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The Ursinus Weekly, November 8, 1943 Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus Weekly Newspaper Newspapers 11-8-1943 The Ursinus Weekly, November 8, 1943 Marion Bright Ursinus College Irene Suflas Ursinus College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Bright, Marion and Suflas, Irene, "The Ursinus Weekly, November 8, 1943" (1943). Ursinus Weekly Newspaper. 717. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/717 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Ursinus Weekly Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Ursinns Weekly VOL. 42, No. 1 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1943 Price, 5 cents Russell C. Johnson COLLEGE THESPIANS IN DRESS REHEARSAL !Forum To Present Resigns at College I Miss Sigrid Schultz Director of Athletics Ends Wednesday Night Services Here November 15 -- I Radio Commentator To Speak Russell C. Johnson, Director of I On They'll Do It Again Athletics and Manager of Proper­ ties at Ursinus College, has resigned Sigrid Schultz, famous foreign his college connections after hav­ correspondent and radio commen­ ing been actively identified with tator, will speak in Bomberger the school since 1930. After the hall on Wednesday at 8 :00 p. m. war curtailed the athletic program on They'll Try It Again, the first Johnson accepted the duties as in a series of educational discus­ Manager of Properties. The resig­ sions to be sponsored this year by nation is effective on November 15. the Ursinus College forum. Johnson was graduated from Ur­ Miss Schultz was born in Chicago sinus College in 1916 and immedi­ and received her early education in ately went into big league baseball that city. Later when her father, where he was a starring pitcher on an internationally famous Ameri­ the Philadelphia Athletics and the can artist of Norwegian descent, Baltimore and other big-time was commissioned to paint the por­ clubs. trait of the King of Wuerttemberg, Following his active playing days I he took his family with him to "Jing" began coaching duties by Europe. There were a few school handling the Bucknell university months in Germany, but most of baseball team in 1922. From 1924 her instruction was in Paris in to 1927 he was the baseball coach pri vate schools and later at the at Lehigh university. In 1930 he Sorbonne, which explains the lin­ came to Ursinus College as the guistic ability so much envied by director of athletics and head her colleagues. After the Sorbonne, coach of baseball. He produced she went to the University of Ber­ many winning combinations for the lin. College and distinguished himself Ethel Anderson '45, Barbara Cooke '44, Seymour Berman V-12, and David Brashear V-12, Lived In Berlin with his colleagues in the collegiate play prominent roles in Arsenic and Old Lace. athletic ci.rcles. The outbreak of World War I found the family in Berlin and her Johnson's record as baseball ORGANIZATION HEADS MEET coach here was unequalled in any Curtain Club To Open Dramatic Season mother's illness made it impOssible other sport during the period in TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7 :30 for them to leave. She remained which he served. His diamond in Germany throughout World War squads won 56 and lost 63 during A meeting of the presidents I and so after the Armistice found the period. of the various student organiz- a position as interpreter and as­ "Jing" was one of the leading ations, together with the Facul- I~~~: a:~:i~sl::, pr~o::n~: a:::~ O~r~ ~:::es- sistant to Richard Henry Little of spirits in the organization of the ty committee on student acti- ate in the Thompson-Gay gym- Henrietta Walker, Elaine Loughin, the Chicago Daily Tribune. In 1925 Eastern Pennsylvania Intercollegi- vities, will be held tomorrow nasium on Friday and Saturday Betsy Clayes, Janet Shoemaker, she succeeded to the position of ate Basketball league and baseball at 7: 30 p. m. in room 5 of Bom- nights as the Curtain club presents Jane Clanton, Libby Rubin, Betty Director of the Chicago Daily Trib­ league of the same name. He was berger hall. the Broadway hit, Arsenic and IUmstad, and Mildred Innes; ward­ une's Central European Bureau in also instrumental in the formation The presidents of the student Old Lace. robe-Betty Walton and Betty For- Berlin, where she remained for six­ of the Middle Atlantic Football and organizations are requested to Faint-hearted persons planning ney. teen years. While home on leave, Wrestling associations. In this consult their faculty advisers to attend one of the performances I Staging Group Miss Schultz developed a case of spotted war typhus which fortun­ connection he served as Secretary- and come to the meeting pre- ,are ~dvised to pring along their The stage committee, headed by Treasurer of the football associa- pared to outline their plans for sI?ellmg salts for use. when the I Webb Morrison, includes Fred Deck, ately prevented her from returning to Germany before America's entry I'il}!). • c::il1J'" H:c:: il1" .. !"ti"n. "".c::i£:n;!'~ the vear. kln~lv nlrl Pr/3'Vc::tn"c"C::I'~ .. n Q/3""n CoL! i: .. C c.Lrb, f , Jc . t: J.!.1 Cltidfav'al­ into the war. just last year to accept the presi- I ------- thell' famous elde~berry v.: me, then loti, Winifred Clarke, Gladys How­ As the only woman head of a dency. All of these leagues and as-I R b Well COt bury th~ corps~ m theIr. c~l1ar ard, Carolyn Howells, Betsy Shoe­ sociations were formed to promote U Y 1 along wlth thell' other VIctIms; maker Lee Phillips Janice Wenk­ large news staff in Europe, Miss orne u Schultz held one Oif the most dan­ better intercollegiate relations. If St d t S b "b and when the sinister maniac, enbach Eleanor Grubb Delores He is a past president of the U en s U sen e Jon~than Brewster, resembling MackeIi, Elaine Loughi~, Janet gerous as well as mos,t important Middle Atlantic states Collegiate BonIs Karlo1!, appears. on the Shoemaker, Lois Stugart, and news jobs in the world. Athletic Conference - a post in Continuing for two weeks, the scene and tnes to dom~ate t.he Courtenay Richardson. Knew German Leaders which he served two years. At Ruby subscription campaign which Bre~ster hoysehold for. hIS ultenor Publicity is being taken care of She knew Goering, Goebbels, present he is also Secretary of the started last Wednesday is now un- motIves. HIS accomplIce, Doctor by Fred Carney and his committee Himmler, even Hitler himself from Eastern Collegiate Athletic con­ der way. ' Einstein, . adds atmosph.ere. Since members, Adele Kuntz, Carol the beginning of their rise to ference. A down payment of $1.50 which no play IS ~omplete WIthout ro- Strode, Roberta Blauch, Charlene power. She saw the end of the At Ursinus Johnson was instru­ must be paid during the campaign mance, MortImer B~'ewster, a n~p- Taylor, Marylouise Harte... Dorothy Hohenzollern regime, observed the mental in the formation of the will reserve a copy of the 1944 hew of the O~d ladles, and Ela~ne Kleppinger, Joy Harter, Helen birth and death of the Weimer Re­ (Continued on page 4) Ruby. As yet the full price is un- Harper, t?e gIrl next door, furnISh Mackee and Tinker Harmer. public, the rise and sweep of the determined. the love mterest. (Continued on page 4) Nazi power over most of Europe. Although this year's Ruby is lim- Cast Listed During the twenty years' interval New Supply Store Has ited financially and will not be as Embl'Yo actors and actresses PRE·MEDICAL STUDENTS TAKE between wars, ,she knew everyone elaborate as previous yearbooks, it seen absent-mindedly wandering NATIONWIDE APTITUDE TESTS of importance in Central Europe P.O., Soda Fountain will constitute a rememberance of about muttering their lines are: and covered many historic events. Ursinus. Pictures of the senior Ethel Anderson, who plays Abby On leave now from the Tribune, Although the carpenters have class, campus organizations, ath- Brewster; Barbara Cooke, Martha Thirty-seven Ursinus civilian Miss Schultz is writing a new book, delayed their work on the new sup- letics, and Navy platoons will be Brewster; John Ziegler, Teddy pre-medical students- took the They'll Try It Again, to be pub­ ply store because of the necessary included. The yearbook will not Brewster; David Brashear, Jona­ American Medical College associa­ lished soon, and is lecturing all repairs on the dormitories, they be dependent upon advertisements than Brewster; Edward Smith, tion aptitude test last Friday af­ over the country to audiences eager expect to complete the addition but upon subscription funds. Mary Mortimer Brewster; Marilyn Smy­ ternoon in the lecture hall of to hear her forthright observa­ in another month. Hogg '44, editor of the Ruby the, Elaine Harper; Seymour Ber- Pfahler hall. This nationwide ex­ tions as to the Nazis and their The Post Office, which is a dis- depends upon the students' cooper- man, Doc Lor Einstein; Richard amination, entirely different from threat to our concept of civiliza­ tributing center for all college ation in subscribing for it. Hunter, the Rev. Dr. Harper; Dan last year's qualifying test, will not tion and the dignity of the human mail, will be separated from the Representatives have been ap- Williams, Officer Brophy; John be given again this year and was being.
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