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22 STATES AND 4 FOREIGN SILICA GEL OFFERS BIG POS- CAST OF "THE ,GALLOPER" ENGINEERS WILL ESTABLISH WELSH AND BAHLKE STAR COUNTRIES REPRESENT- SIBILITIES FOR BOOT- INCLUDES MOST EXPERI- CHAPTER OF KNIGHTS AT E. C. S. A. CHAM- ED IN DORMITORY LEGGERS ENCED MEN IN BARN- OF ST. PATRICK PIONSHIPS 13 Graduate Students and Several In- Dr. Patrick Lectures on Uses of Prod- STORMERS CLUB Society Fostered by Electrical and Me- Rutgers Captures Team Honors. Two chaniral Enerirkeers tr* Create F. C. 5 A structors Also in Residence at uct. Custom House Officials Par.r- 11! •bvdt. by Strong Organization Black Horucvu t,.1" klat:ing . Can be Fooled Acted in "The Purple Mask" and Blue Fish Statistics regarding the Alumni Bootleggers will soon be using Welsh and Bahlke of Hopkins Leading parts of "The Gallop- CORRECTION Dormitory, which were Memorial Silica Gel to fool custom house of- er", to be presented by the Barn- It has been brought to our were the star performers in the recently made public, show con- ficers, according to Dr. W. A. Pat- stormers' Club on March 28 and attention that in the issue Eastern Collegiate Swimming As- clusively that the Johns Hopkins rick, who delivered a leture on of March 7 some details were sociation championships held last Undergraduate School enjoys 29, are divided between men who this product to a large assemblage incorectly stated concerning Saturday at local reputation. The have had much experience in act- New Brunswick. more than a the abandonment of plans last Thursday. • Welsh was the individual announcement of these facts ing and others who have had prac- for the installation of a chap- star of. should prove a decided set-back to Dr. Patrick, Professor of Chem- tically none at all. ter of the Knights of St. the meet, winning both the fifty -studying-med- the "Oh-so-you-are istry at Johns Hopkins, and dis- . R. F. Passano, who has been Patrick. The News-Letter and hundred yard swims. His icine" habit. regrets the mistake. We are coverer of the compound's uses, chosen to play Copeland Schuy- time of 57 2-5 seconds set up a Twenty-two states are now rep- printing a correction of that went on to demonstrate the article. new E. C. S. A. record. Bahlke resented in the Dormitory alone. ler, the leading part, will be re- unique absorbative qualities of was -with 31 students; membered as having played the second high point scorer with Maryland leads The more important details of New York has 10; Pennsylvania, Silica Gel, which is capable of tak- seven due. to his win in the 220- part of Majolin in the "Purple organization and future work of 8; Virginia, 7; Ohio, 5; District of ing up fifty per cent of its weight yard dash and his third in Mask," which was given by the the Knights of St. Patrick will be the cen- Columbia, 4; North Carolina, New in water, or other liquids, without tury. His time of Club last year. Although this discussed at a meeting of the As- 2 minutes, 33 Jersey and Connecticut each have growing any in size. It is this re- sociation of Collegiate Engineers 4-5 seconds is also a new E. C. S. 3; South Carolina, Kentucky and part was not the largest hi tile markable quality that would be of to be held on Tuesday, March 18, A. mark. Texas each have 2.; and the fol- play, it was very important and use to bootleggers, Dr. Patrick at 4 P. M. Most of the Electrical lowing states have one each: Rutgers won the meet with a pointed out. demanded capable acting. It was and Mechanical Engineers are in -West Virgiriia, Indiana, Colorado, total of 41 points. Hopkins was • "An imported cargo of silica the type of part which is a bad favor of the new society and are Illinois, Wisconsin, Massachu- second with 33, Lehigh 13 gel," he said, "would be likely to failure unless it is exceedingly giving it their hearty backing. The and setts, North Dakota, Washington, be passed by the customs officials Swarthmore 10. The teams fin- well done. Civil Engineers have not yet ex- Minnesota and Michigan. The as a mere shipment of a peculiar ished in the same order in the dual • He also played an important pressed their approval or disap- following coutries are each repre- looking sand. It could, in reality, meets of the year. Rutgers cap- part in "Helena's Husband," a proval of the project but it is sented by one man each: Canada, contain gallons of pure alcohol, tured four first places, Hopkins one-act play given by the Barn- thought that they also will favor Porto Rico, China and England. for it is able to absorb the illegal three, and Lehigh one. All of the stormers in the fall of 1922. This the organization. Enrollment is 98 liquid and yet be odorless, dry, Hopkins entry of six men scored was one of the plays given by Freshmen and Sophomores will The present enrollment of the and without additional volume. points in the meet. Dormitory numbers 98 men. This candidates and coached by the be admitted as Guards of the Or- Continued on page 3, col. 2 Welsh Wins 100 Barnstormers for the purpose of der, and the Juniors and Seniors includes undergraduates, gradu-, The greatest race of will be made Knights of St. Pat- the day ates and instructors. There are 13 discovering talent. brought together FIRST BASEBALL PRACTICE rick. The knighting ceremony will Welsh of Hop- men •of the Class of 1924, 15 Dunning New Discovery kins and Foster of Rutgers. TO BE HELD THURSDAY take place at a dance following the These Juniors, 10 Sophomores and 25 F. Dunning, who will play the two stars have forced each other residents of Carlins Secured for Practice Ground. engineering "Show." Quite con- Freshmen. Thirteen 40 Candidates Out very important part of Billy Ashe, to make records. In the Rutgers- pursuing trary to a recent report, there is the Dormitory are Manager Francis Gluck, of the also played in a one-act play. He Hopkins' dual meet this year, Fos- the graduate schools. no secret ritual. The main purpose courses_ in baseball —team_ has announced. that ,played the leading part in "The ter won from Welsh by a touch and of the association is to form a Of these, Physics, Biology initial practice.will be held next Very Naked Boy." With this sex-. and hung up a new mark of 58 sec- 3; strong engineering organization Political Economy each claim Thursday afternoon at Carlin's, or ception, Mr. Dunning has had no onds. Welsh came back Saturday Psy- made up of three integral units, Romance Languages, 2; and as soon after as weather conditions other experience in acting at Hop- and clipped 3-5 of a second from History, Chemistory and whose sole aim will be to draw all chology, will permit. The batteries have kins. Until his tryout for the Foster's time and beat him by student engineers into closer relation. This I athematics boast one been warming up and it has been part, however, the Club had been about a yard. , each. Several instructors also live plan, however, will in no way in- decided to issue the uniforms at entirely at a loss to find someone Hopkins took first and second Memorial Dormitory. terfere with any of the present at the time of the first practice. who could play. Ashe. His very in the fifty when Enander and The contention thlt-the Dormi- engineering clubs. To date some forty candidates first reading of the part scored a Foster of Rutgers bumped at a tory group is a representative one It is the plan of those who are have reported, among whom are big hit with the Club. turn and were left behind. Dun- further supported by the fact working for the establishment of a is numerous men who come with hieh Hugh Smallwood, who will play ning lost to Potts of Rutgers by a that nearly every religious faith Hopkins Chapter of the Knights of reputations and should add material the part of Kirke Warren, last yard in the 200 breast but his time is represented in the group. The St. Patrick to first form a local strength to the Hopkins team dur- year played Armand de Treviere, was better than the old Hopkins Episcopalians lead the list with 25 whose record shall be the main ar- ing the coming season. The Black the leading part in the "Purple record for the distance. Howard men; the Hebrews come next gument in favor of nationalization and Blue pitching staff will be con- Mask." In "If I Were King," and Hambleton finished second with 16; Southern Methodists fol- into the main body. siderably augmented by •Winken- presented by the Club the year and fourth respectively in the low with 14; Presbyterians have before, he played the part of Rene werder, a southpaw, and McNeal, A. A. BOARD AWARDS LET- plunge. 11; Baptists and Catholics each de Montigny. who does his twirling with his right TERS TO MEMBERS OF The Summary have 5; Lutherans, 3; and the hand. Both these men have shown Female Impersonators Inexperienced - CROSS COUNTRY The summary of the meet fol- Congregationalists and thq Re- excellent ability and need only a The female roles will all be Verne Booth and Lee Wasson lows: formed Church each have 2. Six breath of spring to emerge into played by men who have had no were each awarded the Varsity 200-Yard Relay—Won by Rutgers men profess no religion. fine shape. In the infield there is previous experience at Hopkins. "H" for work on the cross country (Brown, Rosetti, Warner, Fos- Many Fraternities Represented The statistics show that the a certain dearth of material which The "heroine," Grace Whitney, team at a meeting of the Athletic ter); Johns Hopkins (Bahlke, group is also typical of Hopkins. is somewhat compensated by the will probably be played either by Board held last Thursday. Both Dunning, Lord, Welsh), sec- In it are very well represented the fact that Curry, a former Univer- Mortimer Slatkin or Douglas the awards were made for special ond: Swarthmore (Galley, Shoe- three types of fraiernities at the sity of Washington star, will make Frantz. Frantz is a freshman, and merit, Booth's being given for win- .maker, Kane, Martin), third. university. Eleven national, sev- a strong bid for the first sack po- Slatkin has never done any acting ning the Intercollegiate Cross Coun- Time, 1.40. (Lehigh disquali- en local and seven honorary fra- sition. This is Curry's first year at the University. The excellence try championship. The following fied from third place for beating ternities make up the list. Mem- at Hopkins and he should be of of the work of both men is post- cross country men were awarded the touch.) bers of the following five nationals untold value to Coach Brockman in poning the decision between them. the "cHc": Gwynn, Stevens, Fancy diving—Won by Galbraith, make up the "stray Greek" dele- the intensive schedule that has been The other two important fe- Bauerenschmidt, and McLane, man- Rutgers; Martin, Swarthmore, gation: Pi Kappa Alpha, Delta arranged. Ben Thomas at secpnd, male parts, Sybil Swartz and ager. second; Astarita, Lehigh, third; Tau Delta, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Marion at third, and Curry as a Blanche Bailey, will be played by The Board also voted letters to Childs, Lehigh, fourth. Zeta Psi and Alpha Sigma Phi. first sacker, will make a classy trio. T. M. Jenifer and Leslie Schwinn, the members of this year's swim- 50-Yard Swim—Won by Welsh, The nationals are: Beta Theta Pi, Charlie Hutzler, of last year's respectively. Schwinn is a fresh- ming team. Those receiving the Johns Hopkins; Lord, Johns Alpha Delta Phi, Kappa Sigma, squad. however, will be a hard man man, and jenifer has not had any H S T are Welsh, Howard, Lord, Hopkins, second; Brown, Rut- Delta Phi, Phi Kappa Psi, Kappa to beat at first. Smith and Schact previous experience in acting at Dunning, Bahlke, McCleary, Ste- gers, third; Foster, Rutgers, Alpha, Tau Alpha Omega, Phi are the hopes of the outfield. Hopkins. vens, Hambleton, Sauerwein and fourth. Time, 0.25 3-5. Epsilon Pi, Tau Epsilon Phi, Phi With the first game, that with Other important parts are those Gardner, manager. Three new 200-Yard Breast Stroke—Won by Alpha and Phi Sigma Delta. Sev- Drexel Institute, only two weeks of Griggs, O'Malley and Ostah, records made by the swimming team Potts, Rutgers; Dunning, Johns en locals are represented: Alpha distant will mean intensive and ser- which will be played by George were mentioned at the meeting, a Hopkins, second; Freeman, Le- Kappa Phi, Sigma Tau Delta, Pi ious work on the part of .a11 the can- Hess, Gordon Post and Gordon committee being appointed to sub- high, third; Glenn, Rutgers, Kappa Chi, Delta Gamma Theta, didates. Drexel has no material to Stick, respectively. Of the three, mit these records for approval. This fourth. Time, 3.01 4-5. Omicron Delta Omicron, Gamma boast of this year, although it al- Hess, who played the part of a committee was instructed to inves- Plunge for Distance—Won by Phi and the Silver Arrow Club. ways furnishes stiff opposition Gendarme last year, is the only tigate and ascertain the new track Von Stanley, Rutgers, with 75 Seven honorary fraternities .rep- when they come to Baltimore. It one who has ever acted before records, also. feet in 52 3-5 seconds; Howard, resented in the Dormitory are: is hoped that the last vestige of win- for the Barnstormers' Club. The list of freshmen receiving Johns Hopkins with 69 feet, sec- Heating the 'sand' would repro- ter will soon have disappeared, leav- The parts of Hewitt, Anstruth- numerals for playing on the class ond; Best, Swarthmore, third, Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, ing the aspirants free to remove the er, and Max will all be played by football team was approved by the with 67 1-2 feet; Hambleton, Continued on page 4, col. 3 kinks from their arms. Continued on page 4 col. 4 A. A. Board at this meeting. Continued on page 4, col. 3. 2 THE JOHNS HOPKINS NEWS.LETTER, MARCH 18, 1924

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Modern Library; Han and 0 Womein is ill the Classical Library Entered as second-class matter December 3, 1909, at the Postoffice at Baltimore, Md., under Act of Congress, November 3, 1879. within the grasp of any reader who is able to reach the fourth shelf; Published semi-weekly "Several students lately received from October to June by the students of Johns and our own copy of The Dance of Hopkins University. a severe jolt," writes contributor, •a Life is at. anybody's disposal,all "when they learned that Comstock- Business communications should be addressed to the BUSINESS MAN- these exclusive of the volumes on ery was being practiced in the Uni- AGER, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY; all articles and other communications or by Havelock Ellis represented by or should be sett to the MANAGING EDITOR. versity library. One student had twenty-four cards ill the Dictionary applied for volumes on the Psychol- Catalogue of the Main Reading Telephone Homewood 100 ogy of Sex, by Havelock Ellis; an- Room. These Cards are, by the way, Neatly combed, well-kept hair is a other for Decameron, business and social asset. Boccaccio's not marked Index Expurgatorius, STACOMB makes the hair stay combed Editor-in-Chief Business Manager and another for the unexpurgated in any style you like even after it has JOSEPH LEOPOLD, '24 PHILIP W. HOWARD, '25 but, on the contrary, "may be taken just been washed. edition of the Arabian Nights. STACONIB—the original—has been out upon application." MM. Managing Editor These applications were very ur- used for years by stars of stage and WILLIAM G. DEAN, JR., '24 Advertising Mang qer screen—leaders of style. Write today for free trial tube. A. J. McKAY, '26 banely declined with the answer El Assistant Managing Editor that the volumes were not given out Tubes-35c Jar8-75c T. 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The result was: that these HOMEWOOD, BALTIMORE, MD., MARCH 18, 1924 volumes when in circulation among undergraduates, are wilfully .and wantonly mutilated— pencil- and - EXIT 1924 marked, pages torn and cut, and All members of college classes have a universal bad habit—that various other degrees of damage done of graduation. They matriculate, stay barely long enough to know and love their Alma Mater, and go forth to join the ever-swelling "With such a report the honor ranks of alumni. All are under this sentence and the turn of Johns system at Hopkins becomes pure paradox. It is dutifully obeyed, and Hopkins nineteen hundred and twenty-four is near. With this is flagrantly disobeyed. The aca- issue of the News-Letter the Seniors tender their resignations and demic authorities, the NEWS-LETTER the new Board of Control takes over the management of the paper. and the student body in general This, however, signifies more than the mere resignation of a few proclaim in unison, stentor-like men. Within the next month the Seniors will withdraw from other fashion, that despite the failure of the honor system organizations and activities in order to prepare for graduation and during examina- tions at most institutions at Hop- to allow underclassmen to demonstrate their ability. The News-Let- kins it has met invariable success. Stetsons are designed for young ter elections mark the beginning of the end—the end of 1924 as an Yet at Hopkins, the code of honor undergraduate class. is violated in the use of the library. men—they are a long time Although the event of graduation seems vital to us, it is only In the former the violator com- growing mits a old. because we are so intimately connected. We do not possess the moral breach alone; in the latter he is materially injuring oth- usual illusion that the loss to Hopkins will prove irreparable. To ers. The notion that the honor sys- undergraduates it will be only the removal of another obstacle; to tern at Hopkins is a perfect success alumni and faculty STETSON HATS it will be "just another class." The only lasting is a grand illusion. . . . regrets at the passing of 1924 will be our own. "I have still a few words con- Styled for young men cerning this withdrawal of many A BEQUEST •volumes from undergraduate cir- i.",. "•••••••,,9119rfSwIrssersnselmsn•Imeris.TRNSVISSseRVIVISITOMISIMMISRSVMSCIFSSIMSRPITIPM culation. Some intuition, or is it Middle-aged men and sires, with undergraduate days far behind the sheer perverseness of my mind. them, are eternally expressing their views on the benefits to be de- warns me to be somewhat skeptical rived from a college education. We shall not attempt to ,participate of the official reason. Logically, it in or interfere with this exchange of learned bouquets and brickbats. appears, that these local vandals We will only say that were members of the Class of 1924 asked mutilate all books. Doubtless many whether or not their undergraduate career had proved beneficial the have already noticed this. Why reply would be unanimous in the affirmative. then this discrimination? Why are To those who are to come after us we will, unsolicited, divulge only those books withdrawn which our findings. We have discovered that a college education entails all Comstocks ordinarily place on more than mere studying and the-passing, of examinations. Under- the Index Expurgatorius? Why graduate activities, the resulting fellowship,. the entering into and not the expensive volumes of the the possession of college spirit, all contribute to better fitting the poets where several pages are some- college man for life. These, we think, should be included in every times torn out together? I may be university catalogue. wrong, but to me this official rea- rrHE constant` When a graduate applies for a position and is asked what he has son smacks strongly of moral Pur- smoker finds learned at college, he should not merely enumerate his courses and itanism—of moral men who are in Melachrino the marks he has received. He should submit a list of books read trying to save my soul from the ex- and plays viewed before entering college and a corresponding list cruciating tortures of Hell. . . ." Cigarettes a deli- at the time of graduation. He should divulge the extent and the * * cacy of flavor of character of his thinking before and after. He should reveal his Inquiry at official sources has which he never point of view and allow a measure to be applied to see whether or failed to show any iron-bound rul- not it has broadened. For it is by these details that the success or tires. ing forbidding the failure of a college education may be determined. circulation of any volumes owned by the Univer- sity. Far from having any official The News-Letter announces with pleasure the election of R. ban the Hopkins Library has been ORIGINAL Carmichael Tilghman, '25, as Editor-in-Chief; Alger Hiss, '26, as noted for its "open shelf" system. Managing Editor; Ernest A. Strathman, '26, as Assistant Managing Certain precautions have to be taken Editor; Otho J. Keller, III, '26, as Circulation Manager; J. Arthur to preserve valuable books. 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The J. B. Williams Company, Glastonburg, Conn. Gordon Stick and Gordon Post as they will appear in the forthcoming production of the "Galloper" at the Lyric Theatre. Printers ofj cThe Johns Hopkins: The Johns Hopkins University DR. PATRICK TALKS ABOUT advantages over the other types 'NEWS, ,LETTER' SILICA GEL of home refrigerating plants. 1 Continued from page With the chemicals and appa- duce the alcohol in an unaffected LOMBARD and SOUTH STREETS ratus that were available, Dr. Pat- condition. rick demonstrated the principles FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF INSTRUCTION 1923-1924 "Another use, but one to which of the manufacture of the chemi- RIFLE TEAM LOSES TO ILLI- I hope silica gel will never be put, cal. By adding hydrochloric acid NOIS 3759-3609 is to combat poisonous gases. to a solution of sodium silicate, During the war, masks of cheese The Illinois rifle team defeated more commonly known as water INSTRUCTION chemicals to the Hopkins team in a dual match cloth saturated with glass, he showed that a jelly-like gases were Master of this week, the score being Hop- offset the poisonous precipitate was formed immedi- GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. Degrees: but the re- Arts; Doctor of Philosophy. kins 3609 and Illinpis 3759. The used for this purpose, ately. This precipitate, however, obtained were very poor. physicians. striking feature of the match was sults is very unstable. Dr. Patrick ex- MEDICAL SCHOOL. Degree: Doctor of Medicine; courses for Charcoal in the masks was next the scores made by the Illinois plained. If, however, the water COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENC ES. Degree: Bachelor of Arts. employed. The invention of new men in the standing position, glass is added to the hydrochloric SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING. Degrees: Doctor of Engineering; Mas- gases, however, caused the success which were higher in some cases acid and allowed to sit for about ter of Engineering; Bachelor of Engineering; Bachelor of Science in of this method to be short lived. than those in the prone position. five hours, a very stable form of Chemistry. Silica gel will absorb an amazing The average scores made by Hop- silica gel is formed from which SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Degrees: Doctor of Pub- of poisonous gases and of Science in Hygiene; Cer- kins in the prone and sitting posi- amount the water is extracted, leaving a lic Health; Doctor of Science and Bachelor will be serviceable much longer tificate in Public Health. tions were higher than those of fine powder that has marvelous any of the other materials Degree. the opposing team but were some- than absorbative qualities. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS. Bachelor's thus far used. what lower than those made by The Assembly was attended by COLLEGE COURSES FOR TEACHERS. Degree: Bachelor of Science. commer- Illinois in the standing and kneel- "The most important an unusually large number. After SUMMER COURSES. Accepted for degrees of Master of Arts, Bachelor of ing positions. The scores of the cial use of the gel is in a refriger- the Ode was sung, Randolph Nor- Arts or of Science. recently match were as follows: ating plant which has wood urged the undergraduates COURSES IN SOCIAL ECONOMICS. been perfected that operates with- to buy as many June Week stamps HOPKINS EVENING COURSES in Business Economics and for Technical Workers. out the use of a moving mechani- as possible. Coach Ray Van Or- L'Allemand 380 cal part, other than a few valves," man then made an appeal to the Mount 373 said Dr. Patrick. students to get busy and put over Kaufman 370 Dr. Patrick went on to explain the spring season ticket campaign. Wilgis 362 the principle of this contrivance. Dr. Van Orman said, "As soon as Parks 361 Water is placed in a vacuum we can get athletics on a sound JOHNS HOPKINS PRESS PUBLICATIONS. Muir 359 which causes it to boil without financial basis, we can begin a 353 Hull any increase in temperature. As sinking fund for a gymnasium. 353 Martin the water is boiling at an ordi- But before we can even hope for 350 Michael nary temperature, and the water a profit from spring sports every 348 Rowland vapor given off is being absorbed man must sell his quota of two also Physics continually by the silica gel in an tickets." He went on to say that MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING—Housing 3609 BUILDINGS adjoining chamber, the water in 1922 and 1923 the university ILLINOIS must have heat to continue to boil. had taken over the management GILMAN HALL—General library, class rooms, biology, administration. Schmitt 394 On account of this fact, the water of the spring athletics and had and College Chemistry. Gebhardt 381 has only itself from which to take made a profit of only $98, and this CIVIL ENGINEERING—Housing also Geology. 378 Apple the heat, and in doing so, cools it- year at least $4500 is • needed POWER HOUSE. Quinette 377 self until it freezes. A valve is through the spring, and to start a AND PLANT PHYSIOLOGY—With Greenhouses and Botanical 375 BOTANY Payton then closed, cutting off the gel sinking fund. Garden. Fiocus 373 from the ice, a gentle heat is ap- CHEMICAL LABORATORY—For graduate work. Fox 368 plied and the water regained from NONE 0'YOUR LIP PHYSIOLOGICAL BUILDING. Maloney 368 the gel as a vapor, condensed, and I think I can do it. ANATOMICAL LABORATORY. Wright 367 conducted, when cooled, back to I never will rue it. the original chamber, with only She won't miscontsrue it. HUNTERIAN LABORATORIES. 3759 the adjustment of a few valves I don't think I'll miss. PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY. it. The results of the second stage necessary for the entire operation. I did it. I did SCHOOL OF HYGIENE. She didn't forbid it. of the N. R. A. meet were first This process can be repeated in- CARROLL MANSION—Johns Hopkins Club. 927. as the life of the gel is She merely said, "Damn, team 951 and second team definitely, STUDENT ACTIVITIES BUILDING. match to be fired is 17vith infinite. This machine, Dr. Pat- Do you call that a kiss?" The next ALUMNI MEMORIAL DORMITORY. University of - Pennsylvania. rick showed, has many obvious —Jack o' Lantern. 4 THE JOHNS HOPKINS NEWS-LETTER, MARCH 18, 1924

COLD SLOWS SPRING SPORTS A return of real winter in the PLAYSHOPPERS NOTICE form of heavy snows, rain, and be- Present low freezing temperatures has dealt The date of the Military Ball has been changed from VC "The Ink That Made a blow to spring sports at Johns Hopkins. Lacrosse April 11 to April 4. The Fountain Pen Possible 61ALSWORTHY . is the only out- door activity that has been able to ,CLOTHE1 function during the past week, and BASEBALL The Homewood Playshop offer- even that sport was somewhat hin- ed a one-act comedy and a two-act dered by the slush-filled field. All baseball candidates re- Of course you know that Ric Galsworthy tragedy as its monthly Exactly when the tennis courts port to Dr. Abercrombie for The Barn is handling orders bill, last Thursday, Friday and Sat- will be ready is a matter physical examination for our clothes again this m11111111 of specu- this 1111111 urday nights. The plays were "La lation. So long as the wintry weath- afternoon at 3 P. M. year. ordS Pc Paix Chez Soi," a French comedy, er prevails the opening of the ten- The plan worked FOUNTAIN PEN INK to Ri BV.TE"E3t:t'oc , translated by Dr. G. William Small nis season seems distant. Captain mutual advantage last sea- ch of the Playshop, and the Gals- Hofmeister is anxious to issue a son, and we're mighty glad EXPERIENCED MEN IN BARNSTORM- of worthy work, "The First and the call to practice as the first match ERS' CAST to continue the relation- Last." is scheduled with the Easton Coun- Continued from page 1 ship. an As is usual in a translation from try Club on April 19. members of the Club who had Ready-to-wear Suits $30 up cl: the French, "La Paix Chez Soiv Perhaps the sport most hurt by parts in the "Purple Mask" last Ready-to-wear O'Coats . $35 up in was flat and uninteresting. If it the prolonged winter is baseball. year. Hewitt will be played by ca Payne &Merrill ever had any real humor, any tang Since the organization meeting of Kelso 211-213 E. Baltimore St. Morrill, who took the part tu in the original form, it has lost it the Black and Blue batsmen real of Lieutenant Roche. Alger Hiss in the English version. Amateurish CLOTHIERS outdoor practice has been imprac- who will play the part of Anstru- acting contributed largely to the tical because of the poor condition ther, was Valentine Boudet last ruin; experienced hands might have HABERDASHERS of the ground, and the continued year. P. Sachs, who played Abbe dr saved the day. However, the Play- low temperature. Both players and Brochard, will take the part of ti shop maintained its reputation for fans are anxiously awaiting the Max. 315 Charles St. North kr effective staging.; the setting was break-up of winter. The baseball Club Must Sell 4,000 Tickets tc the best thing in the production. team will meet its first opponent, This year the members of the tl- And the young wife had a copy of Drexel Institute, on March '19. Club have taken "La Vie Parisienne" to throw at .Track practice, which it upon them- was sus- Cifi:eXatteri)euv the husband. (Local color, don't selves to sell 4,000 tickets, pended over two weeks ago, will be since -41MEs H.& OSCAR ol Boys, the place to get your you know?) the resumed as soon as the weather per- Lyric's capacity is 2,000. Last OWNERS Cl meals—and they are hon- "The First and the Last" was a mits. year, the R. 0. T. C. Unit lifted 11.4DE•C4 est-to-goodness meals, well rather pretentious offering. In the Impatient aspirants to 29 E. BALTIMORE ST. athletic re- half the burden from the should- l3 serve d, and reasonably first place the old Playshop tradi- nown need only examine the calen- Agents for JOHN B. STETSON HATS ers of the Club by assuming the and FRATERNITY BANDS priced—is at tion of using only one-act plays was dar to see the proximity of real responsibility for furnishing the abandoned; this one was much lon- spring with all its attendant joys. audience for one performance. ger than any other production of Astronomical spring will actually Since this will not be repeated '1 the current season at the Campus arrive about four o'clock next Fri- LIBERTY ST. The St. REGIS this year the Club itself must dis- Theater. Then it was well acted, day, but balmy weather might even AT SARATOGA pose of all of the tickets. The and the production as a whole set precede this scientific borderline be- RESTAURANT Club considers a play a a high standard. tween spring and winter. failure LUNCHEON if the Lyric is not filled 1817 N. Charles St. Mr. Albert Hecht and Miss Anne for both TEA performances. French were really excellent in the 22 STATES REPRESENTED IN (Half Block below North Ave.) Student DINNER roles of Larry Darrent, and of DORMS activities cards are now Continued from page 1 redeemable at the Barn for two Wanda, the Polish girl. They put 11.30 Nicholas Brown, Mgr. Sigma dollars in tickets. A. M. SPECIAL PARTIES across the personalities of the Xi, Omicron Delia Kappa, until Sigma young English scapegrace, and. of Chi Beta, Sigma Upsilon 7.30 P. M PLAZA 6987 ORTMAN the primitive Polish maid with and Gamma Delta. ALWAYS Transfers from 19 Colleges USE A "Queen Quality" Home-made great success. Galsworthy's play Chocolates was, of course, a fine piece of writ- There are also "transfers" from YELLOW CAB SHIRTS NECKWEAR Ice Cream Ices Luncheonette ing. 19 different colleges and univer- OR PHONE 227 N. Howard 518 N. Charles An interesting comparison be- sities among the residents of the LeFranc Dancing Every Afternoon at VERNON 1212 & Ault tween the stage and Dormitory. These students are Charles St. the moving 421 N. HOWARD ST. pictures was offered in from the following colleges: HAIL THEM ANYWHERE this Play- HOSIERY shop production, Princeton, Georgetown, Universi- GLOVES qa q4.141R4E41E4 EilE4*1O1elq0Ii 5454 '14 005454 Vi44,141q/1 for the same play, or what is called an adaptation of ty of Washington, Dartmouth, it, played at a down-town University of Virginia, Ohio State, movie RENT A CAR house last week under the title of Colgate, Wake Forest, St. John's, the "Stranger." To see the Play-- Union, Washington College, Rip- University shop performance was to realize on, of Maryland, Uni- DRIVE IT versity of YOURSELF lanNOLI what hokum the average movie di- Illinois, Gettysburg and °THE WONDER MOTOR FUEL' Alma of Michigan. rector can make from a perfectly FORDS, 12c PER MILE DODGES, 1 8c PER MILE good play. Men taking graduate work in Special An encouraging sign was the various schools of the university Reduced Rates for 50 Miles or More SHERWOOD BROTHERS, INC. presence of seven undergraduates are living in the Dormitory. These DRIVE in the audience. The undergraduate graduates were -students at the IT YOURSELF CO. body are beginning to realize, slow- following colleges: Yale, Harvard, 1725 NORTH CHARLES ST. VERNON 4049 1731X7gR"•EEEMEENIgiggIgHgErg== ly, what a worth-while proposition Princeton, University of Colorado, the Playshop is. And it in turn Clark, Davidson, Randolph-Ma- For For has changed its policy of "splen- con, University of North Carolina, The Greetings of a Fine Store FOUNTAIN did isolation," and is meeting them University of Richmond, Shang- GENERAL To the Students of a Fine University PENS , USE half way. hai Nanyang College, Western Maryland, Michigan Agriculture, Manufactured by CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JU- and Lebanon Valley. HOCHSCHILD.KOHN 8c Co. 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