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VOL. XXIII FIAT LUX, JANUARY 14, 1936, ALFRED, N. Y. No. 19

Comedy and Drama Will Be Presented In Coming Program

Plays Are Part of Move- ment To Build Up Dra- matics, says Miss Rogers

"The Falling of an Apple" and "The Hope Chest", two one-act plays will be presented Thursday morning in Assembly under the direction of Miss Mary Rogers.

"This assembly program, said Miss Rogers, "offers two one-act plays, a sketch for comic relief and a monodrama, which is your introduction in- to a new type of pysological drama similar to that of Berstenberg and O'Neil and which will demonstrate the possibilities of the stage lighting which the new equipment affords".

"In fulfilling the attempt to build up a dramatic department and to give Alfred students a well rounded program of entertainment in dramatics throughout the year, this program is planned," she stated. "You recall the Frosh-Soph plays where primary attention was directed at staging in the

•execution of several unusual sets and a varied selection of plays and "The Late Christopher Bean" in which a finished production was the aim and acting was especially stressed."

The cast of characters for "The Falling of an Apple" is as follows:

Apple Vender Russell Barreca A young lady Rose De Rossi A playwright Bernice Edridge A lawyer Barney Gere A truckman Richard Thomas A postman John Dougherty A stenographer Barbara Palmiter A superintendent David Veit A policeman William Paquin Two small boys

Bobby Wheaton, Charley Robinson An onlooker Arthur Forbes

"The Hope Chest" presented by the class in Dramatic Interpretation has the following cast:

The Self Margaret Cudworth The Better Self Marion Jacox The Romantic Self Imogene Hummel The Lower Self Helen Shipman

To Undergo Renovation

Fraternity Moves To Repair Damage

Kappa Nu, Swept By Dis- asterous F i r e ; M a k e s Plans for Renovation

Almost an entire new interior is being installed in Kappa Nu fraternity house now, to repair extensive damage which resulted from fire during the Christmas vacation. Flames of unknown origin swept through the partitions of the house early in the vacation and caused damage amount- ing to several thousand dollars.

Now it will be several weeks before the fraternity members will be able to move back into the house. The walls are being repaired and the floors fixed.

Several partitions have been taken out.

The kitchen, where the fire centered, is being rebuilt in the cellar and the dining room is being enlarged to include the space which was formerly kitchen. A dumb-waiter will convey food from kitchen to dining room.

Since the fire was mainly inside of the partitions, all wallpaper throughout the house is being replaced with smart, modern paper. Appropriate de- signs will decorate each room.

All floors are being either recon- structed or scraped and refinished.

The bathroom, another center of the fire, is being enlarged to include new equipment. Mr. Reynolds, owner of the house, and the insurance com- panies which covered the place, are carrying out the repair work.

George Woloshin, president, and Harold Syrop, house manager, with the advice and suggestions of the frat men, are aiding Mr. Reynolds in the The Aging Self Ruth Eldridge j Pl a n n l nS -

The Bride Self Margaret Winfield The Husband Rupert Hulteen The Butler Leo Butler Sarah, the maid . . . Margaret Moogan Minnie, a maid Dorothy Arnold A policeman William Paquin A Judge Karl Guelich The costumes for both plays are de- signed by Rupert Hulteen; Randolph Webb is in charge of the lighting ef- fects, and Ruth Milstein is in charge of properties. Jean Williams is prompter and Margery Sherman has charge of makeup.

Honor Sorority Taps 4 Outstanding Women

Tapped into membership in Phi Sig- ma Gamma, women's honorary sorority, in a recent assembly were four upper class women, Rae Whitney, Marie Marino and Dorothy Saunders, seniors; and Ann Scholes, junior.

According to Elizabeth Hallenbeck, president of the honor group, these women were chosen because of their participation in college activities, scholarship, character and loyalty to Alfred.

Miss Whitney, a member of Sigma Chi Nu, and president of Eta Mu President J. Nelson Norwood will be [Alpha, honorary scholastic organiza- a guest of honor at the 37th annual!tion, has been carrying on research dinner of the Society of the Genesee [in connection with her work in the at the Waldorf Astoria in New York (biology department, that has been na- City January 20. Dr. Norwood will beitionally recognized,

one of six noted educators who will re- j Miss Marino' is president of Sigma ceive tribute from the Society. ! Chi, president of YWCA., and has Others to whom the Society of the)been several times winner of the Genesee pays homage, are Dr. Clar-j archery tournament. Miss Saunders, ence A. Barbour, president of Brown i treasurer of Theta Chi and a member

To Honor Norwood At Genesee Dinner

Forensic Debating On Supreme Court

Urge Limitation of Powers In Meet With Houghton At Wellsville Rotary

Alfred University's Forensic Socie- ty today is tangling adjectives with Houghton College in an informal, no- decision debate before a Rotary Club luncheon in Wellsville on the subject of Congressional nullification of Supreme Court powers.

^Representing the Saxon debaters are John Young, president of the society, and LeRoy Hodge. Each gives a five minute speech and one will deliver a six-minute rebuttal.

The resolution, accepted as official by the New York State Debate Con- ference, reads, "Resolved, that Con- gress should be permitted by a two- thirds vote in each house to over- ride any ^decision of the Supreme Court which declares an act of Con- gress unconstitutional." Alfred has the affirmative.

First of Alfred's seasonal intercol- legiate arguments, this debat is expected to reveal comment on recent decisions on social legislation and on last week's declaration by the court that the Agricultural Adjustment Ad- ministration is unconstitutional.

Perliminary speeches, given by several members of the club last Wed- nesday, earned for Mr. Young and Mr.

Hodge the right to wear the Alfred toga in this debate. After today's fray the Saxon hecklers rest until Feburary, when they oppose Keuka College at Keuka on the same criterion.

The pertinence of the question, in view of growing interest in Supreme Court actions, led Dean Major E.

Holmes of the College of Ceramics, who is president of the Wellsville Ro- tary, to Invite the Alfred and Hough- ton debaters to address the business men of that locality today. Miss Mary K. Rogers is debate coach.

University; Dr. Murray J. Bartlett, president of Hobart College; Carl F.

Lomb, chairman of the board of the Rochester Athaneum and Mechanics Institute; Dr. Alan Valentine, president of the University of Rochester;

and Dr. Herman S. Weet, educational authority and adviser.

of Eta Mu Alpha, has worked four years on the college paper, serving this year as editor in chief. Miss Scholes, a member of Theta Chi and of the Intersorority Council, is soc- ciety editor of the Fiat Lux, and plays on her class basketball and hockey teams.

Memorize, Then Go To Sleep

Said Best Method Of Learning

"If a person memorizes certain material perfectly and goes to sleep im-"

mediately afterward, he will recall more of it and also relearn the whole task more economically after a lapse of 24 hours, than if he waits even a few hours before he goes to sleep,"

said Dr. H. M. Johnson, professor of psychology at the American Univer- sity in Washington, D. C, in a lecture at Cornell, recently.

Experiments showed that students could more easily recall and relearn material they had learned by rote and partially forgotten, if they first slept for eight hours and then worked for 16 hours, than if they distributed

rest and activity in any other way during a 24-hour period.

Two hypotheses have been advanced in explanation, Dr. Johnson said. The . "hardening" hypothesis suggests that one's brain is inactive during sleep, and being free from disturbance, ' offers recent impressions a chance to I 'harden". The "reverberation" theory holds that the brain is active in sleep, in the sense that the recent excita- tions tend to revive themselves, or

"reverberate" so that one actually re- hearses the recently learned tasks and gets the benefiit of additional practice.

Neither is positively feasible, Dr.

i Johnson said.—ACP.

Cold Doesn't Hinder A. U. Representatives

In the true pioneering spirit, Dr. J.

Nelson Norwood and Dean Dora K.

Degen defied the icy blasts during Christmas vacation and migrated briefly to Florida to attend the Alfred- Daytona Beach Alumni banquet which was held in the Palmetto Club there December 28.

Snow storms which swept the sun- kist southern states made traveling difficult, if not hazardous. Dr. Nor- wood, whose residence in Alfred has given him a taste of real winter weather, declares that the snow and sleet storms which raged in South South Carolina and even Georgia, equal any winter weather he has- ever seen here.

Dean Degen gave the main address of the evening, pointing out additions and improvements on the campus in recent years. Dr. Boothe C. Davis, President Emeritus, who is wintering in Florida with Mrs. Davis, expressed appreciation of cooperation shown during his many years as administra- tor of Alfred's affairs. Dr. Norwood and several others were also speakers during the evening's program.

Hopkins Lands Assembly Post

Former Editor of Fiat Appointed News Corres- pondent for Five Counties

Anybody who knew "Chuck" Hop- kins will read this and say, "I always knew he'd get ahead.

For he is getting ahead.

Last year as a member of the Class of 1935, he was Alfred's press correspondent, editor of the Fiat Lux, and promoter of a dozen other enterprises.

This fall he was a student at Albany Law School, and employed on the night wire of the United Press Associ- ations.

Today he is starting the biggest job of his career—Western New York correspondent for the New York State Legislature.

He has been designated by officials of the Assembly to report proceedings of that body for newspapers in Alle- g'any, Cattaraugus, Steuben, Wyoming, and Livingston counties.

Last Thursday Hopkins took an oath to uphold the constitutions of the state and of the United States, and Frfday he started work in his Capitol Building office.

Charles Seth Hopkins is the full name. His parents are Mr. and Mrs.

B. C. Hopkins of Olean, and his brother, Donald, was a sophomore here last year.

Many remember "Chuck" as an energetic little newshound on easy terms with everybody; who did three men's work and seemed never to sleep.

But newspapermen in all parts of Western New York know him as one of the fastest, most persistent, and most colorful reporters ever to work in this territory.

He started as high-school reporter on the Olean Herald before it merged with The Times. The Herald men called him "Scoop" on account of an

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Further Class Warfare Expected ^ As Odds And Evens Stage Scrap

For Possession Of Black Knight

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Fiat Staff Sees

Newspaper Plant

Members of the Fiat Lux staff made a trip Saturday afternoon to Hornell, where they visited the offices of the Hornell Evening Tribune. Under the guidance of City Editor Hubert D.

Bliss the group inspected all the phases of work in a daily newspaper set-up.

Perhaps the outstanding point of interest in the opinion of the visitors was the teletype system by which

"spot" news from the Associated Press in Albany is telegraphed to various cities and runs through a ma- chins, coming out typewritten without being touched at all by operators in the receiving room.

The mysteries of the big roller presses with cylindrial news plates cast out of hot lead, the heavy rolls of paper—all were made familiar to the curious staff members.

Following the tour of the newspaper plant, the visitors were entertained at a reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bliss, both of whom were former editors of the Fiat Lux.

Education In China

Explained By Hoh

Different phases of the educational system in China were explained Fri- day night to AUCA members by Hoh Shai Kwong, Chinese student who is taking special work in the College of Ceramics.

Illustrating his talk with three rolls of film, Mr. Hoh compared the schools of China with those of the United States. In China it costs more money for a student to go to college than it does here. The tuition is higher at their secondary school than at their college.

The students in China have a higher standard of living than do the students at Alfred. Once a Chinese en- ters college he would never wait on tables in the dormitory even if he came from poor family because he is of another class.

Mr. Hoh stated that there was a de- mand for experienced American En- gineers in China and that the govern- ment pays them as high as $200 in gold per week on a three year contract. Teachers from America get more pay than do the native Chinese.

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Stars Specialists, Miss Gordon Says

Versatility Not Required, Actress Insists — Gives Many Illustrations From Own Work

"Versalitility doesn't make radio stars" was the keynote of entertainment, "The Secret of the Kilocycle"

given by Miss Elsie Mae Gordon, veteran radio character actress Wednes- day evening at Alumni Hall in the third number of the Forum series.

Miss Gordon illustrated her point that only specialization is able to make radio headliners by her own career in radio work. She told a number of anecdotes concerning the veterans of the radio industry, of which she is one, having begun in radio at the time that W. E. A. F.

had its studios on Market Street.

She gave impersonations of the characters which she has created in such programs as "Tony and Gus," Tomp- kins Corners," "Cuckoo Hour," "Win- Inie, the Pooh," "Showboat" and many

others.

Her negro impersonations have served her in many radio programs and her ability to imitate a child has resulted in her playing a child's role in several skits. Her most notable child impersonation was that of the stuttering boy Steve.

She gave several sketches which she herself had written including

"Aux Dames," a burlesque of women's programs of helpful hints"; "The Young Bride," showing the will-o-wisp of a young wife's love; and "Why Radio Artists go Mad," illustrating the terrors of a radio audition. Her impersonation of "Eteamline Hattio,"

a character which she had created, was well received 'by the audience.

Miss Gordon concluded with a senti- mental sketch of a little negro girl who prayed from "De Lawd" for a big doll and received one.

A reception was held for Miss Gor- don at Social Hall by the Wee Play- jhous immediately following her per- iformance.

Kanakadea Wants

Underclass Aides

George R. Hill, business manager of the 1937 Kanakadea, today issued a

! call for underclass business staff as- jsistants for the Alfred University year book. "You freshmen and sopho-

^nores, men anid women, who can sell advertising or collect bills or who have had any business experience are urgently requested to put your talents to work on this publication," Mr. Hill said in part:

"One must not overlook," the busi- jness manager continued, "the very j definite advantage derived from ac-

tive participation in this important activity".

The 1937 Kanakadea has recently instituted a point system whereby underclass assistants receive credits for the amount and quality of work they do. These credits are ah important factor in determining to whom shall go the two chief executive positions and the assistant jobs on the annual each year.

All those who are interested should get in touch with George Hill per- sonally or call him at Theta Nu immediately.

Singers Want Bookings Around New York City

Alfred. University's Glee Club is open for concert engagements in and around New York City, between April 3 and April 8., according to an an- nouncement made recently by Director JRay W. Wingate.

Leaving Alfred, April 1, for New JYork, they will give day and evening concerts in high schools for a nominal

| fee. Alumni and friends, who know

| of any possible concert date, are urged

| to get in touch with Prof. Wingate

! for further details.

Traditional Emblem Ap- pears At Theta Chi, Is Chased Through Hornell In Mad Search

With Fiat Lux reporters reduced to gibbering wretches from their efforts to keep on the trail of the Black Knight, we give up the struggle and go to press with the only meagre details we could find late Monday after*

noon.

At that time the situation in war- torn Alfred was something like this:

The army of the even classes, vic- torious but cautious, has retrenched its forces, placed the noble Black Knight in hiding somewhere on the front lines and repulsed all advances of the enemy.

This state of open warfare was oc- casioned by the appearance of the Black Knight at the Theta Chi dance Saturday night after a long period of seclusion. No attack was made at that time in accordance with a solemn pledge made by the o'dd classes which allowed them to enter the enemy camp and approach the person of the cast iron hero.

On Sunday afternoon, secret com- munications were established between Bartlett members and Theta Chi juniors and an efficient spy service secured the vital information that the removal of the Black Knight to his new quarters was expected momen- tarily.

A motorized unit left the dormitory and advanced upon Eddie Lerz, senior aide-de-camp, as he left the sorority with the trophy. He promptly re- treated in the direction of Hornell, outwitted his pursurers and evidently reached the enemy outpost without any hand-to-hand conflict with them.

An unofficial Vigilantes company of seniors and freshman men patrolled the environs of Theta Chi house Sun- day evening showing surprising organization and discipline within their ranks, and neutrals entering or leaving the house were subjected to a com- petent frisking, by junior residents posted on the inside stairway. Soph- mores and senior were allowed no privacy and no opportunity to plan possible campaigns.

The campus has been thoroughly aroused by the conflict. Members of the odd-numbered classes accuse the enemy of cowardice in their hasty re- treat. John Nevius reports that the former came within 6 inches of the prize in the recent manouevers. The fortunes of war are unpredictable but this can never be a "fight to the finish".

McLeod Presides Over N Y C Church Conference

Chaplain James C. McLeod left today for New York City, where he will attend a conference of church work- 'ers in universities and colleges in the j United States to be held Wednesday

and Thursday at the Faculty Club of Columbia University.

As president of this organization.

Chaplain McLeod will conduct sessions of the conference and preside over the business meetings. Place of the Christian church in the modern world is the theme of the conference. Dis- cussion of the technics for meeting problems the religious leaders are now facing and are to face in work with students will be the principal con- cern of delegates.

'Death Ray' At U. Of California

Dangerous Within 50-foot Range

University of California scientists here have completed the set-up for man's first experiments with a really lethal "death ray," 14 times as powerful as the X-ray, and so dangerous that approach from any direction to within 50 feet is unsafe.

The ray is a powerful beam of neujtrons, the ultimate particles of atoms discovered four years ago by English scientiest.

The first sizeable beam of these neutrons is produced in the heart of the field of an 80-ton magnet by a method discovered by Prof. Et O.

Lawrence of the University of Cali- fornia.

Involved, though, at present unpre-

jdictable, are possibilities for the fields

| of medicine, chemistry and general industry. The neutrons, streaming in all directions from the big magnet, are not stopped by any known type of shield, not even by lead. They pass through ,the yard-thick coils of the big magnet as if it wer so much paper, and nothing will perceptibly slow them down except water.

To experiment in safety the Cali- fornia physicists have set up a re-

!mote control panel 50 feet distant from the magnet, with a tank of water forming a three-foot thick barrier.

As easily controlled as an electric light, the beam is produced by a 12,- 000 volt current, "stepped up" to

(4,500,000-volt beam of neutrons.—ACP.

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BUSINESS MANAGERS CHARLES D. HENDERSON EDWIN L. BREWSTER Display Advertising Doris Hann Advertising Solicitors . . . Bernard Spira, Marion Babcock Layout Hal Syrop Student Circulation Thomas Davis, George Larson Alumni Circulation Gordon Mann

War Ennobles Mussolini

The courrent Review of Reviews offers two quotations on different pages. Interesting in themselves they are far more so taken together.

"Thousands of our working-class lives must be sacrificed to the im- MUSSOlini perialist ambitions of Speaks Out in 1911

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exploiting class.

What do we workers care for patriotism ? What is our banner—a flag to be thrown among the rags."

The pendulum has swung the other way, however, and now the journalist, F. T. Marinetti, according to the Review of Reviews "the famous Italian futurist and fascist" presents his creed for 1936:

"War has a beauty of its own—

"1. Because it fuses together in harmony, strength, and kindness. Strength alone tends to cruelty and kindness to debility, but the two to- gether generate generosity.

"2. Because it assures the supremacy of __. , . . . . - . . , . mechanized m a n — MusSOlmi Mouthpiece equipped with gas Speaks Out in 1936 masks, megaphones, flame-throwers, tanks

—over machines.

"3. Because it begins the long-dreamed-of metalization of man.

"4. Because it completes the beauty of a flowery meadow with its machine-guns, passion- ate orchids.

"5. Because when the symphony of rifle fire and artillery bombardment stops, the songs of soldiers can be heard and the perfumes of putrefaction can be perceived.

"6. Because it fienially remoulds terrestrial scenery with its inspired artillery.

"7. Because it creates new architecture, such as a heavy tank.

"8. Because it exceeds in violence the battles of angels and devils.

"9. Because it definitely cures man of in- dividual fear and collective panic, with a refined and stylized heroism.

"10. Because it rejuvenates the male body and renders the female one more desirable.

Honor Among Students

Now and then when the conversation (de- pending upon the sex of the conversationalists) turns from women or men to less personal topics, somebody recalls the balmy days of the Honor System.

Mild reprobation is heaped upon those who abolished it, and a friend of the System remarks:

"How do they expect you to be honest in examinations when they have a professor watch- ing you like a policeman ? As I see it, an exami- nation is now a contest between student and professor.

"If I win, and succeed in using 'crib notes' or getting information from the fellow next to me, I feel no guilt. The faculty expects me to cheat; otherwise they wouldn't have set a moni- tor to catch me at it."

Granted that a monitor is something like a policeman. Policemen are necessary. They pro- tect those who do right against those who do wrong.

Examinations are policed because some stu- dents cheat, hoping to get higher grades than they deserve, thereby insuring for other students lower grades than they have earned.

Law-abiding citizens do not turn criminal to spite the policeman on the corner. College stu- dents should not attempt to cheat in examina- tions because a professor is in the room.—E. F. C.

o S A Challenge To The I. R. C.

To the writer of the best essay on How to Keep the United States out of war, a $5,000 scholarship to be used for tuition and living ex- penses during a four-year college course, will be awarded by the radio comedian, Eddie Cantor.

The subject is one to which the International Relations Club has given much consideration. It is conceivable that some member of the I. R. C.

could write an essay constructive enough, sincere enough, and interesting enough to win favorable attention from the contest judges, four American educators.

In the event that the winning essay was written by an Alfred student, who could not ac- cept the prize because his college career is already well under way, he would have the privilege of designating some person who would be able to benefit from it.

The idea of a $5,000 scholarship in Alfred University, established by the I. R. C, to be awarded to the most deserving student available, stirs the imagination.

We suggest earnestly that the best brains of the I. R. C. unite in the writing of an essay for Mr. Cantor's contest. The chance of winning is not great, neither is it too slight to be worth the effort. Besides, the Fiat Lux is interested to know how the I. R. C would keep the country out of war.

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0 Deadline

The absolute deadline for articles to appear in the Fiat is Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, organization heads must remember. Stories should be submitted early Sunday in order to get a good place on the front page.

With the aquisition this week of a group of senior cuts borrowed through the courtesy of the Kanakadea staff, the Fiat is ready to carry out its long thwarted wish to use pictures of students. Up to this time only faculty cuts have been available because of the limited budget of the staff.

F I N A L E X A M I N A T I O N S

First Semester, 1935-1936 •

All examinations will be held in the room where the class regularly meets except when a special room is designated.

Date

Wednesday, January 22

Thursday, January 23

Friday, January 24

Monday, January 27

Tuesday, January 28

Wednesday, January 29 Thursday, January 30

Friday, January 31

9:00 A. M.—12:00 M.

T. Th. 8 o'clock classes Chemistry 6

English 1 (Assembly) Education 1

English 2 (Assembly Hall) Indus. Mech. 1 and 3 (Em. 1 German 1 (Em 1 AL)

German 2 (Rm 1 AL) German 5 (Rm 1 AL) Indus. Mech. 5a (Rm

A L )

1 AL) (Rms to be Mathematics 1, l a

announced) Mathematics 3

M. W. P. 9 o'clock classes Ceramics 113

Physics 1 (Rm 14 Ph) French 2

T. Th. 1:45 o'clock classes French 3

Spanish 5

M. W. F. 1:45 o'clock classes

2:00 P. M.—5:00 P. M.

M. W. F. 8 o'clock classes Ceramics 103 (Rm 1 AL) Physics 2

Spanish 1 (Rm 27 Ph) Spanish 2 (Rm 27 Ph) Biology 5

Mathematics 4 (Rm 14 Ph) Chemistry 1 (Rm 1 AL) Chemistry 2 (Rm. 14 Ph) M. W. F. 11:30 o'clock classes

M. W. F. 10:30 o'clock classes Mineralogy (Rm 14 Ph) Indus. Mech. 6a

T. Th. 9 o'clock classes T. Th. 10:30 o'clock classes

T. 11:30

X-rays o'clock classes N

Tag Letter

Dear Editor: —

The National Student Federation of America a t a convention held recently a t Kansas City, Mo., passed the following resolution: "Resolved; that the N. S. F. A., go on record as fav- oring the adoption of Honor Systems among those schools and colleges which do not already have such a system."

Soon we will be entering into a period of examinations which will be

"Late Christopher Bean" Judged Superior Production By Critic

Patrick J. Tisi

efficiently proctored. With a little exaggeration I might say that at some examinations there will be more professors than students. Must the ma- jority of students be condemned as cheaters because of the minority?

At one time, Alfred University had an Honor System in existance; but i it resulted in failure. Perhaps Al- fred was not ready for the adoption of such a system a t the time, but that should be no reason why it should be abolished for all times.

It is my belief that the attitude of the student has changed during the more recent years and he will no longer tolerate cheating. With the trend of marking on the curve by most of the professors, everything is I placed on a more competitive basis i and by allowing a student to get

marks by cheating results in the rais- ing of the curve and depriving the honest student of his rightful grade.

The advantages of the Honor Sys- tem are many. Chief among them are the Psycological. Mutual trust and more respect among faculty members land students would develop. Honesty becomes the normal reaction of students placed on the Honor System.

In the Honor System each student is considered trustworthy and as a result would feel a personal responsibility.

The effect of the Honor System on the development is extremely desirable.

In order that the question be fairly treated we must look a t the objections to the Honor System; although it is denied that these constitute valid objections, but are often cited as such.

By this system the necessity arises for students to report each other. It is the belief of many that students are more dishonest as the temptation becomes greater and it becomes easier to cheat under an Honor System.

The advantages of the Honor Sys- tem out-weigh the disadvantages to a very great extent. We should be given the opportunity to prove that we are trustworthy. This opportunity is denied us through the present proct-

or system.

Sincerely,

Patrick J. Tisi I tag Barbara Bastow.

B. There are special examination periods for the following courses which meet in sections, or a t unusual times: Biology 5; Ceramics 103,113; Chemistry, 1,2,6; Education 1; English 1, 2; French 2, 3; German 1, 2, 5; Industrial Mechanics 1, 3, 5a, 6a; Mathematics 1, l a , 3, 4; Mineralogy; Physics 1, 2; Spanish 1, 2; X-rays.

The time for examinations in the following subjects will be arranged by the instructor in charge of the course: German 6; Education 4b History; Indus. Mech. 6.

Report all conflicts to the Registrar before January 20th, so that they may be adjusted.

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Dear Editor:—

George Cohen has written in the preface of his latest play, "It is a comedy in a s much as the laughs are intermittent as opposed to a farce in which the laughs never stop." Ama- teurs do not expect that high a per- centage of laughs. Any such attain- ment would be rightly beyond their simple powers.

In "The Falling of an Apple" they merely reveal to you an incident

I which might reasonably occur in , front of any office building in the jcity, but were we there, we would be j the curious onlooker who stopped and j watched rather than passed by on the I other side.

j The actors of the monodrama have no documental standard to follow.

This "incident of life" my stir in you the future memory of someday-to-be- . forgotten things. In i t s novel form this drama achieves in its expression a subslety and power thas should not escape you.

May you find much to enjoy and, forgive u s if we, too, desire to be versatile.

i M. K. R.

Dear Members of the Even Classes:

For a number of years the Black Knight has been entirely out of circulation. No one, not even the members of your classes, knew where it was. Now that it has been returned, why not leave it somewhere where we have a t least a fighting chance of getting i t ? We know that it is now somewhere in the town of Hor- nell. Now we ask you, is that fair?

It is impossible for us to enter the house of anyone living there, so as a result it is out of our reach.

We throw out the challenge now to anyone who has the nerve to play' ' fair with us. 'TBring the B l a c k1; ,

On Tuesday evening, December 17, >

the Footlight Club and Theta Alpha' Phi presented "The Late Christopher!

Bean to an enthusiastic and apprecia-!

tive audience in Alumni Hall.

This charming drama of a New England town lived anew in the mind of this critic, and the mingled emotions of a group of real folk became vivid and real. Aided by care- fully prepared, artistically created stage setting, the small town phy- sician, Dr. Haggett, played by Robert Howe, and the quaint domestic Abby.

played by Imogene Hummell, vied for honors throughout the three acts. In no sense does this detract from the supporting cast, for Rose DeRossi, as the sincere, fair-minded Susan, and Margery Sherman as Mrs. Haggett, bossy, selfish, and social climbing wife of the good doctor, gave splendid accounts of themselves.

The story became familiar to most Americans through the cinematic ver- sion of a few years ago in which the late Marie Dressier played the part of Abby, and Lionel Barrymore por- trayed the character of Dr. Haggett.

A small town doctor's family have long struggled to keep the wolf from the door, and when the play opens the doctor and his wife are having the usual family squabble over lack of wherewithall for the various necessi- ties. They have just hired a new maid to replace Abby, who has served them faithfully for many years, and it augurs a new era in the domestic life of the family, for the new maid is from Boston, city of culture. J

From an utterly unexpected source comes Mr. Tallant to pay the bill of one, Christopher Bean, a ne-er do well artist whom the doctor had cared for and treated years before. Tallant immediately reveals by his sufficiently restrained acting and suave manner that he is not all that he appears.

Asking to see some of the work of his friend, the lamented artist, he is also shown some of the efforts of Ada Hag- gett, the clinging-vine, spoiled daughter of the Haggetts, whose pouting manner and saccharine sweetness is almost too vivid.

Next appears Rosen, connoisseur of art, played by Elmer Holmes. His | rough manner, and "money talks"

methods show him to be more the business man than the artist. Last to | appear is Mr. Davenport, famous a r t critic from the city, played in a 'con- vincing manner by Barney Gere. The latter finally enlightens t h e entire group with the revelation that the artist whom the Haggetts considered

To Keep Foot In Football

The problem of confining the spectators' enthusiasm a t football games to the stands has become a n acute one, and Eastern athletic authorities are considering drastic measures to curb the increasing tendency toward riotous attacks on the goal posts or other encroachments by spectators on the play fields.

Suggestions have gone so far as to include elimination of the goal posts and point after touchdown, but it is not likely the rules committee will give this serious consideration, said William S. Langford, secretary of the National Football Rules Committee.

"We still want to keep the foot in football," Langford remarked.—ACP.

to be just a dabbler in paints, has now achieved post humous fame.

Somewhere in the household a r e many ofvhis paintings which are now worth thousands. The best and most sought after iis a portrait of Abby, which she cherishes more than all the money in the world. Through trick- ery she almost loses not only her portrait but all the little paintings which the Haggetts have discarded, but the sarcasm of the Haggett family forces her to reveal what she was determined to keep a secret—that she was mar- ried to the now famous artist before he died.

So ends the story with Abby t h e the sole heir to all the wealth to be realized from the sale of his pictures.

Tallant beaten out of any chance to forge copies of the originals, Rosen philosophically turning to other fields to conquer and t h e Haggetts right where they started, their dreams of wealth and prestige vanishing into thin air.

Warren Creamer, Albert Groth, a local interior decorator with an urge to become a great painter, possesses real talent according to Davenport t h e art critic alid so he prepares for de- parture with his finance, Susan Hag- gett. Thsee two furnished t h e romantic interest throughout the play.

The highlight of the play was un- questionably the excellent pantomine of Abby (Miss Hummel) at the end of the second act as she served dinner to the Haggett family for the last time. Facing the audience, by facial expression, tossing of head and shrug of shoulders, she conveyed more con- vincingly than any words, her opinion of the Haggetts, one and all.

The play was splendidly cast, t h e acting vastly superior to any seen by this critic on the Alfred campus, and the direction a splendid tribute to the fine work of Miss Mary K. Rogers.

Too much can not be said for the splendid work of those unseen heroes of every play—the stage hands. If there was prompting, audience were unaware of it. The entire production was so well done that many have voiced the opinion that a new era in the dramatic history of Alfred began with the presentation of "The Late Christopher Bean."

Cast

Dr. Haggett Robert Howe '36 Susan Haggett Rose DeRossi '36

A b by • • • Imogene Hummel '38

Mrs. Haggett . . Margery Sherman '36 Ada Haggett Rut h Bronson '38 Warren Creamer Albert Groth '39

T a l l a n t Bernard Edridge '39

R o s e n Elmer Holmes '38

Davenport Barnev Gere '36

Scrapbook Made Here 70 Years Ago

Provides Antidote For Pessimists

Knight back to Alfred. Will you do it? Make it again the active tradi- tion of the school that it was in- tended to be from t h e beginning.

Meet us half way and we will do the same.

Signed

Discontented Members of the Odd Classes

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BUILDING MATERIALS From Cellar to Roof

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Stephen Hollands' Sons i Hornell, N. Y. j

Almost seven decades ago a wo- man sat in her a r m chair in Alfred Center and pasted news oi the day in h e r scrap-book. Her name was Mary E. Brown, and today her book is part of the Alfredana Collection in the University Library.

The following extracts, taken from a kaleidoscope of the year 1871, pro- vide an ancidote for present-day pessimists:

Terrible massacres by Indians in Arizona.

Police raid on the Keno hells in New York City.

A road steamer first tows canal boats on the Erie.

The whole New York City press de- mand the publication of the City's accounts. The terrible city pay-rolls are published.

The greatest city fire ever known in modern times takes place, and Chicago, a city of 300,000 souls, lies

in ashes. .

Terrible massacre of 21 Chinese in Los Angeles, Calif.

233 deaths from smallpox in Phila- delphia last week.

Dr. Livingstone heard from, alive and safe.

Russia pushes more armies into Odessa.

Queen Victoria hissed in the streets of London, on her way to open Par- liment.

Victor Hugo defends Garibaldi, is hissed, and resigns his seat in t h e French Assembly.

Italy, terribly in debt, borrows 200 million lires for war.

The "reign of terror'' begins in Paris with cries of "Death to t h e rich, the landowners, the priests!

Paris is overmastered and 80,000 Ver- sailles troops force their way into the city. The Commune, in a panic, set the torch to Paris. 10,000 people are slaughtered in a week.

Switzerland borrows 4,680,000 francs for war purposes.

It is announced that one third of the people in Persia have died of the famine.

France tells China to keep h e r treaties and respect missionaries or there'll be war.

F. H. E L L I S Pharmacist

Alfred New York

UNIVERSITY BANK 2% on

Time Deposits

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Local and Long Distance

Connections with the Bell System and Western Union A few rates:

New York day rate $1.50 + .15 tax New York number rate $1.00 -f .15 tax New York night rate $ .65 + .10 tax

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FIAT LUX, JANUARY 14, 3936, ALFRED, N. Y. Page Three

Black Knight Attends Dance

Honoring Theta Chi Pledges

Knighthood was in flower again at the dance which Theta Chi gave at Social Hall in honor of their fourteen pledges and the Black Knight, jeal- ously guarded tropfhy of the even classes.

The attending knights and their ladies danced to the music of Lennie Rubenstein's orchestra in an ancestral hall hung with colorful coats-of-arms and lighted by candles and the blaz- ing hearth.

As the guests arrived they were required to put their marks to a pledge which honor bound them to take nothing from the hall which they did not bring. The gentlemen then were girded for the fray with red paper hearts on their sleeves and silver sword programs.

The pledge was to insure the safety of the Black Knight on display in the dining-room where King Arthur's round table court convened during intermission. Punch, cookies and fruit were served to the "merrie thronge".

Further diversion was a patamime of the story of Elaine, the Lily Maid of Astolat with unusual setting and costuming which was directed by Margery Sherman and acted by Imo- gene Hummel, Harriet Gover, Rose DeRossi, Ray Pape, Barney Gere and Avery Robinson.

Prof, and Mrs. E. F. Hildebrand, Chaplain and Mrs. James C. McLeod, Mrs. B. S. Bassett, Miss Erma Hewitt and Dr. and Mrs. Paul C. Saunders were the chaperones. Harriet Gover was the chairman of the dance.

On Other Campuses

(By Associated Collegiate Press) You can teach an old dog new tricks, and one can learn almost as easily at 50 as at 20.

Seven members of the Williams College football team are on the dean's list of high ranking scholars.

A "clip," or flying block from be- hind on the football field is sufficient grounds for assault and battery charges, a Pennsylvania judge has ruled.

The NYA has disclaimed liability for students injured while working on re- life projects.

Members of the Southern Methodist frosh team planned to ride to the Rose Bowl game in two chartered box cars.. Railroad officials demurred.

Liquor at parties and '"cheek-to- cheek" and "treamline" dancing are banned at Boston Univeristy.

Santa Clara valley, home of the prune and the apricot in California, has sunk five feet in the last 20 years.

Stanford geologists plan to ''refloat"

it.

College students haven't changed much in the half-<;entury he has been observing them, says William C. Me- Cracken, retiring superintendent of buildings at Ohio State.

If your grades average 90 or better, you will find a job easily, increase your salary $1,000 a year, say M. I. T.

analysts.

Texas Christian has an exhibit of Bibles which includes some printed as far back as 1380.

The Harvard Committee on Re- search in the Social Sciences has re- ceived a $800,000 Rockefeller Founda- tion grant.

Twenty-five prisoners at Alcatraz, which houses the toughest Federal criminals, are taking correspondence course at the University of California.

A permanent Federal youth assis- tance structure, on NYA and CCC lines, is being urged on the govern- ment.

NYU (has diropped its three-year premed course.

The Cotton Textile Institute of North Carolina plans to build roads of cotton in the near future.

The sophomore "Vigiliance Commit- tee" of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., was run out of existence by freshmen this year.

A stiff course in logic should be required of English teachers, says Prof. Charles Swain Thomas of Har- vard.

To the casual onlooker a freshman girl may seem to be a great deal like a senior girl. But open up their heads and what do you find ? Down at Ohio State University the dean of women found some very interesting dissimi- larities In ideas between lower and upper class girls.

The dean queried the girls as to the most desirable qualities girls should possess.

Next to good family, the upperclass women demanded good morals, but the freshman girls—save the mark!

voted good morals into fourteenth place! the freshies thought good social traits the most desirable qualities and offensive personal habits, the worst.

Harriet Gover

Archers To Meet

Saturday In Gym!

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Preparations a r e being made for the annual winter Archery Tournament, Chairman Marie Marino announced today. This meet is to be held in Feb- \ r u a r y ; semi-finals being shot t h e 6th and 14th, and finals t h e 15th.

Miss Marino requests t h a t all archers interested in participating in this contest meet with h e r at t h e gym next Saturday.

An indoor t o u r n a m e n t of the beginning classes, under t h e direction of Miss Shepard, was held last week.

The t h r e e highest scorers from all classes a r e :

Hits Scores Richtmyer 60 296 Evans 54 252 Palmiter 53 251

Pledges To Be Guests At Pi Alpha Formal

Pledges of Pi Alpha Pi are to be honor guests at the sorority's annual winter formal Saturday night at Social Hall.

Both the main hall and the dining- room where refreshments will be served during intermission will be deco- rated and lighted with candles for the occasion. The college orchestra will play.

Marguerite Boumann is chairman of the dance committee. She is assisted by Adelaide Horton and Mary Keppen in charge of refreshments; Dorothy Arnold and Margaret Cudworth, decorations; and Mary Radder in charge of chaperon invitations.

The pledges in whose honor the dance is to be given are: Nellie Bond, Bilma Bond, Elizabeth Benz, Beth Davis, Eleanor Hargrave, Lucille Foster.

Betty Jacox, Leah Oakes, Virginia Plummer, Lois Patterson, Genevieve Stone, Norma Witschiehen.

Campus Capers

WAR

Woe betide the traglars who have made themselves the "big bad wolf"

of Lehigh University's fraternities.

Not only have baseball bats, golf clubs, and old dueling pistols been retrieved from dusty corners, but machine guns and war tanks are being put into prime condition by the De- partment of Military Science and Tactios.

ARTS

Utter amazement was expressed by a certain restaurant proprietor when Two new positions have recently he was informed by two University of come to graduates of the Ceramic Art Pittsburgh professors, that his gay course: namely to Maxine Armstrong, Cjhristmas decorations were mainly class of 1933, and Mary Emory, class composed of poison ivy. He said that of 1935. Miss Armstrong, who has this fact undoubtedly explained the been teaching Art in Greenwood for mysterious cases of ."prickly heat"

the past year and a half; has accept- j that have been making themselves ed a position in Brockport to give in-' felt among his waitresses during the struction in Music and Art. Miss j Christmas season.

Alumni News

Emory is engaged to teach Art in the public school at Beacon, N. Y.

FOREIGN NEWS

To the tune of "Hie, Hie, Hurrah!

Mrs. Mary Karr Jackson, A. U. '10, tne University of Paris opened a will soon be the only lady practicing course in "Rare Wines and Liqours".

attorney in Steuben County. She has M a v t n e graduates of this course have been notified that she passed the bar m a n v v e a r s o f flowing success, examinations recently held at Buffalo ; SPORTS

and will be admitted .to the bar on! Excitement is running high at Ni Jan. 16th. She served her clerkship a9ara University as the Ping Pong in the office of her husband, Attorney 'tournament is rapidly approaching its Lyle W. Jackson of Hornell, and plans finals. Ping Pongers, Rizzo and Sar- to join him in his practice.

Miss Phlabia Sheheen, who for the

past few months has been teaching c o mPe t ltion

English in the Alfred high school, h a s ,c h a m p i s Pr e s e n t e d w i t n h i s h a r d

earned crown.

CRIME

There is at least one shoplifter in kissan have slashed their way into the position of favorites, but heated is expected before a accepted an offer to teach English m

the Hornell high school. She will

begin her new duties at the beginning I i"c l c "> "•- •«»— *- of the second term. While her con-,t n e U n i t e d S t a t e s t h a t i s e v i n c e d tract here did not expire until the t l l a t t h e r e "a i n > t n o S a n t a C l a u s" - end of the year the Board of Educa- W h i l e d o i n g h i s a n n u a l Christmas

i a._ „,„ „„!„„«,„,, -har. ;"lifting," he chanced to enter J. C.

tion very generously released her, knowing what an exceptional opportunity her new position offered. She

Penny's Store to secure a pair of hose for his wife. He apparently thought that he was unobserved so inside his is taking the place of James Morris, ,

A. U. '31, who is leaving Hornell to ic o a t w e n t t h e h o s e- T h e k e e n e y e s

teach at a private school in the east- o f o n e employee, however, noticed ern part of the state. Miss Sheheen's n i s a c t i o n- J t w a s n o n e o t h e r t h a n

successor has not been announced. iBiS B o b H o l m> H a s t i n9 College's

: husky tackle. He promptly pursued A number of members of the class . - . / , . . . , ^ , , t , . ,„. , the thief through crowded streets and of 34 have recently accepted new po- , „ ,, , . . ...

' murky alleys finally stopping him with sitions, among them are: Robert Ra- o n e Qf h i g f a m Q u s ^ ^ A f t e r &

zy, who is with the Vapor Stove Com- b r i g k figM| Q u a r t e r b a c k H o l m c o n.

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pany at Oakfield, N. Y.; B. F. Dewey, Ja i l needed him more than his wife who is employed by Electrical Postum needed the hose.

Co. at Victor; and Glenn Gregory, who | BEAUTY

AltSn11!!?6 0 w e n S"I 1 U n 0 i S G l a S S C° " a t i A whisker growing contest is to be . ' ' , . TT . . , 'held in Macalaster College after the Arthur Firestine, A. U. '35, is with . „ . , . the Robinson Ceramic Products C o m - lc o m ms examination. For a period of pany at Canton, Ohio. .ten days, manly faces will remainDr. Horace Hall, <A. V. '15, has just unshorn. At the end of that time been appointed head surgeon at the'the co-eds will pick the "duckiesf Glendale Sanitorium at Glendale, |b d P r i z e_t w o tickets to a com Calif. He and his family have recent-' .... , . . . . ly returned from Manila, P. I., where !i nS d a n c e- Condition—be-whiskered he has been engaged in hospital work : winner must be shaved before the so for the past six years. icial event is held.

John J. Reimer, A. U., '35, has re-1 MUSIC cently accepted a position with the

Pennsylvania at Aspeis, Pa.

William Butler, A. U., '35, is now

Amateur Shelton Greenburg brought a University of Pittsburgh amateur employed by the Spencer Lens Com-'show to a sudden halt a few weeks pany of Buffalo. a g 0 when he gave his elocutionary

Crawford Hallett A. U '33, now has r e n d i t i o n , . .T h e B n» W n e n n e

his headquarters in St. Louis, Mo.,

where he is working for Missouri Re- c a m e t o t n e lme> "Aw> gee> M a w. l

fractories Co. Vincent Wessels and don't see why I have to take a bath Whitney Kuenn, two former Alfred i every night," he stamped his foot students are also stationed in St. * vigorously, hoping to impress the

°Robert Sherwood, A. U. '20, has ac- j u d g e s w i t h h i s e mPn a s i s- Instead of cepted a position as sales manager ' that, he impressed his heel firmly on and consultant with the United Fe!d- the toe of Bernie Armstrong, one of

To Organize Varsity jSigma Chi N u Entertains Pledges Court Team For Girl. I ^{A {} p ^ , J } ^ D a n c e S a t u r ( J ^{a y}

Organization of a varsity basketball team for women will be carried on :luring the next few weeks to enable Alfred to accept an invitation from ornell University to enter a basketball tournament.

The Women's Athletic Governing Board at its monthly meeting Satur- day voted to accept the opportunity of joining with several other colleges n a tournament like the hockey field day held several months ago at El- mira College.

Only seniors, juniors and sopho- mores will be eligible to compete for positions on the varsity team. Pres- nt plans schedule the tournament to be held at Ithaca February 22.

Jennie Bradigan was elected by the overning Board to take care of the point system for archery, badminton, basketball, hockey, tennis, or any sport for which points are given.

This is to aid in determining awards of numerals and letters. Girls are requested to turn in to Miss Bradigan a list of any points which they have earned in athletics.

Grace Sherwood has been assigned the position of officiating for the Intra-

Committee Head

Doris Smith

mural League. She will

officials for each game. announce

Hopkins Gets Post

(Continued from page one) exclusive story he once obtained, and the nickname followed him here.

When he came to Alfred in 1931 he was a veteran newsman, having been sports editor and state news editor of the Herald among other editorial jobs.

As Alfred's press agent he gave and sold news about ' the university to papers that previously had not been interested.

His influence changed the Fiat Lux from a typical semi-literary college sheet to something resembling a city newspaper, insofar as conditions would allow.

Scarcely a members of the Fiat staff

Entertainer Honored At Informal Reception

Following the Forum program on Wednesday night at which Miss Elsie Mae Gordon was the entertainer, the Wee Playhouse held an informal re- iception at Social Hall for Miss Gordon.

(Members of Theta Alpha Phi and those of the audience who wished to meet her were guests at the reception and were further entertained by several of her "monodramas" during the evening.

In the receiving line were: iMiss Gordon, Prof, and Mrs. H. O. Bur- dick, Miss Mary Rogers and Robert JHowe.

Mrs. Charles Amberg, Mrs. W. M.

Burditt and Mrs. James C. McLeod were hostesses for the occasion. Mrs.

A. E. Whitford and Mrs. Frank Crumb poured during the serving of coffee and sandwiches.

'ersonals

—George Larson attended the Delta Sigma Phi Convention in New York City.

—Joseph Keegen of Delta Sigma Phi is practice teaching.

—Vincent Abel of Klan Alpine is today has not been helped by "Chuck" |i n t h e Poughkeepsie hospital recover- Hopkins. He brought to Alfred some i n g f r o m a n °Peratit>n.

of the standards of big-time journal- ism.

As a member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, of the Interfraternity Council, of other campus organiza- ations, "Chuck" left a lasting impres- j sion on campus life.

He was an opportunist, during yie

telephoned

—Walter Davis of Theta Kappa Nu is ill at his home.

—Edward Perkins'35, Kappa Nu on Monday.

visited Theta -According to the White Plains Re-

"One of the nicest parties this year"

was the verdict of members of Sigma Chi Nu following the dinner and formal dance held Saturday night in honor of the pledges.

Dinner was served at Social Hall at six o'clock. Following the dinner guests proceeded to the house where they danced until midnight to the music of Johnny Fitzgerald and his orchestra. A special feature of the band was a group of college numbers and "The music goes round and round".

Burgundy red candles and white Powers were used for the decorative scheme. Hot punch and cookies were served during the evening.

C-immittee, for the dance included Doris Smith, Betty Augenstine, Mar- garet Reilley and Beatrice Burdiek.

Fa. ally guests were Mrs. Jennie Camp,. Miss Eva L. Ford, Prof, md M*s Elt-ert Ringo and Prof, and Mrs.

Kasr.n r O. Myrvaagnes.

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SPOTLIGHTS

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Katharine Hepburn with Fred Mac- Murray, Fred Stone and Evelyn Ven- able in RKO's screen adaptation of

"Alice Adams", Pulitzer Prize novel, will be shown at Alumni Hall Thurs- day evening. It tells a story of the heartaches which accompany a girl's attempt to rise from poverty and social ostracism.

"Basketball Technique", an inform- ative athletic picture, and "Mickey's Garden" starring That Mouse, will complete the evening.

"Dr. Socrates" with Paul Muni and Ann Dvorak, both of whom were stars in "Scarface", will be presented Saturday night. W. R. Burnett, author of "Little Caesar", is the author of the drama which centers about a country doctor and the ways in which he uses science to baffle a crew of gangsters'. Ann Dvorak is a lov- able little liitch-hiker who just hap- pens to be around to see the shooting.

Georgie Price in a musical, "Tic- kets Please"; "South Sea Sickness"

porter of Dec. 27, the engagement of | and "Bronco Buster" will complete the

Marooned

jMiss Elizabeth Bushong to Mr. Wil- iliam D. Bruns was announced by Mr.

1 and Mrs. J. R. Bushong of White floods of last July, h e ,p l a i n s > N Y Miss Bushong attended dozens of descriptions. A r l i n g t o n H a l l i n Washington, D. C, This feat brought him a job with t h el a n ( J M a r y l a n d C o l l e ge for Women in United Press.

! Lutherville.

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Despite his progress in the news- i —Janet La.Due '35, of Olean; Bar- paper field, Hopkins plans to become bara Galton '34, of Nunda; Jane Mes- a lawyer. If his success to date is s emer ex-'36, of Elmira and Charlotte any criterion, he should be a good one. Jazombeck '35, of Mattituck were alumnae guests at the Sigma Chi

Back To Alfred

formal Saturday night.

—Anida Ryder of Portville ^and All aboard train bound for Al-.Louise Cook ex-'37, who has been in fred roar of the wheels hiss of !Naples, Italy, for the past two months, the engine. . . .reunion of classmates.. ;were also guests at the dance.

..Manie, is seated there with a new j —Mrs. Grace Santee, house mother sport coat and just beaming up and tat Sigma Chi, is ill, and her place is down with delight. Suzabella has a

wonder story of the glorious evenings spent with HIM. Hiram has come back with a beautiful tan from the wilds of Ethiopia and find it not a very pleasant feeling when a young 'un addresses him at the top of his lungs

.. . .hey Porter, Where's my Ma. . . .

being taken by Mrs. Adelle Rogers.

Hoax At Princeton

Unmasked At Last

Ephriam E. Di Kahble, Princeton j freshman, who furnished a ninedays' Ezra goes off into a trance at the I mystery to students and townspeople mention of his one and only's name!here, has been unmasked.

and before long begins to recite Kip- ling's "Mandalay" with great gusto.

Of course, there is the coed who just couldn't tolerate her friends....

they've changed so, dontcha know....

and the male who found the city air so refreshing and invigorating. . . . and lastly, those students who per- formed musicals while in the throes of peaceful slumber.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Clarke of Binghamton have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Helen Kathryn, Alfred ex-'36, and

"Di KahWe" is five members of the class of '39 who had the notion that by giving their "man" a big enough build-up, they could elect him treasurer of the freshman class, to the confusion of the university authorities.

Newspaper advertisements offering

$10 for football ticket, a ride to the Yale game for a number of under- graduates, "for their company," and an ad asking for an orange and black guinea pig constituted the build-up.

A New York evening newspaper unwittingly helped the hoax along by carrying an interview with Di Kahble, Glenn A. Gregory, Alfred '34, formerly j but the plot fell through when student suspicion was aroused by an adver-

spar Corporation in New York City.

In addition he is still operating his porcelain plant in Ontario, Can.

Chester Davies, A. U. '35, is with the Sanitary Manufacturing Company at Trenton, N. J.

Leslie Townsend, A. U. '35, is now with the Franklin Tile Company at Franklin, Pa.

Joseph Richmond, A. U. '35, has accepted a position with the publication.

Pittsburgh's leading orchestra leaders and master of ceremonies for the show. Elocutionist Greenberg cap- tured neither first, second, nor third prize.

SOCIETY

The Alpha Xi Delta dance at Ohio University may not have lifted the roof off the building but, believe it

"Ceramic Industries" of Chicago, 111. ' o r n o t i t d i d cave i n the floor. No

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advanced work in ceramics. ,tne girls had their feelings seriously Joseph Kent, A. U. ex-'35, is now hurt by multitudes of subsequent re- employed as inspector of Ceramic ma- marks concerning their respective terials with the W.P.A. in New York wpiB.ht<5

City. weignts.

Lester Henry, A. U. '34, has recent- EDUCATOIN

ly accepted a position with the Vic-1 T n e struggle for an education at tory Glass Company of Jeannette, Pa. i Toronto University has been increased

of Skaneateles, N. Y. The affair is to take place at the West Presbyterian church in Binghamton, on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 18th, at 5:30.

a hundred-fold by a law passed by the faculty prohibiting the students from bringing stenographers to class with them to take lecture notes. Students lament as they realize the compara- tive weight and boldness of dicta- phones.

ANIMALS

Now residing calmly in the office of thePolytechnic Reporter are two gold- fish, Bituminous and Agregatee.

Barely two weeks before they had been facing a horrible death inside of a ductility machine for the amusement of some Polytechnic students. Saved however by humanitarian A. K. Kink, a new Jife, complete /with perfect diet and heated globe, has been opened for them. Above the bowl, for (their protection, a posted warning reads: "Do not feed the animals".

tisement in The Daily Princetonian asking for old razor blades "for melt- ing purposes."—ACP.

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Hoh Speaks At AUCA

(Continued from page one) with an A.B. or B.S. gets $150 per

month, with an M.A. or M.S. $175 per month, with a Ph.D. $200 per month.

China has great difficulty with the termites eating wood structures.

Telephone poles don't last a year;

they can't build wooden buildings.

The termites don't attack bamboo, so it is used considerably in building.

Any one that can find a destroyer of the termite would have his fortune well at hand, according to the speaker.

After the meeting held at Klan Al- pine, cookies, doughnuts and coffee were served.

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Hardware

Shoulder Bouquets and Corsages

Leave Orders with Mr. Eiseline or Mr. Glasser

Wettlin Floral Co.

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CLOTHING HOUSE

Hornell's Largest Men's Store

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Main at Church Hornell

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