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Student Box HolderVOL. XXIII FIAT LUX, FEBRUARY 25, 1936, ALFRED, N. Y. No. 23
Women Cagers Score Victory
Defeat Wells and Elmira In Cornell Meet
Alfred University's co-ed basket- ball squad emerged victorious from a straight eliminattion conttest with Wells, Cornell and Elmira at Cornell University, Ithaca, Saturday after- noon.
The invitation meet, sponsored by Cornell, marked the first journey of Alfred women for the purpose of in- tercollegiate basketball competition in more than a decade. The meet was a sequel to an invitation hockey match held by Elmira College last fall.
In capturing the meet the Alfred girls defeated Wells 14 to 12 and Elmira 10 to 5. In the course of the elimination, Alfred played Wells and came out a victor and Elmira defeat- ed Cornell 17-12. After a rest period Cornell, matched against Wells, won 14-8. Then followed the Alfred- El- mira contest.
As the object of the tournament was social as well as athletic, girls from each team were placed together at luncheon tables, before the afternoon's play. Miss Nellie Gordon, president of the Cornell Women's Athletic Associa- tion, welcomed the girls, who then were shown about the campus.
Barbara Bastow, Alfred captain, earned high game scoring honors of the day with ten points as the Saxons triumphed 14-12 ovver Wells. Only a two-point first half advantage en- abled the Alfred women to keep their
lead to the final whistle.
In the final Alfred encounter, with Elmira, the girls were on the short end of a 3 to 1 score at half time.
Expert guarding by both teams pre- vented the forwards from scoring much, and a foul shot by Bastow was the sole Alfred point in this half.
Corsaw played an excellen game, con- sistently intercepting the Elmirian's passes.
In the second half the Alfred team played a brilliant pass game and show- ed accurate shooting ability. The guards held the Blue forwards close to the center, preventing their scor- ing while Warda Vincent tallied five points for Alfred.
Lineups of the Elmira game:
Alfred Elmira Vincent, rf.—5 Cobb, rf—1 Corsaw, If—0 C4erlach If—0 Zubiller, If—2 Fuller, If—2 Bastow, c—3 Strong, c—2 Babcock, rg—0 Hood, rg—^0 Scholes, lg—0 Manning, eg—0 Cartwright, lg—0 Hathaway, lg—0
Total 10 Total 5
Simplifies Writing
Prof. H. O. Boraas of the Depart- ment of Philosophy and Education, after much research in connection with his doctorate, has invented a simplified system of capital leters.
Winter Sports
Popular Here
St. Moritz has come to Alfred.
Through the work of the weather man Alfred might certainly pass for some winter sports resort.
Ski suits and hightops are the order of the day. Every one, boys and girls, students and faculty, seem to have gone winter sports minded. Perhaps great skiing records or bobsled rac- ing honors lay dormant in some of our students. (The certainly get plenty of practice sliding around on icy sidewalks).
Even the Dean of Women signifies her approval of bobsledding by trying it herself. Dr. Campbell is also a sledding enthusiast and promoter.
Only the other day he was seen pull- ing about a dozen children on sleds behind his car. It would be hard to 6ay who was deriving the most en- joyment, Dr. Campbell or the chil- dren.
Ten or fifteen yeans ago the pro- verbial "dobbin" would be doing what the Ford does today. Even now, when the urge for a good old-fashioned sleighride gets too strong, students hire a sleigh, and with the music going 'round and 'round, ride to Al- fred Station and back. (Anyone de- siring additional information see
"Ginnie" Plumber.)
One rugged Saxon maiden proved her sporting ability recently when she outran her less vigorous escort in a mad das<h down Pine Hill. The report- er was unable to ascertain whether they were both very energetic or whether she just didn't like the way her escort combed his hair.
Boraas Develops^
Simple Alphabet
A new way to write the alphabet has been invented by Prof. Harold O.
Boraas, Associate Profess of Philos- opy and Education, to make rapid note-taking and writing easier. Prof.
Boraas evolved the alphabet for a thesis completing word toward a Doctor of Philosophy degree which will be awarded him by Cornell Uni- versity in April.
No longer will college students have to puzzle over the illegibile scrawls of yesterday's lecture notes. The sys- tem evolved by Prof. Boraas does away with all the fancy curly-cues which complicate rapid writing.
Experimenting with the handwrit- ing of college and high school stud- entSj Prof. Boraas arrived at a set of capital letters which he declares are written with the most speed, stability, and legibility.
Many types of penmanship (and lack of penmanship) are now in com- mon usage. Prof. Boraas' new alpha- bet should prove to be practical enough for general use.
Some of the new letter forms are written as fast as 50 a minut* remain- ing legible and regular. Others can only be scribbled at a rate of 25 a minute.
Elimination of letters which are illegible or unstable when written rapidly, is necessary, Prof. Boraas de- clares. The new method should do away with o's that look like t's, t's that look like m's, and m's that don't look like anything.
Prof. Boraas, soon to be Dr. Boraas, started his professorial career at Al- fred in 1928. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at St. Olaf College in 1922, and a Master of Arts degree at Columbia University in 1925. -.
Dismembered "Amby"
Rests till Exam Time
Of Exhibitors
Plans Underway For June Sale By Guild
A greater variety in ceramic pro- ducts is the aim of the Ceramic Guild workers who are preparing for the final June sale and exhibition. The sale is scheduled for graduation week.
At that time the summer exhibition of student work of high calibre will be shown. Julia Rodier has been ap- pointed advertising manager of the event.
The Guild has undergone some re- organization this semester. The group leaders or "designers" for the rest of the year are Margaret Barvian, Pa- tricia Stull, Helen Crafts and Bernice Mautner. Co-leaders of two groups respectively are Rose DeRossi, Jean Williams and Julia Rodier, Dorothy Arnold. Each designer is assisted by five members chosen from the sopho- more, junior and senior classes and three apprentices chosen from the freshman group. The freelancers or those working on their own initiative are Sheldon Carey, Randolph Webb, Harold Reigger and Mary Ober, each of whom are allowed one apprentice according to Guild regulations.
The new financial plan of the Guild is meeting with great success. Sixty percent of the returns go directly to the workers. The amounts received by the various groups correlate high- ly with their respective merits. The remaining forty percent is put in a fund devoted to sending representa- t i v e s elected by a Guild committee to important Ceramic Conventions in different parts of the country. In this way deserving students receive due compensation.
Writing For Fiat
Amateur Night To Be Galaxy
Of 16 'Big-Time' Offerings
Biology Growing
More Important
The position of biology in New York State high school is one of in- creasing importance, according to a letter received at Alfred University from Warren W. Knox, supervisor of Science for the New York State De- partment of Education. The letter says in part:
'"Biology is to be the tenth year sci- ence course throughout the state.
This tenth year syllabus is planned deliberately as a sequence to the bio- logical content in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grade general science courses. The physical sciences are to come in the eleventh and twelfth years.
"Biology is being introduced in dozens of schools each year and the enrollment is increasing by leaps' and bounds. I predict that there will be more pupils studying biology in up- state New York than either physics or chemistry within the next five years."
President-Emeritus Boothe C. Davis has written a series of articles of interest to all who are acquainted with Alfred. The first appears in this issue of the Fiat Lux.
Pledges 'Enjoy' Hell Week Fun
Strange sights and sounds have marked Alfred's campus for the past week. It was the much dreaded "Hell Week" for Klan Alpine and Kappa Psi Upsilon.
To the tune of the "Anvil Chorus,"
Klan's pledges clanked merrily to class on large sized cake tins. Be-rib- boned cooking utensils formed their head gear, each labeled with an ap- propriate title.
On the last day tiiey completely out-1 did themselves by obtaining all the objects that they were sent for. Sev- eral pieces of female wearing ap-
| parel were capably obtained by some I of the suffering (?) stooges. The Ag.
school barn was the source for plenty of live stock and it goes without say- ing that the boys were liberally treated all week with the business end of a paddle.
Kappa Psi's pledges have also had their troubles. In honor of the winter Olympics, perhaps, our valiant heroes skied to classes on barrel staves.
They were suitably dressed in girl's gym suits, or what-have-you. Around each suffering neck an egg was sus- pended by means of varied arrange- ments.
Their trials were also liberally punctuated with paddle-whacks, and many a pledge has eaten his dinner this week standing up.
Daily performances were held in front of the Post Office. After all, it isn't every day that students can see a portly gentleman do a tap dance, dressed in a barrel and mounted on skiis. Then too, when before have they ever seen the Post Office meas- ured with a frankfurter as the rule?
All thrilled at the beat of martial feet as the "kitchen brigade" carried out the orders of the military upper-class- men.
—Professor and Mrs Austin Bond and Dr. and Mrs. A. J. C. Bond were dinner guests of Pi Alpha last Wed- nesday evening.
—Birnie Edridge has been pledged at Kappa Psi.
The battle is over, and Little Amby rests in pieces.
Like the immortal charge of the Six Hundred, a band of bold sopho- mores attacked the major stalwarts of this year's unafraid freshman class last Tuesday night just before the Varsity^St. Bonaventure game. Poor Little Cuthbert Ambrose de Radiotron, buried beneath the debris, suffered untold agonies before the frosh and sophs tore him limb from limb.
Amby, you will remember, rested with the freshman after their spec- tacular capture of him two weeks ago.
The frosh, seeking as always to flaunt their superiors, carried him in a red- lettered prune box to the St. Bona- venture game.
The battle ensued, and now Amby is here and there about the 40 acres of Alfred's campus. The frosh have his head, his body, parts of his arms and legs. The sophs have his feet, his hands. His hat has disappeared;
it seems some close-mothed fellow grabbed that adornment and kept it to himself.
Freshmen today are assembling the miscellaneous anatomical appendages of Cuthbert Ambrose. They promise to throw a rejuvenated idol in the pub- lic eye again just before the examina- tion period at mid-semesters.
—David Reamer of Fairport, A. U.
'35, was at Klan Alpine for the week- end. He is teaching science in Bridgeton high school.
—Bucky Davis and his father were dinner guests at Theta Nu on Sunday.
Bucky won't be back to resume his studies until next fall.
==== Alfred === Fifty Years Ago ====
Memories of Alfred at the Close of the First Half Century and at the Beginning of the Second
By
President Emeritus Boothe C. Davis
Editors Note: This is the first of a series of articles by Presi- dent Emeritus Boothe C. Davis.
As Alfred closes its first century and prepares for the Centennial celebration, it is interesting to recall conditions of fifty years ago when there was "much-ado" in preparing for the putting on a semi- centennial program.
The year 1885-'86, my first year in Alfred, happened to be that semi-centennial year, so that I saw Alfred in the last of its first half century, participated in its semi-centennial program, and graduated in the early part of the second half century. I am glad to recall some of the memories of that year for the readers of the Fiat Lux, as requested by the editor.
The Student Body of 1886
Cuban Revolutionist Seeks Support Here
"Democracy and Education Are Our Goals," stated Carlos March, Young Cuban student and political exile, at assembly last Thursday. Senor March formerly attended the University of Havana, where he studied engineer- ing, and was a member of the Faculty Council and the Federation of Cuban Students. He is now lecturing at col- leges and universities throughout the United State, under the auspices of the Federation of American Students.
He continued, in brief: "Students in Spain and South America are in- terested in the management of their country and have a valued opinion.
They have brought the population over in their struggle against the Military Dictatorship engineered by powerful American financial interests, called the American Imperium, and, in 1933, were in charge of the govern- ment for four months.
"More than five hundred students have been killed during the past five years," stated the young exile. "All of them died either from bullets or tuberculosis contracted in the damp underground galleries of the jail.
Beatings and tortures are common.
The smallest political sentence is six month. At the present there are two thousand 'political exiles. These con- ditions have existed among almost the entire student body for the past two years."
"Why do we do it?" asked the stu-1 dent. "It is not because we are warm- j blooded, or because of the climate; i t ! is necessity. For four hundred years j Cuba has not known democracy or freedom, except for once, after the fall of Maehado. Under military dic- tatorships the university and all sec- ondary schools were ordered closed for three years. Twenty-five Thous- and young people were left with no means of securing higher education, aside from a few private schools.
For the last three years Cuba has been starving. A laborer makes per- haps ten cents a day. Even the wealthy classes are poor. Thus we are striving for political, academic and economic ends. The outstanding is- sues are: A government of Cuba for Cubans, freedom for the three hun- dred students now imprisoned, return of the exiles, reopening of the insti- tutions of higher learning, and in- crease of the educational budget.
"Do all you can to obtain peace in your country, and it will help Cuba,"
concluded Carlos March. "War is carried on for profit to a few. The same interests .that take your country to war maintain military dictatorships in Cuba. We ask your help."
Later in ani informal discussion, March said that Cubans buy U. S.
merchandise almost exclusively; that women students are far more revolu- tionary than the men; that Havana tobacco is not grown in Havana, but in a small providence at the western tip of the island, and that he likes the freedom given to American girls. In his country, unless two couples go out together, the girl must be chap- eroned.
Questioned about the climate of Cuba, this serious young man burst into a flashing smile, and enthused,
"magnifico!"
Juniors Offer Big Chance For Local Talent To Entertain In Alumni To- morrow Night
Once more, but in a new way, stu- dents of ye alma mammy will thrill to the song of the bell as jovial Jack Merriam takes over the reins of the Junior Amateur Show, tomorrow eve- ning.
Precise plans have been made for a rollicking night of merriment which will go down in history along with
"Gold in Them There Hills". Sixteen acts are on the bill and, with con- tent varying from confessions of Sal- ly Rand to the story of Gandi with three sheets to the wind, should bring many a laugh from the region of the solar plexus.
Who is the Jolson, the Crosby, the Tracy, the Berhie, the Noble of Al- fred? Far be it from the Fiat Staff to let you in on it, but the committee of Sherwood, Racusin, Pape, Scholes, and Merriam say that for one thin quarter (don't rush please) there are a few fine seats left.
So grab your best girl or some- body else's (remember its Amateur Night) put on your most humorous attitude and join the gang. Be pre- pared for professors boop-boop-a-doop- ing or a bit of Billy Minsky's best.
Anything is liable to happen for it's Alumni Hall, tomorrow night.
Ceramics Faculty
Make Day's News
New York State College of Cer- amics this week is prominent in the news since several faculty members and alumni have done outstanding work in their field.
Prof. W. P. Cortelyou plans to take a leave of absence fiom his duties in the chemistry department next June to continue work for his doc- torate at Iowa University.
Twenty-five upperclass students and five members of the faculty are al- ready making arrangements to at- tend the convention of the American Ceramic Society to be held in Co- lumbus, Ohio, March 29. The Alfred representation will present several papers on ceramics.
The compilation of a directory of the ceramic industries of New York state by Dean Holmes and J. H.
Schubler of the Corning Glass Work3 has been completed and is ready for publication. The book contains names and descriptions of all the important ceramic industries of the state and a section of general text on the sub- ject of ceramic technology.
The student body of that period Pared for college, when I entered, and differed from the student body of to-, w a s twenty-seven when I graduated, day most notably in being unclassified,' An important reason for this diver- with the exception of the small num- sity of age and preparation was the ber, six I think, who were ranked as lack of free high schools at the time, seniors. : Hornell and Wellsville were just be- Of more than two hundred enroll- ginning to develop their four year ments, but a small percentage had high school systems. There were no completed all preparatory subjects, high schools in the surrounding towns, Probably fifty per cent of the stu- and the old academies, of which Al- dents wer pursuing some preparatory fred had earlier been one, were dis- and some college studies at the same appearing. So Alfred students of all time. A considerable percentage were grades, college and preparatory taking only academic or sub-academic
subjects. There was a much greater difference in the ages of the students then than now. Some of the sub- academic or academic grade were very young. Some students were much above average college age.. I my- self was twenty-two, not yet fully pre-
mingled in a common student body with little difference as to classifica- tion and discipline.
Alfred was among the pioneer co- educational colleg'es, so that men and women were received on equal terms from the first. Tuition, I think, was
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Queen Election To Be Held As Festival Nears
Here is an election in which neither Democrats nor Republicans are favor- ed.
Beauty and popularity will swing the vote when students ballot for ueen of the annual St. Pat's festival.
Election of an upperclass woman to reign beside St. Pat will take place at assembly Thursday, March 5.
On all sides, great activity is to be seen as committees and sub-committes work to complete plans for the fourth annual Sit. Pat's Festival, which will be presented March 19 and 20.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow, with the ante set at $4 for the entire two days of festivity.
Two days of gala events will be the center of campus attention with parades, formal ball, exhibitions, dance, play, movie and assembly.
A nationally known broadcasting orchestra has been secured by the
(committee for the Formal Ball, al- (Continued on page three)
Students Want Course On War
Evanston, 111, (ACP)—Although the budget committee of Northwestern University has declared that because of the already large deficit, no new courses can be added to the cur- riculum, students here are pressing for a second-semester course on war.
The purpose of the course, plans for which originated last year, would be to make a scientific investigation of war as a human institution and a study of the best methods of pre- vention. It would involve the political, economic and psychological causes of international conflict.
Instruction would probably be pro- vided by members of the various de- partments who would be willing to give their service without pay.
At the University of Chicago a similar course is being contemplated, according to Prof. Quincy Wright, head of the political science depart- ment.
Editor's Note: Northwestern's stu- dents may yet get their course on war as a result of a seven million dollar bequest to the University from the will of the late George B. Deer- ing. The philanthropist, last male member of the famed Deering family who made its millions from McCor- mack-Deering farm machinery, died last week of tuberculosis in Texas.
The bequest represents the largest gift to any American University since the late George Eastman bequeathed 14 millions to the University of Ro- chester.
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Freshman Rules
Very often our Campus traditions are based upon sentiment rather than upon reflective thought. Emotion may run away with reason.
Upperclassmen become just as overbearing as freshmen become obnoxious. Each year we find the chronic complainers who would abolish every- thing on the campus except the books and class- rooms. Each year we hear the cry of those who take the other extreme in viewing our traditions.
Most of us wish to take a rational view of our campus traditions but we permit ourselves
to be led away from reason by those who are willing to give their time and energy to further- ing their cause.
We are not, by any means, ready to do away with our traditions but the time has come when we must re-evaluate them and open to our entire student body the situation which now confronts us.
This is the story:
—Tradition and present student opinion have decreed that there should be some distinction between freshmen and upperclassmen.
—Further, there are certain rules and regu- lations upon our campus which must and should be observed by all students. . . - , . , -,
Now in the Student Senate we have the means of controlling the actions of upperclass- men; in the campus court we have, at least potentially, the means of controlling and regu- lating freshmen.
Since time immemorial,' freshmen have re- belled against some -of these rules. Some have revolted against all of them. The present dis- sension of the freshmen men brings out several points of contention. Other than the fact that some, wish to do away with frosh rules entirely and abolish campus court, the general demand rests upon these three'points:
1. Complete abolition of paddling.
2. No punishment for petty or trival of- ffenses.
3. Establishment of a new and more repre- sentative jury.
We feel that the final decision rest with the Student Senate, but it is only just, that the frosh be given their day in court.
Reasonable people must admit that the first two demands of the frosh have serious justifica- tion but the feasibility of the third may be questioned.
Let us at least not permit our emotions to run away with us. If the freshmen are reason- able, we are certain that theuppei'classmen will be. However, the freshmen who are taking a radical view must be made to see that the upper- classmen will not be coerced.
Tag Letter
Dear Editor: —
Some time ago there was consider- able ado on this campus as regards a new plan for the arrangement of courses. This plan was known then, and is still known, as the Trimester Plan. As we recall, there was much discussion pro and con, and it was even decided to bring the matter to a vote of the students.
Along with this we heard quite a bit about the Hobart Plan. This plan was mainly a re-arrangement of courses so that there was a longer vacation between semesters, thus al- lowing students to work in post of- fices and stores during the Christmas season. In comparison of this we had the Trimester plan.
This plan was concerned mainly with the idea of splitting up the courses given so that there would be a greater flexibility dn schedule mak- ing, thus allowing more subjects to be taken, or more specialization upon each subject.
As I remember it, there was much ado, but it ended there, and nothing has been heard about the matter since. There were quite a few stu- dents in favor of this change. It is for these students that I bring the subject up again.
After reading many dissertations on the subject, I have decided to list a few of the results found in a survey of the students who worked under such a system.
All groups, by large pluralities, voted in favor of the compact working load under the system
All students were canvassed for
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responses to the following question:
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| CAN TEUTH BE FOUND. "—S/enn &•'>**' I M
Liberty? Equality? Justice?
We came to college. College, the place of great moral and ethical open spaces, where men are men indeed.
But we find ourselves circumscribed by rules which would belittle the in- telligence of an imbecile. We are made to feel as the inferiors of those in the classes above us. We are crowned with a piece of green flan- nel, our ties must be1 a somber black color, and we are flayed with paddles at the least provication.
Why? Because, my friends, that is tradition.
About ninety-nine years ago some sadistic students took it upon them- selves to inflict punishment upon an unfortunate underclassman. From that episode a tradition was born.
However, because a practice has been carried on for ninety-nine years does not make it infallible.
When a man reaches college age and gains admittance to a university he is automatically given credit for having the brains to shift for himself.
Admittedly he is the inferior in academic education to the members of the ithree higher classes. But, his is not their inferior in potential learn- ing abiblity and given the opportunity he will prove it.
Perhaps he has been a "bigshot" in high school. Fine, that is to his credit. There is a man, who in the future, will probably be a leader in college life.
At this point, however, before he has the opportunity to adjust himself to a new environment, he finds him- self, not merely reprimanded and
"toned down," but physically beaten for making an attempt to be greater than the man next to him.
Now, may I ask, were not liberty, equality, and justice given to us so that we might have the opportunity to develop ourselves into something more than just one of the crowd?
Is it necessary to establish a feel- ing of inferiority in all Freshmen, merely because of a feeling that tra- dition cannot be broken?
I grant you the fact that punish- ment, in some cases, is necessary and advisable. But, not physical beatings which are inflicted for the breaking of inane rules about the clothing a man is supposed to wear.
You, upperclassmen, are defeating your own purpose. You are inculcat- ing in the minds of the freshmen feeling of resentment and hostility rather than the feeling of fraternity which they are only too willing to i give you.
Robert Corsaw
never go again regardless of the consequences.
There was an opinion that the punishment had been measured out rather unfairly. The biggest fault was that the nature and occurrence of the breaking of the rule was apparently false. You cannot blame the Court for that. It is easily noticed that the Frosh are not conforming to rules.
Naturally something has to be done to remedy this situation. Since the Upper Classmen will not send up the offenders the Court must take it upon themselves to pick out the men who break the rules most frequently.
Specific cases are therefore impos- sible.
If we are to conduct this Court on a fair basis lets have the coopera- tion of everyone. Let's have our upper classmen cooperate. Lets have some real school s>pirit.
A Junior.
WHERE IS "OLD GLORY"?
I was very much surprised, one day in the near past, while passing by ou the walk past Burdick Hall, to notice a Skull and Crossbones flying from the campus flag pole. It came to me then that I have never wit- nessed a flag of any other descrip- tion flying from that pole.
It seems that it is the bounden duty of any school or college, private or public, educating <the youth of today, to fly the colors of the country in which it is established. Therefore I think that it would be nice to see
"Old Glory" floating in the breeze from dawn till dark, every day, from our campus flag-pole.
A Member of '39.
Recently I heard much comment on the attitude that the present upper classes are taking toward the enforce- ment of the Freshman rules. Repeat- edly they glare at a Frosh for non- conformance to a rule. When you ask them why they do not send them , to Campus Court they usually reply, |
"Oh, well, I never have, and I won't!
start now."
After the recent meeting of the Court a great many Freshman ex- pressed the idea that they would :
THE UNION UNIVERSITY CHURCH James C. McLeod, Minister Morning worship at eleven o'clock
Sunday, March 1st.
A Communion Service Wednesday Evening Lenten Services
at the Gothic at 7 P. M.
Ash Wednesday evening at seven o'clock, the first of a series of Wed- nesday Lenton services will be held in the Gothic Chapel. For nearly two decades these services were conduct- ed by the late Dr. Charles F. Binns, and last year were continued by the Reverend John Spencer of Hornell, assisted by Chaplain McLeod of the University. This year, due to the de- mands of his own parish, Mr. Spencer will be unable_to come to Alfred on Wednesday's. The services will be continued by Chaplain McLeod and will last from seven until seven-thirty.
Everyone in the community is wel- come to attend these services of wor- ship.
The series of Lenten talks by Chap- lain James C. McLeod will be built around the theme: "Christs in Mini- ature".
Ash Wednesday, Feb.. 26th: "Ecce Homo".
Second Wednesday, March 4th:
"Out from the Darkness,"—Helen Keller.
Third Wednesday, March 11th:
"Toll of the Tropics"—Albert Schweit zer.
Fourth Wednesday, March 18th:
"God in the Slums"—Jane Addams.
Fifth Wednesday, March 25th:
"Christ in the Orient"—Kagawa.
Sixth Wednesday, April 1st:
"Christ—and You and I."
ALFRED- 50 YEARS AGO
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?38 per year for students taking any College subjects; less for those taking only preparatory work.
Some rooming facilities were pro- vided for girls in the Brick, but most of the students lived in the homes of the village, whose citizens we're j noted for their kindly sympathy and
helpfulness to students.
j The Campus, Buildings, and Equip- ment in 1886
The campus of fifty years ago was limited to the south side of Univer- sity Place, with the exception of a small lot on which Kenyon Memoral Hall is located. What is now Burdick Hall sood where Kanakadea Hall now stands. It was owned by the school district, and was used jointly by the district for elementary school classes and by Alfred University, on the sec- ond floor, for some of its academic and sub-academic classes. In my first year I was janitor for that building, and recited there in a class in elemen- tary English and also in elementary mathematics.
The "Old Chapel," now Alumni Hall, the Gothic, the Brick, a little obser- vatory that stood near where the the Susan Howell Social Hall now stands, and Kenyon Memorial Hall made up the campus buildings.
An old unused gymnasium stood near where the Hall of Physics now stands. It had been sold with the land it occupied to an Alfred citizen, who later moved the building to a i new lot, and used it for a barn. It i is now the shop west of Binns Hall.
j Its original location was afterwards ' bought back by the University, to-
gether with adjacent lands.
The campus, containing the five
| buildings belonging to the University sity, and the ball field where the High School now stands, contained prob- ably eight or ten acres.
The Old Chapel was used for re- quired daily chapel exercises, and other assembly purposes. On the first
| floor were were four class rooms, two rooms for men's lycemns, and a li- ' brary room containing the University library. This latter room is now used . as the office of the Department of
! Education. It contained a few hun- j dred volumes, and was open for draw-
ing books one-half hour one day each week. The assembly room was heat- ' ed by big sheet-iron wood stoves. The smaller rooms by coal or wood stoves.
; Recent improvements and alterations j have greatly changed the "Old i Chapel," which we now know as I Alumni Hall.
Kenyon Memorial Hall was used
| mainly for "Natural Science"; the
| second floor for museum specimens, i later removed to the Steinheim. This i was the one new building on the
| campus and possessed the exceptional luxury of steam heat.
The Gothic was used for the class and practice rooms of a business de- partment long since discontinued.
The Brick had been built some twenty-five years earlier as a dormi- tory for women and was called the
"Brick" because it was the first camp- us building made of brick. It had no sanitary plumbing, and was heated with coal stoves in the reception rooms, and small wood stoves in the students' rooms. The halls of the building were not heated,, and in
Nibbles on the Hook
Shed a tear forHhe unlucky column- ist who needs must procure his own material. 'Till now we have used, primarily, anecdotes related to us by persons more or less to be depended upon. Chief among these, for a while, was the much publicized "Amby".
He was good, but he didn't last long!
Now we're on our own, but this week there's nothing to write about! Ab- solutely nothing has happened! Why we even went to the extreme of coax- ing Deegan to be funny at the game Saturday—-just to have something to comment on! But he wouldn't do it!
Oh well, guess we aren't so badly off after all, as long as Oberhanick's around! He panicked the Soph Lit class the other day with one of his periodical flashes of humor.
SPOTLIGHTS
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"Captain Blood," starring Errol Flynn, Olivia DeHavillaad, Ross Alex- ander, Guy Kibbee, will be presented Thursday evening at Alumni Hall. It is a tale of warfare, pirates, and love revolving about the career of Dr.
Peter Blood. "Flowers for Madame,"
a colored cartoon completes the eve- ning's entertainment.
"Dark Angel' with Fredric March.
Merle Oberon, Herbert Marshall wilt be shown Friday night. One of two brothers, called to the British colors is blinded, captured and interned in a German camp. He is unwilling to return to the girl he loves because of his affliction. It makes a moving study of human relationships. The short feature is "Okay, Jose," colorful dancing and singing in a Mexican,out- Prof. Burditt was quoting from j d o o r care.
somebody or other to the effect that
"Addison and some others were get- ting most of the fame and most of the guineas". Nick roused from his lethargy (good word, lethargy) long enough to inquire, quite naively,
"Who was you referrin' to, Prof? The Italians?"
For the gentleman who wished to j avoid the menace of cigarette scroung- ers, the thing to do used to be to ac- quire the pipe habit. Now even that fails to solve the tobacco conserva- tion program!
Let pipe smokers beware of bor- rowers with pipes such as the one Syrop introduced recently.
In the Collegiate, friend Syrop re- quested a mere pipeload of the filthy
"Which system allows more flexibility w e e d W e > i n o m. i n n o c e n s e > ( p a s s e d
in schedule making?" All groups, b y |o v e r a t i n o f m. E d g e w o,r th ' s very large majorities, voted that the Tri-
mester plan allowed more flexibility.
The plan allows students to con- tinUe in residence through one or
excellent tobacco (that we had any at all was startling in itself) and then proceeded to writhe and squirm in agony as the estimable Hal rammed several years, reducing the length of o m l c e a f t e r o u n c e i n t o t f t e b o w ] of<:
their college courses, or making it w h a t l o o k e d u k p o r t a b l e
possible for them to make up defici- encies during a summer session.
All groups agreed that the Trimes- ter system is better for students who are helping to support themselves while taking their university work.
All groups agree that the Trimester system is better for students and their parents in the matter of pay- ment of fees.
In summing up all these arguments, one can see that they show the adapt- ability of the Trimester plan to the needs of a century and time such as ours. There is so much difficulty for the student to make his way through college without the need of relying on outside help for a greater part of the time.
Former Dean Boucher, of the Uni- versity of Chicago, once expressed the opinion that any educational institu- tion has, for its main purpose of ex- istence, the encouragement and facili- tation of the attainment of any desired educational objectives. This being "the case, it behooves me to ask whether or not the Trimester plan is a better instrument for the attain- ment of a better and more thorough education, one which will be of far greater value to the student than any other?
George Woloshin.
Tag—Marie Marino.
—Helen Palmer returned Sunday, after spending the past week at her home in West New York. She was
The only way to be safe (so far as we now know) is to first inquire diligently as to whether it is his
"smoking" or his "borrowing" pipe that the owner wants loaded. Eventu- ally, we suppose someone will over- come even that obstacle by carrying both types of pipe!
Next week comes something which will undoubtedly break up friendships, shatter illusions and , at the same time, cause someone to be quite the man of the hour!
Among the Brick's most representa- tive women (and be assured, we do not pick the women) a survey is be- ing and will be taken to determine;
who, in their estimation, are Alfred's best looking males. (Don't be foolish!
Of course we aren't allowed to com- pete! That wouldn't be cricket!)
Understand, this is strictly a male BEAUTY contest. Personalities, mem- berships in automobile clubs or own- ship of Monopoly boards will not be considered! So mail or deliver your entries to the Brick, where all judg- ing will be held! No box tops, wrap- pers or testimonials are required.
You may submit your own or any- one else's name to be passed upon!
With, of course, the condition that the risk, if any, falls upon the appli- cant.
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Gee gosh, and we were bemoaning the lack of material! Guess that's
George Arlis discards the historic roles to portray a "knight of the road"
in "Mr. Hobo," to be presented Satur- day night.
Mutiny Feared
On Campus
Dollars and ducats, pirate's gold and hidden treasure—mutiny!
High above the eaves of the library floated the skull and cross-bones, hoisted to the top of the flag pole by some dauntless mutineer, probably in the dead of night when even the Key- hole reporter had gone to a much needed rest.
.Could it be that the frosh had mutineered against the determined tyranny of Campus Court? That exe- cutive body certainly seems to have faded into the ether lately. Or per- haps the rules and regulations (if they may be called that) laid down for Sigma Chi pledges were rejected.
The lemons alone were enough to drive any law-abiding girl to deed?
unknown.,
In case some of you are getting weak-kneed and think of packing up and leaving this wild region, I'll tell you what it's all about.
That flag of mutiny, flapping so serenely above the trees in the park was only a novel way of advertising one of the most adventurous movies ever produced, namely, "Mutiny on the Bounty".
called home due to the death of her ! m o r e t n a n e n o ugn f o r t h i s t i m e- S o long from us and from what's left of
"Amby".
father.
winter they were said to be "so cold".
The walks on the campus were mostly made of gravel. There were a few board walks, and there was w n e r e
one flag-stone walk on Main street days.
\vest of the little park containing the fountain. There were no cement walks. The grass on the campus was cut with a scythe for hay about Com- mencement time. There was no lawn and no place to use a lawn mower.
The University equipment consist ed of the small library, the "Natural History" laboratory and specimens in Kenyon Memorial Hall, a Physics and Chemistry laboratory equipment all housed in one class-room in the Old Chapel which now constitutes the north half of the large class-room of the Department of Education. Then;
was an old and little used observatory.
Plain classroom and dormitory furni- ture made up the remainder of the University equipment of fifty years ago.
—Margaret Cudworth returned Thursday from her home in Delevan, where she had been ill for several
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FIAT LUX, FEBRUARY 25, 1936, ALFRED, N. Y. Page Three
Frosh Leap" Will Inaugurate
Series Of Class Dinner Dances
Wearing green caps has been made a tradition for the Frosh; so this year, the class of 1939 is starting a tradi- tion of their own. It is a banquet and dance to be called "The Frosh Leap". Each year this will be held i by the class and will be called "The Soph Skip," "The Junior Jump," and '
"The Senior Hop".
Daniel Sparler will be master of ceremonies at the banquet on March 7, ] at the Brick. Dancing will be held) afterwards at the Social Hall. This1 will be semi-formal. Admission^ will be by ticket only.
The faculty guests will be Dr. and Mrs. Scholes, Chaplain and Mrs. Mc- Leod, Prof. Schreckengost, Mrs. Jen- nie Camp, Mrs. Dora K. Degen, and Mrs. Vida Titsworth.
Eleanor Hargrave and Daniel Spar- ler are in charge of entertainment for the banquet. Thelma House has charge of programs, menus, and deco- rations. Robert Corsaw has charge of the music which will be from the amplifying system. Tickets may be procured by the Frosh from John Nor-
•wood. Other members of the com- mittee are: John Kolstad, Norma J Witchieben, Dorothy Dickinson, Ray- mond Buckley, and Sandford Arkin.
Theta Nu Installs Chapter Officers
William Bruns, former scribe of the Alfred chapter of Th&ta Kappa Nu, was installed as Archon of the frater- nity at its regular meeting last night.
The office of archon, comparable to that of president, was formerly held by Arthur Whaley, the new oracle.
John Nevius, Daniel Kocher, Wilson Conrad and George Gregory assumed the robes of scribe, treasurer, chap- lain and critic, respectively.
The new archon, a member of the class of '36, has distinguished him- self in campus activities. In addition to being an officer of Theta Nu for two years, he has earned two varsity letters in football and he held the position of editor-in-chief of last year's Kanakadea. At present he is president of the local chapter of Al- pha Phi Omega, national scouting fraternity, and a member of Delta, honorary journalistic fraternity.
Kappa Nu Celebrates ^~- Housewarming
Kappa Nu held an open house Jast Friday evening in honor of its newly reconditioned fraternity house.
The guests were entertained with dancing, bridge and ping-pong. Ice cream and cookies were served for refreshments.
Guests for the evening were: Dr.
and Mrs. Joseph Seidlin, Mr. and Mrs.
Ramon Reynolds, Chaplain and Mrs.
J. C. McLeod, and Dr. and Mrs. S. R.
Scholes.
The party was in charge of Elmer Rosenburg. —*"'
Phi Psi Omega Taps Seven Upperclassmen
Phi Psi Omega, men's honorary ath- letic fraternity, tapped sven upper- classmen into its membership Thurs- day at the University assembly.
They were: Seniors—Robert Mur- ray, William Hughes, Louis Schiffner, Edwin Phillips, Arthur Whaley and Maurice Potter; Junior — Michael Fargione.
Membership in Phi Psi Omega is based on interest in intramural sport, high scholastic index, and high moral character. Members must have earn- ed their Varsity A and must be upper-, classmen.
Bairnsfather Coining Early Next Month
The weather-man played a nasty trick on Alfred students, Wednesday night, when Bruce Bairnsfather and Old Bill, were forced to remain in Buffalo. Captain Bairnsfather final- ly gave up after he had made un- successful attempts from Rochester;
and Buffalo.
Wednesday, March 4, has been set as the date for his appearance in j Alfred. Everyone sincerely hopes | that the weather will be much milder.
Queen Election To Be Held (Continued from page one) though the name of the band has not been released.
The climax of the festival will come at the formal ball when the Queen will make her first appearance to be coronated by His Royal Highness, St..
Pat.
Names of ten upperclass women will be annourfCed in assembly this week.
Students will have a week to think it over, and then, on March 5, will vote for the campus Queen, whose name will not be announced until the night of the formal.
All Alfred students who can tell the difference between an advertising poster and a painting by Michael Angelo, have been invited to enter poster competition to advertise the festival.
Prizes will be awarded to those best posters, judged by Prof Donald Schreckengost. An award of $3 will go to the best poster, $2 to the second, and $1 to the third. These awards will be considered as part payment toward the blanket ticket. Closing date for entries is March 4.
Latin Club To Dine In Style Of Romans
Discussions of a Roman banquet to be held March 10, at the home of Dr. j and Mrs. Stewart Nease, formed the main part of the business meeting of the Sodalitas Latina held last Wed-;
nesday evening at 8 o'clock at Sigma!
Chi Nu with Doris Smith and Rae Whitney as hostesses.
Definite duties in preparation for the dinner were assigned to each member by Miss Ruth Harrington, president of the club. Short accounts of Roman myths were presented.
Popular Music And New Settings Assure Success Of Senior Ball
—Miss Lavinia Creighton has ac- cepted an invitation from Sigma Chi Nu sorority to become an honorary member.
—Barbara Bastow, Ruby Way, Helen Ehrhorn, Mary McCarthy, Marguerite Baumann, Adelaide Horton and Caro- line Moran spent the week-end at the latter's home in Groton. On Saturday they attended the girl's basketball game at Cornell.
—Dorothy Saunders spent the week- end at her home in East Rochester.
—Elizabeth Hallenbeck spent a few days last week in Adams Center.
—Phlabia Sheheen and Bernice Mautner spent Friday and Saturday with Sylvia Gailar in Rochester.
—Prof, and Mrs. A. J. C. Bond and Miss Lavinia Creighton were dinner guests at Sigma Chi, Sunday.
—Alyse Pope, Rene Richtmeyer, and Miss Molly Kirchgassmer were dinner guests of Sigma Chi, Tuesday night.
—Audrey Cartwright and Patricia Stull were dinner guests of Sigma Chi, Wednesday night. .
Kappa Psi Enrolls Nine New Members
Kappa Psi formally initiated eight pledges and one faculty member Sun- day afternoon.
The new members are: Lloyd An- gell, Carl Andrews, Raymond Alty, Philip Brundage, Metro Mickritz, Thomas, McClellan, James Tate and Addison Scholes. Prof. Elbert Ringo is the new honorary member.
Following the initiation service the fraternity held a formal dinner at the house.
Honorary members present at the initiation and dinner were: Dr. G. W.
Campbell, Prof. A. D. Bond, Dr. F. W.
Ross, Prof. Kaspar Myrvaagnes, Prof.
R. W. Wingate, Prof. Wendell Bur- ditt, Dr. A. E. Whitford.
Kappa Psi has recently pledged Birnie Edridge and Donald Falkner.
Notice To Students
Attention of all students is call- ed to the terms for payment of second semester bills for tuition fees.
Students who have not made satisfactory arrangements at the Treasurer's Office on or before March 1, will be immediately re- ported to the Dean for suspension.
Please do not wait until the last day but attend to this matter as soon es possible. Your prompt response will be greatly appre- ciated.
CURTIS P, RANDOLPH, Treasurer.
This Saturday night Alfred will welcome one of the best dance or- chestras in the state. Benny Kruger and his Hotel LaFayette Orchestra, for the Senior Ball. Benny Kruger and his band are considered to be the tops in musical entertainment in northern and western New York and have furnished music for some of the best hotels and summer resonts in the state.
Mr. Kruger also has with him a very pretty and sophisticated singer. He is willing to wager that some of tthe members of the Senior class will re- gret bringing a girl as soon as Mary Joyce makes her appearance and lifts her lovely voice in a song.
A new and startling idea in decora^
tions has been developed under the careful business guidance and artistic ability of Pat Tisi and Peg Barvian.
Nothing like it has ever been tried in Alfred before and it will be a most original and bizarre form of deco- rating. ; • ••
A c c o r d i n g t o Al Muffitt, c h a i r m a n of the dance, the reason for such good results in this undertaking is the un- tiring and unselfish help of both his committee and classmates.
The senior dance of the class of '36 will be one of the highlights of this year's social events. "Our great- est regret," states the chairman, "is
Klan Alpine Takes In Seven Men As Members
Klan Alpine fraternity formally initiated sewn new members Sunday afternoon at the house. They were:
Robert Perry, Paul Seamans. Bernhard Gentsch, John Duke, Malcolm Coston, Philo Dudley and Robert Bennett.
Following the initiation, a dinner was served. Prof. John Reed Spicer spoke to the new members and their older fraternity brothers.
Attending were Dr. Lloyd Watson, Dr. Joseph Seidlin, Dr. Murray J.
Rice, and Prof. Burton Crandall.
Dance At Social Hall
Lennie Rubenstein's orchestra will play at Social Hall this Friday night from 8 until 10. The admission will be twenty-five cents per individual jand it is hoped that there will be
a large attendance.
The orchestra has donated its ser- vices and the proceeds will be used to purchase new records and social equipment, such as a ping-pong table, for Social Hall.
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