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A PAPER ABOUT THEMSELVES, PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OP ALFRED UNIVERSITY

VOL. VIII ALFRED, N. Y., TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1921 NO. 28

REVISION OF CAMPUS RULES -- IMPORTANT

ACTION TAKEN IN RECENT STUDENT

BODY MEET- ING

Witter '21, Awarded Loyalty Medal

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO BANQUET SEASON

On Wednesday morning, May 25, a student body meeting was held at the hour of the usual assembly period, at

•which time the loyalty medal was voted to Ray C. Witter; Charles Lake and John McMahon were elected business and assistant business manager of the Fiat Lux respectively and important amendments were made to the Stud- ents Association constitution and Campus Rules.

The constitution of the Students' Association was amended as follows:

Article V, Section 11—

A vacancy on the Student Senate shall be filled by the election by the student body of two persons nominated by the class lacking the senator or representative.

Article IX, Section 3—

Two-thirds of the student body shall constitute a quorum at these meetings.

This section did read, "Fifty members of the Association shall constitute a quorum at these meetings."

Article X, Section 3—

Section 3 which read, "The Campus Rules shall not be amended except during the month of May and only In the manner hereinafter provided," was struck out.

The following amendments to the Campus Rules were adopted:

Article II, Section 1—

Part of the first paragraph to read:

"through the period covering the first Continued on page four

PUBLIC S P E A K I N G CLASSES GIVE ENTER-

TAINING RECITAL

Mrs. Mix Displays Usual Versa- tility in Rendition of "Lone-

some-Like"

STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE RE- SULTS OF EXCELLENT

COACHING

Mrs. M. E. Mix instituted a valuable innovation in Alfred's scholastic activities last Thursday evening in Memorial Hall when the class in the Fundamentals of Speech put on the following varied program of readings from contemporary literature:

"Alumni Football," by Grantland Rice Ray C. Witter

"A Little Change for Edward," by Mary Stewart Cutting

Anna Lown

"The Mermaid," by Alfred Tennyson Helena Crandall

"The Whirligig of Life," by O. Henry Irwin A. Conroe

"The Kirby Wedding" by Haydien Carruth

Margaret Emerson

"The Nightingale and the Rose," by Oscar Wilde

Alice M. Dickinson

"When the Summer Boarders Come,"

by Nixon Waterman Edward J. Teal

A one-act play, "Lonesome-Like," by Harold Brighouse

Mrs. M. E. Mix

, The audience enjoyed each number.

All the participants gave their several parts with zest and a considerable degree of appreciation. Perhaps Miss Crandall, Miss Dickinson, and Mr. Con- roe produced the most finished work.

In her interpretation and voice-con- trol Mrs. Mix gave an admirable rendition of the unique "Lonesome-Like."

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REPERTOIRE OF INTERESTING PLAYS TO BE PRESENTED BY

CAST OF WEE PLAYHOUSE ON JUNE 2nd

Another program of one-act plays will be presented by the company of the Alfred University Wee Playhouse on the evening of June 2. These have been going forward for some time under capable direction. , Two of them are by local authors—New Wine by Dean Paul E. Titsworth, and a satir- ical incident—C'est la Guerre by Prof.

John B. Stearns. The cast for the latter play is as follows:

John—the doughboy par excellence Burton Bliss Alfred—1st Lieut. U. S. A.

Henry Kinchcliff Pete Seller Ames Bill Henry Cunningham Wounded Men

Robert Campbell, Edward Campbell, Henry Stryker, Edward Vachuska Despatch Rider Harold Collson Scene—front line dressing station at

Oulchy-le-Chateau

Time—The day the armistice was sign- ed.

The cast for "New Wine" by Dr.

Titsworth, is as follows:

Queen Darmeda H. Arlotta Mix Prince Alfredo—her son Chas. Stamm Prince Emilio—her second son

Clyde Dwight Chancellor of the Realm F. S. Place Royal Treasurer J. N. Norwood Wife of Grand Constable

Rosemary Bole Carlos—her young son Lucian Shaw Man at Arms Burdet Crofoot Attendant to Queen

Adelene Titsworth Logornarthy—Court Pedant

Chester Feig Darbin—the High Priest

Ernest Eaton Leader of Crown Max Jordan Guards

Everett Hunting, Donald Sanders Dr. Charles Binns is directing a serio comedy, "Mrs. Pat and the Law,"

which promises to be one of the best.

ROBERT ARMSTRONG '22

ARMSTRONG '22 TO LEAD NEXT YEAR'S SENIOR

CLASS

Popular Candidate Receives Hon- or of Presidency

FREDERICKA VOSSLER '23, NEW JUNIOR PRESIDENT—JORDAN

'24, ASSUMES SOPHOMORE RESPONSIBILITY

At the meetings of the classes which have occurred throughout the last week, class officers -were voted upon.

The results were as follows:

Senior class—

President—Robert Armstrong Vice President—Thomas Walker Secretary—Anna Crofoot Treasurer—Leon Coffin Junior Class—

President—Frederica Vossler Vice President—Irwin Conroe Secretary—Hellen Smalley Treasurer—Virginia Randolph Sophomore Class— .

President—Max Jordan

Vice President — Catherine Neu- wiesinger

Secretary—Joyce Baldwin Treasurer—Raymond Sanford

COSMOPOLITAN CLUB HAS PROGRAM OF

UNUSUAL MERIT

Dr. Ide Presents Novel Address—

A Much Appreciated Discussion

At the weekly meeting of the Cosmo- politan Club held Sunday night a very interesting and instructive program was offered, the principal speakers of the evening being Dr. Ide and Castro Oliviera. A fair sized crowd was present and a very enjoyable evening was spent by all.

The subject of Dr. Ide's address was

"The Psychology of Nations". The gist of his thought is as follows:

Every nat'on has its own mental habits. These taken together make a part of the nation. Where the blood of nations is mixed, there results a fusion of these habits giving a product of mentality far superior to the mentality of either nation. Some-

PURPLE AND GOLD TRIUMPHS OVER BROWN AND WHITE

Old Rival Defeated In Final Varsity Event of Season

ALFRED MEN SHOW GOOD FORM ON CINDERS AND IN FIELD

The purple track and field athletes triumphed over the St. Bonaventure men in the dual meet held on Alfred Field last Friday afternoon, the final score being 66-49. St. Bonaventure took seven first places, while Alfred scored six, but the Varsity made up for the discrepency by taking eleven seconds, and six thirds. This meet marked the resumption of athletic re- lationships with the brown and white, and all events were run off in a pleas- ing manner, there being no dissen- tion from members of either team. The meet was close and interesting, and merited a much larger crowd than was present.

Alfred men showed improved form over their work in the Geneva meet, and in some events decidedly out- classed the Bonaventure men. The relay race, won by Bonaventure, was a disappointing event for Alfred, as Campbell, the first purple runner, after a pretty race, dropped his stick near the finish line and at least seven valuable seconds were lost.

Monahan of St. Bonaventure showed great form in the dashes, taking an easy first in both the hundred and two twenty. Banks of Alfred finished second in both events. In the 440 Sheatz of Bonaventure beat Ford to the tape by a narrow margin. Worden finished a good third. The 880 was won easily by Alfred, as was the mile and two mile. In the latter event both purple men to finish overlapped the St. Bonaventure runners.

Boyd won the 220 yard hurdles with Ford second. Bonaventure did not place. In the shot put, disc throw, and high jump honors went to Bona- venture, but Drummond took the pole vault, and Worden easily won the broad jump.

Gavagan of St. Bonaventure was the all around performer of the day. He entered the shot put, broad jump, high jump, pole vault, hundred yard dash, and relay race, winning first in the shot put and second in the broad jump aside from making a creditable showing in the other events, especially the relay.

The events and winners:

100 yard dash—

1st, Monahan (B); 2d, Banks (A).

Time—10 2-5.

220 yard dash—

1st, Monahan (B); 2d, Banks (A).

Time—25 1-5.

440 yard dash—

1st, Sheatz (B); 2d, Ford (A); 3d, Worden (A). Time—56 2-5.

880 yard run—

1st, Stryker (A); 2d, Witter (A);

3d, Cole (A). Time—2:10.

Mile Run—

1st, Witter (A); 2d, Halley (B);

3d, Perry (A). Time—4:58.

Two mile run—

1st, Clark (A); 2d, Witter (A); 3d, Schane (B). Time—10, 49 2-5.

220 yard hurdles—

1st, Boyd (A); 2d, Ford (A). Tim©

—29 1-5.

Pole vault—

1st, Drummond (A); 2d, Campbell (A); 3d, McLaughlin (B). Height—

9 feet, 6 inches Shot Put—

1st, Gavagan (B); 2d, Holley (A);

3d, McLaughlin (B). 35 feet, 1-2 in.

Discus Throw—

1st, McLaughlin (B); 2d, Smith (A);

3d, Barron (A). Distance—105 feet, 6 inches.

Broad Jump—

1st, Worden, (A); 2d, Gavagan (B);

3d, Banks (A). Distance: 20 feet, 5 inches.

High Jump—•

1st, Loja (B); 2d, Ford (A); 3d, Worden (A). Height—5 feet, 4 inches.

Relay Race—

Won by Bonaventure. Time—2, 22.

Officials-

Starter—Wesbecher, Alfred.

Announcer—Peck.

Inspector—Petrie.

Referee—Bole.

Timers—Stearns, Bennehoff.

Scorer—Ells.

Individual scoring—

Monahan (B) 12 1-2 Witter (A) 11 Gavagan (B) 10 1-2 Ford (A) 8 Sheatz (B) 7 1-2 Loga (B) 7 1-2 Worden (A) 7 Banks (A) 7 McLaughlin (B) 7 Stryker (A) 5 Clark (A) 5 Boyd (A) 5 Drummond (A) 5 Halley (B) 3 E. Campbell (A) 3 Holley (A) 3 Smith (A) 3 Perry (A) 1 Schane (B) 1 Barron (A) 1

Total 115

The following track records have been broken during the past season:

Half Mile—H. C. Stryker. Time, 2; 10.

Mile—R. C. Witter. Time 4.57 Two Mile—R. F. Clark. Time 10;

49 3-5.

Pole Vault—T. Drummond. Height 9 feet, 6 inches.

Discus Throw—L. Smith. Distance 90 feet, 1 1-2 inches.

220 yard Hurdles—R. Boyd. Time 29 1-5.

Baseball Throw—R. C. Witter. Dis- tance, 337 feet, 5 inches.

The following men have been recommended for the track "A" by Coach Wesbecher:

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MEMORIAL DAY

Do we really ever stop to think of what Memorial Day means? Many of us do. But on the other hand there are any number of us who do not.

If we can't enter into the spirit of the day it is obviously best that we cease to set aside a time in which j to commemorate the lives of those j

"who here gave their lives that the ' nation might live."

Academic work is important. No one doubts that. However, a man who Will think of spending Memorial Day |

in the preparation of work for his classes is something worse than a grind—he is a man who thereby stamps himself as one who is lack- J ing in sensibilities and emotions. He is absolutely incapable of appreciating ' the finer things of life. Yet right here within the last few days we have heard people express their intention Of spending the day in study, of spending it in recreation, and in fact in every conceivable manner except the one in which it was intended.

Let everyone stop for a minute to think of what this day means. Let us consider how our ancestors in the Civil War and those of our own gen- eration in the World War fought and bled for their country. Many of them gave their lives. It is unnecessary to depict the terrible scenes of 1861-, or

• to attempt to describe the unholy sight of the Meuse-Argonne Campaign or Saint Miheil. We know that these men gave their all to the last. We know that they did it cheerfully. If they could shed their very life blood for us and die in agony with words Of praise of country on their lips,' ought we not to be willing to conse- crate at least a portion of the day that!

the nation has set aside for the com-' memoration of our soldiers, in t h e ' manner in which it is intended. It may seem absurd to feel it necessary J to suggst any such thing. Neverthe-.

less, it is necessary to do so.

We do not want to bring to mind the terrible events of the world's War, but on the other hand we do not want to forget that we have just passed through t h e greatest war in the history of the world. There seems to be a strong tendency in this direction, with many students and among those who lead a life of study and retirement. | No matter how natural this attitude may be it ought not to be tolerated. To hear the recent military struggle re- ferred to as "Our war affair" or some epithet a dozen times less significant is an offence which ought to arouse the spirit of patriotic indignation in any red blooded man. t may be true that it is not possible for one who took 1 no active part in the war to feel the '

LET'S THINK IT OVER

What would you think of a man who sat and fished while his neighbors fought to save his house from a flood? You would probably say he didn't have interest enough in his own prosperity to care to protect his home.

What would you say if the United States had sent Pershing over the ocean to fight, to maintain her honor, and to protect her rights and then had promptly left him to his own resources as soon as he had landed in France? Suppose our country had taken a holiday on the day our soldiers fought the battle of Argonne, Would the knowledge of this act have inspired the fighters to battle with every ounce of their energy? Would you have expected them to win that battle? Certainly not. Again, suppose the French cabinet had gone out and played golf while Joffre fought the battle of the Marne. Would that

future. Let us see that Alfred's student body and faculty presents a better "showing" at the Meets and Con- tests of the coming year. Let's think it over and be prepared to give our fellows 100% support when they next appear to champion our cause. It's no more than their due and our duty.

Shall we see that they get heir just degree of approbation? What about it?

WHY STUDENTS SHOULD STAY TO COMMENCEMENT

All through exam week there comes this question to many students,—shall I stay to Commencement? or shall I go home with this bitter taste of exams still in my mouth?

Now there are lots of reasons why more than the usual meager handful of students should stay. First and foremost among them is this: until a student remains through Commence- attitude have persuaded our country m e n t w e e k h e s i m p l y d o e s n o t r e a l i z e

the true meaning of loyalty to the Alma Mater. It takes a few days of to cast our lot with France? No.

We can't expect a man to play his best or battle his mightest when he hasn't the backing he should have. Then how did we expect our track heroes to win the Meet against our old rival St. Bonaventure when we didn't have spirit enough or gumption enough to amble down to the athletic field and show them by our presence if in no other way, that we wanted them to win and that we were back of them?

The spirit of the majority of the

student body was that of blissful in- b eS ™n i nS to end. The campus takes on a festive air—concerts, teas, re- ceptions, out-door plays are happen- watching the old graduates come back for reunions and visits to scenes of past glory to make him feel what a vital, tangible thing school spirit is.

Many of these old grads have made their mark and are partly plutocrats.

But all are intensely loyal to the school which mothered them.

During Commencement week the cares of studies are over. Every day is lazy day, filled with pleasure difference and disinterested neu-

trality. We knew that we would be

witnessing the field feats of Witter, i n g a 1 1 t h e w h i l e' P i c n i c s a n d o t h e r

Ford, and Worden for the last time. I o^-door good times can go on, unin- It was our duty to show them that we ! terrupted by studies or class bells.

have time to

struggle wih the same keenness of one who did. However, any man who hasn't more decency about him than to speak with an air of disregard and even flippancy of an event which cost the nation so much sorrow ought to be brought to his senses.

We all should be willing to forget our pedantic little world of French, Spanish and so forth and participate in an occasion like Memorial Day with the proper spirit.

SENATE MEETING

May 26, 1921

The first meeting of the 1921-22 Senate was called to order by the new President. Thomas Walker was imanimously elected Vice President for the ensuing year. Chester Feig and Margaret Glaspey were nominated for Secretary and Treasurer. Miss Glaspey was elected.

The faculty recommended that the following section (be adopted as a regulation of the Students' Associ- ation: All social and athletic events are prohibited during the week of In- terscholastic Track Meet, and the week prior to final examinations of each term, except on the Saturday evenings of said weeks. Any necessary exception to this rule may be made by joint consent of the committee on Student Life and the Stud- ent Senate.

appreciated their spirit and efforts, j They have battled and competed forj us on the gridiron, in the basketball court, and on the field and track. They have won fame for their Alma Mater.

They have been loyal enough to carry on straight through to the last fight of their college career. And we did not feel it worth our while to hold up our end of that last fight. Besides the warriors who leave us this year we had some other splendid cham- pions on the field. They too did their share and more. Will they be en- couraged to combat again next year?

It is not for us to criticize them if they don't. Our attitude gave them the impression that we did not care whether they ran or didn't run. Is that attitude conducive to the main- tenance of a good track team? Is it any credit to us to say that St. Bona- venture had nearly as many rooters as we did? Do we want our oppon- ents and visitors to think that the lack of spirit shown on Friday is our customary display of enthusiasm? We know that t h e spirit of old A. XJ. is splendid. Why should we refrain from showing it? Were we treating our college and team white when we went on picnics or played golf, or strolled dreamily through Lover's Lane while Alfred's athletes strove to wrest a victory from the foe? No, we weren't.

It is of little credit to most of us that we won the Meet. We owed it to ourselves, to our athetes, and to our Alma Mater to attend the last athletic contest of the season. It was decidedly worth our while to witness the magnificent action of Witter, Clark, and Perry in the long distance running; it was advantageous to view the efforts and results of our contest- ants in the broad jump and pole vault Surely we should have found more satisfaction in upholding the honor of our college than in satisfying our own j immediate desires and pleasures. It

! is to be lamented that at least half of the student body were content to leave the cheering and applause to the other half while all the joys and pleasures of strolling, of dreaming, and of pic- nicing were indulged in.

Then for the spirit of our athletes, for the honor of our Alma Mater, for i thre attitude of our visitors and rivals, I and for our duty to ourselves we

You have time to realize what an agreeable place is this school where you've spent a busy year.

For sheer enjoyment, for the pleasure you owe to yourself and the appreciation you owe to the University, stay in Alfred for Commencement week. You'll always be glad you did.

PERSONAL MENTION

On Thursday morning President Davis addressed the Rotary Club at Corning. The Wellsville Rotary Club entertained the Hornell Rotary Club, Thursday evening at Wellsville and President Davis was the speaker of the evening.

President Davis recently addressed the County Bible Association at An- dover.

On Wednesday Dr. Norwood addressed the Allegany County Womens' Vot- ers League.

Mrs. Seidlin is to give a recital on June 9, in Agricultural Hall for the benefit of t h e Athletic Association.

John Spaltore, class of '24, recently received the glad tidings by telegram, that he is the father of twins. Mr.

Spaltore expresses impatience to get home that he may see both his wife and the little ones. We extend our most hearty congratulations to Mr.

Spaltore.

Elizabeth Davis '19 is home over Memorial Day.

Robert Greene '16 is in Alfred over the holiday.

Miss Doris Wilbur, Miss Anna Lown, Ray C. Witter and George F. Stearns autoed to Dansville Sunday.

Miss Julia O'Brien is entertaining her mother and sister Margaret, at the Brick, for a fe^

ALFRED DEFEATS ST. BONAVEN TURE IN DUAL MEET

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den, Drummond, Holley, Smith, Banks, Ford.

Those to receive second team let- ters are as follows:

Barron, R. Campbell, E. Campbell, Cole, Perry, Smith, Bliss, Holmes, Teal, Ahern, Randolph. E. Barth trainer.

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FIAT LUX

Published weekly by the students of Alfred University

Alfred, N. Y., May 31, 1921

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Geo. F. Stearns '23 ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Robert Clark '22 Lloyd N. Lanphere '23 Alice M. Dickinson '24 Ray C. Witter '21

REPORTERS

J. Harry Barth '24 Burton Bliss '23 Irwin Conroe, '23

ALUMNI EDITOR Julia Wahl '18 MANAGING EDITOR

Leon B. Coffin '22 ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Charles C. Lake '23

Our track team won the meet with St. Bonaventure. Why?— Certainly not because of the support it received from the student body. There were on t h e athletic field Friday afternoon perhaps fifty of the students and the faculty; perhaps seventy-five. Surely no more. Is this spirit? No. It is a positive disgrace.

We want athletics. We want a winning team. We want men to go down to the athletic field every afternoon, and go through a gruelling practice. We tell them to fight to the last.

Some of them do fight until they fall headlong in the cinders. We ask them to do this for their Alma Mater.

Yet when there is a meet some find that they prefer to loll about on a blanket or play golf, or get a couple of hours earlier start on a week-end visit, to cheering for their team.

What is the trouble? The only an- swer is that the majority of those who found something to keep them away from the Athletic field Friday afternoon are too selfish; too self-centered to even lend encouragement to those whom they ask to do what they themselves are too lazy and selfish to do.

If this is all the spirit that Alfred can show, let's give up Athletics en- tirely. Let us follow our natural bent and become a bunch of spineless, tea- sipping, paresitic lounge-lizards for unless we can forget self long enough to show spirit this is all for which we will ever stand.

Tradition is a force at some times more powerful than at others but never more so than in a college; there it is in the policy determining department of the enterprise... .To be sure you know that. So do we all, all know it.

Our Alma Mater is worthy of the finest effort we can expend, not in one but in all directions, not now and

then but always... .Yes, and I am aware that you know that too.

Do we realize however that our unstinted devotion to our Alma Mater is a result of tradition? Does it often occur to us that loyalty to Alfred has grown to be a part of us because there have been others who loved it as we do? Most important of all, is the thought always in our minds that Al- fred's future place in the eyes of the world is our care, that is, that we are the builders of tradition? I wonder.

We have been taught and we believe that a big A is one of the biggest things in Alfred. We hold that scholarship—not grubbing, pedantic erudition—but sound, vitalizing scholarship should be built into the very foundations of anything worthy of being called a life. We accept too Aristotle's dictum that man is a social animal; we accept it with avidity, swallow it untasted as it were, but do we digest it? Again, if permitted, I wonder.

Assuming that permission is granted, I wonder why it was that gate receipts were $10 at the St. Bonaventure meet when Alfred had a winning team. I wonder why it is so different for participants in all kinds of sport to find time to practice as diligently as—to the best of my recollection—other participants in other places but in the same old sports used to practice. I wonder why it is so difficult for many athletes to keep training. Is it possible that fellow students do not as- sist them to do so? This is to be sure a very remote contingency for we have been taught that an athlete's training schedule is his religion and we respect another's religion because it is his religion. There is much more in this chapter which you may write better than any one else; every man for himself is often fair enough.

As to the second article in our in- formal creed, what else can be said than that cuts are too numerous, study hours too few, and the tout ensemble far from what we hoped it might be?

I am still tempted to wonder why it is and I wonder furthermore if the third article of the students' vademecum will throw any light on the question.

Let me see.

The third article, you will recall, is directed against students possessed of anchoretical proclivities. Its reason for existence is indubitably quite valid but should its mere validity endanger the very life of the other points in the document? In other words, I wonder if the picnic schedule isn't perhaps a trifle heavy for some of us. I often wonder too why it is that students—

I mean people who study, not what the word has come to mean in general

—seem to prefer to do reading of a serious nature not in the library but elsewhere. Can it be that the library is used for other things that encroach upon the precints of Minerva's preserve? There are here again many

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things which evoke my wonder, but I have finished.

Emphases are phenomena capable of as delicate adjustments as the triple valve on a super heater locomotive and I wonder if a little experimental adjustment of attitudes toward athletics, scholarship and the eternal feminine in favor of the two former much victimized tenets of the student's trialogue would come amiss. On second thought a radical change of sense of values would be better than aD adjustment of emphases.

The author of these trivial wonder- dcrings is an ardent believer in the quoted adage of Aristotle that man is a social animal He has furthermore for some time been a devotee of Hor- ace who remarked on one of t h e many occasions when he said something;

. . .nunc et campus et areae Lenesque sub noctem susurri Composita repe- tantur hora.

THE GREEK PLAY

Plans for the forthcoming produc- tion of the Alcestis of Euripides at Commencement time are going on apace and the presentation promises to be even more interesting than the Hippolytus which was given last year.

An attempt has been made to ap- promimate the incidental music of the Greek stage and the rendering of the choral odes, for which music has been arranged by Ruth Stillman, will follow as closely as possible the practice of the ancient Hellenic theatre. The fact also that a raised stage will be dispensed with will bring the play nearer to the conditions under which Euripides first produced it at Athens over two thousand years ago. Special- ly designed terra cotta tickets will be used, the relief representing a scene from th play itself. The costumes and lightning have been carefully planned with due attention to archaeological detail and the scenery will be in keep- ing with the tone of the entire pro- duction.

If weather permits the play will be given out of doors in front of Alumni Hall on the evening of June 11, at 8 o'clock. In case of inclement weather however, an indoor presentation will be provided for. In either case the play is sure to be well received if past records of its career are an in- dication for it has been for centuries a universal favorite and still holds the boards in many places. The trans- lation used is the version of Gilbert Murray, a man who has spent his life and his great talents as a poet in interpreting Euripides to the modern world. The cast which has been chosen from the students in the department of classics follows:

Apollo Lloyd Lanphere Thanatos Robert Lyman Admetus Ray Witter Pheres Orval Perry Heracles John Stearns Alcestis Doris Wilber Children Keith and Thelma Wilcox Servant Ralph Smith Handmaid Anna Lown Leader of the Chorus Amy VanHorn Members of the Chorus

Anna Crofoot, Hazel Croxford, Mary Mead, Dorothy Boyd, Esther Ben- son, Marion Campbell, Ada Walsh, Betty Fassett, Helen Smalley Directed by Elsie Binns Music by Ruth Stillman.

Alfred Theological Seminary

A School of Religion and Teacher Training

CLOSING CHURCH SERVICE Sunday Morning, 10:30

Organ Prelude Hymn 108

Anthem—"The Lord is My Light"

Oley Speaks Festival Te Deum Dudley Buck Anthem—"The Lord is My Shepherd"

Harry Rowe Shelley Sermon President Davis Solo—"Fear Not Ye, Oh Israel"

Dudley Buck Hymn 347

Postlude

Short meeting after service to receive report of finance committee.

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COSMOPOLITAN CLUB HAS PRO- GRAM OF UNUSUAL MERIT

times only the mental characteristics of the dominant race are evident, leav- ing those of the lesser only in oc- casional members of the hybrid pro- duct. As a result the mixing of some races, is a benefit to humanity, where- as the mixing of others often has the opposite effect.

We are a nation of fused races and the benefit of fusion can clearly be seen. If the mentality of the races concerned are equal, the result will be beneficial and foster progress.

The address given by Mr. Oliviera was also a very interesting one. His subject was Chile, his native land. He gave a condensed history of the coun- try, and a brief survey of its geography.

He told of falacious views that are held by the people of the United States and Europe concerning South America, and explained how these views grew out of ignorance. He end- ed his address by telling how at the present time South America views the United States with suspicion, but that he hoped that in the future a more wholesome relationship would grow up.

E N T E R T A I N M E N T GIVEN BY T H E CLASS IN FUNDAMENTALS OF

SPEECH Continued from page one

That the selections were unhackneyed and were not the usual pieces dished up to patient audiences at public speaking contests were not the least enjoyable parts of the program.

That there was some forgetting of lines, some sing-songing, and some stiffness of posture was regrettable, of course. Nevertheless the perform- ance is to be in general much com- mended. The affair, indeed, pre- tended to. be but little more formal than an ordinary class recitation.

Only those members participated who wanted the experience of talking to an audience.

In the last two or three years Al- fred has all too much neglected the extremely useful field of public speak- ing. We are glad of the meritorious beginning. We wish that we may soon be privileged to listen to other programs given by Alfred College men and women.

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REVISION OF CAMPUS RULES Continued from page one

two terms of the college year and all Track Meets."

Article II, Section 9—

Freshmen must learn the Alma Mater before November 1. j

Article II, Section 10— j Freshmen must attend all Varsity, games held at Alfred, except as ex-|

cused by the Student Senate.

Article II, Section 11—

Freshmen shall not wear white trou- sers.

Article III, Section 1.

Upperclassmen shall not take part except as hereinafter stated.

Article IV, Section 1—

Part of first paragraph in section 1 was changed to read: "Between 1 P.

M. and 11 P. M. on Tuesday, Wednes- day and Thursday.

in second paragraph:—"5 A. M.," is :hanged to "1 P. M."

Article IV, Section 4—

"15" changed to "5".

Article IV, Section 8—

Student Senate shall post notice of result immediately after the two ban- quets have been held.

Article V, Section 3—

"6:15" changed to 6:30."

Article V, Section 6—•

A false "proc" and a real "proc"

must not be posted on the same day.

Article V, Section 7—

"Procs" shall be posted so that all printing is visible.

Article VI, Section 1—

The Students' Association shall pay the Christian Association one dollar per page for publishing their annual handbook, the revised constitution and by-laws of the Students' Association.

Article VI, Section 4—

Dances for the benefit of the Ath- letic Association shall be managed by a person appointed by the Athletic Council.

Article VIII, Section 5—

This credit system. of college hon- ors and duties shall take effect at the beginning of the school year 1921-1922.

The following amendments to the Campus Rules were suggested, and are to be voted upon at the next Stu- dent Body meeting:

Article IV—

This article shall be abolished, and there shall be no contested banquet between the lower classes.

Article V—

No football candidates shall partici- pate in banquet or "proc" contests.

A T H L E T I C COUNCIL MEETING

The regular weekly meeting of the Athletic Council was held on May 25. It was voted to award John Me- Mahon '23, Kenneth Holley '23, Rob- ert Lyman '23, Paul Johnson '24, and Howard Griffith '24, their numerals.

SOPHS DOWN FROSH

The Sophs easily defeated the fresh- men in their annual contest 21-2. There was nothing to the game. The Frosh couldn't hit Stryker, while the Sophs walloped Griffith's offerings to all corners of the lot.

COMMENCEMENT ORATION The doctor's oration is to be de- livered this year at Commencement by Dr. Wheelock, Assistant Commissioner for Secondary Education for New York

State.

Dr. Wheelock's home is in Albany and he is a close friend of Frobisher Lyttle '21.

T H E HONOR SYSTEM Constitution ARTICLE I

Tlie Student Body of the College of Liberal Arts and the New York State School of Ceramics a t Alfred University create an Honor System under which each student by his attendance pledges himself to be j u s t ; lo be fair; to be honorable in all matters relative to or pertaining to scholarship in this University.

AKTICLI5 I I

Section 1. The members of the Student Senate shall be a committee to represent the Student Body and deal with all cases involving violation of the Honor System.

ARTICLK I I I

Section 1. The committee sball have power to summon the accused person and witnesses and conduct a formal investiga- tion. In case of conviction, recommenda- tions shall be made to the convicted of his separation from college and, if such separation is not made, the committee shall then make to the Faculty for consideration the same recommendation with a brief re- sume of the evidence in the case.

Section 2. The committee may at any time summon a mass meeting for instruc- tion or to support their action in any dis- puted question, or to report the name and case of any extreme offender.

ARTICLE IV

Section 1. The trial of the accused shall be conducted as follows : Witnesses against the accused .shall bo examined first and their testimony taken in full. The accused shall be called separately and allowed to make his statement, presenting his de- fense. All witnesses and the accused may be questioned by members of the committee.

A decision sball be made, rendered accord- ing to the evidence.

Section 2. Six (0) out of seven (7) votes shall be necessary for conviction.

Section ,'i. All evidence possible shall be procured in every case and In no event shall a man be tried the second time for the same offense, except in the light of new and important evidence.

ARTICLE V

Section 1. Each student must, in ordei to make his or her examination or tesi valid, sign the following pledget " I pledge my honor that I have neither given nor received aid in this examination."

ARTICLE VI

Section 1. The Student Senate shall keep and preserve a record of nil cases acted upon. In no case shall n member of th*- Student Senate make mention publicly or privately of any case brought before the committee except through action of the committee as a body.

ARTICLE VII

Section 1. Every student Is honor bourn1

to aid in enforcing this Constitution.

ARTICLE VIII

Section 1. This Constitution may be amended by a three-fourths (%) vote of those present at a mass meeting, notice of which must he given at least one week pre vioiiB.

ARTICLE IX

Rod Ion 1. The committee shall innke

! provision for Interpreting the Honor Sys- tem to the members of the Freshman Class within three weeks after the opening of each school year.

Section 2. Copies of this Constitution Klinll ho posted in recitation rooms, on Col- lege bulletin boards, and In the Library.

Section X The Constitution sball he

1 published in the Fiat Lux three (.'!) times each year—the first number of the first Semester, the last number before the fina' examinations of the first Semester and the lasr number before the final examinations of the second Semester.

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REPERTOIRE OF PLAYS TO BE PRESENTED ON JUNE 2

The cast:

Mrs. Pat, i. e. Nora O'Flaherty Elsie Binns Pat Theodore A. Ahern Jimmie Paul Stillman Miss Carroll Margaret Landwehr A Policeman J. N. Norwood

Tlckless Time By Susan Glaspell

The fourth play on the program,

"Tickless Time" by Susan Glaspell, is being directed by Mrs. Ray Reynolds This play is a comedy which gives promise of many laughs.

Ian Milton Harrington Eloise Gratia Harrington Eddy George A. Bole Alice Ada Becker Seidlin Mrs. Stubbs Evah Vars Annie Norah W. Binns The last third of the seats in the little theatre have been raised from four to twenty inches so that the dif- ficulty experienced by those who oc- cupied these seats at other perform- ances, in seeing the plays, will be eliminated.