Haverfo)D News Volume 32—Number 9 Haverford (And Ardmore), Pa., Tuesday, November 19, 1940 Z 627 $2.00 a Year
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HAVERFO)D NEWS VOLUME 32—NUMBER 9 HAVERFORD (AND ARDMORE), PA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1940 Z 627 $2.00 A YEAR Faculty, Managers Oakley "Living High"I Nickelodeon Show Hotson Entertains Tickets On Sale Turns Hold Annual Up In Turnips Earns Over $1000 For Soph-Senior Just what reasons a professor has for taking a sabbatical leave Dinner Friday are usually unknown to everyone For British Aid Hop November 29 but himself, but last week Profes- sor Cletus O. Oakley, taking the Strawbridge Lauds year oft from Haverford, gave one Old Films, Songs, Bert Kinzell To Play good reason why classes should be "Average Student" given up when he got into a turnip Dance In Gym, At Feature Attraction In Evening Address patch down in Georgia. Entertain Crowd Of Week-end Festivity According to Tom Arnold, fea- Speaking befere the annual ture columnist for the North Geor- Charley Chaplin, Wilt Rogers, Tickets for the Sophomore-Sen- Faculty-Board of Managers joint gia Tribune, of Canton, Profeseor and a host of other silent stare ior Dance, to be held Friday even- dinner in the Common Room Fri- Oakley, who comes "from Penn- came out of the dim past Saturday ing, November 29, were put on day, Mr. Frederic H. Strawbridge sylvania where they don't raise sale Friday, as the sophomore gave a short talk lauding "The anything but spinach," got into night in Roberts Hall to help the committee members completed Average Student," for whom all Lige Ellison's turnip greens patch national drive for British Hospi- plans for their gala post-Thanks- eolleges, in the final analysis, are the other day and "came out with tals, The event, Nickelodeon giving weekend. constituted. a bushel box full before Lige could Nights, which also dusted off the The formal dance will, be held in Morley Toastmaster stop him." the gymnasium from nine until "Already he was full of turnip moth bails from all the Gay Nin- one, chairman John Marsh of the Mr. Strawbridge's address was greens, some that Uncle Cate Wor- ties' songs and fun, netted the Sophomore Dance Committee has the principal event of a program ley brought in the other day, and drive a total of $1025.88. announced. There will be ten , during which ten speakers were a snatch or two from the Arnold 650 Attend scheduled program dances, with heard. Morris E. Leeds, Deans patch on Hickory Log Mountain With an appreciative audience of 4 aid the intermission falling between Macintosh and Brown, Coach Ran- the rural Walter Winchell contin- some 610 students, friends, and the sixth and seventh dances. dall, Professors Cadbury, Lunt, PROFESSOR J. LESLIE HOTSON ues. "Prof. Oakley says he will faculty of .Haverford, a good por- Tickets $1.50 Gerig, and Hetzel, and Henry S. not tire of turnip greens,' and that tion of whom had previously ga- Plays the guitar while a Pratt also spoke, while President ought to help the situation a lot. thered in the Union or songs and group of Haverford and Bryn General tariff for the prom, the Morley acted as toastmaster. fire formal dance of this season, If a fellow just wants turnip cheers prior to the performance, Mawr students sing in the "In such distinguished company," greens you can feed him." the show began with a magic act will amount to $1.60 a couple. Sen- Mr. Strawbridge, a member of the which had the audience completely Union Saturday night. iors will be admitted upon pay- Board, began, "I would gladly baffled. From the first slides, all ment of the nominal assessment of defer to our 'President and mem- of which were the originals of 36 cents. bers of the Faculty and Board, Bell, Oulahan those used forty to fifty years ago, President and Mrs. Felix Morley who, out of the welter of schemes, to the final song of the evening Varsity Club Plans will head the list of patrons and plans, suggestions and proposals, and the waltzing in the gym, patronesses, Chairman Marsh stat- have so ably formulated a con- Speak Over WDAS smiles, laughs and tears Rowed ed. Other invitations have been ex- structive program of development hard one on the other. tended to Professor and Mrs. Ben- for the ideal Haverford. This is Spring Banquet ass jamin Gerig, Professor and Mrs. an age of change. The spirit of Debate Swarthmore ess mesa, With Plot Shown Howard M. Teat, and Professor youth, with its enthusiasms, its On Union For Defense Such Aides as: "Don't oSpnit on Elects Many and Mrs, Frank D, Watson. hopes, its aspirations and its pres- the Floor — Remember the Johns- Program Covers Week-end ent day independence, challenges Courts are and EdgarBell, and."ladies, New Members our best thought— our best effort. part Remove Your 1,tassto at- The dance itself is the main "Average in a maths debate with Swarthmore inosehere almost at once, and . At a meeting of the Varsity Club event of a full weekend. Saturday Boy" recently plans were discussed for afternoon, November 30, there will "If I may venture any concern over Station WDAS cit,Sunday ushered in the old silents, "The at 3.16 Kiss," and "The Great Train Ilab- the annual spring banquet at which be an informal tea dance, probably at this time of evaluation, it is for prospective Freshmen are intro- in the Common Room. All those the 'average' student: We can't The Haverford representatives bery," the first movie with a plot. upheld the affirmative side of the Not the least amusing in these duced te Haverford's athletic aims. who attended the previaua even- all be prodigies-- fortunately1 Lettermen from last year's spring ing's ball will be admitted free to Somebody has to do the everyday question, "Resolved: that the West- were the technical slips such as ern Hemisphere should form a the trains switching tracks in the sports were also admitted to the the second dance. work of the world. The majority club at the same time. in any institution are of average permanent alliance or union for midst of a mad pursuit. Saturday night, the College Glee. defense against foreign aggres- After the show was over, the The new members who received Club is to sing its annual concert ability," Mr. Strawbridge then crowd adjourned to the gym for their letters in track are: Herbert at Marcum Junior College in Bryn quoted an address of James L. Mc- sion." The debate was of the Ox- Clement, Tucker Morian, Charles Conaughe, in which the president ford type, each side giving two more memories as the old waltzes Mawr, and following the concert five-minute constructive epeeches were played and old dances danced. Olson, Morrie Eva., Ed Howe, there will be a formal dance. of Wesleyan University told stu- This continued until a little after and Bill Woodward. The baseball Students planning to invite girls dents that it would be a "backward and a rebuttal of four minutes. men admitted were Lewis Saxer Yesterday four debaters discus- twelve. from out of town for the weekend, step" for the university if they all Mrs. J. Leslie Hotron, chairman and Bill Wingerd, and the follow- and who are anxious to arrange qualified as honor students. The sed national defense at an after- noon meeting of the Women's Club of the committee which arranged ing tennis men were chosen: Wil- sleeping accommodations for them average boy," Mr. Strawbridge the evening, announced during the liam Newhall, George Swan, Bill in faculty homes, should make res- continued, "was not at the head of of Bala-Cynwyd. Those taking Stainton, and David Garmey, man- part in the discussion were Gerritt show that a total of $1021.88, al- ervations with Robert Macerate his class, but he 'came through.' most double the committee's hopes, ager. before the Thanksgiving holidays He may not have been the captain, Ewing, Leon Solis-Cohen, Edwin Robert Evert and John Hibbard, Grosholz, and Haskell Torrence. had been collected. Prior to this, Marsh's colleagues on the Soph- but he played on the team— .. He two copies of Sigmund Spaeth's members of the golf team, were omore Dance Committee are as fol- made the grade— and I don't 111P4111 The various phases of defense dies admitted to the club; Edward cussed were: the army, the navy, "Read 'Ern and Weep" were auc- lows: Jeff Donald, Douglas Mallet, only the 'passing grade.'— I mean tioned off, bringing $20 more to Scheffer, captain, and Arthur John Hoagness, Robert Macerate, in character, personality and aircraft production, and general Evans, manager, of the cricket economic factors. the fund. Mrs. Hotson when asked Avrel Mason, and Sterling Newell. sportsmanship.. to say a few words, said, "Our team were elected. Leon Solis- Tickets may be obtained through Burns Brodhead and Neal Ad- Cohen was chosen a sa member be- Beet Minds Needed dome represented the College in a check does not only mean dollars any member of the committee. "I agree that the brilliant stu- and cents to be exchanged for cause of his work in intramural second debate against Swarthmore athletics, as were the following dent should have full opportunity; when they upheld the affirmative blankets and enameled beds, it he should not be hampered or represents also our devotion to the managers-elect: Philip Gifford (ten- of the Western Hemisphere alli- nis), David Arnold (baseball), dragged down by those unequal to ance question before the Old York most important thing in the world Annual Football Dance his pace. The best minds are today, Britain's battle to hold the Robert Dickson (cross country), Road Contemporary Club at Wyn- and Roy Vogt (track).