"Don't ever^tlare to take your college as a matter of course— because, like democracy and freedom; many people you'll never know anything about have broken their hearts to ' •get it for you." Alic uer iller e D M \- Death of Coombs Variety Show Has John Dim Future; Skits Shock to Colby Campus Are Unacceptable Hew Fall Appointments The- prospect of another Variety Night run, by the fraternities seems The English Department has recently announced three new ap- dim at this time as the Administra- pointments to add to its faculty, effective in the fall. William R. tive Committee has expressed grave Crawford and Arram Garab will assume positions of instructor and concern with certain aspects of the'* Irving Suss has been named as assistant professor. All three have show as it was carried, out this year. either earned their Ph.D. degree or are candidates for that honor. Although they were in complete ac- of cord with many of the skits and the A native Tulsa, Oklahoma, William Crawford received his B.A. * part ' of the program prepared by ' from .Baylor University in _»5_ . A , Bob Brolli and his assistants, the year later he obtained his M.A. skits provided hy several fraterni- Pakistani to Make from the University of Michigan. ties were unacceptable and are to be Now a candidate for his doctrate, discontinued . Mr. Crawford has. pursued further Next Gabe Speech study at Yale and study at the Uni- In a release from tlie Administra- On April 23, Aghi Shahi will de-" versity of Oslo in Norway in 1954-55. tive Committee they stated that they liver the eighth lecture in the Gab-" This latter study has been under a wanted to "express cur grave con- . rielson series. His topic is "Pakis-" Fullbright Fellowshi in cern over the Variety Show pro- p for study tan and its Middle Eastern Neigh-" Norway. Mr. Crawford' duction of March 16. In the in- s previous bor." ' teaching experience has been as a stance of several skits' the absence . graduate assistant in 1953 at the of any sense of propriety or of re- Mr. Shahi, received his Master's University of Michi spect for minimum standards of Degree in the ""fields of history, poli-. gan and a r Teaching Fellow also at Michi quality-and good taste was inexcus- tics, and economics from Presidency , gan, from 1953-54. able and indefensible." College, Madras University in 1941L and Allahabad University in 1943. Arrant Garab from New York The report went on to state that , These provided him. with a firml City, is now a candidate "In view of tlie fact that tlie skits for his 3 Ph.D. at Columbia in question reflect a tendency which foundation for his future years , where he has posts of vari-- been engaged in research on William has unfortunately been increasingly spent in governmental ous natures. In the same year off Butler Yeats since 1954. Mr. Garab evident over the last few years, the . his graduation from Allahabad Uni-- received his B.A. from Swarthmore Administrative Committee has ruled that the type of Variety Night as versity, he entered the Indian Civil1 in 1951 and his M.A. from Columbia - the following year produced in the past by Hangout Service through a series of competi- . He has conducted he was research in English in conjunction with the fraternities tive examinations. In 1944, at the Univers- posted to the province of Sind as As- ity of Puerto Rico. Previous and sororities shall be discontinued." posi- sistant Collector. During his ac- tions before the Colby appointment ' 'The Committee is hilly cognizant quantance with the Sind Govern- have been as U. S. Army English of the potential contribution to col- ment, he held numerous District language instructor and administra- lege spirit of student-organized and and Secretariat posts. He has tor, 1953-54 ; assistant instructor at directed activities which bring to- served as Advisor on Constitutional the American language center of gether the college community, it matters to . the Chief Minister of Columbia during the summer of hopes.,:.therefpre,..that..in the..iuture " ' ; ¦ Sind - _ was Collector and Djisfrict 1954 ; and . .. is. now. teaching concur- John (Iron' . Man - Jack). Coombs, agairist hq defeats*, ..-. „ -. - .„,, ; -• .. '...- .. - an annual - student'p%>dtfcti6n'Tahder v ^ r ^ '¦ ' Magistrate of Thatta, and was Secre- rently since 1956 at City College, one of the greatest pitchers in the His first college coaching , j oh >vas the technical supervision of Powder he tary .to the Chief Minister of Sind New York, and Fairleigh-Dickinson history of baseball a'nd an aluihnus ^vithi Williams. Later .coached and Wig and Hangout may become in 1947 and 1948 and again in 1949 University, New Jersey! of Colby—Class of 1906—College, Princeton University's, nine and in Continued on Page Six and 1950 . ^^ ¦ ^ ¦ ^ ¦ ^ ¦ ^ - ^^^ fc died at the age of 74 this past Mon- 1928, signed to pilot Duke Univers- ^ ¦- ¦^^ • -^ ¦_» ^ »^ .^^' -^_ -^ .-»-^^ -% A new assistant professor in Eng- day, April 15, in Palestine, Texas. ity, i \ : Friday, April 26 is the date for In May of 1,951, Mr. Shahi was ap- lish will be Irving Suss from He was believed to have suffered a Coombs invariably spent" his sum- the All-College Supper to be held , pointed to the Pakistan Foreign Newark, N. J. Mr. Suss did his heart attack. Coombs retired from mers at his Kenwebunk, Maine, in the Fieldhouse at 5 :30 p.m. ' Service. He participated in the work research for his Ph.D. at Columbia baseball about three years ago after home. Fishing and hunting pro- A yearly tradition at Colby this > of the third, fourth, fifth, and f rom 1940-43, 1947-48 and 1951 . His having coached at Duke University vided him recreation between base- supper is sponsored by Cap and [ seventh sessions of the General As- topic was the Decline and Fall of for 26 years. ball seasons. The latter sport cost Gown and Blue Key. The meal j sembly and represented Pakistan on Irish Drama. Previously, he gradu- John Wesley Coombs was Lorn in him a finger from his left hand in is free and all dining rooms will the United Nations Commission for ated with a B.A. from the Univers- Legrange, Iowa in 1882 and was 1936. be closed. < the Unification and rehabilitation of ity of North Carolina in 1936 and the only one of his three brothers In 1.910 he married a Palestine Herbert Brown , professor of Korea . In September, 1951 , Shahi with his M.A. from Chapel Hill , and a sister to take sports seriously. girl and had made Palestine his English at Bowdoin, will be the ! was Pakistan's Alternate Delegate North Carolina. A member of Phi to the Japanese Peace Conference. Beta Itappa Mr When he was five years of age, he legal residence. Coombs served as speaker. Besides his position at; . Suss also belongs Tho following year saw him as Mem- to Alpha Psi Delta, honorary psy- moved to Freeport, Maine. He a scout for the A's for many years Bowdoin , b Professor Brown is graduated from Freeport High whale fit Duke. After his retirement known as a humorist. ber of the Pakistan Delegation to chological fraternity. Mr. Suss has School in 1901 and that same year he continued to assist in baseball Among the officers announced ! the Consultative Committee meetings contributed articles to the "En- he enrolled at Coburn Classical In- clinics. He attended Colby's 1955 at the supper aro those for of the Colombo Plan, a job which cyclopedia Yearbook, " and the stitute. From Coburn, he enrolled Baseball Clinic. Women s Student League, he once again performed in the fall "Book of Knowledge." In addition ' lie has had publications at Colby in 1902. ." Coombs was the author oC a text- Judiciary Board, and W. A. A. of 1953. in the maga- book on baseball entitled "Baseball : Continued, on Pago Five 74iio "Ir ish Writing" in the summer While at Colby, he not only took , Individual Strategy and Team Play," o f 1952 and the "South Atlantic part in basebal l but also was in wid used in colleges and schools. Quarterly" in July 1955. An inter- track, tennis, f ootball and basket- oly^ esting career has proceeded this new hall. In 1904 he was captain in bas- He was elected to college base- Two Fellowship Awards s Ha ll of Fame several years appointment for Mr. Suss. From ketball and tlio following year cap- ball' f or Continued on Page Six tain in baseball. After graduating Ago, and although nominated professional baseball's Hall of Offered To David Mills from Oolliy, Coombs jumped directly Fame, he was never selected for that to tho American League, winning A present candidate for the Condon Medal Award, David Mills, honor, Speakers his first game with tho Phil adelphia has recently been, the recipient of the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Compete Coombs and his wif e, known to all Athletics. David has accepted » as "Miss Mary," woro childless. ' Award and the Danforth Foundation Award. For Levine Prizes Coombs, who won his n ickname He was buried Tuesday, April 16 the Wilson Foundation through the University of Illinois. The sovonty-thi rd annual Levine in pitching three full World Series at Palestine, Texas. • • ' are awarded upon invitation The Woodrow Wilson Fellowships Speaking Contest, intended to en- games against the Chicago Cubs in J ohnny "Winkin Colby's baseball , only, and only upon nomination by members of the academic pro- courage extemporaneous speaking, five days in 1.910 , was a member o f mentor who played under Coombs , fession.