Kean University Kean Digital Learning Commons Reflector 1930s Reflector 12-1-1931 The Reflector, Vol. 1, No. 2, December 1931 New Jersey State Normal School at Newark Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/reflector_1930s Recommended Citation New Jersey State Normal School at Newark, "The Reflector, Vol. 1, No. 2, December 1931" (1931). Reflector 1930s. 1. https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/reflector_1930s/1 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Reflector at Kean Digital Learning Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Reflector 1930s by an authorized administrator of Kean Digital Learning Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ®HE 13.EFLECTOR The "Reflector" has been selected as a Name for this Publication, because of the demand for the use of the Name of our former Paper. The Gold Prize which was to be given to the person submitting the best title, will be given to the one contributing the best short, short story. All stories are to be not more than one thousand words. Put your contributions in the brown box in ROOM 31 on or before JANUARY 10th. New Jersey State Normal School - Newark Volume One December, 1931 Number Two Student Body Advised, Poet Reads Blind Man Speaks On Sound Philosophy To Assembly To Students Thanksgiving Assembly consisted of two Wednesday, December 9, Riley Scott, Under the auspices of the Junior League, important parts. Mr. Townsend addressed vagabond poet from Kentucky, gave a "A dog with the eyes of his master," was the gathering in a serious and earnest man­ short reading of his poems to the general presented to the Normal School audience ner. His talk was based on Carlyle's saying: assembly. Mr. Scott writes in a simple, on November twenty-fourth. Colonel "It is better to build a dog-hutch than to homely manner that is quite refreshing. Frank, accompanied by his dog "Buddy," dream of building palaces," and Emerson's One of his more whimsical poems was writ­ spoke on the merits of the German move- - "Hitch your wagon to a star." He linked ten to Benjamin Franklin, his pet wood­ ment to promote the "working dog" idea. the two together by saying: "Do not limit chuck. We have reproduced it here for the These dogs are trained to lead their blind yourself to a dog-hutch philosophy, hitch benefit of our friends who are out prac­ masters and guard them from difficulties. your wagon to a star." After this he intro­ tising. At Morristown one can visit the headquar­ duced the speaker of the day, Dr. Gilbreth, RILEY AND BEN ters for this training. The German-Shep­ one of New Jersey's eminent engineers. herd is the breed most generally used for Two friends there are with never a care, this purpose. Two years of intensive train­ Dr. Gilbreth carried on the essence of Riley and Ben; Mr. Townsend's talk. She stressed the ing are necessary before the animals are Whatever one has the other may share; pronounced fit for service. necessity of developing a philosophy that Riley and Ben; believes that life is interesting and worth One has two legs and the other has four; Buddy, who is five years old, is a fine living. She said that we must have physical example of how these animals assume the adequacy in order to achieve absolute suc­ One eats the apple, the other the core, responsibilities assigned to them. Her cess. Mental alertness, emotional control, But both get enough and want no more- master demonstrated one or two guidance sartorial smartness and group cooperation Riley and Ben. habits. · are also .of vital importance. Two friends there are with just one heart, Riley and Ben; Upon being asked: "How can this in­ stitution best help your cause?" Colonel One is stupid but the other is smart, Frank re.1:lied that we would aid very ma­ Riley and Ben; terially tf we spread news of the move­ HAMILTON HOLT OF ROLLINS COL­ One walks with feet and the other with ment and fostered a spirit of cooperation LEGE TALKS ON A UTOPIAN COLLEGE paws, whenever we saw one of these dogs leading But both will climb to heaven because her human charge in public places. They treat folks right and obey God's "Life, because of its realities, teaches laws- more than the average college can," says Riley and Ben. Mr. Holt. This distinguished speaker has many and varied abilities. He is a pub­ FACULTY NEWS lisher, writer, author and educator. He is BRIDGE TEA greatly interested in international affairs Mr. M. Ernest Townsend spent Tuesday, and has attended many peace conferences. Bridge, tea! Where? Kindergarten December 1st, at a meeting of the Budget Committee in Trenton. In his own viewpoint, his most outstanding room. When? Tuesday, November 10th. By whom? Miss Kain. For Whom? Club accomplishment has been the work he has Mr. and Mrs. M. Ernest Townsend, Miss presidents, student council members, stu­ done as president of Rollins College in Wilson, Miss Rice, Mrs. Decker, Mr. and dent organization officers, and standing Florida. He wants to achieve an ideal col­ Mrs. D'Angola, Miss Flaacke, Miss Wetzel, committees. Who had charge? Jeannette lege. Despite the fact that he is a graduate Mrs. Plenty, Mr. French, and Mrs. Abbott Young, Edwin Swenson, Dorothy Brown. of Yale, and has taken a Post-Graduate were among the faculty members who at- rr.nr,;,:p ,:it rr.lnmhi~ Prp,;,:jrfpnt Hnlt hPliPVP'- Refreshments? Yes, indeed, sandwiches, t-.,,n,.t,,.,.t t,J..,,,. 1\.J,,.,u J,,.,..,.,.,Y <;;,.,.,,.,.,. T.,.,,,.1-,,.,. .. ,. r ...... Page Two New Jersey State Normal School - Newark December, 1931 -------·------··---·----------·-----------·-----·----·•-- COST OF HOBBIES THE BEST AGE '0HE GJiEFLECTOR ---0---- ---0--- Concluding last month's article on Hob­ At seven Christmas time is most exciting'. Editor-in-Chief bies in Industrial Arts a word may be said Kris Kringle is a rosy, jovial person, ex­ FLORENCE WELLS on the cost of hobbies. pansive of grin and girth. And Christmas Associate Editor There are a great number of people to­ morning! Perhaps a licorice-eyed teddy RALPH HUTT day who are undecided as to what they bear sits under the tree. Something woozy Art Editor should do for recreation and occupation of leisure time, or are too timorous to enter and cuddley to which one can tell such im­ WILLIAM VITERELLI some diverting endeavor because of the ex­ portant secrets as what the teacher scolded Reporters pense involved. To these people a hobby you about, where the biggest violets grow, FLORENCE LANDERS remains just a dream; they build their what fun it is to slide on frozen puddles products froG1 images and visionary ma­ EDITH BARRY or how a sled can be an airplane. Seven is HORTENSE SHLAPPIN terial which are soon forgotten and lost a great age! GRACE OFFER upon their awakening, they construct men­ tal castles instead of material dog-hutches; BEATRICE VOGEL To fourteen, Yuletide is vastly interest­ JOHN MIEDEMA why? because, they are laboring under the JOSEPH QUIMBY impression that a hobby involves tremend­ ing. Santa is big, paternal and quite sus­ HARRY LAFER ous expense. ceptible to coy methods of extracting quar­ LLOYD KINGSLEY A hobby, especially when chosen from ters. Fourteen might find her first compact Business the field of industrial art, is a comparatively in her stocking toe. Everyone knows how VERA POWERS inexpensive pastime. Using as an example valuable a compact is! Perdi.ance there is HELEN CRAFT the Archery Club, which is a hobby closely a fat scrapbook~just the thing to hold ROBERT FOLKER integrated with the industrial art depart­ those twenty-nine different pictures of JOSEPH AMBROSIA ment in this school, I will endeavor to itemize briefly the cost of equipment to the Janet Gaynor. Fourteen "loves" the movies. Proof Readers person who has chosen archery as his Fourteen is-well, no other age is quite sJ MARION MAIR hobby. nice. GUSSIE GROSSMAN JOSEPH MILLER The tools the buyer needs are, a plane, When one is twenty-one December Typists a spoke-shave, a rule, and a knife. The cost twenty-fifth is a "big" day; what with all of these tools is about three dollars, but VIOLA WAYER there are times when a hobbyist has the the boys home and all! The gentleman in PHILOMENA BELU\ROSA red is a whole galaxy of people. One's bes·t ANNA M. BALLING opportunity to use improvised tools, such as eliminating the scraper and using a piece people; particularly the best person. Twen­ of glass or by reversing the plane iron cap ty-one is quite grown-up; a turbulent spirit and using the plane as a scraper. The cost within, questioning, loving movement, of bow stave, material for target, two dozen Worthwhile thoughts from Hamilton arrows, arm and finger guard and bow eager to look at life. Twenty-one has no Holt's address: string amounts to about five dollars. You desire to be fourteen, no wish to be forty. "There are two kinds of professors: can now see it is possible to be an archer Twenty-one is a superb age! Those who get inspiration from learning, for eight dollars. and those who get inspiration from life. And twenty-two on-only you who are The former make good research people, the The question may be asked, what about older know what it is. May it be a warm latter good teachers. machines necessary in becoming a success appreciation of life. A response to the "Great teachers are not those who know ful hobbyist? I believe that the youth wish­ the most, but those who think the most.