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Volume 14, No. 6. Glenville, West Virciaia, Tuesday, No...... ,. 2, 1943 I~ DEDICAIE SCIENCE HAlL HERE MONDAY Student President High State Officials Expected to Take Part In Brief Speaking Program ------. Miss Bessie Boyd Bell, instructor Regiatrar'a Folk Soag, All set for a big afternoon in history, had charge of assembly Relic Collections Get of dedication exercises for the Wednesday in observance... of Navy Nation-Wide Publicity college's new science hall are Day and introduced three membel'fi administrative officers, faculty A story of MT. Carey Woofter's of her American History class who and students, who will greet collection of Indian a rrowheads. gave reports on various topics con­ town, county and out-of-county spearheads, etc., which appeared re­ visitors Monday afternoon, ~erning the U. S. Navy. cently in the Mercury waa given na· The Rev. Hayward Rowh, fresh­ show them around the campWI. tion-wide distribution two weeks ag.> man, discussed uses of the Navy; see that all are entertained and and was rewritten and published ir.. Charlotte Ryan, freshmen, the de­ all are given an opportunity to the Collegiate Digest Review, cir­ velopment of the United States inspect a new bujlding whleh culated to some 4 or 5 hundred col­ Navy, and Mrs. Margaret Sweeney lege and university newspapers gave brief sketches of the lives of throughout the U. S. John Paul Jones, Oliver H. Perry. Whether :roa are a former ala• Also the collection attracted tb'! Matthew Perry, Theodore Roosevelt, dent, a padaate.l or the pareab attention of Miss Martha Lipto11 and Franklin D. Roosevelt, all oi of aradaatea or former ata.. ate when she was here for a recent eon~ whom have made great contributions :roa'll eajo:r dedicatioa eaerci•• cert. Miss Lipton visited the displays to the American Navy. for the calleae'a new 11eieace llaiJ in Mr. Woofter's room and com­ The program was opened with Moada:r altei'IIOOa. Yoa'll lte and scissors in Miss Cathe.rine Withers, pic­ mented, particularly on the folk manner. For the group singing of the National an­ pleaaecl aad aarp.riud at tlae __. tured, above, is the

Mercury-431102-1.jpg THE GLEN'VJu.r; MERCURY The Glenville Mercury --0..--- THECAMPUS Student Weekly Newapaper of Grenville State College By Catheriae Withera Published each Tuesday during the school See those cold gray clouds and ftylng year by the classes in journalism. Entered at Hear those steaming radiators and ah-ka­ the post office as second class mail. Subscription chO D!!? That, friends, clearly indica tea that price for the year is $LOO; for the semester, Mr. Cold Weather just about has the campu 50c. Address all communications to: The Glen­ in his clutches ... A most forlorn and dejected ville Mercury, Glenville, West Virginia. object was the co ll ege bus as it stood parked HELEN TAYLOR before n.-1j . Managing Editor and little wonder! ... This same time put year it would probably have been fiUed witb STAFF MEMBERS invincible Pioneers heading for a game while Hayward Groves, Elizabeth Cfark, J anette students gathered around for a final cheer .•• Cunningham. Charlotte Hyer, Elma Emrick, Someone's request for " Give Me One Dozen Ruby Messenger, Thelma Ryan, David Tewell, (and a half ( Roses,'' resulted in Francis Ger­ Zetta Jean Williams, Catherine Withers. wig being presented by same ... Shirley Spen- cer introduces a truth telling Bible trick and Linn B. Hickman ...... Faculty Adviser thereby causes much wailing and gnashing of teeth by occupants of Verona Mapel Hall u dire futures are pred.icted and questions are Pull Yourself Out of the answered ... Materials used are: A Bible, a pair of scissors and a string. For further detalle Rut With An Avofation see S. S. . . . Extra! Extra! A challenger for English 321 has appeared on the horizon . •• Everyone should have an avocation, especial­ Dean Robert T. Crawford says his Testa and ly if he finds himself going along everyday in a Measurements class also has an more or less set routine. This soon becomes record ... 'Fess up, Dave Tewell, monotonous and one finds himself in a rut so TRUE STORY magazine you mentioned why not take that word 'RUT' and 'coin' it by Journalism have indirectly brought about thoe finding a hobby of some sort which will be R­ "forty winks" you snatched in class Thursdqf estful, U-seful and a T-ankful of fun. . . . Mr. Carey Woofter, Cpllege registrar, bad One should pick a hobby that is opposite in practic!llly a private concert by Miss Martha action, make-up and thought to his daily rou­ Lipton, following the lyceum program. lllr. tine and should make at bring peace and con­ Woofter showed her his folk song collectiOD tentment that cannot be found elsewhere. and she proceeded to sing many of the selec­ An avocation can be useful along with its tions. other good qualities. It may be a money mak­ Notes From . ing and time saving device. But if it is only use­ --This---- ful and does not serve its purpose in providing The Robert F. Kidd Library entertainment and a change in everyday rou­ COLLEGIATE WORLD tine it is of no value. By Jeanetle Cunnineba.m America, and Ru.u ia develop a com­ Such a subordinate occupation can be a Miss Alma Arbuckle, College li­ mon Ltangunge or adion in the wa!' Soldier students at Clark University, Wor­ tankful of fun if one picks one that he thor­ hrarian, has observed that for some and nlterwardfl or God hel p us all.' chester, Mass., from all over the United Statea oughly likes and enjoys working with. A cer­ reason student!'! are doing very little In these words the author heartily and from Europe as well, form a cosmopolitan tain amount of recreation and relaxation is recreational reat.ling. We have a good concurs. It is in the hope ot bringinc !,'To up, They hail from 82 different colleges and needed, and one must sooner or later choose an li brary 11 nd efficient help in finding to th<' reader a fresh understandjng universities. Included in their Alma ~laters are avocation that brings all these good things.­ the "treo.surcs" it holds ·to.r us in ot the Ru ssian people. 1!1 0 that be ean Harvard and Princeton, Oshkosh State Teach· Helen Taylor. the literary world. Let's take advant­ more cle81'1y appreciate the full ers and Upsala. University of Berlin and Vi.,.,. ------age or the opportunity thus offered. meaning of these words, that I write na's Weinerhandsehule. this boo k." The Smiths, Davises, Johnsons, Millers ... They Also Serve Who An example of t.fle good reudlng Wilsons outnumber all other family names In lo be found in the li brary is Maurice Ot..her new books ready for cireu· that order on the University of Texaa umpus. Only Stand and Wait · Hindus' book, MOTHER RUSSlA. lntion a re: Renner, HUMAN GEOG· Oldest continuous university on the Western H indus, one who truly understands RAPHY IN T!TE AIR AGE; WORDS­ is the Colegio de San Nicola• Today a major part of our male poJ>u lation Ru u in and her people, hu repeated­ WOR.TR'S POCKET NOTEBOOK ; in 1540 in Mexico. is in the armed forces. But there are many who ly viRited Russia during the last two Breen, T!TE CHILDREN'S PARTY This summer Coe College, Cedar Rapida, have tried to enlist or have been called for in­ decades with one pu.rpose in view­ BOOK. . acquired an 87-acre tract of land near duction but failed to pass the physical exami­ "to hear the people talk'': to him, Vinton (or campus biologists. The land is par­ nation. These men, who are just as loyal citi­ ';the people" menna those in ordi­ ticularly valuable for collection of plants and zens as the country has, have been on the blunt nary walks of life-the peasant animal specimens •because it has never beea end of jokes since the war started. Is it right to "who. in t he La st analysis, is Russia been rec.eived and plowed or used for pasture. humiliate these Joyal Americans? -who toils, produces, fights, and MAKERS OF w>osi·vnuiJ:mA. I Fourty-four former ROTC students at South 1 If you look back into the past it is easy to dies .. . ' dealing with the men who were Dakola State recei\red a royal welcome r ecent.­ find many examples of great militayr leaders MOTHER RUSSIA is based on his flu cntial in th~ ht. Constitutional ly when they returned to their campus as who would be classified as 4-F'ers in our pres­ obflervntions while there as a wnr Convention or West Virginia. So·me ular Army soldiers. Students, faculty and ent day army. A few examples of this: George corre!lpondent tor tbe New York bulletins have been ncei,·ed ent..:; were on hand to greet the returning Washington, false teeth i Bismark, overweight; Herald Tribune in 1942-3. Hindus the Agriculture Experiment Sta.tion, ers a,nd a band played State songs. Napoleon, ulcers of the stomach; U. S. Grant, h3d o no ble purpose in writing the W. v. U. and two new maguines Th~ ROTC barracks on the Alabama PoiT­ alcoholism ; Julius Caesar, epilepsy; Horatio book. expressed in the prcloce: n.re now on the racks- BUSINESS tech m e campus boasts a paternal coke machine, Nelson, one eye, one arm; Kaiser Wilhelm, ''A neutral diplom at in Moscow EDUCATION WORLD and BUSI· Recent~y one of the barracks fellows dropped a withered arm. Then t here is a present day man once eo.id to me: "Either England, NESS WEEK. mckels m t he lot-and hit the jack pot! Mueh we are all familiar with, Hitler, who would be to his surpri e when he picked up his bottled classified as mentally unbalanced.-Hayward coke out of the deli very chute, a nother one fol­ Groves. lowed it, then another and another until 22 bot­ A TINGE OF HUMOR tles in all had been delivered in rapid succ­ --- Quotea ----- swn. Latest reports have it that further efforta A barracks i! a wooden bujld­ The W. 1{. Kellogg Fou.ndation ot a nd cajoling have failed to get a repeat perfor­ WORTH QUOTING ing where the officer of the day Battle Creek, , has reccn~ m a n te~ ~ ncnk s around one co rner while ly granted $4.000 to BuUer Univer­ .T'h ~ Miami Student, campus newspaper ot "The smart college woman gets herself or­ the crap game sneaks around the ~ity for lonns and scholarships lo M1am1 Umvers•lY. Oxiord, Ohio, is the oldest ganized and goes shopping instead of spree other. train medical tech nolo~sts. college newspaper in the United States. It was spending. The process calls for intelligence, but e;tablished in 1826. it is fup and the results are both personall y sat- " They tell me Joe's marriage QUICK QUIPS The designer of Europe's largest earth dam ' isfying and provocative of general a pproval. was the tQSUit of love nt fint -that at Sofia, Bulgaria-recently joined the You really get your money's worth when you sight." Glenville State College A1my mathematics staff at Washington State 1 quit 'S pending and begin shopping.'' Lynn Chris .. ' Thnt's right. Jf he had been To All Cancerned college. He is Dr. Paul N~menyi , Hungarian tian, writing in the Okalahoma City University gilted with second sight, he'd still Dear Sirs: refugee from Hitlerism. He ft ed Europe three Campus, advocatea planning before buying for be !lingle." E:ach week there arrives in the years ago and has since been teaching at the college women. Mercury office a newspaper ad-' Co lor!ldo ,~choo l of mines. : dressed to Glenville Normal School. While on a ten-mile hike the Umvers1ty of West Virginia radio plana for "Amerca's appointment with destiny depends After a very complete look the current semester include a series of pro­ in a large measure on our vis.ion and incere ef­ private's onu big toe said to the through the file s t find that our grams to be broadcast simultaneously over fort to effect an enduring understanding with others, ·•1 don't know about you College dropped thnt name years WJAR, Morgantown, and WMJIIN, Fairmont. Russia. The degree to which we succeed in but I'm a 'blister packi n' mama'." ago. As a matter ol tact, Jt has gaining an amiable understanding with t he So­ had another name, Glenville State ---Other -- viet Union would have a direct bearing on the ''I have the kind of figure tbnt Tenchers College, which was also duration of the present war and in the preven­ men look at a second time." "No cast aside in the recent shuffle of EDITORS tion of World War Ill.'1 Professor Charles wonder. they co.n't see it all the stnte colleges' names. .. The United States has not the option as to Prince, of the Indiana University science de­ fi ut time.'' The name that we now us.e is whether it will or will not play a great part in parlment atre.aaes the need for inunediate ce· GLENVILLE STATE COLLEGE, the world. It must ploy a g reat part. AU it can menting of Russo-American friendship. Te.ncher : " What are the func· in case you didn't know. We would decide i whether it wi ll play that part well or tiona of the feet a nd the nose?" appreciate getting our mail un­ badly . ... I believe in that ardent patriotisu: An Ugly Man contest was sponsored last Pupil: " I dunno." der that nddre.!ls in the future, if wh1ch w1Jl make a nation true to itself by mak­ spring on the San Jose State College campus in Teacher: "The feet 11un and the yo u don't mind. ing it secure justice for all within its own bor­ California by Alpha Phi Omega, scout service nose smells." Your s. de•s and then, so fa~ as may be, aid in every fraternity. At a penny a vote, $150 was earned Pupil: " With me it's just the QUlCKS!LVE;R. way in securing just and fair treatment tor all •by the ballots to contribute to a war purpose. opposite/' ------·the nations of mnnkind."-Theodore Roosevelt.

Mercury-431102-2.jpg Highlights of John Mowrey JOina University Staff ~'n ·nu:a1 Mee~ of State Education Assn. 4 J ohn W. f Bus" Mowrey, J r •• A. B. Brief ....tewa of hlabllrhts of the ' Wa.r Labor Board. a nd wh o i" re c og~ '38, has been appointed to the physi­ SEA meetfac ill Charleston wiD be ni:ed u.niversally as one of the lead cal educat ion staff at West Virginis clnn bJ thole from the College wh o> ing modern . psycholog ists. University. He began his duties yea· atteDcled Ia aaemblJ tomorrow and Gregor Z!emer, author and . terday. ihorl: propam will be devoted to menta tor, w1th many years as n res•• While in Glenville Mowrey won ~ the oatb of office to de nt of Germa ny und other foreign letters in fo otb~ ll and basketball. He the DewiJ-eleeted memben of th~ countries, who was probably one did his postgrad uate work at the Staa.U OoDa ell, It is announced by the best inf ormed men on European U ni versity. ""'"" ~ ,.0 .,.. T. Crawford. affairs who lectured. He is the auth· For three years he was coaeh a ; L.. Haught and .ftv8 in- or of " Education f or Death" on Sut ton H igh Sehool, and f or the attended the SEA an- wh.ieh the movie 1'Hitler's Chil dren" past year and a hal! bas been ualst­ will discuss various was based. Other speake.n were : ant coach at Clendenin. meeting and perhapa Alonzo F. Myers, chairma n of t he N. trends and develop- E. A. commission for tU defense o! Emma France• Fitzpatrick as they were re· demoera.cy : Walter J udd. member Engaged to Ted Fultineer of national anJ of the U. S. House of Representa­ amon.; th•es from M i nne~o ta ; A. C. Flora , •.1\n nouncement bas beea made of superintendent of schools Col umbia, the engagement of Miss Emma Sout h Car olina. F'ranees Fitzpatrick, Glenville, to Those from t he Collefte who :'It· A vinlion Stude nt Charles Theodore States House of tended were : Pres. D. L . R.a ultht; H. F'ultineer, U. S. N. R. of Glenville, Lewis E. Lawes, IY . Clark. Mills Bessie B. Bell, Mi s ~ now stationed at Betha ny college. of Sing Sing Prison. Rose Funk, Miss Ivy Lee Myers, Dr. AI our gtm ~ ~; r u 1 11' d blirull y (or ''ilol e.nbny largelt in Tuniaia. Betha ny. Sc rg~n l Donaltl V l' ch:r i!"o n .,r South Minncapoli• crept beyond ou.r consultant of the J ohn C. Shreve. and Fl . L. White. lin ~ . Snipers anll ~~t u o • hin~ l;, tiOf rokr. d the. -rowu.l. but be pu ~_h e. d ?O.,. Miss Fitzpntriek is a daughter of ~ nak e d rorward lll lu view or nur lllrgd ll. Sht h•·rc·J (rom Wlthenn" Mr. and Mrs. Doy Fitzpatrick of 6re l,y unt. l"maJI hu-h. ht rtuhoe. cl fi re corumnnclf • nd our @IJP.!I bat· Glenville. She is a graduate of Glen­ taed 1he enemy. Hi! t: uunlry rer•l jl"ni:r.ed PeiCn!H n·., hnYe.ry wilb lhe Silver Star. You rou rt•r •• ll ni:u· il with uwther W1r Uond. ville High School a nd attended Cap i ~ tal City Commercial College, Char· Sea leston, where she eompleted a shon: commercial course. Miss Fitzpatriek now is employed as secretary to the Gay Crowd Out For Halloween Party With county agent in Glenville. Student Fultineer is a son of Mr. Emrick- tinsville. Seniors In Charge; All-Girl Band Plays and Mrs. Ted Fultineer of Glenville. H. Barke, 776th A.AA, P• t. W. D. Edward•. AS N 153628· . He is also a guduate of GlenYillt 16 A-B. Camp Stewart, 8..S, A·6 ARTC. Fort Knox, Ken­ Paper cats, c:orn shocks, ora.nge Miss Bel1 to Speak at Hi gh School and is now enlisted in writes that he has been rec:eiv· tuckr . writes t hnt he will soon fi nish and bh1ek strcnmeu, masqueraders Woman's Club Meeting the V-12 program U. S. N. R., sta­ IDe the Mercury and enjo)•s r e~t. d i n ~ his basic t rainin g th ere. Ue is in the nnd dim lights provided a gtlln setting tioned at Bethany College. He i.a in 8 fti'J' mach. Lt. Burke rKently Artnored Foree School studying ra· for the lfall owcen party given by the Miss Bessie Boyd Bell w ill diseuss the Naval Offi cers Training School• .,.. a furlough ";th his family, M.1. dio. Senior d 3ss in the gymnasium Snt- the subject, uFor \Vhat Are We No wedding date has been set. •d Mrs. B. B. Burke o( Baltimore, E.n•irn Doa McLau r hlin, USNR, urday ni l!ht ! rom 8 :30 to 12 o'clock. Fhthting?" at a meeting of the Glen .formerl7 of .ceda. f\·ille. NTS ( 1), 34087, Fort SdiUyler, New Mr. R . Y. Clark directed o gr g; ntl ville Woma n's Club Monday evening Pie. Ecba•nd B. Brau ·. Co. C. York 6, Nt> w York. spent some time mnrch in wbich all guests nnd st u- at 8 o'clock in the social room o£ Pictureland Theatre I I&U. lDf.• APO U9, c-o postmnster , on tht cnmpus t he pu t Wt!ek. Befort! dents took part, wh il e the j udges se- the T rin it y Methodist Church, and 2-;1 SbNYeport. Louisiana, writes a nr1 enlisting. Ensign Mc. Giotbtin was lected the best co~ t:u m e s . F irst pria:c Mrs. E. M. Taggart will review Fed­ Tuesday·Wednesday, Nov. a ys: 11 Tbe infantry ia unusuall)• Prineipnl o( the Calhoun County fnr tht' most ariJ!'innl went to An n~ eration News, it is a nnounced by the PRIORITIES ON PARADE Ann Miller, Betty Rbodea. hard on morale, but. with the hard, Bi.;- h Schoo l. He attended GSC in Withers. who dL·e s..o; e d in n (ootbo.ll Club presid ent, Miss ·P earl P ickens. J erry Colonna roqb training it will, in coordina· l O.SJ--35, received his BacheJor oC uniform; the best couple, Ella Fitz- Hostesses for the meeting, which tion with the armored forces, be Science d e~rr ec: from Kent State Uni. water, corny costume, ond Wanda will be open to t he public. will be Thursday-Friday, Nov. 4-6 Yery eae.nUal in breaking the pow- ~·ers i ty . and hi Muter's degree f.rom Strader, ghost; mo roni sh, CharleJ Mrs. Lloyd A1·ehnrt a nd Mrs. Aria" FRANKENSTEIN MEETS erful deten••• on t he boundaries or , Ohio State University. He has been .M c intosh, the woma n in blue: best W. Berry. WOLFE MAN Cerm&nJ. We are willing to pay any f O\'enea!: for the past ten months and chtu·acter, Edith Rinterer. dressed ------Lon Chaney, Ilona 'MaueY price for victory. I am now on ad-' was awarded a campaign bar. Alter 11 !1 n Chin ese g irl. SON BORN T O PVT. AND Saturday. November 6 ~ced maneuvers in Louisiana." J his three-week leave expires, Ensigt• T he victrola provided music tor MRS. N ELSON CRADDOCK JUST OFF BROADWAY l'1rt. Con:aelftu Lindea William•, i\1 cLnughli n wit! report to t he Flar· the firat; hal( of t.be C\•ening and Loyd Nolan, Marj orie Weaver Pvt. Samuel Nelson Craddock an ti 'M3 Tank Bn., Co. C, Fort Ord, va rd Defense School where be will from 10 o'cloek until 1.2 music was Mrs. Craddock, the former Miss CHEYENNE ROUNDUP Calif• • is an assistant tank driver in study l or the next three mont hs. f u rni !~ hed by Helen Wright and her J. Mack Brown, Tex Ritter the amphibian tank division. "B ud" Fa ustine Stump, both former Col. all-girl band, with Peggy Sweeney Sunday-Monday, Nov. 7-8 )eft achool on May 7, and went to and Peggy Will iams us tbe vocalists. lege students. have nnnounced the arrival of n fi rst son, named Samuel ARABIAN NIGHTS Ft. Knox, Ky. From there he was State Committee The R. L. McGee loud spe:1ker sys­ Nelson, J r., in a Pa rkersburg .h o ~ {ln Teebnicolor) t.enl to Camp Cooke, Calif. He hopes tem w:l s used and was operated by J on Hall, M&Tia Montez to be able to come to Glenville on a To Study Post-War Carr Petcr!'on , a former student. pital. Pvt. Craddock, a ~ o n of Atty. and Mrs.C B. W. raddock of Glen­ sllort furlough. !\faster or ceremonies was Helen Education Plans vill i ~; Captaia Shirle:r J . Browa, Hq. 315 Taylor. e. statio nEed in ngland with BATTERY SERVICE the U. S. Air Forces. Service Group, APO 681, e-o Post­ At intermission eoen coins, do ugh· The state eduentio n depart ment, TIRE REPAIR muter, New York, N. Y., is some· nuts, and applt>s were served. in co operation with t he Associati on NARY A FRESHMAN where in. Ita1y and has !een action A1nong the out-o f. town gue ~; t..;; GLENVILLE SERVICE of Count)' School Superintendenb. in aeveral maj or battles. were Conbrre ~;s man E. G. Rohrbough, STATION will name a committee in the im· n. foUowiar ch.an1•• ia •ddre ..- George White, Lora ine Skeen. Rob­ mediate future to draft post-war ea were received the past week b:; ert Reed. Broo k~ \V nlker, Ar nold h a~sH~!~~~~Gd;;w!e;~· t;:- 6;~ !------! education plans, St ate School Super­ the Mercury: T-Sgt. Bernard Knotts, Bench. Bill y Bennett, Agnes WrighL ration list, but 1'Teshmen arc mighty ;------, intendent W. W. TrenL has an- 0 0 4 9 and MrR. Sexton W right. scarce these days. The Chattanooga Fine Fit, Sheer !~ ~0::~:t:r~ c;: :~a1Yo~:. N~ -:. ; nounced. . Co llege of Law enters n new ter•n Pwt.. Jack Stalnaker, APO l5000, e-o Mr. T rent u pla ined that the NO COLLECE ALL·STATE soon, without a single fi rst year sh.­ Rayon Hose Postmaster, San Francisco, Calilor· group wo ul d st udy r evisio n o( eu r· cfc nt for the fi rst time in its 45 years Bia ; Cpl. J a mes Moore, SOlst- F ight- ric:mlo, especiolly cours; es deali nc. The 1943 edition of a n All-State ol operation. 45 to 48 Gauge er Bomber Sq., 85th Fighter Bombf':' with vocations! education and healt r. l Co ll e ~e Football tenm became a war ---- - Gp. . Army Air Field, Wayc ro M~, Ga. and p h y~ i c al eduention. casu;lt:; today, at least as fa r a! An Major had t he fol­ 91c to $1.04 PYl. Ralph R. Cro••· Hdq. BatterJ, R(' s!lld tha t ench cou nty superin- the West Virginia Spi rts Writers l o~~,. i ng procedure fo r moun ting his AAA Gun Bn. Veta. Memorial Bldg.. te ~d e nt. also wou ld be asked to sub· Assor.iat;on is concerned, secretary men: First order : " Prepare !or tur • git onto yer critters! Second order : Vallejo, California, recently spent a ~~ ~l d~~~m:~:~ o fa (ct:~t ; bned !!~~ s T~~ ; Bill Barrett announced. McCullough's 5 · ~G i t. " JtinHa,. rurtough at. the home of hi.s data wi11 be t urned over to n com­ Dep't. Store lister, Mrs. Grace Groves, of Mt. mittl!e on revision o( building stand- Creighton University students are now being tined for absences in uni· EXPERT SHOE REPAIR ai!:!s ards appointed several weeks ngo. h~a~d u~:~: n~restmo~~: ve1·sity college t\ Dd the school o! ap. Miss E mily Wilmoth, n ~s i s tn nt Bring Your Worn Shoe• to Us = j ournali sm t.o the t1lne of one doll nr For New Solei and Heeh . Chief Spec:iali.t Frank Martino, ::::~ : : t:~~e~~e:;de~~ n :~ ~ ~ ~ e Cs:up:~ per dny. With the permissio n o! t h ~ I ,, Na'IY Base, Samson, New York, lnlendents ns,oeiation, will nsi!ist in dean, students may work ofT fin es in GLE NVILLE SHOE SHOP IJPent tix days at his home in Clarks· the department in bot h progrnms. the office at 50 C('nt..s per hou r. burc. Mr. T rent a lso report.ed that du r. Robert Reed, of Clea..-ille; Broolc.• ing the SEA convention reports 0 11 Always in order-buy a Bond I .·~ Crunchy Oatmeal Cookies 'VICTORY Walker, of Parkersburg: James Dot,. t he vocat i on:~ ! division's community son, of Petroleum, apprentice sea- canning projects were nppro\•ed br ~ - · ·,=· Choice of Apricot, Apple ~00[)5 . ~ . . B I CHALLENGE ACCEPTED !! men 1n u &lrung at et.hany College, the teachers. and plans are under And Pineapple Pies. were in Glenville ! or the Ha 11owecn way for expa nsion of t his work in I dance the paat week-end. Rieharri coming weeks. Co ll e.re junior. and senion GLENVILLE BAKERY ORANGES - GRAPES Rigp, former: student. of Paden Ih a.,in r ac.cepted a chall enge CRANBERRIES Cit y, also located at Bethany, was Habit will have tO be broken on From the aenion to r ive the APPLES here Thursday and Friday but haJ the St. Catherine's college campus, be.t puty of the seme.ter, are F:RUIT CAKES business to attend to at Washington, St. Pa ul. M10n , because the doors 10 pl anninr £or an elaborate All-Time Favorite Home Grown Pa ., 10 he was unable to remain for the mam ex 1t to Wh 1t b)• B ull hn vc l ( Chriatr:na• dance and will start PIE A LA MODE VEGETABLES t he dance. been fixed to swing outward by or- ' their plan• in a c:l a .. meetin r E. Gale Jacluon, AS, BethanJ der of the state fire marshall The I immediate!, a h e.r auembly to- Soft Drinks & Ice Cream College. Bethany, W. Va., spent a doors hnve swung mward smee t he LOG CABIN RESTAURANT R. B. STORE few da71 at hia bome at New Mar- l butldmg was built m 1914. •:·------.· !------'

Mercury-431102-3.jpg THE GLENVILL.t. ~ERCURY Tueaday, November FOOTBALL SCORES Westminster Professor Thinks French, FROM THE MERCURY'S FILES F our great undefeated and untierl ~pan i sh , Latin A-re Here for All T ime t eams met Saturday in two ntver to-be forgotten games. The passing . NEW WILMINGTON. PA. (ACP) ' YW' TO P LAN SPECIA L By Thelma Ryac t.nd Ma.x Ward, Marjorie Barnett a nd running attack of Notre Dame's Whether you "hablan el Espanol'' or T HANKSGIV ING PROGRAM 1930 THIRTEEN YEARS AGO snd Harold Noroski, juniors. great Angelo Bartelli , playing his "s prechen sie Deutch,'' you are Alter a partly fumbled pass f rom 1939 FOUR YE ARS A GO last game before going to Paris Is learning one of the basic languages T he Y. W. C. A. had a short buai­ center, Porterfi:e.ld kicked a one Ruth Annabel Hull, junior in the land for Marine training, couldn't of the future, according to Walte1· ness meet ing Wednesda}' evening in point goal from pl~cement to defeat College, was elected vil!e-pre.sid~!lt be stopped a s the Irish beat Navy. Biberich, professor of German at (he Louis Bennett Lounge. Mae An· the Concord Mountain Lions at of the West Virginia Federat.' or. o ~ 33-6. The other gome between Army Westminster College. derson was appointed chairma n of Beckley, 7-6. C11 lleg e Students at the or(;'aniza­ and ended in a 13-12 French. German, Spanish a nd the Chapel Committee. It was voted Work on t he garage building, tions seventh annual convention in deadlock. Latin wi ll be acqu iring more a nd to make t his a permanent position which is being erected on the east Shepherdstown. Other scores inc.lude : Penn State more prominence in the next few on the 'YW' cabinet. end of the campus, is nearing cOm­ Mi ss Jean McGee, seniur. was 32, West Virginia 7; Dartmou t h 20, years, he believes. French will s ur­ Plans a.re being f orwarded by t he pletion. It has been named The Fire­ ct·owned Miss Pioneer betwec11 the Yale 6; Pittsburgh 45, \'ive because its culture stays alive program chair ma n, Gladys Foster, stone Lode-e. in honor of George j , r~,\\'es of the Glenville-New Ri ve r Tech 6; Cornell 33, Columbia 6; in li terature, and German becaus-3 ! or a special Thanksgiving program Fi.rutooe, janitor of the College for State football game at Montgomery. Holy Cross 14, Colgate 7 ; Brown 28, o·f its importance in science and lang­ to be held at t he next meeting, No­ more than thirty years. 1940 THREE YEARS AGO Princeton 20 ; Rutgers 26, Lehigh uage.'' vember 10. The student body president, Earl lUI TWELVE YE ARS AGO 6; Michigan 42, 6; India na "Spanish. however. may die out The Glenville P ioneers wo n an McDonald, presided at the Frank ZO, Ohio State 14 ; Northwestern 42, Montrose memorial service at the alter n number of years." Bi berich easy victory over the Salem Tigers Minnesota 6; Pur due 32, Wisconsin says, "because its popularity seems at Weston. A ft er a scoreless first Gl enville-Fa irmont !ootball game. 0: Great Lakes 32, Michigan G; Duke Miss Newman Joins Montrose wns a Pioneer athlete in to rest solely on the fact that it is halt Glenville came back to score 14 , Georgia Tech 7; Wa ke Forest still spoken in many places where J939 and died in June, 1940. N. E. A. Committee t hirteen points in the third quarter 41 , Clemson 12; Georgia Pre-Fligh~ the Spanish settled and could be­ and Salem seven in the lost- to make Helen Taylor. Cleo Beny, Oli,•e 14, Tulane 13; Ri ce 13, Texas Tech come a tie. to un ite us closer w ith It has been announced tho.t MW the final count 13~7 . Myers, Evelyn Wagner, Anna Lee 0; Texas A. and M. 13, Arkansas 0; the people who speak this language. Winifred Newman, assistant county Class officers elected recently Van~oy a nd William Bennett wo'l Southern California 13, Californb But Spanish now lacks t he 'baclt­ superintendent of schools, Konawb11. we.re: Juniors: P resident, Frank prizes for the best costumes at a re­ 0. bone' that French and German hav~ county, has been a ppointed to thl! Vass; vice-president, Trell Reger; cent Halloween party. to keep it alive." tax education a nd school finance secretary-treas urer, Helen Snod­ Latin, he thinks, w ill always be committee of t he National Educa­ grass. Sophomores were : Presid ent, Mercury Musings ... L~ . Ellyson,. Miss essential, not only to those entering tion As!ociation by Mrs. Edith B. Lawrence Keith; vice--president, Er­ the ministry and other professions, J oynes. N. E. A. president, in Wash­ ma Edwards; secretary-treas urer, --- Kumer Marned (Continued from page 1) but to anyonen who wishes to un· ingt on, D. C. Pauline Roberts. in some respects, at least! The other derstand t he f oundation of our The committee is to study new tax 1932 ELEVEN YEARS AGO Mrs. C. L. Croker of Elkins ha ~ evening t hey started to town, got as modern language. proposals and how they a.lfect tl.nanc­ Harvest King and Queen, Floyd announced the marriage of her far as Mr. H. G. Law's (And it was As for Esperanto, the new inter· ing educat ion, t he relationships o! Graham of T urtle Creek, Pa., and daughter, Erma L. Kis ner, to Lieu t. pouring the rain !) - and happened national language, Biberich believe.;: different types of school organiza. Miss Virginia Chidester of Weston. J . .Carlin Ell yson, of Ca.mp Davis, N. to reali ze that they had f orgotten that this proposal will never come t ion to school costs and the collee-- respectively, presided over a galla C., son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest F. to get their money. I'm wondering if into its own because of too many tion of revenue to defray the cosu. Halloween party in the gymnasium. Ellyson of Linn. they remembered wb ich direction different opinions about the system Miss Newman appeared here on Miss Willa Brand, head of the de· T he ceremony was performed Verona Mapel Ha ll was In so t hey that shou ld be adopted. ''All people May 6, 194 2, as one of the s p ea ke~ partment of English, was elected A September 10 at Wilmington, N. C. , could come back for the ir hillfolds. love their languages too much to :&t a n a nnual eonferenee on t he pro­ t!irector of the National Council of in t he chapel of the Grace Methodisl S INCERE CONGRATULATIONS give them up," t he professor de­ f essional relations of teachers. At Teachers of English at a meeting in Church with t he Rev. J . F. Herbert, go to t he five seniors and juniorR clares. this time she was president of the Huntington. officiating, Attendants were Mrs. L. cho sen representatives in the forth R. Hummell and Mills Aileen B. S. E. A., a nd is now vice-president. 1933 T EN YEARS AGO coming issue of ''Who's Who Among Hicks. TO NOMI NATE CA NOIOATES Lowell Thomas, lecturer and au · Studen t.s. In Americ an Coll eges and Mrs. Ellyson is a graduate of El­ FOR COLLEGE 'COMMITTE ES t hor, spoke at Glenville State Teach­ T HEY P ICKEO A TEAM Universities.'' kins High School and the co.mmercial ers College before a.n audience of AND A W INNER, TOO department of Davis a nd Elkins Col­ First official meeting of the newly more t han 700 who occupied every MISS ERMA E'DWARDS. Coll ege lege and recently has been acting elected Student Council wns held available seat in the auditorium. Graceland College of Lamoni, financial secretary, stopped in the manager of t he Randolph Garage, Monday, October 25, in Ro om 200. Miss Mary Kathryn Riddle, Paul Iowo, has no football team this year, lab for a f ew minutes Friday even· Inc., Elkins. Plans were made for the election of Bramlett, Miss Mary O'Dell and but love of the game is not dead ing. That made me stop and think Lieut. Ellyson, a graduate of Troy students to " Who's Who AmonJ: Hugh Fultz have t he principal roles among the Graceland student body. about a ll the t hings she does for G. High School, received the Bachelor American Colleges and Universit ies." in the play, " Mary the T hird," which At the beginning of the season S. 1C.-And you may be assured they of Arts degree at Glenville State A committee composed of J a nett~; the entire college decided to "adopt" is to be presented in December b!· are n umerous ! She is quiet and is College, taught two years in Weston Cunningham. E dith Hinterer a nd R. the Ohn imgohow P layers. a football team and after a careful very seldom seen unless you 're in High School and at the ti me of h is P. Reese was a ppointed by the presi­ 1934 NINE YE ARS AGO scrutiny of the country's grid teams, the fi nance offi ce for some rea~on Ol­ enlistment wa! emplo yed br the dent to nominate s tudents to servE' they decided to focus their attentiou A rather small but attentive audi· other. But whenever we do go in, Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation, on the athletic, social, lyceum a nd on Michigan. ence heard the E ureka Jubilee Sing­ we fi nd her there with a sincerf' Charleston. H e enlisted in the ser· assem bly committees. - This election ers, a group of seven Negro singer!!, So far their idol has rolled up a s mile and a willingness to help. Miss vice September 18, 1942, and re­ will be held at a later date. present a program of songs. total of 8;J points in two games ;a nd Edwa rds is one of t hose persons we ceived OCS training at Ca.mp Davis. allowed their opponents to cross H. Laban White, instructor in ed­ cou ldn't get along without. F or the present Mrs. Ellyson will For t he 6rst time in its 104 their goal line only once. ucation in the College, was electt.d remain at he·r home in Elkins. years. Duke University is having a president of the State Education A,. DID YOU KNOW THAT 'Charlie' fa ll commencement t-his year. Always in order-buy a Bond! sociation without opposition at a Mcltnosh is actually cutting his wi s­ meeting in P arkersburg. dom teeth? My, my and do you know Numerous Are 1935 EIGHT YEARS AGO what t hat means, Charlie ? Well. ac­ .Cornelia Otis Skinner will be pre­ cording to Webster, it m eans-" T h~ Relics Owned By Start a Savings sented in a series of original charac­ last, or back, tooth of t he full set on ter sket ches in the College auditor­ each half of each j aw in man;­ Mrs. N. E. Rymer Account Now . ium November 9. familiarl y so call ed, because appear­ Officers of the. Ohnimgohow P lay­ ing comparatively late, when the (Continu ed from oa~e 1 l er.s have been announced by Miss We Are Ready to person may be supposed to have ac­ years were on display in her dinin.; Margaret Dobson, (acuity advisor. quired some wisdom!!" room. One set, a sugar bowl and tea T hey are : President, Mary Eileen Serve You at pot. another wedding gift, dateJ J arvis; secretary, Catherine Wilson ; P hilip Taylor, brother of Helett back to 1840. All Times ... treasurer, Woodrow Wolfe; social Taylor , senior , was a visitor on the •Of interest were the teacups with­ committee representative, Laba11 campus Saturday. out handles, deep saucers used to White, Jr. cool the coffee and then cup plateJ Invest In War Bonds and Stamps! 1t36 SEVEN YE ARS AGO f or the cups a fter one had poured Greaver Dimmick, president of t he coffee out into t he saucer. Chemistry Club, h as announced thnt Mercuryite Mrs. Rymer 'has in her possession the club recently initiated eighteen an old s pinning wh tcl, spoo l holder, IV\NAWHA UNION BANK pledges. Students who became mem­ Of the Week n teacher 's certificate oC 1869 , an bers were: Neil Albaugh, Williar.t h18a56nnon ballot wa s uscaednidate when forJame prs esBuidentck· ;..______( Member F ederal Depoai! Insurance Corp. ) _ R amsey, John W . . Hamilton, Junior By Elma Emrick Brown, Clyde McMill ion, Robert H-ome is Mt. 1Clare. of t he United States and a wealth High Ber ry, L. Smith, J ohn Cooper, Da­ A-ttended Lost Creek of ~al uab l e a nd historica l relics too "! mon Starcher, Catherine Engle, School. numerous to mention. Ralph Sutton, Fred Bell, J ames Os­ Y-earns for Wesleyan. bourn, J oh n Sims, John Mowrey, W-as elected judge and treas ur­ PLAN TO CHANCE BE PREPARED ... FOR THE FUTURE t Marjorie Craddock, Mi ldred Bush er of the Holy Roller Court. w . A. A. CONSTITUTION II and Oleva Whisman. A-n able reporter for the Mer­ A committee of W. A. A. mem- Start a Savings Account Today! 1937 S IX Y E ARS AGO cury. bers, includi.ng Norita Gallien. Thel­ Miss Marjorie Craddock, of Glen· R--egrets t hat he didn't pass the ma Ryan, president, l sobelle Clark, ville. was elected secretary-treasurer physical for the air corps. Lucille Hardman and Miss Rose of t he West Virginia Federation d D- irect shot in basketball. Funk, adviser, met the last two Courteous, Efficient Service College Students at the fifth annual Mondays at 5:00 p. m. in the gym­ l't.nventio n in Salem. G-olfing is one of his favor ite nasium to plan th e revision ot the At All T imes. 1938 FIVE YEARS AGO sports. 0 Miss Gwendolyn Beall sophomon. R--eferees basketball games dur- w w~· :. - l ~ n:!:~:~~ a~ i and badmin- I tn the College., was a vocalist on D ing the winter. ton teams will meet Thursday even· radio urogram broadcast from o.--:..hn imgohow player. in g. Clarksbu.rg.' V-eteran member of the YMCA. Glenville Banking 8 T rust Company Elected to represent the College £ - nglish and physical education "Sir, I'll have you know I'm a Glen ville, W . Va. :,, the coming issue of ''Who's Who'' are his majors. West Poi nter I" ":\de Marjorie Craddoc.k, Clifford S-eni or class treasu.rer. " Bmph! You look more like an (Member Fed eral Depoail Insurance Corp.) Garrett and John Rogen, seniors Irish setter to me."

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