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Religious Witness Is Religious In The College Emphasis Week Community Ct* Lx\A^ Theme

Vol. LXXX. No. 14 BATES COLLEGE, LEWISTON, MAINE. I-EBRI'AKY 105-4 By Subscription Indian Debaters CA Sponsoring Face Bates Duo Eight Students Disciplined After Discussions On On Ghandi Topic Forcing Way Into Campus Offices Role Of Religion Bates College will debate the By Carol Anderson question. "Is Ghandiism an Alter- Tried To Obtain Four outstanding -peakers will native to War?" in the first inter- be featured in the Religious Em- national debate in two years at 8 Final Exams, phasis Week program which be- p. in. Monday in the Chapel again-t gan this morning in the Chapel. two representatives of India. Restricted Info This year's theme is the "Religious Witness in the College Communi- Discuss World Conflict Eight Bates men have been dis- ty ". Speakers include the Rev. Mary Ellen Bailey and Margaret ciplined, six of them expelled from James Gordan Gilkey; the Rev. Brown, two senior members of the the college, following a two or Julian Haiti; Rabbi Maurice I.. varsity debate squad, will face three week attempt to illegally ob- Zigmond; and the Rev. Frederick Rameschaiidra P, Sirkar and tain final examinations and other . Mays. Mrigendra Kumar Chaturvcdi, to restricted information. discuss whether Ghandi's pacific Sponsored by the Christian As- The action was taken Friday by approach offers the only solution sociation, this biennial event is a the Faculty Disciplinary Commit- to- the present-day world conflict. ' campus service intended to high- tee alter a thorough investigation. Two years ago. I'rof. Brooks ' light the role of religion in the Quimby'8 squad matched wits with Besides the six expelled students. life of the college student. Relig- one more has been placed on dis- a team from Oxford in the most ion- leader- are brought to the recent interantional debate. ciplinary probation and another campus for formal and informal suspended indefinitely. Distinguished Record talks, "bull sessions" and personal Broke into Office I counseling. Bates lias a distinguished record According to Dean Harry W. | Defines Relevance of Religion ill this area, originating interna- Mary Ellen Bailey Rameschandra P. Sirkar Rowe, acting head of the college The purpose of the talks and dis- tional debating in 1921 by sending in the absence of President Charles cussions, according to Chairman a team to England. Since then, P. Phillips, the men had broken Meredith Handspickcr, will he to international debating has become into administration offices in Rog- point out the relevance of religion more popular. Professor (Juhnby er Williams Hall; offices of faculty to our living in an academic group, has already coached two teams members in classroom buildings; and the way in which our relig- from the United States this year and laboratories. In Roger Rill, ious outlook, whatever our faiths which will tour India and England office doors (including the Dean's) may be, can and should affect our respectively. Bates itself has a had been opened with knives; Study; our personal and social re- record of participation in over 100 other locks had been tampered lations; and in short, our whole international debates. with, and the students had way of lite in the light of our pres- Eastern U. S. Tour climbed over transoms and ent vocation. The Indian team's trip is sched- through windows in their -earch Rabbi Zigmond spoke in Chapel uled by the Institute of Interna- tor examination material. this morning and with Dr. Gilkey. tional Education. Sirkar. whose in- In addition, the door to the mim- Professor Hartt. and the Rev. Mr. terests include dramatics, chess, eographer's office in the basement Hayes will take part in the Skep- anil debating, received his A.B. of the administration building had tics hour to be held at 4 p.m. to- degree from Bombay University been taken off its hinges during tin- day in Pettigrew Lecture Hall. and is now preparing for his breaks. Peter Kuapp will be the student M.A. in economics at Elphinstone Fruitless Search moderator. Rabbi Zigmond will College, Bombay. However, the students' search speak again at X o'clock tonight in Chaturvcdi is studying for bis proved fruitless as they obtained Chase Hall. (Continued on page two) nothing, the Dean continued. Mrigendra Kumar Chaturvedi (Continued on page two) Administration and faculty mem- tt bers became suspicious through Carnegie Group Surveys visible evidence that the offices had Time" Cast Marches On; been entered. Later investigation Honors Work At Bates turned up bits of information Tree Grows In Lewiston which, put together, culminated in By Bam Morse the Disciplinary Committee's ac- With work on the Robinson Professor Robert H. Bonthius Pops Concert Theme tion. Women To Vote On Player.-' next production, '"On of The College of Wooster, Woos- Borrowed Time," progressing "We've been heading towards ter. Ohio, arrived on campus yes- To Be 'Halls Of Ivy' New Dorm Proctors with the new semester. Miss La- something like this for two or three terday to interview faculty mem- The "Halls of Ivy" will be the vinia Schaeffer has announced tin- years," Dean Rowe continued, Stu-G President Carolyn Snow bers and honors students for a setting of Pops Concert which will east supportoing the leading actors, "since we have received reports announced last Wednesday that study conducted by the Carnegie be held 8-12 p. m. March 20 in the Gordon Peaco and Robert Lux. before that persons were trying to the lists of junior girls eligible for Foundation. He is here as a re- Alumni Gymnasium. praetors were ready to be circu- whose roles were known before sult of Bates' selection as a repre- get in the mimcographer's of- "College Days" Theme fice." lated. final examinations. sentative college with an individ- D. Robert Smoth, director of "The campus can rest easier Vote for Proctors Headliners in this comedy-fan- ual plan. music, has arranged a concert pro- These lists are passed around in The departmental honors study since students now know that they tasy are: Gramps, Gordon Peaco; gram that will carry out this theme will get by on their own merits," the dormitories, and each girl is Pud, Robert Lux; Granny. Vir- committee, of which Dr. Edwin of college days. The Choral society he_ concluded. asked to rate the sophomores she Wright is chairman, has charge of ginia Fedor; Mr. Brink, Richard will sing "The Halls of Ivy," "The Statement Issued knows on such character traits as the program and will have dinner Nett; DeBetria Riffle. June John- New Asliinolcaii Marching Society The following statement to the dependability, sense of responsi- son: Jud Martin, Wallie Busch- with I'rof. Bonthius at the Men's and Students' Conservatory Band," bility, sense of humor, etc. The Commons this evening. Prof. Bon- (Continued on page two) man; Workman, William Williams; "Once in Love With Amy," "All proctors for next year will then be Dr. Evans, Richard Condon: Mr. thius is holding private confer- American Girl,'' "Remomber." chosen by a special committee in ences with the honors students Philbean, Reuben Cholakian; Mr. There will also he an arrange- Fairfield Authors conjunction with the administra- during his stay on the campus. Grimes. Richard Hathaway; and ment of Bates' songs by Harold tion from those who were rated Independent Work Plans Newspaper Articles the sheriff, Richard Hayman. Hunter, called "Here's to Bates." highest. The study is being conducted A scries of articles on Greece by fThe Board also discussed revis- Rob Player audiences will recog The concert band will play over a four-year period in coop- Dr. Roy P. Fairfield, cultural ion of the Betty Bates booklet nize the majority of these perform- "Overture to The Student Prince," eration with eleven college and heritage professor now on leave of that is sent to suhfreshiuen each ers a- old-timers on the Little "You. You. You," "Americans university committees of educa- absence from Bates while teach- Theatre stage. However, for the We," ''September Song," "Sleigh summer by the Student Govern- tional Inquiry. Each of the twen- ing at Athens College, Greece, on first time in many years two chil- Ride." "Hands Across The Sea," ment. It was decided that, since ty plans selected requires inde- a Kulbright scholarship, is now the booklet has been changed re- dren will be cast, along with the pendent work of the student or and "School Days."' appearing in the Portland Press cently, the only revision necessary Player-, in one of their produc- Janet Collier and John Karl will encourages it on a voluntary basis Herald. would be to substitute different tion-. to the extent of allowing the stu- sing some duets which are yet to The artichs began in the Sun- names and addresses to which sub- 1'he play. "On Hot lowed Time," dent credit towards graduation for be chosen. day, Jan. 24 issue. Dr. Fairfield is freshmen could write for advice Was originally directed by Joshua it. Ten of the selected plans are Jimmy Hansen's orchestra will also the author of an article which and help. Logan and is taken from the novel A Catholic priest, as yet unan- provide the dance music. will appear on the educational Blue-Book Exams of the same name by Lawrence nounced, will give an address and Beverly Walford and Priscilla page of the Christian Science Blue-Book exams were adminis- W'atkin. (Continued on page eight) (Continued on page three) Monitor. (Continued on page five) (Continued on page three) \"ol\ TWO THE BATES STUDENT. FEBRUARY 17, 19S4 Indian Students Debate Gilkey, Zigmond, Hartt, Hayes International Question To Speak During Religious Week (Continued from page one) freshman prize debate individual 1,1,. I). degree in the University speaker citation. Bates will argue (Continued from page one/ I Chase Lecture fund, is a graduate Law College at Jaipur, where he is that the only way to combat the A Catholic priest, as yet unan- of Dakota Wesleyan University president of the University Law Communistic threat is to meet Eight Students nounced, will give an address and and the Garrctt Bible Institute. He College Union, captain of the ten- force with force. lead discussion at 4 p.m. tomorrow is associate professor of Theology nis team, and a member of the Norfolk Prison Debate Are Disciplined afternoon in Chase Hall. At 7:30 at Vale Divinity School. An out- cricket team. Some of their other The Indian debaters will speak p.m., Professor Hartt will be in standing authority in the field of debates in this country will be on in chapel Monday. They will re- For Dishonesty the Women's Union to present an Christian theology, Dr. Hartt has topics of the possibility of India's main on campus until next informal talk and there will be a written a book called Humanism (Continued from page one) foreign policy bringing peace to Wednesday, when they will visit faculty meeting in Chase Lounge vs. Theism In addition to his great press has been issued by the the world: the advisability of In- Norfolk Prison for a debate. Mon- at the same time, featuring Dr. intellectual capacity, Dr. Hartt has Dean's office: dia's maintenance of neutrality; day afternoon, the Debating Coun- Gilkey. » a sparkling wit which adds much denial that guaranteed equality is cil will sponsor a tea for its guests "Learning that a group of Bates At 9 p.m., bull sessions will be to his presentations, both formal necessary to the success of democ- and members, and on Tuesday eve- students, over a period of several held in the Women's Dormitories. and informal. racy, and the belief that poverty is weeks, had made a concerted ef- ning there will be a special dinner. At Rand, Professor Hartt and Dr. Director of B'nai B'rith Hillel •more dangerous .than plenty. Their Dean Harry \V. Rowe will pre- fort to secure final examinations Joseph D'Alphonso will lead dis- Rabbi Zigmond is the director of tour will take them over the side at the Chapel debate, while and other restricted information, cussion; Cheney, Dr. Gilkey and the B'nai B'rith-Hillel Foundation Eastern part of the United States Donald Weatherbee will be the the Faculty Disciplinary Commit- Dr. John Willis; Milliken, the at Harvard and Radcliffe and holds and will last until May. student manager. The debate will tee, after a thorough investigation, Rev. Robert Towner and C. the position of visiting lecturer in Bates Debaters be open to the public and the au- placed eight men under appropriate James Herrick; Hacker, Rabbi anthropology at Yale. A graduate Miss Bailey, a government ma- dience will have an opportunity to discipline." Milton Elefant, the Rev. Ellis J. of the University of Cincinnati and jor, was horn in China when her question the debaters. Expulsion Final Holt, and Dr. Rayborn L. Zerby. Hebrew Union College in that city. father was stationed there. She Debate at Kiwanis Meeting Friday morning's chapel pro- Expulsion from the college is Rabbi Zigmond is a member of now lives in Jamestown, R. I. A Marvin Kushner and David final. An expelled student cannot gram will feature Dr. Gilkey and member of the Philosophy group Phi Beta Kappa. He did his doc- Wyllic will uphold the affirmative reenter the college, whereas sep- Professor Hartt will lead the clos- and SpofFord Club, Mis- Bailey toral work in anthropology at Yale against Roscoe Pales and Elvin aration from the college means ing vesper service in the Chapel at plans to attend graduate school. and received Sigma Xi honors Kaplan on the advisability of the that the student may be reinstated 8 p.m. Miss Broun, whose parents are there. In Rahbi Zigmond there is United States instituting a free if he presents sufficient evidence to In addition to the schedule pre- Hates alumni, is Debating Council another rare combination of intel- trade policy, in debates before the warrant it. Indefinite suspension sented above, the speakers will be president. She also is a member of lect and wit, a wit that is famous KiwaniS Club tonight ami at may be terminated at any time by taking part in lectures in various the Philosophy group, the Hates for its dryness. Thome's Corner Grange next the faculty and the student rein- classes and will also be available Barristers, and the Bates Political The Rev. Mr. Hayes, minister of Tuesday. stated. for personal meetings with individ- Union. Miss Brown will continue uals and small groups of students High Street Congregational Disciplinary probation means the her education at Georgetown Uni- at various times during the day. Church of Auburn, is a Bates loss of eligibility for a scholar- versity Law School. Four Companies Persons interested should inquire alumnus, graduating with magna ship: the right to participate in any Both Bates representatives are at the CA office in Chase Hall for cum laude honors and membership public function as a representative members of Delta Sigma Rho, the Search For Men appointments. in Phi Beta Kappa. He received of the college; a student assistant- national honorary forensic society. The Rev. Mr. Gilkey is the pas- theological training at Andover ship in any department of college Margaret was a member of the By Interviews tor of South Congregational N'ewton Theological Seminary and championship debating team of instruction; and class cuts during has been pastor of the Belfast Con- Representatives of four com- Church in Springfield. Mass. A Laconia (N. H.) High School and the period in which probation is gregational Church. Never losing panies will he mi campus this week graduate of Union Theological she won the New England extem- effective. interest in Bates affairs, he is on to interview seniors tor jobs. In- Seminary, he has been recognized poraneous speaking contest while the board of trustees. Students will terested seniors should sign tip for as an internationally famous au- in high school. Mary Ellen won the remember him for his meaty ser- intirvi. ws at the guidance place College Gains Seven thor and lecturer. His 17 hooks __: . L mons on Sunday mornings and his ment office and should read the have been widely read and some Additional Students short Chapel talks. Calendar descriptive brochures about the or- have been translated into Chinese Bates Profs Lead Discussions Today ganizations. Seven men, five of them trans- ami Japanese as well as being pub- Religious Emphasis Week, Skep- Pour Bates professors are Preston 11. Albertson of the fers, have matriculated at Bates lished in Braille. tics Hour, Pettigrew lecture among the seven discussion lead- ball, 4 p.m. Aetna Life Insurance company for the second semester. They are A former teacher at Amherst ers chosen for the program. They Rahbi Maurice L. Zigmond, ad- will interview men Tuesday for as follows: and Springfield Colleges and an- are Dr. D'Alphonso; Herrick; Dr. dress, Chase Hall, 8 p.m. positions in selling and servicing Bertram! A. Moreau, a Lewiston nual speaker at more than 30 col- CA Vespers, Chapel, 9:15-9:45 Willis: and Dr. Zerby. group insurance. Wednesday. P. man. is attending Bates after five leges in the East, Dr. Gilkey knows p.m. Other discussion leaders will be: WAA Ski Trip, Jackson. N. H., \V. Barnett will see men interested years in the service. He previously college problems well and excels Rabbi Elefant, director of B'nai 8 a.m. - overnight. in retailing in Sears, Roebuck and took courses at the University of at small group discussion. As a Thursday B'rith-Hillel Foundation in the Company. Maryland. result of his capabilities Dr. Gil- Religious Emphasis Week, ad- state of Maine; the Rev. Mr. Holt, The Lumberman's Mutual Cas- John O'Brien, who married a key has been listed in the Ameri- dress, Chase Hall, 4 p.m. pastor of Court Street Baptist The Rev. Julian Hartt, address. ualty company representative, G. Bates graduate, has returned after can and International Who's Who. Church of Auburn; and the Rev. Women's Union, 7:30 p.m. H. Stevens, will interview men in- completing bis time in the service. Sponsored by Lecture Fund Faculty meeting, the Rev. Janus Mr. Towner, pastor of the United terested in the company's training Philip C. Tobin, another GI, is The Rev. Mr. Hartt, who is Gordon Gilkey, address, Chase Baptist Church. program Thursday. Friday, Mr. a transfer from the University of sponsored by the George Colby Lounge, 7:30 p.m. According to Chairman Hands- Bull sessions, women's dormitor- J. I). Simmons, representing the California. picker, the Religious Emphasis ies, 9 p.m. International Business Machine Herbert S. Levine of Brooklyn Friday Michigan Professor Week committee has worked in Corporation, will sec men inter- has been admitted as a freshman. Religious Emphasis week, closing close cooperation with the Chris- ested in jobs in sales, applied He graduated from high school in Is Barrister Guest address and vespers service, tian Association cabinet in plan- the Rev. Mr. Hartt, Chapel, 8 sales, research and development January. Prof. Allen Smith of the research ning a program which they hope p.m. work, and business administration. E. Charles Sanborn, of Kings- and graduate department of the Music listening sessions, Modern ton, N. H., is a transfer student will be successful in pointing out Trends in Jazz (Peter Kadet- Scholarships Open University of Michigan addressed from the University of New the role of religion in the student's sky), Gannett Room, Petti- Scholarships amounting to $1800 the Bates Barristers on legal edu- life. grew Hall, 4 p.m. arc open to students who have not Hampshire. cation at Michigan and on the le- Saturday taken education courses during Richard E. Benson, of New Ha- gal profession in general yesterday Square dance, Chase Hall, after their undergraduate study, but are ven, transferred from New Haven afternoon in the Chase Hall Community Theatre basketball game. Wed, Thurs. Feb. 17-18 Sunday seeking a master of arts in teach- State Teacher's College. Lounge. "PLUNDER OF THE SUN" Outing club ski trip, Farming- Walter X. Slawski, of Brooklyn, 1 ing. Training for cither elementary A dinner meeting at Fiske din- Ford - Lynn ton, 8 a.m. -6 p.m. or secondary school teaching is has transferred to Bates from the ing hall followed Professor Smith's "DESERT LEGION" CA Faith Commission, World University of Notre Dame. Student Day of Prayer, Chap- available. talk. Laird - Dahl (Tech.) Fri., Sat. Feb. 19-20 el, 7-8 p.m. Summer Employment Monday "RETURN TO PARADISE" Summer jobs in the field of International debate, Bates vs. STRAND Cooper - Haynes (Tech.) Indian team. Chapel, 7-10 camp counseling are plentiful ac- "HOT NEWS" p.m.; tea, Women's Union, cording to a notice issued by D. L. EMPIRE Clements - Henry THEATRE Sun., Mon., Tues. Feb 21-22-23 3:30-6 p.m. Ross Cummins, placement service Tuesday TH EATRE "I LOVE MELVIN" director. Jobs in summer resorts Wed. Thurs. Feb. 17-18 Reynolds - O'Connor (Tech ) American Association of Univer- Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. sity Professors, Chase Halt (Continued on page three) "ROYAL AFRICAN RIFLES" "MAYTIME IN MAYFAIR" r----—------..----.^ Wilding - Neagle ((Tech.) lounge, 7:30- 10 p.m. Hurst - Hayworth Senior class mectinf. Pettigrew "Miss lecture hall. 4 p.m. DRY CLEANSING // "MARRY ME AGAIN" Ritz fheatre~ Wednesday, Feb. 24 Sadie Thompson Wilson SERVICE Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat Feb. 17-20 Community concert, Kenneth Fri., Sat. Feb. 19-20 Smith, bass-baritone, Lewiston Rita Hayworlh "I THE JURY" armory, 8 p.m. Jose Ferrer "CHINA VENTURE" CA Vespers, Chapel. 9:15-9:45 O'Brien - Sullivan "SHARK RIVER" p.m. Sun., Mon., Tues. "ARIZONA THOROBRED" (Technicolor) V INCORPORATED "^r^** // Chapel Schedule CLEANSERS * FURRIERS Long, Long King Sun., Mon., Tues, Feb. 21-22-23 Friday Sun., Mon., Tue«. Feb. 21-22-23 Tel. 4-7326 .//7 "LITLE BOY LOST" The Rev. James Gordon Gilkey. Trailer "PARATROOPER" Bing Crosby Monday Call and Delivery Alan Ladd Indian debate team. College Agent - Jane Lippincott Desi Arnez "ARENA" Wednesday Lucille Ball "AFFAIR IN MONTE CARLO" (Technicolor) To be announced. Oberon - Todd All Star Cast /Of

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FOUR THE BATES STUDENT. IEBRUARY 17, 1954 Editorials Tiptoeing Through Classics, Pro/ MMJU Gives New Slant To Old Cultch Black Friday By Cris Schwarz on producing puppet plays — Mr. Tigliabue writing the plays in Have >ou ever longed lor a "Rumour is a pipe Perhaps Dave Dick should have poetry, a sculptor friend making the charming Italian villa high upon a Blown by surmises, jealousies, conjectures, changed the title of his Carnival dolls, and Mrs. Tagliahue design mountain, overlooking the rolling ing the COStUineS. These plays were And of so easy and so plain a stop contest song from "That's Love" blue sea? John Tagliahue, the new given in Italy and proved so much Thai the blunt monster with uncounted heads. to '"That's Life." What else can you assistant professor in Cultural Her- fun and SO successful that they are The still-discordant wav'ring multitude. say? ONI Chinese proverb say "N'o itage, and his wife aways wanted anxious to do them again. Can play upon it." (Henry IV. Pan ?-) Carnivalce theme — no wince — one. And so they bought one. As titnple as that, and for two years Mr. Tagliabue pcrfers to give his no matter how goodee." These words of Shakespeare's were well-evidenced on the they lived on their own island in plays with puppets rather than live Bates campus during the past week as Rumour, "painted full You have no doubt heard of tiie middle of the Mediterranean. actors. "An audience is a little skeptical of real people speaking of tongues," sped through the student body with tales many clock watchers and even bird To this young couple, Italy was a and acting in symbols," he says, of which, unfortunately, were basically true although dis- watchers. Some people are ob- wonderful, magical country. They "Whereas with puppets, which are sessed by the antics of birds. loved the friendly, generous Italian torted in details. But these rumors pointed to the same thing symbols themselves, they are more people. They loved their stay there, — students leaving school for either scholastic deficiencies or Some find fascination in watch- willing to suspend their rationality for. unlike the United States, there what's worse, expelled for breaking and entering faculty and ing the hands of a clock go and to accept the fantastic." was time for everything: time for around. Joe Klein has come up administration offices in the attempt at securing final exami- Mr. Tagliahue to teach American For the Tagliabues, this was nations and other restricted information. (See story page 1.) with something new — watch- Literature at the University of Italy, full of creativity and content- In common, everyday language, without benefit of such ing cuckoo clocks It combines Pisa, and also time to travel ment. Prior to his stay in Italy, Mr. Tagliabue studied at Columbia euphemisms as "scholastic dishonesty," this latter is known the outstanding features of through that sunny land and take and the University of France; and as "cheating." bird and clock watching and side trips to England, France, Ger- many, and Austria. later taught at the State College Committee's Action Justified can be carried on without ris- of Washington and Alfred Univer- Van Doren Enraptured Friday's action taken by the Faculty Disciplinary Commit- ing from that stuffed chair. sity. Mr. Tagliahue found time to give tee was fully justified. Let us hope that it will be an example It was a novelty to see the va- Along with this hard work came lectures, keep a journal, write plays to those who have wavered on the thin line between honesty rious snow sculptures adorning the] many rewards and honors: among and poetry, poetry of which Mark and slight dishonesty in studies, as well as in other kinds of Bates campus during Carnival. them, graduating with honors in Van Doren has said: "... I want social relationship. Cheating, whether the person involved is They proved to be the "drawing English and a Phi Beta Kappa key, to tell you now how very moving caught or not remains cheating nevertheless. The students cards" for various visitors who membership into the Plulolexicn and authentic the rapture in them involved in "Black Friday's purge" are no more or less guilty -topped to take pictures. All of Society, and finally, the FulbrighJ is ... I found myself actually dizzy than if they had not been caught. Cheating is no mere social which goes to show that Dates' ap- Grant which took them to Italy. taboo. titude even runs to making "stiff with delight in all those pictures and persons. It is now my delight Prof Seeks Spirit figures." It may be said that those involved did not realize the con- also. Your book seems to me really In bis classes, Mr. Tagliahue sequences which were to follow but that is little excuse. If Congratulations to Dee West powerful ....'" tries to recapture the spirit of the the whole school had been cheating it would not have made and Jerry Handspicker who great artists of all time, sensing the There was also time for Mrs. any difference. They have let down the efforts made by Stu-C announced their «ngagement immediacy of the eternal, the glory Tagliahue to take care of their two and Stu-G to maintain responsible relationships between stu- at the "Bayrisch Nacht" for- of the soul a? it "escapes the prison- little girls, Franceses and Diana, dents and the faculty and administration; they have let down mal during Carnival. house of the flesh in the flight of and to learn Italian handcrafts. their friends here at Bates, their families, and what is most Belated engagement congrat- the one to the One." important of all, they have undermined confidence in them- Today she can siiow beautifully ulations go to frosh, pre-med From his wide intellectual back- selves. student. Karl Nordahl. worked pottery — a sugar bowl, an ink well, and even a tea cup ground and vitally metaphorical Everything For Nothing imagination, he draws analogies It proved rather embarrassing to decorated with weird and imagina- It would have been better to flunk out honestly than to have a certain "old grad" one evening tive masks, along with delicate from materials covered in class to incurred the risk assumed by nocturnal, sneaky breaks into over Carnival when he ripped his lace which the old Italian women such imagery as "the God Shiva offices which yielded them, ironically enough, nothing. It pants getting out of a car and had taught her to make and with which tiptoeing on the petal' of the lotus blossoms." It is this depth of feel- would have been much better to expend all this energy on to sit in the Bates Hotel all eve- she has embellished her tablecloth, studying. ning with his coat wrapped around ing and fecundity of imagination Puppetry And Poetry However, let us also hope that out of this lesson, hard him. "Smokey" should be thank- that makes the man — John Tag- though it may be, may come some good for those involved. ful no one yelled, "Fire!" Together the Tagliabucs worked liabue. Let us hope that this unfortunate experience may help them With the start of the second to become better persons because of it. semester many of the new stu- Not 41, Just 17 (Continued on page five) Other rumors circulating around the campus had approxi- aten Jtudcnt mately ten per cent of the male student body leaving between EDITORIAL STAFF semesters because of academic failures. Actually, there were only 17 — a normal number, although it fluctuates according EDITOR-IN-CHIEF A new semester hat begun and Peter Knapp '54 to various factors, including the quality of the classes in- MANAGING EDITOR W VBC's new program schedule SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR volved and the particular semester. Last June, for example, John Leonard '54 Lois Johnson '54 19 students were dropped for scholastic deficiencies. has been on the air for a week . . . ASSOCIATE EDITORS some of the old voices are back, Of the 16 men and one coed who "flunked out," two were Arthur Parker '54 Constance Manion '54 Carol Anderson 54 some have been replaced by new seniors, three were juniors, nine sophomores, and three fresh- CO-NEWS EDITORS men. At the end of the first semester, seniors and juniors must voices. You'll hear fete Packard Ruth Haskins '55 Nancy Cole '55 again on Mondays; Joan Hodgkins have a quality point ratio of below 2 ,to remain in school on ASSISTANT NEWS EDITORS in a new half-hour "Jouruey with trial with loss of cuts for the next semester; sophomores, be- Sybil Benton '56 Mary Kay Rudolph '56 Joan". Ken Saunders is featured in low 1.5, and freshmen below .9. A student is dropped in his FEATURE EDITOR u u Ro,e >S4 senior and junior years with qpr's below 1.6; 1.1 for the soph- a half-hour timespot. ASST FEATURE EDITORS Audrey Bardos '54, Janice Todd '54 omore year and .5 for the freshman year. The Mental Hour occurs SPORTS EDITOR D c u . -SA MAKE-UP EDITORufixwn K,Elizabeth w„ rGrasso '56£ Reasons For Flunking every week now on Tuesdays, thanks to "Mr." Barrows and STAFF CARTOONISTS As to the reasons why these students were dropped, Dean Susan Ordway '55 Walter Reu,ing "Mr." Gillette . . and don't '54 Walter H. Boyce noted that all were below the drop line for Gerald Tompkins '54 Bruce Brainerd '56 staying in college. In most cases, there was an impossibility miss the Klein, Kagan, and STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS that the students could make the grade during the next se- Dick combination just because Richard Bryant '56 mester and in a few cases, the qpr was considerably below ('■eorge Gardiner '57 they've been switched to Thurs- r, tiABi r>, New» Staff Reporters the drop line, Dean Boyce said. Class of 1954: Glenn Carson, Phyllis Sawyer. Janet Raymond day evenings. Oh, yes — as for Another big factor in scholastic standings, is the cumulative Class ol 1955: Sylvia Hanson, Janet Hunter programs that are new — Jack quality point system. By the beginning of the sophomore year, Class of 1956: Eleanor Brill. Betty-Ann Morse, Loe Anne Kimball. a student must have a total of 35 quality points; by the junior Eisner is back with WVBC Diana Cosmuni, Marjorie Connell year, 111 quality points; and by the senior year, 174 quality with a half-hour program . . . Class of 1957: Carol Ellms, Jack Towse, Robert Harlow points, assuming 30 or more semester hours of courses taken you'll be hearing a couple of Feature Staff Madeline Travers '57 each year. freshman voices on different Barbara Hough '55 Donald Gochherg '55 It is hoped that this column will clarify some of the rumors Marni Field '55 Rony Kolesnikoff '57 Jacquie Gillis '57 timespots during the week. Lawrence Evans '56 which have been recently prevalent about the college. Cristol Schwarz '56 A final reminder — Paul Stein- Sports Staff berg is hack on the old timespot, Norman Sadovitz '55 Robert Lucas '56 Ed Dailey '57 Ralph Davis '57 hut this time with a half-hour Bang Up Carnival BUSINESS STAFF show . . . he'll have piano music BUSINESS MANAGER On the brighter side of campus affairs, congratulations for you, of course, but maybe a , , « , . . .. William Laird '54 from the STUDENT are due to the Outing Club's Winter Car- surprise or two with his tape-re- ^Arlh^rTaZ "?**" ">«™* Advertising Manager nival committee for the fine post-exam weekend, certainly corder in addition. „,„ Roy Craven '54 CIRCULATION MANAGER one of the best of recent carnivals. Co-directors Carol Mag- This is just a list of WVBC high- Dorothy Boyce '55 nuson and Paul MacAvoy deserve a special bow for their part lights for the week . . for a com- Faculty Consultant— John C. Donovan in co-ordinating the activities. And, of course, a grateful sigh plete and accurate program sched- should go to the weather man, who at last produced some sem- ule, see the STUDENT next week. blance of winter weather for the festivities. (Continued on page five) t^^^Mf-Ja: sss etSL-Mns isis. under the set of Mar. S. 18TB. A member of the Associated OoUeclste Press. lo7

THE BATES STUDENT, FEBRUARY 17, 1954 FIVE Bates 'Breck Twins' Sparkle On Covers Of Magazines Roommates since they have- Coeds Become 'Idealized' In Ads been at Bates, Mai and Jan have many similar interests. Jan admits By Lynn Travers ruefully that Mai does everything No, your eyes haven't been deceiving you. Those are Bates well, which she would like to do. coeds — beautiful Marilyn Skelton and Janet Collier — gazing Mai likes to write poetry; Jan loves to read poetry. Mai likes to do wistfully from the Breck shampoo ads on the inside covers of paintings — especially water col- the January Vogue and the March Photoplay. ors; Jan is an "art appreciator." Their portraits, always full-page and full-color, have ap- Both enjoy studying ohilosophy. Describing herself as the "do- peared in all leading national magazines, among them Har- mestic" type, Jan excels at sewing pers, Ladies' Home Journal, and Seventeen. The "Bates Breck and cooking, makes most of her Twins" are gaining international fame as the ads are now own clothes. Mai doesn't sew at all but likes to knit. "I can't knit," appearing in the Candian and Spanish Readers' Digest. Jan sighs. "You can't win." Twenty-four year old '"Mai" Both girls like classical music. Skelton's modeling career started just a few shades darker than Jan "fiddles" at the piano, took after her graduation from high Mai's. This difference is exagger- singing lessons one-half hour a school when she got a job from her ated in the ads. so that Mai's short- week in her junior and senior years placement adviser as secretary in er hairdo appears long and golden- of high school in Connecticut. She the Charles Sheldon advertising blond while Jan's hair is painted a is a member of the Choral Society, agency of Springfield, Mass. As a warm chestnut color. Mai has blue and Chapel Choir, and had a major member of a growing organization eyes and is 5' 7"'. role in the Messiah. Mai did a "little of everything." A Rebel In The Ranks A Poor Unfortunate The secretarial work gradually ex- Both girl> are required to keep panded into writing advertising Mai is an Knglish major while their hair long for the job. "Mr. copy for the Breck shampoo ads Jan is majoring in French. Al- Sheldon gets very upset when we and then actual posing for the ads. though she speaks French fluently, cut it," Jan volunteered. Jan has Jan says pathetically that she is On Notes And Tape not had her hair cut except for oc- 'one of those unfortunates who has After two years at the agency, casional trimmings (or several a major she doesn't intend to do a Mai decided to come to Bates. She years. Rebel Mai who hates long thing with." introduced her roommate Jan to hair had most of her tresses slashed Sports enthusiasts, both girls like Mr. Sheldon, head of the agency, off as a Christmas present to her- basketball especially. Jan likes to and both were employed there for self early this winter. travel, toured the United States several summers. Jan. besides do- Both girls agree that short hair and Mexico last summer with her ing secretarial work and modeling. is easier to take care of, but hair family. Mai is active in the Spof- helped plan musical programs and long enough to curl down over the ford Club and works as a secretary satlg light opera and classical se- shoulders (Sheldon's ideal) is more for Mr. I.indholm, while Jan is a lections for a taped music program. flatteringly feminine. |an and Mai member of Phi Sigma Iota. Mai, who intends to work at the both wash their hair once a week Mai and Jan love children, want agency after college, has posed for — "With Breck of course," they big families. Jan's ambition is 12 — Two Versions of Marilyn Skelton seven of the pictures used in the Jan Collier Smiles Prettily For laugh — "we both get a free sup- for a start. Mai wants "a lot, but (Upper Idealized); Taken Before advertisements. Most of these are Breck (Upper, Idealized); Then ply." not that many." Revolt and Latest Short Hair Trim. profile shots. Jan has sat for two. Shampoos With Free Samples. The beautiful portraits seen in the Pipeline Breck ads are painted from photo- Live Mike graphs. Jan and Mai pose for the In Nigeria, Names Are (Continued from page four) initial photograph which is then (Continued from page four) enlarged. A rough sketch is made dent practice teachers dread Opera lovers! Has it been a the seemingly inevitable cycle from this picture. Then the girls More Than Mere Sounds sit for hours, sometimes days, long time since you've heard of mistaken identify. One clas- By Mark Amechi Muotune something. Some express a praise while details of color and outline "Aida" in full? It would ap- tic example was the Bates coed or prayer to God, or acknowledge are added. I have always wondered why I pear that you're going to have practice teacher who went to forget the names of the students our dependence on Him. Many To Resemble An Ideal a chance before long — one of great lengths to distinguish whom I have met since my arrival show the circumstances that fea- herself with a new tres chic The portraits seen in the ads are in the United States from Nigeria. tured the birth of their bearers. these Sunday nights soon, Sally suit and sophisticated horn- far from perfect likenesses. "You One time I started to write them Perhaps the following names may Perkins hopes to bring "Aida" rimmed glases. However, when might say that we resemble the down in my notebook, but soon two make my point clearer and more to the WVBC' Concert Hall — she arrived ready to take over pictures," Jan declared. The paint- illustrative. pages were filled with names which watch the STUDENT for the her first day's assignment in er does not want them to look like I could not memorize and under- Ifeanyi — a name common to both teaching, the regular teacher, individuals — but like "dream- exact time and date. stand. sexes, says that with God all things who had never seen her before, women." The girls in the Breck ads All campus clubs and organiza- An idea came into my head a are possible. exclaimed, "Why are you al- represent an ideal type. Close ob- tions are reminded to take advan- few months ago; if I knew the mean- ways late for this class? Take servers may notice that facial ex- Nonyelum — meaning "remain tage of the advertising medium ings of these names, perhaps I your seat!" As if this wasn't pressions and eyes are the same in with .me". This name is usually that WVBC offers. Announce club may not forget them. Hence, since enough, another high school all the models. given to a girl born sick. The name meetings, special events, important last summer, when I made more official reprimanded the "tardy Tall (5', 10") and slender, strik- expresses the parents' wishes that notices. All you have to do is type contacts, I have always asked my student" before she could ex- ingly attractive Jan has grey-green the child may survive. up your items double-space on friends and acquaintances the plain who she was. eyes, and long light-brown hair, 9-by-ll yellow paper and question: "Does your name mean Amechi — which is my second leave it on the clip-board in the anything?" name, says that no one is capable of foretelling the future. studio . . . you'll find that several Tydol Veedol Heating Oils Federal Tires As many times as I asked this other clubs were there before you! question, I got the same answer, You may ask to know the mean- J IMMY'S "Well, Mark, I don't really know; ings of my first and last names, it is just a name." This same ques- Mark and Muotune. Mark, as you On Route 100, Auburn, Maine tion I put to all the students know, is a Christian name, with an Women To Vote On important religious significance tor BEST REST ROOMS IN NEW ENGLAND through this newspaper, hoping New Dorm Proctors .hat many names will be explained me. Jimmy's Diner .n the future. Compound Meaning (Continued from page one) Names Not Meaningless The meaning of the compound tered this week by the proctors. For Fine Foods — On Route 100 - Auburn, Maine These exams are intended to help In Nigeria, names are not mere word ''Muotune" lies in the struc- students check up on Student Gov- WHERE ALL GREYHOUND BUSES STOP rounds. They always stand for ture of the word. Literally it means "God to decide." To decide what? ernment rules listed in the Bluc- A little history behind the name Book that they must follow under answers the question. My father the honor system. •COMPLETE BANKING SERVICE' was a third of four children of his April 7th was named as the date parent. The first two died in suc- of the Old-New Stu-G Board cession after their birth. When the Banquet On February 24th, the LEWISTON TRUST CO. child, Muotune, was born, my present board will hold a supper grandparents praying and resigning meeting in Fiske private dining JEWELER their will to God's, said: "Oh, Ix>rd. hall. Proctors were asked to dis- LEVYISTOV - MAINE you have to decide whether this tribute lists of girls eligible for child will remain with us." This Betty Bates so that they could be prayer explains the meaning of the voted on. Proctors were also asked We Solicit The Business Of Bates Students 83 Lisbon St. Lewiston name. to thank all those who helped so Meantime I pause for an answer enthusiastically on decorations for to the above question. the Carnival Dance. ~". SIXY THE BATES STUDENT, FEBRUARY 17, 1954 WAA News Bobcats Drop Trio Of 1U By Nancy Cole CROW'S NEST The WAA Health Week high- Decisive Road Contests lighted by Betty Bates Night will By Bob Lucas amazing 14 baskets and 11 fouls for By Roger Schmutz begin March 1. Betty Bates for 39 points. Few sadder and more unfortunate incidents have hit this On their road trip to southern 1954 will be chosen Thursday The most resounding defeat of campus in recent years than the announcement last Friday New England last week, the Bates the trip was suffered at the hands night. March 5. varsity basketball team lost three afternoon that the school had taken proper action against ot Trinity of Hartford, Connecti- The annual freshmen fashion times: Monday by a 72-58 score to eight Bates College students who had been found cheating cut, where the 'Cats were on the Clark at Worcester; Tuesday night on final examinations. show will be directed bv Jane Wic- sore end of a 39 point spread, Within an hour after the story unofficially broke Friday af- by a score of 90-51 to Trinity at kert and Susan Macwell will com- 90-51. ternoon, all kinds of unsubstantiated rumors began to circu- Hartford; and Wednesday by a ment on the outfits modelled by An almost complete control of late across this closely-knit campus. Later, more mature in- Hartford; and Wednesday 81-68 to the backboards by Trinity as well vestigation proved most of these tales to be incorrect, or at thirteen freshman girls. Northeastern at Boston. least unverifiable. By this time the great majority of these as beautiful playmaWng accounted Qualifications for Betty Bates In all three games, Bates was for the ignoble defeat. As in the false "facts" have been cleared up. Just as false information Nomination sheets for Betty can be spread quickly in a small campus, so, too, can these dis- thoroughly outclassed, and al- Clark game the Bobcats played though playing hard, could not bard, but finding themselves up torted stories be corrected very rapidly. Bates were circulated this week. Unforlunalely. this is usually not true in so far as the hasty The standards for choice asked come up with a win. One of the against a far superior team, they primary factors concerning the out- and often illogical generalizations which somehow always sur- Students to consider 1) grooming. just couldn't click. conn of the games, as experienced round a disagreeable situation like this are concerned. For Mazurek Sets Record 2) friendliness. 3) poise, 4) school by the players themselves, was the the good of the school in general and its already weak inter- Far and away the outstanding spirit (participation in other completely different brand of rcf- collegiate athletic program in particular, it is to be hoped that player of the night was Trinity's campus activities). 5) leadership, ereeing. In the Clark game for in- this will not prove the case in this instance. Tony Mazurek. who sank a total of 61 dependability. Every Junior stance. Bates had a total of 14 bas- To be more specific, while the school has not officially re- 40 points on 16 baskets and eight who has totaled 100 athletic points kets called back for travelling. The leased the names of those involved, it is fairly evident which fouls. Mazurek was the whoie and every sophomore who has to- extra step taken had not been members of the student body were involved in that matter. By show, for with the exception of taled 75 points is eligible. noticed by State of Maine refer- an unfortunate coincidence, the majority of those so involved Ted Ward's 12. no other player ees, whereas the southern New were members of various intercollegiate athletic squads at Judges for the final choice arc scored more than 10. Ward's scor- England refs seemed to call the Bates. Immediately some quick thinking individuals began be- Ann Chick, Miss Walmsley, Miss ing came on five baskets and two rating athletics in general and started to crow something Briwa, Miss Chesebro, Mrs. plays much more closely. This, however, can not be used as an ex- ion:-. about the evil effect of an overemphasis on sports and bring- Hatch, and Mrs. Seastonc. Because of th"' decisive score cuse, lor although the extra step ing athletes to the school. No degree of success in any extra- Ski Trip Planned early in the game, with Trinity curricular field, they continue, is worth this sort of thing. on the lay-up is not called, it nev- The Ski Trip to Jackson will be in.--(-sing a 15 point advantage as One can hardly argue with the validity of the latter state- ertheless is illegal, in Maine or the weekend of February 17 and early as the first period 28-13, ment, but the former point, it would seem, is open to much anywhere else. 18. Those who pass the physical Coach Bob Addison used bis entire more discussion. It should, and indeed must, be remembered Chumbook Back In Action and skill qualifications will leave at string of reserves for only the that these boys were mistaken college youths first and either 7:40 a. m. Saturday and return One of the stand-out features of fourth time in sixteen games. athletes or non-athletes second. Their error was in no way 6:00 p. in. Sunday. They will stay Monday's game against Clark was Northeastern Game Close Influenced by their status in the athletic program at Bates. at the Jackson Ski Lodge. Two the first appearance of Bob Chum V i a the point-spread route If that were the important point here, why was the group a book in Bates athletics since injur- mixture of "athletes" and "non-athletes" and why weren't lessons and individual skiing are Wednesday's 81-68 loss to North- available. ing his leg in football last fall. eastern was the closest of the more squad members involved. Obviously, the answer is that Although he saw limited action, The WAA library display is be- three games. It .started off quite it was the bqys' mistaken ideas and not their activities which he scored eight points and was in- formed the basis for the action. ing arrayed by Joan Smith and well from the Bobcat point of valuable under the boards. view, however, by the end oi the Some may honestly believe that this sort of thing was at Nancy Cole. It will feature an annual calendar of sporting events. High scorer for the Bobcats was first period, the Cats were three least greatly aided by some sort of overemphasis on athletics points down 17-14. From then on and "getting" good athletes to come to this school. Aside from Next week the column will car- Lob Dunn with 14 points on six the refutation offered above, one need only look at the record rv an interview with 1'at Small. baskets and two fouls while game the margin gradually widened as( the Bates players became progress of varsity athletic squads this year to see that there is no over- Betty Bates of 1953, and the list scorim,' honors went to Henry (Continued on page seven) of freshman models. Vicrstrar of Clark who dunked an (Continued on page seven)

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THE BATES STUDENT. FEBRUARY 17, 1954 SEVEN The Crow's Nest Frosh Win Fifth (Continued from page six) Williams, Providence emphasis here. In 28 varsity contests to date, Bates has won Contest Of Yeat exactly three, hardly an overwhelmingly successful season, By Ed Dailey Clubs Topple Bates to say the least. Controlling both backboards and Perhaps granting that no overemphasis on athletics exists showing a fine aggressive brand of A Bates varsity basketball team a slim 19-16 margin. After that, at present, there are those who would say that to insure that ball, the freshman basketball team depleted to an almost fantastic however, the victors took complete it doesn't creep in at some future date, we should maintain the rucked up its fifth victory in eight level, dropped another pair of con- command and pulled away to leads status quo in our relationships with athletics. Again speaking starts Friday by stopping a visit- test > to vastly superior quintets of i2 and 18 points at the half and more specifically, this would mean keeping our level of schol- ing Naval Air Corps and Wing last week, bowing to a visiting Wil- three-quarter marks to insure their arship aid at its present level and, even more important, not Squadron quintet. 58-54. liams five 82-52 on Friday and easy win. making freshmen eligible for varsity sports competition next Actually, the contest was not at dropping a ■much closer 60-68 deci- Providence Game Closer year. ( ; all as close as the final score would sion to Providence College on The Providence game, however, To bring this latter situation up to date, a faculty committee seem to indicate for the visitors Monday. prove dto be quite a different story. has been elected and has already started to work on the ques- were only able to close the gap Actually, the two contests pro- Showing a brand of fire and dcter- tion of freshman eligibility for varsity sports. The committee against the Bobkittens reserves in vided quite a contrast. In the Wil- ••lination completely lacking for is in the process of interviewing the various elements in- the final minutes of play. liams encounter, the home club was many weeks, the Bobcats were voiced and gathering information to present to the entire ad- 'Kittens Pick Up Steam in the game for only the first quar- in the ball game right up until the ministration upon the return of President Phillips next month. The game started off rather ter as they managed to hold tif last six minutes. With five men Many of those vitally concerned with the outcome of this slowly, but after the frosh found boys from Williamstown, Mass., to going all the way, Bates held investigation were highly hopeful for its success up until last themselves, they had little trouble Friday. Now the betting odds, so to speak, on the idea being toppling their opponents. As usual, accepted have dropped considerably. There is the feeling that Jack Hartleb paced the first period this unfortunate incident has affected enough people in the attack hitting well from the outside manner discussed above to make the situation at least while the close defensive work of doubtful. Ralph Davis and Dick Sullivan en- This hardly seems fair. In many previous articles appearing abled the quintet to steal the ball in this space, a great quantity of arguments against Holding a on several occasions and score easy team forced to take defeat after defeat have been offered. It baskets. The Naval squad managed has been shown why this is physically and psychologically to hit from the outside late in the bad for those involved. With the advent of a rule making period to keep the score somewhat freshmen eligible, there would be every possibility of at least presentable, but by the end of the alleviating some of these wrongs. first quarter the Bobcats were rest- Apparently, progress was being made towards this goal. ing on a comfortable 18-9 lead. Then came the unfortunate examination incident and the sub- sequent warranted punishments. However, to carry this "pun- The pattern for the second period ishment" any further would be both unfair and unjust. To de- was much the same as its predeces- prive those athletes not involved of the opportunity to play on sor as Hartleb and Dick Walton a squad capable of holding its own, to prohibit them from par- continued to control the boards ticipating in a contest which is that in the true sense of the and the frosh maintained their word and not in name alone, to do all this on the basis of the nine point edge, leaving the floor erroneous action of a small group of mistaken students would at half time with a 29-20 advan- indeed seem wrong. tage, Consequently, if that committee comes back with the report Sullivan Leads Way that it does not favor freshman eligibility, this column would The Bobkittens once again got suggest that they add another point to their report which off to a flying start to open the would read something like: "We suggest that as of September second half and built their margin 1, 1955, Bates College suspend all intercollegiate athletic par- up into double figures. At this ticipation because of a lack of necessary manpower to de- point Coach Lux began to substi- cently carry out such a program." Let us hope that this step tute very freely and the visitors never becomes necessary. were able to cut somewhat into the frosh's margin but this rally came too late and the '57ers had Four Bates' men and two Williams' players battle for rebound Norris - Hayden won another contest. Sullivan led in Friday's contest won by Williams 82-52. Photo by Bryant Laundry the way with 15 points with Sulli- PECKS van and Davis close behind with game. Bardwcll (D), with a similar their highly favored rivals to a 14 apiece. LE WISTON 4-1 record is the lone block be- 19-18 quarter lead and left the Modern Cleaners tween Walt KobalPs Roger Bill floor at half time trailing by a close quintet and their second straight 41-38 count. American League title. Campus Agents Reach Half Mark The third period found the visi- The National League champion- tors apparently pulling away on thrifty RALPH VENA In Intramurals ship will probably be decided when several ocasions only to have the MIKE DeSAI.LE Bobcats come back to once again By Ralph Davis J.B. and Roger Bill "B" tangle students again. In their first meeting, Roger narrow the lead. In the long run, Mitchell and Roger Bill remain Bill edged the Bertramites, but the fine efforts proved just too the only undefeated teams in In- earlier in the season J.B. (H) much tor the home- club and the tramural League play after com- make topped the Roger Bill quintet to Friars poured on the pressure in COOPER'S pletion of the first round of com- make possible the deadlock. All the last six minutes to win going petition. Mitchell is on top in the clubs in the three leagues have ;.way. This contest saw four Gar- FOR THE BEST IN International League while Roger five games remaining before the net players in four figures as Bob Peck's a Bill leads the American League. playoffs. Dunn tallied 18 points, Ted War-i SNACKS J.B. (G) and the Roger Bill "B" 17, Tom Moore 16, and Lynn team, each with a 4-1 record, are Prothero Tops Scorers Willsey 12. COME TO shopping tied for the lead in the National Bardwell's Dick Prothero leads League. the scoring parade in International COOPER'S J.B. (F) is the only other team League play with a fine 17.7 aver- Basketball Trip habit. in contention in the International age. Behind Prothero are Dick Sabattus Street (Continued from page six) League crown with a 4-1 record to Steinberg of Roger Bill, Fred Hu- trail undefeated Mitchell by a ber of Mitchell, Dave Olney of ively wearier. The over-all power * * * J.B. and Bob Gillette of Smith under the boards and shooting Middle. of the Huskies was just too much To the Bates Student Body: for the comparatively meek Bob- DRAPER'S Walt Koball's 16.6 average is cat-. THE SPORTSWEAR In order to familiarize you tops in the strong American BAKERY Comparing the three games per- with our store, Tony Four- League's individual scoring col- SHOP for WOMEN .. centage-wise the Bobcats were We Specialize in nier is extending to all Bates umn. He is followed by Bardwell's BIRTHDAY CAKES hitting best from the floor in the students a standing 10% dis- Hugo Usala, Dave Higgins, the THE MEN'S SHOP and Northeastern game with a .464 count on all merchandise, Off-Campus high scorer, Dick PASTRIES OF ALL KINDS mark, while hitting .352 at Clark for Young Men . . . For Parties beginning this week. Wakely of Smith Middle and Delivery Upon Request Bardwell's Sam Kozak. and .366 at Trinity. From the foul Tony Fournier's line the Cats showed up the most carry the best Opp. Post Office Tel. 2-6645 High scorer in the National "MEN'S-SHOP" League and over-all play as well poorly at Northeastern with a 54 Ash Street and newest for 136 Lisbon St. Tel 4-4141 is J.B. (H)'s Roger Bailey with a meagre .286 mark while hitting students ... at 20.5 average. Phil Carletti of J.B. .572 at Clark and .565 at Trinity. (G) trails Bailey with an 18.3 av- High scorers for the trip were prices they erage while Paul Perry, recently Boo Dunn and Ed McKinnon, each want to pay. YE OLDE HOBBY SHOPPE moved to the frosh basketball squad, rounds out the league's with 39. Trailing closely behind top three with a 15.7 average. was Ted Ward with 34 wo ' EIGHT THE BATES STUDENT, FEBRUARY 17, 1954 C.A. Observes "Day Of Prayer' Outing Club Sponsors C.A. Group Sponsors Film Series The CA will sponsor a chapel the Student World Day "i l'rayer. Farmington Ski Trip Season tickets will be sold for turc Season ticket holders arc service in tin- annual observance oi Under the direction of Jordan Holt I! uses for the (Jilting Club ski the series of three movies which :''s( assured of admission, which is and Kink Hcnipel, the chapel ser- trip to Farmington will leave Rand the C \ Films Committee is bring- limited due t" Beating arrange- Chem Prize Awarded vile will l»- held from 7-8 p. m. Hall at 8:30 a. in. Sunday. The ing to campus this semester, ments. Tickets will !»' available Sunday. Cd-t is $1.50 and lunches will not The season tickets will enable through the CA dorm representa- Juilith Larkin '57 has been given The theme of the service will be be provided, but can be purchased the purchaser to see the entire fiv< -. the achievement award for the first "Prayer in Life." Devotional music at the lodge. scries for $1, while admission at Mice and Men, starring liurgess semester of freshman chemistry, and readings by Hcmpel and Holt Farmington has rope tows for the door will be 40c for each pic- Meredith, Loll Chancy, Jr., and Chosen by the chemistry depart- arc planned. The service is open to both novice and the more advanced Hetty Field, will be presented Fri- ment on the basis of scholarship, students of every faith. skier, which run from 9 a. m. to to 1 :30 p. m. day, Feb. 26. The Browning Ver- she received the "Handbook of There will be no CA monthly sion on April 9, and Pennywhistle Chemistry and Physics", award- 5 p. m. daily. Other facilities in- The trip is under the direction clude a 30-meter jump and a ski Blues, May 7, will complete the ed by the Chemical Rubber Com- meeting due to the activities of Re- of Eleanor Feinsot and Roger ligious Emphasis Week. school which is open from 11 a. m. Thies. season. pany.

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