Z 413 N n u VOL. 29. Issue 22. UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE, DECEMBER 9, 1938. PRICE, THREE CENTS University Begins Student Delegates Open Sunday Broadcasts New Lewis Field House President Features First 2-Day IRC Conference Program of Series; Alumni is Dedicated Tonight University International To Present Second Airing Blue Key Society Sponsors Varsity and Freshman Hoop University Chemistry Profs On Sunday afternoon, December 4, ‘Poverty Dance’ Next Week Teams Tackle Strong M.I.T. Relations Club Host to Attend Boston Conference a new series of University broadcasts Blue Key, senior honorary so­ Quintette on New Court College Representatives Four members of the Univer­ was inaugurated: “The University Hour”, which will be broadcast direct ciety, will sponsor ** a Poverty The University of New Hampshire The conference of the International sity’s chemistry department, Drs. Dance in the women’s gymnasium Harold I. Iddles, J. A. Funk- from Murkland auditorium each Sun­ varsity and freshman basketball teams Relations Club, held this year at Dur­ day afternoon from 2 to 3 P. M. and on Friday, December 16, from 8:00 will open their seasons tonight, on the ham, opened today with delegates from houser, A. F. Daggett, and E. R. to 11:30 P. M. Atkinson, will attend the meeting will be released over WHEB, Ports­ new floor, in the ultra-modern Lewis twenty-six universities and colleges mouth. The program will be arrang­ Admission will be forty cents field house. Following a fifteen min­ present. The club will play host to of the Northeastern section of the and the proceeds will go to the American Chemical Society which ed to give a cross-section of University ute dedication program, from 7:15 to representatives of American and Can­ life with both faculty members and University band, to be used to buy 7:30 P. M., the freshman basketeers adian institutions during the two-day will be held Friday, December 9, uniforms next year. A prize will in Boston. Several graduate assist­ students featured. The musical groups will tussle with the M. I. T. frosh. At conference, at which some of the vital will include the band, the orchestra be offered for the fellow and girl eight-thirty, the varsity will play a problems now perplexing the world ants of the department are also with the best costume. planning to attend. and the men’s and women’s glee clubs. powerful five from the same institu­ will be discussed. The Far East crisis, Mask and Dagger and other student The committee in charge in­ tion. the future of the racial minorities, the The speaker will be Dr. Clyde groups, and speakers on matters of cludes: Donald Otis, general chair­ The University band will start play­ Europena “broiling pot” — these are W. Mason, of Cornell, who will current interest wTill be included in man; Gordon Magay, decoration; ing about seven o'clock and at quarter paramount among the questions to be speak on “Chemical Microscopy.” these programs. The broadcasts are Edward Nagle, publicity and tick­ past the formal dedication exercises discussed by over ISO students. Dr. Mason has written a book on inaugurated on a six months trial basis. ets; Harl Pease, band; Walter will take place. President Engelhardt The meeting was opened this morn­ this subject, and is recognized as If they are successful, they will prob­ Webb, chaperones; Robert Spauld­ will open the evening ceremonies by ing in the Commons Trophy room the foremost authority in this dif­ ably be continued as a permanent fea­ ing, prizes. turning over the new field house to the with an address by President Fred En- ficult field. ture. Athletic Department. Acting Director gelhardt, after which George Edson, of Athletics, Carl Lundholm, will ac­ president of the International Rela­ Senator H. Styles Bridges, honorary tions Club at the University, gave the alumnus of the University, will be String Quartette cept the building, on behalf of his de­ welcoming speech. A few words of Officers Receive among the speakers on the regular partment, and will give a brief ad­ greeting were also spoken by Amy H. Universitjr hour next Sunday after­ is Well Received dress on the traditions and obligations Jones, Division Assistant of the Car­ Year Commissions noon. Another feature will be a dra­ by Manuel Kopelman of the student body, stressing educa­ negie Endowment of International Following the pledging ceremonies matization of a trustees’ .meeting, “Bill” tion of the bod}' through physical ac­ at the Military Ball last week, senior Hennessey playing the parts of both The Stradivarius String Quartet, tivity. Following his talk, the band Peace in charge of IRC. will play “Alma Mater” and then the At the first Round Table sessions officers were presented with permanent the late President Lew’is and of Roy composed of W’olfe Wol'finsohn, 1st the European and Chinese situation commissions by Major Donovan Swan- D. Hunter. Besides the skit and short Violin; Bernard Robbins, 2nd Violin; freshman hoopsters will take the floor. ton, adjutant to Colonel Smith, pro­ talks bvBrad Mclntire, Mrs. Lundholm Marcel Dick, Viola; and Iwan d’Arch- The inside of the $171,000 athletic was discussed. After lunch a second building has been quite a busy place series of round tables was held, and fessor of military science and tactics. and Gene Auerbach, there will be in­ ambeau, Cello, presented a varied and later in the afternoon a general dis­ These commissions remain in force terspersed 25 minutes of college songs entertaining program in Murkland aud­ for the past few weeks. The floor, on cussion meeting, presided over by Miss for the remainder of the year. (Continued on page 4) itorium for the fourth program of the which is marked an eighty-six by for­ Jones, took place. This evening the Chosen by the military department University Concert Series. ty-eight court and which covers one- representatives will attend a banquet in as regimental commander is J. Regi­ Starting with a sprightly quartet of third of the dirt floor, has been finished. the Freshman Dining hall. nald Thompson, Berlin, while Robert Josef Haydn, continuing with arrange­ Physical education classes have been In a public lecture in Murkland audi­ Spaulding, Laconia, and Walter Webb. Committees Chosen ments of tw'o Scot tunes of Allexander playing volley ball and both the bas­ torium, Dr. Hans Simons, a voluntary Jr., Newmarket were chosen battalion for Yearly Carnival S. Mackenzie, and a Scherzo by Ravel, ketball squads have been practicing on German exile and former Republican commanders. Other assignments in­ and concluding with a somewhat pon­ it. Squads of workmen have been official, will speak on “The Lesson of clude: Lt. Colonel, Regimental Exec­ The Blue Circle of the Outing Club derous Quartet by Beethoven, the four rolling; and leveling the exposed dirt 1938”. Dr. Simons distinguished him­ utive, Paul E. Horne; Captain, Regi­ has just announced the committees for instrumentalists combined to make an floor and others have been erecting self as a World War officer, and was mental Adjutant, Harry E. Kenney; the annual Winter Carnival. They artistic whole, which, though it did large modern bleachers which will a member of the staff of the German Captain, Regimental Intelligence Of- are as follows: not negate the brilliance of any indi­ have an estimated seating of 2500. peace delegation to Versailles and co­ cer, William F. Quinn, Jr.; Captain, Executive Committee: Maurice Pa- vidual player, did make for an excellent Hanging backboards have been elim­ founder of the League of Nations As­ Regimental P & T Officer, Arthur S. lizza, chairman, Nelson Bennett, as­ wrell-knit performance. inated by the use of braced “L” up­ sociation. He has also participated in Little, Jr.; Captain, Regimental Supply sistant chairman, Archie Dalton, and I suppose that it is almost sacrilege rights which will sustain the baskets. many international conferences. Office, Paul S. Carrier, Jr. First Bat­ Victor Tyson. Carnival Ball Com­ to say that the etherally beautiful The varsity squad has been going Tomorrow, after breakfast at the talion—1st Lieut., Adjutant, Pierre D. mittee: Nelson Bennett, chairman, Scherzo of Ravel surpassed in musical (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 4) Boy; 1st Lieut., Intelligence Officer, Dean Gardner, Ruth Buckley, Lynn value—at least , for me—all the other John G. Rodrigues; 1st Lieut., Plans Whitmyre, Stanley Lowe, Janet Gag­ selections in an extremely meritorious and Training Officer, Paul W. Drew\ non, and Dorothy Sparks. Snow Sculp­ program. Without an undue show of Company “A”—Captain, Commanding, ture Committee: Lewis Bissell and dogmatism, I defy any and all to find Individual Study Folio Hears Abbe Roger S. Bruford; 1st Lieut. Execu­ John Nutter, co-chairmen, Paul Car­ in the classical realms such brilliant tive, Gordon Magay; 1st Lieut., Com­ rier, Dick Snowman, and William tonal coloring—peculiarly romantic— Program Approved Speak on Writing manding 1st Platoon, Robert M. Nash; Moore. Outdoor Night Committee: as is found in this exquisitely beautiful Late last spring the University Sen­ A special meeting of Folio was held 1st Lieut., Commanding 2nd Platoon, Eleanor Lee, chairman, Dorothy Beck­ Scherzo. Brilliant weaving of lovely ate approved of a recommendation of last Sunday evening instead of on Charles A. Maillard; 1st Lieut., Com- ett, Frank Tenney, Robert Perkins, chords in superlative harmonies; mag- the Senate Committee on Curricula, Monday, due to the presence of Mr. (Continued on page 4) Paul Townsend, Louis Draper, Jean nificient crescendi, followed by titillat­ whose purpose was to make it possible George Abbe, New Hampshire’s young Halpin, and Joan Sweet. Midnight ing diminuendi; rhythmic idiom of the for superior students to be released novelist and poet who is a graduate thermore there is no real undergrad­ Show Committee: John Lovett, chair­ romantic Basque — all this the un­ from departmental or college require­ of the class of 1933. Also present was uate publication at Iowra like our man, Raymond Whitcher, and Stuart assuming Scherzo of our greatest con­ ments if by doing so they could elect Shirley Barker of the class of 1934. Student Writer. He remarked that Marshall. Ticket Committee: Ken­ temporary composer. a program of courses better suited to Twenty-three students were present to this publication is an additional incen­ neth Donle, chairman, Margaret Cald­ The rugged vitality of the two An­ their individual needs. This plan has listpn to Mr. Abbe speak of his ex­ tive. well, Margaret Boyd, and Harold cient Scots Tunes stands out next most been in use for some time throughout periences in his brief career as a writer Mr. Abbe gave the group much Sweet. Publicity Committee: Ken­ vividly in retrospect’—rugged vitality the country, notably at the University and to ask him questions. counsel regarding what seemed to neth Kenison, chairman, James Lib­ coupled with a sparkle infused into of Minnesota. Edward Blew^ett, as­ Of particular interest was Mr. Ab­ him to be sound attitudes toward writ­ erty, Ellingwood McLean, and Wil­ them, perhaps by the Scotch hills, per­ sistant to the President, had much to be’s comparison between our institu­ ing, its techniques, and social values. liam Hildreth, Jr. Transportation haps by Sir Allexander Mackenzie, do with the recommendation of the tion and the University of low? where But, perhaps, most memorable of all Committee: John Nutter. Heeler’s perhaps by the sterling- performers. plan for use here. he received his master’s degree in was his insistence that to the artist his Committee: Paul Carrier. Program Interestingly enough, Mr. Wolfinsohn Included in this plan are the follow­ Creative Writing last year. He said art is inevitable, “just like breathing.” Committee: Maurice Palizza, .-^rchie mentioned the fact that these tw'o se­ ing provisions: that in spite of a large number of grad­ Mr. and Mrs. Abbe are spending Dalton, Nelson Bennett, Victor Ty­ lections appear in Sir Walter Scott’s 1. That the privilege of being re­ uate students doing work in Creative the winter in Dublin, where he is well son, John Nutter, Lewis Bissell, Ele­ “The Red Gauntlet.” leased from departmental or college re­ Writing at Iowa, there was really very on the way toward completing his sec­ anor Lee, John Lovett, and Kenneth The Haydn Quartet was alive and quirements shall be granted to such little interest among the undergradu­ ond novel and is also planning to con­ Kenison. vibrant, sounding, in the third move­ students and only such as have shown ates in comparison with that shown tinue with his poetry. Already, after ment, like a polka. The trickiness of their scholarly reliability and sincerity here and that the results were decided­ only five years, Mr. Abbe’s list of its measures was adequately matched of purpose and who can show that the ly inferior to the writing shown here published writing is impressive in its by the fine technique of the instrumen­ privilege will be to their educational during the last few years. Mr. Abbe, length. “Voices in the Square”, pub­ “Ze Melting Pott” talists. In passing I might mention advantage. one of the charter members of Folio, lished in August, was very favorably that the viola effects in the first move­ 2. That the handling of such stu­ Night Club Opens ment were sufficiently beautiful to dents shall for the present be carried seemed convinced that such group in­ received as a first novel. Those who Durham’s first Nite Club “Ze Melt­ terest and mutual encouragement as heard Mr. Abbe the other night hope merit special notice. on writhin the present administrative ing Pott” opens tomorrow night at The Beethoven Quartet, as I have set-up of The University, and that the found in Folio and the workshop that his second novel will be equally Commons cafeteria. groups was extremely important. Iowa well received, and are looking forward stated earlier was ponderous. I be- Senate Committee on Curricula is au- Dick Braun, master of ceremonies (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 4) has known similar organizations. Fur- to future visits. says—Miss Howard and I felt that Michigan’s “Jim and Jerry”, and Duke’s “Noah’s Ark” aroused nation­ 16 MORE DAYS ’TIL CHRISTMAS wide interest. All good things come E V E R Y D A Y more and more Merchandise is being added in threes so why not make Ze Melt­ to our stock that you may be better able to choose those ing Pott the third all-student nite club COME IN AND SELECT YOUR GIFT WRAPPINGS in the country. The idea developed Christmas presents that should be sent from Durham before slowly with the excellent cooperation FROM OUR LARGE ASSORTMENT. from the executive officers of the Uni­ the close of school. Come in and look over our fine selection. versity. This organization is going to aid any ailing organization. The pro­ ceeds of the Grand Opening are in favor of the Pep-Cats; the next, to the COLLEGE PHARMACY, Inc. aid of the Yacht Club and so on until The Wildcat all student organizations are financially Gorman Block Durham, N. H. firm. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE, DECEMBER 9, 1938. University Radio Book Review Univ. ForestryClub W q z ^ m tp 3l|tre One of the most noted persons on Program Released the campus is Miss Shirley Barker, a Pledges Freshmen Published every Tuesday and Friday throughout the school year by the students of the Univer­ The following is a schedule of the graduate student, library assistant, and The following freshmen received sity of New Hampshire. radio programs to be presented from promising young poet, whose poetry pledge degrees at the last meeting of Entered as second class matter at the post office at Durham, New Hampshire under the act of March 3, 1879. Accepted for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, the University studios through the fa­ has been published in “The Yankee,” the University Forestry Club: Francis act of October 8, 1917. Authorized September 1, 1918. cilities of WHEB, Portsmouth during the "Saturday Review of Literature,” Nourv, Ralph Reed, Frank Leavitt, EDITORIAL OFFICE BUSINE