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lOTcnïO- L i u W / U ( v Th e La w r e n t ia n Vol. 52, No. 14 LAWRENCE COLLEGE, APPLETON, WI8. Friday, January 11, 1935 A Cappella Choir Bober, McConagha, Chalmers Speaks Harvey Represent College Chang es Completes Plans College at Meeting To Students in Dr. Bober, Dr, McConagha, and For Concert Tour Mr. Harvey represented Lawrence Special Chapel college at the annual convention Entrance Ruling of the American Economic Asso­ Trip of Ten Days to In* ciation, which was held at the President of Rockford Col* elude Appearances in Palmer House in Chicago Dec. 26 lege Advocates “The to 29. Simplified Ruling Abol­ Three States Discussions at the various meet­ Absorbed Mind” To Direct Symphony ishes All Specific ings principally concerned the Arrangements have been com­ problems of the New Deal, and very Chapel was deviated from its Requirements pleted for the annual mid-winter accurate information was presented time-hallowed procedure Thursday by speakers from Washington, D. C. Accepting by a unanimous vota Concert tour of the Lawrence A morning to present President Gor­ Members of the American Eco­ of the faculty, and making the an- Cappella choir. The choir will leave don Chalmers of Rockford College, nomic Association are college and nouncement official last Saturday, on February 1 for a period of from university professors throughout who spoke on “The Absorbed ten to twelve days. . # Lawrence College began the year the United States, some qualified Mind." Starting out with some ap­ The trip is to include three business men, and others. 1935 with the adoption of new en« States. The first concert will be in plicable “absent minded profes­ trance requirements which are the Milwaukee on February 1 at the sor's" jokes, which were unusual In simplest and easiest to understand First Methodist church. Included the sense of freshness, Dr. Chalmers of those of any college or university tn the group of concerts are the Debaters Compete pointed out the ideal preoccupation in the country. The changes were following places with other appear­ of the mind and distinguished it brought about with the aim of ances yet pending: Chicago Univer­ from the stoical attitude of the making the situation clear to every sity Chapel; Union League Club, At Oshkosh Today grind and the vacuity of unoccupied high school student, and of giving Chicago; York Community High brain matter. the high schools a sense of complete School, Elmhurst; Methodist church The speaker illustrated a form of freedom in the organization of their St South Bend, Ind.; Savannah, Illi­ Carroll, Kipon and Osh* the contemplative outlook by refer­ curricula. Specific requirements for nois; and the Wisconsin cities: ring to the story of Socrates, who entrance exist on longer. Any high Monroe, Madison, and Fond du Lac. ko-li Also Enter stood all day upon one leg in the school student who has done good Broadcasting arrangements are observation of his fellow soldiers. work may enroll in Lawrence Col« ■till under consideration. The choir T e a m s Socrates may have had a lame leg lege. Is also singing at the annual ban­ the day after but not a lame brain. One of the innovations of this During the past week the men’s quet of the Chicago Alumni Club. The experience and enjoyment de­ Percy Fulllnwider new Lawrence plan is the provi­ This group of singers, under the debate teams have made numerous rived from wholesome reflection sional admission of students at the direction of Dean Waterman, will appearances. Sunday evening two compensate for the discomforts of close of the junior year in higti present its home concert on Feb­ teams, consisting of: Affirmative: irregularity. school, so that they may organize David Morgan and Spencer John­ ruary 28 when it will make Its an­ Dr. Chalmers ext essed a wish to College Symphony their work and Make their plans nual appearance on the Community son, and the Negative: Robert Watt the students that at some time in well in advance of entering col­ and John Olson, held a debate at Artists Series. the new year they acquaint them­ lege. The essence of the new regu­ The concert group tour is com­ the Young People’s Association of selves with the irregularity of the lations adopted by the faculty is the Congregational Church. Appears Thursday posed of 65 selected voices includ­ intellectual life by missing a meal that any student in the upper half ing the following people: Thursday evening two teams, or some other mechanical feature composed of David Morgan and of his graduating class may be ad* Sopranos in their lives—by learning to thwart Plays Third Program on mitted to the college without the Doris Bennie, Green Bay. Spencer Johnson speaking for the the great hazard for the middle Affirmative and the Negative, Don­ complicated specific prescription^ Rosemary Dupont, Cloouet, Minn. aged, the hazard of the assured, Community Artist such as the English-mathematics- Cwen Cramer, Glen Ellyn, I1L ald Easterberg and John Olson, stereotyped existence. traveled to Seymour and debated S e rie s history requirements, which have Ellen Voigts, Evanston, 111. * Conceptions of Time hitherto been the general rule. All Evelyn Mertins, Iron River. before the Parent Teachers’ Asso­ ciation. Two other teams, consist- Quoting from Kenneth Leslie’s reference to “units” and “credits'' Jean Ridgeway, Elkhorn. “Windward Rocks,« President Chal­ The Lawrence Symphony Orches­ and ¿he PV'chinery accompanying Jean Meyer, Appleton. * bK o f. Addison Spfague and Nor­ tra is to be featured on the Com­ man Clapp. Affirmative, and Del­ mers described the different con­ these ideas has been eliminated. Anita Clare, Oak Park. 111. cepts of time. To some, time means munity Artist Series Thursday, Superiority Is New Yardstick Betty Jane Winans, Glen Ellyn, bert Schmidt and Willard Shibley, Negative, traveled to Brillion and "cause effect, effect cause; January 17. The complete statement of the m . All that is and will be was.” new regulations follows: Entrance held two debates. One was before The orchestra is composed of fif­ Ruth Merkle, Appleton. To others, the tick-tock of the clock requirements are qualitative rather Margaret Hendricksen, Hinsdale. the high school assembly in the ty musicians, Including town, col­ afternoon and the other before the is lost in the variety and intensity than quantitative. Lawrence Col* Mary Brooks, Apnleton. of living and thinking. lege, and conservatory students. lege desires to admit students of Beth Frye, Glen Ellvn, 111. Service club In the evening. All these exhibition debates were non­ The speaker stated that for the The organization, under the direc­ high character, serious purpose and Florence Schulze, Monroe. beginner in the quest for intellec­ superior intellectual ability. Con« Marjorie Meyer, AoDleton. decision. tion of Dr. Fuliinwider, has prac­ Today, immediately aftej lunch, tuality a form of grinding may be sidération will be given to all evt- Dorothy Below. Elmhurst, III. necessary in gaining the disciplined ticed bi-weekly and will present dence bearing on the student's per* Lasine Nordstrom, Biwabik, two women’s and four men's mind. The emphasis, however, must the following program: the L'Arle- sonality, and on his fitness to un- Minn. teams travel to Oshkosh to partici­ pate in a tournament which is be­ be placed upon the true goal of ed­ sienne suite by Bizet, the second dertake the type of work which Marjorie Wilson, Elmhurst, 111. ucation; not the desire for grades Altos ing conducted by the Oshkosh movement of Brahms’ Second Sym­ Lawrence offers. In general, grad­ State Teachers’ College. Those go­ and credits, but the search for the uation from high school is expected Lucille Wichmann, Appleton. phony, the second movement of the Carol Cooley, West P.end. ing to Oshkosh are: Women: Ueen independence and delight of ab­ of students entering Lawrence. Oc­ sorbing thought. Maxine Goeres, Aopleton. Busch, Mary Jean Carpenter, Mar­ Nordic Symphony by Henson, The casionally those who have given Marjorie Butler, Oak Park, 111, gery Fulton, Marjorie Hall, Mar­ Dr. Chalmers was elected presi­ Impressario overture by Mozart, evidence of superior ability, • sert« Pearl Wiese, Beaver Dam. garet Mercer, and Hester White; dent of Rockford College in Octo­ and other numbers by Handel, ousness of purpose, and adequate Men: Norman Clapp, Donald East­ ber and thereby became the young­ maturity may be admitted without Betsy Ashe. Kaukauna. Crist, Hadley and Gounoud. Jean Howell. Waterloo, Iowa. erberg, Spencer Johnson, David est college president of the country. graduation. Students coming from Ruth Selander, Browntown. Morgan, John Olson, Delbert accredited secondary schools wh# Schmidt, Willard Shibley, Addison Marion Crawford, Berlin. Wriston Travels and Turn to page 2 Frances Kernin, Mosinee. Sprague, and Robert Watt. EXAMINATION SCHEDULE — Marion Griggs, Glen Ellyn, 111. The schools participating in this Speaks Over Holidays FIRST SEMESTER 1934-35 Hrtli iiruin Speaks on Jane Lindsay, Manawa. tournament are: Carroll, Lawrence, Jan. 24, Thursday— While most Lawrentians had no Ripon and Oshkosh State Teachers' 9-12—Freshman English Com­ greater worries than the extent of Contemporary Romance Turn to page 4 College. The debates will be held position, all sections. their holiday celebrations. Dr. this afternoon and tomorrow morn­ 2-5 —Classes meeting on M. Wriston, our busy president, was The Tuesday Club of Neenah ing. W. F. at 1:30. kept working at his customary heard Miss Dorothy Bethurum, pro* Next Tuesday two teams travel to Jan. 25, Friday— speed, giving speeches, travelling fessor of English, speak et Its meet* Port Washington to hold a debate 9-12—Classy meeting on T. and conferring. On Dec. 10, he ing which took place January 8. before the High School assembly T. S. at 9:00. spoke at the Oshkosh Rotary Club "Romance in Contemporary Fie* We're back — we can’t argue that there. This will conclude the first 2-5 —Classes meeting on T. about the Naval Conference. This tlon” was her subject. She dis­ point — whether it’s vacation or semester debate program. The sec­ T. at 1:30, and Physical speech was followed by one al­ cussed the revival of the Picaresque Work — it’s hard to say — for those ond semester looms up with a very Education, all sections, ready familiar to most Lawrentians. novel in “Anthony Adverse,” end Who cut it up a bit at home, it's heavy schedule. The big debate of Jan. 26, Saturday— Fiom Dec. 26 to 31, forsaking the also the romantic treatment of the vacation — for others, work — par­ the year is with the University of 9-12—Elementary F o r e ig n forsaken campus, he put in an ap­ South before the Civil War, as ties and such are said to wear one Southern California team on the Languages, all sections. pearance at New York and Wash­ brought out in "So the Red Rose." down — while here in the quiet of Lawrence campus. 2-5 —Classes meeting on T. ington where he conferred with the Methods of characterization in the our suroundings, we peck away at T. S. at 11:00. officers of the American Council on different books were stressed par* Ilf* — and for working — we’ve College Mourns Death Jan. 28, Monday— Education and the American His­ ticularly. 9-12—Classes meeting on T. heard something about sons put­ O f W illiam A. Miller torical Society. ting their fathers through college— T. S. at 10.00. He returned for a bit of rest fol­ Fries Reads Paper at a little exaggerated, but that was Halted tragically at the very be­ 2-5 —Elementary Economics, lowing this jaunt, not speaking un­ the idea — which might almost be ginning of his Lawrentian career, all sections. til Jan. 8, when he appeared be­ Association Meeting the case — stranger things have William A. Miller, Jr., 18, Marke- Jan. 29, Tuesday— fore the Candle Light Club at Osh­ The American Association of happened — the F. E. R. A. was san, died last Thursday at St. Agnes 9-12—History 1-2 and 3-4, and kosh and gave a discourse on “The University Professors will hold its called the Fathers’ Educational Re­ hospital, Fond du Lac, where he all 2:30 classes. Elements of Stability in Education­ next meeting today at the Hotel lief Association — but to be more had been confined for a week. He 2-5 —Psychology n , all sec­ al Policy.” He leaves next Sun­ Northern in Appleton. serious with this working — if any had been ill for a week preceding tions. day for Atlanta, Georgia, where he H. S. Fries read a paper on "The deserve credit at school it is they his Christmas vacation. He is sur­ Jan. 30, Wednesday— will attend the meeting of the As­ Ethics of John Dewey,” and Dr, Who care enough for an education vived by his parents and one 9-12—Classes meeting on T. sociation of American Colleges. Dr. Baker and J. S. Millis will report to work away the days for tuition, brother Jack. Funeral services T. S. at 8:00. Wriston is chairman of the associa­ the council meetings of the A. A. room, board, or all three — we were held last Saturday at the 2-5 —Classes meeting on M. tion’s committee on faculty and U. P. which they attended in ChU wonder if those who sometimes home of his parents, with the Rev. W. F. at 9:00. student scholarship. cago a short time ago. take cracks at things really realize William Polly of Oshkosh in Jan. 31, Thursday— what it means to those who put in charge. Burial was held in the 9-12—Classes meeting on M. CHOSEN TRUSTEE OF MASONS many hours a week at one job or Markcsan cemetery. Members of XV. F. at 8:00. Professor Franzke has recently another, stay up in school work, the active chapter and pledges of 2-5 —Classes meeting on M. been elected a trustee of the Ma­ BILI.BOARD and take part in their share of ex­ Delta Sigma Tau, to which he was XV. F. at 10:30. sonic Temple Association of Ap­ Sat., Jan. 12—Phi Mu Formal. tra activities — they make the rest pledged, attended the funeral. Feb. 1, Friday— pleton. This association represents Sat., Jan. 12—Zeta Tau Alpha of us feel fortunate, and small 9-12—Classes meeting on M. the various Masonic orders and Formal. enough, too — with a vacation un­ WESTON ADDRESSES C’LUB W. F. at 11:30. functions as the legislative body for Thurs., Jan. 17 — Lawrence der our belts, we’re ready for most Psychic Research was discussed 2-5 —Speech 7, all sections. the entire Masonic organization in Symphony Orchestra Concert. anything — in meeting the old by Dr. A. W. Weston, professor of Any examinations not provid­ the city. This is Professor Franzke’s Thurs., Jan. 17—Delta Sigma friends, and others, during the holi­ Latin and Greek, at the meeting of ed for in this schedule will be second two year term representing Tau Formal Dinner. days, the talk of schools is popular the Argossy Club of the Methodist held at times to be set by the I the Chapter, having served as Sat., Jan. 19—Alpha Delta PI church on Tuesday evening at the Instructors concerned. I Worshipful Master of the Blue Formal. Turn to page 6 church. i Lodge in 1931

\ > ? f l ■% Page Two T H E LAWRENTIAN Friday, January 11, 193Ç Lawrentian Staff Landis Describes Towner Allies Mr. Delo Attends Plan Formation His Observations Geologist Meeting To Gather Data Of Bird Migration Faith, School Held in Rochester Of Science Club Dr. Ralph V. Landis, college phy­ Mr. D. Delo, instructor in geol­ By Questionaire sician, described his impressions of Director of Admissions ogy, spent part of Christmas vaca­ Display of Sufficient In« wings in convocation Friday morn tion in Rochester, New York, at­ ing. To Dr. Landis the word wings Cites Closer Relationship tending the annual meeting of the terest W ill Make Certain [Advertising Solicitors Seek does not call forth visions of air' O f Religion, Education Geological Society of America. The New Organization Statistics to Vitalize planes, white clad angels or cigar' meeting was held at the University Dr. Milton C. Towner, director of of Rochester, and lasted from De­ If enough Interest is manifested, Sales Talks ettes, but flocks of water fowl; mal­ lards, shovellers, teals, cranes, pin admissions, spoke about the rela­ cember 27 to 29. Dr. Davis, professor of Chemistry, That Lawrentian advertising so- tails, blue bills, and many others tionship existing between educa­ Approximately six hundred geol­ plana to organize a new science lli-ltors may be better fortified with manoeuverlng over prairie lakes tion and religion and the Import­ ogists from all parts of the country club, called the General Science ance of this relationship in present Club. This new club will include fact*, that staff writer* may pique with a whir of wings and piercing were present. A number of af­ day institutions of learning in Con­ all small departmental clubs as th« the interest of the dear reader to calls. filiated societies, such as the vocation Wednesday. Botany Club and Chemistry Club. a greater degree, and that the ad­ The study of the migration of Paleontological and Minerological ministration may collect recruiting Dr. Towner pointed out, “Re­ At a meeting of faculty advisors birds, especially water fowl, is the Societies of America, met in con­ and students Wednesday afternoon, statistics will be the purpose of the ligion and education are natural questionaire which the Lawrentian hobby of Dr. Landis, and in his in­ junction with the main group. plans were made for its organiza­ will present to the student body in teresting speech he gave a bit of allies. Both recognize and have to Mr. Delo presented two illustrat­ tion. Officers probably will not be Chapel Wednesday morning. autobiographical information per­ do with the spiritual power as ed papers before the Paleontologi­ elected until the second semester. The aim of the club is to present Staff members have long strug­ taining to his interest in this sub­ over against exclusive attention to cal Society, describing some new gled during the depression and New ject. When he was about six years species of fossils from Oklahoma a variety of programs including the physical and material. Both the interests of all science depart­ Deal to sell at least sixty dollars of old his parents moved to a small seek to emancipate man, not from and Iowa. These papers are the community in North Dakota about ments. Programs will consist ol advertising a week to merchants of contact with his environment, but outgrowth of some research work thirty miles from the Canada line. he has been carrying on for some talks by students, faculty members', the valley. Sales talks have been from slavery to it; to enlarge his or experts in inside fields. Ther4 organized on the basis that the The numeorus prairie lakes were time. vision and quicken his aspirations.” may also be special kinds of meet­ I.awrence student provided sales po­ ideal homes for waterfowl of all Dr. Collins, head of the Canadian According to Dr. Towner Chris­ ings with demonstrations and slides. tentialities which may be profitably kinds. Ducks covered these sloughs tianity offers an opportunity to Geological Survey, and retiring in spring and summer, and black All the programs will be intelligible exploited. All statistics used at achieve this goal, and the American president of the Society, gave the to any amateur scientist. the psychological moment were se­ hawkers and snow geese made them College has realized it more than main address of the meeting. He a veritable black and white fan­ Anyone whb has had at least one cured from the Appleton Chamber institutions of any other country. emphasized the importance of mak­ year of science may become a mem­ l>f Commerce which made a survey tasy in the fall. The majority of colleges from the ing geology a clear and tangible Dr. Landis’ early childhood was subject to the non-geologist, and he ber. The club is not being organ« In 19Ü9. At that time it was estimated Pacific to the Atlantic were found­ ized for honorary purposes. Regu­ spent in browsing around these urged a more popular style of writ­ that Lawrence students spend $319,- ed by religious organizations. In lar meetings will be held each sec­ 100 each year in Appleton and in ad­ lakes, finding nests and watching in the last half century greater strides ing of it, better suited to general wonder the manoeuvers and mi­ ond and fourth Thursday of thè dition to College expenses of tuition, toward this ideal have been made public reading. This idea found month from 7 to 8 o’clock. grations of these birds that influ­ great favor with the delegates. board, and room. The College Itself through the efforts of Y. M. C. A. Because of the Artist Series oij fpent jnOO.OOO, of which $300,000 enced his later extensive study of and Y. W. C. A. movements, the waterfowl and their migration. Dr. Thursday, the first regular meeting found its way immediately into lo­ work of denominational boards, the Employment fiureau will be held next Wednesday eve­ cal commercial channels through Landis said that there are four or Institution of courses of instruction five migration routes, the route ning in the Chemistry lecture room. salaries and supplies. in religion, and the establishment Secures 185 Jobs Dr. Davis will present an interest­ Statistics Antiquated across the plains being the middle of graduate schools in theology. one. He also stated that some birds With the holidays past, the stu­ ing discussion on the ’‘Colloidal But advertising solicitors, in In speaking of the history of re­ dent employment bureau in charge Theory of Insanity," showing that spite of this good record, have migrate almost from pole to pole ligion and education as co-workers. in one year on their own power, of Edward Powers has resumed ef­ acromalities in the brain gives rise found these statistics antiquated Dr. Towner mentioned the antag­ forts to locate part time employ­ to this condition. He will also tell and sadly lacking in sales force. and some have been known to fly onism that existed between small five hundred miles at one stretch. ment for students. about some of the chemical meth­ Therefore, the Lawrentian is plac­ denominational colleges and large Since the opening of the fall ods that have been devised for ing a questioi.aire before the stu­ In conclusion, Dr. Landis said universities. The large Institutions that every phenomenon of nature term, placements in more than 185 treatments. dent body in ar. effort to ascertain were accused of blocking religious has some symbolic significance, and part time jobs and the total stu­ their commercial value. Specific ideals and graduating influential to him bird migration Is a symbol dent earnings through this work is questions will attempt to estimate atheists, but great gains have been of the struggle for eternal freedom. approximately $250. the total spent in Appleton by the made In eliminating this situation. Mr. Powers has been advertising year, or by the week, by individ­ Dr. Towner asserted that the kind the employment bureau through F U R uals irrespective of College ex­ of religions that will meet the needs the basketball programs and also penses. Staff members are interested College Changes of college students Is that which through basketball schedules sent next in finding out at what estab­ will harmonize with general trends to merchants and circulars sent to COATS lishments students spend their Entrance Ruling of the intellectual life. In order to townspeople. Custom made and money, in an effort to learn the accomplish this, education must be from stock. Correlation between buying and broad. Open minded inquiry must ATTEND PAPER MEETING Lawrentian advertising. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 be made and it must concentrate Two of the staff from the Insti­ Cleaning What the students read Is the on Instigating thought processes in tute of Paper Chemistry will attend Repairing arc In the upper half of their grad­ both instructors and students. a meeting of the Paper Industry Remodeling Question that bothers the editorial uating classes may be admitted division. First, they wonde£ whetfier The speaker defined religion as Authority and the Central Grad­ Storage without reference to specific en­ life influenced by spiritual and ing Committee, to be held at New the lawrentian is read always, gen­ trance requirements. erally, sometimes, or never. Second, physical surroundings. Jesus is a York, Jan. 14-17. Westbrook Steels, Concerning this new adoption. marvelous example of this religious eexcutive secretary of the Insti­ F. J. GRIST they would like'to know whether President Wriston says: "Because readers are interested in the front attitude. He saw religion not as tute, and John Strange of Neenah, FURRIER the success of such liberal regula­ mere conformity to laws and an­ now on leave of absence, are the «31 E. College Ave. page, editorial page, Habbeiscab- tions depends to a great degree up­ ber, sport page, features, society, cient tradition, but as the essential local representatives. Mr. Strange Next to Snider’s on the professors and instructors needs of human life and exper­ is the secretary of the grading com­ or advertising. If certain pages or to whom the new students will feet ions are, the reader is asked ience. mittee. come, the acceptance without a sin­ In conclusion Dr. Towner said, to indicate his interest by chccking gle dissenting vote shows great ene of the following: always read, ''No college can achieve its highest courage on the part of the faculty.” possibilities If it does not bring to generally, sometimes, or never. Dr. Milton C. Towner, assistant to its aid the great forces of enlighten­ The third division of the ques- the president, also sj»ys, "Our ex­ ment and Inspiration that the his­ BETTER HEATING ttonaire Is devoted to the recruiting perience with college students who tory of the race has placed at his department which desires to know were not high school graduates but disposal and of all these none so how the student's attention was who did exceptionally well with well deserve the place of promi­ & P L U M B I N G first directed to Lawrence and their college work has shown that nence as Jesus of Nazareth.” What factors were influential in the it matters little what a student has d> 'cision to come to Lawrence. taken in high school, but that it ROTARIANS HEAR GRAFF The results will be compiled and matters much how well he handles John Graff of the Institute of 1 W . S. Patterson H ill form the basis for the develop­ his work. The new Lawrence re­ Paper Chemistry spoke to Appleton ! ment of various aspects of the pa­ quirements make II possible for a Rotarians last Tuesday at their per in the future. good student to come to college re­ weekly meeting at the Hotel North­ C o m p a n y gardless of what he may have taken ern. Mr. Graff’s address dealt with l)r. t\liii>cll Attend* in high school. This policy is in "Service Club Planning." 213 E. College Ave. Appleton, Wis. line with the present educational Meeting of IMiiaiciuns trends, but very few colleges or Dr. James Murscll, professor of universities have felt free to an­ For a Neat Appearance education, attended a joint meet­ nounce such a simplified set of re­ VISIT ing of the Music Teacher's Nation­ quirements. Even those having a the al Association, the National Federa­ reputation of being the most pro­ tion of Music Clubs, and the Na­ gressive have not adopted such a Hotel Northern Barber tional Association of Schools of system because their faculties have 204 N. Appleton St. Music held at Hotel Pfister in Mil­ refused to accept it." waukee, Dec. 27-29. At the general session of Dcc. 28, Hr. Mursell spoke on the psychol- Cuy of piano teaching. Human Matt Schmidt & Son Co. Values in education was the sub­ ject of another speech presented be­ HATTERS—CLOTHIERS—FURNISHERS fore the Federation of Music Clubs Since 1898 at lunch on Dec. 29. Come In and browse around! ^ edgewood KiitrrtuiiiH With Us Again W itli ^ ioliu Nnuilters in 1935 Miss Phyllis Wedgewood, Con- ■ m m m f< i vatory student, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Percy Fullinwl- dcr, delighted the Chapel audience FOR A QUICK LUNCH Monday morning with several vio­ lin selections. TOM TEMPLE Miss Wedgcwood's program con- Try the Checker Steaks, »isted of the "Andante’’ from "Sym­ and his Orchestra phonie Cespapnole" by Lolo; 'Old Chops and Sandwiches Refrain" by Fritz Kreisler; Kreis- ler's arrangement of "Tambourine” Noon Day Plate Lunch by Rameau; and Brahms' "Waltz in A Major" as played by Kreisler. Home Made Chili and Chop Suey T.ARR SPEAKS ON SAAR at all times Miss Anna Tarr, college librarian, »poke on the Saar situation at the meeting of C. Y. W. of Congre­ gational church Tuesday evening CHECKER LUNCH at the church. Twenty-five mem­ Tel. 4490 219 E. College bers attended tho meeting which was preceded by n dinner. Miss Rose Helm gave current events, ■ ■ m m ■ m D tnd the members put on stunts. « I I I I I I I I I I I I I M I I I I M I I I I I I Ì * ■V

V\A\ -•A. y • a iday, January 11, 1935 T H E LAWSENTIAN Page Thref Hstance Hath Charms; Betrothed MacHarg Visits In Baton Rou^c Art Instructor Engaged o Spends Vacation Willi Staunch support was given the dance is to be held at the Me- Ad adage, "absence lends enchant- nasha Community Club, and Tom (!oii*in of Huey ent," when the engagement of Temple and his orchestra are to iss Rue Elizabeth French, daugh- L o n g >r of Mr. and Mrs. Hollis French, play. There is expected to be oston, Mass., to Allen Frick Me- forty-f” e couples present. “Everybody will be satisfied If rew was announced recently. Miss Alpha Iota of Zeta Tau Alpha Huey is allowed to dictate,” was rench is a graduate of the Windsor announces the engagement of Faye the statement made to Dr. J. B. hool and of Vassar with the class I. Bretz, ’32, to Carl F. Andersen of MacHarg, professor of American f 1933. She is executive secretary Manistique. Michigan. history, by Wade Long of Baton if the Boston Junior League and a Delta Iota Entertains Roufie, Louisiana, concerning his ember of the Vincent Club. The The D. I. formal was held at the edding is planned for early sum- cousin, Huey Long. Dr. MacHarg Conway hotel on January 2, with visited Wade Long at Baton Rouge B f ner ______fifty couples attending. Dean and during the past Christmas vaca­ ? Miss Faith Kuter, class of 1932, Mrs. Waterman chaperoned, and tion. He has known the Long i’J’^ h o is the Kappa Delta National Mr. and Mrs. Trezise, Mr. and Mrs. family intimately for over ten | nspectress, has been visiting here Fuilinwider, Mr. and Mrs. Maesch, years. ,■>’ Ince last Friday. Sunday afternoon and representatives from each fra­ According to Wade, Huey is i tea was held In her honor in the ternity were guests. Tommy Tem­ working largely in the interests of Cappa Delta rooms, and patroness- ple furnished the music. the working classes of Louisiana, is of Kappa Delta were invited to Beta Sigma Phi announces the and only by gaining almost dicta­ oin the actives and pledges initiation of Joseph Verrier, ‘37. torial powers can he relieve the Clifford Johnson, ’25. was enter­ Ruth Schuettge, class of 1937, was Misa Rne Elisabeth French Mr. Alden Megrew situation in that state. Initiated into Kappa Delta Sorority tained at the'Beta house last Mon­ While in Louisiana, Professor |t a Sunrise Service '» the Kappa day night. MacHarg also became acquainted The Phi Delts and the Betas £>elta rooms Sunday morning. Russell Smgr Form al CLUB DISCUSSES ART with conditions in the state prison Kappa Delta alumni gathered at joined together in giving a party at Angola. This prison, differing at the old Alexander gym on Jan­ John Dewey's .“Art As an Expres­ he Panhellenlc House last Tuesday Held at Conway Hotel sion” provided the basis for the from most such institutions, has no vening for dinner. uary 2. Members and guests of bars and is self-supporting. Order IDelta Sigma Tau celebrated the both fraternities danced to the mu­ With about 150 attending, the discussion at the last meeting ol is maintained by the continuous use urteenth anniversary of its found- sic of Charles Brinkley and his or­ girls of Russell Sage dormitory held the Book Club, which was held of merciless discipline in cases of chestra, and celebrated on the last ■ at a dinner Sunday, January 6. their annual winter formal last Thursday evening at seven-thirty attempted insubordination and the r. Raney, Dr. MUlis, a number of night of vacation. in Mr. Howard Troyer's apartment kindly treatment of those prisoners A meeting of S. A. I. alums will Saturday evening, January 5, at the lumni, actives, and pledges at- Conway hotel. in Brokaw Hall. who obey orders. nded. be held Monday night at the home of Mrs. Chris Larsen. Leminawah Music and entertainment were After the dinner. Dr. Millis was St., followed by a program. furnished by Harold Sperka's or­ Introduced as having accepted an Miss Bernice Schmiege, 731 W. chestra. During the course of the Invitation to become affiliated with Harris St., will entertain Beta Phi evening's dancing punch was serv­ pelta Sigma Tau as a faculty mem- Alpha alums on Monday evening. ed to the party-goers. Miss Ruth Commentz will give the Dr. and Mrs. Wriston. Dean and Speakers were Harold Bachmann, program on the Orient. Mrs. Barrows and Miss Woodworth ietary of the alumni association. Dr. Towner and Mrs. Burger cele­ were the girls' guests at the formal. ti Smith, president of the alum- brated their birthdays at a party Chaperones for the affair were Mr. Dassociation, and George Moerscti, at the Burger residence last Satur­ and Mrs. Kepler and Mr. and Mrs. sident of the active chapter. day evening. (Even Faculty Mem­ Cloak. Florence McGee, social , Delia Gamma bers have birthdays!) chairman of Sage, was in charge of The D. G.’s held open house at The Russell Sage formal was held the dance. Iheir rooms last Saturday after­ last Saturday evening at the Con­ HOLD U W. A. TEA noon. Tea anc cookies were served way hotel. About sixty couples » the alumni, pledges and actives. The L. W. A. were hostesses at a danced to Les Leurke's music, and tea at Ormsby yesterday afternoon. • Actives and pledges of Alpha Chi great was the merriment. Flor­ Omega were gathered for tea in It was the first tea following the ence Magee was chairman of the holidays. Che Alpha Chi rooms last Sunday party. ■tternoon. The Sig Eps entertained at a WOODWORTH ILL The Zetas are planning a sorority house party on December 15. West­ Miss Marguerite Woodworth Is ■Inner at Ormsby Friday night. on Jones, '34. and his brother were expected to return to school soon. RESTAURANT The Phi Mu Formal is to be this' guests at the house at that time. She has been ill at her home in Saturday night, January 12th. The Sanborn, New York. SPEAKS ON TRAVELS OPEN ALL NIGHT Miss Olga Achtenhagen. associate professor of English, addressed the There w ill be a one hoar frolic Monday Club at its guest day meet­ tonight at the Old Alexander ing on January 7. She talked about Gymnasium. Dsnclng starts at her experiences while traveling in seven. the British Isles. Phi Sigma Phi Sigma, national honorary bio- ■Dgical fraternity, held its regular Business meeting last evening. Jan­ uary 10, in the zoology lecture room Ik Science Hall. Spanish Clab The drama group of the Spanish Club met yesterday, January 10. at so'ir-thirty at Peabody House to Bract ice Martinez Sierra's play Ttosina is Fragile." German Club The German Club meeting will “ changed from Thursday nex* ek to Tuesday, January 1». at lamar House. The main feature of i meeting will be a talk by Dr. C. Cast, professor of German, on * present-day trends in Germany. A social meeting will follow at Which songs will be sung and Ger- ■tan games will be played French Clnb The French Club will meet on ■ SWsriay, January 15, in Room 27 p t Main Hall. After a short busi- ss meeting the rest of the meeting 11 be turned over to Dr. L. C. ker. professor of modern lan- lages, who will give an illustrated ture on Paris. Fireside Fellowship Calling all Lawrence Co-eds Last Sunday, January 6, Dr. J. Holmes led the Fireside Fellow- “ Hello RiVls — thin in The Fashion Shop ip discussion on ‘‘Can Christianity railing you to the biggest bargain feast you've Ive the Problems of Today?” the ever known.” st in a series of six discussions I « » I I.ine» can lo n g ­ •tory of it* «ciendfic dtsaorery sad present-day problems of the time* b« «rased ; testing. ristian. The schedule for the next five aho*ft lessened. Porto can be By carrying Vitamin D direct Is ndays is as follows: mad« sms II and incompicuous ; the living tissues of the tkio, this FRIDAY AND SATURDAY January 13—The Christian, and tons improved — by the use of crtata works its trrm iw f miracle.) A Sensational Sale of nching and Capital Punishment, Vits-Ray Face Crtsm for 2t days. Ym will actually « « marked im­ ial hour—Walter Wright and his mble will entertain. Anita Cast, Let oar Tita-Ray c o i nIi s m provement ia 2t days— or we will DRESSES rol Candlish, and Elsie Griffith show you BMCrophaesgraph* of «kia cheerfully refund tbs ft J« II serve as hostesses. b tjtr tsad afirr use of this crema. It cleanses as well si »applies the Street and Afternoon Dinner and Formal January 20—The Christian and youth-giving Vitamin D. Styles Styles the War Question. Social hour— They its «ffecdveDe*«. Let Ttfother Earth and Her Children," as tell you the wkolt soon tag TtntM if G—ti I s t m s ) A playlet on world peace, will be presented. The only cosmotk hsnstsd by admission 1« the M«ll of ' *5 'January 27—Miss Harriet Watson, ■n educational worker in China. Science art A Century of Progress Value« tn SU M il discuss “The Christian and the $9 sl0v...... * I2 75 Race Question.” — FIRST FLOOR — February 3—“The Christian and the Other Fellow,” Dr. Holmes lead­ ing. In the social hour following Mr». John Engel, Jr., will review the book “Snobs,” by Dormie. The Pettibone- Peabody Co. * February 10—After the Vespers ^iaJxion^Jiop. 30, the Fireside Fellowship rutua «mat foiuccöugft« *v*amb qncioa tt I JSfroup tr< will have a supper, followed the regular discussion meeting Page Four T H E LAWRENTIA N Friday, January 11, 1938

Barrows Favors January 14 Set as Dr. Boettiger A SADDLE FOR Faculty Offers Entry Deadline in PEGASUS Farce at Campus New and Better Amateur Contest Attends Meeting January 14 has been set as the BY BERNICE BAETZ final date for the presentation of Club Meeting Grading System entries In the contest for amateur Sociology Instructor Rep­ The new year is here, and our only resolution It was not a play, of that wr are photographers. The contest is be­ resents College at Anuual ing conducted under the supervi­ is certain! Miss Waples has c.dled Al*o Favors More Accurate sion of Mr. Megrew, instructor in Convention of Society to make no resolution it a “Christmas hodgepodge.” Mem­ art. It is not yet too late for stu­ Kccord of Student’tt for the year. bers of the faculty presented it at dents and members of the faculty Dr. Boettiger was the Lawrence Except maybe . . . to use some the last Campus Club meeting. Personality Growth who are interested in photography representative at the annual con­ The curtain rose upon a very to enter their pictures in this con­ of the best—the very best—of other vention of the American Sociologi­ heart-rending scene between the A plan for a more accurate rec­ test. college papers’ attempts at poetry Lawrence college faculty • Mr. The photographs may be about cal Society which was held at Chi­ ord of the elementary student's for Pegasus’ public's delectation. Cloak) and the faculty wives 'Miss any subject. Each contestant may cago on Dec. 26, 27, 28, and 29. growth and for a better grading As a motto we thought this was Farrell) — \ 1th everything going submit no more than five photo­ His genera) impressions of the wrong — and Christmas coming! system was presented by Dean graphs, each one of which must be good: tone of the meetings was that the But lo! The Christmas Angel ap­ Thomas N. Barrows in a talk at the mounted. Although the actual pho­ feeling In regard to social and eco­ We worke pears (Dean Waterman) and con­ w meeting of the Edison Parent- tography must be done by the con­ soles them. “We must have a cele­ testant, the enlargement to the re­ nomic affairs in the country is not tewgether Teacher association at the First God and I bration!" he says — and so we I quired size of 6 inches by 8 inches optimistic. "The time is at hand next see scenes of Christmas in ward school Monday evening. m a/ be done by some other person. when older conceptions of democ­ Weeth moche the many lands. Can't you just see Dean Harrows based his opinions The owners of the two best en­ racy are not only outmoded, but are Moste of ease; Mr. Troyer as a little Dutch boy on his experiences as a member of tries will each be given a one dol­ ineffective in solving our problems. —or Dr. Darling as ihe Spaniard lar prize by an anonymous donor. For whyle I the staff at the Lincoln school of We must set ourselves to planning who was just terribly blue because lr The entries will be exhibited in the with precision which will have to keep maiking poems he had once been a great bull fight­ Teachers college, founded in New hall of the library. be carried through in the best pos­ He keaps er before bull sessions ruined him! York City by the General Educa­ sible manner.” This sentiment was Maiking trees. . . . Then who should walk in but tion board as an experimental Choir Trip Include« the general feeling expressed by (Extracted from Carnegie Henry Ford (Mr. Beck) who was school, and as director for three various speeches and papers, stated Tech. Puppet). asking help of one and all to “get years of Woodmere academy, Long 65 Selected Voices Dr. Boettiger. Speches of Charles An in Wisconsin's Cardinal the soldiers out of the trenches be­ Island. E. Merriam, head of the political fore Christmas” with his Peace | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 poetry column Pegasus discovered "The essential element in modern science department in the Univer­ this: Ship — and there in the back­ educational guidance is a cumula­ Ethel Helmer, Iron River. sity of Chicago, and Walter J. Shep­ We Are ground we see three Soldires ( Dr. tive record showing the growth of Mary Reineck, Appleton. ard, head of the Political Science Who is he upon this earth that tells Wriston. Mr. Watts, and Miss Far­ the student as a personality in all Doris Toll. Appleton. department of the Ohio State Uni­ us we are not, are not. rell), who pop out of their trenches of its factors over a period of time,” Vera Weidman. Chicago, 111. versity, were especially cited as ex­ When natural form of sticks and to echo Henry Ford each time he he contended. Beth Strong, Eagle River. amples of this growing feeling. stones show us that we are? says “Get the boys out of the The real issue in education, he Phyllis VanZandt, Joliet, 111. Mr. Boettiger said that both Who claims the soul does not exist, trenches before Christmas.” said, is emphasis, ¿md the wrong Tenors pointed to the necessity of a great­ except in dogma and phan­ In come the Three Wise Men emphasis results from the system Carl Nicholas, Waukesha. er degree of centralization and con­ tasy, (Drs. Crow, MacHarg, and MilKs), of grading, records and reports now Karl Mess, Phillips. solidation of authority. Papers As the singing violin tells me the followed by Phi Beta Kappa 'Mrs. In general use. Spiro Mann, Glencoe, 111. were also presented and discussions soul is, it is? Millis). After a little dance by the Grading Systems Richard Martin. Lake Villa, 111. concerning problems of unemploy­ I was beside the turbulent lake Phi Bete she offers the Key to Ihe There are two general systems of Albert Haak, Wauwatosa. ment, economic security, and many with feet upon a log, I was. Three Wise Men, who also do a grading, the numerical and the al­ Glen Ewald. Oakfield. other problems of equal importance And you were sitting in Science little dance and — refuse! phabetical, but both are futile, at­ Winifred Wiley. Chippewa Falls. were carried on. hall listening to a lecture, Then we see Christmas scents at taching a mathematical value to Mary Jane Carpenter, Fairmont, The speakers of the various meet­ you were, good ol’ Lawrence collich. Miss ings were men of great importance Bethurum, as a little germ looking something that is not mathematical. Minn. And he was loitering along the “Marks” become the end rather Harold Zoerb, Two Rivers. in the United States. Secretary of walk where chattering squir­ for culture, and Miss Woodworth, than the measure of achievement, David Mewaldt, Wisconsin Rap­ Agriculture Wallace was one of the rels frisk leaves, he was, as a dissatisfied freshman who not only for students, but for teach­ outstanding representatives from And we were listening, we were, wants to transfer to a nudist colony*" ids. Washington. Many other« from ers and parents as well, he said. Milton Haase, Waupun. we were, would be enough to disillusion the Dean Barrows pointed out that Harvey Reetz. Appleton. Washington -ind many emmlnent to the waves, the teacher, and least gullible of us all. there would be no change in cur­ Erie Volkert, Racine. professors from colleges and uni­ the squirrels. A Christmas “hodgepodge” must ricula necessary in changing the James Johnson, Waupaca. versities throughout the United While he was saying we are not. have its scene from Dickon’s system of grading. Ted Wilder, Winnetka, 111. States presented ^lightening ad­ “Chrismas Carol" — and so we see A better system of grading, he Basses dresses. This has an aroma of la Stein, Tiny Tim (Mr. Morgan) and old contended, would abolish minimum Vilas Wensel, Black River Falls. and apparently the mysterious Ex Scrooge (Mr. Trezise) with Dr. requirements and substitute opti­ Merrill Mohr, Appleton. Farley to Address is a pragmatist . . . but there's the Weston as the ghost of Christmas mum goils. Under that system, Marshall Hulbert, Appleton. old, old question in collcgian form, past. work would be determined as “sat­ Irving Sloan, Evanston, 111. Young People Group with a collegian conclusion. The entertainment was given isfactory” or “unsatisfactory.” ac­ George Saam. Cornell. with singing and much musical ac­ Dr. Farley, professor of philo­ Pegasus got a new red saddle for companiment, which Mr. Daniels cording to the capabilities of each John Olson, Milwaukee. sophy, will speak to the Young pupil. What instructors might con­ Spencer Johnson. Mayville. Christmas, so we include: cleverly composed. Miss Waples’ sider unsatisfactory work for a People’s Society of the Memorial Winter Love Story originality in putting together her Walter Coffey, St. Paul. Minn. Presbyterian Church at their next brilliant pupil might be graded as (because it's not) "hodgepodge" should be given high Russell Kloosterboer, Waupun. meeting, which will be held Sunday satisfactory for one less well en­ Edward Reineck. Kiel. I saw, honors — and much credit is also dowed physically or mentally. The night at 6:30 in the church recrea­ I fell. due Miss McGurk, who directed the Kenneth Schilling, New Holstein. tion parlor. record over a period of time, would Lawrence Steidl. Appleton. Painfully I recovered my performance. provide a generally accurate pic­ The topic to be discussed is "The equilibrium; With such talent among our fac­ Roland Vrieze, Woodville. Necessity for Scientific Thinking in ture of each pupil's educational Lincoln Wickmann. Sturgeon And now I wear ulty members, why does the Chapel growth. the Christian Life.” All Lawrence galoshes. Committee worry? Bay. students and townspeople are in­ Rather than a numerical esti­ Charles Herzog, Appleton. mate of proficiency in arithmetic, vited to attend. The general pro­ history or spelling, the “satisfac­ gram is in charge of George Saam. tory” or "unsatisfactory” determin­Alumnus Rescued ations would be made on each pu­ After Plane Crasli pil's effort, work habits, manual company, as sales manager at Clin- J. G. Mohr— Piano Tuner manipulation, linguistic power, as­ Although Lawrentians have been tonville. At present, he is con­ Piano Technician for Lawrence College and Conservator;» similation of facts and ideas, social accustomed to secure national at­ nected with federal bureau of edu­ these 20 years. cooperation and creative power. tention as a result of brilliant cation. In this capacity he visited Comments by the teachers would achievements, an exception occur­ Appleton several years ago. be added. red this week. No fault was it of AWWWMWWMWMWMWM} Proves Successful his, however, that R W. Kam- Operation of such a plan at brook (Lawrence 1914-17) one of Woodinere academy. Dean Barrows the four men rescued early Mon­ And now, let recalled, revealed that students at­ day morning after a plane crash up tacked their work with greater en­ in the Adirondacks, should step in­ us treat you thusiasm. paying less attention to to the spotlight. After a sensation­ things done solely to obtain grades al two day search in the snowbound to a good and more to essentials. In addition, wilderness, hardy natives located “1935” he stated, tests of nation-wide rec­ the exhausted survivors. Kambrook ognitions revealed that the pupils was the only one of the four res­ actually learned more under the cued who retained sufficient new system than under the one strength to complete the six mile Chocolate previously used. tramp to the nearest road. F. W. Trezise, associate profes­ Kambrook completed his college sor of engineering at Lawrence, work at Chicago and became af­ Introduced the speaker. filiated with the Four Wheel Drive Soda DRESSES BRAND NEW PRINTS This ad and Now that the Holiday* are over, can you 5c cash click with your classes? Don't be embarrased by a Tardy habit . . Have your does the trick for any .OO Watch Repaired by a competent jeweler. We will Lawrentian $2| gladly give you a cost estimate on Watch, Clock, and Jewelry Repairing. This offer good any day Penney’s arc featuring advance except Saturday Spring Dresses at $4.00 this week. 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Final Rally Is THEY'LL FIGHT FOR LAWRENCE HERE To Meet Beloit, Unsuccessful for Lake Forest on Lawrence Cagers Week End Tour

ltetlskin* Thwart Vik­ Cagers Travel to Stale Line ings Last Minute Tonight, I>ake For­ R a lly est Tomorrow

Coach Red Martin and his Ripon Tasting defeat but still demand­ Redskins went home after Tuesday ing victory, Lawrence's Blue and night's tussle a group of happy war­ White cagers will leave the campui Friday morning facing two really riors. They were happ; because tough basketball games, the first, they had defeated their age-long Friday night with Beloit, and the rival in a thriller, and happy in view second with Lake Forest the fol­ of the fact that the Vik : were too lowing night. late with the fireworks. The Golden five of Beloit will The Ripon squad jumped into an put on their floor a midget team of early lead, using short passes, set five very smooth and clever ball s\ots, and tip-ins to maintain a players, •Keg" Kellog and Cap­ comfortable leaa. While the Ripon tain Bob Bloom, two veteran for­ squad was converting on almost wards with plenty of scoring punch every attempt, the Vikings were while at center Jock Samuel is a disorganize ’ and erratic. The Vikes hard one to stop. Gibson. Beloit's showed considerable weakness on football captain, and Milford are followups during the entire first the dovnstate team's guards. half. With Smith, Christ, and Lohr Though not strong on offense, they leading the attack, the Redskins turn in efficient games in stopping piled up a 24-12 lead at half-time. opposing forwards. Coach benney inserted some Bfloit opened the season with n hypodermic into the Vikes between pair of wins and then lost three halves that improved the spirit and straight games in one week, shortly playing of the team beyond the most before Christmas vacation. This rabid hopes. With a fast, hard-driv- last week they were beaten by Cor­ ing. attack the Vikes whittled their nell tollege in a high scoring game. opponents lead down to 26-22. The De Paul whipped through the thrilling comeback appeared to un­ Golden five 35-9 in one of the three nerve the Ripv>i. squad, and only the battles Beloit lost; De Paul and large lead of the first half enabled Marquette, both excellent clubs, are the Ripon team to emerge victori- about on a par with each other. us. The Vikes fought to the end, The Hilltoppers beat Lawrence 48- and when Strauble dropped in his 17 earlier in the season. last bucke‘ the game ended 33-31. Meet Lake Forest Officials Booed After the encounter with Beloit, The pectators were thrilled with the second conference game of the style of play during the last the year for the Vikes, they go half. Both teams were backed by down to Lake Forest to meet the a large band of rooters, and often quintet which trounced Armour the officials were serenaded for Tech. That Tech team shortly be­ fore the Lake Forest game, downed failure to call a foul or out-of- F. Leech, g. Kroos, f. bounds. T. Leech, g. Chicago U. in another upset. The Blum with six baskets and three Greeks Compete Brackett, Jaybirds started the season in i>oor MacKahan, g. form but have developed far be­ free throws led the Viking attack, Krell, f. while Strauble and Osen contribut­ yond any hope of Coach Jones. In Basketball Totals With Bill Emery — to which the ed their share of hard-earned points. Phi Taui Win Zoerb, c. Brackett and Jones did some nice Chicago Herald and Examiner re­ The second game saw the Phi Schilling, ferred as "the bright star of recent dribbling and passing, especially in Beta»». D. I.’«, Sig Eps, Phi the last half. Taus and Phi Chis playing one of Lake Forest history” — at forward Smith. Christ, and Lohr were the Dells Undefeated the closest matched games in years, Turn to page 7 Turn to page 6 outstanding performers for Ripon. with the Phi Taus finally winning Smith used his height to advantage T o D a te a'-ound the basket, and Christ and in the overtime period by a 22 to Lohr sunk uncanny long shots. With the opening games being 21 score. The lead changed sides The Vikes play a return game played last Saturday, the Interfra­ several times during the last hali With Ripon on February 25. ternity basketball schedule got un­ with the Phi Taus finally tying up der way. The D. l.’s were defeated the score in the last 30 seconds of by the Beta team in the first game play. In the overtime period the BOX SCORE OF LAWRENf'E- Phi Taus scored seven points to RIPON GAME by a 17-13 score. The score at the half stood 9-7 in favor of the Betas. win by a one point margin. The Ripon FG. FT. PF. TP. box score: •Christ, f. 4 2 3 1» The game moved slowly with neither team seeming able to sink Phi Tan FG. FT. PF. Giaudrone. f. 0 0 0 0 Saam, f. 1 0 0 •Gransee, f. 1 1 0 3 their shots. MacKahan was high Marshek, f. 0 0 0 0 point man for the D. I.’s while •Smith, e. 3 2 1 8 Jones carried away scoring honors •I.ohr, [. S« 4 10 for the winners. The box score: •Lyle, r- 1 • 3 2 Beta Sigma Phi—17 FG. FT. PF. Fallon, g. 0 0 1 0 Schalk, f. 1 1 0 ------______Heideman, f. 0 0 0 Totals 14 s 12 ,13 Triggs, f. 0 2 2 Lawrence Jones, c. 3 1 1 Starts Saturday •Jones, f. 1 0 1 2 Graef, g. 1 1 1 ■ B lum . f. e 3 0 15 Gochnauer, g 1 0 1 Powers, f. • a • 0 Herzog, c. a • 0 0 Totals 6 s 5 Paul Muni Heather •Osen. c. 2 l 4 5 Delta Iota—13 •Brackett, g. 0 l 1 1 Krohn, f. 1 0 4 •Ashman, g. 1 0 1 2 Pfefferle, f. 1 0 1 Spun S t r a u b le . g. 2 2 I 6 Roeber, f. 0 0 2 — ■ _ .— Leason, c. 0 0 0 Totals 12 7 11 31 BORDERTOWN •Starting lineup. Ties HAMBURGER with CHARLEY Bette Davis Sport Shorts FOR GOOD EATS Margaret Lindsay 317 E. COLLEGE AVE. modified reproductions of Famous Hand Loomed The Carnegie Foundation spent $103,000 to find out if the colleges Tweeds are very new — very smart and pleasingly had paid any attention to the fa­ different — mous Bulletin No. 23 of 1929. An Important figure in the sports INSIST ON ALFRED JOHNSON’S world calls this a foolish expendi­ And hose of the same heather spun materials ture and suggests that a better use ..¡could have been made for the ROYAL to match splendidly with the ties are just as smart money. He said this amount should as the ties. be used to furnish athletic scholar­ ships to boys who otherwise would FLASH Hot be able to obtain the benefits of • college education. Pete Briese, star athlete of Law­ ICE KING Ties $1.00 Hose 50c rence’s hey-day, stopped at the gym during the holidays to watch A roll call on ice skates the varsity practice and to rem- See a few in our window. > Inesce a bit. Pete was a member that is impressive. Of the great Lawrence five of 1924 that won the Midwest Conference, YOU’LL FIND THEM AT THE bands down. . . . He told how Law- ftncc journeyed to Beloit with the Championship in the bag and just before the starting whistle, the Valley Sporting Goods Co. team decided to have some fun, and 211 North Appleton Street Thiede Good Clothes the two forwards changed posi- ...... — Phone 2442— Turn to page 7

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Ûr S3 J»ftge Six T H E LAWRENTIAN Friday, January 11, 1938 Knox Has Hopes Viking* Meet Keloit, Delta Gammas Win Naylors Entertain I-ake Foreat on T rip M ovie Shorts On New Year’s Day CONTINUED KROM PAGE 5 Dr. and Mrs. Wilson Naylor, who Of Repeating; as Volleyball Title Rio: Starting Saturday for one J moved to Florida last fall, enter­ getting anywhere from eight to week—Eddie Cantor in "Kid Mil­ tained at a New Year's dinner par­ eighteen points a game, the en- Midwest (illamps kappa Delta* Finish Sec­ lions" with Ann Southern and Ethel ty at their new home in Orlando, cour.ter promises to be one of high Merman, a roving, rambling tale Fla., in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Delos scoring. The other wing position is ond; Alpha Chi*, of adventure and adventurers in Kinsman and Dean and Mrs. 9'eam Han Filed tip Fifty« held by a southpaw, Mel Rouse, search of burled treasure in Egypt. George Woods of the American who plays especially well on de­ T hird Samuel Goldwyn has built around university, Washington, D. C. Dr. fense. The Gold Coasters got a Four W in» Under Tute- this banjo-eyed clown the usual and Mrs. Kinsman lived in Apple­ ’errific jolt with the loss of Lcs Continuing their v ic t o r io u s opulence in setting, maids and lajje <»f ('«tarli Trevor Dchn, huge center. Cloy Christen­ ton when Dr. Kinsman was a mem­ stride, the Delta Gammas defeated melody. A hundred of the gor­ ber of the Lawrence college facul­ son has the call for the center po­ geous Goldwyn girls sing and dance Tlit' Knox College basketball sition and has played fine ball dur­ the Kappa Deltas in the inter­ ty- and play with Eddie in the shadow Other guests at the dinner wer* foam is out to repeat last year's ing all the preliminary struggles. sorority volleyball tournament by of the pyramids. Ethel Merman's The two guards, Tom Dyer and Lev Dr. and Mrs. Otho P. Fairfield, Or­ ferord as Midwest Champions. The the scores 15-2, 15-6, winning the bubbling humor and her deep- lando. Miss Mida Naylor, Lakeland, Jonson. complete the quintet. Dyer throated song match Eddie's in the tournament. In the consolation Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. Ancil J. Rich team is the ninth to be Coached has a fine eye but so far has had picture; Ann Southern and George round, the Alpha Chi's conquered of Seattle, Wash. by Trevor and is decided to add conisdcrable trouble in that he the non-sorority team, but only Murphy are the romantic interest. materially to the 54 wins scored commits numerous fouls making it after three thrilling, hard-fought "Mandy" still belongs to Irving hard for him to complete a whole during Trevor's stay at Galesburg. battles. The K. D.’s took second Berlin, but the famous old ballad game. Like the Vikings, I^ake For­ has a new splendor in its fresh re­ CARRELL RESERVATIONS The Knox attack will be led by place by defeating the Alpha Chis est's biggest handicap is height, as 9-15, 15-14, 15-11. vival. Dances are innovations in Requests for carrel reserva­ their finest players are small men. Captain Bill Lewis, all-state guard The championship game, which screen technique as they skip from tions for the second semester are and high scorer for the locals last Eiserman and Daiher boast of some is usually expected to be a thriller, a Brooklyn barge, to a minstrel being received by the reference length but have not been used very show, to a Mississippi River steam­ librarian. Since carrels are as­ (cason. Paired with Lewis at was a lop-sided victory for the much this year. hard-serving, swift passing Delta boat, to shimmering beauty in the signed in the order that the re­ guard will probably be one of three, • Both of the tilts promise to be garden of a desert harem. The last quests are made and since there Helgeson, Herlocker or Joe Bur- Gammas. The first contest was an tough ones from the Vikes point overwhelming victory for the D. scene is the greatest of all—a color­ are always more requests than /ord Burford, although a little of view, but if they show the fight ed fantasy of only six minutes in can be filled, It is to the ad­ »mailer than the former two, has G.’s although the Kappa Deltas re­ and spirit they displayed against covered slightly during the second length but costing $210,000 to make. vantage of the student who real­ the edge over his rivals due in Ripon in that unforgettable last Appleton: This week-end sees the ly needs to use one to apply no small measure to his ball hand­ contest and gave the anchor wear­ half, in which their demand for vic­ ers at least a fight for the final return of Paul Muni to the screen early. ling and accuracy in the vicinity tory seemed at times not to be re­ in "Bordertown.” With him is The carrels are assigned to pt the hoop. Burford is 9 sopho- dispute. Supported by a wealth of fused. their chances for victory will reserve material and aided by a Bette Davis whose greatest triumph seniors and juniors only. Peo­ jnore while Helgeson is a junior be great. in “Of Human Bondage” with Les­ ple who are doing tutorial work fend Herlocker a senior. large cheering section throughout the tournament, the victors won the lie Howard has seemed to place or who are writing long papers The center position will be filled j Smith Attend* Meeting majority of their games quite eas­ her definitely in the role of the hat­ will find them useful. In order by Barney Crandell, 6 foot 1) inch ily. In the final game, outstanding ed female, but an admired one. that the carrels may be avail­ center. Barney is one of the three O f Biieleriologigt* playing for the D. G.’s was done Margaret Lindsay supports them. It able for those people, a shelf has lettcrmen to return from last year’s been reserved in the Conference Miss Olga A. Smith, instructor in by Marion Crawford, whose ser­ is one of the outstanding pictures squad but his work has failed to vice was outstanding: Helen Seth- this year has offered so far. Room for books which other draw much praise from Trevor as | botany, attended the annual meet­ students do not wish to take out ing of the American Association of ness, an experienced freshman; ELECTED SECRETARY Crandell persists in slowing up the Alice Stroud and Marjorie Osen; of the library. speedy offense built by Trevor. Bacteriologists at the Drake Hotel Professor Franzke was recently in Chicago from December 27 to w h ile Edith Johnson, Ruth elected Secretary of the Legislative Crandell's ball-handling in the point Shuettge. and Betty Morris starred circle leaves little to be desued but 29. This convention was attended Committee of the Fox River Mu­ by over 500 scientists specializing in for the Kappa Deltas. nicipalities League. This League he lacks the drive of a college cen­ Alpha Chis Win Consolation ter bacteriology from all parts of the consists of city officials of all ci­ United States. In the consolation game the non­ One forward position is ably fill­ ties and villages in the Fox River RIO THEATRE The program of the meeting con­ sorority group was unable to com­ ed by Georg* Donaldson, junior let- Valley from Green Bay to Fond sisted largely of the presentation pete with the bombardment of du Lac. The function of this com- terman, who, at the present is ham­ serves aimed by Margaret Koep- Start» Saturday of reports of findings in research nvtiee is to study the state legis­ pered by • badly sprained finger. work in the field of bacteriology sall and Marion Walling, or the Donaldson is perhaps the fastest lative programs and prepare reso­ that had been completed during the well-placed returns of the Bauer lutions for adoption by the League. man on the offense, his quick shots past year. sisters, and was defeated by the foming most unexpectedly from Alpha Chis who thus earned first Mr. Franzke represents the Apple­ Unorthodox shooting positions. WETTENGEI. RETURNS place in the consolation .standings. ton City Council on the Legislative Committee. However, George's cleverness and Carl Wettengel. graduate of ’33 The games were officiated by accuracy is of no avail when he is and member of Beta Sigma Phi so­ Miss Ruth McGurk, women's ath­ t>n the defense for his man has cial fraternity, is spending a few letic director, who was assisted by TELEPHONE 97» a habit of slipping around him. days in Appleton preparing work Bernice Baetz. The scoring was The other forward position is a on a thesis for his master's degree. done by June Orwig. A. CARSTENSEN Wide-open race between Dick GolT, Mr. Wettengel obtained his bach­ Final Standings Manufacturing Furrier Boli Stafford and Don Larson. elor's degree in Psychology, and has 1st—Delta Gamma. Remodeling Repairing m SAMUEL •OlDWYN'Spretfoslfe.«# The former two are sophomores been studying in the Department of 2nd—Kappa Delta. l i t 8. Morrison Street While Larson is a senior. Stafford, Industrial Psychology at the Uni­ 3rd—Alpha Chi. Appleton, WIs. the tallest of the three api>ears to versity of Chicago. 4th—Non-sorority. KID MlUIONS have the edge over the other two men because of his rugged driving game, and an extremep clever left band shot. Stafford is slowed con­ siderably by a trick knee, sustained from football injuries suffered in high school. The Knox squad is fmall averaging only S' 10" in A i o heigth.

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BOURJOIS Offers Karess Face Powder $ 2 .0 0 The Lawrentian Toilet Water BELLING’S D RU G ST ORE / / 204 E. College Ave. m y - Friday, January 11, 1935 T H E LAWRENTIAN ?age SeveU MacHarg Explains Fraternities Begin Contest Open to Tranquility Seekers Basketball Schedule Find Rest in Church Sport Shorts Visual Education CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 Latin Students Organ music and candlelight are yours for tranquility every Wed­ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 Mess, g. 3 l nesday at five o'clock in the Epis­ tions with the guards. The gam* ‘‘Production of Light Pro­ Celebrate Horatian Bimil- Totals 10 2 copal church on the campus corner. progressed well for the first hall jection Devices for Teach­ Psi Chi lenium With Trans* Soft music—the illusion that can­ Hartwig, f. 1 0 and Lawrence was behind 11 to 0, ers Ahead of Uw” Baldwin, f. 4 1 lation Contest dles alone can give will weave a Coach Denney really did flare up Verhulst, c. 0 0 spell of dreams for you. Care will at the half, and the Vlkes went Dr. J. B. MacHarg, professor of Holzwart, g. s 0 As a part of the commemoration seem very far away, and loveliness back to win 14 to 13. . . . Ashman, American History, has devoted Loose, g. a 0 of the Horatian Bimillenium, stu­ very near. If you still like to dents In the colleges and univer­ center; Zussman and Courtney, for­ much of his time to research work Totals 10 1 sities of Wisconsin are invited to dream, — come. wards; Briese and Kotal, guards, on visual education. The article Phi Delta Victorious enter a contest for writing the best After the clamour and turmoil of composed the winning combination written by himself, expressed som“ The last game of the first round, original English translation of a classes, appointments, tests, lab. ex­ that year. . . . Incidentally, all but of his ideas about this subject. selected poem of Horace, the selec­ periments, the calm of music and postponed until Tuesday, found the tion for Wisconsin being the six­ Kotal came from Appleton High "The production of light projec­ Phi Delts playing the Delta Sigs. teenth Ode of the Second book, — the dim light and the dignity of School. . . . That year, besides their tion devices for teaching is fa* Phi Delta Theta won the game by “Otium divos rogat in patenti." church architecture will soothe conference wins, Lawrence beat ahead of their use. Expense, tech­ a 22 to 14 score. The score at the Contestants must be bona fide you into a stained-glass-window Loyola, Northwestern, and Chica­ half was 13 to 7 in favor of the students in a junior college, a se­ nical difficulties, ti.ne required for feeling, and give you peace and go. . . . But they lost to Carroll at North street boys. The box score: nior college, a regular four-year beauty. pieparation, lack of knowledge and Phi Delta—22 FG. FT. PF. college, or the liberal arts college Waukesha. A Carroll forward loop­ tiained supervision, explain in part, Hecker, f. 3 0 2 of a university, in the state of Wis­ Wells' Autobiography ed about eight baskets from out ■why we are backward in using op­ Sensenbrenner, f. 3 consin. They must be taking a past the middle, and Cliff Court­ tical methcis in teaching as com­ Gmeiner, c. 2 course or courses in the classical In College Library ney, all-state the year before, waj Meyer, g. 0 department of the institution at the The "Experiment in Autobiog­ in tears over his inability to stop pared with England and Germany. Sloane, g. 1 time of the contest. the demon. . . . The Director of Visual Education Volkert, g. 1 The three best translations sub­ raphy” by H. G. Wells can be bor­ rowed from the rental collection at The Betas attributed their win for the British Empire stated in my mitted will be selected and an ap­ over the D. l.'s to the absence of propriate book offered by the Latin the Lawrence College Library. hearing that the thing that im­ Totals 10 Ted Kramer from the Delts rooting Delta Sigs—14 League of Wisconsin Colleges, act­ It is the intimate story of H. G. section. Wells' life—from his humble birth pressed h>m most in the United Christiansen, f. 1 ing in cooperation with the Ameri­ Cornell College lost to St. Am­ States was the wealth of equip­ Bury, f. 1 can Classical League, will be given through his young manhood and his love affairs; it is also the story of brose and beat Augustana so far ment and its neglect. ‘We cannot Bartella, c. 3 as a prize to the winners. this year. They also meet Macales- Herzog, g. 1 his literary and public career, from afford such carelessness in En­ Pick State Winner his first struggles as a writer for ter which is reputed “to be a very Doerfler, g. 0 These three translations will be classy and adept ball handling ag­ gland.’ Thorough tests have proven Moersch, g. 0 newspapers to his sudden recogni­ submitted to the national jury, and tion and steadily increasing fame gregation." Lawrence meets Macal« that in many fields though not in ester on February 9th on the same one of these will be selected by as a writer. Throughout the book all, maximum efficiency in teach­ Totals 6 2 6 them as the best from the state. No trip that they meet Carleton at ing, demands the use of light de­ there is a lively comment 9n men In the first game played Wednes­ additional award beyond the honor Carleton. Coach A1 Gowan of vices, but teachers neglect them, and affairs, religion and govern­ day night, Sigma Phi Epsilon de­ of the victory will be given to the Macalester is a graduate of Cornell. first, because of the reasons al­ feated Delta Sigma Tau with lit­ ment, love and marriage, set down author of the winning translation. with Wells’ frankness and courage. Carleton will play Colorado State ready stated, and second, because tle difficulty by a 30 to 12 score. Translations entered for the in football next season, and will go in the experimental period, better Morrison was high scorer for the This book is expected to rank as competition must be in the hands of one of the really important repre­ West in 1936 to complete a home teaching can be done without the Sig Eps while Bartella was high the chairman of the committee by and home arrangement with the 1 rouble of learning new ways, even man for the losers. The score at sentative biographies of our time. Western school. . . . Carroll proved though eventually the motto of the June 1, 1935. Announcement of the the half was 6 to 4 in favor of the three State winners will be made their ability against opponents they Leipzig Gewandhaus. RES SEV- Sig Eps. The box score: by July 1, 1935, and announcement the University of Wisconsin, and meet on the Waukesha court when ERA GAUDIUM VERUM, may Sig Ep—30 FG. FT. PF. of the single winner from the state they scored 54 points against M. 9. have unexpected import. Professor Lena B. Tomson, of Mil- Morrison, f. 4 0 2 will be made on December 8, 1935, waukee-Downer College. T. C. to win 54 to 43. That many "Today, almost every teacher Bigelow, f. 2 0 2 Horace's birth anniversary. points in any game shows the team would be a better teacher if he had Guenther, e. 2 2 2 Dr. Arthur H. Weston of Law­ An aggregate of more than $30.- must be good. always at hand, ready for conven­ Fritz, g. 0 3 1 rence College is the chairman of 000,000 a year in scholarships is Ripon beat Hamline, the school ient use, a standard stereopticon, an Eberhardy, g. 2 2 3 doled out by 125 colleges and uni­ that played so well against Iowa opaque projector, and a film strip the committee in charge of the con­ Gram, f. 1 0 0 test for the state of Wisconsin. versities in the United States. and Ohio State. machine. Teachers generally, do Rosebush, f. 0 1 0 Other members of the committee not realize the innumerable devices are Professor Grant Showerman of and short cuts in instruction that Totals 11 8 10 the regular lantern, so-called, af­ Delta Sig—I t fords. Slide maps, for example, Bury, f. was high scorer for the Psi Chis, In ’35 as in ’34 •re often more convenient, more Doerfler, f. The box score: efficient, and less expensive, cost Bartella, c. Delta Iota—7J FG. FT. PF. Enjoy Well Cooked Food of projector included, than a set of Herzog, g. Krohn, f. 7 1 1 wall maps. Moersch, g. T. Leech, f. 3 0 0 at “The convenience and value of Roeber, f. 4 0 0 opaque projection is neglected. If Totals 5 1 12 Leason, c. 6 0 1 teachers realized how easily and The second game of the evening F. Leech, c. 2 0 0 well, illustrations of books and found the Phi Delts handing the MacKahan, g. 4 1 1 LA VILLA other materials can be projected, Phi Taus a strong defeat. The Phi Janes, g. 2 0 0 they would not be content without Tau offense just didn't click and Durbrow, g. 3 0 0 them. the Phi Delts had little trouble win­ Seegers, g. 4 0 0 Dine and Dance With Us “The riches of materials in film­ ning. The final score was 19 to 7. strip slides and the possibilities of The box score: Totals 33 easy production, suggest the im­ Phi Dclt—19 FG. FT. PF. Psi Chi—14 portance of this field. The moving Hecker, f. 2 0 1 Rosenberg, f. 0 picture and the talking picture in Sensenbrenner, f. 1 0 0 Baldwin, f. 2 the schoolroom are under certain Gmeiner, c. 2 1 0 Verhulst. c. 1 conditions, the most effective of all Sloane, g. 1 0 1 Loose, g. 3 visual teaching devices, but the Schreiber, g. 0 0 1 Anthony, g. 0 MODERN DRY CLEANERS difficulties and expense make prog­ Meyer, g. 3 0 1 ress slow. Emphasis should be Totals 222 E. College Ave. placed on two tenets of visual in­ Totais 9 1 struction: a normally lighted room, Phi Tau—7 and incidental, every day use, of Saam, f. devices employed. Kroos, f. Better Dry Cleaning "The use of illustration in gen­ Krell, f. Gladly Delivered to Your Residential(Sidential Unit eral demands the constant exercise Zoerb, f. BUETOW’S of trained judgment in estimating Mess. g. the apperceptive mass of the stu­ Schilling, g. dent. It may be a great help or a Brackett, g. BEAUTY useless waste of time.” COATS Totals 2 8 10 Paper Association In the final game of the second SHOPPE round, the D. I.’s romped over a DRESSES • • Hears Two Reports Psi Chi team to win by a 72 to 14 95 The Technical association of the score. The D. I.'s used two teams, Pulp and Paper Industry, Lake every man making at least four Zuelke Bldg. Phone 902 Get Better Dry Cleaning at the Modern — States section, heard papers by R. points during the game. Krohn led M. Radsch of Appleton and P. C. the winners in scoring while Loose In the Same Building as the East-End Postal Station Day of Milwaukee at its January meeting at Conway Hotel Tuesday evening. The business meeting fol­ lowed a dinner at 6:30. CONSIDER THE SOURCE Approximately three-fourths of of your ice supply! the college women in the United States attend co-educational col­ Use Pure, Clear, Sparkling leges. H The High Quality ot g MANUFACTURED ICE Potts and Wood’s Henry N. 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character, serious purpose, and superior tem, the comprehensive examination, the The La w r e n t ia n revision of the curriculum mark Law­ Published every Friday during the college intellectual ability; the establishment of rence as an institution of progressive fear by the Lawrentian Board oi Control of the learning habit, and the ability to ad­ Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis. growth. With the revision of entrance just oneself to changing conditions. These requirements improving the caliber of We read “Alice in Wonderland’’ the qualities should be the basis for entrance frsaorUtrdJU tfo hUr students, with the gradual adoption, upon other night. Oh, yes, we are going to Ifrn* requirements. -m 191) g »" j »01914 aa- increased resources, of even modern edu­ grow up some time, but not for a long In the past, college requirements have cational developments, Lawrence college time yet we hope. Well, anyway, as Entercd a* second class matter Sept. 20, been based upon the desirability of a def­ 1910, at the post office at Appleton, Wls., will become the outstanding institution we were saying we were reading when inite background, upon certain subject- under the act of March 3, 1879. in the Middlewest. we came to the Mad Tea Party. We matter. But many have been the high Printed by the Post Publishing Commany, laughed merrily until we came to the Appleton, Wls. Subscription price $2.50. school students who have failed because place where the sleepy dormouse moved EDITORIAL STAFF of improper advice or self-direction to over every time that the Mad Hatter and ROBERT KRELL - - . Editor-In-Chief take the prescribed courses and who have From College Pressesthe Mad March Hare decided it was VERNON BECKMAN • Managing Editor subsequently failed to meet college en* ALBERT INGRAHAM - - - Desk Editor trance requirements. Often these stu* time to move down a place. That part OXFORD EDUCATION TRANSPLANT- started us thinking. We think every DEPARTMENTAL EDITORS dents have greater latent intellectual ca­ ED IN U. S. once in a while. It usually happens LOUIS CHEKNEY • - • Student Activities pacities than students who have fulfilled LA VERNE WETZEL - Adminstration Editor Although, as Professor Easum pointed when we’re too sleepy to keep from it. ELLA HE1NKE • * • • • Faculty Editor the entrance requirements and who have But it’s fatal to think. It makes you BERNICE BAETZ .... Feature Editor attended college. Many an A student in out Tuesday, the Oxford tutorial plan has want things. It makes you want to be KENNETH SCHILLING Conservatory Editor a commercial or technical course would some drawbacks which might make its DICK G R A EF...... Sports Editor different. It may even make you want provide better college material than the introduction here and at other American REPORTERS to be an individual. Therein lies the B student in a college preparatory course. colleges and universities difficult, one Everett Bauman, Clifford Burton, William tragedy. In a society constructed such To make this condition worse there was should not be too hasty to discard the Christensen, Gwen Cramer, Edna Earle, as ours it isn’t safe to be an individual. Edwin Emmons, Mary Fulton, Edith John­ for many years the tendency to increase idea as an out-moded English scheme It is much wiser and much safer just to son, Joseph Koffend, Georgian Lawrence, the division of courses in the high school which is due for dereliction. The plan Roger Lyons, Carl Mess, James Morrow, be the sleepy dormouse that moves over curricula. Fortunately, the trend recent­ entails certain reforms and innovations in Robert Mott, John Olson, Margaret Ripe, when the rest of the mad people move Janet Reisberry, Hazel R.sseouw, Violet ly has been in the opposite direction, in our method of education which call for over. Rusch, Karl Sager, Allen Solie, James Strau- the decrease of course complexity. If the highest test of belief and faith in the Every once in a while we wake up to b«’l, Mary Thomson, Eileen Vlerow, George the move on the part of Lawrence College value of higher institutions of learning. .Walter. find ourselves a paper doll in a long in basing requirements on quality of The Oxford tutorial system, in that it BUSINESS STAFF chain of paper dolls. Sometimes we can’t work is adopted by other colleges, high necessitates close cooperation between ROBERT REID .... Business Manager even tell which paper doll we are. That’s schools will be the freer to continue this student and instructor, means either lar­ MARGARET BADGER Circulation Manager bad. Maybe it doesn’t matter after alL THOMAS JENKIN - Advertising Manager policy. ger faculty staffs or smaller enrollments. As long as the rest of the paper dolls get EDWARD ARNOLD .... CoHcctlons Then there has been the small high Any change to achieve one of these ends THOMAS WILDER Nat Advertising Mgr. up when the rising bell rings, eat break* school which by hook or crook manages is bound to meet with almost unsur* ADVERTISING STAFF fast, go to class, go to chapel, read, write, to gain an accredited rating. Because of mountable impediments. Grace Lightfoot, Gay Patterson, Jean study, go to bed, sleep, get up again, etc., financial limitations, many of these in­ On the issue of a larger faculty, the Bchiffner, Konrad Tuchscherer, Marguerite we do it too, and it’s very easy. There reb, Mary Steinberg, Verna Pfund, Janet stitutions, in attempting to provide the opposition will naturally point to the lack isn’t a danger in the world that we’U iwis. complete college requirements often of­ of finances necessary to support the great break out of the chain and go skipping £ COLLECTION STAFF fer notoriously shallow subjects in the number of men upon whom the outcome off to the library to read instead of study, Alice Holloway, June Mauland, Frederick, senior year, the most important of all of the plan depends a great deal. The Russler, Roger Mueller, John Rosenberg. or to pause in front of the pictures, or for prospective college students. Thus, proposal for smaller enrollments will in­ wander over to the observatory in search frequently, the satisfactory completion evitably hit up against the common of a stray star, not even in spring. Life A Significant Step of required subjects means little or American idea that college is for anybody is like that. Lawrence College once more asserted nothing. who has enough money to pay for it; Heck! We'd like to be a paper-doll in Itself as a leader in liberal educational An important clause in the revised even for some who haven’t but who feel a bright red shirt. Anything to be dif­ trends when last Friday it announced its requirements which applies to high school a degree is essential for success in later ferent. But we're a paper doll cut out departure from the traditional system of juniors states that applications for admis­ life. of one of the better magazines. College entrance requirements. The sion will be received at the end of the The proposal that education in higher Even in January we feel like a Mad change Is based upon the fundamental junior year from students ranking in the institutions be limited to those intellectu­ March tea party, only this time we’d like principle that students of college caliber upper half of their classes. Properly qual­ ally fit, those with the necessary equip­ to be one of the Mad Movers instead of Should be selected upon the quality and ified applicants may be granted provi­ ment to carry on their work under the the bewildered little dormouse. But Interest shown in their secondary school sional admission subject to satisfactory extremely difficult system of Oxford what's the use? We’re so discouraged. work rather than on the quantity and achievement in their senior year. Thus teaching, will immediately be branded as Only big people have the right to be Mad ■ub.icct matter. This innovation in edu­ the admissions office will be glad to co­ the demand of a rabid educator. and it takes so long to grow big. We cational tactics has long been pending; operate with the school authorities and Moreover, it must be admitted that if wish we had a bottle labeled “Drink Lawrence deserves great commendation the student in planning the course of the student and the tutor are unfit for This— Not Poison,” but even then we’d for having taken the initiative in such a study to be pursued during the senior each other, unless a change is made, and, have to stop and remember that one significant move. year. By this method the high school that is often difficult, a great deal of cocktail and we’d be out of school. What’s Under the new arrangement students senior may avoid a poor selection of sub­ fraction will impede the advancement of the use? We’ve forgotten what we’re Coming from accredited secondary schools jects in his last year upon reception of the student. In addition it will deprive writing this about. But you may rest as* who are in the upper half of their gradu­ the advice of college experts, who will him of many beneficial effects which sured that it’s something subtle, too sub* ating classes may be admitted without study his personality and fitness and who might accrue to him under the encour­ tie even for us. reference to specific entrance require­ will plan his work to prepare him in the agement of an adviser suitable and com­ ments. Others desiring admission may best way for college study. patible to him. make application to the Director of A d­ This policy may in no way be con­ The criticism can rightly be made, ness and thoroughness of knowledge missions, who will make personal inquiry strued to indicate that Lawrence is letting then, that if the individual and his tutor would prevent lazy and insincere “stu* concerning each individual. Candidates down the bars, that in the clutch of the are unsuited to one another, the student dents’ from “cramming” to pass courses with acceptable records from non-accred* depression she has been forced to lower is bound to suffer; that the plan is very a situation which only the “boners'* ited schools may be granted provisional requirements in order to gain sufficient expansive; by its very nature it is very should decry. It should be evident that admission. students. On the contrary, Lawrence re­ exclusive; and that any institution using the effect of this system would be to In line with the theory that entrance fuses admission each year to many stu­ the plan must b" necessarily small. make education really mean something, requirements are qualitative rather than dents who would provide poor college On the cither hand, examination of the both to the student and to the world upon quantitative is the ruling that students material. Some high school students may beneficial aspects of the plan tends to which he will be thrust when he grad­ who have not graduated from high school have been retarded in the development leave the belief that after all, there is uates. but who have given evidence of superior of their intellectual potentialities by some something wrong with our American sys­ For those who fear to take a too radl* ability, seriousness of purpose, and ade­ malajustment; these are admitted to col­ tem of education, and if we don’t want to cal step, the suggestion of Professor Ea­ quate maturity may be admitted. In gen* lege on probation by the Director of take over the entire scheme as employed sum that “undergraduate education be of­ eral, however, graduation from high Admissions. Last year the incoming in England, there are some points which fered as we now offer it to all those who •chool is expected of students entering Freshman class was limited to within might bolster up our admittedly weak can make the grade and to offer the tu­ Lawrence. three of the number which the admin­ methods. torial system to upper classmen and The upholders of the liberal arts col* istration would admit under the present As Professor Easum himself admits, grads” should be heartily welcomed. The lege have always emphasized three things facilities of the college. “The work necessary and the standards faculty, by at least adopting one part of as essential in the educational experi- That the intellectual caliber of incom­ which students need to attain in order to the Fish committee report, that section ence; first, the breadth of acquaintance ing students at Lawrence is improving handle such examinations successfully which called for “broadening and accel­ With the world, its history, its thought, is borne out by figures in a recent report would be of greater educational value to erating the field of activity in the upper- its development and its character; second, to the president. In this freshman class the stuflents than the attainments nec­ class years for those who survived a rigid the ability to study and learn; third, the 53.6 per cent came from the upper quar­ essary to get through our examinations.” examination at the end of the second ability to adjust oneself to unforseen ter of their own high school graduating Difficulty should not be a basis of con­ year,” would help by guaranteeing that changes and opportunities. This process, classes; 26 per cent from the second quar­ demnation for a system of education. the upperclassmen be equipped to work of course, should begin in a small way ter; or 79 per cent from the upper half Hard work never hurt any student who under the tutorial system. In the elementary school and develop of their graduating classes. Thirteen and came to a university in the search of The question simmers down to the re­ more and more in the secondary school. three-tenths per cent were in the third knowledge. If there were less students, spective values in giving education to But the actual acquaintance of the high quarter of their graduating classes, 7.1 but all of them sincerely interested in more students and distributing learning school senior with the social, economic, were from the lowest quarter of their learning, then the day would come when more widely and superficially, or in historical, and scientific order of .the graduating classes. Only 20 5 per cent a university degree would mean more working intensively with the specially world is insignificant. The primary func­ were from the lower half of their high than it does at the present time. gifted and the sincere to create a class of tion of the high school education concerns school graduating class. Examinations which test the quality really educated people. tnora the development of students of high The establishment of the tutorial sys­ of thinking as well as the comprehensive- —D?ily Cardinal.