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Eastern Illinois University The Keep October 1947 10-22-1947 Daily Eastern News: October 22, 1947 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1947_oct Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: October 22, 1947" (1947). October. 4. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1947_oct/4 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the 1947 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in October by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Eastern State ·News • isor, left "Tell the Truth and Don't Be Afraid" 1y trip to VOL. XXXIII NO. 5 EASTERN ILLINOIS STATE COLLEGE ... CHARLESTON �ED., OCT. 22, 1947 .e of those :RN'S 83RD HomecomiQog 'fifoua time in histol-y of the t�e • ge. ast sutnme,r the nQ.me of the coHege'1fflll 'th..plans for wider Homecoming Festivities Begin Tomorrow turns . Olsen's Music for Arlene Swearingen Saturday Dance - Al,umni to Meet To Reign _as Queen GEORGE OLSEN and his "Music After'lun cheon ARLENE SWEARINGEN w i I I �s been of Tomorrow" will be the feature reign as queen over 1947 Home attraction of Eastern's Homecom Tenn. EASTERN'S ALUMNI associa- coming, Her attendants are June ing dance at 8:00 ·p. m. on Satur tion will hold an election of of Bubeck, senior; Harriett Smith, day, October 25, 1947. The Wo ficers at its business meeting, fol junior; Betty Kirkham, s'bpho men's gym will be decorated in lowing the Alumni luncheon in the more; and Alice Hanks, freshman. addition to the main auditorium Although she will not be in the :\Iealth Education building Health Education building, at .. 12 :46 p. m. Saturday . crowned until Saturday night, and a speaker will be installed to Queen Arlene will reign over provide additional room for the ca Alumni nominated for offices the entire \llleek-end beginning pacity crowd of eight hundred cou by the nominating committee are with the p I a y, Dear Ruth ples expected at the gala capping R a y Lane, Superintendent of Thursday night. The calendar even1r.••.Of our Thirty-thira_ ann al Schools, Toledo, Ill., nominated for . p president; Beulah Brown grade for the week-end appears in Hont.IJ#5en / Cancel eel school Vandalia, vice-pre!!ident; this issue. Featured soloists ·of the and James Hanks, Charleston high Under the . sponsorshi of the eleven-piece popular orches· p News and the directorship of Miss tra are Betty Norman, Ray school, secretary-treasurer Ad and Wc_k Hil . who .The committee consisted of W. Winnie Davis Neely, the corona l!Jj: � prdVfall£� 1 Bm'JGQ&d R.McAllister, Superintendent of tion will take plaee at the Home entertainment that is famous Schools, Vandalia; Rose Phillips, . coming dance Saturday night in in hotel ballrooms all over the Principal of grade school Effing the Health Education gymnasium. nation. The enviable record of ham; Charles Elliott, industrial The �ueen will be escorted to her Olsen �IJ.e.Jlllll��- l!'fludes . arts. staff, Eastern; and Dorothy throne in the north end of the The WdlllM-f'MltflYW\fYork, Dearnbarger. gymnasium by Bob Black, News the Pennsylvania Hotel, New editor. The event will be announc ·York, the Sherman Hotel in ed by Mrs. Betty M°Onier, business ' ' Chicago, and many others. The McClure ·to Manage manager. royers Present Dear Ruth for orchestra �J,lllengage· Children of the veteran stu ment at ��fjtt\.lr · Edge· Veterans' Co-op Store dents in college who will be water Beach hotel in Chicago flower girls and boys for the umni and Townspeople shortly after the first of Nov· A. B. McCLURE was elected man- coromftion are Luke Theole, ember of this year. ager of the forthcoming veter son of Mr. ·and Mrs. Art�ur .AN KRASNA'S six-scene under the direction of George . The north- and east bleachers of an's co-operative store at a meet Theole; Rickey Manuel, son of 1edy, Dear Ruth, which opens Ross, and Sheridan's School for the main auditorium are .being re ing of married veteran-students Mr. and Mrs. Jean Manuel; mtllorrow night, has had on� Scandal, directed by Marian Galla served for non-dancers· {..rho will on Tuesday night, October 14. Diana Lee, daughter of Mr. and 1e longest comedy runs on · way the preceding spring. In Dear wish to sit amt, enjoy the well A store committee consisting of Mrs. Herbert Lee; and Bar ay, run with outstanding Ruth, Roberts portrays Albert known special features and show- · Leo Bryant, John Barret, and Mrs. bara Brehm, daughter of Mr. in many other American Kummer, Ruth's home-town fiance. manship of the Olsen ·crew. Four Harriet Williams was elected to and Mrs. Robert Brehm. and is a current movie. No one· who saw last Spring's hundred s11ectators are expected to advise Mr. McClure and investi Four "Queens of Yesteryear" mers will hav.e an oppor production of On· Borrowed Time (Cuntinued on page 12) gate incorporating the. store. (Continued on page 12) to see both tne movie and will forget Donald Musselman as lay within the week, which is "Gramps" Northrup. Musselman ;unity for weighing the is a veteran of other Eastern . Eastern's thespians (Contfoue<t' on page 4) the professionals of Holly- Charmin g Her Ma jestf' l ltdging from a pre-view of lf!y, ers' efforts, the vigorous -,oduction will not fare • the balance. Graceful r Ruth is in much the Sall¥! .s Snafu, which was done as ecoming play' a year ago, ,t \loth are returned-soldier ··comedy situations, b u t Ruth is less dependent on GI The plot of the play arises the precocious love-let of adolescent Miriam llkins to an overseas soldier, which ar e signed the name her older sister, ·Ruth. The ier arrives at the Wilkins 1e, not knowing of Ruth1s .gement to Albert Kum ir, v e r y much present 1ughout the play. Mr. Wil· becomes resigned t o June Bubeck 01ft" with the course of . .senior la�y its; Mrs. Wilkins repeated assures him that "nothing can possibly happen," but Harriet Smith .toes. · jun�or choice And by the Woy, .. veral veteran Eastern ac veteran of veterans is John :S, who has, bar one, been in· She 'II Wear White �ay during his college Ravishing J His Jate�t performances ARLENE SWEA.RINGEN, Tri been ill Snafu; given last fall Sigma lovely, will reign over Homecoming this week-end. Rose of Sigma Tau in '45, Miss Swear ingen is not new at being queen. sinall Miss Swearingen, senior, major ing in elementary education, is a graduate of Mattoon high school. This year she is senio:r represen tative of the Women's league. Eastern's '47 Homecoming queen has brown hair, hazel eyes, and a �personality fitting her new honor. , She will be escorted to her throne Arlene Swearingen by Bob Black, New� editor. ... of 947 Senior attendant is -blond-haired � June Bubeck of Delta Sigma Epsi lon, who is majoring in business education. to Eastern's and Normal's colleg Editing the business magazine, Twenty-one B.onds iate bands. Bits From Business, is one of the High school bands from Wind many activities in which Miss Bu Betty Kirkham beck participates. Besides this, To Parade Saturday sor, Moweaqua, Bro1;ton, Browns . .sophomore beauty she is corresponding secretary of town, Hillsboro, Charleston high her sorority, member of Pi Omega DR. LEO L. Dvorak, music depart- Pi, �appa Delta Pi, Commerce school, Toledo, Arthur, Carmi, Ef · ment head at Eastern, today an club and WAA. fingham, Paris, Lovington, George The complete schedule of 19 Miss Bubeck will be escorted by nounced, that J;gh school bands town, Bridgeport, Eastern State Homecoming events will be James F. Giffin. found on page four of this will participate in Saturday's high school, Hindsbo , Casey, Pa Alice Hanks The junior class will be repre-- _ � .•. the freshman'voice issue. ( Continued on page 12) Homecoming parade in addition na and Beecher City will march. PAGE.TWO Wednesday, October 22 local theaters anyway. j Returning War Dead So, let's face it. This is, and al ... The ways will be, a suitcase college. NEARLY SIX years ago American soldiers, sailors, and mar- Let them go home, and may joy Elephant's islands when ines were based on small, isolated Pacific SOAP BOX attend their way! the Japanese back-stabbed Pearl Harbor. SiX! years-and a -A victim of necessity. CHILD few· days ago some of th� returned. A little late, but now they are home. Reply to Dr. Widger They came in a transport-the same kind that brought (From the Vidette, Wednesday, QUESTION ASKED: • l5, 1947.) their buddies come after the shooting stopped. But they October Dear Sir: your personal opinion of Student Council-Vestigial? semoly program presen� didn't walk down a gangplank to be met by a yelling, riotous BECAUSE I believe that the idea week? mass of welcoming people . .They were met by a people whose "ONE OF the first things to learn is important, whether or not the FRED IRVING, junior: A in reverent grief. Flags mourned at half is to laugh like hell at the mere heads were bowed manner of presentation was agree timely forum. Reassuringj mention of the student council. mast, and military bands aired funeral marches. American able, I should like an opportuni L'earn also to show deep and genu reading Byrnes' opinion if fighting men had come home-in bronze caskets. ty to try to ml!-ke clear the pur Chicago Sun this.