornament Those who are attending the Sig cital. Piano recitals were presented college programs to be given over ed with watch chain, further em ma Phi Epsilon formal, tomorrow- bellished with bits of jewelry belong Monday: One-act play. on Tuesday by Miss Jean Hutchin station WLS. The speech was a night. certainly should go well fed. son. pianist, assisted by Miss Muriel discussion of the adjustments col to one Mr. Gettelman—but not so because there will be a picnic at Wednesday: The “L" Club will be Engelland, contralto, and on Wed lege students must make to the new the other stagecraft. The bottle op High Cliff in the afternoon, and a in charge. nesday by Miss Mildred Server, environment in which they find ener ordinarily resides there—the dinner at the Hearthstone immedi Friday: Student peace program pianist, assisted by Miss Geneva themselves. Mr. Beck pointed out Phi Bete key. naturally, not; the ately before the dance. From the Falk, soprano. Miss Hutchinson and the beneficial effects of these ad house key will open the Ingraham's Hearthstone the party, including, Miss Server are students of Miss justments intellectually and social front door; the Yale lock key fits besides the active members. Mr ed book-ends. Sorority songs were Gladys Ives Brainerd and Miss En- ly. the Ariel office—just a hobby of and Mrs. F. W. Trezise and Dr sung. gelland and Miss Falk are students his. huh? and Mrs. L. W. Towle as chaper Members of the Alpha Delta Pi of Dr. Waterman. A general re servatorv are scheduled for the Clippy says the shot of the rustic ones. and members of the Alumni Appleton Alumnae attended the cital by advanced students was held weeks ahead: bridge is the best ever taken of that Householding Corporation who Founders’ Day luncheon given by Thursday evening at the Chapel. Sunday evening. May 23—Evelyn bit of scenery—but the general have been invited, will move on tc the Milwaukee City Club on last The following students presented Mertins. soprano. opinion picks the altar study for North Shore to dance to Tom Tem Saturday, May 15. Miss Jeanette numbers: David Schaub. Hazel Monday, May 24—Vocal Students high honors. ple's music. The social committer Jones, province president and in Dunne and Marjorie l
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EXAMINATION SCHEDULE — Badger Crowns CROWNED MAY QUEEN SECOND SEMESTER— 1936-37 Hester White Comprehensive examination! for Seniors will be held on Sat* Queen of May urday, May 29 and Tuesday, June 1; sessions will be from While the grand spectacle ot Eng 8 to 11 a. m. (or from 9 to 12 at land's coronation was still fresh in the discretion of the department concerned) and from 1:30 to 4:39 the minds of millions throughout p. m. Any other examinations the world, there appeared on Rus not hereinafter provided for will sell Sage Terrace last Sunday af be held at times set by the in* ternoon. another coronation. Al structors concerned. Wednesday, June 2 though quite a bit similar, yet less a. m„ 8:30 to 11:30: English pompous and sophisticated this 5-6 (Contemporary Writing), ceremony” catered, not to the ear all sections; and Educational ly risers, but to many loyal Law Psychology, p. m., 1:30 to 4:00: Classes rence students and their guests. which meet at 1:30 on T. T. The May Queen was none other Thursday. June 3 than pretty Miss Hester White. a. m. Classes which meet at Her court included Miss Bclva 1:30 on M. W. F. p. m. Classes which meet at Stratton, maid of honor, and the 8:00 on M. W. F. Misses Helen Cloyd, Mildred Friday, June 4 Gaenge. Dorothy Mitchel, and .Rose a. m. Elementary Foreign Lan mary Dupont, attendants. guage, all sections, p. m. Classes which meet at Thirteen honor girls were pre 11:00 on T. T. S. sented to the queen and her court Saturday, June 5 by Miss Betty Morrison. social a. m. Classes which meet at chairman of the Lawrence Women’s 10:30 on M. W. F. Association. These girls, who have p. m. Speech 8 and Dramatics attained honors in Phi Beta Kappa, 12, all sections. or Mortar Board, have won the Monday. June 7 Womans Athletic Association tro a. in. Elementary Economics, phy. or were among the Best Lov all sections, ed, were the Misses June Mau- p m. Classes which meet at land, Marian Humlekcr, Helen 10:00 on T. T. S. Bauer, Margaret Mercer, Mildred Tuf'diy, June 8 Targe, Margaret Hendrickson. a. m. Classes which meet at Gracc Lightfoot. Gladys Me Cos- C:00 on M. W. F. krie. Jane Cornell. Jane Carr, Alice p. m. Cli»kse> which meet at Holloway. Ruth Schuettge, and R:00 on T. T. S. Grace Cooley. Wednesday. June 9 Miss Margaret Badger. Chicago, a. m. Classes which meet at last year’s May Queen, placed the C:C0 on T. T. S. wreath on Miss Whites head and p. m. Physical Education, all gave her a bouquet of roses which sections. were distributed to the girls pre Thursday. June 10 sented to the court. a. m. Classes which meet at The Lawrence A Capella Choir, 11:30 on M. W. F. directed by Dr. Carl J. Waterman, p. m. Classes which meet at sang during the ceremony. llester White (kneeling) was crowned May queen by Margaret Badger. May queen of last year, on 2:30 on M. W. F. Sunday. Seated at tbe right, is Belva Stratton, maid of honor. Standing in back are (left to right) North field Noten Helen Cloyd, Mildred Gaenge, Dorothy Mitchell, and Rosemary Dupont. (Milwaukee Sentinel Photo) chusetts over 100 years ago was BY CUFF OSEN ish in the money, but watch that History Museum Has Harg, professor of American His given to the museum by Mrs. Nor Old Mud Horse Schubert watch* boy go in the State. tory. man D. C. Walker. ing the rain in the morning with a * * • Two Nt*w Donations Mrs. Robert Otten has given a satisfied grin remarked “What a Martz missed fourth place by a \ Recently, two interesting dona* perfect day for a track meet." The quarter of an inch “from a bunch stereoscope with a complete set of We Are Selling way he and Grode ran the mile in tions have been made to the Amer pictures of varied subjects, includ the afternoon—I guess it was O. K. of gorillas”, and don’t think we did One Group * * * not hear about it all the way home. ican History Museum which is un ing comics. A handmade linen ap The 100-yard dash was a blanket How about it. Junior? der the direction of Dr. J. B. Mac- Of Our Formals finish, and Joe Graf won on a * * • ron which was made In Massa- driving last step—shades of the old Manager Rog Fischer, with saddle at Paddock. bags on each side of him, straddled ! * * * a six stool all the way up and all “Golden Gloves” Gerlach ran athe way back. Spring Half Price beautiful 440 after refereeing * * * wrestling matches the night be ‘ Man Mountain” Kapp had a host Formals It will be no trick at all fore. of fight fans when a certain of the to liave a new formal for * * * I^awrence tracksters almost con and FLOWERS They say Kapp was so weak from vinced him he should challenge a 1 hat last all important From laughing at the Jugger that his carnival grappler. Junior's “What formal. first heave failed to crack the thir would Coach says?" stopped the ty foot mark. Coach threatens to whole affair. send them to the State Meet in sep * * * Vandenberg’s arate cars. . . . The members of the Helping 1 4 1 Hand Club like their new president Sammy Leete really put in an af Joe Maertzweilcr so well that they ternoon. Starting with high jump at had installation exercises for him Greenhouse 1:30 P. M.. he finished up with the again. That makes it three times, 220 low hurdles at five. Then to doesn’t it Joe? lop it off he had to spend another * * * forty-five minutes collecting his P. S. I only took this job to save medals. myself any embarrassing remarks * * * from the boys. Catering to Your Good Taste Ed Fritz tailed to have an “on day" and received only a third for The 63-year-old freshman, Juley his efforts, but with the Sig Ep for Lebegue. who enrolled at the Uni mal right after the State Meet, versity of Illinois in February, has we're all hoping for a new state left school to help his son on the record. farm. 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Giltie (R) Derrickson (L), Time, VikesTake Third Lawrence Frosh :18. 220: Cochran (L), Buesing (L), In Midwest Meet; Trounce Ripon Lockery ( D Time, :22.7 Midwest hardball clubs haven't the Wisconsin State League. . . Two mile: Lohr (L>, Mueller, (R) been faring so well in intercollegi The Sheboygan Club beat Keno Gensel IR) Time. 11:06 ate competition . . . Illinois Nor Vikings Score 90 Points, Knox and Coe Lead sha 11-6 last Sunday. . . . Huck 220 low hurdles: Stevens (L), mal beat Monmouth 12 to 3...... Giltie (.R) Derrickson (L) Time, Illinois College beat them 10 to 2. Bullock haa received a very Ripon 29, and Way- .25.9 I,eete Garners 10 Points; .... Wisconsin shut out Carle handsome trophy from the Na One half mile relay: Lawrence: tional Intercollegiate Sqaash land Academy, 12 <»raf Wins MK)- ton at Northfield 14 to 0. . . . The Buesing, Lockery, Cape, Cochran New Midwest plaques which will Board. . . Bullock, representing Time, 1:35.7. Lawrence was the consolation The Lawrence frosh tracksters Yard Da*l« be awarded for football, basketball easily trounced both the Ripon Shot put: Karll (L), Skow (L), and track supremacy are beauties. winner. . . . Purdue took the Smally tL) 33’8” The Lawrence College track and .... Around the sides are carved matches. . . . Four or five frosh and Wayland Academy last Discuss: Skow (L), Larsen (L), freshmen will probably go along field team disappointed many of pictures of the various gyms. . . Saturday in one of the feature at Lacey (R) 10311” in the center the sport and below down to the Beloit Relays on tractions of Freshman Day. Law Broad jump: Buesing (L), Coch in hopeful backers when it only the victorious school. . . . they Friday night, May 28th. . . . rence gathered a total of 90 points ran L), Stave (W) 21’j ” scored 34 points to place third in will be inlaid in dark wood and Buesing, Cochran, Cape, and to 29 for Ripon and 1-2 for Way High jump: Cape (L), Stevens the annual Midwest Conference will be paid for by equal contribu Lohr, possibly Lochery and Stev land. (L), Tindall (R) 5’7” ens will go. . . . track and field meet at Northfield, tions from each school. . . . Knox Certain Lawrence frosh looked Pole vault: Stare (W), Tonkin has finished second the last three like real varsity materials to (L), Walter (L) 12’ Minnesota, last Saturday. Honors years in Midwest track . . . it strevgthen Coach Denney’s hope for Javelin: Davis
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the great American public will see that Th e La w r e n t ia n there is one way, and one only, for them Published every Friday during the college GRIN AND BEAR IT to make certain of not being involved in year by the Lawrentian Boaid of Control of By UeMr Lawrence College. Appleton, Wis future world wars; that there be none." The U. S. must be concerned with lib |036 Member |9J7 Ptssocicfed Golledide Press erty abroad, but liberty begins at home. “We must hold tight to legal prescriptions Entered as second class matter Sept. 20. 1910, at the post office at Appleton. Wis.. and procedures, truly only to leaders com under the act of March 3, 1879. mitted by instinct and belief to the de Printed by the Post Publishing Company. Appleton. Wis. Subscription price $2.50. fense of civil liberties, and deal summar EDITORIAL STAFF ily with those who band together to de ALBEK'l INGRAHAM - • Editor-in-chiel THOMAS JENK1N • • Managing Editor stroy them. 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Ann B!&keman, John Bod- it shall make people of a particular color llly, Ottille Buerger, K(cter White. Ches ter Creider, Gradu De More. Muriel En- slaves. It shall not accept a dictator.” gelland, Jane Houts, Dorothy Johnson, Carolvn Kemler, Howard Lehner, Ruth Leo- polJ Martha Lyon, Anne McNamer, Patter son Scotty, James Morrow, Anne Naylor Liberal Arts, the Jeanne Parmelee, Ruthellen Pelton, Flor ence Perry, Ella-Mae Pierce, Adele Sawyer, Middle Road John Schmerein, Helene Stromberg, Evan Essentially, the liberal arts ideal is a geline Webber, Janet Weber, Mary White. middle way, and variation too far away Advertiklng Stall from rigid specialization is just as serious Helen Sethness, Robert Leverenz, Clan- ’Now where's the poison gas department?** bell Danielson, Katherine Grier. Charles a danger as its opposite. Miss Waples in Vau Dell, Betty Kleiner, Norman Lambie, her Convocation address on Monday, not Romona Roehl, Jean Temple. Eil Schreiber. ed this fact and sounded a significant Ad Make-up Stall We or Them? Margaret Scott, Ruth Perry. warning, not only to Lawrence students, Editor’s Note: We have reprinted the article below which appeared in last but to the faculty as well, to avoid that EDITORIAL COUNCIL week’s copy of Time magazine, concerning Hamilton Fish Armstrong’s forceful Mary Mortimer method of thinking which results in di- Edward Arnold little book, “We or They”. As the following article indicates this book is a rally Robert Arthur Robert Mott lcttanteism and complete dissipation of Mildred Gaenge Wesley Perschbacher ing call for hard-pressed western democracy. Mr. Every American interested in intellectual endeavor. Thomas Jenkin Perry Peterson the preservation of democratic institutions should read the whole book. Mr. Arm Margaret Mercer Kenneth Walker The example which Miss Waples drew strong is the editor of “Foreigr Affairs” magazine. from the field of current literature, the Among U. S. editors and statesmen the minds wander from their glorious destiny, story of “Mario and the Magician” by The American Youth Thomas Mann, is fraught with import prestige of Foreign Affairs, sobersided, himself. “He has inspirations, walks in Mann was exiled from his native Ger Congress grey-backed quarterly, is high. Its cir his sleep, shoots his friends in their bed?, Milwaukee will be the scene of a sig culation is modest (9,500). When Foreign many for writing this sort of thing. It is makes his enemies viceroys or air mar nificant gathering of American youth Affairs’ thick-thatched, sobersided editor, quite obviously of an allegorical nature, next July. For four days, youthful sen Hamilton Fish Armstrong, addresses his shals or special ambassadors, reiterates and expresses eloquently the view of a ators and representatives, delegated from audience, he does not hope to be heard his devotion to peace, launches warships, fearless thinker as to the cause of the youth organizations all over the coun by the U. S. at large. But sometimes has birthdays, plows fields to prove that current Fascistic madness in Europe. We try, will sit in an American Youth Con Editor Armstrong has more to say than he knows the dignity of labor, shatters would do well to recognize the practical gress to discuss the problems which cur he can pack into the pages of his quarter microphones, lowers the age for little results of the negative indecision deplored rently face the nation. ly and wants to say it to more than his boys to start rifle practice and for little by Miss Waples and dramatize ■ by Mann. Qualified opinion already respects the usual readers. On such occasions his girls to drill with gas masks.” If he an The warning sounded by Miss Waples American Youth Movement, but this new thoughts overflow into a book, the fruit nounces himself “satisfied,” like Mussolimust be taken seriously by Lawrence Col move will make a powerful bid for still of studious reading, conservatively liberal ni after swallowing Ethiopia, “so is a boa lege and all other like institutions if they more respect from those who are direct thinking, alert observations gleaned on constrictor when it has just swallowed a are to continue to exist. A lack of posi ing the affairs of the nation. It indicates his annual trips to Europe Though re calf. The intermission is only digestive. ’ tive convictions among the intellectual that youth is not only anxious to talk spectfully reviewed, his books have never Early in his essay, Editor Armstrong leaders of our civilization will otherwise about affairs which are momentous and been best-sellers, but last winter an ex makes it clear that his warning is against swiftly lead to a tragic situation wherein pertinent, but that they are also definite tra-editorial utterance of Editor Arm all autarchs, Red Stalin as well as Brown truth and tolerance will no longer be gen ly aware of their responsibility for the strong's caught the public ear. So timely, Hitler or Black Mussolini. And his rally erally permitted. It is the duty, then, ultimate solution of those problems. so comprehensive, so stimulating did U. ing cry is to all democracies, to consol of all clear thinkers to act so as to obvi A glance at the docket of this Congress, S. readers find the 106 pages of “We or idate their national thinking and their ate the possibility of that fanatical and printed in the foregoing news columns, is They” that it began to sell like a racy honor against the spread of autarchy. He short-sighted political leadership which sufficient to show the wide scope of novel, by last week had passed its 40th does not call for war: “The liberal states has, in Germany and Italy, killed free youthful interests. It is difficult to esti thousand. could fight, might win. But could their dom of thought. mate just how much value will be derived The title and its challenge Author liberalism survive the wartime curbs that from the Congress by the delegates who Armstrong accepts from a speech of Mus would be prerequisite to victory and the “For speeds of over 40 miles per hour, attend it, but the serious challenge raised solini’s (1930): “The struggle between new waves of economic deterioration and get into the air for safety. I want to give by a large group of leaders of American two worlds (democracy and fascism) can social disorder that afterwards w’ould only one statistic. Based on the average youth groups promises well. With this permit no compromise—. Either we or overtake the victor along with the van flying which the average person does in challenge in mind, delegates will feel a they!” To this ugly Duce-ism, Editor quished? Hardly . . . The call is not for this country, you will be 128 years old sense of responsibility not possible in dis Armstrong soberly agrees, resoundingly an attack on the dictators but for a gen before any accidcnt occurs to you.** Ame cussions less widely representative of replies with a statement of the American eral mobilization against all their concep lia Earhart Putnam, would’s foremost group interests. In addition, they will ac position which no American has yet so tions and practices. ...” aviatrix, really doubts whether the aver quire a working knowledge of congres well expressed. Until was becomes inescapable, or the age Grinnell College students who heard sional methods, and this responsibility Americans long ago made their choice Dictators turn and rend each other, let her will last that long even on the aver and information, leavened with the ideal betw’een Dictatorship and Democracy: “In Democrats of good will learn “how not to age ground. ism of youth, promises well for the future the U. S. the choice is made—made by behave in a crisis of representative gov ‘The way you comb your hair has a of our democratic institutions. reason and instinct. . . . But there is an ernment . . . remembering how much it lot to do with your future success. Good All this has a definite bearing on the other question. Can tolerably satisfactory is in the interest of every democracy to grades will get you places, but they didn’t Lawrence student body, which is unani relations ever in fact be established be be strong and prosperous enough to main mean anything. It is just as important mous, at least by silent acquiescence, in tween peoples free and peoples in chain? tain its existing form of government. . . . to make yourselves men who will be re its support of American institutions of Is not the gulf too wide? . . . Intercom Even sentimental manifestations of soli spected. Study how to improve your democratic government. It is an oppor munication across the abyss has become darity count.” personality and appearance. If you neg tunity for this group to come in contact almost impossible.” Dictatorship and As practical defensive steps for dem- lect yourself, you are going to be the with the leaders of an intelligent and democracy literally do not speak the same ocrasies Mr. Armstrong suggests: 1. naval sufferer.” J. A. Hunter, professor emeri idealistic youth movement, thereby learn language: “How, specifically, are we to and military agreements; 2. tariff and tus of mechanical engineering at the ing a proper application for a body of discuss art with people who say ‘art’ and commodity agreements; 3. money stabili University of Colorado. knowledge which, as Mrs. Waples has mean ‘propaganda,’ to whom music by zation at home and abroad; 4. above all, pointed out, is tending to become self-suf Mendelssohn is not music, and poetry by determination not to finance the Dictators Some snappy slams were exchanged by ficient and aimless. Heine is not poetry and a novel by Thom again. Justice McReynolds of the Supreme Court The Executive Committee would do as Mann is unworthy, not because of any Why should the U. S. try to rally other and President Robert Maynard Hutchins well to recognize this splendid education artistic deficiency but because of some democracies? Why not let Europe se of the University of Chicago at a recent al gesture, if possible by paying the small extraneous fact wholly disassociated from verely alone? It cannot be done, says banquet. registration for as many students as could all possible measures of beauty and satis Editor Armstrong. U. S. sentiment is '‘Mr. Hutchins, I understand that at attend. If that is out of the question, than isfaction?” still strong for isolation, but it will have your school you teach disrespect for our nt least a resolution expressing sympathy Dictatorships are dress parades for war, to learn better. “In a surge of reaction Supreme Court decisions,” raid McRey and the desire to cooperate would be in must attack their neighbors when the die against all that they had been through in nolds. order to indicate an interest in a really in tator’s domestic show begins to pall on 1917-1918 the American people decided to “Oh, no," answered Hutchins. “We just telligent effort on the part of American the audience. At all costs he must keep learn nothing from that experience. . . . let the students read the decisions for youth leaders. the populace interested, not let their We are not yet in sight of the time when themselves.**