•XVut H am pshire VOL. 30. Issue 44. ' Z 413 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE, APRJL 30, 1940. PRICE, THREE CENTS Prom Committee Chairmen Senior Canes The Senior canes are at The College State Symphony Makes Shop and may be purchased at the usual price. Let’s have every Senior carrying a cane and make this tradi tion a success. Fifth Appearance Here Richard Johnson, Chairman, Orchestra Organized as Cane Committee. University Doctor Government Project; Ends Service Here Earl V. Clay, Conductor ’Cats Barely Edge The Federal Symphony Orchestra Oberlander Accepts Post of the Works Projects Administration Maine Nine 2-0 in with Insurance Company; for New Hampshire will make'its fifth appearance at the university on Wed Opening Ball Game Former Dartmouth Star nesday, May 1 at 8 P.M., in Murkland Wild Pitch and Squeeze Dr. Andrew J. Oberlander, Univer auditorium. sity physician, will become an assist Organized in 1936, the Federal Bunt Account for Scores; ant medical director of the National Symphony Orchestra was one of the Hersey Glitters a I Bat Life Insurance company of Montpelier, first government - sponsored music Pitching a first class brand of ball Vermont, on July 1. The appointment, units to be developed in the state. It throughout, Buck Jordan shut out the of Dr. Oberlander will make three has participated in several hundred Maine nine, 2-0, here Saturday after doctors connected with home office of performances and is recognized as the noon in the opening game of the 1940 the company. finest group of its kind ever to be season. He allowed four bingles and Dr. Oberlander, who was born in established in New Hampshire. Long and Successful Musical passed up one man. Jordan was in Chelsea, Mass., graduated from Dart Earl V. Clay, conductor, received danger in only one instance when mouth college in 1926. While at Dart his training at the New England Con Whitten, the Bear shortstop, doubled servatory of Music, where he special Career Credited to Seger Ellis mouth he starred in football as a ball ized in choral and orchestral conduct by Sumner Fellman to lead off the second round, but that carrier and pass thrower and was was as far as he got as Buck got the named on the All-America football ing. Later he played in the Boston While the University of New Hamp next three men on routine outs. Symphony Orchestra under the direc shire has its share of swing-fans, it is Committee Decides team for 1925. He later acted as as tion of Dr. Serge Koussevitsky. probable that the majority of the stu Larson Tallies First sistant football coach and assistant Included in the program will be dents are unfamiliar with the facts on Songfest Rules The Wildcats put the game in the professor of physical education while Beethoven’s D Major Symphony No. concerning the orchestras which pro Members of the committee in charge ice box in the sixth when Swede Lar he took a medical course at Ohio 2; Hispania Suite by Albert Stoessel, vide the music to which they listen so of the second annual Senior Skulls son opened with a single between third State university. an American composer; and Carna- appreciatively. In consideration of this Songfest met recently to discuss rules and short; Sparky Adams laid a per Former Football Coach val Romain by Hector Berlioz. fect bunt down the first base line and fact, we offer here a few facts on for the contest which will take place He served as head coach and assist The public is cordially invited to at Seger Ellis, who is of particular in May 16 and 17. The group included three Maine men tore in to cover the tend the concert. Admission is free. ball leaving the bag open. The be ant professor of physical education' at terest to students of this University Louise Edson and Marjorie Callahan, Wesleyan university until January, The program: because of his engagement for the representing the Women’s Glee Club, wildered Maine pitcher picked it up Hebrides Overture Mendelssohn Nathan Babcock and Max Campbell, and threw it to the unoccupied base 1934, and received his M.D. degree from Symphony No. 2, D major Beethoven Junior Prom, Friday evening. the Yale School of Medicine in 1933. Adagio molto—Allegro con brio Ellis has been a well-known figure of the Men’s Glee Club, Vic Tyson, allowing Sparky to reach second and (Continued on page 4) in the musical world for more than a president of Skulls, and Professor Larson, third. Mann by then was rat After an interneship in Cleveland and decade now, both as a talented pianist Bergethon. tled to the extent that he uncorked Letchworth Village, N. Y., Dr. Ober a wild heave and Larson tagged up the lander entered private practice in Lens and Shutter Club who for many years was one of the The‘"competition is t>pen to all fra Reading, Mass. He came from there most popular recording artists in the ternities, sororities and dormitories, first marker and Adams pulled up at Shows Phenix Pictures country, and as a successful discoverer and will be held out of doors from 8 third. Lou Cryans came through on to his present position on campus. of talent who first brought out such o’clock in the evening to the finish of a perfect squeeze and Adams closed Dr. Oberlander is a member of the The new exhibit at the library fea the scoring activities for the day. American Medical association, a mem tures the photos of Richard Phenix, figures as the Mills Brothers, popular the event. Each group will sing two junior at the University, which were Negro quartet who were starred for songs from memory without accom New Hampshire muffed a chance to ber of the New Hampshire Medical several years with Bing Crosby; and paniment. Two cups ,will be awarded, blow the game wide open in the third. society, a Fellow of the Massachusetts taken in Panama during Christmas va Medical society, and a member of the cation. The display is sponsored by Kahn and Chaplin, writers of such fa one to the winning men’s groups, and After Jordan had grounded out, Hall the Lens and Shutter Club. mous hit songs as “Until the Real the other to the women's group which drew a pass, Jack Hersey, who lined American Student Health association. He was chairman of the New Eng One of the pictures shown was taken Thing Comes Along,” “Shoe-Shine comes out first. The cups will be re out three solid hits, smashed a hit to by the man who took “Skis Over Sko- Boy,” and “Rhythm in My Nursery tired when there is a three-time win center sending Hall to third, and Clark land section of the latter organization, ki” which was a part of Duncan Mac Rhymes.” In addition to his perform ner. was purposely passed filling the bases. and diplomate of the National Board Donald Little’s collection shown re ing and managerial career, Seger can The student song leaders are sched Mann bore down however, and Lar point with pride to his work in the son and Adams went out on weak taps of Medical Examiners in 1935. cently on campus. uled to confer with Professor Berge He married Madeline Chase of “Storm in Panama” is one of the movies, such as his featured role in thon on Wednesday, April 30, in Murk- to the shortstop and pitcher respec more vivid of the photos. It shows a “One Rainy Afternoon,” with Francis land Auditorium immediately after the tively. Everett, Mass., in 1927. They have small cabin huddled among bending Lederer, Hugh Herbert, and Ida Lu- concert. Professor Bergethon will give (Continued on page 3) two sons, nine and seven years old, palms, and other tropical vegetation. pino, a few years back. a short course on song leading. Son of Wealthy Banker respectively. The photo is so clear that the rain Son of a wealthy banker, Ellis g^t drops themselves show up distinctly. his college education at the aristocratic Speakers Awarded CONVO Another is the “Market Place’ taken University of Virginia, where he be Radio Club Elects in Panama City showing natives gan his musical career as a singer and Prizes at Finals A required convocation will be held among their stores. Two other par featured pianist with the University Officers for Year Anna Karanikas of Goffstown High on Thursday, May 2, at, 1:15 P.M. Jn ticularly beautiful studies are “Sun Glee Club. Returning to his home The recently organized Radio Club, School, Frederick Manley of Madison the Women’s Gym. Lucien Price, ed set” and “Sunset Serenade.” in an effort to gain official recognition High, and Leo Redfern of Berlin Mr. Jordan and Mr. Hammond, town of Houston, he began broadcast itor of the Boston Globe and noted for judges for the Lens and Shutter Club, ing over the local radio station, and as a campus organization, elected offi High, carried off the three first prizes the Uncle Dudley editorials, will be soon had achieved some fame through cers and named a list of proposed fac of fifteen dollars each in the finals of will judge the exhibit in the library on his piano playing and improvisations ulty advisers at the regular meeting the twenty-eightth annual Interschol the speaker. Saturday, May 4, at two o’clock. on his own musical themes—an ability held last Thursday. Officers chosen by astic Prize Speaking Contests spon which later enabled him to write such the group to hold positions until next sored by the University of New songs as “Prairie Blues” and “Senti fall are: program director, Ray Doyle; Hampshire held Saturday night at 8:00 Government Research Office mental Blues,” which became, after he technical director, Sidney Dimond; in Murkland auditorium. had put them on wax, one of the best business manager, Jeannette Toohill; Second place prizes of five dollars Increases Statistics Supply selling piano records ever made. Soon and publicity manager, Arthur Bar each went to Gardner Smith and Ger More than 2000 volumes and pamph he was contracted to record for Victor, rett. The proposed faculty advisers aldine Weed of Laconia High and Tay lets have been placed in the bureau of cities drafting new ordinances. with • recording work for Columbia, are Mr. John P. Neville, director of lor Greer of Portsmouth High. Seri government research established here One of the principal purposes of the Perfect, Brunswick and Okeh soon the LTniversity Radio Service, Prof. ous declamation, humorous declama last July. Among other things the li bureau is research. From time to time following. He enjoyed with the last Edmund A. Cortez, of the English de tion, add original oratory were the brary includes documents of national, special studies, charts, and diagrams named company the honor of having partment, and Prof. Fred D. Jackson three types of speaking. state, and local government; the latest will be published on the various his photo on the label of his records of the electrical engineering depart Over forty-five students from twen periodicals; city charters and ordi phases of state and local government. —a privilege which was shared by ment. The club intends to make an ty-two high schools all over the state nances; various town and city reports Through the interne plan for under only two other recording artists, Paul early application to the Faculty Com participated. Mr. Robert H. Grant from New Hampshire and neighboring graduates, the bureau helps high rank Whiteman and Ted Lewis. mittee on Student Organizations for was in charge of the program. Stu States; publications of social security ing students in the social sciences to A return to radio, in which he fill official recognition. dent judges in the quarter and semi plans and relief, federal and state con receive experience in governmental ed Little Jack Little’s spot at Cincin Casting of “The Life of John Under finals included: Paul Barnett, Mar stitutions, and public laws. offices. nati’s famous Station WLW, followed, hill,” the club’s next broadcast, has jorie Callahan, Ralph Carruth, Rachel The bureau will also aid in conduct and it was here that he discovered and been completed. The parts have been Cox, George Kimball, Betty Kirkland, A charter and ordinance digest of ing the annual police school, July 22 started on the road to fame the Mills assigned as follows: John Underhall, Arlene McMasters, Robert Morin, the eleven cities in the state is being to August 2. Another division of the Brothers, which led him into a man Jack Hanlon; Mehitable Mason, Alice Stanley Rodgers, William Rudd, Doris compiled. This will enable the gov bureau will soon be established. This agerial career. The chance in the Moran; Judge Chase, Dwight Richard Trafton, Elizabeth Waterhouse, Hert- erning board of a city to receive help will conduct governmental surveys, as movies materialized while he was at son; Deacon Nathaniel Clark, Louis zel Weinstat, and Faith Williams. in solving its problems by seeing how sist in administrative problems and the tempting to sell one of his own artists Barnett; Frances Fisher, Doris Traf- Judges for the finals were: Dr. Al other cities met similar situations. formation of professional organizations to a producer; and then Seger started ton; Hester Barkley, Robert Isenberg; fred E. Richards, Mrs. George White Ordinances from all over the country and act as a clearing house for gov (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 4) and Mr. William Sattler. will be filed to serve as models to ernmental problems. The Class of 1941 Presents the With the smooth-swmg of SEGER ELLIS and Orchestra, featuring MISS IRENE TAYLOR J u n i o r S * r o m Women’s Gymnasium. FRIDAY, MAY 3rd. Dancing 9 -2 Formal, Subscription $3.85 Tax included THE NEW HAMPSHIRE, APRIL 30, 1940, CNTHESPCT ®tp Jfefn Jjampsljtre Campus Notes The Greek World Published every Tuesday and Friday throughout the school year by the students of the Univer Union Study Group sity of New Hampshire. Sigma Beta — Several of the members Entered as second class matter at the post office at Durham, New Hampshire under the act of March 3, 1879. Accepted for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, T h e Inter - Democracy Federal attended the Red Sox - Yankees act of October 8, 1917. Authorized September 1, 1918. Union Study Group will meet on game at Boston on Friday. Slugger Thursday evening, May 2, at 7:30 in Morrill, ’39, visited the house Sat EDITORIAL OFFICE BUSINESS OFFICE Room 202, Ballard Hall, Phone 289-. Room 203, Ballard Hall, Phone 289-M the Commons Organization room. urday night. John Rowell and John Blackward attended a dance at We- Member REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY Lens and Shutter den College Saturday night. Arnold Associated GoUe6iate Press National Advertising Service, Inc. by Victor E Tyson, Jr. Currier visited friends at the house College Publishers Representative It was with a great deal of pleasure The members of the Lens and Shut last week-end. Distributor of 42.0 Madison Ave. New York. N.Y. that we sat down to pick, peck and ter club were the guests of the Dover chicago ' Boston • Los Angeles * s*n Francisco Theta Kappa Phi — Matt Flaherty Cblle6iate Di6est pound out the news of the campus Camera Club last Tuesday night. Other visiting clubs were from Kins represented the university at the over the past week-end as we were Penn Relays Saturday. Frank Chase EDITOR ...... Priscilla Taylor carried along by • the thrill of New ton and Berwick. A movie, “High lights and Shadows” was shown and was a guest at Lambda chapter, BUSINESS MANAGER ...... Winston Leavitt Hampshire’s clean sweep of the sport Worcester Polytech, last week. Joe ing events. Because everyone has pictures taken by the clubs present EDITORIAL BOARD BUSINESS BOARD were exhibited. Nolan, ’38, and Joe Doyle, ’38, were been talking about nothing else but week-end visitors. John Lyster, Ed Associate Editor...... Sumner Fellman Circulation Mgr...... Charles Martin this for the past few days, we’ll trod Plodzik, and Dick Ivers were home Adv. Mgr...... William Barnes lightly by, and stop only where the Psi Lambda for the week-end. The house is ex Managing Editor...... Richard Cook Business Assistants: dust has yet to settle. . . . The following girls were initiated re pected to be painted by May 1, ac Managing Editor...... Albert Sharps Alice Webb, Jeannette Peno, Doris And so, ATTENTION, CAMPUS ! cording to latest reports from Fore News Editor...... Myron J. Rosen Moscardini, James Moulton, Fran Who said that there wasn’t any talent cently: Dorothy Brewster, Clara Hay den, Ruth Hardy, Pearl Lippman, man Tom Houlihan. Extensive plans Board Secretary.....Winifred Kennedy cis Robinson, Virginia Fuller. here, and if there is some who still are being made for Founder’s Week. NEWS REPORTERS: Arthur Barbour, Arthur Barrett, Edith M. Blake, Richard Clark, Conme believe so, we heartily recommend Elizabeth Edson, Constance Smith, Constable, Phyllis Deveneau, Dorothea Dowell, Ruth Haggart, Pauline Little, Gertrude them for the Durham Time’s little Barbara Fenerty. The annual banquet Kappa Sigma — Bill Downes, Kappa Meinelt, Rachel Morrison, Esther Peaslee, Stella Pinska, Elinor Sawyer, Kay Sullivan, book . . . “Glamorously Yours” was will be held on May 23 in conjunction Sigma’s Arthur Murray, placed sec Martha Vaughan, Faith Williams, Paul Nolan and Robert Nolan. with the Home Economics Club. Miss SPORTS REPORTERS: Raymond Henry, Robert Joslin, Herbert Smith, Charles Untiet. and still is, a great success, but be ond in the prize waltz finals at the cause so much has been said about the Hazel Hill will be the guest speaker. Chester, N. H. May festival. Brother DURHAM, N. H., APRIL 30, 1940 cast, we’ll give our glad hand to Ray Raynes just danced. Ed Dove of mond Dyer for his stage settings, Beth Radio Club Barre, Vermont visited the house Smalley for her costumes, and A1 Bo- this week-end. Everett Lanyon, gret for his untiring labor. . . . With There will be a regular meeting of Charlie Costanzo, Ted Schiavoni, Spring out a doubt the most beautiful scene the Radio Club on Thursday after Bill Dickey were recently initiated. was built around Dottie Bancroft’s en noon, May 2, at 4 P.M. in room 14 Bill Spearman attended the A.S.C.E. Nothing is more essential to an editor’s peace of mind than to be trance—you were wrong though, Dot Murkland. Rehearsals for the com convention at the Worcester Poly continually in a dither over something. Communism lurking in dark tie, there was only one spotlight on ing production will be started if copies technic Institute. Chet Lapeza spent corners, graft in high places, the pros and cons of the war in Europe, you, the other was Phil Beaulieu’s of the script are available. If the the week-end up in the mountains. shining face. . . . The stage door John scripts are available for use before the Managerial duties of Ed Temple of Freedom of the Press, Keep Off the Grass campaigns—these make good nies were around—and we do mean meeting, members of the cast will be the lacrosse team is pinning him red editorial meat. And the famished writer digs in furiously. Ink notified for rehearsal dates. down to the size of Gene Nute. flies. Letters to the Editor are marshalled in fine array. The battle Fields. I wonder if he happened to look backstage one time though. . . . Phi Alpha — Bill Barry and Joe Na- rages with attacks and counter-attacks. This is Journalism; this is Have you heard about the boy that Girls’ Tennis Life; this is good. But every editor secretly dreads the morning when twice was picked up while thumbing thanson, ’37, were visitors over the he will awake and look upon his world and find it good. along the Deerfield Road and asked in Matches in the Girls’ Tennis Tourn week-end. Dr. and -Mrs. Halprin the course of the discussion if he ament will take place on the girls’ ten were dinner guests last Wednesday. It happened to us today. We fought it valiantly striving to get knew Denny Kuntz. . . . And just what nis courts in front of Scott Hall all Hetzel was beaten 3-2 in the ping back that old chip-on-the-shoulder attitude, hunting for a cause to espouse is A1 Lucier’s sudden interest in the day long from Wednesday morning pong play-off. Seymour Osman had or a wrong to right. But the sun was shining, and the grass was green, Leavitt Apartments? . . . “Cuddles” through Saturday afternoon. dinner with Carl Hubbell of the Nugent is doing a great job of warm Because of the fact that more than New York Giants when he was in and there was talk of Prom. And we forgot our crusade for cuts—we ing the sofas in the Matron’s office up seventy contestants have entered, all New York last week-end. just took them anyway—and our fight to clean up cheating and our ef at Congreve. . . . After making him other players are asked to please leave forts to have the cage named—we gave it all up to write this paean of wait outside of Gorman’s for an hour, these courts open for the use of th'j President Engelhardt to praise for New Hampshire in the spring. Milt’s girl friend finally came along contestants. Teach at Northwestern For this is the memory we will take out again and again in those and picked him up—and in his own coffee grinder at that. . . . Barbara Hi-Y Dr. Fred Engelhardt, president of distant years when we have forgotten exactly what a coelom is and who Eastman and Ruth Fraser were up the university, will teach in the sum wrote Ars Poetica: An afternoon in late April with sun and shadows on at Hanover for the week-end and from There will be a Hi-Y meeting mer session of Northwestern Univer the grass, lazy shouts drifting from the tennis courts, and “T” hall clock this corner, our hopes are that they Thursday, May 2,. at 1:3Q P.M. in sity. He will participate with other spelling out the hours. softened up the Dartmouth boys for Ballard Hall. faculty members in teaching “Educa their lacrosse game down here pretty tional Organization and Administra soon. . . . How about giving us the A. A. U. W. Tea tion for Teachers,” “Educational Ad scoop, Ed Burtt, on just why you ministration, Basic Course,” and “Edu It Has A Lighter Side gave up working at the Wildcat in An A.A.U.W tea will be held Thurs cational Administration, Advanced The commander sat back in his chair and wiped his brow. His favor of the Outing Club trips. . . . day, May 2, in Smith Hall There Course.” Dr. Engelhardt will be among After last week-end Gil Gillette has will be a program at 3:00. All senior 112 visiting faculty members in the sunken eyes evidenced the lack of sleep he had endured for the past definitely sworn off of blind dates, women are cordially invited. summer school. Approximately 425 three days. An orderly came in and deposited some papers on the big Yes, Yes. . . . Junior Prom gets nearer courses will be given in the 11 schools mahogany desk. “No news?” queried the commander. and nearer and so “Lightning” Ferry some day. . . . After Red Joyce and of the university, and more than 4500 has signed up Betty Shay for the Bill Parks did their act the other day, students from every state in the union “No, Mein Herr.” event. . . . Seger Ellis will have the the boys are all hoping that someone and ten foreign countries will attend Hardly had the words passed his lips than there was a knock on music of “Glamorously Yours” for will smarten up pretty soon. . . . And the session. warded to him for several of his fea then there’s Madden’s gag about the the door and another orderly strode through, “He’s come, he’s come,” tured numbers. . . . Needless to say, fellow being so cross-eyed that he> he shouted. He was followed by an officer in mud spattered uniform, we too were quite pleased to hear that went to the southeast to join the his bloodshot eyes and bedraggled appearance showing the effects of Marion Hayner and Nick Katsiaficas Northwest Mounted Police. . . . Our climbing walls, crawling through fields, and seeking shelter neath the very are doing the week-end together. . . . hats are off to John DuRie and his fra n k lin ! ground itself. Alary MacCarthy and Lynn Whitmey- use of thirty-three men in a recent la DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE er are warming up for the Prom, too. crosse game. Of course we admit that Dismissing the orderlies, the commander turned to his agent, his Dottie Bancroft did a mean piece of there are times when one can’t use whole bearing indicating the question he did not have to ask. work on Phil’s check list when she many men, but perhaps this will help MON. - TUES. APRIL 29 - 30 “Mein Herr,” answered the officer, “I have definite information, took a look at it—in fact, fourteen explain all the spirit the frosh are FIGHTING 69TH coed’s bit the dust. One was left and showing. . . . One last note about Se James Cagney - Pat O’Brien —Bimelech in the sixth. It’s a sure thing ” we’ll give you just three guesses who. ger Ellis. He was one of two chil George Brent . . . And then there’s the girl who dren and both were born on holidays; Bumbling Boners — SCHOLARSHIP NOTICE signed up for a week-end and was Seger, on the fourth of July and his WEDNESDAY MAY 1 gone for a week. . . . Yes, she’s still Chlorine—a dancer in a night club. Examinations for scholarships worth in school. . . . Hello, Jim Burns, what brother on Christmas. Their mother Joe and Ethel Turp Catylist—a western ranch owner. $150 each in the Graduate School of were you doing with those bushel was also born on Christmas, and se Call on the President Copper—man who guards fire escapes the University of New Hampshire will bags. . . . If Sammy Clark knew that was their grandmother and an uncle. = Ann Sothern - William Gargan at girls’ dormitories. be held at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 13 the telegram he received was just dic Antimony—fee collected by ex-wives in Thompson Hall. The examination tated to Jones by Phil Todgdon (as j THURSDAY MAY 2 smart enough to leave their hus will test the student’s general all- he imitated the boy at the station) he’d bands. around cultural background. It will Theses Accurately Typed ] MAD EMPRESS be all the more convinced that Poop- Collected and delivered, Mon Conrad Nagel - Medea Novara Carbon—place where tired street cars not examine the student’s special prep deck Phil shouldn’t be allowed in days from 12:00 to 2:00 at Tower Lionel Atwell go at night. aration in his major field. Commons. . . . P.S. After last week’s Tavern, Durham. Barium—what you do to dead people. Applications should be filed with the time in Dover, Phil has learned
Long and Successful Musical Career Credited to Seger Ellis
