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1931 Campus Comment, December 1931 Bridgewater State Normal School

Volume 5 Number 3

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Vol. "\l DECE~lBER, 19:~1 No.3

Freshman Visits One Graduate Enjoys Teaching Ghandi's India R. l. O'Brien, Graduate of '84 "Land of Mystery" Miles From Railroad or Movies By Guy Russo Chairman of Tariff Commission By Laura Mitchell +------+ APPOINTED BY HOOVER I H.)w would you like to teach in a JVlr. Ivanoff Discusses Norma} Soccer Robert Lincoln O'Brien, who has town 25 miles fr;)m the nearest rail­ Bulgarian Foll{lore been appointed by Hoover to head the road ~ tation and moving picture Star Gets Post tariff commission, entered the state By V. Dunn theatre, where the temperature often normal school at Bridgewater at the reaches 20 degrees below zero and age of 17 and graduated in 1884. where the ink freezes in the inkwells A Bulgarian student, Albert Ivan- Cullen is Placed on Mythical Team. Mr. O'Brien fills the place vacated overnight? off, who came to America only last on November 30, by Henry P. Fletcher_ No doubt the seniors, and under- June, spoke on "Bulgarian Folklore" of Greencastle, Pa. classmen as well, will shudder and vow before two of Miss Lovett's classes J ames McDonald, manager of the Boston Soccer team of the American For more thon 30 years Mr. O'Brien that they will never teach in a rural November 23 at 1.30 in the Demon­ has been an active Republican, and school. Miss Marjorie Tuttle, a grad- stration Room. The history, the geog­ Soccer League and Northeastern coach, has named two mythical for the last three years has been pres­ uate of '30, made the S3me vow, but raphy, the love songs, the school sys­ ident of the Middlesex Club, a lead­ she "took it back" and is now :em of Bulgaria, the obscure were elevens representing outstanding col­ lege booters he actually saw in action ing Republican organization in New thoroughly glad of it. touched on in his .talk. England. The town in which Miss Tuttle At present Mr. Ivanoff is attending during the past season. Stars from Springfield, Brown, Clark, Worces­ Robert Lincoln O'Brien is a native teaches is South Strafford situated in N e,vton Andover Theological Semin­ of Abington, son of Patrick O'Brien, N)rth Central Vermont, 25 miles ary. Extensive travel in Greece, ter Tech, Connecticut Aggies, Durfee Textile of Fall River, Tufts, Bridge­ a native of Glanworth, Cork county, north of White River Junction and Russia, Germany, France, Austria­ Ireland, and Lydia Howard Dunham. twenty miles from Dartmouth college. Hungary and Italy have contributed water Normal and Northeastern were honored. He is 66. Upon the death of his Electric lights have just been in- quite as much to his education as his KENNETH MURPHY father in 1897, he left the public s:alled in the bwn s) that the towns- study at the University of Sophia in Springfield, undefeated New Eng­ "The mystery is what keeps it land champions, who came from be­ schools to work for his brother, Wil­ reople now feel quite advanced. Bulgaria and at the South Eastern liam S. O'Brien in the heel business M!ss Tuttle is principal of her Europe Bible School in Villach, Aus­ going," says Kenneth Murphy of hind to beat MacDonald's Huskies, 5 to 3, by a sensational finish, placed in Abington. He performed many school-an old-two room building tria. India. "In reality it is a land of misery, squalor, ignorance, physical :hree players on the list, but Brown jobs around the factory from running which 50 years ago was a barn and I Besides Bulgarian, Mr. Ivanoff the steam engine to keeping the now is not much more than a frame- speaks four languages: Russian, Ger­ degradation, suppression of the many, and Northeastern fared better. The and superstition." Bruins had five players named, while books. work of wood held precariously to- man: Italian and English. In 1884, the year of his graduation gether. Some of the windows refuse While he was in Macedonia and Mr. Murpy shipped as a sailor on McDonald rated seven of his pupils an India-bound freighter which car­ worthy of mention. Seven captains from normal school, he became a to shut, and every single window has Austria this man of varied accom- teacher at the Oak Grove schoolhouse at least one pane broken. plishments taught schooL ried a cargo of automobiles, "Flit", received recognition. machine oil, canned goods and tires. in Natic at a salary of $10 a week and She teaches three grades-a fourth The ship left New York in November the next year taught in Pinkerton grade with one pupil, a sixth grade Clubs Plall Festivities 1930 and and after calling at Karachi, Dr. Rose Explains Academy, Derry Village, N. H., where with five pupils, and an eighth grade By Louise H.ewitt Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, and Col­ he also prepared for college by study­ w:th three. Her pupils vary in inteI1- ombo, Ceylon returned to New York Russia's Suceess ing Greek and Latin. igence from one overgrown boy, a "The Littlest Shepherd" by Flor- in April of this year. By G. Laird He remained at Hanover a year, moron, in the sixth grade to one very ence Ryerson and Colin Clements, a In India women are in existence then the following year became a bright boy of twelve in the eighth Christmas interlude as profoundly solely for the benefit and use of man. "JVhat_PluB-P !=I RnR!'\ja ('.lick?" wa:;:c,sp~~ial stud~nt at Harvard.:._ Th~n by orade. • ,1 .~. " n. ';D:a~ Cau;nesI'·~~:":'-+"A'''Woma:iCI6'"dRS''up6ri-her· hl1sbancras the ql:Iesti;;~ Dr. William Wallace takmg. spt.-clal courses he was grad- The equip!r~~t· in .the' school-is • will be the Dramatic Club's contri- her earthly god. Rose, lecturer and Universalist min- uated III the class of 1891. m3st noticeable by its absence. The bution to the Christmas spirit at B. "Indians believe that women should ister, brought ant and answered in his ~e took the Sumner prize in inter­ desks are of the old-fashioned. type N. S. In chapel December 24, this be married as early as possible. Child­ lecture on Soviet Russia given before natIonal law at Harvard. He was a with benches instead of chairs. The delicate pastoral of a shepherd who wives are often seen. In fact, some the members of the Ousamequin Club fre~llen~ debate.r at the old Harvard blackboards are merely slabs of was faithful to his sheep will be girls are married at eight, nine, or on its guest night, November 16. Umon, Its preSIdent for a term, and board which are all old-some of played before the school. ten. They are distinguished by rings for years, secretary of the Harvard them made in 1897 and 1900. The Those in the cast of the play are: in their noses, and their husbands are Dr. Rose, who travelled extensively Economic Club. g'eography books were printed imme­ G,unvar Hendrickson, speaker of the usually men old enough to be their during 1930, visited Russia in the Leaving college he became a re­ d~ately after the World War and do prologue; Ruth Petluck, David; Sally grandfathers. company of three U. S. senators, two porter for the Boston Transcript. In not agree with the new wall maps. Suttill, a little girl. The two most important religions in Rabbis, three college presidents, two June 1892, when. Grover Cleveland There were no reference books, but Those in the tableau: Elizabeth India are the Mohammedan and the business men, and nearly 20 ministers. was nominated for president, O'Brien Miss Tuttle bought one set of encylo­ Giles, Mary; Muriel Robie, Joseph; Hindu. Mr. Murphy says that as far During that same year he travelled in was recommended as his personal pedias. Dorothy Hixon, Anne Clark, Althea as he could see they lived together France, Germany, and England. stenographer. He served with Cleve­ (Continued on Page 4) Mock, angels; Doris Southwick, Vir- harmoniously. The slides with which Dr. Rose land on his campaign and was with ginia Bulger, and Louise Hewitt, "They sometimes join in riots illustrated his lecture, he made him­ him on his accepting the nomination Mr. Durgin Gives Test shepherds. The wise men will be against the British," he said. "While self from pictures he took while on in New York. chosen from among the men of the I was there three hundred Indians his trip. With him he brought his (Continued on Page 4) By Grace Grant school. were killed by British machine guns own operator, his 16 year-old son David, who considered our booth "Good morning, children," Mr. -0- during a riot." Important among the Yuletide ob- quite "the thing". Helen Fogg Durgin greeted his D1 math stu- servances will be the singing of (Continued on Page 4) Miss Edith H. Bradford, who was dents. Chrl'stlnas caroI' s lD t h e d imng . room a classmate of Dr. Rose at Tufts, Helen Fogg, daughter of Mr. and "Good morning, teacher," the chil- at dinner, December 24, by the Glee took David on a tour of inspection of TI1e Prom in Mrs. John Fogg, 40 Lenox street, dren answered in unison. Club. the school. The murals pleased him Brockton, and graduate of '31, was "Where are my apples? Don't you as much as the booth has. He asked January to be married on Thanksgiving day to Lin­ know that little children bring if we issued teaching manuals saying, wood T. Brown . apples to their teacher?" Helen Robbins AII-J ~llior Affair "I think that would be an excellent . DI'~merely replied,. "We won't for- The wededing took place . in St. idea-to teach some of these teachers Becolnes Bride Paul's church, Brockton, and Mrs. get next time." 'The Junior class is planning an all­ who don't know anything how to I George Watt, the former Betty Copp, N ext time. A large basket dec­ Junior promenade for Saturday eve­ teach." also of the class of '31, attended the orated with a ribbon and overflowing The marriage of Helen Robbins and ning, January 9, from 9 to 12. Mem": I Ray Green took place Saturday even­ bride. Mrs. Brown had been her at­ with apples sat majestically on Mr. bel'S of other classes may not attend tendant at her wedding last August. Durgin's desk. When he had duly ing, November 14, at the home of the unless invited by a Junior. Junior Gil·ls Sponsors bride at Harwich. Miss Elsie. Rob­ admired the donation, he turned to At the class meeting held in the bins, the bride's sister, was her at­ the class with his inimitable grin and Music room, November 3, the com­ of First Middle- Hobby Club Founded asked, "Where is my new automo­ tendant. mittee heads were elected: General The bride wore a white satin gown bile?" ':!hairman, Mona Morris; music, Dor­ boro Play Day By Sara De Mello At the end of the period the un­ and an exquisite lace veil. The brides )thy Chatterton; program, Evelyn By Ethel Murray maid wore pale green point d'esprit. grateful man announced a test to be Chasse; hospitality, Honora Quigley; Collecting fingerprints, wrestling, Both carried bouquets of rosebuds. given the last day before vacation. refreshments, Mary Boland; decora­ and writing poetry are only a few of Following the ceremony, a recep­ Members of Class B2 which was Test day. Five minutes before the tions, Emma White; clean-up, Mac­ the hobbies of the 84 charter members class ended, Mr. Durgin handed a tion was tendered the couple by Mrs. sponsor of girls' playday were invited Mahon. to Middleboro High School Saturday, of Bridgewater's .newest club, founded paper drinking cup to each student Elsie Robbins, the mother of the bride. Nov. 9, with Mr. Stearns as founder saying, "What use could you make of The home was decorated with chry­ November 7, to assist in promoting a Play Day there. The following girls and faculty advisor. this cup in teaching mathematics in santhemums and laurel. That the most popular hobbies of a junior high school?" After a brief honeymoon) the couple Chapel Dates attended: Esther Tarr, chairman; the school are stamp and miscellan­ Every conceivable answer was plan to reside in New York City. Dec. 15-Miss Smith Katherine Foote, M.arion Keith, Ruth called wrong. At last he went to his Through the kindness of Cecile Dec. 17-T. C. Higgins, Stella Krupka, Harriet Bur­ eous collecting, writing poetry, and Dec. 22-Mr. Durgin or Miss Deake·r closet and took out two gallons of Giguere, former room-mate, and mem­ rill, Mary Carroll, Rose Tinsley, Mil­ homemaking has bee n revealed Dec. 24-Dramatic Club dred McDonald, and Ethel Murray. cider. Slowly pouring some into one of ber of Miss Robbins' class, 1931, .Jen­ Dec. 25-Vacation through this organzation. the cups, he said, "This is what I'd nie Kuwaski and Delia Gaudette, Jan. 5-Class Meeting The program included registration The club chose for its officers: Etta alumnae, and Ruth Fall, Elinor Jan. 7-Pro and Con of students, posture parade, teaching use a paper cup for." Larkin, president; Stella Krupka, sec­ If you see Mr. Durgin driving a Meyer, Harriet Brown, and Ethel Jan. 12-Miss Bradford of songs, and games such as volley Jan. 14-Girl Scouts retary; Elsie Henderson, vice-p·res­ new car to school, don't be surprised. Beede, undergraduates of B. N. S., Jan. 19-Miss Prevost baU, long ball, kick ball, field ball, D1 needs only a hint.. were able to attend the wedding. Jan. 21-Gamera Club and group games. ident; and Sara De Mello, editol'. 2 CAM PUS C 0 ~1 ~1 E N T CAIVIPUS COl\:IMENT Speakin.g of Ideals- "Literary ClIpboard" This exquisite miniature essay called "Desire" ON THE SHELVES proclaims admirable aspirations: The title "Three Fishers" given to Francis Beeding's latest novel is a revelation in itself. It is a particularly logical sbdy "Upon the talented who may cross the sill of my of three very distinguished, very cultured, and very unscrup­ door, I shall have little, if any effect. They will rise ulous individuals rlotting strife between two nations. NORMAL SCHOOL above me, my four walls and my antagonism. I can As fine a thought, as charmingly expressed as that in "Har­ create; and I can do them no harm. It is rather to mer John", could come from none other than Hugh Walpole, a those who, unfortunate, must needs point girders, or criterion of culture. Always thinking of the unworldly, Walpole grew up in a religious atmosphere, his father a member of the Established, 1927 skive when it's hot and August, that I must realize ministry in a prosaic English town. True to tradition he Owned and published by the State Normal school, Bridge­ my responsibility. I must show to those the sky and became a minister-but true to human nature-swerved to a water, Mas:::achusetts. Member of Scholastic Press. the beauty of winged things. Each one of these I career of teaching. Equally dissatisfied with teaching he entered EXECUTIVE BOARD must try to lead through the door of inheritance so the literary world as a critic and is now a nust distinguished Editor-in-Chief ...... Gertrude Laird lecturer and novelist. Assistant Editor ...... Eunice Whittier that, later, to each heart will come the pain of ex­ Business Manager. . ... Nathan Bulotsky "Harmer J aIm" pictures the peak of impractical idealism. Assistant Business Manager ...... Ernest Cote quisite music and to each soul the so great apprecia­ It is the story of a Swedish gymnastic instructor striving for Literary Editor ...... Louise Jackson tion of good reading that will make each feel the desire l=erfection of bc:·auty in man and man's creations. Work, love Assistant Literary Editor...... Charles Clough of creating. I must make each one conscious of the and dreams come to crashing futility when the dreamer dies­ Assistant Literary Editor . . ... Helen McKenney a mart;yr to his ideals. Such is the close of a life so appealingly, -0- symmetry about him, and of his own life. I must make Advertising Manager ...... Beatrice Hunt each one vitally interested in some one thing; be it sun­ so clearly drawn. Assistant Advertising Manager ...... Doris Sbutlnvick -0- Exchange Editor ...... Pamela Chase sets, seagulls, or Lincoln. Above all, to each one, I Truth and fiction are evenly blended in "Coronet", a minute must give happy memories, so that for their children, panorama of defeated aristocracies-aristocracies of blood, ~~~;11 ~;\l~~ ':':':'::'::':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':':'.':':.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: .. :.:.: ...... :.:.:.:.::.:.:.: :·::·:·:·:·:·:···:·::~~le~~~~~~~ they Will desire squareg of crimson and college gates. brains and money. In a powerful, straightforward manner, Art Editor ...... Evelyn Chasse, Secretary And, perhaps, in after years, when it is near late after­ Manuel Komroff has depicted the crashing of thrones, the hor­ rible brutality dealt the simple loyal peasants, the low ebb of noon, if a son of theirs should show some of the spark such fine artists as Beethoven and Balzac, and has linked to­ ~~:~t:£~i:·::::::::::·::·:::::::::::::::.:.: .. ::::··:· :::::::.:::::.::::.:~~E·;~c~~~;rr of genius, I will not feel that I have lived in vain." gether the six epic parts by a tale of a coronet and a delicately REPORTORIAL BOARD K. Bozoian, Charlotte Murray, Helen Foye, Joseph etched silver braided whip. Sweeney, Earle Sukeforth, Chauncey Copeland, Varda It is because Komroff is so versatile in his accomplishments Dunn, Laur~ Mitchell, Emma White, Ruth Marsden, RlIssia Attracts Our Unenlployed as engineer, artist, composer and editor, that he has given so Irene Robert!. The American people are aware that to America renetrating and thought-provoking an account-an account that CLASS EDITORS was seven years in its conception. Barbara Pray, Grace Brace, Rose Tinsley, Helen Murly, comes a steady stream of Communists bent on learn­ Sara De Mello, Ruth French, Hilda Kidston, Doris Hunt. ing the force that has made America so. industrially -0- "The Grass Roof" is an absorbing autobiography of a FACULTY ADVISER powerful in so relatively few years; yet few persons Korean youth, Younghill Kang, and contains, primarily, the Miss Olive Lovett are awake to the realization that there have gone, and story of his struggle far an education. He (!ame of a family Published monthly; Subscription $1.00 per year, ~ 10 per single copy. are going, to Russia, excluding the numbers of ex­ that placed great value on education, and followed true to the perts, who, lured by big money, have crossed the inheritance by letting nothing come between him and it, as Will "First Sillcere Cllristnlas",) Soviet border to take part in Russia's industrial de- shown when at the age of eleven he trudged three hundred miles simply to enter a high school. COllIe III 1931? velopment, a surprising number of immigrants. True, Interwoven WIth this personal nanative is the history of some of these are Russians - those who came here Korea before and during Japanese rule and the· subsequent Every year about this time, editorials begin to before the war and the Revolution-and some of these cruelty of the reign. Life in a Korean village as pictured by brim over with suffocating platitudes. They trace the are immigrants of other stocks, but many of them a middle-class, highly cultured family is clearly depicted, il1us­ history of Christmas back through the centuries, and are Americans. b'ating particularly their strong nationalism, love of freedom, end by supplicating you to shop early and avoid the and desire for education. The reason for this influx to Russia is not that rush. Is this the spirit of Christmas? This book contains many bits of oriental literature and people have become Communistic minded but that they espec:ally Korean poetry which has nevor before been tran3- This year, as never before, the true realization of have heard there is work to be had in Russia at a liv- lated into any Western language. Christmas must be in evidence, not as a good excuse ing wage. Then, too, they have heard that there is, "The Grass Roof" challenges every ambitious and enter­ for self-indulgence, but rather as a testing of the sin- :n Russia, 110 individual capitalism but a new social :'rising American st'...1dent.· cerity of those who profess Christianity. Christmas -0- ~~l;-S t·h·'··e-~a·~n·n··I"-v·"'e·rsa·-r-y'"··~of'~t' ;h-·';'e"""1::"I~r::l.c:."·o"···~Iv·lne~~'?'re~m~o'c-r-ac~-+..:..;;il=lStice. . __,_.'.~.Y$l.lr.J!b.Qn

College Chatter Of Course r------>-~-·i· Abllornlalites Faculty Notes YOllv'e Heard I We Apologize I Contribute By K. M. Bozorian , We wish to apologize to Miss , Mr. Stearns is finding the realiza­ Headline in a college paper: UNI- --- i Henderson and to Gates House i tion of one of his dreams in the or­ VERSITY PRESIDENT TO STOP That Miss Pope is a prize optimist -,- because, due to an oversight, i Normal Frog Says: ganization of the Hobby Club. Believ­ FLIRTING. Our hope is that the stu- because she actually believes a cer­ no mention was made of the We of the lower campus have al­ ing that everyone should have a hob­ dents \v:11 follow the example he is tain "hateful" (v.muld that he were) i very successful masquerade held i ways prided ourselves on our fine rep­ by, he himself has a large number, r member of the freshman class will setting. i in the gym on Oct. 30. Prac- i utation and discriminating clientele. among which may be found the col­ grow up someday to be a man. that -0- i tically everyone, including the i Present conditions indicate that the lection of stamps and of coins. The Ruth Marsden has decided to pad her College students have been criticized i faculty, went in costume. Miss i construction work around here has re­ club holds its meetings before school "flip-coin" to avoid all confusion that for going to college to broaden social i Graves deserves praise as a i sulted in destruction for me-destruc­ on Mondays. the aforementioned coin makes v,Then contacts. Here is ~ome consolation. ,= freshman, and Miss Caldwell, i tion of repute and of patronage. Miss Pope and Miss Nye, after Whr'n young Thcmas Jefferson went it is fiipped in history class ._ that who was dressed by one of matching, discarding, etc., have de­ And \vhen people overlook the fact to William and Mary College more the Pet member of the senior class \Voodward's girls so as to be un- cided on curtains for the new i I that the illuminaries between the than 165 y,=al'S ago he wrote to a rela­ believes the modern girl marries for • recognizable by Miss Pope, as ~ kitchenette in Woodward. If you front fende:·rs are designed to be foc­ tion in justification: "By going to col­ security, and while on the marriage Raggeddy Ann. don't believe they are artistic, get i i 'lsed on the road ..... What I want the lege I shall get a more universal ac­ question, Mr. Durgin believes a man i This was the first social in i some one to invite you to have a bite should marr;<-' at a very early age reading public to understand is just -oi the gym that Gates House has ~i sometime in this new establishment quaintance, \vhich may hereafter be this; that you are welcome, each and that Bridge\vater students are resort- held and it was a success. - in IN ood. It is even rumored that the serviceable to me, and I suppose I can everyone, IF you leave your head­ rm:sue my studies-as well there as ing to extreme measures for savage ! I Reception room will eventually lose ...... {I ___ fJ.-..['..... (I ___ ().-..t).c.to(I ___ '} ____ ()..... ()..-...c}~ ..: .. lights and flashlights outside. Per­ here. amusernent like cra\vling under tables its popularity :for the more satisfying haps when business picks up we shall -0- in the dining room at meals .... that atmosphere of that little corner in institute at the entrance a checking If you would have your parrot well- members of the Lyceum are better off Club Buys Call1era­ Wood. system which will relieve you of any educated you should send him to col- without wom:::n-the senior boys think Miss Bradford and her French excess baggage. (By peaceful meanO', lege at Brownsville, Texas, where differently that Irma Waaranen Holds Contest classes were recently honored by a we hope). 1500 birds from all over the world are has a "tallish" admirer who goes visit from Mr. James Otis of Middle­ In order that the Camera Club may learning to talk. Instruction is given 'colling" on her very often that the Considering the above, is it then to boro. French is Mr. Otis' hobby. efficiently cooperate with such school through the use of special phonograph senior girls have decided to take a be wondered at that my circle (lit-I "C'est mon dadas" he says. records. The course lasts three course in joke telling and they insist activities as play-days and fetes, it erally) of friends decreases-and Mr. Huffington, who has initiated has purchased a Graflex, the stan· months. Gl'ades and examinations are on having Mr. Hunt to instruct them decreases? Class A into the mysteries of the dard camera among newspapermen. given each week. Graduation is at- ... that the freshmen men are blos­ But all that was not enough. For planetesimal and nebular hypotheses, There are three distinct advantage~ tained when parrot has mastered a soming under the close tutelage of a the last couple I could count on seeing is soon going to launch said class on certain standal'd. selected group of young women ..... '.vhich it holds over any camera th,' every evening made a mad dash for a course in meteorology. ~!1.lb has previously owned. First, -0- that this column would delight in re- Carver's when a group of young re- Miss Rand's new seating plan for because its exposure can be cut dOWl) Four out of five have it and the vealing many secrets but does not vivalers entered and, with much cere- Friday morning singing seems to be to one thousandth of a second, it can other one is a liar. dare. mony, took possession. Indeed, just a grand success. We are also very easily take pictures of fast-movin~ -0- * as BrH20 has a presidential candi~ much interested in her Men's Glee * * * objects. Second, its focus is 5e The modern college student says, These Quirks from Class A: date, so has she understudies of Club. Why not have a competition sharp that pictures may be taken on Aimee. (Not too many of Amy, yes?) concert between the men and the "Don't let studies interfere with your Carreiro (sauntering into Geog gray days. Third, the whole scene education". class just before a big test, and sing· Beginning Jan. 1, 1932 we- are go- women? in the exact size that the finished pic­ ing to be efficient. Mr. Hunt has suddenly fallen into -0- ing at the top of his voice): "May ture will be, can be seen by the op­ Voicing the wrath of Columbia' Uni­ the Lord have Mercy". Acquire-a-passwordl the habit of springing surprise tests erator. on his senior classes, especially when versity students, the "Spectator";. stu­ * -:-·0-_ "". * * * they have not prepared their lessons. dent publication, announced in a re­ Mr. Arnold (in Soc.): "A young Involuntarily every member of the Day Student Mouse Says: We hope he has not yet formed a def­ cent iss'.1e that something must be lady recently told me she wanted to be Camera Club has become a partici­ inite neuron pattern to that effect. done about the ways the professors married. What kind of desire would pant in a developing and printing con­ Are you ready, as the pedagogue --a- are m.urdering the "King's English". this express?" ~est, lasting until June. The pur­ would say, for inclusive bits of exclu­ A list of 26 "metaphor-mixers" was R. P.: "'A desire for security". pose of the contest is to promote in­ ·.ive news? I've been conveniently Miss Beckwith sponsored a very in­ printed, the charges varying from in­ * * * * terest in those processes; and, prim· stricken with the malady "hear-it-all­ teresting exhibition for the Alumni finitive splitting, ending sentences Heard in History of Ed.: "The arily, to insure practice in them. sis-plus-see-it-all-sis." on Saturday, November 21, in the au­ with prepositions, dangling participles, 'opinions' of the Sophists were called Landscapes, interiors, and por­ The favorite rendezvous for stu­ ditorium. The program was intro­ to saying "don't" for "doesn't" a 'Half-wits'." tI;aits are the classifications of the dents at lunch time has received a duced by Ethel Duffy who spoke on dozen or more· times in one lecture. * * * * pictures entered. Each member may welcome annexation in the form of "The Application of the Principles of Even the freshmen are indignant. That the Senior Class Has: enter as many pictures as he cares napkins. These have improved tl1f1 Handwork to School Projects." The -0- _~~ but no coal. _~l-JtoU-...Aduring that tinley-but he-m-l.l,Sttake -ethical-a~e<}tof·thelulleh room be- following girls·· e-;q;Tained ·-how -the ---1:;he pl;esIdent orWellesie-y-College- A Carroll, but no hymns. every picture, and develop and print sides putting appetites on the accel- principles of handwork could be ap asked the girls to keep dates "Dutch A Curley, but no permanent. it. There will be a preliminary judg- erando, fortissimo, and crescendo. plied to specific class projects. Esther treat" on account of the depression. A Daley, but no weekly. ing at the end of the second term. It's never too late to introduc0 Concensus of opinion, however, is A White, but no black. Composition, technique (timing of ex- something novetto .an atmosphere Tarr demonstrated the making of a against it. An AIm, but no legs. posure, clearness of print), and which might become sordid. Cereal castle which would fit in with a his -0- An Aulbach, but no halfback. mounting are the bases for judging is being relished by some of the girls tory project. Evelyn Chasse brought The annual Freshman-Junior "wed­ Bridges, but no rivers. the entries. at lunch. They bring their own pack- Queen Elizabeth into her history and d'ng" took place recently at Simmons A Cobb, but no corn. age of Pep, so that when they run out showed the audience how marionettes College. The freshman and junior A Fall, but no rapids. B. U. Dispels Depression of vim, vigor, and vitality, they can classes are sister classes and in order Hartts, but no trumps. refuel. If you're physically or men- are made and worked. Eleanor Mar- By Edith Haydn to make the· bonds between the two A King, but no queen. tally undernourished by all means tin talked about the Greek theatre ex­ Who says the depression has no classes stronger, they are "wedded" Lords, but no rulers. indulge. plaining its structure and its useful- good points? It has forced the B. U. to each other. In this gala "mar­ A N ey, but no horse. co-eds to entertain there the men with Winter will soon make its debut. ness as a project for literature. Bar­ riage" ceremony the presidents of the A Post, but no fence. fudge and sandwiches. Imagine! And As the mercury descends, warmer ap- bara Vinal spoke on pottery and Ger classes are the principals. The fatal A Pray, but no hunters. as if the lunch were not cheap enough parel is being worn by the knowledge- aldine Saley on the making of masks phrase·, especially adapted, sounds as Quartz, but no pints. at a quarter, the entertaining hostess seekers at Bridgewater. One brisk both of wlhich come in the handwork follows: "Until Commencement do Burns, but no fire. foots the bill! morning I saw a sprightly nymph us part". Reckards, but no vic. Incidentally, t hoe administration blossoming forth in mittens. Inci- and design projects. After the pro- -0- A Heney, but no Dempsey. dentally she turned out to be no other gram was closed the alumni were in Tuition varies greatly at different sympathizes with the girls' latest ~O. E. A.-Class A. than one of those flourishing B's bent vited to examine the work and to ask colleges in the United States. A re­ wrinkle, to the extent of providing on protecting her phalanges from the questions. cent survey shows the range to be special fudge rooms at two dormi­ biting fall winds. Such sagacity! from $400 at the University of Ne­ Alumni Notes tories. At Fox Hall recreation is fur­ braska (a state university) to $600 ther encouraged by ping pong and Everybody's doing it. Doing what? at the University of California. This bridge. Waiting for the late train of course. Mary Anderson who graduated in small sum of $600 for tuition alone According to the dean, Mrs. Lucy Sports, meetings, studies, tete'-a-tetes, TUXEDOS FOR HIRE '29 still has the same class that she for only one year of college instruc­ Jenkins Franklyn, the purpose of the and what not. The result is-a sim- Special Price to Normal School started with. She taught a fifth grade tion should be an incentive to get scheme is to relieve the men of fin an ultaneous dash for the train. her first year and has been promoted I something out of college. cial embarrassment. According to A premature "Merry Christmas" Markey~8 Men's Shop with her class so that she is now -0- recent statistics it is necessary. It and don't forget to hang up yoUl' teaching the seventh grade, A student of Columbia, several seems that college expenses are the stocking. Maybe you'll find a brief­ Up Stairs Mary Bowley of the class of '30, years ago, earned his way through only ones that have not been cut by case deftly fitted into it-the last word who is teaching in Quincy, has been depression. Food and clothing may Olympia Bldg. Brockton, Mass school in a novel manner. He was in that scholarly finesse. ill with bronchitis at her home in the official worm supplier to the be cheaper, but tuition is always the Provincetown. zoology department, and sold the stu- of same. Carl Porter-Shirley of the class To the cold logic of cynics who ex­ Jane-Anne Luncheonette dents angle worms at 20 cents a '27 is ·married and teaching in Bel- pect students' recreational allowances Lowest Prices on dozen. Regular Dinners and Sandwiches mont. to be hardest hit by hard times, B. U. -0- ..of all kinds Florence Tournier, class of '31, is retorts, "Oh, :fudge!" All Drug Store Merchandise As far as it is possible to· find out, teaching in Worthington in grades Pa~try Made to Order Haverford is the' only college in the Buy Here and Save Money from the fifth to the first year of high Miss Decker (in Dancing class­ or to take out. United States where cricket is rec~ school. She has one teacher under starting a record on the electrola): BROWNIES A SPECIALTY ognized as a major sport. her and she enjoys the work very "What is the time?" Cole Pharmacy, Inc. We make what we serve. -0- Ne\vs: :n__ u_c_h_. ______~ __P__ ._C_._:_'_'9_._1_5_"_. ______18 Central Square R€print from Northeastern 49 Central Sq. Telephone "JlIst a suggestion for the Senior ..... ).-,.o.... n__.n .... o__.o__.o._.n.-.n.-.o .... o__.o._.o .... o ___ u.... O.-,O ..... u ____ O.... O ....() .....C)__.O .... O ....O__.0 ... :. Social Committee as to lighting effects i SAVE WITH SAFETY AT I FLYNN'S for the coming Senior Dance. We i THE REXALL STORE t FOR SPECIAL ORDERS have been told by a Brihdgewa)ter Nor- i ! SPECIALTY SHOP mal School co-ed (fres man t h at a t " OUR LENDING LIBRARY CARRIES , Call 8437 a recent formal at the Teachers' Col- ! i 35 Central Square lege, several 250 horsepower lights ! A FULL LINE OF MODERN BOOKS. • Prompt and Courteous Service were· used to light up the lawns of one • U NT MAGAZINES ~ Inexpensive of the school buildings." We would i ALL C RRE t BRA.DY'S DINER Christmas Novelties and like to know who the Bridgewater i Central Square, Bridgewater, Mass. i freshman co-ed could be. I .:. _u_,,_o_u_u_o_,_u_o_,,_,,_,,_u_u_u_u_,,_u_,,_u_,,-,,_u_,_,,_,i. Next to Post Office Gifts 4 CA~fPUS C01J~JENT

Varsity Splits HYDPEnds Prospects Bright Seniors VictOl1 ious M. I. T. Game Soccer Seasoll Fall Sports For Basketball In Illterclass Soccer A Tie 1 - 1 King Hockey has fallen from his Basketball practice is well under- Here's the final standing in the The Normal soccer team took a With Rivals throne. But who cares? The season way at the present time, with Eddie men's interclass soccer competition: trip to Cambridge, Saturday, Nov. 7, By J. Sweeney has been a long, successful one, Welch, who has been elected student- W L and did a great job in holding the Another soccer season has come and Esther Tarr, Head of Hockey, coach this year, in charge. The first Seniors .... 2 0 M. 1. T. varsity outfit to a 1 to 1 tie. to close, and on glancing back over and President Elizabeth Laurence are game on the schedule is Saturday, Freshmen ...... 1 1 The Tech boys were represented by the achievements of the past fall, we both more than pleased. Dec. 12, with Providence College Sophomores 0 2 a veteran team and they kept the find that the Normal team this year, Freshman Team number 1, won the Junior Varsity quintet as opponents The Seniors proved themselves the locals on the run all the way through \",ith Johnny Carreiro directing its championship of the Freshman class, at Providence. class of the circuit when they downed the fracas, displaying an aggressive destinies, collected three ,';'ctories, playing hard to win the coveted Junior Varsity the Sophs by the terrific tally of 7 brand of ball. The home boys con­ \vhile being tagged with defeats on hockey sticks. Beatrice Renzi cap- According to present plans of the to 1 in the first game of the season, tinually bombarded Nardelli, in the an equal number of occasions. The tained the following girls to victory: management, there will also be a N or­ and then they came back and whipped goal for Bridgewater, with a variety record also contains one hard fought Payne, Walmsley, Fuller, Foley, Au- mal junior varsity this year, playing the Freshies, 1 to 0, in a tight affair of shots, most of which he managed tie, which was played with M. 1. T., drey Tripp, Anna Tripp, Williams, a schedule of its own. In all prob­ several we'eks later. to stave off in one way or another. the game going into overtime, but Lloyd, Packard, Kelley and Stark. ability the Jayvees will play away The Freshies, while taking a trim­ Much of the credit for holding the the referee was finally forced to call They could not retain their su- from home on Saturday nights when ming from the four year men, man­ Hub team to an even count must be off hostilities with the score still ;remacy against the Junior Team 1, the varsity is playing at home with aged to tag the unfortunate Sophs given to the excellent goal guardian­ deadlocked at one all. who was the upperclass champion, the High school entertaining between with a defeat and by so doing they ship of "Butch". The Normalites scored fifteen goals, and in a fast hard-fought game the halves. escaped the cellar berth in the stand­ while their opponents were tallying played on Tuesday, November 25, Several New Men ing. Teaches Miles from Nowhere eighteen times. The boys seemed to they bowed in defeat to Captain Jane Of last year's outfit only Pete In a few weeks time, the rivalries (Continued from page 1) have considerable difficulty getting Smith and her team, consisting of the Burke has graduated, while to take will be renewed on the basketball At this point she laughingly started this year, dropping the first Misses Schreiber, Mitchell, Sarson, his place we find Ed Leahy, who court with the four classes compet­ remarked that every third man she three tilts with no less than four Nugent, Horton, Larkin, Krupka, AI- played last year at Gorham Me. Nor­ ing, as the Juniors will then be back met was either a book agent or an in­ goals being scored against them in len, Tarr, Chatterton, Brettell, and mal. Leahy, with Tommy Cullen, at school. surance agent. The children had each clash, Northeastern scored six, Hockenberry. George Lowder, Joe Morey, and Ed In the final interclass soccer tilt of never had paints of any description. Harvard four, and Fitchburg Dve. -0- Welch should round out a formidable the season, the Freshies downed the She secured some with the help of the Perhaps the hardest defeat of all was Soccer has also enjoyed a successful quintet. Joe Teeling of the Sophs, Sophs after a hard tussle, 1 to 0, and superintendent, a recent graduate of the lacing that Fitchburg handed the season. Though the sport by no also has seen considerable basketball broke even in their games this year. Dartmouth, whose district is very locals, to the tune of 5 to 1. At half means attracted so many girls, Mar- playing around the district, along rr'he only goal of the fracas was large, since he has 35 or 40 miles be­ time the Bridgewater team was lead- garet Farrar, head of Soccer, says with coaching several teams. His scored near the end of the initial tween some of his schools. The lack lng, 1 to 0, but in the second half that the enthusiasm and earnest other duties in the athletic line may period, when Morris took a boot at of equipment may be understood when they just wilted away and were efforts of the girls who did come out prevent him from appearing with the the goal, and Fred Small, Soph goalie. it is learned that the town is divided handed a propel' trimming. Bridge- were sufficient recompense for the Normalites, but if he is available he made a partial save, but as he at­ into three districts, and the yearly water has not won a soccer game from small number. The juniors were will be a great addition to the· team. tempted to throw the ball clear of the apportionment for the three schools is Fitchburg since the fall of 1928. again victorious, and won the cham- Other veterans who have reported are goal it slipped from his grasp and only fifty dollars. There is no equip­ Connecticut Aggies was the only pionship of the school. The members Johnny Shockley, Charley Aherne, and went into the goal for the decisive ment for outside work. Miss Tuttle newcomer on the schedule this year of the team were the Misses Fish, Leo Ash. Cliff Johnson and Frank count of the game. had the students bring horseshoes, and the Red and White did a job on Wightman, Vinal, Booth, DeMello, McMahon also will be seen with the In the second half, the battle waged and ran a horseshoe-pitching tourna­ them, 4 to 0, in the first home game McLeod, McGinnis; Boland, and Greg- squad. at a furious pace, with the Sophs try­ ment. for the team this year and, incidently, ory. Among the newcomers seen at the ing hard to put through a count to Once in a while the townspeople the initial win also. Bridgewater has -0- rractices are Callahan, who saw ser- knot the score. Several times the have dances at which every other played Northeastern for the last time The junior class cannot be downed vice at Abington High, and Owen losers took the ball through the danc€' is a contredance, with as many in soccer, as that school has announced and they carried off the honors in Kiernan of Randolph High. Coombs Freshies' defense only to lose it on in a set as the floor allows. Some of that after this season it will abandon teniquoit, represented by the team and Stanley are also out fighting for some penalty. the favorites are: Bricklayer's horn­ soccer, to sponsor a varsity football of Mildred MacDonald and Florence a place on the squad. Morris, Hill, and Castle showed up pipe, Hull's victory, Lady Washington team. Baker, who were upperclass champ- Veterans Back in classy style for the victors, while Reel, Highland Fling, Tantella, Sol­ Tommy Cullen, who has been the ions. The sophomore winning team With practically the entire team of Ed Dunn and Fanning featured for dier's Joy, and Portland Fancy. The mainstay on Normal teams for the was made up of Olga Anderson and last year, which made an impressive the losers. dance halls are not much larger than past four years, was the leading Marion Wanelik, while the Freshman record, and several new men who are one of our school rooms and the scorer this season, crashing home four winners were Harriet Hulstrom and well versed in basketball knowledge, O'Brien Appointed Chairman boards in the floor are about a foot goals in seven games. Johnny Car- Ida Berezin. Macabeah Arenberg an- the season that is looming up ahead (Continued from page 1) square. They are all worn down reiro, Stanley. and Ciccone were the nounced that the season had been very for the winter months, shows promise Connected with his work as Cleve- around the knots so that the floor is ""-otlierc1ever Ia:dsWitbm-=the~goa:rarea; SUc!'CeSSIul, even tho tITesport'h1rsn~t--6r1:rnmg-'ofi~'O:fL1re mtiSt~m,:rnl lanq.'~'il, ....~e~oz:-i.5.._hiBJll':~t association. f~r., Jrom smooth. .R4?-niAl'!::. hett~r each contributing three goals apiece as many followers as hockey. Indoor that the Red and White has ever en- with tariff problems. Speaking of' it learn some of the oid dan~~s! to the cause during the year. Bob teniquoit will start after basketball joyed. to a friend on the Boston Globe he Many of the people in the town are Nagle, who, although out training, and Agnes AIm will have charge. Schedule said: "I was just a kid at the time, quite poor, and of necessity the managed to be present at all the -0- Manager Carroll is busy arranging working as secretary to President students do not bring a very large 1 games, scored one goal, as did Frank The hockey technique class was no a schedule of worthy opponents and Cleveland. In a draft of his speech lunch. Many of them are under- Desmond. While mentioning those small part of the fall program. The at this writing he has not completed of acceptance which he was to de- nourished. Miss Tuttle now furnishes who were materially responsible for girls refereed the games here well, his labors, but from the partially liver at Madison Square Garden, a warm lunch every day. The menu the success of the team, one should and did so well that some· of the girls c:Jmpleted list it may be seen that President Cleveland had this line, is made out a week before time, and not forget the work of Nardelli who officiated in games at nearby high the Normalites are going to have 'Scenes are enacted in the abiding each child picks out the things he played a sweet game in goal all schools of Rockland, East Bridge- some rugged outfits to wade through, place of protection which mock the will bring. For instance, if the dish is season. water, and North Easton. before they can announce to the hopes of toil'. The line was written to be Welsh Rarebit, one child will The squad is due to lose· several ex- -0- world at large that they have gone in that part of the speech which dealt bring the cheese, one the milk, one cellent players, who are seniors this The fall season terminated in the through a season unbeaten. with the Homestead labor troubles. "I Ithe crackers, etc. In this way the year, among them Cullen, Garreiro, Fall Sports Spread or HYDP day, was just out of Harvard. As I read children have some nourishing food White, Bozoian, Clough, Desmond, held in the Albert Gardner Boyden Freshman Visits India the draft, I turned to President Cleve- every noontime. iccone and Sh kle (Continued from page 1) land and said, 'Why don't you insert Miss Tuttle, at the close of the l'n- C , oc yt gymnasium on Tuesday afternoon, The Record: B. N. S. 2, North- Mr. Murphy says that in appear- the word 'high'? Make it read, terview, said that the most interesting eastern 6; B. N. S. 2, Harvard 4; B. November 25. Esther Tan was gen- ance the Hindus and Mohammedans 'Scenes are enacted in the abiding thing about her work was the sus­ N. S. 1, Fitchburg Normal 5; B. N. S. eral chairman, and was assisted by are very much alike. place of high protection which mock pense of "What am I going to do 4, Conn. Aggies 0; B. N. S. 3, Tufts the following committee heads and "They act, dress and speak much the hopes of toil'. You can imagine next?" If any of the students he·1'e 2; B. N. S. 1, M. 1. T. 1; B. N. S. 2, their committees: Publicity, Margaret alike," he said. "A stranger can tell how proud I felt as I heard the pres- ever expect to be faced with that Alumni O. a Mohammedan only at night when ident read his message with the word question, I think it would be well to Farrar; tickets, Maccabeah Arenberg; ". he spreads his prayer-rug wherever 'hIgh' inserted." brush up on sewing, cooking, and a refreshments, Sophie Taylor; enter­ he happens to be." On March 4, he took up his duties few other little-used arts. Alumni Game tainment, Barbara Randlett i hospitali­ The Indian caste system has many in Washington with the title "execu- . ty, Effie Post; and clean-up, Carol social levels) starting with the Brah~ tive clerk of the White House". He Ends Season Chace. mins and going down to the low castes resigned in 1895 to become Washing- BLUEBIRD SHOP The Normal soccer team ended the and untouchables. ton correspondent of the Transcript. The gymnasium was gaily decorated season Alumni weekend when they "Indian men are very short, very He wrote for leading magazines. Greeting Cards clashed with a team made up of grad- with college banners, and the mean- thin and weak looking. This is most He left Washington in 190B to be- uates, and defeated them, 2 to 0, in ing of the mysterious HYDP was dis- true of the lower caste men and the come editor of the Transcript, and For all occasions a game which was played on the closed at last. What did it mean but untouchables, because part of the remained until 1910 when he became C· I' b Campus. Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, and people have insufficient food. It is editor of the Boston Herald in its re- IrCU atlng Li rary The play started off with the grad- P' t A h t C 1 estimated that over five million people organization. For 18 years he was 37 Central Square B 'd rmce on. m ers, 0 by, and Brown t b d h . ht" 'edl'tor of that p.aper. rl gewater uated ones showing up in great style, go 0 e ungry every mg . but about halfway through the initial were also represented, and as each "Most of the men Wear turbans and half they started to wilt and the reg- girl entered the gym, she was as- loin cloths. Both men and women go SNOW'S ulars began to click in real fashion signed to a team, and added her barefoot the greater part of the time." FERGUSON'S Wl'th the r esuIt tha t N orma1 fi na11 y :volce. t 0 the ch eering section of a Because of the fact that there are several thousand castes England finds FRIENDLY STOllE counted w h en Ciccone booted one by college. it difficult to rule India. The greater Fine Shoe Repairing the goalie for the first count of the A!mherst was the winner, Harvard part of the Hindus do not want Eng- SPORT WEAR At day. After the rest the Alumni 'took second place, and Brown and !ish rule. Mahatma Ghandi is a rep- again came back strong and forced Yale were tied for third. resentative of Indian wishes. Most of FERGUSON'S SHOE STORE Odd Fellow's Building matters for awhile·, but their lack of them look upon him as a god. .. ·i·,.-..c~t).-.() ...... o--..:).-.c~J""'(''-'(~---(.~()"",( .,. teamwork handicapped them, and CLOVERDALE they were soon out of the running. Kodaks and Films OLIVER'S I HAYES I Stanley made the other goal for Nor- F or Better Groceries RESTAURANT Home Made Ice Cream mal. DEVELOPING Did you know that we carry­ i ! Archie Shaw, Ralph Martin, and All Home Cooking Candy and Gum - 3 for IOc I Home Baking I 24~hour Service Cheese Crackers, Olives Purdon featured for the teachers, I BROWNIES A SPECIALTY I Frankforts, Ward Cakes while Cullen, Carreiro and Stanley 5 cent reduction to students. and lots more to have in your room , Central Square I were the workers for the Normalites. WALKER'S PHARMACY CENTRAL SQUARE or for special spreads. .+.• "---(~()""I)""()""(~()~()'-'()"-'(''-'':l ___ ()~(.:.i