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L^Lj^^JE nstmas and A Happy New Year nhmt LXX. No. 17 ^^ege^ewiston, Maine, Wednesday, December 16,1942 Price: Ten Cents brlette Resigns From Coaching Staff 'reshmen Dominate CA, Faculty Group Leaves Jan- 7 For Sponsor Chapel Program nual Tournaments Last evening a large audience as Naval Commission sembled in the Chapel to take part Ljarsh Provides in a Christmas program, given under Administration Warns the joint sponsorship of the Christian Follows Three Qnlv Victory From Association and the Faculty Round Campus Class-Cutters Table. Largely musical, the program Former Coaches Upper Classes The STUDENT, always ready also featured a reading by Prof. W. Into Armed Forces The Chase Hall Tournament, high- to remdey a state of blissful Ig- Denham Sutcliffe, and a short prayer by Prof. Reyborn L. Zerby. Announcement came late last week IgUti b>' keen competition and effl- norance, wishes to nently remind of the enlistment of Coach Wade JM manacaeement, came to a close on all Bates undergraduates that the Trafton Mendall '45, who served as Marlette in the United States Naval Saturday evening with the mythical day after tomorrow, Friday, Dec. master of ceremonies, opened the eve- Reserve, which marks the fourth time mnine of the four champions. Due 18, is a NO-CUT Day. This is ning by leading the audience in gen- in the past two years that a Bates rte difficultv In obtaining medals, also true of Monday, Jan. 4. The eral singing of several popular , tew system of awards was inaugu- Christmas carols. coach has left college to enter the administration, and the STU- armed services. i this year, and the winners in the DENT staff, have issued orders Prof. Sutcliffe, whose dramatic ap- Hour departments will have their that between these dates the pearances on campus, though few, Having taken and passed his major lames engraved on a plaque which student-body Is to have a Merry have been noteworthy for their feel physical exams. Coach Marlette has ,Ui be me i" Chase Hall. Christmas and a Happy New lng and artistic excellence, gave a only to get by a final physical check Saturday afternoon found the two Year. reading from "The Christmas Carol -up on December 29, whereupon he Itjaiists in the billiards competition, of Charles Dickens. Not only the will be commissioned a lieutenant Hubert Macfarlane '44 and John story, but the entire spirit, of the senior grade and leave on January 7 for Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to as- Marsh 'U, battling it out before a Knglish Christmas tradition was re- IBHU but enthusiastic group of ad- vealed in Prof. Sutcliffe's interprets sume duties in the physical fitness set-up. Lirers Marsh swept into an early Semi-Formal Dinner tlon. News of Coach Marietta's action Iksd. and had racked up twenty points Genevieve Stevenson '43 sang a con- 4ft.X.?f~C& came as a distinct shock to the host ■before Macfarlane made his first bil- Precedes Carnival Hop tralto solo, "He Shall See His Flock" of friendB he has made at Bates, but |lird. Following this, however, Mac- from Handel's "Messiah", followed by COACH MARLETTE The Winter Carnival spotlight fo- although all are sorry to see him lirtoe made several brilliant runs, a male trio of Frank Gentile '44, John cussed this week on the annual Coed leave, none regret his decision to |nd «t the end of the match had pull- Marsh '43. and Trafton Mendall '46, Banquet, as plans for this event were serve in this greater task. led within striking distance of Marsh. singing "We Three Kings of Orient drawn up and committee work inten- Although Coach Marlette has been |lbe iatter's commanding lead was too Are". Maulsby Sets Jan. 8 however, and Marsh garnered sified. Phyllis Chase '44 and Arnold at Lfcites less than half a year, he has Stevens '44. co-chairmen of the ban- Following a violin solo, Bach'R h points to secure the cham- As Garnet Deadline won the complete respect of the ath- quet, have already started publicity 'Now Thank We All Our God", played letes Iron) the V otball and basketball to make this the most well-attended by Jean Graham '45, Dr. Zerby "deliv- The pool tournament, with tho At a recent meeting, the staff of squads In addition to the many stu- carnival dinner In years, and they are ered a short Chrismtas meditation. the "Garnet", campus literary publlca Ipeuest number of participants, had dents who have worked under him in planning an incidental program to The program concluded with a bari- lion, decided that Friday, January 8, liurored down by Saturday to Nor- the new physical education program. lend variety and color to the affair. tone solo by John Marsh '43. was to be the deadline for all mate- Ibett Gould '46 and Michael Toulomt Comine here with the unenviable rial for the Winter number. "Garnet" Ills 1! Xorbett initiated a long series task of Plfhg Ducky Porid's shoes, the The banquet, taking place on Sat- editor-in-chief. Dorothy Maulsby "43. ■ tosh victories by defeating Tou urday evening at 6:15, will provide ex-Hebron mentor turned out a first- hoped that the choice of this date class football eleven. That the club [tab. one af the year's rare opportunities will enable students with literary as- failed to do better in the State Series Don fi&ham '<. 6 barely edged out for eds and coeds to get together for Registrar Distributes pirations to work on their material could in no way be traced to the lArtftanessy '43 in the bowling a meal on campus. As the dance takes '43-44 Catalogues over the Christmas vacation. coaching, for the Bobcat eleven was I competition after the two finalists had place immediately after, the banquet unquestionably an offensive and de- in their last string, each rolling will be semi-formal. Students who have not yet re- Poetry, short stories, essays, book In unusually high "98". In the four ceived their copy of the new 1943- reviews, plays, and literary sketches fensive match for any of the other [tees that were rolled to break the 44 college catalogue, may do so will all be considered for publication. three clubs in the state. I* Hennessy was not able to keep by asking at the Registrar's Of- Contributions should be typed and As a basketball coach, his ability lip with his freshman competitor, and fice during this week. Along with handed to Miss Maulsby or some is unchallenged. Only last week he 'ed |lost the match by several points. Coeds Receive Suprise the valuable information usually member of her staff on. or before, his club on the first successful southern trip in years and had hopes *t He dance on Saturday evening, contained in the catalogue, this January 8. Corsages At Tea Dance of directing Bates to its first state Jfrataen Edward Glanz and Wesley edition presents many facts perti- championship in basketball. lArte: met during intermission to After scurrying around at the end nent to the adaptation that the |*ttle for the championship of the of Friday's 2:30 classes, approximate- college Is making in war-time. Feeling it his duty to serve his coun- ly ninety couples attended the Lamb- *wng tourney. On a table espe- Full details on the plan for admit- try in the manner wherein he is best |4Hy erected downstairs In Chase da Alpha Tea Dance in Chase Hall, ting qualified high srhool seniors Campus Service Provides fitted. Coach Marlette is leaving Bates and danced to the scintillating much to his own personal sorrow. 1*1 the two finalists played a com- at mid-years, and a complete list Christmas Lights, Music From the campus of Bates College lotion of two out of three games. rhythms of the Bobcats. of the student" body are among there is but one remark, "We lose; the 1 took the first, but Parker came Decorations and dance programs the catalogue's valuable items. Working with a cooperative group Dotted States Navy wins". And. after i and with brilliant paddle-tech- were arranged with an eye on the of volunteers. Elbert Smith '44 chair- all. that's where the victory belongs. |%e »as able to win the next two Christmas holidays. The entire hall man of the campus service com- l^es. and the championship. was bordered by fir branches, deli- mission of the C. A., last week com- cately powdered with artificial snow, BATES-ON-THE AIR pleted arrangements for lighting the and at one end of the floor "was a The third program in the series of campus in keeping with the holiday Or?:on Style Features for Staff Completes Christmas tree trimmed with brightly forums dealing with the world of to- spirit. colored lights and tinsel icicles. Mar- morrow. wlU go out over the air- A decorative arrangement of warm Debate At Bowdoin Section This Week jorie Buck and Dean Hazel M. Clark waves from the Bates studio this eve- amber lights in the windows of both On Wednesday, Dec. 9, Henry Corey ■T Corey '43, business man- served refreshments, from the fourth ring at 8:15. East and West Parker, and Rand 1 of the "Mirror", issued a warn- through the seventh dances. Several Pfes. Clifton D. Gray, organizer and Hall rooms has been completed, and '43 and John Thurlow '43 fa veiled to Brunswick for a non-declrion debate to all seniors that their activity freshman girls assisted as waitresses. chairman of the periodic discussions, music will be broadcast over the eam- with a team from Eowdoin. The must be handed in to some During the third dance, a surprise has chosen for "tnTs" week's .topic. pus from the chapel organ at various Oregon-style, witness-lawyer debate N*r of the business staff before gift of corsages of chrysanthemums ■•The Place of France in the New times in the evening. was held in the lounge of Moulton ' Friday, h u necessary that the was presented to the coeds. World". Speaking along with Pres. Due to difficulties in obtaining suf- 8 Union, and was presided over by I* * senior section of the yearbook Chaperones for this year's Lambda Gray on this timely and important ficient lights, the C A. decided not Prof. Holmes, a Bates alumnus. completed and sent to the printer question will be Prof. Angelo P. Ber Alpha Tea Dance were: Miss Mar- to decorate the tree In front of Cheney In the warm, firelit setting of the P" Christmas, so thai it may be tocci of the French Department and jorie Buck, Dean Hazel M. Clark, House this year. lounge, the Bates debaters argued the I "? during the vacation. President and Mrs. Clifton D. Gray Prof. Amos A. Hovey of the History The following students worked with Federal World Union topic against lh th aM of Mias Tastl and Dr. and Mrs. Leonard, and Dr. and Department. |Fl!' ° Smith to complete the lighting: Mary John Fahey and Waldo Pray of Bow- 0 8 the jane Rawson '44 will serve as an- id ** ' camera-clicker, Corey Mrs. Sweet McGrail '43. Francis Gingras '44. ffar- doin, after having been fraternity . ^ able staff have now complet- nouncer; 2nd Madelyn Stover '45 will 43 was the chair- old Todd '44 and Kurtland Lord '45. house guests during the afternoon. U1 Pictures but those for several Annette Stoehr be at the control*. of the dance committee. mm 8porta. man

»!„.__ The Bates Student^edne^^ i»AGE TWO Lambda Alpha Schedules The Christmas Party Tomorrow The annual Lambda Alpha Christ- BATES STUDENT mas party will be held tomorrow-from five to seven in the town room. Joke (FOUNDED IN 1S7S) gifts, together with appropriate comic verses, are to be exchanged. (THE AUBURN NEWS — TELEPHONE 1010) Caroline Gray '44, Leslie Wight '46. Editor (TeL 83364) .. .Norman J. Boyan '43 and Edith Jones '46 form a commit- tee in charge of the supper. Managing Editor.. (Tel. 83399) George S. Hammond '43 News Editor (Tel. 83399) Donald Roberts '44 WAA NEWS Sports Editor (TeL 1688-R) Carl Monk '43 Two more days and you'll be able to have a cookie whenever the spirit Women's Editor (Tel. 3207) Elia Santilli '43 moves you without any mathematical A. calculations to see whether you still Business Manager .... (Tel. 8-3398) .. Arnold Leavitt '43 have a training cut left or not How- ever, until that blissful day, keep your Advertising Manager . (Tel. 83398) ... David Kellsey '43 eye on the bulletin board for this week's training requirements. Circulation Manager . (Tel. 83364) .... Albert Geller '45 Basketball Club had an almost com- HF«U»TU ron Nvn)N«l MvnnMM m> plete turnout at their meeting Tues- Published wMkiy during th« coii«g« National Advertising Service, Inc. day last week. You should have seen y..r by the Student, of Bat.. Coll.gt aiu„ Publish™ R^<«n>*i™ * * 420 MADISON AVK. NEW YORK N. Y. those experts dashing around the ClifMft • •OSTOI • LOS AflStui • **•• r-UKitcc floor and shooting baskets with the greatest of ease. And the new mem- bers are really good. • • • Entered u second-clsss matter at Member In the volley ball season the win- the Post Office, Lewlston, Maine Associated Cblle&icrle Press ning team from each day (Monday Distributor of and Thursday) are waiting to play oft THE LISTENING POST" Subscription the tournament tomorrow for the PROF HW. Y. "TDUNG CF DUKE U. HAS TRAVELED TO EUROPE 52 RsAK TREE GROWTH ON T«r G}|le&iaieDi6est $2-50 per yesr In sdvanco championship. That ought td be a TIMES IN THE PAST % YEARS ' WITTENBURGi COLLEGE GV'SJS good game and with appropriate im- partiality we say — "may the best Christmas Reflections . . . team win". It is probably trite to say that the arrival of a new No comments on the swimming sea- Scene Around Christmas season cannot help bring with it some renewal son — there isn't any more I can say. of the faith and idealism for which Christmas stands. It • • • By Dorothy P. Msulsby '42 creating much mulling overoli The pins are continuing to fall as and chances, (lucky, lucky lb.] is equally unoriginal to ssfy that, Christmas and Chris- the coeds finish up their bowling re- The curtain rises on a panorama of stopping off In Cambridge twill tian ideals will have a hollow ring for many who are un- quirements for WAA credit. The sea- pre-Christmas hysterics and no one's Christmas hljlnks in the donate dergoing untold misery visited on them by a world in son ends this Friday, you know, so done a mite of shopping" as yet, eith- card-lists seals and stamps, pun hurry, hurry, hurry, if you still have er: Mountain-sized rumors still run- plentiful and rlbbonea.ndy bluet, which war is running rough shod over men's ideals and time to make up for credit. ning around about travel being put for the laugh of the season -1 trampling them into a quagmire of despair. • • • away in dry ice for the duration, knots hellenic Club playing parlorgameii and queues of home-minded Harrys their Rand Party, (ever played i Even in the United States where the greatest war- The modern dancers are busy as collecting those yard long tickets for to-nose with the matchbox misip!); usual and getting more and more tokens of the happy eighteenth; touch- counting days and hours and peaaia time suffering of most of the population comes from the adept each time and less and less ing farewells and hefty backslapplng speculating on Offerings Reed tha| lame after each meeting. That is a fact that some people must wall* to work or must elimi- as numerous extra mall-totera whip 26th, and every morning casting t sure sign of improvement. nate a cup or two of coffee from their daily diet there homewards to make a bit of folding first openeye glance out the windos| will be sincere cries of despair in empathy for the rest • • ■ dough to stuff their stockings with; to see if that plush-like silence Skiing, skating, hiking and snow- several pre-Xmas-week widows walling heard the night before was snow I of the world. The exaltation afforded by White Christ- shoeing are the activities offered about their state of bereftment (Cease ing or Just our Christmas conscience! mases, by tinseled trees and by familiar carols is marred when we come back from Christmas weeping, wlmmin, Santa Claus has bothering us.. Looks now as if the onH by the shadow of the horror of blood shed on the Russian vacation. Let's see even more of you come to town at Peck's — the line versal yodellng of Crosby's "ttW out then than there were for this forms at the corner); basketball bus- Christmas" was dreamed s? »y W| front, probably unparalleled in the annals of war, and the season. load of sharpshooting teamsmen off chlatrists for them as who irew soul wretching thought of starving people in many nations • • • on a tour of the New England States, ful Thinkers. What is tt**"* where hunger has supplanted even invading tyrants as Merry Christmas! leaving lonesome ladles behind and on Mount David? the chief oppressor of the people. Being how orchids are your I to that which is useful. Only the extremely dense can fail manager's least favorite ot po* Our leaders in this country are continually railing at (and they've been dishing theai to see that the trend is inevitable. The question which is us for the failure to develop a thorough going sacrificial of this column of late as freerf I of paramount importance is, "Is it worth it?" If utilita- pop quizzes), how about a huge 1 fervor. We continually hear certain ideals held up to us rianism is the true criterion in living and if idealism is of holiday hollyberries for: V«l Safl as goals which are worth fighting for. However, the ing who toted Tim Tyler to bis M thought that is lurking in the back of many of our minds only to be reserved a holiday pastime then logic leads us teadance and then gave a Woman' to the conclusion that usefulness will come to be the the Year-ish speech In chapel« is this, "If we are fighting to preserve a democratic way A M., for Phil Hicks' roo of life, we are doing so because we think that democracy theme for living and the concept of ideals will become a spent the greater part of her » discarded toy. eye hours Thursday night ron is the RIGHT way of life or because we think that we, myriad Imaginary mice out I personally, will be more comfortable living in a democ- Viewed from this angle, which we sincerely hope is a baskets and cookie Jars, for'Jf1 racy than in some other kind of state". In other words, is distorted one, the prospect for the world is black. Human Alpha's hostess technique •» 1 dances, for all those P"nettles w tor Clal the jealousy of our own standard of living, which contri- nature has never shown a capacity for handling the con- dared to leave their hats on." buted as much as the avarice of the Have-nots to precipi- cept of the common good as the best way to a purely 22's sartorial ambition to ««*J best wearers of male ha08" tating the war, the main goal in fighting the war? If this selfish existence. Only altruism has had the power to for Blanche Kirschbaum is true then we are not fighting for ideals but for purely bring about any degree of constancy in the considera- dreams come like s«ria;» utilitarian aims. tion of another's point of view. movies and which keep M «* the aisles of the breakfast The trend toward utilitarianism as the most efficient Chirstmas stands as the greatest single testimonial room, for Betty Haslam *» • way of life is seen all around us. The mad dash for sci- Cutest Trick of the Month. »r of the lasting quality of ideals. Even the caloused feel mann and his Baby, for the ence courses in our own liberal arts college testifies of a psychological uplift from the yearly pageant of Christ- that-Be who gave us our _t ■ the great value, in critical times at least, of the so- mas, a pageant which has been reenacted now for nearly New Year vacation. Anuc v j m called useful arts. The academic mortality rate nineteen and a half centuries. For all of us, college stu- killing us. Quick. pHi. * *" among English majors will probably rise to nearly one sage of time. dents, soldiers, war workers, and bereaved families, Your stage manager *'°» * hundred per cent at the sub-freshman stage. On the other Christmas can be one of two things. It can be an empty best to budget a thin dime f^, hand, a student with a genius for mathematics will prob- Christmas presentations, w ^ sham or it can be a challenge to work for the recognition Peeping Tom on Mount Da* ably have an opportunity to be educated, at a speed that of the utility of ideals. If we believe in the sterility of morn keeps a diary of his i- will leave him chewing biquadratic equations after each pure materialism it is up to us to adopt non-material tlons with Illustrations. wW ^ meal and integrating by parts in his sleep. that's going to build a w ^ „ ideals as a purpose of our present existence. trap, if those were spots , Do not mistake us, we are not criticizing the turning George S. Hammond. ed a pair of baskets whUe (Continued on P«B« ,OT 67 gjLlgtggStuAmt, Wednesday, ftggnW 1ft tin* kbkittens Split In PAGE THREE ,ason's Openers Garnet Spills Wildcats, Itieischer, Remian Lrkle Against, Sport Shots Jumbos; Loses To Tech pi Schools By C«r| Monk '43 Joyce Nets 17 Rally Nets Victory Engineers Triumph a driving last minute rally, In Durham Tilt jayvee hoopsters dropped In Thriller At Tufts Over Weary Garnet decision Thursday afternoon Coming from behind in the second For the second time on its out-of- half the Bates college hoop team won Just plain weariness caught up with 1 Mlllg Lewiston High quintet AsSSSSS certain restlessness aW«wf*£ state tour the Bates basketball team Us opening game Thursday afternoon, the Bates, basketball team last Satur- L score of 2M* _ room, for the squaa sensed SSH when they defeated the University of came from behind to defeat the Tufts day night just as the possibility of . ^e first five minutes of the Wing to f0Uow. EarUer ^ ^ New Hampshire quintet, 46-36 at Jumbos 52-41 Friday night at Medford, three straight wins on the road roee quarter, the Bobkittena ran Durham, N. H. Mass. It was the second successive on the horizon, and Worcester Tech , than half of the,r total score. a mesaage for the teaM fsore t With four freshmen starting, the win for the Bobcat quintet who start ^"mbination of Remian, Fleis- u£1£ the defe poured on the heat In the late stages torn but f«?! ^^ "^ " ated New Hampshire Wildcats were the Murphy lost no time in but far from dismayed club gathered ed their season with a victory over of the game to drub the fatigued Bob- and first to score. The Bobcats, however, , the range as all three of these to one corner, the gentleman from the University of New Hampshire at cats 54-33 after the visitors had run matched them basket for basket dur- the South made his simple but ex- Durham on Thursday night tbeir team in front 6-0. Be- ing most of the firot half. Two quick up wins over New Hampshire and ,'quarter ended. Shorty Fleis- pressive speech. He said only three , the baskets tallied in the closing minutes Tufts the two evenings previous. things in his talk - that he had en- The Jumbos, employing a fast-break- 1 tallied 4 more points and Bates of the half sent the Granite Staters hated in the United States Navy ing offense, piled up a commanding Once again it was the sophomore the period closed. into a 19 to 14 lead at the midway ■ lf4 39 that he was tremendously appreciative Chict Leahy, Lewiston High mark. lead in the first ten minutes of play, five which took the scoring honors of the cooperation the team had given leading the attack, the high but the persistent Bobcats whittled for Bates with Red Barry, Jack Joyce, I him. and that he was truly sorry to The Bobcats came back and put the jfcoys rallied to take over the 80. pressure on right from the start of a 15-4 margin to 24-23 at half time. Tony Drago, and Jack Whitney ac- Ciu tie second quarter. While the second half. Before four minutes counting for 24 of the Garnet total. Like so many things that are taken In the second half the visiting Bates Was tallying 11 points dur- had gone by they dropped 12 points club proceeded to slow the Tufts quin- The half-time score was 22-20 In favor gs jeiioi liates was held to a for granted and not appreciated until through the netting to take over the tet down to its own stylo of play. of Worcester, but the Ured Bobcats • and the half ended with Lew- they are gone, so is the case of this lead. From there on they were never Bates went out in front, 41-37, at the weakened and were swamped by a genial court mentor. With all due headed. The only Wildcat threat came I- respect to the coaches who have three-quarters mark and restricted the deluge of baskets by Swanson, Jonee njttlrd quarter proved little bet- midway through the period when they handled baskethall at Bates in the Jumbos to a mere four points In the and Stone. He jayvees. Once again they came within a point of tying the past few years, I know that I echo the final 10 minutes of play. I'ta-leldin check, their only points score. The Bobcats cut loose with an- Of the three teams encountered by thoughts of those who have worked from a foul shot by Pope and other offensive spurt, however, to put Tony Drago and Jack Joyce, Bates' the Bobcats on this trip, this Tech under Caoch Marlette for the last few the game on ice. two sophomore stars, accounted for W Gould. While holding Bates five was by far the classiest Had the I- weeks when I say, "Mister, there Hign scoring honors were divided 30 of the 52 Bates points. Drago ac- , to chec!i. Lewiston managed hasn't been a coach here yet who can between Bates' Jack Joyce, who was counted for the game's high total of Bates quintet been fresh for this JJ 5 to its total, leaving the score touch you when it comes to teaching, last year's high scoring frosh star, 17 points, while DfDcco Antonelli set game, the score might have been dif- ,t tie close ot the th,rd stanza. M4 leading, and inspiring a group of col- and New Hampshire' fresnman ace. the pace for Tufts with 14 points. ferent, but whoever does defeat Wor- Tto Holes rere changed in the final lege fellows in this game of basket- Bob Conway. each of whonf tallied 17 cester on their home floor will have ^ lius time Bates holding the' ball" The summary: points. to play a lot of basketball. il boys to one basket while they BATES FQ During the four days that we eleven BATES FQ Pts Q PU jd to furnish the handful of Monk, If 2 men were travelling with Coach Mar- Boyan, If . 0 « 1 0 The summary; with plenty of excitement In the Mendall, U* 0 0 0 lette, we came to know him so much Joyce, If 1 17 BATES O FG Pts jjjaiaute of play. Bob Rudolph Boyan, rf 3 1 7 better both as a man and a coach, Monk, rf 1 S Deerlng, If Z Oil gd«foul shot to begin the rally. Drago, rf 7 3 17 and perhaps his departure comes a Drago, rf 1 7 Barry, If i 3 17 KT F.eischer then went into ac- Wight, c 1 0 2 little closer to us than it does to oth- Wight, c « 1 1 Joyce, rf 0 4 4 ■ with only seconds remaining. Whitney, c 4 0 8 ers on campus. However that may be. Whitney, c 2 1 S Wight, c Oil -t ask two set shots that were Deerlng, lb • t S we know that the college campus is Card, lb 0 0 0 Wh'tney, c 2 17 ■tf beauties and pulled his team to Barry, lb 1 0 2 as sorry to see Wade ftarlette, gentle- Barry, lb 8 1 I Monk, lb 10 2 three points of the victors, but Card, rb 0 1 1 man, patriot, and coach, leave as he is Deerlng, rb 1 0 2 Boyan, lb 113 Ban out and Lewiston walked off Joyce, rb 6 1 13 sorry to leave us. There's nothing Mendall, rb 0 o 0 Card, rb 10 2 Totals 23 e 52 lot Ae 22-19 victory. pushing this man into the service oth- Totals , 20 6 46 Drago, rb — 1 3 0 6 FO Pts Totals 11 11 »3 lahf and Somervllle were best for er than his desire to do his part. He NEW HAMPSHIRE Q FG Pts TUFTS O Delnlnno, If 4 2 10 WORCESTER G FG rts jinnera while Fleischer Hid a fine could remain at Bates with no Conway, If 8 1 17 Ham, If 1 0 2 Twitchell; If 2 0 4 bfe the Bobkittens. qualms of conscience, but is willing Krupa, If 0 0 0 Markman, rf 1 0 2 Taffey, If 0 2 2 I Bates "never-say-dle" Jayvees to move his family and undergo a Wheeler, rf — 1 1 3 Gehling, rf — * 1 9 Stowe, If 10 2 IBS! right back from their defeat number of inconveniences in order Card, rf 1 0 2 Fortin, c — - 1 • 2 Mills,"!? 10 2 ifc buds of Lewiston High the that he may contribute his unsolicited Bobatas, rf 0 0 0 Webber, c 0 ° 0 Swensen, rf 3 S 18 ims day. to defeat a green Ed- talent to the war effort Parker, c 2 2 6 Antonelli, lb 7 0 14 F.pit, rf 3 17 ••■v'JrJe five, 29-19, Friday after- Dey, c s 0 4 That's the man that we and a num- Blackburn, lb 0 0 0 A. Jones, c — ..408 «o* s» pulled ahead into an 8-2 Thomas, lb 0 0 0 ber of other Bates people have met Dawson, lb ° ° 0 G "ones, lb 10 2 iti z s Aral quarter and were lasichuke, lb • 0 0 and admired this year. On behalf of 2 Schmidt lb - ■ 0 0 0 rvaaded from there in. 0 0 Gibbons, rb > • the Bates student body, we|d like to McDermott. lb • 0 9tote, rb 4 1» Ml the first eight minutes of 0 2 Shepherd, rb 0 ° say in writing, good-bye, good luck, Johnson, rb * M 3 41 Ccilms, rb 0 0 0 KReoto&nd Fleischer each toss- 0 2 Totals and don't forget to Come back. Jervis, rb Totals 24 6 64 ::-■.-.-.. on page four) Totals 16 4 36 Fro - Joy len, Tomlinson Co. Norris-Hayden Plaza Grill Lepage's is Best Home of Good Food pVAolesale Grocers LAUNDRY * Bakery Products of JGA. Supply Depot Up-to-the-minute Soda Our Work is Unbeatable Fountain. Air-Conditioned ICE CREAM Quality and Modern Booths Contact Our Agent UNION SQUARE Wba food Products BUY LEPAGE'S PRODUCTS AT Auburn Tel. 2310 LEWISTON TEL. 188S |B Lincoln St. Lewiston THE COLLEGE STORE Victor & Bluebird The College Store OUR CHOICE Popular Records Specify LePafle*a Taxi Phone 2000 is for AT 193 Perk Street Lewiston ipulpis BATES STUDENTS Seavey 's CHECKER CAB CO. •40 COURT ST. • AUBURN YOUR'JEWELER BILL THE BARBER and DA1J4CE A Bates Tradition Protect Your Eyes The EOS COEDS JOY INN GEO. A. ROSS Chase HaH frU-M Central'Optical Co. E. L. VININQ °»erican - Chinese Say It With Ice Cream W. V. WARREN'S Auburn Restaurant GROCERY STORE Registered Optometrist *** Daily MMM, . mm Elm Street HAS EVERYTHING VOU NEED TeL839 FOR THAT LATE LUNCH P*«Chep*»yt»t«l»«i* 1M MAIN §T. UIWISTON 1S04 Located at 74 RUMOII Street P*» H. . Tei.. IMS . imtmm Directly Behind Parker Hall News i '""euus,.,. The Bates Student, Wednesday, DeeemberljUM! Four History Of Girls'Dorms Sho»s Growth Of Coed Population MAY WE AT THIS TIME By Rita Silvia■>■■ IB IAA'44 In the days when Garcelon fiield to have been the occasi0 Credit for the careful pi ,a. 'or was a wasteland full of stumps, and anc 1 all the dreams about Bates were Just gym goes to W. W. Bolster" * *' .^rmous bdpes. Oren Burbank Rand, as the focal point ' £ Cheney, founder of the college and side of campus, and the Se ""* THANK YOU president for forty year., saw that dorm, was built in lD(g .1 there was an urgent need for a wo- for Professor John w. j; ^

raan's dormitory, due to the steadily man of the building increasing number of girls In the much noise, for in 193^ ... was dispensed with classes. and for your Kind Patronage It was not until the academic year served as hostesses. The FreJ* for French majors and those* ot 1894-1895 that the need was par- tially filled, however, for in this year ed in speaking the iangl, President George C. Chase, having started in 1931, and accordfe! ports, sign language, ih succeeded President CbW «J en And nounced the opening of the Presi helps immensely.

dents House" for the benefit of wo- Frye Street House was acqMru men students. the college in 1919 while the The dining room, where in 1903, that had started during tne ,' WISH YOU seventy women rubbed elbows at still being felt. Mrs. Kimball * meals, was found to be inadequate, signed as matron, and accord*' and with the building of Rand, and the President's report for ^ Fiske dining hall, this condition was did an excellent job of caring J" remedied. In this same year, the sick girls in that house, a, yS ONE and ALL 'President's House" began to be physician began daily He«M known as "Cheney House". hours there, and an isolation was later established. Cheney Is Houses Hold Oldest Dorm Joint Socials Cheney House reading room and library supplied current magazines for Frye Street House has the M A Very Merry Xtnas the women, and a reception room Chase House by a year. In Z served their social needs. In 1932, mer of 1920 the college bongs, this room was enlarged and refur- residence of former President nished throughout and in that year and converted it into a dorm, and also, the stable attached to the house ing Cheney's example. Chasj was made into an annex and com- Frye seem to have held many pletely remodelled. open houses, and instead of u Cheney House, as the oldest wo- bridge and dancing, they often men's dorm on campus, shares in the the program with theatre distinction of the college in being the and dancing at Rand, after n A Happy New Year first Institution on the Atlantic sea- spection. board to offer college educational ad- . In 1931 Frank 11 Hacker t»B vantages to women. ed to the college his home on If we proceed in order of age, Miili- street to be used as a girls' dffa. ken and Whittier come next, since The Women's I'nion had they were placed at the disposal of thought of for some time and in 11 " LOU " " GENE " " DICKY " the college in 1903 by Mr. MUliken. the White residence was pnrchwl There seems to have been a bit of Plans were "to make it an up-to-dsi difficulty in the beating arrangement clubhouse", and It is now used u at first, and Milliken girls had often social center for woruiTn studeia. to stifle in order that Whtttier girls Iu 193S, Wilson House was boigl could be comfortable; but this was and named for Elizabeth Dodee Wl remedied in time. son '91, aa outstanding graduate The Quality Shop was then physical education director, trustee. It is the former hone of and in 1922. Fiske, the new dining fessor Rand, whose wift hall, was enlarged to accommodate Clark, was one of the list wo COLLEGE ST. LEWISTON all women, and the older dining hall to graduate from Bates. became a reception room. Mary Mitchell House. 4e For about ten years, a girl could dorm, is named for Mary « "*"'A( get a second helping only by raising one of the seven graduates of (Continued from page three) her hand or shouting, but this seems clua of '69, who has the distinction "Complete Banking Service" Jayvee Basketball being the first lady graduate 0: For Bates on the offense, it was New England college. Professor the Eddies could do was to toss two Remian and Fleischer who tallied 23 Vassar and then head of a school foul shots. points between them while Rudolph's her own, she had many distim Lewiston Trust Co. The jayvees Just culdn't find their floor game was outstanding. Miller, men among the visiting board of eyes in the second quarter and allow- with 5 points, was best for the Eddies. school; some of whom were, Mr. ed the boys from Auburn to knot the Bronson Alcott, Horace Mann count at the end of the half, 8-8. Oren B. Cheney, first presides! The Bates boys, however, were not Scene Around* Bates. This is onTy the second LEWISTON, MAINE to be outdone as they once again pull- (Continued from page two) it has been Mary Mitchell Hon» We Solicit the Business of Bates Students ed ahead early In the third period. sSttfl eyes or eight red sweaters sitting at 1940-41 it had been known as The Bates boys added 9 points during donly' this time when Fleischer's two bas- the same table, if the Saturday night At that time the college use DAY'S kets, another by Remian, and foul Jitterbugs didn't pick up a few ping- two upper floors. Jeweler* • Optician* shots by Gould, Pope and Lord were pong pointers, if Bob Archibald will sing us "Night and Day" some day or HEADQUARTERS FOR all good. The Eddies marked up five HOOD'S night, who's going to be Carnival XMAS GIFTS points and the third quarter ended DELICIOUS ICE CREAM Queen, how was Jimmie Lunceford, 74 Lisbon Street - Lewl*ton with Bates leading 17-13. AT THE THE/tfU With Remian tossing 8 points in what's cooking in our hometowns, if New Being Sold a* the final quarter. Bates pulled away it isn't time to haul out the luggage EMPIRE Draper's Bakery YOOR BATES COLLEGE STORE and look over our motheaten ward- to a commanding lead which the Starts Today for Four W robes for holiday wear. Curtains while 54 Ash Street school boys could never catch. When Betty Grable, John PW»» your stage manager hunts up the mis- the final whistle was sounded, tne men Miranda and Harry Ja,MS Pastry Of All Kinds Bates boys walked off the court carry- tletoe. 1 His Music Makers in "SP ™ Opp. Post Office TeL 1115-M ing a 29-19 win with them. in the Rockies", in Techicolo' STERLING JUDKINS Henry Nolin By Towle, Qorham, Luitt, Wallace. GIFT NOVELTIES and Reed-Barton LAUNDRY High Grade Chocolates Jawelry and Watch Repairing AUBURN INC. PRIZE CUP8 . CLOCKS Cigarettes & Tobacco Thursday, Friday, 9*** FOUNTAIN PENS • BILLFOLDS IBS Middle Street 7* Lisbon Street Telephone Sit Dec. 17, 18 and « in Gift Packages "Seven Sweethearts" »« , Expert Watch Repairing Ahearn and Catherine ^^ SHIRT WORK A SPECIALTY COLLEGE STUDENTS r Refreshments for That "Get Hep to Love", W° Let Ue Do Your Shoo Repairing Barnstone-Osgood 1 Party at Price* Low for High Quality Work Sunday, Mnday, To*" Agrat Dec. 20, 21 and s Lowleton Main* HOWARD BAKER *4S THE QUALITY SHOP httB n College 8t - Lewiston Lewiston Shoe Hospital "Tish" with Marjcrie Opp. Bulck Car Co. 7 Sabattu* St Zazu Pitts. Hospital Square • Lewiston 1