Noted Scranton Pastor Speaks at Vesper Service
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NEWS EDITION THE CAMPUS SECTION TWO OF ALLEGHENY COLLEGE VOLUME NO. XLI. NO. 8 MEADVILLE, PA., DECEMBER 14, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENTS STONE CHURCH GIVES DINNER Pill BETA KAPPA HOLDS J. II. BOZIC WINS NOTED SCRANTON PASTOR ANNIVERSARY BANQUET WAKEFIELD CONTEST TO METHODIST STUDENTS DR. CHARLES F. THWING IS SPEAKS AT VESPER SERVICE THREE SPEAKERS COMPETE IN SPEAKER AND HONOR GUEST ANNUAL ORATORICAL EVENT Bishop F. J. McConnell is Speaker—Organi- OF FRATERNITY Three contestants were entered in Dr. J. L. Gray Addresses Student Body on zation to Be Formed Dr. Charles F, Thwing, President- the competition for the Wakefield ora- Emeritus of Western Reserve Univer- tion prize in the contest held Friday "The Wise Fool" sity was the principal speaker at the evening in Ford Memorial Chapel. banquet given last Tuesday evening Bishop F. J. McConnell, of Pitts- John H. Bozic won the prize of $60, 1 , The 'Rev. Joseph L. Gray D. D., of of power. A survey of three genera- burgh, was the principal speaker at WOMEN'S SENATE HAS in Cochran hall by the Allegheny offered by James A., Wakefield, of Scranton, Pa., was the preacher at tions of missionary 'work in China, chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, in corn- Pittsburgh. The subject of Mr. Bo- the banquet given Monday night, in the second Vesper service of the year India. and Africa demonstrates that -memoration of the granting of the zic's winning oration was "Principle the parlors of the Stone church, to CONFERENCE IN SOUTH in Ford 'Memorial Chapel last Sunday seemingly ineffectual effort may pro- charter for the local chapter twenty- versus Policy." over 280 Methodist students of the ' tafternoon. Speaking in a direct, in- duce remarkable results. Dr. Gray one years ago. I The other speakers of the evenin MISSES KATHERINE SIMMONS g timate style, Dr. Gray held the close pointed to examples of Bishop Tho- College. Dr. F. G. 'Henke presided ov- The banquet had been planned for were Daniel W. Steenken and Charles AND SARA McQUISTON REP- attention of the audience by his orig- burn and David Livingstone, who ac- er the program which included a talk February 18, 1923, the anniversary of E. Tefft. Mr. Steenken's subject was RESENT ALLEGHENY AT the formal establishment of the Penn- inality of expression and variety and complished so much in bringing civ- by Dr. W. A. Elliott, some vocal se- "A Citizenry of the World," and that RANDOLPH-MACON ,,vividness of illustration. The regular ilization to India and Africa, and oth- sylvania Eta chapter at Allegheny. On upon which Mr. Tefft spoke was "The lections by Mrs. B. J. Miller, and some chapel opening service was varied account of conflicting events at that Cycle of ;History." ers who, disregarding personal gain, college songs led by W. J. Parker and I with a selection by a double quartet, The Northern Conference of the time, the date was changed to Decem- Mr. Bozic's subject dealt with con- were considered fools of life. "Let a accompanied by Walker' Kinkaid. The and a solo by Miss Dorothy Mussler. Woman's Senate met at Randolph- ber 5, 'which is the anniversary of the ditions in Turkey and the attitude of man become a fool," said he, "that banquet resulted in the appointment Opening his sermon with St. Paul's Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, founding of Phi 'Beta Kappa at Wil- the various nations toward the mat- he may be wise." of a permanent committee to draft declaration in the fourth chapter of Va., November 23, 24, 25. Over ninety liam and Mary 'College in 1776. Thus ter. He presented the policy of the This incongruous means of advance plans for an organization to more def- Corinthians I, "We are fools for delegates were present, two coming the event was in the nature of a dou- Turkish leaders, saying that the per- is illustrated by the life of Christ. It initely unite the Methodist students Christ's sake," Dr. Gray said that the from each of the eastern colleges who ble celebration. secution of Christian families was seems like a great cosmic joke that -with Stone Church. call of i e today, more than ever be- have student government — ranging Thirty-seven members of the socie- nothing more than slaughter and living like a common man, surrounded The main address of the evening force, is for a productive folly. from the University of Maine to the ty were present, including a number butchery, which the Turks were de- 'by illiterate companions, hated by the was given by Bishop McConnell, who Although there is nothing worse University of Georgia and West Vir- of out-of-town guests and the newly termined to continue until the Christ- people of his time and finally crucified held the undivided attention of his than to play the fool in the face of a ginia University to Connecticut Col- elected members from the Senior ians were driven out of the territory between two thieves, Christ should audience for a full hour. In his usual crisis demanding sobriety and wis- lege. class, Helen J. Bowman, Julian L. or exterminated—and not until that say that he had -conquered the world. interesting way he gave his idea of Katherine Simmons, President, and Ross, and C. Stanley Thoburn. time would the Armenian question be dom, the real test of heroism. is for The real source of the supernatural the purpose of a college and the good Sara McQuiston, First Junior member, President F. W. Hixson, as toast- settled for Turkey. a man to dare to seem foolish in the element in the New Testament is, to be derived from a union of the attended the convention. Meetings master, briefly reviewed the history In continuing his oration, Mr. Bozic' furtherance of a great cause. "The that from this pitiable, yet supremely church and the students. His address and discussion groups were carried in of the society and its significance to stated that America's attitude was real obstacle to heroism," he said, "is heroic figure on the cross, comes the which was very informal and which both morning and afternoon and due the college. changed since the late World War and the doubt of being a fool." power to change the social ideals of abounded in stories from his own ex- to the customary hospitality of the Dr. W. A. Elliott, secretary and one that 'her humanitarian policy is now After St. Paul had enumerated his the world. periences, emphasized the need of the South, many social events, such as a of the foundation members of the extended to include all nations be- hardships, he ended with the purely "The call today," said Dr. Gray, "is students adapting a more cosmopoli- motor trip to Sweet Brier College, a chapter% read the minutes of the or- sides her own possessions. The pol- ridiculous incident of being let down for greater courage—the courage of tan point of view and more liberal at- a Rotary Club dinner, tea given by the ganization meeting held in Lafayette icy of "Europe for the Europeans and wall in a basket, yet the future civ- Christan folly." It is the province of titude in social relationships. He fur- American Association of University Hotel twenty-one years ago, at which America for the Americans has been ilizaton of Europe and the establish- the college student particularly to ther stated that a college is not to Women, and the college play, "Mrs. President Thwing deglivered the ora- disregarded. America is moved not ment of Christianity were contained lake up the problems of social and draw the best minds from a commun- I3umpstead Leigh," were given. tion and presented the charter. by policy, but by principle." He in that basket. personal reform. We must be con- ity and sent them elsewhere, but rath- The important topics discussed by Five of the foundation members,' stated that America is guided by prin- Thus Dr. Gray showed "much of the cerned 'with the direction of moral er to impart some of its spirit and the conference were listed as follows: Dr. J. W. Miles, Dr. A. C. Ellis, 'Hon. ciple and its interest in humanity and world's 'business gets started in a gale progress without fear of conditons, ideals through them to the commun- STUDENT GOVERNMENT PROB- of laughter." 'We find, throughout the for the whole history of progress con- ity. (Continued on page 4.) (Continued on Page 2.) LEMS. history of the world, folly ushering in verges on the individual to be for- Dr. Elliott reminisced on his ex- A. Honor system. great and sublime events. The great warded to the future. periences while a student at Alle- 1. Penalties. poets, Wordsworth and Burns were Modern Christianity demands that gheny by telling several interesting 2. Methods of enforcing. EMIMPAIKKIRMIENEMMMITSVAKM laughed at by their contemporaries; democracy open the doors of oppor- episodes of the faculty members at (a) Proctors. and Benjamin Franklin must have tunity to everyone and maintains the time in religious work as well as 3. Theft. been thought a fool, flying a kite out that public good is a more lasting some of his own in Y. M. C. A. work. Classes Close ffribay for the Ouletibe (a) Methods of detecting. in a thunderstorm, yet his experiment satisfaction than private gain. This At the suggestion of Dr. Henke, Dr. l (b) How dealt with. was the beginning of the development 'may seem an impossible program, Beiler made a motion that a commit- B. Relation of Freshmen to Student Zeason. of electrical science. "There are but in the words of Carlyle, "All noble tee consisting of Dr.