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MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA FEBRUARY 23, 1938 Vol. LV, No. 14 (Z637)

Fraternities Adopt New Plan FRENCH SHOW TIME OUT AT "BURY THE DEAD" WILL GAIN BY IS FEATURED HIGH SCHOOL AT THEATRE DAY SCHEME The outstanding foreign movie of the year, Jacques Feyder's La Kermesse Heroque, will be shown Tuesday at the Park Theatre. Time of the showing To bring the best calibre members of graduating classes of is 4:30, dinner at college halls being moved to 6:30 for the convenience of district high schools into closer contact with Allegheny was the those attending. object of a plan presented Thursday to the Men's Interfrater- Price to students is twenty-five cents, tickets to be purchased through any member of Phi Sigma Iota, the organization sponsoring the presentation. nity Council. Awarded the most coveted prizes firs.; Under the proposed system, an exclusive group of high Europe as "the best picture of the school senior men would be entertained at the several fraternity year" -the Grand Prix du Oinema SOPH-HOP: A.C.C. houses during the week-end of May 7, which includes High Francais, and the Gold Medal of the Venice International Exposition, its STATUS, MOVIE School Day on that date. American preview brought a flood of Adapted from a similar plan now in operation at W. & J., it critical praise from reviewers in news- AIDS DEBATED General, soldiers, corpses, and camp followers take time out for chow dur- has worked there with remarkable success, according to its papers, magazines, and trade papers, ing rehearsal for the current smash hit, "Bury the Dead." including the four star rating of the ALLEGHENY COUNCIL WILL , With a buffet supper provided at- the Playshop, students find that a sponsor, Mr. Paul Younger, field representative. New York Daily News. CONSIDER STUDENT trouper's life has its moments, as here, where Playshoppers indulge in cakes Adapted from a similar plan now in Howard Barnes of the Herald-Tri- and crumpets and a spot of tea. operation at W. & J., it has worked PETITIONS With the curtain this week ringing up on six performances of Irwin bune calls La Kerniesse Heroique the - HAND there with remarkable success, accord- Shaw's devastating anti-war play, the activities of the Playshop hold the cen- SECOND ing to its sponsor, Mr. Paul Younger, "finest comedy of the year," and men- If the Sophomore class wants to hold ter of the stage. Unprecedented this year is the college-wide attendance, made field representative. tions it as the most notable photoplay a Soph Hop, they'll have to search out possible by a subsidy from the Undergraduate council. BOOK MARKET an exhibition. an available date, the Allegheny Un Ifemferataerngirtoynn honuf sews ghappelraosyse then FLEMISH SETTING. dergraduate Council announced in TO BE OPENEDsch Directed by Jacques Feyder, it un- meeting Sunday. BENTLEY BELL HAS MISS H. DOLSON will be selected prom the lists kept by BOOKSTORE ANNOUNCES the college and various fraternities. folds a legendary story of an episode With every available social date un-' HISTORY AS VAST EX-ALLEGHENIAN in the Flemish village of Boom at the til commencement already engaged, 1 ESTABLISHMENT Groups will be allocated among the time of the invasion of King Phillip plans for a class dance can only be AS VICTORY TOLL AUTHORS BOOK OF PLAN houses according to the number each of Spain. effected by a special petition. Since a house feels it can accomodate. While the peasants of Boom are pre- sophomore dance is unprecendented on Almost every hour of the day, stu- HOW ABOUT A MAN - Hildegarde Spurred on by the editorial sugges- Prospective students will be receiv- paring feverishly for their annual Campus, the Alle- the Allegheny campus, the Council dents are made aware of one of Al- Dolson-Lippencott Co.-$1.50. tion of last week's ed Friday evening, May 6, and will re- `kermesse," into their midst dash the main as guests of the fraternity until agreed that no exception should be legheny's earliest institutions - one By MARY BROCK gheny Bookstore announced Monday couriers of Phillip, on the march made. which gives seniority rights to Bent- Hildegarde Dolson, ex-'30., is convinc- that it will establish a second-hand the following Sunday noon, taking through Flanders. CHRISTIAN COUNCIL STATUS. ed that every woman needs a man. book exchange. meals and sleeping at the house, and The village fathers are panic-strick- ley Hall alone. With the formation of the Allegheny Furthermore, she believes that every Chief features of the plan include being entertained by members while en. Visions of murder, arson, and Every day, since its installation in Christian Council on the Allegheny woman can learn to get the man she the following: not engaged in the activities of the rape rise before their eyes. With cun- 1821, the historic Bentley bell has so- campus, action on its status is pending wants and keep him, according to her 1. Students will leave books at the High School Day program. ning strategy, the burgomasters pro- norously intoned its call to classes. before the Council. book, How About a Man, just published college bookstore, indicating the SING AND CARNIVAL. pose that all feign death, hoping that The bell was erected while Allegheny To achieve representation on the by the J. B. Lippencott Company. price desired for the volume. The list of events for the week-end the Spanish duke will respect the dead students numbered but a handful; A.U.C.-chief coordinating agency for Miss Dolson's literary career, as far 2. The store will accept any book, has been enlarged from previous pro- and leave the village. back in the good old days when the student government-the newly-orga- as Allegheny is concerned, dates back regardless of whether it is in use grams to include the annual May Car- COMIC ENDING. tuition cost was $6 a quarter, and nized Christian Council must go to her undergraduate days a decade on the local campus or not. nival and the Interfraternity Sing, for- The plan is carried out, until the wo- boarding $1.50 a week. Total expenses through constitutional formalities. A ago. Copies of the Allegheny Literary 3. Books will be placed on display at merly separate events. men object to such a cowardly ex- for the year, including boarding, wash- petition signed by two-thirds of the Magazine from 1926 to 1928 reveal her the store, and kept there as long According to present plans, the pedient, and receive the duke with ing, and tuition, amounted to $130. student body is required before repre- numerous poems and occasional prose as the student desires, or until schedule will be as follows: true Flemish hospitality. While the CAST IRON BELL. sentatives can be seated-. -p-ieees.- -H-er poetic attitude was debo- FRIDAY:- burgomaster tosses restlessly on his Voted and approved was a $400 ap- Obscured from view and protected nair, and her sophisticated verse dis- 4. s°IMoneyodn received by sales of used Evening: Playshop presentation. bier, his wife and her charming com- propriation to the Playshop. from seasonal ravages by Bentley's played much of the sprightly humor books may be pocketed by the stu- SATURDAY:- panions entertain the invaders, utiliz- NEED FOR MOVIE FACILITIES. tower, the bell is of cast iron. Its dia- that characterizes this new book. dent, or the amount may be credit- Morning: Scholarship tests. ing their feminine wiles to captivate Blotting out of a chapel movie by meter is approximately thirty inches Since her departure from Allegheny ed to his account. Noon: Lunch, Cochran Hall. the Spanish lord and his amorous re- sunlight last Wednesday prompted the at the base. A bell rope provided the during her senior year, Miss Dolson 5. A ten percent service charge on Afternoon: Track meet, Singers' tinue. discussion of Allegheny's need for a only means of ringing it until 1910. has served intermittently as advertis' each transaction will be made by program, Playshop. At dawn the troopers depart. The suitable auditorium, where old-time At that time a clock-timing device was ing writer for New York department the bookstore. There is no charge Evening: May Festival, Fraternity' burgomaster is presented by his wife melodramas might be shown. installed in a master mechanism at the stores, and has been a contributor to if the book is unsold. Sing, fraternity open houses and with a proclamation from the Spanish Other colleges have been extraordi- president's office to start the motor the She is at present a HIGHER PRICES. radio parties. exempting the village of Boom from New Yorker. narily successful in promoting Sunday, which ultimately tolls the bell. copywriter at Franklin Simon's and To protect students from the piracies taxes for a year. No pledging of the men will be per- (Continued on page 3) Freshmen have traditionally rushed is collaborating on a play. of second-hand book companies, the mitted, nor will the new plan, if adopt- over to Bentley to pull the bell rope ENTERTAINING STYLE. bookstore will sell used texts direct ed, in any way affect the Counell's ORDER SENIOR PROGRAMS HULBURT ADDRESSES wildly, following athletic victories. How About a Man is not merely a to reputable organizations. plans for next year's rushing. Some Many townspeople, unable to attend Formal commencement announce- THEATRE CONFERENCE humorous account of woman's peren- Dr. Louis J. Long, director of the attempt will be made to detail legacies ments have been chosen by a senior (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 2) store, assures Alleghenians that this of various fraternities to the house o4 class committee, and are on display at Mr. John Hulburt, of the Drama De- will result in higher prices received their ancestors. the Reis Library desk. partment-already imbued with en- A. C. C. ANNOUNCE ALL-COLLEGE for their books. No transaction charge COMMITTEE ACTS. Souvenir programs embossed on thusiasm for his subject by the ap- will be made in such cases, since the Council unanimously approved the leather are available, in addition to proaching date of the Playshop's "Bury FUTURE FORUMS DANCE, MARCH 5 book buyers pay the College a per- plan. A committee composed of Dean the usual formal announcements. the Dead"-addressed a theatre con- centage for the privilege of dealing on J. R. Schultz, Mr. Paul Younger, and Orders will be taken until March 24 ference at the Erie Playhouse Satur- Do you have an "apron-string" Allegheny's basketball season termi- this campus. (Continued on page 4) by a committee consisting of Ben Mil-day, on "Standards of Acting." complex? nates with the Hiram game in Mont- ler, Herbert Ransford, Virginia Derr, Qualified to speak on this topic by Do you agree with your father's con- gomery gym March 5. Immediately Judith Kerr, Christine Black, William long experience in college dramatics, cept of morality? after will follow an All-College dance, [ MIND UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Cappe, and Wayne Shields. Mr. Hulburt's talk was addressed to a Questions such as these will be the sponsored by Allegheny Undergraduate Orders may be placed with any mem-group of high school teachers, super- issues discussed in the second student Council. ber of the committee until March 24.vising principals, and educators inter- forum to be held next Sunday even- "Big Apple" enthusiasts will have an On March 10 and 11, when Allegheny troops to the Gym and Alden ing, Feb. 27, at 7:30 in the Cochran opportunity to dandle with the sooth- All programs must be paid for when ested in all forms of amateur produc- and Carnegie to participate in a two-day college-wide cultural examination, ordered. tion. Lounge. ing strains of the Town Club orches- you-an humble student-are going to help in charting new frontiers 'in Professor Hurst R. Anderson will tra from 10 till 12. lead the discussion, based on the ques- The forthcoming event looms as education. And, believe it or not, in so doing you are going to discover THE AWFUL TRUTH tion "What Shall We Do When Fam- one of the highlights of the season's new and exciting facts about your mental horsepower. ily Loyalty Inhibits Personal Indepen- social calendar. Arrangements are in Ultimately, those ten hours of comprehensives will mean more to you SCHOLASTIC RECORD-First Semester 1937-38 dence?" the hands of Jack McFarland, chair- than a mere three-day respite from classes. For, according to present FRATERNITIES Senior Junior Soph. Freshman Average Rank He plans to develop the question man of the committee, aided by Elea- plans, before June you will receive a confidential report on your rating In Phi Delta Theta 80.57 79.81 82.40 82.03 81.45 1 of the conflicts between generations as nor Keefer and Virginia Derr. each field of knowledge--telling where you stand among your fellows, Delta Tau Delta 81.01 81.39 78.78 74.49 78.03 2 related to the development of indepen- Block "A" men will act as ushers, where you are deficient, and in what realm of knowledge your superiority dence and maturity. Phi Kappa Psi 83.67 78.97 78.10 72.03 76.51 3 assisting in clearing the gym after the lies. Mary Louise Quay, chairman of the game. Sigma Alpha Epsilon 74.58 72.71 74.72 72.40 73.64 4 Which means that on March 10 and 11 you have a chance to discover committee in charge, announces the Admission will be by activities tick- Alpha Chi Rho 78.40 74.26 74.05 68.78 73.38 5 yourself! coming of future forums planned ets. All others will be assessed fifty And a remarkable opportunity it 'is, for never before have such de- Phi Gamma Delta ...... 80.29 79.59 74.97 64.98 73.29 6 around timely questions. cents. tailed measurements been applied on such a bold scale to any undergradu- Average Fraternity ...... 79.36 78.05 77.01 72.85 76.15 ate body. True, it has been successfully tried in graduate schools of Har- Non-Fraternity 77.43 74.80 74.43 69.64 74.06 vard, Yale, and Princeton, but never before on a college level. Average Men 78.91 77.43 76.25 71.83 75.33 CRAIG ROOM NEAR COMPLETION This is your chance to pioneer with Allegheny! SORORITIES To insure satisfactory measurements, the best scientific data and tech- Kappa Kappa Gamma 81.94 81.50 81.59 81.68 1 nical assistance has been procured. Standardized tests will be supple- Alpha Chi Omega 83.54 82.66 75.56 81.09 2 mented by exams drafted by the Allegheny faculty, under direction of Drs. Alpha Gamma Delta 82.41 79.94 77.68 79.42 3 C. R. Langmuir and Benjamin Wood, of the Carnegie Foundation. Kappa Alpha Theta 81.58 77.52 77.97 79.37 4 During three three-hour sessions, exams will probe your knowledge Theta Upsilon . 80.32 82.62 71.76 78.58 5 of English and foreign literature, foreign language, mathematics, speech, Alpha Xi Delta 81.67 76.79 59.60 76.98 6 English usage, fine arts, literature, natural science, philosophy and reli- gion, history and the social studies. Average Sorority 82.11 80.28 77.18 79.83 Item by item, exams will be marked by an automatic grading machine, Non-Sorority 82.82 81.43 77.24 77.52 79.65 operating by photoelectric impulses transmitted through lead pencil marks. Average Women ...... ______82.26 80.59 77.21 77.52 79.24 Incidentally, papers will have to be bundled off to New York, for although All Organized 80.75 79.2G 77.09 72.85 77.55 the college has a long-standing order for such a machine, none will be All Unorganized 80.30 79.15 75.91 75.14 76.45 available here until the government's order 'for the Social Security Admin- Total College Average _ 80.66 79.24 76.69 74.10 77.16 istration is filled. By analyzing the comparitive worth of each question, the admindstra- The girl of Kappa Kappa Gamma (Gamma Rho chapter) got an 81.68 aver- tion will be able to compile a battery of tests to be used each year in check- age last semester, and the man of Phi Delta Theta (Pennsylvania Delta chap- ing your progress. ter) got an 81.45 average, according to final figures released last week by Dean Although you will not be flunked out of college for your performance, of Men John R. Schultz. these exams ought to challenge you to do your best. Not far behind the leading sorority came Alpha Chi Omega, with an 81.09 With carpentry work virtually complete, the Craig Boom for recreational For this is not merely a mass survey, whose tabulations will moulder figure. The girls' curve then fell rather sharply to Alpha Gamma Delta's 79.42. reading daily assumes the semblance of a cultural center for the college. in obscure, erudite journals of educational theory. Winner of the college scholastic trophy last year, Delta Tau Delta, stayed Combining the former debate and Classical club rooms, the second floor It is an individualized tailor-made approach to the problem called YOU! of Reis Library will soon find Alleghenians resorting hero to read their favor- near the top last semester with a neat but not gaudy 78.03, followed by Phi ite books and periodicals. You take cultural comprehensives on March 10 and 11--and something Kappa Psi at 76.51. Through the generosity of Trustee John S. Craig, of Pittsburgh, the room more .. . Sharpest boost to the Phi Psi cause came from the orilliant performance will ho equipped with lounge furniture, current periodicals and books for For here is your chance to find out-with scientific precision-what of nine seniors who rolled up an 83.67, highest record for 1937-38 of any class entertainment. Here will he shelved the Smith collection and limited editions. has been going on under your skull all these years. in any fraternity or sorority. Above the artificial fire-pla•<• seen here will be framed a photo-mural de- picting an Allegheny campus scene. THE EDITOR.

THE CAMPUS OF ALLEGHENY COLLEGE — FEBRUARY 22, 1938 Page TWo. I CARD STACKING is the use of all the arts I of deception to win our support for a parti- Letters Generally the campu s cular group, nation, race, policy, practice or Cinema Sensers By HELEN OCHSENHIRT and to the belief. The propagandist stacks the cards BARBARA JOHNSEN Speaking .. . PUBLISHED OFFICIAL. against the truth by using under-emphasis and over-emphasis. Lies, censorship, evasion Editor I WEDNESDAYS MAE WEST SWINGS )IT— STUDENT of facts, the smoke-screen and red-herring Today, Thursday, and Friday—Every Stop smirking, you provincial gam- OF' SCHOOL YEAR are common tools of the craft. Day's a Holiday at the Academy with PCIBLICATION Dear Boss: Mae West, Charles Winninger, Charles ins, and give credit to the girls with THE BAND WAGON device urges us to I'm a Freshman reporter on your Butterworth and Swing-Trumpeter the heroic swing. Helen Ocheenhirt follow the crowd, to accept the propagandist's newspaper. That means that every Louis Armstrong. In show! business and Jean English, in spite of the raz-

program en masse. He employs symbols, col- Week the news-editor nails me some- Mae West's art comes under the head- zing they've 'been receiving, weathered OF ALLEGHENY COLLEGE where on the hill and gives me a little the storm and played their difficult ors, movement, all the dramatic arts, and his ing of umph—expressed by her gyrat- ESTABLISHED 1876 piece of pink paper tellin' me to go ing movements and insinuating mur- roles perfectly even unto the last un- theme is "Everybody's doing it." somewhere and see some guy, and murings, not to mention her radio dulation. Entered as second-class matter, October 30, 1904, at the By learning how to recognize propaganda, then write all about it. Then I brings broadcasts. Four stars to the acting of Fran Postoffice at Meadville, Pennft., under the it over to the office Sunday night, and The story is typically West, "reeking Batchelor in "Bury the Dead," a new Act of March 3, 1879 its approach and technique, boring moments the editor reads it and just tells me with the plushy mustiness of the turn star in our midst. in the game of lice can be made more stimu- to go somewhere. This is tough work, 1.50 A YEAR of the century." Despite Paramount's For a whimsical character, ese Fer- SUBSCRIPTIONS lating. Morever, that knowledge is the ballast but it's all in the course of an educa- efforts to de-umph Mae West by va- dinand the Bull, a light moment for tion. I ain't making no kick about cuum cleaning the script, she writhes .SAM ZISKIND to keep you from being swept away when you your thoughts after ploughing through EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ...... that part of it, 'cause I can see for as she pleases, and the simplest lines psychology or sociology. See Life for MARIAN LESLIE are too lazy to think for yourself. myself that you editors are busy guys. ASSOCIATE EDITOR . seem a bit risque under her technique. reprints of the illustrations, and Walt I don't mind coming to that print-shop, Typical gag: 0. "You mean he made Disney's short for the movie version. either, sometimes, if I don't have to love to you?" A. "Well, he went We guarantee an arousing of your William Hummel THERE'S A LONG, LONG LINE-UP lift nothing. I get tired pretty easy. News Editor _ through all the emotions." olfactory senses. Herbert Rosen AWAITING Most frosh do, Boss. This ain't no Feature Editor MERRY-GO-ROUND— Freshman basketball has been emp- Thomas Hazlett high school. Technical Editor ..... Tonight at the Park, eKnt Taylor tying the Library and filling the gym ....Jane Godard Long have we advocated a centralized re- But here's what kills me, Boss. and Wendy Barrie suffer a Change of with devotees. We're for more faculty Women's Editor gistration system, similar to the set-up which After I do all this stuff, and get you- Heart. Thursday and Friday things games, too, even though the team con- know what in class for not havin' my clicked so successfully last September. get a bit silly. with Merry-Go-Round of tends they're only looking for exercise. NEWS STAFF— French and stuff O.K., I drops into 1938. The story of this musical is By concentrating faculty, registrar, and Says Professor Long, apropos of ru- Howard Gibbs, James Gettamy, Arthur Martin, Ed- Jim's, see? And I sits down, or rath- secondary, the antics of Bert Lahr, :win Spofford, Michael Enserro, Ben Beacom, Miriam treasurer in the gymnasium, the process of er fall into a chair, and after splashin' Mischa Auer, Alice Brady and Louise mor that he will appear shortly on ' Fay, Anna Mary Adams, Lois Dobbins, Helen Hilker, registration can be neatly expedited. We around in a couple o' cokes, I listens Fazenda being the main attraction. the gym floor in trunks—"If I do, man, they'll have to pay admission!" Jean Megahan, Mary Jean Long. know, for at Columbia 11,000 students are to four Freshmen ravin'. Most Frosh FOLLIES AND FANFARE— speedily registered, and the system works! do, Boss. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at the Fraternity pins went out at a great SPORTS STAFF— It seems they're hollierin' about your Park The Goldwyn Follies go contrary rate Tuesday, but it was only a sca- Art Gratz, Ben Beacom, WILLIAM. COLLEY, Editor: It grieves us, then, to report that some of paper. They say they ain't gettin' to the standard musical-comedy formu- venger hunt. Sims managed to charm Austin Givens, Richard Taylor. you were jammed in a bottleneck at this se- enough publicity, and I resents it, but la built around a Broadway show. Mr. Deft Jake, who followed her into the mester's registration. I don't say nothing yet, see? I waits. Goldwyn's technique consists of a Hall, winning her credit for a live FEATURE STAFF— That's me all over, Boss. Bidin, my slight narrative linking a series of animal, and Elvira Peffer raided the Mary Brock, Elinor Kistler, Dorothy Hannon, Sue Chief reason for this stalemate is the last- time. Most Frosh do. Some of us specialties. The specialties are some- Biology lab for three white Haudenshield, Ruth Shale, Helen Ochsenhirt, Bar- minute attempt by wavering students to shift bide so much time we flunk out. But times brilliant, sometimes dull but al- Freshman boys were nabbed as they bara Johnston, Dave Abel, Eleanor Crowthers. schedules and change their minds. Telescop- that ain't got nothing to do with the ways expensive. tore out from dinner, with Phi Kappa ing 670 registrations into a single day is prob- Campus. The Goldwyn Follies consists of Psi best represented among the pick- TEOHNICAL STAFF- But I guess some of the boys at the everything from Zorina and the Met- ings. Make-up Editor; Margaret MONT MAOKINNEY, ably another contributing factor. dorm feel that way, Boss. They even ropolitan Opera Ballet to Charlie Mc- It seemed only natural to see Bob Howells, Alexandra Charnecki, Betty Knowlton, Wil- The whole process, we think, can be im- talk about starting a freshman paper Carthy. The comedy is really funny I Lyons, plus drooping cigarette, watch- liam Parsons, 'Georgia Seitz. measurably improvedif class cards are issued of their own, one of these carbon-paper with the Ritz Brothers doing three ing the Saturday night game. jobs. You know the kind.. All the violent by a separate clerk for each alphabetical routines, the high point being Your reputation will even follow you BUSINESS STAFF names spelled wrong, and so blurry a song called "Pussy Pussy." The down the receiving line, if you don't • Keith Hamilton group— A to J—one clerk; K to R — another you can't hardly read it. But don't girls at Rulings will enjoy this.) watch out! The mysterious Mr. Dan- Business Manager-...... Smith worry about that, Boss. They're too Advertising MSnager ...... clerk ; S to Z—still another clerk. A BRUTISH ROBERT TAYLOR— cer who attended the formal reception Dale Stoops Assistant Advertising Manager Roy Uhlinger busy just talkin to' really get it done. Starting Saturday and continuing has been identified as Bill Stewart. CLrculation Manager Assurances have been received that future Staff—William Parsons, Gordon Watson, James Nichols, Most Frosh are, Boss. through Wednesday the Academy goes With the Dean of Men attempting to Charles Waite, Lew Davies, Charles Rothrock. registrations will eliminate the wearisome Here's the point, Boss. These guys a bit British on us with Robert Taylor start conversation, he remarked to his game of patience which characterized this ain't representative, like. Most of us and Maureen O'Sullivan in A Yank at wife, "Bill is a wonderful dancer." year's line-up. We agree. For it is a good men in '41 think the paper's better Oxford. Although filmed in England Henceforth his name was passed on than O.K. But we could sure use With but I will defend system. It only needs a fair chance. a part English cast, its story and as "Mr. Dancer." do not agree with a word you say, some more freshmen on the staff, direction are American. It is the usual "I Altnough much has been said about the death your right to say it."—VOLTAIRE. couldn't we? Just now, there's me, college movie, centering around Tay- to the European male's view of the Amer- and Gibbs, and Art Martin, and Get- lor, a cocky, athletic hero from a small EUROPE AGOG ican co-ed, it hits home when Alle- tamy. That'• all, Boss, and that ain't U. S. college who goes to Oxford on a gneny's Horst Frenz airs his opinion. PROPS FOR PROPAGANDA enough. So here's what I think we scholarship. His cockiness leads him It will take more than the diplomatic With basketball games approaching Lawyer-lobbyists and filibustering politi- ought to do. All them gripers ought into rash actions which the Oxonians nuances of Herr Ribbentrop and Von Papen to come out for the paper staff. They consider unsportsmanlike, and he prac- the proportions of free-for-alls, school cians won't like it .. . to undo the whirlwind unleashed by Herr ought to carry hot type at the print- tically has to beat Cambridge single- spirit is rapidly zooming to a new And those who read this editorial will say Hitler's three-hour word-fest. shop, and write stuff and then watch handed before coming out on top. zenith. The Phi Psis were ready to moo enthusiastic Grove City rooters, it's a lot of propaganda .. . With the resignation of foreign minister the editors cut it all up, and get all Robert Taylor rose to fame on a pub- the dirty assignments. Most of them licity buildup as the Great Lover. even at the expense of despoiling their Which is precisely what it Anthony Eden, Britain's Chamberlain minis- never saw a paper put together, boss. Now M-G-M is frightened lest he be- white ties, worn for Saturday's initia- tion. For it has become a major industry—these try faces a crisis; for public opinion refuses They just want something to holler come a national laughing stock. A devices to stir our emotions, swaying us for or to be racked on the Rome-Berlin axis. aboirt. Most Frosh do, Boss. Yank at Oxford is part of a deliberate Red dresses denote a temper, they against nations, races, religions, and political Instead of gain' down to Jim's every campaign to deglamorize Robert Tay- say. Anyway, Libby Osborne's in a "Return pre-war colonies to the Father- night, and squawkin', they ought to get lor and make him more acceptable to homicidal mood as a result of the Walls parties. • land," is the cry which precipitates Europe to work. Us freshmen can't expect a male movie-goers, and it gets off to a trial. Look at this morning's headlines, Reader, into panic. Screwed to the breaking point, a bunch of upper-class editors to make good start. Speaking of justice, Soc and Jour- sure our class gets its share of pub- and you will see how the intoxicating brew re-armed Germany looks abroad. nalism classes are strongly divided as licity even though the editor does MISS H. DOLSON to tae equity of the court verdict of of demagogy stews its evil hatreds. Read it And while crisis follows crisis, Herr Hitler live in the dorm. Besides, everything second degree. Interest is rapidly today, we say, for perhaps tomorrow you will barks, "Germany's foreign policy is basically those guys think is news ain't. Not EX-ALLEGHENIAN growing, too, in the case in the small- be marching, the siren song of propaganda by a long shot. Most of it doesn't er court room . sound." matter a bit outside Caflisch. They AUTHORS BOOK drumming its thrilling, maddening song in Strangely enough, upon that statement Playsuop gets out entirely too soon, should ought to remember there's three especially for Marge Weible. It is your ears. rests Europe's peace. other classes In this place. Most Frosh (Continued from page 1) nial search. At times, it recalls the difficult when you make two dates in To lay bare the gizzard of high-pressure do, Boss. But some don't and those one evening, and they happen to over- Let us hope it is ALL sound! didactic approach of No Nice Girl Institute for Propoganda An- are the guys I want to see sweat. lap. demagogy, an Even if they are too lazy to really Swears, Wake Up and Live, and How Lee Hicks'i puffed lip caused a small ilysis has been organized in New York. Con- work, Boss, they ought to write to to Win Friends and Influence People. furore, but Grove City representatives you and tell you what they think is In style, though, Miss Dolson's book is sidering its findings to be vitally important, testified that only fraternity football wrong. That wouldn't be much thoroughly entertaining, as well as in- the American Association of University Pro- game—yes, a football -:- AS I SEE IT trouble than yellin' at their room- formative. game!—was the fessors has reprinted the article in its Janu- cause of it. B Y . . mates about the paper, so you probably FOR MEN AS WELL. try Bulletin. . won't get no letter. But you gat this All of the twelve chapters, with such Beebe house bragS an elaborate chart same article, "The one, Boss, and if you want to print in enticing titles as "Do's and Dont's for indicating where each of the three In summarizing the Dating," "Keep a Lily-White Upper Beebe House girls that Bill McEwen Campus" believes with you that it may be fun our paper, go ahead. 'Cause those guys what don't like the Campus need to be Hand," "That Three-Letter Word— is squiring around, stands in the race to be fooled, but it's more fun to know. woke up. Most Frosh do, Boss. May- Sex," and "So I Sez to Him," contain for tne greatest number of dates. helpful hints that will appeal chiefly Can it be that Harter is offering a - "We can recognize propaganda if we are be woke up. Most Frosh do, Boss. to feminine readers and the occasion- familiar with the seven common propaganda Maybe this will get a couple of them suggestion to Bob Hirschman in wear- out to work, instead of keeping them al subtleties of expression characteris- ing a borrowed Phi Psi pin? What devices: in to talk. tic of the entire book should serve to about the Phi Bete in Chicago? hold the masculine interest, as well. NAME CALLING makes us form a judge- Yours, Homer Martin, president of the Particularly attractive are the flip- SOLILOQUY IN A CABRIOLET: FORTY-ONE. United Auto Workers, has reversed ment without examining the evidence upon pant transitional phrases she uses to charges by generously donating Upton it should be based. Here the propa- Driving down to Pittsburgh with an Allegheny alum- tide the reader over between chapters which - Mr. Sam Ziskind Sinclair's 100-page novel of Henry nus—now a graduate student in a teeming university —for example, "Never let a man come gandist appeals to our hate and fear. He Editor, the Campus Ford, The Flivver King, to the Reis in with you very late unless you know —we heard a comment to pique our interest. Said he: My dead friend and colleague: Library. Is this a subtle touch or does this by giving 'bad names' to those indi- him well—or want Things to Happen viduals, groups, nations, policies, practices, "The only trouble with college is that it cultivates in Since football season has passed, and spring housekeeping?_ basketball is well under way, I've won- (See Chapter Nine for further develop- beliefs and ideals which he would have us you a taste for things you can't afford, and develops dered where that old spirit has disap- ments.)" condemn and reject. For instance, today's graces which get badly frayed in the rough and tumble peared to. Although for a while it The author's sprightliness comes to OFFICIAL the fore in the book's initial para- bad names include: Fascist, demagogue, dic- of earning a 'riving. looked as if the students, in general, didn't give a damn whether the team graph, when she says: "Our own ami- "But even so, I'd never forego the education I re- ANNOUNCEMENTS tator, Red, financial oligarchy, Communist, won or lost, Saturday nite's game able premise is that every woman muck-raker, alien, agitator, economic royal- ceived, especially the survey courses, which I thought showed that school spirit is by no needs a man in her life, and she might as well have him, and keep him as ist, Utopian, rabble-rouser, trouble-maker, were hell on wheels in my undergraduate days. means dead. A litle competition is all Tory, Constitution-wrecker. long as she wants him. What she CHAPEL PROGRAMS. "I tell you, fellow, after talking and living among that is needed to revive Its slightly GLITTERING GENERALITIES is the use ailing constitution. wants him for is her own business. FRIDAY—Student Musical Program, of "virtue words" whereby the propagandist crusty die-hards, who, at the drop of a hat, get dogmatic We may point with pride to the fact ENCOURAGES SPINSTERS. conducted by Fred Nieman. "At all events, powder your nose, appeals to our emotions of love, generosity, on politics, economics, or religion, you sometimes wish that Alleghenians are good sports. MONDAY—Dr. S. S. Swartley. you could expose every one of them to a battery of sur- Here, at least, we respect the decision turn to Chapter Two, and join in the and brotherhood. He uses words like Truth, chase. First of all, banish the spine- WEDNESDAY—No Chapel. vey courses. I tell you that would disintegrate their of the referee. We have outgrown the Freedom, 'Honor, Liberty, Social Justice, The less whimper of 'But I never meet any Right To Work, Loyalty, Progress, the Ameri- one-groove minds!" rah-rah stage and remain solidly be- quest," she says. "Picking up a hind our team in victory or defeat. men.' Unless you're the sole occupant strange man on the street or in a bar can Way, Defender of the Constitution. And as the car sped down Route 19, it seemed to us of a raft, you're bound to meet men. Rowdiness is a far cry from the true is bad. You're inviting trouble, and tfhat this left-handed conaipliment was in and of itself And even a drifting damsel on a raft TRANSFER is the device by which the pro- definition of school spirit—instead, it you deserve all you get. There may a resounding justification for the liberal arts ideal. could hoist her last strip of petticoat, pagandist carries over the authority, sanction, is a whole-hearted enthusiasm and re- be rare instances where it works out and have the masculine crew of a and prestige of something we respect and re- spect for a sport and for all the rules beautifully, 'but 'the whole idea is ship coming, full speed ahead to her vere to something he would have us accept. that govern it. Let us then be thank- cheap, and bound to give any man a rescue." DIPLOMATIC PHRASEOLOGY: ful that Allegheny is as it is. false impression. There are plenty of Symbols such as the Cross, Church, the Flag, "You can't sit home knitting and ex- Sincerely yours, legitimate ways to achieve your ends, and Uncle Sam are constantly used. Telling "Why Professors Don't Speak Our Language," pect a man to tumble down the chim- J. W. PHILIPPBAR. without resorting to pick-ups." TESTIMONIAL is used to make us accept Herbert B. Nichols, writing in the current Forum, draws ney at your feet. Even Santa Claus Throughout the treatise, the author anything from a patent medicine or a cigar- in his breath and says all this at once: only comes once a year, and that's Statistics show that Yale graduates sticks to her original premise. Many ette to a program of national policy. It works "In luctual resipiscence I offer subdolous exomolo- hardly enough. You'll have to reach have 1.3 children, while Vassar gradu- of the hints are completely practical. both ways—for and against. Example: gesiks for my ignavia and scelestic lathes incomperendi- ates have 1.7 children, which proves for what you want, and the best way Some of the case-studies presented "When I feel tired, I smoke a Camel and get mating my scammatic pollicitation of an idoneous but that women have more children than is socially." AVOID PICK-UPS. will prove of interest to the collegian, the grandest lift!" infrunite barn or mysterism. Academic ataraxia and men. The popular girls, according to Miss for they invariably present some prob- erantlation from indesinent moliminous indagation are, PLAIN FOLKS is the set-up used by politi- Dolson, are the ones that "know how lem occurring wherever there is a de- You can lead a horse to Vassar, but cians, business men, lawyers, ministers and however, more conducive to negacious insulsity or hebe- to draw men out." She gives advice finite social relationship between you can't make her think. educators to win confidence by appearing to tudinous paralereme than rabulous procacity and floscu- on almost every kind of affair and for joung men and women. Many of the be people like ourselves. The homey virtues lation." every conceivable situation. Even true-life situations that she describes There is almost always a tie between of country picnics, pitching hay, the old frame Thus, in scientific parlance, every word English, Mr. with her sophistication, she emphati- in her straight-forward, unmincing church, a belief in home and mother, are pa- Nichols says "I apologize." father and son—and the son usually cally condemns dating absolutely manner, should be valuable to every raded for the newsreels. We think so, too. wears it. strange men. "One stern note in your collegiate reader.

THE CAMPUS OF ALLEGHENY COLLEGE —FEBRUARY 22, 1938 Page Three 'Gator uintet In Double Loss Intramural TIME OUT FROSH SQUAD 1ALLEGHENY 'S OFFENSE GRABS 29 - 28 t Here & There Round-Up I By WILLIAM COLLEY By ART GRATZ WIN IN TILT By Sue Haudenshield CLOGGED BY BISON GIANT Polish National Alliance was shoved HANDBALL. NOT GUILTY. into the limbo of the sports picture in i What is the matter with girl's athle- AND GROVER FORWARD With the second round of the hand- The writer -of this column wishes to Montgomery gym Thursday night. The tics this year? Everyone of you will ball tournament now complete, the 'Gator freshmen, after a somewhat be-, have to admit that there is an ever clear his name of all suspicion with BUFFALO GAME third round gets steam up for the final lated start on their current schedule, inoreasing indifferent spirit as far as GROVE CITY GAME run-off. All of the seeded players ad- reference to the column written by the came through in fine style to chalk ' most of the sports go. Every tourna- An endless jinx for the 'G-ators is Saturday saw the 'Gators again vanced in easy matches. unknown character, "Le Menteur." up a victory by a one-point margin,' ment finds a greater number of de- the University of Buffalo. To date, Al- downed by the Grovers, this time on Third round matches must be play- Any sarcastic and seemingly knife-like 29-28. faults, all for petty reasons. Too many legheny has invaded the Buffalo ag- the local floor. ed by Saturday, February 26, at 6:00 remarks will have to be blamed on Despite irregular practice sessions people are signing up for these sports gregation's cage three times, losing ail Opening with a rush, 'Gators drew p. m. Players are urged to contact someone else, whom I cloak in anony- and limited time, the Frosh appeared with no intention whatsoever of ac- three contests by a sum total of four first blood by throwing a charity toss opponents, and get matches played off mity to the readers. Writing as he in pretty fair shape. tually competing. Remember there points. The first of the series was after a bit of rough play under the as soon as possible. does, under an assumed name, he is Inexperience seems to be the biggest are still a few of the old enthusiasts completed, with the 'Gators losing by basket. For the third round, the following enabled to bring forth points which fault of the squad, but that will be who would like some good hot compe- two points. The second and last Grove City soon shored, and from matches are scheduled: it might not be altogether healthful to ironed out in time. Despite this handi- tition rather than going through half game of the series were lost by a one- W. Shields vs. Duesing, Andre vs. print. cap the game was close and hard beginning to end the scores jumped the 'tournament by means of defaults. point margin. George, Koerner vs. Faloon, Stoops vs. fought throughout. up fairly evenly. Fouls were numer- If anyone considers herself worthy Wednesday morning the local bas- Supko, H. Lavely vs. Uhlinger, Hos- LONG SHOTS. At the beginning of the second half, ous and both teams capitalized as of entering into athletic competition, keteers traveled by bus to the Bison king sys. Aey, Stone vs. Wheatley, J. R. the frosh had a deficit to overcome. often as possible on the free throws Something drastic must be done to she should at least have enough idea of city. McVey vs. Jones. Appleyard vs. Moh- Setting their eyes on the basket, they which came their way. The entire curb the scoring slump which has true sportsmanship to realize that nine When the opening whistle sounded, ney, Topper vs. Rector, L. Taylor vs. proceeded to cut down the lead and game was characterized by a strong caved into the paths of White and times out of ten it would be better to Allegheny started with a rush, piling Galbreath, Houck vs. McEwen, McVey forge ahead in the final minutes defense and a fast breaking offense by Shafer. Many have been inquiring a lose in competition rather thin lower- up a margin of 15-5 before Buffalo even vs. C. Barkley, J. Barkley vs. Stewart, play. I both teams. whether the basket has been made ing herself to default. A default is knew the game had started. Finally, W. Colley vs. J. Lavely. A last second bucket sunk by Al- White, after running wild in the smaller or the ball larger. Shafer's !, one of the best means of spoiling waking up, Cleary and Townsend, six- liance would have meant victory for first game on the Grove City court, BASKETBALL. formerly picturesque long shots have friendly rivalry, destroying sports pro- foot-eight-inch center, nailed between the visitors, but Referee Pardee de- was effectively bottled up, scoring but Tau Delts started on the road to the been missing with consistency. White's grams intended for benefit and enjoy- them enough points to the score clared the basket illegal on charge of leave eight points, an all-season low for second-half title by severely beating one-handed flips no longer seem to hit ment, and a means of advertising in- at 20-all when the gun barked ending out of bounds. the - blonde flash. Shafer came the Sigs. Dugan and Henry led the their mark as often as they did in the difference. the half. through, scoring but, eight points, Line-up: attack for the winners, while Duesing earlier part of the season. What is the cause for the lack of Shafer and White reestablished the which was a much better showing led the leaders. The game was mark- Perhaps spring fever is causing the ALLEGHENY ALLIANCE • athletic enthusiasm? The most quot- Allegheny lead, only to have it equal- than his three point total in the first ed by loose defensive play, especially 'Gators to come out on the short end R.F. Baldwin Stolarczyk ed answer is "too many other activi- led and topped by the Bisons in some encounter. L.F. Stitzinger by the Sigs. of things of late. Maier ties". This is a very poor excuse. Ath- nip-and-tuck scrapping. But the 'Ga- Gratz followed not far behind, in the C. Faloon Alpha Chi Rho defeated Phi Gamma EASY DOES IT!. Czajka letics have always been a source of re- tors weren't in the background long, scoring with seven points, his jinx. Delta, 20-17, in an interesting contest. R.G. Hartwell ...... Wallace Several games this season have hung creation — that is if you are soon riding the wave tops to what As in the Buffalo game, the crowd' Heckman led the Chi Rhos, while P. L.G. Everett Chojnacki between victory and defeat, slipping so inclined. For your convenience the seemed a fairly sure victory. roared displeasure at times on the re- Johnston tried in vain to put the Phi Substitutions: Allegheny—MeEwan, gymnasium is located in the most cen- Cook, Robinson and White were all feree's decisions on fouling. However, Gams ahead. finally over the edge into gloomy ter- rf. Alliance--Kurdyalck, rf; Jesky, tral part of the campus, Hulings Hall, removed from competition on fouls, the game proceeded well under con- ritory due by the elimination of stra-' 1g; Velasko, c; Szlachta, rg; Czyz, lg. Games will be played this week on also the home of the greatest number which counted heavily against the 'Ga- trol. tegic players from the game on fouls. Score by halves: Thursday, Friday and Saturday only. of women students. There is no rea- tors. Cook was retired six minutes At the half, Grovers led by a six There is a time and a place for every- Allegheny 15 14-29 son.i.vhy you can't find at least two or after the second half opened. With point margin. This margin they held thing. Shoving shoulders and stiffen- Alliance 18 10-28 three hours each week to keep the but six minutes of the second half left until the closing minutes of the game, ed knees to ward off the enemy's ad- Referee—Pardee. A GOOD PLACE TO vance is right and proper on Mont- sports schedule stepping along at a to play, Eddie Robinson was perma- finally sprinting ahead to a nine point nently retired to the bench, followed EAT gomery Field during the gridiron sea- pace which will add interest for your- lead. The 'Gators now settled down son but, for some reason or other, our FRESHMAN QUINTS self as well as the rest of the women by Al White. to play the best brand of ball that had opponents don't appreciate rough tac- students. The last minutes of play were a con- been seen throughout the contest. tics on the hardwood. The only re- DROPS CLOSE GAME Right now we are faced with the tinuous bedlam. Allegheny, with vic- Playing a somewhat rougher and medy will be to leave football tactics completion of the shuffleboard and bad- tory just dimly in sight, turned on the craftier brand of ball, they pared down GOURLEY'S Freshmen blue and gold quintets in their rightful element. At least minton tournaments, the beginning of pressure. Had they been confronted the lead held by the Gravers. Old Man , battled through a strenuous schedule they surely don't suit the taste of the the badminton mixed doubles, and the by five players, as is usually the case, Time swung a wicked scythe, cutting this past week. NORTH STREET DINER referees we have had to deal with this hope of actually beginning basketball they might have seen lady Victory in the game short and leaving the Grov- season. Meeting Polish National Alliance practice. Everything depends upon all her glory, but a six-man team, five ers holding the cup, and the 'Gators "THE STUDENT'S College on Thursday evening, they you individually, your pride, and your from the University of Buffalo and one holding the hag. were pitted against the Grove City re- sportsmanship qualificatioris. from the college of referees, was too Line-up: CLOSEST DINER" serves Saturday. much. HEELER'S EMBLEM ALLEGHENY GROVE CITY Both teams were evenly matched and With two minutes remaining in the The Heeler Club is showing R.F. Shafer Bingham YEAGER'S SHOE REPAIR neither appeared to have any great an in- ball game, Allegheny driving ahead 45- advantage at any time throughout the creasing enthusiasm with each meet- 42, Cleary returned to the game and L.F. White M. Patterson game. Scoring see-sawed back and ing. Last Wednesday they picked an merrily proceeded to drop in two field C.Gratz Lucas emblem and are now taking orders WORK THAT forth until the final gun showed the goals. Here the game, ended, 46-45, R.G. Cook Brunton HUMPHREY'S Grovers in the lead by the slim mar- from all the members. Andy Single- with Buffalo taking the honors. ton was elected new treasurer in place L.G. Robinson Frew MASTER CLEANERS SATISFIES gin of one point. MOB SCENE THREATENS. Line-up: of Harry Bodwell, who did not return Bedlam broke out, but the 'Gators Substitutions: Allegheny— Vereeke, ALLEGHENY GROVE CITY this semester. With the midweek pre- took no part in it. Many fans, despite Jones, McFarland. Grove City—O'Ma- liminary the organization really came Park Ave. R.F. Baldwin Parks their close affiliation with the Bison honey, Petack. L.F. Stitzinger Kline to life over the week-end, when they team, were outraged at a number of Call 144 Opp. Mercatoris Bldg. had the cabin to themselves. Score by halves: C. Faloon Yeager rank decisions handed the visitors. Grove City R.G. Hartwell Graham Muddy hiking was the chief out- Many poured onto the floor, and had 18-38 door activity of the group, in fact Da- PLANT 780 WATER ST. I L.G. Everet Talovich the gallant referee, "Spannie", been Allegheny .... 14 21-35 } Substitutions: Allegheny—McEwen, vie Robertson found that it was even able to take wings in flight he un- Referee—Abele, Erie. OFFICE 916 WATER ST. a human feat to paddle through mud I Hornefius. Grove City—R. Patterson. doubtedly would . have made a hasty to get to his car. • Referee—Pardee. exit. Not wishing to be witnesses to OUTING CLUB POPULAR justifiable homicide, several fans es- NATIONAL niniuminumminiummininiumniminiurninimummimminiminiill Talking with several Grove City visi- corted him to the dressing room. Patronize Our Advertisers ; tors over the week-end, we found that An equal number of field tallies were No Holds Barred they are quite enthusiastic over the made by both teams. Fouls, however, BY LE MENTEUR Allegheny Outing Club. It is one of decided the game with the Bisons scor- MARKET CO. the topics of discussion on •their cam- ing 10 out of 23 free throws and Alle- KEEP PHYSICALLY FIT COMPLIMENTS pus. We heard rumors that before gheny scoring 9 out of 13. Note: The faculty basketball team, ROLLER SKATE 905 MARKET ST. many weeks they are sending repre- Again Shafer and White took scor- we understand, is looking for nothing sentatives and their dean here for the ing honors with White ringing up 14 more than pure exercise. OF Main purpose of starting a project very and Shafer 19 point. THE WINTER GARDEN similar to ours. ALLEGHENY BUFFALO In Saturday night's game spectators PENNA'S FINEST ROLLER R.F. White Frasier witnessed a tremendous fracas in spite RINK CITY COAL AND W E HAVE SERVED THE STU- L.F. Shafer Cleary of the score. 'Gator sharpshooters DENTS FOR 22 YEARS—GIVE C. Gratz Townsend were not performing with their usual Nightly Except Monday, MEAT SUPPLY CO. US A TRIAL R.G. Cook ...... Tuzzolino accuracy, and consequently their offen- 7:45 to 10:30 L.G. Robinson Nickerson sive was not clicking as it should. Gebhardt's Barber Shop Score by halves: Ask About Private Parties SPECIALISTS Buffalo 20 26-46 West of Postoffice 286 Chestnut To Andy Petach, Allegheny donates Allegheny .._ 20 25-45 the gilded spittoon for his garrulous Witiiitilli m itiMitilimitimitiiiimm11 1 .11111 1111illtiiiiiiiinu m imm11111111. I- game in the grandstands. He is Grove V City's Coach-without-portfolio.

It is the policy of this column to vigorously eschew any exchange of Lion Mots with a certain director of Going Somewhere athletics, Mr. H. Paul Way. There have been those who have lost sleep trying to get the last word with this TRAVEL BY BUS ANNOUNCING citizen. Better than dog fights was the intra- mural game between the Violets and THRU BUSES TO PITTSBURGH the Pa.usys on Saturday. The Delts Leave Meadville-6:30, 9:45 A. M., 2:10, *4:15, 6:30 P. • • THE • • won 40-25. Duesing and Dugan were M. nigh scorers. *Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holidays Only Connections with Greyhound to Washington, D. C., and Points South Although not well known to track ROUND TRIP TO PITTSBURGH—$4.05 fans, colored Ben Johnson is now ac- claimed the world's faStest human by USED BOOK virtue of his new world record in the Leave Meadville for Sharon, Youngstown, Akron and Points West 60 yard indoor dash, six seconds fiat. 6 :30, 9 :45 A. M., 2 :10, *4 :15, 6 :30 P. M. Owens, 'Dylan, and Metcalf have failed *Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holidays Only EXCHANGE to equal the previous secord, 6.2. Leave Meadville for Erie-Buffalo, N. Y., and Points East Refer all complaints about this col- umn to the editor but don't say that 7:45, 11:15 A. M., 3:00, 5:40, 9:45 P. M. it is no good. (He already knows it.) ROUND TRIP TO ERIE—$1.50 0 PREDICTIONS FOR THE WEEK DON'T FORGET OUR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY That Nathan Mann will take the dive in about the fifth round with Joe EXCURSIONS! Louis. Mann Is not very good and ASK FOR DETAILS AT he has been brought along too fast. ROUND TRIP FARES LOWEST IN HISTORY The trouble with this column among other things is that it makes its own CALL OUR LOCAL AGENT FOR DETAILS—PHONE 168 news. Allegheny College Bookstore I mentioned once the idea of a gun !lib at Allegheny. We have a number .t devotees of the sport, especially West Ridge & Greyhound Bus System among the Chi Rho's. Charley Bayliss, .•lass of '41, I observe, would be just he man to organize this club.

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OLDEST CLEVELAND FRATERNITIES ADOPT geception, Radio ''arties, ' CAMPUS CRITIC PLAN CWEN DANCE PROMISES IN FIRST NIGHT ALLEGHENIAN DIES MUSICAL FUN FOR ALL (Continued from page 1) Rev. Wilbur G. Warner, 30, a retired All Cwens, past and present, as well cA-nd gnitiations cteeek REVIEW OF PLAY minister and the oldest Cleveland the rushing chairmen of the respective as the women of '41, will swing and By ELEANOR KISTLER alumnus of Allegheny, died last week houses will meet soon to draw up the details of the proposal. The scheme sway with the gentlemen of their FORMAL RECEPTION The auxiliary, which includes the By BARBARA JOHNSON at his home there. Phi Psi mothers, served the dinner to Irwin Shaw, twenty-three-year-old Graduating in the same class as Ida will then be presented to the house choice at the Phi Kappa Psi House Charming co-eds bearing trays of meetings for approval. punch and cookies, hand-shakes and seventy guests. Mrs. W. F. Williams, prodigy playwright, certainly did right M. Tarbell, biographer and writer, Rev. Saturday evening. Also under consideration at the hearty smiles, even a bit of apple-pol- Mrs. C. M. Barackrnan, Mrs. L. F. by his first play, Bury the Dead, and Warner received his master's degree The annual Cwen Dance, which will Loesch, and Mrs. W. F. Blair compos- the Allegheny Playshop in turn "did from the college in 1884. Thursday meeting of the Council was ishing- here and there, a musical en- be held on that date, will feature the ed the arrangement committee. right" by the play, in their six-run Upon joining the Cincinnati Confer- a proposal by which members of fra- semble, and the inevitable reception music of the Town Club Orchestra. * • • showing this week. ence of the Methodist Episcal, he be- ternities are to be exchanged with line—in brief, the Associated Women Dancing will last from 8:30 till 11:30, Students formal reception. Students Sigma Alpha Epsilon wishes to an- Those who have seen the production came pastor of many churches in the other houses at regular intervals for dinner, each fraternity man receiving with the ladies receiving 12:30 permis- and faculty attended the annual event nounce the pledging of Harold Cal- will wonder—"But the author's only Conference until he moved to Cleve- sions. Friday evening in Hulings Hall. bert, '39. twenty-three; he's had no first-hand land more than 3a years ago. He was a chance to see how the other half * * lives. Committee in charge of the event is The reception lasted from 9:00 till experience of war." Yet the ideas em- minister to and a personal friend of headed by Miss Katherine Gelbach, as- 12:00, and was in the hands of Jean- Phi Gamma Delta announces the ini- bodied in Bury the Dead are a unique James M. Gamble of the Procter and Action on the plan is expected at sisted by Misses Betty Spring and Bar- nette Rose, '39, and her committee. tiation of Robert Shane and Richard combination of youthful ignorance Gamble Co. He organized and con- the next meeting, 4:30 Thursday after- bara Johnston. All are members of In the receiving line were Dr. and Taylor, '40, and the affiliation of Rich- and age-old wisdom. It lacks the op- ducted the River View and Epworth noon. the sophomore class. Mrs. W. P. Tolley, Dr. and Mrs. C. F. ard Aiken, '40. timism of youth, for in Shaw's words Chautauquas in. Cincinnati. • • Ross, Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Schultz, Dr. —"it is a play about the war that is In the literary field he was also well SOPH-HOP; A.C.C. STATUS Chaperones will be Mr. and Mrs. F. Laila Skinner, Dr. and Mrs. 0. P. HOME COMERS to begin tomorrow night;" neither known, many of his poems being print- MOVIE AIDS DEBATED F. Seely, and Dean Laila Skinner. Dr. Akers, Miss Virginia Derr, '38, and The class of '37 seemed to be amply does it contain the philosophical ac- ed in religious and other magazines. Elizabeth Spann and Miss Mildred Miss Jeannette Rose, '39. represented over the week-end on the ceptance of age, for he believes "na- He also wrote many articles on religion (Continued from page 1) Ludwig have been invited as guests Above the soft voices could be heard campus. Robert Lyons of Alpha Chl tions do not go to war unless they and biography for newspapers and afternoon movies, it was reported, with of the Cwens. the music of Mrs. L. J. Long, Mr. Rho, returned to the alma mater from have a chance to gain something from magazines. foreign and art films featured. Bruce Fye, and Miss Alma Grayce Erie. Mr. Lyons belonged to the Cam- it. Let the men who fight the wars— Installation of curtains in chapel pus. and Kaldron staff, to Singers, the you and I—let us be a sintelligent." Everett Apt—shhhh!—was fitted for Miller. tihe part, and his humorous, yet sin- was suggested as a possible remedy to SHARTLE'S Decorations. Spanish Club and Student Govern- The war generation has gone a little permit occasional showing of movies. ment. stale with its habit-bound arguments cere acting was remarkable, especially OPPOSITE ACADEMY THEATRE The tea table, decorated with grace- in his monologue to the dead soldiers. Back for Theta initiation were Hazel and denouncements against war. To Student and Office Supplies ful tapers and floral centerpiece was John Jones, though with perhaps a in charge of Miss Elizabeth Osborne, Dixon, '37, and Sally McVey, '37, Beu- Mr. Shaw the evil of war is terrifying- Fountain Pens and Repairs That lah Burch, '36, and Helen Edmundson, ly simple. little less forgetfulness of self, also did are Satisfactory '39. Miss Margaret Watt, '39, directed well in his attempts to persuade the and aided in the serving. '36. Bury the Dead is not a polished drama, in that it covers too much unrelenting corpses. William Beck- Other members of the committee Miss Dixon and Miss McVey both be- 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1 1 field performed his services as a man 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 were Miss Jane Godard, Miss Doro- longed to Phi Beta Phi, Outing Club, ground in helter-skelter fashion; it is and the Athletic Board. In addition repetitious; some of the scenes are of God with true reverence, piety, and thy Brennan, and Miss Sally Young, pomposity. all class of '39. Miss McVey was in Singers, and a too long to preserve the brisk, ma- C. C. DeVore member of the Pan-Hellenic Council. dhine-gun style of the narrative. There PHI SIGMA IOTA 71.111.11.1111.1.1111.1111.1111 . 1 HIMIIIHJUIn1111.1.1.1111H1111.1.11111.1.1,HU Last Wednesday Phi Sigma Iota Miss Beulah Burch was the guest is a somewhat neurotic insistence upon of Beverly Simms and Sally Henry in grim realities—but it is truth, and held its regular meeting at the Phi LUMBER and BUILDERS' Gam House. Business preliminaries Cochran. Miss Burch belonged to that's what hurts. included plans for the spring initia- Kappa Delta Epsilon, Singers, the Ger- The Playshop has shown well its STOP SUPPLIES tion banquet with Kappa Delta Epsi- man Club and Pan-Hellenic Council. ability to undertake successfully what lon. The tentative date is March 18. Miss Helen Edmundson, who was an must have been a truly difficult task. No speaker has yet been chosen. active member of Playshop when she The emotions and lines in Bury the AT Following the business meeting, Mr. attended Allegheny also returned. Dead are not light—the play is almost "There is a Material Chen addressed the group on Chinese Ex-members of the class of '40 who unrelievedly tense, somber, and tra- Difference" Problems, dealing with the effects of visited Allegheny over the week-end gic. To portray with sincerity the 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1 1 Western civilization on Chinese cul- were Lee Hicks, now of Grove City and desperateness of the characters is a ISALY'S 1111111111111111111111111111(111111111(11111111111111, ture. Refreshments were served. Miss Martha Hibbs. real problem in projection for any student. Patronize Our Advertisers PHI GAM PARTY Miss Hibbs was the guest of Miss Ra- —for— Another radio party for Phi Gamma chel Murubalo, '40. Mr. Hicks return- The entire cast deserves more-than- Delta, and another success. Though ed for the Allegheny-Grove City bas- honorable mention. Paradoxically, ketball game on Saturday evening. every one of the dead men lived— the musical college was not continued, SODAS, SUNDAES AND the ice cream and cake made a huge notably Charles Liggett, as the sensu- Weston's hit after the excitement of the Grove BENTLEY BELL HISTORY ous lover-of-life. Private Levy; and INTERIOR DECORATORS City game. VAST AS VICTORY TOLL Richard Zwilling as the twenty-year- MILK SHAKES MEET AND EAT THETA INITIATION old eager-to-live, Private Dean. John Megahan was first among the soldiers Kappa Alpha Theta announces the (Continued from page 1) WALL PAPER initiation of Miss Dorothy Daniels, '40, the games, listen for the victory peals in acting. Slight constraint notice- IN THE Miss Martha Lukehart, '33, and Miss at their homes or business establish- able in the performances of other sold- SHADES and BLINDS Sarah Henry, '38, Saturday afternoon. ments. iers seemed entirely lacking in his portrayal of his oharacter. Mike En- Following initiation, the Thetas held MYSTERIOUSLY STOLEN. NORTH ST. AND their Founder's Day banquet at the serro as Bevans, the far-sighted, ill- In previous generations, one of the fated soldier`, was NEW PARK Kepler Hotel. Miss Helen Edmund- really convincing. 898 PARK AVENUE favorite tricks of pranksters and fra- CHESTNUT ST. son, '36, introduced by Miss Judith ternity inititiates has been to abscond DINER Kerr, '38, was the evening's speaker. with the bell clapper. This has not POEMS WANTED PHI PSI INITIATE happened, however, for more than forty .11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 .11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 You are assured Quality and Personal Phi Kappa Psi held initiation cere- years. For New Poetry Anthology. II monies Saturday afternoon. The new- (EDITOR'S :NOTE: Nor- is this re-; Play and Fiction manuscripts Service by placing your Flower Orders ly initiated include Orwen Rector, '40, mark itnended to give anyone similar with also considered. G. C. MURPHY CO. "ROOM FOR ALL" Eugene Ochs, '39, Robert Hirschman, bright ideas.) REBA LOEFFLER '40, and William Beckfield, Gilbert Address: "9C" Editor Brown, Harry Burkett, Thomas Cort, LOIS CHAMBERS AND LARGEST 5c - $1.00 STORE 279 Chestnut St. Phone 698 62 Grand Central Annex We Telegraph Flowers Everywhere Lawrence Frost, Derry Johnston, Clark SEYMOUR SMITH SPEAK Saylor, Robert Sherman, Andrew Sing- New York City IN NORTHWESTERN leton, Russell Trump, and Everett Apt, Friday's chapel presented talks 13.3ri of the class of '41. two students, Miss Lois Chambers, and t PENNSYLVANIA ON HANDLEY'S IMMACULATE CLEANING AND Saturday evening Mr. H. H. Hull, Mr. Seymour Smith, both '38. Miss Phi Kappa Psi, prominent Youngstown Chambers addressed the chapel audi- YOUTHFUL SPRING PDESSING IS STILL THE BEST lawyer, was the speaker at a Founder's ence on the advisability of collecting STYLES ONE FLOOR Day banquet. the most valuable books obtained dur- VALUE IN TOWN The banquet following initiation was ing four years of college. held at Venango Inn. Douglas Blair, Mr. Smith's talk concerned the sig- SUITS CLEANED AND PRESSED-75c '38, was toastmaster, and President nificance of the approaching Sesqui- NEW SUITS Willard Burr, '38, gave the speech of centennial celebration to Allegheny. He welcome. • listed the most outstanding achieve. NEW COATS Handley's Dry Cleaning Wednesday evening the Phi Psi ments of the community and their re- NEW DRESSES 383 NORTH STREET house assumed a new aspect when the lation to the college and sketched 226-228 Chestnut Street Ladies' Auxiliary of Phi Kappa Psi briefly the events planned during the NEW COSTUME SUITS PHONE 253-W FOR SMILING SERVICE treated the members to a tureen sup- week's jubilee. per.

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