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Established 1922 Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Friday, December 13, 1940 Volume XVn Number 18 Phillips Speaks Registrar Makes Special Registration To Glee Club To Present Wednesday On Day Student Announcem't Start Dec. 12 Miss Helen Frank, registrar, makes the following announce- Carol Vesper Sunday Foreign Scene ment concerning registration In Reed Gym cards for the winter quarter: Miss Shaeffer Directs Chorus The International Situation Every boarding student will Students Required To Bring At 4:00 P. M. In Annual • As Layman Sees It Is receive a registration card when Fall Program Cards; No Program In Wilson Theme Of Chapel Talk she checks in at the dean of Changes Will Be Made women's office after the holidays. The Glee club's annual Christmas "The best way to keep out of the This card admits her to winter Registration of all students for carol vespers under the direction of present war," Dr. Ruth L. Phillips, quarter classes, beginning Jan- the winter quarter, to be conducted Miss Edna T. Shaeffer will be pre- professor of biology, said in chapel uary 3, and should be shown to tomorrow, will start In Reed gym, sented at 4 p. m. on Sunday, Decem- on Wednesday, "is to supply as fast the instructor in each class on with the exception of Curriculum I, ber 15, in Wilson auditorium. The as we can those who are fighting for Friday, Saturday, Monday, and will be completed there, according to program, consisting almost entirely us." Dr. Phillips was speaking be- Tuesday, January 3, 4, 6, and 7. announcement by Clyde P. Shorts. of traditional carols, includes ar- fore the faculty and student 'body on Every 'boarding student arriv- Students must bring their fall pro- rangements taken from the Vassar the subject, "The International Scene ing on Friday, January 3, or gram cards and no changes will be and Radcliff college editors. as the Layman Sees It." thereafter, must call at the reg- made In the sections of courses that Margaret Sherman and Jean Birch- "Military war is one thing and the istrar's office for the registration continue from fall except by permis- all will appear as soloists. Also ap- war we are fighting is another. We card admitting her to classes be- sion of the head of the department pearing is a special trio consisting of don't want military war, and we ginning January 3, 1941. or the dean of the college. Eleanor Nolte, soprano; Priscilla don't need to send troops to Europe. Every day student must call Music students taking private Baldwin, mezzo-soprano; and Mar- What they really want and need are at the registrar's office on Fri- music must give this information to garet Schular, contralto. Jeanne guns, planes, and food," Dr. Phillips day, January 3, for the registr- the teacher registering her and have Tuttle will accompany the Glee club. declared. aion card before attending class. It noted on the bottom of her pro- Opens With French Carol London Drive In Spring gram card. She should then go to Opening with a processional, March The main object in this war from the music teacher and have her card of the Kings, traditional French, the now on, the speaker explained, is to completed before leaving the gym. program will continue with Aileleuia, keep Hitler from succeeding in taking Y.W. To Hold Registration will be according to Christ is Born, a Slovak cardl, and a London next spring. With the sup- alphabet, arranged by students' last group of Czech carols; Now the plies of food and munitions adequate names. Rarest Day; Barken to Me; Sleep, to last the winter, Germany finds Kid Toy Drive A through C, 8:30-10; D through Baby Steep; and Strangers Say a that the drive must be made then. Students Will Represent King is Born, all by the Glee club. "Whatever the present ideas may G, 10-11; H through K, 11-12; L be, if we look coldly and candidly Children From Ages through N, 1:30-2:30; O through S, Margaret Sherman, mezzo-soprano, will sing A King Was Born, by Alex- into the character of those in power One To Nine At Party 2:30-3:30; T through Z, 3:30-4. ander Matthews. The entire club will in Europe, the decision of Britain o continue with Lo, How a Rose, by not to let food through the blockade With students dressed as children Practorlus; Shepherds' Christmas to the occupied countries was a wise from one to nine years of age, and Enrollment Reaches Song, an Austrian folk song; How one," Dr. Phillips said. each bringing a toy for underprivi- Most of Interview Mysterious leged children, the Y."W. C. A. will 1269 High Point Far is Bethlehem, by Geoffrey Shaw; Pat-a-Pan, a Burgundian air, and "We have reason to believe," the sponsor Its annual kid party tomor- Jesu Banibina, by Pietro Yon. speaker said, "that the interview last row night in each of the three dining In Fall Quarter halls. Freshmen will dress as chil- English Group to Conclude week between Molotof and Hitler With students representing 95 Vir- wasn't a satisfactory one. It seemB dren from one to three; sophomores, The program will end with the from three to five; juniors, from five ginia counties, sixteen states, the Glee club's singing The Wassail Song, that Hitler is abandoning his Nation- District of Columbia, and three for- al Socialism, as he calls it, for Com- to seven; and seniors, from seven to a Yorkshire carol; The Coventry eign countries, enrollment for the fall Miss Edna T. Shaeffer, director, munism, hoping to bind Stalin com- nine. Carol, traditional English; The Holly quarter totaled 1269 according to and Jane Dingledine, president of the pletely to his program. We don't Students have been asked by and the Ivy, traditional English; The announcement from Dr. Helen Frank, Glee club, which is presenting its an- know what Russia will do, or whether Marjorle Proffltt, president of Y.W., First Noel, traditional carol; and registrar. nual Christmas Vesper program Sun- Russia will wait till the issue is de- to bring presents suitable for the God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen, tra- Out-of-state students include Ar- day in Wilson auditorium. x cided, and we don't know when the various age levels, or pool their ditional English. kansas, 1; Delaware, 4; Connecticut, issue will be decided." contributions in groups and to bring Barbara Tillson Is in charge of the something constructive such as paper, 3; , 3; , 1; , The Italian situation, the speaker Tresidder's Speech Class staging with the help of the staging explained, is causing a great deal of pencils, and crayons. Each dining 33; Maine, 1; Massachusetts, 1; crew of Stratford Dramatic club. amusement. If England can continue hall will have a decorated Christmas Michigan, 1; New Hampshire, 1; New Presents Radio Program o tree. (See Phillips( page four) Jersey, 1; New York, 46; North Caro- With Mrs. J. D. Morriss, head of The clothing and food drive, which Anthony Is On lina, 5; , 3; , 13; social welfare in Harrisonburg, as began early in the week in each of , 33; and Washington, Hounchell Speaks the dormitories, will not continue guest speaker, the public speaking Survey Committee far into next week. Boxes have been D. C, 4. The three foreign countries class of Dr. Argus Tresidder, profes- Miss Katherine M. Anthony, direc- placed in each dormitory. Most of represented are Canal Zone, 2; Cuba, sor of English, presented its weekly To Town Kiwanians tor of the training school for elemen- the articles which are collected will 1; and Puerto Rico, 3. round table discussion program over tary teachers, was in Alexandria last The problem that America faces be distributed through the local Red radio station WSVA last Monday week to participate in a survey of today is to educate for a long pull, Cross chapter to the Rockingham CORRECTION afternoon. Their subject was "Juve- the elementary schools of the city. to follow a continuing policy for poor who are on its relief rolls. thirty or forty years following the The Presbyterian student organi- nile Delinquency." The survey was requested by Super- A few of the contributions will be next ten in which the present war will intendent T. C. Williams of the pub- distributed by private persons to fam- zation will meet tonight at 6:45 in Students participating on the pro- be settled, for good or ill, Dr. Paul lic schools of Alexandria. ilies to whom they are in the habit the Y. W. C. A. room, instead of on gram were Virginia Mcllhaney, An- Hounchell, director of the training In addition to Miss Anthony, the of giving aid. December 6 as previously announced. nette Bowles, and Miriam Coffman. school for secondary teachers, de- survey committee was composed of clared recently In an address to the Miss Carolyn Cogbill, principal of the 'Kiwanls club of Harrisonburg. Exams Bring Out The Lower Nature In Students: Stock Types As elementary school of Farmville; E. "This country," Dr. Hounchell as- Boyd Graves of Mary Washington serted, '"will have to decide what it Modest Student And Whirling Dervish A re Evidenced Around Campus college; Miss Julia Ware and Dr. Helen Ruth Henderson of the State wants as permanent policy and edu- By Virginia Culpepper and looking black and threatening where—not even to study. cate for that. At present war is not Department of Education; and Dr. There's a certain intangible some- your ancestors? In a more vicious class we find the wanted; indeed, there Is a great long- M. P. Neilson of the National Educa- thing in the air about exam time that Oh, and how she would sound off whirling dervish, i. e., that nervous ing for peace. But all know peace tion association. Is definitely not conducive to good when you appropriated her favorite, type of Individual who iits madly cannot be had just for wishing it." fellowship around a college campus. and last, nickel; and now the only about from place to place, moaning Dr. Hounchell asserted that edu- response a similar act and confession Schneider Will Speak To Maybe you yourself can remember and walling over the fact of exams cation for the future is never easy. brings forth is a dumb stare, as she back In the dear dead days when the and the tortures they entail. The w. Local Rotarian Chapter The farces of tradition would always continues her pencil licking, or page merest hint of a nocturnal feast d.'s let exams go to-their heads. May- educate for the past much as all but thumbing, uttering no maidenly oaths Dr. Josef Z. Schneider, associate brought a multitude of responses be it's a good thing. There's seldom a few of the nations of Europe whatsoever. professor of chemistry, will speak to from your prank-mates up and down anything else there. seemed to prepare for the last war Then too, exams are responsible the local chapter of Rotarian Intel- the halls; or a suggested trip to the But most horrible of all creatures instead of the one which is in prog- for the creation of certain other an- national at noon on Monday. His T-Room, the T standing mostly for to confront during this period is the ress. noying traits. For instance, there's temptation, would invariably end in modest student—the phylum of subject will be "Cooperation in "The greater crisis ten or twenty the girl who propels herself into a practically a community picnic. womanhood with a career full of A's Europe." Dr. S. P. Duke will intro- years ahead will be the responsibility sort of stupefaction, wherein she be- who persists In saying "I don't know duce the speaker. of youth now in school," Dr. Houn- And can't you recall when your comes allergic to examination. The chell concluded. "Today Is time to own dear roomie just grinned when result in an ethereal preoccupation a thing! I know I'll fall! I'm posi- Dr. Schneider, who recently came press for education that is adequate you hid her English book, whereas, that drives everyone nuts except the tive I can't pass!" Strictly on the q.t., to the United States, is an authority for more trying times." now, she goes about gnashing things victim. It doesn't drive her any- we hope she does! on the European scene. What Has Changed Christmas? P. WRIGHT We reprint the editorial from the Christmas Issue of ,E5E little Lrrcistwas anqels last year when Frances Taylor was editor. Campus When the college students of today were very young, they were told the old, old story of the birth Correspondent of Christ and learned that Christmas is the celebra- tion of His birthday. In that far-off day, Christmas to them meant saying a "piece" in Sunday school, singing "Away in a Manger" before their parents in Dear Santa Clous: church, and bringing toys for the poor children in the orphanage who otherwise would not have any. It hardly seems possible that a whole year has As the present college students grew a little older, thumbed by since 1 last wrote you. I wonder if my Christmas centered around Santa Claus. They wjote annual requests have ever caused your jolly old soul him letters, visited him in department stores, and worry and trouble. Anyhow they have always been fulfilled to the nth degree, and here I come again to hung up their stockings for him to fill. On the eve of ask a few favors-for this Christmas. the great day, there was much anticipation of what Santa would bring them and it was with difficulty that Let me preface my requests by saying I have been they dropped off to sleep. Christmas meant the open- a good gal (as per usual). My roommate says so ing of presents; a brilliantly lighted tree; a new doll and that always makes the matter indisputable. or a new bicycle; toys, candy, and nuts. First I want, for use in student teaching travels, < i The next few years found something lacking in '.* ? a complete rain outfit—an umbrella, a four-cornered Christmas. There was the general excitement from head gear, tie-on-type, a sanforized, duck-back trench the crisp, cold stars shining, holly wreaths, red rib- coat, and two well rubberized galoshes, size—ah— bons, mistletoe. But gone was the eager anticipation one_ larger than last year's. of childhood. On Christmas morning there was no Second, I want a gas mask of neutral shade and longer the tingly feeling that came when, as children, Inliipind send Hie Breeze's an asbestos diving suit to wear in the laboratory they woke up to "Merry Christmas." while working on analytical chemistry. (And, Santa, Today Christmas to the college student means, 'Wishes +QV- a rriempsT Noel/ as you go by the sports wear department you can first of all, going home. They find themselves glowing replace those two skirts which became lacette in with almost the same excitement of childhood as the design after I filled the acid bottles.) same holiday season approaches. Then there are gay And, too, I want a great big bulky Zenith radio, parties, midnight shows, dates, sleigh rides, dances at almost as big as the chest of drawers in Senior hall the country club, gorgeous presents, turkey, home May We Present: 310, to replace that insignificant looking white plastic cooking, sleep. Yet they, too, realize that not quite Mike Iiyne, long time Breeze col- shoppers. I tight tor seats In Jammed model that lives by the bed leg in the far corner, do they experience the full old time joy of Christmas. umnist, and graduate of '40, as the restaurants and buses. My life, lib- (Ain't it wonderful Santa—the F.B.I, can-take a To today's college students, in later years the first student to erty, pursuit of happiness and Christ- vacation.) Christmas season will bring a big headache. There contribute to this mas list are regulated by a budget. I j^^ PLEASE bring me an A on cai^s. You will be presents to buy for the whole family and for column. have to hurry to match the tempo of an{, Dr Converse must be pretty good pals by,, now, the yearly list of friends and relations; noise; remem- I am the forgot- the city's concrete heart. each having been in business about the same length bering who gave what last year; and paying the bills ten student—the I am the small-town school teach- of time, so have a confidential chat with him, Santa. when it's all over. Gone will be any thrill in any- Bentimentalist who er. I worry about English grammar, He really has been about the best boy around this thing—except maybe a slight lift of heart at the looks through col- long division, the school board and year. ,— , sound of "Joy to the World" or "There's a Song in lege gates at re- getting in a rut. I say I'll teach just All my love, the Air," only to be followed by a "so what" feeling. membered happl- one'year mote—I know It will be CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT. . longer. I get two weeks holiday for This has happened to Christmas, and it will never nesg o J bring the joy it once brought unless one thing occurs Last December I was a college Christmas and a pension when I'm —unless Christmas comes back in its true meaning, senior. I worrried about unfinished sixty. All day long I teach other term papers, last-minute exam cram- womens' children. I want children Kilpy, The Diary Sleuth that the Christ Child is born again airithat there is "peace on earth, good will toward men." ming and what to give my room- of my own. mate for Christmas. I took part In I am the married woman. I got —FRANCES TAYLOR. Dear Diary : bull sessions inspired by the thrill of my man. I'm anxious to show him : =-o going home for the holidays. I never off at the first reunion. Somehow I I had an exam today. I have exams next week. I There apparently was little left to represent the tired of talking with my friends— feel settled and a little let-down. I Hke exams like the one I had today and the ones I all-important degree. However, precious articles we always had the faculty in com- suppose I'll get a gas range for have next week because when you have exams you come in small packages, so observe the inconspicuous mon. I knew that in this unpredlct- Christmas. I hope I don't look ob- d ri't have anything but exams. An exam is some- button in center-back of the gown. That marks the 0 able world two things would remain viously domestic, i thing you have to say even if you don't know what spot where the hood, true indicator of the final attain- unchanged—bells and the handbook. But there's beauty and something to say, or more clearly an exam is an exam. My ment of the degree, is fastened. ^ I walked on the quadrangle after fine In this life outside college gates, roommate Mildred doesn't like exams. My roommate dark and saw the grey stone build- What if my dreams haven't quite Alice doesn't like exams. My friend Rosabella doesn't THE BREEZE ings turn silver in the moonlight. I turned out the way I dreamed them? like exams. I like exams. That is four and four is a argued about the food, the rules and There's always tomorrow. bridge hand but my roommate Mildred and my room-

Menftcr Virginia Intercollegiate Press Association the weather just as you do; I thought And so, In my thought I return mate Alice and my friend Rosabella don't want to being a senior would somehow go on less and less frequently to look play bridge and it takes four to play bridge. I can't Published weekly by the student body of Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia forever. through the gates. But this Christ- p]ay bridge because I am only one and it takes four. But the clock on Wilson, number- mas- when the grey stone Dulldin88 I could play solitaire because it only takes one to play Subscription Price $2.00 a Year lng our days, moved its silent hands are silver ln the moonlight, pause in solitaire. But if I would play solitaire then I wouldn't

MpmaiNTio roH NATIONAL ADV««TI«INO »T the rush of exams and listen to the p]ay bridge. If I play solitaire I might cheat because National Advertising Service, Inc. sound of the withered ivy rustling there would be nobody there but myself to play Colltge Publisher! R*prtitnUlivi This Christmas I'm an alumna. Qn ^ wallfJ It,8the yolcea o( for. soHtaire wjth because it ;s a game for one If there 4ZO MAOITCN AVI. N«w YORK. N. Y. I am the government worker. I gotten students, come back to whis- re they would see me cheat arid I wouldn't CHUM • lollOU • LM AMILIi • SAl PIAICIKO were mo push with the crowd of last-minute per . . . "Merry Christmas.*' cheat if they were there because then I wouldn't be Member cheating myself at solitaire. If there were more there Associated Goile&icrte Press we would play bridge. But to play bridge there must Student Opinion Poll Shows More Students be four and there aren't because my roommate Distributor of Mildred and my roommate Alice and my friend Cblle6icjieDi6est Read Editorials Only Part Of The Time Rosabella are studying for exams. I am not studying for exams. I like exams and I like bridge but I don't pj:tor JULIA ANN FLOHK Austin, , Dec. 13.-Do col-ther queried, Completely or only ,ike solitaire because you must play solitaire by your- lege students read the editorials in partly?" Here is the national tabu- ^ ^ j ^ g gQod game of ^^ wh|ch fc a their campus newspapers? The col- lation: game that takes four to play. S2S^^:::::::::":::::::::^HManaging Editor '^LBSSTPAS lege editor often feels what may be Had read edltorlal Love, the apparent futility of composing Completely 39% GERTRUDE. Re^te Editor".:.... MARY J. WRIGHT and publishing edltorlal comment, SL Editor GRACE RICHARDSON Only partly 35 P. S. On account of life is too complicated. but statistics on college reading hab- Had not read editorials.. 26 o— its just produced by Student Opinion Only two per cent of the students MoTHER GOOSE GROWN UP A&ISManager: « «£» Surveys of America bring a new note Circulating Manager MARTHA LEE MARTIN contacted declared that they did not of encouragement and furnish one remember. Diminutive John Homer NEWS STAFF: Betty Bright, Alice Griffith, Ann Griffith measurement of the power of the un- Emily Lewis, Unity Monger, Alice Monroe, Ann Powell, Seated himself in a retired place, dergraduate press. It Is not possible to assume that Grace Richardson, Mary Nelson Ruffin, Betty Lou Toone, Masticated his Yule tart; Ann Valentine, Louise Vaughn, Manon Watkins, Edythe those who said they had read the Nearly two out of every five stu- , , included Wright, Jane Sites. artlcleB only n part may be He thrust in his short, thick diget, dents ln a national sampling declared .^ „ . j,x._, , . , with the regular editorial-readingAl Drew out a drupe of the genus Prunus CUB REPORTERS: Margaret Abbitt, To Anderson, Lena a that they had read the edltorlal mat- Bourne, Lucille Cook, Eleanor Couch, Virginia Culpepper, ter in the current Issues of their Publlc co,1(*e newspapers enjoy. And enunciated, "What a socially agreeable male and Anna Partlow. _ ' .> .... HEADLINE STAFFS Lena Bourne, Lyle Brown, Dorothy respective school papers published Some of the "part readers" may have child am I." Hollins, Emma J. Rodgers and Lulie Wright. when the poll was being conducted. gathered the gist of the articles, Mary Baldivin Campus Comments BUSINESS STAFF: Eleanor Nolte, Elizabeth McDaniel, Mary Frances Williams, Margaret Mayhugh Manon " Interviewers over a cross section wjhlle others may have read just a 0 Dameron, Ellen Evans, Kitty Stewart, Virginia Mcllhany, - of representative colleges and unlver- few lines. What Is sure, however, Is 1HE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT Ethel Wood. _j sittes stopped students on their cam- that only 0ne-fourth of the national "Dearest—your eyes—your eyes— CIRCULATION STAFF: Leila-Strickland, Clara Mae Bolt, Martha Burroughs, Mabel Green, Madeline Hurt, Edythe 2 puses, and placing before them the enrollment durlng tu. typlcal week are just like—are just like—" [editorial page of their own news- Johnson, Dorothy Knox. selected for the survey had not as "Yes, sweetheart tell me—tell me everything—" TYFINC STAFF: Elizabeth Abbitt, Carolyn Driver, Ruth "papers, asked, "Have you read any Jones, Pat Wade, Gladys Webber, Rose Montague, Mary 5of the editorials on this page?" much ** skimmed the editorial col- "Each other." Elizabeth Miller, Evelyn McCann, Lois Johnston, Peggy Those who answered yes were fur- umns. IVard-Belmont Hyphen again Schuler and Nell Smith. THE BREEZE Social Calendar RCTA Meeting Girls About Campus WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT THE OBSERVATION OF Is Announced Held Saturday CHRISTMAS? COOKIE KNOX—Caroling is one of my favorites among Christmas Lyceums, Social Events, Defense In School Program traditions, but I object to the big dinner—the turkey should be stuffed, Movies To Be Features Emphasized; J. C. Myers not us. Of Winter Quarter Speaks; Suter Presides TRAVKJE EAST—The atmosphere of friendliness and good will that prevails at Christmas time appeals to me more than anything else. Marine Aleshlre, chairman of the National defense in the school pro- PIGGY A1TKEX—Most of all I like the spirit of the people in giving social committee, announces the so- gram was the major point of empha- and sharing with others. cial calendar for the winter quarter his at the meeting of the Rockingham EDNA McLAUOHLIN—The part I like best abqut Christmas is the big as follows: County Teacher's association held In Christmas dinner when my whole family is together once again for a change. Jan. 4—Motion picture, "Florl- Wilson hall on Saturday. CHICK ABERNATHY—The part of Christmas that I like best Is the an." The main speaker for the meeting giving of presents, signifying thoughts of other people. . . . Oh, yes, and we Jan. 9-12—Y. W. C. A. Religious was Superintendent J. C. Myers of get to go home. Emphasis week. the Rockingham County schools, who JEAN BERCHALL—Christmas Is best when carols are sung. They're Jan. 13 and 14—Lyceum, Chek- stated that the teaching of the value favorites with all of us, perhaps because while singing them the spirit of hov players. of democracy with liberty and jus- the season becomes so much more real to'us. (Santa's a big help, too!) Jan 16—Birthday dinner. tice for all is the theme of the de- JENNETTE WADE—The part of Christmas observance which I like Jan. 18—The Bumblebee Prince, Marine Aleshlre, chairman of the fence programs In the schools. best Is the spirit of friendly gaiety and of "Peace on earth, good will to children's opera, sponsored by social committee, who announces the Meyers Discusses Defense men" which symbolizes the season. That and caroling on Christmas mean lyceum numbers, motion pictures, P. T. A. Superintendent Myers stressed 4he a real Christmas to me. dances, basketball games, and other Local Alumnse chapter dance. necessity for democratic defense in MADELINE HURT—The chance to catch your breath and practice up social events. Motion picture, "Goodbye, Mr. time of peace and said that the teach- on some new techniques (if you get what I mean). Chips." ing of democratic principles is one of EUNICE GUNN—The part I like about Christmas best is seeing the Jan. 23—Tea. Student Poll Shows the greatest means of national de- joyous faces of my little brothers and sisters on Christmas morning. • Jan. 24—Lyceum, Virginia Con- fense our country can employ. MARGARET UI.X LEK—The part of the Christmas observance that I like best is the sunrise service at my church on Christmas morning, especially cert artists series. Artistic Viewpoints Marvin N. Suter, principal of when the snow is on the ground. Jan. 25—Cotillion dansant and Bridgewater high school and presi- dance for seniors and sopho- Regarding Vases dent of the Rockingham Educational Portales, N. M.—(ACP).—A vari- mores. association, presided at the meeting ation of the student activity ticket Motion picture, "Balalaika." TASTE TEST P3 Cl 11.00 Gifts Student taste In selecting vase and introduced Mrs. Elva Wllfong system is in effect at Eastern New Jan. 1—Sophomore class day. and Miss Mary Dinwiddie, delegates forms is, to a comparatively high de- Mexico college, where participating THOUSANDS OF KINDS Feb. 1—Basketball game, Black- gree, In accordance with the view- from the county to the state teachers students receive not only passes to stone vs. Madison, here. meeting held in Richmond during B. NEY & SONS point of art authorities, last week's campus attractions but also tickets to Feb. 6—Birthday dinner. Thanksgiving. "Test Your Taste" revealed. Eighty- a downtown motion picture theatre. Feb. 8—German tea dance and .minimum mi in mini in i II i m mu u i in mi minimum V two per cent selected the more ar- Report on V. E. A. Meeting Each student pays $4.50 a semes- dance for freshmen and jun- tistic form. However, only fifty per They reported that the three-point ter. In return he receives, besides YARDLEVS iors. the movie tickets, a full nine months ! BOND STREET PERFUME cent selected the better decorated program was emphasized at the meet- Motion picture, "New Moon." of supervised entertainment Includ- $2.50 AND $4.50 bridge talley. In regard to paper ing and said that Francis Chase, TOILET WATER $1.50 Feb. 12—Tea. ing operas, plays, picnics, teas, con- plates, approximately twenty-five per executive secretary of the Virginia Feb. 21—Junior class day. certs and lectures, and a subscription I People's Service Drug Store \ cent selected the less tastefully dec- Educational association, urged the Feb. 22—Basketball game, Rad- orated one. Nearly three-fourths of necessity of selecting one point of to the college newspaper. ''Miiiuiiiiii iiiniimi IIIIIIIIIM i iiiuir/ ford vs. Madison, here. ^iMIiim mu in m mi MI mi mu iiimmimmmiiiu iiuiiiiiuii/^ the students voting made the correct the program and pushing it across, Feb. 28—Basketball game, choice of framed pictures. then following with the remainder of FaTmvllle vs. Madison, THE In this week's project, five-sixths the program. here. of the voters chose the better ar- Superintendent Myers and Miss March 1—Motion picture, "Edi- I FAMOUS RESTAURANT ranged box content in the display of Dinwiddie explained the plans of the son, the Man." boxed cosmetics; yet approximately State Board of Education to renew March 6—Birthday dinner. thirty-three per cent of the students the study of better means of teach- 'March 8—Basketball game, Na- voted for the playing carjjs decorated ing. The plan is not to change the } "THE PLACE THAT SATISFIES tional Business college, Roa- in the poorer taste. The choice in the present curriculum, but to Improve noke, vs. Madison, here. ALL THOSE WHO ARE handkerchief test had no result. Less the field of education as a means of March 21—Home-Coming Lyce- FUSSY ABOUT than forty per cent of the students preparing children for their place in um, National Symphony or- made the same choice of socks that the modern world. THEIR FOOD." chestra. the art authorities made in regard to 'jllllllllimillMlllllllltlHIIHIMHIIHIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIMIIHIIIIlrff IIIMIIMIIIMIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIHIIIIINIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 11 ll 1111111 M 1111 M 1111111 ll 11 IIIIIIIIIM Hill Ml I MM/, March 22—Home-Coming At space relationship and color. iMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiii inn mini mum iiiiiiiiiiiiiii illinium'/, Home; Local Alumna? chapter Next week's project will feature a Home-Coming dance. timely exhibit of decorated Christ- Motion picture, "Pride and mas trees, wrapped gifts, and ad- Harrisonburg Prejudice." dressed letters. The art class spon- sojffjR this project urges all students A.S.A. 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.■■iiMiiiMiinii IMIIIIIIIMIIIIIMIIMHIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIM<' Vnillllllllllllll ll IIIIII 111 III I III IIII 111 III I llll II lllllll 11 III I Ml III I HIM Mill III I IMMI I HI ill ■ ill I.Ill* o THE BREEZE Varsity Downs Gifford Tells K D P Turnes Elected '41 Varsity Gaptain Past History Of Club New Girl Team In speaking at Kappa Delta Pi 16 Varsity Emblems, 82 initiation on Thursday evening, Dr. Class Numerals Awarded Old Girls Win Traditional Walter J. Gifford, dean, after wel- / To Close Hockey Season Basketball Game With 24-20 coming the new members, spoke on the past hietory of the club. This With the announcing of Jacqueline Score Last Friday Night chapter was installed by Dr. Thomas • Turnes as '41 varsity captain, the C. McCracken, dean of Ohio univer- awarding of sixteen varsity emblems, Meeting in one of the most excit- ing clashes ever played on the local sity, in January, 1938. During the and the presentation of eighty-two floor, the old girls snatched a close past twelve years, some three or four class numerals, the hockey season 24-20 victory from the fast-moving hundred members have gone out to for 1940 came to an official close, strategic positions in Virginia and after the odd-even match-game new girl squad in Reed gym Friday night. elsewhere. Dr. Gifford also discussed played this week. with the club plans for the coming Turnee, who made the varsity Passing off to a quick start, the year. hockey squad during her freshman old girls, with Fleischer leading to year, hae played left-wing for the the basket, sank eight points to only Purple and Gold two seasons. She two for the newsters within the first Send The Breeze Home quarter, with Haynes, captain Sesze, will officially become captain, when fllll llll Mill MM III IIIII || | mi 11| | im | mi ,f she is presented with the traditional and Schaff guarding closely and rabbit's foot by Frances Wright, re- cleanly; the old girls continued to Ideal Christmas Gifts tiring captain of 1940. tear ahead, while their opponents were held to a foul goal, ending play The sixteen varsity emblems are to ATTRACTIVE VANITIES at half-time, 13-3. MAKE-UP KITS be awarded to the flrst-string players Jackie Turnes, newly elected varsity hockey captain for the '41 season, AND ■by Miss Helen Marbut, coach, and the and Prances Wright, retiring captain, who brought the 1940 season to an Substitutions among both squads PERFUMES eighty-two numerals to class players official close with the playing of the Odd-Even game on Saturday. saw a rapid pick-up for the new girla BY will be given toy Charlotte Beville, as Schaefer, captain, chalked up four college hockey sports leader. The beautiful shots from the field, aided | Hudnut, Dorothy, Gray, Lentheric, j varsity letter-men who will receive Odds Defeat Evens K. Roberts'g Latest, by a field and foul from Wlllard. The Elisabeth Arden Purple and Gold men added a floor embelms for the first time are Doro- 4-0 In Intramural Olivet Wiswell, Is j WILLIAMSON DRUG CO.! thy Pitts, Johnny West, Emily LewiB, and foul from Turnes, and one floor goal from Allbright. The fourth Marie Sesze, Virginia Dodd, and Dor- Hockey Tourney In Browsing Room *WllHIHMMII1llll!lllllll|||IIIIIIIIH|l|||j||timiMIIMmilHIIIIIII^ ceive service stars are Anna J. Pence quarter brought down the spectators, othy Fleischer. Those who will receive Led hy Charlotte Beville, captain, The final addition of books to the when the new players crawled to a service stars are Anna J. Pence, El- the odd team defeated the even squad Browsing room for the year 1940 19-19 tie, then with two minutes left, eanor Kash, Frances Wright, Jackie 4-0 in one of the most exciting games will be ready for circulation this were leading 20-19. However, the Turnes, Hannah Heath, Charlotte in the intramural series. evening at 7 o'clock. The following seasoned men, having enlisted their Beville, Marjorie Pitts, Dot Wilkin- Jeff Godfrey led the scoring with are the titles which will he added: entire first string for service again, son, Margaret Moore, and Mildred two goals. Anna Jane Pence and Kenneth Roberts has surpassed rang up five points and victory. Edney. Beville is the only player Eleanor Kash chalked up one score Northwest Passage in his latest work, Schaeefer, with fourteen points, among the group to own four stars, each. Mildred Edney captained the Oliver Wiswell, depicting the 'Revolu- was evening's high scorer, while representing varsity service since her opposing squad. tion from a Loyalist point of view. Fleischer had eight to her credit for freshman year. I. Vineyard RW E. England Ernest Hemingway's For Whom second. Lineups were: '.. .' Due to the change in the exam D. Pitts RI M. Edney the Bell Tolls has been judged the. Old New schedule, the informal dinner, which J. Godfrey CiF M. Belasca best novel during the past ten years. D. Fleischer F D. Schaefer had been planned as a climax of the E. K&sh LI T. Eastham Here's New England is a pictorial, J. Godfrey^ F.. . .M. Wlllard season where these awards and an- A. J. Pence ... .L-W G. Sears descriptive volume brought out un- T. Albright. .• F F. Wade nouncements could be made, was H. Heath .RH E. Dalton der a Federal Writer's Project. M. Sesze (c) G L. Ream Schools Colleges postponed. C. Beville CH. .M. Gwathmey, 'Margaret Armstrong's Trelawney.; J. Haynes G M. Powell See Us First J. Pennypacker a Man's life, is a sympathetic study M. Sesze LH J. West L. Schaff G. E. Dalton For Your Boje Entertains Scribblers of the vivid, exciting life of Edward RF M. Pultz John Trelawney, contemporary of PRINTING NEEDS LF E. M. Shelor The members of Scribblers, honor- Byron and Shelly. OUR EXPERIENCE E. Lewis G. D. Fox AND ary writing society, were entertained The Imperial Soviets, by Henry CHRISTMAS o 1 EQUIPMENT on Wednesday night at their month- Cutler Wolfe, is an objective study THE GREATEST FESTIVAL Will Be Helpful ly meeting by Miss Marie Louise Boje, Wilson Gives Legend Sunday of the Nazi-Soviet pact and its pos- OF MANKIND IS RIGHTLY associate professor of English, at her sible effects. THE SEASON FOR GARRISON PRESS Miss Myrtle Wilson, associate pro- apartment in Wellington apartments. Louis Adamic has written tender, REMEMBRANCES Harrisonburg, Virginia fessor of home economics, will give a SEE THOSE OFFERED BY understanding sketches of American Phillips ChristmaB legend at the Sunday immigrants, their problems and con- THE VALLEY GIFT SHOP ylllllllMIIMIIIIIimiln inn iiiiiimiiniiii illinium urn „ school hour, 9:40 a. m., at the Meth- (Continued from Page One) tributions, in From Many lands. 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