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Connecticut College News Vol. 30 No. 15
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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1944-1945 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. • ONNECTICUT OLLEGE EWS Z86 Vol. 30-No. 15 New London, Connecticut, Wednesday, March 7, 1945 5c per copy • CC Choir and Yale '48 Climbs to Weekly Marge Watson Has Finger in Faculty Votes For Glee Club To Sing War Stamp Sales Lead The sale of war stamps and Many Outside Activity Pies Vacation Spent on bonds for the week ending In Joint Concert March 2 are as follows: by ,rane Rutter '46 far as athletics are concerned. 1945 S 20.70 March 1 saw Marge Watson '46 Scholastic interests lead Marge to Campus in Sprine: South American Songs 1946 50.00 elected president 01 Student Gov- he., music major. Along those 1947 _.. 48.90 ernment for 1945·1946. Marge, lines, she says that she likes all kinds of music, but jazz and sym- Committee Is Planned And Folk Songs To Be 1948 _.. 91~0 with the other officers of Stu. G., phonies are her particular favor- will be installed at a chapel serv- To Examine Requests Included on Program .Total . $211.30 ites. One of the most difficult i~ sometime later in the spr-ing. things that Marge has to contend For Special Absences The joint Connecticut College Dana Hall was her alma mater with each day is the attempt to choir and Yale Glee club concert before Marge came to C.C. She get to bed early! The faculty vote concerning win be given this Saturday night gra uated from there in '42 and, That's Marge Watson, new Spring vacation this year reo Personnel Bureau president of Stu G. at 8:00 in Palmer auditorium. with eight other Dana girls en- sulted in the same decision as the Similar to the arrangement for tered Connecticut the following one made by the students. the Harvard concert in December, Tells Students of September. "I wasn't in anything During the five days between alumni of Yale in the surr-ound, freshman year," Marge stated March 29 and April 3, students ing area will act as sponsors. Mr. Dr.AnnH.Morgan, emphatically. The truth will out, will remain on campus, but no Christopher L. Avery of Groton; Positions Qffered however, and the facts are that classes will be held. Mr. Nathan Belcher, Mr; Alfred The Personnel bureau has an. she was a member of the fresh- Leading Zoologist, Coit, and Mr. William Douglas all nounced the following positions man basketball team and on the The rules as set down in propo- of New London; Mr. Grosvenor are available for qualified stu- back stage crew for competitive sition one of the questionnaire Ely of Norwich; and Mr. E. Lea dents: plays. Will Lecture Here through which the students voted Marsh Jr .of Deep River compose will be enforced, that is, students Mr. Robert Blood of the Amer- \Vas Chief Mascot·Hunter Dr. Ann Haven Morgan, profes- will have to pay for their board, the present list, not yet com- ican Friends Service committee Last year she served as chair- sor of zoology at Mount Holyoke but not their room. pleted, of the sponsors. will lead chapel on Thursday, man for the sophomore commit- college, will give a lecture at Con- A special committee will prob- Yale Glee Club to Send 52 Men March Sand will speak about necticut college Tuesday after- summer; work opportunities with tee of Mascot hunt. It was then ably be set up to give permission The Yale Glee club, under the that her enthusiasm and resource- noon at 4:20 in Palmer auditori- his organization in urban and ru. for special cases in which there is direction of Mr. Marshall Barthol- um. Her subject will be-"A Citi- ral work camps. He will be avail- fulness was felt by the class of real necessity for traveling. That omew, will consist of 52 rnen ' (a '46. She managed to unite the zen's Biology." The lecture will be able for interviews on Thursday will be worked out by the Student correction of last week's News). 1 he fourth in the college convoca- and Friday, March 8 and 9. class's fighting spirit and led the Government and Dean Burdick. The Glee club will arrive late.Sat- sophomores through one of tho tion series .for 194445. Two dates for seniors to mark urday afternoon from New Haven most exciting weeks of the class's Dr, Morgan is a graduate of on their ,calendars are Tuesday, to rehearse the [oint numbers on history. Then and there 1946 had Cornell university where she reo March 13, and Friday, March 16. Many Prizes To Be the program with the choir, alter found a new leader, and Marge celved the RA. and Ph.D. degrees. which they will have dinner in Equitable Life Insurance was elected class president jcr She has done extensive research, Awarded For Merit the various dormitories. Follow- On Tuesday, March 13, Mr. junior year last spring. at one lime with the famous SCi- entist William Beebe in his trop- ing the concert the Connecticut James F. Fleming of the Equit- In Various Fields Great Versatility ical laboratory at Kartabo in Brit- College choir will entertain the able Life Insurance society will Our versatile new Stu G presi- ish Guiana; on Cornell biological The Office of the President has men informally in Knowlton sal- be on campus to interview seniors dent is the associate editor of expeditions; at the Marine Bio- announced that the following on. Ada Maislen '47 and Elisabeth of all majors for positions in Quarterly, and holds a position on logical laboratory at Woodshole, prizes will be awarded t~is year Bogert '47 are co-chairmen of en- their Cashiers', Group Insurance, the editorial board of the 1946 Massachusetts, and elsewhere. In in the various departments: tertainment. and Policy Claims departments in Koine. And just to prove she isn't 1933 she WOn the signal honor of The Acheson prizes of $15 and New York and other offices The program, which is given one-sided, Marge is also a memo election to American Men of Sci- $10 in Old and New Testament Ilt- below, includes two groups by the throughout the country.' The can- ber of Wig and Candle as of her ence, a group of 250 of the coun- erature wlll be given on the basis See "Concer-tv-e-Pag'e 6 didates will receive training as sophomore year. But there has try's leading scientists. of a special examination by in- correspondents, mathematicians, been plenty of hard work aca- Dr. Morgan's "Field Book of structors in English and Biblical public service operators, claims demically inel uded in all these ex- Ponds and Streams" and "Book literature. This competition is New Semester Sees reviewers, and sales proposal pre- tra-curricular activities. Marge of Animals in Winter" are widely open to all students. parers. Girls who have ~majored has also been on the dean's list! used. She is the author also of The Katharine Blunt prize of Teaching Staff Of in mathematics, English, and bus- numerous articles on biological $15 for the best dormitory library iness administration will find That broad "a" can mean only one thing, and it's true. Marge is subjects which have been pub- is being offered by an anonymous College Increased these positions especially interest- donor. ing. __ fr-om Massachusetts. She claims lished jn scientific journals. The opening of the 1945 spring Mrs. Sara L. Anderson of R. H. Newtonville as her home town, The Jane Bill prize of $25 in semester brought four new addi- Macy and Company, New York, and Newtonville is proud to claim memory of Henry Bill Selden, is tiona to the faculty of the college, will be here Friday, March 16, to her. That Boston accent has held Elections See 95% given to the student maintaining two of whom joined the depart- interview applicants interested in sway over junior class meetings the highest standard of work in the art department. ment of economics, and 'two of merchandising, management and this year, and next it will be Vote For Office....s amalgo's own voice. The Theodore Bodenweln prize whom are new members of the oersonnel, and work as cub copy- The new officers of Student of $25 is offered for excellence in English department. writers. They can also use girls Marge loves horses, and run- ning a close second
.. • Wednesday, March 7, 1945 CONNECTICDT COLLEGE NEWS ""' CONNECTICUT.UPS (ONNECfICUTeCoLLEGE NEws FREE SPEECH <, Establisbed 1916 The Editors or the "News" do not hold them- Published by the snarents or Connecticut College selves responsible for the opinions expre.s~ed In every Wednesday throughout tbe, college year trom Sep- this column. In order to Insure the validity at tember to June, except during mm-years aO,d-svalC:l~on:t Entered as second-class matter AuguS.. • this column as an organ tor the expression at the Post Omce at New London, Connecticut, under the honest opinions, the editor must know the names act or March 3, 1879. ot contributors.
Member Dear Editor, ~ssocialed CoUeeiale Press C.C. has been blessed with a galaxy of extra- Diuributor of j curricular activities. For this we should be ex- tremely grateful. But the, lack of interest in the CoIIe6iale IJi6est activities seems to indicate that the student body Charter Member ot the New EnJdand has an "I don't care" attitude toward all this. Intercollegiate Newspaper Assocf8.t1on The Palmer Radio 'project opened an entirely new field this year. Opportunities are countless, _,... __ ••T_...\' A_ .. "_' .. - but- the number of students actively engaged in N.tionaI AdvertiliDc Sfnice. Joe. working on the project are Indeed few. The fac- c.u.•• ~Mn ...... ,... ulty has borne the greater part of the buj'den of 4&0 WADISON AVa". N •• YORK. N. Y. the radio programs. This is not as it should be. CIKCA_ • ~ ••• LOS ..... LB • ,,,. , ..... - Perhaps students have thought that the care- fully planned programs held no place for them. EDITORIAL STAFF This is a gross error. Scripts of all types, and stu- Edltor~ln-ChJef dent composed music are what the radio needs and Georgine Downs '45 wants. An entire student production is the goal of As.oelate Editor Managing EdItor the program heads, and is one that can not be real- Shirley Armstrong '45 Bryna Samuels '46 ized until those among us with talent turn in their President's Reporter material. Betty Rei !reI '46 Here is a golden opportunity. Shall it go to News Editor Feature Editor waste? Sincerely, Janet McDonough '46 Jane Rutter '46 '46 Department Edlton Clubs Editor . . .. Jean Howard :46 My dear Editor: Art Editors Jean Stannard '47, Joan Somerby 47 Music Edttor-·:::::--= . .._..._..__ Virginia Bowmdan :4.5 To find Mary Harkness, J. A., Knowlton, or Sports Reporter __._._... ._. Nancy Bia es 7 Freeman Reporters You don't have to be a Ocnan. Janice Somach '47 Norma Gross '46, Elizabeth Bogert '47, Just follow the tracks Betty Hill '45 Mary Carpenter '46 Sally Radovsky '47, Of all those sad sacks Ellen Hasson "471 Mary E. Van Nostrand '47, Barbara Fry '46 Marguerite Goe '45, Muriel Evans '46, Mary Batt Through the mud and the ooze '48". Elliabeth Bowman '48, Gloria Reade '48, Helene Sul- zer '48 Constance Tashot '48, Marfone Wen '46, Roberta Made by Connecticut dews. Wells 148, Jean Hemmerly '47. Such a theme should be set to music and sung Proof Readers every year about this time. By the time the cam- Phebe Clark '46 Gloria Alprln '46, Anne Frank '46, Elizabeth aenee '47, Joan Somerby '47, Jean Stannard '47, pus dries out, most of the occupants of those dor- Ceres Geiger '46, Susannah Johnson '47, Mary Carolyn Bas- mitories have left their footprints in the ground \ sett '46, Charlotte Kavanagh '45, Kathryn Gander '45. for posterity-or at least for the summer students. Barbara Fielding '45. Why waste money on cement sidewalks? Ob- Art Staff viously they taren't needed. May we suggest in- Gawsh, I wonder when the war'll be over! Jean Abernethy '47 Charlotte Beers '45, Nancy Faulkner . . '46. Lois Johnson '47. . stead that all students be urged NOT to use the BUSINESS STAFF sidewalks, We'll then offer to bet 3-1 that more of us will be on them and off.what's left of the Business Manager Miriam Imber '46 grass. A few more days of plowing through the O. M. I. MOVIE Business StBf'f Kltt)' Wile '47 VirgInia Dwyer '46, Anne Ordway '46, muck, and everyone who tries it will definitely be (Office of More Elizabeth Davis '47 Marcia Faust '45,- Sue Studner '47, "caught on campus." Information) MINUTES LorralnEfLlncoln '46: Vera J-ezek '47, Barbara Fielding '45. Jane Addams '45 by Jean Howard '45 Advertising Manager by Hedi SeligsohnBA '4~ ShIrley Strangward '45 Advertising Staft' aIarY Morse '47, Mary E. Cooper '46, Marie Hickey '47, Excellent .. Fair Amelia Ogden '47, Frances Wagner '46 Joan Weissman CALENDAR by Lucile Lebowlch '45 ~*** J '48, Suzanne Levin '46, Janice Warren 'Q7. For the past two months Albert ... Gopd • Poor Circulation l\olanager Deutsch has been conducting in Margery Vallar '45 PM an extensive survey of the Guest in the House*** CLrculatlon Staft' Thursday, March 8 Veterans Administration. He has At the Garde theater this week- Suzanne Levin '46 Joan Weissman '46\ Margaret Camp '47, Choir rehearsal 4 :20 ~hapel brought to light shocking and un- Vera Jezek '47 Mary Morse '47, He en VInal '47 Doris end will be a dramatic motion pic- Mellman '46 :setty Finn '46, Jacqueline Everts '47, Margot Sophomore class meeting 5 :10 BIll 106 believable facts about an agency ture, Guest in the House, starring Grace '47, Suzanne Hannoch '47, Nancy Noyes '47, Patricia Lecture, Madame Yu-Chieh Yang, "Recent that must become one of the most Hemph1ll '48, Joan Reinhart '48, Eleanor Roberts '48, Rita Ralph Bellamy and. Anne Baxter, Weigl '48, Roberta Wells '48. Problems and Development in Chinese J important in the war and post- with Aline MacMahon and Ruth Education" 7:00 Bill il.06 war period because of its relation Warrick in the supporting roles. Saturday, March 10 with veterans in need of physical Originally a play on Broadway, / Concert, Yale glee club and CC choir .: . rehabilitation. this popular drama was directed "Balance 01 Power" ..._..8:00 Auditorium The Veterans J\dministration in the movie version by John a A "'Studyof the extent to which the recently- besides alloting pensions to dis· Brahm. The story is that of SWlday,March 11 charged service-people operates psychiatric case, Miss Baxter, elected members of Phi Beta Kappa participated Coast Guard services 9 and 10 Chapel 94 hospitals in which ill veterans who is placed in the home of in extra-curricular activities while maintaining ex· Vespers, Dr. Douglas Hort9n, Minister, Gen· are given care. World War I vet- Ralph Bellamy and his wife, by cellent grades decisively proves that college need eral council of Congregational churches, erans make up about two-thirds her fiance, a doctor. This move not mean only text books, exams, and themes. On New York. 7:00 Chapel of all patients in VA facilities, but was made on the idea that all the contrary, it would serve as substantial evi· Monday,March 112 naturally the number of World Miss Baxter needed was to live in War II veterans is increas.ingrap· a wholesome environment to clear dence that those who attain the highest acWeve· Volley ball games. --.- 7:00 Gym idly because of the number of dis- her trouble. The trouble increased ment are those who supplement their academic Lecture, Carl Van Doren .._.._ _ 8:00 W.M.I. charges from the armed forces for everyone, however, and Miss work with activities that benefit not only them. Tuesday, March 13 I every month. Baxter succeeded only in disrupt· selves but the collegecommunity as well. Convocation, Anne H. Morgan _._.__._._./ The major shortcomings of this ing the household,cQrppletely, fin- If is significant to note that these girls have at- ...... __ 4:20 Auditorium setup are many; here are a few ally separating Mr. Bellamy and his wife. Scores .are suddenly set· tained the "balance of power" between individual Choir rehearsal __._, 7.g Bill 106 of the most striking: Wednesday, ]}farch 14 1. Because of the workings of tled with the use of one word by and group interests that is so beneficial to living Aline MacMahon, who up until and working with others in a community. Organ recital _._...... 5:15 Chapel the pension system, men are vir- this point in the film has not been Soviet Historical film, "1812" . tually encouraged I to leave hospi- noticed part~ularry. . Naturally, the "balance of power" achieved by 7:30 Auditorium tals before cured. This fact is es- , the Phi Betes cannot be applied to. others. Each The plot serves to make tillS pecially evident in TB cases, be- picture very interesting, and the person must find her own equation through the cause families of the patients get directing and acting,are excellen.t. recognition of her own potentialities in all fields- much more of a financial benefit Palmer Radio Program All in all, Guest in the House IS cUITicularand extra-curricular. To work for one's from keeping the infected veteran at home. good entertainment. own "balance of power" is one of the main tasks a: WNLC 2. Before a veteran with·a non- Practically Yours*** student must face, for it is important not only for 1490 On Yonr Dial service connected disability can Practically Yours is the feature a fuller enjoyment of college,but also for a fuller get any.kind of treatment from a attraction atl the Capitol theater appreciation of life itself. VA facility he must swear to a this weekend. This Paramount The task is not an easy one. It is difficult to papuer's oath. production stars Fred MacMurraY know where to draw the lihe. It 1sdifficultto know Thursday, March 8, 5 :45 p.11L 3. Psychiatric treatment for the and Claudette Colbert. with RO~' when one side of the balance will begin to suffer The history department program, New Lon· 45% of all medically discharged el1t,Benchley and Gil Lamb len ' as a result of the overloadingof the other side. We don Looks at its Past, will present Mrs. S. B. But· servicemen who are classified ing able support. Mitchell Leisen must remember that our primary purpose in col. ler in The Indian Problem and its Solution. Psyc)1o-neuroticis desperately in- is the director and producer. . IE:geis that of maintaining a high academic level; Sunda-y,March 11, 3:30 p.m. adequate. In the total 30 VA oper- This is the story of a SenIOr yet we must also remember that we are preparing Representative Thomas L. Hagerty will be ated neuro·psychiatric facilities, Grade Lieutenant in the NavY ourselves for our roles in the world outside of the heard on Public Affairs in Connecticut. His topic there is an average of less than ivory-tower and realize that group activities are w!'o flew 5000 miles to see Pigg~ will be The Work of the State Legislature. one psychiatric 'social worker per his dog, and fell under the spe essential in this preparation. It is our duty to de- Monday,March 12, 10 :15 p.nt. hospital. I of Peggy, Claudette Colbert. 'The velop the intelligence we have inherited, but at the 4. According to many physi· same time it is our duty to apply this jntellig'ence 'The department of English will present Mod· name of the film comes from th~ cians, even those in the Veterans fact that Claudette would nO to the world in the most practical way. ern Utopia: yr. G. Wells. Dr. Mason Record will be. Administration, the treatment No, the task is not an easy one, but there is so the guest speaker. commit herself any further thaD given is definitely inferior. In- to say, "Darling, I'm practical1~ much importance attached to it that it must be Wednesday, March 14, 1:15p.m, terns are not accepted in VA has· yours," The fun really starts whe. faced squarely. The continuance of a rational, cul- Miss Martha Alter of the department of music pitals, which have no affiliations tured world is at stake.-B.J .S. l\ir. Benchley enters the pietur~ will start her series of piano recitals. '. See-4IOl\fi"...l...Page 5 See "Movies"-Page .. I "'edoesday, March 7, 1945 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NEWS Page1'hnle Academic Freedom Geniuses Can Be Human, So Say Connecticut Flying Ladies President's Theme College Candidates to the. Phi Beta Kappa All Reach Net In Weekly Chapel Hall of Fame, as Campus Sings High Praise In Fire Drill "Why should the dismissal of by Roberta Wells '48 by "SmoI • • Wednesday, March 7, 1945 CONNECT1Cl/T COLLEGE NEWS P.Four 4 Tarzan and Topaze Reign as Please Patronize 0ur Advertise,. GYMANGLI:S Kin,gs 01' East, West Campus. r-:~ =:::==.====:::::; b Sall RadOvsky'47'J out of his way to greer 1\1r. QUIm- Otto Aimetti I by Nency Bledes '47 y y. h Ithi by with a bark-s-a fr-iendly one. Ladies' and Gentlemen'. I Connecticut college as WI In Tailor its family fold two very ar-isto- Lucky Few Are His ~ie~ds. . cratic-but when you get to know Topaze, too, is quite discrfmin- Specializing in I them, very friendly--eharacters. ating in his friends~ips. an? tho~e Ladies' Tailor-made Dresses with the C.G.A. in a friendly BuIre/lNlll Both are self-constituted guar- he prefers are t~rilled Wl~ ~lS Coats and Suits Last Wednesday night the sen- game of volleyball. If everyone is in fine shape tonight it's not their di e of the Arboretum and gentleness and kmdness. HIS dl~- Made to Order iors dashed with the sophomores fault. I'll bring you up to date ~s, on . . hb h d criminating tastes run also to hIS Re od r S· .in a very fast game, with the one of his own neig or 00 • eating and sleeping habits, which Fur m e mg a peclalty sophomores losing by a score of next week. Nameaug Avenue. Although you must cause difficulties today-s-he Over Kresge's 25c Store Z/.19. It seems that the skill of On Friday night the first games may have run into the latter on eats only meat! This diet is aug- t 86 State Street the veterans was too much for between the classes is scheduled one of your p il g r irne g e s to mented in the winter by catnip, Phone 7395 for 7:00 in the gym. The juniors them, yet there were moments in Holmes hall, it isn't very likely eleven plants of which are grown the game when anyone could will try to prove the sophomores in ;~~~~~~~~~~~~_~~I that you've met the latter in his Miss Ernst's, home. Topaze will _ have won. the weaker. The following Mon- own personal kingdom. For To- accept his food only from a lady's day night the overworked sopho- In the second game of the eve- paze, Miss Ernst's "good Ameri- J:and when he is seated on a par- ning the bouncing bClbies, the mores will meet the freshmen. Cheering sections are always ap- can alley cat," never goes out in- ttcutar red stool. . For Drug Store Needs freshmen, managed to keep a to his kingdom before dark, and, For the fir~t few year's of h~s hop, skip, and a jump ahead ~f preciated. twelve year hfe he carr-led a pII- Elizabeth Arden the juniors. The game was rup in fact, ha~ never ~one out o~ ~he low upstairs every day at bed- Lentheric - Yardley's and tuck all the way with the street. It IS by hIS own decision time. He used to place this pillow 'Dorothy Grey ~ Max Factor freshmen winning 29-26. I would that he has never explored the by- on his own bed before he retired Radovsky -, Cosmetics like to congratulate the freshman ways and highways of Ccnnectl- for the "night." Now, however, he wednesday, March 7, 1945 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NEWS Page fi.... .g£ Vesper Speaker -Student Poets Asked (COnllnu!?~~~ •• TIm." Hunter, P-ery War Conscious, To Contribute Verse During Five-A:r~s Weekend, ening them. It is not saying too April 20-21, or-iginal poetry Observes Seventy-Fifth Year much to describe the accuracy of by Rita Singer '18 Hunter is quite different from will be read. students interested in con- the timing as tJ:awless. To write about Hunter in a few that at Connecticut This is per- tributing their verse should The sudden and unexpected ap- hundred words is practfcally at- haps owing to the much larger see Priscilla Wright '46 in pearance of Harriet's "overtone tempting the Imposstble. student body. Each class elects Freeman house. Hetty at the mirror comes to Hunter is unique in that it is lour representatives and they mind. Any wavering at this point the only institution in the United with the four Student Govern- would have been unfor"l:.unate, States that offers a free education ment officers, class presidents and might well have stated the imag- to women. The only requirement chairmen or the various commit- M. I. tnattve mood so imperfectly that for entrance is that you be a rest- tees under Student Government o. the total effect of the play could dent of 1 zew York city and pass meet on Monday nights to dis- (Continued from Page Two) have been lost. And the excellence certain entrance examinations. cuss and vote on matters pertain- of timing in this place was reo The student body and faculty ing to school activities. These pealed throughout the play, not- of Hunter are acutely aware of meetings are quite stimulating with any medical schools and ably in the speeches of the "over. the responsibilities brought on by and a wonderful experience in therefore offer no opportunity to tones" which furnished such elo- the war and their contributions self-government. doctors for the all-important re- quent comment in the dialogue. a number many. the most notable Student Government search facilities. Doctors cannot comment now comic. now ironic, being the conversion of the Bronx The commIttees under Student get new drugs without going now spiteful. always pertinent. building for Navy use. It has been Government number about 25- through a mass of delaying red D~. DOUGLAS HORTON In commenting upon a perform christened the "'U.S.S. Hunter and the most important being: War tape. ance of uniform excellence, it is (or the past two years has been a committee, varsity, the annual 5. In spite of the critical man- falmost impossible to single out training tat ion for the Waves. dramat Ic presentation and sing, a power shortage and the need for or attention anyone person. Yet To the girls who attended the competitive activity that takes at least 2,000 nurses in VA hospi- NewYork Minister, Nancy Faulkner, to whose skill- Bronx building lor nearly four place in the spring. Other corn- tals, Negro nurs~s. as part of the Iul direction can be attributed years the departure was rather mittees are: the Student-Faculty government policy, are not ac- Rev. D. Horton, To much of the finesse and polish of sad and many "farewell to the committee. Student-Aide commit- cepted (except in the four segre- the production, deserves a praise Bronx building" parties were tee. Advance-Standing committee, gated hospitals in the South) Be Vesper Speaker which all who saw the play will held. Publicity committee and Student even in those localities, such as The speaker at the 7 o'clock agree is only just. Sponsor L.S.l\1. Government honor court. the metropolitan New York area, where discrimination h:y=;been al- vesper service in Harkness chapel Cast Worthy of It'i Direction Another quite recent Hunter ac- The Hunter publications are: most eliminated. will be Dr. Douglas Horton min- Of the members of the cast it tivity was the sponsortng of five Bulletin, the school paper; Echo. must be said that they were fully L.S,M. ships. This entails supply- the school magazine. and Wisteri· A Senate investigation has been ister of the General Coun~il of launched, however, into the medi- worthy of the direction that th~ ing the crews with gifts on holf- on. the senior publication. Congregational Churches, New received, Margaret Healy and Sa days, magazines and letters. The Hunter is celebrating its seven- cal program of the Veterans Ad- ministration by a sub-committee York. rah Levenson were excellent as formal sponsoring last January ty-flfth anniversary this year and the two principals. and the "over -. was quite memorable occasion. as I left the student body was headed by Senator Pepper. It A native of New York City, Dr. a may, therefore, be hoped that be- Horton was educated at Prince- tones," Harriet Kuhn and Gloria The men of three or the ships and busy preparing for the occasion. Frost, admirably interpreted their important Naval personnel at- Several assemblies and teas were fore too long the Veterans Ad- ton university, New college, Edin- parts. TheJunior play was one to tended the assembly and a dance to be held and a formal dinner at ministration will become, as it burgh, Mansfield college, Oxford, remember, was held for the men that eve. the Waldorf. should have been all along, the the University of Tubingen, and medium through which some of Hartford Theological seminary. The seniors, under the extreme ning in the lounges, the physical havoc wreaked in He holds honorary degrees from ly capable direction of June Saw The War committee of Hunter Victoria Shoppe this war can be ameliorated ef- Lawrence college and Chicago hill, offered a prologue and three college is a very active organiza- fectively, Theological seminary. scenes from "The Old Maid" by tion, and all war projects are un- I The Modern Corse try Ordained to the Congregational Zoe Akins. der its auspices. During the past Sporl8wear--Llngerle-Robes ministry in 1915. Dr, Horton dudlclcus Cutting, Selection semester they have held a Blood Gloves-Hosiery Donor drive, a drive to till kits to served pastorates in Connecticut, Avoiding the random method send to the men aboard the L. S. Mrs. D, Silty, Graduate Corsetler Movies Massachusetts and Illinois before (Continued from Pa.ge Two) visible in an earlier play of this M.'s at Christmas time, the Blue ______- he took his present post of leader- year's series, the seniors, by ju Star brigade, a drive to recruit l792 1944 ship within his denomination. dicious cutting and,skilliul selec gtrIs eto act as bond sellers in a The Union Bank & Trust as the Supreme Court Justice During the last world war, Dr. tton, succeeded in producing a door to door campaign through- who "runs interference" for this Horton served' as a chaplain in play which, though much short- out the city during the last' war Co. of New London, Conn. love affair. the U, S. Navy, He is in constant ened from its original length, was bond drive, and the adoption of Trust and Commercial DeptB. Practically Yours promises to demand as a speaker and preach- still coherent, realistic. and Intel- two war orphans. I "2 YEARS OF SERVICE be filled with fun and amusing in- er both in the churches of many Iectually satisfying throughout The Student Government at cidents. denominations and in schools, col- The settings and costumes were leges and universities. He has lee- beautifully done and conveyed ex tured extensively in theological cellently the mid-nineteenth cen Regal Fur Shop seminaries. including Andover- tury atmosphere of the play. Chapel Varsity Newton and Chicago seminaries. Remodeling, Rellning, Repairing Looking back on the perform Ik."",======~======:dl spect. • • CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday! March 7, 1945 PlI(IJl' Six i!!t!; Undue arrogance, Suzy thought Is There Mail? Being broke and getting no mau Windham Will Be Open -it was almost too much to bear Any Evening In March But look who's coming. Ye~ Really Good? Betty Brower, the the the .. Caught on Campus Windham house will be Sure, she could smile; she got open for students and their mail. Suzy argued with herself guests during the month of No, of Course! Should she murder her or not; March. It will be open until that day. That's one way to get But she controlled herself, car~ March is here again and with it 11 :45 on week days and Sun- by Bryna Samuels '46 flowers; run for an office. Then fully tried on a halo for size, and comes the inevitable race for the days and until 1 :15 on Satur- your bed-ridden companions will All the way through her nine trugged off morbidly toward her tlrst spring tan. Yes, in spite of day nights. ' think you have friends. o'clock class Suzy Brown was 10:20 class. After all-there Was the fact we had snow last wed- still an afternoon mail. nesday, we've still had people out , .. thinking of the wonderful mail 00- the sun decks. The wmter The juniors have both the en- she'd get this morning. It wa~ breezes blow. the spring sun does gagements this week. Jean Compo Original Music Is Monday, and since her box had Buy War Bonds and stamps. Its best to tint the face of the ton '46 received her diamond been empty both Friday and Sat- ardent sunbathers. but results from Bob Welch this week end. NewRadio Program urday there wasn't any doubt in have been futile so far. Incident- Bob was graduated from wjj. Starting tonight, March 7, at the world that she'd hear from .. The Style Shop ally, the pre-season tan Midge liams last week. As yet no plans Bolton. '46 is sporting is due to 10 :15, Palmer radio will present now let's see ... there was Frank, 128 State Street have been made for the wedding. Miss Martha Alter, composer-pi- and Ted, and Bill. And maybe skiing, not sun bathing. Aune Ojala '46 is the other Too bad the snow fences are anist and member of the depart- even Jack would break down aft- College Sportswear lucky junior sporting a new dia- ment of music, in the first of a still up at Ocean Beach. With an mond on the left hand. Aune is er all these months. Oh, why Fur's Millinery atmosphere more conducive to series of broadcasts devoted to didn't that bell ring!! engaged to Eugene Nurmi, a her own compositions. This eve- summer. we could probably find chemist from New Brunswick. It rang. Suzy tripped over the somebody holding the crown for ning Miss Alter will include on The plans for their wedding are her program Two American feet of every person in her aisle, the first swim of the year. What indefinite, too. ran flat against the door before price fame! Pieces, Bound Down the River YELLOW CAB , • after a print by Currier and Ives she realized it wasn't open yet, •• • • and made for the straightaway Many thanks to Mrs. Ray for and Camp Meeting. PHONE 4321 Nancy Faulkner '46 has taken the marvelous party she gave for Her second program on March Post Office Jam Session a renewed interest in life since the Palmer radio staff Sunday Competitive play decision Friday 14 will consist of music inspired toward the post office. afternoon. The pop corn and ap- by the poetry of Edward Horn. She arrived panting and pro- night. She was still bubbling Sat- ples were wonderful, and so was urday from the results of the Miss Alter will be assisted by ceeded to give all necessary thecoppcrtuntty to find out just Leah Meyer '45, soprano, and r-ights-to-the-jaw to the six other play, and Monday morning she who is working on the program. China Glass Silver went so far as to get up for her Sara Levenson '46, reader. Miss hopefuls who were trying to open Meyer will sing Daguerreotype, a 8 o'clock class! •• •• the boxes that surrounded hers. Lampe Unusual Gifls ~ The man who knows the facts, kaleidoscopic picture of the Amer- She could see her box now. It . . Idan Woman. Miss Levenson will was full-full to the brim. Gang- current events and history doesn't If anybody was able to get seem to know the law. Saturday read the text of Elegy and Alert, way! L. Lewis & Co. close enough to see the cup for morning's local news on WNLC two strongly contrasted moods of A final lunge and the box was Competitive plays, they probably carried the story of one Dr. Ches- the present war. opened, the contents extracted, 'Established 1860 received quite a jolt. On the front ter MacArthur Destler who was Miss Alter's third Palmer radio and the envelopes perused. Betty the letters stated quite bluntly program will take place March 28 Brower, Betty Brower, Betty, Bet- arraigned in court for not having State and Green Streets that the cup was of the athletic his 1945 license plates! and will consist of music tor two ty, Betty, .. ah Suzy Browne. association variety! pianos .. She will be assisted by But the envelope was big and it NEW LONDON, CONN. The silver shortage must be Mrs. Eleanor Southworth Cranz, was brown and the words "First bad too., Oh well, it served the also of the department of music. purpose. Seniors Eligible , ~:;~~~~n t~c~~ne;ere printed ~.~~~~~~~~~~~~_~~J • • For Civil Service Ev'rybody But Me! It must be nice to have people " Concert Oh, blue Monday. Suzy weedled send you flowers whiie you're in Examinations Now Jlarob 11·12 Sun. and Mo Chinese and American )JETTY GR:\RLE An KnItting Supplies Cooking Coney Island 5 : The Eating Place of FJlmed In Technlcolor Home Arts Corner :: Pleasant Memory Co-Feature Sbe's a Sweetheart 9 UNION STREET ! 14 Main SI., New London ::' ....,..,." ..", , "".."",.,..,,,.., .